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1 a. Many of the unhappy things in life are partly due to bad luck; b. People's misfortunes result from the mistakes they make
2 a. One of the major reasons why people have wars is because they do not take enough interest in politics; b. There will be always wars, no matter how hard people try to prevent them
3 a. In the long run people get the respect they deserve in this world ; b. Unfortunately, an individual's worth often passes unrecognized no matter how hard he tries
4 a. The idea that teachers are unfair to students is nonsense ; b. Most students don't realize the extent to which their grades are influenced by accidental happenings
5 a. Without the right breaks one cannot be an effective leader ; b. Capable people who fail to become leaders have not taken advantage of their opportunities
6 a. No matter how hard you try some people just do not like you; b. People who cannot get other to like them do not understand how to get along with others
7 a. I have often found that what is going to happen will happen; b. Trusting to fate has never turned out as well for me as making a decision to take a definite course of action
8 a. In the case of the well prepared student there is rarely if ever such a thing as an unfair test; b. Many times exam questions tend to be so unrelated to course work that studying is really useless
9 a. Becoming a success is a matter of hard work, luck has little or nothing to do with it ; b. Getting a good job depends mainly on being in the right place at the right time
10 a. The average citizen can have an influence in government decisions; b. This world is run by the few people in power, and there is not much the little guy can do about it
11 a. When I make plans, I am almost certain that I can make them work ; b. It is not always wise to plan too far ahead because many things turn out no matter a good or bad fortune anyhow
12 a. In my case getting what I want has little or nothing to do with luck; b. Many times we might just as well decide what to do by flipping a coin
13 a. Who gets to be the boss often depends on who was lucky enough to be in the right place first; b. Getting people to do the right thing depends upon ability; luck has little or nothing to do with it
14 a. As far as world affairs are concerned, most of us are the victims of forces we can neither understand nor control; b. By taking an active part in political and social affairs the people can control the events
15 a. Most people don't realize the extent to which their lives are controlled by accidental happenings; b. There is really no such thing as "luck"
16 a. It is hard to know whether a person really likes you or not; b. How many friends you have depends upon how nice a person you are
17 a. In the long run the bad things that happen to us are balanced by the good ones; b. Most misfortunes are the result of lack of ability, ignorance, laziness, or all three
18 a. With enough effort, we can wipe out political corruption; b. It is difficult for people to have much control over the things politicians do in office
19 a. Sometimes I can't understand how teachers arrive at the grades they give; b. There is a direct connection between how hard I study and the grades I get
20 a. Many times I feel I have little influence over the things that happen to me; b. It is impossible for me to believe that chance or luck play an important role in my life
21 a. People are lonely because they don't try to be friendly; b. There is not much use in trying too hard to please people, if they like you, they like you
22 a. What happens to me is my own doing; b. Sometimes I feel that I don't have enough control over the direction my life is taking