I live in the land of Disney, Hollywood and
year - round sun．You
may think People , such an attractive, fun - filled place are happier than others．If so you have some mistaken
ideas about the nature of happiness．
Many intelligent people still think fun
equals happiness．The
truth is that fun and happiness have little or nothing in common．Fun is what we experience
during an act．Happiness
is what we experience after an act．It is a deep, long-lasting emotion．
Going to an amusement park or a ball game,
watching a movie or television are fun activities that help us relax,
temporally forget our problems and maybe even laugh．But they do not bring happiness,
because their positive effects end when the fun ends．
I have often thought that if Hollywood
stars have a role to play, it is to teach us that happiness has nothing to do
with fun．They have
constant access to exciting parties, fancy cars, expensive homes, everything
that spells "happiness" But in memoir（回憶錄） after memoir, they expose Ac unhappiness
hidden beneath all their fun: depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, broken
marriages and loneliness．
Ask a bachelor why he resists marriage even
though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying．If he is honest, he will tell
you that he is afraid of making a commitment．For commitment is in fact quite painful．The single life is filled with
fun, adventure and excitement．Man-iage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing
features．
Similarly, couples that choose not to have
children are deciding in favor of painless fun over painful happiness．They can dine out whenever they
want and sleep as late as they want．Couples with babies are lucky to get a whole night' s sleep．I don't know any parent who
would choose the word fun to describe raising children．
Understanding and accepting that true
happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations
we can ever come to．It liberates time: now we can devote more hours to activities that
can truly increase our happiness．It liberates money: buying that new car or those fancy clothes that
will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless．And it frees us from envy: we
now understand that all those rich and famous people we were so sure are happy
because they are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all．
1.What is the passage mainly about?
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A．Fun and happiness．
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B．Success and satisfaction．
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C．Marriage and commitment．
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D．Entertainment and responsibility．
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2.The author probably agrees that ____．
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A．fun creates long - lasting satisfaction
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B．long - standing fun may lead to happiness
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C．fun is short-lived while happiness is long-lasting
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D．fun provides enjoyment while pain leads to happiness
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3.What does the author think of marriage?
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A．It ends in pain．
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B．It means commitment．
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C．It affords greater fun．
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D．It leads to raising children．
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4.If one gets the real meaning of
happiness, he ____．
A．will start a business
B won' t place too much value on money
C．will seek for
freedom D．won't devote himself to his
family
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