How to Say No RespectfullyLike most people, y...

How to Say No Respectfully

Like most people, your natural instinct (本能) is probably to help others when you can. 1. Whether you’re declining an invitation to a party or turning down a new project at work, you can say no while still being respectful. Whatever the situation is, be clear, polite and firm when saying no.

Express your thanks. 2. If you have to turn someone down, express your thanks that they thought of you in the first place. You could say something like, “Thanks for considering me responsible enough to watch your kids. I’m sorry that I’m busy that evening.”

Think before you speak. If you say no immediately, it might seem like you didn’t even consider the request. In order to be respectful, take a moment to think about your answer—even if you already know what it is going to be. 3.

Give a clear answer. Saying no respectfully shows that you’re honest and direct. 4. If you can’t help, say so. If someone is asking you on a date and you don’t want to go, make that clear.

5. You can say no without completely turning down the request. By setting boundaries, you can make it clear exactly what you can do and what you are willing to do. For example, you could say, “I’m not free for dinner, but I would be coming for a quick drink after work.”

A.Find a way to compromise (妥协).

B.Take a pause, and then kindly say no.

C.But sometimes, you just need to say no.

D.It’s strange to feel guilty for turning someone down.

E.Make it clear that you sincerely appreciate being asked.

F.If you feel it necessary, you can also provide a reason for your answer.

G.Do not give people false hope that you will be able to satisfy their request.

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Animal experts in Croatia say a bear has learned how to trick people to let him in by knocking at the door.

They believe the 220- kilogram brown bear probably learned the trick while nudging (轻推) a door to get it to open.

Experts have a guess that the nudging was mistaken by the owners for knocking and that the bear, pleased by the result, repeated the trick.

The Loknar family from Gerovo in western Croatia said the bear had knocked at their door three times and they were now refusing to answer the door.

‘‘We jumped out of the window as he came in through the door and went into the kitchen to take some food for the first time.” Mum Nevenka Loknar told a reporter from a local newspaper. “I opened the door and saw him standing there and I didn’t believe my eyes at first, then I ran for it as he walked in as if it was the most normal- thing in the world.”

Bears are a common thing in the woods around here, but no one has ever heard of a bear that knocks at the door.

Mum Nevenka Loknar said, “The bear is so intelligent. It’s incredible. We’ve tried to put up lots of obstacles to stop him coming in, like a wire fence but he still gets through. I wouldn’t be surprised if he knew how to use wire cutters.”

1.According to experts in Croatia, how did the bear learn the trick?

A．By knocking at the door several times.       B．By accident.

C．By learning from the owner of a family.       D．By imitation.

2.What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 5 refers to?

A．Eating at the kitchen.                     B．Knocking at the door.

C．Walking into the house.                   D．Answering the door.

3.It is ________ in Gerovo that a bear knocks at the door.

A．unusual           B．a troubling problem  C．common          D．an exciting experience

4.Mum Nevenka Loknar was surprised that the bear ________.

A．didn’t attack her family

B．knew how to use wire cutters

C．jumped across her wire fence three times

D．was clever at getting through the obstacles

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What does the word “home” mean to you? How do you say the word in French? In Spanish? In your language? Although people usually know what the word means, it often has no exact translation. It’s not surprising really, because the idea of home differs from country to country, and from person to person. A home is more than a roof and four walls. It’s the cooking, eating, talking, playing and family living that go on inside, which are important as well. And at home you usually feel safe and relaxed.

But it’s not just that homes look different in different countries, they also contain different things and reveal（显示） different attitudes and needs. For example, in cold northern Europe, there’s a fire in the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it. In the south, where the sun shines a lot and it’s more important to keep the heat out, there are small windows, cool stone floors and often no carpets. We asked some people about their homes.

How often do people move house in your country?

“In my country many people don’t stay in one place for a very long time. They often move every ten years or so.”

Cheryl, Boston, USA

What are typical features of homes in your country?

“In Britain, even in town there’s always a garden and sometimes a cellar（地下室）. We have separate bedrooms and living rooms. But we don’t often have balconies (阳台). The weather isn’t warm enough!”

— Pat, Exeter, England

1.Which one is true according to the passage?

A. People in Britain seldom have balconies because it’s so hot outside.

B. “Home” is a place where you feel safe and relaxed.

C. Although homes look different in different countries, they have the same needs.

D. Houses in northern Europe always have big windows and cool stone floors.

2.The word “home” has no exact translation because ______.

A. people can’t find this word in the dictionary

B. no one knows what it is

C. it has different meanings in different countries

D. people can’t understand each other very well

3.You can ______ at home according to the passage.

A. eat, play, and teach students     B. cook, talk, and play games

C. swim, eat, and make friends       D. do nothing

4.Why is it important to keep the heat out of the houses in southern Europe?

A. Because they want to breathe fresh air outside.

B. Because there’s a fire in the living room.

C. Because they wear heavy clothing all day long.

D. Because the sun there shines a lot.

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Worldwide, the most people willing to return your mobile phone if you’ve lost it are to be found in Slovenia, and the fewest in Malaysia. This finding is the result of an interesting study in 32 of the world’s largest cities. Altogether, researchers "lost" 960 new mobile phones. They got back 654 of them, or 68 percent. Prague came in at number eight. There, 23 out of 30 people who were willing to return the mobile phone.

It wasn’t a traditional study. Two researchers carefully chose different places, such as areas with high crime (犯罪) and busy downtown shopping areas, to "lose" the phones. When one of the researchers dropped a phone, the other would keep watching from a distance. The honest finders tried their best to find the owner with the help of the address book in the phone. They were told why the study was done and asked why they acted the way they did.

It was found that the busier the place where the researchers dropped the phone, the greater the chance of it being returned. Another interesting finding was that women were generally more likely than men to return the phone. Researchers also found that most people still have a sense of honesty. "Crime is simply not good behaviour (行为)," said an expert. "People want to trust others, and want to be trusted."

1.Who would be most likely to return a phone, according to the study?

A. A man who found it in a park.

B. A woman who found it in a park.

C. A man who found it in a shopping center.

D. A woman who found it in a shopping center.

2.Which of the following are findings of the study?

a. Prague placed number 8 among the 32 cities.

b. Men were less likely to return phones than women.

c. It was a traditional and interesting study.

d. The busier the place, the greater the chance of the phone being returned.

A. abc                B. bcd                C. acd                D. abd

3.Why did most people return the phones?

A. They knew they belonged to the researchers.

B. They wanted to be normal people.

C. They wanted to be trusted.

D. They didn’t want to commit a crime.

4.This passage is mainly about ________.

A. why most people returned the phones

B. whether people in busier places are more honest

C. a study of people’s honesty

D. the honesty of people who return phones

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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

If you are like most people, you’d say that your mouth does most of your communicating. But you might be 1._________ (surprise) to learn how much you can say with other parts of your head. There are several types of messages that2.______ (send) by using eyes and head.

Eye Contact

When people see someone they know quite well on the street, they may smile and make brief eye contact and then look away and continue on 3.________ saying a word. These gestures (手势) are another way of saying, “Hello, I’m glad to see you, but I don’t have time 4._______ (talk) right now. ”

When 5._______ (approach) someone on a narrow road, one usually looks6._______ (brief) at other person’s eyes and then looks at the part of the road he or she wants to use. The other person generally moves away from the part of the road.

Nodding the head

A very rapid up and down movement means, “I understand. Keep going. ”

7._______ slightly slower nod means, “I understand. I agree with you.”

A very slow nod may communicate the message, “I understand, But I 8. ________ (agree).”

Tilting (使倾斜) the head

Head tilts also communicate different messages.

Turning the head so one ear faces the9.______ (speak) and tilting the head a little means, “I’m interested and I’m listening carefully.”

Tilting the head back and to the side says, “I am thinking about10.______ you said. ”

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In our life most people like green and green is an important color in nature. It is the color of most growing plants. Sometimes, the word green means young, fresh, and growing. 1..

For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience, who is new to a situation. In the 15th century, a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose horns have not yet developed. 2.. By the 18th century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today ---- a person who is new in a job.

About 100 years ago. Greenhorn was a popular expression in the American west.3.. The greenhorn lacked the skills he would need to live in the hard, rough country.

Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb. 4.

A person with green thumb seems to make the plants grow quickly and well. You might say that the woman next door had a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died.

Green is also used to describe the unpleasant emotion, jealousy. The green-eyed monster is not a frightening creature from outer space. It is an expression used about 400 years ago by William Shakespeare in his play “Othello”. 5. A young man may suffer from the green-eyed monster if his girlfriend begins going out with someone else. Or, that green-eyed monster may affect your friend if you get a pay raise and she does not.

A.The plants produced much larger crops.

B.The expression comes from the early 1900s.

C.Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet ripe or finished.

D.Later, it meant a soldier who had not yet had any experience in battle.

E.It was used to describe a man who had just arrived from one of the big cities.

F.It was the result of hard work by agricultural scientists who had green thumbs.

G.It describes the unpleasant feeling a person has when someone has something he wants.

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There are many colors in nature. But do you know if a color has weight? I think you’ll say “no”. But I am afraid you are wrong. If you don’t believe, you may do a small experiment.

First, put two objects（物体） with the same weight into two boxes. Then cover the box. Third, wrap(裹) one box with a red piece of paper, the other with a white piece of paper. OK. Now hold the boxes with your hand one by one. It is certain that you will think the red one is a little heavier.

Why do you think so? A scientist found that different colors have different weights in a man’s mind. So he did many tests and at last he got the result. That is to say, every color has its own weight in our mind and their order is the same. The heaviest color is red, then blue, green, yellow and white.

The scientist told us that colors also have smell. Can you smell the color? Of course not. Then why did the scientist say so? That is because every color stands for (代表)a kind of light with a certain wavelength(波长). It reaches our brain through sense organs(感觉器官).

According to this discovery, scientists say that people accept the colors they like, and refuse the colors they hate. So your body and mind will be healthy by using the colors you like. Or you’ll be nervous or ill. For example, if you stay in a room with red windows, wallpapers and furniture for two hours, you’ll feel you have been there for four hours. But if the room is blue, you’ll feel you have been there for only an hour. Another example, if a person walks out of a red room and into a blue room, his temperature will fall. That means our body temperature will change with different colors.

1.The idea of the second paragraph is to tell us ________.

2.Why did the scientist say colors have smell?

3.If a person walks from a blue room to a red room, his body temperature will__________.

4.It can be known from the text that________.

5.This passage is probably a __________.

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There are many colors in nature. But do you know if a color has weight? I think you’ll say “no”. But I am afraid you are wrong. If you don’t believe, you may do a small experiment.

　First, put two objects with the same weight into two boxes. Then cover the box. Third, wrap one box with a red piece of paper, the other with a white piece of paper. OK. Now hold the boxes with your hand one by one. It is certain that you will think the red one is a little heavier.

　Why do you think so? A scientist found that different colors have different weight in a man’s mind. So he did man tests and at last he got the result. That is to say, every color has its own weight in our mind and their order is the same. The heaviest color is red, then blue, green, orange, yellow and white.

　The scientist told us that colors also have smell. Can you smell the color? Of course not. Then why did the scientist say so? That is because every color stands for a kind of light with a certain wavelength. It reaches our brain through sense organs (感觉器官).

According to this discovery, scientists say that people accept the colors they like, and refuse the colors they hate. So your body and mind will be healthy by using the colors you like. Or you’ll be nervous or even get ill. For example, if you stay in a room with red windows, wallpapers and furniture for two hours, you’ll feel you have been there for four hours. But if the room is blue, you’ll feel you have been there for only an hour. Another example, if a person walks out of a red room and into a blue room, his temperature will fall. That means our body temperature will change with different colors.

1.The purpose of the second paragraph is to tell us ___________.

A. a red box is heavier than a white one

B. a color has weight in one’s mind

C. white paper is lighter than red paper

D. you can know the weight of a color by holding it

2. Why did the scientist say colors have smell?

A. Because people can sense the light from colors.

B. Because we can smell colors with our nose.

C. Because every color has its own sweet smell.

D. Because every color can give off light of the same length.

3. If a person walks from a blue room to a red room, his body temperature will ___________.

A. rise                B. fall                 C. stay the same               D. change now and then

4.It can be implied from the text that ___________.

A. colors have orders in weight

B. colors can change the weight of an object

C. people would stay longer in a room with red windows

D. colors can affect our mood and health

5.This passage is probably a ___________.

A. book review                   B. fiction novel                   C. fairy tale                D. science report

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How to stay focused in class

● 1. No matter how much you want to sit with your friends during the class, try your best to avoid them. Talking with friends is not going to help you stay focused in class and will cause trouble, too.

● Look at the teacher. Your teacher is not just standing up there talking — they're trying to give you an acceptable education. Show the teacher that he or she has your full attention, by looking him or her in the eye. 2.

● Take notes. By taking notes, you'll be able to “get into” the lesson. 3. Listen for key phrases such as, “This is important,” “This is the main idea,” etc. This can help you listen more intently (专心地); you'll have something to do and focus on.

● Get involved (参与) in class discussions. This is a wonderful way to become a more focused and successful student. When a teacher asks a question, offer to answer it. 4. This shows the teacher that you're listening intently during the class.

● Ask a question. 5. This really shows your teacher that you want to be better, and can recognize the things you're having difficulty with. Chances are, someone else in the class has the same question (and is too afraid to ask!). They'll be relaxed — and so will you.

A. Do your best.

B. Avoid sitting with friends.

C. Don't try to finish your old notes in class.

D. Write down key points as your teacher speaks.

E. If he or she asks for an opinion, share your own.

F. If you don't understand something, never be afraid to ask.

G. This person should have your full attention at all times in class.

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---- Happy New Year to you!

---- ______! By the way, how do people ______ New Year in your country?

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