Ourearthisbecomingmoreandmore（-优题课

The high﹣speed railway made our trip very c　　．

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．

Zhang Jiacheng is a 13﹣year old and one﹣armed basketball player． He is not（1）　 __ 　in the face of a taller， stronger， and older player． Often his skillful plays are followed by loud cheers from the crowd，showing great （2）　　for the young rising player．

The young boy（3）　　his arm in an accident when he was 5 years old．（4）　　year（s）later， basketball became his strong wish， which led him to make an effort to（5）　 __ 　the game，regardless of his physical condition．

Encouraged by his own motto "Learn well and play well"，he（6）　　with the balance between studying and playing basketball． His being（7）　　on social media （媒体） has since given him even more courage to work harder towards his great goal：（8）　　a professional basketball player．

After only a year of （9）　　， Zhang Jiacheng has improved his skills dramatically．Through patience， confidence and resolution， the young basketball player continues to get（10）　　to his life goal．

（1）A． scared	B． excited	C． tired	D． interested
（2）A． play	B． support	C． dream	D． game
（3）A． hid	B． raised	C． waved	D． lost
（4）A． Thirteen	B． Seven	C． Five	D． One
（5）A． teach	B． know	C． master	D． watch
（6）A． works	B． fights	C． deals	D． agrees
（7）A． brave	B． famous	C． different	D． proud
（8）A． becoming	B． calling	C． finding	D． beating
（9）A． training	B． studying	C． growing	D． thinking
（10）A． more	B． less	C． closer	D． farther

A 24﹣year﹣old boy looking out from the train's window shouted，"Dad，look，the trees are going behind!" And Dad（1）　　．

A young couple sitting nearby looked at the 24﹣year﹣old's childish behavior with pity．Suddenly he（2）　　shouted， "Dad， look， the clouds are running with us!"

The couple couldn't resist and said to the old man，"（3）　　don't you take your son to a good doctor？" The old man smiled and said，"I did and we are just coming back from the（4）　　．My son was blind from birth． He just got his eyes today．

Every single person on the planet has a story． Don't judge people before you truly know them．The truth might（5）　　you．

（1）A． smiled	B． cried	C． refused	D． wondered
（2）A． last	B． never	C． always	D． again
（3）A． When	B． Why	C． How	D． Where
（4）A． home	B． work	C． hospital	D． school
（5）A． follow	B． interest	C． leave	D． surprise

old； read； book； into； the

A group of rubbish collectors in Turkey （土耳其）are recycling the books that people have thrown away．They have created a mobile library since last year． The library is inside a truck that tours schools in（1）　　countryside． There are over 9，000 books． The books are divided（2）　　20 kinds， including medical care， science technology， history and s0 on． They hope to create a greater passion（激情）for reading（3）　　in children．

The library has got lots of attention in Turkey． People from Turkey are sending their （4）　 __ 　books to the library all the time． A woman working in the mobile library said "The interest is growing．Each day the guests is com here to borrow books or have a quiet time to （5）　 __ 　"The director of the library said．"We have books here for kids aged 4 to 10．We hope that it will develop their love for books".