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The Siemens Foundation holds a Mathematics，Science and Technology Competition for high school students every year．The Foundation created the competition to improve student. Performance in mathematics and science．The contest is open to any student who is an American citizen or permitted to live in the United States The Siemens Foundation joined the College Board and six universities to create the competition．More than 1，600 students took part in the contest last year．
Experts from the universities judge competitions in six parts of the country．Individual and team winners from those events then compete nationally．They demonstrate their projects to university professors and scientists．A winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics，Joseph Taylor,led the judging group for the latest contest．
The results from that judging group produced a first in the history of the competition It was the first time in which girls won both the individual and the team prizes．Forty-eight percent of those who entered the latest contest were young women.
The individual winner was Isha Jain of Bethlehem，Pennsylvania．She received 100，000 dollars toward her college education for her studies of bone growth in zebra fish．The Siemens judges said she was the first to discover that bone grows in many short periods of time．They also said her work was equal to that of a student who had completed four years of college．
The top team winners were two seventeen year olds from Plainview，New York．Janelle Schloss berger and Amanda Harin off shared a prize of 100，000 dollars for their college educations．The young women studied bacteria(细菌)responsible for the disease tuberculosis(肺结核，略作TB)．They created substances that kill tuberculosis by attacking a protein．The Siemens
Foundation says their discovery could lead to a new treatment for drug resistant TB．
41．The Siemens Foundation holds the science competitions for American hi．gh school students in order to ．
A．encourage them to complete their schoolwork
B．improve their knowledge of science
C．earn enough money for college
D．show them the importance of science
42．Isha Jain of Bethlehem won her prize because ．
A．she had finished her college study
B．she had studied the disease tuberculosis
C．she had worked equally with boys
D．she had obtained a result about bone growth
43．The competitors show their talent by ．
A．presenting their projects to the judging group
B．taking part in an examination
C．handing in the whole of their projects
D．designing a project on the spot
44．From this passage we learn that ．
A．only American citizens take part in the competition
B．fewer girls used to take part in the competition
C．more than half girls took part in the recent competition
D．all winners’ prizes are for their college educations
45．What is a good title for the passage?
A．Preparations for High School Students Before College
B．A Chance to Demonstrate Their Knowledge of Science
C．Distinguished Meeting of
D．Young Women’s Great Contributions to Science
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A．y is it that we have the most advanced medical technology in history, more doctors, nutritionists, and physical therapists than ever, yet as a population we get sicker, fatter and more unhealthy every year? Perhaps because we are working with a “sickness” model rather than a “wellness” one! Paul Chek’s latest book How to Eat, Move and Be Healthy will show you that to restore optimal health and prevent disease, we need to work from the inside out, understanding the intimate relationship between the ecology of earth-plant animal and man.
B．agine being able to listen to the tales our bodies tell us. Medical intuition is the ability to intuitively perceive, to see and hear directly into our bodies. Some say that it’s like having X-ray eyes! And…these skills can be structured and learned. Lori’s Medical Tuition shows you how to look into your body to find the root causes for disease and discomfort.
C．How you think, feel act and get along with others is intimately tied to how your brain functions. When your brain doesn’t work right, it is very hard to act and feel in top form. In this easy-to-understand book, Make a Good Brain Great, you will learn the latest neuroscience research on how to achieve the best brain function possible, and improve your ability to love, work and learn.
D．Who doesn’t want to look great and have more energy throughout the day? Don’t miss
you chance to learn about “The Energizer Diet!” The book Body After Baby shows you how to “power eat” throughout the day, and understand -- once and for all – what’s really in those energy bars, pills and shakes. Get your energy level up to the “bunny” level!
E．If you’d like to deepen your bond with your animal companion, Telepathic Communication can help you discover what your animal wants, needs, feels and really thinks. The book reveals the secrets of
The ability to exchange mental pictures with your animal friends.
The ability to send and receive emotion to your animal friends.
The ability to hear telepathic information in any language.
F．Yours Hands Can Heal You shows step-by-step approach to using energetic hand techniques, as well as meditations, to help you experience inner peace, deep love and divine connections. This is a great book especially for couples and anyone wishing to improve the quality of their relationships with friends, loved ones and even associates.
61．John wants to gain peace of mind and to improve relationship with his supervisor.
62．Nicolas is looking for certain food strategies and types of movement that produce optimal results and stay healthy.
63．Susan wants to gain some knowledge about how a working brain works and improves her work efficiency.
64．George wants to be an expert on himself and to gain a more complete picture
of his health.
65．Mary wants to have the power to feel the feeling of her pets.
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A．y is it that we have the most advanced medical technology in history, more doctors, nutritionists, and physical therapists than ever, yet as a population we get sicker, fatter and more unhealthy every year? Perhaps because we are working with a “sickness” model rather than a “wellness” one! Paul Chek’s latest book How to Eat, Move and Be Healthy will show you that to restore optimal health and prevent disease, we need to work from the inside out, understanding the intimate relationship between the ecology of earth-plant animal and man.
B．agine being able to listen to the tales our bodies tell us. Medical intuition is the ability to intuitively perceive, to see and hear directly into our bodies. Some say that it’s like having X-ray eyes! And…these skills can be structured and learned. Lori’s Medical Tuition shows you how to look into your body to find the root causes for disease and discomfort.
C．How you think, feel act and get along with others is intimately tied to how your brain functions. When your brain doesn’t work right, it is very hard to act and feel in top form. In this easy-to-understand book, Make a Good Brain Great, you will learn the latest neuroscience research on how to achieve the best brain function possible, and improve your ability to love, work and learn.
D．Who doesn’t want to look great and have more energy throughout the day? Don’t miss
you chance to learn about “The Energizer Diet!” The book Body After Baby shows you how to “power eat” throughout the day, and understand -- once and for all – what’s really in those energy bars, pills and shakes. Get your energy level up to the “bunny” level!
E．If you’d like to deepen your bond with your animal companion, Telepathic Communication can help you discover what your animal wants, needs, feels and really thinks. The book reveals the secrets of
The ability to exchange mental pictures with your animal friends.
The ability to send and receive emotion to your animal friends.
The ability to hear telepathic information in any language.
F．Yours Hands Can Heal You shows step-by-step approach to using energetic hand techniques, as well as meditations, to help you experience inner peace, deep love and divine connections. This is a great book especially for couples and anyone wishing to improve the quality of their relationships with friends, loved ones and even associates.
61．John wants to gain peace of mind and to improve relationship with his supervisor.
62．Nicolas is looking for certain food strategies and types of movement that produce optimal results and stay healthy.
63．Susan wants to gain some knowledge about how a working brain works and improves her work efficiency.
64．George wants to be an expert on himself and to gain a more complete picture
of his health.
65．Mary wants to have the power to feel the feeling of her pets.
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No matter what type of business you run, it has to deal with things that go wrong from your customer’s point of view. Complaints can be a great source of information for organizations to make corrections as well as further improvements. 71
1．You should listen actively to what the customer has to say by maintaining comfortable eye contact.
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2． 73 It’s impound for you to know that your apology must appear sincere to the customer, and not an empty excuse. And also you should show the customer you’ve accepted the responsibility and provide him with choices or why wise, the customer you’ll do something about his complaint.
3．Talk with the client and discover the best means to resolve his problem. 74 In this case it’s important to let your customer know an estimation (估计) of how long it will take to take action on his complaint.
4．A simple “thank you” is one way to let the customer know you appreciate the time and effort they’ve taken to inform you about a problem with your company’s service or product that you need to know about.
5．Create a procedure for recording different types of customer complaints. 75
A．Listen to your customer’s complaints and you can improve your service.
B．There will be times when you’ll be unable to resolve the issue immediately.
C．When receiving a complaint, you should apologize for the failure the customer has identified.
D．They are a valuable source of information to determine various root causes that need to be addressed within your company.
E．So it’s important to learn to deal with customer complaints efficiently.
F．Don’t feel ashamed of the failure in your service or products.
G．You should also show your customer that you do understand him by giving full attention.
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10 Days to More Confident Public Speaking
By The Princeton Language Institute, Lenny Laskowski
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Warner Books
ISBN: 0446676683
This book is a course on giving public talks. It’s written by an expert in the field and has the tools to make you a relaxed, effective, and commanding public speaker. You can find clear, brief, step-by-step to help you: Overcome nervousness and discover your own natural style. Set up an immediate connection with your audience.
Practise new techniques daily in conversations with friends. Write a speech that builds to an unforgettable conclusion. Mix together humour and anecdotes into your talk. Use special techniques to memorize your speech.
In the Spotlight: Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking and Performing
By Janet E. Esposito
Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Strong Books
ISBN: 1928782078
In the Spotlight is a gift for people experiencing any degree of fear or discomfort in speaking or performing in front of others, either in formal settings. The book has many different methods to help you get beyond stage fright and learn to speak or perform with ease and confidence.
The Lost Art of the Great Speech: How to Write One and How to Deliver It
By Richard Dowis
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: American Management Association
ISBN: 0814470548
Here’s expert guidance on how to write a forceful speech. Attractive slides, confident body language, and a lot of eye contacts are fine. Now everyone can learn to give a powerful, direct speeches that catch an audience’s attention. The key is not just in the delivery, but in using the power of language. It requires interesting ideas, presented in a clear and memorable way.
It’s speech-writing guide made by an award-winning writer. It has everything from researching and writing the speech to preparing the text to delivering the speech to handling questions from the audience.
Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History
By William Bathe
Paperback: 1,055 pages
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 0393040054
This is a collection of more than 100 speeches that seeks to show the enduring power of human eloquence (雄辩) to inspire and uplift (振奋). These speeches are said to have moved millions and changed history. There is an introduction to each speech, and an essay on the art of public speaking.
This collection is edited by a former presidential speechwriter-William Satire. He knows firsthand, the importance of putting together the right words for the right movement.
These speeches prove that, even in the digital age, the most forceful medium of communication is still the human voice speaking directly to the mind, heart, and soul.
1.The purpose of the above books is to _______.
A. give you encouragement in making a speech
B. tell you how to make a forceful speech
C. show you the skills of making a good speech
D. tell you how to catch an audience’s attention while making a speech
2.If you want to improve your speaking skills by reading some great speeches by famous people, you will read ______.
A. Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History
B. The Lost Art of the Great Speech: How to Write One and How to Deliver It
C. In the Spotlight: Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking and Performing
D. 10 Days to More Confident Public speaking
3.Which of the following people used to write speeches for presidents？
A. Rechard Dowis. B. Janet E. Esposito.
C. Lenny Laskowski. D. William Satire.
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