（1）Don‘t trust what you see from the listener. Listeners often nod，look at you or say“uhhuh”to be polite or move the conversation along. But it‘s easy to consider these as signs of understanding.

（2）Train the editorin your head. If you say，“Beth discusses her problems with her husband，”it‘s not clear whether she‘s talking to her husband or about him. Try instead，“Beth talks to her husband about her problems.”or“Beth talks to others about the problems with her husband.”

（3）Ask listeners to repeat your message. Introduce your request by saying“I want to be sure I said that right.”Questions like“How does that sound？”or“Does that make sense？”may also work.

（4）Listen well. When on the receiving end，ask questions to be sure you‘re on the same page. After all，it isn‘t just the speaker‘s job to make his speech understood.

58. Why does the writer give us the advice？

A. We‘re not skillful enough to make clear sentences.

B. Misunderstanding is damaging our normal lives.

C. Misunderstanding occurs now and then.

D. It‘s impolite to say NO to others.

59. The writer suggests that when talking to others，the speaker should ______.

A. know that listeners will show him that they understand his words

B. express himself clearly even when he sees signs of understanding

C. notice listener‘s signs of understanding

D. look directly into his listener‘s eyes

60. By Train the editor in your head，the speakers are advised _______.

A. to get themselves trained by a good editor

B. to discuss problems with their husbands or wives

C. to express themselves in long but simple sentences

D. to make sure each sentence has only one meaning

61. In the last paragraph，the words you‘re on the same page mean that ______.

A. you‘re following the speakers closely

B. you‘re reading the same page as the speaker does

C. you should know which page the speaker refers to

D. your story is written on the same page as the speaker‘s

B

While acting may run in the family，it wasn‘t Angelina Jolie‘s only choice when thinking about her future. Although Jolie has studied her craft（技艺）since childhood，at one point the 26-year-old，who stars this month in Tomb Raider with her father，actor John Voight，wanted to be a funeral（殡葬）director.“I thought that the crossing over could be a beautiful thing and a time of comfort when people could reach out to each other.”

Tradition（传统）is always attractive and interesting to Jolie，who moved with her mother，Marcheline Bertand，and brother after her parents separated when she was two.“I never had one home. I never had an attic（阁楼）that had old things in it. We always moved，so I was never rooted anywhere. And I always dreamed of having that attic of things that I could go back and have a look. I‘m very drawn to some things that are tradition，that are roots，and I think that may be why I paid such special attention to funerals.”

Finally，she chose acting.“Following in my father‘s footsteps，”she says，“is an interesting thing，because I think we speak to each other through our work. You don‘t really know your parents in a certain way，and they don‘t really know you. So he can watch a film and see how I am as a woman，the way I’m dealing with a husband who‘s been hurt，or the way I‘m crying alone.”liuxuepaper.com