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In our life, sometimes we feel embarrassed(尴尬). Have you ever had any embarrassing moments like these students?
| Lin Wei 
| My shoes were worn out so I went shopping for a new pair last Wednesday. I showed great interest in a pair of black shoes which cost 120 yuan. I bargained(讨价还价) with the shop assistant and finally we reached a deal at the price of 88 yuan. But when I put my hand into the pocket…Oh, God! Where was my purse? |
| Zhang Hui 
| After class, I walked to the playground with my friend. I found everyone pointed to me and said something when I passed by. I thought they might be talking about my nice clothes. However, I heard them laughing. My friend was surprised and looked at my back. What did she find? A tortoise(乌龟) on the paper sticking on my back. |
| Yang Li 
| I went out for dinner with my parents, and started complaining about how terrible and strict my math teacher was. When I turned around, I saw her sitting at the table right behind me. |
| Chen Qian 
| Last month there was a talent show in our school. I was in that show. However, I forgot the words of the song while singing! What a bad feeling I had! |
1. thought the math teacher was terrible.
A. Zhang Hui B. Yang Li
C. Chen Qian D. Lin Wei
2.Maybe Lin Wei , so he felt embarrassed at that time.
A. left his purse at home
B. forgot the words of the song
C. complained about his teacher
D. didn’t know how to make a bargain
3. Students laughed at Zhang Hui because on her back there was .
A. a pair of black shoes
B. a purse
C. a piece of paper with a tortoise on it
D. a tortoise
4.Chen Qian couldn’t remember the whole song, he felt .
A. happy B. excited
C. interested D. sorry
5.The best title of this passage is .
A. How Hard Our Life Is
B. How Embarrassed We Are
C. Try Not To Be Embarrassed
D. Never Forget Things
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Have you ever done something foolish that made you feel so embarrassed（尴尬的）?
Well, that’s exactly how I felt. On a Saturday morning last autumn．I had gone to town to do some shopping and as I was on my way home，it suddenly began to rain. I at once ran into a nearby phone box since I didn’t have an umbrella．It was raining so heavily that I have to stay in the phone box until it stopped．
A few moments later，I saw a young man walk up to the phone box，wearing a yellow raincoat and holding a box. I didn’t want to go out into the rain，so I picked up the phone and pretended I was talking to someone. I thought the man would go away，but he didn’t. He just waited in the pouring rain，wat
ching me wave my hands about and act as if I was deep in conversation.
Luckily，it began to s
top after about ten minutes．“Okay，Mum，” I said loudly into the phone，“I’ll see you later Bye!” I put the phone down．picked up my shopping bag and walked out of the phone box “I’m sorry I took so long,”I said to the man．
“Oh, I don’t want to use the phone,”he replied．smiling．“I’ve just come to repair it. It’s out of order．you see.” I felt myself go bright red in the face and I hurried away with my head down，feeling a complete fool. That was certainly one of the most embarrassing moments of my life!
1.Why did the writer go to the phone box and stay there?
A. Because she wanted to wait for her friend there.
B. Because she wanted to phone her mother.
C. Because it rained heavily and she had no umbrella with her.
2.What did the writer 
think what the young man wanted to do?
A. To repair the phone. B. To use the phone. C. To stay in the phone box.
3. How long did the young man wait for?
A. About five minutes． B. About fifteen minutes. C. About ten minutes.
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The story happened on a cold Saturday morning last summer.
B. The writer was telephoning to her mother when it rained．
C. It suddenly rained when the writer was on her way home after shopping.
5.Why was the writer embarrassed?
A. Because she did something foolish.
B. Because she got all wet.
C. Because she made the man wait so long.
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Have you ever done something foolish that made you feel so embarrassed（尴尬的）?
Well, that’s exactly how I felt. On a Saturday morning last autumn．I had gone to town to do some shopping and as I was on my way home，it suddenly began to rain. I at once ran into a nearby phone box since I didn’t have an umbrella．It was raining so heavily that I have to stay in the phone box until it stopped．
A few moments later，I saw a young man walk up to the phone box，wearing a yellow raincoat and holding a box. I didn’t want to go out into the rain，so I picked up the phone and pretended I was talking to someone. I thought the man would go away，but he didn’t. He just waited in the pouring rain，watching me wave my hands about and act as if I was deep in conversation.
Luckily，it began to stop after about ten minutes．“Okay，Mum，” I said loudly into the phone，“I’ll see you later Bye!” I put the phone down．picked up my shopping bag and walked out of the phone box “I’m sorry I took so long,”I said to the man．
“Oh, I don’t want to use the phone,”he replied．smiling．“I’ve just come to repair it. It’s out of order．you see.” I felt myself go bright red in the face and I hurried away with my head down，feeling a complete fool. That was certainly one of the most embarrassing moments of my life!
1.Why did the writer go to the phone box and stay there?
A. Because she wanted to wait for her friend there.
B. Because she wanted to phone her mother.
C. Because it rained heavily and she had no umbrella with her.
2.What did the writer think what the young man wanted to do?
A. To repair the phone. B. To use the phone. C. To stay in the phone box.
3.How long did the young man wait for?
A. About five minutes． B. About fifteen minutes. C. About ten minutes.
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The story happened on a cold Saturday morning last summer.
B. The writer was telephoning to her mother when it rained．
C. It suddenly rained when the writer was on her way home after shopping.
5.Why was the writer embarrassed?
A. Because she did something foolish.
B. Because she got all wet.
C. Because she made the man wait so long.
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Have you ever done something stupid that made you feel so embarrassed（尴尬）?
Well, that’s exactly how I felt. On a Saturday morning last autumn，I had gone to town to do some shopping and as I was on my way home，it suddenly began to rain. I at once ran into a nearby phone box because I didn’t have an umbrella．It was raining so heavily that I have to stay in the phone box until it stopped．
A few moments later，I saw a young man walk up to the phone box，wearing a yellow raincoat and holding a box. I didn’t want to go out into the rain，so I picked up the phone and pretended（假装）I was talking to someone. I thought the man would go away，but he didn’t. He just waited in the rain，watching me. I had to wave my hands about and acted as if I was deep in conversation.
Luckily，the rain began to stop after about ten minutes．“Okay，Mum，” I said loudly into the phone，“I’ll see you later Bye!” I put the phone down, picked up my shopping bag and walked out of the phone box “I’m sorry I took so long,”I said to the man．
“Oh, I don’t want to use the phone, ”he replied, smiling．“I’ve just come to repair it. It’s out of order．you see.” I felt myself go red in the face and I hurried away with my head down，feeling a complete fool(傻瓜). That was certainly one of the most embarrassing moments of my life!
1.Why did the writer go to the phone box and stay there?
A. Because she wanted to keep warm.
B. Because she wanted to phone her mother.
C. Because she wanted to wait for her friend there.
D. Because it rained heavily and she had no umbrella with her.
2.What did the writer think the young man wanted to do?
A. To repair the phone.
B. To use the phone.
C. To shake hands with her.
D. To listen to the phone box.
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The writer thought the rain would last long
B. The writer was telephoning to her mother when the it rained．
C. The story happened on a cold Saturday morning last summer.
D. It suddenly rained when the writer was on her way home after shopping.
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Have you ever done something foolish and it made you feel so embarrassed（尴尬的）?
Well, that’s exactly how I felt. On a Saturday morning last autumn．I went to town to do some shopping and as I was on my way home from the shop，it suddenly began to rain. I at once ran into a nearby phone box because I didn’t have an umbrella．It was raining so heavily that I had to stay in the phone box until it stopped．
A few moments later，I saw a young man walk up to the phone box，wearing a yellow raincoat and holding a box. I didn’t want to go out into the rain，so I picked up the phone and pretended（假装） I was talking to someone. I thought the man would go away，but he didn’t. He just waited in the pouring rain，and I acted as if I was deep in conversation.
Luckily，the rain stopped after about ten minutes．“Okay，Mum，” I said loudly into the phone，“I’ll see you later. Bye!” I put the phone down, picked up my shopping bag and walked out of the phone box. “I’m sorry I took so long.” I said to the man．
“Oh, I don’t want to use the phone,” he answered, smiling．“I’ve just come to repair it. There is something wrong with it, you see .” I felt myself go red in the face and I hurried away with my head down，feeling a complete fool. That was certainly one of the most embarrassing moments of my life!
1.Why did the writer go to the phone box and stay there?
A. Because she wanted to keep warm.
B. Because she wanted to wait for her friend there.
C. Because she wanted to phone her mother.
D. Because it rained heavily and she had no umbrella with her.
2.The writer thought that the young man wanted .
A. to repair the phone. B. to use the phone.
C. to stay in the phone box. D. to clean the phone box.
3.How long did the man wait for?
A. About five minutes． B. About fifteen minutes.
C. About ten minutes. D. About thirty minutes.
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The story happened on a cold Saturday morning last summer．
B. The writer telephoned her mother．
C .The writer was on her way home after doing some shopping，suddenly it began to rain.
D. The writer knew why the man came here．
5.Why was the writer embarrassed?
A. Because she did something foolish.
B. Because she got all wet.
C. Because she made the young man wait so long.
D Because she couldn't get out of the phone box.
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Do you feel tired sometimes? Nowadays, stress is everywhere in our daily life. Not just men, women and young people also suffer from stress.
There are many causes, such as: death, marriage, money, moving house, changing jobs, ending relationships.
So how do you know if you suffer from stress? Do the Stress Test and find out!
Stress Test
Do you …? Yes No
1. often sleep badly?
2. get headaches a lot?
3. find it difficult to relax?
4. need alcohol (酒精) or cigarettes to keep calm?
5. usually hide your feeling?
6. find it difficult to put your heart into something?
7. take sleeping pills?
8. get angry when things go wrong?
If you have more than two “Yes” among these questions, you are suffering from stress. So what can you do about it?
Doing yoga (瑜伽), chewing gum and playing with worry beads (念珠) are all common ways of relieving (减轻) stress. However, doctors now say that there are simpler ways. They say that people should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people—and especially men—ought to cry more often, because cry ing is the natural way of relieving stress.
1.From the passage, we can know that .
A. many soc ial problems can cause stress
B. young people suffer more from stress than the old
C. doing yoga is the most useful way to relieve stress
D. if all the answers are yes, you are suffering from stress
2.You may suffer from stress if you .
A. never depend on alcohol or cigarettes
B. can sleep without sleeping pills
C. often communicate with anyone else
D. easily get angry when things go wrong
3.Which of the following is NOT a way to relieve stress?
A. Doing yoga. B. Taking sleeping pills.
C. Laughing and crying. D. Playing with worry beads.
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— Have you _____ the life in America?
— Not really. Sometimes I still feel out of place among the local people.
A. prepared for B. taken care of C. got used to
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Life has darkness sometimes, so we have to give out light by ourselves to make us find our way in the darkness.
When I was in primary school, I made up my ______ that I must go to the best junior high school in my city. ______things don’t always go as planned. I had poor grades and found it ______ to even finish my basic homework.
My classmates ______ me when we were talking about our dreams. “You will never be a successful girl,” they said, _____ any pity. My teacher came to stop them. But after she heard about ______ they had made fun of, she tried to tell me how difficult it would be to get into that school too. “That was all my students’ dream,” she said. “But only a few of them have ______ it.”
I didn’t want to ______. I studied hard with my might. I looked through the library books for more ______ to the same question. I stayed up late to ______ Maths problems. I read English novels to enlarge my vocabulary. I used all my pocket money to buy exercise books to increase my ______.
All the hard work paid off. I entered my dream school ______. Now, every morning, I dress up in my new school ______ and leave home proudly. I have met ______ friends and patient teachers in my new school.
Sometimes we have to be our own ______ to enlighten our whole life.
1.A. choice B. decision C. mind D. thought
2.A. But B. So C. And D. Or
3.A. simple B. hard C. silly D. possible
4.A. cheered for B. cared about C. fell behind D. laughed at
5.A. during B. without C. including D. except
6.A. what B. how C. that D. which
7.A. forgotten B. discovered C. realized D. recorded
8.A. cheer up B. put up C. stay up D. give up
9.A. habits B. answers C. scenes D. marks
10.A. design B. create C. waste D. solve
11.A. weight B. advice C. knowledge D. talent
12.A. suddenly B. finally C. easily D. correctly
13.A. uniform B. bus C. hall D. bag
14.A. scared B. wealthy C. fantastic D. central
15.A. sound B. heat C. energy D. light
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Have you ever had an embarrassing（尴尬的）experience? Last week we asked readers to tell us about embarrassing experiences. We received thousands of letters! Here is a selection.
Tony:
My most embarrassing experience happened when I had just left university. I had just started teaching in a Liverpool secondary school. One morning my alarm clock didn't ring. I woke up at half past eight and school began at nine. I quickly washed, dressed, jumped into my car and rushed to school. When I arrived, the students had already gone into class. I didn't go to the office, but went straight into class. After two or three minutes the students began laughing, and I couldn't understand why! Suddenly I looked down and understood. I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!
Henry:
The most embarrassing experience I've ever had, happened two years ago. After seeing a film, my wife and I had lunch in our favourite restaurant in town. Then we decided to take a walk along the street. The street was very busy and we started holding hands. Suddenly my wife saw a dress that she liked in a shop window, and stopped. I started looking at some watches in the next window. After a minute or two I reached for my wife's hand. There was a loud scream, and a woman slapped my face. I hadn't taken my wife's hand. I'd taken the hand of a complete stranger!
James:
My wife and I had decided to buy a new house, and I'd made an appointment to see our bank manager. I'd never met him before. I went into town in my car and I was lucky enough to find a parking space outside the bank. I'd just start
ed reversing(倒车) into the space when another car made its way into it. I was irritated! I opened my window and shouted at the man in the car. He ignored me and walked away. It took me twenty minutes to find another place. As soon as I had parked the car, I rushed back to the bank. I was ten minutes late for my appointment. I went to the manager's office, knocked and walked in. The manager was sitting behind his desk. He was the man who had taken my parking space!
1.The students began laughing when they saw Tony_______.
A. wearing a wrong shoe B. carrying an alarm clock
C. looking down suddenly D. rushing into the classroom
2.Henry was embarrassed because he_______.
A. slapped the woman in the face
B. took the hand of a complete stranger
C. heard his wife screaming in the street
D. knocked over some watches in the shop
3.James went into town to_______.
A. put money in the bank B. look for a job
C. meet the bank manager D. buy a new car
4.The underlined word "irritated" probably means "_______ ".
A. angry B. impolite C. worried D. embarrassed
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We students enjoy our school life, but sometimes we feel unhappy. It’s every student’s dream. At the of every term, we have six exams.
Last week, I finished my final exams. The math exam was the easiest one of all. Most of the problems were from early exams，so I it soon. The biology exam was hard. The questions were so difficult I had to guess the answers to them. And there wasn’t enough to check every answer. But after the exam, my teacher said I did well in it.
In the computer exam, we had a lot to do. I thought I needed more time, but some of my classmates didn’t think . They just wrote down the answers quickly and then games. I didn’t think I could get a good mark in the English exam because it was a little difficult me and I didn’t work hard enough at English.
In our school, we can some elective courses (选修课). That means students can learn these courses by and then take the exam. If they pass, they don’t have to have these courses any more.
Now, I am very glad that all the exams are over. The summer holiday is coming and I will enjoy it.
1.A. bad B. good C. interesting
2.A. middle B. beginning C. end
3.A. gave B. finished C. passed
4.A. if B. that C. until
5.A. time B. idea C. people
6.A. also B. so C. too
7.A. made B. played C. got
8.A. for B. at C. of
9.A. go B. teach C. take
10.A. themselves B. them C. they
ching me wave my hands about and act as if I was deep in conversation.
top after about ten minutes．“Okay，Mum，” I said loudly into the phone，“I’ll see you later Bye!” I put the phone down．picked up my shopping bag and walked out of the phone box “I’m sorry I took so long,”I said to the man．
think what the young man wanted to do?
ed reversing(倒车) into the space when another car made its way into it. I was