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You are chatting with friends on the phone, but you can’t help browsing a shopping website in the meantime. You’re eating lunch alone in the canteen, but it only feels right when you start playing a show on your phone—as if it’s a necessary side dish.

We now live in a world that bombards us with information. It seems unnatural to do only one thing at a time. It’s as if we’re all suffering from what a recent Qdaily article called “multitasking OCD” (多任务强迫症).

“With news reduced to 140 characters and communication increasingly made by emojis (表情符号), we have developed the ability to focus our attention on several activities and devices at the same time.” Saby Otmani, founder of the website Pulpix, once wrote, “We need lots of stimuli (刺激元素) to keep us interested and to fight off boredom.”

But perhaps “fighting off boredom” is not the only reason. My own obsession with multitasking mainly comes from the fact that everyone around me seems to be constantly studying. Each minute without new information feels like a waste of time. So I always have my headphones on, whether I ’m commuting, exercising or walking in the park. I ’m forever listening to something—a course on classical music, or on new media management, and heaven knows what else—just so I can keep up with the world.

People who can’t stay away from social media are known as FOMO (fear of missing out). They have to be constantly updated about what their friends are doing and saying. But I’d guess that “FOFO” better describes me—“fear of falling out”. No matter what your reason, multitasking is a part of modern life. Do your best to make the most out of it.

1.With the examples in the first paragraph, the author intends to ________.

A. explain what “multitasking OCD” is like B. show how busy today’s life is

C. show that people today often feel lost D. show people like to be fashionable

2.Why do people like multitasking, according to Otmani?

A. They lack the patience to finish one thing at a time.

B. It can help them to communicate their ideas.

C. They are more able than the past generation.

D. It can prevent them from being bored.

3.The underlined word “obsession” is closest in meaning to “________”.

A. interest B. knowledge C. understanding D. worry

4.Why is the writer crazy about multitasking? She ________.

A. wants to stay ahead of her friends B. wants to have something to show off

C. doesn’t want to get left behind by others D. thinks it is boring to do one thing at a time

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