There is a Web site called the “World Database of Happiness”. It combines and ____ the results of hundreds of surveys from around the world that have been conducted on life ____. Most of the findings are predictable, but a few are ____.
The database(数据库) makes it ____ that there is not a strong connection between material wealth and general contentment. It is a cliche(陈词滥调) to say that money ____ buy happiness, but the old saying seems to be ____ by research. Many people still stick to the belief that gaining riches will be the answer to all their problems, yet they are probably ____.
Studies have been ____ on people who acquired sudden wealth, such as lottery winners. In most cases, after the initial joy had ____，  people were not left with a sense of lasting happiness. In fact, they ____ to return to the way they felt before they became rich.____ contented people continue to be contented，____ those who were miserable in the past sink back into misery.
If material wealth does not bring happiness, then ____ does? Perhaps happiness has something to do with ____ you live. The authorities at the World Database of Happiness have surveyed levels of happiness in different ____. Apparently, people in America, Canada, and Singapore are very happy; people living in India and Russia, not surprisingly, are not happy.
Other surveys consistently point to the importance of relationships. Family relationships，____， seem to be the key to long－term contentment. The Web site suggests that ____ in love and having children are two of the situations that bring the greatest happiness.
Nowadays people look to ____ as an alternative source of satisfaction. People increasingly spend more time alone watching TV or surfing the Internet ____ spending time with family. Can technology truly make people happy? It is too difficult to tell, but one thing is sure: If the Web site's research is ____， time spent with your family is a better investment than time spent making money.

A． collects B．uses C．adopts D．analyzes

A．satisfaction B．style C．condition D．level

A．concerning B．surprising C．Controversial D．Contradictory

A．real B．true C．clear D．actual

A．can B．may C．can't D．mustn't

A．carried B． served C．supported D．satisfied

A．foolish B．mistaken C．correct D．stupid

A．carried out B．carried away C． carried on D．carried off.

A．worn out B．worn off C．cut off. D．cut out

A．intend B．tend C．attain D．attend

A．Previously B．Especially C．Totally D．Actually

A．then B．but C．so D．while

A．when B．what C．who D．which

A．where B． how C．space D．place

A．cites B．countries C．towns D．sections

A．in fact B．in particular C．in surprise D．in all

A．dropping B．feeling C．falling D．stepping

A．entertainment B．information C．technology D．study

A．rather than B．or rather C．more than D．other than

A．accurate B．Adequate(充分的,适合的) C．reasonable D．Simple