----How do you like your school life?
----Great. I will never forget the people______helped me,

How do you feel when you have to make a speech in front of class? What about when you go to a birthday party? Do you get really shy?
Shyness means feeling nervous or afraid when you’re around other people. Experts have found that more than 80% of middle school students feel afraid to be the center of attention. Some kids are born shy. Some become shy later because of their life experiences(经历).
It’s OK if it takes you a while to feel yourself again when you go to a new place or meet new people. In fact, everybody gets a little shy sometimes. It’s just a case of how much.
Most people have red faces and talk in broken sentences when they get shy. But some become so shy that they won’t go to a restaurant because they are too nervous to order and pay for their food. Some are afraid of meeting new people, so they seldom go outside. This kind of shyness can be bad for a person.
If shyness doesn’t stop you from doing something you want to do, being shy isn’t a very big problem. Some experts say shy people are cleverer because they think more and talk less. Shy people are also good at working with others because they think more for other people. Some great people in history were shy, too.
You see, being shy isn’t all bad. But remember not to let good opportunities(机会) pass by just because of it! If you have to sing a song at a birthday party or practice your spoken English in front of others, just do it! There’s nothing to be afraid of.
【小题1】The underlined phrase “to feel yourself again” in the third paragraph means “________”.

How do you get on with your teachers? Every day, we spend hours with our teachers at school. We 41　 them, and they teach us to be good people. The relationship between students and teachers is very important.

　　 Teachers care about our studies and lives, and it seems they know everything about the subjects they teach. They also have the right (权利) to decide　 42　 should be the class leaders or represent the class to take part in the activities.

　　 So, many students want to be the teacher' s pet. We 43 teachers great respect. In class, we obey the rules and keep　 44　 if the teacher doesn' t ask us to speak. We　 45　 have opinions different from our teachers'. When they make a mistake, we are afraid to point it out. Some of us don ' t want to contact teachers after class because we don' t want to bother (打扰) them.

　　 At American 46. , the situation is a little different. Teachers and students are more like friends.　 47　 a teacher by his or her name is common. In class, students express their opinions 　48 and challenge (挑战) teachers when they don' t agree. If it lures out that a teacher made a mistake, the teacher will say " 49 " in front of the whole class. Students and teachers also

communicate through e-mail, Facebook or Twitter after class. They chat 50　 studies and life experiences.

　　 Teachers are like our parents and our friends. So we should respect our teachers.

41. A. learn about　 B. learn from　 　C. come from　　 D. hear about

42. A. that　　　　 B. which　　　　 C. who　　　　 D. what

.43~ A. send　　 　B. make　　　 　C. tell　　　　　 D. show

44. A. quiet　　　　 B. noisy　　　 　 C. fired　　　　 D. sleepy

45. A. often　　　 　B. usually　　　 C. always　　 　 D. hardly

46. A. families　　　 B. offices　　　 C. schools　　　 D. shops

47. A. Calling　　 　B. Call　　　 　　C. Calls　　 　 D. Called

48. A. really　 　　 B. quickly　 　　 C. freely　　 　 D. regularly

49. A. OK　　　 　 B. thanks　　　 　C. sorry　　　 　 D. yes

50. A. for　　　　 B. about　　 　 C. with　　 　　D. to