The phone rings. It’s a friend who wants to tell you his or her latest health problems. You hate to be impolite and cut your friend off, but what can you do? Stephanie Winston, author of Stephanie Winston’s Best Organizing Tips, offers his advice:

Don’t ask questions like “What’s new?” They give the information that you have time to talk. After “hello”, get right to the heart of the matter.

Time your calls wisely. If you make a call right before lunch or dinner, or at the end of the workday, people chat less.

Set a time limit. Start with, “Hi, I’ve only got a few minutes, but I wanted to talk to you about….” Or, “Gee, I’d love to talk more, but I only have a couple of minutes before I have to leave.”

Jump on a pause（间歇）. Even the most talkative caller has to pause now and then. Quickly say, “It has been great talking with you.” Then end the conversation.

Forget niceties. Some people just don’t take a hint. Cut your caller off and say, “I’d like to talk to you longer, but I’m afraid I have no enough time. Good bye.” Then hang up.

Find “a partner in crime”. If nothing else works, ask someone in your home to help you. For example, one woman gives a sign to her husband, who shouts, “Jane, I think the roast chicken is burning.”

Avoid the phone completely. Use an answering machine to screen calls. If you have an important message for a chatterbox（唠叨的人）, leave the message when he or she isn’t in.

50. What’s the good time to make a call so that people can chat less?

A. After lunch or dinner.　　　　　　　　　　　 B. In the middle of the workday.

C. Before lunch or dinner.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. At the beginning of the workday.

51. “Finding a partner in crime” means ______.

A. finding someone to answer the call

B. getting right to the heart of the matter

C. telling the caller you are just cooking

D. asking someone to help you end the call

52. What’s Winston’s advice about?

A. How to talk on the phone.　　　　　

B. How to make calls wisely.

C. How to make a phone call.

D. How to keep phone calls short.

Most teachers agree that the first lesson of a teacher is often unforgettable．I remember getting into the class with the   1   of a beginner teacher: nervous, careful, excited…etc．The school I   2   my first lesson in was well-known to hold the most troublesome （顽皮的）students in the city．With this in   3  , I was more nervous than I should be．But I tried my best not to   4   it out and went into the class．The first thing I did was taking a look at the whole class．My eyes   5   on a big black student．He was sitting in the back   6   of the class with no one in front of him．His body was much   7   than mine．I thought it would be better to   8   that boy untouchable．As soon as I started my lesson writing on the blackboard, I heard some noise from the back．I   9  the students to find out who did it, but the class looked very   10  ．I went on writing and the noise went on．Then I stopped my lesson to   11    this problem because I believed that if I lost control of the class from the   12   I wouldn’t be able to get it back．I thought the big boy made the noise．To my   13  , a small boy was the source （根源）of trouble．Days went   14   and I discovered that the big boy was good and quiet and the great source of trouble came from a group of   15   students who became under control after some weeks．From then on, I realized that judging （判断）by appearance can often be wrong, not only with students!

1．A．ideas                        B．feelings                   C．thoughts                 D．ways

2．A．started                      B．found                     C．opened                   D．finished

3．A．head                         B．mind                       C．school                    D．hand

4．A．make                        B．bring                      C．work                      D．show

5．A．stopped                    B．noticed                   C．pointed                   D．warned

6．A．line                          B．row                        C．room                      D．part

7．A．higher                      B．lighter                     C．larger                            D．thicker

8．A．let                            B．relax                    C．increase                  D．leave

9．A．faced                       B．wondered                C．discussed                D．described

10．A．common                 B．confident                C．quiet                       D．crowded

11．A．decide                     B．solve                      C．improve                  D．produce

12．A．beginning                B．example                  C．matter                    D．end

13．A．competition             B．congratulation          C．surprise                  D．difference

14．A．out                         B．down                      C．away                      D．on

15．A．small-sized                                                 B．comfortable

C．frustrated                                                   D．ordinary-looking