Where is the world’s happiest place? The answer is Denmark, according to the 2016 World Happiness report.

Denmark is neither the richest nor the biggest country. So why do the 5.7 million people of Denmark smile so much?

The country has a perfect welfare system (福利制度). For example, the country supports parents if they want to be with their children, especially babies. Danish families receive a total of 52 weeks of parental leave (育婴假).

But besides that, the main reason Danish people are so happy is because of their lifestyle.

“We have no worries. And if we do worry, it’s about the weather. Will it rain today, remain grey or get cold?” Knud Christensen, a 39-year-old social worker from Copenhagen, said to the reporter.

Denmark is famous for its biking culture. In Denmark’s capital, Copenhagen, bikes are used about 50 percent of the time on the way to school or work. Biking is not only helpful to protect the environment. It is also good for people’s health.

Trust also helps make Danish people happy. They trust others, including people they don’t even know. In Aarhus, the second biggest city of Denmark, you can see people buy flowers even when the owner isn’t there. People just put money in the empty flowerpot.

“ The Danish have no great expectations about what they will do or what will happen to them,” Kaire Christensen, a university teacher said, “They are happy with what they have.”

1.What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A. The welfare system. B. The medical service.

C. The traditional culture. D. The natural environment.

2.What does the weather example want to show?

A. Danish people don’t like rain. B. Danish people hate cold weather.

C. Denmark often has bad weather. D. Danish people don’t worry much.

3.Which of the following helps Danish people feel happy?

A. They have high expectations about the future.

B. They trust each other, including the strangers.

C. The flowers are completely free of cost in Aarhus.

D. They must ride bikes to work or school in Copenhagen.

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Best Transportation in the World B. Healthiest Lifestyle in the World

C. Best Flower Shop in the World D. Happiest Place in the World

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