My mother really knows how to get others to do what she suggests. Besides my father, her neighbors and even a stranger in a grocery store, has fallen under her
36 .
One day we were shopping in a supermarket. When we were passing by the baby aisle(过道), she
37 a young mother browsing through different brands of powdered milk. Her baby was playing with a toy. My mother
38 babies so she went up to the woman and chatted with her.
My mother is an easy person to like. She has the kindest eyes in the world, so it isn’t
39 to trust her. She
40 with the baby a little bit and told the woman about how I used to be cute at that age, too. They laughed together.
The woman was about to put Brand X Milk Powder in her cart when my mother suggested Brand Y
41 because it obviously had better vitamins. Would you believe the woman actually
42 brands just like that?
She really does know how to influence people. But what about her getting other people to
43 whatever she tells them?
My father and I actually had a long conversation about her
44 on how to influence people. According to my father, my mother is just a really likeable person, and she has
45 been
like that, even when he first met her. Chatting people up is natural for her.
During our conversation, I realized that what my mother has is the
46 to build rapport(亲善) with other people. With rapport comes
47 . People are more likely to be influenced by those who they think understand their viewpoints or share their opinions.
| 小题1: | | A．leadership | B．control | C．instruction | D．influence |
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| 小题2: | | A．noticed | B．kept | C．watched | D．felt |
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| 小题3: | | A．admires | B．adores | C．adopts | D．praises |
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| 小题4: | | A．obvious | B．difficult | C．necessary | D．natural |
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| 小题5: | | A．sang | B．dealt | C．spoke | D．played |
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| 小题6: | | A．instead | B．finally | C．yet | D．anyhow |
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| 小题7: | | A．bought | B．considered | C．compared | D．switched |
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| 小题8: | | A．hear | B．accept | C．need | D．understand |
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| 小题9: | | A．plan | B．advice | C．secret | D．speech |
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| 小题10: | | A．always | B．frequently | C．seldom | D．occasionally |
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| 小题11: | | A．desire | B．motivation | C．purpose | D．ability |
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| 小题12: | | A．relationship | B．respect | C．trust | D．kindness |
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