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Remembering names is an important social skill. 1.

●Recite and repeat in conversation.

When you hear a person’s name, repeat it. Immediately say it to yourself several times without moving your lips. You could also repeat the name in a way that does not sound forced or artificial.

●Ask the other person to recite and repeat.

You can let other people help you remember their names. After you’ve been introduced to someone, ask that person to spell the name and pronounce it correctly for you. 2.

●Admit you don’t know

Admitting that you can’t remember someone’s name can actually make people relaxed. Most of them will feel sympathy if you say. “I’m working to remember names better. 3. What is it again?”

●Use associations

Link each person yon meet with one thing out find interesting or unusual. For example, you could make a mental note: “Vicki Cheng—tall, black hair.” To reinforce you’re your associations, write them on a small card as soon as possible.

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When meeting a group of people, concentrate on remembering just two or three names. Free yourself from remembering every one. Few of the people in mass introductions expect you to remember their names. Another way is to limit yourself to learning just first names. Last names can come later.

●Go early

Consider going early to conferences, parties and classes. Sometimes just a few people show up on time. 5. And as more people arrive, you can hear them being introduced to others—an automatic review for you.

A. That’s fewer names for you to remember.

B. Limit the number of new names you learn at one time.

C. Remember a name at a time.

D. Here are some ways to master it.

E. Most people will be pleased by the effort you’re making to learn their names

F. Most people will be pleased with your hard work.

G. Yours is right on the tip of my tongue.

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

As is known to all, colors appear in every language to express people’s feeling and thoughts. Then, what is the situation in American English?

Red is a hot color. Americans may say they are red hot about something unfair. They are red hot when they are very angry about something. The small hot-tasting peppers found in many Mexican foods are called red hot for their color and their fiery taste. Fast loud music is popular with many people. They may say the music is red hot, especially the kind called Dixieland Jazz.

Pink is a lighter kind of red. People sometimes say they are in the pink when they are in good health.The expression was first used in America at the beginning of the twentieth century. It comes from the fact that many babies are born with nice pink skin that shows that they are in good health.

The color black is often used in expressions. People describe a day on which everything goes wrong as a black day. People or things on a blacklist are connected with things illegal now. But at one time, some businesses refused to employ people who were on a blacklist for belonging to unpopular organizations.

The color green is natural for trees and grass. But it is an unnatural color for humans. A person who has a sick feeling in his stomach may say he feels a little green. A passenger on a boat who is feeling very sick from high waves may look very green.

Sometimes a person may be upset because he does not have something as nice as a friend has. That person may say he is green with envy. Some people are green with envy because a friend has more dollars or greenbacks. Dollars are called greenbacks because green is the color of the back side of the paper money.

1.People use “in the pink” to express they are in good health because ________.

A.the expression has a very long history

B.the color pink makes people feel happy

C.people think the color pink is gentler than red

D.healthy babies are born with nice pink skin

2.When we say someone feels a little green, it means he/she ________.

A.enjoys himself in boating B.is hit by a high wave

C.has a stomachache D.likes trees and grass

3.In the writer’s eyes, what is related to a black day?

A.Being sent a beautiful gift.

B.Passing a very difficult test.

C.Failing in an important interview.

D.Being invited to an exciting party.

4.Someone got upset because he/she wasn't as rich as others, so we can say he/she is ________ with jealousness.

A. red B. green

C. pink D. dark

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