How to make a successful apology. Have you done something that you feel bad about? Is there a person who you have treated badly? Do you need to say “I’m sorry” to someone? Here are five things you can do to have a successful apology.
● Make your apology real. 1.People can tell if you take responsibility for what you did or if you are lying.
● Do not make excuses. 2.It is saying that you were wrong to do it.
● 3. An apology should show that you have learned from what you did. Show that you mean what you say.
● Make it clear that you are apologizing. Just saying “I’m sorry” is not enough. Talk about what you did and then say that you feel bad about doing it. 4.
● Be prepared for the unexpected. Be prepared for it to take some time for your apology to be accepted. This may be a long moment, a few minutes, or even days or weeks. The person may stay angry with you. 5.
A. Be patient and hopeful.
B. Make a promise to change.
C. Choose the right time to apologize.
D. An apology will be better accepted if it is sincere.
E. An apology is not explaining why you did something.
F. You can give your apology to the other person as a letter.
G. It is important that the person knows you are apologizing.
It’s not unusual for us to be together with our relatives on the weekends. But you know that holidays can be the chances for families to get together. Also, it may be a time to break your relationship because of some improper conversations. Now, Deborah Tannen, a Georgetown University professor, offers suggestions to improve communication at the holiday table. Let’s take a look.
A round dinning table is best for promoting a lively conversation because everyone faces one another. So, avoid seating grandparents at the ends of a rectangular(长方形的）table, even though it is the traditional place of honor. The old may feel lonely there because they will be unable to hear or keep up with a conversation. So do female family members because they prefer to face each other when they talk. However, Men might look around at other things. “Guys may be more relaxed looking at the TV or other interesting things.” says Tannen.
When talking, you should notice the people who are not involved in it. If you feel you are doing all the talk, wait to give others a chance to start. If you feel you can’t get a chance to speak, try to make yourself to start talking.
Besides, Some families find that gatherings will go better if they take part in an outdoor activity. Going to a park for a walk may be more enjoyable than sitting around talking.
1.According to the passages, seating the old at the ends of a rectangular table _______.
A. might stop them from talking
B. may make them feel uncomfortable
C. is a good way to show them honor
D. allows them to follow a conversation
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A. Men like to make more eye contact than women.
B. Women prefer outdoor activities over sitting around talking.
C. Men may be more relaxed while watching TV.
D. Women always want to doing all the talk.
3.The main purpose of the text is to _______.
A. introduce Deborah Tannen
B. give us some advice on how to spend holidays
C. suggest how we can talk and act properly when families are getting together
D. look at the person and listen to him when you are talking with others
Just like rice and Noodles are different from bread, snacks in China are a world apart from those in the UK and the US. For one thing, I never imagined that sunflower seeds(葵花籽) would be so popular here. I found people having them while waiting for tables outside restaurants, before dinner and, of course, while watching TV. I also saw that a plate of sunflower seeds is always on tables during the Spring Festival holidays.
I had seldom tried sunflower seeds when I came to China. In the UK, young people love their snacks. In fact, young people in Britain eat more snacks than people of the same age in other European countries. A recent Survey has discovered that 64% of under 20-year-olds snack between meals, according to an article on a British website. In comparison(对比), 58.7% of young people snack in Germany, 53% in France, and only 40.7% in Spain.
In Britain, we always looked forward to our favorite potato chips and chocolate bars after school. In U.S. One of things that I found the most wonderful when I first visited the US was the number of snacks in their supermarkets; I was surprised to find huge shelves just for snacks were bigger than some stores in the UK. Snack tastes in the US are much the same as in the UK.
All in all, it’s probably best for your health if you like sunflower seeds rather than potato chips and chocolate. But eating these delicious snacks sometimes couldn’t be wrong, could it?
1.What is the article mainly about?
A. The most popular snack in China.
B. Snacks in the UK and the US.
C. Snacks young Western people like.
D. Some tips for choosing snacks in the UK.
2.According to the British Council, snacks are most popular among young people in_______.
A. Britain B. Germany C. France D. Spain
3.What surprised the author when he went to supermarkets in the US?
A. How the snacks tasted.
B. The size of the snacks’ packages.
C. The lack of choice when it came to snacks.
D. The large number of snacks.
4.What does the author think of potato chips and chocolate?
A. They don’t taste as good as sunflower seeds.
B. They are unhealthy, so people should stop eating them.
C. It’s better eat them with sandwiches and fruit.
D. It’s fine to enjoy them sometimes although they are unhealthy.
The koala(考拉) is possibly one of the best known Australian animals, and is found in four states: Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.
The word “koala” comes from an Australian word meaning “no drink”. Sometimes people call them “koala bears” but koala is not a bear. It belongs to a special group of Australian mammals, called marsupial(有袋类). Female marsupials have a pouch where the baby animals live after they are born.
Koalas have soft, thick, gray or brown fur on their backs. The fur on the stomach is white. The Koala in the south have thicker fur than those in the north because of the cold winters. However, the koalas in the northern part live in warm to hot weather most of the year, so they have thinner fur.A koala has a large nose and round ears. Koalas don’t have tails. Adult koalas weigh between 7kg and 14 kg.
Koalas spend nearly all their time in the trees. They sleep most of the day, but feed and move from tree to tree mainly at night.The reason koala sleep for much of the day is because their food, eucalyptus(桉树) leaves, are so hard that they need a lot of energy(能量;精力)to digest. Sleeping saves energy.
Each koala has a home made up of several trees that they visit regularly. They normally do not visit another koala’s home trees except that a male is looking for a female to mate with.
1.Which of the following statements is NOT true about the name “koala bear”?
A. The name was given by the native in Australia
B. The word “koala” is an English word
C. The name describes one of its living habits
D. The name is partly wrong.
2.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “pouch”？
A. House B. Cave C. Bag D. Nest
3.. Why do the koalas live in the south have thicker fur than those in the north?
A. The thick fur can protect them from the colder weather
B. It’s always hot in summer in the north
C. It’s always cold in the winter in the south
D. They have to move to the north in the winter
4.Why do koalas sleep much in the day?
A. Their foods are poisonous
B. Their food needs too much energy.
C. They want to save energy for the activities at night
D. They can’t get enough water from their leaves
Bark
Cover Price: $19.80 Price: $15.00($2.50 / issue (期) )
You save: $4.80 (24%) Review: By Pat Kane
I extremely love Bark magazine! I love the “smiling” pages and the tips on every topics. I am a dog lover and have saved all of my dogs from either death or from people who were going to put them down. Everyone should have a chance to live and Bark stresses that with its articles. This magazine is a MUST HAVE for any dog lover!!
Dog Fancy
Cover Price: $54.00 Price: $14.99 ($1.25 / issue)
You save: $39.01 (72%) Review: By Berner Mom
Don't waste your money on this magazine. 60-70 percent of it are advertisements, and the articles offer little useful information. It might be suitable for children, but not adults who are serious about educating themselves about dogs.
Dog World
Cover Price: $48.88 Price: $14.99 ($1.25 / issue)
You save: $33.89 (69%) Review: By one critic
Dog World has many very interesting articles for people involved in dog showing, breeding(饲养)etc. However, over half of the magazine are ads, which is boring. Still, I recommend(推荐) it for the good articles.
Modern Dog
Cover Price: $45.00 Price: $15.00 ($3.75 / issue)
You save: $30.00 (24%) Review: By Dinah
My new favorite magazine! Beautiful photos, smart and amusing articles, fashion, art, interviews with famous people… All about dogs！Thanks to Modern Dog I now know how to give a dog-friendly party and how to actually get my dog to come when she was called. Surely worth reading.
1.Which of the following magazines saves the most money?
A. Bark.
B. Dog Fancy.
C. Dog World.
D. Modern Dog.
2.Dog world is recommended for its _________.
A. wonderful articles
B. fashionable cover
C. low price
D. good paper quality
3.According to the text, Modern Dog ________.
A. has lovely dog pictures on the cover
B. is interesting but not helpful
C. has some photos but no articles
D. has interviews with famous people
4.The purpose of the text is to introduce _________
A. some cheap magazines
B. different magazines for different readers
C. some magazines about dogs
D. information on raising dogs
假定你是李华，你的语文老师Mr.Li受邀于三月初去英国一所学校进行交流。他将做关于中国传统文化的报告，并与英国学生互动（interact）。他请你用英语给对方负责人Ms. Jenkins写一封邮件，希望提前安排好。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Ms. Jenkins.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours faithfully,
Li Hua
