Watched the Lakers get lucky and win . Monday : Sat at home for a pretty long time . Went to get my eyes checked and get more contacts . Went to Pasqual 's house . Got cherry on top with Jessica and Pasqual .

OPTIONS:
- Because the Lakers got lucky .
- Because the Lakers won .
- None of the above choices .
- Because they are a basketball fan .
Answer the following question: Why did the writer watch the Lakers ?

Because they are a basketball fan .

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 .

OPTIONS:
- They were used to nothing but great things happening to them .
- They had the ability to predict what would happen in the future .
- They were used to having bad things happen to them .
- None of the above choices .
Answer the following question: What may be the reason they expected the worst ?

They were used to having bad things happen to them .

THEN we drove back to ctown and helped helen move in ( i helped for all of 10 minutes and ditched her like any good friend would do ) . do nt worry i had an important event to get to in st . louis . that of course would have been watching mizzou stomp illinois .

OPTIONS:
- They are friends and she asked for their help .
- They wanted to go to the St. louis game .
- They knew she needed there help and wanted to have fun .
- None of the above choices .
Answer the following question: Why were they helping Helen ?

They are friends and she asked for their help .

~I've been so busy at work ever since vacation ended that in the evenings I ' ve just sort of collapsed and done nothing . Which is alright in the moment , but eventually makes me feel like a slug . So the last few days I ' ve been trying to do more non - sluggish things .~ Saturday night the Kid and I baked 8 dozen cookies-- four dozen orange chocolate chip and four dozen oatmeal raisin chocolate chick -- for Sunday 's ministry fair . Of course we sampled some and they were tres delicious !

OPTIONS:
- They will drive to the fair
- Cookies will be eaten
- They will bake cookies
- None of the above choices .
Answer the following question: What will happen Sunday morning ?
They will drive to the fair