Passage 2

Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage．

If ambition is to be well regarded，the rewards of ambition must be worthy of the sacrifices on ambition’s behalf. If the tradition of ambition is to have vitality, it should be widely shared，and it especially must be highly regarded by such people as the educated．who are themselves admired． However it is the educated who have claimed to have given up ambition as an ideal．What is odd is that they have perhaps benefited most from ambition，though the ambition may be more that of their parents and grandparents than of their own．

Certainly, people do not seem less interested in success now than formerly．In fact，the signs of success such as summer homes，European travel and BMWs have never ceased to be sought after．What has happened is that people cannot confess fully to their dreams，as easily and openly as once they could，lest they be thought to be aggressive，materialistic or vulgar．Instead，what has often confused us are those fine hypocritical spectacles：the critic of American materialism in possession of a Southampton summer home；the publisher of radical books who takes his meals every day in five-star restaurants；the journalist promoting participatory democracy in all phases of life，who sends his own children to expensive private schools．For such people and many more perhaps not so exceptional，the motto is，“Succeed at all costs but avoid appearing ambitious．’’

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According to the last paragraph，why do people display different levels of mental health?

Unlike most of the other non-foolish holidays，the history of April Fool’s Day, sometimes called All Fool’s Day, is not totally dear．[(63)There really wasn’t a “First April Fool’s Day” that can be pinpointed on the calendar.][(64)Some believe it sort of evolved simultaneously in several cultures at the same time, from celebrations involving the first day of spring.]

     The closest point in time that can be identified as the beginning of this tradition was in 1582, in France. [(65)Prior to that year, the new year was celebrated for eight days, beginning on March 25. The celebration culminated on April 1.] With the reform of the calendar under Charles IX, the Gregorian calendar was introduced, and New Year’s Day was moved to January 1.

     [(66)However, communications being what they were in the days when news traveled by foot, many people did not receive the news for several years.][ (67)Others, the more obstinate crowd, refused to accept the new calendar and continued to celebrate the new year on April 1. ]These backward folk were labeled as “fools” by the general populace. They were subject to some ridicule, and were often sent on “fools errands” or were made the butt (笑柄) of other practical jokes.

 (From April Fool’s Day)

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According to the first paragraph，what are the major aspects of life that may influence one’s psychological well-being?

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