Question

A day is made up of hundreds of small decisions. I'll wear this; I'll buy this; I'll have this for lunch; I'll go there at 3 o'clock; I'll reply to this e-mail.

For some people, it's not a big deal. For others, however, making decisions isn't easy. They agonize over what to do, changing their minds back and forth. and second guessing themselves even after the decision has been made.

Emily was in the restaurant with her husband. After several minutes of reading the menu , she said , "Um , let's see. I don't know what to order. Maybe I'll have the burger; no wait, the pasta seems good. Or, maybe the soup and salad. Don, what are you ordering? OK; that sounds good ; I'll have that too. " Don often gets annoyed (恼怒的) .He doesn't understand why she finds the simplest decisions so difficult. He sometimes makes decisions for the two of them. But Emily gets annoyed with him for being so controlling. "But we'd never decide anything if I left it up to you," he argues.

Good decision-making is a skill that comes easily to some people, not so easily to others. Choices are confusing. Choices can make you anxious. They can cost you peace of mind, even after you've made the decision. The skill of good decision-making has become increasingly important. Why? Because we have a lot of choices, both with the simple and the serious things in life.

Decisions force us to close the door on other possibilities. Accept that you can't have it all. You can't order every delicious dish on the menu. And there will be paths not taken, things not experienced. Let the past be. Live in the present where what you do today will make a difference.

It's often good to think through your decisions, but don't overdo it. More thinking is not always better thinking. Too much research may lead to confusion. Sixth sense can help make decisions as good as careful study of endless data(数据) , sometimes even better.

Some decisions don't work out as expected ; this doesn't mean that you made a bad one. You decide to go on a cruise (油轮旅行) . You choose a large and beautiful ship. Everything should work out just right. Only you didn't count on a bug that spread through the ship, making you and your family sick for five clays. You felt terrible for making such a stupid decision. No. You did not make a stupid decision. It's just that sometimes the unexpected happens.

Try to make your decision. After all, it's your special experience.

1.The words "agonize over" in Paragraph 2 probably mean" ".

A.think about a difficult decision carefully and with lots of effort

B.stick to the big decision that you have made

C.let go of the decision that you have made

D.fear to make decision out of uncertainty

2.The writer mentioned Emily and her husband in Paragraph 3 to .

A.criticize Emily's husband for controlling

B.show how annoying indecisiveness could be

C.introduce how hard it was to decide what to eat

D.explain the difficulty Emily had when making a decision

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A.We should think about all the possibilities before making a good decision.

B.Neither research nor data may help people with decision-making.

C.Sometimes unexpected situation may waste a good decision.

D.People feel terrible when making decisions.

4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A.Do you have difficulty making decisions?

B.Are you good at making a difficult decision?

C.Can you make a right decision easily or not?

D.Would you like to make decisions for others?

Answer 1