Question

   You are given many chances in life to choose to be a victim(受害者) or creator. When you choose to be a victim, the world is a cold and difficult place. “They” did things to you which caused all of your pain and suffering. “They” are wrong and bad, and life is terrible as long as “they” are around. Or you may blame yourself for all your problems, then internalizing(內化)your victimization. The truth is, your life is likely to stay that way as long as you feel a need to blame yourself or others.

Those who choose to be creators look at life quite differently. They know there are persons who might like to control their lives, but they don’t let this get in the way. They know they have their weaknesses, yet they don’t blame themselves when they fail. Whatever happens, they have choice in the matter. They believe their dance with each sacred(神圣的)moment of life is a gift and that storms are a natural part of life which can bring the rain needed for emotional and spiritual growth.

Victims and creators live in the same physical world and deal with many of the same problems, yet their experience of life is different worlds. Victims are easy to be in anger, guilt, and other emotions that cause others--and even themselves--to feel like victims, too. Creators choose love, inspiration, and other qualities which inspire（鼓舞）not only themselves, but all around them. Both victims and creators always have choice to decide the direction of their lives.

In fact, all of us play the victim or the creator at different points in our lives. One person, on losing a job or a special relationship, may feel as if it is the end of the world and go into terrible suffering for months, years, or even a lifetime. Another with the same experience may choose to first experience the sadness, then accept the loss and soon move on to be a powerful creative strength in his life.

In every moment and every situation, you can choose to have fuller, richer life by setting a clear goal to change the victim within, and by inviting into your life the powerful creator that you are.

1. What does the word “they” in Paragraph 1 probably refer to?

       A. People and things around you.            B. Chances and problems.

       C. Creators and their choices.                     D. Victims and their sufferings.

2. What can we learn from the passage?

       A. Creators have the ability to predict future life.

       B. Creators deal with ups and downs of life wisely.

       C. Victims can influence more people than creators.

       D. Victims and creators face quite different things in life.

3. The examples mentioned in Paragraph 4 show that ________.

       A. strong feelings of sufferings in life pull people into victims.

       B. people need family support to deal with sufferings in life.

       C. it takes creators quite a long time to clear out their pains.

       D. one’s experiences decide his attitude toward his life.

4. What is the writer’s purpose in writing this passage?

       A. To describe victims and creators.    

       B. To compare victims with creators.

       C. To suggest changing from victims to creators.

    D. To explain the relation between victims and creators.

Answer 1

1.A   2. B    3. A      4. C