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     People always think about "the problem of youth". If there is one-which I take leave to doubt-it is

older people who create it,not the young themselves.Let us get down to fundamentals and agree that the

young are after all human beings-people just like their elders.There is only one difference between an old

man and a young one:the young man has a beautiful future before him while the old man a splendid future

behind him and maybe that is where the rub is.

     When I was a teenager,I felt that I was just young and unknown-that I was a new boy in a huge

school,and I would have been very pleased to be regarded as something so interesting as a problem.For

one thing,being a problem gives you a certain identify,and that is one of the things the young are busily

engaged in seeking.

     I find young people exciting.They have an air of freedom,and they have not a dull promise to mean

ambitions or love of comfort.They are not anxious social climbers,and they have no devotion to important

things.All this seems to me to link them with life,and the origins of things.It's as if they were in some sense

of cosmic beings in violent and lovely contrast with us suburban (乡村的) creatures.All that is in my mind when I meet a young person.He may be too proud,illmannered,selfconfident or selfsatisfied,but I do not

turn for protection to boring clich?s about respect for elders as if age were a reason for respect.I accept

that we are equals,and I will argue with them,as an equal,if I think he is wrong.

1. "The problem of youth" in Paragraph 1 means the problem________.

A. caused by young people

B. needed to be solved by young people

C. young people meet

D. created by the old for the young

2. The underlined word "rub" is closest in meaning to________.

A. fact  

B. age

C. future  

D. difficulty

3. One of the things the young are engaged in is that they want to________.

A. climb up the social ladder

B. have freedom

C. be known

D. make troubles

4. By saying "anxious social climbers",the writer refers to________.

A. some mean adults  

B. ambitious young people

C. capable political leaders

D. people who pursue comfort

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Some people have a kind of magic. They will make you comfortable while they are around. You feel at ease while talking to them. How is it done? Here are several skills that good talkers have. If you follow the skills, they'll help people feel relaxed and make friends with them quickly.

First of all, good talkers ask questions. Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question. One well-known businesswoman says, "At business lunches, I always ask people what they did that morning. It's a common question, but it will get things going." From there you can move on to other matters—sometimes to really personal questions. And how he answers will let you know how far you can go.

Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers. This point seems clear, but it isn't. Your questions should have a point and help to tell what kind of person you are talking to. And to find out, you really have to listen carefully and attentively. Real listening at least means some things. First it means not to change the topic of conversation. If someone insists on one topic, it means he's really interested in it. Real listening also means not just listening to words, but to the voice. If the voice sounds bored, then, it's time for you to change the topic.

Finally, good talkers know well how to deal with the moment of saying good-bye. If you're saying it, you may give him a handshake and say, "I've really enjoyed meeting you." If you want to see that person again, don't keep it a secret. Let people know your thoughts.

小题1:Asking questions might be a quite good and suitable way ________.

A.for you to make more and more new friends

B.to begin your business talks

C.to get things going

D.for you to make a deep and lasting impression on others小题2:After asking somebody a question, it'll be polite of you to ________.

A.agree with what others say all the time

B.listen to his reply attentively

C.wait impatiently for his answer

D.go on asking him more questions小题3:Generally speaking, good talkers are persons who ________.

A.are not good at making any topic interesting

B.never talk too much or too little

C.always speak in a gentle way

D.know when they should change the topic of the talk小题4:If you really want to meet someone again, ________.

A.you may take him as your lifelong true friend

B.it seems necessary for you to let him know it

C.it's proper for you to give him a second handshake

D.it'll be helpful for you to have further understanding of him

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