A. how to interpret what people say

B. what to do when you listen to others talking

C. how to avoid mistakes when you communicate with people

D. Why we go wrong with people sometimes

6. According to the author, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that .

A. we fail to listen carefully when they talk

B. people tend to be annoyed when we check what they say

C. people usually state one thing but means another

D. we tend to doubt what our friends say

7. In the second paragraph, the underlined word it refers to .

A. being friendly B. lucky dog

C. a bit of envy D. your luck

8. When we listen to a person talking, the most important thing for us to do is .

A. notice the way the person is talking

B. take a good look at the person talking

C. mind his tone, his posture and the look in his eyes

D. examine the real meaning of what he says based on his manner, his tone and his posture

【答案】5. C 6. C 7. C 8. D

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，在日常交往中，我们经常会误解他人，文章告诉我们在于他人交往的过程中要观察别人说话的表情、语调、姿态和眼神等，通过这些观察可以辨别出别人的真正想法。

【5题详解】

主旨大意题。文章前三句"We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people."告诉我们经常犯的错误都是关于人的错误，在文章接下来的部分告诉我们如何辨别别人的言外之意。也就是说本文主要告诉我们在于他人交往的过程中如何避免出现错误。故C项正确。