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| Ask a bachelor(单身汉) why he resists marriage even though he finds dating to be less and less satisfying. If he is honest he will tell you that he is afraid of making a commitment. For commitment is in fact quite painful. The single life is filled with fun, adventure, excitement. Marriage has such moments, but they are not its most distinguishing (显著的) features. Couples with infant children are lucky to get a whole night's sleep or a three-day vacation. I don't know any parent who would choose the word fun to describe raising children. But couples who decide not to have children never know the joys of watching a child grow up or of playing with a gran  dchild.Understanding and accepting that true happiness has nothing to do with fun is one of the most liberating realizations. It liberates (释放) time: now we can devote more hours to activities that can genuinely increase our happiness. It liberates money: buying that new car o  r those fancy clothes that will do nothing to increase our happiness now seems pointless. And it liberates us from envy: we now understand that all those who are always having so much fun actually may not be happy at all. |
| 1. According to the author, a bachelor resists marriage chiefly because ________ . |
| A. he is reluctant to take on family responsibilities B. he believes that life will be more cheerful if he remains single C. he finds more fun in dating than in marriage D. he fears it will put an end to all his fun adventure and excitement |
| 2. Raising children, in the author's opinion is ________ . |
| A. a moral duty B. a thankless job C. a rewarding task D. a source of inevitable pain |
| 3. From the last paragraph, we learn that envy sometimes stems from (起源于) ________ . |
| A. hatred B. misunderstanding C. prejudice D. ignorance |
| 4. To understand what true happiness is one must ________ . |
| A. have as much fun as possible during one's lifetime B. make every effort to liberate oneself from pain C. put up with pain under all circumstances D. be able to distinguish happiness from fun |