We live in an age _____ more information is available with greater ease than ever before.
A. why B. when
C. to whom D. on which
In autumn, leaves turn yellow and _____ the trees.
A. fall from B. fall down
C. fall off D. fall out
The world will be different, and we will have to be prepared to _____ the change.
A. adapt to B. adopt to
C. apply to D. devote to
The small factories _____ the fall of the prices.
A. benefited B. benefited from
C. benefited to D. benefited in
I do not know why I came to the decision to become a loser, but I know I made the choice at a young age. Sometime in the middle of fourth grade, I stopped ___________. By the time I was in seventh grade, I was your ____________ degenerate (颓废): lazy, rebellious, and disrespectful. I had lost all social ____________. I terminally (不可救药的) followed, what was fashionable.
Not long after that, I dropped out of school and ____________ my downward spiral. Hard physical labor was the ____________ for the choices I made as an adolescent. At the age of twenty-one, I was ___________ lost and using drugs as a way to deal with the fact that I was uneducated and ___________ in a dead-end job carrying roof materials up a ladder all day.
But now I believe in do-overs, in the __________ to do it all again. And I believe that do-overs can be made at any point in your life, if you have the right __________. Mine came from a ____________ source.
It was September 21, 2002, when my son Blake was born. It's funny that after a life of __________ responsibility, now I was in charge of something so __________. Over the years, as I grew into the title of Dad, I began to learn something about myself. ____________, Blake and I were both learning to walk, talk, work, and play for the first time. I began my do-over.
It took me almost three years to learn ____________ to read. I started with my son's books. Over and over, I practiced reading books to him ____________ I remembered all the words in every one of them. I began to wonder if it was possible for me to go back to school. I knew I wanted to be a good role model, ___________ after a year-and-a-half and a lot of hard work, I passed my GED test on my son's fourth birthday. This may not sound like ____________, and I am not trying to get praise for doing something that should have been done in the first place, but all things considered it was one of the ___________ days in my life. Today, I am a full-time college student, studying to become a sociologist.
Growing up, I ____________ heard these great turn-around stories of triumph over shortcomings. But I never thought they applied to me. Now I believe it is a (an) ____________ anyone can make: To do it all over again.
1.A. playing B. dreaming C. schooling D. trying
2.A. normal B. typical C. apparent D. ordinary
3.A. graces B. directions C. positions D. occupations
4.A. started B. expanded C. continued D. prevented
5.A. consequence B. destruction C. entertainment D. reward
6.A. willingly B. hopelessly C. desperately D. reluctantly
7.A. stuck B. buried C. trained D. spoiled
8.A. ambition B. purpose C. interest D. chance
9.A. advice B. goal C. schedule D. motivation
10.A. confusing B. surprising C. frightening D. upsetting
11.A. sharing B. shouldering C. avoiding D. recognizing
12.A. fragile B. brilliant C. plain D. sensitive
13.A. On the contrary B. On the whole C. In a way D. In a word
14.A. what B. why C. when D. how
15.A. until B. unless C. if D. after
16.A. yet B. so C. for D. or
17.A. much B. enough C. nothing D. something
18.A. funny B. boring C. best D. worst
19.A. seldom B. directly C. immediately D. always
20.A. choice B. assumption C. contribution D. adjustment
When people have a choice of whom to work with, likability can sometimes matter a little bit; more than ability, said Tiziana Casciaro, an associate professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management，who researches likability in the workplace. 1. . These strategies can help：
2.
You can induce a sense of similarity with almost anybody by finding things you have in common. They may not be apparent right away, so be observant. Great salespeople do this all the time by studying potential customers for bits and pieces of their lives they can relate to.
Like someone and they’ll like you right back
3. Flattery (奉承）can convey fondness, but she doesn’t recommend using the fake kind, even though it may work. Casciaro said, u Flattery' that is completely made up is exhausting and morally blameworthy. w Instead, let a praise come from a real place. 4. For instance, “I really appreciate what you did yesterday.”
When you give people praises, it goes a very long way towards their liking you back.
Be a familiar presence
Humans like things that are familiar, so just seeing you around in person makes you more likable to others. “This concept gives a whole new meaning to the idea of face time,” Casciaro said. 5. If not, just try to talk to people as much as possible in person during work hours, she advised You want to maximize rich interactions and cut down on the drier ones, like texts and phone calls. Be sure to be seen.
A. Ask a lot of questions.
B. See the positive in a person and express it to him.
C. People like to guess what others think about them.
D. What can you do to increase your chances of being liked?
E. Find the common points that link you with another person.
F. It’s almost irresistible that we like people who seem to like us.
G. Go to after-work drinks if you have time and you would find the outing enjoyable.
