Question 18 is based on the passage you have just heard.

Passage One

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    There is a saying that goes something along the lines of “You must love yourself first before you can love someone else.” Similarly, I personally believe that you must be comfortable and happy in your own company before you can truly be yourself in the company of others. There is a massive difference between being lonely and being alone. Loneliness is a horrible feeling. However, you don’t have to actually be alone to feel that way. Many times, I’ve felt lonely when surrounded by a big group of people. In contrast, (16) [being alone can actually be a blessing], particularly, when you’ve actively chosen it. In my experience, being bored and alone is dangerous and can easily lead to the feeling of loneliness. (17) [The trick is to be active.] Get outside, stretch your legs, do something cultural, buy yourself something tasty to eat or something pretty to wear. You don’t have to take anyone else into consideration and can do whatever you please. (18) [Spending time alone also allows you to more efficiently take care of problems.] And then, when it’s time to be social and meet up with your friends, you will be fully there, because you won’t have too much other stuff floating around in your mind. Having been alone for a bit, you will also appreciate your friends’ company more, and chances are, your time spent together will be more worthwhile.

18. What is an advantage of spending one’s time alone?

解析：D。录音最后提到，花时间独处还可以提高你处理问题的效率，因此D选项符合题意，take care of、problems和more efficiently为原词复现。

错项排除：A项和C项在录音中均未提及，故排除。关于时间，录音最后说，在独处一段时间之后，你会更加感恩朋友的陪伴，你们在一起的时间也会变得更有意义，表达的含义是独处能让我们和朋友在一起的时间变得更有意义，并不是说独处会让我们珍惜时间，B项偷换概念，故排除。