"No man is an island" is a well-known line from John Donne's Devotion, written more than three hundred years ago. Even now people still agree with him. Without other people, life became empty and sad.  51

For some of us, though making friends is not difficult, we may not want to make the first move. It is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have.

There are many books about friendship, but Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People, written in 1936, is the most famous.  52  It was later put into 28 languages.

Here is the list of advice from his book:

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Always greet with a smile. Begin with "excuse me" or "would you please", when you want to ask somebody. Remember to say "thank you" and try to be as helpful as you can.

l       Go out of your way to be nice.

 54  Making some soup for a sick neighbour may seem like a little thing to you, but it will make your neighbour feel a lot better.

l       Remember names.

They say that the sweetest music to a person's ears is the sound of his or her own name.

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Try to understand other people's ways and ideas and learn something from them.

l       Listen patiently.

When someone is talking to you, look at him or her, listen carefully and say something when necessary.

A. Be open-minded.

B. Be friendly and polite.

C. So we all need to have friends.

D. Save some time to help others. 

E. This "How to" book became a best seller.

F. Try to help your friends out of danger.

G. It's also important to keep close friends in our daily life.

句型转换

1. I can deal with it all by myself.

I can________it myself.

2. French people kiss when they meet and when they part.

French people________ ________and________ ________.

3. Those who act properly are welcome.

The people ________ ________ ________ ________ are welcome.

4. Is there anything else I can do for you?

Can l help you________ ________ ________ ________?

5. It’s a pleasure for me to be invited to speak here.

________ ________ ________ ________invited to speak here.

 

句型转换

1. I can deal with it all by myself.

I can________it myself.

2. French people kiss when they meet and when they part.

French people________ ________and________ ________.

3. Those who act properly are welcome.

The people ________ ________ ________ ________ are welcome.

4. Is there anything else I can do for you?

Can l help you________ ________ ________ ________?

5. It’s a pleasure for me to be invited to speak here.

________ ________ ________ ________invited to speak here.

 

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Dozens of conditions are covered, from headaches, sunburn, bad breath, and blisters (水泡) to allergies (过敏), and hiccups (打嗝).

You can most probably read the passage in a ________.

    A. newspaper    B. travel guide C. reference book   D. textbook

Which of the following could help you to improve your home environment?

    A. Off the Beaten Path & l80l Home Remedies.           

    B. Container Gardens by Number & Best Weekend Projects.

    C. l80l Home Remedies & Container Gardens by Number.           

    D. Best Weekend Projects & Off the Beaten Path.

What’s the purpose of the passage?

    A. To share his opinion about the books with readers.

    B. To advise readers to read more in spare time.

    C. To share the pleasure of reading with readers.

    D. To advise readers to buy their books.

阅读下面短文，并根据短文后的要求回答问题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

[l]Fear and pain are two of the most useful things that human beings and animals have, if they are properly used. If fire did not hurt when it burnt, children would play with it until their hands were burnt away. Similarly, if pain existed but fear didn’t, a child would burn himself again and again, because fear would not warn himself to keep away from the fire that had burnt himself before. A really fearless soldier is not a good soldier because he will soon be killed; and a dead soldier is of no use to his army. Fear and pain are therefore two guards without which human beings and animals might soon die out.

[2] In our first sentence we suggested that fear should be properly used. If, for example, you never go out of your house because of the danger of being knocked down and killed in the street by a car, you are letting fear rule you too much. Even in your house you are not absolutely safe: A plane may crash on your house, or you may get cancer!

[3] The important thing is not to let fear rule you, but to use fear as your servant and guide instead. Fear will warn you of dangers; then you have to decide what action to take.

[4] In many cases, you can take quick and successful action to avoid the danger. For example, you see a car coming straight towards you. Fear warns you, then you jump out of the way, and all is well.

[5] In some cases, however, you decide that there is nothing that you can do to ___________. For example, you can’t prevent a plane crashing onto your house. In this case, fear is no longer of any use, and you have to try to overcome it.

1.What is mainly talked about in this passage? (no more than 15 words)

_________________________________________________________________________

2.How does the author support his idea in Paragraph 2? (no more than 5 words)

_________________________________________________________________________

3.Why does the author say that a fearless soldier is not a good soldier? (no more than 15 words)

_________________________________________________________________________

4.What benefit can we get from “fear” according to the passage? (no more than 10 words)

__________________________________________________________________________

5.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper words. (no more than 5 words)

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