Word Bank of Listening

commit suicide  

kill oneself deliberately      自杀

lottery▲       n.  

[C] a system in which many numbered tickets are sold, some of which are later chosen by chance and prizes given to those who bought them 

抽彩给奖法

mean        a.  

(of people or their behaviour) unworthy; unkind 

（指人或人的行为）卑鄙的，不 善良的

unfulfilled       a.  

未得到满足的；未完成的

Listen and Respond

Task: Focusing on the Main Ideas

Directions:  Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences according to the information contained in the listening passage.

1)     According to the speaker, happiness _____________.

        A)    is not easily obtained by poor people

        B)    is what movie stars are most eager to obtain

        C)    does not naturally follow wealth or success

        D)    necessarily results from wealth or success

2)     According to the speaker, happiness lies in the following EXCEPT ___________.

        A)  wealth obtained through honest effort

        B)  wealth obtained by winning lotteries

        C)  your contribution to others’ happiness

        D)  your successful work

3)    Instead of being an end, happiness is a(n) ____________.

A)   beginning         

B)   process            

C)  unattainable goal          

D)  business of the community

4)    The passage is mainly about ____________.

A)   the secret to happiness

B)   the definition of happiness

C)   the misunderstanding of happiness

D)   the relationship between happiness and wealth