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— He practices basketball every day so that he could ____ for the Slam Dunk Contest.

—I'd love to. But I don't know how to ________ others to talk with me.

    A young boy and his father were walking along a forest path. On their way, they came across a(n) 1 tree branch (树枝) on the ground in front of them. The boy asked his father, "If I try, do you think I could2 that branch?" His father replied, "I am 3 you can, if you use all your 4."

    The boy tried his best to lift or push the branch, but he wasn't 5 enough and he couldn't move it. He said with disappointment(失望), "You were 6, dad. I can't move it."

    "Try again," replied his father.

    Again, the boy tried 7 to push the branch.

    He did his best but it stood 8. "Dad, I can't do it," said the boy. Finally, his father said, "Son, I9 you to use all your strength. But you didn't – you didn't ask for my 10 ."

    Sometimes we don't use all our strength 11 we realize the strength and support of those who love and surround(围绕) us. Our real strength lies not in dependence , but in interdependence (互相依赖). No individual(单一的) person has all the strengths and resources 12 to do everything. That requires the joint (联合的) help of many people.

    To ask for 13 when we need it is not a sign of weakness, it is a sign of 14. If we're 15 when we ask for help, it just means we have to ask another time, another way, another person.

—         . It's quite easy.

    Big as the World is, Home is Where We Go Back (《世界再大，也要回家》) is a group of hand-drawn comics by a college student. It shows us parents' deep love when their daughter is at home and away.

    When you were away from home, your parents would eat simple and vegetarian, three meals a day…and every day when you were at home, they would prepare a whole table of food for you.

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    When you were away from home, your parents would mention you to others from time to time…and when you were at home, they would complain about you a lot.

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    When you were away from home, you were the competent and independent self…while you were at home, you would be a little girl who always needed to be taken care of.

    But one day, you happen to find it hard for your parents to do things they used to be able to. Their memory and their hearing are getting worse and worse. You are going faster and faster without knowing that they are walking slower and slower-they are growing old. When you finally understand it is time to repay your parents, could there be enough time left? So, go home before it is too late! Show your love by spending more time with your parents.

    Some students get so nervous before an exam that they do poorly even if they know the material. Sian Beilock, a psychology (心理学) professor at the University of Chicago, has studied these highly anxious (焦虑的) exam-takers.

    "They start worrying about the results. They might even start worrying about whether this exam is going to prevent them from getting into the college they want. And when we worry, it actually uses up attention and memory resources that we could otherwise be using to focus (集中) on the exam." says Sian Beilock.

    The researchers tested the idea on a group of twenty anxious college students. They gave them two short math tests. After the first one, they asked the students to either sit quietly or write about their feelings about the coming second test.

    The researchers added to the pressure. They told the students that those who did well on the second exam would get money. They also told them that their performance would affect other students as part of a team effort.

    Professor Beilock says those who sat quietly scored an average of 20% worse on the second exam. But the students who had written about their fears improved their performance by an average of 5%.

    Next, the researchers used younger students in a biology class. They told them before final exams either to write about their feelings or to think about things not connected to the test.

    Professor Beilock says highly anxious students who wrote about their feelings got an average grade of B＋, compared with a B—for those who did not.

    But what can they do if students do not have a chance to write about their fears immediately before an exam or presentation? Professor Beilock says students can try it themselves at home or in the library and they can still improve their performance.

for you to have success.

—I don't like white. Sometimes white brings us        . I prefer orange. I think orange can make me         .

Dear Mr Wang,

    I'm writing to recommend Tom as the new vice—chairperson of the Students' Union.

    ……

    I think Tom is the most suitable person to be the new vice—chairperson of the Students' Union. I hope that you agree with me.

Yours sincerely,

Li Ming

她具备做这个职位的突出品质：

⑴她足够自信，能把任何事做好。

⑵她也聪明，总是能想出好主意。

⑶她最喜欢绿色，因为 …….。

⑷她喜欢穿橙色的衣服，因为橙色代表欢乐。当她…………。

⑸希望您同意我的观点。

Dear Mr Lu,

I am writing to……

Yours sincerely

Wang Xiao