When people tell how nice you look in your new dress, it’s polite to say “thank you”.(
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How did people use to respond when their kids got into trouble at school?
A.They'd question the teachers.
B.They'd charge up to the school.
C.They'd tell the kids to calm down.
D.They'd put the blame on their kids.
How did people use to respond when their kids got into trouble at school?
A) they’d question the teachers
B) they’d charge up to the school
C) they’d tell the kids to clam down
D) They’d put the blame on their kids
W: Of course. You get off at 82nd street and walk one block. I'll tell you when we get there. And the fare is fifty cents.
What is the probable relationship between these two people?
A.Doctor and patient.
B.Passenger and bus driver.
C.Daughter and mother.
D.Customer and merchant.
W: I'll tell you when we get there. The fare is thirty cents; just put it in the fare box.
Q: What is the probable relationship between these two people?
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A.Doctor and patient.
B.Passenger and bus driver.
C.Customer and merchant.
D.Boss and secretary.
Which of the following italicized parts is used as an object?
A.John wondered why he was wanted by the police.
B.They tell me when they went to school.
C.He will write a book on how Chinese people learn English.
D.I am not interested in what you are doing.
Science seems to be getting closer to answering a very old mystery (奥秘). Homing pigeons (信鸽) can be taken hundreds of miles from their homes. When they are let to go to fly again, they find their way home. Because of this special ability to find home, pigeons have been used as messengers for hundreds of years.
Today people even breed homing pigeons for racing as a sport. The birds are shipped to some chosen place a few hundred miles away. Then all of them are let to go together. The winner is the bird that gets home first. A good racer can make it home from 500 miles away in a single day.
The mystery of the homing pigeon is how it tells direction and how it finds home.
The first part seems to be pretty well answered, and we know of two ways that pigeons tell directions. First, they use the sun. Experiments show that homing pigeons can tell directions by the sun. What happens when the sky is darkly overcast by clouds and no one can see where the sun is? Then the pigeons still find their way home.
Naturally, people have wondered whether pigeons might have a built-in compass—something that would tell them about the direction of the earth’s magnetic (磁的) field. Many different kinds of experiments were done. Here’s what the scientists decided after they had made experiments many times. When pigeons can see the sun, they use it as their main means(手段)of direction-finding. When they cannot see the sun, they use some special way to sense direction from the earth’s magnetic field.
But how do pigeons know which direction is toward home? What do they use that we would call a map? These are other questions to be answered.
Pigeons have been used as messengers because ______.
A.they have a built-in compass
B.they can cover 500 miles in a single day
C.they have special ability to tell directions
D.they can find their way home
What is the issue being discussed in the lesson?
A.Negotiating payment
B.Confronting the boss with unfair treatment
C.Asking for promotion
D.Interview skills
Why do we go wrong about our friends--or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning.And if we don't really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words.Suppose someone tells you, "you're a lucky dog".Is he really on your side? If he says, "You're a lucky guy" or "You're a lucky gal", that's being friendly.But "lucky dog"? There's a bit of envy in those words.Maybe he doesn't see it himself.But bringing in the "dog" bit puts you down a little.What he may be saying is that he doesn't think you deserve your luck.
How can you tell the real meaning behind someone's words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking.Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says square with the tone of voice? His posture (体态)? The look in his eyes? Stop and think.The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.
1.From the questions in the first paragraph we can learn that tile speaker ().
A.feels happy, thinking of how nice his friends were to him
B.feels he may not have "read" his friends' true feelings correctly
C.thinks it was a mistake to have broken up with his girl friend, Helen
D.is sorry that his friends let him down
2.In the second paragraph, the author uses the example of "You're a lucky dog" to showthat ().
A.the speaker of this sentence is just being friendly
B.this saying means the same as "You're a lucky guy' or "You're a lucky gal"
C.sometimes the words used by a speaker give a clue to the feeling behind the words
D.the word "dog" shouldn't be used to apply to people
3.This passage tries to tell you how to ().
A.avoid mistakes about money and friends
B.bring the "dog" bit into our conversation
C.avoid mistakes in understanding what people tell you
D.keep people friendly without trusting them
4.In listening to a person, the important thing is ().
A.to notice his tone, his posture, and the look in his eyes
B.to listen to how he pronounces his words
C.to check his words against his manner, his tone of voice, and his posture
D.not to believe what he says
5.If you followed the advice of the writer, you would ().
A.be able to get the real meaning of what people say to you
B.avoid any mistakes while talking with people who envy you
C.not lose real friends who say things that do not please you
D.be able to observe people as they are talking to you
M: Certainly.The idea is not to have a house full of cleverly-designed device.This is a complete household system.It will make people's lives much easier.
W: OK.So tell me how this house will make my life easier.
M: When you arrive at the front door,you won't need a key.The door will open automatically with a touch of your finger;the system can recognize your fingerprint.You'll be able to call your refrigerator when you're in the supermarket and find out how much milk you still have and figure out how much you need to buy.Isn't that wonderful?
W: Can I call the washing machine as well?
M: Sure.But you won't need to.The house comes with a robot.You can call the robot directly and ask it to do what you want to do.
W: What about household problems?
M: Well,if a pipe breaks open,the house will call the property management agency.And if there's a fire,the house will turn on the fire extinguishers automatically and call the fire department.
W: And what's the price of this intelligent house?
M: A million dollars.
W: A million dollars!It will be the 22nd century before I'll be able to afford one.
What does the man say about the new intelligent house?
A.It is a house full of cleverly-designed device.
B.It can help people live a much easier life.
C.It is the most comfortable house available.
D.It expresses the newest architectural style.
Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But they never agree with each other. One may say, "Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It's going to rain tomorrow." The other may say, "But it's going to clear up."
People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it is going to rain, and he won't believe anything else. When friends have a picnic, they are so sure the sky is going to become clear very quickly that they won't sit eating their lunch while it rains.
Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says. But he doesn't tell them what they want. He will come closer to being correct than anyone else.
English people usually start their talking by ______ .
A.asking their names
B.saying something about the weather
C.saying "sorry" to each other
Talking to Kids about SARS (非典)
School age children may be learning about SARS from adults and the media, but may not know what to make of the situation, says a national health charity.
The Lung Association says parents should take time to talk to their _________(51)and explain the facts about SARS and how to avoid the illness.
The following is based on recommendations ___________(52) Thursday by the
Lung Association:
▲ Ask your children if they have heard _____________(53) SARS at school, from friends, from TV, etc. Finding out what they already know can be a good _________(54) to start the conversation and to clear away any wrong ideas they might have about the illness and how it is spread.
▲ School age children are usually old_________55) to understand concepts
such as getting sick from germs (细菌) and how to avoid illness. A simple reminder (提示)__________(56) to cough on people and to wash their hands often may be sufficient for younger kids. All children should be shown how to __________(57) their hands properly.
▲ Remember to keep it simple so ___________(58) not to overwhelm children
with information, but answer them truthfully. Kids can tell when you're not being honest or if you're hiding something, and sometimes the unknown can be more frightening than the__________(59). Parents with anxious children will know ______(60) their kids will handle information on SARS and can tailor their discussion accordingly.
▲ One way to explain the illness is to tell children that SARS is like a bad breathing problem. It is _________(61) from a cold, but people can catch it in the same ways--such as coughing on someone, not washing your hands or sharing a glass with a sick person.
▲ Describe how SARS is spread, but mention that the chance of _________(62)
SARS is small. There is no reason to tell children people are dying of SARS__________(63) they ask. Never use the threat of death as a way to remind kids to wash their hands.
▲ Children should be________(64) to trust their parents and other caregivers. Explain that many smart people,__________(65) doctors and scientists, are working
on the problem and looking out for everyone's health.
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A.families
B.children
C. friends
D. doctors