Question

Read the passage and answer the question that follows.

The New Year is a time for resolutions. Mentally at least, most of us could compile formidable lists of do's and dont's. The same old favourites recur year in and year out with monotonous regularity. Past experience has taught us that certain accomplishments are beyond attainment. If we remain inveterate smokers, it is only because we have so often experienced to frustration that results from failure. Most of us fail in our efforts at self-improvement because our schemes are too ambitious and we never have time to carry them out. We also make the fundamental error of announcing our resolutions to everybody so that we look even more foolish when we slip back into our old bad ways.

The author says that most of us fail in our attempts at self-improvement because _______.

• A. we set too high goals for ourselves
• B. we do not have the persistence of mind
• C. our nature is such that we cannot become perfect
• D. certain imperfections have become a part and parcel of our lives

Answer 1

The correct option is A we set too high goals for ourselves

Most of us fail in our efforts at self-improvement because our schemes are too ambitious " - this statement made by the author implies that we fail in keeping our resolutions each year because most of the times we set unattainable goals for ourselves. So, option A is the best answer.