Beingabletocountatleasttenpeopleasfriendsmakesushappybutthosewithfiveorfewerarelikelytobemiserableresearcherssay.Theirstudyofhundredsofmenandwomenalsofoundthatpeoplewhofeelsatisfiedwiththeirlivesalwayshavelotsofclosefriendsandregularlymakenewones.Whileitisnotclearwhetherourfriendsmakeushappyorwemakefriendsbecausewearehappytheresearcherssayitisclearthatweshouldmaintainourfriendships.PsychologistRichardTunneysaid“Whateverthereasonisactivelyworkingonfriendshipsinthesamewayastomaintainamarriageisaprerequisite(必备条件)tohappiness.”Dr.TunneyofNottinghamUniversityquizzedmorethan1700peopleabouttheirsatisfaction withtheirlivesandthestateoftheirfriendships.Thosewithfivefriendsorfewerhadjusta40percentchanceofbeinghappy. Inotherwordstheyweremorelikelytobeunhappythanhappy.Tenwasthefirstnumberatwhichpeopleweremorelikelytobehappythanunhappy.ThehappiestpeoplewerethosewithdozensoffriendsaccordingtothestudywhichwascarriedoutfortheNationalLottery(彩票).

Forwomenthismeanthaving33friends;formenthenumberwas49.Dr.Tunneysaid“Peoplewhowereextremelysatisfiedwiththeirliveshadtwicethenumberoffriendsofpeople whowereextremelydissatisfied.”Womentendedtohavefewerfriendsthanmenbutformedtighterrelationships.Interestinglythestudyfoundthatchildhoodfriendsarenomorelikelytomakeushappythanpeoplewebecomeclosetolaterinlife.Lotterywinnershoweverhaveadifferentopiniononlife.Theyarealwayshappierthanothersdespitespendingtheirtimewithasmallcircleofoldfriends.Thiscouldbebecausetheytrustpeoplethey’veknownforalongtime.

25.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TheSecrettoHappinessIstoMakeNewFriends

B.HavingatLeast10GoodFriendsMakesPeopleHappy

C.WhyMostPeopleLiketoMakeFriendsRegularly

D.Men’sandWomen’sFriendsAreDifferent

26.WhichofthefollowingopinionsmayRichardTunneyNOTagreewith?

A.Peoplewithfewfriendsaresuretobeunhappy.

B.Ourfriendscanmakeushappy.

C.Happinessmaycomefromagoodmarriagelife.

D.Wemaybecomehappierifwehavemoref