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阅读理解。    “Success begins with belief and ends with doubt.”—Larina Kase    I remember reading through a book and the author was writing about being a reverse paranoid. In that particular section he mentions how he has a belief that the world he's living in is out to give him everything he absolutely wants and desires.    There are times when I think to myself，“Wow，the world is out to get me and make me miserable.” Then I thought，why can't I believe that the world is out to make me a better conversationalist. Then I started adapting to the belief of the reverse paranoia.    When I started talking to people，I truly believed that I was the most interesting person in the room. I believed that everything I said added value to the conversation. I believed that people stayed behind and chatted with me because they found me charismatic.    As a matter of fact, for about five months I wrote down on my bathroom mirror the following affirmation：“People love me and respect me. It is a privilege to talk to me. People find me interesting and charming and always want to get to know me better！”    I would say the affirmation after I brushed my teeth. And I would continue to say it until I felt completely great about myself. There were days that I just wouldn't feel like saying it，because it would feel like a lie to me. But that's the trouble，like the quote says，success ends when there's doubt. And that's why I continued until I had no doubt in my mind.    Then strange things happened，I noticed that people did find me more interesting，and that I gained more confidence in talking with people. I was more assertive(坚定自信的) at work. I was able to control politics and gossip at work to minimal levels，and became a much better manager，and developed better customer relations to the point that sales were up by 20% compared to the year before，on my best month sales were up by 39%，and this was a year that a recession was happening. （1） The main purpose of the author is to________. A . explain how to be a reverse paranoid B . share his personal experience in success C . tell us the importance of positive thinking D . advise us how to improve our communication skills （2） Before the author started adapting to the belief of the reverse paranoia，he used to ________. A . believe the world would give him anything he desired B . have a negative attitude towards life C . have a strong belief in the world D . live a miserable life （3） Sometimes the author didn't feel like saying his affirmation because________. A . it didn't work as he had expected B . he had become enthusiastic about conversations C . he had felt great about himself D . it didn't sound true to himself （4） We can infer from the last paragraph that the author________. A . didn't believe what had happened at work B . didn't get along with others at work C . had his performance at work affected by the recession D . made great progress due to his affirmation 答案： C B D D

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