Steve is always in a good mood. One day I went up to Steve and asked him, “ How do you do it?”  Steve replied, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself, ‘You have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.’ So I choose to be in a good mood. It’s your choice how you live your life.”
I reflected on what Steve said. Soon thereafter, I left the Tower Industry to start my own business. Several years later, I heard that Steve was involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a communication tower. I saw Steve about six months after the accident. I asked him what had gone through his mind as the accident took place. “The first thing that went through my mind was the well-being of my daughter,” Steve replied. “Then, as I lay on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to die. I chose to live.”
“Weren’t you scared? Did you lose consciousness (意識)?” I asked.
Steve continued, “The paramedics (護(hù)理人員) were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read ‘he is a dead man’. I knew I needed to take action.”
“What did you do?” I asked.
“A nurse asked if I was allergic (過敏的) to anything,” Steve answered, “ ‘Yes,’ I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working. I yelled,’ Gravity (重力).’Over their laughter, I said, ‘I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead.’”
Steve lived, thanks to the skills of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude.
I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Every single day has enough trouble of its own.

  1. 1.

    What is Steve’s attitude towards life?       

    1. A.
      Worrying about life all day long.  
    2. B.
      Choosing to see the positive aspects of life.
    3. C.
      Being cold to people in life. 
    4. D.
      Being angry at everything in life.
  2. 2.

    What did the writer do after he left the Tower Industry?

    1. A.
      He furthered his studies in college. 
    2. B.
      He went on a vacation in foreign countries.
    3. C.
      He stayed at home to enjoy his life. 
    4. D.
      He started his own business.
  3. 3.

    What went through Steve’s mind when the accident happened?

    1. A.
      How badly he was injured. 
    2. B.
      The reason for the accident.
    3. C.
      The well-being of his daughter.
    4. D.
      Whether he was going to die or not
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