PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Wecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.Butmostmistakesareaboutpeople.“DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?”“WhenIgotthatgreatjob,didJimreallyfeelgoodaboutit,asafriend?Ordidheenv

PassageOne

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Wecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.Butmostmistakesareaboutpeople.“DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?”“WhenIgotthatgreatjob,didJimreallyfeelgoodaboutit,asafriend?Ordidheenvymyluck?”“Whydidn’tIrealizethatPaulwasfriendlyjustbecauseIhadacar?”Whenwelookback,doubtslikethesecanmakeupfeelbad.Butwhenwelookback,it’stoolate.

Whydowegowrongaboutourfriendsorourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Ifwedon’treallylisten,wemissthefeelingbehindthewords.Supposesomeonetellsyou,“You’realuckydog.”Ishereallyonyourside?Ifhesays,“You’realuckyboy”or“You’realuckygirl”,that’sbeingfriendly.Butthere’sabitofenvyin“luckydog.”Maybehedoesn’tseeithimself.Butbringinginthe“dog”bitputsyoudownalittle.Whathemaybesayingisthathedoesn’tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.

“Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulfor”isanothernoisethatsaysonethingandmeansanother.Itcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutoseeyourproblemaspartofyourlifeasawhole.Butishe?Wrappedupinthisphraseisthethoughtthatyourproblemisn’timportant.It’stellingyoutothinkofallthestarvingpeopleintheworldwhenyouhaven’tgotadateforSaturdaynight.

Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone’swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doeswhathesayssquarewiththetoneofvoice?Hisgesture?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.

Theminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeoplesaytoyoumanysaveanothermistake.

21.Accordingtothewriter,whenpeoplelookbackitistoolate,because.

A.mistakeshavealreadybeenmade

B.mistakescanmadethemfeelbad

C.theyareunawareoftheirmistakes

D.theyaredoubtfuloftheirfriends