that my father was proud of me;and the truth is I was proud of him.Raised in a hard-up corner of
wartime England,he went off to see the world and he never stopped looking forward and upward,
Staring at the stars.
24.What has made the author write down the text so soon
A.His father's words motivated him to do so.
B.He wanted to settle down after the writing
C.Ile wanted to write it before he forgot it.
D.It was the story he insisted on writing.
25 What was the author's impression of his father
A.He always managed to dress up following the fashion.
B.He sometimes had a hard time meeting the work deadline.
C.He trained the author to be manly and do the basic things.
D.He was competitive at work and remained a loving Dad.
26.What was the best lesson the author Icarned from his father
A.The necessity of keeping good shape.
B.Quick recovery from suffering or blow.
C.The ability to get a content career.
D.The pride people take in his parents.
27.What can be a suitable title for the text
A.Dad Left a Deep Impression on Me for His Work.
B.Dad Proved Faithful and Loving for the Family.
C.My Dad Showed How to Be a Journalist and a Man.
D.I Learned to Recover Quickly after a Suffering.
C
Many people think that listening is a passive business.'It is just the opposite.Listening well is an
active exercise of our attention and hard work.It is because they do not realize this,or because they
are not willing to do the work,that most people do not listen well.
Listening well also requires total concentration upon someone else.An important part of listening
well is the rule known as"bracketing".Bracketing includes the temporary giving up or setting aside of
your own prejudices and desires,to experience as far as possible someone else's world from the inside,
stepping into his or her shoes.Moreover,since listening well requires bracketing,it also needs a
temporary acceptance of the other person.Sensing this acceptance,the speaker will seem quite willing
to open up the inner part of his or her mind to the listener.True communication is under way and the
energy required for listening well is so great that it can be accomplished only by the will to extend
oneself for mutual(共同的)growth.
Most of the time we lack this energy.Even though we may feel in our business dealings or social
relationships that we are listening well,what we are usually doing is listening selectively.Often we
have a prepared list in mind and wonder,as we listen,how we can achieve certain desired results to get
the conversation over as quickly as possible or redirected in ways more satisfactory to us.Many of us
are far more interested in talking than in listening,or we simply refuse to listen to what we don't want
to hear.
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