Task: Wrong Candidate Generation
Input (English): Context: This was a survival tactic ; I did n't feel pain each and every time people acted according to their own nature . You could say I became cynical , as I did . I always expected the worst . Over time , I changed these views . I prepared for the worst , but hoped for the best , and when the worst came around , I tried to deal with it to the best of my ability . 
Question: What may be the reason they expected the worst ? 
Correct Answer: They were used to having bad things happen to them .
Output (English): They had the ability to predict what would happen in the future .