These simple ways can increase(增加)your popularity and win you more friends，so why not try them?
●PAYING ATTENTION TO OTHERS This will reduce any shyness you may have. You’ll be more relaxed and therefore more natural and fun. And you will get more good-people will love the fact that you’re paying attention to them while you don’t have to worry about what people think of you.
●LOOKING PEOPLE IN THE EYE Making eye contact is very important because it shows you’re interested in them. If you let your eyes wander(游移)or keep looking over their shoulders，people will feel slighted(轻视)，and they’ll like you less they would otherwise.
●ASKING QUESTIONS Doing this gives you two advantages，It shows other people that you are indeed paying attention to and that you consider what they are telling you important. Being sure to follow up when you’ve shared a conversation with someone about something important in his / her life，be sure to ask about it later. This shows that you listen and you care.
●MAKING AN EFFORT TO SMILE A smile means acceptance，and that makes people open up to you. Make a conscious(有意识的)effort(努力)one day to smile at the people you stay or work with and watch how well they respond (作出反应)to you；
●BEING RELIABLE(可靠的)People like those who help them，and they quickly begin to hate those who don’t.
【小题1】By fixing your attention on others，you will _______.

A．be more worried and tired	B．feel more confident
C．be paid less attention to	D．feel less liked

【小题2】When having a conversation with people，you’d better NOT _______.

A．be open up to them	B．fix your eyes on them
C．ask questions about them	D．look at them

【小题3】Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Showing continuous care for others is highly valued.

B．Smiling at others can often be misunderstood.

C．Looking people in the eye will make them uncomfortable.

D．You don’t have to continue helping others if you don’t want to.

【小题4】Which is the best title for this passage?

A．Ways to Make You More Natural	B．Trying to Be a Polite Person
C．Making as Many Friends as Possible	D．Ways to Make You More Popular

Asking for information or help is a very common and necessary activity, especially when we visit a foreign country. So knowing how to ask for information politely is important. In English, "Where are the restrooms?" and "Could you please tell me where the restrooms are?" are similar requests—both are correct English, but the first could sound rude. It's important to use correct language, but sometimes this alone is not enough—we need to learn how to be polite when we make requests.

In English, just like in Chinese, we change the way we speak when talking with different people. The expressions you use might depend on whom you are speaking to or how well you know them. If you say to your teacher, "Where is my book?" this will sound rude. But if you say, "Excuse me, Mr West. Do you know where my book is?" your question will sound much more polite. On the other hand, it might be alright to say "Where is my book?" in some situations, perhaps with people you know well.

And you would not usually say, "Peter, lend me your pen. " A very direct order like this can sound rude in English. Usually in English polite questions are longer and include extra language, such as "Could you please...?" or "Can I ask...?" It sounds more polite to say, "Peter, could you please lend me your pen?" Sometimes we might even need to spend some time leading in to a question or request. For example, if you stop a stranger in the street, we might first say, "Excuse me. I wonder if you can help me. " or "I'm sorry to trouble you but," before asking them for help.

It might seem that speaking politely is more difficult than being direct, and in a way this may be true. However, in order not to offend people, learning about the language etiquette is just as important as learning grammar or vocabulary. And doing this will also help you become better at English, or any other language you wish to speak.

1. It's important to know how to_     _in English when we visit a foreign country.

2. When you talk with different people, you need to__       _.

3. Extra words are used to help__      ___.

4.._      _is as important as learning language structure.

5. How do you say " Don't smoke here. " politely? "_         __*

 

The good things about computer games
They’re fun!
They can improve hand-eye coordination. That means you can think and do things more quickly.
You feel good when you can move up levels and see how well you’re doing.
Most games make you think about what you’re going to do, and they can help you improve the ability (能力) of solving problems.
You can play games on the Internet with people from all over the world.
Anyone can play computer games, even if they aren’t very good at sports, have a disability, or find it hard to talk to others.
The bad things about computer games
Kids may start hitting others in their lives just as they do in games because they may think it’s OK to hit others, or to talk to people, including their parents and teachers, impolitely.
If kids play games for a long time, they may not go out and exercise. They may start eating snacks while they play games and they will become too fat. Doctors are worried about kids that play too many computer games.
Playing games is a big problem for some people. They will play or think about games when they have time. This means they may stop talking with others and become really boring people.
【小题1】How many good things about computer games does the writer mention?

A．Three.

B．Six.

C．Seven.

D．Nine.

【小题2】What does the underlined word “coordination” mean in Chinese?

A．协调

B．障碍

C．舒适

D．问题

【小题3】If you play computer games all the time, you may become a(n) ______ person.

A．healthy, impolite and boring	B．healthy, polite and boring
C．unhealthy, polite and boring	D．unhealthy, impolite and boring

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage?

A．Most games are good for your ability of solving problems.

B．You can’t play games with strangers on the Internet.

C．Playing too many computer games may make you fat.

D．Playing games can also cause many problems.

【小题5】The passage is mainly about       .

A．the two sides of computer games

B．how to improve your computer games skills

C．playing computer games with others

D．some interesting things about computer games

Last summer vacation, I volunteered to work at a vet’s（兽医诊所）. There I saw a lot of dogs. Minnie was the funniest-looking dog I’d ever seen. Short thin curly hair covered her sausage-shaped（香肠形）body. Her eyes always seemed surprised. And her tail looked like a rat’s tail.
She was brought to the vet because her owners didn’t want her any more. I thought Minnie had a sweet personality, though.“No one should judge her by her looks,”I thought. Finally, I advertised Minnie in the local paper.“Funny-looking dog, well-behaved, needs a loving family.”
When a boy called, I warned him that Minnie was strange-looking. The boy on the phone told me that his grandfather’s sixteen-year-old dog had just died. They wanted Minnie no matter what. I gave Minnie a good bath. Then we waited for them to arrive. At last, an old car pulled up in front of the vet’s. Two kids raced to the door. They picked Minnie up and rushed her out to their grandfather, who was waiting in the car. I hurried behind them to see his reaction to Minnie. Inside the car, the grandfather held Minnie in his arms and stroked her soft hair. She licked（舔）his face. Her tail wagged（摇摆）around so quickly that it looked like it might fly off her body.
“She’s perfect!”the old man said happily.
I was thankful that Minnie had found a good home.
Suddenly, I saw that the grandfather’s eyes were a milky white colour—he was blind.
【小题1】The last three sentences in the first paragraph tell us      .

A．how funny Minnie looked	B．how well Minnie behaved
C．Minnie was a beautiful dog	D．Minnie was dying

【小题2】Why did the writer advertise Minnie in the local newspaper?

A．Because he wanted to sell her at a good price.

B．Because he didn’t want her any more, either.

C．Because he wanted to find a family for her.

D．Because he wanted to have another dog.

【小题3】Why did the boy who called the writer want Minnie?

A．Because he loved all kinds of dogs very much.

B．Because he had seen Minnie and loved her very much.

C．Because his grandfather’s dog was too old.

D．Because his grandfather’s dog had just died.

【小题4】The underlined word“stroke”may mean      .

A．抚摸

B．拔

C．剪

D．揪

【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Minnie wasn’t the type of dog the old man loved.

B．The old man couldn’t see how funny Minnie looked.

C．Minnie knew very well how to make others dislike her.

D．Minnie was like the old man’s dog which had just died

Will it matter if you don’t take your breakfast? A short time ago, a test was given in the United States. People of different ages, from 12 to 83, were asked to have a test. During the test, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Scientists wanted to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten different kinds of breakfasts.

The results show that if a person eats a right breakfast, he or she will work better than if he or she has no breakfast. If a student has fruit, egg, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen more carefully.

The result is opposite to what some people think. Having no breakfast will not help you lose weight. This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch. They will gain weight(增加体重) instead of losing it. You will lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.

1.During the test, the people were given ________.

A. no breakfast at all

B. different foods or nothing

C. very rich breakfast

D. little food for breakfast

2.The results show that ___________.

A. breakfast has great effect (影响) on work and studies    

B. breakfast has little to do with a person’s work

C. a person will work better if he only has fruit and milk

D. girl students should have little for breakfast

3.According to the passage, some people think that if you don’t have breakfast you will _____________.

A. be healthier           B. work better        C. lose weight        D. lose your way

4.The word “reduce” in the last sentence means _______.

A. 增加             B. 减少            C. 放弃             D. 享用

5. Which of the following is not right?

A. It is bad for your health to have no breakfast.

B. Too little for breakfast and too much for lunch may make you fatter.

C. If you don’t eat much for lunch and supper, you may lose weight.

D. The more breakfast you have, the more quickly you’ll learn in class