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It often appears that we have more to gain by speaking than by listening. One big advantage of speaking is that it gives you a chance to control others’ thoughts and actions. Whatever your goal —to have a boss hire you,to 1 others to vote for the person of your 2 , or to describe the 3 you want your hair cut —the key to success seems to be the 4 to speak well.

Another obvious advantage of speaking is the chance it provides to 5 the admiration,respect,or liking of others. 6 jokes,and everyone will think you’re really a wise man. 7 advice,and they’ll be thankful for help. Tell them all you know,and they’ll be 8 by your wisdom. But keep quiet and it seems as if you’ll look like a 9 nobody.

Finally,talking gives you the 10 to release energy in a way that listening can't. When you’re 11 , the chance to talk about your problems can often help you feel better. In the same way,you can often 12 your anger by letting it out orally. It is also helpful to 13 your excitement with others by talking about it,for keeping it inside often 14 you feeling as if you might burt.

While it is true that talking does have many advantages,it's important to 15 that listening can do good to listeners,too. As you’ll soon read,being a good listener is one good way to 16 others with their problems,and what better way is there to have others 17 you? As for controlling others,it may be true that it's hard to be persuasive while you’re listening,but your 18 to hear others out will often leave them 19 to think about your ideas in return. Listening is often reciprocal (互惠的) ：you get what you 20 .

1. A. persist   B. advise   C. persuade   D. suggest

2. A. friend   B. relation   C. choice   D. leader

3. A. method   B. way   C. means   D. plan

4. A. efficiency   B. energy   C. mentality   D. ability

5. A. gain   B. grasp   C. receive   D. seize

6. A. Say   B. Speak   C. Talk   D. Tell

7. A. Accept   B. Follow   C. Offer   D. Obtain

8. A. affected   B. impressed

   C. influenced   D. moved

9. A. fruitless   B. priceless

   C. worthless   D. senseless

10. A. pleasure   B. course

   C. duty   D. chance

11. A. in trouble   B. in danger

   C. in debt   D. in silence

12. A. lessen   B. brighten

   C. darken   D. deepen

13. A. control   B. share   C. enjoy   D. remove

14. A. makes   B. causes   C. leaves   D. enables

15. A. suppose   B. notice   C. realise   D. imagine

16. A. fail   B. cure   C. hurt   D. help

17. A. appreciate   B. listen to

   C. envy   D. support

18. A. kindness   B. likeliness

   C. willingness   D. eagerness

19. A. free   B. open   C. eager   D. pleased

20. A. lose   B. ask for

   C. need   D. give

Answer 1

1.C 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. D 11. A 12. A 13. B 14. C 15. C 16. D 17. A 18. C 19. C 20.D

IV. 1. C 解析：persuade sb. to do sth.意为 “说服某人做某事”;persist意为“坚持” 和advise,suggest都与文意不符。

2. C解析：vote for sb.意为“为某人投 票”。从常识来看，如果不是给自己投票 的话，那就是给自己所选择的人投票。

3. B 解析：in the way表示“用 方法”，way后面接定语从句，关系代词可 省略。

4. D 解析：the ability to do sth.表示“做某事的能力”。

5. A 解析：由 It of ten appears that we have more to gain by speaking than by listening. —句可知，说话还可以使我们 获得别人的钦佩、尊重或者别人的喜欢。

6. D解析:tell jokes意为“说笑话”，为固 定搭配。

7. C 解析：由 and they’ll be thankful for help可知，此处指给别人提供建议， follow advice意为“接受建议”。

8. B解析：impress sb.意为“给某人留下 印象”。即他们会对你的智慧留下深刻 的印象。

9. C解析：worthless意为“无用的，无价 值的”，a worthless nobody 意为“一个毫无价值的人”。

10. D解析：与上文chance相呼应。

the chance to do sth.表示“做某事的机会”。

11. A解析：in trouble “处于困境中”，与 后面的better相呼应。

12. A解析:lessen意为“减少，减轻”。

13. B解析:share sth with sb.意为“与某人分享某物/事”。

14. C解析：leave sb. doing与句意相符。

feeling as if you might burst 为现在分词短语作宾补。

15. C 解析：realise意为“意识到，认识 到”。此处语境为:尽管说的确有很多 好处，但是意识到听对听者来说同样也 有好处是很重要的。

16. D 解析：help sb. with sth.意为“帮助某人某事”。

17. A解析：appreciate意为“感激”。此 处语境为:“你帮助了别人，还有什么比 这个更好的方法来让别人感激你吗?”

18. C 解析:be willing to do sth.意为“乐 意做某事”；one's willingness to do sth. 意为“某人乐意做某事”。

19. C解析:eager to do sth.意为“愿意做 某事”，此处为形容词短语作宾补。

20 . D解析：give与reciprocal相呼应，即 “付出就有回报”。