A

I was reading a book while my son watched an old comedy show on TV Suddenly, I heard someone yell£» "Go to your happy place!” These words made me put my book down and ponder all the happy places I have had over the years.

When I was a little boy, my happy place was my mom's lap while we shared a freshly made bowl of popcorn. When I was in primary school, my happy place was a tree in the woods where I could sit and watch the leaves turn golden and red in the fall. When I was a teenager, my happy place was my bedroom where I could lie on my bed and listen for hours to my favorite songs on the radio. As a young man, my happy place was an old rocking chair where I could hold my newborn babies in my arms and gently rock them to sleep.

As I got older, though, I realized that the very best happy place of all was deep down within my own soul. It was there that I realized just how much I was loved. It was there that I saw I could love too. It was there that I learned my happiness was in my own hands and that I could create it, one loving choice at a time.

When you have your own soul as your happy place, then your happy place is wherever you decide to go. When your happy place lives in your heart, then you get to give it to everyone you meet. When your happy place is a very life you live, then you make the world around you a happier place as well. Create your own happy place then. Fill your heart with love. Fill your soul with kindness. Fill your days with joy. Take this glorious gift of life you have been given and live it, one loving choice at a time.

21. What does the underlined word “ponder” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A. Call at.                     B. Leave for.               , C. Think about.           D. Search for.

22. Which of the following is NOT true about the author's happy place?

A. It differed as he grew.

B. It was in his own hands.

C. It lay in the depth of his soul.

D. It was shaped by his surroundings.

23. According to the author, what influences one's happy place most?

A. Attitude. B. Creativity.                                 C. Kindness.                  D. Environment.

24. What is the author's purpose in writing the passage?

A. To suggest ways to find happy places.

B. To share his own growing experience.

C. To stress the importance of happy places.

D. To illustrate his understanding of happy places.