#117: Some people like to have friends who are different from them. Others like to have friends who are similar to them. What kind of friends do you want for yourself?
Kate
Join Date: March, 2010
Location: the United Kingdom
I like to have friends who are like me. Both my best friend Vades and I like traveling. We went to Italy last month and stayed there for a week. Next month we want to go to France. However, Vades is more athletic than me. 
Ditlady
Join Date: April, 2010
Location: Canada 
I like to have friends who are like me. It can be very helpful. I’m a little quiet and my good friend Libby is quiet, too. Sometimes I don’t know what to do with my problems and she can tell me what I should do, because she knows about me better than people who are different from me.
Harbinger
Join Date: May, 2010
Hi, everyone! I had a cold last week and just got here. In my opinion, it is important to have different kinds of friends. That makes your life more interesting.
【小题1】Where is Kate going next month?
A. To the USA.          B. To the UK.        C. To Italy.       D. To France.
【小题2】What’s Libby like?
A.She’s as beautiful as Ditlady.B.She’s more outgoing than Ditlady.
C.She’s as quiet as Ditlady.D.She’s more athletic than Ditlady.
【小题3】What was the matter with Harbinger last week?
A.He had a cold.B.He had a headache.
C.He had a fever.D.He had a toothache.
【小题4】What kind of friends does Harbinger like to have?
A.Those who are different from him.B.Those who are the same as him.
C.He doesn’t like to make friends.D.He likes to have different kinds of friends.
【小题5】What does the underlined word “similar” mean?
A.一致的B.相似的C.友好的D.简单的
I have never taken cooking classes. I learned cooking from my mother because she was really interested in teaching me how to cook. The main reason for this was because when my mother got married, she didn't know how to cook anything, not even an egg. My grandmother never allowed her to stay in the kitchen when she was cooking.
My mother did not start to cook until she was 25 years old. In the beginning, it was very hard for her. So, she had to take cooking classes to prepare(准备) our meals. After having that experience, she decided to teach me how to cook because she didn't want me to have the same experience.
I remember when I was seven years old, and my mother was cooking, I was with her in the kitchen enjoying cooking. I always helped her. Sometimes we prepared meals that my mother already knew how to make, and sometimes we prepared them from recipes. Nowadays, I am really thankful for that experience because I don't need help to cook a meal. I can cook for me alone or for a group of people; it doesn't matter.
I will do the same with my children because I don't want them to have the same experience as my mother. If one day I am not with them, I want to be sure that they can carry on their lives without me.  
【小题1】 The writer’s mother learned cooking _______.
A. from the writer’s grandmother
B. all by herself
C. by taking cooking class
【小题2】The underlined word recipes in this passage most probably means _______.
A. instructions on how to cook food
B. experiences of cooking food
C. some well-known cooks
【小题3】We can learn from the passage that the writer’s children will _______.
A. hate cooking
B. learn cooking
C. teach cooking
【小题4】 The writer must think cooking is _______ to learn in life.
A. interesting          B. difficult          C. necessary
【小题5】According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. the writer’s mother didn't know how to cook anything but an egg.
B. the writer’s mother started to cook after 25 years old.
C. the writer’s mother taught the writer how to cook because she disliked cooking.
Answer the questions(根据短文内容回答下列问题)(14分)
Tony is reading an advertisement in a magazine. It is about different evening classes or weekend classes.
The Learning Centre, Garden City
We have evening and weekend workshops on ...
test preparation    friends and meeting people
jobs and making money    travel and language learning
Some of this month's workshops:
1.  Get good grades!
Do you forget information and do poorly on tests?
In this workshop, learn to...
Ø remember more (95 percent of what you read)
Ø think quickly and read fast (400 words per minute!).
Ø do well on tests and get high scores.
2.   Find true love ... today!
Are you single and shy (害羞的) ? Is it hard for you to talk to people?
In this workshop, learn to...
Ø talk to people: start a conversation with a man or woman.
Ø be more friendly and outgoing.
Ø understand a person's 'body language.
3.  You are on TV!
Many actors get their start in television. You can too! In this workshop, learn to...
Ø act in TV ads.
Ø use your voice on the radio.
Ø get TV and radio jobs.
4.   See the world ... for free!
Travelling is expensive. But you can see the world for very little money! In this workshop, learn how to...
Ø get discount (50%-80%) on plane tickets.
Ø travel with your friends for free.
Ø see the world by cruise ship ... for $1 per day! This course is also online at www.ASRLC.org
【小题1】What's the advertisement about?
【小题2】We learn to remember more in Workshop 1, don't we?
【小题3】How fast will we read after taking Workshop 1?
【小题4】After you take Workshop 2, will you be able to talk to people more easily or more difficultly?
【小题5】Where do many actors get their start?
【小题6】At the end of Workshop 4, what will you be able to do?
【小题7】Which workshop allows you to take the course online?

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