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”.Itisalsosuggested(27)itisusefultosay“Please”and“Thankyou”.PeoplefromtheWestliketousethesewordsincaseswheresomepeopleinAsiamaynotthinkitnecessary.(28)(Say)“sorry”ifweinterruptordisagree(29)someonealsohelpsustobepolite.Forexample,whenwedisagree,weshouldsay“I’msorry,butIthinkyouare(30)_(mistake)”ratherthan“You’rewrong!
”
Inconclusion,weneedtoknowthecustomofacountrysothatwedonotmakeothersembarrassed.Itseemsthatifpeoplelearnsomethingaboutother(31)_(culture)beforetheyvisitnewcountries,they(32)(be)lesslikelytoupsetothers.
(B)
Anoldfriendshiphadgrowncold.Whereoncetherehadbeencloseness,therewasonlystrain.Nowpridekeptmefrompickingupthephone.
ThenonedayIdroppedinonanotheroldfriend,who’shadalongcareerasaministerandcounselor.Wewereseatedinhisstudy----surroundedbymaybeathousandbooksandfellintodeepconversationabouteverythingfromsmallcomputerstothetormentedlifeofBeethoven.
Thesubjectfinallyturnedtofriendshipand(33)______perishableitseemstobethesedays.Imentionedmyownexperienceasanexample.“Relationshipsaremysteries,”myfriendsaid.“Someendure.(34)______fallapart.”
GazingouthiswindowtothewoodedVermonthills,hepointedtowardaneighboringfarm,“Usedtobealargebarnoverthere.”Nexttoared-framehousewerethefootingsof(35)_______hadbeenasizablestructure.
“Itwassolidlybuilt,probablyinthe1870s.Butlikesomanyoftheplacesaroundhere,itwentdownbecausepeopleleftforricherlandsintheMidwest.Noonetookcareofthebarn.Itsroofneeded(36)_______(patch);
rainwatergotundertheeavesanddrippeddowninsidethepostsandbeams.”
Onedayahighwindcamealong,andthewholebarnbegantotremble.“Youcouldhearthiscreaking,first,likeoldsailing-shiptimbers,andthenasharpseriesofcracksandatremendousroaringsound.Suddenlyitwasaheapofscraplumber.”
“Afterthestormblewover,Iwentdownandsawthesebeautiful,oldoaktimbers,solidascouldbe.Iaskedthefellowwhoownstheplacewhathadhappened.Hesaidhefiguredtherainwater(37)_______(settle)inthepinholes,wherewoodendowelsheldthejointstogether.Oncethosepinswererotted,therewasnothingtolinkthegiantbeamstogether.”
Webothgazeddownthehill.Nowallthatwasleftofthebarnwasitscellaranditsborderoflilacshrubs.
Myfriendsaidhehadturnedtheincidentoverandoverinhismind,andfinallycametorecognizesomeparallelsbetweenbuildingafriendship:
(38)____________________strongyouare,hownotableyourattainments,youhaveenduringsignificanceonlyinyourrelationshiptoothers.
“Tomakeyourlifeasoundstructurethatwillserveothersandfulfillyourownpotential,”hesaid,“youhavetorememberthatstrength,howevermassive,can’tendure(39)______ithastheinterlockingsupportofothers.Goitaloneandyou’llinevitablytumble.”
“Relationshipshavetobecaredfor,”headded,“liketheroofofabarn.Lettersunwritten,thanksunsaid,confidencesviolated,quarrelsunsettled-----allthisactslikerainwaterseepingintothepegs,weakeningthelinkbetweenthebeams.”
Myfriendshookhishead.“Itwas(40)_______goodbarn.Anditwouldhavetakenlittletokeepitingoodrepair.Nowitwillprobablyneverberebuilt.”
LaterthatafternoonIgotreadytoleave.“Youwouldn’tliketoborrowmyphonetomakeacall,Idon’tsuppose?
”heasked.
“Yes.”Isaid,“IthinkIwould.Verymuch.”
SectionB
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.instinctB.confidenceC.outlinedD.slogansE.spinF.lists
G.illustratedH.convictionI.contrastJ.practiceK.demonstrate
Thesuccessofaspeechisoftenattributedtotheskillofthespeaker,withmeritbeinggiventospeakerswhoareconfident,articulate,knowledgeableandabletodeliveraspeechwith(41)______.
Butoftenitisnotthespeakerswhowritethesemovingspeeches,itisaspeechwriter.Andoneindustryinwhichthis(42)________iscommonisthatofpolitics.Sowhatdoesittaketobeapoliticalspeechwriter?
WellaccordingtoarecentjobadvertisementfromtheUSEmbassyinBritain,apoliticalspeechwriterneedstohaveexceptionalinterpersonalskills,bedetailorientedandableto(43)________adeepknowledgeoftheirsubject.Theymustalsoworkcloselywithspeakersandbeabletorelatetotheirstyle.
Somebelievethatthebestspeechwritershaveaninherenttalent,anaturalcreative(44)________,andthatspeechwritingisanartform.
Sowhataboutthoseofuswhodonotpossesssuchgenius?
Canwestillproducesuccessfulspeeches?
InaninterviewwiththeBBC,DrMaxAtkinson(acommunicationsspecialist)(45)_________anumberofspeechwritingtechniques.Healso(46)________howthesetechniqueshavebeenusedinhistoricspeeches.
Onesuchtechniqueisintroducing(47)________.Thisisextremelyusefulwhenpresentingapositive(48)________onanegativeissue.OneofthemostfamousexamplesofthiscanbeseeninaspeechgivenbyformerAmericanPresidentJohnFKennedy:
"
Asknotwhatyourcountrycandoforyoubutwhatyoucandoforyourcountry.”
Anothertechniqueistheuseofthree-part(49)________.DrAtkinsonexplainsthatthiscanbeanexcellentwayofaddingfinalityorconfirmingastatement.FormerBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairwasafanofthistechnique.Oneofhismostfamouscampaign(50)_______was"
education,education,education.”
Sonexttimeyouhavetoprepareaspeechorpresentation,tryapplyingoneormoreofthesetechniquesandseeifyouhavewhatittakestobeawinningspeechwriter.
III.ReadingComprehension
SectionADirections:
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
Ifyouwanttolearnanewlanguage,theveryfirstthingtothinkaboutiswhy.Doyouneeditfora(51)_______
reason,suchasyourjoboryourstudies?
(52)_______
perhapsyouareinterestedinthe(53)_______,filmsorthemusicofadifferentcountryandyouknowhowmuchitwillhelptohavea(54)_______
ofthelanguage.
Mostpeoplelearnbestusingavarietyof(55)_______
buttraditionalclassesareanidealstartformanypeople.They(56)_______
anenvironmentwhereyoucanpracticeundertheguidance
ofsomeonewho’sgoodatthelanguage.Wealllead(57)_______
livesandlearninglanguagetakes
time.Youwillhavemoresuccessifyoustudyregularly,sotrytodevelopa
(58)_______.Itdoesn’tmatterifyouhaven’tgotlong.Becoming(59)_______
inalanguagewilltakeyears,butlearningtogetbytakesalotless.
Manypeoplestartlearningalanguageandsoongivenup.“I’mtoo(60)_______
”theysay.Yes,childrendolearnlanguagesmorequickly
thanadults,butresearchhasshownthatyoucanlearnalanguageatanyage.Andlearningisgoodforthehealthofyourbrain,too.I’vealsoheardpeople(61)_______aboutthemistakestheymakewhen(62)_______
.Well,relaxandlaughaboutyour(63)_______
andyou’remuchlesslikelytomakethemagain.
Learninganewlanguageisnever(64)_______
.Butwithsomeworkanddevotion,you’llmakeprogress.Andyou’llbe(65)_______
bythepositivereactionofsomepeoplewhenyousayjustafewwordsin
their
wonlanguage.Goodluck!
51.A.technical
B.political
C.practical
D.physical
52.A.After
B.So
C.Though
D.Or
53.A.literature
B.transport
C.agriculture
D.medicine
54.A.view
B.knowledge
C.form
D.database
55.A.paintings
B.regulations
C.methods
D.computers
56.A.protect
B.change
C.respect
D.provide
57.A.busy
B.happy
C.simple
D.normal
58.A.theory
B.business
C.routine
D.project
59.A.bored
B.fluent
C.interested
D.devoted
60.A.old
B.nervous
C.weak
D.tired
61.A.worry
B.hesitate
C.think
D.quarrel
62.A.singing
B.working
C.bargaining
D.learning
63.A.progress
B.mistakes
C.cleverness
D.clumsiness
64.A.tiresome
B.hard
C.interesting
D.easy
65.A.blamed
B.amazed
C.interrupted
D.informed
SectionB
Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.
TensofthousandsofancientpicturescarvedintotherocksatoneofFrance’smostimportanttouristsitesarebeinggraduallydestroyed.Scientistsandresearchersfearthatthe36,000drawingsonrocksinMontBegointheFrenchAlpsarebeingdamagedsorapidlythat