阅读理解。Youdon'tneedmillionstobehappy.InfactatTheHappinessInstituteinAustraliaacoupleofhundreddollarsmaybeenough.Theinstituteopeneditsdoorslastyearandsincethenmenandwomenofallage

阅读理解。

Youdon'tneedmillionstobehappy.InfactatTheHappinessInstituteinAustraliaacoupleofhundred

dollarsmaybeenough.

TheinstituteopeneditsdoorslastyearandsincethenmenandwomenofallageshavebeenpayingA

$200anhour(US$140)forlessonsonhowtofeelgreat.

"Youcanactuallyincreaseyourhappinesslevels.That'swhatweteach"saidTimothySharpfounder

oftheinstitute.

Expertssaythatonlyabout15percentofhappinesscomesfromincomeassetsandotherfinancialfactors.Asmuchas85percentcomesfromthingssuchasattitudelifecontrolandrelationships.

Mostofusaresignificantlybetterofffinanciallythanourparentsandgrandparentsbuthappinesslevels

haven'tchangedtoreflectthat.

Studiesshowthatoncethebasicneedsofshelterandfoodaremetadditionalwealthaddsverylittleto

happiness.Manydecadesagothe"sageofBaltimoreMaryland"editorHLMenckendefinedwealthas

earningUS$100morethanyour“wife'ssister'shusband.”

Behavioraleconomistsnowsaypartofthereasonwearericherbutnothappierisbecausewecompare

ourselvestopeoplebetteroffmaterially.

"Theargumentisthatifyouwanttobehappythere'saverysimplethingyoucando:Compareyourself

topeoplewhoarelesswelloffthanyou-poorersmallerhousecar"saidSharp.

TheHappinessInstituteaimstoshowyouhowtoovercometheseunhappinessfactorsbyfocusingon

"morethanjustyourbankaccount."

"IfIcomparemyselftoBillGatesthenI'malwaysgoingtobedown"saidSharp.

AbetterthingtocomparewithhesaidmightbeKerryPackerAustralia'srichestpersonwhohashad

akidneytransplantandheartsurgeryinrecentyears.

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.YoucanlearntoincreaseyourhappinesslevelsbyattendingtheclassesatTheHappinessInstitute.

B.Mostofusarehappierthanourparentsorgrandparentssinceweearnmore.

C.EarningUS$100morethanyourwife'ssister'shusbandifyouwanttobehappy.

D.BothBillGatesandKerryPackerareexamplesofthosewhoa