Being able to speak another language fluently is a great___when you're looking for a job.A
Being able to speak another language fluently is a great___when you're looking for a job.
A.chance
B.success
C.interest
D.advantage
Being able to speak another language fluently is a great___when you're looking for a job.
A.chance
B.success
C.interest
D.advantage
Not being able to speak English, they felt rather ______ in the USA.
A.strange
B.puzzled
C.alone
D.lonely
A、pay lots of value
B、pay a big price
C、pay a little cost
D、pay a lot of money
听力原文: Most of us have an image of such a normal or standard English in pronunciation, and very commonly in Great Britain this is "Received Pronunciation", which is often associated with the public schools, Oxford, and the BBD. At the same time, it must be remembered that so far as the English-speaking countries are concerned, this "Received Pronunciation" approached the status of a "standard" almost only in England. Educated Scots, Irishmen, Americans, Australians, and others have their own different images of a standard form. of English.
Even in England it is difficult to speak of a standard in pronunciation. Pronunciation is infinitely variable, so that even given the will to adopt a single pronunciation, it would be difficult to achieve. There is no sure way of any two people saying the same word with precisely the same sound. In this respect pronunciation much more closely resembles handwriting than spelling. In spelling, there are absolute distinctions which can be learnt and imitated with complete precision: One can know at once whether a wont is spelt in a standard way or not. But two person' s handwritings and ciations may both be perfectly intelligible,yet have obvious differences without out being able to say which is“better”or more“standard”.
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A.English pronunciation, spelling and handwriting.
B.The status of Received Pronunciation in the English-speaking countries.
C.The difficulty of achieving a standard in English pronunciation.
D.The importance of achieving a standard in English pronunciation.
______(affect)with a serious disease,Van Wendel was no longer able to speak clearly and he knew there was no hope of recovery.
Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
What are the specific traits that will assist executives to climb the ladder of success? Opinions vary widely. Given approximately equal qualifications and circumstances,some claim the success factor is largely a matter of luck-being in the right place at the right time. Others speak of an almost crazy devotion to work,combined with a degree of ruthlessness. One “expert” maintains that it's undoubtedly a matter of how much education your mother had.
To make it big,executives must possess four basic skills:
First,drive. Business success takes an unusual amount of energy. A successful executive-almost by definition-is a striver. He will get tense when he is not striving.
Second,people sense. Some say being able to judge people is more important than a high IQ. The skill can be instinctual(本能的),but in most cases it is painstakingly learned.
Third,communications ability. Different executives make themselves understood in different ways. Some transmit ideas best face to face;others are masters of the telephone call;still others are persuasive writers. One way or another,they all communicate clearly.
Fourth,calm under pressure. No businessman will get very far if he chokes up.
Some people claim that besides hard work,the success also requires______.
A. equal qualifications
B. specific traits
C. much education
D. a degree of cruelty
A.all people will be able to speak a common language
B.people will learn a foreign language better
C.people can understand each other better
D.people will be able to speak several languages
A.however
B.they
C.furthermore
D.who
A.to be understood
B.understood
C.understanding
D.being understood
A as B which C that D what
A、understood
B、being understood
C、understanding
D、to be understood