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There was a woman in Detroit, who had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the ________ one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class played jokes on him because he seemed so slow. The mother decided that she would help her sons to do well in school by ________ . She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a book a week and do a book report for her.
One day, in Ben’s class, the teacher held up a rock and asked ________ anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him ________ . “Why did Ben raise his hand?” all of his ___________whispered and wondered. “He ________ said anything. What could he possibly want to say?” To their surprise, Ben not only ________ the rock, but also said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew ________ the teacher had found it. The teacher and the other students were amazed. Ben had learned this from doing one of his book reports.
Later Ben became the ________ student of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and ________ became one of the best doctors in the United States.
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When you step into a new environment, you must have a strong wish to fit in. Fitting in means making more friends, _______ more influence(影响) on others and getting more chances to live a happier life. Here is some ____ that can help you.
Be confident. Confidence attracts most people. Everyone is special and there is only one person like you in this world. Spend _______ thinking about your strong points. If so, you will be able to build up confidence step by step. You won’t have much difficulty fitting in.
Be kind to everyone. Kindness is the bridge to your own happiness. ____ people notice your kindness, they will return it one day. Always give more than you receive, and think more of others than of ___. A person who cares for others is popular everywhere.
Be active in group activities. Various activities like playing football ____ help you to be known to others. You may add more friends to your circle. At the same time, you’ll be amazed to see how much they like you. ____ wasting time being alone, go out to dance and sing together with others to develop friendship.
Be optimistic(乐观的). Optimism makes both you and others feel pleased. It makes a good first impression(印象). A pleasant smile costs the ________ and does the most. Humor(幽默) catches others’ attention as well. People will like you for making them live ______.
If you follow what is mentioned above, you ______by people around you. As a result, you will fit in very well and enjoy your new life.A. hadB. to haveC. having
A. adviceB. advicesC. suggestions
A. sometimes B. some times C. some time
A. ThoughB. WhenC. Until
A. youB. yourC. yourself
A. canB. have to C. needn’t
A. Instead of B. As well asC. As long as
A. littleB. lessC. least
A. friendly B. happilyC. clearly
A. will acceptB. won’t acceptC. will be accepted
Not all people like to work but everyone likes to play. All over the world men and women, boys and girls enjoy _____. Since the days of long ago, adults and children have called their friends together to spend_____, even days playing games.
Sports help people to live______. They help to keep people healthy and feeling good. When they are playing games, people _______ a lot. This is good for their health. Having ______ with their friends makes them happy.
Many people enjoy sports by watching others _______. In small towns, crowds meet to watch the bicycle races or the soccer games. In big cities, thousands _______ to see an ice-skating or a baseball game.
What are your favorite sports? Is the weather _______where you live? Then swimming is probably one of your sports. Boys and girls in China love to _______. There are wonderful beaches and there are beautiful ______ and lakes across the country. The weather is also good for swimming.
A．music B．movies C．sports D．trips
A．hours B．weeks C．months D．years
A．alone B．busily C．carefully D．happily
A．speak B．think C．move D．eat
A．fun B．jokes C．dinner D．lessons
A．walk B．play C．jump D．run
A．buy tickets B．take turns C．read newspapers D．hold meetings
A．cool B．cold C．hot D．warm
A．skate B．swim C．surf D．dance
A．mountains B．cities C．rivers D．seas
How often one hears children wishing they were grown-ups. And old people wishing they were again. Each age has its pleasure and its pains, and the happiest person always enjoys what each age him without wasting his time in useless regrets.
Childhood is a time when there are responsibilities（责任）to make life better. If a child has good parents, he is raised, looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is that he will ever again in his life be given so much without having to do anything in return. But a child has his . He is not so free to do what he wishes to do. He is being told not to do something, or being punished for what he has wrongly done.
When a young man starts to earn his own living（谋生）, he can no longer expect others to his food, his clothes, and his room, but he has to work if he wants to live . If he spends most of his time in the ways that he used to as a child, he will go hungry. And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. , if he works hard, keeps out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his own position in society.
A．children B．young C．active D．strong
A．leaves B．hopes C．makes D．gives
A．few B．a few C．little D．a little
A．impossible B．natural C．common D．harmful
A．pains B．weakness C．dreams D．rights
A．year by year B．again and again C．one by one D．for ever
A．take the place of B．pay for C．talk about D．think of
A．comfortably B．freely C．peacefully D．separately
A．playing about B．play about C．played about D．plays about
A．By the way B．Possibly C．Though D．However
Shyness（害羞） means feeling frightened when you’re around other people. Some children are shy. Some become very shy later because of their life experience. , everybody gets a little shy sometimes. It’s just how much they feel shy.
Most people have red faces and talk in sentences（句子） when they are shy. But some become shy that they won’t go to a restaurant because they are too nervous to and pay for their food. Some are afraid of meeting people, so they seldom go outside. This kind of shyness can be for a person.
If shyness doesn’t stop you from doing something you want to do, being shy isn’t a big . Some experts（专家） say shy people are good at working because they think more and less. But remember not to let good opportunities（机会） pass you by just because of it. If you have to sing a song at a birthday party or give some performances in front of others, just do it. There’s nothing to .
A．shown B．born C．thought D．seen
A．For example B．In fact C．So far D．First of all
A．broken B．strange C．different D．boring
A．very B．too C．quite D．so
A．pack B．order C．cook D．serve
A．new B．foreign C．old D．friendly
A．good B．helpful C．bad D．usual
A．question B．example C．excuse D．problem
A．do B．talk C．get D．sleep
A．think about B．pay attention to C．worry about D．be afraid of
Most Canadian families love to have holidayssummer． Summer is a good seasonholidays． It is very hot during the months of July and August． Children do not have any classes during thesemonths．
Somelike to stay at home during the holiday． They work in the garden, visit friends,books, orTV． Many familiestheir lunch to a park or somewhere farthe city． They like to eat where there are many trees or there is a nice lake． If they live near the sea, they often go to the beach． They can fish, swim or enjoy the sun there．
Canada is a large country． Many families travel byor by train to see interesting places． They also travel by plane to a foreign country． Many big cities have many famous buildings, theatres, shops and other placestravelers．A． for B． in C． on
A． to B． of C． for
A． one B． two C． three
A． people B． peoples C． man
A． see B． watch C． read
A． see B． watch C． look
A． takes B． take C． look
A． from B． away C． to
A． car B． a car C． their car
A． for B． in C． on