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1、AyearagoIsawmyoldfriendfromcollege,ThereseGibson.WhenItoldherIwaswritingabookcalledHappyforNoReason,whichfocusesonthe21characteristicsofhappypeople,shetoldmeaboutsomethingshedoeswithher95-year-oldfather,Charlie,whichkeepshimsmilingandfeelinggood.TheresemovedinwithCharlieduringabadtimeinb
2、oththeirlives.Charlie’swifehadjustdied,Theresewasattheendofapainfuldivorce,andmoneywastight.Theywereasmiserableasanytwopeoplecouldbe.ButtheydecidedtosittogetherforafewminuteseachmorningbeforeThereseheadedofftoworkandtelleachotherthreethingstheyweregratefulforintheirlives.“Itwasslowgoinga
3、tthebeginning,”Theresetoldme.“Thefirsttimewedidit,IhadahardtimethinkingofevenonethingIwasgratefulfor.”Finally,shelookedaroundtheroomandsawavasesheliked.ShetoldCharlie:“I’mgratefulforhowprettythatvaseis.”Itsoundedsilly,butitwasthebestshecoulddo.Andsoon,sheandCharlienoticedthatevenathank-y
4、ouforsomethingsmallhadagoodeffect.Soon,ThereseandCharliestartedtonoticethatmoreandmorethingsweregoingtheirway.Eventheirmoneysituationimproved.Threethank-yousbecamefive,thenten,andsoontheyhadtostoplistingthegoodthingsintheirlives,otherwiseTheresewouldhavebeenlateforwork.Oneday,theywerefee
5、lingsohappyafterfinishingtheirliststhatCharliestartedsingingthesong“Oh,WhataBeautifulMorning.”Theresejoinedin.Now“sayingtheirthank-yous”andsingingtogetherhasbecomeoneofthehighlightsoftheirday.Once,aftergoingthroughaheartbreak,afriendtoldmetowritedownfivethingsIwasgratefulforeachnightbefo
6、reIwenttobed.AtfirstIstruggledtocomeupwithanything,butIcontinueddoingiteverynightandovertimethepaininmyhearteased.Trydoingthegratitudeexerciseyourself.Everynightbeforeyougotosleep,listfivethingsthatyou’regratefulforthatday,andnoticehowyoufeelwhenyouwakeupthenextmorning.Agratefulheartcans
7、endyourhappinesslevelsoaring.56.ThereseandherfathermetwithmanyproblemsEXCEPTthat ____.A.TheresehadbeenthroughadivorceB.Therese’sfatherhadlosthiswifeC.theydidn’thaveenoughmoneyD.Therese’sfatherwasseriouslyill57.WhatcanweconcludefromParagraphs3-4?A.Theresegraduallyfounditwa
