21. The word "pinpoint" (para. 1,) basically means _______.
A) appreciate B) obtain C) interpret D) identify
22. What do we learn from the first paragraph?
A) People are better described in cold, objective terms.
B) The difficulty of getting to know a person is usually underestimated.
C) One should nor judge people by their appearances.
D) One is usually subjective when assessing other people’ s personality.
23 . It can be inferred from Berger’ s suggestions that _______.
A) People do not reveal their true self on every occasion.
B) in most cases we should avoid contacting the observed person directly.
C) the best way to know a person is by making comparisons.
D) face-to-face interaction is the best strategy to uncover information about a person.
24 . In developing personal relationships, secrets and deceptions, in the author’s opinion, are ___________.
A) personal matters that should be seriously dealt with
B) barriers that should be done away with
C) as significant as disclosures and truthful statements
D) things people should guard against
25. The author’s purpose in writing the passage is _________.
A) to give advice on appropriate conduct for social occasions
B) to provide ways of how to obtain information about occasions
C) to call the reader’s attention to the negative side of people’s characters
D) to discuss the various aspects of getting to know people
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.
The competition among producers of personal computers is essentially a race to get the best, most innovative products to the marketplace. Marketers in this environment frequently have to make a judgement as to their competitors’ role when making marketing strategy decisions. If major competitors are changing their products, then a marketer may want to follow suit to remain competitive. Apple Computer, Inc. has introduced two new, faster person computers, the Macintosh II and Macintosh SE, in anticipation of the introduction of a new PC by IBM, one of Apple’ s major competitors.
