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Telepathy: Mind-to-mind Contact

     Telepathy is the ability to communicate without the use of the five senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell, taste). It’s an instinct (本能) which can be woken up in times of emergency or need. When we feel that something is happening or about to happen by instinct, we’re using resources within the unconscious mind. When the resources of two persons’ unconscious minds link together into the same frequency, we call it Telepathy.

  We can either send or receive Telepathy. If you know who is calling before you answer the ringing phone, you are probably a good receiver. If you think of a person and he/she calls you, you are most likely to be better at sending.

  You can easily put your abilities to the test. Think of somebody and will him or her to contact you. Be patient. The other person may not be a good receiver, but they should contact you much earlier than would normally be expected. Or whenever the phones rings, but try “feeling” who is contacting you. Don’t guess, but try to feel it with your mind. However, if neither of these work for you, that doesn’t mean that you have no ability of telepathy. As mentioned earlier, telepathy is most likely to turn up in case of emergency.

  Telepathy dreams often contain telepathic messages. Two people may both dream of the other and find that their dreams had a clear connection. These people are probably linking to each other’s unconscious mind.

  Telepathy & Relationships. The more people spend time together, the more likely they are to be able to link up to the other’s mind, specially when separated. There are two reasons for this. One is that they understand the other’s mind through time spent together； the other is that there is usually a strong desire to communicate. A mother will often sense that her child is in danger. This is due to the child’s eagerly wanting his or her mother, knowing that this person who would always want to be there for them, and the mother’s deep desire to protect her child from harm.

64. Telepathy turns up when we ____.

   A. sense a close friend in danger               B. use the five senses together

   C. recall things from our memory              D. think of a stranger

65. You’re better at sending than receiving Telepathy if you ____.

   A. can feel your mom is in danger               B. receive a friend’s call as you wish

   C. can tell who knocks at your door              D. dream of a friend dreaming of you

66. Which is not the way to help people gain Telepathy?

  A. Help them have a strong desire to communicate.   B. Separate them all the time.

C. Help them link up their unconscious minds.       D. Let them spend much time together.

A：Which of the two dictionaries will you borrow?

B：________ . For different use.

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A：Which of the two dictionaries will you borrow?

B：________ . For different use.

[　　]

—Would you care for tea or coffee?

—　　　 ，thank you．I’ve just had some tea．

A．Little 　　　　 B．Both　 　　　 C．Either　 　　　 D．Neither

 

It often happens that a number of applicants with almost the same qualifications and experience all apply for the same position. In their educational background, special skills and work experience, there is little, if anything, to choose between half a dozen candidates. How then does the employer make a choice? Usually on the basis of an interview.

       There are many arguments for and against the interview as a way of selection. The main argument against it is that it results in a wholly subjective decision. As often as not, employers do not choose the best candidate. They choose the candidate who makes a good first impression on them. Some employers, of course, reply to this argument by saying that they have become so experienced in interviewing staff that they are able to make a good assessment of each candidate’s likely performance. The main argument in favor of the interview is that an employer is concerned not only with a candidate’s ability, but with his or her suitable personality for the particular work situation. Many employers, for example, will overlook occasional mistakes from their secretary if she has a pleasant personality.

       It is perhaps true to say, therefore, that the real purpose of an interview is not to assess the assessable aspects of each candidate but to make a guess at the things that are hard to measure, such as personality, character and social ability. Unfortunately, both for the employers and applicants for jobs, there are many people of great ability who simply do not interview well. There are also, of course, people who interview extremely well, but are later found to be very unsatisfactory employees. Candidates who interview well tend to be quietly confident, but never boastful（自夸的）, direct and straightforward in their questions and answers; cheerful and friendly, but never over-familiar; and sincerely enthusiastic and optimistic. Candidates who interview badly tend to be either very shy or over-confident. They either talk too little or never stop talking. They are either over polite or a bit rude.

59．People argue over the interview mainly because they have    .

A．different purposes in the interview

B．different experiences in interviews

C．different standards of selection

D．different ways of selection

60．The underlined word “subjective” means “based on one’s      rather than facts” ．

A．personality      B．character  C．opinion     D．a(chǎn)bility

61．The purpose of the last paragraph is to indicate     

A．a(chǎn) link between success in interview and personality

B．connections between work abilities and personality

C．differences in interview experience

D．differences in personal behavior

62．What is the author’s attitude towards the interview?

A．He thinks it is a good way of selection

B．He doesn’t quite agree with it

C．He is neither for nor against it

D．It is not clear