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　　When you’re curious(好奇)about something, and want to know more about it, you can use the way of asking questions．Asking questions is the first step to make discoveries and find interesting answers．The steps below can guide you during the research(研究)．

　　Step 1　　On a note card or piece of paper, write down the subject that you are interested in．Just get the main idea down．For example, you might write：Discover more about dinosaurs．

　　Step 2　　Next, stop and think for a moment about what you already know about your subject．List what you already know like the sentences below：

　　(1)Dinosaurs lived long before human beings appeared．

　　(2)Dinosaurs lived on the earth for more than 150 million years．

　　(3)Some dinosaurs fed on plants, some on meat．

　　Step 3　　What can you do with what you want to learn? By asking questions．On your paper, start writing down questions about the dinosaurs as you think of them：

　　(1)What’s the best weather for dinosaurs to live in?

　　(2)How many kinds of dinosaurs are there?

　　(3)Have dinosaurs really disappeared?

　　Step 4　　Armed with your list of questions, you can now go to the nearest library or computer to begin your research．As you learn more about your subject, you’ll probably discover some new questions．For example, you might discover that dinosaurs disappeared about 65 million years ago．Why? What happened? Asking new questions can help you research your subject more widely．

　　The next time you find something interesting to research, take time to organize(组织)your thinking by asking good questions．And remember－learning more always brings more questions．

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　　Overcoming shyness is not impossible．Let's discuss the steps to bring you out of shyness．

　　Step 1

　　Overcoming shyness is mainly a case of mind over matter．If you're afraid to do it, then do it again．The more you come to talk with people, the easier it will become．You may also find that it's not as difficult as you thought anyway．Just talk to people a little more every day．

　　Step 2

　　It sometimes helps to try to imagine(想象)yourself as another person．Think about it, do you get shy when someone else walks up to talk to another? Of course you don't．Think of yourself just as another somebody else and it'll make it a little easier．

　　Step 3

　　Dress up．The better you look, the more confident you'll feel．Feeling good about your appearance can greatly reduce shyness．

　　Step 4

　　If you're up to stage, try to imagine that you're somewhere else．Maybe in the comforts of your own living room．Tell yourself that the people in the audience are only people．

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　　Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve Paul saw a dirty and poorly-dressed boy walking 　　1　　 his shining car．“Is this your car, Paul?”he asked．

　　Paul told him how he got the car and the boy was 　　2　　．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing?Boy, I wish…”he said, without 　　3　　 his sentence．Paul thought the boy wished he had a 　　4　　 like that．But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly．“I wish,”the boy went on,“that I could be a brother like that．”

　　Paul looked at the boy in surprise．He invited him to take a 　　5　　 in his car and the boy agreed happily．After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes 　　6　　, said,“Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”

　　Paul smiled a little．He thought the boy wanted to 　　7　　 his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car．But Paul was wrong 　　8　　．The boy ran back into his house, and after a short while came back with his disabled brother in his arms．

　　He 　　9　　 him down on the step and pointed to the car．“There she is, Buddy, just like what I told you upstairs．His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t 　　10　　 him a cent．Some day I’m going to give you one just like it．”

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