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【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

It is generally believed that money can’t buy happiness. However, that may not be always true. According to a recent article, in the last few years, new research has given us a far deeper understanding of the relationship between what we earn and how we feel. Broadly speaking, people with higher incomes are happier than those who struggle to get by. But it also shows you need to spend wisely if you expect those bank notes to put a smile on your face. 【1】

1. Buy experiences, not material goods.

In a recently published study, Professor Ryan at San Francisco State University in the US, found that when people don’t have much money to spare, they tend to stick to material goods. 【2】 But they actually provide both more happiness and more lasting value.

2. 【3】

No matter how much money you spend on something and how special that product is, you will get used to having it over time and lose interest in it. With the same money you spend on one big object, you can buy many little things. Buying small things means you can get frequent small pleasures.

3. Be sure to buy time.

【4】 For example, that big house in the suburbs may seem like a good idea, but a 2014 study by researchers from University of Zurich in Switzerland found that people with longer time on the way reported lower life satisfaction, all other things being equal.

4. Try giving it away.

Elizabeth Dunn, professor at the University of British Columbia in Canada, found that in nations as diverse as Canada, South Africa and Uganda, giving away money consistently made people happier. 【5】

A. Be sure to buy what you like.

B. Here are some ways to better spend your money.

C. Buy lots of little things, rather than one big thing.

D. There are a lot of reasons someone might buy something.

E. People think experiences only provide temporary happiness.

F. This was even true when people giving away were relatively poor.

G. Consider how the things you buy will affect how you spend your time.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】E

【3】C

【4】G

【5】F

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要讲述如何更好地花钱。

【1】B 根据下文列举的4中方法这里提及的是一些花钱的方法。故选B.

【2】E 根据转这句But they actually provide both more happiness and more lasting value可知人们认为经历只提供了短暂的欢乐，所以答案是E。

【3】C 根据With the same money you spend on one big object, you can buy many little things. Buying small things means you can get frequent small pleasures可知用同样的钱购买更多的小物品而不是一个大物品，这样可以获得更多小的幸福，所以答案是C。

【4】G 根据Be sure to buy time可知此段涉及时间，由后文的调查可知人们所购买的东西将会影响人们时间的花费，所以答案G。

【5】F 根据nations as diverse as Canada, South Africa and Uganda, giving away money consistently made people happier可知人们把钱捐赠出去会使人们获得更多的满足感，所以答案是F。