Thewaypeopleholdtothebeliefthatafun-filled，painfreelifeequalshappinessactuallyreducestheirchancesofeverattainingrealhappiness.Iffunandpleasureareequaltohappinessthenpainmustbeequaltounhappiness.Butinfact，theoppositeistrue:moreoftenthannotthingsthatleadtohappinessinvolvesomepain.

Asaresult，manypeopleavoidtheveryattemptsthatarethesourceoftruehappiness.Theyfearthepaininevitablybroughtbysuchthingsasmarriage，raisingchildren，professionalachievement，religiouscommitment，self-improvement.

Askabachelorwhyheresistsmarriageeventhoughhefindsdatingtobelessandlesssatisfying.lfheishonesthewilltellyouthatheisafraidofmakingacommitment.Forcommitmentisinfactquitepainful.Thesinglelifeisfilledwithfun，adventure，excitement.Marriagehassuchmoments，buttheyarenotitsmostdistinguishingfeatures.

Coupleswithinfantchildrenareluckytogetawholenight'ss1eeporthree-dayvacation.Idon'tknowanyparentwhowouldchoosethewordfuntodescriberaisingchildren.Butcoupleswhodecidenottohavechildreneverknowthejoysofwatchingachildgrowuporofplayingwithagrandchild.

Understandingandacceptingthattruehappinesshasnothingtodowithfunisoneofthemostliberatingrealizations.Itliberatestime:nowwecandevotemorehourstoactivitiesthatcangenuinelyincreaseourhappiness.Itliberatesmoney:buyingthatnewcarorthosefancyclothesthatwilldonothingtoincreaseourhappinessnowseemspoint1ess.Anditliberatesusfromenvy:wenowunderstandthatallthosewhoarealwayshavingsomuchfunactuallymaynotbehappyatall.

1.Accordingtotheauthor，abachelorresistsmarriagechieflybecause.

A.heisreluctanttotakeonfamilyresponsibilities

B.hebelievesthatlifewillbemorecheerfulifheremainssingle

C.hefindsmorefunindatingthaninmarriage

D.hefearsitwillputanendtoallhisfunadventureandexcitement

2.Raisingchildren，intheauthor'sopinion，is.

A.amoralduty

B.athanklessjob

C.arewardingtask

D.asourceofinevitablepain

3.Fromthelastparagraph，welearnthatenvysometimesstemsform-.

A.hatred

B.misunderstanding

C.prejudice

D.ignorance

4.Tounderstandwhattruehappinessin，onemust（）_.

A.haveasmuchfunaspossibleduringone's1ifetime.

B.makeeveryefforttoliberateoneselffrompain

C.putupwithpainunderallcircumstances

D.beabletodistinguishhappinessfromfun

5.Whatistheauthortryingtotellus?

A.Happinessoftengoeshandinhandwithpain.

B.Onemustknowhowtoattainhappiness.

C.Itisimportanttomakecommitments.

D.Itispainthatleadstohappiness.
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