【推荐1】Being outgoing is good for your life. Those who are more outgoing like to meet lots of people and have more fun in life. In fact, being outgoing is not so difficult as you think. Even shy people can be outgoing.

You can start becoming outgoing with your best friend or a group of friends. But the real challenge (挑战) comes when you meet strange (陌生的) people or new friends. Smile more, and usually they will return (回以) your smile. In this way, you may have some talks.

Start a talk. Just a simple “Hello” or “How is it going” is a good start. If you want to make interesting talks, you should read news in the newspapers and prepare (准备) your ideas, or surf the Internet for new information and then keep that in mind.

The easiest way to become more outgoing is to go out. This is also the most important thing. Go to a park, beach, club, party or any other place that you think can be fun, and you may make new friends there.

1. You should start to be outgoing with ________.

A．your parents

B．your teachers

C．your best friends

D．your new friends

2. The underlined word “they” refers to ________.

A．strangers or new friends

B．your best friend

C．lots of people

D．yourself

3. When you start a talk with a strange people, you should say “________ ”

A．What’s the matter?

B．What’s your name?

C．How is it going?

D．Are you healthy?

4. The easiest way to be outgoing is ________.

A．talking

B．smiling

C．playing

D．going out

5. Which is NOT the writer’s idea?

A．Being outgoing is really difficult.	B．Being outgoing is good for our lives.
C．Being outgoing helps people have more fun.	D．Being outgoing with stranger (陌生人) is not easy.

【推荐2】We all long for friendship, but how to make a friend? “The best time to make a friend is before you need one.” Joy Steven said. The following are some tips for you.

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       Friends usually begin with strangers. Getting in touch with other people is the first step to make a friend. Friends can’t be made in empty air. Best friends take time to make.

●     2    

Friends understand each other when talking. Many unpleasant personal quarrels can be avoided if you will take the time to understand others’ feelings and points of view.

●     3    

Touching is a warm form of communication between friends. When you see best friends communicating, you will notice them stand close together, touch each other comfortably and listen to each other. Sometimes a friendly touch is more powerful than words.

●     4           

Praise is a powerful tool to make a friend. Honest praise can affect your friends’ lives. So try to praise your friends, including your general ones.

●     5    

Trust and loyalty go hand in hand for friends. Friends can share secrets with you, because good friends never break confidence and are loyal forever.

A. Friends touch friends.    B. Praise your friends. C. Friends start with strangers.        D. Understand each other. E. Friends are loyal and trustworthy.

【推荐1】       Have you ever been in a conflict(冲突)? Do you know how to solve it? Conflict resolution is a peaceful way of trying to solve a conflict. Both sides in the conflict explain what they think happened to cause it. The person who listens to both sides is called the mediator(调解人).

After both sides tell what they think happened to cause the conflict, they discuss ways to solve it. They try to come up with a “resolution” that both sides agree to. They cannot be angry during the communication. Everyone should use good listening and attending skills while talking .If voices get too loud or it appears that someone is angry, the mediator will speak up and have them treat each other with respect. After different suggestions are shared in how to mediate the conflict, it is time for discussing the best solution(解决办法).

Here is an example of how conflict resolution works step by step in a school playground setting:

● Someone says a student pushed him on the football field.
● The person who was accused as the “pusher” says it was actually an accident.
● The person who was pushed gets the mediator.
● The mediator takes the two persons to a quieter place, away from others to talk.
● The mediator calms them down and lets them know he understands their feelings.
●Each person describes what happened.
● The mediator repeats what he heard, so it is clear to everyone.
● The mediator asks for ideas to solve the problem.
● The two persons offer their own solutions.
● The two persons have a discussion and come to an agreement.
● The mediator makes sure the persons follow the solution.
● The mediator offers praise for solving the problem.
Conflict resolution can be used in many environments. It encourages people to tell what really happened, to share their feelings, and to work together peacefully to solve the problem. It offers people workable steps to reach an agreement with the help of a mediator.
1. According to the passage, if two students have had a fight, they had better _________.

A．call the police	B．get a mediator
C．ask parents for ideas	D．describe the fight to teachers

2. In conflict resolution, the mediator’s job is to ________.

A．describe what really happened to both sides

B．help both sides reach an agreement in a proper way

C．listen to both sides and then punish the trouble maker

D．write down what both sides have explained in the communication

3. The underlined words “was accused” in this passage might mean________ in Chinese.

A．被惩罚

B．被轻视

C．被指责

D．被否定

4. The writer gives the example in the passage in order to ________.

A．show how a mediator works in a football match

B．help us know the importance of a mediator in daily life

C．show how conflict resolution is used in different environments

D．help us clearly understand the workable steps in conflict resolution

【推荐2】Now more and more people communicate（沟通） by sending messages with mobile phones, sending e-mails or even chatting on line. How about our pen, pencil or paper? Which one do you think is easier and more convenient, handwriting or texting (发短信)?
Today, texting is the most common way of communication, even among young students. People don’t write letters anymore. They usually send e-mails to their friends. From texting to e-mails, it seems like keyboard (键盘) are replacing the good old pencil and paper. As a result, many students are poor in handwriting. Some even don’t know how to write normal words we often use.
In order to improve students handwriting skills, the British government(政府) recently decided to open handwriting lessons in middle schools. The British government hopes the students will be able to learn how to write business and personal letters properly at any length(长度). The students will also be taught different kinds of writings. They will also learn to use correct spelling, punctuations (标点）and grammar. The handwriting lessons will begin in 2014. Why don’t you practice handwriting and write letters to your family and friends to surprise them?
1. Which is the most common way of communication among young students today?

A．Writing letters

B．Texting

C．Making telephone calls

D．Making appointments

2. What does the underline word “ replacing” mean in Chinese?

A．发生

B．重装

C．代替

D．重复

3. What did the British government decide to do to improve students’ handwriting skills?

A．To help students write personal letters.

B．To open handwriting lessons in middle schools.

C．To send the students abroad to learn handwriting skills.

D．To ask the students not to send massages with mobile phones.

4. Through the handwriting lessons, the British students can’t learn_______.

A．to write business and personal letters	B．different kinds of writings
C．to use correct spelling, punctuations and grammar	D．to draw pictures

5. When will the British government begin the handwriting lessons?

A．In 2004

B．In 2012

C．In 2013

D．In 2014

【推荐3】In the early days of the American West, life was difficult. People lived on farms away from other families. They went into town once a week or once a month.     1     On their farms everyone had lots of work to do. There were some big jobs, and one of them was to build a house.

What did families do to build houses? They asked for help.     2     Women cooked together when men worked on the building. For children, it was like a holiday. There were many children whom they could play with. They enjoyed this form very much. In this way, together these people built a house. At some other time the family with the new house would help their neighbors, too.     3    .

A work group is really cooperative (合作的). To cooperate means “to work together”.     4     If many people can work on it at the same time, the job will not be difficult. It will become a small job for many workers.

Today, there isn’t much cooperation. People don’t work together very often.     5     Why not work with other people? If you always work with others, it can be fun, and life can become easier, too.

A．And some people even don’t know their neighbors.

B．Then they saw their friends and neighbors there.

C．A big job can be easy because of working together.

D．They asked their friends and neighbors to work together for a few days.

E．Building a house was difficult for many workers.

F．They helped each other for the good of everyone.

G．People don’t have much work to do.