What does it mean to say that we live in a world of persuasion? It means that we live ____1____ competing interests.Your roommate's need to study for an exam may take ____2____ over pizza.Your instructor may have good reasons not to change your grade.And the ____3____ of your romantic interest may have other options.

　　In such a world, persuasion is the art of getting others to give fair and ____4____ consideration to our point of view.When we persuade, we want to influence ____5____ others believe and behave.We may not always prevail-other points of view may be more persuasive, ____6____ on the listener, the situation, and the merits of the case.But when we practice the art of persuasion, we try to ____7____ that our position receives the attention it deserves.

　　Some people, however, ____8____ to the very idea of persuasion.They may regard it as an unwelcome intrusion ____9____ their lives or as a manipulation or domination. ____10____ , we believe that persuasion is ____11____-to live is to persuade.Persuasion may be ethical or unethical, selfless or selfish, ____12____ or degrading.Persuaders may enlighten our minds or ____13____ on our vulnerability.Ethical persuasion, however, calls ____14____ sound reasoning and is sensitive to the feelings and needs of listeners.Such persuasion can help us ____15____ the wisdom of the past to the decisions we now must make.____16____, an essential part of education is learning to ____17____ the one kind of persuasion and to encourage and practise the other.

　　____18____ its personal importance to us, persuasion is essential to society.The ____19____ to persuade and be persuaded is the foundation of the American political system, guaranteed by the First Amendment ____20____ the Constitution.

　　1、[A] on　　[B] among　　[C] for　　[D] by

　　2、[A] priority　　[B] advantage　　[C] control　　[D] place

　　3、[A] objection　　[B] projection　　[C] project　　[D] object

　　4、[A] unbiased　　[B] unprejudiced　　[C] favorable　　[D] favorite

　　5、[A] what　　[B] which　　[C] why　　[D] how

　　6、[A] living　　[B] depending　　[C] resting　　[D] insisting

　　7、[A] ensure　　[B] assure　　[C] insure　　[D] reassure

　　8、[A] agree　　[B] object　　[C] confront　　[D] consent

　　9、[A] onto　　[B] of　　[C] to　　[D] into

　　10、[A] In contrast　　[B] In particular　　[C] For instance　　[D] As a result

　　11、[A] prominent　　[B] invariable　　[C] evident　　[D] inevitable

　　12、[A] embarrassing　　[B] inspiring　　[C] upgrading　　[D] innovating

　　13、[A] prey　　[B] rest　　[C] put　　[D] fall

　　14、[A] for　　[B] up　　[C] off　　[D] on

　　15、[A] apply　　[B] contribute　　[C] transfer　　[D] connect

　　16、[A] However　　[B] Conversely　　[C] Furthermore　　[D] Therefore

　　17、[A] resist　　[B] perform　　[C] insist　　[D] restrain

　　18、[A] Beyond　　[B] Except　　[C] Including　　[D] Excluding

　　19、[A] power　　[B] authority　　[C] ability　　[D] right

　　20、[A] to　　[B] for　　[C] on　　[D] in

　参考答案：

　　1、B　2、A　3、D　4、C　5、D　6、B　7、A　8、B　9、D　10、A

　　11、D　12、B　13、A　14、A　15、A　16、D　17、A　18、A　19、D　20、A