抱怨用于太空计划的钱是被白白浪费了。他们会说：―与其花4亿5千5百万美元把一个人送上月球，为什么不把这些钱用来解决地球上的贫穷问题呢？‖但当你追问他们打算如何用这些钱来消除贫困时，大多数人又会无言以对。我对他们说：―告诉我一个解决办法，我会为你们筹到钱。‖以积极的方式思考如何解决问题，而不是对花在别的项目上的金钱妄加挑剔。实际上，美国的太空计划带来了许多有价值的发现，全人类都从中受益。
10 乐观精神使我们的注意力从消极的否定态度转向积极的、建设性的思考。乐观主义者更关心如何解决问题，而不是毫无意义地怨天尤人。事实上，如果没有乐观精神，像贫穷这样严重而且现正存在的问题是无望解决的。解决这样的问题需要一个梦想家——一个拥有九死不悔的乐观、矢志不移的坚韧和无限信心的人。何去何从，由你决定。Listen and Respond
Task One Focusing on the Main Ideas
Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences according to the information contained in the listening passage.
1 According to the passage Michael was ________.
A) a curious person
B) always an optimist in his life
C) always a victim in his company
D) an employee who liked complaining
2 If something bad happened or someone came to him complaining Michael would ________.
A) choose to be a victim
B) be more likely to be in a bad mood
C) choose to accept the bad thing or the complaining
D) choose the positive side of life
3 In Michael‘s opinion ________.