Question

【題目】 It's easy to tell someone good news, but what about bad news? Are there any good ways to give bad news without making people too upset? 【1】

★ Say something good Try to start the conversation with something good so that what you say is not all bad. For example,"I know you play soccer very well, but we only need one teammate."Or you may end the conversation with a promise." 【2】 "

★Prepare your listener for the news Use words to introduce what you' re going to say, like"I'm really sorry, but..."or "I'm afraid I' ve got some bad news." 【3】

★Try to give a reason. 【4】Try to explain the decision: if you have to cancel a trip with friends, can you explain why?

★【5】If you' re giving someone bad news, try to use a soft friendly voice to make you sound kind. Say things to show you understand, like "I'm really sorry.I know this must be disappointing."

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，將下面方框內(nèi)的句子還原到文中空白處，使短文內(nèi)容完整、通順（每個選項只能用一次）。

A.I'm sure you will join us in the next game

B.The following ways might help

C.Use a soft friendly voice

D.This gives the listener time to prepare for what you will say

E.People like to know why things go wrong

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】E

【5】C

【解析】

本篇文章難度適中，主要講述如何將不好的消息告訴對方的方法。

【1】根據(jù)It's easy to tell someone good news, but what about bad news? Are there any good ways to give bad news without making people too upset“告訴其他人好消息容易，但是壞消息呢？有沒有好的方法可以在不讓人太沮喪的情況下告訴別人壞消息呢？”可知，空處表示“下面的方法可能會幫助你”，故選B。

【2】根據(jù)Or you may end the conversation with a promise“或者你可以用一個承諾結(jié)束對話”可知，可以說“我相信你會參加下一場比賽”。故選A。

【3】根據(jù)Use words to introduce what you' re going to say, like"I'm really sorry, but..."or "I'm afraid I' ve got some bad news“用詞來介紹你要說的話，比如"我真的很抱歉，但是…"或者"我恐怕我有一些壞消息”可知,這會給聽眾準(zhǔn)備你將要說的話，故選D。

【4】根據(jù)Try to give a reason“嘗試給一個理由”可知，人們喜歡知道為什么會出錯，故填E。

【5】根據(jù)If you' re giving someone bad news, try to use a soft friendly voice to make you sound kind“如果你給某個人壞消息，嘗試著用柔和的、友好的聲音來讓你聽起來很友好”可知，要使用柔和的友好的聲音，故選C。