The annual meteor shower is a natural happening that draws amateur astronomers to the desert each August.
每年的流星雨是一种自然现象，吸引业余天文学家每年八月前往沙漠。
Which choice best defines “happening”?
D — An event or occurrence. “happening” means an event or occurrence.
Which word means “an event or occurrence”?
D — happening. “happening” means an event or occurrence.
happening — an event or occurrence. In Chinese: 事件，发生的事情.
happening is pronounced /ˈhæpənɪŋ/.
The annual meteor shower is a natural happening that draws amateur astronomers to the desert each August. (每年的流星雨是一种自然现象，吸引业余天文学家每年八月前往沙漠。)
event, occurrence, incident — all close in meaning to happening (an event or occurrence).
non-event, routine — each the opposite of happening (an event or occurrence).
Yes. happening is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.