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-`Level5Unit11/4ListeningJessicais35yearold.Shegraduatedfrommiddleschool20yearsago.Thisyearhermiddleschoolclasshasits20yearclassreunion.Allofherclassmatesandteacherswereinvitedtoattend.Itwasgoingtobeatahotelnearwheretheirschoolusedtobe.Likemanyotherbuildings,theschoolhadbeentorndown.Ithadbeenreplacedbysomeapartmentbuildings.Atfirst,shewasn’tsureifshecouldgotothereunion.Onereasonwasthattherewasn’tanyoneinparticularthatshewantedtosee(fromherschooldays).Anotherreasonwasthatshewasverybusy.Shewasaworkingmotherwithaboy8yearsoldandahusbandwhoisrarelyathome.Goingtotheunionmeantthatshewouldhavetoarrangeforsomeonetotakecareofthingswhileshewasaway.Thatwouldn’tbeeasy.Shedidn’twanttotakeherboywithher,andherhusbandwouldn’ttaketimeofffromwork.ThenshegotamessagefromSharon,oneofheroldclassmates.SharonwascontractingIntheschoolreunion.TheyexchangemessagesandJessicasaidshewouldn’tmakeit.ThenSharongaveheracall,andtheytalkforalmostanhour.Sharonreallywantedhertocome,andsodidthecoupleofJessica‘s’oldfriendsTheywereallwanderinghowshewasdoing.Noneofthemhasseenorheardfromhersincegraduation.Theywereaspeciallycareersshehadn’tgonetothefirstreunion10yearsago.Jessicadecidedtoarrangethingsothatshecouldgo.Herhusbandfinallyagreedtotakecareofthingswhileshewasaway.Heagreedtodoit,becausehermotherhadofferedtocomeandstayedforawhile,soJessicacouldattendthereunion.Sinceheandhermotherdidn’tgetalong,hedecidedtochangehisscheduleandworkfromhomeforafewdays.Hereallydidn’twanthismothertocomethoughhedidn’tsayso.Whenshegottothereunionshewasshocked.Everyonehadagedsomuchandmanywereoutofshape.Somewhousedtobegoodlookinghadlosttheirlookscompletelyandotherslookedmuchbetterthanbefore.Itwasstrangehowtimehadchangedpeopleinsuchdifferentways.Anyway,shedecidedsinceshewasthere,shewouldtrytoenjoyit.VocabularyToreplacesomethingmeanstoputsomethingelseinitsplace.Whensomethinggetsoldandbeginstobreakdown,itmayneedtobereplaced.Thepersonwhoreplacessomeoneistheperson’sreplacement.Totearsomethingdownmeanstobreakitapart.Totearapersondownmeanstohurtthembysayingnegativethingsaboutthem.Itmaytakealongtimetoteardownabigbuilding.Toconstructsomethingmeanstobuilditorputittogether.Largeconstructionprojectsincludebuildings,bridgesandorganizations.Theoppositeofconstructiveisdestructive.Tobeconstructivemeanstohelpbuildanideaorprocessbycontributingsomethinghelpful,suchaspositivefeedback.Toorganizesomethingmeanstoarrangethingsinanorderlylogicalway.Anorganizationissomethingthathaslogicalstructuresuchasawell-managedcompany.Somepeoplearepoorlyorganized,sotheyhaveahardtimefindingthings.Theyaretoodisorganizedtogetanythingdoneontime.Aneventorpartycanbewellorganized,poorlyorganizedorcompletelydisorganized.Whenthingsarenotarrangedwell,youneedtoorganize.Tosupportsomethingsuchasanideaistohelpaddstrengthtoit.Theoppositeofsupportistoundermineorweaken.Ifyousupportsomeone,itmeansyouaretryingtohelpthemsucceed.Toworkagainstsomeonemeanstounderminethem,ormakethemlesseffective.Publicinformationisavailabletoanyonewhowantstoknowit.Ifastoreisopentothepublic,itmeansanyonecancomein.Apubliccompanymakesitssharesavailableforpurchasebyanyinvestor.Manypeoplemakemoneybyinvestinginpubliccompanies.Anyonecaninvestinapubliccompanybybuyingitsshares.Privateinformationisnotopentoeveryone,butisonlyavailabletotrustedfriendsorfamily.Informationaboutone’ssecrethopesanddreamsisusuallyprivate.Youhadbetterkeepinformationaboutyourpasswordsprivateoryoumaylosealot.Thepasswordtoyourbankaccountisprivateinformation.Mostpeoplekeeptheirpersonalinformationprivate.Confidentialinformationissecretinformation.Confidentialinformationisnotsupposedtobesharedwithothers.Thedetailsofasecretdesignorhowacompanymakesdecisionsareoftenconfidential.Revealingconfidentialinformationmaybeillegal.Gossipisinformationthatisoftenexchangedbecauseit’sexcitingorfun,eventhoughitmaynotbetrue.Officegossipisoftenentertainingbutitcanalsobedamaging.Gossipmayhurtorembarrassthepersonbeinggossipedabout.Peoplewhogossipoftenenjoyembarrassingorhurtingotherpeople.Opinionsarewhatpeoplethinkorfeelaboutsomethingasaposetofactsorinformation.Factualinformationisbasedonfactsorevidencesbutopinionsarewhatpeoplethinkorfeel.Someone’sopinioniswhattheythinkorfeelaboutsomething.Opinionsoftendiffer,andwhentheydopeoplemayargue.DialogueM:IsthistheAceservicecenter?W:Yes,itis,sir.MayIhelpyou?M:Yes,I’mcallingtocomplainaboutyourservice.W:Certainly,sir.I’msorrytohearthat.LetmeseeifthereissomethingIcandotohelpyou.Pleasetellmewhathappened.M:Iorderedanewwashingmachineonyourwebsite.Itwasmorethanaweekago.W:Beforeyougoon,mayIhaveyourordernumberplease?M:Sure,it’sABC1005.W:AndmayIhavethelastfourdigitsofyoursocialsecuritynumber?M:Idon’thaveasocialsecuritynumber.I’manillegalalien.W:Veryfunnysir.OK,then,whatisyourfirstpet’sname?M:MisterKitty.W:OK.Iseeyourorderinformation.Now,what’stheproblem?M:Iorderedawashingmachineandpaidforit.ThenIchoseadeliverydatefromasetofchoices.Itwassupposedtobedeliverytoday,butit’sstillnothere.W:Didanyonecontactyou?M:No,Ihaven’treceivedanymessages.W:I’msorrytohearthat,sir.W:Iseeherethatthewashingmachineyouorderedhasn’tarrivedinourwarehouseyet.Itcan’tbedeliveryuntilnextweek.M:Youdon’tevenhaveityet?Whyhaven’tIbeennotified?Itooktimeofffromworktobeathometoday.W:Youshouldhavebeennotified,byphoneoremail.M:Iwasn’t.Ihaven’treceivedanynotification.Thisisveryupsetting.W:Iunderstand,sir.I’mreallysorryforthis.M:Beingsorryisn’tenough.I’mreallyupset.Thisisnowaytodobusiness.W:Yes,sir.Iunderstand.W:Icansendyoua50dollargiftcouponasawaytoexpressourappreciationforyourpatience.M:Idon’tcareaboutthemoney.Idon’tblameyouofcourse.ButIwantyoutoknowhowdisappointedIamwithACE.Iexpectedamuchbetterservice.W:I’mreallysorry,sir.IsthereanythingelseIcandoforyou?M:Yes,thereis.I’dliketocanceltheorderandgettherefund.W:I’msorrytohearthat,sir.ButIunderstand.I’llseetowhatyougetyourrefund.M:HowlongwillittakebeforeIgettherefund?W:Youshouldseethecreditonyourcreditcardbillingstatement.M:Thanksforyourhelp.W:You’rewelcome,sir.Andonceagain,pleaseacceptmyapologies.2/4ListeningJessica’s20-yearclassreunionwasheldatafancyhotel.Whenshearrived,shewasn’tsureshewasintherightplace.Atfirst,shedidn’trecognizeanyone.Shefeltabitaccordandinoutplace.Butitwasn’tlongbeforeastrangemancameuptoher.Hewasalreadylosinghishair,andhewaswearingthickglasses.Don’tyourememberme?Heasked.Whenhesaidwhohewas,shebarelyrememberedhim,especiallysincehehadchangedsomuch.Thenhetoldherthathealwayshadacrashonher.Hesaidshelookedbeautifulandheimmediatelytookasofyofthemwithhisarmtitearoundherwaist.Thismadeherfeelabitstrange.Shesmiledtohimandpretendedtobehappytoseehim.Butinfact,shewasn’tsurehowtoreact,thoughheseemednice.Shefinallyexcusedherselfandwenttothelady’sroom.Shewasbeginningtoregrethavingcometothereunion.Shehadalwaysbeenshyandshestillwas.Whenshereturnedtotheparty,Sherryinvitedhertositathertable.Dinnerwasgoingtobeservedsoonandsomeoftheclassmatesweregoingtogivespeeches.SharonaskedJessicatosayafewwordstoo,becausepeoplewerecurious.Thiswasasurprise.Jessicahadneverbeenverypopularandshedidn’tthinkanyonehadnoticedher.Shehadalwaysfeltlikeanoutsider,withonlyacoupleofclosefriends.Stillshehadbeenoneofthebeststudentsandpeoplerememberedher.Astheeveningwereon,Jessicabegantoreallyenjoyherself.Shetalkedwithheroldfriendsandwasamazedbyhowsomeothershadchanged.Forexample,Tommyusedtobegood-lookingandathletic.Hewasoneofthemostpopularstudentsandastarbasketballplayer.Hisoneproblemwasmath.Hehadhadahardtimeinmath,especiallyingeometry.Thiswasbecausehewasn’talogicalthinker.Exceptforbasketball,hedidn’twanttodoanything,unlessitwaseasy.Tomwasnolongergood-looking.Hisnose,whichhadalwaysbeenlarge,hadgrownevenlarger.Hehadalsogainedalotofweight.Hiswifehadlefthim,soforthefirsttimeever,hewasalone.Helookedlonelyanddepressednotatalllikeheusedtobe.Stevenwasnobodyinhighschool.Peoplehardlynoticedhim.Hewassmall,quietandabitugly,withcrookedteeth.WhathewasgoodatwasEnglish.HisEnglishwasevenbetterthantheirteacher’s.Aftergraduating,hewenttoalowrentuniversityandeventuallydroppedout.Forawhile,heworkedasatourguide.Then,10yearsago,heandsomefriendsstartedalittlecompanywhichhasnowagreatsuccess.Infact,hehadbecomearich,generousman.Hehadanicewarmsmileandhissuccesshadn’tgonetohishead.Itwasapleasuretobearoundhim.Hissuccesshadn’tgonetohisheadmeansthathissuccessdidn’tmakehimthinkhewasbetterthanothers.Bettyusedtobethemostbeautifulgirlinschool.Shewasn’tverysmartbutshewasagreatsinger.Shemadeavideoofhersinginganditwentvirus.Shebecamefamousovernightbutitonlylastedforabout2years.Afterthat,herfanslostinterestinher.Shetriedtobecomeanactressbutshefailed.Shehadbeentoosteefandnervousinfrontofthecamera.Bettyhadanicehusbandwhoseemedtoadoreher.Theonetreasureinherlifehappenedabout5yearsagowhenshelostherdaughtertoavarifamofcancer.Becauseofthatherhairhadbeguntoturngrey.Jessicacouldn’thelpbutfeltsorryforher.Bettyhadonhergirl,butthingsdidn’tworkout.AndthentherewasJohn.Johnusedtobetheschoolbully.Hehadbeenbig,strongandmean.Hehadn’tbeennicetoanybody.Itseemedthathewasalwaysangryandreadytohitsomeone.Aftergraduatinghejoinedthearmyandwentoverseastofightnowar.Hesawmanypeopledieandhegrewtohatefightingofanykind.Thenonedayhewasnearlykilledwhenthehelicopterhewasinwasshotdown.Hesurvivedthecrashbuthelostalegandwashospitalizedfornearlyayear.Nowhehadcompletelychanged.Hehadgentle,kindeyesandbeautifulsmile.Hewasworkingforanorganizationthatprovidessupportforelderlypeople.FromJessica’spointofview,Johnhadturnedouttobeawonderfulsurprise.Intheend,Jessicawasgladshewenttoherreunion.Itwasinterestingtoseehowpeoplehadchangedthroughtheyears.Stillshewashappytogethomeandappreciatedeverythingthatshehad.VocabularyAbrokenheartiswhathappenswhenaloverelationshipisbrokenoff.Someonewithabrokenheartisusuallydepressedwhichmeanstheyfeelawfulanddon’tenjoylife.Ifsomeoneyoulovebreaksofftherelationshipitfeelsliketheendoftheworld.Shebrokehisheartwhenshetoldhimtheirrelationshipwasover.Tofallinlovewithsomeonecanbeawonderfulexperiencewithpowerfulemotions.Peopleinloveoftensharetheirdeepestfeelingsandemotionswhichisintimacy.Beinginlovecanblindyoufromseethingsastheyreallyare,soitiseasytomakeabaddecision.Whenyouareinlovewithsomeoneyoucanhardlythinkofanythingelse.Theemotionsoflovehaveinspiredpoetsthroughouthistory.Shehasfoundthemanofherdreams.Tofindsomeoneattractiveusuallymeansthereisaphysicaldesiretobewiththem.Physicalattractionmaysometimesleadtolove,butinmanycases,itmayonlyleadtoashorttermsexualrelationship.Physicallyattractivepeopleattractpeopleoftheoppositeorsamesex,dependingontheirsexualorientation.Manywomenusemakeuptomakethemselvesmorephysicallyattractive.Toflirtwithsomeonemeanstolethimorherknowthatyouwanttobeapproached.Somepeopleusetheireyesorasmiletoflirt.Theskillofflirtingissomethingthatcomesnaturallytosomepeople,butformanypeople,theyjustactawkwardly.Ifsomeoneisflirtingwithyou,theyarecomingontoyou.Youmayrejecttheiradvanceoracceptitandbeginarelationship.Jealousyiswhatoftenhappenswhen2peoplecompetefortheloveofthesameperson.Theonewholosesmaybeveryjealousoftheotherandtrytobreaksthingsup.If2menarerivalsforthesamewoman,theymaydislikeorevenhateeachotherbecauseofjealousy.Ajealouspersonoftenwantstopossessthepersontheylove.Feelingsofjealousymaylastforalongtimeandcandestroyfriendships.Somepeoplecanremaincalmevenwheneveryoneelseisconfusedandupset.Whenyouarecalmyoucanthinkclearlyandmakegooddecisions.Somepeopleareeasilyupsetandhaveahardtimecontrollingtheiremotions.Sometimesit’sbesttocontrolyouremotionsandbecalmratherthanreactinanger.Theiractionscanupseteveryonearoundthem.Peoplereacttodisappointingnewsindifferentways.Sometimestheygetdiscouragedandlosetheirconfidence.Sometimestheygetdepressedandbegintocryorevengetdrunk.Whendisappointed,becalm,thinkclearlyandactconstructively.Whendisappointed,it’smuchbettertofacethefactsanddecidewhattodonextthangetdiscouraged.Shewasreallydisappointedwhenshefailedtopasstheexamination.Discouragingnewscancausepeopletolosetheirconfidence.Peoplearefuriouswhentheyareextremelyangry.Peoplewhoarefuriousateachothermayendupfightingortryingtohurteachother.Somepeoplebecomefuriouswhentheyaredrivingandanotherdrivercutsinfrontofthem.Whenpeoplearefuriousateachothertheyoftenyellandinsulteachother.Tobeexcitedisusuallyagoodthing.Peoplecanbecomeexcitedwhilewatchasoccermatchandseeingtheirteamscoreagoal.Theoppositeofexcitingisdullorboring.Everyonewasexcitedwhentheyheardthattheirfavoriteteamhadwonthegame.Heexpectedthegametobeexciting,butitwassoboringthatheleftearly.Someoneisterrifiediftheyareextremelyafraidandshakingwithfear.Terrifiedpeoplewilloftenscreamandrunawayfromwhateverthreateningthem.Beingintheearthquakewasaterrifyingexperience,especiallyforthechildren.Whenpeoplearefuriousateachothertheyoftenyellandinsulteachother.Peoplewhocan’tcontroltheiremotionsaredifficulttoworkwith.Whenpeoplearefuriousateachother,theyoftenyellandinsulteachother.Hewasterrifiedwhenhethoughtthebuildinghewasinwasgoingtocollapseintheearthquake.DialogueW1:Whatareyousoexcitedabout?W2:Haveyouheard?JohnandSofaieraregettingadivorce.W1:No,Ihaven’t.ButI’mnotsurprised.Tobehonest,Ineverexpectedtheirmarriagetolastverylong.She’ssoaggressiveandbossy.W2:Well,IthinkJohnhadanaffair.Hemetsomeoneonabusinesstrip.W1:Really?HowdidyoufindTHATout?W2:Sherrytoldmeafewminutesago.W1:Oh,Sherry.Sheissuchagossip.Iwouldn’tbelieveanythingshesays.W2:No,really.ThistimeIthinkwecantrusther.Idon’tthinkshe’smakingitup.W1:Wow,thisISnews.Whatabouttheirbaby?W2:Idon’tknow.Ihaven’theardanythingaboutthat.W1:Well,that’stoobad.EventhoughIdon’tlikeeitheroneofthem,Ifeelsorryforthem.It’ssosadwhenthishappens,especiallyforthechild.W2:Ya,right.It’seasytogetcortupoffinagossipandforgetabouttheseriousconsequences.Tohaveanaffairmeansfoeamarriedpersontohavearomanticrelationshipoutsideofthemarriage.W1:Still,Ican’tsayI’msurprised.Canyouimaginelivingwithsomeonelikethat?W2:No,Ican’t.Sheissoself-centered.W1:Andwhatabouthim?W2:Idon’tknowhimwell,butheseemsnice.W1:Ithinksotoo.I’mnotsurehowheeverfellforher.W2:Areyoukidding?Hommors.Youhavetoadmitthatshe’sphysicallyattractive.Heprobablycouldn’thelphimself.Andnowitseemshehasfallenforsomeoneelse.W1:Iguesshecan’tcontrolhimself.I’veheardhehasadrinkingproblemtoo.W2:OhIwasn’tawareofthat.Well,what’snew,right?Something’sneverchange.W1:That’sforsure.Hey,whataboutlunch?W2:No,thanks.I’dbettergetbacktowork.3/4ListeningEmma’sBestisasmallbutgrowinghealthfoodcompany.Itwasstartedin1995byamarriedcouplewhoweretiredofworkingforlargecompanies.ThetwofounderswereEdandEmmaSmith,bothhealth-consciousvegetarians.Despitetherisks,EdandEmmawantedtostarttheirownbusiness.Theyknewitwouldbehardwork,buttheyweredeterminedtotry.Theirplanwastocreateabusinessthatprovidedhealthyfoodtobusypeople.Theywantedittobesomethingtheycouldbeprideof.Whentheystartedthecompany,organicfoodwasbecomingmorepopular.Peoplewerebecomingmorefood-consciousandworriedaboutfoodsafety.Infact,peoplewerewillingtopayhigherpricesforfoodthatwasfreeofharmfulchemicals.Inaddition,anincreasingnumberofpeoplehadlittletimetogoshoppingandcookathome.Theywantedmealsthatwerehealthybuteasytoprepare.Therewereveryfewfrozenmealsavailableatthetimeandnoneofthemwerevegetarianororganic.Thereweregapinmarket.Tobemoreconsciousofsomethingmeanstobemoreawareofit.EdandEmmaimmediatelysawtheopportunityandlaunchedtheirfirstproduct.Itwasafrozenpastamealwithamixofvegetablesanddeliciouscreamsauce.Themarketresponsewasenthusiasticandprofitablebeyondtheirexpectations.Theirproductwasaninstantsuccess.Totheirsurprise,itwassoonbeingeatenbymillionsofpeoplenotonlyvegetariansorthoseinterestedorganicfoods.Itwasbeingboughtbecauseitwaseasytoprepareandtestedgood.Andofcourseitwashealthy.Peoplewerewillingtopaymoreforfoodthatwasfreeofharmfulchemicals.Totheirsurprise,itwassooneatenbyawidevarietyofpeople.Otherproductsfollowedinrapidsuccession.Asaresult,attheendof5years,thecompanywasproducingover100frozenmeals.Sincethen,theyhaveincreasedthenumberofmealstoover150,includingpizzas,sandwichesandsnacks.TheirfoodsarecarriedbynaturalfoodstoresandsupermarketsthoughtoutNorthAmerica.Althoughtheyhaveexpandtheproductionforfaleni,theincreasingnumberofemployeestheyhavemetaprivatecompany.Theyenjoythefactthattheyareafamily-ownbusiness,sensitivetotheneedofcustomers.Theydon’thavetoworryaboutpleasingshareholders.Ratherthanpayingdividendstoshareholders,Emma’sBesthasaprofit-sharingplanthatbenefitsitsemployee.Dividendsarethatarepaidtotheshareholders.Bonusesandsalaryincreaseskeepemployeeshappyandmotivatedtoworkhard.Asaresult,employeeturnoverislowandthecompanyhasbeenrecognizedasoneofthebestcompaniestoworkfor.Inaddition,Emma’sBestsupportslocalcharities,especiallythosethatprovidehealthyfoodtochildrenfromlow-incomefamilies.Givingitsuccess,thecompanyfeelsanobligationtocontributetosociety.Inspiteofthefactthatothercompaniesnowproducesimilarproducts,Emma’sBestremainsthemarketleader.Theirtotalcommitmenttoqualityhasmadethedifferenceandtheyareproudoftheaccomplishments.Ifemployeesarehappyandmotivated,employeeturnoverisusuallylow.Theyhaveremainedaprivatecompany.VocabularyPeopleareoftennervousorapprehensivebeforeperforminginfrontofanaudience.Peoplewhoarereallynervousmayfeeltense,whichistheoppositeofrelaxed.Whensomeoneisnervoustheirmusclesoftentenseupandtheirheartrateincreases.Sometimes,takingadeepbreathcanhelpanervouspersonfeelmorerelaxed.Peopleareoftennervousorapprehensivebeforeperforminginfrontofanaudience.Someonewhostronglybelievestheirabilitytodosomethingisoftenconfident.Thebestwaytobuildconfidenceistopracticewhatyouaregoingtodountilyoucandoitwithease.Thekeytobuildingconfidenceandreducingnervousnessiseffectiveandfrequentpractice.Someonewithconfidencecanperformatahigherlevelthansomeonewhoisnervous.Tobeindifferentmeanstonotcareonewayortheotheraboutsomething.Ifyouareindifferenttoapersonoraproject,itmeansthatthepersonorprojectisn’timportanttoyou.Peoplewhoareindifferentareoftencoldanduncaringaboutothers.Peoplewhoareindifferentmaynotvalueanythingoranyonebutthemselves.Tobeappreciativeistobethankfulorgratefulforsomething.Ifsomeonedoessomethingniceforyou,youshouldappreciateit.It’simportanttoshowyourappreciationforsomeone’ssupportorhelp.Tobedepressedistheoppositeoftobehappy.Whensomeoneisdepressedtheyfeelverysad.Depressioncanbecausedbydisappointingnewsorbyfailingtoreachagoal.Whenpeoplearedepressed,theyareusuallypessimisticaboutthefuture.Aggressivepeopleoftenpushtheirownideasortrytoforceotherstofollowthem.Someonewhoispassivewillusuallynotresisteffortsoftheothers.Apassivepersonisoftenseenasweakandeasytocontrol.Anaggressivepersonpushesorattacks,andapassivepersondoesn’tresist.Anoptimisticpersonbelievesinapositivefuture.Optimistsseeaglassthathalffullratherthanhalfempty.Theoppositeofanoptimistisapessimist.Pessimistsseeaglassashalfemptyratherthanhalffull.Apessimistseesthingswithanegativelightandhavelittlehopeforthefuture.SensitivepeopleareemotionalandhavestrongfeelingsaboutthingsIt’simportanttobecarefulwhendealingwithsensitivepeoplebecauseit’seasytoupsetthem.Insensitivepeopledon’tseemtobeawareoforcareaboutthefeelingofothers.Hedoesn’trealizewhenshe’supsetbecausehe’squiteinsensitivetothefeelingsofothers.It’simportanttoknowhowtoactaroundextremelysensitivepeople.Ameanpersondoesn’ttreatotherpeoplewellorwithkindness.Meanpeopleoftenenjoymakingpeoplesufferfortheirmistakes.Tobekindistheoppositeoftobemean.Nobodyeveraskshimforhelpbecausehe’smeanandselfish.Hewasreallymeantoherwhenshedisagreedwithhimandhetoldhertoshutup.Hewasreallymeanwhenhetoldherhowbadlyshehadperformed.Conceitedpeoplehaveaveryhighopinionofthemselves.Theyoftentalkabouthowgreattheyareandtendtoexaggeratetheirstrength.Modestpeopledon’tshowofftheirstrengths,butareoftenverygoodatwhattheydo.Modestpeopleareoftenoverlookedinajobinterviewbecausetheyfailtocommunicatetheirstrengths.Conceitedpeopleoftenexaggeratetheirabilitiesandcanfoolpeopleintobelievingthem.DialogueW:ACEIndustries.MayIhelpyou?ThisisSueMitchellspeaking.M:HiSue,thisisBenWangofJobLINK.W:OhhiBen,howareyou?I’vebeenexceptingyourcall.M:I’msorrytobelate.I’vebeentravelling.W:Itseemslikeeveryoneistravellingthesedays.M:That’sforsure.I’mawaymorethanI’mhere.Anyway,I’mcallingtoseeifwecanarrangeameeting.W:Good.ThereareseveralmattersI’dliketodiscusswithyou.M:Sure,wouldlaterthisweekbepossible?W:Letmesee.Accordingtomyschedule,I’llhav