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Happiness is not strongly correlated with life circumstances and is more dependent on attitude. Gratitude and finding meaning through activities are keys to happiness. Unhappy people tend to focus on complaining while grateful people engage in activities that provide fulfillment.

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Word Formation

Happiness is not strongly correlated with life circumstances and is more dependent on attitude. Gratitude and finding meaning through activities are keys to happiness. Unhappy people tend to focus on complaining while grateful people engage in activities that provide fulfillment.

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WORD FORMATION

1.Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits in the space in the same
line:
I`ve spent years studying 1..(happy)and one of the most 2
( signify) conclusions is that there is hardly any correlation between the
circumstances of people`s lives and how happy they are. A moment`s 3.
(reflect ) should make this obvious. We all know people who have a 4.........
(relate) easy life, yet are always 5..(misery) , and others who have
suffered great hardships but remain 6(essential) happy. The first
secret is gratitude. 7.(grateful) people cannot be happy. We have a
8.(tend) to think that being unhappy leads people to complain. It is
truer to say that finding cause for 9(complain)leads to people
becoming unhappy. The second secret is the 10(realize) that
happiness is a by-product of 11..(active) that give our lives meaning.
2.Fill in the correct word derived from the word given in capitals:
1. Before the..of the telephone, communicating over great distances was slow
and difficult. INVENT
2.The.was sentenced to five years imprisonment. DEFEND
3.She couldn`t believe that the strange.in the mirror was hers. REFLECT
4.is more than a feeling, it is a state of mind. HAPPY
5.Children`s safety is of the utmost..IMPORT
3.Fill in with words derived from the words given in capitals:
Particularly, in teenagers` rooms, lack of 1)space is always a problem. Before
you approach an interior 2)(they don`t come cheap), see if any of the
following 3)can make your teenager`s living quarters a little more 4)
If 5)..small objects are cluttering the room, place shoe
organizers inside wardrobes. Use them 6)to put away scarves, socks, 7)
,hair accessories and anything else you need to store. 8)
hanging space can be created by placing hooks on doors. For storing 9),
use wide boxes that can slide under the bed. 10), use your walls !
Shelves installed onto a wall are great for extra space. Items that 11)
..clutter a tabletop such as keys and paperwork can be secured on a
cork bulletin board.
1. STORE , 2. DESIGN , 3. SUGGEST, 4. SPACE , 5. VARY, 6. WISE , 7.JEWEL, 8.
ADD, 9. CLOTH, 10 FINAL, 11. NORMAL.
4.Fill in the correct word derived from the word given in capitals:

1. She felt miserable and with her new job. SATISFIED


2.The manager asked her ...questions about her qualifications. VARY
3.To his disappointment, Tim realized that his language skills were .. to the
job. RELEVANT
4.The interior she hired was full of brilliant ideas. DESIGN
5.Ben`s car was old and ..so, he decided to buy a new one. RELIABLE
5. Fill in with the correct word derived from the words given in capitals:
Most of the major French rivers are either too shallow or busy for 0) pleasure
( PLEASE) boats but that does not detract from the breathtaking beauty of the 1)
(SURROUND). The river Loire flows through beautiful flat 2)
..(COUNTRY ) which is excellent for cycling. Blois is an ideally 3).
(SITUATE) base , as it is a busy, but very pleasant 4).(BUSTLE) town. On
one of my visits there, I found a note on my car from the police saying that, though
flattered I had chosen to visit their town, I had parked 5).(legal) and
could I park more 6).(CARE) next time. The chateau at Blois has an
incredibly 7)..(STYLE) staircase thought to have designed by Leonardo
da Vinci. From here it is a flat 10-mile cycle ride to the chateau of Chambord,
renowned for its 8) (FORGET) skyline, which has been likened to an
overcrowded chessboard. Also worth visiting is the 9) (NEIGHBOUR)
chateau at Chaumont with its surprisingly modern 19 th-century design.

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