Some people believe that international sport creates goodwill between the nations and that if countries play games together they will learn to live together. Others say that the opposite is true: that international contests encourage false national pride and lead to misunderstanding and hatred. There is probably some troth in both arguments, but in recent years the Olympic Games have done little to support the view that sports encourage international brotherhood. Not only was there the tragic incident involving the murder of athletes, but the Games were also mined by lesser incidents caused principally by minor national contests.
One country received its second-place medals with visible indignation after the hockey final. There had been noisy scenes at the end of the hockey match, the losers objecting to the final decisions. They were convinced that one of their goals should not have been disallowed and that their opponents’ victory was unfair. Their manager was in
A. how false national pride led to undesirable incidents in international games
B. that sportsmen have been more obedient than they used to be
C. that competitiveness in the games sometimes discourages international friendship
D. that Unfair decisions are common in Olympic Games
Some people believe that you have to be a special kind of person to sell a product. But although it is clear that a successful salesman does need special talents and an open personality, many of the skills he uses are used by us all.
We build and keep relationships with different kinds of people, we listen to and take note of what they tell us and don’ t just enjoy the sound of our own voices, and we explain things to them or discuss ideas with them.
In the same way, any company needs to establish a personal relationship with its major clients and potential customers. It is often said that "people do business with people": a firm doesn’ t just deal impersonally (没有人情味地) with another firm. A person in the buying department regularly receives personal visits from people representing the fn-m’ s suppliers (供应商) --or in the case of department stores or chain stores, a team of buyers may travel around visiting their suppliers.
A. travelling
B. relaxing
C. playing
D. sightseeing
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