If you think you are too shy and want to be a little bit braver, just try the following things:
Be open to others. Tell people you are shy. There is no need to hide it. When they get to know you are a shy kid, they will understand you better. This also helps you feel more comfortable in talks.
Try to smile more. When you smile, people think you are friendly and easy to talk with. Remember that other people have feelings too and most people will stay away from an angry-looking face.
Learn to be a good talker. If you find it hard to start a conversation, say something nice about people around you Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you.. Doesn’t make you want
to keep talking to that person?
Get your attention elsewhere. Think more about ways to enjoy parties or games. Don’t waste time worrying about your look or whether people like your look or not. You will become relaxed and find it’s not so hard to talk with others.
Take one small step at a time . Each time when you say “Hi” or smile at someone, say to yourself “ You can make it.’ Keeping trying and one day you’ll never feel shy when you talk to others.
Title: Advice on 1 to be a little braver
Advice Reasons | |
Don’t 2 the fact . | If you tell people you are shy, they will understand you 3 |
Smile more. | People don’t 4 the one with an angry-looking face. |
Start a conversation with 5 words. | People will feel 6 and want to talk to you. |
Pay more attention to ways to enjoy 7 or games. | You will become 8 . |
Encourage yourself to say “Hi” or 9 at someone. | Keep doing this and you’ll be braver to talk to others 10 the future. |
O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he 
needed to know.
When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison(监狱). During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing.
He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers surprised.
1.___________ was the real name of the famous Am
erican writer.
A. O. HenryB. William Sydney PorterC. CarolinaD. Texas
2.O. Henry was sent to prison because _________________.
A. People thought he had stolen money from the newspaper.
B. People thought he had stolen money from the bank.
C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners.
D. he broke the law (法律) by not using his own name
3.Which of the following is true?
A. O. Henry was from a rich family
B. O. Henry was in school for a long time.
C. O. Henry learned everything he needed by himself.
D. O. Henry liked writing stories when he was a little boy.
4.O. Henry got most materials for his stories from ______________.
A. his happy life as a boyB. New York and the poor of the city
C. the newspaperD. his life in prison
5.People enjoyed reading O. Henry’s stories because _________________
A. they had surprising endingsB. they were easy to understand
C. they showed love for the poorD. they were about New York
Peter didn’t know why he didn’t have many fr
iends. The reason was he was always taking, never giving.
One day Peter told Bill, “I’d like to give a party on Saturday, I’d like you to come and bring Martha, too.” “Thanks, Peter. We’d be happy to come.” “Perhaps you’d like to bring your violin. You and Martha sing well together. I’m sure everyone will want you to sing for us.” That was how Peter began to plan his party. Next he asked another friend, Betty, to bring a cake. “You make the best cake in the world, Betty, and I like to eat your cake better than have one from the bakery.” Peter invited a few other friends to come to his party. He didn’t forget to ask something from each one of them. He even asked Jim and Mary Jackson to let him give the party at their house! They agreed. The party was a big success.
However, as the guests(客人) were leaving, they said “Thank you ” to Bill and Martha
for the music, Betty for the cake, the Jacksons for the use of the house and to others for their hard work. To Peter they just said, “ Thanks for the invitation.”
1.The party was held ________ .
A. at Peter’s house B. in a large hall
C. at Peter’s friend’s house D. in a secret place
2.Which of the following is not true?
A. Betty made the best cake.
B. Mary Jackson sang well.
C. Bill played the violin well.
D. The Jacksons did hard work for the party.
3. ________ liked Peter.
A. Many of his friendsB. Few people
C. EveryoneD. All his friends
4.Peter ________ to give the party.
A. tried his best B. did nothing
C. only invited some friendsD. did everything
5.From the story, we can see Peter was ________ .
A. a warm-hearted man B. good at making friends
C. a selfish man D. a welcomed friend
What do you think our life will be like in 2050? Some people are talking about it on QQ.
Blue Sky | I think there won’t be any TV channels (频道) in 2050. People will be able to choose (选择) a programme from a “menu” and a computer will send the programme to the television. In 2050, we will be able to feel the things we see on TV with our hands. |
Julia | In 2050, there won’t be enough water. Some places will be drier and people will not be able to have enough food. There may be serious water shortage (缺乏). |
Ashley | Don’t be so pessimistic about that, Julia! People will solve this problem. And I think there will be less water pollution. Water will be much cleaner than it is now. |
Linkin | I quite agree with Ashley. And I believe in 2050 doctors will be able to help blind and deaf people see and hear again. All people will be healthy because they will take a kind of special medicine when they are born. |
1.Blue Sky thinks the computer will send the to the television.
A. channels B. Pictures C. menus D. programmes
2.Julia thinks in 2050.
A. the water will be much cleaner B. there will be more water pollution
C. people will have less food
D. some places will have more water
3.The underlined word “pessimistic” means in Chinese.
A. 悲观的 B. 尴尬的 C. 暴力的 D. 绝对的
4.Ashley thinks people will have in the future.
A. more healthy food B. less healthy food C. cleaner water D. dirtier water
5.Linkin predicted that a kind of medicine would be able to make people .
A. rich B. keep healthy C. live happily D. Serious
Monday morning is an important time at our school. All of the students go to the playground.
We listen to music, and we the national flag(国旗) go up. Usually, one student gives a talk on Monday mornings. One Monday last year, a boy gave the talk. He was and excited ! When I saw him, I wanted to have a try, too. Can I really do it？
Last week, our teacher said our class should give the talk. My teacher me, "I know you want to have a try. Next Monday, you can give the talk. Go and write something down. for it, I'm sure you'll do well."
"Thank you ," I answered, It was such a great for me ! When I got home, I was excited. I wrote two pages for the talk. I read them again and again. When I read, I asked my parents . I wanted to make my teacher happy.
Monday morning came. I began to feel . When did I last give a talk to many people, Never! This was my first time. Could I really it. Maybe I couldn't finish the talk.
When I got to school, we all went out to playground. I in front of everyone. I opened my mouth, but I couldn't say anything.
"Take it easy," I said to . " Don't be nervous. You can do it." Just then, I looked down at everyone. I saw about 1,000 eyes. They were all looking at me ! I almost couldn't straight.
I looked at their eyes more carefully. Their eyes were saying , "You can do it! Don't be afraid, just talk !"
I took a big . Then I began to talk. It wasn't hard. It was easy. I don't know I finished my talk. But I did it. I felt so good that day. I showed myself everyone what I can do.
1.A. watch B. see C. notice D. look at
2.A. surprising B. proud C. amazed D. careful
3.A. told B. asked for C. said to D. showed
4.A. Look out B. Come on C. Take care D. Get ready
5.A. chance B. news C. time D. message
6.A. to listen to B. to listen C. listen to D. listen
7.A. excited B. happy C. nervous D. surprised
8.A. after B. such C. before D. so
9.A. do B. speak C. talk D. take
10.A. stand B. stood C. was standing D. have stood
11.A. me B. my class C. myself D. my parents
12.A. sit down B. cry C. look D. stand up
13.A. breath(呼吸) B. smile C. mouth D. figure（人物）
14.A. when B. how C. why D. whether
15.A. so B. but C. to D. for
David went to buy some stationary souvenirs my cousin.
A.for;for B.as;as C.for;as 
D.as;for
