Ruth: Hey, Nate! Are you going to sign up for the singing contest next month? Nate: I haven’t made up my mind.Ruth: Why? With your wonderful voice, you have a good chance to win it.Nate: To be honest, I’m too scared to sing in front of many people. What if I make mistakes? Ruth: I know it might be scary, but you will never learn to deal with things like that if you don’t try at all.Nate: Well, you are right. I’m going to join the contest.(Nate put up a good performance, but he did not finish in first place.) Ruth: Wow, I think you did a great job. Nate: Thanks a lot, but I failed to sing my best. Ruth: Never mind. It’s not the end of the world not winning the contest. You can always gain experience andlearn from it. Nate: Thank you for cheering me up, Ruth. I’ll look on the bright side.
39. What does things like that mean?
(A) Winning singing contests.
(B) Signing up for a contest.
(C) Not performing well in a contest.
(D) Making up one’s mind to do something.