It is useful to learn how to make small talk．It is an important social skill．It helps to make people feel（1） （放松的） and start a conversation when they meet for the（2） （第一） time．
The topics for small talk are different in different countries． But usually the topics are general rather than personal． In the UK， people sometimes talk about the （3） （天气） when they make a small talk"It's a nice day， isn't it？" This （4） （种类） of questions helps you begin a conversation because they are general questions that anyone can （5） （答复）to．Next time when you want to make small talk， turn a statement to a question． You are sure to get answer and start a conversation．
As you've just found out， opening a book doesn't require much effort． However， even that would be （1）i if you spent the night on the streets．
After lying for hours on cold ground， with only a thin sleeping bag to protect you from rain or ice， your fingers would probably be so numb（麻木的）that you could hardly （2）m them． You'd most likely spend the day trying to find something to cat and somewhere to shelter from the freezing cold．
You might be surprised to hear that the number of people sleeping rough（露宿）in London has doubled in the last five years and has （3）i by 30% across the rest of the country during the last two years．
Once we bring a homeless person out of the freezing cold， we need your help to give him a （4）w welcome at St Mungo's very much．
Will you please give a Christmas gift of £25， which could （5）p a homeless person with a St Mungo's welcome pack？ It could have a towel， shampoo， soap（肥皂）， so a homeless person can have a hot （6）s and a proper clean up． The difference you could make won't end there． You see， welcoming someone into warmth and safety is just the （7）b ． You really could enable someone to change their life for good．
For Harvey， it was losing his job that led to him becoming homeless． Since Harvey was welcomed into St Mungo's， he has received （8）t for his health and so much more． After he took courses in useful life skills， he recently moved into his own flat．
With your gift， you could help us offer a warm welcome to someone （9）l Harvey who's come in from the freezing streets． I'm sure you'll a（10） that's a wonderful present to give at Christmas． I hope you will send £25， or as much as you can， today．
Our lives changed tracks the day our son was born． We （1）w whether we should move back to our home country Brazil． I remember looking down at our newborn baby and thinking about how different his life would be there．
During the ten years away from my big family and my culture， I missed the delicious foods，samba，Brazilian jujitsu（柔术）， and sunny skies．My wife （2）m our homeland too．As a musician，it would be （3）e for her to do her work in Brazil． But in the United Kingdom， I had the funding and lab resources for my research． Would such a move be a disadvantage to my career？
A few weeks later， my brother called from Brazil， telling me that our father had passed away． The great happiness I felt about my son’s birth suddenly gave way to deep （4）s ． We had no doubt it was the right time to （5）r to Brazil． We applied for the professor positions at a university in our hometown and （6）b received offers．
（7）H ， it wasn’t easy getting started with my research in Brazil． I didn’t receive any startup funding for my lab． Now， thanks to Brazilian funding， I have a team of bright young scientists and can （8）a expensive lab resources．
We are living the lives we wanted to liveworking on rewarding research and feeling closer to our family and （9）c in our home country． My son is growing up close to his cousins． I take up Brazilian jujitsu training， which I haven’t been able to do during my years （10）a ． My wife and I feel happy to find a way home．
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Every year in Bath，English，there is a special（51）f ．People（52）d up in old clothes and have concerts and dancing parties．It is（53）c the Jane Austen Festival．
Jane Austen is an English writer．This year，the subject is about her book Pride and Prejudice （《傲慢与偏见》），which has a（54）h of 200years．
Born in Steventon，English，1775，Austen was（55）f for her humorous words and clever ideas．Most of her novels are about women in 18th century England．At that time，if a（56）w wanted to have a happy life，she had to marry a rich man．But Austen said that a woman should（57）m for her self，not for money．So her characters were often strong enough．
Pride and Prejudice is the（58）m famous novel by Austen．It tells a romantic story（59）b a young woman Elizabeth and a tall，rich and handsome man，Mr．Darcy．There are many（60）d art forms of it：films，televisions and musicals．
All of Austen's novels are about a small part of English country life．But they tell us that small things can still be beautiful，too．
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Have you ever imagined （1）t to other countries without your paper passport？In the （2）f ，there will be a new kind of passport called the "cloud passport" and it will come into your （3）d life someday.Your paper passport will become history.
The cloud passport will have your name，photos and so on.It is easy （4）f you to check them on the computer.、
If you take a paper passport with you，you might lose it. （5）H ，with the cloud passport，you don't have to worry about that.Do you think the cloud passport is a great idea？
Lisa Hawkins loves riding her BMX bike （极限单车）and her dream a is to go to the Olympics．
Lisa first got interested in BMX racing at the age of ten．Once she hired a bike for a pound and immediately（64） （fall） in love with the sport．"It was the best pound I ever spent，"she says．Lisa is only 16 but she already（65） （have） lots of success，and got first prize in a world BMX competition last year．BMX racing is quite a dangerous sport．But this didn't stop her（66） （want） to do more competition．Lisa exercises every
day．Like many sports people，she （67） （believe） in luck as well as hard work．
It was Monday morning， and the writing class had just begun． Everyone was silent，waiting to see （1）w would be called to read his or her article aloud．Some of us were confident and couldn't wait to take （2）p in the class activity；others were nervous．I had done my homework，but I was shy ﹣ I was （3）a to speak in front of a large group of people．At that moment， I remembered that my father（4）o said， "The classroom is a place for learning and that （5）i learning from textbooks， and mistakes as well．" Immediately， I raised my hand．
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Jack was in the park with his grandmother，Mrs．Watson．"I can hear music，"she said．"Do you know where it （91） from？""It's the ring on my mobile phone，"said Jack．"Are you going to answer it？"asked Mrs．Watson．"No"，replied Jack．"Whoever it is can leave a message on my voicemail，and I（92） them back later．"
Mrs．Watson had never used a mobile phone，and was intersted to know how it （93） ，so Jack took his out of his pocket（94） her．"You use it just like a common telephone，"he said．"But you can make phone calls when you are out of the house．And mobile phones can （95） other things．For example，you can use it to do shopping online or use the GPS to guide you home whenever you are lost．"
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| walk anything push different life yours hard |
To get a doctorate （博士） degree is not an easy thing． It's even （1） for a person who has cerebral palsy （脑瘫）． But Zhang Dakui made it．
Zhang， 32， was born in a poor family in Henan． When he was little， a fever gave him cerebral palsy． At the age of 6， he could no longer stand up． His parents tied two bamboo sticks between two trees． Day after day， he held the sticks to practice（2） ． No matter heavy snow， tears or pains， he stuck to doing that．（3） could stop him． At 9， he was able to walk with the help of a walking stick． He overcame all the difficulties at school． In 2006， he became a graduate student． His dreams （4） him further． He hoped to get a doctorate degree， but most professors （教授） turned him down after hearing about his illness． Finally， Professor Fan Xiaozhong from Beijing Institute of Technology opened a door for Zhang． "I won't treat you （5） ． If you can pass the exams all by （6） ， you can study with me for your doctor's courses， Fan said． Zhang passed all the exams． "I'm not as strong as you think． I just work hard on what I should do and what I can do． Only great efforts can change our （7） ，" Zhang said．
What good language learners do
There's no such thing as being born "good at languages"． However， some people can learn languages well． It only has something to do with their attitude （态度） and the way they learn languages．
Good language learners aren't afraid to take risks．
A friend of mine can speak English， French and some other languages． I asked her what was the most important thing in learning a language． She answered at once， "Courage．"
Good language learners face the fear of making mistakes， but they are not afraid．
Good language learners are actively involved （投入）in learning process （过程）．
Good language learners take responsibility （负责） for their own learning． They create chances to use the language． They know practice is very important． They do not expect to learn the language only in the classroom． They look for creative ways to try out what they have learned．
Good language learners are good detectives．
Good language learners are always looking for clues to help themselves understand how the language works． They make guesses and ask people to correct them if they are wrong．They compare what they say with what others say． They record what they have learned and think about it．
Good language learners try to think in the language．
Good language learners prefer to think in the language． Though thinking in the language may not be easy at first， it is worth cultivating （培养）． To help them think in the language， they can carry on with a dialogue when walking along， sitting on a bus， or taking a break from other studies． Use the language whenever and wherever they can．
What good language learners do |
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Don't be afraid of （1） risks． |
●The most important thing in learning a language is （2） |
Be actively involved in （3） process． |
●They create （4） to use the language． ●They try out （5） they have learned in creative ways． |
Be （6） detectives． |
●They look for clues to understand how the language （7） ●They make guesses and ask people to correct them if they are wrong． ●They （8） what they say with what others say． ●They record what they have learned and think about it． |
Try to （9） in the language． |
●They use the language （10） and wherever they can． |
Until recently，Ajayi had never gone to school.Now fifty，she attends a school in Ilorin，Nigeria，wearing the same pink dress as two（1） （百）other girls at the school.She studies with the students nearly forty years younger than she is.
Ajayi runs her（2） （自己的）business making and selling bags，but she believes it is（3） （仍然）necessary for her to learn to read and write.
In class，she answers questions（4） （积极）.She plays，talks and（5） （讨论）together with her classmates.
She is good at（6） （烹饪）.Children all like the food she makes.They enjoy
（7） （她们自己）at school.
Ajayi's（8） （女儿）used to feel embarrassed about their mother's attending school with children.But now.they choose（9） （支持）her efforts.
She plans to continue her（10） （教育）for four more years，saying it will help her business.
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| immediately ，pleasure ，ask，think about |
Many studies worldwide show that girls have more friendships than boys.In fact，many teenage boys can't name a single best friend.When they（1） ，they often think for a while before answering， "My best friend？I can't （2） that.I am busy with my homework，and I have so many different friends that it is hard to choose just one best friend."
Girls，however，can usually answer the question （3） ， "A best friend？Of course.We have a lot to share with each other.We get much more （4） from talking，daydreaming."
We have to realize：boys share activities，while girls share feelings.The qualities （品质） that boys and girls consider important in a friend seem to be the same，regardless of （无论） the basis of these friendships.The important thing to remember is that both of them are friendships.We all need friends in our lives.
| believe they two easy hard |
On April 13，China's women's soccer team won a ticket to this summer's Tokyo Olympics.
But the win didn't come（1） .Team China was still behind 2﹣0 after the first half of the（2） section.Luckily，player Wang Shuang scored two goals later.
"We never gave up，even when we were 2﹣0 down，we always（3） we could come back，" Wang said. "We deserved（值得）the win because we've trained hard for over 100 days.The（4） we train，the luckier we can be...We had to fight to the last minute. "
This fighting spirit has always been with the team.People even praised（5） as "Steel Roses".
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| happy hand follow love one fill think |
This summer，my family and my aunt's family went to National Parks in Canada．We spent most of the time hiking（徒步）．
One day，we hiked to a popular hiking way in Canada．Everything is beautiful．My cousin and I saw lots of （71） animals like squirrel（ 松鼠） and chipmunks（ 花栗鼠）．Surprisingly we saw a chipmunk with dirty hands．His hands were（72） of berry juice!My cousin and I named it Jairo．
We（73） that Jairo was a very clever chipmunk．He（74） us the whole time．My cousin said，"Do you want to shake（75） with him？"So I held out my hand．I could not believe it when he touched my hand!It was the（76） time in my life I had touched a wild animal．I did it!What an exciting moment!
At that moment，I believed that animals could be friends．People and animals should live together（77） ．
Sometimes we fall in love with something at once and sometimes it takes long．The same is true with poems．If we're lucky（1）e ， we open a book and find a poem that attracts us at once．But usually we need to spend a little（2）t or make a little effort to truly understand a poem， Today I′d like to talk about reading poems in ways that make the experience better．
Reading a poem repeatedly will deepen your understanding of it．Sometimes a poem that seems（3）b on first reading becomes interesting with more reading．A poem that feels meaningless becomes deeper and more meaningful．
And sometimes you′re just not in the right mood the first time you read a poem， but（4）l it touches your heart．
Keep a（5）d at hand when you are reading poems． Poets like to use unusual words．Instead of skipping over（跳过） these words or trying to（6）g their meanings， look them up．
Read aloud and listen to the poem．Reading aloud will make the poem′s thythm clear．Besides，a poet′s reading is very helpful（7）b we can understand the poem's meanings from where the poet places emphasis（强调） or pauses（停顿）．
After you finish reading a poem， take a few moments to consider（8）w it is saying．Sometimes its meanings are better understood（9）t repeated reading．Other times they need our careful and deep thought on a poem．
It is（10）h to say whether there's a right or wrong way to read poems， but reading practices will enrich your experience， increase your enjoyment， and deepen your understanding of any poem．
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