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Having friends may well keep you healthier and help you deal with stress better.Some studies show that people with close friends have a greater ability to fight disease than people who are alone.
Make friendship a priority.Find the time to be with friends even if it means letting the lawn go unmowed or the dishes unwashed for a while.When you can’t get together, use the phone to keep in touch.
Open up to close friends. Maintaining a deep friendship requires a level of “heartfelt” intimacy (亲密)．Don’t be afraid to express your inner fears and disappointments. Listen to your friends when they have problems，but offer advice only when it’s wanted. Help raise friends’self?esteem when they are shaken by a job loss, or other such events.
Have different friends for different activities, such as going to the movies，singing in a choir，and joining in a bowling league.
Don’t wait for a friend to ask a favor. When a friend has the flu，offer to go to the store or drive his or her children to their after?school activities.
Never take a friendship for granted. Like a good marriage，friendship needs care and patience.Become a joiner. Find a group that matches your interests.
Talk to strangers. Conversations started in museums, laundry rooms，or bookstores can lead to firm friendship.
Enroll in an adult?education course. A classroom is an ideal place to meet others with similar interests.
1．People with close friends have a ________ ability to fight disease than people who are alone.
A．less B．greater C．poorer D．little
2．According to the passage，you’d better offer advice to your friends ________.
A．at any moment B．only when they are happy
C．only when they want it D．only when you are glad
3．What we should do to have friends according to the author?
A．Make friendship a priority.
B．Open up to close friends.
C．Never take a friendship for granted.
D．All the above.
4．Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A．You should have different friends for the same activities.
B．You should wait for a friend to ask a favor.
C．You should avoid talking with strangers in museums，laundry rooms，or bookstores.
D．You should never take a friendship for granted.
5．The underlined word “enroll” in the last paragraph means________.
A．give B．join C．get D．catch
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The way we do things round here
Some years ago, I was hired by an American bank. I received a letter from the head of the Personnel Department that started, “Dear John, I am quite pleased that you have decided to join us. ”That “quite” saddened me. I thought he was saying “we’ re kind of pleased you decided to join us although I wish we had hired someone else.” Then I discovered that in American English “quite” sometimes means “very”, while in British English it means “fairly”.
So the first lesson about working in other countries is to learn the language and by that I don' t
just mean the words people speak. It is body language, dress, manners, ideas and so on. The way people do things highlights many of the differences we see between cultures（文化）．
Some of these differences may be only on the surface—dress, food and hours of work—while others may be deeper and take longer to deal with. Mostly, it is just a question of getting used to the differences and accepting them, like the climate（气候），while getting on with business.
Some of the differences may be an improvement. People are more polite; the service is better; you ask for something to be done and it happens without having to ask again. However, other differences can be troubling, like punctuality（准时）．If you invite people to a party at 7 o’ clock
your guests will consider it polite to turn up exactly on time in Germany, five minutes early in the
American Midwest, an hour early in Japan, 15 minutes afterwards in the UK, up to an hour afterwards in Italy and some time in the evening in Greece. I prefer not to use the word “late” because there is nothing wrong with the times people arrive. It is simply the accepted thing to do in their own country.
1.The author was unhappy as mentioned in Paragraph 1 because he thought______．
A. the American bank didn’ t think much of him
B. the American bank might hire another person
C. it’ s difficult to get used to American culture
D. it’ s easy to misunderstand Americans
2.The word “highlights” in Paragraph 2 probably means_____.
A. encourages B. helps to narrow
C. increases D. draws attention to
3.According to the author, what should we do with most cultural differences?
A. Ask the native people for help.
B. Understand and accept them.
C. Do things in our own way.
D. Do in-depth research.
4.When invited to a party the people who are usually punctual are______.
A. Italians B. Germans C. Greeks D. the British
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How do you address (称呼) people in English when you want to talk to them? The following may be some simple rules the beginners should follow.
1．When talking to a stranger there is often no special form of address in English. Usually，if you want to catch the attention of a stranger, it is necessary to use such a phrase as “Excuse me”．
2．In British English “Sir”and “Madam”are considered to be too formal (正式的)for most situations. They are used mostly to customers (顾客) in shops or restaurants. While in American English “Sir” and “Madam”are not so formal and are commonly used between stangers, especially with old people whose names you don’t know.
3．When you talk to some people you know，you can use their names.If you are friends, use their first names；if your relationship is more formal, use “Mr.”， “Mrs.”， “Ms.”， etc. before their family names.
4．There are many other forms of address which can be used between friends and strangers.However，many of these are limited in use. For example，“pal” and “mate” can be used between strangers，but are usually only used by men talking to other men.
1．According to the passage，“Excuse me” is mainly used to ________.
A．address a person you don’t know B．apologize to others
C．catch the attention of a stranger D．suggest good manners
2．If John Smith is your best friend，according to the passage you should often call him ________.
A．John B．Smith C．Mr. Join D．Mr. Smith
3．Which of the following is NOT true?
A．“Sir” and “Madam”are used more often in America than in England.
B．People often use“Mr.”“Mrs.”or “Ms.”before the first names of those people who they don’t know very well.
C．“Pal” and “mate” are usually only used among men.
D．While addressing friends，people just use their first names.
4．The passage is most likely taken from an English ________.
A．textbook B．card C．storybook D．grammar book
5．From the passages，we can infer that ________.
A．British English and American English have some differences
B．when your friends introduce a strange woman to you，you may call her first name.
C．“Excuse me” is common in Britain but not in America
D．“Sir” and “Madam” can be used when you meet your close friends
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Talking on a mobile phone is expensive, so a lot of people send text messages. Text messages are much cheaper than talking on a mobile phone, and you can make it even cheaper by shortening the words that you use. You can do this by taking out “unimportant” letters in the words and using numbers instead of words(2=to, 3=free, 4=for, 8=ate, h8=hate, etc. ). Here is an example :Im 3 nw, why nt gv me a cll? (I’m free now, why not give me a call?)
Mobile phone users have developed a series of symbols to show how they feel. They are called emoticons(情感符号). To read an emoticon, you have to look at it sideways. For example, if you say something in a text message which is a joke, you can follow it with a smiling face. Like this: Why did t u cll me? Im so sad. ∶－)
Here are some others. Can you think of these text messages where you could use them?
∶·)laughing∶ ·(sad∶·<really sad
∶·v shouting| · | sleep∶ o shocked
8 · | surprised＼· o bored
1. The underlined word “sideways” in this passage means______ .
A. 从侧面地 B. 从旁边地
C. 斜眼地 D. 颠倒地
2. What do you think of this text message “Whr hv U bn? Im wtng 4 U”means?
A. Where have you been? I’m waiting for you.
B. Where have you been? I’m looking for you.
C. What are you doing? I’m waiting for you.
D. What are you doing? I’m looking for you.
3. Which one means“laughing” in the text messages?
A. ∶·（ B. ∶· )
C. ∶· < D. 8 ·
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