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38. The second technique suggests that you just imagine .
A. setting a goalis as simple as skiing..
B. you have every resource to achieve your goal.
C. new possibilities will soon appear. .
D. December and January are the best months for skiing.
39. The phrase "put yourself 'in their shoes"' in paragraph.4 is closest in m. eaning to
A. dressyourselflikethem.
B. do as they ask you to
C. put on their shoes
D. think as they would
40. We learn from the third technique that a good salesman should ask himself:
A. what are my customers' needs?
B. what do I usually do?
C. what did my boss tell me to do?
D. how should I sell my products?
第三篇
The State of Marriage Today
Is there something seriousty wrong with marriage today? During the'past 50 years, the rate of divorce in the United States has exploded: almost 50% of marriages end in divorce now, and the evidence suggests it is going to get worse. If this trend continues, it will lead to the breakup of the family, according.to a spokesperson for the National Family Association. Some futurists predict that in 100 years, the average American will marry at least four times, and extramaritai（婚外的） affairs will be even more common than they are now.
But what are the reasons for this, and is the picture really so gloomy (明暗的)? The answer to the first question is really quite simple: marriage is no longer the necessity it once was. The institution of marriage has been based for years partly on economic need. Women used to be economically dependent on their husbands-as they usually didn't have jobs outside the home. But with the rising number of women in well-paying jobs, this i:a no longer the case, so they don't feel that they'need to stay in a failing marriage.
In answer to the second question, the outlook may not be as pessimistic (悲观的) as it seems. While the rate of divorce has risen; the rate of couples marrying has never actually fallen ver}t much, so marriage is still quite popular. In addition to this, many couples now simply live together and don't bother to marry. These couples are effectively married, but they do not appear in either the marriage or divorce statistics. In fact, more than 50% offtrst marriages survive.
So is marriage really an outdated institution? The fact that most people still get . married indicates that it isn't. And it is also true that married couples have a healthier life than single people: they suffer less from stre
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