D
  Ask most people anywhere in the world what they want out of life and the reply will probably be: “to be happy.” Ed Deiner, an American psychology professor, has spent his whole professional life studying what makes people happy, comparing levels of happiness between cultures and trying to find out exactly why we enjoy ourselves.
  Many people would say that this question does not need an answer. But Professor Deiner has one anyway. “If you're a cheerful, happy person, your marriage is more likely to last, and you're more likely to make money and be successful at your job. On average, happy people have stronger immune systems, and there is some evidence that they live longer.”
  So who are the world's happiest people? It depends on how the word is defined. There is individual happiness, the sense of joy we get when we do something we like. But there is also the feeling of satisfaction we get when we know that others respect us and approve of how we behave. According to Professor Deiner, the Western world pursues individual happiness while Asia prefers mutual satisfaction.
  “In the West, the individualistic culture means that your mood matters much more than it does in the East. People ask themselves if they are doing what is fun or interesting. They become unhappy when they can't do any of these things. If you ask people from Japan or China if they are happy, they tend to look at what has gone wrong in their lives. If not much has gone wrong, then they are satisfied.”
  People from Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries had the happiest culture, Professor Deiner found. “The biggest cultural difference is to do with pride and shame. Hispanic (西班牙語言的) cultures report much more pride and much less shame than others.”
  Income also made a big difference to people's happiness, but only at the lowest levels. Average income earners in the US were much happier than people in poverty. But millionaires were only a little bit happier than people on average incomes. It seems that money makes us happy when we have enough to feel secure.
41. According to the passage, happy people enjoy the following benefits EXCEPT ________.
A. a long marriage                    
B. better health    
C. profession success                  
D. respect from others
42. In Professor Deiner’s opinion, ________.
A. Asians focus more on others’ respect and approval than westerners
B. Westerners care more about mutual satisfaction than Asians
C. Asians have a culture to enjoy individual happiness 
D. Westerners value individual happiness as much as mutual satisfaction
43. What can be inferred from the fifth paragraph?
A. Hispanic cultures lay stress on pride and shame.
B. Spanish people take too much pride in themselves.
C. Attitude towards pride and shame results in Spanish happiness.
D. If you are from Spain, you are the happiest.
44. In the last paragraph, the author seems to tell us ________.
A. Poor people enjoy the same happiness as millionaires.
B. the higher income one gets, the happier life he lives
C. Enough money can make us feel safe and happy
D. Average income earners live the happiest life
45. The passage mainly discusses________.
A. cultural differences in happiness 
B. reasons for happiness
C. the happiest culture                
D. benefits of happiness

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A  Dr. Phil McGraw lists seven reasons other diets often fail people, including hunger, impracticality and disappointing results. Then, he handles each of these roadblocks by applying the latest theories. In this diet, readers will start by eating only 20 key ingredients, called the “20/20 Foods,” which may help you feel full. This book explains why you haven't been able to lose the weight before, and enables you to finally reach your goal.

B  Losing weight isn't as simple as diet and exercise. It's important to deal with the other factors as environmental control, and with your thoughts and feelings in order to heal and retrain your brain. There are lots of mental and emotional aspects that contribute to obesity and weight-loss will never happen or last long if you don't focus on all the elements that he presents here.

C  With more than 100 fantastic recipes that abound with flavor and are especially nutritious, this cookbook is an essential tool to get results and free yourself from your problems with weight -- forever. Your whole family can benefit from a new, healthier way of eating by enjoying delicious dishes like Banana Cream Pie.

D  Dr. McGraw provides exercises and questionnaires to help you make major much-needed and long-put-off changes in your life. With a series of easy-to-do self-tests, the workbook will enable you to confront your problems, identify the causes, and start working toward permanent solutions. Besides, the book allows you to adapt his strategies to your own personal needs.

E  Dr. Phil tells people who are dissatisfied with their love lives to stop making excuses and start taking action. You deserve a committed relationship, and it is within your control to have the one you want, but you need to determine what you want in a partner. Dr. Phil shows you how to assess the state of your union and take your relationship to a deeper level.

F  A workbook to help apply his strategies for change to the relationships between couples. Dr. Phil provides questions, exercises and self-tests that will enable couples in even the most troubled relationships to get their love lives back on track.

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46. A few years ago, our marriage of 20+ years began to go to a deadlock and there was no intimacy, no communication, no passion. Dr. McGraw’s book helped me to focus on my own situation and to change it. It's amazing how one person can affect the entire marriage, as he suggests! Dr. McGraw's advice is sensible, practical, true, and it works. 
47. I think the title says it all. As Dr Phil says, dating is a game and we need the best strategy. I used to go in full force, leaving nothing a mystery. WRONG! What I needed was confidence in myself. Dr Phil has set me on a path towards partnership. And in the process, I came to feel so much better about myself.
 48. This is the top one of many different diet books that identifies the foods your body needs to "fuel" itself properly . As you would expect, there is a lot of advice on how to deal with hunger, boredom, and temptations. It’s informative and easy to follow. After reading this book, I shy away from less healthy foods. 
49. Dr. Phil's fresh & frank approach to getting your life straight is no less than life-changing. If you can get past your own theory of having a pretty good handle on life and opening your mind a little, I guarantee you'll realize what a fantastic tool this book really is. Adapting these laws in the book to your life and using them correctly will save you from future failure.
 50. The recipes are GREAT--my family LOVED the banana creme pie!!! His advice makes sense, he has helped many people lose the weight they have carried for many years. His plan is easy to follow. That’s why I bought his new cookbook. I highly recommend anything that Dr Phil puts out!!
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