2016-2017学年上学期
(15级中专)英语期末考试试卷
班级姓名
第一部分：听力（每小题2分，共20分）
A）听下列五段对话，每段对话后有一个问题，从所给选项中选出正确答案。
（）1、Which season does Mike say is good for sports
A. Spring.
B. Summer.
C. Autumn.
（）2、Where does this conversation take place
A. In the classroom.
B. At the airport.
C. At the bus stop.
（）3、Where will John go
A. Beijing.
B. Tianjin.
C. New York.（）4、What kind of food does Li Lei consider delicious
A. Bread.
B. Dumplings.
C. Noodles.
（）5、What kind of job does Tom expect to do
A. Policeman.
B. Doctor.
C. Driver.
B）听下面两段对话，选择正确答案。
A
（）6、Where does the conversation take place
A. On the phone.
B. In the store.
（）7、What is the address
A. 205.
B. 305.
（）8、What needs fixing this time
A. Refrigerator.
B. Oven.
B
（）9、What did the woman want to do with the skirt
A. Returen it.
B. Exchange it.
（）10、What’s t he problem with her skirt
A. Got dirty.
B. Got smaller.
第二部分：基础知识运用
第一节：单项选择（每小题2分，共30分）
（）11、Good morning, Henry. What’s the matter with you
A. the thing
B. wrong
C. problem
（）12、Which is the way to the West Lake Hotel
A. How I can go
B. How can I get
C. How I can
（）13、I will have more free time without chatting online.
A. good time
B. spare time
C. happy time
（）14、This old hospital was built in 1931.
A. set up
B. send up
C. put up
（）15、Mary was dressed in a red skirt when she came to the party.
A. wear
B. wore
C. put on
（）16、Lucy shares a room with Lily, and they get along well with each other.
A. divides a room with
B. takes a room with
C. lives with
（）17、She enjoyed herself at her birthday party last night.
A. had a pleasant time
B. with pleasure
C. was present
（）18、Please complete this form with your name, age, and telephone number.
A. apply for
B. fill in
C. show
（）19、People in the city held a great party to their victory.
A. invite
B. celebrate
C. develop
（）20、-- have you been coughing so badly
-- For about a week.
A. How long
B. How much
C. How soon
（）21、 you are! Can’t you get up a little earlier in the morning
A. How a lazy girl
B. What a lazy girl
C. How lazy girl
（）22、The field is covered snow.
A. for
B. on
C. with
（）23、He kept me for many hours.
A. to wait
B. waited
C. waiting
（）24、The teacher asked her students making any noise in class.
A. stop
B. to stop
C. not to stop
（）25、It didn’t take long before I lost of the plane.
A. way
B. direction
C. sight
第二节：完形填空（每小题1分，共15分）
Jane was a few minutes late. Smith had 26 the office when she got there. His secretary told her he would be back in a few minutes. She had to
sit down and 27 outside the office.
“I’ll 28 get this job.”She told herself. For a monet she 29 to run out of the building. Just then, Smith came through the door and hurried
in to his 30 .
A few seconds later his secretary took Jane in and told Smith her 31 . Jane said 32 to him for being late. Smith did not seem to 33 . They then had a short talk and got down to business. He 34 out her application letter for the job and 35 it.
“You’ve never worked in radio or television before, have you”he said. Jane answered that she was 36 she hadn’t. Now she was even more sure that she would not 37 the job. 38 Smith asked her a few questions.
To her surprise he seemed 39 with her. She was even more 40 when he asked her if she could start soon. It seemed that she had got the job after all.
（）26、 A. returned B. left C. closed D. reached
（）27、 A. work B. talk C. wait D. sleep
（）28、 A. certainly B. again C. almost D. never
（）29、 A. wanted B. tried C. had D. began
（）30、 A. car B. building C. office D. home
（）31、 A. age B. name C. family D. address
（）32、 A. hello B. please C. sorry D. OK
（）33、 A. mind B. understand C. start D. excuse
（）34、 A. filled B. kept C. broke D. took
（）35、 A. studied B. turned C. wrote D. posted
（）36、 A. sure B. afraid C. happy D. clear
（）37、 A. lose B. change C. get D. finish
（）38、 A. First B. So C. Then D. Hardly
（）39、 A. angry B. pleased C. careful D. interested （）40、 A. sorry B. terrible C. surprised D. tired
第三部分：阅读理解
阅读下面这封信，完成41-49小题。
Mr Brown is a very successful businessman. He has lots of money. However, he’s not happy. “Every day, I have to do so many kinds of things. I’m very tired. I really want to have a good rest.” he told the reporter. He’s going to give up his business and live an ordinary life so that he’ll be able to get an ordinary job in an office. He’ll go to work in the morning and get home in the evening. He’ll have more time to stay with his family. He’ll help his wife cook delicious meals and enjoy them together with his family at the table. He’ll take a long walk after supper with his wife and watch TV before going to bed. And he’ll sleep in his bed every night. “That will be a very comfortable bed!” he added.
But the next day, Mr Brown came to his company as early as before.
Do you think Mr Brown’s dream will come true Wait and see!
1）读短文，判断正（T）误（F）。（每小题1分，共5分）
（）41、Mr Brown is now living an ordinary life.
（）42、Every day Mr Brown has so many things to do, so that he’s very tired.
（）43、Mr Brown thinks he can realize his dream easily.
（）44、Mr Brown has a lot of money and he is very happy.
（）45、He often takes a walk with his wife after supper.
2）再读短文，回答下面的问题。（每小题3分，共12分）
46、Where does Mr Brown hope to work
47、With whom will he have supper every evening
48、What will Mr Brown do before going to bed
49、Why does Mr Brown feel unhappy even though he is a successful businessman
第四部分：语言综合运用
第一节：用方框中所给单词或短语的适当形式完成句子。（每小题2分，共8分）
50、The clerk told him to ________________ first.
51、He opened an account and ________________ 100 yuan.
52、His friend went to the bank to ________________ some money because she
A: was going to buy a flat.
53、Wang Yang ________________ some money because he was going to the United
States.
第二节：从方框内选择合适的句子将对话补充完整。（每小题2分，共10分）
A: Can I help you
B: I’d like three tickets to Beijing.
A:
B: On June 30th.
A: June 30th Er... I am sorry, but all the tickets for that day are sold out.
B: Let me see. Yes, that’s OK.
A: The earliest flight will leave at 7:00 in the morning.
B: Do I have to transfer flight (转机)
A: No. It will go straight to Beijing.
B:
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**** 大学课程考核试卷 xxxx---xxxx学年第一学期xxxx级xxxx专业（类） 考核科目大学英语三课程类别必修课考核方式闭卷卷别 B （注：考生务必将答案写在答题纸上，写在本试卷上的无效） I. Listening Comprehension (30 marks) Part 1: Short dialogues (10 marks, 1 mark each) Directions: Listen to the short dialogs and then choose the correct answers to the questions. 1. A. She did not take the shopping list along with her. B. She did not write a shipping list. C. She does not want to shop in a crowded supermarket. D. She wants to finish shopping quickly. 2. A. Write a statement for the woman. B. Revise what the woman will write. C. Fill in forms for the woman. D. Apply to an American university for admission. 3. A. Contemporary women no longer want to obey their husbands. B. Modern girls no longer love their husbands. C. At the marriage ceremony the bride should promise to obey her husband. D. At the marriage ceremony the bride should show loyalty to her husband. 4. A. She is weak in doing projects. B. She is weak in studies. C. She tends to work whole-heartedly. D. She is not willing to start a project. 5. A. The football match should be called off. B. The meeting should not include new items. C. The meeting should have another two items. D. The football should be included in the agenda. 6. A. It is important to offer an online friend a drink. B. It is delightful to get a drink from an online friend. C. Ensure that nobody puts anything harmful into your drink.
英语期末考试试卷 班级姓名座号评分 一单词（共15分） 1.菜单 2.鸡肉 3.音乐 4.晴朗的 5.公司 6.volunteer 7.vocational 8.badminton 9.favorite 10.expensive 二词组（共20分） 1.一杯果汁 2.中餐 3.期待 4.英文歌 5.特价销售 6.hold on 7.play chess 8.eat out 9.be crazy about 10.an exciting movie 三选词填空（共20分） western provide fly best message news boring speak cheap welcome 1.May I take a . 2.I like play badminton . 3.I’ve got a good to tell you 4.We’ll free parking service. 5.I hate painting，it’s .
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试卷代码： 南京城市职业学院2015-2016学年度第二学期 酒店管理专业酒店英语期末考试试题 班级：学号：姓名： 2016年6月 一、单选题（每题1分，共20分） 1、Good morning. _______ I help you? A、Would B、Must C、May D、Am 2、I would like to _________ a room, please. A．order B、book C、see D、look 3. It’s very kind __________ you to help me. A．of B、to C、by D、for 4. What’s the ________ for a double room? A. right B. rate C、money D、for 5. I would like to book a double room ________ bath. A. with B. of C、by D、for 6.Excuse me, sir. You need to ________ the form. A. fill in B. fill on C、fill of D、fill for 7.We are looking forward to __________ you. A. see B. saw C、seeing D、sees 8.I'm afraid we are fully booked _______ the 5th. A. with B. of C、by D、for 9.Do you want to pay _____ cash or _____ credit card. A. in in B. by by C、by in D、in by 10.The porter will show you _______ your room. A. with B. to C、by D、for 11.My flight will leave ______ 6 pm today. A. with B. on C、at D、for 12.The hotel is full and there is someone ________ your room. A. take B. To take C、takes D、taking 13.Let me _______ you with your luggage.
第二册 第一单元 一、单词 1.滑雪v 山n 2.海滩n 乘帆航行v 3.滑冰v 假期n 4.精彩的adj 父亲或母亲n 5.出行旅行n 家 ,家庭 6.有趣的adj 事业 n 7.日常的n 返回 v 8.滑到 v 犹豫 n 9.典型的 adj 家庭主妇 n 10.家庭杂物 n 自愿 v 11.火腿 n 第二单元 一、单词 1.电影 n 国际互联网 n 2.体育馆 n 卡通片 n 3.流行音乐勇敢的 adj 4.伶俐的 adj 特别的 adj 5.轻松的，放松的 adj. 动人的，感人的 adj 6.爵士乐 n 动作电影 7.恐怖电影喜剧 n 8.脱口秀度过 n 9.摇滚乐 n 乐队 n 10.乡村音乐租用 v 11.订购 v 更喜欢 v 12.保持 v 二、短语，句子 1.你觉得电影咋样？ 2.在那时 3.我邀请朋友一起看电影。 4.我一小时又一小时的坐在电脑前。 5.总是坐在一台机器前是浪费时间的。 6.你上周末做了什么特别的事吗？ 7.没什么特别的。 8.你以前喜欢什么类型的音乐？ 9.我曾喜欢爵士乐。 10.你过去喜欢什么类型的电影？ 11.我曾喜欢动作电影。 12.你通常是怎么过周末的？ 四.用动词的适当形式填空. cook, stay, say, tell, visit, come, think, take, be, eat
Last Sunday it was snowy. Maria 1 at home. Her cousin Cara 2 to visit her. She came back from Beijing. She 3 Maria something about her vacation."It was pretty good," she said. Cara 4 the Palace Museum and the Great Wall. She 5 a lot of photos. It was lunch time. Maria's parents 6 not at home. They decided to cook by themselves. Maria 7 noodles with some tomatoes and pepper (辣椒). After Cara 8 up the noodles, she said slowly, “I think it is delicious!”But Maria 9 the food was too bad. She 10 ,“Cara, thank you, but I put too much pepper into it. 第三单元 一、单词 1.有创造力的 adj 友好的，直爽的 adj 2.自信的 adj 助手 n 3.打字员 n 出纳员 n 4.幼儿园 n 面试 n&v 5.销售，经销 n 毕业 v 6.交流 n 流利的 adj 7.申请人 n 更有资格；更胜任 v 8.张贴 v 广告，公告 n 9.简历 n 尽早，尽快 10.空闲时间 n 集体自由讨论 v 二、短语，句子 1.能介绍一下自己吗？ 2.我在一年公司兼职销售员两年了。 3.你的优势是什么？ 4.我今天参加了一个面试。 5.到目前为止，我已经向六家公司递交了应聘申请。 6.在这个领域你有工作经验吗？ 7.你认为自己能胜任这份工作吗？ 8.我们在寻找兼职英语老师。 9.我在家很忙，很久没和外界联系了。 10.我试着去他办公室找他，但是他不在。 三、用所给的动词的正确形式填空： 1. The boy __________________ (draw) a picture now. 2. Listen .Some girls __________( sing)in the classroom . 3. My mother ____________ (cook) some nice food now. 4. What _____ you ______ (do) now? 5. Look. They _____________( have) an English lesson . 6. They ____________(not ,water) the flowers now. 7. Look! The girls ____________(dance )in the classroom . 8. What is our granddaughter doing? She _________(listen ) to music. 9. Its 5 o'clock now. We ___________(have)supper now 10.______Helen__________(wash )clothes? Yes, she is 第四单元
大学英语期末考试（A） 第一部分：单选题 1. The starting current of an a.c. motor is_____ the rated current. A. the same as B. much larger than C. less than D. equals 2. With a_____ load the voltage and current are in phase. A. pure resistance B. capacitive C. inductive D. None of the above 3. The emergency generator or emergency battery is connected to_____ on most large ships. A. distribution boards B. section boards C. emergency switch boards D. main switch boards 4. Switchboards may be of the dead-front type in which all live parts are installed behind_____ and only the operation handles and instruments are on the front. A. the capstan B. the collector C. the panels D. the surface 5. Remote control means that_____. A. the system is manned manually B. the system is situated remotely from the operator C. the system is controlled automatically D. all the above 6. The difference between measured and desired values is called_____. A. make-up B. desired value C. deviation D. set value 7. Prior to any overhaul work on electric equipment, it is important to ensure the circuits are_____. A. live B. dead C. excited D. on line 8. Before starting an engine by air ,the engine must _________ A. be turned by a turning gear for at least one minute B. be turned by a turning gear for at least two minutes C. be turned at least one complete turn D. be turned at least two complete turns 9. Shore power must be_____ during dock repair. A. disconnected B. switched off C. cut off D. connected 10. The switchboards for a.c. systems differ from the d.c. switch gear in that the open type panels are generally_____ and the dead-front switch gear is the common rule. A. permissibly B. permissible C. no permissible D. not permissible 11. Current changing in direction and rising and falling in value is_____.
英语基础模块一期末考试卷 (考试时间：120分钟满分：120分) 姓名:___________ 班级:___________ 得分:_________ 一.单词过关我能行: (20*1=20分) 1.超市_________ __________3.提供_____________ .信息 7.咖啡_________ .服务员___________ 10. form________11.爱好____________12. guest____________ 13.欢迎_________14. customer_________15.邮票____________ ________17.音乐___________18. translation________ 19.国际象棋 二.短语翻译我最棒: (10*2=20分) 1.向....学习________________ to do 3.对...感兴趣______________ computer games__________ 5.放风筝stamps__________________ 7.一杯果汁ready for___________________ 9.向B介绍good at doing 三．单项选择: (20*1=20分) ( )1. What_____you like for breakfast A. may B. will C. would D. can ( )2. What do you like to eat A.juice B. dishes C. soup D. tea ( )3. He likes the book but it_____ too much. A. pays B. costs C. takes D. spends ( )4. There_____five sheep in the field. A. be B. is C. are D. been ( )5. They won't go to the Great Wall if it _____tomorrow. A.rain B. raining C. rains D. will rain ( )6. Miss Li is one of ______in our school. A. a popular teacher B. more popular teacher C. most popular teacher D. the most popular teachers ( )7. You can borrow all kinds of books from the_______. A. library B. classroom C. canteen D. office ( )8. He doesn't have much money. He is only a____ of the company. A. manager B. general engineer C. director(导演) D. cleck ( )9. ______your umbrella, or you will be wet in the rain. A. Talk B. Talked C. Take D. Took ( )10. When traffic lights are red, we_____ stop and wait. A. may B. can C. must D. might ( )11. Jeff_______ football and knows a lot about it. A. is interested on B. is interested in C. is interesting about D. is intesting with
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A. some modern women prefer a life of individual freedom. B. the family is no longer the basic unit of society in present-day Europe. C. some professional people have too much work to do to feel lonely. D. Most Europeans conceive living a single life as unacceptable. 5.What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage? A. To review the impact of women becoming high earners. B. To contemplate the philosophy underlying individualism. C. To examine the trend of young people living alone. D. To stress the rebuilding of personal relationships. Passage Two American dramas and sitcoms would have been candidates for prime time several years ago. But those programs －though some remain popular －increasingly occupy fringe times slots on foreign networks. Instead, a growing number of shows produced by local broadcasters are on the air at the best times. The shift counters longstanding assumptions that TV shows produced in the United States would continue to overshadow locally produced shows from Singapore to Sicily. The changes are coming at a time when the influence of the United States on international affairs has annoyed friends and foes alike, and some people are expressing relief that at least on television American culture is no longer quite the force it once was. “There has always been a concern that the image of the world would be shaped too much by American culture,” said Dr. Jo Groebek, director general of the European Institu te for the Media, a non-profit group. Given the choice, he adds, foreign viewers often prefer homegrown shows that better reflect local tastes, cultures and historical events. Unlike in the United States, commercial broadcasting in most regions of the world －including Asia, Europe, and a lesser extent Latin America, which has a long history of commercial TV －is a relatively recent development. A majority of broadcasters in many countries were either state-owned or state-subsidized for much of the last century. Governments began to relax their control in the 1980’s by privatizing national broadcasters and granting licenses to dozens of new commercial networks. The rise of cable and satellite pay-television increased the spectrum of channels. Relatively inexperienced and often financed on a shoestring, these new commercial stations needed hours of programming fast. The cheapest and easiest way to fill airtime was to buy shows from American studios, and the bidding wars for popular shows were fierce. The big American studios took advantage of that demand by raising prices and forcing foreign broadcasters to buy less popular programs if they wanted access to the best-selling shows and movies. “The studio priced themselves out of prime time,” said Harry Evans Sloan, chairman of SBS Broadcasting, a Pan-European broadcaster. Mr. Sloan estimates that over the last decade, the price of American programs has increased fivefold even as the international ratings for these shows have declined. American broadcasters are still the biggest buyers of American-made television shows, accounting for 90% of the $25 billion in 2001 sales. But international sales which totaled $2.5 billion last year often make the difference between a profit and a loss on show. As the pace of foreign sales slows －the market is now growing at 5% a year, down from the double-digit growth of the 1990’s －studio executives are rethinking production costs. 6. Which of the following best characterizes the image embodied in American shows? A. Self-contradictory B. Prejudice-free C. Culture-loaded D. Audience-targeted 7. The intervention of governments in the 1980’s resulted in __________ . A. the patenting of domination shows and movies B. the emergence of new commercial networks C. the promotion of cable and satellite pay-television D. the intense competition coming from the outside 8. The phrase “on a shoestring” (Para. 6) most probably means __________. A. in need of capital B. after a fashion C. on second thoughts D. in the interests of themselves 9. The main reason why American dramas and sitcoms are driven out of prime time is that ____. A. they lose competitiveness B. they are not market-oriented C. they are too much priced D. they fall short of audience expectations 10. American studio producers will give thought to production costs __________. A. if they have no access to popular shows B. because their endeavors come to no avail C. since bidding wars are no longer fierce D. as international sales pace slows down Passage Three How shops can exploit people's herd mentality to increase sales 1. A TRIP to the supermarket may not seem like an exercise in psychological warfare—but it is. Shopkeepers know that filling a store with the aroma of freshly baked bread makes people feel hungry and persuades them to buy more food than they had intended. Stocking the most expensive products at eye level makes them sell faster than cheaper but less visible competitors. Now researchers are investigating how “swarm intelligence” (th at is，how ants，bees or any social animal，including humans，behave in a crowd) can be used to influence what people buy. 2. At a recent conference on the simulation of adaptive behaviour in Rome，Zeeshan-ul-hassan Usmani，a computer scientist from the Florida Institute of Technology，described a new way to increase impulse buying using this phenomenon. Supermarkets already encourage shoppers to buy things they did not realise they wanted: for instance，by placing everyday items such as milk and eggs at the back of the store，forcing shoppers to walk past other tempting goods to reach them. Mr Usmani and Ronaldo Menezes，also of the Florida Institute of Technology, set out to enhance this tendency to buy more by playing on the herd instinct. The idea is that, if a certain product is seen to be popular, shoppers are likely to choose it too. The challenge is to keep customers informed about what others are buying. 3. Enter smart-cart technology. In Mr Usmani's supermarket every product has a radio frequency identification tag, a sort of barcode that uses radio waves to transmit information，and every trolley has a scanner that reads this information and relays it to a central computer. As a customer walks past a shelf of goods, a screen on the shelf tells him how many people currently in the shop have chosen that particular product. If the number is high, he is more likely to select it too.
英语1（基础模块）知识点及练习 Unit Two I can do it ! 一、词汇 (一) speak, say, tell, talk几个词的区别 1.speak （1）后面直接跟语言名词，例如：speak Chinese/ English （2）表示说话的能力。e.g. The baby can’t speak. (3)speak可用于打电话时句型May I speak to sb. 请找xx 接电话好吗？ e.g. ——Hello! This is Tom. May I speak to Mary? 请找玛丽接电话好吗？ ——Speaking .我就是，请讲。 2.tell, 告诉, 讲，分辨 (1)告诉。常有以下四个短语： 告诉某人某事tell sb. sth . 给某人讲… 用tell sb. sth= tell sth to sb. e.g. 1.Can you tell me your phone number? 2.Can you tell me the way to the post office? 告诉某人要做某事tell sb. to do sth. 告诉某人不要做某事tell sb. not to do sth 告诉某人关于某事tell sb. about sth. (2 )讲。后接故事、笑话、谎言。 e.g. 1.Jack likes telling stories. 2.He often tells us interesting stories. 3，She often tell lies . (3 ) 分辨Can you tell the differences between the two books. 3.say 说 (1)后面接具体内容，有引号，想表达某个人说什么具体事情的时候用say (2) 你会用某种语言说某物吗？Can you say sth in English? / in Chinese? (3)对某人说：say to sb sth My father often says to me “Be careful when crossing roads（过马路时）4.talk 动词：谈；名词：报告，讲座 （1）谈论…，有词组talk about e.g. They are talking about the weather. (2)谈话交谈。talk to sb.= talk with sb.表示和某人说话，和某人谈话 e.g. 1. Who is your mother talking to /with?2.She is talking to/ with my aunt. talk on the phone 表示在电话里谈 talk with sb face to face 译为和某人面对面谈话。即和某人面谈。 Give a talk to us 给我们作报告
Is It Better to Buy or Rent? The price of housing has kept increasing in recent years, which causes a big headache for people living in cities. A lot of people cannot afford to own a real estate property, so they choose to rent instead of buying an apartment. This group of people does not want to bear burden of mortgage so that they opt for a practical solution. Renting an apartment makes them have a place to stay and thus they can focus on work as well as personal life. Some other people, however, believe that an apartment owned by themselves makes them feel safe and relieved, so they are willing to sacrifice some other aspects of life to borrow money from the bank to buy an apartment. As far as I am concerned, to buy or to rent is all about it will be better to rent first and wait for the good timing when the price is going down to buy. Topic 2: On Job Hopping It seems that nowadays, very few young people are willing to stay in a job position for long, let alone for the whole life. They change jobs constantly. This results from several factors. Firstly, young people like fresh things, and it is easy for them to be fed up with old routine work. So when they stay in a position for a while,the excitement will fade out. They are quite realistic and not willing to waste time in a job they are not interested in. Thirdly, some young people are not satisfied with current salary, believing they deserve better pay. In my opinion, constant job hopping will not benefit young people in their career development. Every job has its own merits and young people can certainly learn something from it as long as they are patient and wise enough. Every job experience is valuable down the career path and young people shall be able to make the most of it. Topic 3: Online Social Network Modern people will be no stranger to online social network. Facebook, Renren and Kaixin001 are probably the most populous networks among Chinese netizen. In these networks, people interact with each other, be it a stranger or a friend, and have a lot of fun in the virtual world. This phenomenon could be a result of the fast development of the Internet and people's great interest of the virtual world. I think it is a very good new platform for people to keep in touch. But it should not be overused. Firstly, some people are addicted to it, which makes them want to get online 24 hours a day. When people spend too much time on one thing,they will naturally have not enough time for study and for work. Secondly, online social network change people's behavior of interacting with others. In virtual world, you just click the mouse and type in words instead of having a face-to-face talk. This will not benefit people's long term friendship, and even harm their interpersonal relationships in real world.