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II. SCHRIFTLICHE PRÜFUNGJune 2012SPRACHENZENTRUMSPRACHGUTACHTEN (ENGLISCH)Name:Matrikelnummer:I. Text ComprehensionRead the following article and answer the questions below:Britons still happy despite financial woes, survey findsRandeep Ramesh01.12.2011 © Guardian News & Media 2011Most Britons report being satisfied with life, with concerns over work and precarious financesoutweighed by happiness gained from children, relationships and where people live, accordingto a survey by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Released days after economists forecastthat the recession would be deep, long and leave the public in 2015 worse off than they were in2002, the government survey paints a picture of the country largely untouched in an emotionalsense by the looming crisis.The survey of 4,200 adults, conducted between April and August 2011, is part of Prime MinisterDavid Cameron’s £2 million drive to get a better measure of how the country is doing rather thanjust focusing on GDP. The ONS’s work showed that on average people rate d their lifesatisfaction at 7.4 out of ten. When asked whether things they did in life were worthwhile, peopleon average gave a score of 7.6.However, there were signs of stress seeping through British society. Satisfaction withrespondents’ financial situation had the lowest mean score of 6.2 out of ten, followed by worksituation, with 6.7 out of ten. When asked specifically about satisfaction with the balancebetween time spent on paid work and on other aspects of life, low scores were also given, wit han average of 6.4 out of ten.5