By ________ computation, he estimated that the repairs on the house would cost him a thousand dollars.

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• 1To keep a conversation flowing smoothly, it is better for the participants ________.

  A.not to wear dark spectacles

  B.not to make any interruptions

  C.not to glance away from each other

  D.not to make unpredictable pauses

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• 2According to the passage, a conversation between two Americans may break down due to ________.

  A.one temporarily glancing away from the other

  B.eye contact of more than one second

  C.improperly-timed ceasing of eye contact

  D.constant adjustment of eye contact

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• 3According to the passage, the Japanese fix their gaze on their conversation partner’s neck because ________.

  A.they don’t like to keep their eyes on the face of the speaker

  B.they need not communicate through eye contact

  C.they don’t think it polite to have eye contact

  D.they didn’t have much opportunity to communicate through eye contact in babyhood

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• 4Babies will not be stimulated to smile by a person ________.

  A.whose front view is fully perceived

  B.whose face is covered with a mask

  C.whose face is seen from the side

  D.whose face is free of any covering

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• 5The author is convinced that the eyes are ________.

  A.of extreme importance in expressing feelings and exchanging ideas

  B.something through which one can see a person’s inner world

  C.of considerable significance in making conversations interesting

  D.something the value of which is largely a matter of long debate

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• 6Your story about the frog turning into a prince is ________ nonsense.

  A.sheer

  B.shear

  C.shield

  D.sheet

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• 7I could see that my wife was ________ having that fur coat, whether I approved of it or not.

  A.adequate for

  B.intent on

  C.short of

  D.deficient in

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• 8The ________ runner can run 2 miles in fifteen minutes.

  A.common

  B.usual

  C.average

  D.general

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• 9One of his eyes was injured in an accident, but after a operation, he quickly recovered his sight.

  A.delicate

  B.considerate

  C.precise

  D.sensitive

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• 10As an excellent shooter, Peter practised aiming at both ________ targets and moving targets.

  A.standing

  B.stationary

  C.still

  D.stable

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