—How about some more ice-cream?—No, thanks. I...

—How about some more ice-cream?

—No, thanks. It’s very good, but I have to_______________ my weight, you know.

A.prevent B.watch C.refuse D.keep

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—Mr. Smith, would you have some more ice-cream?

—No, thanks. It’s very good, but I have to ______ my weight, you know.

A．watch            B．remain            C．pull              D．gain

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Thank You Notes: The Essential Life Lessons

There is no greater gift for any of us to give our friends and family than the gift of gratitude. 1.Take a quiet moment to think about the blessings of the season and write a thank you note to everyone who made it special for you. There are some life lessons from thank you notes.

2.Even a child can make some lines on paper, help pick out a pretty stamp, and lick the envelope. This helps create a sense of ownership, confidence, and contribution.

Thank you notes strengthen communication skills. Wherever you are, no skill matters more than the ability to communicate clearly and sincerely. It conveys reliability, confidence and thoughtfulness.3.

Thank you notes remind you about what matters.4. But when we write a thank you note we have to locate within ourselves some way to be grateful and find some way to express it. We do not find happiness in what we get. We find happiness in being grateful for what we have.

5. Not, “Thank you for the sweater. It is cool.” but “Thanks for the sweater!” Not, “Thanks for the game,” but “We had a blast playing that game.”

I think you will soon discover that the more thank you notes you send, the more you become aware of how much there is to be grateful for, and how good it feels to let people know you appreciate them.

A.Everyone can write a thank you note.

B.Maybe the gift was thoughtless.

C.And that can begin with thank you notes.

D.Thank you notes must have specific details.

E.There is no other way to convey this message.

F.You can even write to people you do not know.

G.Those are the qualities that inspire people to trust and respect you.

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Shyness is more common than you think, and it is stopping millions of people just like you from living more excitingly. 1. Here is how to break free from shyness.

Set realistic expectations.

Everyone wants something different. 2. As you learn these skills, it is important to be very clear about what you want and what it looks like. The goal here is to get you to feel good about being who you are and connecting with people.

3.

The most effective way to overcome shyness is to change your focus from you to them. Remember the last time you were in a situation and you were nervous or shy? I'd be willing to believe you were focusing on yourself; how you looked, what you were going to say, or how different you were from everyone else. Sure, it's important to be aware of how you are being thought, but people always remember how you make them feel. 4. People that shine are focusing on delivering, serving and benefiting others in some way.

Be interested instead of trying to be interesting.

Make the focus of every conversation about someone else at first. 5. Asking questions and caring about what the person says immediately gets you out of your own head and makes the person feel special.

A.Focus on sharing.

B.Remember not to stop others.

C.However, there is no reason you can't shine in your own way.

D.This will take the pressure off you and make them feel important.

E.Trying to pretend that you are not nervous makes people nervous.

F.To make them feel good, you must focus on sharing with them and helping them.

G.Some want to be on stage while others want to be comfortable in a business meeting.

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What makes one person more intelligent than another？What makes one person a genius，like the brilliant Albert Einstein，and another person a fool？Are people born intelligent or stupid，or is intelligence the result of where and how you live？1.

We know，however，that just being born with a good mind is not enough. In some ways，the mind is like a leg or an arm muscle.2.Mental exercise is particularly important for young children. Many child psychologists think that parents should play with their children more often and give them problems to think about.3.If，on the other hand，children are left alone a great deal with nothing to do，they are more likely to become dull and unintelligent.

4. According to some psychologists，if parents are always telling a child that he or she is a fool or an idiot，then the child is more likely to keep doing silly and foolish things. So it is probably better for parents to say very positive things to their children，such as “That was a very clever thing you did.”or“5.”

A.It needs exercise.

B.You are such a smart child.

C.A healthy body contributes to one’s intelligence.

D.What people want to express is like this.

E.Parents should also be careful about what they say to young children.

F.The children are then more likely to grow up brightly and intelligently.

G.These are very old questions and the answers to them are still not clear.

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How to Continue a Conversation in English?

It is not always easy to keep a conversation going in English. 1.Or maybe you are afraid that your pronunciation is not good. Here are some tips for you to continue a conversation in English.

Listen and follow up

2. Listen to the other person carefully, so that you can ask a follow-up question. For example, let’s say the other person tells you, “I just got back from a trip to California.”You can follow up with a question using Who, What, Where, When, Why, or How.

● Where did you go in California?

● What was your favorite place there?

● How was the food there?

3.

If you want to keep a conversation going, it’s a good idea to ask questions that cannot be answered with a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no.’ If the other person asks you a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ question, try to give a longer answer to help keep the conversation going. For example, a friend might ask, “Hey, have you seen the new Star Wars movie?” You could just answer, “No, I haven’t.” Or, you could say more. 4.

Be brave and practice often

5.If your pronunciation is a little different, the other person will still understand your message if you try speaking slowly and clearly. When you are traveling in an English-speaking country and have some free time, be brave and speak in English with someone who does not look too busy. You may make a new friend.

A.Try to ask different questions

B.Avoid simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’ questions

C.Do not worry about your pronunciation.

D.You might not be sure about what to say.

E.First, remember the importance of listening.

F.Sometimes, you get nervous, so your conversation ends quickly

G.You could answer: “No, but I plan to see it soon. How about you?”

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The population of the capital Luxembourg City doubles every working day thanks to the flood of workers, and in the morning and evening rush hours, there often comes traffic block. It’s a familiar difficult problem but here they’ve come up with a novel solution.

From next year public transport will be free for everyone. The number of people taking the public transport is far from what is expected and so this idea has been brought up, which of course results in some argument.

This is what’s being built, a new tram system that will link trains in park-and-ride programs designed to make free public transport smooth and attractive. This is a big attempt by the Luxembourg government into whether people can be made to change the way they behave, because free public transport is great for existing commuters. But the question is whether drivers can be persuaded to change their cars and traffic jams for commuting on public transport.

The designer firmly believes the system is so good and effective. Everyone will want to use it. Everyone can use it, young or old, rich or poor, and everyone can say to themselves it’s better to leave the car at home. But others consider it questionable.

Taxi drivers don’t seem worried about trams stealing their trade. Businessmen who come here are never going to take public transport. They’ll take a taxi because they have meetings to get to.

So Luxembourg’s plan is really a test, and it’s one that plenty of bigger nations will be watching. As we know, the way we move around shapes our cities, our lives, our work and our environment. Luxembourg is a very small country but this could be a very big idea.

1.Why does Luxembourg City plan to make public transport free?

A.To reduce traffic jams. B.To attract more businessmen.

C.To encourage people to avoid rush hours. D.To help its citizens travel more comfortably.

2.What can we infer about the result of the plan?

A.Taxi drivers’ business will be badly affected.

B.More people will choose to drive to and from work.

C.People’s daily behavior will be completely changed.

D.Taking public transport can save money for commuters.

3.How does the designer feel about the system?

A.Hopeless. B.Concerned. C.Confident. D.Regretful.

4.What’s the author’s purpose of writing the text?

A.To list the traffic problems Luxembourg faces.

B.To show how Luxembourg controls its population.

C.To give people advice on how to get around Luxembourg.

D.To introduce Luxembourg’s new public transport measure.

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Rumors (谣言): we've all heard some and we've all spread some. In more traditional times they shook entire families. Today, they travel differently because the way we share information has also changed.

The fact is that rumors have great potential to upset things, whether socially or personally. We don't enjoy being on the receiving end of one, since they usually don't have good intentions. They are somewhat veiled (掩饰的) messages.

Normally rumors are oral messages: word of mouth. The paradox (自相矛盾) is that there is no evidence to support rumors, but the more people share it, the more they see it as true. To finish explaining rumors, we think that they follow certain very clear laws. Secrecy: The source is unknown. There is also a proven phenomenon that human beings usually forget the source of a message before they forget its content. Certainty: We hardly question rumors simply because of the mental effort involved. On the other hand, no one likes to doubt a person who convinces us that the information they spread is true. Change: It acts like a tree. New rumors branch out to fill in the gaps left by the first rumor.

Another property (属性) of rumors is that they tend to become viral. Each receiver is at the same time a potential transmitter (传输者) of the information. The receiver often adds their own opinion. Their manner and tone of transmitting it also changes it.

How can we end rumors? The answer is as simple as it is impossible: preventing people from communicating. A more realistic response is equally difficult, although less than the first one. It is that we should be critical of the information we receive. We should ask ourselves if the source is reliable. Ask (if possible) the person you heard it from whether they also trust the information. We should also think about if the rumor benefits someone, and if that someone started the rumor.

One rumor to be especially cautious of is a rumor about groups relatively unable to defend themselves. That's why we say, "History is always told by the winners." The first payment the defeated must make is to accept the victor's version of the story.

1.What can we learn about rumors?

A.We have all heard some and believed them.

B.We're happy to be the receiving end of them.

C.They may have negative influence on society.

D.They often hide good intentions in the messages.

2.How are rumours like a tree?

A.Rumours keep changing, just as trees change their colour.

B.Rumours are deeply rooted in reality, like tree roots in the earth.

C.New rumours have gaps, like the space between tree branches.

D.New rumours grow out of the original, like branches out of a trunk.

3.What does the underlined word ‘viral’ in Para 4 probably mean?

A.Something easily spread.

B.Something acceptable.

C.Something easily defended.

D.Something beneficial.

4.Which of the following may the author agree with?

A.It is easy to prevent people from spreading rumors.

B.People are often active in judging the rumors critically.

C.We should think about the hidden message of the rumors.

D.Stories told by the victors are usually better worth trusting.

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There are many useful suggestions and pieces of advice that can help one to improve English. Here are some useful suggestions and new tips to increase one’s English language vocabulary.

Learning English vocabulary is about much more than just learning the right words. A broad grasp of vocabulary in the English language is based on understanding important expressions.

Learning a word will not help very much if you quickly forget it. Research shows that it takes from 10 to 20 repetitions to really make a word part of your vocabulary. Since most words are learned from how they are used in context, the more words one is shown, the better vocabulary one will have. Keep a piece of paper close to you. When you read, pay more attention to the word you do not know, write the word down and try to figure out its meaning from the context. Then look up the word in a dictionary.

Remember that if you do not use English words that you have just learned in conversation or writing, you will forget them very quickly. So the best way to learn new words effectively is just by trying to use them in conversation and writing. Remember also that practice is the key to fluent spoken English.

Building vocabulary is a life-long task. Remember, “In the beginning was the word.” Your future could depend on how rich your vocabulary is. It will also determine the quality of your communication.

1.We can learn from the passage that learning English vocabulary　　　　　 .

A.is just about learning the right words

B.is about remembering more and more words

C.doesn’t require one to learn expressions

D.requires one to understand important expressions

2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.It doesn’t take long to build one’s vocabulary

B.If you remember a word, you are still able to forget it if you don’t use it.

C.To master a word, you need to repeat it 10-20 times.

D.Practice is very important in fluent spoken English.

3.The best way to learn new words is　　　　　 .

A.reading them loudly over and over again

B.writing them down over and over again

C.trying to use them while speaking and writing

D.always looking them up in the dictionary

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A.How to have a good conversation in English

B.How to enrich your English vocabulary

C.Why context is important in learning English

D.How to improve the quality of communication

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Recently, a scientist did some experiments. He left a group of 4-year-olds in a room with a bell and a candy. If they rang the bell, he would come back and they could eat the candy. If, however, they didn’t ring the bell and waited for him to come back on his own, they could then have two candies.

In the videos of the experiments, he can see the children hiding their eyes, trying to exercise self-control so they can wait and get two candies. The results are different. Some broke down and rang the bell within a minute. Others lasted 15 minutes.

The children who waited longer went on to get higher academic scores. They got into better colleges and had better adult success. The children who rang the bell quickest were more likely to have received worse teacher and parental evaluations (评价) 10 years later and were more likely to have drug problems at age 32.

The experiments are worth noting because people spend a lot of time thinking about how to improve education, and how to become rich. But when the result is not good, they will come back to ask “How do we get people to get the sort of self-control that leads to success?” This is to enter the world of human nature.

So these experiments, along with everyday experience, tell us that self-control is most important. Young people who can sit through sometimes boring classes to get a degree can work hard in order to learn a language well. They can avoid drugs and alcohol. For people without self-control skills, however, school is a series of failed and painful experience. No wonder they drop out and their later life is a group of foolish ideas, such as drug use, stealing and so on.

1.The scientist did some experiments to ________.

A.find good ways of training children to learn

B.show that children’s education is important

C.test children’s self-control and later success

D.test children’s intelligence of ringing the bell

2.What do the underlined words “broke down” probably mean?

A.failed to wait. B.kept waiting.

C.hid the candy. D.ate the candy.

3.How long did the scientist’s experiments last according to the text?

A.Just 15 minutes. B.Within 10 years.

C.Less than 14 years. D.About 28 years.

4.What will the children without self-control do at school according to the text?

A.They will improve their education.

B.They will suffer a lot from boring lessons.

C.They will become very rich and successful.

D.They will work hard to catch up with others.

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