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Saying no can be very difficult. People who are very shy often have little confidence. It is very hard for them to say no.They would feel shy when they say no, but doing things that they don’t want to do will make them unhappy. A simple and direct “No” is the best way. If you want to explain, you can keep it simple. Just say,“No,I have already made plans for this time”or“No,I’m not free at that time.” Other indirect but polite ways of saying no:
*Sorry, I can’t do this right now.
*I’m afraid I can’t, but thank you for asking.
*Please accept(接受)that I cannot come.
*I’d rather not.
To say no you should:
*Start the sentence with the word” No”.
*Shake(摇晃)your head when you say no to make sure others understand. Your voice should be clear and direct.
Sometimes it is difficult to say no. You can try to reply and explain in the following way: “Sorry. I would like to take care of your cat next weekend, but I will be going out. I know it will be hard to find someone to take care of the cat. I will try to help you next time.” Remember that: you have the right to say no!
1.Who usually have trouble saying no according to the passage?
2.How can indirect ways of saying no sound?
3.When you really want to say“No”,how should you make your voice?
4.What does the writer encourage us to do?
5.When it is really difficult to say no, what are you supposed to try to do?
短文填空
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The Great Wall is known as the eighth wonder of the world. Every year thousands of tourists from all over the world come to visit this place of 1._______in China. Last Saturday I went to the Great Wall 2.___some of my friends. It was a sunny day. On our way up, we saw many volunteers(志愿者) keeping order in the sun. They helped the elders with their bags, 3.____photos for some tourists and answered people’s questions. Though they were very4.______, they didn’t stop to have a rest. We were deeply moved when we saw this. Just at that moment, we saw a little boy standing alone and 5.___.
We went over and asked what 6._____to him. From his answer we knew that he couldn’t find his mother. We told him not 7.____about it and then we tried to get in touch with his mother with the phone number he gave us. Twenty minutes 8.___, his mother turned up. When she saw her son, she was very excited and thanked 9.______with tears in her eyes. That day we not only enjoyed the beauty of the Great Wall, but also felt the warmth of the society. 10._____everyone can reach out a helping hand to others, the world around us will be more and more harmonious(和谐的).
补全对话
在下面对话的空白处填上适当的话语，使对话完整。并将答案写在答题卡的相应位置上。
A: Hi, Peter, what did you do last night?
B:I read a book last night.
A: 1.________________?
B:It’s about pandas.
A: 2._________________?
B: It was wonderful. But it made me sad.
A: Did you learn a lot from it?
B: 3._________.Pandas are in danger now. I think we should protect them.
A:I agree with you. 4.________________?
B: Hum, I think we should give them a warm home and don’t hurt them.
A: Let’s join the Love Animal Club first.
B: 5.__________. The club must be fun.
情景反应
从方框中选择恰当的句子完成下面的对话，并将符合题意的选项答在答题卡的相应位置上。
A: Hi,Bettey. What are you going to do?
B: Hi,Lingling! _1.__
A: Oh, I’ve just come from there.
B:__ 2.__
A: Yes. There will be an English speaking competition next Friday.
B: ___3.__
A: Life in the Future.
B: That’s a good topic. ___4.__
A: Yes, I’d like to. I think I can practice my spoken English. What about you?
B: Oh, you know, I am shy. I am afraid I can’t speak in public.
A:___ 5.___If you keep on practising, you will be successful.
B: I will think about it . Thank you very much.
A. Don’t worry. B. I am going to look at the board. C. I entered a photo competition. D. Is there anything new? E. Would you like to take part in it? F. What do you want to do? G. What is the topic? |
We spend hours, days and years of our lives in education. But how perfect do you think your school is? Imagine you could design(设计) your ideal(理想的) school. What would it be like? We wanted to find out what teenagers around the world thought. Here is some designing from four children of different countries.
My dream school would have an Olympic-size swimming pool, two football pitches and a golf course. It would also have a cinema,a gym,a restaurant and a shopping centre. My school has none of these and I think there should be more enjoyable things for pupils to do while they are studying. ________Ma,China |
I’d like a room where we can go and relax and play computer games and chat with friends. Some older pupils in the school have this but I think there should be a place for everyone to go when they want to switch off(转换注意力) from the lessons. _______Sonia, Italy |
I think it would be great to have a day off every week,as well as the weekend. If that day was a Friday or a Monday, we would have a long weekend every week.What fun! I also think school should start later, at about 10 o’clock, and finish earlier. We spend a lot of time at school doing nothing at all. I’m sure we could learn just as much in fewer hours. _______Richard, USA |
My dream school would be big and roomy with a computer for every person in the school. I’d also like to have a music room where we can just go and play instruments when we want. We need a recording studio,too. I hope that teachers can respect(尊重)our opinions. _________Rebecca,Australia |
1.Ma thinks his dream school should provide______for students.
A. more enjoyable things
B. a comfortable computer room
C. a place to switch off from the lessons
D. a computer
2.Sonia thinks students should share a room where they can____.
A. play sports B. play instruments
C. play computer games D.play soccer
3.Richard wants to have____off every week.
A. two days B. three days
C. four days D. one day
4.Rebecca may like_____according to the passage.
A. playing music B. chatting with friends
C. doing some shopping D.play basketball
5.We can infer(推断) that in the four children’s opinions, the ideal school be a place where_____.
A. students can learn knowledge
B. students can get on well with their teachers
C. students’ wishes and interests can be respected
D. students can sing
Nobody knows who invented the pencil or when it was invented. A Swiss (瑞士人)described a pencil in a book in 1565. He said it was a piece of wood with lead（铅）inside it . Pencils weren’t popular, and people continued to write with pens. In 1795,someone started making pencils from graphite(石墨) and they became very popular. Today, people make pencils in the same way. They make the graphite into the shape of a stick, and then they put it inside a piece of wood. One pencil can make a line as long as 55 kilometers. When people first wrote with pens , they had to put the penpoint into ink after every few letters. Later someone invented a fountain pen(自来水笔) and this kind of pen could hold ink inside. A fountain pen can write several pages before you have to fill it again.
Two brothers, Ladislao and Georg Biro, invented the ballpoint pen(圆珠笔)that we use today. They left their country Hungary and started producing ballpoint pens in England in 1943 during World War II. Later, a French company called Bic bought the Biro’s company. Someone calls ballpoint pens bics. Australians call them biros. Whatever we call them, we use them every day.
1.When did the pencil become popular according to the passage?
A. In 1565. B. In 1655 C. In 1795 D. In 1943.
2.What do people use to make pencils today?
A. Lead. B. Graphite. C. Sticks. D. Ink.
3.Who call ballpoint pens biros?
A. Americans. B. Englishmen
C. Australians. D. Frenchmen.
4.Where were Ladislao and Georg Biro from?
A. America. B. Australia. C. England. D. Hungary.
5.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Some famous inventors.
B. The invention of some kinds of pens.
C. Who invented the pencil
D. Which kind of pen is the most useful.
