Speaker A: Did you have a good crossing?Speaker B: ______. It was really rough and I'm not
Why do we go wrong about our friends or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we don' t really listen closely we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, "You' re a lucky dog." That' s being friendly. But "lucky dog?" There' s a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn' t see it himself. But bringing in the "dog" puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn' t think you deserve your luck.
"Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn' t important. It' s telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven't got a date for Saturday night.
How can you tell the real meaning behind someone' s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice? His posture? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.
This passage is mainly about ______.
A.how to interpret what people say
B.what to do when. you listen to others talking
C.how to avoid mistakes when you communicate with people
D.why we go wrong with people sometimes
“What did you learn in that course?” I’d ask.
“Well, the main thing was learning how to face an audience, not to be inhibited (拘谨;抑制), not to be nervous, ”
Exactly, when you take a course in public speaking nowadays, you don’t hear much about grammar and vocabulary. Instead, you’re taught how not to be afraid or embarrassed, how to speak without a prepared script, how to reach out to the live audience before you. Public speaking is a matter of overcoming your longstanding nervous inhibitions.
It is the same in writing. The point of the whole thing is to overcome your nervous inhibi- tions, to break through the invisible barrier that separates you from the person who’ll read what y- ou wrote. You must learn to sit in front of your typewriter or dictating machine and reach out to the person at the other end of the line.
Of course, in public speaking, with the audience right in front of you, the problem is easier. Y ou can look at them and talk to them directly. In writing, you ’re alone. It needs an effort of your experience or imagination to take hold of that other person and talk to him or her. But that effort is necessary or at least it’s necessary until you’ve reached the point when you quite naturally and unconsciously “talk on paper.”
The main task of a public speech course is to ________.
A.teach spoken-language experience
B.teach how to use gestures to assist speech
C.help the learners overcome nervousness
D.teach how to control the volume of the speaker’s voice
Learning how to write is similar to learning how to speak in public in that a writer should ___________.A.overcome his or her nervousness in the first place
B.watch his or her grammar and vocabulary
C.collect a lot of data before writing
D.take hold of a reader and talk to him or her before writing
In the author’s opinion_________.A.writing needs more experience and skill than public speaking
B.both writing and public speaking require effort
C.writing is imaginative
D.public speaking is not so natural as writing
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A.Not many students feel the need to learn public speaking
B.Training is necessary before you can speak with script
C.In public speaking, the audience are more nervous than the speaker
D.Writing is just like making a public speech on paper
This selection is mainly about learning how to _______.A.make a public speech
B.talk on paper
C.behave properly in public speech
D.express strong emotion on paper
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Speaker A: Can you tell me the way to the library?
Speaker B: Sure. Turn left at the next crossing.
Speaker A: Is it on King Street?
Speaker B:_________.
A. That's all right
B. Yes. You can't miss it
C. It's obvious
D. Ok. Just do it
Speaker A: Hi John, I've got a very good job offer.
Speaker B: __________
A. Congratulations!
B. No wonder!
C. Are you trying to impress me?
D. You care too much about it.
Speaker A: Excuse me. Can you take pictures for us, please?
Speaker B: Oh, I'm sorry. I have to go.
Speaker A:__________
A. That's OK.
B. Thank you.
C. Yes, please.
D. Don't worry.
Why you would________a good public speaker,I suppose.
A.fall
B.grow
C.do
D.make
Speaker A: I've got a fever and a really bad headache. Speaker B:______.
A.Why are you so careless about yourself?
B.This kind of thing happens to everyone.
C.You should take good care of yourself.
D.Oh, that's too bad. Why don't you take some aspirin?
Speaker A:Can you tell me the way to the library?
Speaker B:Sure.Turn left at the next crossmg.
Speaker A:Is it on King Streetg
Speaker B:__________.
A.That,s alright
B.Yes.You can’t miss it
C.It,s obvious
D.OK.Just do it
Speaker A: Why do you always tell me what to do? To be frank, I don't like it.
Speaker B: I know, but______
A.I don't like it neither.
B.How do I do for you?
C.I just want the best for you.
D.Obviously. You are right.
Speaker A: Where can we get the computer fixed?Speaker B: ______
A.Yes. I have no idea.
B.Why not ask John about it.
C.No. I believe there is one at the corner.
D.Why do you want it repaired?