You are saying that he is dishonest, and this is I disagree.
A.why B.where C.what D.which
First impressions are the most lasting. After all, you never get ___ second chance to make ___ first impression.
A.a; the B.the; the
C.a; a D.the; a
As a high school coach, I did all I could to help my boys win their game. I cheered as hard for _________ as they did. A dramatic ___________, however, following a game in which I was a referee(裁判), changed my _________ on victories and defeats.
It was a league championship basketball game between New Rochelle and Yonkers High. New Rochelle was _________ by Dan O’Brien, Yonkers by Les Beck. The gym was _________, and the noise made it impossible to hear. The game was well played and _________ competed. Yonkers was _________ by one point as I _________ at the clock and discovered there were but 10 seconds left to play. New Rochelle, the home team, took _________ of the ball, passed off and shot. The ball __________ around the rim(篮筐边沿) and off. The fans ____________. New Rochelle recovered the ball, and tapped it in for what looked like victory. The noise was __________.
I looked at the clock and saw that the game was over. I hadn’t heard the final buzzer(终场哨) because of the noise. I __________ with the other official, but he could not help me. So, I __________ the timekeeper, a young man of 17 or so. He said, “Sir, the buzzer __________ before the final tap-in was made. ” Yonkers won!
I had to tell O’Brien the sad news. His face __________. The young timekeeper came up and said, “I’m sorry, Dad. The ____________ ran out before the final basket. ”__________, like the sun coming out from a cloud, O’Brien’s face lit up. He said, “that’s okay, Joe. You did what you had to. I’m __________ of you.” The two of them then walked off the ____________ together, the coach’s arm around his son’s shoulder.
1.A.honesty B.devotion C.victory D.glory
2.A.conversation B.incident C.gesture D.challenge
3.A.view B.attitude C.theory D.impression
4.A.organized B.represented C.imagined D.coached
5.A.crowded B.cleared C.shaken D.arranged
6.A.happily B.closely C.smartly D.freely
7.A.moving B.progressing C.leading D.shooting
8.A.waved B.glanced C.signaled D.stared
9.A.control B.place C.care D.need
10.A.stuck B.fell C.turned D.rolled
11.A.laughed B.jumped C.yelled D.danced
12.A.annoying B.amazing C.thrilling D.deafening
13.A.examined B.watched C.researched D.checked
14.A.criticized B.approached C.interviewed D.reminded
15.A.broke down B.faded away C.went off D.carried on
16.A.clouded over B.softened up C.sweated over D.wrinkled up
17.A.audience B.ball C.time D.player
18.A.Certainly B.Similarly C.Fortunately D.Suddenly
19.A.ashamed B.proud C.aware D.fond
20.A.court B.course C.track D.field
Some people make you feel comfortable when they are around. You spend an hour with them and feel you are already close friends. They are always good talkers.
Here are several skills that good talkers have in common. If you follow the skills, they’ll help you put people at their ease, and make friends with them quickly.1.
First of all,good talkers ask questions. Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question. One well-known businesswoman says, “At business lunches, I always ask people what they did that morning.2.” From there you can move on to other matters—sometimes to really personal questions.3.. Second,once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers . Your questions should have a point and help to tell what sort of person you are talking to. And to find out, you really have to listen carefully .
Real listening at least means some things. If someone sticks to one topic, you can take it as a fact that he’s really interested in it. Real listening also means not just listening to words, but to tones of voice. 4.
Finally, good talkers know well how to “say goodbye”.If you’re saying goodbye, you may give him a firm handshake and say,“I’ve really enjoyed meeting you.”5..Let people know what you feel, and they may walk away,happy and satisfied.
A.You can become a popular person.
B.You’d better change the subject if the voice sounds dull.
C.Don’t be afraid to say so if you want to see that person again.
D.Although the question is common，it will get things going.
E.It’s polite to listen to others with a smile.
F.And how he answers will let you know how far you can go.
G.These people have something in common.
What can help you make a fortune in the future? Graduating from a top university might not be enough. A new study from the University of Essex in Britain has shown that the more friends you have in school, the more money you'll earn later.
The idea that popularity could have a serious effect on one's earning potentia（潜在性） shouldn't come as too much of a surprise. The researchers found that if you want to get ahead in life, social skills and networking are easily as powerful as talent and hard work..
“If a person has lots of friends, it means that he or she has the ability to get along with others in all kinds of different situations," said Xu Yanchun, 17, from Nantou High School in Shenzhen, who totally agreed with the recent finding. "Also, friends always help each other. They not only create wider social circles for you but lift your mood when you feel bad," said Xu. She believed that all this helps you "earn a higher salary”.
Maybe that's why some people think the younger generations are in the age of Friendalholism (交友狂症). A woman even complained that the networking website Facebook's 5,000-friend limit was too low for her large number of social contacts.
But what does a friend mean? Should friends be regarded as a form of currency（货币）?
“Call me uncoil, but I think of a friend as an actual person with whom I have an actual history and whom I enjoy actually seeing. It seems, however, that this is no longer the definition (定义) of ‘friend',” said Meghan Daum, who works with The Los Angeles Times in the US.
Daum dislikes the idea that quantity trumps quality in the age of friendaholism. She thought the idea of friendship, at least among the growing population of Internet social networkers, was to get as many of not-really-friends as possible. For example, a friend might be someone you might know personally but who could just as easily be the friend of a friend of some other Facebook friend you don't actually know. Although she agreed that social ties grease (润滑) the wheels of life, she also wamed, "Too bad one thing money can't buy is a real friend."
1.What will be needed if you are to achieve success according to the researchers?
A.Social skills, friends, good mood and fortune.
B.Social skills, talent, hard work and facebook.
C.Social skills, networking, potential and fortune.
D.Social skills, networking, talent and hard work.
2.What can friends do in the eyes of Xu Yanchun?
A.They can help you with your schoolwork.
B.They teach you how to make more money.
C.They introduce their friends to you.
D.They help you to get rid of sadness and cheer up.
3.We learn that Meghan Daum's attitude towards friends is somewhat _____.
A.up-to-date B.traditional
C.confused D.optimistic
4.What does the word "trumps" in the last paragraph mean?
A.is worse than B.is equal to
C.is better than D.is similar to
Does stress cause gray hair? Many people believe that tension and stress can cause your hair to lose its color. In fact, it is an old-wives’ tale that being upset all the time can result in premature graying. Here is a closer look at this situation and why some believe that this old wives’ tale could be true.
As one ages, the hairs on the head also age. In fact, just about everything on the human body begins to show signs of wear and tear (磨损) after a while. The joints wear and become stiff and skin wears and becomes wrinkled. Hairs on the head grow and eventually die. They are replaced, but in the process something else happens.
When new hairs are replacing the old ones, the color or pigment (色素) is also added to them. However, as one ages, this pigment becomes less and less available. At first, hairs will have a limited amount of pigment and they will appear to be grayish in color. In time, they will lose all of their pigment and will be white. Many things are known to cause graying, and genetics is a very powerful factor. If one of your parents turns gray at an early age, there is a good chance that you will too. Some people begin the graying process in high school, while others may be over the age of forty.
Constant worry and tension can have many harmful effects on the human body. It is a known fact that stressful times can cause one to suffer hair loss. It would make sense that if it can cause these problems, perhaps it also may contribute to graying. However, there is no sound evidence to support this.
On the other hand, many medical professionals believe that there may be a link between graying and a constant state of anxiety or tension. Does stress cause gray hair? There is no scientific evidence to support the theory, but it is best to avoid stressful situations.
1.The underlined phrase in the first paragraph most probably means________.
A.clever remarks B.silly remarks C.exciting remarks D.disappointed remarks
2.The second paragraph mainly tells us __________.
A.every part of body is replaced with age B.hairs will grow weak but not die
C.skin becomes wrinkled with age D.every part of body ages with age
3.What might play the most important role in the graying process?
A.Genetics and the amount of sleeping time.
B.The amount of food people eat and living environment.
C.The amount of pigment and genetics.
D.Genetics and the amount of water people drink
4.From the passage we can infer that________.
A.stress causing gray hair is still in question
B.gray hair has nothing to do with tension
C.stressful situations can be of benefit
D.sound evidence has been found
