Questions 11-13 are based on the following passage. You now have 15 seconds to read the questions 11-13. What do we learn from the story
A. The trip didn’t do any good to his health.
B. The trip helped him meet many interesting people.
C. The trip was enjoyable but not fruitful in terms of business.
D. The trip was a complete disappointment.
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Since you are human, you will make an occasional mistake--expect this truth. The challenge here is in (67) criticism in an appropriate manner. When you agree to (68) for someone else, you agree to perform according (69) that person’s standards. Since your employer is (70) your salary, she or he has the (71) to criticize your performance or behavior if they don’t (72) the established standards. If the criticism is (73) , don’t give an excuse or deny fault. Accept it graciously, (74) a sincere promise to make improvements. You may (75) request suggestions for ways to (76) from the one who criticize you Learn from mistakes. (77) you feel the criticism was not based on fact, you should tactfully present the facts that (78) your opinion. If your employer or supervisor continually criticizes you (79) , particularly in front of others, you should (80) a private meeting to discuss the reason. If the (81) continues, even though you have made (82) necessary improvements and efforts, you should give serious thought to seeking a (83) in another department or looking for another employer. (84) critical harassment (折磨) from a supervisor or employer creates an unhealthy emotional atmosphere (85) a "no win" situation for the employee. You would be far better off somewhere else. You don’t need the unfair (86) and pressure.
A. discard
B. reverse
C. shake
D. support
Home-schooling is on the rise in recent years all over America. So there is certainly an ideological (意识形态的)edge to many home-schoolers. But do not be misled. First, this is a bottom-up movement with parents of whatever political stripe making individual decisions to withdraw their children rather than following orders from higher up. Second, the movement has a utilitarian (功利主义的) edge. Home-schoolers simply believe that they can offer their children better education at home. One-to-one tuition, goes the argument, enables children to go at their own pace, rather than at a pace set for the convenience of teaching unions. And children can be taught "proper" subjects based on the Judeo-Christian tradition of learning, rather than politically correct flimflam (胡说). This sounds backward-looking, but home-schoolers claim that technology is on their side. The internet is making it ever easier to teach people at home, ever more teaching materials are available, and virtual communities now exist that allow home-schoolers to interchange information. The other factor working in home-schooling’s favor is its own success. Many parents have been nervous about home-schooled children being isolated. With almost every town in America now boasting its own home-schooling network, that worry declines. Home-schooled children can play baseball with other home-schooled children; they can go on school trips; and so on. What about academic standards The home-schooling network buzzes with good news: a family with three home-schooled children at Harvard; a home-schooler with a bestselling novel; first, second and third place in the 2000 National Spelling Bee; a first university for home-schooled children. Systematic evidence is more difficult to find. There are certainly signs that home-schoolers are thriving. One recent survey by the HSLDA showed that three-quarters of home-educated adults aged 18-24 have taken college-level courses compared with 46% of the general population. But this is hardly conclusive. Home-schoolers do not have to report bad results. Moreover, home-schoolers may simply come from the more educated part of the population. Yet these arguments point to change in the way the debate is unfolding. It is no longer about whether home-schooled children are losing out, but whether they are doing unfairly well. "Maybe we should subcontract all of public education to home-schoolers," Bill Bennett, Mr. Reagan’s education secretary, once made fun of it. That looks unlikely. But America’s home-schoolers represent an attack on public education that teachers everywhere should pay attention to. The author suggests at the end of the passage that______.
A. it is not fair for home-schoolers to have more social achievements
B. home-schooling will soon be able to sweep away formal education
C. teachers in public schools should quit their jobs and become private tutors
D. home-schooling has constituted a minor threat to the existing public education system
Since you are human, you will make an occasional mistake--expect this truth. The challenge here is in (67) criticism in an appropriate manner. When you agree to (68) for someone else, you agree to perform according (69) that person’s standards. Since your employer is (70) your salary, she or he has the (71) to criticize your performance or behavior if they don’t (72) the established standards. If the criticism is (73) , don’t give an excuse or deny fault. Accept it graciously, (74) a sincere promise to make improvements. You may (75) request suggestions for ways to (76) from the one who criticize you Learn from mistakes. (77) you feel the criticism was not based on fact, you should tactfully present the facts that (78) your opinion. If your employer or supervisor continually criticizes you (79) , particularly in front of others, you should (80) a private meeting to discuss the reason. If the (81) continues, even though you have made (82) necessary improvements and efforts, you should give serious thought to seeking a (83) in another department or looking for another employer. (84) critical harassment (折磨) from a supervisor or employer creates an unhealthy emotional atmosphere (85) a "no win" situation for the employee. You would be far better off somewhere else. You don’t need the unfair (86) and pressure.
A. position
B. product
C. privilege
D. promotion
Since you are human, you will make an occasional mistake--expect this truth. The challenge here is in (67) criticism in an appropriate manner. When you agree to (68) for someone else, you agree to perform according (69) that person’s standards. Since your employer is (70) your salary, she or he has the (71) to criticize your performance or behavior if they don’t (72) the established standards. If the criticism is (73) , don’t give an excuse or deny fault. Accept it graciously, (74) a sincere promise to make improvements. You may (75) request suggestions for ways to (76) from the one who criticize you Learn from mistakes. (77) you feel the criticism was not based on fact, you should tactfully present the facts that (78) your opinion. If your employer or supervisor continually criticizes you (79) , particularly in front of others, you should (80) a private meeting to discuss the reason. If the (81) continues, even though you have made (82) necessary improvements and efforts, you should give serious thought to seeking a (83) in another department or looking for another employer. (84) critical harassment (折磨) from a supervisor or employer creates an unhealthy emotional atmosphere (85) a "no win" situation for the employee. You would be far better off somewhere else. You don’t need the unfair (86) and pressure.
A. deserved
B. reserved
C. unkind
D. sympathetic