It was 1st January, the first day of the year and a holiday for me．I went to the bank to get the bank work out of the way．The bank clerk nodded and I sat in front of him．He was busy filling up entries in his register．

I put my form and booklet in front of him．After waiting for a few more minutes, in which I showed all signs of being impatient, I asked him if my work was done． He shouted, "Nothing is done, and it will take time ! "

Just then I saw his morning cup of tea, which had been lying there for the last ten minutes, untouched．The tea had turned almost cold while he was doing his work．Suddenly I felt what this man must be feeling when customers like me come always in a hurry to get their work done．We do not even feel the need to thank them for being there．

So, I told him, "Sir, you please have your tea．I am not in a hurry．" This man suddenly looked up at me and for the first time we had eye contact．I saw a different person there, who was as hard pressed for time as I always am．

I saw both of us sailing in the same boat． I felt that he was also missing the small things in life like a hot cup of tea or lying in a warm bed for a few more minutes like me．He gave me a rare smile and said, "It is an everyday affair with me; you are not in a hurry but somebody else will be．

He really touched my heart with his wise words．I felt that all this time I thought of him as a someone who was there for my convenience, but today I suddenly felt a strange communion with him vowed to be friendly with people who help me with my work and be thankful that they are there for me．

56．Which of the following is NOT true of the writer?

　　　 A．He works in the bank as a clerk, too．

　　　 B．He went to the bank to do some business．

　　　 C．He was touched by the untouched cup of tea．

　　　 D．He got annoyed after waiting a few minutes．

57．What can we learn about the bank clerk?

　　　 A．He hated to work on a holiday .

　　　 B．He was under great work pressure．

　　　 C．He didn't like his work in the bank.

　　　 D．He communicated well with his customers．

58．What can you learn from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5?

　　　 A．He was sometimes in the similar situation．

　　　 B．They once sailed in the same boat．

　　　 C．They expected to sail in the same boat．

　　　 D．He's too busy to sail in a boat, too．

59．The writer's attitude towards the bank clerk might be that of　　　　　　　 .

　　　 A． tolerance　　 B． satisfaction　　　 C. sympathy 　　　　 D． gratitude

60．What does the text try to tell us?

　　　 A. To be patient with your customers． 　B. Helping others is helping yourself．

　　　 C. To be thankful to those who help you. D. It is our duty to do things for others．

　　　　　　　　　　　　

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We can make mistakes at any age．Some mistakes we make are about money．But most mistakes are about people．One might say, "Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?" "When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?" When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad．
Why do we go wrong about our friends? Sometimes what people want to say hides their real meaning．And if we don't really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words． Suppose someone tells you, "You're a lucky dog．" Is he really on your side? If he says, "You are a lucky guy", that's being friendly．But if he says "a lucky dog", there's a bit of envy in those words．Maybe he doesn't see it himself．But he puts you down a little if he brings in the "dog"．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 trying to? 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, or 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．
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【小題1】.
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A．He feels happy, thinking of how nice his friends were to him
B．He feels he may not have read his friends' true feelings correctly
C．He doesn't think it was a mistake to have broken up with his friend
D．He is sorry that his friends let him down
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This passage is mainly about __   __．
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B．what to do when you listen to others talking
C．how to avoid mistakes in understanding what people tell you
D．why you keep people friendly without trusting them
【小題3】.
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A．we fail to listen carefully when they talk
B．people tend to be angry when we check what they say
C．people usually state one thing but mean another
D．we tend to doubt what our friends say
【小題4】.
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Making and Keeping Friends Is More Than Child's Play
When 6-year-old Rachel returned to school on a recent Monday morning, her eyes immediately scanned the playground for her friend Abbie. Though they were only separated by a weekend, the girls "ran right into each other's arms and hugged," recalls Rachel's mother Kathryn Willis of Gilbert. "It was like a scene from a movie."
Most parents instinctively (本能地) know that having friends is good for their child. Experts agree that friendship is not simply child's play, but a powerful predictor of social adjustment throughout life.
A Skill for Life
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B．school grades and classroom behaviors
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“Life is speeding up. Everyone is getting unwell.”

This may sound like something someone would say today. But in fact, an unknown citizen who lived in Rome in AD 52 wrote it.

We all love new inventions. They are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives.

But have all these developments really improved the quality of our lives?

Picture this: You’re rushing to finish your homework on the computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message from your friend appears on the screen, the noise from the television is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay up all night to get it done. How calm and happy do you feel?

Inventions have speeded up our lives so much that they often leave us feeling stressed and tired. Why do you think people who live far away from noisy cities, who have not telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier? Perhaps because they lead simpler lives.

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Don’t be available all the time, turn off your mobile phone at certain times of the day. Don’t check your e-mail every day.

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         A．problem with technology  

B．improvements of our life with technology

         C．the important roles technology plays in our everyday life

         D．major changes which will be likely to happen to technology

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         C．make us wonder what causes such a thing to happen

         D．point out that you experience some big problems and they may be the same

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         A．they liked to live simple lives

         B．they were curious about how people lived without modern inventions

         C．they were troubled by modern inventions

         D．living in a different time would be a lot of fun for them

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It was 1st January, the first day of the year and a holiday for me．I went to the bank to get the bank work out of the way．The bank clerk nodded and I sat in front of him．He was busy filling up entries in his register．

I put my form and booklet in front of him．After waiting for a few more minutes, in which I showed all signs of being impatient, I asked him if my work was done． He shouted, "Nothing is done, and it will take time ! "

Just then I saw his morning cup of tea, which had been lying there for the last ten minutes, untouched．The tea had turned almost cold while he was doing his work．Suddenly I felt what this man must be feeling  when customers like me come always in a hurry to get their work done．We do not even feel the need to thank them for being there．

So, I told him, "Sir, you please have your tea．I am not in a hurry．" This man suddenly looked up at me and for the first time we had eye contact．I saw a different person there, who was as hard pressed for time as I always am．

I saw both of us sailing in the same boat． I felt that he was also missing the small things in life like a hot cup of tea or lying in a warm bed for a few more minutes like me．He gave me a rare smile and said, "It is an everyday affair with me; you are not in a hurry but somebody else will be．

He really touched my heart with his wise words．I felt that all this time I thought of him as a someone who was there for my convenience, but today I suddenly felt a strange communion with him vowed to be friendly with people who help me with my work and be thankful that they are there for me．

56．Which of the following is NOT true of the writer?

       A．He works in the bank as a clerk, too．

       B．He went to the bank to do some business．

       C．He was touched by the untouched cup of tea．

       D．He got annoyed after waiting a few minutes．

57．What can we learn about the bank clerk?

       A．He hated to work on a holiday .

       B．He was under great work pressure．

       C．He didn't like his work in the bank.

       D．He communicated well with his customers．

58．What can you learn from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5?

       A．He was sometimes in the similar situation．

       B．They once sailed in the same boat．

       C．They expected to sail in the same boat．

       D．He's too busy to sail in a boat, too．

59．The writer's attitude towards the bank clerk might be that of               .

       A． tolerance     B． satisfaction       C. sympathy           D． gratitude

60．What does the text try to tell us?

       A. To be patient with your customers．  B. Helping others is helping yourself．

       C. To be thankful to those who help you.            D. It is our duty to do things for others．

                        

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