Direction： In this part of the test， you will hear a passage ａｎｄ　read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE.

  Most “unassertive” people are not confident ａｎｄ　take no fｏｒan answer much too easily. There is a growing awareness in our society that this tendency ________ (1) the rights of large numbers of people. Fｏｒexample， in recent years there has been an upsurge in ________ (2) ａｎｄ　pressure groups. This is a ________ (3) as there will always be a need fｏｒsuch organizations to ________ (4) individuals ａｎｄ　minorities in a competitive society. The danger is that we ________ (5) fｏｒour rights ａｎｄ　lose the art of asserting ourselves. It is better fｏｒ________ (6) with other people if you can learn ________ (7) fｏｒyourself.

  Now， we have to learn to ignore some of the ________ (8) that may be ringing in our unconscious minds， such as： “If you ask once more， I‘ll flatten you”， and“ ________ (9)”。

  The main technique that we use in ________ (10) to practice the art of persistence is called Broken Record. ________ (11) we hear one sentence over ａｎｄ　over again until we reach screaming pitch ａｎｄ　________ (12)。

  Broken Record is the skill of being able to repeat over ａｎｄ　over again， ________ (13)， what it is you want ｏｒneed， until the other person gives in ｏｒ________ (14)。

  Now， this technique is extremely useful fｏｒdealing with situations where your rights are clearly________ (15)， ｏｒcoping with situations where you are likely to be diverted by clever， ________ (16)。

  The beauty of using Broken Record is that you________ (17) because you know exactly what you are going to say， however________ (18) the other person tries to be.

  As with most assertive techniques， it must be used appropriately. It is ________ (19) ａｎｄ　is not designed to foster deep， interesting conversations ａｎｄ　friendships with people! It is primarily of use in situations where ________ (20)。