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Children grow quickly, especially their feet. But many families, cannot a1. new shoes when a child needs them. As a result, about 300 million children around the world go barefoot. Those children risk picking up diseases and parasites（寄生虫）from the soil.

An American man has a s2. for those barefoot kids – a shoe that grows with the child. Kenton Lee is the creator of The Shoe That Grows. He explains how the shoe works and how it is able to last so long.

“It grows in three places: the front, the side and the back with the child. It can last up to five years. The b3. is compressed（压缩的）rubber like tire rubber. The top is just high-quality leather.”

The shoe comes in two sizes: small that fits children aged 4 to 9 and large for children aged 9 to 14. Lee says he got the idea for the shoe while working as a v4. in an orphanage in Kenya. “… and there was a little girl in a white dress walking next to me. And I just remember looking down and seeing how small her shoes were. And she had to c5. open the front of her shoes to let her toes（脚趾）stick out. At that time I just remember thinking, wouldn’t it be nice if there were a pair of shoes that could grow with her feet?” However, Lee says it was i6. to turn his idea into a reality at that time. “Yet I kept writing down I should do this because of this or because of that. All these reasons why it really was important for me to try to make the shoes grow are to try to help them.” Finally, in 2009 Lee founded a non-profit organization called Because International. Together, they have sent over 50,000 pairs of shoes to 70 countries. Lee says a pair shoes gives a child self-worth and more chances to succeed b7. much protection.

Answer the questions

You are invited to a large party. Loud music is playing, and lots of people are dancing. Do you dance or talk to as many people as you can call all night? Later, you cannot fall asleep—you want more conversation! Or do you prefer a quieter corner? Or perhaps you cannot wait to go home early and relax by yourself.

Which of these people sound most like you? Person A, who tries to talk to everyone and stays late? Or Person B, who prefers to keep quiet and leaves early?

If you said Person A, you are probably more extroverted（性格外向的）. If you said Person B, you are probably more introverted（内向的）. Or perhaps you are Person C and fall somewhere in the middle. Introverted and extroverted people are two commonly used words to describe a person’s personality. And they are also commonly misused and misunderstood.

Introverts may be thought as quiet, shy and timid. Extroverts may be thought as bold, confident, loud and full of energy. Introverted and extroverted people may fit those descriptions. But these same descriptions do not define（下定义）introversion and extroversion properly.

Introverts and extroverts use their brains differently, and they get their energy differently. Introversion is the state of being mostly concerned with one’s own mental life. Extroversion is the opposite. Extroversion is the state of being mostly concerned with what is outside oneself.

People who consider themselves introverts may say they “need to be alone to charge their batteries”. However, introverts may still live being social and going to parties. But such activities require time to prepare.

Extroverts may say, “I don’t need ‘alone time’, I feel more relaxed being around other people.” Even so, extroverts can still feel unsure or not confident among other people.

So where do you fall on the introversion/ extroversion chart?

1.If Person B is invited to a large party, what does he probably do?

2.Which three words in this passage are used to describe introverts?

3.What’s the main idea of the 5th paragraph?

4.What do “such activities” refer to in paragraph 6?

5.How do extroverts usually make themselves relaxed?

6.Which personality do you prefer, introverted or extroverted? Show your reason!

Writing

94. Write at least 60 words about the topic “I finished a task successfully” （请以‘我成功地完成了一项任务’为题，写一篇不少于60词的短文，标点符号不占格。）

你再初中四年的学习生活中一定完成过家长，学校和老师布置的一项任务。请你简单描述一次完成任务的经历。

Do you know ________ there are any good restaurants ________ here

A. if; on B. how ; on C. if; near D. where; to

—Can you tell me ________?—She is in the computer lab.

A. where Lily was B. where is Lily

C. where was Lily D. where Lily is

Mum, I’ve got the first prize in the photo competition.

_______!

A. Good luck B. Not at all C. Good idea D. Congratulations

If we want to work for our country in the future，________，we should have a strong body and rich knowledge．

A．the first

B．first of all

C．for the first time

D．after all

Mr．Chen is a teacher I want to learn from．He is so knowledgeable．

A. which B. when C. who D. what

--Do you think Peng Mama is one of first ladies in the world?

--Yes，she is more attractive than any other first lady．

A. the most fascinating；a few B. the fascinating；a lot

C. the most fascinating；even D. most fascinating；many

In the first class, the teacher gave his students ______ on how to use the computer.

A. standards B. instructions C. levels D. tasks