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We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are aboutmoney. But most mistakes are about people. Did Jerry really care when I brokeup with Helen? When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, asa friend? Or did he envy my luck? And Paul-why didn t pick up that he wasfriendly just because I had a car? When we look back, doubts like these canmake us feel bad. But when we look back, it s too late. Why do we go wrong about our friends-or our enemies? Sometimes whatpeople say hides their real meaning. And if we don t really listen we miss thefeeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, You re a lucky dog. That sbeing friendly. But lucky dog? There s a bit of envy in those words. Maybe hedoesn t see it himself. But bringing in the dog bit puts you down a little.What he may be saying is that the doesn t think you deserve your luck. Just think of all the things you have to be thankful foris anothernoise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker istrying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But ishe? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn t important.It s telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when youhaven t got a date for Saturday night. How can you tell the real meaning behind someone s words? One way isto take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks?Does what he says agree with the tone of voice? His posture? The lookin his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the realmeaning of what people to you may save another mistake. 26. This passage is mainly about. A)how to interpret what people say B)what to do when you listen to others talking C)how to avoid mistakes when you communicate with people D)Why we go wrong with people sometimes 27. According to the author, the reason why we go wrong about ourfriends is that. A)We fail to listen carefully when they talk B) People tend to be annoyed when we check what they say C)People usually state one thing but means another D)We tend to doubt what our friends say 28. In the sentence Maybe he doesn t see it himself. in the secondparagraph, the pronoun it refers to. A) being friendlyC) lucky dog B) a bit of envyD) your luck 29. When we listen to a person talking, the most important thing forus to do is. A)notice the way the person is talking B)take a good look at the person talking C)mind his tone, his posture and the look in his eyes D)examine the real meaning of what he says based on his manner, histone and his posture 30. The author most probably is a. A) teacherC) philosopher B) psychologistD) doctor Passage 6 26.C27.C28.B29.D30.B | 
