My mother really knows how to get others to do what she suggests. Besides my father, her neighbors and even a stranger in a grocery store, has fallen under her 36 .
One day we were shopping in a supermarket. When we were passing by the baby aisle(过道), she 37 a young mother browsing through different brands of powdered milk. Her baby was playing with a toy. My mother 38 babies so she went up to the woman and chatted with her.
My mother is an easy person to like. She has the kindest eyes in the world, so it isn’t 39
to trust her. She 40 with the baby a little bit and told the woman about how I used to be cute at that age, too. They laughed together.
The woman was about to put Brand X Milk Powder in her cart when my mother suggested Brand Y 41 because it obviously had better vitamins. Would you believe the woman actually
42 brands just like that?
She really does know how to influence people. But what about her getting other people to
43 whatever she tells them?
My father and I actually had a long conversation about her 44 on how to influence people. According to my father, my mother is just a really likeable person, and she has 45 been
like that, even when he first met her. Chatting people up is natural for her.
During our conversation, I realized that what my mother has is the 46 to build rapport(亲善) with other people. With rapport comes 47 . People are more likely to be influenced by those who they think understand their viewpoints or share their opinions.
A.leadership B.control C.instruction D.influence
A.noticed B.kept C.watched D.felt
A.admires B.adores C.adopts D.praises
A.obvious B.difficult C.necessary D.natural
A.sang B.dealt C.spoke D.played
A.instead B.finally C.yet D.anyhow
A.bought B.considered C.compared D.switched
A.hear B.accept C.need D.understand
A.plan B.advice C.secret D.speech
A.always B.frequently C.seldom D.occasionally
A.desire B.motivation C.purpose D.ability
A.relationship B.respect C.trust D.kindness