Unit 1 School life

most people do not consider a visit to the dentist their idea of a good time. however, the director of the museum says he wanted to make the museum a fun place to visit. he says he also wants to teach visitors about the importance of taking care of their teeth.
another museum collects devices that help people hear. the kenneth w. berger hearing aid museum is at kent state university in kent, ohio. the museum has more than three-thousand hearing aids from around the world. they include old and strange devices. some hearing aids were made to look like other objects. that is because in the past many people did not want anyone to know they were wearing a hearing aid.
44. it is common for people to think it uneasy to pay a visit to ____.
   a. the university of maryland   b. the museum of dentistry 
c. the hearing aid museum     d. the dentist
45. the text mainly tells about _____.
   a. museums in the us                   b. interesting american museums
   c. american museums with health subjects  d. the history of the medical treatment of teeth
46. what do we learn about george washington from the text?
   a. he once visited the national museum of dentistry.
   b. he considered the museum of dentistry a fun place to visit
   c. his artificial teeth were collected in the national museum of dentistry.
   d. his teeth seemed to be made of animal bone.
47. the underlined word “devices” in the first and last paragraph probably means _____.
   a. means     b. strategies      c. tools       d. desires
d
listening, really listening, can improve communication and build respect with others. communication begins by listening and then suggesting that you hear what the person is saying.
this can be recognized by focus or eye contact, body language, and reflective listening.
focus (eye contact)—focus means that you are looking directly at the person speaking and not looking off to one side or continuing to do something else. you are focused on what is being said; the speaker is the center of attention. listening attentively is essential for positive communication.
listening without interrupting—does your body acknowledge(承認) that you are listening? use smiles, nods, and expressions of understanding to communicate to the speaker that you are listening. it is not necessary that you agree or disagree at this time. it is more important for the person speaking to know that his or her words are respected. this strengthens communication.