3．Which of the following statements is probably TRUE about the writer?

　　A．He wants to be like his mother's co­worker's son.

　　B．He wants to find a job in his community in the future.

　　C．He doesn't think his mother's co­worker's son is perfect.

　　D．He wants to do something he really likes in the future.

　　D　[细节理解题。根据第二段的"most of all，wants to achieve a career because I love it，not because of fame or salary"可知应选D。]

　　4．We can know from the last paragraph that ．

　　A．the writer doesn't know what his future will be like

　　B．the writer's mother works very hard for the family

　　C．the writer doesn't think being a doctor is a good job

　　D．the writer sometimes thinks his mother's advice is very good

　　B　[推理判断题。根据末段的"I've seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours.She leaves the house around 6：30 am and usually comes home around 5pm or even 6 pm."可知作者的妈妈为了这个家，非常辛苦地工作。]

　　B

　　When asked about happiness，we usually think of something extraordinary，an absolute delight，which seems to get rarer the older we get.

　　For kids，happiness has a magical quality.Their delight at winning a race or getting a new bike is unreserved(毫无掩饰的)．

　　In the teenage years the concept of happiness changes.Suddenly it's conditional on such things as excitement，love and popularity.I can still recall the excitement of being invited to dance with the most attractive boy at the school party.

　　 In adulthood the things that bring deep joy-love，marriage，birth-also bring responsibility and the risk of loss.For adults，happiness is complicated (复杂的)．

My definition of happiness is " the capacity for enjoyment"．The more we can enjoy what we have，the happier we are.It's easy to overlook the pleasure we get from