Being outgoing is good for your life．Those people who are more outgoing like to meet lots of

people and have more fun in life．In fact, being outgoing is not as hard as you think．Even shy

people can be outgoing．

   You can start becoming outgoing with your best friend or a group of friends．But the real

challenge（挑战）comes when you meet strange people or new friends．Smile more, and usually

they will return your smile．In this way, you may have some talks．

   Start a talk．Just a simple greeting like“Hello”or “How is it going”is a good start．If you

want to make interesting talks, you should read news in newspapers and prepare（准备）your

views, or surf the Internet for new information and then keep that in mind．

   The easiest way to become more outgoing is to go out．This is also the most important step．Go

to a park, beach, club, party or any place that you think can be fun, and you may make new friends

there．

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

（   ）1．You should start to be outgoing with _________．

A．Your parents         B．Your teachers       C．your best friends   D．your new friends

（   ）2．When you start a talk with a stranger, you should say “ _______”

A．What’s the matter?               B．What’s your name?

B．How is it going?                 C．Are you healthy?

（   ）3．The easiest way to be outgoing is __________．

A．talking               B．smiling             C．playing          D．going out

（   ）4．Making new friends can make us ________．

A．more outgoing       B．healthier             C．more athletic      D．wilder

（   ）5．Which is NOT the writer’s view?

A．Being outgoing is good for our lives．

B．Being outgoing is really difficult．

C．Being outgoing helps people have more fun．

D．Being outgoing with strangers is not easy．

If you have a problem with speaking, you can do several things. Listen to English as much as possible. You can learn a poem(诗) or a song by heart. You can also learn more dialogues（对话）. And practice speaking with your friends as much as you can.
Many people find it difficult to listen to English. The answer is to listen as much as you can. However, don’t do too much at one time. It is better to practice listening for five minutes every day. Don’t sit down and listen for an hour at a time. That’s too much! Do choose listening passages that are interesting and not too difficult. Choose（选择） tapes（磁带） on which the people speak clearly and not too fast. Take it easy， at first. Success with simple tapes at the beginning is the answer. Later on you can practice with tapes that are more difficult.
Finally, how can you learn to write well? How do you use little words like in, on, of and for? There are two answers to this. First, do some study with new words. Keep a list of verbs like look for, look after and so on. Second, read as much English as possible. There are many things that can’t be learnt. You must see them in books many times. Then you’ll be able to use them correctly(正确地) yourself. So, in order to write well, you must first learn to read much.
【小题1】This passage is about English ______ .

If you have a problem with speaking, you can do several things. Listen to English as much as possible. You can learn a poem(诗) or a song by heart. You can also learn more dialogues（对话）. And practice speaking with your friends as much as you can.

Many people find it difficult to listen to English. The answer is to listen as much as you can. However, don’t do too much at one time. It is better to practice listening for five minutes every day. Don’t sit down and listen for an hour at a time. That’s too much! Do choose listening passages that are interesting and not too difficult. Choose（选择） tapes（磁带） on which the people speak clearly and not too fast. Take it easy， at first. Success with simple tapes at the beginning is the answer. Later on you can practice with tapes that are more difficult.

Finally, how can you learn to write well? How do you use little words like in, on, of and for? There are two answers to this. First, do some study with new words. Keep a list of verbs like look for, look after and so on. Second, read as much English as possible. There are many things that can’t be learnt. You must see them in books many times. Then you’ll be able to use them correctly(正确地) yourself. So, in order to write well, you must first learn to read much.

1.This passage is about English ______ .

2.If you ______ , you can speak well.

3.Which of the following is right according to the passage?

4.Which of the following ways can help you to improve（提高） your written English? 

A. Buy books of writing practice.        B. Read as much as possible.

C. Do some study with new words.      D. Both B and C.

5.Which of the following is not right according to the passage?