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Life is full of ups and downs. Sometimes you’ll feel lost. When I was younger, in such cases, I’d turn to my family and friends. Usually, their advice would be enough to help me through. As I grew older and became more independent, the advice from them wasn’t enough and I began to read some books, which helped me a lot. Here are some of them.

●The Art of Happiness, Howard Cutler

This book was written in 1998, and in it, Howard Cutler asks Brendan Burchard, an outstanding philosopher, questions. Cutler is a psychiatrist aiming to understand what the purpose of life is according to Brendan Burchard. Burchard in turn describes what he believes the purpose of life is: it’s being happy.

●Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill, Matthieu Ricard

Written by a French doctor, Dr. Ricard beautifully describes ways in which happiness can be achieved. He argues happiness doesn’t just happen by chance or luck. Just like other skills, it requires lots of hard work and determination.

●The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment, Eckhart Tolle

The present moment is the only moment you have control of at any time in your life. In this book, Eckhart Tolle describes the importance of being present in spite of the mind’s desire to be anywhere but now.

●The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho

Coelho uses a fictional story to describe the underlying theme of this book. You have the power to create your own fate. Only you have the ability to create the kind of life you want for yourself. Of course, you’re required to work and devote yourself to achieving your goals.

1.Which book is actually an interview?

A The Art of Happiness.

B Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill.

C The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment.

D The Alchemist.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。由第二段第一句“This book was written in 1998, and in it, Howard Cutler asks Brendan Burchard, an outstanding philosophy, questions.”可知，该书应该是采访录，故选A。

2.What is Matthieu Ricard’s opinion about happiness?

A Good health is the basis of happiness.

B Happiness belongs to those lucky people.

C Being lastingly happy needs much practice.

D Living happily in the present is tough for people.

解析：选C。推理判断题。由第三段第二、三句He argues happiness doesn’t just happen by chance or luck. Just like other skills, it requires lots of hard work and determination.可推断，他认为幸福是需要大量练习的，故选C。

3.Who gives the opinion that we are the master of our own life, in his or her book?

A Brendan Burchard.

B Matthieu Ricard.

C Eckhart Tolle.

D Paulo Coelho.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据最后一段第二、三句You have the power to create your own fate. Only you have the ability to create the kind of life you want for yourself.可推断Paulo Coelho认为我们是自己命运的主人，故选D。

4.What can we infer from the books mentioned in the text?

A They are based on the authors’ life.

B They are intended for successful people.

C They are well accepted around the world.

D They aim at helping people with difficulty.

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。由第一段可知，这些书都是帮助作者在生活中克服各种困境的书，并结合对每本书的内容介绍可知这些书都旨在帮助困境中人，故选D。