When you speak, write a letter or make a telephone call, your words carry a message. People communicate (交流) with words. Do you think you can communicate without words? A smile on your face shows you are __1__ . Tears in your eyes tell others you are sad. When you __2__ your hands in class, the teacher knows you want to __3__ something or ask questions. You __4__ your head from side to side, and people know you are saying no.

Other things can also carry messages. For example, a sign at the __5__ helps you know which bus you can take here. A sign on the wall of your school helps you __6__ the library. Signs on the doors tell you __7__ to go in or out. Have you ever noticed that there are lots of signs round you and that you receive messages __8__ them all the time? Books, newspapers, TV, radios and __9__ all help us to communicate with other people. They all help us __10__ what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about.

    When you speak，write a letter or make a telephone call，your words carry a message．People communicate（交流）with words．

    Do you think you can communicate    1  words? A smile on your face shows you are  2   ．Tears in your eyes tell others you are sad．When you  3   your hands in class，the teacher knows you want  4  something or ask questions． You shake（搖動(dòng)）your head，and people know you are saying    5   ．

    Other things can also carry messages．For example，a sign at  6  helps you to know which bus it is．A sign on the wall at your school helps you   7   the library． Sign on the door tells you which go in or out．Have you ever notice（注意）that there are lots of signs round you and that you receive messages  8   them all the time? Books， newspapers，TV, radio and  9  all help us to communicate with other people．They all help us  10  what is going on in the world and what other people are thinking about．

1．A．by                         B．with                    C．in                          D．without

2．A．sorry and sad                                            B．worried and frightened

C．happy mad friendly                                      D．tired and angry

3．A．put on            B．putout                         C．put up                    D．putdown

4．A．to speak                B．to talk                  C．to give                   D．to say

5．A．well                      B．no                       C．good                      D．bad

6．A．the post office                                           B．the police station

C．the bus stop                                                D．the bookshop

7．A．read                      B．find                     C．watch                    D．what

8．A．from                     B．for                      C．of                          D．a(chǎn)bout

9．A．men                      B．teachers               C．fridges                   D．films

10．A．study                   B．know                   C．find                       D．hear

The phone rings. It’s a friend who wants to tell you his or her latest health problems. You hate to be impolite and cut your friend off, but what can you do? Stephanie Winston, author of Stephanie Winston’s Best Organizing Tips, offers his advice:

Don’t ask questions like “What’s new?” They give the information that you have time to talk. After “hello”, get right to the heart of the matter.

Time your calls wisely. If you make a call right before lunch or dinner, or at the end of the workday, people chat less.

Set a time limit. Start with, “Hi, I’ve only got a few minutes, but I wanted to talk to you about….” Or, “Gee, I’d love to talk more, but I only have a couple of minutes before I have to leave.”

Jump on a pause（間歇）. Even the most talkative caller has to pause now and then. Quickly say, “It has been great talking with you.” Then end the conversation.

Forget niceties. Some people just don’t take a hint. Cut your caller off and say, “I’d like to talk to you longer, but I’m afraid I have no enough time. Good bye.” Then hang up.

Find “a partner in crime”. If nothing else works, ask someone in your home to help you. For example, one woman gives a sign to her husband, who shouts, “Jane, I think the roast chicken is burning.”

Avoid the phone completely. Use an answering machine to screen calls. If you have an important message for a chatterbox（嘮叨的人）, leave the message when he or she isn’t in.

50. What’s the good time to make a call so that people can chat less?

A. After lunch or dinner.　　　　　　　　　　　 B. In the middle of the workday.

C. Before lunch or dinner.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. At the beginning of the workday.

51. “Finding a partner in crime” means ______.

A. finding someone to answer the call

B. getting right to the heart of the matter

C. telling the caller you are just cooking

D. asking someone to help you end the call

52. What’s Winston’s advice about?

A. How to talk on the phone.　　　　　

B. How to make calls wisely.

C. How to make a phone call.

D. How to keep phone calls short.