In life, everyone wants to have friends who he or she can trust forever. 1. It is scary because in most cases you have to get out of your comfort zone and put yourself out there.
However, once the strangeness becomes a thought of the past, it becomes much easier to talk to potential new friends. 2.Get over the shyness of meeting new people and be yourself. Start out with a simple conversation like “Hello, I like your coat” or a discussion about the weather. Those icebreakers will give you the time to feel comfortable and help you open the floor for future conversations.
3.It can be attending a book club or maybe just enjoying a cup of coffee. Making new friendships means learning about someone and sharing stories about each other’s life. Think of your new friendship as a plant. In order to grow, you have to water it and provide it with sunlight. 4. If you want to make new friends, you have to be willing to make the effort. Keep in mind that some people are more outing than others and it’s okay to be reserved(矜持). But it’s necessary to make use of opportunities to develop your newly-found friendship.
One thing to be cautious about, when you meet new people, is to be always genuine(真诚的).5.If you don’t like fishing or running, then don’t pretend that you do just so someone will be friends with you. Find people that share common interests and goals and build your friendship. Then you’ll find it’s much easier to keep friendships.
A. Friendships are quite similar.
B. Friendships are great support systems.
C. In most cases, you are your biggest road block.
D. Be true to yourself and don’t be someone that you are not.
E. However, making new friends is much easier said than done.
F. Building new friendships means spending quality time together.
G. Then find a common ground and build your friendship around that.
There are a number of reasons that can be given as to why children should be taught swimming at a young age. If your child knows the basic swimming skills, you can be at peace when your child is near the water. If you are in the process of teaching your child how to swim, then here are some points that you should keep in mind.
♦ Help your child pick a bathing suit. If you child wants to wear bathing suit and get wet then it is certain that your child will be able to handle the water.
♦ If the pool has steps, then it is great. Start from these to help your child gain some confidence. You should make sure that there is one place in the pool where your child can be left safely.
♦ The best way to teach your children to swim is to make them join swimming classes. In this way, you will be at peace because there is a professional trainer around your children who can teach them all the tricks of swimming. You can join in the parent-child lessons to make your child feel comfortable. If your child is a bit older, then get permission and sit by the pool to watch him/her learn. When you get your child admitted to swimming classes, make sure that the lessons go according to the swimming goals that you have set for your child.
Swimming is a fun activity and you can make it easy for your children to understand and coordinate(协调)the movements of their arms and legs will take some time. But, with regular practice and training this can be overcome. So, start with the basics and be around your children when they are learning how to swim. Once they know how to swim, then you can be at peace when they play around the water.
1.The pool with steps can make your children ________.
A. excited and clam B. confident and relaxed
C. nervous and uneasy D. strange and unusual
2.According to the text the best way for children to learn swimming is to ________.
A. train themselves with their skilled parents
B. learn from morning till night without break
C. join swimming classes with professional trainers
D. get a chance to sit by the pool to watch trainers swim
3.Which of the following is the best title for the text?
A. Teaching Your Children to Swim. B. Gaining Experience of Swimming.
C. Learning to Swim with Your Child. D. Swimming Can Make People Healthy.
Two strangers came to a village in the evening. They came to the leader of that village and asked for a place to live for the night. The leader said they could stay in the house for strangers. But they were also told about the old custom in the village- people kill the man who snores.(打鼾)
The two strangers went to the house. They had a good supper there and then they went to sleep. They slept well. One hour passed. Two hours passed. Then one of them began to snore, “Vo, vo, vo…” The other stranger heard the snoring. He thought, “The people will hear the snoring and kill him.” The stranger wanted to save the man. He thought for a while and then began to sing. He sang very well. The people didn’t hear the snoring. They listened to the song. Then they began to dance. Some of them sang the song together with the stranger and danced to the music. Men, women and even the leader sang and danced. That entire night one stranger snored, one stranger sang, and all the other people sang and danced.
In the morning the strangers came to the leader to say goodbye and express their thanks for all he had done. The leader gave them a small bag of money and said, “I give this money to both of you. We had a good time with you. Thank you very much.”
The strangers left the village. But along the way they began to quarrel. The one who snored wanted more money. He said, “I must have the bigger part. Why did you sing that song last night? Because I snored.” The man who sang had his reason, too. He said that without him the man who snored might have got killed.
They quarreled and quarreled and couldn’t decide on anything. Can you?
1.What did the old custom request the two strangers to do?
A. Avoid snoring while sleeping.
B. Sing for the villagers during the night.
C. Stop strangers from coming to the village.
D. Don’t allow making any noise while sleeping.
2.How did the other stranger feel when one stranger started snoring?
A. Upset. B. Calm. C. Worried. D. Angry.
3.Why did one stranger start singing while the other was snoring?
A. To wake up him up. B. To draw the leader’s attention.
C. To encourage the villagers to dance. D. To keep the snoring from being heard.
4.The main reason the two strangers began to quarrel was ________.
A. neither of them knew what had happened
B. they both thought the other one put them in danger
C. neither of them wanted the other one to get the money
D. both of them wanted to get the bigger part of the money
In the home country, a common language gives you the ability to communicate easily with the people around you; and you learn something about your country’s history, people’s habits, likes and dislikes, customs and traditions. This understanding influences your own behavior, and what you expect of others.
Living abroad, it doesn’t take long to realize that many things don’t “work” the same, especially when moving from “the West” to “the East”. Besides a different language, each country has its own social system and laws and ways of solving problems. You will find some of them strange and alien. Sometimes you may feel uncomfortable because you realize that things are not the same as you think they are supposed to be. This is what has become known as “Culture Shock”.
Living in an environment with an unfamiliar(不熟悉的)culture can cause stress, anxiety or worse- mental or physical illness in some cases. Culture shock is the shock of experiencing an unknown or new culture. Cross-culture Adjustment is the period of anxiety, great pain and confusion suffered when entering a new culture. It can have effects on a person’s emotions and behavior. You should learn to accept and try to be used to different situations. One thing is certain: it is far easier to accept the new order of things than to try to change it.
Most Asian people can bear foreigners and accept their strange habits and behavior, not only because it might be to their benefit but out of natural politeness and restraint(克制)in front of others. Westerners should not make use of this. They must try to accept and obey local rules and rules of behavior.
1.What lesson can we draw from the text?
A. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
B. Where there is a will, there is a way.
C. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
D. Good friends do not add up what they do for each other.
2.What does the underlined word “alien” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Different. B. Easy. C. Difficult. D. Empty.
3.In which section of a website does the text probably appear?
A. Entertainment. B. Science. C. Culture. D. Lifestyle.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1.What is the speaker?
A. A doctor. B. An official. C. A nurse.
2.How does the speaker find her job?
A. Difficult and boring. B. Hard but exciting. C. Easy and interesting.
3.What will the team take for African people?
A. Clean water. B. Books. C. Clothes.
4.What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To call for money.
B. To introduce African culture.
C. To encourage people to go to Africa.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1.When did the woman buy the radio?
A. About a week ago. B. About two weeks ago. C. About a month ago.
2.Whom did the woman buy the radio for?
A. Her mother. B. Her cousin. C. Her daughter.
3.What’s wrong with the radio?
A. It doesn’t work.
B. It is left in the post office.
C. It can’t receive any programs.
4.What will the woman do next?
A. Go to the post office. B. Talk to the man. C. Have the radio repaired.
