As a kid，I felt my happiness would be based on whether I could fulfill all my needs and

As a kid，I felt my happiness would be based on whether I could fulfill all my needs and wants. If I was rich，I would definitely be content with my life.

My father always stressed his belief in happiness. I can remember him lecturing me about how money does not make one happy and how other things in life such as health，family，friends，and memorable experiences make a person genuinely happy. At that time in my life，I did not put any thought into his words as usual.

At a young age，I noticed the media seemed to portray(描绘) the wealthy as happy people that add value to our society. At high school I still sought a career that would produce a high salary.

After my second year of college，I started my first job in an accounting department，where I found myself extremely bored. Every day I had to do boring work. In addition，I had to live away from friends and family. I noticed having money to spend when you are by yourself was not satisfying.

I began to think back to what my dad always said. After two months on the job，I truly realized that a more satisfying experience for me would have been doing an ordinary part­time job for far less money. No matter how high the salary of this position was，I would never be capable of fulfilling a happy life and making a career out of this job.

As the summer drew to a close，I truly understood the meaning of my dad’s words. The term “wealth” is a broad term，and I believe the key to happiness is to become wealthy in great memories，friends，family，and health.

9．When the author was a kid，________.

A．he suffered a lot from being poor

B．it worried him whether he could live happily

C．he didn’t treat his father’s advice seriously

D．his attitude to life was greatly influenced by his father

10．What do we know about the author and his first job?

A． He decided to make it his lifelong career.

B．He got the job with the help of his friends.

C．He didn’t earn enough money to support himself.

D．He got no happiness although it was well-paid.

11．Through his experience，the author wanted to tell us that________.

A．young people should listen to their parents

B．money cannot always bring you real happiness

C．one should be careful in choosing his first job

D．one can learn much by doing a part­time job

CDB