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As we all know, questioning can lead to(search) for an answer. If we are in the habit of raising doubts as to
what we are told is true, we can find the correct answer and learn more.
Two years ago, our teacher(offer) us an answer to a difficult math problem in class. Although the answer seemed a little strange, nobody
me doubted it. Thinking that his answer might be wrong, I
(careful) analyzed the problem and tried to work
out in a different way. Half an hour
(late), I managed to find the correct answer. When I showed my answer to him, the teacher praised me for my
(depend) thinking.
From this experience, I have learned that questioning can serve asbridge that helps us to seek the
_(true).
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If you are like most people, you’d say that your mouth does most of your communicating. But you might be _________ (surprise) to learn how much you can say with other parts of your head. There are several types of messages that
______ (send) by using eyes and head.
Eye Contact
When people see someone they know quite well on the street, they may smile and make brief eye contact and then look away and continue on ________ saying a word. These gestures (手势) are another way of saying, “Hello, I’m glad to see you, but I don’t have time
_______ (talk) right now. ”
When _______ (approach) someone on a narrow road, one usually looks
_______ (brief) at other person’s eyes and then looks at the part of the road he or she wants to use. The other person generally moves away from the part of the road.
Nodding the head
A very rapid up and down movement means, “I understand. Keep going. ”_______ slightly slower nod means, “I understand. I agree with you.”
A very slow nod may communicate the message, “I understand, But I ________ (agree).”
Tilting (使倾斜) the head
Head tilts also communicate different messages.
Turning the head so one ear faces the______ (speak) and tilting the head a little means, “I’m interested and I’m listening carefully.”
Tilting the head back and to the side says, “I am thinking about______ you said. ”
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Millions words have been said about young people in the United States. There are reasons for this great interest in their ideas,
_ _(feel) and actions. Today there are about eight million Americans in the colleges and universities. The young under twenty-five make __
nearly half of the American population, many of
will be in power in the U.S.
(nature), their ideas are important to everyone in the country, and
is necessary for the older people to understand
they think and how they feel. College students today have strong opinions about right and
. They are deeply interested in making a
(good) life for all the people, especially for those who have never
(give) a fair chance before.
Lily: It is the first time that I _____(come) to the field at this time of year. How promising the ___
__ (crop) are!
David: You mean that you have never been in the countryside before?
Lily: Yes. In fact both my parents were ___ (bear) in the countryside.
David: ___ so, you may know something about planting.
Lily: Yes, because I saw my grandparents plant cabbages ___ other day. It is really a difficult job.
David: There are several things ___(do), such as turning over soil, watering the field, and ___
__(put) some powder in and so on. ___
___, the most important thing is choosing the best seeds.
Lily: Do you make the seeds by yourself or bring them from other places?
David: Usually we make them by ourselves because the soil on our farm is quite different from ____ of the other lands.
Lily: Do you have any program to run your farm ___ your own way?
David: Yes, we plan to make our farm into a lab to make the best cabbage seeds.
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One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about_____ (be) late for school.
There were many people waiting at the bus stop,_______ some of them looked very anxious and
_____(disappoint) .when the bus finally came, we all hurried on boarD. I got a place next
_______ the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk.A boy on a bike
_______ (catch ) my attention.He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms.I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused _
______(stop) until we reached the next stop.Still, the boy kept
_______(ride).He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting.Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up to the door of the bus.I heard an excited conversation.Then the driver stood up and asked, “_
______ anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop?” A woman on the bus shouted, “Oh, dear! It ‘s _
_____ (I )”.She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully, Everyone on the bus began talking about what the boy had done, and the crowd of strangers
_____(sudden) became friendly to one another.
People will do anything to see a free show, even it is a bad one.When the news got round that a comedy show would _
(give) at our local cinema by the P.and U.Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it.We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began.
_(lucky), the show was one of
(boring) we have ever seen.Those who failed to get in need not have felt _
_(disappoint), as many of the artists who should
(appear) did not come.The only funny thing we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the program.He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone.As soon
he opened his mouth, everyone burst out _
(laugh).We all know
the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was: 'This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company.Good ladies, evening and
_(gentleman)!"