高中英语语法填空:短文题型基础练习 Test 4

Want to be happy? Simple. Maximize pleasure and 　61　 (minimum) pain!

This advice is as good as this one: Want to be rich? Simple. Buy 　62　 (low)and sell high!

The fact is that people can be happy 　63　 in pain and unhappy while experiencing pleasure.

This brilliant observation, made by Harvard University psychologist, William McDougall, nearly one hundred years ago, still holds 　64　 .

Talkingabout present times, a psychologist by the name of Steven Reiss recently faced a life 　65　 (threaten) illness. As he waited for a liver transplant, he began to ponder such metaphysical questions as the meaning of life and the true nature of happiness. He surveyed more than 6,000 people and asked them 　66　 they desired in their lives and what would make them happy.

Based 　67　 this survey, Reiss offers new insights on happiness in his book, The 16 Basic Desires That Motivate Our Happiness and Define Our Personalities. He believes that everything we experience as meaningful can be traced to these 16 basic desires.

So, the author has given us something like an “Inventory of Happiness” 　68　 (compose) of the 16 basic desires with good description so you can compare and identify which ones you desire 　69　 . These basic desires hold a key to one's happiness. The ones that you strongly desire are the keys to your happiness. Try to satisfy those, provided they match the 　70　 (value) you uphold in your life. Note, if they don't agree with your true values, satisfying them will not make you happier.