Tom worked hard in an office. But it seemed that there was little change in his life. He was unhappy and didn't want to improve himself any more. His father, Joe, knew this and decided to have a talk with __________

One day, Tom and his father went for a walk after dinner__________ they were walking along a river, Tom said, "Dad, you always tell me to learn something new. To be__________ , I don't want to make any change."

Joe looked in the river, saw a dead __________and pointed at it.

"Tom, what is that over there?"

“It's a dead fish.'

"What's the fish doing?"

"It's moving down with the running water."

“But the fish is dead.__________can it be moving?" asked Joe.

“It's moving as the river is moving."

Joe turned to his son and said,“Life is__________the river. It's always moving and always changing. Some people don't want to change, but their life is always changing whether they like it or not. A dead fish only moves along the river, while a living fish can control its journey. What's your choice if you want to live a _________life?"

This made Tom __________his aunt who had already stopped learning and developing. And she just stayed the way she used to be, living like a dead fish.

Guided by his__________,Tom understood what he said. He didn't want to become a person like his aunt. So he made up his mind to__________learning and developing himself.

1.A.me B.him C.her

2.A.While B.Once C.After

3.A.happy B.patient C.honest

4.A.fish B.bird C.dog

5.A.Who B.Which C.How

6.A.in B.like C.over

7.A.harder B.better C.worse

8.A.think of B.wait for C.give up

9.A.aunt B.friend C.father

10.A.avoid B.continue C.finish

Social skills are important to successful careers and personal relationships._______ Learn how to improve your social skills and be more comfortable in the outside environment. Here is some advice for you.

Pay attention to your own means of communication with other people. Find out which behavior patterns and situations make you uncomfortable. Ask others for honest answers about your means of communication. _______ Think about how you can change your own behavior and turn it into a positive experience.

_______ When you communicate with other people, use eye contact, face the person you’re speaking to and avoid being inattentive (漫不经心的). At times body language is more important than the words you speak.

Listen carefully,_______ Try to respect others and do not interrupt others’ words. It’s polite to listen to their complete words and then respond (回应).

Change yourself little by little. To improve your whole personality at once is impossible._______

Ask your friends and family about your positive qualities, and let them shine while communicating with others. At the same time, let them point out what you need to improve. Then make yourself get better and better day by day.

A. Listen to what others are saying.

B. In this way, you can know where you have made mistakes.

C. Use positive body language.

D. Losing confidence can often prevent us from being the sociable type.

E. Fortunately (幸运的), social skills can be improved.

F. Try to change one or two bad patterns of behavior at a time.

G. Good communication and great listening skills are important tools.

1.____________

2.____________

3.____________

4.____________

5.____________

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