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It often appears that we have more to gain by speaking than by listening. One big advantage of speaking is that it gives you a chance to _____ others' thoughts and actions. Whatever your goal is — to have a boss hire you, to ____others to vote for the person of your choice or to describe the ____ you want your hair cut ...the key to success seems to be the ____ to speak well.
Another ____ advantage of speaking is the chance it provides to ____ the admiration, respect, or linking of others. Tell jokes, and everyone will think you're really a ____ man. Tell them all you know，and they'll be ____ by your wisdom. But keep quiet, and it seems as if you are a ____ person.
Finally，talking gives you the ___ to release(释放) energy in a way that listening can't. When you're ____, the chance to talk about your problems can often help you feel better. In the same way, you can often ___ your anger by letting it out orally. It is also helpful to ___your excitement with others by talking about it, ____ keeping it inside often leaves you feeling as if you might burst.
____ it is true that talking does have many advantages，it's important to ____ that listening can do good to listeners, too. As you'll soon read, being a good listener is one good way to __ others with their problems; and what better way is there to have others ____ you? As for controlling others, it may be true that it's hard to be persuasive while you're listening, but your ___ to hear others out will often make them open to your ideas ____. Listening is often reciprocal(互惠的). “You get what you give.”
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Angelina Jolie says she has a really wonderful time with her partner Brad Pitt, who is an American actor and film producer—and that’s why they’re still together!
Jolie six children with the actor. She was by America’s Parade magazine if their children are the she and Brad stay together.
“The children certainly tie us together, but a relationship won’t if it’s only about the kids, ” Jolie replied. “You also must be really interested in each other and have a really, really wonderful, time together. We do. Brad and I being together. We enjoy it. We need it, and we find that special time. We keep connected. We talk about it. It’s very to our family. If Brad and I are strong and happy, then our kids have happy and that’s the best thing we can give them. Brad knows completely, as I am, every part of me. He loves me. The kids love me. Hopefully I’m giving my children the that they are deeply loved and deeply safe. At the same time we are hopefully their individuality(个性)as they get to know who they are, and not getting in the way of that. That’s why they are six very strong individuals. ”
The Oscar-winning star showed of helping her children develop their individuality is them to develop their own identities(自我认同感), she admitted that she can’t the recent controversy(争论)with Brad when she agreed that her daughter Shiloh could cut her hair short and like a boy. For example, she usually wears a jacket instead of a skirt.
Angelina added to , “She wants her hair cut like a boy and she wants to be John for a while. Some kids wear caps and want to be a Superman and she wants to be like her . ”
A．finds B．teaches C．raises D．hires
A．written B．reported C．stopped D．asked
A．reason B．intention C．purpose D．result
A．break B．hold C．lose D．happen
A．boring B．disappointing C．exciting D．surprising
A．love B．avoid C．hate D．consider
A．never B．seldom C．always D．sometimes
A．easy B．different C．far D．important
A．parents B．classmates C．relatives D．neighbors
A．mostly B．only C．exactly D．simply
A．knowledge B．sense C．sight D．view
A．changing B．forming C．encouraging D．destroying
A．little B．none C．all D．part
A．forcing B．allowing C．warning D．refusing
A．and B．though C．because D．but
A．remember B．explain C．realize D．understand
A．walk B．dress C．eat D．think
A．doctors B．players C．readers D．reporters
A．mistaken B．called C．recognized D．made
A．brothers B．sisters C．uncles D．aunts
Have you ever wondered why some people are able to have confidence to spare when it comes to taking risks such as starting their own business or taking a year off to travel without an enormous safety net? The answer is that they’ve the art of optimistic thinking. The good news is that some people are simply born to be optimistic, anyone can to take a more positive approach towards their life.
Optimists look for outcomes. This doesn’t mean that optimists always jump into things carelessly and hope for , rather that they do not let potential negative outcomes the potential positive outcomes. By hoping so and having that they can handle any negatives, optimists are to take advantage of opportunities that come their way.
Optimists believe that their actions can make a . They do not see their own efforts as being . They understand that they do have the power to make things happen and take steps to make their dreams a reality. , pessimists have a difficult time believing that what they do will make any difference and find it to make any changes or take any action towards achieving a goal. They find why something that has worked for others will not work for them and believe that anything they do is certain to . This makes it difficult for them to get out of situations that make them , such as a dead-end job that makes them miserable.
Optimists do not internalize(使内在化)failure. When things don’t for them, they don’t beat themselves up over it. They are able to accept failure as a part of life and try with a positive attitude. They are often better able to learn from their . When pessimists do take chances and fail, they have a hard time not themselves and concluding that this is the way that it has to be. One can leave them with a sense of being unworthy or completely at the mercy of others.
That’s why optimists become successful!
A．understood B．mastered C．studied D．found
A．if B．because C．unless D．while
A．respond B．continue C．learn D．return
A．positive B．possible C．different D．particular
A．the worst B．the least C．the best D．the most
A．overcome B．overlook C．overload D．overtake
A．faith B．work C．trouble D．control
A．eager B．unwilling C．ready D．likely
A．change B．difference C．fortune D．fame
A．endless B．precious C．special D．meaningless
A．In fact B．In general C．In contrast D．In short
A．rewarding B．amazing C．difficult D．impossible
A．excuses B．causes C．explanations D．faults
A．end B．start C．fail D．fall
A．responsible B．unhappy C．competitive D．unclear
A．run out B．make out C．work out D．look out
A．hard B．out C．again D．instead
A．experience B．mistakes C．friends D．faiths
A．blaming B．protecting C．identifying D．presenting
A．case B．defeat C．state D．example
Most teenagers in the United States spend their time trying to make time for school, family and friends. But some choose bigger goals and make a difference in the world.
At age 15, Winter Vinecki has already had more _________ than most people have in their lifetime. Doctors discovered Winter’s fathers had a rare and _______ form of prostate cancer when she was nine years old. He died 10 months later. “When he was first diagnosed I immediately knew I had to do something to help him. That’s ______ I formed Team Winter for prostate cancer research and ______.” Winter Vinecki has raised almost 500,000 dollars. She has _______ prostate cancer education worldwide from Kenya to Mongolia_________ foot races called marathons, on seven continents. In the United States she travels _______ to talk about prostate cancer and _______ others to act. Winter Vinecki spoke recently at a conference in Los Angeles. “Prostate cancer is much more common, ________ the men don’t want to talk about it. So that’s why a nine-year-old girl had to go out there and start talking it for _______.”
Jack Andraka invented an inexpensive sensor that _______ cancers of the pancreas, ovaries and lungs. Jack is now 17and seeking patents for his latest inventions. He has developed low-cost water quality _______. They help identify and remove heavy metals and poisonous chemical from_____. “I hope to see them _______ in the developing nations.”
Sixteen-year-old Mary-Pat Hector saw a problem in her own community. She says too many young people were ________in gun violence. It kind of made her feel like she had to do something about it. So she started a _________ to educate young people about gun violence. “I just want the world to be a better place,” she said.
Mary-Pat hector, Jack Andraka, and Winter Vinecki say a ________ of supportive parents, the Internet and social media has helped them succeed; but Winter and Jack also created their inner ________. “Ｉthink the biggest thing for kids and adults is to never let age and gender be a _________ and to not just dream but dream big,” said Vinecki. “ Never let anyone else tell you ______.” Said Andraka. “Always keep going for your dream, so anything is possible.”
A．opportunities B．troubles C．successes D．risks
A．passive B．sensitive C．aggressive D．negative
A．when B．because C．where D．How
A．development B．threat C．panic D．awareness
A．taken B．received C．searched D．tested
A．through B．off C．over D．beyond
A．officially B．continually C．peacefully D．temporarily
A．promise B．pay C．urge D．prefer
A．for B．before C．unless D．but
A．her B．teenagers C．them D．fathers
A．cures B．improves C．prevents D．identifies
A．experiments B．devices C．trials D．data
A．body B．water C．land D．food
A．carried B．exposed C．employed D．handled
A．failing B．fleeing C．declining D．dying
A．revolution B．discussion C．business D．campaign
A．combination B．convenience C．competence D．consideration
A．harmony B．satisfaction C．selves D．impressions
A．barrier B．favor C．benefit D．difference
A．all B．no C．nothing D．none
As I look back on it now，I realize it was kind of silly of me to be so worried when Daddy was really just late. I____ every night for Daddy whom I ____ around everywhere.
That day, I stood at my __38__ place by the door, awaiting his ____ from work.
After standing there for a while, I began to ____ where Daddy was. I ran into the kitchen to Mummy. “When is Daddy coming？”I asked ____ because I didn’t want to find out he was on a business trip.
“____ ，honey，” Mummy replied distractedly（心不在焉的） ____ she was following a difficult recipe for dinner.
I ran back to the ____, for I knew that Daddy was coming and that I wasn’t standing there for ____，I began to recite the words from my favorite books.
Tired of that, I went back to the kitchen to ask Mummy again but ____ I could open my mouth，she handed me a My little Pony coloring book. She said： “I’ m____，Danielle. Go and ____ a pretty picture and I’ll hang it on the refrigerator. ”
I went back to the door，put my book and crayons（蜡笔）down, then went to get my mini-rocking chair to sit in. After a while, the____ became a pink-and-purple artistic wonder.
Soon I smiled with ____ as I heard the sound of the garage door ____ and Daddy’s car driving in. I heard him turn off the engine and open and close his car door. The ____ thing I knew was that the door opened and ____ stood Daddy. I stood up and held my arms ___ . I hugged him tightly and whispered, “I love you.”
As I sit at the computer finishing this story, I know Daddy will be home soon. I still ____ when he’s late. I still go to greet him when he arrives. And I still tell him I love him.
A．worried B．waited C．cared D．watched
A．played B．walked C．looked D．followed
A．own B．usual C．favorite D．strange
A．return B．know C．look for D．wish
A．think B．guess C．wonder D．search
A．hopefully B．thoughtfully C．politely D．unhappily
A．Just wait B．Soon C．No hurry D．Take it easy
A．because B．that C．if D．and
A．kitchen B．place C．room D．door
A．fun B．pastime C．nothing D．good
A．when B．until C．unless D．before
A．quick B．sick C．busy D．hungry
A．color B．make C．draw D．paint
A．book B．picture C．refrigerator D．chair
A．satisfaction B．relief C．anger D．surprise
A．opening B．shaking C．cracking D．shutting
A．first B．natural C．next D．last
A．out B．then C．in D．there
A．over B．up C．out D．down
A．mind B．wonder C．excite D．worry
It’s a sad and familiar voice that we often hear in big cities: “Can you spare some change?”
Usually, when faced with that particular , I have feelings of guilt if I pass by giving a coin or two.
I had that feeling in Venice while on a tour of Italy’s famous sites in 2006. I had taken refuge（躲避）from the in a quiet café. Outside, there was an old woman kneeling on the hard, ancient paving stones, .
Steady of tourists were walking past her. A young backpacker stood away from the crowd, drinking in the vistas（景观、景色）, but I noticed the young traveler was also the old woman.
A tourist group walked along the street, the woman and walked on. group of tourists arrived and walked past the old lady. The backpacker watched everybody else went on their way, focused on the around them. Then, I was preparing to leave when I caught sight of the backpacker stepping forward and some money in the woman’s cup. He did this somewhat just before the arrival of another tourist group. As I , the leader of the group stopped and put some money in the cup. Having been shown the way, other tourists followed suit and some more coins to the cup.
His work done, the young man walked over to the old beggar-woman, patted her on the shoulder and said, “I hope that a little.”
I don’t know if the woman understood his English or what had just happened, but I did.
I placed some money in the woman’s cup and continued my travels, after witnessing such a act of kindness.
A．sound B．question C．excuse D．command
A．beyond B．after C．without D．before
A．many times B．some times C．only once D．once again
A．crowds B．families C．streets D．signs
A．singing B．crying C．begging D．trembling
A．streams B．packs C．masses D．groups
A．simply B．seemingly C．similarly D．specially
A．showing B．following C．checking D．observing
A．glanced at B．laughed at C．rushed at D．stared at
A．One B．More C．Another D．Other
A．if B．since C．because D．as
A．stones B．sights C．signs D．tourists
A．lending B．borrowing C．placing D．taking
A．accidentally B．successfully C．purposefully D．cheerfully
A．watched B．shown C．understood D．walked
A．changed B．charged C．found D．added
A．measures B．helps C．explains D．matters
A．recognized B．caught C．realized D．figured
A．pleasant B．annoyed C．disappointed D．light-hearted
A．beautiful B．smart C．pure D．happy