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Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, you can improve it if you are patient. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to take action. You must first go where there are people. You won't make friends staying home a .
Joining a club or a group, talking to those who like the same things as you do is much e . Or join someone in some activities.
Many people are n when talking to new people. After all, meeting strangers means seeing the unknown. And it's human nature to feel a bit unpleasant about the unknown. Most of fears about d . with new people come from doubts(怀疑) about ourselves. We imagine other people are judging us-finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don't forget that they must be feeling the s way. Try to accept yourself as you are, and try to make others feel at home. You'll all feel more c .
Try to be brave even if you don't feel that way when you e a room full of strangers. Walk tall and straight, look d at other people and smile.
If you see someone you'd like to speak to, say something. Don't w for the other person to start a conversation(对话).
Just meeting someone new does not mean that you'll make friends with that person. Friendship is based on mutual(相互的)likings and“give and take”．It takes time and effort(精力)for us to d friendship. And there are things that stop a new friendship from growing.
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1.Xiangcheng District has a （人口）about 40,000 at the end of 2013.
2. Mary waited while John （修理）the water pipes.
3.He made （敌人）of everyone—he other teams and the media.
4. Eric! Get in here and clean up the room. What a （混乱）！
5. My mother makes our clothes (平坦的)with an iron every week.
6. I made this card （专门地）for your birthday.
7. Now scientists have （发现）eating vegetables is so helpful for our health.
8. - Where is your sister now?
- She is the guitar at home.
9. -I hear your uncle loved English when he was young.
- Yes. He was so interested in it that he never gave up learning it himself in his spare time.
10. - What did the visitor say to you just now?
- He asked me if I was of the great changes that had taken place in Xiangcheng since 2000.
The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666. In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. One hundred thousand people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.
The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King's baker(面包师)in Pudding Lane, The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery(房)into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.
By eight o'clock three hundred houses were on fire. On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Paul's and the Guildhall among them.
Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. Birds fell out of the air because of the heat.
The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire. With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.
After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect(建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone. In fact, the streets are still narrow; but he did build more than fifiy churches, among them new St Paul's.
The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.
1.The fire began in_______.
A. a hotel. B. the palace. C. Pudding Lane. D. Thames Street.
2.The underlined word "family" in the second paragraph means_______.
A. home. B. children.
C. wife and husband. D. wife and children.
3.It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that ________.
A. some people lost their lives.
B. the birds in the sky were killed by the fire.
C. many famous buildings were destroyed.
D. the King's bakery was burned down.
4.Why did writer cite(引用)Samuel Pepys?
A.Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire.
B. Because Pepys also wrote about the fire.
C. To show that poor people suffered most.
D. To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire.
5.How was the fire put out according to the test?
A.The king and his soldiers came to help.
B. All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed.
C.People managed to get enough water from the river.
D.Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down.
Sports can help you keep fit and close to nature. However, whether you are on the mountains, in the waves, or on the grassland, you should realize that sport you choose might have great influence on the environment.
Some sports are resource-hungry. Golf, as you may know, eats up not only large areas of countryside, but also lots of water. Besides, huge amounts of energy are used to keep its courses（球场）in good condition. This causes major environmental changes. For example, in the dry places of Portugal and Spain, golf is often held responsible for (为...承担责任） serious water shortage(短缺) in some local areas.
There are many environment-friendly sports. Power walking is one of them that you could take up today. You don't need any special equipment except a good pair of shoes, and you don't have to worry about resources and your purse. Simple and free, power walking can also help you stay healthy. If you walk regularly, it will be good for your heart. Experts say that 20 minutes of power walking daily can make you feel less anxious, sleep well and keep thin.
Whatever sport you take up, you can make it greener than by using environment-friendly equipment and buying products made from recycled materials. But the final goal should be "green gyms." They are better replacements(替代) for traditional health clubs and modern sports centers. Members of green gyms play sports outdoors, in the countryside or other open spaces. There is no special requirement for you to start your membership(会员身份)． And best of all, it's free.
1.Which of following does the author most probably support according to the passage?
A. Bicycling around the lake. B. Car racing on the road.
C. Playing basketball in a gym. D. Swimming in a sports center.
2. What does the phrase "resource-hungry" in this passage mean in Chinese?
A. 广为流行的. B. 亲近自然的. C.低成本的. D. 耗费资源的.
3. The author uses power walking as an example mainly because
A. it is an outdoor sport. B. it is loved by many people.
C. it uses fewer recourses. D. it is supported by experts.
4.The author writes the passage to_______.
A. show us disadvantages of golf.
B. encourage us to take part in green sports.
C. explain the major sports influence of popular sports,
D. discuss different kinds of environment-friendly sport.
King's College Summer School is an annual(年度的) training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English. Courses are given by the teachers of King's College and other colleges in New York. Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized. This year's summer school will be from July 25 to August 15. More information is as follows:
1.The summer training program includes all of the following except_______.
A. doing a part-time job. B. taking courses.
C. having sports. D. travelling.
2. If you want to live at a relative's home in New York, you will have to pay the school______.
A. $200. B. $400. C. $500. D. $900.
3.What correct information can you get from the passage?
A. The program will last two months.
B. You can e-mail or ring up the school.
C. You should write to Thompson only in English.
D. Students in China can send applications only on July 14.
Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12,a white gardenia（栀子花）was sent to my house. No card came with it．Calls to the flower shops were not helpful at all. After a while I stopped trying to discover the sender's name and was just very pleased with the beautiful white flower in soft pink paper.
But I never stopped imagining who the giver might be, Some of my happiest moments were spent daydreaming about the sender. My mother encouraged this imagining. She'd ask me if there was someone for whom I had done a special kindness. Perhaps it was the old man who I looked afier when he was ill. As a girl, I had more fun imagining that it might be a boy.
One month before my graduation, my father died. I felt very sad and didn't want to go to the coming graduation dance at all. And I didn't care whether I had a new dress or not. But my mother, in her own sadness, would not let me miss any of those things. She wanted her children to feel loved and lovable. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see themselves much like the gardenia-lovely, strong and perfect with perhaps a bit of mystery.
My mother died ten days after l was married.1 was 22. That was the year the gardenia stopped coming.
1.Which statement is true according to the passage?
A. The author found the sender by calling the flower shops.
B. In fact, the flower was sent by a boy.
C. It was a pleasant moment for the girl to imagine the sender.
D. The author got a gardenia every year after she was married.
2.The mother let her daughter go to the graduation dance because_______.
A. She hoped she would miss her father.
B. She thought education was most important.
C. She hoped she would find a friend.
D. She wanted her to be happy and strong.
3.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. A Childhood Dream. B. A Mother's Love.
C. A Graduation Party. D. A Special Birthday.
