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The Economist Intelligence Unit(EIU)earnestly attempts to measure which country will provide the best opportunities for a health

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问题     The Economist Intelligence Unit(EIU)earnestly attempts to measure which country will provide the best opportunities for a healthy, safe and prosperous life in the years ahead. Its quality-of-life index【C1】______ the results of subjective life-satisfaction surveys— how happy people say they are—to【C2】______ determinants of the quality of life across countries. Being rich helps more than【C3】______ else, but it is not all that【C4】______ ; things like crime, trust in public institutions and the health of family life matter too.【C5】______ , the index takes 11 statistically significant indicators into【C6】______ They are a mixed bunch: some are【C7】______ factors, such as geography; others change only very slowly【C8】______ time; and some factors depend on policies and the state of the world【C9】______
    Despite the global economic crisis, times have in certain respects【C10】______ been so good. Output growth rates have been【C11】______ across the world, but income levels are at or near【C12】______ highs. Life expectancy continues to【C13】______ steadily and political freedoms have spread across the【C14】______ In other ways, however, the crisis has【C15】______ a deep imprint on unemployment and personal【C16】______
    After crunching its numbers, the EIU has Switzerland comfortably in the top spot, with Australia second. Small economies【C17】______ the top ten, half of which are European. The Nordic countries shine,【C18】______ the crisis-ridden south of Europe(Greece, Portugal and Spain)lags behind. The【C19】______ European economies(Germany, France and Britain)do not do particularly well. America【C20】______ back in 16th place. Despite their economic dynamism, none of the BRIC countries(Brazil, Russia, India and China)scores impressively. Among the 80 countries covered, Nigeria comes last: it is the worst place for a baby to enter the world in 2013.
【C1】
选项 A、relegates
B、adds
C、abdicates
D、links
答案D
解析 (links联系)。句意为：人们说他们很高兴，经济学家智囊团的生活质量指数把主观的生活满意度调查结果同一些国家客观的生活质量决定因素联系在一起。link…to意为“把……联系在一起”。
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