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To illustrate the p
ower 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.
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.
Exercise 48
IELTS Reading: true, false, not given
Read the following excerpt from a passage about the benefits of exercise.
In a recent study published in the journal
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
,
researchers looked at 10 pairs of male identical twins in their 30s. Each twin was similar to
his brother in most ways, right down to their eating habits
—except that one in each pair had
stopped exercising regularly in adulthood.
Despite the fact that the less active twins had the exact same DNA as their fit brothers, after
just three sedentary years, they had begun to develop insulin resistance (a precursor to
diabetes), had more body fat and lower endurance
—and, perhaps most notably, had less
grey matter in the brain regions responsible for motor control and coordination. While the
study was small, it is evidence that exercise may have as large an effect on your health as
your genes do.
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