单选题 We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. "Did Jerry really care when I broken up with Helen?" "When I got that great job did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend?" "Or did be envy my luck?" "And Paul-- why didn't I pick up that he was friendly just because I had a car?" When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back, it's too late.
Why do we go wrong about our friends or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we don't really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. Suppose someone tells you, "You're a lucky dog." Is he really on your side? If he says, "You're a lucky guy" or "You're a lucky gal," that's being friendly. But "lucky dog" ? There's a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn't see it himself. But bringing in the "dog" bit puts you down a little. What be may be saying is that be doesn't think you deserve your luck.
"Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for" is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of you life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn't important. It's telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven't got a date for Saturday night.
How can you tell the real meaning behind someone's words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says square with the tone of voice? His posture? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.
Note: guy = boy; gal = girl

单选题 In paragraph 1, when the writer recalls some things that happened between him and his friends, ______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 第一段是全文的引子,通过经常性的“误读”别人的真实意思的几个例证“我怎么就没想到他仅仅是因为我有辆车才对我友好呢”等等,可知应选B。
单选题 In paragraph 2, the writer talks about someone saying, "You're a lucky dog." He is saying that ______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 从第二段“But bringing in the‘dog’bit outs you down little”可看出,人们的话是有clue可循的,故选D。A、B与文意不符,C项则不全面。
单选题 The main purpose of this passage is to tell us how to ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 从最后一段最后一句“...may save another mistake”可知应选C。
单选题 In listening to a person the important thing is ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] B、D很容易被排除。A、C项有相似之处,但C项更明确地提出需check words against...,故选C项。
单选题 If you followed the advice of the writer, you would
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 排除法依次排除B、C、D。