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What does the man w ant to know ?

A. What time it is.    B. When his train is supposed to leave.    C. Where he can find the boarding hall.

Why is the w oman sad?

A. She lost her homew ork.

B. She didn’t finish her essay.

C. She forgot to reply to her teacher’s email.

What is the girl doing?

A. Making the bed.    B. Fixing the chair.    C. Driving to school.

What did Kate do?

A. She sang a song.    B. She listened to some music.    C. She took a nap in her room.

Most people follow others blindly just under the effect of peer (同辈) pressure or because they feel it safe to follow a large number of people. In some rare cases it might be right to follow the crowd, but in most cases this can be a big mistake. Actually there are reasons why we shouldn’t follow the crowd blindly.

According to a study, people often follow the crowd when they aren’t sure about the direction they should take. This means a large number of people could be following others without understanding what’s right and what’s wrong! This makes more people follow and as a result most people move in a certain direction even if it isn’t right.

A man who wants to be successful always hopes for others’ guidance and he usually follows the same path of most people, but the question this man never asks himself is: Are all of those people successful? Of course not! If you want to follow a crowd, then follow a successful one. However, in real life you’ll only find one successful person among hundreds of people, and that’s why following the crowd makes no sense at all.

Most people act emotionally without thinking wisely. If you always follow others because they’re greater than you in number, then sooner or later you’ll discover that you’re taking emotional decisions you might regret later.

However, should we never follow the crowd? No. I’m not trying to say you should never follow the crowd, but instead I’m just asking you to think wisely before you take a decision. If you find others are right, there is no problem in following them, but if you have doubts about the direction they’re moving in, don’t follow them blindly.

1.According to the text, most people like to follow others partly because______.

A. they don't know what to do

B. they believe they take the right direction

C. they are affected by their peers

D. they want to make good impressions on people

2.What do many people who want to succeed do before making a decision?

A. Do what most people do.

B. Follow a successful man.

C. Think twice about it.

D. Sum up the mistakes they have made.

3.What opinion does the author hold?

A. It is wrong to follow other people.

B. It takes time to think wisely.

C. You shouldn’t be sorry for what you have done.

D. You should use your brain before following others.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A. Effects of following others.

B. Reasons for not following others blindly.

C. Advantages of making wise decisions.

D. Ways of finding successful people to follow.

5.Which of the following best shows the structure of the text?

(①=Para 1, ②=Para 2, ③=Para 3, ④=Para 4, ⑤=Para 5)

A.     B.     C.     D.