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The English pop group the Beatles(甲壳虫乐队) told us that money can't buy us love. Many people believe that money cannot buy happiness and it makes people bad. However, a new study from Cambridge University says that money can buy happiness. Researchers did a study that compared the spending habits of customers of a bank with their personality. They compared the personalities of 625 people with a list of what the people spent their money on. The study showed that buying the right things can lead to happiness.

The researchers said the study may change the way people think about money and happiness. They said, "Spending can increase our happiness when it is spent on goods and services that fit our personalities". Internet companies could use information about people's happiness to advise nice things that increase happiness. Spending money could be more important in our lives than we thought. The researchers said, "Spending money on nice things that help us express who we are could be as important to our happiness as finding the right job or even the right friends."

1.The Beatles thought money couldn’t buy _______.

A happiness

B love

C houses

D songs

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第一段第一句The English pop group the Beatles told us that money can't buy us love.可知，故选B。

2.How many people were in the study?

A 256.

B 265.

C 526.

D 625.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第二句They compared the personalities of 625 people with a list of what the people spent their money on.可知，故选D。

3.Buying _______ things can make people feel happy according to Cambridge University.

A cheap

B expensive

C right

D beautiful

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句The study showed that buying the right things can lead to happiness. 可知，故选C。

4.What can make you happy according to the passage?

A Spending.

B Drinking.

C Smoking.

D Exercising.

解析：选A。主旨大意题。文章主要讲述适当的合适的消费可以增加人们的幸福感，故选A。

5.The people in the study probably come from _______.

A America

B China

C England

D India

解析：选C。推理判断题。该研究由英国剑桥大学完成，所以其调查人员最大可能来自英国，故选C。