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IIGrammarandvocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.(A)Youtookamidtermexam(25)(hope)togeta95percent.Whenyougotyourtestpaperback,youseeyoureceivedonlya70percent.Howdoyouhandlethesituation?Doyou1.makeastudyplanfor(26)___(improve)yourgrade;2.keepdoingwhatyou'redoingandhopeforthebestnexttime;3.useapersuasiveargumenttotryandconvinceyourteachertogiveyou(27)bettergrade?YouranswertotheabovequestionshowsyourEQ,youremotionalintelligence.WhatexactlyisEQ?PsychologistsPeterSaloveyandJohnMayerdefineitastheabilitytounderstandyourownfeelingsandemotionsand(28)ofothers.ResearchsupportsthesignificanceofEQ.A40-yearstudyof450boysfoundthatIQwasn'ttheonlythingthataffectedlifesuccess.Thequalitiesthatdidweretheability(29)__(handle)frustration,controlemotionsandgetalongwithotherpeople.CanyouimprovealowEQ?Yes!Startbynoticinghowyoufeel.That'sthefirststepinbecomingmoreskillfulatmanagingyourfeelings.Second,payattentiontohowyoubehavewhenyoufeelcertainemotions.Thenanalyze(30)_thataffectsyourdailylife.Next,takeresponsibilityforyourfeelingsandactions.Theycomefromyouandnooneelse.Thenyou(31)____(have)ahigherEQ—andlikelyhaveahappierandmorerewardinglifeaswell.(B)Imagineshoppinginanothercountryandspottingabeautifulscarf.Thesalespersontellsyoutheprice,(32)it'smorethanyouwanttopay.Whatdoyoudo?Theanswerdependslargelyonwhatpartoftheworldyou'rein.AreyouvisitingSoutheastAsia,theMiddleEast,LatinAmericaorAfrica?Intheseplaces,pricesoftenarenotsetinstone.Infact,customers(33)(expect)tobargainbeforeagreeingtoaprice.Ontheotherhand,inNorthAmerica,EuropeandAustralia,bargainingisrareandoftennotallowed.Theprice(34)(list)onapricetagcannotbechanged.Largestoresandmallsusuallydon'tallowbargaining.Ontheotherhand,outdoorstallsandfleamarkets,eveninWesterncountries,usuallyallowbargaining.Whenindoubt,consultaguidebook—or(35)(good)yet,alocalfriend.(36)bargainingcustomsvary,afewrulesofetiquetteapplyinmostcultures.First,avoidwastingpeople'stime.Ifyoudon'tintendtomakeapurchase,don'tstartbargaining.Whilebargaining,itisOKtowalkaway.Butonceyouagreetoaprice,you(37)buytheitem.Evenincountries(38)don'tallowbargaining,youmayfindplentifulopportunitiestosavemoney.Manystoressellolditemsonclearance.Othersofferdiscountcardstoregularcustomers.Someofthesecanfunctionascreditcards(39)thestore,andafewcanevenbeusedelsewhere.(40)yougo,understandinglocalcustomscanhelpyoufindgoodprices.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.accountedB.limitedC.commercialsD.popularE.overnightF.helpedGincreasedH.symbolsI.thoughJ.talentedK.fashionThenexttimeyouwatchNBAplayoff(季后赛)actiononTV,takeacloselookattheshoesthatmanyplayersarewearing.Gone,forthemostpart,aretheankle-hugginghigh-topsthatsupposedly__41__toprotectplayersfrominjury.Thechangeoverthelastfewyearstolow-topsneakers(运动鞋)seemstogoagainstconventionalwisdom.Strangely,__42__,StevenNashandKobeBryant,twoofthemost__43__playerswiththeLosAngelesLakers,aren'tworried.AccordingtotheUSmarket-researchfirmNPDGroups,high-topsonce___44__forabout20percentoftheUSbasketballshoemarket.Now,thenumberhassunktoabout8percent.Low-tops,thekindthatNashandBryantwear,havegrownto29percent,fromjust11percentin2002.High-topsneakersareoneofthemostcelebrated___45__inmodernbasketballAfterthe1985AirJordanssotransformedthemarket,shoecompaniesbeganbattlingoneanother.Theyputairpumpsinthetonguesoftheirshoesandmadecarefullypreparedandorganized__46__.Allofasuddenitbecamea__47__business,MarshalCohen,ananalystwithNPDgroup,toldTheWallStreetJournal.TheJordanswereexcellent.Themarketwentfrombeingnothingtoamillion-dollarbusiness__48__._Oneofthereasonshigh-topsarenotso__49__anymoreisthattheywereneverreallyverygoodatprotectingthefeet.InanarticleintheBritishJournalofSportsMedicinein2008,UniversityofNewcastleresearcherCraigRichardsfoundnoevidencethatsneakers__50__injuries.Hisresearchactuallyfoundthathigh-topbasketballsneakerscouldevencauseplayerstorunslowerandjumplower.Nowthecontesthasbecomeawar.CompanieslikeAdidas,Nike,ConverseandReebokareallfightingtocreatethenextAirJordan,andwiththenextmarketbattle.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext,Areyouagraduatetryingtoplanoutthebestcareerpathforyourself?Here,sometipsaregivenonhowtogoaboutitAuniversitydegreeisno__51__ofajob,andjobhuntinginitselfrequiresawholesetofskills.Ifyoufindyouarenotgettingpastthefirstinterview,askyourselfwhatishappening.Isita(n)__52__tocommunicateoraretheresomeskillsyoulack?Andfindoutwhatyouneedtodotobringyourselfuptothelevelof__53__thatwouldmakeyoumoreattractivetothem.Donotbetoodiscouragedifyouare__54__forajob,butthinkaboutthereasonstheemployersgive.Thosewhomadethesecondinterviewmighthavebeenstudyingthesamesubje