Question

In life, we should try to combine both money and happiness together. To do this I suggest the following steps:

Consider the Importance of Simplicity(简朴)

The aim of life should not be to control as many belongings and as much wealth as possible. If you feel happiness is directly related to material belongings, you are making a mistake. We should learn to be pleased with what we have and appreciate the advantages of simplicity.

Do Not Take Money Too Seriously

Does it pain you to spend your own money—even if it is for something useful? The problem with this, however, is that if we are always unwilling to spend money, we miss the whole point of making it. We should look at money in this way: spending money enables more to come into our lives. It is no good saving a large amount of water unless we use it to produce power; similarly, it is no use accumulating savings if we feel unwilling to spend them.

Reduce Financial(财政的) Worries to the Lowest Degree

We will be happy if we can make money a small part of our lives. To be able to do this, we need to prevent creating situations of debt(负债) as getting out of debt can be difficult and stressful. If you do need to go into debt, plan ahead and find a loan(贷款) which is clear and manageable to repay. Try not to make risky investment plans, as these give you the possibility to gain more as well as to lose a lot more.

Do Not Live to Work

If you spend all your time working, you will have no opportunity to spend your money. Don't feel guilty about turning extra work down; it is also important to have a rest. It is good if we can feel pleased with work, but if we only spend time working then our lives will be short of a proper balance.

Title: Is Money 1. to Happiness?

Four steps	How to combine money with happiness properly in our life？
2. our life	●We shouldn't equal the aim of life with material ●Instead, we should learn to 3. what we have
Keep a proper 4. towards money	Don't feel painful when you spend your money on necessary things, because it is 5. to accumulate savings if you don't want to spend it
Try to reduce financial worries	●Try not to get into debt 6. you have to ●7. risky investment plans in case of a great loss
8. your work and rest	●Give yourself 9. to enjoy your life as much as possible ●It is not wrong to 10. extra work to have a rest

Answer

1.Equal

2.Simplify

3.enjoy/appreciate

4.attitude

5.useless

6.unless

7.Avoid

8.Balance

9.chances/opportunities

10.refuse

【解析】在生活中，我们应该把金钱和幸福结合在一起。因此生活的目标不应该是控制尽可能多的财富。不要把金钱看的太重，该花的钱必须花。尽量不要冒风险的投资计划，因为这会给你带来更多的收益的同时也会失去更多。活着不只是为了工作，要学会平衡工作和生活。

1.Equal

考查综合归纳能力。本文主要讲述了钱并不等于快乐。be equal to意为“等于，等同于”。故填Equal。

2.Simplify

考查综合归纳能力。根据第 1个小标题“Consider the Importance of simplicity”，及最后一句“We should learn to be pleased with what we have and appreciate the advantages of simplicity. ”可知，是简化我们的生活。故填Simplify。

3.enjoy/appreciate

考查词语转换。根据“We should learn to be pleased with what we have and appreciate…”我们应该学会满足于我们所拥有的。故填enjoy/appreciate what we have。

4.attitude

考查转述能力。根据“Do Not Take Money Too Seriously”中的“We should look at money in this way: spending money enables more to come into our lives. It is no good saving a large amount of water unless we use it to produce power; similarly, it is no use accumulating savings if we feel unwilling to spend them.”可看出，是对待金钱的态度。look at money in this way以这样的方式看待金钱即the attitude towards money（对待金钱的态度）。

5.useless

考查综合归纳能力。根据“if we are always unwilling to spend money, we miss the whole point of making it”可知，如果不把钱花在有必要的地方，积累财富或赚钱就没有用处了。所以本空要填useless。

6.unless

考查综合归纳能力。根据小标题“Reduce Financial(财政的) Worries to the Lowest Degree”的一段内容可知，尽量不要卷入债务，因为你得到的越多可能失去的越多，除非你能避免危险的投资。故用unless。

7.Avoid

考查综合归纳能力。根据“Try not to make risky investment plans, as these give you the possibility to gain more as well as to lose a lot more”可知，本空填Avoid。

8.Balance

考查综合归纳能力。根据小标题“Do Not Live to Work”及最后一段可知，活着不是只为了工作，要平衡好工作和休息。故填balance。

9.chances/opportunities

考查综合归纳能力。从最后一段归纳出：不能把所有的时间放在工作上，休息也很重要。要给自己享受生活的机会。所以填“chances/opportunities”。

10.refuse

考查推理判断的能力。根据最后一段中的“If you spend all your time working, you will have no opportunity to spend your money. Don't feel guilty about turning extra work down; it is also important to have a rest.”及“but if we only spend time working then our lives will be short of a proper balance your work and rest.”可知，拒绝过多的工作也是应该的，不错的。故填refuse。