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　PassageWecanmakemistakesatanyage.Somemistakeswemakeareaboutmoney.Butmostmistakesareaboutpeople.DidJerryreallycarewhenIbrokeupwithHelen?WhenIgotthatgreatjob,didJimreallyfeelgoodaboutit,asafriend?Ordidheenvymyluck?AndPaul-whydidn'tpickupthathewasfriendlyjustbecauseIhadacar?Whenwelookback,doubtslikethesecanmakeusfeelbad.Butwhenwelookback,it'stoolate.
    Whydowegowrongaboutourfriends-orourenemies?Sometimeswhatpeoplesayhidestheirrealmeaning.Andifwedon'treallylistenwemissthefeelingbehindthewords.Supposesomeonetellsyou,You'realuckydog.That'sbeingfriendly.Butluckydog?There'sabitofenvyinthosewords.Maybehedoesn'tseeithimself.Butbringinginthedogbitputsyoudownalittle.Whathemaybesayingisthatthedoesn'tthinkyoudeserveyourluck.
    Justthinkofallthethingsyouhavetobethankfulforisanothernoisethatsaysonethingandmeansanother.Itcouldmeanthatthespeakeristryingtogetyoutoseeyourproblemaspartofyourlifeasawhole.Butishe?Wrappedupinthisphraseisthethoughtthatyourproblemisn'timportant.It'stellingyoutothinkofallthestarvingpeopleintheworldwhenyouhaven'tgotadateforSaturdaynight.
    Howcanyoutelltherealmeaningbehindsomeone'swords?Onewayistotakeagoodlookatthepersontalking.Dohiswordsfitthewayhelooks?Doeswhathesaysagreewiththetoneofvoice?Hisposture(姿态)?Thelookinhiseyes?Stopandthink.Theminuteyouspendthinkingabouttherealmeaningofwhatpeopletoyoumaysaveanothermistake.
    1.Thispassageismainlyabout.
    A)howtointerpretwhatpeoplesay
    B)whattodowhenyoulistentootherstalking
    C)howtoavoidmistakeswhenyoucommunicatewithpeople
    D)Whywegowrongwithpeoplesometimes
    2.Accordingtotheauthor,thereasonwhywegowrongaboutourfriendsisthat.
    A)Wefailtolistencarefullywhentheytalk
    B)Peopletendtobeannoyedwhenwecheckwhattheysay
    C)Peopleusuallystateonethingbutmeansanother
    D)Wetendtodoubtwhatourfriendssay
    3.InthesentenceMaybehedoesn'tseeithimself.inthesecondparagraph,thepronounitrefersto.
    A)beingfriendly
    C)luckydog
    B)abitofenvy
    D)yourluck
    4.Whenwelistentoapersontalking,themostimportantthingforustodois.
    A)noticethewaythepersonistalking
    B)takeagoodlookatthepersontalking
    C)mindhistone,hispostureandthelookinhiseyes
    D)examinetherealmeaningofwhathesaysbasedonhismanner,histoneandhisposture
    5.Theauthormostprobablyisa.
    A)teacher
    C)philosopher
    B)psychologist
    D)doctor
    Answer
    1.C2.C3.B4.D5.B