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In this section,you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. |
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At the end of each conversation ,one or more questions will be asked about what was said. |
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Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. |
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After each question there will be a pause. |
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and decide which is the best answer. |
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Then mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet 2with a single line through the center. |
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Example,You will hear: |
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M: Is it possible for you to work late, Mrs. Gray? |
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W: Work late? I suppose so, if you really think it is necessary. |
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Where do you think this conversation most probably took place? |
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From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. |
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This is most likely to have taken place at the office. |
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on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre. |
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College English Test - four CET-4 |
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Part II Listening Comprehension |
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Section A Directions: A |
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In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. |
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At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. |
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Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. |
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After each question there will be a pause. |
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and decide which is the best answer. |
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Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. |
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Now ,Let's begin with the 8 short conversations. |
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Question 1 |
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M: After high school, |
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I’d like to go to college and major in business administration. |
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W: But I’d rather spend my college days finding out how children learn. |
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Q: What do we learn from the conversation? |
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Question 2 |
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W: Is everything ready for the conference? |
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M: The only thing left to do is set up the microphones and speakers. |
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They'll be here in a few minutes. |
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Q: What preparations have yet to be made? |
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Question 3 |
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W: Is it almost time to go home now? |
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I'm so tired. I can hardly see straight. |
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M: Just a few more minutes, then we can go. |
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Q: What is the woman’s problem? |
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Question 4 |
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W: I'm not sure what I’m in a mood for.Ice-cream or sandwiches? |
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They are both really good here. |
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M: The movie starts in an hour. |
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And we still have to get there and park. So just make a decision. |
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Q: What does the man mean? |
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Question 5 |
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W: Tom said he would come to repair our solar heater when he has time. |
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M: He often says he is willing to help, but he never seems to have time. |
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Q: What does the man imply about Tom? |
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Question 6 |
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W: So you know that Sam turns down the job offered by the travel agency. |
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M: Yes. The hours were convenient. |
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But if he had accepted it, he wouldn’t be able to make ends meet. |
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Q: What do we learn from the conversation? |
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Question 7 |
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M: Could you tell me a bit about the business your company is doing? |
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W: We mainly deal with large volume buyers from western countries and our products have been well received. |
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Q: What business is the woman’s company doing? |
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Question 8 |
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W: Yesterday I made reservations for my trip to Miami next month. |
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M: You must really be looking forward to it. |
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You haven’t had any time off for at least two years. |
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Q: What is the woman going to do? |
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M: Excuse me, I need some information about some of the towns near here. |
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W: What would you like to know? |
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I believe there is an interesting museum there. It isn't far, is it? |
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And you're right. It's a wonderful little museum. |
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I have some friends. I'd like to visit there and I also want to get to Newton. |
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They are near each other, aren't they? |
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Amitsville is northeast. It's about thirty five miles northeast of here. |
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It's about fifty five miles southwest from here and the road is not at all straight. |
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M: Fifty five miles southwest! Well, maybe I won't go there this time. |
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They are really pretty little towns with lots of old houses and beautiful tree-lined streets. |
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Good. Well, I think that's all the information I need for a while. |
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Thank you. You've been very helpful. |
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W: You're welcome, sir. I hope you enjoy your stay. |
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M: Err... Sandra, I've finished with Mr. Gordon now. |
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Do you think you could pop through in bringing me up-to-date on their arrangements for the Italian trip? |
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W: Certainly, Mr. Wilkinson. I'll bring everything with me. |
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M: Right, take a seat. Now my first meeting is when? |
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M: OK, so can I fly out early Monday morning? |
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M: Yeah, but that only leaves me thirty minutes to clear customs in getting to the city center and it means I have to check in by five thirty, |
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which means leaving home at about four fifteen. |
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W: I'm afraid so. |
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M: Hmm... not so keen on that. What's the program for the rest of that day? |
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W: It's quite full, I'm afraid. |
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At eleven, you're seeing Jeana Rivard at Meg Star and then you'll have a lunch engagement with Gaven from the Chamber of Commerce at one. 11:00 |
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M: Where's that? |
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W: You're meeting him at his office and then he's taking you somewhere. |
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M: Good, that sounds fine. What about the afternoon? |
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W: Well, at three thirty, you're seeing our sales representative there and then you're free till evening. |
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M: I see. I seem to remember that I'm having a dinner with someone from Bergamo. |
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Q12: What would the man like the woman to do? |
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Q13: At what time is Mr. Wilkinson going to leave home for the airport? Wilkinson |
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Q15: What is most probably the woman's job? |
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Donna Fredrick’s served with the Peace Corps for two years in Brazil. |
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She joined the Peace Corps after she graduated from the college |
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because she wanted to do something to help other people. |
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She had been brought up on a farm, |
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so the Peace Corps assigned her to a agricultural project. |
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Before she went to Brazil, she studied Portuguese for three months. |
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She also learnt agreat deal about its history and culture. |
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During her two years with the Peace Corps, Donna lived in a village in northeast Brazil. |
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That part of Brazil is very dry and farming is often difficult there. |
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Donna helped the people of the village to organise an arrigation project, |
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and she also advised them on planting corns. |
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They didn’t require much water. |
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When Donna returned to the States, she couldn’t settle down. |
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She tried several jobs, but they seemed very boring to her. |
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She couldn’t get Brazil out of her mind. |
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Finally, one day she got on an plane and went back to Brazil. |
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She wasn’t sure what she’s going to do. She just wanted to be there. |
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After a few weeks, Donna found a job as an English teacher, teaching five classes a day. |
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Like most of the teachers, she doesn’t make much money. |
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She shares a small apartment with another teacher. |
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And she makes a little extra money by sending stories to newspapers in the States. |
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Eventually she wants to quit teaching and work as a full-time journalist. |
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Question 16 |
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Why did Donna join the Peace Corps after she graduated from college? |
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Question 17 |
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What was Donna assigned to do in Brazil? |
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Question 18 |
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Why did Donna go back to Brazil once again? |
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Question 19 |
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How did Donna make extra money to support herself? |
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Listening Passage 2 |
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Results of a recent Harry’s pool on free time showed that |
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the average work week for many Americans is 50 hours. |
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With the time spent eating, sleeping and taking care of the household duties, |
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there’s little time left for leisure activities for many Americans. |
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However, having free time to relax and pursue hobbies is important. |
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People need time away from the pressures of study or work to relax and enjoy time with friends and family. |
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In different countries free time is spent in different ways. |
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The results of a Harry’s pool showed that reading was the most popular spare time activity in the US. |
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This was followed by watching TV. |
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In a UK survey on leisure time activities, watching TV and videos was the most popular. |
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Listening to the radio came second. |
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In a similar survey conducted in Japan, the most popular free time activity was eating out. |
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The second most popular activity was driving. |
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There were also differences in the most popular outdoor pursuits between the three countries. |
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The most popular outdoor activity for Americans was gardening. |
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In the UK, it was going to the pub. |
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In Japan, going to bars ranked eighth in popularity and gardening ranked ninth. |
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Although people around the world may enjoy doing similar things in their free time, |
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there’s evidence to suggest that these interests are changing. |
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In the US, for example, the popularity of computer activities is increasing. |
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Many more people in the States are spending their free time surfing the web, emailing friends or playing games online. |
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Question 20 |
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Question 21 |
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What was the most popular leisure activity in the US? |
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Question 22 |
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What was the most popular outdoor pursuit in the UK? |
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Listening Passage 3 |
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On March 13th, while on duty Charles Mclaughlin, a very careless driver employed by the company Lummis was involved in another accident. 3 |
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The accident occurred in Riverside California. |
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Not paying attention to his driving, |
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This caused minor damage to his truck and serious damage to the car. |
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On the basis of the police report, |
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the Lummis accident committee correctly determined that Mclaughlin had been quite careless. Lummis |
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As a result of the committee’s conclusion, the branch manager Mr. David Rossi reported that |
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he had talked with Mclaughlin about his extremely poor driving record. |
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Further evidence of Mclaughlin's irresponsibility occurred on May 6th when he was returning from his shift. |
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That day he ran into a roll-up door at the Lummis facility in Valero,causing significant damage to the door. |
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Damage to the truck, however, was minor. |
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Finally, on June 7th, Mclaughlin once again demonstrated his carelessness |
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by knocking down several mail boxes near the edge of the company’s parking lot. |
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There was damage to the mailboxes and minor damage to the truck. |
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Mr. David Rossi stated that he had spoken with Mclaughlin on several occasions about his driving record. |
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He added that he had warned Mclaughlin that |
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three preventable accidents in one year could lead to his discharge, as indeed it should. |
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24. What did Mclaughlin do on June 7th near the edge of the company’s parking lot? |
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25. What is most probably going to happen to Mclaughlin? |
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When Captain Cook asked the chiefs in Tahiti why they always ate apart and alone, |
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they replied, “Because it is right.” |
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If we ask Americans why they eat with knives and forks, |
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or why their men wear pants instead of skirts |
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or why they may be married to only one person at a time, |
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we are likely to get similar and very uninformative answers because it’s right, |
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because that’s the way it’s done, because it’s the custom or even I don’t know. |
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The reason for these and countless other patterns of social behavior is that |
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they are controlled by social norms shared rules or guide lines |
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which prescribe the behavior that is appropriate in a given situation. |
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Norms define how people ought to behave under particular circumstances in a particular society. |
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We conform to norms so readily that we are hardly aware they exist. |
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In fact we are much more likely to notice departures from norms than conformity to them. |
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You will not be surprised if a stranger tried to shake hands when you were introduced, |
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but you might be a little startled if they bowed, started to stroke you or kissed you onboth cheeks. |
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Yet each of these other forms of greeting is appropriate in other parts of the world. |
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When we visit another society whose norms are different, |
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we quickly become aware that things we do this way, they do that way. |
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When Captain Cook asked the chiefs in Tahiti why they always ate apart and alone, |
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they replied, “Because it is right.” |
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If we ask Americans why they eat with knives and forks, |
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or why their men wear pants instead of skirts |
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or why they may be married to only one person at a time, |
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we are likely to get similar and very uninformative answers because it’s right, |
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because that’s the way it’s done, because it’s the custom or even I don’t know. |
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The reason for these and countless other patterns of social behavior is that |
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they are controlled by social norms shared rules or guide lines |
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which prescribe the behavior that is appropriate in a given situation. |
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Norms define how people ought to behave under particular circumstances in a particular society. |
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We conform to norms so readily that we are hardly aware they exist. |
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In fact we are much more likely to notice departures from norms than conformity to them. |
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You will not be surprised if a stranger tried to shake hands when you were introduced, |
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but you might be a little startled if they bowed, started to stroke you or kissed you onboth cheeks. |
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Yet each of these other forms of greeting is appropriate in other parts of the world. |
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When we visit another society whose norms are different, |
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we quickly become aware that things we do this way, they do that way. |
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