Competition with research in universities is very harmful to teaching. Therefore, it would be much more beneficial to teaching to develop a sound program of educational research. Such a program would improve teaching theory and technique. It would also make clear what competencies are required of a good teacher as well as help professors attain them. Educational research should be required to meet the same standards as scientific research, but it cannot be raised to those standards without comparable support and duty. Competent educational research is no more a part-time activity than competent scientific research. The relatively trivial (琐碎的) educational research so common in the universities is an inseparable result of trivial duties by the universities. Rather than look down upon such research, the professors have an obligation to see that it is upgraded. Let no one think that educational research is easy; it is concerned with no less than solving the complexities of the human mind. There is no reason to believe that an effective theory and technology of instruction is easier to achieve than controlled nuclear fusion. It is certainly every bit as worthy.Competition with research in the universities ______. should be encouraged is very beneficial to teaching makes clear how to be good teachers is not beneficial to instruction

M: Would you like to have supper with me tonight? W: Well, I don’t know. Would you mind if I let you know this afternoon? Q: Did the woman accept the man’s invitation? Yes, she accepted his invitation. No, but she will let him know this afternoon. No, she declined the invitation. No, she kept silent.

What about the man’s attitude to the supermarket? Dislike it. Like it. Hate it. We don’t know.

M: Tell me about yourself and your past experience. W: (8)I have worked as an executive secretary for 5 years, (10)first for a trading company, then a trust company. M: How fast can you type? W: (9)I can type 100 Chinese words per minute and 150 English w 15. 10 5 2

What kind of skills does the woman not have? Operating computers. Doing business. Operating fax machines. Typing.

I’m afraid that your request for promotion was ______. turned in turned up turned down turned over

Go through the gate and you’ll find the entrance ______ Bear Country on the other side. to of in on

A common ______ to jokes is to laugh. response reaction action respond

I ______ Mr. Green last week and had a long talk with him. called on called forth called after called off

Advertising played a vital role in the change of the American economy from one in which most goods were produced and sold locally to one developed mainly by brand names and products sold nationally. Before the 1880s, most advertisements consisted entirely of print. The print itself was primarily informational: it described the product and where it could be achieved. The few images that ads contained were highly stylized. Very few ads featured slogans (口号，标语) or brand names. Beginning in the 1890s, however, advertisements experienced a great change. They began to look like advertising today, focusing on visual images, slogans, catch-phrases, and importance of individual’s health and psychological wealth. The J. Waiter Thompson advertising agency sold Scott tissue by warning consumers of “the troubles caused by harsh toilet tissue“. Lucky Strike sold cigarettes to women first by using the slogan “Reach for a Lucky instead of a sweet“ and later by describing cigarettes as “torches of freedom,“ as symbols of modem values. Advertisements helped to transform American values. They made Americans aware of such “problems“ as halitosis (口臭) and strange smell of body. More seriously, they helped promote a shift from an emphasis on savings toward consumption. They also helped to shift from a culture mainly toward words to the one toward visual images.The first paragraph mainly tells us that ______. advertising improved the product quality advertising helped expand the goods distribution area the change of American economy was necessary producing and selling goods locally was the primary form of American economy

MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD IN CONFERENCE ROOM NO.8 May 19th, 2006 Monday Present: Mr. Wang Kai, general manager, in the chair Mr. Li Fei, production manager Mr. Huang Shu, purchase manager Ms. Cheng Li, sales manager Miss Sun Yu, secretary (minutes keeper) The meeting was opened at 8:30 am by Mr. Wang Kai Apologies for absence Mr. Hu Su, personnel manager Miss. Lu ping, sales assistant Ⅰ. Minutes of the last meeting The minutes of the last meeting were read, confirmed and signed. Ⅱ. Changing of promotion materials Ms. Cheng Li suggested changing the company’s promotion materials as many new products have been launched since 2004. It was agreed that Ms. Cheng would update the promotion materials and that she would submit the drafts at the next meeting on 18th June. Ⅲ. The company’s holidays Mr. Wang announced the dates of the company’s holidays: 5th to 16th July, 24th December to 5th January. Ⅳ. Security Mr. Wang raised the problem of office security, who suggested that all important papers should be kept in the safe. It was agreed that only those present at the meeting would have the key to the safe. Ⅴ. There being no further business, Mr. Wang closed the meeting at 9:30 am. Absent: The sales assistant and (46) Problems discussed in the meeting: 1. to update (47) of the company 2. to announce the dates of (48) 3. to suggest to keep important papers in (49) The meeting lasted for about (50)

There is little doubt that training has become such an accepted part of business that it has received tremendous attention from the management. 培训已经成为商业中公认的一部分，因此也得到了管理层的极大重视，这一点无可置疑。尽管人们对于“培训已成为商业中公认的一部分”这一说法还有小小质疑，培训还是受到了经理们的很多关注。毫无疑问，培训已经成为商业中公认的一部分，因此管理层也开始对其较为关注。毫无疑问，培训是商业中公认的一部分，所以受到了管理层的极大关注。

Failure to be Punctual in keeping one’s appointments is a sign of disrespect towards others. 在接受任命时有辱使命是对别人的不尊重。不能准时赴约是对他人不尊重的表现。不能如期接受任命表现了对别人的不尊重。未能如期保持原来的约会安排是对他人的不尊重。

W: Maggie must be over twenty now. M: Yes, when you left New York 15 years ago, Maggie was already 8. Q: How old is Maggie now? Twenty-one. Thirteen. Thirty-three. Twenty-three.

M: Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the hospital? W: Sorry, I’m a stranger here.. There’s a policeman across the street. Why don’t you ask him? Q: What can we learn about the woman? She is new in the city. She is not helpful. She is a policewoman. She is a resident of this city.

It could be up to ______.How big is the number of spectators for a football game?

Up ______ into the air. went the arrow the arrow went did the arrow go does the arrow go

The mother didn’t know ______ to blame for the broken glass as it happened while she was out. who when how what

Young people sometimes complain of not being able to ______ with their parents. commit communicate commission command

I’ve heard him ______ many times. criticizing criticized criticizes to criticize

Anna (marry) ______ a wealthy man last month.

Which of the following best describes the purpose of a sound program of educational research?

The competent educational research ______.

What is the author’s attitude towards trivial educational research?

This passage is mainly about ______.