[单项选择]Dr Carter says he decided to improve his presentations because
A. he felt he was doing worse than his colleagues.
B. his boss expressed dissatisfaction with his performance.
C. he dislikes doing anything badly.

[单项选择]To improve his own performance Dr Carter studied
A. books about public speaking.
B. the techniques of good presenters.
C. common mistakes made by speakers.

[单项选择]Dr Carter says most speakers find presentations hard because
A. they have to speak to unfriendly audiences,
B. they have little experience of public speaking.
C. they are anxious about the technical equipment.

[填空题]While Sutter is a______, he says his peers may be put off by the price tag.

[单项选择]John （）he could improve his exam results, but he did not have enough time to study.
A. knows how
B. knows that
C. knew how
D. knew that

[单项选择]What was the first change Dr Carter made to his preparation
A. He began practising alone in a big room.
B. He got colleagues to listen to his performance.
C. He began to develop key parts of his presentation.

[单项选择]Brian says his success is due to
A. quick service.
B. quality food.
C. cheap prices.

[单项选择]What he says and what he does （） not agree.
A. are
B. do
C. has
D. does

[填空题]When he left his parents he promised them that he would ______ (尽量多写家信).

[单项选择]When he lost his jobs he tried to（）his fortunes by robbing a bank.
A. revive
B. retrieve
C. rectify
D. recycle

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Charles Simonyi says he never thought he might one day head into space back when he wrote a program for a Soviet computer in the early 1960s. That was long before he left Hungary for the United States, where he eventually made his fortune working as a designer at U.S. software giant Microsoft.
The 58-year-old paid over $20 million for his flight into space, making him the fifth so-called "space tourist". But Simonyi insists the mission will be far more than a pleasure ride. He says he wants to boost interest in space exploration, and during his stay at the international space station, he will conduct some medical experiments. He will also write a blog about the experience aimed mostly at getting more children on earth interested in space exploration. "I think it’s to advance civilian space flight, and to assist in space station research, to involve kids, to communicate the experience of space flight, and of course it’s a personal experience too
A. worker
B. designer
C. engineer,
D. manager

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A child may lean against a doorpost with his or her arms folded. To the onlooker, it may look like a benign posture—however, there may be a victimized child who understands that this is the bully’s "shorthand" code of conveying the message: "Hand me your lunch as you walk by me, or else."
Bullying may be expressed in many forms. Boys are generally targeted more than girls. Boys tend to use physical aggression when they bully .by hitting, kicking, and fighting. Girls, on the other hand, more often use exclusionary techniques to bully—a form of aggression often referred to as relational aggression. Girls often start rumors, form cliques to keep certain people out, and ignore other children in attempts to show dominance over another child.
Many children who are victimized fit into one of two types: the passive victim, and the provocative victim. While people often feel bad about passive victims, provocative victims often e
A. Dynamic.
B. Comprehensive.
C. Individual.
D. Optimistic.

[填空题]The voyage of Emery’s father and his companions heading for Cook Inlet can be described as______.

[单项选择]Woman: John says that he is confident that he can win the game. Man: He’’ll succeed when pigs fly. Question: How does the man mean
A. John is as clumsy as a pig
B. John has never played a game like that.
C. John cannot win the game.
D. John has no confidence in himself.