Question

Norman Vincent Peale, a famous writer, once told a story. One day, a man named Frank telephoned him and said he had nothing left to live for. Peale invited him to his office. “Everything is gone, and I’m hopeless,” Frank told Peale. “I’m living in the darkness. In fact, I’ve lost hope for living.”

Peale smiled, feeling sorry for him. “Let’s take a look at your situation(处境).”

On a piece of paper he drew a straight line down in the middle. He told Frank that they must list the things Frank had lost on the left side, and on the right side, the things Peale hadn’t lost.

“You won’t need that column(栏;列) on the right side,” said Frank sadly.

It seemed Peale did not hear him. Peale asked, “When did your wife(妻子) leave you?”

“What do you mean? She doesn’t leave me! My wife loves me! “

“That’s great! “ said Peale excitedly, “Then we’ll only put that to the right column. Number One—Wife left. Now, when did your children go to prison(监狱)?”

“My children aren’t in prison! “

“Good! That’s Number Two on the right side--Children in prison.” said Peale, writing it down.

After a few more questions, at last Frank got it and smiled. “Funny, how things change (改变) when you think of them that way.” he said.

Change your thoughts and you change your world. If you paint in your mind a picture of happiness, you are getting near it.

1.What does Peale do?_____________

A. A writer. B. A teacher. C. A storyteller. D. A doctor.

2.Frank felt sorry for himself because ____________.

A. he lost hope for himself B. his wife left him

C. his children were in prison D. Peale made him unhappy

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

A. Frank is a famous singer. B. Frank’s children aren’t in prison.

C. Peale’s wife didn’t leave him. D. Frank’s wife doesn’t love him.

4.According to the passage, we can infer(推测) that ____________.

A. Peale will give up his future

B. Peale likes hearing the stories of others

C. Peale can’t help Frank at all

D. Peale changed Frank’s way of thinking of life

5.What’s the main idea(主题)of the passage?

A. We should have a healthy life to change our world.

B. We should work hard to change our world.

C. We should learn to look at the bright side of life.

D. We should only think of bad things in our life.

Answer 1