Read the following statements: A. Our reading decides the filter in our minds. B. The filter in our mind controls our likes but not dislikes.

Statement A is correct: the passage states 'we acquire it over the years with the kind of books we read, the company we keep and the subjects we are interested in.' So reading does contribute to forming the filter. Statement B is incorrect: the passage indicates the filter affects what we 'like to brood upon' and gives examples both of obsessions (likes) and indifference ('could not care less' — dislikes). The filter controls both likes and dislikes.