2."Confidence"is probably one of the most noticeable quality in the Americans.They show confidence in the way they talk,the way they smile,the way they dress and the way they walk.Living and competing with all these confident American students,I find it extremely important to be confident as an international student and teacher.As a student,being confident means you should dare to raise your hand whenever a question or a point comes to your mind.Don't mind if it sounds simple or silly.Otherwise you will never get a chance to speak in class at all.What's worse,the professors may think you are not prepared for the discussion or you do not have your own opinion on the topic---this is the last comment any graduate would not like to receive.
Being confident for me as a foreign teacher means calmly asking the student to repeat what he or she has said if I did not get it.Pretending to understand what you actually did not may just bring yourself uneasiness or even shame.But the time I most need to be confident is when my students come to my office and bargain about the grades I have given for their speeches (The course I'm teaching here is Public Speaking.).Modesty is a quality highly valued in China,but it won't be of much help here if you want to survive and succeed in a good American graduate program.
28.What should we do most if we want to compete with American students?A
A.Be quite confident.
B.Be polite and friendly.
C.Have more discussions.
D.Know what they think about.
29.A professor will have the worst opinion of a student whoD.
A.gives a silly or simple answer  
B.tries to seize any chance to speak in class
C.shows no interest in the course  
D.is considered to have no opinion of his own
30.The author is most likely to feel uneasiness ifC.
A.he asks a student to repeat what he has said
B.the students bargain with him
C.he pretends to know what he doesn't 
D.he has to give a speech
31.The passage is mainly organized byB.
A.giving examples                    
B.describing personal experiences
C.giving different figures
D.making comparisons.
4.Terrafugia Inc.said Monday that its new flying car has completed its first flight,bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year.The vehicle-named the Transition-has two seats,four wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car.The Transition,which flew at 1,400 feet for eight minutes last month,can reach around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115 in the air.It flies using a 23-gallon tank of gas and burns 5 gallons per hour in the air.On the ground,it gets 35 miles per gallon.
      Around 100 people have already put down a﹩10,000 deposit to get a Transition when they go on sale,and those numbers will likely rise after Terrafugia introduces the Transition to the public later this week at the New York Auto Show.But don't  expect it to show up in too many driveways.It's expected to cost﹩279,000.And it won't  help if you're stuck in traffic.The car needs a runway.
      Inventors have been trying to make flying cars since the 1930s,according to Robert Mann,an airline industry expert.But Mann thinks Terrafugia has come closer than anyone to making the flying car a reality.The government has already permitted the company to use special materials to make it easier for the vehicle to fly.The Transition  is now going through crash tests to make sure it meets federal safety standards.
      Mann said Terrafugia was helped by the Federal Aviation Administration's decision five years ago to create a separate set of standards for light sport aircraft,which are lower than those for pilots of larger planes.Terrafugia says an owner would need to pass a test and complete 20 hours of flying time to be able to fly the Transition,a requirement pilots would find relatively easy to meet.
 
28.What is the first paragraph mainly about?A
A.The basic data of the Transition.
B.The advantages of flying cars.
C.The potential market for flying cars.
C.The designers of the Transition.
29.Why is the Transition unlikely to show up in too many driveways?C
A.It causes traffic jams.
B.It is difficult to operate.
C.It is very expensive.
D.It burns too much fuel.
30.What is the government's attitude to the development of the flying car?B
A.Cautious.
B.Favorable.
C.Ambiguous.
D.Disapproving.
31.What is the best title for the text?D
A.Flying Car at Auto Show          B.The Transition's First Flight
C.Pilots'Dream Coming True         D.Flying Car Closer to Reality.

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