One of the requirements of every graduation ceremony speaker is that they offer some advice. Well, get ready, here it comes.
Soon you will be leaving the company of those who think they have all the answers –your professors, instructors and counselors-and going out into what we like to call the real world. In time you will meet up with other people who think they have all the answers. These people are called bosses. My advice is: humor them.
A little later you’ll meet additional people who think they have all the answers.
These are called spouses (配偶) . My advice is: humor them, too.
And of all goes well, in a few years you will meet still another group of people who think they have all the answers. These are called children. Humor them.
Life will go on, your children will grow up, go to school and someday they could be taking part in a graduation ceremony just like this one. And who knows, the speakers responsible for handing out good advice might be you. Halfway through your speech, the graduate sitting next to your daughter will lean over and ask, “Who is that woman up there who thinks she has all the answers?”
Well, thanks to the reasonable advice you are hearing today and that I hope you will all pass on, she will be able to say, “That is my mother. Humor her.”
小题1:According to the text, at a graduation ceremony you’ll most probably hear ________ given by the speaker.
| A．wishes | B．proposals |
| C．warnings | D．instructions |
小题2:Among the people mentioned who think they have all the answers, which of the following are not referred to?
| A．teaching staff | B．company staff members |
| C．recreational and sports person | D．family members |
小题3: Which of the following is closest in meaning to the expression “have all the answers”?
| A．know a great deal about something through man’s life |
| B．know all the keys to any test before any graduation |
| C．be clever enough to do anything well in school |
| D．be experienced in giving advice on any subject |
小题4: What should you do with those who think they know all the answers according to the writer?
| A．Argue with them to keep them angry |
| B．Keep them happy by accepting their wishes |
| C．Refuse them to make them complain |
| D．Turn deaf ears to them |
小题5: What is the best title for the passage?
| A．The Requirement Of Speakers | B．How to Offer Advice |
| C．Humour them! | D．To Hell with them! |