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English speakers, I had to be careful. I needed to consciously follow each conversation and translate it to my native
language. 2. E Finally, I tried to find the right English words to communicate that response. Constantly thinking about
what I would say next, I had a hard time remaining focused in conversations.
But when I again failed to say exactly what I meant in a meeting a few months later, a simple idea occurred to me.
3. B Communicating with my colleagues by e-mail, I had more time to think and comfortably express my thoughts. Over
time, this practice helped improve my English significantly.
4. A I decided to remind them that English is not my first language. I asked them to speak more slowly to help me
follow the discussions. It was a little awkward to draw attention to what might be seen as a weakness. And at first, the
other members of the research team seemed slightly surprised. But the dynamics quickly improved. They seemed to become
more aware of how they were speaking, and I felt more comfortable joining in the conversation. 5. G
A. Plus, I learned to be open with my colleagues.
B. Why not contribute to the discussion in writing?
C. I had thought I could express myself in English easily.
D. Gradually, I grew uncomfortable with oral communication.
E. Then, I had to reflect carefully on it and think of a response.
F. How can one deny the significance of effective communication?
G. With efforts on both sides, we could overcome language barriers.
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(2022·重庆巴蜀中学月考)
Recently, China has adopted a target to reach Chinas net zero carbon emissions by 2060. Remarkably, in the world
1. where words are cheap, there has been action, too. In America and Europe, the consumption of coal, the largest
source of greenhouse gases, has fallen 2. sharply (sharp) since 2009. This is a victory, but only a partial one. I