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The way we spend our time can be like three “boxes”. They are the necessary work box, the voluntary work (义务工作) box and the happiness box.

Every day, we spend time filling the necessary work box with things, like making money, taking a shower, eating food. We then fill the voluntary box with work. These are things that we do for others, but we may not enjoy them. This box gets filled with work like taking children to classes, cooking family meals. The two boxes are very important. If we don’t fill them each day, our family won’t run well.

However, we often forget to fill the third box-the happiness box that we fill with things that make us happy. Is your happiness box sometimes with nothing at the end of the day? Between doing all the necessary and voluntary work, time goes by, and before we know it, it is time for bed. We all have days like that.

This is why each day we have to try to fill our happiness box. I always fill mine by going to the singing class. And every time I leave the class, I feel much happier. This week, I had the happiness of taking part in a guitar practice. We showed our musical talent and played music for charity (慈善). It was a time of fun, friendship and music-making. At the end of the day, my happiness box was filled to the top.

Make sure to fill all the three boxes. Will your activities bring happiness to your life? Or are the other two taking all your time? Try to find ways to keep a balance (平衡). At the end of the day, hopefully we’ve done all we can to make sure that our happiness box is filled.

1．Which of the following is a kind of voluntary work according to the passage?

A．Taking a shower.	B．Cooking family meals.
C．Going to the singing class.	D．Taking part in a guitar practice.

2．How does the writer fill his or her happiness box most of the time?

A．By playing music for charity.	B．By showing musical talent.
C．By going to the singing class.	D．By making friends with others.

3．What’s the writer’s opinion about these three “boxes”?

A．We only fill necessary work box.	B．We only have to fill happiness box.
C．We have to fill in voluntary work first.	D．We should keep a balance of three boxes.

4．Why is it important to fill all three boxes each day?

A．To make sure our family runs well.	B．To keep a balance in our activities.
C．To make ourselves feel happy.	D．All of the above.

5．What is the passage mainly about?

A．It is about the way people spend time.

B．It’s about the importance of three boxes.

C．It’s about how we should improve the way to spend our time.

D．It’s about how much time we should spend on the happiness box.