第二篇 From Ponzi to Madoff
36. For every ＄100 Ponzi promises to pay people
A．＄5 a year
B．＄40 a year
C．＄20 a year
D．＄100 a year
37. What did Ponzi do with the money people gave him?
A．He spent it all on things for himself.
B．He used some of it to pay other people.
C．He deposited it all in a bank.
D．He kept it all to save for a good plan.
38. What was Ponzi’s crime？
A．He kept a lot
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B．He robbed the banks of millions of dollars.
C．He gave people more than bank allowed.
D．He couldn’t pay people the interests.
39. How long did Madoff’s trick lasts
A．Four years.
B．Forty years.
C．Nine years.
D．Ninety years.
40. Why didn’t Madoff have to go on trail?
A．He admitted he was guilty.
B．The officials couldn’t find any evidence against him.
C．He had friends in government who helped him.
D．He returned all illegal money.
［答案］：BBABA
第三篇
Gross National Happiness
In the last century， new technology improved the lives of many people in many countries. However， one country resisted these changes. High in the Himalayan mountains of Asia， the kingdom of Bhutan remained separate. Its people and Buddhist（fo教)culture had not been affected for almost a thousand years. Bhutan， however， was a poor country. People died at a young age. Most of its people could not read， and they did not know much about the outside world. Then， in 1972，
www.med126.coma new ruler named King Jigme Singye Wangchuck decided to help Bhutan to become modern， but without losing its traditions.
King Wangchuck looked at other countries for ideas. He saw that most countries measured their progress by their Gross Natonal Product（GNP)。 The GNP measures products and money. When the number of products sold increases， people say the country is making progress. King Wangchuck had a different idea for Bhutan. He wanted to measure his country’s progress by people’s happiness. If the people’s happiness increased， the king could say that Bhutan was making progress. To decide if people were happier， he created a measure called Gross National Happiness（GNH)。
GNH is based on certain principles that create happiness. People are happier if they have health care， education， and jobs. They are happier when they live in a healthy， protected environment. They are happier when they can keep their traditional culture and customs. Finally， people are happier when they have a good， stable government.
Now these is some evidence of increased GNH in Bhutan. People are healthier and are living longer. More people are educated and employed. Teenty-five percent of the land has become national parks， and the country has almost no pollution. The Bhutanese continue to wear their traditional clothing and follow their ancient Buddhist customs. Bhutan has also become a democracy. In 2008， King Wangchuck gave his power to his son. Although the country still had a king， it held its first democratic elections that year. Bhutan had political parties and political candidates for the first time. Finally， Bhutan has connected to the rest of the world through television and internet.
Bhutan is a symbol for social progress. Many countries are now interested in Bhutan’s GNH. These countries are investigating their own ways to measure happiness. They want to create new policies that take care of their people， cultures， and land.
www.med126.comBrazil may be the nest country to use the principles of GNH. Brazilian leaders see the principles of GNH as a source of inspiration. Brazil is a large country with a diverse population. If happiness works as a measure of progress in Brazil， perhaps the rest of the world will follow.
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