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Most people feel the need to make sure everyone in a group is comfortable before they start a business meeting. This pre-discussed conversation—small talk—can cover a wide range of topics, some of 【C1】______ may not be related to agenda for the meeting. In most countries, building personal connections is a 【C2】______ first step in making sure that business goes 【C3】______ People often use this phase of interaction to observe and 【C4】______ the character of their colleagues.

In the Middle East, business men like to get to know new 【C5】______ before starting a meeting. They often judge people's response to certain topics by observing their eyes, 【C6】______ they need to be able to sit or stand very close to the person. Small talk tends to continue until the people involved are comfortable enough to move close to one 【C7】______ In Latin American and Asian countries, people also want to 【C8】______ if an acquaintance can be trusted. For them, business is 【C9】______ with an individual, not a company, so it's important to have an honest 【C10】______ before any business is discussed.

In the United States, 【C11】______ ,most business people prefer an extremely limited small talk period. When they arrive for a meeting, they expect to begin the business discussion 【C12】______ away, perhaps after just a few minutes of greetings and 【C13】______ . Most Americans feel that time is as valuable as 【C14】______ , so talking extensively about the weather, hobbies, or the plane trip is 【C15】______ as a waste of time. They are likely to become impatient if the subject turns away from the business of the day.

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In Japan, most people still feel that a woman's place is in the home; and most women willingly accept their traditional role as wife, leaving the business of making a living up to their husbands. For those who do want a (1) ________ of their own, opportunities are limited, and working women usually have to (2) ________ for low wages, fewer promotions, less responsible positions. In America, on the other hand, most women, (3) ________ wives and mothers, work most of their times. But until recently few have had real careers. As in Japan most fields are (4) ________ by men and opportunities for women have been (5) ________, salaries low, chances for advancement rare. American women work mainly because they have to; in these days of inflation and luxury living, (6) ________ income per family is simply not enough to live on. So American women actually have two jobs: one nine-to-five position outside the home, and (7) ________ round-the-clock in the home job as wife, housemaid, cook and nurse. One of the main goals of the modern women's liberation movement, which started in the early 1960s, was to eliminate sex discrimination in the work force, and to (8) ________ careers for women that were previously (9) ________ for men. And though there is still a long way to (10) ________, a lot of progress has been made. conservative B. career C. including D. involving E. one F. other G. restricted H. open up I. set up J. settle K. the other L. go M. reserved N. preserved O. dominated 我的答案 1-5________________ 6-10________________

The men of history were not perpetually looking into the mirror to make sure of their own size. Absorbed in their work they did it. They did it so well that the wondering world saw them to be great, and labeled them accordingly. To live with a high ideal is a successful life. It is not what one does, but what one tries to do, that makes a man strong. "Eternal vigilance," it has been said, "is the price of liberty. " With equal truth it may be said, " Unceasing effort is the price of success. " If we do not work with our might, others will; and they will outstrip us in the race, and pluck the prize from our grasp. Success grows less and less dependent on luck and chance. Self-distrust is the cause of most of our failures. The great and indispensable help to success is character. Character is crystallized habit, the result of training and conviction. Every character is influenced by heredity, environment and education. But these apart, if every man were not to a great extent the architect of his own character, he would be a fatalist, an irresponsible creature of circumstances.

Water for Life

Water is essential for life. Yet many millions of people around the world face a water【16】______(short) . Many millions of children die every year from water-borne【17】di______ and drought regularly afflicts some of the world’s poorest countries. The world needs to respond【18】______more effectively.

We need to increase water efficiency, especially in agriculture. We need to free women and girls from the daily chore of【19】______(get) water, often from great distances. We must involve them in making a decision about water management. We need to make sanitation a priority. This is【20】______progress is lagging (滞后) most. We must also show that water resources need not be a source of conflict.【21】Ins______, they should be a catalyst (催化剂) for cooperation. Significant gains have been made, but a major【22】ef______ is still required.

That is why this year marks the beginning of the "Water for Life" Decade. Our【23】g______ is to meet the internationally agreed targets for water and sanitation by 2015, and to build a foundation for【24】fur______progress in the years ahead.

This is an urgent matter affecting human【25】______(develop) , and human dignity.

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听力原文： Most people feel lonely sometimes. But it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours. This kind of loneliness is not serious. In fact, it is quite normal. For some people though, loneliness can last for years. Now re-searchers say there are three different types of loneliness.

Tile first kind of loneliness is temporary. This is the most common type. It usually disappears quickly and does not require any special attention. The second kind, situational loneliness, is a natural result of a particular situation-for example, a family problem, the death of a loved one, or moving to a new place. Although this kind of loneliness can cause physical problems, such as headaches and sleeplessness, it usually does not last for more than a year. The third kind of loneliness is the most severe. Unlike the second type, chronic loneliness usually lasts more than two years and has no specific cause. People who experience habitual loneliness have problems socializing and becoming close to others.

Unfortunately, many chronically lonely people think there is little or nothing they can do to improve their conditions.

Psychologists agree that one important factor in loneliness is a person’s social contacts, e. g. , friends, family members, co-workers, etc. We depend on various people for different reasons. For instance, our families give us e-motional support, our parents and teachers give of guidance, and our friends share similar interests and activities. However, psychologists have found that, though lonely people may have many social contacts, they sometimes feel they should have more. They question their own popularity.

Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A．Types of Loneliness.

B．Causes of Loneliness.

C．Solutions to Loneliness.

D．Loneliness.

Most of us who work in early childhood education feel strongly that the work we do is valuable,【C1】______ essential, to the well-being of children and society. Yet it is hard to hold on to this【C2】______ when it is not reflected in the salaries that we receive or in the respect and prestige accorded to us in our society. Because most programs for young children are paid for directly by parents and not by public funds,【C3】______ for teachers in programs for children under five and in many private schools tend to be【C4】______ lower than those paid teachers in public schools who do【C5】______ work. Low salaries are also a reflection of general【C6】______ of awareness of the importance of the early years and of the value of having well-trained and【C7】______ people working with young children. Because it is so difficult to make an adequate living as a teacher of young children and because caring for children has traditionally been【C8】______ as womens work, very few men choose to enter the field,【C9】______ there are some who would find it rewarding. Low pay also results【C10】______ high staff turnover, and this is especially unfortunate because it undermines the stability of adult-child relationships.

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B．so

C．and

D．even

Most people concern more on what they say is going to be listened to than paying more attention to what they are going to say.()