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dworking D. creativeB★Money and Happiness★A Guide to Living the Good LifeAuthor: Laura RowleyPublisher: Wiley (March 1, 2008)Laura Rowley helps us all understand the moneyhappiness connection in our own lives so that we spend our time and efforts wisely. She offers insights that every reader can use to make smarter decisions that will lead to living a rich life in every possible definition of the term.★Happiness★The Science Behind Your SmileAuthor: Daniel NettlePublisher: Oxford University Press (July 1, 2008)This is the first book to look thoroughly at what happiness is and how it works. Nettle examines whether people are basically happy or unhappy, whether success can make us happy, why some people are happier than others, and much more.★The Happiness Makeover★How to Teach Yourself to Be Happy and Enjoy Every DayAuthor: M. J. RyanPublisher: Broadway (May 10, 2008)Ryan’s own desire to be happier first led her to study what is known about happiness from brain science, psychology, and the wisdom traditions of the world. The Happiness Makeover draws on this wideranging knowledge and presents a plan that will help you:● Clear away happiness problems like worry, fear, envy, and dislikes.● Learn to think confidently.● Find daily ways to truly enjoy, even relish, the moments of your life.★Health and Happiness★Hormones and Qualities LlivesAuthor: Steven F. HotzePublisher: Forrest Publishing (April, 2008)Dr Steven Hotze is leading a wellness revolution that advances a new model of healthcare. Unlike the popular medical way of treating individual symptoms(癥狀) with the familiar “anti” drugs, Dr Hotze deals with the basic causes of poor health.In Hormones, Health, and Happiness you are shown how to reach and keep the best body functioning.Based on a process of biologically the same hormones(荷爾蒙) and other natural treatments, it can help you enjoy a better quality of life.44. According to the passage, which of the following books was the first to e out? A. A Guide to Living the Good LifeB. Hormones and Qualities Llives C. How to Teach Yourself to Be Happy and Enjoy Every DayD. The Science Behind Your Smile45. If you want to know more about whether happiness has something to do with success, you should turn to _________________________________. A. Money and Happiness B. Happiness C. The Happiness Makeover D. Health and Happiness46. Whose model will possibly help readers obtain health and wellness naturally? A. Laura Rowley’s. B. M. J. Ryan’s. C. Daniel Nettle’s. D. Steven F. Hotze’s.47. Which is the best title for the passage? A. What Is Happiness? B. Recent Books on Happiness C. Money and Happiness D. How to Keep Yourself HappyCOn November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln went to Gettysburg to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery(公墓). The Civil War was still going on. There was much criticism (批評) of President Lincoln at the time. He had been invited to speak at Gettysburg only out of politeness. The other speaker was to be Edward Everett, a famous statesman (政治家) and speaker of the day. Everett was a handsome man and very popular everywhere.It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the train while going to Gettysburg. Later that night, alone in his hotel room and tired out, he again worked briefly on the speech. The next day Everett spoke first. His speech lasted an hour and 57 minutes and it was a perfect example of the day. Then Lincoln rose. The crowd of 15,000 people at first paid little attention to him. He spoke for only nine minutes. At the end there was little applause(掌聲). Lincoln turned to a friend and said, “I have failed again.”Some newspapers at first criticized (批評) the speech. But little by little, as people read the speech, they began to like its simplicity(簡潔)and its deep meaning. It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made.Now everyone thinks of it as one of the greatest speeches e