Passage 2 ● Look at the sentences below and five paragraphs
● Which view (A, B, C, D or E) does each statement l-8 refer to?
● For each sentence l-8, mark the letter (A, B, C, D or E) on your Answer Sheet.
● You will need to use some of these letters more than once.
Example:
0. Skills of opening are introduced to them in order to attract attention.
1. During the course, the use of such aids as projectors, slides, recordings and videos is also encouraged so as to improve the effect of oral presentation.
2. It is the national capital of Australia.
3. It includes determining the conference agenda.
4. If you communicate at international academic conferences, you will use it.
5. It may be able to come up with solutions much faster.
6. If you want to go some place for a holiday, you can go there.
7. The work force with electronics industry provides most of the other jobs available.
8. Faced with the unexpected, it counts for more than one person working single handed.
A
The Speech of the Paper Presenters
The presentation of academic papers is the most fundamental form of communication at international academic conferences and the core activity of a simulated international academic conference as well. Well require that, on the platform, the students should be able to adjust themselves to the optimal state, control their voice, volume, speed and intonation, adapt themselves to the situation and express themselves freely. Skills of opening are introduced to them such as direct opening, thanking and praising, background introduction, and humorous expressions, in order to attract attention. They are also taught the approaches to logical development, topic shifting illustrating facts, displaying concrete examples, emphasizing key points, dealing with long sentences, repairing slip of the tongue, etc. Various aids are encouraged to improve the courses.
B
On the-spot Preparations
On-the-spot preparations relatively simple, which mainly refers to the arrangement of the conference room one or two hours before the conference, including hanging the logo, posting the papers(or abstracts), preparing drinks(for the breaks), adjusting the projector, arranging the seats of the guests, ensuring the recording and photographing, etc.
C
Canberra
Canberra, with a population of 286,000, is the regional capital of the Australinal Capital Territory (A.C. T.). The A.C.T was created especially as home for the national capital in l911 to prevent jealousy between the various states (former colonies) of the country. It is located in south-east Australia and surrounded on all sides by New South Wales (originally the prison colony established by the British in l788). All the major government administrative offices, the Australian National University, and the national museums are sited in Canberra. About 60%of the work force is employed by the government, with a small electronics industry providing most of the other jobs available. Originally a small town, the purpose-built capital shows urban planning at its best, with elegant public buildings and landscapes gardens.
D
Algarve
Whatever kind of holiday you want, you’ll find it in the Algarve, the garden coast of Portugal. But what the Algarve does, and better than most places, is the villa holiday. With your chosen companions—there are villas catering for from four to eight people-you for a package that includes transfers from Faro Airport to the villa, a fully-stocked fridge on arrival, maid service, and a fabulous villa with its own swimming pool are feeling really lazy, or simply want to try Portuguese cuisine without the worry of which restaurant to choose a cook. The best villas are usually those located on a hill— side overlooking the sea, although there are some very attractive ones that are almost on the beach.
E
The ideal size for a team is between 5 and 8 members. Larger that this and agreements are more difficult to reach. Each member of the team must have a clear picture of the goals of that particular team and be committed to, and responsible for, the other members of his or her team. It is essential that teams should act together and develop the team’s spirit rather than working individually. Training should take place together, along with group discussions, debate and decision-making based on the various situations that team is being trained to respond to.
Which of the following is the best version of the underlined portions of sentences 10 and 11 (reproduced below)?
For instance, one candidate might want to eliminate environmental regulations so his industrial supporters can get richer. But you have asthma that is affected by the pollution or you'd rather not swim in a lake that has become polluted because of it.
Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?
Which of the three sentences is wrong?
In context, which of the following is the best way to revise and combine sentences 8 and 9 (reproduced below)?
Superstitions may seem silly to nonbelievers not sharing them. To believers those rituals on the other hand are providing a sense of control over situations otherwise which would be unsettling.
Directions: Read the following texts from which five sentences have been removed. Choose from the sentences A—G the most suitable one to fill each numbered gap in the text (1—5). There are TWO extra sentences that you do not need to use. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.
Practice 1
1 ______ For this reason, there is a current boom in language learning for business people. But unless they can speak a foreign language really well, it is best to save it for socializing.
2 ______ And psychologists say that your body language is much more important than what you say. Doing the wrong thing, making eye contact, touching, using people’s first names, even how you eat and drink—can all be hazardous for people who are unfamiliar with certain cultures.
3 ______ In low context cultures such as North America, Britain, Sweden and Germany, people say things very plainly, and rely on clear verbal communication. High context cultures such as France, Japan, Spain, Saudi Arabia, China and South Korea often use silence or hand signals to communicate, and this can sometimes be as important as speaking.
4 ______ In Japan, people bow to each other. In England, people shake hands firmly, but not very often—while in places like Italy and France people shake hands all the time but not as firmly as the English. The Germans and the Danish nod their heads while they shake hands, as a mark of respect, while people in Mediterranean countries sometimes lean their heads backwards while doing the same thing.
5 ______ For example, the British kiss each other once, on the right cheek, the French kiss each other twice, first on the left cheek and then on the right, but in some cultures, especially in the Middle East, they kiss up to four times and still shake hands!
[A] But actions speak louder than words.
[B] Trying to make people from other cultures feel comfortable can be confusing as well.
[C] One of the most important aspects of doing business internationally is being able to speak other languages.
[D] Some cultures communicate by using signals.
[E] Cultures are divided into “low context” and “high context”.
[F] Shaking hands is often the most common form of greeting people, but even this can create problems.
[G] As a rule, though, close physical greetings such as kissing are not a good idea.
The first two sentences serve primarily to present a ______.
The following sentences test your ability to recognize and usage errors. Each sentence contains either a single error or no error at all. No sentence contains more than one error. The error, if there is one, is underlined and lettered. If the sentence contains an error, select the one underlined part that must be changed to make the sentence correct. If the sentence is correct, select choice E. In choosing answers, follow the requirements of standard written English.
During the excavation of Pompeii, many people worried that artifacts are being destroyed by care-less techniques,
A B
but the dig continued in spite of their concerns. No error
C D E
Which of the following sentences is a COMPLAINT?
What are the sense relations between sentences?