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“Homestay is a form of study—abroad program. It allows the visitor to stay with a local family to better understand the local lifestyle. It also helps to improve the visitor’s language ability. If you wish to learn more about foreign cultures or to get foreign experience, you should join this kind of holiday. _________”. Said a teacher during a school meeting last term.
After this meeting, ______. At last, I had such a chance to go on such a holiday with some of my schoolmates last month. We went to London, a place where I had wanted to go since years ago.
After we got to London, we went to stay with different families. I was lucky that my host family (寄宿家庭)was a white couple who had a daughter about my age. _______. They were interested in me and I learnt a lot of things from then on.
________. After breakfast, a local teacher would come to take us in his car. Then we would have classes or go on a sight—seeing trip to different places of interest like Big Ben. London Bridge, and Beckingham Palace. We would go back to our own homes after the activities.
The holiday was a valuable experience for me. I enjoyed every minute of it. _______. Three weeks later, we had to leave “home” for Hong Kong.
| A. Yes, time really flew fast B. I am sure you won’t be disappointed C. I always thought about this kind of holiday D. It took me 8 hours to fly to London E. They treated me as a daughter of their family F. The holiday was filled with activities every day |
To forgive is a virtue, but no one has 
ever said it is easy. When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your hate. However, forgiveness is possible, and it can be surprisingly beneficial to your physical and mental health. People who forgive show less sadness, anger and stress and more hopefulness, according to a recent research.
___________ Try the following steps:
Calm yourself. ___________ You can take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, or someone you love.
Don’t wait for an apology. Many times the person who hurt you does not intend to apologize. They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don’t see things the same way. _________ Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean becoming friends again with the person who upset you.
Take the control away from your offender(冒犯者). Rethinking about your hurt gives power to the person who causes you pain. Instead of focusing on your wounded feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you.
_________ If you understand your offender, you may realize that he or she was acting out of unawareness, fear, and even love. You may want to write a letter to yourself from your offender’s point of view.
Don’t forget to forgive yourself. __________ But it can rob you of your self-confidence if you don’t do it.
| A．Why should you forgive? |
| B．How should you start to forgive? |
| C．Recognize the benefits of forgiveness. |
| D．Try to see things from your offender’s angle. |
E.For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge.
F.To make your anger die away, try a simple stress-management technique.
G.If you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting an awfully long time.
How Do I Break the Ice?
Breaking the ice is an idiom that refers to the process of the interactions between two people who do not know each other to become more relaxed with each other. If you’re one who falls during those initial moments when you’re meeting someone new, you’ve come to the right place. Read on.
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This is a great way to start conservation in almost any situation. You can see the weather, your situation, or a request you may have, such as asking for directions or assistance (Is it always that hot in February?” or “Do you know the best route to downtown?”)
Be a good listener
Show a sincere interest in what the other person is talking about. _____Smile and nod, when appreciate. Engage by asking follow up questions or inputting appropriate feedback to the conversation.
Be funny
Using a natural ability to make people laugh is always a good way to break the ice. If your humor is more of an acquired taste, you may want to tread carefully in the ice-breaking stage.___ ___
Share a fact
Facts are entertaining and interesting and can be great ways to break the ice at social and business events. You can use anything and everything from the weather to things about your city to current events. Make sure you know your facts, or else someone could correct you, which could be embarrassing.__ __
Stay positive
Try to maintain a smile and never frown when meeting someone new.___ __If a touchy or uncomfortable subject is inadvertently brought up, attempt to divert the conversation to a different direction.
State an opinion
This can be a little tricky, but also fun. Opinions work better in social situations like parties and sporting events. You can state an opinion about current events, work, the weather, or where you are at the present moment. You can talk about a movie, TV show, restaurant, or book.
| A．Maintain good eye contact |
| B．Open by asking questions. |
| C．Don’t ruin the conversation into negative grounds. |
| D．Make a special comment on a common event. |
E. Avoid making mean jokes about people.
F. Try not to stare at others while talking
G. If not, your intention is to spark a controversy.
Stress is a normal part of life and usually comes from everyday occurrences.
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◆Try physical activity
When you are nervous, angry or upset, try releasing the pressure through exercise or physical activity.__ __
◆___
You should make every effort to eat well and get enough rest. If you easily get angry and can't sleep well enough，or if you're not eating properly，it will be more likely that you will fall into stressful situations.If stress repeatedly keeps you from sleeping，you should consult a doctor.
◆Make time for yourself
Schedule time for both work and entertainment.Don't forget，play can be just as important to your overall well－being as work.__ _Go windowshopping or work on a hobby.Allow yourself at least a half hour each day to do something you enjoy.
◆Make a list of things to do
Stress can result from disorganization and a feeling that “there's so much to do，and not enough time”．Trying to take care of everything at once can be too much for you and as a result，you may not achieve anything.__ __Set out to do the most important task first.
| A．If you feel stress is hard to control, seek professional help. |
| B．Competing with others, whether in accomplishments, appearance, or possessions, is an avoidable source of stress |
| C．Here are some ways you can deal with everyday sources of stress. |
| D．Instead，make a list of everything you have to do, and then do one thing at a time. |
E. You need a break from your daily routine to just relax and have fun.
F. Running, walking, playing tennis, and working in your garden are just some of the activities you might try.
G. Take care of yourself
A woman aborted(流产) her second baby in Central China’s Hubei province after her 13-year-old daughter threatened to commit suicide.
The event drew people’s attention to the single child mentality, which may be an obstacle as the country tries to relax the single-child policy.
The woman, 44, had been pregnant for 13 weeks. ___ after knowing that she was going to have sibling（兄弟姐妹）. Her anxiety reached its peak when the ninth-grader cut her wrists with a razor blade in an attempted suicide, according to a report of the local Wuhan Evening News.
___, but the girls is not the only child in China showing jealousy of a younger sibling.
Zhuang Zhuang(not his real name) was 16 when his younger brother was born last year. ____.
“They never cared about me again.” the teenager complained. “I’m under great pressure to do well in academic performances, so as to win attention from my parents.”
The one-child policy was relaxed I 2013, in an attempt to address the country’s declining labor force and aging population.
____, including the most populated Henan, have allowed couples to have a second child if either parent is an only child. Beijing followed suit last December.
Although 11 million couples have been granted a permit to have a second child, statistics from the National Health and Family Planning Commission show only close to one million couples out of them filed birth applications by the end of last year.
“Economic cost”, “time cost” and “one child is enough” were listed as top reasons for not having a second child, according to a survey by China Youth Daily. ___ out of concern for their first child.
Xia Xueluan, a sociology professor at Peking University, believes the one-child policy, enacted more than three decades ago, created many young “emperors” and “empresses” in China.
“Parents spoiled their children, so many kids tend to be self-centered without consideration for others,” he said.
| A．The case may sound extreme. |
| B．A majority of the Chinese provincial regions. |
| C．Her daughter became unhappy. |
| D．Since then he’s fallen behind in his classes. |
E. They don’t want their child to be alone.
F. Many parents give the third reason.
G. It’s easier for them to raise one child.
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