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Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16.A) Rewarding them for eating vegetables.
B) Exposing them to vegetables repeatedly.
C) Improving the taste of vegetable dishes for them.
D) Explaining the benefits of eating vegetables to them.
17.A) They were disliked most by children.
B) They were considered most nutritious.
C) They were least used in Belgian cooking.
D) They were essential to children’s health.
18.A) Vegetables differ in their nutritional value.
B) Children’s eating habits can be changed.
C) Parents watch closely what children eat.
D) Children’s choices of food vary greatly.
All parents know it is difficult to get children to eat their vegetables. Some of them offer rewards or tricks for children finishing their share. But researchers have discovered that youngsters who are not praised for trying vegetables are more likely to eat them, eventually. (16) The study found that the best way to get children to eat food they do not like is simply to give them repeated exposure to it.
Psychologist from Ghent University in Belgium studied 98 children. They gave them five kinds of vegetables to eat: mushrooms, peas, eggplants, carrots and cabbages. (17) The taste tests revealed that carrots were the least liked vegetable among youngsters.The children were then given a bowl of boiled carrots and told to choose how much to eat. After eight minutes, they were asked to rate the dish as delicious, just okay or disgusting. The trial went on twice a week for a month with a follow-up taste test. After eight weeks, children were split into three groups, with one group asked to try the bowl of carrots repeatedly with no further encouragement, the other two groups were given rewards of a toy or verbal praise. After the trial, (18) 81% of children who simply tried the carrots consistently liked them. This is in contrast to 68%for the group given a toy and 75% for the group given verbal praise.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22.A) It is likely to remain a means of business communication.
B) It is likely to be a competitor of various messaging apps.
C) It will gradually be replaced by social media.
D) It will have to be governed by specific rules.
23.A) Save the message in their file.
B) Make atimely response.
C) Examine the information carefully.
D) See if any action needs to be taken.
24.A) It is to be passed on.
B) It is mostly junk.
C) It requires no reply.
D) It causes noconcern.
25. A) Make it as short as possible.
B) Use simple and clear language.
C) Adopt an informal style of writing.
D) Avoid using capitals for emphasis.
In my line of work, I receive alot of emails. I also send a lot of emails. Those social media and messaging apps has taken over some of the roles from email as a form of communication. (22)Email is likely to retain an important role for business communication in the future. Surprisingly though, a lot of companies and organizations lack formal guidelines for emailing. As most of you will soon be entering the work force, I would like to share with you my own rules for emailing.
If someone send you an email, reply to them, acknowledging the email. A simple “Thank you” let the sender know that their email has arrived safely, that it has not been lost among what could be 50 other emails that have arrived in your email inbox that day. (24) It is not necessary to reply to a mass email sent to numerous recipients. These emails are often informative rather than personalized correspondents requiring a response or action. (23) But, it’s common politeness to respond to a personal message, preferably within 24 hours of receiving it.
It’s also important to use proper English. Just because emails are a quick form of communication, it doesn’t mean emails, especially business emails, should be written using informal, shortened forms of words. Think of an email as a letter, spelling, grammar, and punctuation should not be overlooked. (25) And never use capitals to emphasize a word or words in an email. It’s the same as yelling.
