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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。How to improve your happiness
Recent research has shown that people who value their time over the pursuit of wealth are happier. So how can you best make, save and use your time — and ensure you keep a smile on your face?
● Pay someone to do the housework you hate
Why waste precious hours on housework or gardening if you can get someone else to do it?
● Set time limits on tasks you can't avoid
Give yourself 20 minutes for necessary cleaning or 10 to hang out the washing.
● Enjoy standing in that queue
With three people in front of you at the checkout, think about how busy you usually are and see the wait as a gift, not a bore(烦人的事情).
● Take on one new activity at a time
At work and at home, be careful about the duties you take on. If you already feel stressed at work, don't do more at home.
● Learn to say no
Be firm by declining a new project, or telling someone you can't talk right now or that you can only talk for a couple of minutes.
● Make lists your friend
Start a wish list of the things you'd like to do and do more of the items that simply make you feel happy. Keep your daily to-do list manageable by putting it on an index card.
A. Be friendly but firm.
B. Make sure you start with an easy task.
C. This will get boring jobs out of the way faster.
D. Intending to do several things at once can be tiring.
E. Think about things that interest you, or wait patiently.
F. Trying to master too many new things at once can be unpleasing.
G. Recall things you're grateful for, talk to another customer or read a magazine.

Answer 1

【答案】C；G；F；A；B
【解析】本文介绍了几个提高幸福感的方式。
（1）逻辑推理，本段标题是“对不可避免的任务设定时间”，所以目的是为了更快把不喜欢的工作如cleaning和washing做完，故选C。
（2）关键词联系。根据前文提到的With three people in front of you at the checkout结账时前面有三个人，对应于G选项中的customer（顾客），故选G。
（3）反义词对比。本段标题中的one new activity at a time（一次一个新的活动），与F中的too many things形成对比，故选F。
（4）原词再现。根据本段前文中的be firm by declining……要坚决的谢绝，对应A项中的friendly和firm，故选A.
（5）前后呼应。本段前文中的说要“列出你想要做的让你感到快乐的事情，把每天可做的事情写在卡片上”，与“务必从简单的任务开始”在逻辑上是呼应的，故选B。