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What is mentioned about the most recent sales figures

A. They are the lowest of the year.
B. They can be interpreted positively.
C. They declined 20% since last month.
D. They show little change over last year.

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Many foreigners who have not visited Britain call all the inhabitants English, for they are used to thinking of the British Isles as England. (21) , the British Isles contain a variety of peoples, and only the people of England call themselves English. The others (22) to themselves as Welsh, Scottish, or Irish, (23) the ease may be; they are often slightly annoyed (24) being classified as "English".Even in England there are many (25) in regional character and speech. The chief (26) is between southern England and northern England. South of a (27) going from Bristol to London, people speak the type of English usually learnt by foreign students, (28) there are local variations.Further north regional speech is usually " (29) " than that of southern Britain. Northerners are (30) to claim that they work harder than Southerners, and are more (31) . They are open-hearted and hospitable; foreigners often find that they make friends with them (32) . Northerners generally have hearty (33) . the visitor to Lancashire or Yorkshire, for instance, may look forward to receiving generous (34) at meal times.In accent and character the people of the Midlands (35) a gradual change from southern to the northern type of Englishman.In Scotland the sound (36) by the letter "R" is generally a strong sound, and "R’ often pronounced in words in which it would be (37) in southern English. The Scots said to be a serious, cautious, thrifty people, (38) inventive and somewhat mystical. the Celtic peoples of Britain (the Welsh, the Irish, the Scots) are frequently (39) being more "fiery" than the English. They are (40) a race that is quite distinct from English. 36().

A. designate
B. demonstrate
C. represent
D. reckon

Many foreigners who have not visited Britain call all the inhabitants English, for they are used to thinking of the British Isles as England. (21) , the British Isles contain a variety of peoples, and only the people of England call themselves English. The others (22) to themselves as Welsh, Scottish, or Irish, (23) the ease may be; they are often slightly annoyed (24) being classified as "English".Even in England there are many (25) in regional character and speech. The chief (26) is between southern England and northern England. South of a (27) going from Bristol to London, people speak the type of English usually learnt by foreign students, (28) there are local variations.Further north regional speech is usually " (29) " than that of southern Britain. Northerners are (30) to claim that they work harder than Southerners, and are more (31) . They are open-hearted and hospitable; foreigners often find that they make friends with them (32) . Northerners generally have hearty (33) . the visitor to Lancashire or Yorkshire, for instance, may look forward to receiving generous (34) at meal times.In accent and character the people of the Midlands (35) a gradual change from southern to the northern type of Englishman.In Scotland the sound (36) by the letter "R" is generally a strong sound, and "R’ often pronounced in words in which it would be (37) in southern English. The Scots said to be a serious, cautious, thrifty people, (38) inventive and somewhat mystical. the Celtic peoples of Britain (the Welsh, the Irish, the Scots) are frequently (39) being more "fiery" than the English. They are (40) a race that is quite distinct from English. 29().

A. wider
B. broader
C. rarer
D. scarcer

Exchange a glance with someone, then look away. Do you realize that you have made a statement Hold the glance for a second longer, and you have made a different statement. Hold it for 3 seconds, and the meaning has changed again. For every social situation, there is a permissible time that you can hold a person’s gaze without being intimate, rude, or aggressive. If you are on an elevator, what gaze time are you permitted To answer this question, consider what you typically do. You very likely give other passengers a quick glance to size them up and to assure them that you mean no threat. Since being close to another person signals the possibility of interaction. You need to emit a signal telling others you want to be left alone. So you cut off eye contact, what sociologist Erving Goffman (1963) calls "a dimming of the lights. " You look down at the floor, at the indicator lights, or anywhere but into another passenger’s eyes. Should you break the rule against staring at a stranger on an elevator, you will make the other person exceedingly uncomfortable, and you are likely to feel a bit strange yourself.If you hold eye contact for more than 3 seconds, what are you telling another person Much depends on the person and situation. For example, a man and a woman communicate interest in this manner. They typically gaze at each other for about 3 seconds at a time, then drop their eyes down for 3 seconds, before letting their eyes meet again. But if one man gives another man a 3-second-plus stare, he signals, "I know you", "I’m interested in you, " or "You look peculiar and I am curious about you. " This type of stare often produces hostile feelings. The passage mainly discusses ().

A. the limitations of eye contact
B. the exchange of ideas through eye contact
C. proper behavior in different situations
D. the role of eye contact in interpersonal communication

Exchange a glance with someone, then look away. Do you realize that you have made a statement Hold the glance for a second longer, and you have made a different statement. Hold it for 3 seconds, and the meaning has changed again. For every social situation, there is a permissible time that you can hold a person’s gaze without being intimate, rude, or aggressive. If you are on an elevator, what gaze time are you permitted To answer this question, consider what you typically do. You very likely give other passengers a quick glance to size them up and to assure them that you mean no threat. Since being close to another person signals the possibility of interaction. You need to emit a signal telling others you want to be left alone. So you cut off eye contact, what sociologist Erving Goffman (1963) calls "a dimming of the lights. " You look down at the floor, at the indicator lights, or anywhere but into another passenger’s eyes. Should you break the rule against staring at a stranger on an elevator, you will make the other person exceedingly uncomfortable, and you are likely to feel a bit strange yourself.If you hold eye contact for more than 3 seconds, what are you telling another person Much depends on the person and situation. For example, a man and a woman communicate interest in this manner. They typically gaze at each other for about 3 seconds at a time, then drop their eyes down for 3 seconds, before letting their eyes meet again. But if one man gives another man a 3-second-plus stare, he signals, "I know you", "I’m interested in you, " or "You look peculiar and I am curious about you. " This type of stare often produces hostile feelings. If one is looked at by a stranger for too long, he tends to feel ().

A. depressed
B. uneasy
C. curious
D. amused

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