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The first way to make friends is to smile. When you smile, people think you are __41___ and easy to talk to. It may not be easy at first to smile. But, you can practice in the mirror(镜子). When you look at yourself, think if you’d like to __42___ to your smiling face or your usual face. Of course the smiling face. Most people stay away from an __43___ face.

One easy way to start a conversation with someone is to say __44___ nice about them. For example, you could talk about an interesting __45___ to a teacher’s question, good match at the ball field, pretty shirt, etc…. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to __46___ talking to that person?

Ask your new friends questions about themselves. Such as: “Who’s their favorite singer?” “Where do they live, who’s their teacher?” “What do they do after school?” … etc. They are all good questions to start a __47___.

When someone asks you a question, do have an answer for them. If you don’t __48___ who your favorite singer is, or what your hobbies are, think about it. There’s nothing that will __49___ a conversation quicker than a shrug(耸肩) for an answer.

Shy kids often have some trouble with complements. When someone says something nice, shy kids often say nothing. This leaves the other person __50___ if they said something wrong. The best and easiest reply to a complement is a simple “thank you”.

41. A. funny       B. strange      C. crazy         D. friendly

42. A. talk         B. say         C. see          D. look

43. A. honest       B. old         C. angry        D. exciting

44. A. anything     B. something    C. everything    D. nothing

45. A. answer      B. book        C. decision      D. invention

46. A. have        B. prefer        C. finish        D. keep

47. A. discussion   B. conversation   C. meeting      D. game

48. A. meet        B. believe      C. know         D. guess

49. A. try          B. stop        C. find          D. make

50. A. wondering    B. forgetting    C. hearing       D. knowing

Scientists have discovered the world's funniest joke! Dr. Wiseman，from Oxford University in Britain，created a website with jokes on it．He then asked people to rate（定级）the jokes from 1（“not very funny”）to 5（“very funny”）．People could also tell their own jokes．At the end of one year，Wiseman had two million ratings and 40,000 jokes from around the world．

Why study jokes? Dr. Wiseman thinks humor can tell us a lot about people．In Wiseman’s experiment（实验），people from different countries did think different jokes were funny．For example，Europeans rated jokes about serious topic like death “very funny”．North Americans laughed most at jokes that made fun of people．So，what was the world’s funniest joke?

Two men are hunting（打猎）．Suddenly，one man falls down and isn't moving．The other man calls for help on his mobile phone．“Help!” the man says，“I think my friend is dead!” “I can help you，” says the woman on the phone．” “First，are you sure your friend is dead?” It's quiet for a minute．Then the woman hears a gunshot（枪声）．The man returns to the phone．“Yes，he’s dead．Now what?”

In Dr. Wiseman's experiment，people from a number of countries，old and young，men and women，all thought this joke was very funny．What about you?

1．How did Dr. Wiseman find the funniest joke in the world?

A．He asked different scientists for their ideas．

B．He asked people to rate jokes on the website．

C．He asked his students about their favorite jokes．

D．He searched the Internet and chose it by himself．

2．What kinds of jokes made Europeans laugh most?

A．Jokes about hunting．                              B．Jokes about people．

C．Jokes about telephoning．                           D．Jokes about death．

3．Which of the following can best describe the man calling for help in the joke?

A．He is foolish．                                         B．He is confident．

C．He is clever．                                            D．He is dishonest．

4．What can we learn from the passage?

A．The woman told the man to kill his friend．

B．Dr．Wiseman wasn't interested in Asian jokes．

C．All the people in the world liked jokes about death．

D．Dr．Wiseman studied jokes to know about people．

Do you enjoy reading? Here readers of your age from all over the United States recommend (推荐) great books for you to read:
My favorite book is Don’t Die, My Love by Lurlene McDaniel. I love all her books, but this was the first one I read and I have to say, it is by far my favorite. It doesn’t end like other books, and I cried while reading.
I think Nancy Drew is great! Nancy is a detective (侦探) who has many fantastic ideas! I love it because it’s a book from when my grandma was my age, and I can share the fun with her!
I highly recommend Skinny Bones by Barbara Park. It is funny so please add it on your book list. You don’t want to miss out funny stories！
I would suggest ______ by Judy Blume. It is based on real things that happened to Judy Blume. It is about a girl, Alice, who meets some girls at a new state. They become friends, make a club and meet once a week. They stop after two weeks because they all like a boy in their class and put him as number one. I think every girl should read this because it is about our growing up.
I read a book called Neela: Victory Song and it was so good I read it twice! It takes place in India in 1936 and this 12-year-old girl named Neela tries to save her father! It has lots of history in it! I also learned a lot about different cultures! The author’s name is Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.
【小题1】According to the reader, Skinny Bones can be described as a ________ story.

Do you enjoy reading? Here readers of your age from all over the United States recommend（推荐）great books for you to read：

 My favorite book is Don't Die，My Love by Lurlene McDaniel．I love all her books，but this was the first one I read and I have to say，it is by far my favorite．It doesn't end like other books，and I cried while reading．

 I think Nancy Drew is great! Nancy is a detective（侦探）who has many fantastic ideas! I love it because it's a book from when my grandma was my age，and I can share the fun with her!

 I highly recommend Skinny Bones by Barbara Park．It is funny so please add it on your book list．You don’t want to miss out funny stories!

 I would suggest                   by Judy Blume．It is based on real things that happened to Judy Blume．It is about a girl，Alice，who meets some girls at a new state．They become friends，make a club and meet once a week．They stop after two weeks because they all like a boy in their class and put him as number one．I think every girl should read this because it is about our growing up．

 I read a book called Neela：Victory Song and it was so good I read it twice! It takes place in India in 1936 and this 12-year-old girl named Neela tries to save her father! It has lots of history in it! I also learned a lot about different cultures! The author's name is Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni．

1．According to the reader，Skinny Bones can be described as a                    story．

A．sad                      B．history                 C．funny                    D．detective

2．From which book can we learn different cultures?

A．Skinny Bones．                                       B．Nancy Drew．

C．Don't Die，My Love．                               D．Neela：Victory Song．

3．Who is most probably an Indian author?

A．Judy Blume．                                         B．Barbara Park．

C．Chitra Bangerjee Divakaruni．               D．Lurlene McDaniel．

4．The best name of the 4th book is                 ．

A．My Secret                                               B．Growing Trouble

C．Three Friends                                            D．Alice Learns a Lesson

5．Which is TRUE about Nancy Drew?

A．It doesn't have a common ending like other books．

B．It's based on real things that happened to the author．

C．It's about a 12-year-old girl who tries to save her father．

D．Both the reader and the reader's grandma love this book．