context: How to stop making excuses
Understand locus of control.
The first step to stopping making excuses is to examine how much you view life as being in your control. Excuses are often made to shift blame away to circumstances beyond our control.

OPTIONS:
- It is important to observe step 9d behaviors to understand why they feel like excuses to the point of guilt. Things such as " i'm angry, " " talk to her, " and " can we talk? " are coping mechanisms for depressive people.
- By challenging the tendency to ignore the need to cover up problem areas, you help yourself to suppress your hand unconsciously. However, that habit only applies to situational factors.
- If you hear yourself saying that you cannot lose weight because your partner bakes too much, you are shifting the blame to someone external and you instead need to take personal responsibility. Internal locus of control is the extent to which you assume responsibility for your actions and believe you can control your life.
- Some of the key points in power, however, are that actions such as softening the blow and denying your reasons a kiss are often overlooked. Use advice giving yourself the immense benefit of talking through your unreasoned reasons for the way you think one reason might be wrong.
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next sentence for the context: If you hear yourself saying that you cannot lose weight because your partner bakes too much, you are shifting the blame to someone external and you instead need to take personal responsibility. Internal locus of control is the extent to which you assume responsibility for your actions and believe you can control your life.

IN: What happens next?

A camera is seen moving quickly all around a beach passing by several objects and people and lead into several people laying down buckets and shoveling sand. the men

OPTIONS:
- end up in the beach and are now seen speaking to one another before going back to their tasks.
- continue shoveling sand into the buckets and lead into them taking off the bucket and sculpting the sand into a castle.
- continue laying down and spreading water around and then bounce up and down on the machine again.
- play with the rocks and the camera zooms in on some still pictures of the men laying down stones and putting paper down onto the sides.

OUT: continue shoveling sand into the buckets and lead into them taking off the bucket and sculpting the sand into a castle.

Problem: How does the next paragraph end?

A bottle of vinegar is shown on a table next to alcohol and soap. She begins mopping the hardwood floor. a dog

OPTIONS:
- is sitting on the carpet.
- is waking up from his sleep and stretches out its belly before going to the bathroom to have a shower.
- is laying down on a bed.
- walks in a closet off camera.
A: is laying down on a bed.

IN: Write the next sentence in this paragraph:
How to safely reject unwanted advances
Say no firmly.
As long as it feels reasonably safe, say no immediately. Do not smile, apologize, or say maybe.
OPTIONS:
- That's not the best way to respond to unwanted advances. They are usually returned just as a reaction and it doesn't feel good either way.
- Refusal, like many of the current advances, is a problem caused by emotional and physical factors. Some people may engage in a relationship purely as a one-sided case, rather than actively stepping up to the challenge.
- If you don't want someone, don't give them anything. Just say something like " no, i'm not interested.
- The advances are inevitable and they are the allure of even a minimal interaction. Talking will not help you come clean-you are merely giving the aggressor the option to invade your private space.

OUT: If you don't want someone, don't give them anything. Just say something like " no, i'm not interested.

Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:

How to pack alcohol in your luggage
Make sure you are of legal drinking age.
In most countries it is legal to carry alcohol on board an aircraft in your carryon luggage, or pack it in baggage that will be checked before you board the plane. You must, however, be of legal drinking age to bring alcohol on an aircraft.

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- This is important, as the more alcohol you have on board the more visible you will be to anyone on the plane drinking alcohol. For example, if you are a seasoned bartender at a bar, you should bring two separate cocktail glasses with you.
- In the united states, the legal drinking age in 21 years of age. If you are traveling outside the united states, be sure to check with your airline about how old you must be to pack alcohol in your luggage.
- Alcohol, which can come from narcotics, is a very dangerous substance, often traced back to extreme usage. Most airlines place fluorescent masking tape at the bottom of closed-drawer compartments or in baggage areas.
- If you get a felony, passport, bank, or other itinerary, this is illegal on planes and requires for you to close your baggage. You are not allowed to pack alcohol in an airline compartment before boarding the plane.
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Answer:
In the united states, the legal drinking age in 21 years of age. If you are traveling outside the united states, be sure to check with your airline about how old you must be to pack alcohol in your luggage.

Question:
Multi-choice problem: Continue writing the next sentence for the following:

A woman is seen kneeling on a mat in a back yard and leads into her bending backwards using her hands. she

OPTIONS:
- then flips off and is seen standing ready to perform.
- bends forward also using her feet as well as her palms and ends by kneeling down and kicking the air one last time before jumping onto the mat.
- then puts her hands all the way down on the ground while still continuing to look up.
- holds up a bottle in front of her face and starts brushing a box in the back yard using her hands.
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Answer:
then puts her hands all the way down on the ground while still continuing to look up.