1 . When I re-entered the full-time workforce a few years ago after a decade of lonely self-employment, there was one thing I was looking forward to the most: the opportunity to have work friends once again. It wasn't until I entered the corporate world that I realized, for me at least, being friends with colleagues didn't emerge as a(n)
Perhaps my expectations of lunches, water-cooler gossip and caring, deep-and-meaningful conversations were a
In an academic analysis just published in the profoundly-respected Journal of Management, researchers have looked at the concept of “indifferent relationships", a simple term that summarizes the fact that relationships at work can
Indifferent relationships are neither positive nor negative. The limited research conducted thus far indicates they're especially
As noted above, indifferent relationships may not always be the most
The other is
Ego aside, a third advantage is that the emotional
A.burden | B.priority | C.obligation | D.coincidence |
A.long-standing | B.contractual | C.steady | D.interpersonal |
A.affecting | B.enhancing | C.measuring | D.restoring |
A.cause | B.reflection | C.consequence | D.reminder |
A.pretending | B.needing | C.promising | D.hesitating |
A.peculiarly | B.interestingly | C.reasonably | D.decisively |
A.dominant | B.rare | C.significant | D.intense |
A.preferred | B.compulsory | C.additional | D.likely |
A.engaging | B.casual | C.demanding | D.effortless |
A.traditional | B.cautious | C.flexible | D.helpful |
A.image | B.efficiency | C.profit | D.expansion |
A.self-respect | B.self-improvement | C.self-evaluation | D.self-control |
A.resistant | B.unique | C.open | D.essential |
A.feature | B.neutrality | C.reaction | D.conflict |
A.exhausting | B.meaningful | C.fun | D.popular |
2 . Several years ago, Jeremy Clarkson, presenter of BBC television programme discovered one of his guests was half German and half Irish. Immediately, he said, “That’s quite a strange
This joke played on
I recently read on a website that Irish business people were
So why do some people
By definition, a stereotype is a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. A cultural characteristic, on the other hand, is a pattern of behaviour that is
So what does this really mean? Stereotype are simply overstated assumptions about groups of people. Imagine if a tourist visited a small town in Switzerland and saw a number of locals playing the alphorn instrument, and then
If however, this tourist were to say that the Swiss are very punctual, this could be seen as a cultural
All this raises important questions: Can making generalizations about groups of people be a
A.association | B.combination | C.connection | D.relation |
A.patterns | B.models | C.stereotypes | D.features |
A.understandably | B.extremely | C.deeply | D.enormously |
A.classified | B.specified | C.described | D.thought |
A.indirect | B.conservative | C.emotional | D.direct |
A.disapprove | B.assure | C.accuse | D.remind |
A.nose | B.mouth | C.eyelid | D.lip |
A.normal | B.typical | C.peculiar | D.critical |
A.ensured | B.guaranteed | C.announced | D.claimed |
A.overestimated | B.overstated | C.overused | D.overlooked |
A.characteristic | B.function | C.approach | D.essence |
A.alert | B.mindful | C.patient | D.concerned |
A.Therefore | B.Moreover | C.However | D.Otherwise |
A.humans | B.personalities | C.groups | D.individuals |
A.essential | B.social | C.positive | D.inevitable |
3 . Several high school football players made their hometown very proud when they rushed to help a woman trapped in her car after having an accident.
On a recent morning, Cesar, Treyvon, Antwion, Messiah, Tyson and Alto were on their way to school when they heard
Together, the young men worked to open the passenger door in a(n)
“We’re pretty big people. We’re
As the players helped the woman out from her crashed car, Treyvon
Meanwhile, inside the school, math teacher Luis Goya called 911 when he
After the group of guys
A.songs | B.remarks | C.complaints | D.cries |
A.vehicle | B.impact | C.police | D.woman |
A.mess | B.hour | C.effort | D.case |
A.realized | B.imagined | C.admitted | D.expected |
A.observe | B.free | C.adapt | D.stop |
A.abnormal | B.careful | C.strong | D.fashionable |
A.fortunately | B.potentially | C.constantly | D.extremely |
A.sought for | B.made fun of | C.checked on | D.kept in touch with |
A.heard | B.performed | C.reported | D.felt |
A.worked | B.shared | C.agreed | D.argued |
A.confident | B.ashamed | C.proud | D.short |
A.need | B.ignore | C.design | D.avoid |
A.failed | B.worried | C.improved | D.succeeded |
A.comfort | B.attention | C.attraction | D.suggestion |
A.recognized | B.encouraged | C.warned | D.protected |
4 . During the day, I heard something happened at the Twin Towers. But nobody seemed to really
When I got home, my mum told me that the Twin Towers had been attacked, and that my dad had gone there to
We didn’t learn exactly what had happened to him until much later. We
Twenty years later, I still
Looking back, I don’t think only of the sad
A.wonder | B.care | C.know | D.anticipate |
A.wrong | B.ambitious | C.different | D.strange |
A.stimulated | B.picked | C.recalled | D.shifted |
A.objective | B.region | C.mission | D.station |
A.help | B.assign | C.cease | D.cite |
A.hoping | B.promising | C.requiring | D.refusing |
A.significant | B.gone | C.chosen | D.mistaken |
A.made sense | B.made sure | C.picked out | D.found out |
A.serious | B.courageous | C.excited | D.surprised |
A.showed up | B.shut up | C.fell down | D.broke down |
A.protest | B.miss | C.worry | D.quote |
A.profile | B.passion | C.love | D.resolution |
A.carefulness | B.patience | C.wisdom | D.bravery |
A.event | B.lesson | C.option | D.change |
A.apparently | B.occasionally | C.literally | D.especially |
5 . The world would be a better place if we all had children’s eyes. This is not because children’s eyes are too sharp to allow any blot (污点, 瑕疵) to pass without being
Not long before, an examination, intended to
The implication of this event goes
We Chinese have been holding the
Besides, cheats are unfair to honest examinees, and when the success of cheats
In a word, we adults need to have our eyes as
A.praised | B.dismissed | C.caught | D.thrown |
A.develop | B.investigate | C.prevent | D.promote |
A.caught up | B.came up | C.kept up | D.put up |
A.Surprisingly | B.Usually | C.Safely | D.Slowly |
A.hid | B.recommended | C.raised | D.affected |
A.accept | B.ignore | C.refuse | D.perform |
A.without | B.beyond | C.into | D.for |
A.tutors | B.pupils | C.adults | D.teachers |
A.probably | B.suddenly | C.luckily | D.gradually |
A.opportunity | B.dream | C.belief | D.hope |
A.free | B.busy | C.ugly | D.dirty |
A.described | B.filled | C.purchased | D.charged |
A.Unless | B.Therefore | C.However | D.Thus |
A.names | B.titles | C.goods | D.products |
A.bright | B.beautiful | C.pleasant | D.sad |
A.care about | B.put aside | C.contribute to | D.come across |
A.understands | B.observes | C.possesses | D.changes |
A.act | B.exist | C.suffer | D.survive |
A.advises | B.encourages | C.warns | D.informs |
A.beautiful | B.young | C.wide | D.clear |
6 . “Whenever I am in a group of people, I feel like everyone knows what to say except me. When I try to join in, I get anxious and have a struggle
Individuals experiencing this type of social
Fitting into groups of people requires
Some individuals are like chameleon (变色龙) in that they
A.reading | B.pronouncing | C.grasping | D.writing |
A.exposed | B.caged | C.perceived | D.judged |
A.remoteness | B.discomfort | C.event | D.reality |
A.transparent | B.rigid | C.urgent | D.disappointed |
A.insisting on | B.breaking with | C.sticking up | D.talking over |
A.critical | B.effective | C.contradictory | D.tentative |
A.contribution | B.requirement | C.assignment | D.socialization |
A.patience | B.honesty | C.curiosity | D.agreement |
A.sacrifice | B.claim | C.examine | D.present |
A.hobbies | B.approaches | C.views | D.promises |
A.naturally | B.partly | C.vaguely | D.merely |
A.explain | B.support | C.help | D.adapt |
A.conclusion | B.awareness | C.decision | D.point |
A.rewarded | B.removed | C.disconnected | D.connected |
A.resist | B.allow | C.miss | D.undergo |
7 . Nicole Salgado and and her family woke up on New Year’s Day to panic knocking at the front door of their home in Avodale, Arizona. Her house was on fire, but she didn’t know it. “We were all
Salgado, a mother of four, ran to
Making sure that everyone was out, they realized the full extent of it. They were just in
“We are so grateful to just be
In the footage (一段镜头), Palisch is seen yelling outside the Salgado family’s door, surrounded by smoke and
A.sleeping | B.dining | C.playing | D.chatting |
A.going down | B.going off | C.going about | D.going ahead |
A.scared | B.embarrassed | C.thrilled | D.discouraged |
A.turn away | B.pick out | C.take on | D.check on |
A.cheerfully | B.unconsciously | C.instantly | D.amazingly |
A.learned | B.benefited | C.escaped | D.recovered |
A.due to | B.except for | C.regardless of | D.free from |
A.vain | B.shock | C.line | D.order |
A.dam | B.tower | C.bridge | D.roof |
A.Firefighters | B.Nurses | C.Architects | D.Lawyers |
A.stayed up | B.worked out | C.turned up | D.passed out |
A.absent | B.alarmed | C.alive | D.annoyed |
A.viewed | B.applied | C.evaluated | D.blamed |
A.plants | B.branches | C.papers | D.flames |
A.pretends | B.agrees | C.continues | D.declines |
8 . Teachers have always had to deal with cheating students. In today’s high-tech world, new
Nile Nickel is a technology and social media expert. He says many students put
Denise Pope, an expert at Stanford University, once said, “Some kids are doing well in school, and they are
Pope adds that changing the
But Pope points out that one of the most important ways to help
A.problems | B.survivors | C.fields | D.devices |
A.sleep | B.learn | C.cheat | D.succeed |
A.teachers | B.teenagers | C.parents | D.citizens |
A.advice | B.information | C.stories | D.questions |
A.using | B.creating | C.fixing | D.selling |
A.picked | B.examined | C.caught | D.reviewed |
A.always | B.never | C.still | D.seldom |
A.take away | B.keep up | C.put aside | D.set up |
A.source | B.request | C.base | D.pressure |
A.hopeful | B.wonderful | C.impossible | D.strange |
A.way | B.pace | C.place | D.time |
A.warn | B.prefer | C.beg | D.require |
A.need | B.stop | C.arrange | D.find |
A.madly | B.curiously | C.openly | D.secretly |
A.prepare | B.express | C.design | D.understand |
9 . Environmental problems have been recognized as one of the main challenges that we have to overcome in the 21st century. The fact that the environment is getting worse and worse is believed to have become a
People support international cooperation for the reason that the
These countries can
The technologies and methods that are
A.horror | B.hardship | C.threat | D.trouble |
A.instead of | B.besides | C.except for | D.except |
A.effect | B.result | C.focus | D.solution |
A.attend | B.undertake | C.share | D.participate |
A.developing | B.neighboring | C.industrial | D.dangerous |
A.adequate | B.obvious | C.appropriate | D.considerate |
A.cooperate | B.compete | C.struggle | D.compare |
A.As for | B.Despite | C.For | D.Because of |
A.faced | B.concerned | C.filled | D.loaded |
A.mainly | B.completely | C.actually | D.specially |
A.when | B.while | C.as | D.unless |
A.sale | B.market | C.produce | D.use |
A.abnormal | B.available | C.suitable | D.accessible |
A.horizon | B.awareness | C.dream | D.preparation |
A.Finally | B.Importantly | C.In general | D.In conclusion |
10 . For me, it’s the moment I know that New Year has truly begun. I prepare a glass of wine and sit down to
I love sending cards to the mixture of people who’ve adorned (装扮) my life, even if I now
A report says that 80% of people would prefer a(n)
I
What saddens me is that while many people
So this New Year, let’s put down our phones,
A.share | B.write | C.play | D.collect |
A.usually | B.really | C.hardly | D.finally |
A.prepared | B.finished | C.found | D.received |
A.physical | B.modern | C.business | D.invitation |
A.realize | B.understand | C.report | D.remember |
A.interest | B.information | C.knowledge | D.time |
A.difficult | B.valuable | C.popular | D.boring |
A.study | B.discover | C.change | D.enjoy |
A.especially | B.certainly | C.probably | D.surprisingly |
A.forgotten | B.treated | C.protected | D.doubted |
A.believed | B.saw | C.knew | D.accepted |
A.weakness | B.sickness | C.tiredness | D.loneliness |
A.use up | B.put away | C.pick out | D.dig out |
A.happiness | B.support | C.hope | D.pride |
A.wait | B.trouble | C.money | D.risk |