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Answer the following questions according to the text.Cut your coat to suit your cloth.” is an old English proverb. Obviously it is not really talking about coats but is telling us to be content with what we have got. It’s a good proverb because so many people want what they cannot have, and this makes them discontented. Therefore they don’t enjoy the things they do have. 1. This proverb _____. A) teaches us the real meaning of happiness. B) makes greed seem attractive. C) wants people to be discontented. D) is not very well known in England. E) shows us the importance of money. 2. People are happy _____. A) if they are rich. B) unless they are badly dressed. C) because the proverb tells them to be. D) as long as they are satisfied with the things they have. E) when they can learn from proverbs. 3. The passage suggests that _____. A) everyone is equally happy. B) a lot of people who should be happy are not. C) happiness depends upon possessions. D) proverbs are really useless. E) one should work hard to earn more.

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1  A) teaches us the real meaning of happiness.

2  D) as long as they are satisfied with the things they have.

3  B) a lot of people who should be happy are not



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