A) it became widespread in a short time B) it was first used by certain rich people
C) it was different from hooks and eyes that could be fastened
D) there was no other device that could be used to fasten clothing
From the minute you are born the family effect starts to impact your thought process. A child is
like a sponge that absorbs ideas and beliefs. Beliefs are taught to a child in minor ways such as
just listening to the parents and their ideas from everything containing politics, social problems,
moral issues and even opinions about how others behave. It is within the family unit that a
person learns their moral values. It is from their parents that a child is taught right and
wrong. Often this is through religious training.
19) A person's political or religious beliefs are usually formed during childhood ..........
A) without neglecting the family influence on these issues
B) by communicating with their parents on various subjects
C) after being given an opinion in a debate
D) after listening to their parents' opinions and comments about these subjects 20) One's course of thought develops in the family ..........
A) as parents are dominant and always talk in the family
B) but school is often the first preference of children for education
C) when parents explain their children something completely true
D) whenever he or she is born 21) The author resembles a child to a sponge ..........
A) when it becomes a main influence on a young person's thinking
B) because a child absorbs ideas and beliefs like a sponge that absorbs water C) no matter how much a child can learn from his or her family
D) which they see the world through outside influences
Not to trust is abnormal and is the natural result of bitter or even traumatic life experiences.
Mistrust or distrust is stimulated not by our own thoughts, nor by some device or machination
of ours - but by life's sad situations. To continue not to trust is to reward the people that
wronged us and made us distrustful in the first place. These people have already abandoned us
and still they have a great, hateful influence on our lives.
22) According to the author, not to trust, which he considers to be abnormal, ..........
A) is like some bad device or machination of ours
B) is the humour which the writer wants to show us
C) is not so disappointing as other bitter and traumatic life experiences
