1 . Eyes can speak

Much meaning can be conveyed, clearly, with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak.     1    In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not for too long. And if he senses that you are staring at him, he may feel uncomfortable.

The same is true in our daily life. If you are stared at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down to see if there is anything wrong with you.     2    Eyes do speak, right?

Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and aggressive.     3    If a man stares at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to look away from her, his intentions are obvious. He wishes to attract her attention and let her know that he is admiring her.

However, when two people are engaged in a conversation, the speaker will only look into the listener’s eyes from time to time to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking.     4    If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking as if trying to control you, you will feel awkward. A poor liar usually exposes himself by looking too long at the victim. He wrongly believes that looking straight in the eye is a sign of honest communication.     5    

Actually, eye contact should be made based on specific relationships and situations.

A．That’s what normal eye contact is all about.

B．But things are different when it comes to staring at the opposite sex

C．Therefore, continuous eye contact is limited to lovers only.

D．On the contrary, it will give him away.

E．After all, nobody likes to be stared at for quite a long time.

F．Do you have such kind of experience?

G．If nothing goes wrong, you will feel annoyed at being stared at that way.

2 . How to Keep a Relationship Healthy and Strong

Are you new to experiencing relationships? Well, let me give you advice on having a healthy and possibly long­term relationship.

    1     Don’t hide things from them; don’t lie. Getting them to trust you is the most important element in any relationship. So please be honest and they’ll learn to open up to you.

Make sure you give them respect. Now respect isn’t just simply treating her or him nicely. There’s a lot more to it. You have to learn to adjust to their liking.    2     Don’t just think about yourself; think about what your partner needs out of it as well.

    3     Always be willing to help them and give them honesty and positiveness at the same time. Make them feel you are someone they can really count on and build a future with. This is an important step in a relationship. Your partner has to be able to count on you when needed.

Make sure you have a good sense of humor with them. Laughter is the key to happiness. Laugh a lot with them, joke with them. Laughter may seem silly, but it’s the secret to a lot in life. It will keep the sparks alive.    4    

Make sure the communication is good. This goes along with trust, but always communicate how you feel, even if it’s something that upsets you. Instead of screaming, talk to them.    5     It’s important to communicate this to them, not keep it bottled up.

A．Show them your personality.

B．Be an honest person with them.

C．Make sure you are encouraging to your partners.

D．Laughter keeps the relationship strong and lasting.

E．Don’t start to neglect them and make them feel unwanted.

F．Basically, learn to study your partners’ moods, wants and needs.

G．If they did something that made you unhappy, tell them about it in a respectful manner.

3 . Several years ago, Chris Williams was driving home on a Wednesday night in Conroe, Texas, just like he always did. “It was dark and raining hard, and I could barely make out two people walking on the road,” he recalled. Born and raised in Louisiana, Williams often watched his father go out of his way to help people in trouble. So he did something his dad would have done. He asked the two women if they needed a ride.

They jumped in, and Williams learned why they were walking. Their truck had been in the repair shop for nearly three months. “I asked the woman who owned the truck why it was in the shop so long, and the woman hung her head and told me, ‘I can’t afford to fix it,’” Williams continued.

Williams had always dreamed of opening his own auto repair garage that would help women in need. “Right then and there, I decided I needed to figure out a way to get my dream of opening a free garage off the ground,” he said.

As a father of two girls, Williams had a calling to help single moms, widows and military wives. Williams borrowed money and asked people he knew for donations to start his new career, and several months later, he opened The Garage, a nonprofit that repairs vehicles for women in need-at no cost. The organization gives renewed vehicles away, too.

Williams understood the economic difficulty being carless can cause, and how his nonprofit could help. “Car repairs can be expensive, and where I live, it’s very rural.” Williams explained. “So if you don’t have a car, you can’t get a job. And if you don’t have a job, you can’t buy a car. It’s a cruel dilemma.”

The Garage ended that dilemma for a whole lot of women in the surrounding community last year. The nonprofit gave away 146 vehicles and repaired 127. One of those recipients was Jeanne McGowan. “Several years ago, I became ill and could not maintain my job and I lost my car because I could not work,” she told a local TV reporter. “I’m thrilled to be a receiver of one of their cars.”

1. Why did Williams give the two women a lift?

A．He was asked to lend a hand.

B．He was doing some voluntary work.

C．He wanted to follow his father’s footsteps.

D．He was going to the same destination as theirs.

2. What do the underlined words “off the ground” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A．At a loss.

B．In progress.

C．Out of sight.

D．Beyond reach.

3. What do we know about The Garage?

A．It was set up by Williams for his daughters.

B．It has donated 127 vehicles to those in need.

C．It helps poor women repair their vehicles for free.

D．It has won financial support from the government.

4. What did McGowan mean by her words?

A．She expected local TV to do her a favor.

B．She was seriously ill after losing her job.

C．She was excited to have a car from The Garage.

D．She determined to donate her old car to the poor.

4 . If you’re a procrastinator(拖延的人), you’re familiar with the pain and stress that goes hand in hand with leaving things to the last minute. Even if you want to accomplish or finish a task, you’re likely having trouble getting started in the first place!    1    

Change your mind. Stop punishing yourself for procrastinating. The more stressed out you are, the harder it’ll be to get your work done. Don’t be angry with yourself. Just move on and focus on what you’ve got to do instead.    2    Wasting time yelling at yourself for not starting that 2, 000-word essay two weeks ago will only make you extra tired and frustrated. It will also stress you out, likely making it impossible for you to finish your assignment at that time.

Avoid a long disorganized to-do list. This is just setting yourself up for failure. Instead, create subcategories like “Home”, “Work”, “Family”, and “Fun” and just try to cross off a few entries from each list every day.

Do most important task for 15 minutes. Instead of thinking about the total number of hours you’re about to work for, just start. Tell yourself you’ve only got to do it for 15 minutes.    3    Once you come up for air, take a two-minute break. Then start up on another set of 15 minutes of work.

    4    It can be scary to think about finishing a whole essay or getting through an entire week’s worth of tasks. Instead of thinking about everything you have to do like one big obstacle, break it all down into tiny pieces.    5    

A．Break tasks down into small pieces.

B．Never think about the past experiences.

C．Guilt and regret are negative emotions.

D．However, there is always some time when you can’t pull through.

E．If 15 minutes still sounds too frightening, do something for just 3 minutes.

F．Thus, you’ll be able to get started on the smallest piece and go forward from there.

G．Hopefully, there are several strategies that can help you stop procrastinating right now.

5 . The word "emoji" comes from Japanese, literally meaning "picture character".    1     They   come in different categories, such as faces and people, plants and animals, and food and drink.

When first introduced in Japan in 1999, emojis were limited to 176 simple designs. Now there are more than 3,000 emojis. Due to their popularity, the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year in 2015 was a pictograph      instead of a traditional word.

In today’s world, emojis have become   more   and   more   popular.    2     People like   them because they add emotional meanings, and are quick and easy to use. With a smiling or sad face added to a message or post, your reader can "see" your facial expression while reading your words.

    3     For instance, if your friend is moving across the country, you may just send them a string of crying faces to express your sadness over your separation.

    4     A Shakespeare series for young readers has taken William   Shakespeare’s popular   plays and replaced some words with textspeak and emojis. The intention of these adaptations is to make the classics more accessible to young readers. Some people, however, believe that these new versions have taken away the heart and soul of Shakespeare’s plays.

As we can see, emojis have a tendency to pop up all over the place. Users of emojis say that they facilitate the way we communicate and express ourselves. But this makes others, especially educators, worry that we are losing the ability to communicate properly using the written word, or even the spoken word. After all, how many of us today would rather send a message packed with emojis than make a telephone call?    5     On that day, emojis will have become a real pictorial "language". But, for now, maybe it’s best that we just enjoy using them.

A．Maybe emojis’ best days are ahead.

B．The most popular emojis are absolute classics.

C．The use of emojis has even spread to classical literature.

D．Perhaps people will one day choose to communicate in pictures.

E．It seems that emojis have clear advantages over written language.

F．Emojis are small symbols representing ideas, emotions or feelings.

G．Emojis can also help people express their feelings when they can’t find the appropriate words.

6 . Being independent is an important skill for people who want to take control of their lives. Here are some tips on how to be independent.

Believe in yourself. If you don’t believe in yourself, then who else will?     1     No one can speak the words on your lips and not everyone is going to agree with what you say.

    2     If you don’t have faith in yourself, you will always doubt yourself and turn to others for help every time you have to make a decision. Try to move away from that.

    3     Our parents care for us so much that they do everything in their power to raise us in a fair and just environment. But the real world does not follow the same principle. You might be treated badly for all sorts of unfair things: your skin color, your height, your weight, how much money you have, and just about everything else that makes you who you are.     4    

Stop caring about what other people think. This is the most important thing about being independent. Stop worrying about other people’s opinions about your life, whether they are thinking about your clothes, your choice of career, or your choice of significant other.     5    

If you always have the worrying thought, “But what will other people think if…” in the back of your head, then you will always be holding yourself back from doing your own thing.

A．Be your own hero.

B．Accept that life is not fair.

C．These are your decisions, and not anyone else’s.

D．As long as you have made a decision — just do it!

E．We are all different and have something unique to say.

F．So please remember: you have to be happy in spite of that.

G．Believing in yourself will make you trust your own decisions.

7 . The Internet has opened up a whole new online world for us to meet, chat and go where we’ve never been before.

But just as in face to face communication, there are some rules of behavior that should be followed when on line.    1    Imagine how you’d feel if you were in the other person’s shoes.

For anything you’re about to send: ask yourself, “Would I say this to the person’s face?” if the answer is no, rewrite and reread.    2    

If someone in the chat room is rude to you, your instinct (本能) is to fire back in the same manner. But try not to do so.    3    If it was caused by a disagreement with another member, try to fix the situation by politely discussing it. Remember to respect the beliefs and opinions of others in the chat room.

    4    Offer advice when asked by newcomers, as they may not be sure what to do or how to communicate. When someone makes a mistake, whether it’s a stupid question or an unnecessarily long answer, be kind about it. If it’s a small mistake, you may not need to say anything. Even if you feel strongly about it, think twice before saying anything. Having good manners yourself doesn’t give you license to correct everyone else.     5    At the same time, if you find you are wrong, be sure to correct yourself and apologize to those that you have offended.

It is not polite to ask others personal questions such as their age, sex and marital status. Unless you know the person very well, and you are both comfortable with sharing personal information, don’t ask such questions.

A．It’s natural that there are some people who speak rudely or make mistakes online.

B．Repeat the process till you feel sure that you’d feel comfortable saying the words to the person’s face.

C．Everyone was new to the network once.

D．The basic rule is simple: treat others in the same way you would want to be treated.

E．When you send short messages to a person online, you must say something beautiful to hear.

F．You should either ignore the person, or use your chat software to block their messages.

G．If you do decide to tell someone about a mistake, point it out politely.

8 . Making a Good First Impression

It's important to make a good first impression with people. Whether they're a customer or a potential friend, you want them to think highly of you. If they don't, you're not likely to make much progress moving forward.     1     Before you've even opened your mouth, people have already formed an opinion of you based on your body language. With that in mind, it's a good idea to change how you present yourself to ensure you're not giving off a bad atmosphere.

♦ It's all in the face.

Any honest and fair person is going to be looking at your face when you're talking to them. Of course, that means whatever is going on up there will be picked apart more than anything else you do.     2     In the right circumstances, it will express warmth and show you to be welcoming, something that's unbelievably important for the first impression. Moreover, make sure to keep eye contact as often as possible・ It shows that you're focusing on them, especially when they're talking.

♦     3    

So many of us close our arms without thinking about it，but that's one of the biggest no-nos when it comes to first impressions. Standing there with your arms folded is going to set you apart from the crowd for all the wrong reasons.     4     This will drive people away from you very quickly and make a poor first impression.

♦ Show your interest.

    5     The wrong movements or positions can signal that you don't care what the other person has to say. Fortunately, there are non-verbal cues (暗示）you can make which will show your interest without going overboard. These include things like leaning forward and giving purposeful nods. Small gestures like this show that you're taking part in the conversation and not invested （投入的）in something happening over their shoulder.

A．Open up your body.

B．Stand close to others in conversation.

C．Show your interest when others are talking.

D．However, there's more to the first impression than what you say.

E．Body language shows whether you're interested in someone or not.

F．It gives people the impression that you're bored and don't want to be there.

G．Make sure that you smile as often as possible if it's acceptable in the situation.

9 . Conformity involves changing your behaviour to “fit in” or “go along” with the people around you. In some cases, this social influence might involve agreeing with or acting like the majority of people in a specific group, or involve behaving in a particular way to be viewed as “normal” by the group. Actually, conformity is something that happens regularly in our social world. Sometimes we’re aware of our behaviour, but in many cases it happens without much thought or awareness on our parts. And even in some cases we go along with things we disagree with or behave in ways we know we shouldn’t.

There are countless examples of conformity in life. For instance, a teenager dresses in a certain style because he wants to fit in with the rest of the teenagers in his social group. A woman reads a book for her book club and really enjoys it. When she attends her book club meeting, the other members all dislike the book. Rather than go against the group opinion, she simply agrees with the others that the book is terrible.

Why do we conform? In many cases, looking to the rest of the group for clues for how we should behave can actually be helpful. Others might have greater knowledge or experience than we do, so following their lead can actually be instructive. And in some cases, we conform to the expectations of the group to avoid looking foolish. This tendency can become especially strong in situations where we aren’t quite sure how to act. Additionally, there are some situations where we conform just in order to avoid punishments or gain rewards.

There are many factors that influence conformity. For example, not knowing how to perform a difficult task makes people more likely to conform. Personal characteristics such as motivation to achieve and strong leadership abilities are linked with a decreased tendency to conform. And people are more likely to conform in situations that involve between three and five other people.

1. What can we learn about conformity from the first paragraph?

A．Actually it is rare for us to conform.

B．Blind conformity should be criticized.

C．Sometimes people tend to conform unconsciously.

D．Conformity means changing your behaviour reluctantly.

2. Which of the following is a case of conformity?

A．Joining a certain organization.

B．Following the ongoing fashion.

C．Sharing something personal with others.

D．Giving up your creative ideas cautiously.

3. When are we most likely to conform according to the text?

A．When we are at a loss.

B．When we are rejected.

C．When we feel threatened.

D．When we feel uncomfortable.

4. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．Conformity cannot be avoided by anyone.

B．Conformity is linked to the size of the group.

C．Conformity is a natural response to challenges.

D．Conformity isn’t related to individual differences.

10 . A community feels more alive when people who live there try to help improve it. If you look around and see that your community has a lot of problems, there's no better time to start fixing them than right now.     1    

Stop to offer help when and where you're needed

It's a simple way to create the atmosphere that makes people feel safe and happy. If you see someone in need of assistance, come to their aid instead of looking on.     2    

Volunteer in your community

Donating your time is an excellent way to have a positive effect on your community.     3     It costs organizations a lot of time and money to train volunteers, so make sure that you will be available and willing to help out on a long-term basis.

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You can help in many ways. Consider starting your own business. In this way you can serve your community by offering a great product and possibly even hiring employees. And try to get most of your produce from the local market and shop at local stores.

Attend community events

How often do you show up to community events?     5     Just showing up is a way to help people in your community because it lets them know that you care. For example, if someone is trying to hold a “Bike to Work or School Day” on Monday mornings, and you've got a bike, why not give it a try? Show people in your community that biking is fun.

A．Learn about organizations

B．Support your local economy

C．Start participating in community activities as many as you can

D．Just be aware that becoming a volunteer is a serious commitment

E．Keep reading for ideas on how to help make your community better

F．Hold activities in an effort to make the neighborhood a better place

G．Do for others what you'd want them to do for you if you were in their situation