Question

     Did you have a bad day yesterday? If you have one bad day after another,you need to learn the 90/10(秘訣) .

A bad start 

    Jack's daughter,Emily,knocked over (打翻> a cup of milk and it fell on his trousers at breakfast yesterday. Jack got annoyed. He shouted at his daughter and she started to cry.

    “Why did you shout at her?” asked his wife. “Why did you put the cup on the (邊緣) of the table?” replied Jack. Then he went to change his trousers.

    Because she was upset,Emily didn't get ready for school in time and she missed her bus. Jack had to drive Emily to school. Because he didn't have enough time,he forgot his bag. He was forty minutes late for work. As soon as he got there,he had to go home again to get his bag.

Did it have to be a bad start?

    Again the milk fell on Jack's trousers,but this time he didn’t shout. H? smiled and said, “it’s OK. Don’t worry!” Then he went to change his trousers. When he came back,Emily said, “Bye,Daddy." And she ran out to catch her bus. Jack went to work early,and he had a great day.

So,here's the 90/10 secret.

    Ten percent of life is what happens to us. We can't control it. That's life. Things happen and we have to (應對) them.

    Ninety percent of life,however,is how we deal with it. Remember that when something bad happens next time.

根據材料內容選擇最佳答案。

() 51. What does the underlined word “annoyed” in Paragraph 2 mean?

   A. Nervous. B. Bored,

C. Angry. D. Shocked.

() 52. How did Emily go to school yesterday?

   A. By car. B. By bus.

C. By bike. D. On foot.

() 53. Jack returned home yesterday morning because .

   A. he felt uncomfortable

   B. he forgot to take his bag 

    C. his wife needed his help   

    D. his trousers were too dirty

() 54. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. Emily is always late for school.

   B. Emily doesn’t like drinking milk,

   C. Jack was late for work yesterday.

   D. Jack's wife had a great day yesterday.

() 55. The passage mainly tells us .

   A. how to b? a good father

   B. how to balance work and life

   C. how to prepare breakfast for children

   D. how to deal with unhappy things in life 

Answer 1

51.C 52.A 53.B 54.C 55.D

51.C  52.A  53.B  54.C  55.D