问题补充：
My mother really knows how to get others to do what she suggests. Besides my father, her neighbors and even a stranger in a grocery store, has fallen under her 36.
One day we were shopping in a supermarket. When we were passing by the baby aisle(过道), she 37a young mother browsing through different brands of powdered milk. Her baby was playing with a toy. My mother 38babies so she went up to the woman and chatted with her.
My mother is an easy person to like. She has the kindest eyes in the world, so it isn’t 39
to trust her. She 40with the baby a little bit and told the woman about how I used to be cute at that age, too. They laughed together.
The woman was about to put Brand X Milk Powder in her cart when my mother suggested Brand Y 41because it obviously had better vitamins. Would you believe the woman actually
42brands just like that?
She really does know how to influence people. But what about her getting other people to
43whatever she tells them?
My father and I actually had a long conversation about her 44on how to influence people. According to my father, my mother is just a really likeable person, and she has 45been
like that, even when he first met her. Chatting people up is natural for her.
During our conversation, I realized that what my mother has is the 46to build rapport(亲善) with other people. With rapport comes 47. People are more likely to be influenced by those who they think understand their viewpoints or share their opinions.
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解析：文章讲述的是作者的母亲有一种影响别人的能力，善于和人建立友善关系，并让别人接受她的观点。
【小题1】上下文，根据前一句的My mother really knows how to get others to do what she suggests可知，母亲很擅长说服别人干某事，所以此处指的是很多人都受到了她的影响。根据下文的She really does know how to influence people，也可以看出
【小题2】句意理解，她看到一个年轻的母亲在浏览不同品牌的奶粉，notice注意到，看到 watch观察
【小题3】句意理解，妈妈很喜欢孩子，所以她上前与那个母亲聊起来了。Admire钦佩，羡慕 adore喜爱 adopt收养，采纳 praise表扬
【小题4】上下文，根据My mother is an easy person to like可知，母亲很容易相处，所以人们信任她不难。
【小题5】句意理解，她跟宝宝玩了一会，play with sb 与某人一起玩
【小题6】句意理解，那个母亲选择了Brand X，相反，我的母亲建议她买Brand Y
【小题7】上下文，上文讲到那个母亲选择X，而我的母亲建议Y，所以此处指的是那个母亲是否会换奶粉，switch 转换
【小题8】上下文，上文讲的是作者的母亲容易让人喜欢，让人信任，所以此处讲的是她可让别人接受她的观点。
【小题9】句意理解，我和父亲讨论过母亲影响别人的秘诀。
【小题10】上下文，根据even when he first met her. Chatting people up is natural for her可知，她一直是这样的。
【小题11】句意理解， 在我们的谈话中我意识到，母亲有一种建立亲善关系的能力。
【小题12】上下文，上文讲到了母亲容易让人信任。
