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It takes just a quick look，maybe three seconds，for someone to value you when you meet for the first time．In this short time，the other person forms an opinion about you based on your appearance，your body language and how you are dressed.

1.____________．This article provides some useful tips to help you．

Be on time

PIan to arrive a few minutes early．And allow some room for possible delays in traffic or taking a wrong turn．2.____________.

Be at ease

If you are feeling uncomfortable，this can make the other person ill at ease and that’s a sure way to create a wrong impression．If you are calm and confident，the other person will feel more at ease!

Present yourself appropriately

3.____________．The person you are meeting for the first time does not know you and your appearance is usually the first clue he or she has．But it certainly does not mean you look like a model．

A winning smile

“Smile and the world smiles，too．”A warm and confident smile will put both you and the other person at ease．So smiling is a winner when it comes to a great first impression．

Be open and confident

Body language as well as appearance speaks much louder than words．4._____________．

Stand tall，smile，make eye contact，and greet with a firm handshake．

Be positive and polite

5.____________．Good manners and polite behavior help make a good first impression．One modern manner worth mentioning is to“turn off your mobile phone”．

With a little extra thought and preparation，you can make every first impression not just good but great．

A．Use body language to show your confidence．

B．On the contrary，bad manners and uneasy behavior can make a wrong first impression born．

C．Arriving early is the first step in creating a good impression．

D．Present a positive attitude，even in the face of criticism（责备）or in the case of nervousness．

E．It’s important to know how to create a good first impression。

F．Of course the physical appearance matters．

G．Smiling is a univensal language in the world．

C

—“In the case of mild illness, patients should be provided with supportive care at home by a designated caregiver and only referred to health care facilities if they deteriorate or develop danger signs.

—Such danger signs may include: weakness or inability to stand, lethargy, unconsciousness, convulsions, very difficult or obstructed breathing or shortness of breath, inability to drink fluids, high fever.

—Treatment at home should entail(需要) rest, fluids(液体), medication for fever, and good nutrition, with patients kept separate from other people except one designated carer who should wash their hands and household surfaces frequently.

—It is more important in the home that patient wears a mask than the caregiver. The mask need not be worn all day and only when close contact with the caregiver is anticipated.

—If enough masks are available, caregivers should also use them to cover their mouth and nose during close contact.

—Windows should be kept open to allow good ventilation(通风).

49．The passage is written to ______ .

A．offer some suggestions for the treatment of mild patients

B．give tips on how to wear masks

C．show danger signs of infected patients

D．tell people how to take care of mild patients

50．The illness mentioned in the passage may_____.

A．have no cure           B．have no prevention

C．be highly contagious       D．be deadly

51．The passage may be taken form _____.

A．a doctor’s note B．a patient’s description

C．guidelines from a government D．guidelines from a health organization

52．When should the caregivers wear masks?

A．When the patients are present.

B．When close contact with patients is a must.

C．All day long.          

D．When there is no good ventilation.

There is one showing love．and there's another not responding in time．During lifetime, however, it turns out to be a regret and we always think of making it up when it's gone．

A father sat at his desk staring over his monthly bills 21 his young son rushed in and 22  ．"Dad．because this is your birthday and you're 55 years old, I'm going to give you 55 23 ．one for each year!" When the boy started 24  his agreement, the father exclaimed, "Oh．Andrew, don't do it now; I'm too 25  !" The youngster immediately 26  silent as tears welled up in his big blue eyes．27  the father said, "You can finish later．"

The boy said nothing but quietly 28  ,disappointment written 29  his face．That evening the father said, "Come and finish the 30  kisses now．Andrew!" But the boy didn't respond．

Unfortunately, a few days later after this incident, the boy had an   31  and was drowned．His 32  father wrote．"If only I 33  tell him how much I regret my thoughtless 34 ,and could be assured that he knows how much my heart is 35  ．"

Love is a two-way street．Any loving act must be warmly accepted 36  it will be taken as rejection and can 37  a scar．If we are too busy to give and 38  love, we are too busy! Nothing is more important than 39  with love to the cry for love from those who are near and precious to us, because there may be no 40  at all as in the case of the little boy．

14.A words                      B．comments    C．questions          D．accounts

Making an apology is not the same as making amends. Sometimes we apologize just because it’s the easiest thing to do. What’s actually important is to identify where we go wrong, take full responsibility for our mistakes and , if possible, try to make up for them.

A recent case involving Hewlett-Packed, the US computer giant, shows the importance of presenting a sincere apology. The Chinese consumers who had bought notebook computers of certain models, which have been put on Chinese market since 2007, suffered a massive flash screen failures and overheating problems. Through investigation, Chinese AQSIQ(国家质检总局) identified these HP computers had quality problems and HP admitted this. HP made a proposal that they would extend the warranty period of such computers, but this could not satisfied the consumers. What they needed was a thorough description of the truth. HP has “sincerely” apologized. But the consumers remain angry, and say that only a product recall—as HP has done in the past—will prove that the apology is sincere.

Another apology that fell flat on its face was that of Thierry Henry, the famous French footballer. His deliberate handball in November 2009 created the goal which knocked Ireland out of the 2010 World Cup. The incident caused great anger in the football world, and eventually Henry issued and apology. Two days later, he wrote, “I’m not the referee…but if I hurt someone I’m sorry.” Better late than never, perhaps, but even then he passed the blame onto the referee!

Such high-profile cases, which attract a lot of publicity often under the spotlight, but similar incidents occur in our everyday lives. Stress caused by schoolwork and tiredness can sometimes result in outbursts of anger against friends and family. Have you ever lost your temper for minor reasons? After calming down, most people are quick to realize their mistake and apologize. But it’s just as important to identify what caused the error in the first place and take action to ensure it doesn’t happen again.

No one should hold a negative attitude to making a sincere apology. Empty words are easy to say, but they are as useless as they sound. A real show of remorse demands hard work and commitment to put error right. 

46. What does the author intend to tell us in the case of HP?

A. A true apology needs sincere actions.

B. HP should recall all the faulty computers.

C. Good quality makes a good company.

D. A company should apologize and pay for their mistakes.

47. According to the author, when we do anything wrong we firstly __________ .

A. make an apology face to face honestly

B. admit we were wrong and try to make the wrong right

C. take the responsibility for apologizing to others

D. choose the easiest thing to do

48. We can infer from the case of Thierry Henry that ______________ .

A. It’s never too late to say “I’m sorry.”

B. Writing an apology is not a good idea.

C. Henry didn’t identify his fault.

D. The football fans were mad with Henry.

49. Which of the following can best explain the word “commitment” in the last paragraph?

A. decision                B. promise             C. agreement                D. responsibility

50. What’s the best title of this passage?

A. What really puts things right                     

B. Don’t apologize easily

C. Making an apology—no one is out of exception

D. How to judge an apology—sincere enough?

Fish Ears Tell Fish Tales

　 Fish have ears. Really. They’re quite small and have no opening to the outside world carrying sound through the body. For the past seven years, Simon Thorrold, a university professor, has been examining fish ears, small round ear bones called otoliths (耳石).

　 As fish grow, so do their otoliths. Each day, their otoliths gain a ring of calcium carbonate (碳酸钙). By looking through a microscope and counting these rings, Thorrold can determine the exact age of a young fish. As a fish gets older, its otoliths no longer get daily rings. Instead, they get yearly rings, which can also be counted, giving information about the fish’s age, just like the growth rings of a tree.

　 Ring counting is nothing new to fish scientists. But Thorrold has turned to a new direction. They’re examining the chemical elements (元素) of each otolith ring.

　 The daily ring gives us the time, but chemistry tells us about the environment in which the fish swam on any given day. These elements tell us about the chemistry of the water that the fish was in. It also says something about water temperature, which determines how much of these elements will gather within each otolith ring.

　 Thorrold can tell, for example, if a fish spent time in the open ocean before entering the less salty water of coastal areas. He can basically tell where fish are spending their time at any given stage of history.

　 In the case of the Atlantic croaker, a popular saltwater food fish, Thorrold and his assistant have successfully followed the travelling of young fish from mid-ocean to the coast, a journey of many hundreds of miles.

　 This is important to managers in the fish industry, who know nearly nothing about the whereabouts of the young fish for most food fish in the ocean. Eager to learn about his technology, fish scientists are now lending Thorrold their ears.

1.What can we learn about fish ears from the text?

　A. They are small soft rings.

　B. They are not seen from the outside.

　C. They are openings only on food fish.

　D. They are not used to receive sound.

2.Why does the writer compare the fish to trees?

　A. Trees gain a growth ring each day.

　B. Trees also have otoliths.

　C. Their growth rings are very small.

　D. They both have growth rings.

3.Why is it important to study the chemistry of otolith rings?

　A. The elements of the otoliths can tell the history of the sea.

　B. Chemical contents of otoliths can tell how fast fish can swim.

　C. We can know more about fish and their living environment.

　D. Scientists can know exactly how old a fish is.

4.How would you understand “fish scientists are now lending their ears”?

　A. They are very interested in Thorrold’s research findings.

　B. They want to know where they can find fish.

　C. They lend their fish for chemical studies.

　D. They wonder if Thorrold can find growth rings from their ears.