If you think you are too shy and want to be a little bit braver, just try the following things:
Be open to others. Tell people you are shy. There is no need to hide it. When they get to know you are a shy kid, they will understand you better. This also helps you feel more comfortable in talks.
Try to smile more. When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk with. Remember that other people have feelings too and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.
Learn to be a good talker. If you find it hard to start a conversation, say something nice about people around you Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you.. Doesn’t make you want to keep talking to that person?
Get your attention elsewhere. Think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. Don’t waste time worrying about your look or whether people like your look or not. You will become relaxed and find it’s not so hard to talk with others.
Take one small step at a time . Each time when you say “Hi” or smile at someone, say to yourself “ You can make it.’ Keeping trying and one day you’ll never feel shy when you talk to others.
Title: Advice on 1 to be a little braver
| Advice Reasons |
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| Don’t 2 the fact . |
If you tell people you are shy, they will understand you 3 |
| Smile more. |
People don’t 4 the one with an angry-looking face. |
| Start a conversation with 5 words. |
People will feel 6 and want to talk to you. |
| Pay more attention to ways to enjoy 7 or games. |
You will become 8 . |
| Encourage yourself to say “Hi” or 9 at someone. |
Keep doing this and you’ll be braver to talk to others 10 the future. |
The Red Cross is an international organization. It cares for people who are in need of help. A man in Paris hospital needs blood, a woman in Mexico hurt in an earthquake and a family in India lost their home in a storm. All of them may be helped by the Red Cross. The Red Cross is in almost every country around the world. The world Red Cross organizations are sometimes called the Red Crescent（新月）. All of these agencies（机构）share a common goal of trying to help people in need. The idea of forming such an organization started with Jean Henri Dunant. In 1859, he saw how people were suffering during the war in Italy. He wanted to help all the wounded （受伤害的） people regardless of（无论）which side they were fighting for. The American Red Cross was set up by Clara Barton in 1881. Today the Red Cross in the United States provides a number of services for the people, such as helping people in need, teaching first aid and providing blood.A good title for this passage is _______________.
| A．People in Need of Help | B．Forming an Organization to Help the Soldier |
| C．The International Red Cross | D．Join the Red Cross |
The underlined word “ suffering” means “___________”.
| A．受苦的 | B．生活的 | C．欢庆的 | D．喜悦的 |
Who can be helped by the Red Cross?
| A．The soldiers. | B．The American. | C．All the wounded people. | D．Anyone. |
Where can you find the Red Cross?
A. We can only find it in the USA.B. We can find it all over the world.
C. We can find it only in India, Mexico and Paris. D. In the places with natural disasters.
Reading is a good habit, but the problem is, there's too much to read these days, and too little time to read every word of it. There are hundreds of skills to help you read more in less time. Here are two skills that I think are especially good.
Preview--if it's long and hard. Previewing is especially useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and business reports.
Here's how to preview.
●Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully.
●Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs.
Previewing doesn't give you all the details. It keeps you from spending time on things you don't really want--or need--to read.
Skim--if it's short and simple. Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading --like popular magazines or the sports and entertainment of your daily paper.
Here's how to skim.
●Get your eyes to move fast. Sweep them across each line.
●Pick up only a few key words in each line.
Everybody skims differently. You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but we'll get a similar idea of what it's all about.How many skills are recommended in this passage?
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
What does the underlined word "preview" mean in Chinese?
| A．精读 | B．默读 | C．朗读 | D．略读 |
What should we NOT do when we read sports news in a daily paper according to the passage?
| A．Read the last two paragraphs carefully. | B．Get our eyes to move fast. |
| C．Sweep our eyes across each line. | D．Pick up only a few key words in each line. |
What is the best title for this passage?
| A．How to read faster | B．What to read | C．When to read | D．Why we should read |
Do you know some world famous brands (品脾), such as Nike, adidas, Kappa...？ What do you think of them？ Do you use their products(产品)？ Here are some students' opinions:
Sam: I am a Nike fan. Many of Nike's advertisements are fun and its products are great! I have a pair of Nike basketball shoes.
Joe: In my eyes , top brand means high quality, So I love top brand products though they're very expensive. I was glad Mum bought me a Kappa T-shirt last month.
Sally：The logos(标识) of famous brands are usually unique and nice. It's cool to own products with those logos. Sometimes I wear my adidas coat.
Jack：Many top brand products are advertised by spokesmen(代言人). I love the spokesmen of many top brand products. I've got many Nike socks.
Susan: I know it's popular for young people to have famous brand products these days. But my parents both lost their jobs. I have no interest in following the fashion. I only choose the products that are not expensive.
Adam: As a student, I don't earn money myself. It's not easy for my parents to support me. So I only use some ordinary products. I don't agree students use the famous brand products.Joe loves top brand products because he thinks ______.
| A．top brand means high quality |
| B．top brands' advertisements are fun |
| C．it's cool to own top brand products |
| D．the spokesmen of top brand products are his favourite |
What does Sally think of the products of famous brands?
| A．She thinks they are expensive. | B．She thinks it's cool to own them. |
| C．She thinks they are popular. | D．She thinks they don't suit her. |
Among the six students, who don't have top brand products?
| A．Sam and Joe. | B．Sally and Jack. | C．Susan and Adam. | D．Jack and Sam. |
| Shop F.Y. – Elisabeth Online Shopping! Do you want to buy some good things? Do you want to buy them at low prices? Do you want to buy them at home? Do you want to buy them right now? F. Y. can help you! There are hundreds of good things for you to choose. Just do it! The thing you need is a computer. Here is the way to buy things online. Choose a kind of thing you want to buy and click on the describing words. For example, if you want to buy a sweater, you can click on the word – clothes. Choose the color and size. If you want a small black sweater, you can click on the words- small and black. You can see a list of small black sweaters with the price. You just click on the sweater you like. Enter your name, address, telephone number and ID card number. OK! The shop assistant will send your sweater in one day. Isn’t it easy? Enjoy your shopping here! |
This ad is for_____________.
| A．a job | B．a shop | C．sweaters | D．computers |
If you buy something ________, the first thing you need is a computer.
| A．online | B．at school | C．on TV | D．in a shop |
After you find sweaters online, you want a small black one and you can click on “__________”.
| A．clothes | B．small | C．black | D．small and black |
What don’t you need to enter into the computer?
| A．Your name. | B．Your address. |
| C．Your ID card number. | D．Your age. |
What does the underlined word “click” mean?
| A．查找 | B．点击 | C．选择 | D．勾出 |
Never try to work when you are very hungry. If you want to do your homework right after school, you may want to eat something before getting to work. ①Always do your homework before you get too tired. Don't wait until very late in the evening, or your homework will seem much harder than it really is.
If you have more than an hour's work，you should give yourself a break after an hour. On the other hand，② you should work at least half an hour a time without stopping.
Don't put it off（推迟）until the last minute. If you put off doing your homework，you will have it on your mind，and you won't enjoy your free time so much. If you put it off until the end of the week or until night before a test，you will have too much catching up to do. A little each night, enough to keep up with（跟上）what is happening each day in school，will take the fear out of tests and keep you on top of it.
Do your homework at the same time every day. This will help you make it a habit. It will make part of your daily work easier to do，and it will make your free time more enjoyable as well.改写①句使句意不变。
_________ you get too tired, you should _______ doing your homework.What will happen if you put off your homework until the last minute?
___________________________________请将短文中的②句翻译成中文。
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