WelltopickupwhereweleftofflasttimeIbelievenowwemightallagreethatself-improvementisofgreatbenefitforeachofus.Howevertherearelotsofstopsalongtheroadtoself-improvementwhichoftencallsforpatienceemotionalstrengthandkindness.Withconcentratedeffortyoucanbecomeabetterpersonthanyoueverthoughtpossible.
1..Nicepeoplealwaysputthemselvesintheotherperson'sshoes.Iftheserviceisalittleslowmaybeit'sbecausethewaitresshasbeenstandingfor8hoursandherbackandfeetareaching.Perhapsherlittlebabyisn'tfeelingwellandshegotverylittlesleepthenightbefore.Inawordyouneverknowthefullstoryfromabriefmeetingwithaperson.
2.Beareasonableman.Service-centeredbusinessesoftenlivebytheidea"TheCustomerisAlwaysRight."They'retotallymistaken.Thecustomerisnotalwaysright;sometimesthecustomerisquitedifficulttodealwith.Youdonot"deserve"afreemealbecausethewaitressforgottobringyouaspoon.Ifyouhaveagrievanceletitoutbutbereasonable.
3.Fightfairly.Whenarguingwithanotherpersonsticktothesubject.Presentthefactsbrieflyanddon'tbringupunrelatedincidentsthathappened4weeksfromlastTuesday.Neverhesitatetocreateachanceforotherpeopletovoicetheiropinions.Theyarejustasimportantasyours.
4.Putothersfirst.Letthetroubled-lookingMomhavetheparkingspace.Standafewextrasecondsholdingthedoorforanelderlyperson.Don'tinterruptpeoplewhenthey'respeakingorfinishtheirsentencesforthem.Suchsmallthingsyettheeffectsareimmediateandfar-reaching.Nicepeoplemakeaconcentratedefforttobekindandputothersneedsabovetheirown.Stopamomentandthinkhowyoucanhelpsomeoneandyou'llbecomeanicerperson.
64.Whatmightthespeakermostprobablydiscusslasttime?
A.Theoriginofself-improvement.B.Theprocessofself-improvement.
C.Thestructureofself-improvement.D.Theimportanceofself-improvement.
65.Thebesttitleforthesecondparagraphis"".
A.BeunderstandingB.Staycalm
C.Bepositive D.Bemerciless
66.Theunderlinedword"grievance"inParagraph3istheclosestinme