Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 34 to 40

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 34 to 40.

Being aware of one's own emotions - recognizing and acknowledging feelings as they happen - is at the very heart of Emotional Intelligence. And this awareness encompasses not only moods but also thoughts about those moods. People who are able to monitor their feelings as they arise are less likely to be ruled by them and are thus better able to manage their emotions.

Managing emotions does not mean suppressing them; or giving free rein to every feeling. Psychologist Daniel Goleman, who has contributed to popularize the notion of Emotional Intelligence, insisted that the goal is balance and that every feeling has value and significance. As Goleman said, "A life without passion would be a dull wasteland of neutrality, cut off and isolated from the richness of life itself." Thus, we manage our emotions by expressing them in an appropriate manner. Emotions can also be managed by engaging in activities that cheer us up, soothe our hurts, or reassure us when we feel anxious.

Clearly, awareness and management of emotions are not independent. For instance, you might think that individuals who seem to experience their feelings more intensely than others would be less able to manage them. However, a critical component of awareness of emotions is the ability to assign meaning to them - to know why we are experiencing a particular feeling or mood. Psychologists have found that, among individuals who experience intense emotions, individual differences in the ability to assign meaning to those feelings predict differences in the ability to manage them. In other words, if two individuals are intensely angry, the one who is better able to understand why he or she is angry will also be better able to manage the anger.

Self-motivation refers to strong emotional self-control, which enables a person to get moving and pursue worthy goals, persist at tasks even when frustrated, and resist the temptation to act on impulse. Resisting impulsive behavior is, according to Goleman, "the root of all emotional self-control."

Of all the attributes of Emotional Intelligence, the ability to postpone immediate gratification and to persist in working toward some greater future gain is most closely related to success - whether one is trying to build a business, get a college degree, or even stay on a diet.

34. Which of the following can we infer from paragraph 1?

A. People who can manage their emotions successfully will be controlled by them.

B. If people pay attention to their feelings, they will not be able to manage them.

C. If people pay attention to their feelings, they can control their emotions better.

D. Some people can have much better understanding of their feelings than others.

35. According to the passage, people should be aware of their emotions so that they can _______.

A. manage their emotions appropriately

B. explain their emotions to others

C. stop feeling angry and overthinking

D. experience feelings more intensively

36. All of the followings are mentioned in paragraph 2 about our emotions EXCEPT _______.

A. emotions are part of a satisfying life

B. we should ignore some feelings

C. we can manage our emotions

D. every feeling is equally important

37. The word "critical" in paragraph 3 is opposite in meaning to ______.

     A. inessential                      B. indecisive                      C. dynamic                        D. important

38. The word "them" in paragraph 3 refers to _______.

     A. intense emotions             B. individuals                     C. individual differences     D. psychologists

39. In paragraph 3, the author explains the concept of awareness and management of emotions by _______.

A. giving an example of why people get angry

B. comparing how two people might respond to an intense emotion

C. explaining why some people are not aware of their emotions

D. describing how people learn to control their emotions

40. The word "pursue" in paragraph 4 mostly means _______.

     A. find out about something B. improve or develop something

     C. try to achieve something D. be involved in something