【正文】 me in tears so I stormed into his office angrily. “Ｗhat ?” he asked. Suddenly I knew what I must do. After all, he earned it. “Jack, the way you’ve been treating me is wrong, “ I said . Jack seems nervous. “I make you promise. I’ll be a friend. I’ll treat you as you should be treated, with respect and kindness,” he said. With these words , I left. Jack avoided me the rest the week. Another day I left a note on his desk, reading “Hope your day is going great.” Over the next few weeks , Jack reappeared, but nothing unhappy happened again. One year later, I had breast cancer. The last day of my hospital stay, Jack came. He placed some flowers beside me, saying, “Tulips.” I smiled, not understanding. He cleared his throat.” If you plant them when you get home, they’ll e up next spring.” Tears clouded my eyes and I whispered, “Thank you”. Jack held my hand firmly, saying, “You’re wele. You can’t see it now, but next spring you’ll see the colors I picked out for you. I’ve seen those beautiful tulips push through the soil every spring for ten years now. I’ll never forget Jack. After all, that is what friends do. 60. Jack was angry with the author because _______. A. she pointed his mistakes in public B. she changed the contents of the papers C. she read the papers without permission D. she corrected the papers without telling him 61. What can we learn about Jack from the passage? A. He was good at making friends B. He always respected his coworkers C. He got along well with his coworkers. D. He wasn’t popular with his coworkers. 62. The author entered Jack’s office with the purpose of ________. A. telling him about the mistake he had made B. forting him for the mistake he had made C. saying sorry to him for their misunderstanding D. telling him she wanted to make friends with him 63. Why did the author cry on the last day of her hospital stay? A. She was afraid that she would die soon B. She was moved by Jack’s flowers and words C. She was pleased that Jack became a good man D. She was angry with Jack for what he did to her. C Most people follow others blindly mainly under the effect of peer(同齡人)pressure. Some people also feel it safe to follow a large number of people. In some are cases it might be right to follow the crowd, but in most case this can be one big mistake. Actually there are reasons why we shouldn’t follow the crowd blindly. According to a study, people tend to follow the crowd when they aren’t sure about the direction they should take. This means a large number of people could be following others without understanding what’s right and what’s wrong! This attracts more people to follow them and the result is that most people move in a certain direction even if it wasn’t right. A man who wants to be successful always hope for others’ guidance and he usually follows the same path of most people, but the question this man never asked himself is: are all of those people successful? Of course not! If you want to follow a crowd, then follow a successful one. However, in real life you’ll only find one successful person among hundreds of people, and that’s why following the crow makes no sense at all. Most people act without thinking wisely. If you always follow others because they are greater than you in number, then sooner or later you’ll discover that you are making decisions that you might regret later. However, should we never follow the crowd? No. I’m not trying to say you should never follow the crowd, but instead I’m just asking you to think wisely before you take a decision. If you find others are right, there is no problem in following them, but if you have doubts about the direction they’re moving in , don’t follow them blindly. 64. According to the passage, most people follow others blindly mainly because______. A. they are affected by their peers B. they don’t believe in themselves C. they feel it safe to stay with others D. they are weaker than other people 65. Those who follow others because they want to succeed should think about _____ A. whether they are in the same path B. whether those being followed are successful C. whether they are moving in a right direction D. whether that are