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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.意為 “說服某人做某事”;persist意為“堅持” 和advise,suggest都與文意不符。

2. C解析：vote for sb.意為“為某人投 票”。從常識來看，如果不是給自己投票 的話，那就是給自己所選擇的人投票。

3. B 解析：in the way表示“用 方法”，way后面接定語從句，關系代詞可 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，說話還可以使我們 獲得別人的欽佩、尊重或者別人的喜歡。

6. D解析:tell jokes意為“說笑話”，為固 定搭配。

7. C 解析：由 and they’ll be thankful for help可知，此處指給別人提供建議， follow advice意為“接受建議”。

8. B解析：impress sb.意為“給某人留下 印象”。即他們會對你的智慧留下深刻 的印象。

9. C解析：worthless意為“無用的，無價 值的”，a worthless nobody 意為“一個毫無價值的人”。

10. D解析：與上文chance相呼應。

the chance to do sth.表示“做某事的機會”。

11. A解析：in trouble “處于困境中”，與 后面的better相呼應。

12. A解析:lessen意為“減少，減輕”。

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

14. C解析：leave sb. doing與句意相符。

feeling as if you might burst 為現在分詞短語作賓補。

15. C 解析：realise意為“意識到，認識 到”。此處語境為:盡管說的確有很多 好處，但是意識到聽對聽者來說同樣也 有好處是很重要的。

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

17. A解析：appreciate意為“感激”。此 處語境為:“你幫助了別人，還有什么比 這個更好的方法來讓別人感激你嗎?”

18. C 解析:be willing to do sth.意為“樂 意做某事”；one's willingness to do sth. 意為“某人樂意做某事”。

19. C解析:eager to do sth.意為“愿意做 某事”，此處為形容詞短語作賓補。

20 . D解析：give與reciprocal相呼應，即 “付出就有回報”。