Directions :Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blan

Directions :

Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B,C, or D on ANSWER SHEET1.

Many people want to become famous, but don't know how. Here I'd like to tell about how to become known or get closer to people.

There are certain qualities that you have to remember while (26) people, be it a friend, a neighbour or anybody (27) you. The first thing is to remember their names and birthdays and never (28) them if you want to get closer to them, because this is (29) you start getting closer to people. You will have to reduce . (30) about yourself and start listening a lot. One of the im-portant (31) which can be used to get closer to people is to listen to them. (32) in today's management studies, listening is a very basic necessity in (33) such as business negotiations and international exchanges. (34) people to speak about themselves and be . (35) interested in them.

Another quality you will have t0 (36) is to appreciate people because everybody needs ap-preciation, but do not (37) it too far. If you are appreciating, let it be from the (38) 0f your heart. Everybody has got some good qualities or other which can be (39). So appreciate the good qualities. See to it that they don't feel (40) .Always remember to have a smile (41) your face whenever you meet people, because peo-ple don't like crying faces. Develop a good (42) 0f humour . Most important of all is to be(43) . So by all these you must know the (44) to reach people. Try those essentials (45)you will see people getting closer to you.

26.

[ A] treating

[ B ] introducing

[ C] handling

[ D] greeting