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雅思(International English Language Testing System，簡稱IELTS，中文名為國際英語語言測試系統(tǒng))是由英國文化協(xié)會(The British Council，即英國駐華大使館/總領(lǐng)事館文化教育處)、劍橋大學(xué)考試委員會(CESOL)和澳大利亞教育國際開發(fā)署(IDP Australia)共同舉辦的國際英語水平測試。此項考試是為申請赴英語國家(美國、英國、澳大利亞、加拿大、新西蘭等)留學(xué)、移民的非英語國家學(xué)生而設(shè)，用來評定考生運用英語的能力。

考試種類：

培訓(xùn)類(General Training )較多適用于移民;2015年2月20日，英國政府宣布了簽證類安全英語語言考試（SELT）的重要變動。雅思考試由原先的統(tǒng)考，一分為普通雅思(IELTS )、簽證類雅思考試(IELTS for UKVI)、生活技能類雅思(IELTS Life Skills)三類。

考試認可度：

考試認可度全球135個國家超過7000所機構(gòu)認可雅思成績，包括國外大學(xué)、移民局、職業(yè)機構(gòu)和雇主。截至2010年7月，在美國共有超過3000所院校認可雅思成績，包括所有常青藤盟校和美國大學(xué)排行榜前130名的絕大多數(shù)學(xué)校。部分學(xué)校(如，杜克、麻省)更加偏愛雅思成績。

雅思考試在英國機構(gòu)的認可度超過其他任何一種英語考試，國際學(xué)生可以使用雅思成績申請任何想去的學(xué)校，想學(xué)的專業(yè)。絕大部分的英國大學(xué)和機構(gòu)都非常認可雅思考試，這對于申請學(xué)校和機構(gòu)的考生來說，雅思值得信賴。

Topic: Happiness is considered very important in life. Why is it difficultto define? What factors are important in achieving happiness? Give reasons foryour answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge orexperience.

Happiness is very difficult to define, because it means so many differentthings to different people. While some people link happiness to wealth andmaterial success, others think it lies in emotions and loving personalrelationships. Yet others think that spiritual paths, rather than either thematerial world or relationships with people, are the only way to truehappiness.

Because people interpret happiness for themselves in so many diferent ways,it is difficult to give any definition that is true for everyone. however, ifthere are different kinds of happiness for different individuals then the firststep in achieving it would be to have a degree of self-knowledge. A person needsto know who he or she is before being able to know what it is that makes him orher happy.

Of course, factors such as loving relationships, good health, the skills toearn a living and a peaceful environment all contribute to our happiness too.But this does not mean that people without these conditions cannot be happy.

Overall, I think an ability to keep clear perspectives in life is a moreessential factor in achieving happiness. By that I mean an ability to have aclear sense of what is important in our lives (the welfare of our families, thequality of our relationships, maing other people happy, etc.) and what is not (a problem at work, getting annoyed about trivial things, etc.).

Life self-awareness, this is also very difficult to achieve, but I thinkthese arethe two factors that may be most important for achieving happiness.