Read the following excerpt from an article about happiness.
The researchers who publish the annual World Happiness Report found that about three-quarters of human happiness is driven by six factors: strong economic growth, healthy life expectancy, quality social relationships, generosity, trust, and freedom to live the life that’s right for you. These factors don’t materialize by chance; they are intimately related to a country’s government and its cultural values. In other words the happiest places incubate happiness for their people.
To illustrate the power of place, John Helliwell, one of the report’s editors, analyzed 500,000 surveys completed by immigrants who’d moved to Canada from 100 countries over the previous 40 years, many from countries considerably less happy. Remarkably Helliwell and his colleagues discovered that, within a few years of arriving, immigrants who came from unhappy places began to report the increased happiness level of their adoptive home. Seemingly their environment alone accounted for their increased happiness.
(Source: National Geographic. Click here to read the full article)
Which TWO of the following statements are true according to the passage?
A) Personal autonomy was identified as one of the factors that lead to happiness.
B) No relationship between happiness and culture was found.
C) Canada is one of the world’s happiest countries.
D) Moving to live in a different country made some people happier.
E) Immigrants were found to be less happy than other individuals.
D
Posted by: an | November 06, 2017 at 12:44
A and D
Posted by: Tinh | November 06, 2017 at 12:52
C and D
Posted by: Ledo | November 06, 2017 at 13:09
A&D
Posted by: Nakma | November 06, 2017 at 13:54
AD
Posted by: RX | November 06, 2017 at 14:06
A. True - Because autonomy = freedom
B. False - Because the factors driving human happiness are intimately related to cultural values
C. Not given
D. True - Because the moving to live in an adoptive home made immigrants happier.
E. Not given
Posted by: Anh X Vu | November 06, 2017 at 14:14
A) freedom to live the life that's right for you.
D)immigrants who came from unhappy places began to report the increased happiness level of their adoptive home.
Posted by: Ameet | November 06, 2017 at 15:18
A. Personal autonomy was identified as one of the factors that lead to happiness.
D. Moving to live in a different country made some people happier.
Posted by: Lài Trần | November 06, 2017 at 15:58
D
E
Posted by: preet | November 06, 2017 at 16:49
D
E -Immigrants were found to be less happy than other individuals= many from countries considerably less happy(isn't it so?)
Posted by: Shokirjon | November 06, 2017 at 18:03
A and D
Posted by: jk | November 06, 2017 at 18:16
A and D
Posted by: Glow | November 06, 2017 at 19:51
A and D
Posted by: Jan | November 06, 2017 at 21:37
A and D
Posted by: Nadin | November 06, 2017 at 23:18
A C
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Posted by: Linye Zhu | November 07, 2017 at 00:58
A&D
A: True (Autonomy = freedom)
B: False (they are intimately related to a country’s government and its cultural values - they implicate for the factors)
C: Not given
D: True (immigrants who came from unhappy places began to report the increased happiness level of their adoptive home - Word Immigrants is plural)
E: False
Posted by: Vy | November 07, 2017 at 03:06
Hi Simon,
Could you please help to check if the below sentence missing verb by chance:
"many from countries considerably less happy"
Thank you
Posted by: Vy | November 07, 2017 at 03:10
A and D
Posted by: ESTHER | November 07, 2017 at 03:10
A&D
Posted by: SJKWON | November 07, 2017 at 04:14
I could only pick A
Posted by: Chinh Nguyen | November 07, 2017 at 04:18
A&D
Posted by: Gen | November 07, 2017 at 04:36
A:TRUE, B:FALSE, C:NOT GIVEN, D:TRUE, E:NOT GIVEN
Posted by: chu | November 07, 2017 at 05:05
A: driven by six factors: Freedom=Personal autonomy
D: immigrants who came from unhappy places began to report the increased happiness level of their adoptive home.
Thank you.
Posted by: Eve Ong | November 07, 2017 at 07:15
AD
Posted by: Joyce | November 07, 2017 at 07:41
My answer is A and D. In addition, I think B is FALSE, and C and E are NOT GIVEN.
Posted by: Shengwen | November 07, 2017 at 08:53
a&d
Posted by: rachel | November 07, 2017 at 09:08
B,D
Posted by: manpreet | November 07, 2017 at 10:21
A - and freedom to live the life that’s right for you.
D - within a few years of arriving, immigrants who came from unhappy places began to report the increased happiness level of their adoptive home.
Posted by: Bikram | November 07, 2017 at 10:38
1. A
2. D
Posted by: Mohammad Vicky | November 07, 2017 at 13:43
My 2 options: A and D
Posted by: Ngoc Ninh | November 07, 2017 at 14:25
D and E
immigrants who’d moved to Canada from 100 countries over the previous 40 years, many from countries considerably less happy = ((E)) Immigrants were found to be less happy than other individuals.
immigrants who came from unhappy places began to report the increased happiness level of their adoptive home = ((D)) Moving to live in a different country made some people happier.
Posted by: Vict | November 07, 2017 at 20:09
A
D
A) Personal autonomy was identified as one of the factors that lead to happiness = freedom to live the life that’s right for you.
D) Moving to live in a different country made some people happier = immigrants who came from unhappy places began to report the increased happiness level of their adoptive home.
Posted by: Vict | November 07, 2017 at 20:15
A C
Posted by: 28394073@qq.com | November 08, 2017 at 03:20
A and D
Posted by: jamil | November 08, 2017 at 05:15
Answer should be A and C.
D) Moving to live in a different country made some people happier.
What kind of "Different country" that the essay not given,if move to a different country but is not happy at all,how to make people happier?
Compared with other choice , C is more appropriate.We could deduce Canada may be one of the happiest country,although it is not given in essay.
Posted by: 28394073@qq.com | November 08, 2017 at 05:44
Hello Simon,
I am grateful for all of your help.
D&E
Posted by: samra | November 08, 2017 at 08:21
A&C
Posted by: kenny | November 08, 2017 at 10:02
B&D
Posted by: NhuQuang | November 08, 2017 at 10:18
D & E
Posted by: Partha Pratim Sarker | November 09, 2017 at 05:37
A and D
Posted by: Viktor | November 09, 2017 at 09:20
A&D
Posted by: Elly | November 09, 2017 at 16:11
Hello simon,
what are the answers?
Posted by: tania | November 10, 2017 at 18:05
AD
Posted by: Shapol | November 10, 2017 at 19:36
A
D
Posted by: sujit | November 10, 2017 at 21:10
A
D
Posted by: Ngan | November 11, 2017 at 06:34
A and D
Posted by: Fumi | November 12, 2017 at 09:42
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Posted by: preet | November 12, 2017 at 18:11
A and D
Posted by: Ali | November 13, 2017 at 14:11
Hello sir,
1.A
2.D or E, I am little bit confused. could you explain me the difference?.
thank you,
Posted by: priya | November 14, 2017 at 11:27
CORRECT ANSWERS FROM SIMON:
A and D
...
Vy,
That phrase is not wrong - it's quite normal to add extra information without a subject and verb. It really means "many of whom were from countries", but we can sometimes miss the subject and verb.
Note: If you're not sure when to miss the verb in this way, don't try it in your exam - you might make a mistake.
Posted by: Simon | November 14, 2017 at 14:32
A and D
Posted by: sukhmani | November 14, 2017 at 16:23
A. Reason: autonomy is synonym of freedom
C. Reason: In other words the happiest places incubate happiness for their people ... To illustrate the power of place ... immigrants who’d moved to Canada ...
Posted by: Nhan | November 19, 2017 at 13:21
AD
Posted by: Lotus | November 22, 2017 at 08:43
A&D
Posted by: thang | November 24, 2017 at 23:16
A&D
Posted by: Aman | November 27, 2017 at 21:30
A and C
Posted by: elham | November 30, 2017 at 14:46
A & D
Posted by: Beenita koirala | December 02, 2017 at 11:06
AD
Posted by: Ashley | December 04, 2017 at 07:54
A
D
Posted by: MEHAD | December 09, 2017 at 12:59
AD
Posted by: Pınar KIROĞLU | January 08, 2018 at 08:59
A & D
Posted by: Rahul Rajput | January 15, 2018 at 10:18
A and D
Posted by: poaro1990 | February 09, 2018 at 14:03
A and C
Posted by: Ferdian | February 10, 2018 at 09:21