题目内容：

In December 2017, I attended a conference. Five successful women delivered speeches on the topic  “Bouncing  Back  after  Setbacks.”  As  I  sat  there  listening  to  their  many  personal  and professional mistakes and setbacks, I felt fortunate that I hadn’t made that many mistakes in my own life.

Those women had lost thousands in investments, started companies but failed, sold companies that later ended up being worth millions, and lost partners in the name of business. Despite knowing that they had, in fact, bounced back and were again doing very well, I was starting to feel sorry for them.

Then, as if someone whispered in my ear, I heard the words: “Don’t be so proud of yourself. You haven’t made any mistakes because you haven’t lived at all. Look how boring your life is.” Whose voice was this, and how dare it speak to me like that?

I think, for the first time, I heard my own heart speak. It shook me to my core, and it took all I had to keep from crying. I started thinking of the mistakes I had made. The voice was right. There weren’t many at all. I had followed a straight path for 38 years. I went to school, earned bachelor’s and  master’s  degrees  with  honors,  and  stayed  at  every  job  I’d  had  far  longer  than  it  was professionally beneficial for me to do so. In fact, at 38, I had only had three jobs. “The devil(魔鬼) you  know is  better than  the  one  you  don’t ” was my motto.

A quick review of my life made me realize that it was the actions I hadn’t taken that I was suddenly regretting. I hadn’t studied abroad. I hadn’t risked love. In fact, I was perpetually single. I hadn’t started a business. I hadn’t traveled enough. I had said “no” far more than “yes”.

The voice that whispered to me continued to the New Year. It was like it laughed at me. The thought of turning forty frightened me. It’s one thing to be unhappy and unsettled in your twenties, and perhaps even in one’s thirties. But was I going to start a new decade with the same boredom? I needed something to pick me up, some activity I could look forward to.

1.How did the author feel when first hearing stories from the 5 speakers?

A. Regretful.    B. Surprised.

C. Lucky.    D. Guilty.

2.The author felt like crying during the conference because she realized                   .

A. she hadn’t lived her life to the fullest

B. she was deeply touched by the women

C. she had nothing to be proud of in her life

D. she had made a lot of mistakes in her life

3.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. The familiar devil is more frightening.    B. Saying “no” is better than saying “yes”.

C. It’s better to stay within the comfort zone.    D. You’d better change your job more frequently.

4.From the passage, we can learn that the author                     .

A. felt afraid of ageing

B. traveled abroad a lot

C. was married in her thirties

D. decided to do something new