Pursuit of Happiness

In the title, the word 'pursuit' is used to refer to _______ happiness.

• being thankful for

• sharing one's

• trying to find

What is the main idea of paragraph 1?

• to list the things we all need to make us happy

• to show the differences between young people and adults for being happy

• to introduce some common ways of thinking about happiness

According from psychologists, long-term happiness should

• include how many possessions you have.

• depends on different circumstances.

• come from within ourselves.

The three factors determining happiness include: circumstances, genetics and habits. How many percentage does each factor account for?

• circumstances - 50%, genetics - 10%, habits - 40%

• circumstances - 10%, genetics - 50%, habits - 40%

• circumstances - 40%, genetics - 50%, habits - 10%

Derek's mom and dad were billionaires. Derek always got everything he wanted. When Derek was three, his parents paid the whole cast of Sesame Street to come to his birthday party. In fifth grade, when Derek wanted to win the science fair, his parents paid a tutor to create an award-winning project. In tenth grade, when Derek wanted to be the best soccer player, his parents paid for David Beckham to privately train him. By the time Derek was an adult, he was bored and struggled to find anything meaningful to do. None of the things that he could buy made him happy. What is the theme of this passage?

• Derek is unhappy because he always got everything he ever wanted as a child.

• Money can't buy happiness.

• You should save your money to buy things later in life.

Derek's mother and father were billionaires. Derek always got everyting that he wanted. When Derek was three, his parents paid the cast of Sesame Street to come to his birthday party. In fifth grade, when Derek wanted to win the Science Fair, his parents paid a tutor to create an award-winning project. In tenth grade, when Derek wanted to be the best soccer player, his parents paid for David Beckham to privately train him. By the time Derek was an adult, he was bored and struggled to find anything meaningful to do. None of the things that he could buy with his money made him happy anymore. What is the theme of this passage?

• Derek is unhappy because he alwys got everthing he ever wanted as a child.

• Money can't buy happiness.

• You should save your money to buy things later in life.

What is the best alternative title for the article?

• Choosing happiness

• The importance of happiness

• Turn happiness into success

• Why are we so unhappy

In the poem, what do people search wrongly in pursuit of happiness? Choose two.

• how much money we have

• How active our life is

• how healthy I am

• how famous I am

What is the main purpose of the last paragraph (Paragraph 8)?

• to give a fourth piece of advice on how to achieve happiness

• to summarise the main points and encourage the readers to follow

• to introduce the topic

• to outline the situation of unhappiness

According to the poem, what is the source of happiness in our life?

• highly recognised by others

• giving a hand to those in need

• getting a well-paid job

• having lots of treasures