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It's normal for you to feel shy and nervous when you are in the new environment. 1. If you think you are too shy and want to be a little more active, try the following advice. Tell people you're shy. There is no need to hide it. 2. It will also help you feel easier in talks. Try to smile often. 3. Remember that all people have feelings and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face. You shouldn't keep quiet at a party all the time. If you find it hard to start a talk, you can say something nice about people around you. 4. It must be very helpful for you to start a talk! And after you begin to talk to someone or smile at someone for the first time, remember to say "I did it!" to yourself. 5. Think about more ways to enjoy the party and have fun. Don't waste time worrying about your look or whether all people like you or not. If you keep trying the advice, you may not be shy in the new environment one day. I believe you can do it! A.Pay your attention to important things. B.It's natural to feel nervous, or shy in front of others at times. C.Imagine how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. D.When you smile, people will think you're friendly and want to talk with you. E.When people get to know you are a shy person, they may understand you better.
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(素材选自One Story A Day Book 4) 微笑的雷纳尔多 Renaldo wasn't very cool. He was the new kid. He came from another country, and he didn't speak English very well. In fact, he barely _____ at all. When he did, you could barely hear him. No one had ever seen him _____—not once. Weeks of the new school year passed, and he barely said a word. Even _____ teacher, Ms. Sole, couldn't make him smile. Finally, we decided _____ we would have a contest. The goal was to see who could make Renaldo smile. The next day at school, we tried _____. We tried jokes. We tried falling down _____ front of him. We tried making _____ faces. Nothing worked. We gave up and went to class. In English class that day, we had a new teacher. He was handsome _____ young, and all of us liked him. The first thing he did was to ask everyone to introduce themselves. Up and down the rows he went. Everyone said their _____. When it was Renaldo's turn, he said his name very _____, so the teacher asked him to repeat it. He could see that Renaldo was shy. He _____ to be closer to him. Renaldo was at the back of the class, so everyone had turned around to see him. "Please repeat your name," the teacher said, smiling at Renaldo. Then, Renaldo did the most_____ thing. He noticed something about the _____. And he gave a huge smile and said, "My name is Renaldo!" The whole class cheered. I _____ you're wondering why he smiled. All this time, Renaldo had been embarrassed to smile until he realized he had something in common with the handsome new teacher—braces! You know? Those weird wire things dentists put on kids' _____ to make them straight. From that day on, Renaldo smiled all the time. You could tell he felt it was really cool to have braces. 1.A.studied B.spoke C.played D.walked 2.A.cry B.smile C.shout D.jump 3.A.our B.their C.your D.her 4.A.how B.when C.that D.who 5.A.something B.nothing C.anything D.everything 6.A.at B.on C.in D.under 7.A.red B.good C.round D.funny 8.A.but B.and C.so D.or 9.A.hobbies B.ages C.numbers D.names 10.A.softly B.loudly C.happily D.carefully 11.A.got up B.sat down C.came in D.moved out 12.A.amazing B.important C.exciting D.successful 13.A.doctor B.worker C.singer D.teacher 14.A.forget B.miss C.guess D.love 15.A.teeth B.faces C.legs D.feet
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time include question you truthful spend but from hike interested For teenagers, life can seem exciting and confusing at the same time, can't it? As a teenager, you're on 1. way to becoming an adult. It's a 2. of important changes and important questions. A lot of these 3. are about identity, or who you are. 4., you're an individual, but you're also a product of your family life, your social environment, and your culture. Your identity 5. your beliefs, your values and your actions. You may choose to 6. more time with other people whose values and personalities are like yours. That's natural. Then there's personality, or the qualities that make you different 7. other people. If you love parties and are 8. in meeting lots of new people, you're probably outgoing and self-confident. If you're energetic or adventurous, you might like 9., or getting together with friends to explore a cave! Personality is tricky. Friends think you have a great sense of humor, 10. your brother might think you're not humorous. Understanding yourself and how others see you can really be a puzzle!
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