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The world's friendliest city
A team of social psychologists from California has spent six years studying the reactions of people in cities around the world to different situations.The results show that cities where people have less money generally have friendlier populations.Rio de Janeiro in Brazil,which is often known for its crime,comes out top,and the capital of Malawi,Lilongwe,comes third.
But what makes one city friendlier than another?The psychologists from California State University say
it has got more to do with environment than culture or nationality.
They carried out a study into the way locals treated strangers in
23cities around the world.The team conducted their rearch through a ries of tests,where they dropped pens or pretended they were blind and needed help crossing the street.
The study concludes that people are more helpful in cities with a more relaxed way of life such as Rio.While they were there, rearchers received help in93percent of cas,and the percentage in Lilongwe was only a little lower,However,richer cities such as Amsterdam and New York are considered the least friendly.Inhabitants
of Amsterdam helped the rearchers in53percent of cas and in New York just44percent.The psychologists found that,in the cities,people tend to be short of time,so they hurry and often ignore strangers.
adapted from an article by Victoria Harrison,BBC News
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New York:44%
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The happiest country in the world
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Children growing up in Costa Rica are surrounded by some of the most beautiful and diver landscapes in the world.Prerving tropical rainforests isn't Costa Rica's only success,becau the government also makes sure everyone has access to health-care and education.So when the New Economics Foundation relead its cond Happy Planet index,Costa Rica came out number one.The index is a ranking of countries bad on their impact on the environment and the health and happiness of their citizens.
According to Mariano Rojas,a Costa Rican economics professor,Costa
Rica is a mid-income country where citizens have plenty of time for themlves and for their relationships with others.‘A mid-income
level allows most citizens to satisfy their basic needs.The government makes sure that all Costa Kicans have access to education,health and nutrition rvices.Costa Ricans,he believes,are not interested in
status or spending money to show how successful they are.
Created in2008,the Happy Planet Index examines happiness on a national level and ranks143countries according to three measurements: their citizens'happiness,how long they live(which reflects their health),and how much of the planet's resources each country consumes. According to rearcher Saamah Abdallah,the Index also measures the outcomes that are most important,and tho are happy,healthy lives for everyone.
adapted from Yes!Magazine
The Happy Planet Index
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Number of countries it
Measures each country's happiness according to:
•its effect (i.e.the quantity
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Answer Key
Reading:1relaxed2money3crime4time5strangers
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5nine/9days6two hundred/2007kitchen8(the)a
我的失恋9quiet10parking space/parking/space肉桂功效
Reading:1200821433environment4resources5health6citizens
