BBC News on TV, radio and online often brings you stories from across the world. Today we can hear “Life in China”. Have you got a story about life in China today? If you do, please put your stories here.

Wu Peng, Anhui	I am a 14-year-old boy from a poor village in Anhui Province. Like many other left-behind children in China, I live with my grandparents now. My parents went to work in Shanghai several years ago. They call me twice a month to ask about my study. I really miss my parents and I hope I can go to school in Shanghai. I think every child needs parents’ love and care.
Cindy, Shenzhen	I like traveling and I have traveled a lot around China. During the trip, I often find that a number of Chinese often break the rules in public. For example, when I traveled in Hong Kong this year, I saw a kid eating noodles on the underground, which was against the rules. However, the kid’s mother didn’t think she did wrong. Can you believe it? Let’s improve our public manners.
Mike, Shanghai	These days, we’re asked to “clear our plates” when having our meals and say no to wasting. Some of us used to order more than what we could eat. That was a big waste of food. Now we need to finish the food we order. We should also stop wasting in some other ways. For example, we should turn off the lights when we leave the classroom.

Recently, CCTV reporters asked many people a simple question, “Are you happy?”

1._________ Even Mo Yan, who recently won a Nobel Prize, responded by saying, “I don’t know.”

While the question has become a popular phrase and the Internet plays host to heated discussions, we ask, 2.__________________

Last year, China’s Premier Wen Jiabao told the nation, “We do everything to let people live more happily.” At last year’s Nation’s People’s Congress(人代会), officials agreed that increasing happiness would be a top goal for the 12^th five-year- plan.

Many think that happiness is difficult to describe and that it is from many ways. 3.___________  For some, happiness can be as simple as having enough money to buy a new bicycle; for others, it’s about having wealth, keeping healthy or finding the perfect marriage.

Chen Shanguyan is a college student. 4._____________ “At present it relates to how well I study in a day, “ he said. “It might be linked to a good job after I graduate.”

5.______________  Does it depend on how many friends we have, or whether we own the latest smartphone? Is it even quantifiable(量化)?

Economists(经济学家) are trying to measure happiness in people’s lives. Since 1972, Bhutan’s GDP measurement has been taken the place of g Gross National Happiness index国民幸福指数), according to the people’s sense of being well-governed(管理), their relationship with the environment, their satisfaction with economic(经济的) development, and their sense of national belonging. But is well-being more easily measured?

A．What exactly is happiness and how do you measure it?

B．The question is really too difficult for us to answer.

C．Then there is the question of measuring happiness.

D．He said his idea of happiness always developed.

E.It also means different things to different people.

Great changes have taken place in people's lives in the past 20 years．In many ways，people live better than before，as we can see from the following points．

In the past，every family had several children．They lived a hard life．Many of the children couldn't get a good education．But recently，people have been changing their ideas．Now，families have fewer，but healthier children．Many of the children can go to college．

People used to keep in touch with relatives of friends mainly by sending letters．Now people can talk to others on the telephone or Internet an home．Also，people used to listen to the radio for news and other information．But now they can get the information in many ways，such as TV，Internet and so on．

Transportation（交通）has also changed．People used to walk to work and children used to go to school oil foot or by bike．It often took a lot of time．Today some families are rich enough to send their children to school in their own cars．The traffic is very convenient．People can save a lot of time for doing other useful things．

Lastly，big families used to have small rooms．The whole family had to live in a small apartment．These days，more and more buildings have been built，so more and more people have moved into big and bright apartments with several rooms．

In all，I think people's lives are becoming better and better．

1．How many points were mentioned?

A．Two                    B．Three                         C．Four                      D．Five

2．In the past，why couldn't many children get a good education?

A．Because of their hard lives

B．Because their parents didn't let them go to school．

C．Because they didn't want to go to school．

D．Because they had new thoughts．

3．Today people can talk to others _________．

A．by telephone                                            B．on the Internet

C．only by sending letters                                 D．Both A and B

4．According to the fourth paragraph we know that _________．

A．children go to school only by bus                 B．children go to school only by bike

C．children go to school only on foot                D．the traffic is very convenient

5．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?

A．After a family plan was carried out，every family still had several children

B．Most families have their own cars

C．More and more buildings age being built

D．There are no buses between cities and counties