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  3. Ireland is the best place in the world to live for 2005, 【B1】______ a life quality ranking that appeared in Britain’s Economist

Ireland is the best place in the world to live for 2005, 【B1】______ a life quality ranking that appeared in Britain’s Economist

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问题     Ireland is the best place in the world to live for 2005, 【B1】______ a life quality ranking that appeared in Britain’s Economist magazine last week.
    The ambitious 【B2】______ to compare happiness levels around the world is based on the principle that wealth is not the only 【B3】______ of human satisfaction and well-being. The index of 111 countries uses 【B4】______ on incomes, health, unemployment, climate, political stability, job security equality between men and women as well as what the magazine calls "freedom, family and community life".
    Despite the bad weather troubled health service, traffic problems, and the high cost of living, Ireland scored an impressive 8.33 points 【B5】______ 10. That put it well ahead of second-place Switzerland, which managed 8.07. Zimbabwe (津巴布韦), troubled by political insecurity and hunger, is rated the lowest, 【B6】______ only 3.89 points.
    "Although rising incomes and increased individual choices in developed countries are 【B7】______ valued," the report said, "some of the factors associated with 【B8】______ such as the breakdown in traditional institutions and family values in part take away from a positive impact.
    "Ireland wins because it successfully combines the most desirable elements of the new—the fourth highest gross domestic product per head in the world in 2005, low unemployment, political 【B9】______ —with the preservation of certain warm elements of the old, such as 【B10】______ family and community life."
选项 A、following up
B、coming with
C、according to
D、except for
答案C
解析 A．follow up对……采取进一步行动；深入调查。B．come with跟随。C．according to根据，依据。D．except for除了。根据句义，此处的正确答案应该是C。
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