Passage 10
Procrastinators are people who have a chronic habit of putting things off, usually until the last minute and sometimes until it is too late altogether. The most common reason that procrastinators themselves give for their habit, which they are usually quite willing to talk about even if not willing to change, is that they are lazy. Other typical excuses are that they are undisciplined, brilliant but disorganized, or very poor at organizing their time.
Some procrastinators, however, almost against their very nature, actually get as far as trying to do something about their problem and seek help. Recent research with such people seems to suggest that their difficulties are much more complex than the procrastinators themselves think. The general conclusions are that such people have a vulnerable sense of self-worth, are particularly fearful of failure, and deliberately put things off precisely so that they never leave themselves time to produce their best work. The reason for their delaying tactics is that, since they do everything at the last moment and under pressure, the procrastinators can retain their illusion of brilliance without ever having to put it to the test.
1. The main idea in the first paragraph is _____ .
［A］ the nature of procrastination
［B］ the undisciplined character of procrastinators
［C］ that disorganization is the procrastinator's main problem
［D］ the reasons procrastinators give for their behavior
2. The main idea in the second paragraph is _____.
［A］ how procrastinators have an illusion of brilliance
［B］ how procrastinators seek help
［C］ research findings regarding procrastinators
［D］ that procrastinators always leave everything until the last moment
3. A suitable title for this passage might be _____ .
［A］ The Chronic Habit of Procrastination
［B］ Procrastination: Exercises and Reality
［C］ Disorganization, the True Cause of Procrastination
［D］ Procrastination: Never Do Today What You Can Put Off Until Tomorrow
4. Of all the following ideas that appear in the passage, which do you think the author attributes most importance to?
［A］ Some procrastinators seek help for their problem
［B］ Procrastinators, in general, put off things deliberately so as to avoid a real test
［C］ Procrastinators usually think that they are very bad at organizing their time
［D］ Procrastinators sometimes put off things until it is too late
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