1、Discourse Completion TestGender: Age: Major: Instructions:This questionnaire is for a course paper. Please read the following 12 situations and imagine yourself in the following 12 situations. Then you will be asked to write a response in the blanks after “you”. In these answers, you must REFUSE all
2、 requests, offers, invitations and suggestions. 1. You are an English teacher in a middle school. One day in the middle of the term, the monitor comes to your office and speaks some thing to you.Monitor: Excuse me, some of the students have been complaining recently and they believe the class would
3、be better if you could give us more Practice in grammar than in conversation.You: Monitor: 1see. It is only a suggestion.2. You are the manager of a company. One of your best employees asks to speak to you in Private.Employee: Ive been working here for five years now. As you know, I am working hard
4、in your company. I know you have been pleased with my present work and I really enjoy working here. But to be honest, I really need a raise in the payment.You: Employee: Im sorry. I guess I need to look for another job.3. You are in your first year of postgraduate school. You attend classes regularl
5、y and take good notes.One of your classmates always skips classes. Before the final examination, he asks you for the lecture notes.Classmate: Hi, my dear! As you know, we have an English test tomorrow morning, but I always forgot to attend the classes this term. Could you please borrow me your notes
6、?You: Classmate: OK. I think Ill have to ask someone else.4. You are a headmaster in the university. A book salesman who is in a famous publishing house asks you to buy some books from him. He intends to invite you to dinner in an expensive restaurant. Salesman: I was wondering if you could be prese
7、nt at Shangri-La Hotel tomorrow evening for a dinner. Then we can discuss something about purchasing the books.You: Salesman: Oh, its a pity.5. One Friday afternoon, you are working in the office. The boss comes to your office and wants you to spend some extra hours tonight so as to finish up with t
8、he work this month earlier.Boss: If you dont mind. I want you to work here tonight in order to finish up the task ahead of time.You: Boss: Im sorry to hear that.6. On a holiday, you meet one of your close friends in the street. She invites you to her house for dinner.Friend: How about coming to my h
9、ouse for dinner tonight? I will cook something delicious.You: Friend: OK. Lets take a rain check.7. You are a dean of a department in a university. One day the president calls you into his office.President: This Saturday I am going to have a small party to celebrate our success this year. I hope tha
10、t all the deans could come. How about you?You: President: Its a pity. Thats OK.8. You are at a friends house for supper.Friend: How about another bowl of rice?You: Friend: Come on, just a bowl office.9. You arrive at the office in the morning. And you notice that the cleaning lady looks very nervous
11、. She comes over to you.Clean maid: Im so sorry. While I was cleaning your desk in your office, I broke your cup unintentionally. I feel terrible about it. Ill pay for it.You: (knowing that she is hardworking in your company) Clean maid: No, Id feel better if I paid for it.10. You want to buy a comp
12、uter. Your friend is giving you suggestion.Friend: Why dont you choose the computers of IBM? I used it for about two years, it is very nice.You: Friend: Oh, thats OK. But you should try it anyway.11. You are trying to find a report which your boss just asked for. While you are searching through the
13、mess on your desk, your boss walks over.Boss: You should organize your desk better. I always write some notes to remind me of things. Maybe you should try it.You: Boss: Its just a suggestion.12. You have been working in a university for several years. The president of the university offers you a rai
14、se and promotion, but it involves moving into a branch of the university.President: Id like to offer you an executive position in the branch of university. Its in another city-ten hours by train. And a nice raise comes with the promotion.You: President: Well, I think you should think it over.问卷调查性别:
15、 年龄： 专业： 介绍:这是一份为课程论文而设计的问卷调查。请阅读以下十二组场景对话，并设想自己置身在这十二组对话场景之中。然后，你需要根据对话写出答语，在答语中，你必须拒绝所有的要求，提议，邀请和建议。1. 您是一所中学的英语老师。在期中的某一天，班长来到你办公室找您谈话。班长:老师，有一些同学最近一直在抱怨，认为如果您让我们多练习语法少做些对话，可能效果会更好些。您: 学生:好吧，只是个建议。2. 您是一家公司的经理。公司里的一位优秀员工找您私下单独谈话。员工:我已经在这工作五年了。您也知道，这些年来，我一直工作很努力。并且您对我的工作很满意，我也很愿意在这家公司工作。可是说实话，我的确希
16、望您能够加一些薪水给我。您: 员工:很抱歉，我想我需要再另外找一份工作了。3.您是一名研一学生。你按时上课，并且认真记笔记。您的一位同学经常逃课。在期末考试之前，他向你借课堂笔记。同学:我亲爱的同学!你也知道，明天早上我们有英语考试，但是我总是忘记去上这门课。你能把笔记借给我吗?您: 同学:好吧，我再找别人吧。4.您是一所大学的校长。一家知名出版社的图书推销员希望得到您的帮助，购买他们出版社的图书。他想请你在当地一家很昂贵的酒店吃饭。推销员:明晚我想请您在香格里拉酒店吃饭，商讨一下购买图书的相关事宜。您: 销售员:噢，很遗憾。5.周五下午，您正在办公室里工作。老板来到你办公室希望你加班以便早点
17、完成这个月的工作任务。老板:如果你不介意。我希望你今晚可以加班，早点完成这个月的工作任务。您: 老板:很遗憾听到这个。6.假期的一天，您在街上遇到了一位好朋友。她要去你去她家吃晚饭。朋友:今晚来我家吃晚饭怎么样 ?我买了好多好吃的。您: 朋友:那好吧，我们改天再聚。7.您是一所大学的系主任。一天校长把你叫到他办公室。校长:这周六我将在家举办个小型聚会以庆祝我们这一年的工作成果。我希望所有的系主任都能来。你能来吧?您: 校长:真可惜。那好吧。8.您在一个朋友家里吃晚饭。朋友:再吃一碗米饭吧。您: 朋友:多吃点，就一碗米饭而己。9.您早上到办公室，看到清洁女工很不安地向您走来。清洁女工:非常抱歉。
18、我在清理您办公桌的时候，不小心把您的茶杯打坏了。非常不好意思，我一定赔给您。您:(知道她一直在您公司里很勤快) 清洁女工:还是赔给您吧，这样我心里会好受点。10.您想买一台电脑。您的朋友帮您参考。朋友:为什么不买 IBM 的电脑呢 ?我用这个牌子的电脑两年了，挺好的。您: 朋友:哦，那好吧。不过，你还是应该试一试。11.您正在桌子上找老板要的一份报告。慌乱中，老板走了过来。老板:也许你应该把自己的办公桌整理的更好些。我就经常写备忘录，以提醒自己东西放在什么地方了。也许你也应该试一下。您: 老板:只是个建议而己。12.您在一所大学工作了一些年。校长要提升你并给你长工资，但是需要把您调到大学的分校。校长:我想提升你到分校去做领导，薪水也相应的提高。不过，分校距离咱们这比较远，得坐十个小时的火车。您: 校长:我希望你还是再好好考虑一下。
