Interruptions are one of the worst things to deal with while you’re trying to get work done.【1】,there are several ways to handle things.Let’s take a look at them now.

【2】.Tell the person you’re sorry and explain that you have a million things to do and then ask if the two of you can talk at a different time.

When people try to interrupt you,have set hours planned and let them know to come back during that time or that you’ll find them then.【3】.It can help to eliminate(消除) future interruptions.

When you need to talk to someone,don’t do it in your own office.【4】it’s much easeier to excuse yourself to get back to your work than if you try to get someone out of your space even after explaining how busy you are

If you have a door to your office, make good use of it.【5】If someone knocks and it’s not an important matter. excuse yourself and let the person know you’re busy so they can get the hint(暗示) than when the door is closed,you’re not to be disturbed.

A.If you’re busy, don’t feel bad about saying no

B. When you want to avoid interruptions at work

C. Set boundaries for yourselfas your time goes

D. If you’re in the other person’s office or in a public area

E. It’s important that you let them know when you’ll be available

F. It might seem unkind to cut people short when they interrupt you

G.Leave it open when you’re available to talk and close it when you’re not

A.have gone to;isn’tB.had gone to;is notC.went to;aren’tD.has gone to;has not been

【1】

A.They are complaining about the college life.

B.They are planning ways to improve study.

C.They are discussing ways to relax themselves.

D.They are talking about their study here.

【2】

A.It is more informative to study here.

B.The students are demanded to read more.

C.The students need to keep up with others.

D.It is more difficult to get used to the life here.

【3】

A.Because she doesn’t plan to deal with the problem.

B.Because she is puzzled by the way to write her essay.

C.Because she is involved too much in planning her essay.

D.Because she must attend too many lectures for study.

【4】

A.The lectures can’t make any sense for him.

B.The subjects aren't related to the lectures.

C.The lecturers can’t attract students.

D.The subjects are too boring to be presented.

One day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that: he only had one clime left. He was hungry so he decided to beg for a meal at the next house.

However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked，“How much do I owe you?”

“You don’t owe me anything,” she replied. “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a kindness.” He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart. ” As Howard Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but it also increased his faith in God and the human race. He was about to give up and quit before this point.

Years later the young woman became critically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists could be called in to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, now famous, was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room.

Dressed in his doctor’s gown he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room and determined to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special attention to her case.

After a long struggle, the battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was positive that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and the note on the side of the bill caught her attention. She read these words...

“Paid in full with a glass of milk.

(Signed) Dr. Howard Kelly”

Tears of joy flooded her eyes as she prayed silently，“Thank you, God. Your love has spread through human hearts and hands.”

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A Marked Shift in Toy Boxes

Sometimes the smallest of things have the biggest of impacts. Last week Lego showed its first ever wheelchair-using mini-figure at a toy fair in Germany. For an inch-tall plastic boy, he's been making big waves, inspiring global press coverage and online celebrations from Lego fans, parents and disability groups.

“But he’s just a little guy，” some may say, “a plastic guy out for a wheel in the park with his dog and a bunch of other mini-figures. What's the big deal?”

【1】 His birth in the toy box marks a significant shift within children’s industries. There are 150 million children with disabilities worldwide, yet until now they have scarcely ever seen themselves positively reflected in the media and toys they consume.

In her recently published book Disability and Popular Culture , Australian academic Katie Ellis writes: “Toys mirror the values of the society that produce them... ” 【2】 Whether intentionally or not, it has sent out a powerful message of inclusion.

The toys, TV，films, games, apps and books that entertain and educate our children barely feature children with any kind of impairment or difference. When did you last see disability represented positively in a children's film, cartoon, or computer game? Have you ever seen a set of emojis that reflect the disabled experience? Then, how could disabled children gain positive self-esteem when the culture around them appears to place no value on their existence? 【3】 There is a danger that these children will feel like permanent outsider in the world.

【4】 However, it seems no one knows quite how to fix it. We dance delicately around disability, scared to offend or get it wrong, so we don't do it. This exclusion is causing damage to millions of children, yet the answer is quite simple. Let’s hope that one day, positive representations of disability are included so seamlessly across children’s industries that they cease to be noteworthy at all.

A. If Lego is mirroring, it’s reflecting a better world.

B. Lego is behind disabled kids and they are part of the cultural mainstream.

C. Everyone knows there’s something wrong with how we represent disabled people.

D. Has Lego been prepared for the excitement its wheelchair-using boy would cause?

E. Their hopes, dreams, imaginations and experience are ignored.

F. The message behind Lego’s wheelchair boy is so much larger than his tiny stature.

I got a rescue call from a woman in Muttontown. She had found a young owl(貓頭鷹) on the ground. When I arrived, I saw a 2-to 3-week-old owl. It had already been placed in a carrier for safety.

I examined the chick(雛鳥) and it seemed fine. If I could locate the nest, I might have been able to put it back, but no luck. My next work was to construct a nest and anchor it in a tree.

The homeowner was very helpful. A wire basket was found. I put some pine branches into the basket to make this nest safe and comfortable. I placed the chick in the nest, and it quickly calmed down.

Now all that was needed were the parents, but they were absent. I gave the homeowner a recording of the hunger screams of owl chicks. These advertise the presence of chicks to adults; they might also encourage our chick to start calling as well. I gave the owner as much information as possible and headed home to see what news the night might bring.

A nervous night to be sure,but sometimes the spirits of nature smile on us all! The homeowner called to say that the parents had responded to the recordings. I drove over and saw the chick in the nest looking healthy and active. And it was accompanied in the nest by the greatest sight of all — LUNCH! The parents had done their duty and would probably continue to do so.

【1】What is unavoidable in the author’s rescue work according to paragraph 1?

A. Effortsmadeinvain.

B. Gettinginjuredinhiswork.

C. Feelinguncertainabouthisfuture.

D. Creaturesforcedoutoftheirhomes.

【2】WhywastheauthorcalledtoMuttontown?

A. Torescueawoman.

B. Totakecareofawoman.

C. Tolookatababyowl.

D. Tocureayoungowl.

【3】Whatmadethechickcalmdown?

A. Anewnest.

B. Somefood.

C. Arecording.

D. Itsparents.

【4】Howwouldtheauthorfeelabouttheoutcomeoftheevent?

A. It’sunexpected.

B. It’sbeautiful.

C. It’shumorous.

D. It’sdiscouraging.

【2】

Making your conversation partner feel safe starts with two things: an open mind and keeping judgment to yourself. Just as immersing（沉浸）yourself in a novel requires suspension of disbelief, immersing yourself in listening requires suspension of opinions or advice. While judgments may appear into your head, set them to the side.

Ask questions to follow your natural curiosity.

When you’re interested, ask questions. 【3】 Ask for examples. Ask for details. Following your natural curiosity by asking questions not only shows you are listening and interested, but almost always produces an interesting story.

Listen with your whole body.

In many a kindergarten classroom, teachers emphasize something called “whole body listening”. It goes like this: use your eyes to watch nonverbal（非語言）, your brain to think about what is being said, your heart to feel emotions and keep the rest of your body quiet to show respect. But many of us lose it over time, especially as life gets busy. The result? We often try to multitask while listening. 【4】

Validate（使生效）with simple phrases.

Keep in your back pocket some validating words and phrases to show you’ve heard someone.

“Of course.” “That makes sense.” “Naturally.” “Clearly.” “For sure.” 【5】 In conversation, combining those little phrases: “Of course you feel that way.” or “That makes total sense.” doesn’t necessarily convey agreement, but it does convey something even bigger： acceptance.

A. Create safety.

B. Devote yourself to listening.

C. It’s appealing to talk about your own experience.

D. We half-listen while getting things done or staring at a screen.

E. Think like a journalist and ask what, when, where, why or how.

F. But being a good listener goes way beyond just not interrupting or nodding your head.

G. All of these statements confirm a person’s experience or feelings as worthy and accepted.

【2】One reason is the increase in the cost of living. In order to support a family today，many people have to work longer hours or work at a second job.【3】She works in New Jersey as a social worker from 8:30a.m.until 12:30p.m. In the late afternoon and in the evenings， she sees private customers. On the weekends, she works as caterer(宴會(huì)承辦者) . It costs so much to support her family, she says, that working less is not impossible.

But there is a second reason for peoples overwork. 【4】Employees feel that they have no choice. If they don't agree to work overtime, they are afraid that they will he fired by their companies. Changes in technology make it easier for people to be working all the time.With faxes， cellphones, and e-mail, people can work even when they are on holiday.

【5】If things continue this way into the future, we may never get to leave the office, at least not for long. Or people may begin to say, “This is enough. I need my relaxing time.”

A.Take the example of Lily P.

B.Most of people's work will be replaced by the robots.

C.People working longer hours will be much better paid.

D.More people are working long hours for two reasons.

E.Where will technology and the demands of the workweek take us?

F.Today, many companies are trying to do more work with fewer workers.

G.Actually, more people nowadays are working 10 to12 hours a day, six days a week than ever before.

【1】

A.They provide a variety of subjects in their courses.

B.They award most degrees online to their students.

C.They ensure students to improve their language skills.

D.They have met certain standards of excellence.

【2】

A.They are addicted to computer.B.They lack human interaction.

C.They are reluctant to meet people.D.They need physical exercises.

【3】

A.His financial situation.B.His schedule arrangement.

C.His interpersonal competence.D.His social activities.

【1】

A.She was stuck in dense fog.B.She was too old to swim for a long time.

C.She had been swimming for too long.D.She suffered a lot for the sea water was icy.

【2】

A.She was too tired to persist in swimming.

B.The fog was too dense too make her see her goal.

C.The water was cold enough to defeat her.

D.She was persuaded by her mother and her trainer.

【3】

A.She swam across the Catalina Channel.

B.She insisted on her dream.

C.She convinced others’ suspicion.

D.She eliminated discrimination against women.