An old friend from the US whom I was looking forward to staying with , telephoned from the airport to tell me that he had arrived . I was still at the at that time , but I had got everything ready for his arrival . After letting him know where my house was，I told him that I had left the under the door--mat（门垫）. I was likely to be home rather late , I told him to go into the and help himself to food and drink .
Two hours later my friend me from the house . At the moment , he said , he was listening to some of my records after having just had a truly wonderful . He had found a cooker and two eggs and had helped himself to some cold chicken from the ice box . Now , he said , he was drinking a glass of orange juice and he hoped I would him . When I asked him if he had reached the house without difficulty , he answered , “I was not able to find the key , luckily the living-room windows just by the apple tree were left open and you know what I could do .”
I listened to all this in .In front of my living-room there was no apple tree at all .
A．1iving—room B．office C．airport D．house
A．address B．telephone number C．key D．traveling plan
A．As B．When C．If D．Though
A．store B．restaurant C．fridge D．kitchen
A．invited B．asked C．answered D．telephoned
A．meal B．rest C．time D．picnic
A．got B．broke C．fried D．bought
A．visit B．join C．thank D．remember
A．but B．so C．or D．and
A．interest B．anger C．surprise D．Excitement
Good communication skills are key to success in life and work．Without effective(有效的) communication，a message can turn misunderstanding or even disaster．
Communication is the process by which we exchange information between people．To communicate well is to understand and to be understood．Communication can be only when both the sender and the receiver understand the same information．
In today’s highly informational and technological environment，it has become more important to have good communication skills．Here are some important to communicate effectively：
Know what you to say and why．Understand the purpose of your message．Know to whom you are communicating and why．
How will you say it? We all know that it’s not always what you say, but how you say it, that ．Begin by making eye contact．You show confidence when you look at others in the eyes when you speak．Second，notice your body language， it can say so much more than your words．By with your arms easily at your side，you tell others that you are to hearing what they have to say．
Communication is a two-way street．After you have said you have to say, stop and listen．It’s also necessary for you to learn some listening skills．
A．against B．out C．into D．off
A．peaceful B．successful C．careful D．harmful
A．steps B．reasons C．causes D．gains
A．promise B．want C．offer D．refuse
A．simply B．highly C．quickly D．clearly
A．mentions B．matters C．means D．mistakes
A．while B．if C．since D．so
A．checking B．explaining C．recording D．standing
A．angry B．afraid C．nervous D．open
A．what B．why C．how D．who
I always felt sorry for people in wheelchairs. Some people, old and weak, cannot by themselves. seem perfectly healthy, dressed in business suits. But whenever I saw someone in a wheelchair, I didn’t want to treat him or her as a real person.
Then I fainted(晕倒) at Euro Disney low blood pressure. This was the first time I had ever fainted, and my parents said that I must for a while after First Aid. I stepped towards the door, I saw my dad pushing a wheelchair in my direction!
I could not believe this was happening to me. Wheelchairs were for other people but not for me. As my father wheeled me out into the main street, people began to treat me differently at once. People looked down at me, pity in their eyes. Then they would look away, maybe because they thought the they forgot me, the better I will feel.
“I am just like you!” I wanted to scream. “The only is that you’ve got legs, and I have wheels. ”
Looking out at the faces, I finally understood: I was once just like them. I people in wheelchairs exactly the way they did not want to be treated. I realized it is some of us with two healthy legs who are disabled. We should respect every one.
A．look around B．talk about C．get around D．make out
A．other B．another C．others D．the others
A．such as B．because of C．in order to D．for example
A．sleep B．break C．leave D．rest
A．as B．until C．after D．before
A．sad B．fine C．light D．cheap
A．faster B．happier C．sooner D．harder
A．choice B．advantage C．difference D．difficulty
A．needed B．thought C．greeted D．treated
A．badly B．truly C．mostly D．likely
Online shopping is more and more popular. You can shop leaving your house. Just sit in front of your computer, click your and your things will be sent to your house in several days.
Last November 11th, many online stores offered a big discountand free delivery (邮递) . The biggest online shopping sites in China, taobao.com and tmall.com, sold worth 19.1 billion yuan in total.
“Goods (商品) online are often much cheaper. It also me a lot of time. And we often find more goods online to than in shopping malls,” said Wang Xin, an online shopping lover in Beijing. She late for a lot of cheap goods online.
Another big of online shopping is that it helps people get things from different places . “I like eating duck necks very much and Taobao makes it for me to buy them from shops in Wuhan,” said Zhang Xi, a girl in Yangzhou.
While enjoying online shopping, many people also have worries, for middle school student buyers. Young students are easily by advertisements on the Internet and buy things they don’t need.
“Middle school students pay more attention to their studies. Searching for things wastes their time,” said Jing Chunling, an education expert (专家). “Besides, online shop owners have no idea of the of their buyers. Anyone can easily buy things they want. Some of the goods are even for young students such as cigarettes and wine.”
A．without B．with C．for D．from
A．head B．mouth C．mouse D．printer
A．price B．address C．occupation D．service
A．clothes B．things C．food D．shoes
A．takes B．spends C．needs D．saves
A．look for B．choose from C．pay for D．meet up
A．looked up B．got up C．stayed up D．stood up
A．advantage B．problem C．result D．example
A．easily B．finally C．carefully D．difficultly
A．important B．interesting C．possible D．impossible
A．specially B．obviously C．luckily D．especially
A．allowed B．preferred C．attracted D．attacked
A．can B．should C．could D．would
A．places B．hobbies C．interests D．ages
A．good B．bad C．useful D．helpful
Do you know how to study better and make you study more effective (有效的)？We all know that Chinese students usually study very hard for a long .This is very good, but it doesn’t a lot , for an effective student must have enough sleep, enough food and enough rest and exercise. Every day you need to go out for a walk or visit some friends or some nice places. It’s good for your study.
When you return your studies, your mind will be refreshed (清醒) and you will learn more study better. Psychologists (心理学家) that learning takes place this way. Here take English for example. First you a lot of progress (进步)and you feel happy. Then your languages study seems the same. So you will think you are learning and you may give up. This can last for days or even weeks, yet you needn’t give up. At some point your language study will again take another big . You will see that you really have been learning all alone. If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and . Don’t give up along the way. Learn slowly and you will get a good result.
A．days B．time C．hours D．weeks
A．help B．give C．make D．take
A．after B．on C．at D．to
A．yet B．and C．or D．but
A．have found B．have taught C．told D．said
A．take B．like C．make D．talk
A．to have B．to make C．to take D．to stay
A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything
A．work B．jump C．walk D．result
A．hard B．common C．interesting D．possible
Jody was a boy and he was in keeping worms (虫). He could sell them to farmers. So in winter, he bought many worms. But that winter the cold weather killed all the worms he didn’t put them in a warm place.
The next spring, Jody again. He bought more worms. When winter came, he took them inside so they would stay warm. Many farmers bought his worms.
One day when Jody was twelve, he got. It was from State(州) of New York. The letter said, “Everyone who sells things has to pay taxes (税)!” Jody made only dollar selling worms. But he stillto pay part of that money to the state. He told many people in his town what had happened. A reporter reported Jody TV. Many people saw it and they began to letters to the state. The letters said that the law was unfair. Finally the law was . Children like Jody can now sell things without paying taxes to the state.A. ten-year-old B. ten years old C. ten-years-old
A. interest B. interested C. interesting
A. so B. why C. because
A. tried B. waited C. failed
A. a present B. a letter C. an e-mail
A. one B. two C. some
A. hoped B. want C. had
A. at B. in C. on
A. write B. receiveC. call
A. copied B. changed C. chance