Question

 You often find somebody who works around you com?plaining all the time,don't you?

28       About 70 %of Americans say being around nonstop complainers sometimes has a bad influence on them. Luckily,here are 4 tips to help form positive pat?terns.

 1. Self-awareness When a negative thought pops into your mind,imme?diately correct it. Instead of telling yourself "That's a nice shirt,but I can't afford it," change the message to "That will look great with my black pants when I can afford it." 29      

  Of course,everyone complains sometimes. But the less frequently you complain,the better you will feel.

2. Distance yourself 30        Excuse yourself and go somewhere quiet,somewhere outdoors in the fresh air. Think of something pleasant before returning. You have to take this seriously because negative people can and will pull you into the quicksand (閑境) .

3. Don't try to change complainers If you find yourself trapped in a group of complainers in a meeting or at a social event,simply choose silence. Let their words bounce off you while you think of some?thing else. Attempting to stop the complaining can make you a target. 31       If someone says, "I hate Mondays,weekends are too short," try to think, "I'm glad I rested up over the weekend,so I'm ready to make some improve?ment on that big project.”

4. 32       When someone is shouting at you angrily,throw the responsibility back at them by asking, "So what do you in?tend to do about it?" In most cases* complainers don't re?ally want a solution. They just want to speak them out. If you make them aware that they themselves have to find the solutions,they will leave you alone and find someone else to complain to. If so,you will be happy.

   A. Find solutions

   B. Change responsibility

   C. You have got a lot of company.

   D. By doing this,it will lead to positive behaviours.

   E.But you can redirect the discussion in your own mind.

   F.Whenever possible,escape from negative conversa?tions.

   G.You will never know what they are going to talk about.

Answer 1

[文章大意]本文是一篇議論文。文中告訴讀者建立.良好心態(tài)所需要的四個技巧。

28. C由前一句"You often find somebody who works around you complaining all the time...”和后一句"About 70% of A-mericans say..."可知，并不是只有你一個人才會遇到這種情況。故選C.

29. D根據(jù)上文"―change the message to  That will look great with my black pants when I can afford it."，可知，這種想法會幫助我們建立積極的心態(tài)。故選D.

30. F從標題句"Distance yourselP，和后一句"Excuse yourself and go somewhere quiet,somewhere outdoors in the fresh air."可知，本處是告訴讀者要遠離消極的人，故選5. 31. E根據(jù)本段最后一句"If someone says-- on that big pro?ject. "可知，從不同的角度來思考可能會帶來積極的心態(tài)。故選E。 

32. B根據(jù)段落內(nèi)容和關鍵詞組throw the responsibility back at them可知，此處的意思是"轉(zhuǎn)移責任"。故選B.