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Once there lived a rich man, __1.__ wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out ___2.__they deserved his help.
In the center of the main road into the town, he placed __3.__ very large stone. Then he __4.__(hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.
“Who put this stone in the center of the road？” said the old man，but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. __5.__ man came along and did the same thing; then another came, and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove __6.__. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone，__7.__(say) to himself: “The night will be very dark. Some ___8.__ (neighbor) will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.”
Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his __9._(strong) to move it，only to find a bag of money under the stone. Imagine ___10.___ surprised he was!
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Making friends is a skill. Like most skills，it ________ with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be able to take some actions. You must first go ________ there are people. You won’t make friends staying home alone.
________ a club or a group, for talking with those who like the same things as you do is ________ easier. ________ join someone in some activities.
Many people are ________ when talking to people. After all，meeting ________ means facing the unknown. And it’s human nature to feel a bit uncomfortable about the ________.
Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts about ourselves. We think other people are judging us，find us too tall or too short，too ________ or too fat. ________ don’t forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to ________ yourself as you are，and try to put the other person at ease(舒适). And you’ll feel more ________.
Try to act self-confidently(自信地) even if you don’t feel that way ________ you enter a room full of strangers，such as a new classroom，walk tall and straight，look directly at other people and ________. If you see someone you’d like to ________ something to, don’t wait for ________ person to start a conversation.
Just meeting someone ________ doesn’t mean that you will make friends with that person—________ is based on mutual(相互的) liking and “give and take”. It takes ________ and effort to develop. And there are things that ________ a new friendship from growing.
1.A. producesB. improvesC. increasesD. raises
2.A. whereB. whenC. whyD. what
3.A. Join inB. AttendC. JoinD. Take part
4.A. veryB. moreC. everD. much
5.A. OrB. ButC. So thatD. Either
6.A. nervousB. excitedC. worriedD. happy
7.A. friendsB. classmatesC. strangersD. teachers
8.A. unknownB. richC. poorD. old
9.A. bigB. thickC. kindD. thin
10.A. SoB. ThenC. ButD. Too
11.A. receiveB. acceptC. thinkD. find
12.A. friendlyB. comfortableC. niceD. good
13.A. beforeB. afterC. untilD. when
14.A. laughB. smileC. stareD. speak
15.A. sayB. tellC. speakD. talk
16.A. anotherB. otherC. the otherD. others
17.A. youngB. oldC. smallD. new
18.A. loveB. friendshipC. dislikeD. care
19.A. moneyB. troubleC. timeD. information
20.A. stopB. startC. haveD. help
Some people make you feel comfortable when they are around. You spend an hour with them and feel you are already close friends. They are always good talkers. Here are several skills that good talkers have in common. If you follow the skills, they'll help you put people at their ease, and make friends with them quickly. __1.__
First of all, good talkers ask questions. Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question. One well-known businesswoman says，“At business lunches, I always ask people what they did that morning. __2.__” From there you can move on to other matters—sometimes to really personal questions. __3._
Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers. Your questions should have a point and help to tell what sort of person you are talking to. And to find out, you really have to listen carefully. Real listening at least means some things. If someone sticks to one topic, you can take it as a fact that he's really interested in it. Real listening also means not just listening to words, but to tones of voice. _4.__
Finally, good talkers know well how to “say goodbye”. If you're saying goodbye, you may give him a firm handshake and say, “I've really enjoyed meeting you.” _5.__ Let people know what you feel, and they may walk away, happy and satisfied.
A. It's polite to listen to others with a smile.
B. You'd better change the subject if the voice sounds dull.
C. Don't be afraid to say so if you want to see that person again.
D. Common as the question is, it will get things going.
E. You can become a popular person.
F. And how he answers will let you know how far you can go.
G. These people have something in common.
Americans like to travel on their yearly holiday.Today,more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns(客栈) instead of hotels.They get a room with breakfast the next morning.
Rooms for the night in private(私人的) homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years. In the past five or ten years, these bed and breakfast places have become popular in the United States.Many of these American’s bed-and-breakfast inns are old historic buildings. Some bed-and-breakfast inns have only a few rooms, while others are much larger.Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms, but others do.
Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel.Usually the cost is much less.Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone’s home.The owners are glad to tell about the areas and the interesting places to visit. Many vacationers say that they enjoy the chance to meet local families.
1.Americans take a holiday trip ________.
A. all the year roundB. for years
C. every yearD. every other year
2.Why do American travelers prefer staying at bed-and-breakfast inns?
A. It is like visiting someone’s home.
B. The money they spend there is much less.
C. They can meet local families.
D. All of the above.
3.Staying at the bed-and-breakfast inns, ________.
A. the travelers needn’t pay anything
B. the travelers have to pay for the telephones or televisions
C. the travelers can meet and talk with the local people
D. the owners will show the travelers around the area
4.Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A. European and American vacationers like staying at bed-and-breakfast inns.
B. All Americans enjoy traveling.
C. These bed-and-breakfast inns are all old historic buildings.
D. Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is just like at the traveler’s home.
If you want to become a fluent English speaker you should take some advice: There are four skills in learning English. They are reading, listening, speaking, and writing. The most important thing you must remember is that if you want to improve your speaking and writing skills you should first master the skills of reading and listening.
Read as much as you can. But your reading must be active. It means that you must think about the meaning of the sentence, the meaning of the unfamiliar words, etc. There is no need for you to pay much attention to grammars or try to understand all the unfamiliar words you come across，but the fact that you see them for the first time and recognize them whenever you see them, for example, in other passages or books, is enough. It would be better to prepare yourself a notebook so you can write down the important words or sentences in it.
As for listening, there are two choices: besides reading, you can listen every day for about 30 minutes. You can only pay attention to your reading and become skillful at your reading, then you can catch up on your listening. Since you have lots of inputs in your mind, you can easily guess what the speaker is going to say. This never means that you should not practice listening.
For listening you can listen to cartoons or some movies that are specially made for children. Their languages are easy. Or if you are good at listening you can listen to VOA or BBC programs every day. Again the thing to remember is being active in listening and preferably taking some notes.
If you follow these pieces of advice, your speaking and writing will improve automatically, and you can be sure that with a little effort they will become perfect.
1.According to the author, which should you improve first among the four skills?
A．Reading and listening.B．Reading and writing.
C．Writing and speaking.D．Speaking and listening.
2.The underlined phrase “come across” in the second paragraph can probably be replaced by “________”．
A．meet by accidentB．discover
C．find on purposeD．look for
3.The author seems to agree with the view that ________.
A．everyone should listen to VOA or BBC programs every day
B．you needn't practice listening if you keep on reading every day
C．being good at reading is helpful in improving your listening
D．you should take notes of whatever you are hearing
4.The passage is mainly about how to ________.
A．choose suitable listening materials
B．deal with new words in reading
C．improve your English as quickly as possible
D．become fluent in speaking and writing English
Shlander is a man from space. He thinks the people and things on the earth are very strange. He is now writing a letter to his friend at home. Here is part of his letter. Read it and answer the questions.
Now I am in a strange world. It is very nice. There are many new things here. There are many earth monsters (怪物) here, too. The earth monsters look very funny. They have just one head, two arms and two legs. They have thin black strings(细绳) on their heads. Some earth monsters have brown or yellow strings. The earth monsters have a hole in their faces. Every day, they put nice things and balls from the trees into the hole. They put water into the hole, too. The earth monsters do not walk very fast. They move from place to place in tin boxes.
At night, the earth monsters like to look at a square window box. This box has very small earth monsters in it.
1.Shlander thinks the people and things on the earth are very ________.
A. strangeB. niceC. differentD. beautiful
2.Shlander thinks man on the earth is ________.
A. a monkeyB. an earth monster
C. a tin boxD. a strange world
3.The earth monster doesn't have ________.
A. a head, arms and legs
B. brown or yellow strings on its head
C. a hole in its face
D. a wing on its body
4.The square window box is ________.
A. a car or a bus
B. a very small earth monster
C. a TV set
D. a radio
