I used to be the shyest person in the world. I ___behind my older sister, whenever I had to speak to a (n) ___person-including the McDonald’s cashier, or even a distant relative.
___asked to speak in class, I could hardly ___, much less speak. Even among the few friends I had, my high, timid (羞怯的) ___earned me jokes-about being a girl.
Then in the seventh grade, my sister suggested I ___voice lessons. After a little bit of ____, I did-as long as it stayed a secret. I began a series of vocal (发声的) ___. After exercising a lot, I finally gained ___in my voice.
A few months later, I was asked to sing for some retired people. I thought I would do better than before ___the voice lessons. I opened my mouth and -nothing. I couldn’t remember the ___of the song ! My face turned hot. The ___pianist whispered a prompt (提示), and I remembered just enough to keep singing.
Then the thought ___me: I’ve embarrassed (尴尬)myself enough in front of this____. There’s really nothing else to____. So in my second song, I just____and felt the energy of the song lift me. And I did much better.
After that, I started singing to myself as ___as I could in my own room. That’s something I would never have done before.
On a recent school trip, I was asked to sing again. It was ___how much people liked my singing. One classmate ___said that I should be in the school’s talent show.
I am not a shy person any more. ___has made me more outgoing. Today, I’m almost a loudmouth. I can meet people without being afraid. I can also stand in front of the whole class and give a big speech. I am proud of myself.
1.A.hid B.settled C.remained D.stayed
2.A.common B.strict C.unfamiliar D.unusual
3.A.Unless B.Though C.As D.When
4.A.sit B.breathe C.smile D.express
5.A.gesture B.expression C.behavior D.voice
6.A.pick B.accept C.take D.receive
7.A.decision B.consideration C.opportunity D.guidance
8.A.recover B.thought C.experience D.exercises
9.A.confidence B.freedom C.determination D.imagination
10.A.in favor of B.because of C.instead of D.in place of
11.A.music B.title C.words D.lines
12.A.upset B.kind C.calm D.straight
13.A.struck B.recognized C.persuaded D.ruined
14.A.crowd B.class C.family D.team
15.A.get B.try C.give D.lose
16.A.changed B.worried C.relaxed D.escaped
17.A.clearly B.loudly C.fluently D.frequently
18.A.amazing B.frightening C.shocking D.astonishing
19.A.ever B.even C.still D.just
20.A.Communicating B.Exercising C.Performing D.Singing
Do you have a firm and healthy relationship? Are you new to experiencing relationships? Well, let me give you some advice on how to have a healthy relationship with your partners.
Be an honest person with them. Don’t hide things from them and don’t lie. Getting them to trust you is the most important element in any relationship. If there’s no trust, there’s nothing there. 1..
2. Now, respect isn’t just simply treating them nicely. There’s a lot more to it. You have to learn to adjust to their liking. Basically, learn to study your partners’ moods, wants and needs. Don’t just think about yourself, but think about what your partners need out of it as well.
Make sure you are encouraging to your partners. Always be willing to help them and give them honesty and positive at the same time. Make them feel you are someone they can really count on and build a future with. 3..
Make sure you have a good sense of humor with them. 4.. Laugh a lot with them, and joke with them. Laughter may seem silly, but it’s the secret to a lot in life .Laughter keeps the relationship strong and lasting.
Make sure the communication is good. This usually goes along with trust, so always communicate how you feel even if it’s something that upsets you.5.. If they did something that made you unhappy, tell them about it in a respectful manner. It’s important to communicate this to them, not to keep it bottled up.
A.Make sure you give them respect.
B.Show them your personality.
C.Instead of screaming, talk to them.
D.Laughter is the key to happiness.
E.So please be honest and they’ll learn to open up to you.
F.Don’t start to neglect them and make them feel unwanted.
G.Your partners will be able to count on you when necessary.
It’s a warm summer afternoon. You’re cooking up the catch of the day over a campfire. Suddenly, a few raindrops fall on your arms, and before you know it, the sky is opened up. Then you hear what sounds like thunder in the distance. What should you do? Your tent is close by and would offer shelter(栖身地) from the pouring rain. There’s a campfire picnic shelter a few minutes down the path. And then you remember that your car is parked down the road. What’s your safest choice to make sure you and your families are safe?
It’s a common question for many hikers and campers, especially when they’re camping during summer months. Heading to your car is almost always the safest choice. Your tent and a picnic shelter will keep you dry, but they offer little or no protection against lightning. Your car, on the other hand, will keep you dry and protect you from lightning strikes. Protecting yourself against possible lightning strikes is very important; lightning kills an average of 62 people in the US each year. If you keep all of the windows and doors closed in your car, you’ll be able to return your campsite safely.
Of course, if you’re backpacking (背包旅游), not car camping, and you’re deep in the woods, your car won’t be a good choice. So, what should you do if your car is far away and there’s no other safe shelter nearby? First, you’ll have to make sure that tree branches or other objects don’t fall on you or your campsite. Then you’ll have to get in a safe position to avoid lightning, or flash conditions. What else should you do?
1.The passage wants to tell us .
A.What’s camping B.How to live through a storm when camping
C.How to travel safely D.Car camping is the safest
2.What can we learn from the passage?
A.Young people like backpacking best.
B.Lightning is dangerous for campers.
C.Car camping is a good choice for deep woods.
D.Camping during summer is the most popular
3.To avoid lightning in a storm, you’d better .
A.go into your tent quickly
B.cook up the catch of the day over a campsite
C.run into a campsite picnic shelter at once
D.get into your car and return to your campsite later
4.From the last paragraph we can infer .
A.it is important to learn to protect oneself when camping
B.backpacking is not a good choice for campers
C.people should never camp deep in the woods
D.people should not go camping alone
Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve loved reading crime and detective novels, so I guess it was pretty normal that I started writing them when I was older. However, my family is very big on having a traditional career and so when I said that I wanted to go to college and study writing, my parents told me that I couldn’t. They told me that I had to study for a degree so that I would achieve a career, and not something as risky as writing. I suppose I could have studied journalism, but I didn’t want to lose interest in writing because it would be something I would do every day for work, not for pleasure. I thought that teaching looked like a pretty good compromise, especially because of the long holidays. It was a good choice: by the time I was twenty-five, I’d already finished two novels and had an agent.
To be honest, I never meant to keep my being a crime writer a secret or anything, and my friends have always known. One of the reasons most people don’t know is because my agent told me that my name Hazel sounded too much like a romance novelist for older women. She suggested Brooke Lane and I thought, “Well, if you think it’ll make me successful, okay,” I’d totally forgotten about it until I walked into school one day and saw one of my workmates reading my novel. I asked her some questions about it, and it was so clear that she had no idea that I’d written it—she even offered to lend it to me after she’d finished! Of course, sometimes I wonder what my students would think if they knew that their teacher was going home on the weekend to write about murders and dead bodies, but I think my parents probably did me a favor: my teaching job keeps me in touch with the real world.
1.Hazel is probably .
A.a teacher and writer B.a journalist
C.a teacher and artist D.an agent
2.The underlined words “is very big on” in the passage most probably mean .
A.to give no advice B.to misunderstand something
C.to have more experiences D.to like something very much
3.From the passage we can know that Hazel .
A.told her workmates about her writing novels B.would like to write something for teaching
C.accepted Brooke Lane as her pen name D.agreed to study journalism for a degree
4.Hazel finally realized that her parents’ advice on her career was .
A.helpful B.exciting C.disappointing D.risky
Galaxy saw a man and a woman who communicated with the sign language at the train station when she was on the way home one evening. She noticed that the woman asked the man for the direction. He told her that he did not know. Galaxy decided to help them. She had learned the sign language when she served as a volunteer in the deaf and mute （聋哑） school. Then she showed the woman the direction and left her email address to them in case they needed her help later.
She received an email from that man the next day. Kazrim was his name. Galaxy replied his mail sincerely，They both started chatting online soon after and began seeing each other. Although they only communicated with the sign language, it never bothered her.
Galaxy was fond of him gradually. Obviously, Kazrim was the same too. He presented Galaxy with a bunch of sunflowers and asked her sincerely, “Are you willing to be my girlfriend?”
Galaxy was pleasantly surprised. She requested him to give her some time to persuade her parents.
As she had expected，her parents were very angry after they had learned of their love story.
Galaxy explained，“Kazrim is an excellent and a very optimistic person. He has a very positive attitude towards life and work. He cares for others always. He is 100％ better than the normal. Moreover, the mute is still a human. He should possess a perfect and wonderful love. ”
Her parents asked to see him，then. The very worried Galaxy took Kazrim home a few days later. When they were on the train，Kazrim told her,“I'm going to tell your parents that I'll be looking after you well with all my life!” Galaxy was deeply moved.
As soon as they had entered the house，Galaxy introduced him to her parents. She said,“This is Kazrim. ”Just right after her speech，an unbelievable thing happened. Kazrim threw the gift away and held her in his arms tightly.
He said. “YOU CAN TALK?”It was the same question that Galaxy wanted to ask，too.
The four people were shocked all of a sudden. As a matter of fact, Kazrim always believed that Galaxy was a mute and he still fell in love with her deeply.
1.How did Galaxy and Kazrim get to know each other?
A.They met each other by chance.
B.They were introduced to each other
C.They once studied at the same university.
D.They both served in a special needs school.
2.How did Galaxy probably communicate with Kazrim before she took him home?
A.Writing words on paper. B.Using the sign language.
C.Judging from his expression. D.Speaking her native language.
3.What did Galaxy expect her parents to do?
A.To have a talk with Kazrim. B.To prepare for her marriage.
C.To treat Kazrim as a normal man. D.To accept Kazrim as her boyfriend.
4.What can we learn about the two young people from the passage?
A.They fell in love at the first sight.
B.They cheated each other to win love.
C.They mistook each other for being mutes.
D.They ignored the anger of Galaxy's parents.
We all know friendship is a good thing. But do you know that friends have a huge influence on your happiness and quality of life? Good friends add special meaning to life. They help you share the good times and get over the difficult ones. Among other things, good friends can:
Improve your mood. Happiness can be infectious(传染的). Spending time with happy and positive friends can raise your emotion as well as your attitude toward life.
Help you reach your goals. Whether you are trying to get fit, give up smoking, or otherwise improve your life, encouragement from a friend can really increase your chances of success.
Reduce your stress and depression. Having an active social life can improve your immune system(免疫系统) and help reduce loneliness.
Support you through hard times. Even if it’s just having someone to share your problems with, friends can help you deal with serious illness, the loss of a job or loved one, the breakup of a relationship, or any other challenges in life.
1.According to the text, good friends can help you ________.
A.keep young B.contribute more to society
C.realize your goals D.win a fight against another classmates
2.What can we infer(推断)from the text?
A.Friendship makes people work longer.
B.If you want to succeed, you should make more friends.
C.With friendship people will be no sadness.
D.With friendship people can deal with challenges better.
3.What can be the best title for the text?
A.Challenges in our life B.The best way to make friends
C.The advantages of friendship D.The meaning of life
