Teenagers at one German school are learning how to achieve happiness alongside other traditional subjects such as math and languages．

    The class sit in a circle with their eyes shut and they count from one to ten, someone starts，the next voice comes from the far right，a third from the other side．

  The aim of the game is to listen for an opportunity to shout out the number without clashing（冲突）with another voice or leaving a pause．On the first try，most of the young Germans try to be first，while a few are too shy to join in，but by the fifth time round．

they develop a rhythm．The message：give other people space but also confidently claim your own．This is a requirement for social well--being．

  The Willy Hellpach School in Heidelberg is the first in the nation to develop a happiness course-It is intended for students preparing for university entrance exams．

  “The course isn’t there to make you happy，”Ernst Fritz Sehubert．the school principal’warned pupils，“but rather to help you discover the ways to become happy．”

  Cooking a meal together is one of the class exercises．Improving body language under the guidance of two professional actresses is another．

  The course is taught for three periods a week．Despite the happy subject，the pupils themselves insist it is no laughing matter．

  “In the first period，we had to each say something positive about another member of the class and about ourselves．No laughing al people，”said Fanny，17．

  Research by the school shows it is no[the first to start happiness classes：they also exist at some US universities，but are mainly based on positive thinking，using findings from studies of depression from studies of depression．

  “That would be too one—sided for us．We want to show how delicious food or exercise can help，too，”the principal said．

1．What’s the purpose of this passage?

  A．To introduce the happiness course．                      

B．To describe all the traditional courses．

  C．To arouse the readers。interest in happiness．        

D．To help students struggle against being sad．

2．The game intended for the students in the 2nd paragraph is mainly to

  A．give other people opportunity                          

B．practice how to speak in front of people

  C．confidently speak out one’s 0Dini3ns       

D．equip them with required social skills

3．According to the passage，the happiness course is

  A．created by the Willy Hellpach School

  B．to make all the students happy at the time

  C．required to be taken by the first year students

  D．to help students discover the way to happiness

4．It can be inferred from the passage that

A．the students’ self—respect can also improve happiness

  B．the students Just took the course as a laughing matter

  C．the students call certainly become happy after the course

  D．the students waste time learning something without value

5．What would be the best title of this passage?

  A．Basic things for happiness         B．Having a try to be happy

  C．Learning how to be happy         D．Laughing a lot at school