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Edgar has everything. He is healthy. He has a beautiful wife. He has three clever children. He has a big house with a swimming pool. He has three cars. He has a very good job. He goes on holiday three times a year. But he is not happy. Edgar has a very good friend. His friend, Larry, doesn’t have everything. He isn’t healthy. He doesn’t have a wife. He doesn’t have children. He doesn’t have a big house with a swimming pool. He doesn’t have a good job. He never goes on holiday. But he is happy. Edgar doesn’t understand why Larry is happy when he doesn’t have anything.

Edgar and Larry meet. They speak about life. Edgar asks Larry to tell him his secret(秘密) of happiness. Larry thinks Edgar must be happy because he has everything. But Edgar tells him this is not true. They do not understand this. They agree to think about this more. They will meet more often to speak about life.

1.Edgar has a big house with a _______.

A swimming pool

B garden

C computer

D car

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第一段He has a big house with a swimming pool.可知，故选A。

2.Edgar has everything, but he feels _______.

A happy

B unhappy

C rich

D poor

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段But he is not happy.可知，故选B。

3.Larry_____ goes on holiday.

A often

B never

C seldom

D always

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段He never goes on holiday.可知，故选B。

4.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined phrase “think about”?

A 研究.

B 要求.

C 希望.

D 思考.

解析：选D。词义猜测题。他们在“思考”人生，故选D。

5.The passage is about _____.

A good friends

B Larry

C Edgar

D the secret of happiness

解析：选D。主旨大意题。文章主要在探讨幸福的秘密，故选D。