We’re having a party tonight. Would you like to join us?— ___________.
A.I’m sorry
B.Of course not
C.No, I can't
D.I’d love to, but I have an appointment
A.I’m sorry
B.Of course not
C.No, I can't
D.I’d love to, but I have an appointment
Although extreme busyness is hardly a new phenomenon, the subject is getting renewed attention from researchers. "A good life has to do with life having a direction, life having a narrative with the stories we tell ourselves", Chuck Darrah, an anthropologist, says. "Busyness fragments all that. We're absolutely focused on getting through the next hour, the next day, the next week. It does raise questions: If not busyness, what? If we weren't so busy, what would we be doing? If people weren't so busy, would they be a poet, a painter?"
For the Reisses, part of living a good life, however busy, means including the couple's children in volunteer work and community activities. "We want the kids to see that that's a priority", she says,
Between working full time as a publicist, caring for her home, spending time with her husband and extended family, and helping her grandmother three times a week, a woman says, "I am exhausted all the time". Like others, she concedes that she sets "somewhat unrealistic expectations" for what she can accomplish in a day,
Being realistic is a goal Darrah encourages, saying, "We can do everything, but we can't do everything well and at the same time". He cautions that busyness can result in "poor decisions, sloppy quality, and neglect of the things and people that matter most in the long run". He advises: "Stop taking on so much, and keep in perspective what's most important to you". Darrah's own schedule remains full, but he insists he does not feel busy. His secret? Confining activities to things he must do and those he wants to do. He and his wife do not overschedule their children. To those with one eye on the calendar and the other on the deck, Darrah offers this advice: "Before you take anything on, ask yourself: Do you have to do this? Do you want to do this? Live with a kind of mindfulness so you don't wake up and discover that your life is a whirl of transportation and communication, and you've hollowed yourself out".
The author would describe the Reisses' life as
A.crazy and meaningless.
B.tedious but orderly.
C.hasty and messy.
D.busy but sensible.
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We sincerely hope that our request will meet with your approval.
Yours faithfully,
A being resigned
B having resigned
C going to resign
D resign
Time______, we' 11 have a farewell party for John who is leaving next Monday.
A.permitting
B.permits
C.be permitted
D.to permit
Part A
Directions: Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. (40 points)
You know you should do it, other people do it all the time. Maybe you've already done it but it wasn't very satisfying, and you'd like to learn to do it better.
I'm talking, of course, about having a business lunch.
Don't feel embarrassed if you are uncomfortable with the idea of sitting over a grilled chicken breast, talking to a prospective client.
Most inexperienced, overeager launchers believe the main purpose of a business lunch is to either (a) conduct business or (b) eat lunch, and they're unsure how to mix the two. Don't worry! Business lunches aren't about either business or lunch,
they're about building relationships.
One of my business rules is "People do business with people they like. "
Often, it's not products, prices, or the company that makes the sale—it's the person Business lunches are the perfect time for you and your client, supplier, or employee to get to know each other as people. This helps establish common interests and makes working together easier.
The single most important thing you can do at a business lunch—even more important than picking up the tab—is listen.
You don't need a particular reason to ask someone to lunch, so don't wait until for a certain occasion or issue.
Don't make it seem like lunch is going to be a sales call. Instead, try the straightforward approach, "We've been doing business together for almost a year. I'd like to take you to lunch and get to know you a little better." Or a little less straightforward, "I'm often in your area, how about having lunch sometime?"
Have the other person suggest a place to eat—"Is there a restaurant you've been wanting to try?" Or if you have a limited budget, you choose a nice mid priced restaurant. Forget McDonald's. If you're thanking someone for an important order, take them to a really special, possibly new, restaurant.
If you did the inviting, you pick up the tab, even if your guest says, "I can put this on my company's credit card." But don't have a scene arguing over the check. You can just say, "You can get the next one." Some companies have policies that don't permit employees to be treated; in that case, split the tab.
A business lunch can be viewed as successful if______.
A.good relationship is established
B.the client does not have to pay
C.the client likes the food extremely
D.business is touched upon during the lunch
As it turned out to be a small house party, we ______ so formally.
A) needn't dress up B) did not need have dressed up
C) did not need dress up D) needn't have dressed up
A. had closed
B. close
C. to close
D. closed
You may (22)______ about these lapses, calling them "senior moments" or blaming "early Alzheimer's(老年痴呆症)." Is it an inescapable fact that the older you get, the (23)______ you remember? Well, sort of. But as time goes by, we tend to blame age (24)______ problems that are not necessarily age-related.
"When a teenager can't find her keys, she thinks it's because she's distracted or disorganized," says Paul Gold "A 70-year-old blames her (25)______ ." In fact, the 70-year-old may have been (26)______ things for decades.
In healthy people, memory doesn't worsen as (27)______ as many of us think. "As we (28)______ , the memory mechanism isn't (29)______ ," says psychologist Fergus Craik. "It's just inefficient."
The brain's processing (30)______ slows down over the years, though no one knows exactly (31)______ Recent research suggests that nerve cells lose efficiency and (32)______ there's less activity in the brain. But, cautions Barry Gordon, "It's not clear that less activity is (33)______ . A beginning athlete is winded(气喘吁吁)more easily than a (34)______ athlete. In the same way, (35)______ the brain gets more skilled at a task, it expends less energy on it.
There are (36)______ you can take to compensate for normal slippage in your memory gears, though it (37)______ effort. Margaret Sewell says: "We're a quick-fix culture, but you have to (38)______ to keep your brain (39)______ shape. It's like having a good body. You can't go to the gym once a year (40)______ expect to stay in top form."
(21)
A.almost
B.seldom
C.already
D.never
No matter where our Party needs us, we will______her call.
A.give answer for
B.respond to
C.have response to
D.answer to
We must leave the party at exactly 9:00 ______ we'll be late for work.
A.for else
B.other
C.else
D.otherwise