I tell my students that addressing people by “sir” or “ma’am” comes in handy in their interaction with others. Case in point: I was on the phone recently with the phone company discussing the inaccuracies of my bill. The lady I spoke to was not helpful and seemed annoyed. Then, in the midst of the conversation, I threw in a “yes ma’am,” and her entire attitude changed. She became far more helpful and easy to deal with, and she ended up cutting my bill in half, which was more than I had even asked for. Some of my students in Harlem were interviewed for a chance to attend a high-rated junior high school. The school only had thirty openings for the following year, and twelve of my students were among the numerous kids across the city who applied for the spots. I practiced what the interview would be like with my students, and one main thing I stressed was, “Make sure you say ‘yes, ma’am’ or ‘no, sir’ no matter what!” Weeks after the interviews, I was delighted to hear that all twelve of my students had been accepted. When I talked with the admissions director at the school, the main comment he made over and over was how polite my students were in their interviews. It seems like just such a simple thing to do, but it gets results. 【題組】29 Why did the author’s twelve students all succeed in getting into the high-rated school?
(A)They behaved very politely at the interviews.
(B)They were old acquaintances of the admissions director.
(C)The interview was made simpler to the students than to other children.
(D)The school offered 30 openings and only 12 students applied for the school
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(A)They behaved very politely at the interviews. (B)They were old acquaintances熟人 of the admissions director注冊主任.
(C)The interview was made simpler to the students than to other children. (D)The school offered 30 openings and only 12 students applied for the school.
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