The boss talked the clerk ______________ (休假一周).
The boss talked the clerk ______________ (休假一周).
The boss talked the clerk ______________ (休假一周).
What happened to the author's company five years ago?
A.It made a great progress.
B.It developed a new type of product.
C.It went out of business.
Many people are afraid to assert themselves (insist upon their own rights).Dr.Robert Alberti, author of Stand Up' Speak Out, and Talk Back, thinks it's because their self-esteem (自尊) is low."Our whole set-up makes people doubt themselves," says Alberti. "There's always a 'superior' around—a parent, a teacher, a boss—who 'knows better'."
But Alberti and other scientists are doing something to help people to assert themselves. They offer "assertiveness training" courses (AT). In the AT courses people learn that they have a right to be themselves. They learn to speak out and feel good about doing so. They learn to be aggressive (敢闯的,有闯劲儿的)without hurting other people.
In one way, learning to speak out is to overcome fear. A group taking an AT course will help the timid person to lose his fear. But AT uses an even stronger motive—the need to share. The timid person speaks out in the group because he wants to tell how he feels. AT says you can get to feel good about yourself. And once you do, you can learn to speak out.
In the passage, the writer talks about the problem that______.
A.some people are too easy-going
B.some people are too timid
C.there are too many superiors around us
D.some people dare not defend their own rights
I 【21】______ by myself in my usual compartment for at least 10 minutes, waiting 【22】______ . The train never seemed to start on time and I often thought that I could have 【23】______ in bed a little longer, or had another cup of tea before 【24】______ . Suddenly I heard someone 【25】______ on the platform. outside. A young girl 【26】______ towards the train. The man on duty put out his hand 【27】______ but she ran past him and opened the door of my compartment. Then the whistle blew and the train started.
"I nearly missed it, 【28】______ ?" the girl said. "How long does it take to 【29】______ London?"
"It depends on the engine driver." I said. "Some day it's much slower than others."
"I'll have to 【30】______ so as not to be late again tomorrow," she said." 【31】______ my first day at work with a new firm today and they told me that the man 【32】______ is very strict. I 【33】______ him yet so I don't know 【34】______ but he sounds a bit frightening."
She talked about the new job on the way to London and before long, I realized that she 【35】______ for my firm. I 【36】______ in the firm for nearly 20 years. Our boss was really a very strict man. My own secretary 【37】______ so I must be her new boss. 【38】______ fair to her.
"Oh, dear," she said. "What a terrible mistake! I wish I 【39】______ ."
"Never mind," I said. "At least you'll know when your train's late 【40】______ ."
【21】
A.have been sitting
B.had been sitting
C.sit
D.am sitting
听力原文:W: Have you found a job yet?
M: No, and I'm getting discouraged. I went to the job market yesterday, but no one was really interested in hiring an English major.
W: I know what you mean. I was told by many of the companies there that they are looking for people with other skills. Fortunately, I am good at computing. I think I have a job lined up.
M: Tell me about it.
W: The first people I talked to said they were very interested in me, because I am familiar with Word Perfect. When they interviewed me, I was able to speak English better than the boss and he was very impressed with my combination of skills.
M: I was hoping to find a sales job with an import-export company.
W: You'd be good at that kind of job. Your English is very good. My older brother works for a Chinese American joint venture in Guangzhou and he is doing very well. He wanted me to go down there and work with him, but I think I would rather take this job here. If you would like, I will call him and ask him to help you find a job there.
M: I would really appreciate that. I know several of our classmates have found jobs there. It's a long way from home, but I hear the pay is good there. Thank you for your help.
W: Don' t mention it.
(20)
A.Because he was not interested in any job in the market.
B.Because he is not skillful at computing.
C.Because he is an English major.
D.Because the companies in the job market were looking for people good at English speaking.
听力原文: When I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mother's Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.
My mother realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on the phone to pretend I was she. I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker. I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing, "This is Mrs. Tan."
And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, "Why he don't send me check already two week lone."
And then, in perfect English I said: "I'm getting rather concerned. You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn't arrived."
Then she talked more loudly. "What he want? I come to New York tell him front of his boss." And so I turned to the stockbroker again, "I can't tolerate any more excuse. If I don't receive the check immediately, I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week."
The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs. Tan, was shouting to his boss in her broken English.
When I was a teenager, my mother's broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mother's English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wisdom. It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.
Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. Why was the speaker's mother poorly served?
30. What do we learn about the speaker from the passage?
31. What does the speaker think of her mother's English now?
32. What can we infer about Chinese English from the passage?
(33)
A.She was not very polite.
B.She was not clearly heard.
C.She was often misunderstood.
D.She was unable to speak good English.
【C10】
A.talked
B.being talked
C.talked to
D.being talked to
When the nurse talked to mum she thought mum was a ______.
A.nurse
B.visitor
C.patient
D.cleaner
Meal was ready. We stopped ________.
A.talk
B.talking
C.to talk
D.having talked
Have you talked to her lately?()
A.lastly
B.finally
C.shortly
D.recently