Based on the information provided in this excerpt, I would say that Tom is hard-working but he lacked interest in what he's doing because he's not making an effort to understand it. Thank you for posting your question. I hope that this answer helped you. Let me know if you need more help.
Statistics are great indicators of standard of living - I suggest that you say "great indicators for a standard", or "great indicators for the standard"
living but there are other less - add a comma before the but
Less measurable factors that need to be taken into account...work balance are very important. - You just mentioned that these are less measurable, however here you're saying they're "very important"
safe lives and divorce is virtually heard of. - "Virtually unheard of." You could also say "Rarely heard of." Or, just "rare."
we have suicide mortality rate of 13.2 people/100,000 people - "we have a suicide mortality rate..."
The Solomon Islands may be a lovely place to visit but very few Australians would actually like to call it their home. - "...loveplace to visit, (add a comma) but very few..."
"He was a good player when he was by himself." is direct characterization because it clearly tells us that he was a good player.
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The correct answer is Dad fixed the car. In the first sentence, it is mentioned that the car broke down so it couldn't move at all. In the second sentence, it is mentioned that they reached the store an hour later which means that during that time the problem was solved so the car could move. This is the most logical answer since adding other options would need the presence of more information for them to be viable.
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The The Spoliarium (often misspelled Solarium) is a painting by Filipino painter Juan Luna. Luna, working on canvas, spent eight months completing the painting which depicts dying gladiators. The painting was submitted by Luna to the Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes in 1884 in Madrid, where it garnered the first gold medal (out of three).[1] The picture recreates a despoiling scene in a Roman circus where dead gladiators are stripped of weapons and garments. Together with other works of the Spanish Academy, the Spoliarium was on exhibit in Rome in April 1884.,
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