If you’re going to be a straight talker, you have to believe that it’s a virtue, that it’s an attribute you want associated with yourself.
If you have an opinion and you just_______it, it allows the other person to either try to change your opinion, to agree with you, or to agree to_______-they have an action they can take. If you are quiet, people think you agree. How can you then_______the conversation when you’re at different points and it’s not really exposed? Agreeing is easy. Disagreeing takes more _______.
Several years back, when I was CEO at Autodesk(欧特克，美国电脑软件公司), there was a senior-level woman who was very smart and well spoken, but she didn’t wear_______clothes. It was_______ and she was not being taken seriously. I said to her manager, who was male, “You need to tell her.” He said, “Oh, no way.”
So I called her in and_______stated what I thought was happening. I told her, “You’re not getting the respect you_______.” I said, “Go to Nordstrom’s(诺德斯特龙,美国高档连锁百货店) and get a_______shopper. Just say, “I’m a senior businessperson and need help dressing like one.” She came back, and honest to God, it was a different person. She said she felt really good. And her currency went way up.
Early in my business career, if people asked me a question, I’d try to answer it honestly. And that was________. I had managers who wanted me around because I would actually tell them what was happening.
I was raised by my grandma, and she was a pretty________ talker because she thought you could________ it. My advice is,________ your toe in. If you’re honest and truthful, what is somebody going to say, that you’re ________because you believe something?
Being honest and ________is part of being a good friend, a good associate, and a good leader. It’s also why I know I could never be a politician.
1.A.explain B.exclaim C.claim D.state
2.A.favour B.approve C.disagree D.doubt
3.A.continue B.further C.change D.stop
4.A.efforts B.trouble C.time D.courage
5.A.appropriate B.smart C.formal D.uniform
6.A.ignored B.distracting C.disappointing D.disapproving
7.A.rightly B.timidly C.cautiously D.frankly
8.A.demand B.require C.expect D.deserve
9.A.personal B.catalog C.fellow D.secret
10.A.rewarded B.awarded C.paid D.responded
11.A.direct B.straight C.reasoning D.creative
12.A.grant B.recognize C.handle D.acknowledge
13.A.cast B.drop C.remove D.dip
14.A.frank B.generous C.modest D.stupid
15.A.competent B.disciplined C.truthful D.aggressive
Questions are based on the following passage.
1.
A.People can drive their cars at a high speed on the PRT system.
B.Each car on the PRT system can carry 300 passengers at a time.
C.The cars running on the PRT system can be controlled by a wire.
D.The power that sets the cars on the PRT system running comes from the sun.
2.
A.The traffic jam in Masdar City. B.Building more roads with wider lanes.
C.Solutions to traffic jams. D.Encouraging people to cycle more.
3.
A.Taxi drivers. B.Shop assistants.
C.Teachers and students. D.The elderly and the sick.
4.
A.The benefit of cycling lies in that more people can travel at the same time.
B.The man thinks that building more roads with wider lanes is not a perfect solution.
C.The woman disagrees with the second expert because riding is practical on rainy days.
D.The woman agrees with the first expert because it is very expensive to build more roads.
Questions are based on the following passage.
1.
A.Drinking a lot of alcohol. B.Going shopping in stores.
C.Gathering around tables for hotpot. D.Eating fried food and barbecued meat.
2.
A.Movies are available to people in Shanghai at midnight.
B.People in Hangzhou attach great importance to dinner.
C.A total of nine online platforms provide data for the report.
D.People in Beijing are most likely to order Starbucks in the afternoon.
3.
A.People’s eating habits in different regions of China.
B.The impact of mobile payment on Chinese people’s lifestyle.
C.The difference of nightlife among residents in Chinese cities.
D.The pressure of urban life brought by the nightlife activities.
Questions are based on the following passage.
1.A.8:30. B.9:00. C.8:45. D.9:15.
2.
A.When the interview begins, you should shake hands with the interviewer first.
B.If you don’t understand a question, you should answer it as quickly as possible.
C.Your answer should contain all the skills you have to convince the interviewer.
D.A good response can help you sell the interviewer on yourself as the best candidate.
3.
A.Ask the next step in the hiring process.
B.Offer to shake hands with the interviewer again.
C.Ask more questions about the position and the salary.
D.Take the opportunity to catch your breath and stay calm.
A.He has totally no idea of how to play games.
B.He thinks the team has already been eliminated.
C.He finds it hard to believe the team will enter the national game.
D.He does not know whether the team enter the national game or not.
A.The woman broke her arm while doing the project.
B.The man expect the woman to go on with the project.
C.It takes the doctor a month to cure the woman’s broken leg.
D.The woman can now come back to do her unfinished project .
