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The last time I saw my best friend was about a year and a half ago．It was her 16th birthday，and I flew hundreds of miles to see her．It was a total movie moment．She came into the room，and suddenly I jumped out，shouting，"Happy Birthday!"
Many of my friends also had a lot of practice keeping a long﹣distance friendship，let's share some opinions．
Chen Mu，17，Hunan
Talking to your friends online often keeps the friendship going!If the phone call doesn't always include a deep conversation，that's fine．Try a video chat．Sometimes friendship is about knowing that someone's on the other line．
Lin Pan，16，Xiamen
My best friend moved to another city far away．We keep sharing everything so we know everything about each other's lives．It's a lot easier to imagine your best friend is there with you if you share the same information．It's like your friend is still there with you．
Zou Wen，15，Guangzhou
Be there for your friends when they need help．Your friends may have a hard time．While you probably won't be able to be there for them as much as you used to，it is worth it to lose an hour of sleep when they need help．
Luo Yan，15，Shanghai
The present that shows you care．This is a fun one and a must．It doesn't have to be a lot，but it will let them know you are thinking about them．
Wang Fei，18，Beijing
Realize that people change and that your friends won't stay the same no matter how much you want them to．Your friend might start to act more and more like a different person．But complaints （抱怨） won't help your friendship．And you are changing too．Everyone has to be ready for growing up．
任务一：根据短文内容，用短语或简洁的句子完成下列表格．
How to keep a long﹣distance friendship
Name |
Opinion |
Chen Mu |
Talking to your friends online often |
Lin Pan |
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Zou Wen |
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Luo Yan |
（63） |
Wang Fei |
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任务二：除了文中提到的观点外，你一定还有自己独特的想法，请写一条与大家分享吧．
65． ．
Life will be peaceful if you always do kind things．I teach my daughters to d（76） a habit of helping others．
We live in a rural（乡村） area．Most of what we see is beautiful nature．One of the exceptions （例外） to the beauty is the rubbish that some people throw out of their car windows．And there are no necessary public s（77） ．Such as rubbish collection．
A helping behavior（行为） that I often p（78） with my daughters is picking up rubbish in our neighborhood．My daughters often have a m（79） to see who can collect the most rubbish．They will often say to me in an excited voice，"There's some rubbish，﹣Daddy，stop the car!"Without t（80） more，we will often get out of the our car and pick it up．Though it may seem s（81） ，we do it．In fact，we enjoy it．We pick it up rubbish in parks，on sidewalks，almost a（82） ．
One day I saw a man I had never met before picking up rubbish on the road．I stopped．He r（83） his head and said to me with a smile，"I saw you doing this with your family．It's a good idea to protect our natural world．"
There are many other ways to p（84） kindness for others．You may share a dinner with a beggar（乞丐），visit lonely old people in the nursing home，or help the blind cross the street．You can think of something that can be finished e（85） but helpful．It is fun，self﹣satisfying，and what's more，it can set a good example．Helping others is helping yourself．
Having a pen pal is fun and can be a great way to improve your writing skills．But most people have trouble knowing what to write to their pen pals．（1）
（2） Break the ice by telling your pen pal a little about yourself．Start with your name，age and job．Write about what you like to do or what's on your mind that day．What you pass on will encourage your pen pal to tell you something about his．（3）
Ask questions（4） This will help you get to know him and probably get you a faster answer．Make your questions into the e﹣mail by telling him something you like to do and then asking if he's ever tried it．
Ask for advice．You may have some difficulties in your life and want to ask for advice．Your pen pal may tell you what to do．（5） Also，discussing real﹣world questions will promote（增进） your friendship．
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A．Share you information． B．What do you think of having a pen pal？ C．And this will be helpful to start your friendship． D．Luckily，here are some ways to get to know a pen pal． E．Write questions for your pen pal to answer in his next e﹣mail． F．You don't have to take all his advice，but it will give your something about his opinions． |
I finished middle school in the 1970s．I still remember the teen years were the（1） time of my life．At that time，as a girl，I hated it when my parents asked me（2） about my problems that made me uncomfortable．I also remember many times when Mr．Templat，my teacher，would take me aside and talk to me．He had a special way of finding out what the problem was．Every time he（3） with me，I felt better．He was a teacher I will never（4） ．
He had a way of making his classes enjoyable．We always got the highest（5） in math in our grade with his teaching．If there was a big world ball game on the radio，we would（6） everything and he would put the game on so we could all enjoy it．
Teens often learn things on TV or film adults about world（7） that can make them scared．Now it is terrorism（恐怖主义）．Back in my teen years it was the Cold War．It worried me so much that I（8） each day would be my last．Mr．Templat knew how much it troubled his（9） ．He opened the subject up to discussion．He gave us a way to express our fears and helped us understand war and politics（政治）．
When I think back to those special days，I appreciate （感念） that he helped me go（10） such a difficult time in my life．
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1．A．happiest |
B．hardest |
C．best |
D．busiest |
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2．A．directly |
B．politely |
C．kindly |
D．softly |
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3．A．played |
B．fought |
C．argued |
D．talked |
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4．A．fear |
B．trust |
C．forget |
D．remember |
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5．A．progress |
B results |
C．marks |
D．fever |
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6．A．do |
B．drop |
C．learn |
D．repeat |
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7．A．problems |
B．meetings |
C．weather |
D．pollution |
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8．A．thought |
B．decided |
C．promised |
D．suggested |
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9．A．relative |
B．family |
C．teachers |
D．students |
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10．A．against |
B．across |
C．over |
D．through． |
Wonder shy you get angry so easily （66）w your friend smiles all the time？It's probably because you two have different personalities．
Personality （性格） is about （67）h people think，behave，and react（反应） in different （68）s ．So what （69）m people think，behave and react in certain ways？
Part of the reason is that people are （70）b like this．A baby gets its blood type，genes，and （71）o physical things when it's still inside its mother．These things may help decide what the baby will be like．
But one's personality doesn't stop here．Family life，school learning and life （72）e can also make you the person you are．This doesn't （73）m it's impossible to change your personality．You can always try to make yourself （74）b ．Don't get too worried about your shortcoming （缺点）．Just accept them．This is a good way to start making changes．
For example，if you don't know how to make friends，find （75）o the reason．Is it because you're too shy？Tell yourself to smile at people．Start talking to people using （76）w greetings．
However，it's not easy to change lifelong habits in one night．Don't give yourself a hard time．Keep （77）w at it．One day you'll see that you can turn over a new leaf and be a new you．
It was the beginning of a new term．As a new teacher in that school．I didn't know any of the students．A little girl was standing at the gate of the classroom．She looked very shy．
I walked up to her and asked why she stood there．But she said nothing．Then a boy shouted，"She is from Grade Four，the worst student in her grade．"I looked at the little girl．①She didn't seem to be the smart kind．I understood why her teacher asked her to stay in Grade Three．I took her hand and led her into the classroom．
"Sit here．Now you are my student and I'm your teacher，"I said．She still said nothing，but suddenly began to cry．
I later learnt that her parents died in a car ② /ˈæksɪdənt/She became sad and didn't like talking to others after that．
She learnt very slowly．I gave her respect and never looked down upon（鄙视） her as I know everybody deserves （值得） respect．I helped her after school，and she was making little little by little．③随着时间流逝，她不像以前那样害羞．At the end of the term，she seemed to have forgotten all her sadness．She was not among the best students when she left that school，but at least，④
In the following years，she would send me a card on each Thanksgiving Day．Three days ago，I received an invitation to her wedding．And now，I am at her wedding，and she is smiling ⑤ /'braɪtlɪ/．
Everyone deserves respect and everyone can be happy．
61．填写单词：根据文中②、⑤两处音标填写单词．
②/ˈæksɪdənt/ ； ⑤/'braɪtlɪ/
62．将文中①处划线句子翻译成汉语．
63．将文中③处划线句子翻译成英语．
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64．补全短文：从下面四个选项中，选出能放入文中④处划线部分的最佳选项．
A．she became the most popular student in the school
B．she was not that shy and sad little girl any more
C．she forgot everything and feared nothing
D．she was still that shy and sad little girl
65．What can we learn from the story？ ． ．