单选题 Oh, and I kind of want a dog. Now that’s nesting. (Para. 14)
A、
Oh, and I’d like to keep a dog, which shows I really do want to settle down.
B、
Oh, I would like to have a home and a dog by my side.
单选题 If you can’t put a cap on it, you’re chasing the wind. (Para. 9)
A、
If you can’t put a limit on what you desire, you are undertaking a meaningless task that will lead you nowhere.
B、
If you can’t constrain(限制)your desires, you’re following the crowd.
单选题 Prior to leaving, I was not in a good place. (Para. 2)
A、
Before leaving Australia, I was living in a place that was lacking in the basic facilities, completely unfit for making a home.
B、
Before leaving Australia, I had gone through a very difficult period and was low in spirits.
单选题 … and for once I didn’t hate it. (Para. 5)
A、
… and unlike in the past, this time I actually enjoyed socializing.
B、
… and I used to enjoy being with other people.
单选题 And much of that assessment was, and still is, based on a perceived lack of things we’re told we should want or have. (Para. 4)
A、
And much of the assessment was, and still is, based on a lack of understanding of the things we’re told we should want or have.
B、
And much of that evaluation was, and still is, based on a feeling that we are short of things we ought to have because of the messages from the mass media.
单选题 Because ultimately, you decide if you’re going to buy into this idea that you’re not good enough. (Para. 7)
A、
Because in the end, you decide by yourself if you’re going to buy more stuff to stop thinking you’re not good enough.
B、
Because in the end, you determine whether you’re going to accept the notion that you’re not good enough.
单选题 My heart and my head are constantly torn between what they want in the future. (Para. 13)
A、
All the time I was fighting for what I really want in the future.
B、
I found it difficult to choose between two different paths for my future.
单选题 Prior to the late 1880s, most of us were so busy trying to make a living that we didn’t care what the Joneses were doing, nor did we know, for that matter. (Para. 4)
A、
Before the late 1880s, most of us were busy trying to make a living. We didn’t care what the Joneses were doing, and we didn’t know either.
B、
Before the late 1880s, most of us were so busy trying to make a living that we didn’t care what the Joneses were doing, nor did we know what mattered to them.