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It may be difficult to start high school．Thinking about making new friends might make you feel nervous．（1）　　You are going to school with a group of students of your age．Here are several suggestions for you to follow．

Forget your fear and just talk to someone．

It's easier said than done．But try to take a deep breath and find your voice．Don't be afraid to approach（接近）people．（2）　　Sit in the middle of the classroom with as many new friends around you as possible．

（3）　　

Take part in after﹣class activities that interest you．Try to make friends in the clubs．If you don't join anything，you will be just going to class and then going home．Being in a club makes you more social．

Stay clean．

No one likes a bad smell that could knock someone over．Shower everyday，brush your teeth and wash your hair．（4）　　

Be respectful（尊重的）of people's differences．

（5）　　And everyone believes in different things．It is a good thing to have different friends with different opinions because you can each share your own．

A．Join clubs．

B．Starting a new life might make you excited．

C．But don't worry，because you are not alone．

D．Everyone has his or her own opinion of the world．

E．If you respect others，others will do the same to you．

F．You are supposed to make yourself look clean and tidy，whatever you wear．

G．Introduce yourself and start a conversation about something you have in common．

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Each different part of China has its own special forms of traditional art．

Chinese paper cutting， or jianzhi， is a kind of folk art． It's a way to （1）　　 people's hope and feelings． It has a （2）　　 of more than 1，500 years． Paper cutting sounds very easy but it can be difficult． Red paper is usually used as red is（3）　　 with happiness in Chinese culture． The most （4）　　 pictures are flowers， animals， xi （喜）and fu （福）． They are put on windows，doors， and walls（5）　　 symbols of wishes for good luck．

Chinese clay art is well known and popular all over the country． Now many kids learn to make it in schools or even shopping （6）　　． To make Chinese clay art， the clay is shaped by hand into things， such as cute children or（7）　　 characters from a Chinese fairy tale or historical story．（8）　　 the things get dry in the air， they are fired at a very high heat and then polished and painted． It takes several weeks to （9）　　everything． Although they look so small，they look very real．（10）　　small pieces of clay art show the love that all Chinese people have for life and beauty．

A man sees a butterfly（蝴蝶）．The butterfly tries to get out of its chrysalis（蛹）． So the man decides to help． He cuts the chrysalis and the butterfly comes out （1）　　． To his surprise， the butterfly is unable to fly． If the butterfly doesn' t struggle（挣扎；奋斗） to get out of the chrysalis， it can't （2）　　！ The struggle develops the energy in the butterfly which makes it fly．Similarly， the challenges （挑战）of life bring out the best in young people and prepare the（3）　　 to fly．

When people are young， meeting and overcoming challenges will make them strong and ready to （4）　　 life． If we look at successful people， we will find that the more challenges they have had， the more（5）　　 they are． One famous man， who now owns many big factories， used to sell socks from door to door when he was young．（6）　　 successful man is Eric． He set up a College（7）　　 the age of 30． His father died when he was only 16． As the oldest child in the family， he worked in the day and studied in the night． His father's death forced him to （8）　　 fast．He took up the challenges and overcame them． Today， not only he himself，（9）　　 also his brothers and sisters are leading successful lives．

Some parents and teachers actively（10）　　young people to face challenges． It is important for them to learn to meet challenges and overcome them．

（1）A．easily	B． silently	C． bravely	D． suddenly
（2）A．stand	B．run	C． fly	D． jump
（3）A．method	B． ability	C． situation	D． luck
（4）A．sense	B． like	C． believe	D． face
（5）A．successful	B． excited	C． dangerous	D． careful
（6）A．Other	B． Another	C． Others	D． The other
（7）A．on	B． by	C． at	D． in
（8）A．get up	B． set up	C． give up	D． grow up
（9）A．but	B． or	C． so	D． and
（10）A．experience	B． provide	C． encourage	D． promise

分）Dear Laura,

Thanks for your message． Yes, I'm having a great time on my exchange program in France． I was a bit nervous before I arrived here, but there was no reason to be． My host family is really nice．

They go out of their way（1）　　（make） me feel at home． The grandmother has a teenage

granddaughter about my age （2）　　 is really kind． She always talks to me in French to help me

practice． And you wouldn't believe how quickly my French has（3）　　（improve）! I'm very

comfortable speaking French now．（4）　　I still make lots of mistakes, it doesn't worry me as it used to．

My biggest challenge is learning how to behave at the dinner table．（5）　　 you can imagine, things are really different from the way they are at home． For example, you shouldn't put your bread on your plate． You（6）　　（ suppose） to put it on the table! I thought that was pretty strange at first, but now I'm used to it． You shouldn't eat（7）　　（ something） with your hands except bread, not even fruit． You have to cut it up and eat it with a fork． Another thing is that it is very（8）　　（polite） to say you're full． If you don't want any more food, you should just say, "It was delicious．" Also, you shouldn't put your elbows on the table． I have to say that I find it difficult to remember everything, but I'm（9）　　（ gradual） getting used to it． I don't find French customs so strange any more．

Dear Laura, I'll write again soon and tell you more about my life in France． Hope you are having（10）　　good school year．

Yours,

Lin Yue

分）Now students' English handwriting（书写）gets worse and worse． That makes their teachers feel worried． Is your English handwriting beautiful？（1）　　．

Use paper with lines

When you write English words or sentences, you can use paper with lines． That will make your handwriting straight．（2）　　 Be sure to fill the lined space completely． And make sure these capital letters （大写字母） are written properly．

Slow down

If your writing is hard to read, just slow down a little．（3）　　If you write too quickly, it's hard for you to stop where you should, and you may make more mistakes easily．

（4）　　．

When you hold your pencil in the correct way, writing is much better． Some kids press down really hard when they write． That makes the handwriting bad． Try to be relaxed and don't hold the pencil so hard． Let your writing appear nice and clean． If you do so, people will guess you are a student with a good habit．

Draw more pictures

（5）　　While you are drawing pictures, you need to use the skills to control （控制） your pencil better． Even though you have no chance to draw at school, you can practice by drawing at home．

Handwriting is very important． Imagine you are a famous movie star or a well﹣known sports player, what do you do when your fans run up to you？ Give them your autographs （亲笔签名） , of course!

A． If not, here are four steps that really work!

B． Hold your pencil right

C． Drawing can improve your handwriting．

D． We will try to learn English well．

E． Going slower makes your handwriting clearer．

F． Those lines on the paper can help you to write words in the right size．