Recently, my college degree has just been completed. The last project was called “Smile”. I was a【1】 to go out to smile at three people and write down their reactions. I am a very f【2】 person and always smile at everyone and say hello anyway. So, I thought this would be a piece of cake.

I went out to McDonald. I was standing in line when s【3】everyone around me began to back away. As I turned around to see what was happening, an unpleasant body smell came to my n【4】 and two poor men stood just behind me. As I looked at the short blue-eyed gentleman standing c【5】 to me, he was “smiling”. He said, “Good day” as he counted the few coins that he had. The second man fumbled (摸索) w【6】 his hands. At that moment, I realized the second man was mentally retarded (智力迟钝), and the blue-eye gentleman was his protector.

The young lady at the counter asked what they wanted. The gentleman said, “Coffee is all, Miss,” because that was all they could a【7】.

Then I really felt it—I embraced (拥抱) the short man with the blue eyes. That was when I n【8】 all eyes in the restaurant were set on me. I smiled and asked the lady for two m【9】meals and gave them to the men. The gentleman looked up at me and said, “Thank you.”

I returned to my college, on the last evening of class, with this story in hand. I turned in my project and we s【10】the story in the class. It was then that I knew in my own way I had touched the people at McDonald’s and everyone that heard the story in the classroom. I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn.

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A: I heard there was a “Chinese Poetry Competition” in your school last week.

B: 【1】. It was a very meaningful event and worth watching.

A: Really? Did you 【2】the competition?

B: No, but my friend Jane did. Everyone was deeply touched 【3】she recited the poem Saying goodbye to Cambridge again by Xu Zhimo.

A: Did she win the first 【4】?

B: Yes, she really did a good job. All of us learned a lot as well. The power of poetry lies in 【5】our view of life and developing our inner world.

A: Indeed. Poetry is part of our culture and we should read more poems.

【1】I left my dictionary at home. Can I use _____(you), Tom?

【2】It’s so ________ (cloud)! We should go home right now.

【3】In autumn, ________(leaf) turn brown and start falling from trees.

【4】If you’re hungry, you’d better ________(order) some food online.

【5】With those ________ (volunteer) great help, our neighbourhood is becoming better and better.

【1】Cathy, it is just a ________(玩笑). Don’t be serious.

【2】Ask me for help if you can’t complete the task________(独自).

【3】You can’t miss the castles in the UK during your _______ (停留，逗留) there.

【4】Nanjing Museum is always _______ (关闭的) on Monday afternoon.

【5】We can_______ (躲藏) under the hard desk when the earthquake happens.

A.probablyB.exactlyC.especiallyD.recently

A.increaseB.will increaseC.increasedD.has increased

A.broke intoB.turned intoC.broke downD.turned off

—I think it will be one of _______ periods in my life.

A.the most wonderfulB.more wonderful

C.much wonderfulD.wonderful

My Ways of Learning English

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But at times, I found myself in funny situations. When I greeted strangers in China, they began to talk a lot and very fast. They asked me questions about everything. But all I could do was to look at them with a blank face. I had no idea what they were talking about. Were they just being kind, funny or impolite? Many people want to make friends with me. But I am a bit upset when I find out the reason why they need a foreign friend. They say they want to practice their English. I don’t need friends like this. I like friends to share my feelings and ideas with.

However, the more Chinese I learn, the more similarities I find it has with English. In English, thick-skinned is to describe a person who doesn’t care for criticism (批评). I was surprised to find that houlianpi in Chinese means the same. And both languages share some common idioms (习语). For example, “look on with folded arms” means xiushoupangguan, and “burn the boats” is similar to pofuchenzhou.

I’m still on my journey to learn Chinese. I believe that sometimes you have the most fun on a journey.

【1】The writer comes from __________.

A.the UKB.the USAC.AustraliaD.Canada

【2】Many Chinese want to make friends with the writer because__________ .

A.they are interested in Western culture

B.they want a partner to practice English with

C.they are willing to share feelings and ideas with him

D.they want to help foreigners with their Chinese

【3】The underlined word “similarities” means “__________” in Chinese.

A.相似点B.不同点C.规律性D.重要性

【4】A thick-skinned person may __________.

A.be very strong and seldom fall ill

B.like to criticize others for their mistakes

C.talk a lot and speak fast

D.feel OK when he’s criticized

【5】If there would be a paragraph before the last paragraph of the text, it most probably would be about __________.

A.the reasons why he wants to learn Chinese

B.the similarities Chinese and English share

C.the differences between Chinese and English

D.the importance of learning Chinese and English