A jobless man applied for the position of “office boy” at a big firm.
The HR manager 1. (interview) him, then a test: clean the floor. “You are hired(雇佣）,” he said, “give me your email address, 2. I’ll send you the application to fill.” The man replied “I don’t have a computer, 3. an email”.
“I’m sorry,” said the HR manager, “that means you do not exist. And ___4.__ doesn’t exist cannot have the job.” The man left 5. no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do, with only $10 in his pocket.
He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy a 10 KG tomato crate. He then sold the tomatoes in a door to door round. In less than two hours, he ___6.__ (success) in doubling his capital（资本）. He repeated the operation 3 times, and returned home with $60.
5 years later, the man is one of the 7. (big) food retailers(零售商) in the US. He started to plan his family’s future, and decided to have a life insurance.
He called 8. insurance broker（保险经纪人）, and chose a protection plan. When the conversation was concluded, the broker asked him his email. The man replied: “I don’t have an email”. The broker replied9. (curious), “You don’t have an email, and yet have established an empire! Do you imagine 10. you could have been if you had an email?The man thought for a while, and replied: “An office boy!”
A businesswoman got into a taxi in midtown. As it was the rush hour and she was in a to catch a train, she a quick way to reach it. “I have been a taxi driver for 15 years!” the driver said . “You don’t think I know the best way to go?”
The woman tried to explain that she hadn’t to annoy him, but the driver kept . She finally realized that he was too annoyed to be , so she changed her . “You know, you are right,” she told him. “It must seem for me not to think you know the best way the city.”
, the driver glanced at his in the rearview mirror（后视镜）, turned down the street she wanted and got her to the train on time. “He didn’t say another word the rest of the ride,” she said. “ I got out and paid him. Then he thanked me.”
When you find yourself with people like the taxi driver, you will always try to your idea. It can lead to longer arguments, lose job chances or marriages. I have discovered one simple extremely unlikely method that can prevent the disagreement or other difficult situations from in a disaster.
The is to put yourself in the other person’s shoes and look for the in what that person is saying. Find a way to , and the result may surprise you.
1.A. hurry B. rush C. moment D. way
2.A. chose B. made C. found D. suggested
3.A. jokingly B. angrily C. anxiouslyD. curiously
4.A. supposed B. expected C. meantD. decided
5.A. apologizing B. driving C. askingD. shouting
6.A. reasonableB. thoughtfulC. normalD. practical
7.A. roadB. mindC. directionD. manner
8.A. strangeB. wrongC. terribleD. stupid
9.A. acrossB. inC. throughD. along
10.A. SurprisedB. WorriedC. AnnoyedD. Disappointed
11.A. riderB. speakerC. helperD. comer
12.A. untilB. afterC. becauseD. since
13.A. satisfiedB. concernedC. crowdedD. faced
14.A. give upB. turn downC. stick toD. point out
15.A. combineB. destroyC. sufferD. divide
16.A. andB. thatC. butD. though
17.A. lyingB. resultingC. settingD. leading
18.A. problemB. importanceC. keyD. reply
19.A. factB. meaningC. expressionD. truth
20.A. agreeB. argueC. explainD. escape
Tips for a happier workplace
You don’t have to be friends with your co-workers, but you do need to be friendly. Read on for fresh ways to make your office a kinder, gentler place.
◆Give a happy “Hello!” in the morning.
Do you walk into the office, eyes down, and immediately start work? If so, you are likely to find that co-workers ignore you or avoid you. 1. It’s really amazing how fast this small gesture can change unfriendly workplace relations.
◆Learn the art of small talk.
Ask your co-workers about their interests— their favorite music, movies, and books, as well as their hobbies. 2. Once you know what catches their imagination, pick up stories from newspapers or magazines to help start conversations.
◆ Ask what they think.
People love to be asked for their opinion, so go out of your way to ask ,“What do you think of this report?” or “How do you think I should deal with this situation?” 3.
◆Avoid gossip.
4. So return the favor. When a co-worker walks towards you bearing a piece of gossip, respond with, “Really?” and then change the subject or get back to work. If you don’t respond, the gossiper will move on.
◆5.
To win friends at work, start with good office etiquette (礼节).There’s nothing more frustrating to busy co-workers than to have their emails and phone messages ignored. Your silence doesn’t just make their jobs harder, it also conveys an unpleasant message: You are unimportant to me.
A. Stop complaining.
B. Return calls and emails immediately.
C. Then give the advice giver a silent thank-you.
D. Always work as hard as anyone working for you.
E. You don’t want anyone talking about you behind your back, right?
F. Showing an interest in them will make them feel comfortable around you.
G. Get into the habit of greeting your co-workers with a smile as you arrive in the morning.
How important is your mobile phone, better known to Americans as a cellphone? Jack said, “I use my phone all the time. I’m always on my phone.” Ann said, “It’s important to me because it’s like my life saver.” Jenny said, “I need my cellphone. I cannot live without it.”
So far, no studies have proven beyond question that the radio signals from cellphones cause brain cancer or other health problems. But a new study by government scientists in the United States has some people wondering what to think. The scientists have found that holding a cellphone to your ear for more than fifty minutes increases brain cell activity. Even the scientists themselves are not sure about the meaning of their findings.
Dr Nora Volkow led the study. She heads the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health. Dr Volkow says she is not concerned that fifty minutes of cellphone exposure (暴露) would harm anyone. But she says the research does show the need to study whether there are long-lasting effects of repeated exposure over several years.
Her team studied forty-seven healthy volunteers between January and December of 2009. The volunteers had cellphones placed against both ears while the scientists made images of their brain activity. As part of the test, one phone was activated （使激活）for fifty minutes. The other phone was off. After that, the volunteers were tested with both phones turned off. Dr Volkow says the brain scans（扫描） showed increased activity in brain cells closest to the activated phone.
The scans showed how the brain cells used sugar to produce energy, a normal activity. The activity was seven percent higher in areas of the brain closest to the cellphone antenna（天线）.
Dr Giuseppe Esposito is a nuclear medicine expert at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington. He says after many years of studies, better kinds of research are still needed to settle questions about cellphone safety. These studies would take years.
1.What the three people said in Paragraph 1 shows that .
A. not everyone needs to use a cellphone
B. cellphones are the most important thing in our life
C .cellphones play an important role in our life
D. cellphones have different functions for different people
2.According to Paragraph 2, what is still unknown to scientists?
A. Whether radio signals cause health problems or not.
B. Whether using a cellphone for too long can lead to brain cancer.
C. Whether cellphones have more advantages than disadvantages.
D. Whether people worry about talking on the cellphone for too long.
3.The results of the study tell us that .
A. people use cellphones for too long every day
B. using cellphones has an effect on brain cells
C. cellphones that are powered off can also affect the brain
D. increased activity in brain cells has many causes
4.Which statement would Dr Giuseppe Esposito probably agree with?
A. Cell phone safety is not an important issue.
B. It goes without saying that cell phones harm people’s health.
C. Few studies have been done on whether cell phones are safe to use.
D. There is still a long way to go to find out whether cell phones are safe to use.
There is one language that is used in every country in the world. The people who use it are young and old, short and tall, thin and fat. It is everybody’s second language. It is easy to understand, although you can’t hear it. It is sign language.
When you wave to a friend who is across the street, you are using sign language. When you smile at someone, you are saying, “I want to be friendly”, but you are not using speech. You are using sign language. When you raise your hand in class, you are saying, “Please ask me. I think I know the correct answer.”
Babies who can’t talk can point at things. They are using sign language. A policeman who wants to stop traffic holds up his hands. He is using sign language.
Many years ago, a French priest, Charles Michel de Epee, became interested in education for deaf people. He invented a finger alphabet (字母表). It is still in use. People can make the sign for letters and spell words with their hands, and deaf people can read and understand them. Soon there were schools for the deaf in many countries. The only university for the deaf is Gallaudet College in Washington, D.C.
Today, in the United States, there are special TV news programs for deaf people. The newsreader tells the news in sign language. At the same time, the words appear on the TV screen.
The actors in the Theatre of Deaf don’t spell every word. Sometimes they use hand signs. When they put two hands together, it means sandwich. They can make a roof with their hands when they want to show a house. One finger in front of an actor’s mouth can mean quiet. You can talk to people who are behind windows that are closed. And when you go swimming with your friends, you can have conversations under water.
How many hand signs do you use every day?
1.Which of the following about sign language is TRUE?
A. It is a special language used in a few countries in the world.
B. It is a way to express one’s ideas without words.
C. It is only used by the deaf.
D. It can be heard.
2.If you want to express the idea that “I am very friendly” to someone, you will ______.
A. raise your hand
B. put one hand onto the other
C. smile to the person
D. make a roof with your hands
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Hand signs instead of finger signs are used everyday.
B. There are schools, colleges and universities for the deaf in the USA.
C. The French priest Charles invented sign language.
D. Even babies are using sign language.
4.The passage is mainly about ______.
A. an introduction to sign language
B. the importance of sign language
C. a famous priest in France
D. how to use sign language
Camp memories last forever! We make sure they are unforgettable!
Shadow Ridge Summer Camps offer so many exciting things for campers to do. Unlike other camp programs that include horses as a small part of their program, at Shadow Ridge horses ARE the program! We are 100%horse from stable(马厩)management, nature walks, and track rides to bedroom furnishings.
Horses help us achieve many of our aims. Girls can learn to develop responsibility, self-confidence and personal connections in their lives while having fun. Using horses as a wonderful tool for education, our camps offer an interesting place for growth and learning.
Imagine each girl having her very own horse to spend time with and a best friend to love and take care of. Each camper is responsible for a horse for the week. Our riding program provides a lot of riding and lesson time. Campers will learn how to take care of the horse and the tack(马具), as well as how to ride. Days are filled with horse-related activities to strengthen the connection between each girl and horse, as the girls learn to work safely around the horses.
At Shadow Ridge we try to create a loving, caring family atmosphere for our campers. We have “The Bunkhouse”(4 girls), the“ Wranglers Roost”(4 girls), and “The Hideout”(2 girls)in our comfortable 177-year-old farm house. All meals are home cooked, offering delicious and healthy food for the hungry rider.
Our excellent activities create personalized memories of your child's vacation, Each child will receive a camp T-shirt and a photo album(usually 300-500 pictures)of their stay at camp.
Our camps are offered during June, July and August , for small groups of girls aged 13-16 years, not only from Canada but also other parts of the world.
We will send you full program descriptions at your request.
1.What is the main purpose of the passage?
A. To attract people to the camps.
B. To talk about camping experiences.
C. To describe the programs of the camps.
D. To explain the aims of the camps.
2.What do we know about the camp programs at Shadow Ridge?
A. Campers are required to wear camp T-shirts.
B. Horses play a central role in the activities.
C. Campers learn to cook food for themselves.
D. Horse lessons are offered all the year round.
3.The programs at Shadow Ridge mainly aim to help people .
A. understand horses better
B. enjoy a family atmosphere
C. have fun above other things
D. achieve an educational purpose
4.The passage is written mainly for .
A. horse riders
B. teenage girls
C. Canadian parents
D. international travelers
