题目内容：

For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner (旗帜) across the finish line of a long race． I felt that only when I____ certain things could I finally be happy in my life． Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and___ would win the race ．At other times I would ____like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous ____hoping to reach that banner a little faster． ____，I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it， the banner was never any ____．I finally decided to___ and take a break． It was then that I saw my____ sitting beside me．

  It had been with me as I____ hard to support my family， as I played with my children and heard their____ and even when I was ____with my wife at my side looking after me ．It had been with me as I raced towards that stupid banner． I just didn’t have the ____to see it．

  There is an old Chinese proverb that says，“Tension is who you think you should be．____ is who you are．”Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the____ life we think we should have and ____the life we have now． Happiness will never be found under some banner far away． It will be found ____your own heart ，soul and mind． It will be found when you___ that others love you just as you do．

  Don’t be a tortoise or a rabbit when it comes to your happiness． Be a playful puppy and carry your stick of____ with you everywhere you go．____ yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness， you are____ there．

1.A． forgot      B． missed         C． overcame     D． accomplished

2.A． safe       B． steady         C． calm         D． quiet

3.A． act          B． run            C． jump         D． walk

4.A． place        B． height         C． speed        D． time

5.A． Generally    B． Gradually      C． Fortunately  D． Firstly

6.A． clearer      B． lower          C． closer       D． smaller

7.A． settle in    B． start off      C． stop by      D． sit down

8.A． happiness    B． goal           C． success      D． friendship

9.A． studied      B． fought         C． exercised    D． worked

10.A． laughter    B． complaints     C． stories      D． breathing

11.A． lonely      B． tired          C． sick         D． hungry

12.A． courage     B． chance         C． wisdom       D． strength

13.A． Stress      B． Relaxation     C． Failure      D． Pain

14.A． real        B． perfect        C． common       D． ordinary

15.A． enjoy       B． change         C． improve      D． create

16.A． from        B． on             C． over         D． in

17.A． realize     B． believe        C． hope         D． admit

18.A． sorrow      B． responsibility C． fortune      D． joy

19.A． Carry       B． Make           C． Push         D． Take

20.A． never       B． still          C． already      D． ever