Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.
Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a $10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students will be able to use e-mail to “speak” with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees-anywhere at all!
Because of the many changes in computer technology , laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable( 便携式的) computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources（资源）. State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.
At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff(职员) use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, “ Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we’re giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.”
【小题1】Why is the word “speak” in the second paragraph in quotation marks(引号)?

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Many things around us affect our feelings or moods. Here is a report about this. Wu Dong lives in a big city. It’s very 1.______. Sometimes it’s hard for him to 2._______ asleep. He gets bored 3._____. Kang Hua doesn’t like rainy days. When it rains, she often feels4._____. When it’s fine, she feels 5.______ again. Wang Ming likes 6._______ to music. Rock music can make him feel 7..______. Soft music can make him feel quiet and calm. Li Nan likes wearing red clothes. It can 8._______ her happy and active  .

If we can’t get along 9.______ with our friends, we may feel upset and unhappy. If we are always in a bad mood, it will be bad for our health. We may become 10._____ if we are in a good mood.

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Life doesn't always give us what we want. We don't always get our hopes and  66____We don't always get what we want. But be _ 67____   and believe in yourself, because you can make difference as time goes by. Try to find the beauty _ 68  you, in nature, in others, and in yourself. Believe in the love between people. You can find love is a helping hand   69   a kind word. It is all around. If you are just   70   for it, give love to others. Then you will   71  that you can do a lot for others. You have the power to make others   72 . Believe in the goodness of others. Remember that at anger can be   73  by love and hope. Even when you feel there isn't a lot you can do to change _74   situation, you can always do a little. A little at a time makes a very   75_ difference in the end.

Do you want to make friends with others? Please remember to keep your words all the time. In this way, people around you will get along well with you.
To make friends and keep them, you have to keep your words. If you agree to meet someone at a certain time, you should arrive at the place on time or a little earlier. If you agree to help others, you must do it. Of course if there is something unexpected(没有预料到的) happening and you can’t do what you have agreed to do, your friends will understand this.
He is always lying or making excuses for breaking his words. Would you like to have him as one of your best friends? You wouldn’t. And your own friends feel the same way.
So, be more careful when you have to agree to do something for your friends. Don’t have “Maybe”in your mind when you say something about what you are going to do.
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【小题1】The underlined phrase keep one’s words means ____ in Chinese.

Happiness is for everyone. You don't need to care about the rich. Though they have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools, they may often feel lonely.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your teachers will help you; when you do something wrong, people around you feel unhappy; when you succeed in something, your friends will say congratulations to you. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.
Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling(感觉) of your heart. Although you are poor, you can also say you are very happy. Money is not everything. You have something else that money can't buy. When you meet with difficulties, you can loudly say you are very happy because you have more chances to challenge(挑战) yourself. So you can not always say you are poor and you have bad luck. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.
【小题1】______may often feel lonely even though they have beautiful houses with large gardens.