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The question “How are you?” seems simple, but _____ can actually make people feel very strange.
Last month, Alina Simone wrote in The New York Times about the difficulty ________ Russians have with this question. __
_____ same question, in Russian language and culture, is always answered in a negative manner. In Russia, when people are asked “how are you?”, they usually complain _____
___ health, weather or things that __
___ (happen) recently. So when they’re asked “How are you?” in English, they don’t know what to do.
In English-speaking countries, “How are you?” has one standard answer: “Fine, and you?” It is not _______ (actual) about getting information --- it’s a greeting. If a native English-speaking friend really wants to know ____
___is going on in your life, he or she is more likely to ask: “What have you been up to?” or “What’s new?”
But I understand why people are so ______(confuse). When we learn second languages, we have to learn ____
____(rule) for using words. How can you learn them? ____
____(watch) English-language TV shows is a good place to start. If you can, try to make a native English-speaking friend and talk to him or her directly.
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Nicolaus Copernicus was born in a wealthy family in 1473 in Poland. In 1496, he went to Italy where he (study) law and medicine and so on until he came back to his homeland in 1506. He later worked for the church till he died in 1543. Copernicus lived in a time
people still believed everything moved around the earth in
universe. But through his years of
(observe) and mathematical calculations, Copernicus became confused because he found the earth was not the centre of the solar system. He kept improving his new theory until he felt it was complete in 1514. He suggested that the earth
(spin) while going round the sun. His friends were enthusiastic and encouraged
to publish his ideas, but Copernicus was cautious. He didn’t want
(attack) by Christian Church. Finally, as he lay dying in 1543, he put
the theory that the sun, not the earth, is the centre of the solar system.
Copernicus has set a good example to us, sticking to the (science) truth and bravely breaking away
the old view.
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Janine: Hi, Nicholas, how was your class today?
Nicholas: Not bad, but I have this student,____(name) Bill, who just refuses to do group work.
Janine: Do you know why?
Nicholas: In my view, he thinks he’s__ smart to be there. According
_ his parents, he has an IQ of 170, and finds school
_ (bore).
Janine: Did you tell them___ (have) a high IQ doesn’t guarantee(保证) success? I mean, if he has no social skills he’s not going to get far in life.
Nicholas: I tried to, but I didn’t really know__ to say.
Janine: If I were you, I’d tell them EQ is just as important __ IQ. Students with a high EQ often get
__ (far) in life, because they’re open-minded and like communicating. These are the skills
__ are going to guarantee success outside the classroom. If a student can’t communicate, he’ll never get
__ job! Social skills are so important today.
Nicholas: That’s true. Thanks a lot. I’ll try and talk to his parents again.
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I adopted a black-and-white young pig. He’d follow ( I ) and my dog around and even learnt_
_to bring back a tennis ball. After Angus grew too big
our backyard, he went to my uncle’s farm where we’d pay a visit _
_him weekly with food. But when we couldn’t find him after several months, we decided that he’d wandered off or passed away . My uncle happened _
_(have) a friend who owned a pig farm about 4 km away. One day, his friend saw a large pig that seemed
(be) at a loss. At the _
_(suggest) of my uncle, he threw a tennis ball. The pig fetched it _
_(immediate) and brought it_
_. It was Angus! Now Angus is starting to enjoy _
(him) at the pig farm with all the other pigs.
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I can well remember that I was once asked to deliver a speech titled “A Real Test in My Life” before the whole class at the age of 9! You can imagine how (terrible) shy I was with so many eyes
(fix) upon me. I had no
(choose) but to prepare for it, though. First of all, I was to draft the speech, which was just a piece of cake for me, a good writer. But the hardest part
(lie) in my oral presentation from my memory— for to read from the paper was not allowed. The real moment began
I stood on the platform with my legs trembling and my mind blank. But my listeners were waiting patiently without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found myself back,
(deliver) my speech with difficulty. After what seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding— I made
! From then on, my fear of talking before an audience disappeared. Actually with my
(confident) building up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way
success is our fear. Overcome it
we will be able to achieve our goals.
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In the United States, there were 222 people (report) to be billionaires (亿万富翁) in 2003. The
(rich) of these is Bill Gates, worth
least $ 41 billion, who made his money
starting the company Microsoft. Mr. Gates was only 21 years old
he first helped to set up the company in 1976. He was a billionaire by the time he was 31.
, there are still some other people who have made lots of money at even
(young) ages. Other young people who have struck it rich include Jackie Coogan and Shirley Temple.
of these child actors made over a million dollars
(act) in movies before they were 14. But
youngest billionaire is Albert von Thurn und Taxis of Germany, who, in 2001, inherited (继承) a billion dollars when he turned 18!