For a long time I saw happiness as a huge banner(横幅)across the finish line of a long race.I felt that only when I __1__ certain things could I finally be happy in my life.Most of the time I felt like a tortoise believing that being slow and __2__ would win the race.At other times I would__3__ like a rabbit trying different side roads at a dangerous __4__hoping to reach that banner a little faster.__5__，I began to see that no matter how long I raced towards it，the banner was never any__6__.I finally decided one day to __7__and take a break.It was then that I saw my __8__ sitting beside me.
It had been with me as I __9__ hard to support my family，as I played with my children and heard their __10__ and even when I was __11__ 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 __12__ to see it.
There is an old Chinese proverb that says，“Tension is what you think you should be.__13__ is who you are.”Perhaps we all should stop our race towards the __14__ life we think we should have and __15__ the life we have now.Happiness will never be found under some banner far away.It will be found __16__ your own heart，soul and mind.It will be found when you __17__ 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 __18__ with you everywhere you go.__19__yourself out of the race and realize that when it comes to love and happiness you are__20__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．Unfortunately 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．colorful
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