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． |
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．
Reyes Guana grew up in a poor Mexican family． He has seven brothers and sisters． His parents always had two jobs to make ends meet． At weekends， the whole （1）f went to fields to work． When the children were young， they stayed in the car． As they grew （2）o they worked too．
As a boy， Guana was a "very shy" child who was very （3）q in school． He had few friends but he had a good relationship with the school cleaner． He liked to call the friendly lady "Nike" because she usually wore Nike clothes and shoes． Nike was well organized and the boy liked （4）h she made everything clean． He told her he wanted to be a cleaner， too． "Well， it's good if you want to be a cleaner，" Nike said to little Guana with （5）k ． "But make sure you go to college and make it as one of your steps there．"
Guana also looked up to the principal （校长） of his school． He was a tall and good﹣looking man． Also， he always went to someone in （6）n ． The principal told the boy that his job was to help students and teachers． "Wow， when I grow up， I want to do what you're doing．" "Well， you can do it!" the principal （7）r ． Guana did get there， and the two men remain friends． The former principal is now almost 90 years old．
But （8）b becoming a school principal， Guana followed in Nike's footsteps and worked for three schools in Lodi， California． And being a cleaner at a school made him think about how to show respect for everyone in an organization． In Guana's school system today， everyone is （9） i to parties and events． Everyone is important not only the people who clean the floors or drive the buses but also the people who teach the students or lead the schools．
He never （10）f where he came from， or how he felt． Now， Guana tells his own three children how important an education is for their lives．
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In today's world， sleep experts often say that for a better night's rest， Americans should turn（1） their smart phones or iPads before sleeping． Such electronic products make the brain more（2） ， and then influence their sleep． But according to a latest survey， more than 90% of Americans often use a computer or some other（3） of electronic products in the hour before bed．
Researchers find that man﹣made light from some electronic products at night may reduce（减少） the brain chemicals that help（4） ． In the study， the researchers let volunteers read， play games and watch movies on a screen for different time while measuring（5） much light their eyes received． They found that two hours of （6） before a bright screen at night reduced the sleep chemical levels by about 22%．
Then the researchers studied the college students（7） often used computers at night．They got the （8） results． And researchers say that may not only cause sleeplessness， but also（9） the risk of obesity（肥胖症）， diabetes（糖尿病） and other diseases．
To be on the safe side， the researchers suggest that we should use computer（10） than before， or turn down our screens as much as possible before sleeping．
When doing Christmas shopping， Joy came across （偶遇） Nick， the least popular student in school because he wore strange clothes and had a face only a mother could love．
After dinner， Joy's family went（1） church for the Christmas Eve service． A man with Bible（圣经） read a story about Jesus，who came（2） （help） people on Earth． Joy's thoughts kept turning back to Nick． It must be terrible to be lonely on Christmas Day with his parents dead． （3） （tear） started to run down her cheeks but she brushed them away．
That night， while everyone else（4） （sleep） like a baby， Joy was thinking ways to help Nick． As soon as she heard her parents get up， she（5） （quick） jumped out of bed． She told （6） about Nick． Then she asked， "Shall we invite him over today？" "Sure，" said her mother， who was always happy（7） guests came． Her father smiled．
When Joy called Nick two hours later， he was deeply（8） （move）． He joined them for dinner． To her surprise， Joy enjoyed （9） （spend） time with him． Joy came to understand sharing Christmas cheer is the（10） （great） joy to Nick， even to the whole world．
Campbell Remess is a teenager from Australia． He has been sewing （裁缝）teddy bears for sick children for several years．
The story （1） （begin） in 2013 when Campbell was nine years old． He told his parents that he wanted to give Christmas gifts to children in hospitals． But his parents said no， because with nine children of their own， buying presents for sick children would just cost too much． The little boy didn't give up， however． He decided （2） （make）their presents by himself．
Campbell made his first teddy bear with his mother's sewing machine in his bedroom． It was hard for him as he had never done this before． He downloaded （下载） patterns from the Internet and learned how to make a teddy bear by （3） （watch） videos online． It took him five hours to finish his first teddy bear． He can now make a teddy bear in an hour． He has also started a project called "Project 365 b
y Campbell" in which he （4） （try） to make a teddy bear every day．
Young Campbell uses his pocket money to buy materials for making teddy bears． To make more pocket money， he helps his parents with housework whenever he is free． Sometimes， he also sells his teddy bears online （5） （raise）money for sick children． Many people （6） （encourage） by Campbell's story and they give away free materials to him．
Campbell （7） （give）away about 1， 300 teddy bears so far． He is now busy making this year's teddy bears． He said that he had never thought of stopping and he would keep putting smiles on people's faces．
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Besides his（1） in poems， Yu was also a（2） translator（翻译家）， essay writer and critic．
He once（3） English poet Siegfried Sassoon's poem in Me， Past， Present， Future Meet into Chinese． It is regarded as a perfect and powerful translation， in which the most famous line is"心有猛虎，细嗅蔷薇" for" In me the tiger sniffs the rose"．
Yu spent his whole life（4） ． In a 2015 interview with People's Daily， he said， "The reason why I（5） writing till today is my passion （热爱）for the Chinese language． "He then added that his love for his mother and his motherland made this passion stronger．
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He was a poet（诗人） known for the nostalgia（怀旧） he describes in his poems． Now， it' s time for us to express（1） nostalgia for this great writer．
On December 14， 2017 the famous Chinese poet Yu Guangzhong passed away in Taiwan． He was born in 1928 in Nanjing， Jiangsu． Yu and his family moved to Taiwan in the 1950s． He lived and worked there （2） his death．
Nostalgia is Yu's famous poem in which he （3） his homesickness（乡愁） for the Chinese mainland when he was in Taiwan． The poem came out in 1971， and it remains highly popular among Chinese（4） worldwide． Even those who know little about literature enjoy lines from the poem． The poem is（5） in Chinese high school textbooks．
Many children love animals． And Willow Phelps is one of （1） （they ）． In fact， this American little girl not only loves animals， but she also has done really a lot for them． And （2） （连词） she did these kind things， she won the 2016 ASPCA（美国防止虐待动物协会） Kid of the Year．
Willow's （3） （ love） for animals started early． When she was about 3 years old， her family took in （4） （冠词）18﹣year﹣old cat． Under the care of Willow， the cat lived for another 3 years． After that， many old pets arrived in Willows home． So， Willow began to make plans to help more（5） （animal）．
With her mums help， Willow began running， swimming and even sewing（缝制）toys to（6） （raise）money for animals in need of help． In her young life， she has （7） （successful） completed the three projects． Finally， she raised ＄ 11，000． She also succeeded in （8） （stop） the use of live goldfish as prizes at her school party． And what she did for goldfish was （9） （notice）and rewarded （奖励） by the ASPCA．
I will continue to speak up for animals no matter how hard it is， "said Willow． Willow dreams of becoming an animal doctor （10） （介词）the future． Let's hope this little girl's dream will come true．
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A Spring Morning
This spring morning in bed I'm lying，
Not to awake till the birds are crying．
After one night of wind and showers，
How many are the fallen flowers!
（Translated by Xu Yuanchong）
This poem （1） （write） by Meng Haoran （689﹣740）， who lived during the Tang Dynasty． It might be one of the（2） （famous） poems about spring in China． People like to read it（3） they wake up on a spring morning．
Meng didn't directly say how much he loved spring． Instead， he wrote about the details（细节） of the season： the birds， wind， rain showers and fallen flowers． His descriptions（描述） of these things showed （4） （we） the joy he felt during springtime．
Meng chose to write about the sounds of spring． These sounds allow readers （5） （picture） spring using their own imagination．
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There were many people on a bus． An old man（1） （look） here and there． He wanted to find（2） empty seat． Then he saw one and went to it． A small bag was on the seat． And a young man was beside it．
"Is this seat empty？" asked the old man．
"No， it's （3） an old woman． She went to buy some bananas，" said the young man．
"Well， let me sit here， please． I'll leave here when she（4） （come） back，" replied the old man．
After a few minutes， the bus started． "The old woman （5） （not come）， but her bag is here．Let me give her the bag．" Then the old man threw the bag out of the bus window．
The young man jumped up and shouted，"Don't throw! It's my bag!"
One day，I took my daughter to the park．As soon as we got there，my daughter （81） （run） to the swing （秋千）and asked for a push．When I was helping my daughter，I noticed another girl trying to make her own swing （82） （go） high by herself．Her old grandmother was
sitting on the chair nearby and smiling at us．Gradually，my daughter （83） （push） higher and higher by me．
Then I walked towards the little girl．I asked if I （84） （give） a big push to her．She smiled and said"Yes"．For the next hour，I pushed the swings，and played with my daughter and the little girl．When we went home，I （85） （be） tired but very happy．
One day two years later，after a day's work，I went to pick up my daughter before going home．
While I （86） （wait） outside the school gate，a little girl smiled sweetly at me and gave me a big hug．As I watched her （87） （run） away，I realized that she was the girl whom I gave a big push in the park．
So far，I （88） （not forget） her sweet smile and the warm hug that she gave me．
In fact，if we give love to others，love （89） （find） its way back to us．It may travel from heart to heart or it may blossom （开花）in the heart．The love we share，the kindness we （90） （give），and the happiness we create will come back to us with a pleasant surprise．
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Music helps us exercise﹣but why does it have this effect？Experts say there are two main reasons．The（1） is simple：music takes our attention away．When we listen to a song we like，our brains focus on the music．For example，after we exercise（2） 20 minutes，our body might be tired．But we may not feel this immediately（3） we are listening to music．So we can exercise a little longer．
Music also makes us want to move． When we hear dance music， for example， we naturally start to move to the beat． A positive song also puts us in a good mood， so we feel much（4） ．This gives us energy and helps us exercise longer． Music with a quick and continuing beat is good for exercising． "But the music shouldn't be too fast，"（5） Dr. Costas， a famous sports expert． In general， songs in the range of 120﹣140 beats per minute （BPM） are the best．
Road﹣side business has become a hot topic recently． Premier （总理）Li Keqiang once said that road﹣side business can reflect common people's life lively．
Last weekend， 5 college students decided to taste the trade pattern and difficulties of life outside school （1） selling vegetables on the side of the road together．
In the morning，they had to （2） up at 3 o'clock．First，they went to the farm near the city to buy different （3） of vegetables． To reduce （减少） the cost， they learn to bargain （讲价） with the farmers． Then they went back to the city as soon as （4） to take up a street stall（摊位）．At about 6：30 a．m．after putting vegetables in order and nicer ones on top，they began to（5） vegetables．They peddled （吆喝）loudly and actively to attract customers．When the vegetables were not sold out， they gave them （6） to homeless people．Two days （7） ， they earned （挣得） about 300 yuan．
After this unusual experience，they shared their feelings with each（8） ．"We were tired，（9） we gained a lot． Compared with hanging out， such social practice makes us learn （10） difficult it is to make money．" said Wang Wen， who came up with this idea．
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An old man went to India． When he got there， he saw some fruit for sale， but most of it was very
cheap． The （1） （cheap） thing was a basket of red fruit．
"How much per kilo？ " the old man （2） （ask）．
" Two rupees（卢比），" the shopkeeper answered．Two rupees in India is almost nothing，（3） the old man bought a whole kilogram and started eating it．
However， as soon as he started eating， his mouth began （4） （burn）， his eyes began to water，and his whole face became as red （5） the fruit． As he coughed and struggled to breathe， he jumped up and（6） ， screaming："Ah! Ah! Ah!"
And yet he continued to eat the fruit． Some people who were looking at him shook their（7） （head）and said， "You are crazy! Those are chili peppers（辣椒）! You can′t just eat them by the handful！"
The old man said to （8） （he）， "I paid for them， so I must eat them．"
This old man seemed pretty stupid． But are we so much smarter？ All of us have （9） （spend） money and time on something﹣ maybe a relationship， or a business， or a job﹣ and sometimes， even if
we know there's no hope that things will change， we still continue with it．
What we can learn （10） the old man is this： if you've lost a lot over something that doesn't work，let it go and move on． It's better than continuing to lose．
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