2023学年完整公开课版习题3：Insideadvertising

Unit5Insideadvertising单元测试题Class:Name:Marks:满分（120）第一部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节单项填空(共20小题；每小题分，满分10分)1.—Haveyougotthisdressinasize12? —_____,butI’mafraidwe’reoutofstock(无现货的)atthemoment. A.No,I’mjustlooking B.Yes,normallywedo C.No,I’mnotsure D.It’shardtosay2._____amountoffoodconsumedeverydayisdeterminedby_____numberofcustomers. A.The;the B.An;the C.An;a D.The;a3.Iwasn’tgoingtotalkaboutmoney,butsinceyou’ve_____it_____,Iguessit’ssomethingweshouldreallydiscuss. A.turned;up B.set;up C.brought;up D.made;up4.Hanswasaniceperson,but_____hissuggestions,Ifoundthemunhelpful. A.exceptfor B.asfor C.nextto D.regardlessof5.—Withsomanydifficultiesahead,youmightnotsucceed. —Iknow,butI_____mychanceanyway. A.havetaken B.took C.willtake D.wouldtake6.Theoldmanoftensatquietlyforhours_____intothedistance,asifthinkingofsomething. A.stared B.beingstared C.tostare D.staring7.—IsupposeIoughttoapologizetoJane. —_____,orshemightmakethingsdifficultforyou. A.Don’tbother B.It’suptoyou C.It’snoneofmybusiness D.Yes,you’dbetter8._____surprisedMr.Leemostwas,Ithink,_____Clementhaddonehishomeworkneatlyandcorrectly. A.That;what B.What;which C.That;whichD.What;that9.Onreceivingthecall,thepolicesoonarrivedatthe_____ofthecrime. A.view B.situation C.scene D.sight10.Insomedevelopedcountries,disabledpeopleare_____tobedeniedhealthcarethanotherpeople. A.threetimesaslikely B.aslikelythreetimes C.threetimesmorelikely D.morelikelythreetimes11.—Whoisthatwoman_____white? —Youmeanthelady_____brownhair?Sheisourheadmaster. A.with;in B.in;with C.of;at D.at;of12.—Willyoupermit_____yourdictionarynow? —Sorry,butMaryborroweditjustnow. A.metouse B.Iusing C.formetouse D.formeusing13.Ourincreasedunderstandingofcomputersciencehasmade_____thedevelopmentofnewsoftwaresystemsofincreasedpowerandflexibility. A.possible B.itpossible C.it’spossible D.itpossiblefor14.Ifyou_____anymistakesinthearticlejustmarkthemwithapencil. A.spot B.seek C.account D.consult15.Hefeltastrong,almost_____,dislikeforthesalesgirl,whowasextremelyrude. A.fundamental B.violent C.harmful D.sincere16.Itremainstobeseen______thisideacanbeputintopracticeornot. A.when B.whether C.that D.where17._____youhavegotajob,youshouldlearntobeindependentofyourparents. A.So B.Although C.Before D.Nowthat18.—I’mafraidIcan’twinthematch. —_____!I’msureyou’llmakeit. A.Don’tmentionit B.Goodluck C.NoproblemD.Cheerup19.—Youlookpaletoday.Doyoufeeluncomfortable? —_____,Iamfreshandenergetic. A.Onthecontrary B.Inotherwords C.Ontheotherhand D.Asaresult20.—Wouldithelpifyouhadanassistantinyouroffice? —Itwould_____. A.still B.already C.indeed D.always第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)GoodMorning,Sunshine…Asaneducator,IoftenreflectupontheexperiencesIhadasastudentmyself.Oneteacherinparticularchangedmy21.I’llbeforevergratefultoher.Itwasmyfifthgradeyear.Iwastenyearsold,andasusual22forthenewschoolyeartobegin.LittledidIknow,thisyearwouldbe23.Myteacher,Mrs.A,wasstrict.Shetaught.I24.Thenaboutsixweeksintotheschoolyear,Mrs.Aseemedtofindjoyinmakingfunofmeinfrontoftheclass,25mestupidandugly.Ihadalwayshadgood26.Suddenly,theA’sturnedtoC’s,andtheB’stoD’s.Mrs.A’s27begantoaffectmyfriendshipswithmyclassmates.Theybeganto28thatiftheywerefriendswithmeshewouldtreatthemasshedidtome.Iwas29.Ihatedschool.Ididn’t30anything,notevenmyownlife.OneMondaymorning,Iwalkeddownthehalltowardthemusicroom.Then,fromupaheadofme,Ihearda31voice“Goodmorning,Sunshine!”Ilookedupand32oneofthesixthgradeteacherssmilingbrightlyatme.Shedidn’t33me.Ionlyknewherbyname,Mrs.Jordan.Icontinuedonthroughtheschoolyear,buteverymorning,thereshewaswithher“Goodmorning,Sunshine”directedatme.Inthose34monthsbeforeschoolendedthatyear,shekeptme35.Thefollowingyear,Iwaslessenthusiasticfor36tostart.Onthatfirstdayofschool,Iheadedintothefifthandsixthgradehall.37,Iheardavoice.“GoodmorningSunshine!”ThereintheclassofMrs.KathyJordanwasmyname.Asshe38me,sheputherarmaroundmyshoulderandsaid,“Welcometothesixthgrade.”Wesharedawonderfulyearwithher.She39ustoloveeachother.Imovedawaythefollowingyear,butI’llalwaysrememberthe40thatoneteacherunknowinglygavetome.21.A.planB.lifeC.habitD.career22.A.excitedB.shockedC.puzzledD.surprised23.A.poorB.impossibleC.dangerousD.different24.A.answeredB.rememberedC.learnedD.understood25.A.honoringB.learningC.makingD.calling26.A.exercisesB.opinionsC.gradesD.suggestions27.A.goalB.attitudeC.positionD.power28.A.proveB.guessC.fearD.imagine29.A.aloneB.stupidC.carelessD.selfish30.A.dealwithB.careaboutC.lookforD.dependon31.A.cheerfulB.sharpC.familiarD.deep32.A.believedB.visitedC.metD.recognized33.A.scoldB.missC.knowD.refuse34.A.busyB.commonC.newD.long35.A.goingB.travelingC.arguingD.improving36.A.partyB.schoolC.holidayD.lecture37.A.SuddenlyB.GenerallyC.SimplyD.Obviously38.A.helpedB.greetedC.introducedD.comforted39.A.expectedB.orderedC.persuadedD.taught40.A.adviceB.skillC.hopeD.present第二部分阅读理解(第一节20小题｣ｬ第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分)第一节阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。ADadandIneverfoundmuchtotalkabout.Hewasanimmigrantbricklayer(泥瓦工).Iwasaspaceshipengineer.HelivedinOhio,IinCalifornia.Thesedaysourconversationswereprettymuchlimitedtothree-minutephonecallsonceamonth.Sometimesmyfatherfeltlikeastrangertome.IwasonavisitbacktoOhiowhenDadlandedinthehospital.Attheageof77he’dhadhisshareofproblems:canceranddiabetes.Hisconditionwasstable,butallatonceIfeltanurgencyaboutourrelationship.“Howareyoudoing,Dad?”Iwastryingtosoundcheerful,takingaseatathisbedside.Helookedweak,hishandstrembling,handsthathadspentalifetimedoinghard,honestlabor.“It’sThursday,”hefinallysaid.“FloydhasgottobewonderingwhereIam.”“Floyd?”“Mychessfriend.I’mabouttheonlyonewhocanbeathimatthegame.”“Youstillplaychess?”Dadshotmealooklikeitshouldhavebeenobvioustomethathewassomekindofchessmaster.“Floyd’sgoingtobemad.Ibeathiminabouttenmoveslastweek.Hewantsrevenge.”Ifoundmyselfsmiling.Whoknew?“Dad,howaboutIgotogetyourchesssetandwecanplayagameourselves?”Isetuptheboardonapillow.Wedidn’ttalkmuch.Weconcentratedonourgame.Butinthatconcentratedsilenceitfeltlikeweweretrulyfatherandson,insomewayrevealingourselvesthroughourchessmoves.MaybeforthefirsttimeIfeltperfectlyatpeacearoundhim.IfonlywecouldkeepitupafterIwentbacktoCalifornia.“Dad,whydon’tIgetyouacomputersowecanplaychessonlinetogether?”“Ihatecomputers.Check!”“Well,wecoulddoitoverthephone,”Isuggested.Hesaidsomethingthatsoundedlikeayestome.SoeverySaturdayat4:00DadwouldsetupachessboardonhisendandIwoulddothesameonmine,nomatterwhereIwas.Andinbetweenmoveswetalked.Itoldhimaboutmycareerandmytravels;Dadreminisced(追忆)aboutgrowingup,hismomandhisbeloveddog.Forfivewonderfulyearswekeptupourmatches.HebeatmemorethanIbeathim,thoughintheendwewerebothwinners.Occasionallywewouldbarelyplaybutjusttalk.We’dcometounderstandourselvesasfatherandson,fleshandblood.Thedayhedied,Imovedthechesspieceswhereweleftthemafterourlastgamebackintotheplaceonmyboardandsaidaprayer.Lord,thankyouforhelpingmeunderstand.IknowyourhandisonDad,guidinghimsafelyacrossonemoretime.41.Whydidthewriterrefertohisfatherasastranger? A.Hisfatherwasonlyanimmigrantbricklayer. B.Theylosttouchwitheachotherforalongtime. C.Hedidn’tknowwhattotalkaboutwithhisfather. D.Hecouldn’tunderstandwhathisfathersaidatall.42.Inthewriter’seyes,whathisfathersaidabouttheresultbetweenhimandFloydwas. A.trustful B.awful C.cheerful D.doubtful43.EverySaturdaylateron,thewriterwould. A.playchesswithhisfatheroverthephone B.playchesswithhisfatherontheInternet C.inviteFloydtoplaychesswithhisfather D.hurrytoOhiotoplaychesswithhisfather44.Theunderlinedpart“bothwinners”inthepassageprobablymeans. A.neitherthewriternorhisfatherlostthegame B.boththewriterandhisfatherwonthegame C.thewriter’sfatherwasreallyhisbirthparent D.thewriterandhisfatherunderstoodeachotherbetter45.Accordingtothepassage,thewriter’sfatherdiedattheageof. A.seventy-seven B.eighty C.eighty-two D.eighty-five BMelbourneisascenicandcosmopolitancityinAustraliathatofferswonderfulfood,shoppingmallsanddiversecultures.Therearetimes,though,whenyoujustwanttoescapethehustleandbustleofthecityandspendyourdayexploringotherareas.YarraValley,Adelaide,PhillipIslandandGreatOceanRoadaregoodchoicesfordaytripsfromMelbourne.YarraValleyYarraValleyisashortdrivefromMelbourne.Whilethereisenoughtoseeanddoforlonger,itmakesaperfectdaytripfromthecity.Spendsometimesamplingatthewineries(酒厂),fromthelargeoneslikeDomaineChandonandDeBortoli,tosomeofthesmalleronesyouwillpassallalongtheroadsbetweenthepeaksandvalleys.WhileinYarraValley,makesureyouspendsometimeattheHealesvilleAnimalSanctuary.Theentirefamilywillenjoythiszoo,wherethecreaturesareallnativetoAustralia.StayforthebirdshowandbesuretohavelunchattheSanctuaryHarvest,whichwillrivalmanyrestaurantsinitsselectionofgourmetfoodandlocalwine.AdelaideEventhoughAdelaideistechnicallyinSouthAustralia,youcangetthereinanhouronadirectflightfromMelbourneAirport.Ifyoudon’thavetimeforalongvisittothisquaintcity,it’sstillworthitjustforaday.Adelaidehasagreatpublictransitsystemthatcangetyoufromdowntowntothebeachinnotime.GenelgBeachisworththetriptoAdelaidealone.Ithascutelittleshops,restaurantsandcoffeehousesandthelongstretchofsandisopentothepublic.Adelaideisamajorfoodietown,sodon’tgetfilledupatthebeach.TheCentralMarketistheplaceforthefreshestofproduceandit’slocatedjustoutsideChinatown.GougerStreetisfullofrestaurantsfromeverynationality.Cocolat,wheretheymakeeverythingimaginableoutofchocolate,isaplacenottobemissed.PhillipIslandFromMelbourne,it’sonlyaboutanhourandahalftoPhillipIsland.Themainattractionhereisthepenguinandtherearecertainlyalotofthem.Besuretocatchthepenguinparade.Thosearen’ttheonlycreaturesyouwillwanttoseeontheisland.YouwillalsofindtheKoalaConservationCentre,NobbiesCentreandChurchillIslandHeritageFarm.GreatOceanRoadIftheurgetotakeadaytripfromMelbournecomesuponyouandyoudon’thavetimetoplananything,hopinthecarandtakearideontheGreatOceanRoad.Thebestthingaboutthisscenicdriveisthatyoucangoaslongasyou’dlikeandalwaysfindsomethingtosee.AmongthesitesalongtheGreatOceanRoadare:12Apostles,aformationofadozenrocksthatjutupfromtheSouthernOcean;BellsBridge,oneofthetopsurfingspotsintheregion;CapeBridgewater,whereyoucanseeapetrifiedforest,thebluewatersofthebayandamagnificentblowhole;CapeOtway,homeofbeautifulJohannaBeach,aremoterainforestandtheCentreforConservation,fullofkangaroos,koalas,wallabiesandotherwildlifenativestoAustralia.46.Thephrase“thehustleandbustle”(Para.1)canbebestreplacedby“”. A.thecrowdandnoise B.thecryingandlaughing C.themoderneasylife D.thehardshipandtrouble47.YouwouldliketotraveltoYarraValleyprobablybecause. A.itliesinthecentreofMelbourne B.therearemanykindsoffactories C.thenativeanimalsareattractive D.thehotelsaremuchcheaperthere48.WhatcanwelearnaboutAdelaidefromthepassage? A.Traffic,foodandsightseeing. B.Economy,scienceandeducation. C.Politics,cultureandhistory. D.Industry,historyandentertainment.49.Ifyouwanttoenjoytheparadeofanimals,youshouldtravelto. A.Melbourne B.PhillipIsland C.Adelaide D.YarraValley50.AlongtheGreatOceanRoad,surfingloversaremostlikelytogoto. A.12Apostles B.CapeBridgewater C.CapeOtway D.BellsBridgeCFindingagoodforeignlanguageteachercanbedifficult.Now,herearesometipsonhowtoevaluate(评价)yourlanguageinstructorandhowtomakesureyoudon’tendupwithabadone.EnglishInstructorsInEnglish-speakingcountries,itisbecomingmoreandmorecommonforyoungpeopletogoabroadafteruniversityandtomakemoneybyteachingEnglishasaforeignlanguage(EFL).Inmostcases,Englishteachersarerequiredtohavethecertificationthatprovestheyknowhowtoteach.However,somepeoplewithverylittletrainingandevenlessskillhavebeenabletofindajobasanEnglishteacher.EvaluateYourOwnProgressWhetheryouarelearningEnglish,Spanishoranyotherforeignlanguages,thereareafewwaysyoucantellthatyourteacherknowswhatsheorheisdoing.Firstandmostimportantly,areyoulearning?Ifyouhavebeenlearningwithateacherforafewweeksormonths,thinkbackonyourpreviouslessonsanddecidewhetheryouarenoticeablyimproving.Ifyouarenotgettingbetteratthetargetlanguage(thelanguageyouaretryingtolearn),chancesareyourteacherisnotdoinghisorherjob.IsYourLanguageInstructorLazy?Thesecondwaytotellifyourteacherisqualifiedistoanalyzehowhardsheorheworks.Manypeopletakeuplanguageteachingbecauseitseemslikeawaytomakeaneasydollar.Theythinktheydon’thavetostudymuchtodothejob,sincetheyspeakthelanguagetheywillteach.Therefore,theybecomelanguageinstructorseventhoughtheydonotreallycareabouttheprofession.Thevastmajorityofteacherslikethisarelazy.Doesyourteacheruselisteningactivitiesinclass?Doesyourteacherbringextraexercisesandplanactivitiesthatarenotinyourcoursebook?Ifyourteacherpromisestolookuptheanswertoaquestion,doesheorshefollowthrough?Ifyouanswerednotoanyofthesequestions,yourlanguageinstructormaybelazy.AreYouGettingEnoughAttention?Ifyouareinalanguageclasswithotherpeople,makesureyouarealsogettingplentyofattentionfromyourteacher.Agoodlanguageinstructorshouldgoaroundtheroomduringgroupactivities,correctingstudents’specificmistakesandgivingstudentsachancetoaskquestions.Ifyourteacherdoesnotdothis,standingatthefrontoftheroomduringgroupactivitiesinstead,considercomplainingtotheschoolortransferringtoanotherclass.HowtoAvoidBadLanguageInstructorsHowcanyouavoidenrollinginacoursewithalanguageteacherwhodoesnotknowhowtodothejobright?Ifyouareinauniversity,talktootherstudentswhohavetakenclassesfromtheinstructoryouareconsidering.Youcangetvaluableadviceandlearnwhichteacherstoavoidbyaskingaround.Ifyouarethinkingoftakingprivateclassesonyourown,gothroughalanguageschoolinyourlocalarea.Manyindividuals,whoofferprivateclassesontheirown,donothaveaccesstotheresourcestheyneedtobegoodteachers.Languageschoolsareusuallyselectiveinwhotheyhire,and,moreimportantly,theycanmatchyouwithaninstructorwhoisagoodfitforyourspecificlanguageneed.Finally,ifyouarenothappywithyourlanguageinstructor,donotbeafraidtoexpressyourconcernwithyourschoolorwiththeinstructorhimself.Yourlearningprocessisimportant,andyoudeserveateacherwhowillworkashardasyoudo.51.Youcandecideifyourteacherisagoodone. A.byevaluatingyourownprogress B.byaskingwhereheorshecomesfrom C.byaskinghowlongheorshehasbeenteaching D.fromtheamountofhomeworkyougeteveryday52.ByaskingaseriesofquestionsinPara4,thewriterintendstoshowthat. A.notallteacherslovetodogroupactivities B.manyteachersfailtoberesponsiblefortheirstudents C.alargenumberofteacherstaketheirjobsseriously D.someteachersaretalkativeregardlessoftheirstudents53.Thewriterrecommendslanguageschoolsbecause. A.theyarerichinteachingexperience B.theyoftenhavetheirteacherstrained C.theycanmatchstudentswithgoodteachers D.theyallowstudentstocomplainaboutteachers54.Whomaybemostinterestedintheadvicegiveninthepassage? A.Bossesofbigcompanies. B.Officerswhoworkoverseas. C.Peoplewithlessworkexperience. D.Studentswholearnanewlanguage.55.Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyby. A.providingsomeinterestingstories B.pointingoutsimilaritiesanddifferences C.offeringopinionswithfurtherexplanations D.comparingtheopinionsfromdifferentpeopleDIcanpickadatefromthepast53yearsandknowinstantlywhereIwas,whathappenedinthenewsandeventhedayoftheweek.I’vebeenabletodothissinceIwasfour.It’snotamemorytrick;Icanjustrememberthingsfrom10yearsagoaseasilyasrecallingwhatIhadforbreakfast.Asachild,Ineverrealizeditwasunusualtobeabletoremembereverythinginmylifewithaccuracy—Ithoughteveryonecoulddoit.Ifirstrememberlinkingadatewithamemoryonmyfourthbirthday.Afterthat,ifIwantedtorememberwhathappenedonacertainday,Iwouldfindacalendarofthatyearandcheckitinmymind.Iwasthoughttobesmart—Icouldreadbytheageoftwo—butthereweren’tanygiftedandtalentedprogramsbackinthe60s,soIjusthadanormalschoolcareer.Aftergraduating,Ibecameanewspresenterataradiostationandmyperfectmemorycameinhandforinterviewingpeopleorresearchinginformation.Then,fiveyearsago,mybrotherreadaboutaresearchprojectlookingintomemory.AfterextensivetestsandMRIscans,Iwasoneofthefirstpeopleintheworldtobediagnosedwithhyperthymesia(超忆症).Sincethen,20peoplewithhyperthymesiahavebeenidentified.OnetheorytoexplainmymemoryisthatIhaveabetterretrievalsystem—Iamsimplymoreefficientatrecallingmymemories.Ineverfeeltiredwiththeamountofinformationmybrainabsorbs.Mymindseemstobeabletocopeandtheinformationisstoredawayneatly.WhenIthinkofasadmemory,Idowhateverybodydoes—trytoputittooneside.Idon’tthinkit’sharderformejustbecausemymemoryisclearer.Powerfulmemorydoesn’tmakemyemotionsanymoreserious.Icanrecallthedaywhenmygrandfatherdied—29April,1968—andthesadnessIfeltwhenwewenttothehospitalthedaybefore.Ionceplayedamemorygamewithmybrotherduringacarjourney,and23yearslaterIcanstillrememberthewords:fish,book,cheese,duck…Ifyouthrowanydateatme,say,26December,1962,Icantellyouwhathappened.Wewereatmygrandparents’farm.Iknowwhatmygrandmahadpreparedforbreakfast.Havingthisskillhasmademefeelspecialandproud.Nowpeopleknowaboutmymemory.Theyoftenwanttofindoutwhatwashappeningonthedayoftheirbirth.Sometimesthedaywon’thavebeenparticularlyremarkable,soIwon’thaveanythingtosay,butIcanquicklyfollowupwithsometrivia(琐事)fromtheprecedingorfollowingday.Somepeoplecanbecomeannoyed,asin“TheregoesBradagain,showingoffhisbrain.”I’mcarefulnottogetintoargumentsbecauseIamalwaysright.Whentheygetafactwrong,Itrymybestnottocorrectthem.Idon’thaveperfectgeneralknowledge,though.I’mbestatfactsthatrelatetomylifeorsomethingI’vereadaboutinthenews.Icanbecaughtoutbyaquestionthatdoesn’tinterestme.NowthatI’massociatedwiththisability,Idoworrythatmymemoryisnotasgoodasitwas—maybeit’sbecauseofageorI’mbecominglazyaboutexercisingit.Wouldn’titbetragictogofrom“thehumanGoogle”to“themanwhocan’trememberanything”?56.Thewritermentions“breakfast”(Para.1)toshowthathecan. A.remembereverydayofhislifesincehewasborn B.performamemorytricksincehewasfouryearsold C.recallwhathappenedeverydayinthepasttenyearseasily D.rememberinstantlywherehewaseverydayinthepast53years57.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“retrieval”inthefourthparagraphmean? A.Theactofconsideringsomethingagainandagain. B.Theactofgettingbackmemoriesstoredinone’smind. C.Theactofrecognizingtheexactcharacterofadisease. D.Theactofstudyingsomethinginordertofindsomeinformation.58.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat. A.thewriterwasconsideredsmartandhadagoodmemoryfordates B.thewriter’sspecialmemorycamefromthelong-termexercising C.thespecialabilityofmemorybringsmuchtroubletothewriter’slife D.thelargeamountofinformationmakesthewriter’smindconfused59.Thewritermaynotagreethat. A.heavoidsarguingwithothersaboutafact B.hispowerfulmemoryhelpedhimalotinhisearlyjob C.theabilityofhisbrainissimilarinfunctiontothatofGoogle D.hecantelleverythingthathappenedinhistorywithaccuracy60.Whatistherealconcernofthewriterinthepassage? A.Hemaysufferfromlossofmemory. B.Hewasdiagnosedwithhyperthymesia. C.Hecan’tforgetsadthingsinhislife. D.Hecan’tgetalongwellwithpeoplearoundhim.第二节下面文章中有5处（第61-65题）需要添加小标题。请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E和F)中选出符合各段意思的小标题。选项中有一项是多余选项。A.MeetmorepeopleB.BethereforothersC.BehonestandkeepyourpromiseD.TalkaboutthethingsthatmattertoyouE.Don’tbeafraidofexposingyourshortcomingsF.FirstimpressionmattersalotWaystobuildstrongerrelationshipsWeallhavedifferentkindsofrelationshipswithothers.Unfortunately,intoday’ssociety,wetendtohaveshallowrelationships.I’dliketoshowyouhowyoucanaddasignificantamountofdepthtoyourrelationshipswithothersandmakeyoursociallifemoremeaningful.61.Thequalityofthepeopleyoumeetconsiderablyhastodowiththequantityofpeopleyoumeet.Ifyoudon’tknowalotofpeopleandyouonlymeetoneortwonewpeopleeveryseasonoftheyear,consideringthevarietyofindividualsoutthere,youwon’toftenmeetpeoplewhoareagoodmatchwithyouintermsofpersonality,interestsandvalues.Ifyougooutalot,youmeetalotofnewpeopleandyouconstantlyexpandyoursocialcircle,you’remuchmorelikelytomeetpeopleyoumatchupwellwith,andthesepeoplehaveatremendouspotentialtobecomegoodfriends,reliablepartnersandsoon.62.Arelationshipbecomesthestrongestwhentwopeoplediscovertheybelieveinthesamethingsandhavesimilarinterests.It’sthesecommonalities(共性)thatcreatethestrongestemotionalconnection.Talkaboutthethingsthattrulymattertoyouandgiveothersachancetoknowwhatyoucareaboutandwhatyoubelievein.Iftheybelieveinandcareaboutthesamethings,they’lleagerlyletyouknow.Thus,you’llfindmeaningfulcommongroundandyou’llfeelmoreconnected.63.Manypeopletrytocomeoffasperfecttoleaveagoodimpressionatfirst.Theyhidetheirshortcomingsandtheyneversayanythingthatcouldembarrassthem.Youmayappearperfecttosome,butyouknowyou’renotperfectandtheyknowthat,too.You’reonlyhumanandhumanshaveshortcomings.Byhidingyourshortcomings,whatyoudosucceedinisappearingcoldandimpersonal.Andthismakesitveryhardforanyonetoconnectwithyouemotionally.Humansconnectwithotherhumans,notwithideals.Keepthisinmindanddon’tbeafraidtoletyourshortcomingsandyourhumanityshow.Thisiswhattakesarelationshiptothenextlevel.64.Honestyistheagreementbetweenyourthoughts,yourwordsandyouractions.Whenyousaywhatyouthinkandyoudowhatyousay,youarehonest.Ifyouarehonest,peoplecantrustyou.Theycantrustyoutogivethemanhonestfeedback(反馈)andtheycantrustyoutokeepyourpromises.Thistrustisoneofthecentralaspectsofastrongrelationship.Behonestwiththepeoplearoundyou.Andalwaysdowhatyouhavepromised.Evenbetter,thinktwicebeforeyoupromiseanything,andonlypromisewhatyoureallycanandyouarewillingtodo.65.Connectionsbetweenpeoplegrowstrongiftheycanrelyoneachotherforsupportwhenit’sneeded,whetherthatsupportmeansafewkindwordsorseveralmassiveactions.Ofcourse,youcan’tbethereforeverybodyallthetime.Butwhatyoucandoistoidentifythereallyimportantpeopleinyourlifeandthenseektobethereasmuchaspossible,atleastforthem.Yoursupportwillhelpthempractically,anditwillcomfortthememotionallyandmakeadifference