If you want to learn a new language, the very first thing to think about is why. Do you need it for a reason,such as your job or your studies? 37 perhaps you’re interested in the ,films or music of a different country and you know how much it will help to have a of the language.
Most people learn best using a variety of , but traditional classes are an ideal（理想的）start for many people. They an environment where you can practice under the of someone who’s good at the language. We all lead lives and learning a language takes . You will have more success if you study regularly, so try to develop a . It doesn’t matter if you haven’t got long. Becoming fluent in a language will take years, but learning to get by takes .
Many people start learning a language and soon give up. “I’m too ,” they say. Yes, children do learn languages more than adults, but research has shown that you can learn a language at any . And learning is good for the health of your brain, too. I’ve also heard people about the mistakes they make when . Well, relax and laugh about your mistakes you’re much less likely to make them again.
Learning a new language is never . But with some work and devotion, you’ll make progress. And you’ll be by the positive reaction of some people when you say just a few words in own language. Good luck!
A．technical B．political C．practical D．physical
A．After B．So C．Though D．Or
A．literature B．transport C．agriculture D．medicine
A．view B．knowledge C．form D．database
A．paintings B．regulations C．methods D．computers
A．protect B．change C．respect D．provide
A．control B．command C．guidance D．pressure
A．busy B．happy C．simple D．normal
A．courage B．time C．energy D．place
A．theory B．business C．routine D．project
A．some risks B．a lot less C．some notes D．a lot more
A．old B．nervous C．weak D．tired
A．closely B．quickly C．privately D．quietly
A．age B．speed C．distance D．school
A．worry B．hesitate C．think D．quarrel
A．singing B．working C．bargaining D．learning
A．if B．and C．but D．before
A．tiresome B．hard C．interesting D．easy
A．blamed B．amazed C．interrupted D．informed
A．their B．his C．our D．your
Body language is the quiet, secret and most powerful language of all! It speaks than words. According to specialists, our bodies send out more than we realize. In fact, non-verbal(非言语)communication takes up about 50% of what we really .And body language is particularly _ when we attempt to communicate across cultures. Indeed, what is called body language is so a part of us that it's actually often unnoticed. And misunderstandings occur as a result of it.. ,different societies treat the between people differently. Northern Europeans usually do not like having contact(接触)even with friends, and certainly not with . People from Latin American countries ，touch each other quite a lot. Therefore, it's possible that in . it may look like a Latino is a Norwegian all over the room. The Latino, trying to express friendship, will keep moving _. The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep which the Latino will in return regard as
Clearly, a great deal is going on when people . And only a part of it is in the words themselves. And when parties are from cultures, there's a strong possibility of . But whatever the situation, the best is to obey the Golden Rule: treat others as you would like to be .
A．straighter B．louder C．harder D．further
A．sounds B．invitations C．feelings D．messages
A．hope B．receive C．discover D．mean
A．immediate B．misleading C．important D．difficult
A．well B．far C．much D．long
A．For example B．Thus C．However D．In short
A．trade B．distance C．connection D．greetings
A．Eye B．Verbal C．Bodily D．telephone
A．strangers B．relatives C．neighbors D．enemies
A．in other words B．on the other hand C．in a similar way D．by all means
A．trouble B．conversation C．silence D．experiment
A．disturbing B．helping C．guiding D．following
A．closer B．faster C．In D．away
A．stepping forward B．going on C．backing away D．coming out
A．weakness B．carelessness C．friendliness D．coldness
A．talk B．travel C．laugh D．think
A．different B．European C．Latino D．rich
A．curiosity B．excitement C．misunderstanding D．nervousness
A．chance B．time C．result D．advice
A．noticed B．treated C．respected D．pleased
A nurse took the tired, anxious soldier to the bedside.
“Your son is here,” she said to the old man. She had to the words several times before the patient’s eyes .
Heavily sedated(镇静) because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly(模糊地) saw the young solider standing beside him. He reached out his hand. The soldier held his around the old man’s, a message of love and encouragement.
The nurse brought a so that the soldier could sit beside the bed. All through the night the young soldier sat there, holding the old man’s hand. , the nurse suggested that the soldier move away and for a while.
He . Whenever the nurse came into the room, the soldier was forgetful of her and of the night of the hospital－the laughter of the workers, the cries of the other
Now and then she heard him say a few words. But the dying man said , only held to his son all through the night.
The next morning, the old man died. The soldier went to the . While she did what she had to do, he waited.
, she returned. She started to offer words of pity, the soldier stopped her.
“Who was that man?” he asked.
The nurse was , “He was your father,” she answered.
“No,” the soldier replied. “I saw him before in my life.”
“Then why didn’t you say something when I took you to him?”
“I knew right away there had been a , but I also knew he needed his son, and his son just wasn’t here. When I that he was too sick to tell whether or not I was his son, knowing how much he needed me, I ”
A．repeat B．ask C．explain D．introduce
A．shook B．opened C．closed D．dropped
A．arms B．fingers C．eyes D．shoulders
A．demanding B．preserving C．expressing D．describing
A．chair B．bill C．bed D．notice
A．Happily B．Occasionally C．Simply D．Carefully
A．play B．walk C．rest D．practice
A．agreed B．doubted C．promised D．refused
A．feelings B．greetings C．noises D．businesses
A．workers B．customers C．doctors D．patients
A．gentle B．cool C．exciting D．humorous
A．everything B．nothing C．something D．anything
A．son B．hospital C．policeman D．nurse
A．Finally B．Suddenly C．Quickly D．Anxiously
A．so B．and C．but D．unless
A．moved B．surprised C．inspired D．worried
A．ever B．once C．often D．never
A．mistake B．change C．trouble D．difference
A．hoped B．realized C．imagined D．dreamed
A．watched B．arrived C．permitted D．stayed
As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine(常规)basis. As a matter of fact, we can see this at work in people of all ages. For example, on Christmas morning, children are about playing with their new toys. But their soon wears off and by January those same toys can be found put away in the basement. The world is full of stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument to someone’s interest. When parents bring home a pet, their child bathes it and brushes its fur. Within a time, however, the burden of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents. Adolescents enter high school with great excitement but are soon looking forward to . The same is true of the young adults going to college. And then, how many , who now complain about the long drives to work, drove for hours at a time when they first their driver’s license ? Before people retire, they usually to do a lot of things, which they never had time to do while working. But soon after retirement, the golfing, the fishing, the reading and all of the other pastimes (消遣) become as boring as the jobs they . And, like the children in January, they go searching for “new ” .
A．principle B．habit C．weakness D．power
A．surprised B．moved C．excited D．satisfied
A．confidence B．interest C．anxiety D．sorrow
A．well-organized B．colorfully-printed C．newly- collected D．half-filled
A．missing B．passing C．developing D．falling
A．silently B．impatiently C．gladly D．worriedly
A．interesting B．short C．long D．boring
A．graduation B．independence C．responsibility D．success
A．children B．students C．adults D．retirees
A．carefully B．eagerly C．nervously D．bravely
A．required B．obtained C．noticed D．discovered
A．need B．learn C．start D．plan
A．great B．strong C．difficult D．correct
A．lost B．chose C．left D．quit
A．pets B．toys C．friends D．colleagues
Father’s secret
My father grew up in a fatherless home. At that time, the family struggled hard to _ _. The childhood experiences caused my father to be extremely mean.
When we children became knew that other children got spending money from their parents, we made the ______of ask our father from some.His face turned cold, “If you’re old enough to ask you’re old enough to_____” he shouted. And we went about the neighborhood seeking odd jobs.
There was a period of time when _ _of us had a car, so we had to ride the bus home. _ _the bus stopped more than two miles from home, Dad never met us. If someone _ _, he ‘d say in his loudest voice, “That’s what your _ _are for!” When I went to senior high school, I had to _ _a long way each time I came home. The walk didn’t _____me as much as the fear of walking alone. I also felt that my father didn’t care about my _ _. That feeling was _ _one spring evening.
It had been a quite difficult week at school. Tests and long hours in labs had left me _ _. As other students were __at their stops, I looked out of the window __. Finally ,the bus pulled into my stop, and I _ _off, beginning the long journey home.
On that evening, I saw something gray moving along the hedge(树篱) towards my house. Upon a closer watch, I __ it was the top of my father’s head. Then I knew, each time I ‘d come home, he had _ _behind the hedge, watching, until I arrived safely. He did __ after all.
After that, that spot of gray became my focus. I could hardly wait to watch for its ______movement on my way home. Upon reaching home I would find my father sitting in his chair. “So, it’s you !” he’d say, pretending to be _____.
I replied, “Yes, Dad, it’s me. I’m home.”
A．travel B．survive C．succeed D．escape
A．excuse B．point C．mistake D．discovery
A．waste B．borrow C．save D．earn
A．each B．none C．one D．all
A．Though B．Since C．When D．Until
A．complained B．forgot C．arrived D．failed
A．buses B．legs C．brains D．friends
A．walk B．run C．ride D．drive
A．tire B．help C．trouble D．excite
A．opinion B．grade C．safety D．interest
A．felt B．discussed C．shown D．removed
A．curious B．exhausted C．worried D．delighted
A．met B．singing C．talking D．kept
A．sadly B．coldly C．seriously D．carefully
A．paid B．stepped C．called D．dropped
A．considered B．imagined C．remembered D．realized
A．fallen B．left C．stood D．lain
A．care B．try C．watch D．know
A．secret B．quick C．easy D．small
A．confident B．surprised C．happy D．angry
That afternoon I was sitting at my favorite table in a restaurant, waiting for the food I had ordered to arrive. Suddenly I ______ that a man sitting at a table near the window kept glancing in my direction, ______ he knew me. The man had a newspaper ______ in front of him, which he was ______ to read, but I could ______ that he was keeping an eye on me. When the waiter brought my ______the man was clearly puzzled (困惑) by the ______ way in which the waiter and I ______each other. He seemed even more puzzled as ______went on and it became ______that all the waiters in the restaurant knew me. Finally he got up and went into the ______. When he came out, he paid his bill and ______without another glance in my direction.
I called the owner of the restaurant and asked what the man had ______. “Well,” he said, “that man was a detective (侦探). He ______ you here because he thought you were the man he ______. ” “What? ” I said, showing my ______. The owner continued, “He came into the kitchen and showed me a photo of the wanted man. I ______ say he looked very much like you! Of course, since we know you, we told him that he had made a ______. ” “Well, it’s really ______I came to a restaurant where I’m known, ” I said. “______, I might have been in trouble.”
A．noticed B．understood C．knew D．recognized
A．since B．as if C．though D．even if
A．flat B．open C．cut D．fixed
A．hoping B．thinking C．pretending D．continuing
A．see B．find C．guess D．learn
A．menu B．bill C．paper D．food
A．direct B．strange C．familiar D．funny
A．chatted with B．looked at C．laughed at D．talked about
A．the waiter B．time C．I D．the dinner
A．true B．hopeful C．clear D．possible
A．restaurant B．washroom C．kitchen D．office
A．left B．acted C．sat down D．calmed down
A．wanted B．tried C．ordered D．wished
A．met B．caught C．followed D．discovered
A．was to beat B．was dealing with C．was to meet D．was looking for
A．surprise B．care C．worry D．regret
A．must B．can C．need D．may
A．discovery B．mistake C．decision D．fortune
A．a pity B．natural C．a chance D．lucky
A．Thus B．However C．Otherwise D．Therefore
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