1 . “Whenever I am in a group of people, I feel like everyone knows what to say except me. When I try to join in, I get anxious and have a struggle _______ words. This happens at parties or meetings and I feel _______ — as if I were being interviewed for a job. People think I am a loner. Maybe I am?”

Individuals experiencing this type of social _______ often avoid eye contact, because it makes them feel _______ and judged. The feelings of awkwardness and not fitting in with others are often frustrating. It prevents these individuals from defending and _______ for themselves in social environments, though they may be _______ at holding on to their opinions in environments that are focused on a task rather than _______.

Fitting into groups of people requires _______. You need to be interested in the topics that others in the group are interested in and talk about them the way they do. Becoming a part of these groups requires that you _______ some of your individuality in order to accept others’ __________ and values.

Some individuals are like chameleon (变色龙) in that they __________ pick up the patterns of different groups and __________ themselves accordingly. For them, this is automatic and they don’t even come to the __________ that they are changing themselves to fit into groups. If you are one of those people who feels __________ in most social group settings, it may be because you __________ changing the way you think in order to feel part of a group and this shouldn’t be a weakness or a failure.

2 . Many cities around the world today are heavily polluted. Careless methods of production and ________ of consumer demands for environment friendly products have ________ the pollution problem. One ________ is that millions of tons of glass, paper, plastic, and metal containers are produced, and these are difficult to get rid of.

________, today, more and more consumers are choosing “green” and demanding that the products they buy should be safe for the environment. ________ they buy a product, they ask questions like these: “Will this shampoo damage the environment?” “Can this metal container be ________ or can it only be used once?”

A recent study showed that two ________ five adults now consider the environmental safety of a product before they buy it. This means that companies must now change the ________ they make and sell their products to make sure that they are “green,” that is, friendly to the environment.

Only a few years ago, it was impossible to find green products in supermarkets, but now there are hundreds. Some supermarket products ________ labels to show that the product is green. Some companies emphasize that their products are clean and safe in their advertising and have made it their main selling ________.

The ________ for a safer and cleaner environment is making companies rethink ________ they do business. No longer will the public accept the old ________ of “Buy it, use it, throw it away and forget it.” The public ________ is still here, and companies are ________ their act gradually.

3 . While traveling, there are chances that you stay at a hotel or a family member's house. But have you ever thought about staying in a stranger's _____ ?

This might sound _____ but it's actually a trend that is becoming popular around the world, including China.

Lodging rental companies like Airbnb are helping people look for cheap ways to _____ . This website allows people to rent out their _____ rooms or apartments as an alternative to _____ in over 190 countries.

Created by young American men Brian Chesky, Joe Cebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk, Airbnb is a good example of a _____ economy. Through the Internet, people share _____ such as cars, apartments and even their expertise (专门知识).

_____ post information about the location, prices, descriptions and pictures. Guests can go to the _____ and find their favourite places to stay. Users post their opinions on their stay so that people know whether a place is good or not.

A man in New York named Jonathan Powley even rents out his ______ for $ 22 per night through Airimb. This isn't a (n) ______ car. Powley takes out the car seats and changes the ______ to look more welcoming. He keeps it clean and puts flowers in it every day. He provides snacks and tells travelers where they can go and shower.

But Airbnb does have some problems. Sometimes it is not as ______ as it looks like online. ______ , hosts sometimes get mad when they get home and it's a complete mess.

In China, Airbnb operates in eight cities including Beijing and Shanghai. The country has seen a major ______ in Airbnb users in the past year.

4 . The requirements for high school graduation have just changed in my community. As a result, all students must _______ sixty hours of service learning, _______ they will not receive a diploma. Service learning is academic learning that also helps the community. _______ of service learning include cleaning up a polluted river, working in a soup kitchen, or tutoring a student. _______ a service experience, students must keep a journal and then write a _______ about what they have learned.

Supporters claim that there are many _______ of service learning. Perhaps most importantly, students are forced to think _______ their own interests and become _______ of the needs of others. Students are also able to learn real­life skills that _______ responsibility, problem­solving, and working as part of a team. ________ students can explore possible careers ________ service learning. For example, if a student wonders what teaching is like, he or she can choose to work in an elementary school classroom a few afternoons each month.

________ there are many benefits, opponents ________ problems with the new requirement. First, they ________ that the main reason students go to school is to learn core subjects and skills. Because service learning is time­consuming, students spend ________ time studying the core subjects. Second, they believe that forcing students to work without ________ goes against the law. By requiring service, the school takes away an individual’s freedom to choose.

In my view, service learning is a great way to ________ to the community, learn new skills, and explore different careers. ________, I don’t believe you should force people to help others — the ________ to help must come from the heart. I think the best ________ is one that gives students choices: a student should be able to choose sixty hours of independent study or sixty hours of service. Choice encourages both freedom and responsibility and as young adults, we must learn to handle both wisely.

5 . Luke is a cute dog, living together with me for five years. We get lots of   _________   in our area during the summer season. Many forests are badly _________ by fire each year. That hot summer, not far from our shelter, a forest   _________ fire. It was July, and there had been a heat wave going on for three days.

Somehow, Luke rushed toward the forest. There was no longer any hope at that moment to wait for Luke to come back to the _______. In fact, I was waiting for firefighters to tell me that he had _______ in the forest. Suddenly, a fireman burst into my office and     _______     me that Luke had succeeded in saving four kittens who had been _______by the flames. I _______   accompanied the fireman to the forest to get him back. _______ we got to the scene of the incident, we didn’t see Luke. Then we heard the   ________ of a dog barking in the forest. I ________the barks as Luke’s. The firemen ________ the tracks of the dog until they found him barking loudly by the side of an injured ________. Thanks to Luke, four kittens and a fireman were saved. This true story shows us that pets are loving, caring and compassionate. We should love and ________them. Little animals can do     ________     things for humans.

6 . Mike was 11. As his birthday was coming up，he _____ his father to buy him a bike, so that he could go to school cycling and not by _____ or relying on his father to _____ him at school, which was _____ a mile away from his home.

On his _____ , seeing a set of books wrapped nicely in his father's hand, though _____ , he thanked his father. Mike's father was _____ as he didn't have enough money to buy a bike.

After a week，when Mike was walking home from school, he saw a boy riding a bike. Mike _____ that the bike was too small for the big boy. _____，the boy ran into a post and fell on the street. Mike rushed to him and ______ him who was his schoolmate Sam.

Mike helped him stand up and provided him with water. _____ Sam was riding the bike fast, his left leg and hands were ______ injured. Mike asked him to sit in a corner and took the bike and rushed to a ______ nearby.

An ambulance （救护车）came and carried Sam to hospital. He then rushed to Sam's home and ______ his parents about the accident.

Sam and his parents thanked Mike for the ______ help. Mike in turn said, “It was all ______ just because I rode Sam's bike. ” He added, “The bike is too small for Sam to ride and that's why he was _______” Mike met Sam every day in hospital until he ______.

Sam got a new bike and he came to know that Mike didn't have the ______ to own a bike. He gave his old bike to Mike and with his parents' ______, Mike accepted the gift.

7 . I was wandering around to look for a cafe where I could sit and have something to drink on a cold day. When I saw one, I walked in, sat at a round table and asked for a coffee.

While I was waiting for my _______, I realized that there were other people in the place, _______ I sensed loneliness. I saw their _______, but I couldn’t feel their souls. That was because their souls _______ to the “Net”, instead of them.

I stood up and walked _______ the tables. I asked a man a couple of times what his name was. “I’m Steve,” he _______ answered. “I can’t talk with you I’m _______,” he said.

I was amazed to find he was _______ online with somebody and, at the same time, he was _______ a computer game—Winner winner chicken dinner. I tried again to________ with him, but not a ________ came out of his mouth. I ________ his shoulder, but there was no reaction. I was getting ________. I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to ________, “Leave me alone!”

I was ________. I wanted to look and see if all those people in the cafe were looking at me, so I ________ head, but there was nobody interested in what was happening. ________ was using the computers.

At the moment, I ________ all of the people there were more interested in having the relationship with the computer, ________ Steve. I wouldn’t want to imagine the future of the human beings if they ________ sharing their lives with machines instead of with people.

8 . Social networking is a tool used by people all around the world. Its _______ is to promote and aid communication._______, this type of technology might be doing more harm than good.

On these networking sites, users _______ post pictures of themselves and their friends. Teenagers, however, use this new technology in a way that could be _______. In this stage of their lives, they always _______ to impress their peers(同龄人). Teenagers attract attention through the interesting pictures they _______. In order to get the results they want, they try to get a reaction from controversial _______ of themselves. This adolescent need to be “_______” leads to lots of young girls and boys attempting to _______ one another by showing themselves drinking, smoking and partying.

With so many teens using social networking, it has become easier to ____________ one another. Cyber bullying (欺凌) is a form of bullying that is only done through the web. Bullying is ____________ to deal with in person, but the situation is even severer over the Internet. When ____________ comments are posted on a person’s page, anyone can see them. However, on the networks no one is there to ____________ the attack. This makes it harder for a ____________ to find the attacker.

With the constant use of these social technologies, fewer people are communicating ____________. Many people are becoming ____________ due to the lack of personal communication. What’s more, without person-to-person communication we will ____________ our language skills and have trouble speaking in public. Normal debates will become more difficult because we are not ____________ to read one another’s body language.

Social networking aids long-distance communication greatly ____________ there must be a stopping point. It cannot become our main ____________ of communication.

9 . In our modern world, when something wears out, we throw it away and buy a new one. The _______ is that countries around the world have growing mountains of _______ because people are throwing out more rubbish than ever before.

How did we _______ a throwaway society? First of all, it is now easier to _______ an object than to spend time and money to repair it. _______ modern manufacturing (制造业)and technology, companies are able to produce products quickly and inexpensively. Products are plentiful and _______.

Another cause is our _______of disposable (一次性的) products. As _______ people, we are always looking for _______ to save time and make our lives easier. Companies ________ thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.

Our appetite for new products also ________ to the problem. We are ________ buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that ________ is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we ________ useful possessions to make room for new ones.

All around the world, we can see the ________ of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To ________ the amount of rubbish and to protect the ________, more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. ________, this is not enough to solve (解决) our problem.

Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions ________ throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about ________. Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment.

10 . Mobile phones are everywhere in big cities. It seems that _______can live without one. Mobile phones are a great _______to stay connected with friends and family. _______, it is important to remember that there are certain times _______you should not be using your phone, especially as a student, during school.

________you are in class, you should not be sending your friends text messages _______taking phone calls. Your classmates and teacher should not have to deal with this rude _______ . Aren’t you at school to learn?

In the United States, students would never be allowed to _______ their mobile phones during class. If you were to send or _______ a text message you would probably be kicked ________class. It is very disturbing to hear a lot of tones and ringing during ________ There are many more rules for mobile phone use in America and it is to ________respect for those around you.

As a teacher in China, I have to ________students using mobile phones every day. I have told my class to________their phones, but many students do not listen. The ________to be connected all the time seems to be more ________than the desire to learn.

It’s easy to understand________ it is so tempting(诱惑人的) to have your phone on during class. It seems so easy just to send a short text message; it’s not hurting anyone, is it? But you may actually be hurting ________when you do this. Your teacher knows when you use your phone and may give you a ________grade. Sending a text message also takes your attention away from what’s going on in class, you may________something important.