A: This dictionary is very useful in our English study.

B: This dictionary is _____ ______ _____ in our English study.

The purpose of this book is to help business professionals or students prepare for an assignment in Germany. We surfed the web, looked through the literature and talked to a number of foreign professionals working in Germany. After lots of brainstorming, we developed a list of practical rules to help business professionals negotiate at a business meeting. Our advice is also designed to help you avoid uncomfortable situations and handle predictable and unpredictable situations at all social levels in German business. Correct conduct with German colleagues and customers, how to master negotiations, the correct tone in e-mails and letters and table manners are just some of the topics that can prepare you for a successful trip to Germany.

   This book is divided into three sections. The first section contains ten main behavior tips. The second section will provide you with a few guidelines on applying for a job in Germany, and the last few chapters contain tips on the more confusing aspects of German business culture, such as carrying out negotiations, networking and dealing with conflicts.

   Because these tips can be helpful for both Germans and foreigners, we have written the book in both German and English. As a foreigner, you should take advantage of the dual(双重的) language aspect of the book, and refer to the dictionary to help you understand key terms. Finally, remember that cultural differences might seem difficult at first, but they are also what attract us to foreign cultures and essentially make doing business in foreign countries challenging and interesting.

If you have an argument with a German while doing business and want to solve the problem, which part of the book will you read? ______

A. Section 1.    B. Section 2.       C. Section 3.       D. The introduction.

Who would most likely buy this book?  _______  

A. Foreigners who study Germany.

B. Business professionals working in England.

C. Englishmen who travel in Germany.    

D. Business professionals working in Germany.

Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?    

A. To do business in Germany, correct behaviors with colleagues and customers are very important.

B. To find a job in a German company, you need to understand the German business culture.

C. The book mainly provides guidelines to help you handle only predictable situations.

D. Carrying out negotiations, networking and dealing with conflicts are useful when doing business in Germany.

What do you think makes the author write the book in both German and English?   ______

A. The author wants to help the business professionals or students in Germany.

B. Cultural differences are reflected in language differences.

C. German is so difficult that it may confuse foreigners.    

D. The book is useful for both Germans and foreigners.

From this passage, we can learn that _________.   

A. the author thinks it’s easy to do business with Germans

B. the author puts forward some suggestions in the book

C. this book is good because it applies many theories    

D. this book has predicted all possible situations

阅读理解

　　You of course know that you will never add very rapidly to your vocabulary by merely coming across words, or by reading, or by talking. You must have a plan.

　　Here is one way to get ahead with words in everyday life. It’s the simplest thing in the world.

　　Buy a small pocket notebook. When you read a newspaper, a magazine, or a book, or listen to TV or the radio, and come upon a strange word, enter it in your notebook. Then look it up in the dictionary. If you find that it’s a word too difficult to understand or a highly technical term, just pass it by. But if it sounds like a word that will be helpful to you, take possession of it, make it your own personal possession. Say it aloud many times. Study its exact meaning, note its root. Be sure, also, to copy from the dictionary the example sentence in which it is used, if such is given. Then write our own sentence in line with the examle in the dictionary.

　　All this will take only a few minutes or so, but it is necessary to make the practice a daily habit. Then the list in your notebook will grow and grow, as will your command(掌握)of English.

1．According to the passage, when you come across a new word, ________.

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A．you just forget it

B．you must look it up in the dictionary and possess it if it will be useful

C．just enter it in your notebook and remember it

D．first look it up, then only which of help needs to be possessed

2．The underlined word“term”in the passage refers to ________.

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A．a period of time

B．a word with a particular meaning

C．school day

D．a fixed time

3．It is suggested in the passage that first you copy the example sentence from the dictionary, then write your own sentence ________ it.

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4．From the passage it can be inferred that the most effective (有效) way to add vocabulary is ________.

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A．to look up any word you meet

B．to list useful words in your notebook

C．to keep on practising helpful words in your notebook every day

D．to write down example sentences from the dictionary

Some suggestions about learning English!

       We may all have heard about the old saying that interest leads one towards success. According to this saying, we’d better develop our interest in English at the very beginning of our study. To develop interest in your English study is not very hard. We may have the feeling of satisfaction and achievement from our English study when we find that we are able to say something not very complicated in English, or talk with foreigners in English.

       We will be amazed that the foreigners can understand our English and say “you speak good English”…

    Plans are always very essential, so we must make some elaborate and workable (feasible) plans before we study. For example, you can plan to learn 20 new words every day. Once the plans are made, we should carry out these plans to the letter. Remember: Plans are essential, but those unattainable(不能实现的) plans will make you feel frustrated!

       Taking notes is one important technique in studying. Good memory can not replace the function of notes. Notes should be taken whenever we study. As we know, notes are the summarization, the core content, or our understanding of the books that we read. It would be easier for us to remember the content by referring to our notes, which may be thinner than our books. Sometimes it would be useful to draw some tables, diagrams or illustrations that are very impressive, visual and concise. All these can help us in memorizing the content that we learn.

Watching English movies, English TV programs, listening to English songs and learn English on some special occasions are also excellent ways in learning English, as we may relate English to certain scenes so as to deepen our memory.

Once again for the learning of vocabulary: never just memorize single English words. If you only remember certain words, you still don't quite understand their proper usage. Therefore, it is imperative that you learn by heart the whole sentences and the phrases that contain the new words so that we can know how to use the words in a proper way. 

1．At the beginning of English study, we should               .

       A．learn English grammar.                         B．develop our good habit of learning

       C．develop our interest in learning English   D．remember many English words

2．The underlined phrase “to the letter”in the second paragraph might mean        .

       A．strictly                B．loosely                C．partly                  D．narrowly

3．Which statement of the following on notes in true according to the passage?

       A．Good memory can take the place of the function of notes.

       B．Notes may be thicker than the book we read.

       C．Taking notes is a waste of time in studying.

       D．Notes can help us in memorizing the content that we learn.

4．Which is the best way in learning English words?

       A．Remember the single English words.

       B．Understand the meaning of the whole sentences and phrases in which there are new words and recite them.

       C．Memorize the new words’ meaning in the dictionary.

       D．Write the new words three times.