Manypeoplebelievethattheywillbehappyoncetheyarriveats...

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   Many people believe that they will be happy once they arrive at some specific goal they set for themselves. However, more often than not, once they arrive "there", they will still feel 41  ,and move their goal to another   42   in the future. By always chasing after another "there," they are never really   43   what they already have right "here."

    Alan and Linda always   44   living "the good life." Both from poor working-class families, they married young and set out to  45  their mutual goal of becoming wealthy. They both worked very hard for years,  46 a small fortune, so they could move from their two-bedroom home to a   47   seven-bedroom home in the most upscale neighborhood. They   48   their energies on gathering all the things they believed representing 49  : membership in the local exclusive country club, luxury cars, designer clothing, and   50   society friends. No matter   51   they collected, however, it never seemed to be enough. They were unable to   52   the deep fear of lack both had acquired in childhood. They needed to learn the   53   of abundance. Then the stock market   54 in 1987, and Alan and Linda lost a considerable amount of money. A strange but costly lawsuit (诉讼) cost another huge   55   of their savings. One thing led to another, and they found   56   in a financial disaster.   57   they lost the country club membership, the cars, and the house. It took several years and much hard work for Alan and Linda to land on their feet, and   58   they now live a life far from luxury, they are the   59   of their lives and feel quite happy. Only now, as they assess what they have left -- a solid, loving marriage, their health, a dependable income, and good friends -- do they realize that true abundance comes   60   from accumulating, but rather from appreciating.

41. A. cheated                       B. dissatisfied                    C. delighted                D. ashamed

 42. A. point                       B. person                           C. hand                       D. way

 43. A. getting                           B. making                    C. catching                 D. appreciating

 44. A. showed off                    B. dreamed of                    C. gave up                  D. got through

 45. A. plan                        B. allocate                   C. achieve                  D. accept

 46. A. accumulating          B. using                      C. spending                D. charging

 47. A. clean                      B. colorful                   C. quiet                       D. splendid

 48. A. paid                        B. took                        C. focused                  D. relied

 49. A. honor                            B. abundance                    C. honesty                  D. success

 50. A. working-class         B. middle-class           C. low-class                D. high-class

 51. A. what                       B. how much               C. why                         D. how hard

 52. A. control                           B. change                          C. remove                   D. mind

 53. A. lesson                           B. collection                C. modest                   D. skill

 54. A. closed                           B. increased               C. confused                D. crashed

 55. A. part                        B. earnings                 C. income                   D. expense

 56. A. themselves                    B. them                       C. it                             D. things

 57. A. Generally               B. Eventually               C. Fortunately                    D. Suddenly

 58. A. as                           B. when                       C. where                            D. though

 59. A. examples                B. friends                           C. owners                   D. centers

 60. A. just                         B. hardly                            C. not                          D. only

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