In the early spring of 1974, the now world-famous photographer Stephen Wilkes was a 16- year-old reporter and cameraman for his high school’s television station. His best friend was also a reporter for the _______, and together they came up with the wild idea of_______some of the great news broadcasters and journalists of the age. So they wrote personalized, hand-written letters to dozens of them.

Nobody _______but perhaps the greatest news broadcaster and journalist of them all: Walter Cronkite, who generously offered to spend a full _______ with the boys. Stephen and his friend understood that this would be the most _______reporting event of their lives, so they prepared_______for it.

They_______dozens of thoughtfully well-prepared questions and practiced the questions over and over again. When the day of the interview _______, they were ready. They sat with Mr. Cronkite and asked him one question after another, carefully_______each question on their notepad. And Mr. Cronkite was unbelievably__________ with his answers for the entire hour.

Then, as they were__________ things up, he said, “Boy, I’d like to ask you both an important question; Do you know what makes a __________interview?”

Stephen and his friend were caught off-guard, so they quickly began searching __________their notepad, which didn’t provide an obvious __________. Mr. Cronkite smiled and quickly rescued them, __________. “Being a good listener, boys. That’s what truly makes a great interview. Being a good __________will always lead you to the next best question.”

The boys looked up at the legendary broadcaster and suddenly __________ they had spent their whole hour robotically __________one scripted(照本宣科的) question after another meaninglessly, but not truly listening or __________to a single answer. And if they had listened, they could have allowed Mr. Cronkite’s answers to guide their question, and guide them to a far more __________ hour together.

1.A. company B. station C. town D. country

2.A. becoming B. knowing C. studying D. interviewing

3.A. replied B. cared C. accepted D. believed

4.A. minute B. hour C. day D. week

5.A. challenging B. fortunate C. important D. rewarding

6.A. separately B. anxiously C. independently D. carefully

7.A. gathered B. employed C. received D. composed

8.A. passed B. ended C. arrived D. occurred

9.A. looking at B. breaking down C. leaving up D. checking off

10.A. patient B. funny C. strange D. wise

11.A. making B. packing C. turning D. cleaning

12.A. slow B. peaceful C. great D. content

13.A. for B. inside C. through D. with

14.A. way B. answer C. favor D. chance

15.A. complaining B. warning C. declaring D. explaining

16.A. listener B. reporter C. broadcaster D. cameraman

17.A. mastered B. realized C. expected D. remembered

18.A. showing B. donating C. asking D. guiding

19.A. responding B. sticking C. objecting D. agreeing

20.A. effective B. unforgettable C. interesting D. meaningful

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。

How to Make Plans

Most people get scared when talking about planning or writing plans. 1..And you need to plan for success as planning really works and inspires you to go straight ahead. However, how to create effective plans is still a problem. Don't worry, and just follow the steps below.

Step 1 2.

What plans have you had in the past? Probably, in some of your plans, you haven't ended up where you thought you were going to end up. Get a good understanding of what you have done and what you haven't done in the past. It is a primary foundation for your new plan. If having no plan, just take actions and make plans right now.

Step 2 Think about the What - Ifs

When you are building your plans, you should consider where you are going and make clear the What -Ifs. Because not everything just goes smoothly as you believe. 3..

Step 3 Document the plans

When starting to make plans, you should try to write them down. It is of key importance for the future. 4.In addition, make sure you have the plans fully written out with all the key elements concerned, including details.

Step 4 Update the plans

According to your written plans and actual situation, you should check out the plans you have completed and haven't completed. 5.Make sure all the assumptions are there and work out the details. After hanging on for some days, planning will be getting simpler and easier.

A. Review historical plans

B. Make new plans immediately

C. Actually, people are more likely to succeed in a planned way

D. And you need to continue what you haven't done and update it

E. Not all people can memorize every word they said and thought well

F. And what you should do next is to check your plans monthly or quarterly

G. For your benefits, you need to make Plan A and Plan B in case of changes and contingencies(偶发事件).

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