foreign consumers。 He received a positive response9 so the Jim Thompson Silk Company was founded in 1948． Jim Thompson is for reviving the silk industry． After the establishment of his company, silk costumes soon-appeared in Broadway plays and popular films such as Ben Hur, and Thai royalty, such as Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, began wearing silk often． Many also think his work contributed greatly to the Thai economy, since the silk industry continues to employ thousands of Thai citizens even today．

Jim Thompson’s success is no mystery． 'However, his disappearance on March 26, 1967 certainly is one． Thompson made a trip to Malaysia to visit friends and one day, ventured into the jungle on an afternoon walk． He was never seen again despite search parties sent out by the Royal Army Air Corps and British troops． Many have their own theories on his disappearance, but none have been completely confirmed．

43． What conclusion can you make about silk since the Jim Thompson Silk Company's establishment?

A． Siik has only been worn by royalty． B． Silk has become harder to get．

C． Silk has become more popular． D． Silk has become more expensive．

44．According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true about Thompson?

A． His military service ended after World WarⅡ．

B． His disappearance remains a mystery．

C． He is the founder of Jim．Thompson．

D． He is a Thai American．

45．Which one of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “” in paragraph 5?

A． Honoured． B． Sorry． C． Accounted． D． Blamed．

46．What is this passage mostly about?

A． The revival of the silk industry．

B． The mysterious disappearance of Jim Thompson．

C． How the silk industry improved the Thai economy．

D． How Jim Thompson Silk Company came into being．

E

When asked what they want out of life, most people anywhere in the world will probably answer: “to be happy．”Ed Deiner, an American psychology professor, has spent his whole professional life studying what makes people happy, comparing levels of happiness between cultures and trying to find out exactly why we enjoy ourselves．

A number of people would say that there is no need to answer this question But Professor Deiner as one anyway． “If you're a cheerful, happy person, your marriage is more likely to last, and you’re more likely to make money and be successful at your job．On average, happy people have stronger immune（免疫的） systems, and there is some evidence that they live longer．

So who are the happiest people in the world? It depends on how the word is defined． There is individual happiness, the sense of joy we get when we do something we like． But there is also the feeling of satisfaction we get when we know that others respect us and approve of how we behave．According to Professor Deiner, the Western world go after individual happiness while Asia prefers each other' s satisfaction,

“In the West, the individualistic culture means that your mood matters much more than it does in the East． People ask themselves if they are doing what is fun or interesting． They become unhappy when they can't do any of these things． If you ask people from Japan or China if they are happy, they tend to look at what has gone wrong in their lives． If not much has gone wrong, then they are satisfied． "

People from Spain and other Spanish - speaking countries had the happiest culture, Professor Deiner found． "The biggest cultural difference is to do with pride, and shame． Hispanic（西班牙语言的）cultures report, much more pride and much less shame than others．

Another factor that also made a big difference to people's happiness is income, but only at the lowest levels． Average income earners in the US were much happier than people in poverty． But millionaires were