C. fails to communicate anything new to others in the conversation

D. misunderstands others' meanings in the conversation

69. In the author's opinion, the introduction of weather as a conversational opening indicates

________.

A. the ignorance of the conversationalist

B. the start of an acceptable conversation

C. the coming of something new

D. the boring nature of the conversation

70. Which of the following statements is true, according to the passage?

A. At a dinner party, everyone prefers to talk like a mosquito.

B. People despise meaningless conversations.

C. People take pride in their roles as conversationalists.

D. One can always learn something useful from conversation.

Part 6 Reading Comprehension (Banked Cloze)

(Each item: 1.5)

Directions:Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from

the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once. Questions 71 to 80 are based on the following passage.

Nowadays, it is very popular for society to demand a very high standard of moral behavior

from corporate (公司的) executives. Meanwhile, most of us 71. in activities that are slightly illegal on a regular basis. Maybe some would say that they have never

broken the law on purpose, but even that would be 72. . For example, we frequently 73. traffic and tax laws. My friend Debra 74. to a judge while defending her actions, \

that if our 75. do not include harming anyone, then it is all right.

However, we as a society must establish a(n) 76. of conduct that is observed by ordinary people and business professionals as well. What would happen in our business

world if businessmen 77. large companies to get profitable contracts? It seems that the only way out is to 78. our system of law. We should act as the judge and 79. for our corporate criminals. In this way business leaders will be well equipped to 80. we can be proud of.

tough decisions that arise. Let's teach them to be people