Unless you think you're the smartest, who doesn't want to be smarter? Of course I want to be smarter too. So I try to find out who's the real smart guy that maybe I can learn from.1.
▲ They probably do social media. Not always, but probably.2.. They also use this to ensure they can feed their brains with things they otherwise wouldn't have come across.
▲ 3. They never bother their head about the problem of "work-life balance" and somehow manage to seem 100% engaged in what they're doing, on all fronts simultaneously(同时)，even though you know they're taking appropriate steps behind the scenes to make sure their lives are well balanced.
▲ They know they are the smartest in the room, but they don't spend much time talking about that.4. That is, they challenge themselves to make everyone else in the room the smartest person too.
▲ They never, ever, under any circumstances, make you look stupid, even though it would be easy to do so. They've learned through bitter experience that the only thing that happens when you make someone look bad is that you look bad yourself.
▲ If they are managers, they will make every effort to get people more connected and more popular than them in their teams.5. They 're not threatened because they know that smartness is synergistic.(相互促进的）
A. It is not only a chance to listen.
B. They know it is an advantage to them.
C. They take it as a personal challenge instead.
D. They will be smiling even when things go wrong.
E. Now I've got an answer about whether someone's smart.
F. They also ensure their smart people look smarter than them.
G. They deal with home, work and personal interests perfectly.
单词拼写
1.The problem of the_____________ （一代）gap has an effect on family education.
2.Now some experts don't_____________ （赞成）of sending children to study abroad before they finish their high school education.
3.At the end of the party, we thanked our_____________ （主人）and went away.
4.The programme will be_____________ （播放）live tomorrow afternoon. Don't miss it.
5.There was a choice of four prizes, and the winner could_____________ （挑选）one of them.
6.Determined to carry out the plan in time, they will make careful_____________ （准备）.
7.Except for a few grammatical mistakes, this_____________（作品）of yours is well written.
8.What makes the books so important is that they create a special_____________ （文学的）bond（纽带）between parents and children.
书面表达
假定你是李华，与留学生朋友Bob约好一起去书店，因故不能赴约。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1.表示歉意；
2.说明原因；
3.另约时间。
注意：
1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
翻译下列句子，然后加入过渡词，按照逻辑连成80字左右的短文。
要求：①尽可能用模块二所学词汇和短语；②句1使用定语从句。
野人Yeti；麦田怪圈 Crop circles；巨石阵 Stonehenge
1. 我们生活的世界充满了好多即使是目前的科学也无法解释的事情。
2. 这些无法解释的事情五花八门，从UFO到野人，从麦田怪圈到英国的巨石阵。
3. 据报道，美国一个名叫Justin的男孩被怀疑是被外星人带走后消失的。
4. 随着科技的迅猛发展，人类已能够窥探许多以往不为人知的世界了。
5. 相信在不久的将来，人类能够对目前好多无法解释的现象做出科学的解释。
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Many times we spare no effort at work, offering hours of overtime by ignoring our family life. We spend time1.people who we have nothing in common with, and attend social 2. (activity) we have no interest in. We always find ourselves living our lives in the way3. pleases and impresses others instead of being ourselves. In fact, for most of people, they only think about 4. (they) 99% of the time, and 5. (rare) give us a second thought, as a result of 6. we often end up unhappy and feeling out of place.
In view of this, it’s time to think about ourselves, our own family, and start creating a future which is7. (base) on our own likes and dislikes. Thus, think it over next time when we 8.(require) to work overtime. Trying to be a loving parent or good friend 9. (be) very likely to give us far more 10. (please) and a feeling of security, connection and belonging.
In a national spelling contest in America, an 11yearold girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her ________ voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and ________ decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now, the girl knew she had ________ the word. But instead of lying, she told the truth that she had said the ________ letter—so she lost the contest.
As the girl walked off the ________, the entire audience stood to their feet clapping to applaud her ________. Later, dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11yearold girl’s honesty, even when it ________ her the contest. But the fact is that she ________ the biggest contest that day—the contest of her ________.
Probably the biggest test of our character is what we would do if we knew we would never get ________. This young girl could easily have ________ and nobody would have known it but herself. But that’s just it: she would know she did wrong. It’s been said, “If you ________, you make yourself cheap.” This young girl was strong and ________enough to prize her own conscience and character rather than the prize from a spelling ________. Her respect for herself was more important than any ________ others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the ________ she made in that moment will have longlasting influence.
It’s so true that the choices you make today ________ what you are tomorrow. Our children will ________ our behavior much more than our advice. So if we want them to ________ to be honest, we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember, our kids are ________ what we do and how we live even when we don’t think they see or know.
1.A.energetic B.slim C.attractive D.soft
2.A.finally B.approximately C.secretly D.totally
3.A.skipped B.mispronounced C.misspelled D.lost
4.A.correct B.wrong C.different D.same
5.A.stage B.studio C.test D.scene
6.A.bravery B.honesty C.courage D.patience
7.A.reserved B.cost C.offered D.wasted
8.A.achieved B.broke C.won D.defeated
9.A.reputation B.knowledge C.life D.character
10.A.paid B.awarded C.caught D.reported
11.A.escaped B.lied C.changed D.answered
12.A.count B.diet C.cheat D.insist
13.A.smart B.enthusiastic C.confused D.average
14.A.contest B.effect C.judge D.expert
15.A.sense B.pride C.respect D.awareness
16.A.plan B.conclusion C.discovery D.choice
17.A.make B.change C.keep D.create
18.A.suffer B.affect C.follow D.set
19.A.grow up B.bring up C.make up D.step up
20.A.recording B.examining C.correcting D.watching
