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| International travelers, whether traveling for business or pleasure, will find themselves alone from time to time. Here are a few ways to meet new people and perhaps even get new travel chances. ( )1. Be polite and friendly. Remember to put yourself in social situations. Restaurants, shops and parks are all great places to meet people. If you want to make local friends in a country, stay near the places the locals often visit. ( )2. Keep a small photo album in your bag when you travel. Photos of family, friends and pets will help your new friends learn more about you. They will share their similar experiences with you, and it will help you learn more about your new friends. ( )3. Can you help your new friends improve their Chinese? Can you cook a traditional Chinese meal? By sharing your experiences, you can have a close relationship with your new friends that they won't soon forget. ( )4. Many foreigners love Chinese goods but have to pay a lot when buying them in their homeland, so you'd better prepare some gifts such as silks, tea and china (瓷器). They are always popular. ( )5. If you and your new friends get along well, you can give them your information and plan to live in each other's house for your next trip. Then you can visit their countries and stay in their houses while they stay in yours. In this way you will improve your friendship and live like a local abroad, but pay less for traveling. | |
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| You've just finished with middle school and you may start wondering, "What is high school like? Is high school a lot 1 middle school? Is it going to be hard to start out in a new place?" Most high schools in America hold a freshman class 2 school actually starts. When you talk to people in the freshman class, you 3 that a lot of them are feeling just like you are, excited, maybe 4 afraid. Talking about a question of common interest with your classmates could start a new 5 . The work in high school builds on what you 6 in middle school, and gives you more knowledge of many subjects. So you 7 feel that it's a bit more challenging. But these challenges can make you feel 8 . And there are many resources (资源) to use if you feel that the work is too much. At the beginning of high school, you'll get to know it has more activities than middle school, such as clubs, music groups, and sports teams. These activities may 9 before or after school, or during your free time. 10 this, time management is an important skill in your 11 year. Middle school teaches you the 12 of study and social skills while high school gives you the chance to learn 14 to be more independent (独立的). It's all right if you're nervous 15 . Just be patient and keep 16 . Once you've got used to your new independence, you can go farther than you ever imagined. | |||
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others. But some people aren't 2_____ to saying "Thank you" after they have got help from others. They think an easy "Thank you" doesn't really matter. However, it's very important. You may have many choices to express your grateful feelings. But 3_____, you should learn to say "Thank you" first. No matter how nicely we dress, how beautifully we decorate our homes, how exciting our dinner 4_____ are, we can't be popular without good manners (礼貌). I think of them as a kind of hidden beauty secret. Haven't you noticed that the kindest people keep 5_____ more beautiful? The habit of saying "Thank you" can make us feel good and become polite to everyone else around us. |