Managers must become proficient cross-cultural communicators if they wish to succeed in today’s global environment. Culture consists of the values, attitudes, and (1) in a given group of most of the people most of the time. (2) communication is communication in a management (3) to achieve a (4) result (writing a memo, interviewing an applicant, running a meeting, preparing a presentation). If you are working in a different culture, you may have to reconsider your communication (5) and evaluate its (6) .
A realistic (7) in one culture may not be so in another. One way to (8) what might be realistic is to analyze (9) psychologists call the "locus of control." People in some cultures (10) believe in " (11) control" over destiny—that is, that people can control events themselves. People in other cultures believe in "external control" over destiny—that is, events are (12) and uncontrollable. What (13) an appropriate time frame in one culture may not be achievable in another. It all depends on the culture’s (14) of time. In some cultures, timetables are exact and (15) . Examples of such cultures include Germany and Switzerland. Other cultures have more relative and (16) attitudes toward time; one may be kept waiting; projects may (17) more slowly. Examples here are Latin and African countries. An (18) in Cameroon tells of a meeting scheduled for 9:00 a.m. in Yaounde. People began to arrive at 1:00 p.m. (19) , however, when the last person (20) at 2:00 p.m., the other Cameroonians admonished him for being later.
（5）（）
A:relative B:representative C:subjective D:objective
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? ? Energy equals mass times the speed of
light squared. This is the famous equation of Albert Einstein. It{{U}} ?(51)
?{{/U}}to the category of the theory of relativity, and it equates energy
with mass.
? ?All things are made up of atoms. When{{U}} ?(52)
?{{/U}}of an atom travels at almost the speed of light{{U}} ?(53)
?{{/U}}we put more energy into it to increase the speed, it begins to in
crease in mass. The energy that makes it travel fast cannot make it travel{{U}}
?(54) ?{{/U}}the speed of light—nothing{{U}} ?(55) ?{{/U}}light
can travel that fast- so the energy goes into the thing{{U}} ?(56)
?{{/U}}and increases its mass. Energy{{U}} ?(57) ?{{/U}}into
mass.
? ?Why is the theory called the theory of relativity? A thing
that is relative depends upon{{U}} ?(58) ?{{/U}}else to identify it or to
define it. In relativity theory we identify or define mass, time, and length{{U}}
?(59) ?{{/U}}to the speed of light.
? ?When something is at
rest, it looks{{U}} ?(60) ?{{/U}}in length. However, when it travels at
almost the speed of light, it becomes{{U}} ?(61) ?{{/U}}. Time also
changes. However, the change in time is{{U}} ?(62) ?{{/U}}to the change in
length. The length of a thing becomes short{{U}} ?(63) ?{{/U}}time becomes
long.
? ?If you want to{{U}} ?(64) ?{{/U}}young, relative to
a friend, take a trip in a spaceship that travels at{{U}} ?(65) ?{{/U}}the
speed of light. And, although time and heartbeat seem ordinary to you in the
spaceship, when you return, look at your friend; Relative to you, he or she is
old. |
A:related B:relation C:relative D:relationship
It is no use debating the relative merits of this policy.
A:making B:taking C:discussing D:expecting
Hospital visits can be unsettling for all (51) and visitors are often unsure of how to behave at the bedside of sick friend or (52) .
This may explain why so many people shy away from a hospital visit--not for fear of infection (53) rather of saying the wrong thing. By following a few simple guidelines though, embarrassment can easily be avoided.
"A visit is important for a sick person because it allows them to (54) social contact," says Karl Koehle, professor at the Institute for Psychosomatics and Clinical Psychology at Cologne University. Visiting (55) , he says, can actually strengthen interpersonal relationships. "Unfortunately, many people only think of this aspect during the first few weeks."
Then again, not (56) patient may want to receive visitors. So it’s always advisable to arrange a visit (57) with the sick person or a close friend or relative. "That applies particularly to visits to a home, even more than in hospital," says Inge Wolff, head of the international Working Group on Etiquette in Bielefeld.
But moderation is (58) . There are frequent cases of (59) ill people becoming worn (60) by an endless streams of visitors. "That’s when the doctors might call a halt to it," says Koehle from experience. "And the other patients in the ward need to be taken into (61) , too," says etiquette expert Inge Wolff. They can often feel pestered by a neighbour’s frequent visits.
Mobile phones should always be turned off and kept out of (62) during a visit. Otherwise, the sick person could get the impression that the visitor really has no time and would like to be off as soon as an opportune moment (63) , says Wolff. (64) hospitals forbid the use of cellphones in the vicinity of hospital equipment.
Visitors should take a small gift such as a newspaper or magazine, (65) a book. Sweets are tricky, says Inge Wolff, because the patient maybe under instructions to keep to a special diet. Also, the present shouldn’t be too large or "over the top"-- such as a huge basket of fruit.
A:relative B:relation C:relativity D:related
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? ?Hospital visits can be unsettling for
all{{U}} ?(51) ?{{/U}}and visitors are often unsure of how to behave at
the bedside of sick friend or{{U}} ?(52) ?{{/U}}.
? ?This may
explain why so many people shy away from a hospital visit--not for fear of
infection{{U}} ?(53) {{/U}}rather of saying the wrong thing. By following a few
simple guidelines though, embarrassment can easily be avoided.
?
?"A visit is important for a sick person because it allows them to{{U}}
?(54) ?{{/U}}social contact," says Karl Koehle, professor at the
Institute for Psychosomatics and Clinical Psychology at Cologne University.
Visiting{{U}} ?(55) ?{{/U}}, he says, can actually strengthen
interpersonal relationships. "Unfortunately, many people only think of this
aspect during the first few weeks."
? ?Then again, not{{U}}
?(56) ?{{/U}}patient may want to receive visitors. So it’s always
advisable to arrange a visit{{U}} ?(57) ?{{/U}}with the sick person or a
close friend or relative. "That applies particularly to visits to a home, even
more than in hospital," says Inge Wolff, head of the international Working Group
on Etiquette in Bielefeld.
? ?But moderation is{{U}} ?(58)
?{{/U}}. There are frequent cases of{{U}} ?(59) ?{{/U}}ill people
?becoming worn{{U}} ?(60) ?{{/U}}by an endless streams of visitors.
"That’s when the doctors might call a halt to it," says Koehle from experience.
"And the other patients in the ward need to be taken into{{U}} ?(61)
?{{/U}}, too," says etiquette expert Inge Wolff. They can often feel pestered
by a neighbour’s frequent visits.
? ?Mobile phones should always be
turned off and kept out of{{U}} ?(62) ?{{/U}}during a visit. Otherwise,
the sick person could get the impression that the visitor really has no time and
would like to be off as soon as an opportune moment{{U}} ?(63) ?{{/U}},
says Wolff.{{U}} ?(64) ?{{/U}}hospitals forbid the use of cellphones in
the vicinity of hospital equipment.
? ?Visitors should take a small
gift such as a newspaper or magazine,{{U}} ?(65) ?{{/U}}a book. Sweets are
tricky, says Inge Wolff, because the patient maybe under instructions to keep to
a special diet. Also, the present shouldn’t be too large or "over the top"--
such as a huge basket of fruit. |
A:relative B:relation C:relativity D:related
It is no use debating the relative merits of this policy（ ）.
A:making B:taking C:discussing D:expecting
It is no use debating the relative merits of this policy（ ）.
A:making B:taking C:discussing D:expecting
It is no use debating the relative merits of this policy.
A:making B:taking C:discussing D:expecting
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