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—Has your father returned from Africa yet??
—Yes， but he here for only three days before his company sent him to Australia.?
A.was B.has been C.will be D.would be
A
由句中的sent可知此处应用一般过去时，强调事情发生在过去。
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It gives me great pleasure today to say a few words in praise of a man we will all miss very much. To be honest, I can't imagine we will do without him when he's gone.
Bill Masters almost single-handed built up our sales force in the Houston area and developed the market position that we enjoy today. In only six years, he has brought the firm from a very low fifth position in the area sales to the point where we now outsell all but one of our competitors. Not only have we got 37 per cent of the market under Bill's leadership; we are increasing our share with each passing month.
As you know, the company has moved Bill to northern California to work his sales magic in one of this company's most competitive(竞争的) areas. But we know that if anyone can do it, Bill Masters can, and I know you all join me in wishing him the best of luck in his new work.
【小题1】The speech was made _______.
| A．at a welcome meeting |
| B．at the opening of a new school term |
| C．when somebody was leaving |
| D．when they had a new manager |
| A．37 years | B．less than 5 years |
| C．about six years | D．since he began to work |
| A．many people | B．nobody |
| C．about 37 people | D．very few people |
| A．by 37 per cent every month |
| B．to the second largest in the area |
| C．to be the fifth largest in the area |
| D．five times as much as before |
If you want to teach your children how to say sorry, you must be good at saying it yourself, especially to your own children. But how you say it can be quite tricky.
If you say to your children “I’m sorry I got angry with you, but …” what follows that “but” can render the apology ineffective: “I had a bad day” or “your noise was giving me a headache ” leaves the person who has been injured feeling that he should be apologizing for his bad behavior in expecting an apology.
Another method by which people appear to apologize without actually doing so is to say “I’m sorry you’re upset”; this suggests that you are somehow at fault for allowing yourself to get upset by what the other person has done.
Then there is the general, all covering apology, which avoids the necessity of identifying a specific act that was particularly hurtful or insulting, and which the person who is apologizing should promise never to do again. Saying “I’m useless as a parent” does not commit a person to any specific improvement.
These pseudo-apologies are used by people who believe saying sorry shows weakness. Parents who wish to teach their children to apologize should see it as a sign of strength, and therefore not resort to these pseudo-apologies.
But even when presented with examples of genuine contrition, children still need help to become aware of the complexities of saying sorry. A three-year-old might need help in understanding that other children feel pain just as he does, and that hitting a playmate over the head with a heavy toy requires an apology. A six-year-old might need reminding that spoiling other children’s expectations can require an apology. A 12-year-old might need to be shown that raiding the biscuit tin without asking permission is acceptable, but that borrowing a parent’s clothes without permission is not.
1.According to the author, saying “I’m sorry you’re upset” most probably means “_______”.
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A．You have good reason to get upset |
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B．I’m aware you’re upset, but I’m not to blame |
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C．I apologize for hurting your feelings |
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D．I’m at fault for making you upset |
2.We learn from the last paragraph that in teaching children to say sorry _______.
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A．the complexities involved should be ignored |
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B．their ages should be taken into account |
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C．parents need to set them a good example |
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D．parents should be patient and tolerant |
3.It can be inferred from the passage that apologizing properly is _______.
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A．a social issue calling for immediate attention |
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B．not necessary among family members |
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C．a sign of social progress |
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D．not as simple as it seems |