Question 8 is based on the conversation you have just heard.

Conversation Two

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W: How was your holiday? Not too many other tourists around, were there?

M: No, very few, relatively. (5) [But I found myself moving from one accommodation to another, trying to find the perfect place.] It made me realize that indecision is a big problem for me. Instead of relaxing, I was looking for the best spot.

W: It seems you suffer from fear of better options. I’ve read about it. It describes this loop of indecision as part of our programming. (6) [Essentially, we have this tendency to keep stretching out the decision-making process, because as human beings, we are hard-wired to optimise.] We have always looked to get the best things we can as a sort of survival of the fittest. Optimising isn’t the problem, but rather the process that we go through.

M: Well, that makes me feel better. (7) [But I think thanks to technology, we can make comparisons more easily and have more access to choice and customisation.] We can now see what we could have, how we might get it and what others have that we might want. (7) [We keep looking over and returning to the same options again and again.]

W: Yes. (7) [Fear of better options offers little benefit. It’s an ailment of abundance.] You must have choices to have that fear of missing out on better options.

M: Yes. I need to note when I’m worrying about inconsequential things, I guess. If I’m spending too much time worrying over what to have for lunch, I’m robbing myself of the energy to focus on the things that matter.

W: Exactly. But for more important matters, I think gut instinct might be overrated. When you have 30 odd options, trusting your gut is not practical. (8) [What you need to do is research—have a process, invest time exploring your options, and eliminate as many things as you can. The most toxic part of decision making is going over the same options time and time again.]

8. According to the woman, what should people do when making important decisions?（根据女士的说法，人们在做重要决定时应该做什么？）

解析：B。录音最后女士表示，当你有30多个选择时，相信自己的直觉是不现实的，需要投入时间去研究并尽可能多地删除一些选项。决策过程中最有害的部分就是一遍又一遍地重复同样的选择。由此可知，做重要决定时应该避免重复同样的选择，B项中的going over the same options为原词复现，repeatedly是对录音中time and time again的同义替换，故B项正确。

错项排除：录音最后女士表示，决策过程中要尽可能多地删除一些选项，而不是尽可能多地研究不同的选择，故A项错误。录音最后女士表示，当有30多个选择时，相信自己的直觉是不现实的，但并没有说应该专注于实际的事情，故C项错误。D选项与“相信自己的直觉是不现实的”这一内容相悖，故错误。