Remembering names is an important social skill. Here are some ways to master it.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 mad pronounce it correctly for you. Most people will be pleased by the effort you’re making to learn their names.

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. Yours is right on the tip of my tongue. What is it again?”

Use associations.

Link each person yon meet with one thing you 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.

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

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. That's fewer names for you to remember. And as more people arrive, you can hear them being introduced to others—an automatic review for you.

How will most people feel when you try hard to remember their names?

 A. They will be moved.                     B. They will be annoyed.

 C. They will be delighted.                 D. They will be discouraged.

If you can't remember someone's name, you may __

A. tell him the truth                       B. tell him a white lie

C. ask him for pity                         D. ask others to help you

When you meet a group of people, it is better to remember __

A. all their names                          B. a couple of names first

C. just their last names                    D. as many names as possible

What does the text mainly tell us?

A. Tips on an important social skill.         B. Importance of attending parties.

C. How to make use of associations.          D. How to recite and repeat names.

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项多余选项. (E="=AB " F="=AC " G==AD)

-- Hello, Professor Smith. The summer vacation is coming.   61 

-- I am going to Miami Beach, Florida for two weeks.

-- How will you get there?

--   62    

-- Does it cost a lot?

-- No. The cost is lower out of season. It is my first time to travel by air.   63    

-- Don’t worry. Are your family going with you?

-- Yes. We plan to go swimming in the ocean, enjoy the sunshine on the beach and go water-skiing.

--  64   

-- Yeah, they are crossing off the days on the calendar. Are you going go Europe again this                

summer?

-- No, not this time.  65   

-- Egypt? It is really a place full of mystery. Have a good trip.

-- Thank you. The same to you.

A. In fact, I am a little nervous.

B. When are you leaving?

C. What’s your plan for the vacation?

D. I plan to go there by train.

E. I will fly to Miami from New York.

F. I am going to visit some old friends in Egypt.

G. Your children must be excited about it.   

 

听力

Ⅰ．听下面五段对话，从 A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。每段对话读一遍。

1．What time will the two speakers leave？

[　　]

A．At 5∶30	B．At 6∶00
C．At 7∶10

2．What are the two speakers talking about？

[　　]

A．Past experience．

B．Family members．

C．Traveling abroad．

3．Where dose the conversation most probably take place？

[　　]

A．At a theatre．

B．At a restaurant．

C．At a gas station．

4．How will the woman go to New York？

[　　]

A．By car	B．By air
C．By train

5．Why is the man angry with Anne？

[　　]

A．She hasn't shown up

B．She drives too slowly．

C．She is too rude to him．

Ⅱ．听下面两段对话或独白，从 A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。每段

对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6．What did the man do at his weekend？

[　　]

A．He watched TV．

B．He went to the cinema．

C．He visited his parents．

7．What does the man think about his roommate？

[　　]

A．He is stupid．

B．He is strange．

C．He is shameless

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8．What's the possible relationship between the two speakers？

[　　]

A．Nurse and patient．

B．Mother and son．

C．Friends．

9．Why does the man want to see Dr Carter？

[　　]

A．He was hit by a ladder．

B．He broke his leg．

C．He hurt his foot．

10．What does the woman tell man to do in the end？

[　　]

A．Wait for Dr Carter at home．

B．Come to the office right away．

C．Take off the paint an himself．

It’s Friday morning in the year 2030, and you’re running late. You got carried away watching the music video that was playing in the corner of your bathroom mirror while you were brushing your teeth. How will you get to your office at Mega Giga Industries on time?

    A quick check of your Internet–connected refrigerator tells you your train is a bit behind schedule, too. So you decide to drive your environmentally–friendly fuel cell car instead—or rather, let your car drive you. It’s programmed to know the way and it will get you there without speeding, getting lost, or crashing.

   Settling into your office chair, which changes color to match what you’re wearing, you pick up yesterday morning’s newspaper. Printed on reusable electronic paper, it immediately rewrites itself with today’s headlines. Now it’s time for your big meeting. Uh-oh! You’ve left your handwritten notes at home. No problem. The digital ink pen you used has stored an electronic copy of what you wrote.

   Your wristwatch videophone (可视电话) suddenly rings. Your best friend’s face pops up on the screen (屏幕) asking what you’re doing this weekend. Will you play virtual soccer with the U.S. Olympic team? No, no. Your friend says, so you have to take the new elevator (made of microscopic fibers many times stronger than steel) 60000 miles into space.

    Could this scene really take place in just twenty years? The researchers who are now developing all this stuff think so. These gadgets (小器械) may be as common in 20 years as cell phones and DVD players are today.

What is the BEST TITLE for the passage?

A. Life in the Future	B. Future Transportation
C. Life Today and Tomorrow	D. Development of the Internet

Your future car has all of the following features (特点) EXCEPT        ．

A. being programmed to know the way	B. using environmentally-friendly fuel
C. driving you to different places safely	D. having an Internet-connected refrigerator

How many high-tech products are mentioned in Paragraph 3?

A. Two.

B. Three.

C. Four.

D. Five.

We can learn from the passage that in twenty years          ．

A. going to space may be common       

B. DVD players will be much more popular

C. playing virtual soccer with Olympic teams won’t be attractive

D. wristwatch videophones will completely take the place of cell phones