1 . Everyone wants to perform well at school. Add these tips to your life and you should be on your way to being a top student!

    1    I cannot stress how important it is to pay attention to what your teacher is teaching you. Take part in class discussions if you have something worth adding. Pay attention during class.

Taking notes is important. You don’t need to write down every single word your teacher says but write down what he or she writes on the blackboard, or any special fact you think you might need for a test.    2       In this way, it will help you learn more effectively by thinking about what you are writing.

Don’t skip school. You will be missing courses.    3    However, you will have more work and you have missed lectures. Also, try not to be late for class. It’s most likely that your teacher won’t appreciate it and you will get yourself behind.

Keep a good attitude (态度) towards things. If you have an “ I don’t care about school or this class” attitude, then teachers will be less willing to help you with problems. The same goes for lazy attitude. Have a respectful attitude to the teacher and other students.     4    

Always ask questions.     5     If you don’t understand, ask someone. Read your textbook and notes, and then if that fails, ask a teacher, friend, classmate, parent, etc.

A．Be prepared.

B．Write in your own words.

C．Staying organized will be helpful.

D．Pay attention to what the teacher says.

E．It is true that you could make up the work.

F．There is no shame (羞愧)in needing some help.

G．Try not to laugh when other students make mistakes.

2 . “I’m sorry” are two very important words playing a big part in daily life. You might apologize while pushing your way through a crowd or using the last of the printer paper at work. It’s easy to say “I’m sorry”, but true apologies are a different story. You may have trouble finding the right way to send meaningful apologies. Or you may wonder how to properly demand an apology if the other person is at fault?    1    

Apologize sincerely.     2     It can even repair your reputation that you can be ns Bu you relationship will remain tense if your apology seems casual. So you have to be truly willing to apologize.

Apply specific. A meaningful apology comes down to the three R’s-regret, responsibility and remedy(补救方法). Firstly, communicate your regret. Show the other person you have recognized you error and can sense his or her pain. Then take complete responsibility. Don’t excuses or blame the victim.     3     Offer to make up for the harm you caused or promise you wouldn’t repeat it again.

Don’t expect immediate forgiveness. Most people hope for immediate forgiveness while apologizing. but that may mean you don’t respect the others’ emotions and all you care about is yourself. So give them some time to come out of the pain after your apology.     4    

    5     If you’re the offended one, describe what’s changed in the relationship and your true feeling. For example, you could say, “Although there’s a disagreement between you and me, I want us to be friends again. But I’ve been hurt, and I’d like an apology. I need you to acknowledge what you’ve done.”

A．Ask for an apology if necessary.

B．Don’t claim an apology if you’re offended.

C．However, they would refuse to apologize to you.

D．A genuine apology can help repair your relationship.

E．With the following tips, you’ll find these are not hard.

F．Lastly, show that you’re working to improve the situation.

G．After all, they were hurt and it would take them a while to recover.

5 . The twins both have ________(活泼的) personalities. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

6 . We are all _____(说谎者) because the truth of yesterday becomes a lie tomorrow. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)

7 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How much is a ticket?

A．£3.

B．£6.

C．£12.

2. When should the woman collect the tickets at the latest?

A．At 6:00 pm.

B．At 7:00 pm.

C．At 8:00 pm.

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What’s the woman doing?

A．Making an invitation.

B．Asking for help.

C．Giving advice.

2. What does the man plan to do today?

A．Play tennis.

B．Go on a trip.

C．Help Emily study.

9 . Convincing someone to change their mind is really the process of convincing them to change their tribe (部落). If they abandon their beliefs, they run the risk of losing social ties. You can’t expect someone to change their mind if you take away their community too.

The way to change people’s minds is to become friends with them, to combine them into your tribe, to bring them into your circle. Now, they can change their beliefs without the risk of being abandoned socially.

The British philosopher Alain de Botton suggests that we simply share meals with those who disagree with us: “Sitting down at a table with a group of strangers has the incomparable and odd benefit of making it a little more difficult to hate them without punishment. Prejudice and conflict between groups of people from different nations or races feed off abstraction. However, during a meal, something about handing dishes around, unfolding napkins (餐巾纸) at the same moment, even asking a stranger to pass the salt makes us less likely to hold the belief that the outsiders who wear unusual clothes and speak in distinctive accents deserve to be sent home or attacked. For all the large-scale political solutions which have been proposed to ease racial or cultural conflict, there are few more effective ways to promote tolerance between suspicious neighbours than to force them to eat supper together.”

Perhaps it is not difference, but distance that produces tribalism and unfriendliness. As proximity increases, so does understanding. I am reminded of Abraham Lincoln’s quote, “I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.” Facts don’t change our minds. Friendship does.

The Japanese writer Haruki Murakami once wrote, “Always remember that to argue, and win, is to break down the reality of the person you are arguing against. It is painful to lose your reality, so be kind, even if you are right.”

When we are in the moment, we can easily forget that the goal is to connect with the other side, cooperate with them, befriend them, and integrate them into our tribe. We are so caught up in winning that we forget about connecting. It’s easy to spend your energy labeling people rather than working with them.

The word “kind (family and relatives)” originated from the word “kin (old fashion of family and relatives).” When you are kind to someone, it means you are treating them like family. This, I think, is a good method for actually changing someone’s mind. Develop a friendship. Share a meal. Gift a book. Be kind first, be right later.

1. People are likely to change their mind when they ________.

A．change their beliefs	B．are made friends with
C．move to a new community	D．are given somewhere to go

2. According to the passage, sharing meals is effective in building connections because it ________.

A．pleases people with different beliefs or accents

B．makes people focus on eating rather than conflicts

C．brings benefits to the people having dinner together

D．promotes understanding and tolerance among people

3. What does the underlined word “proximity” in paragraph 4 mean?

A．Nearness.

B．Action.

C．Communication.

D．Politeness.

4. The author quotes from Haruki Murakami to imply(暗示） that ________.

A．breaking down one’s reality is easy

B．kindness is more important than right

C．arguing and winning are not important

D．losing one’s identity is a painful process