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Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, you can improve it if you are 1. __________ (patience). If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to take actions. You must first go where there are people. You won’t make friends staying home alone.
Joining a club or a group, 2. __________ (talk) to those who like the same things as you do is much 3. __________ (easy). Or join someone in some activity.
Many people are nervous when talking to new people. After all, meeting strangers 4. __________ (mean) seeing the unknown. And it's human nature to feel a bit unpleasant about the unknown. Most of fears about 5. __________ (deal) with new people come from doubts (怀疑) about ourselves. We imagine other people are judging us—finding us too tall 6. __________too short, too this or too that. But don’t forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept 7. __________(you) as you are, and try to make others feel at home. You'll all feel more comfortable.
Try to be brave even if you don’t feel that way when you enter a room full of strangers. Walk tall and straight, look 8. __________ (direct) at other people and smile. If you see someone you’d like to speak 9. __________, say something. Don’t wait for the other person to start a conversation.
Just meeting someone new does not mean that you’ll make friends with that person. Friendship is based on mutual(相互的) lickings and “give and take”. It takes time and effort (精力) for us to develop friendship. And there are things that stop a new friendship 10. __________ growing.
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Leo and his father did not talk with each other for 10 years. 10 years ago, Leo’s mother died. He thought it was his father 1. __________ caused his mother's 2. __________ (ill). He hated his father.
Now they were sitting in a nice coffee shop. Suddenly his father asked the waiter to put some salt in his coffee. Leo was surprised. His father smiled and said, “Before you were 3. __________ (bear), your mother and I often had fun 4. __________ (play) in the sea. We could taste the sea, just like the taste of the 5. __________ (salt) coffee. Every time I have salty coffee, I always think of your mother. I am missing her so much.”
Leo was 6. __________ (deep) moved. He never knew his father had such deep love for his mother. One month later, he moved to live 7. __________his father. Every time he made coffee for him, he put some salt in the coffee.
After 10 years, his father died. Leo received a letter 8. __________said, “Dear Leo, please forgive my life’s 9. __________ (lie) — the salty coffee. Actually at that time I wanted some sugar, but I said salt. It was hard for me to change, so I just went ahead. Now let me tell you the truth. I don't like salty coffee, but I drink salty coffee 10. __________ 10 years!
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A poor young man went to Paris, 1. _________ (expect) that his father’s friend could help him find a business for living.
“Are you good at maths ” his father’s friend asked him.
The young man 2. __________ (shake) his head.
“How about your history ” “How about your law ”
The young man lowered his head sadly.
His father’s friend asked again and again, but the young man could only shake his head. He himself couldn’t find out any 3.___________ (disadvantage).
“Then write down your address first.”
The young man wrote his address and turned to leave, but he 4.___________ (stop) by his father’s friend. “Your name is written very 5. ___________ (beautiful), which is your advantage. You shouldn’t satisfy 6. ___________ (your) with finding a job for living.”
Many years later, the young man wrote the classical work that was well-known in the world. He was Alexandra Dumas(大仲马), 7. ___________ famous French writer of the 18th century.
There are many ordinary persons in the world who all have many small advantages, but they can’t find them. 8. ___________ fact, there is a gold mine in every ordinary life. 9. ___________you’re willing to dig, you will dig out 10. ___________ (treasure) that surprise yourself.
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A Disappointing Performance
Tom was sick with disappointment. The piano performance was almost 1.____________ success. However, he failed in his solo(独奏). He couldn’t understand how it could have happened.
He had practiced for weeks that seemed liked months. He had given up sports until after the performance 2._____________ he wanted to make his parents 3. _____________(pride) of him. He spent his time with the piano.
His teacher said he was 4. _____________ (quickly) to learn. It was true that he accepted music as another language, another way to talk to people.
His grandparents, aunt, and uncle all came to hear him play, and he was anxious to show them that he was the 5. _____________ (good) in the whole class.
But, when he stood up to go to the piano, his knees felt weak. He looked into the audience and saw his family 6. _____________ (look) back at him.
7. _____________ that time, he felt nervous. His fingers began to tremble(颤抖), shaking as though he had caught a bad cold.
He sat down at the piano. He took a deep 8. _____________ (breathe). He played the 9. _____________ (one) part of his music, then realized with fear that he had forgotten the rest. He started over, 10. _____________ (think) that would help. It didn’t. His bright musical life seemed to end.
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Once upon a time, there were four seeds who were good friends. They traveled by wind and 1. ____________ (come) to a forest. They hide2. ____________ (they) in the ground, and hoped that they would be able to grow into big trees.
But when the first seed began to grow, they3. ____________ (realize) it would not be 4. ____________ (so) an easy task. There lived a group of monkeys, and the smallest monkeys loved to throw bananas 5. ____________any plant that started to grow. They threw so many bananas at the first seed that she was almost cut into two. When she told the other seeds 6.____________happened, they thought that it would be better to wait 7. ____________the monkeys went away.
They all agreed with that, except the first seed. She thought she would at least try it. When she tried, she was hurt by bananas. The other seeds asked her to stop trying. But she had made 8. ____________her mind to become a tree. She tried again and again. Every time she was hit by bananas, she would try harder. The scars left by the bananas helped her grow better than the other seeds. Later, she could withstand (经受住)the hit of bananas. She had already 9. ____________(grow) so well that the monkeys couldn't hurt her badly.
At last, she grew into the biggest tree in the forest. The other seeds still hide them in the ground,10. ____________ (hope) the monkeys would go away soon.
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There are many ways to save the environment if you would like. In this passage, you can find some ways.
Plant more trees. Choose a right ground near your house or workplace. 1. ____________ there’s any rule stopping you from 2. ____________(grow) trees in that area, go ahead and grow trees. Plant a tree every month and 3.____________ (encourage) your friends and classmates to join you. Have more and more trees 4.__________(plant) and there will come a day when you have green land thanks 5.__________ your hard work.
Walk more and drive less. Choose to walk rather than drive your car. Walk or ride a bicycle to work if it’s not very far. Not only cycling but walking is good 6. ____________(exercise). And each time you avoid using your car, you’re doing something 7. ____________(help) to cut down air pollution. You are saving fuel, saving money and keeping fit as well.
Save water. Water is very important for 8. ____________(live) things. It’s we who use and pollute 9. ____________(it). The simplest way to save water is turning off water taps after use. When you visit a beach, make sure that you don’t throw waste around. Do not pollute rivers 10. ____________ dropping garbage or other waste. Water is so precious, so we can’t waste or pollute it.
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A man 1. ____________ (try) to catch monkeys to sell them to zoos. The monkeys, 2. ____________, were very clever and every kind of trap 3. ____________he set failed.
A young boy watched the man's 4. ____________ (effort) and then took a pot with a narrowneck. He placed a few peanuts around the pot and put 5. ____________(lot) of peanuts in it. He then tied the pot to a tree and he told the man, ‘We should have a monkey in a few hours.’
Some monkeys soon discovered the peanuts and the pot.6. ____________(one) put his hand into the pot 7. ____________(easy) and got a handful of peanuts, but he couldn't pull his hand with peanuts out of the narrow opening of the pot. The monkey was angry and began to cry. Some of the other monkeys tried 8. ____________(successful) to pull the pot off his hand.
The boy and the man heard the noise. As the boy came near to the monkeys with a bag, the monkeys all ran away except the one with its hand in the pot. The boy packed the monkey and the pot into the bag. The man was 9. ____________ (surprise) and asked the boy the secret of his monkey trap. “10. ____________ was it so easy for the monkey to get his hand in but so hard to get it out ”
The boy laughed and said, ‘The monkey could get his hand back out if he let go of the peanuts in the pot, but he just wasn't willing to let go. They never are.’
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A man walked into a doctor’s 1. ____________ (examine) room. “Put out your tongue.” the doctor said.
“OK. There is nothing serious,” the doctor said. “It’s clear what’s wrong with you. You need more exercise.” “But, doctor,”the man said. “I don’t think …”
“Don’t tell me 2. ____________you think.” the doctor said. “I am the doctor, not you. I know what you need. I see 3. ____________(hundred) of people like you. 4. ____________ (no)of them get any exercise. They sit in the office all day and in front of the television in the evening. What you need is to walk quickly at least twenty minutes a day. ”
“Doctor, you don’t understand.” the man said. “I…”
“There is no excuse,” the doctor said. “You must find time 5. ____________exercise. If you don’t, you will get fat and have health 6. ____________ (problem)when you are old.”
“But I walk every day.” the man said.
“Oh,yes,and I know what kind of walking that is. You walk a few meters to the office from your house,and a few 7. ____________ (much) meters to a restaurant for lunch and back.”
“Please listen to me,doctor! ” the man 8. ____________(shout) at the doctor angrily. “I’m a mailman.” the man went on,“I walk for seven hours every day. ”
For 9. ____________moment the doctor was silent, then he said 10. ____________(quiet),“Put your tongue out again,will you ”
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Many people say dolphins are very intelligent. They seem to be able to think, understand, and learn things1.____________(quick). But are they clever like humans or2.____________(much) like cats or dogs Scientists say dolphin intelligence is similar 3. _____________ human intelligence in some ways. How
Like humans, every dolphin has a “name”. It is a special whistle (哨声). Scientists think dolphins, like people, “talk” to each4.____________(others) about a lot of things, such as their age, their feelings, or finding food. And, like humans, dolphins use a system of sounds and body language to communicate. 5. ____________understanding their conversations is not easy for 6.____________ (human). No one “speaks dolphin” yet, but some scientists are trying to learn.
Dolphins are also 7.____________(society) animals. They live in groups, and they often come to play games from different groups and have fun, just like people. In fact,8.____________ (play) together is something only intelligent animals do.
Dolphins and humans both make plans to get something they want. In the seas of southern Brazil, dolphins use 9.____________interesting way to get food. When fish are near a boat, dolphins signalto the 10.____________ (fisherman)to put their nets (网) in the water. And the men can catch a lot of fish. What is the advantage for the dolphins Why do they help the men The dolphins can get some of the fish.
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Travel can teach kids more than a textbook. Travelling with kids is good 1.____________them. They can find new interests. Travel makes information alive for kids, and makes it 2.____________(many) more exciting than studying textbooks or doing experiments in the lab. While traveling, they learn 3. ____________to deal with new situations, and communicate with other people. They learn patience, because sometimes 4. ____________ (they) takes a long time to get to some exciting or interesting places.
I’ve been traveling5.____________ I was seven years old. For me, to stop traveling would be like taking something away from my soul(灵魂). I can’t live 6. ____________ traveling and I wouldn’t be who I am if I don’t travel. Some people think it’s hard to travel after having kids. But in my opinion, when people become parents, it doesn’t mean they couldn’t travel any more. My children have been traveling since they were three weeks old.
7.____________(bring) a new life into the world comes with many responsibilities(责任)and I’d love to be a good mother. One of my 8.____________ (duty) is to educate my children. I’m so 9. ____________(thank) that my parents took me on family trips when I was young. I’ve learned that the outside world is more colorful than the little one I was living in. Of course, I want to pass these travel 10. ____________ (experience) on to my children.
I value the memories I have traveling with my children. I’m sure they will always remember them in their lives.
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