To speak to people in a foreign language requires courage．Some people are afraid of making mistakes．（1） And that's the biggest mistake of all． Now if you have courage and are ready to make a few mistakes， what will you say？
（2） Finding a proper topic is half the battle．Some topics，such as the weather and news，work well． But others， such as age， money or people's look do not． The following are some ways to start a conversation．
Weather﹣It is cold today， isn't it？
News﹣（3）
A conversation in a foreign language doesn't always go easily． Sometimes your partner talks too fast and you find it difficult to follow．Don't worry．You can always ask your partner to repeat what he has said or to speak more slowly． For example，"Excuse me，but could you say that again？ I didn't catch it．" or"（4） "
At the end of a conversation you need to find a way to finish it in a polite way，"Well，I really need to go．" and "（5） " are often used by people to end a conversation．
A． It was nice talking to you． B． They never open their mouths． C． Firstly， be willing to make mistakes． D． Could you speak more slowly， please？ E． Did you hear about that terrible forest fire？ F． First of all， you have to start a conversation． |
As I entered an international high school all my friends felt surprised at my short hair．This is because， my old school thinks teenage y（1） aren't the time for looking pretty． Then I coloured my hair blue． For the first time， I felt free and beautiful． This international school s（2） to meet my needs．
I had a t（3） education background． I went to public schools， received normal （常规的）education and was required to follow r（4） like every other student． Later， I began to wonder
w（5） this education was truly suitable for me．
However， in the new school my high hopes were not met． For a while， I found myself in a surprising
situation as I faced before．It was s（6） the biggest challenge I faced in my education﹣the freedom to try new things．In the old system，I was strongly advised a（7） trying new things． But in my new school，it worked the opposite way﹣we had many chances to try new things．But if I f（8） ， I must be responsible （负责任的） because I put myself in such risk． Finally， it led me to get into trouble again．
As time went by， I started to find my o（9） balance．In fact，none of the education systems in the world are perfect． I am l （10） enough to have a chance to bring great value from both systems together． As a result， I've built a system for myself．
The twin brothers are not only of the same （重量）， but also the height．
Don't give Eddie anything to eat． I （喂，喂养） him just now．
Last Monday was a （特殊的） day for me because I gave a talk on Flag Raising Ceremony．
Recently， there are about 12 （千） pet hospitals in China， and many people choose small animal treatment as a career．