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Last week, my younger brother visited me for five days. To ensure I could spend as much time with him as possible, I worked extra hard during the weekend before he arrived.
It amazed me how much I could accomplish when I had a strong motivation to be efficient.
During the week, I put in a couple of hours in the mornings to handle pressing issues and then spent the afternoons and evenings going out with him. Once again,I was surprised to realize just how much free time was available to me if I consciously chose to be more effective while working.
This made me think of Parkinson's Law: Work expands to fill the time available for its completion.
I realized then that I'd given myself more time than necessary for work, and as a
result, I ended up spending a lot of time delaying needlessly and entertaining myself online.
How might things change for me, I wondered, if I chose to commit to more social and recreational activities, made them priorities and was motivated to finish work quicker?
I realize not everyone has flexible work schedules, but I believe we could all create more time for ourselves if we were motivated to cut out the choices that don't match our strongest desires and intentions. Maybe it's being absent-minded in front of the TV or searching the web.
I believe what English musician John Lennon said is true: Time that you enjoyed wasting was not wasted.1 don't think there's anything wrong with using technology if we've consciously chosen to do it.
However, we owe it to ourselves to get out in the world and explore different possibilities-to be playful, curious, engaged and just to be.
Perhaps it would be easier to do that if we asked ourselves: How can I be more effective? Can I minimize what I am currently doing? How can I start using the time
I've created in a way that will excite and inspire me?
4.How did the author feel when she finished her work in advance?
A.Guilty. B.Amazed.
C.Stressed. D.Exhausted.
5.What made the author think of Parkinson's Law?
A.Her working habit.
B.Her workload during that time.
C.The change in her work efficiency.
D.The time spent with her younger brother.
6.What is the author's main purpose in writing this article?
A.To reflect on better time management.
B.To introduce how to balance work and life.
C.To explain what Parkinson's Law is.
D. To show the importance of accompanying family members.
4.B【解析】根据第二段中It amazed me how much I could accomplish… 以及第三段中Once again, I was surprised to realize.可知作者提前完成工作时是感到惊讶的， 故选B。
5.C【解析】根据第三段中的This made me think of Parkinson's Law: Work expands to fill the time available for its completion.(这让我想到了帕金森定律：工作扩展以填满完成它的时间。)中的this指代上文，即第二段中的It amazed me how much I could accomplish when I had a strong motivation to be efficient.以及第三段中的 Once again, I was surprised to realize just how much free time was available to me if I consciously chose to be more effective while working,可知作者的工作效率变高了， 以及根据帕金森定律的内涵可推断出作者是因为工作效率的变化而想到了帕金森定律，故选C。
6.A 【解析】根据全文，特别是最后一段的几个问题，可知作者写这篇文章的主要目的是反思如何更好地管理时间，故选A。
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