People often shake hands in the United States. American men shake hands with other men.来
American women often shake hands with men, and sometimes they shake hands with other
women. Adults shake hands with children. And some people even teach their dogs to shake
hands! 36 How do they shake hands just long enough? Just hard enough? Here are four
little rules to remember.
1. Use your right hand.
2. Use good eye contact. Look at the person in the eye while you are shaking hands.
3. Don’t shake too long. 37 Then let go and pull your hand back toward you.
4. 38 When a handshake is weak, Americans think the person may not be a hard worker
or a good leader. When a handshake is too strong, Americans think the person is too rude or has bad manners.
39 They shake hands when they meet for the first time. They shake hands to say
congratulations. They shake hands when they meet after not seeing each other for a while. And they often shake hands when they say good-bye. In business, shaking hands shows agreement and honesty.
Handshakes are good everywhere. 40 So make sure to shake plenty of hands.
A. Offer your hand first.
B. Shake for no more than three seconds.
C. How do people shake hands correctly?
D. Don’t shake too strongly or too weakly.
E. It is not polite to refuse a person’s hand.
F. When do people in the United States shake hands?
G. Make sure your hands aren’t sweaty when you do this.
CBDFE
—Good afternoon. My name is Peter. I’m the general manager of the personnel department. I’ll be interviewing you. Please sit down.
— 61 , Peter. My name’s Jon. Jon Smash.
—Well, Jon, it’s a pleasure to meet you. 62 .
—I’ve been a manager at Nike for over three years. I won manager of the year award two years ago, and I got promoted last August.
—OK. Tell me about yourself…your personality.
— 63 . I think before I act, and if something goes wrong in our company I always remain calm. I never scream at my employees. And I’ve never lost my temper.
— 64 ?
—I think I’m good at solving problems. 65 . I also love challenges. I work well under pressure. When my boss pushes me to finish a project early I always get it done and never complain.
—Jon, you seem like a very good manager. I like your ambition. You’re very confident and motivated. We like that here at Microsoft. Well, our interview is over……
A. I’m glad it’s you who will offer me the opportunity to get the job B. I enjoy approaching problems directly C. Nice to meet you D. What are your strengths E. I owe my success to my employees F. Tell me about your work experience G. I think I’m very level-headed |
61. _______ 62. _______ 63. _______ 64. _______ 65. _______