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passive people. Happiness researcher Ed Diener explains, “Happy people set goals for themselves again and again.” Do sports. Regular (定期的 ) physical activity keeps the body healthy and makes the spirit happy. __3__ Do good. Those who regularly do good things for others are 24% happier than those who only live for themselves. John A. Schindler wrote, “Live as a giving person. Those who give are happier than those who only take.” Have humor. __4__ We should have a sense of humor and learn to not take things so seriously. We should learn to laugh at ourselves. Those who are able to do so can live lighter and brighter. It is good to see cheerful films, read funny books, and to visit joyful people. __5__ Happy people believe in themselves. They believe in their goals, their wisdom (智慧 ), and their power. They see themselves as winners. They believe they will succeed in the long term. A. Have self confidence. B. Find a positive thought. C. Positive emotions make you healthy and happy. D. Daily walks raise the level of happiness by 12%. E. Happy people have positive goals and positive tasks. F. Those with a good sense of humor raise their positivity by 33%. G. Scientific research shows that relaxed people think more positively and are happier. 答案 。 7. The underlined word “odd” means “________”. A. familiar B. exciting C. strange D. amusing 答案與解析 C 從第三段 “... people were always looking out for strange things. They even thought it was strange that I was left173。 B When I was quite young, I sometimes dreamt about a city. It was odd,_because the dream began before I even knew what a city was. But I could see this city, by a big bay, with boats on the water and houses all around. Sometimes I saw silver things flying in the sky. It was a pretty place. Once I asked my sister, Mary, where the city was. She told me that there was no such place. She said that long ago there might have been a city li