PART Ⅰ第一部分：

　　Answer the following statements 回答下列问题：

　　1.You try to avoid confrontations.

　　a.Agree

　　b.Disagree

　　2.You appear calm even when nervous.

　　a.Agree

　　b.Disgree

　　3.You tend to have trouble asking for what you need.

　　a.Agree

　　b.Disagree

　　4.You often compliment people, even when you don't mean it.

　　a.Agree

　　b.Disagree

　　5.You're very sensitive and assume others feel the same way you do.

　　a.Agree

　　b.Disagree

　　PART Ⅱ 第二部分：

　　How do you cope with these situations?

　　你如何应付以下情形?

　　6.When no one gets up to help you clean up after your mom's potluck1 dinner, you:

　　a.Finish the job alone.

　　b.Ask guests to pitch in2.

　　7.The man in front of you at the movies is a loudmouth. You:

　　a.Move or stay put3 and try to tune him out4.

　　b.Ask him to be quiet.

　　8.You order a burger medium-rare,but the waitress brings you one that's well-done. You:

　　a.Accept it. It'll be okay with lots of ketchup5.

　　b.Send it back.

　　9.When you overhear an unkind comment about your outfit, you:

　　a.Stew over6 it.

　　b.Make a crack7 so the critic knows you heard.

　　10.You're in a rush when a woman with just a few items asks if she can cut in front of you in line at the market. You:

　　a.Wave her ahead.

　　b.Say," No, I'm in a rush too."

　　11.Your mate always tells the same corny8 jokes. When he asks, " Have you heard this one?" you answer:

　　a." I'm not sure. Tell me."

　　b.With the punch line9.

　　查看答案：[选A多的类型] [选B多的类型]

　　NOTES 注释：

　　1.potluck n.家常便饭

　　2.pitch in 协力，动手干

　　3.stay put [口]留在原地，固定不动

　　4.tune out [俚 ]不注意，不理睬，不过问

　　5.ketchup n.调味番茄酱

　　6.stew over 不安，担忧

　　7.crack[kr k]n.[俚 ]俏皮话，巧妙的回答

　　8.corny adj.[口]陈旧的，老一套的

　　9.punch line 妙句，关键语

　　10.shortchange vt.骗取 … 份内的东西

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