What does the difficult word "request" mean in the sentence "That's why you are expected to use indirect words when you make requests" (Paragraph 1)?
承诺
拒绝
请求
回应
Which preposition should be used in the phrase "ask ______ permission" in the sentence "Or use 'may' if you need to ask for permission" (Paragraph 2)?
for
to
about
with
The phrase "happen to know" in Paragraph 3 probably means ______.
碰巧知道
应该知道
已经知道
努力了解
Which of the following collocations is correct as it appears in the passage?
interested on what they say
express thanks to the end
talk over the person
take some pressure off them
Which of the following is the correct literal paraphrase of the sentence "Using some body language is a good way to show you're listening carefully" (Paragraph 5)?
好的肢体语言能让别人认真听你说话
认真倾听的人都擅长使用肢体语言
运用一些肢体语言是表明你在认真倾听的好方法
肢体语言能让你更好地倾听别人说话
The phrase "give them your full attention" in Paragraph 4 means ______.
向他们表达关心
完全关注他们
帮他们解决问题
给他们足够的空间
Which modal verb should be used in the phrase "______ you mind opening the window" in the context of polite requests (Paragraph 2 implied)?
Need
Would
Must
Should
The sentence "It could be a little impolite if you say something too directly" (Paragraph 1) mainly tells us that ______.
说话太直接可能会有点不礼貌
礼貌的人从不说直接的话
直接说话总是不礼貌的
间接表达比直接表达更简单
The difficult word "pressure" in Paragraph 3 means "压力".
The phrase "cut in" (implied by "don't talk over them") in the passage is a polite expression.
The sentence "You can use 'excuse me' to get a person's attention" can be literally translated as "你可以用 ' 打扰一下 ' 来吸引别人的注意力".
The phrase "body language" in Paragraph 5 means "身体的动作和姿势".