【正文】 e other. The one that goes least deep is the necessity for subservience in some larger organizations. If you are an energetic man with strong views as to the right way of doing the job with which you are concerned, you find yourself invariably under the orders of some big man at the top who is elderly, weary and cynical. Whenever you have a bright idea, the boss puts a stopper on it. The more energetic you are and the more vision you have, the more you will suffer from the impossibility of doing any of the things that you feel ought to be done. When you go home and moan to your wife, she tells you that you are a silly fellow and that if you became proper sort of yesman your ine would soon be doubled. If you try divorce or remarriage it is very unlikely that there will be any change in this respect. And so you are condemned to gastric ulcers and premature old age. (206 words, 40’) 8) 1945 年之后，由于在各種問題上的態(tài)度，加拿大被公認為聯(lián)合國的維和派和中間力量， 當(dāng)時的情況與此同時867年我國所面臨的情形沒什么兩樣：一個相對弱小的國家（至少在軍事實力方面）周旋于大國之間，通過各種方法來保護自身的利益；推進平衡并極力擴張相對中立的地位，確立在軌跡事務(wù)中的作用；以對我們最有利的方式協(xié)調(diào)與歐洲的關(guān)系。(202 words, 40’)7) Psychologists tell us that to be happy we need a blend of enjoyable leisure time and satisfying work. I doubt that my greatgrandmother, who raised 14 children and took in washing, had much of either,. She did have a network of close friends and family, and maybe this is what fulfilled her. If she was happy with what she had, perhaps it was because she didn’t expect life to be very different. We, on the other hand, with so many choices and such pressure to succeed in every area, have turned happiness into one more thing we “gotta have.” We’re so selfconscious about our “right” to it that it’s making us miserable. So we chase it and equate it with wealth and success, without noticing that the people who have those things aren’t necessarily happier. While happiness may be more plex for us, the solution is the same as ever. Happiness isn’t about what happens to us—it’s about how we perceive what happens to us. It’s the knack of finding a positive for every negative, and viewing a setback as a challenge. It’s not wishing for what we don’t have, but enjoying what we do possess. (134 words) 7）接讀朋友的來信，尤其是遠自海外的猶帶著異國風(fēng)云的航空信，確是人生的一大快事，如果無須回信的話。不是我過于脆弱，而實在是身處當(dāng)今這物欲橫流的時代，還有什么比聽到一句相知的話語，而更令人激動的呢？(178 words)6) There is a proposal in Washington to set aside $100 million to support single mothers on welfare who want to get married. This novel idea is a sign that some of our politicians are ing to understand that the state of our national union depends greatly on the stage of our domestic unions— on the health of the marriage institution in America. Divorce rates remain very high by historical standards, and the children of the first generation of easy divorce are well into their own adult lives. Beyond all the statistics and anecdotal accounts of this vast subject, what are the key dynamics that are leading to health or sickness for the institution of marriage? Where are we going wrong? And how can we get back on track? The central question is whether we have allowed a culture to develop that disables people for the challenges of marriages. Social emphasis on selfishness and selfcenteredness, and the achievementoriented ethic of our business world, all encourage us to put family in second place. Marriage often represents the transition from such a world of selfishness to a world of giving. Family life is the normal context in which we can learn that a life filled with thinking about others instead of ourselves is the sure road to the most fulfilling joys and satisfactions. (158