可推断，Mane在做饭时睡着导致平底锅着火。]

　　3．Which of the following can best describe Lorna when she saved the baby?

　　A．Careful.　　　　　 B．Patient.

　　C．Brave. D．Clever.

　　C　[推理判断题。由第三段中的"Lorna, without a thought for her own safety, turned back to search for the baby"和第四段中的"It didn't cross my mind at the time that I was near to dying when I rushed through the smoke"可知，Lorna救孩子时非常勇敢，一刻也没有想到自己的安危。]

　　4．How did Lorna feel after returning to her house?

　　A．Worried. B．Frightened.

　　C．Proud. D．Relaxed.

　　B　[细节理解题。由最后一段中的"It was only when...she had faced"以及Lorna所说的话可知，Lorna安全回到自己家之后才意识到救人时她面临了很大的危险，并对可能出现的严重后果感到害怕，全身颤抖。]

　　B

　　Whether we recognize it at the time or not, there are people around us who can help or hurt us.Generally speaking, there are three types of people in this world: those who do no harm as we follow our life path, those who pull us up to a new purpose­filled life path and those who pull us down to a boring and annoying life path.Although the offers may sound equally attractive, the motivations or the real directions may be questionable.

　　Looking back over the years, my story may be dull, yet there were at least three life path jumps I have experienced.The first was an opportunity to work for Senator (参议员) Jim Abdnor.I had written before how he gave me a completely new direction in my life.It lasted over seven years, ending with an experience of a lifetime working in the White House.

Another is returning to school to get my MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.After I realized that politics was not part of my life plan, I needed to get on a