Ifyoufeelatpresentthatyoudon’thaveenoughfriendsinyourlife，onereasonmaybethatyouhaveletyourselfbecometoobusytomaketimefortherelationshipsyoualreadyhave.Startingandkeepingfriendshiprequireseffortandcommi

　　Ifyoufeelatpresentthatyoudon’thaveenoughfriendsinyourlife，onereasonmaybethatyouhaveletyourselfbecometoobusytomaketimefortherelationshipsyoualreadyhave.

　　Startingandkeepingfriendshiprequireseffortandcommitment．Manyofusletourlivesbecomesobusywithworkandothercommitmentsthatwedon’tgetaroundtoschedulingtimeforpleasureandrenewal（叙旧，更新）withthefriends，relativesandacquaintanceswealreadyhave．

　　Makingtheefforttocallyourfriendsmoreregularlyandtoacceptmoreoftheinvitationsyoureceivefromotherscanimproveyoursociallifeinahurry!

　　Arethereanypeopleyoucouldcallrightnowandbeassuredofapleasantwelcome?Aretherepeoplethatyoucouldcountontohelpyouintimeofdifficulty?Canyouhaveclosetalkswiththem?Doyouhavefunwhenyouaretogether?Areyouhappytohavetheminyourlife?

　　Ifyouhaven’tseenmuchofthemlately,isitbecauseyouhavebecometoobusy?Haveyougrownapart?Wasthereanargument?

　　Ifthemainreasonyouhaven’tbeengettingtogetherwiththepeopleyoualreadyknowisbecauseyouhavegottentoobusy,takeagoodlookathowyouspendyourtime．Compareitwithyourrealvaluesandpriorities（优先考虑的事）inlife．Isyourbusylifestylereallybringingyouthequalityoflifethatyouwant?

　　Ifyouhavebecometoobusyforfriends，whyhasthishappened?Areyouseekingmaterialtoysinyourlifeattheexpenseofrelationshipswithotherhumanbeings?Haveyouallowedyourtimetobeover-committedbecauseyouneversay“No”toanyone?Doyouinsistondoingthingsyourselfthatcouldbedelegatedtoothers?Ifso,why?Doyoubelievethateverythingdependsonyou?

　　Examinewhetherthewayyouarenowspendingyourtimeaccuratelyreflectsyourdeepestvaluesandpriorities．Makesurethatyouscheduleadequatetimeforthethingsthataretrulymostimportanttoyou．

　　Ifyoureallywanttokeepfriendsinyourlife,makeaspaceinyourschedule,andaspaceinyourheartforthem.

　　小题1:Theauthormainlydiscusses_______________inthispassage.A．howtospendoursparetimeB．howtobalancefriendshipandworkC．whetherweshouldkeepfriendshipD．whetherweshouldinvitefriendstodinner