1. Later they may give performances in pubs or clubs, for which they are paid ___________.

2. Of course they hope to make records in a studio and sell millions of copies to ___________.

3.Today’s festivals have _________________, some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events.

4. He thought of his mutton, beef and bacon cooked in the hottest, finest oil. His cola was sugary and cold, and his ice cream was made of milk, cream and delicious fruit. “___________________________________,” he thought.

5. RODERICK: __________do you know London?  HENRY: Not at all, it's my first trip here.

6. HENRY: Oh, yes. Well, towards nightfall I found myself ____________to sea by a strong wind. It was all my fault.

7.No one knows exactly how the earth began, as it happened so long ago. However, according to _______________________, the universe began with a "Big Bang" that threw matter in all directions.

8.For several billion years after the "Big Bang", the earth was still just a cloud of dust. What it was to become was uncertain until between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago when the dust settled into ___________________.

9.The earth became __________________ that it was not clear whether the shape would last or not. It exploded loudly with fire and rock.  

10.Skiing in the Rocky Mountains and sailing in the harbour make Vancouver one of Canada's most popular cities to live in. Its population is __________________.

11.The coast north of Vancouver has some of the oldest and most beautiful forests in the world.  It is so wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some_________________over 90 metres.

12That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins_________________in their seats.

13.Earlier that day, when they crossed the Rocky Mountains, they managed to_________________  some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle.

The plan was that the two companies should first reach an agreement on the basic principle, the details    

later.

A. to be discussed            B. discussed

C. were discussed             D. discussing

    Have you ever changed your mind, or even given up a dream because you were afraid of what someone else might think of you? If you’re often worried about what friends, family, or even strangers in the street might think, then you’re using up a huge amount of energy worrying.  36  But the steps below should help.

Step 1: Ask yourself what matters to you.

       Maybe you can’t stand the gym, but your best friend works out every day. It’s natural for people around you to have different values from you.  37

Step 2:  38  

       The truth is that I’m not the centre of the world, and neither are you! Most of the people around you are far too busy going about their own lives to think much about you.

Step 3: Recognize that their opinion can’t hurt you.

       There are a few cases where opinions will make a difference.  39  But the people who really matter are going to love you for who you are.

Step 4:  40

       You can’t control people’s thoughts. You’ve got no idea what might go through their head, or why. You can’t please everyone all of the time, and there’s no need to try to.

A. Do whatever you want to do.

B. This is a hard habit to get rid of.

C. You should make everyone around you happy.

D. So just be clear and honest with yourself.

E. Remember that they’re not all watching you.

F. Accept that you can’t control what people think.

G. For instance, your boss’s opinion is usually important to you.

 ---Glad to see you, Kate.

 ---Oh, my God. It’s been 20 years _______ we last saw each other.

 A. when         B. before          C. after        D. since

A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting（诱人的）apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater,  31  a bar of chocolate if given the choice.  32  , as the saying goes, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the  33   he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

34   as high as he could , but even as his tallest height he was _35_ to touch it. He began to  36  up and down , as high as he could, at the top of each jump stretching his 37  to get the apple . Still it remained out of   38  .

Not giving up , he thought , if only he had something to  39  on . His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to  40   the things inside , like his lunch box , pencil case , and Gameboy . Looking  41 ,  he hoped he might find an old box , a rock , or , 42  enough, a ladder , but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use .

 He had tried everything he could think to do.   43   seeing any other choices , he gave up and started to walk   44  . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his  45  , and how he really wanted that apple . The more he  46  like this , the more unhappy he became.

However, the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, 47   he couldn’t always get what get he wanted .He started to say to himself, “This isn’t 48  , I don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s  49  more I can do to get the apple--that is unchangeable-but we are supposed to be able to  50  our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?”

31. A. preferring     B. offering      C. receiving       D. allowing

32. A. So           B. Then        C. However          D. Or

33. A. sadder        B. angrier         C. hungrier        D. tastier

34. A. hanging       B. stretching      C. standing        D. pulling

35. A. unable        B. unwilling       C. careful              D. glad

36. A. jump         B. look             C. walk             D. glance

37. A. feet          B. arms            C. head             D. legs

38. A hope          B. hand             C. sight                D. reach

39. A. put           B. stand           C. get                  D. hold

40. A. break         B. shake           C. take                 D. strike

41. A. up           B. forward          C. down             D. around

42. A. unluckily     B. carefully      C. luckily              D. carelessly

43. A. After        B. Through          C .Without              D. Upon

44. A. back        B. away         C. up                   D. down

45. A. wishes       B. beliefs          C. efforts              D goals

46. A. thought      B. imagined         C. tried                D. claimed

47. A. even if       B. as if            C. only if             D. if only

48. A. skillful       B. cheerful         C. harmful            D. helpful

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

50. A. change      B. express           C. forget               D. describe

假定你是李华，你的英国朋友David暑假期间想来你所在的城市学习汉语，让你帮他选择培训学校。请用英语给他写一封电子邮件，把The 21^st Century Chinese Training School推荐给他，告知他推荐的理由，以及他学习的时间、课程内容、食宿、交通及学费等情况。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear David,

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

If children aren’t particularly interested in history, it’s not their fault. History, while potentially an exciting subject, hasn’t traditionally been treated as interesting a subject as math and reading. They are often given only a glimpse into a historical events or customs into context, so it’s no wonder children don’t often think of history as a subject that excites them and makes them know more.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. History has the power to come alive if it’s just presented to children in the right way. I was reminded of this when I took my daughter and her friend to visit Colonial Williamsburg. It’s a living museum which features hundreds of restored, reconstructed, and historically furnished buildings staffed with costumed interpreters who tell the stories of the 18^th-century city.

The two 9-year-girls I was accompanying around town got to dress up in relatively authentic period clothes, ask whatever questions came to their minds, and leave behind the trapping of modern life for a day while they discovered that sheep are shorn to create cloth and printing presses have to be put together letter by letter. Thanks to a guide, they also discovered much more about the horrors of slavery than they could ever have learned from a text book.

As a writer, I have personally described Cobblestone, our American history magazine for kids 9 through 14, as a place where history comes alive. Now, I won’t claim that a magazine can make a subject come alive like Colonial Williamsburg, but having road some of the articles did a great deal to helping us gain some much needed context fro our trip. If you are planning a trip with any sort of historical aspect, from a visit to a national park to a trip to place like Colonial Williamsburg, Cobblestone could act as your personal guide to the trip.

Of course, for a complete historical view, be sure to subscribe to Cobblestone so you can get awesome history all year long. Here are some popular family trips with an historical component and a back issue that might help your family get the most out of the experience.

29. Children show little interest in history mainly because           .

A. they are forced to learn such a subject

B. it’s less important than math and reading

C. the events or customs always discourage them

D. the information isn’t presented in the right way

30. Why does the author mention Cobblestone in the text?

A. To make it better known to Americans.

B. To call on more readers to subscribe to it.

C. To stress its practical use in historical trips.

D. To help people plan historical trips correctly.

31. What will be talked about in the following paragraph of the text?

A. The process of subscribing to a magazine.

B. The tips for a complete historical view.

C. The introduction of some family trips.

D. The details of a personal guide to the trip.

32. What can be the best title for the text?

A. A Magical Place

B. Living History

C. Learning History Well

D. Historical Trips

I’m sorry, Bill. I _________ the book to you last week, but I was so busy that I forgot to do so.

      A. must have returned                               B. could return  

       C. should have returned                            D. might return

In October 2013, Davion Only made an appeal (请求) on the Internet. He had learned that his biological mother had died not long before. “My name is Davion and I’ve been in foster care (寄养照管) since I was born,” he said, “but I’m not giving up hope.”

The heartbreaking appeal spread quickly, and Only’s foster agency received calls from more than 10,000 people. Only ended up travelling to Ohio to live with a family. But after Only got into a physical fight with one of his elder would-be brothers, the family changed their minds.

Back in Florida, Only passed through four different temporary homes over the following year, until he called Connie Going, his adoption case worker, to make a special request. Only had known Going for nearly ten years, and had asked every year if she would adopt him, but she always hesitated. “I always believed there was a better family than us out there,” Going said in an interview. But last July, when Only called and asked again if she might adopt him, Going said something felt different. “When he asked me, my heart felt this ache and I just knew he was my son,” she said.

So Going, 52, invited Only to start spending time with the rest of her family — her two daughters, Sydney, 21, and Carly, 17, and a son, Taylor, 14, who she also adopted out of foster care. Eventually, after seeing how well the arrangement was working, Going, who had rented a bigger home, started adopting Only. Only moved in with her family last December. He officially joined Going’s family on April 22, 2015 when the adoption papers went through.

“Today, I feel blessed and honored to have been chosen to be the parent of all my children,” Going said.

62. By making the appeal, Davion Only hoped that         .

   A. service in his foster agency would improve         

B. his biological mother would come to him

C. he would be adopted by a family  

D. a foster agency would accept him 

63. Davion Only didn’t live with the family in Ohio because         .

A. they finally refused to accept him

B. he hated living with them

   C. he has received another invitation  

D. he often fought with his would-be brothers

64. What do we know from Paragraph 3?

   A. Davion Only had fun living in different homes.

   B. Connie Going had cared about Davion Only for over ten years.

   C. Connie Going believed she would give Davion Only what he wanted.

   D. Davion Only had a strong desire to be adopted by Connie Going.

65. After Davion Only joined Connie Going’s family,         .

   A. Connie Going bought a bigger house                  

B. the four kids often had physical fights

   C. Connie Going didn't regret her decision       

D. another three kids were later adopted as well

Food is very important. Everyone needs to __1__ well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is __2__. We begin to get knowledge even __3__ we are very young. Small children are __4__ in everything around them. They learn __5__ while they are watching and listening. When they are getting older, they begin to __6__ story books, science books…, anything they like. When they find something new, they love to ask questions and __7__ to find out answers. What is the best __8__ to get knowledge? If we learn by ourselves, we will get __9__ knowledge. If we are __10__ getting answers from others and do not ask why, we will never learn well. When we study in the right way, we will learn more and understand better.

1. A. sleep  B. read  C. drink  D. eat

2. A. sport  B. exercise  C. knowledge  D. meat

3. A. until  B. when  C. after  D. so

4. A. interested B. interesting  C. weak  D. better

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

6. A. lend  B. read  C. learn  D. write

7. A. try  B. have  C. refuse  D. wait

8. A. place  B. school  C. way  D. road

9. A. little  B. few  C. many  D. the most

10. A. often  B. always  C. usually  D. something

One afternoon after work, I picked my children up from school. When we arrived home, I found the lock of the house was   31   by something. I went around the house trying to find a window left   32  . No luck. So I broke the glass of one window and went in. Oh, my God, everything was   33  . As it turned out, the “friend” whom I   34   the house with took everything away. I had 11 dollars   35   me and the payday was three days away. I knew   36   people in town. What’s worse, the owner phoned   37   the house had been rented already.

We were homeless. I explained the situation to my girls trying to   38   them. During this time, a “street person” was   39   nearby. I hadn’t paid much attention to him,   40   I was used to “seeing” these people. We were sitting around a picnic table in the park when suddenly I heard a voice saying “Ma’am, please excuse me, but I overheard (无意间听到) the   41   you are in, me and my fellows raised some   42   for you. It’s not much, but maybe it’ll   43   a little.” I looked up at this man,   44  . in rags, but with the face of an angel. I started crying. The man tried to hand me something like $30, probably a big   45   to him and his friends. I refused the money and hugged him as   46   as I could.

I will never   47   that day, when God showed me what true   48   meant. That was the day, I saw the face of a(n)  49   and it forever   50   the way I view others.

31. A. repaired                          B. blocked                          C. fixed                              D. stolen

32. A. new                          B. clean                             C. open                              D. bright

33. A. gone                        B. sold                               C. destroyed                      D. burned

34. A. decorated                B. built                               C. bought                                  D. shared

35. A. to                             B. on                                  C. for                                 D. in

36. A. several                            B. local                               C. few                                D. kind

37. A. answering                B. complaining                   C. asking                                  D. saying

38. A. inspire                      B. comfort                          C. discourage                           D. disappoint

39. A. sleeping                          B shouting                         C. passing                         D wandering

40. A. while                        B. when                              C. as                                  D. though

41. A. position                           B. vacation                         C. situation                        D. location

42. A. money                      B. food                               C. luggage                         D. drink

43. A. help                         B. save                              C. function                         D. manage

44. A. ugly                          B. polite                             C. dirty                               D. crazy

45. A. surprise                          B. present                          C. bless                             D. fortune

46. A. stiffly                        B. briefly                                   C. long                               D. close

47. A. experience               B. forget                             C. understand                           D. observe

48. A. generosity                B. effort                              C. friendship                      D. value

49. A. God                         B. stranger                         C. angel                             D. friend

50. A. changed                         B. directed                         C. stopped                         D. made

  My dad always collected coins. He would walk to his long-time bankers and  41  they put at least some new coins aside for him  42  coins were issued. He gave them to every  43  member. It gradually became a special family  44  to get coins from Dad.

When my dad died, I felt a sense of  45  . My father and I had been so close. I was lost without his  46   and support. I wondered if I would   47  feel my dad around me again, watching over me. It was right after Hurricane Katrina. At the end of a motivational meeting, I felt so   48  as I looked at these devoted volunteers. To my surprise, when I glanced at the   49  , I saw a coin from the state where my dad was  50  and raised.

Later, I went to the bank to   51   a check. The bank manager, who had known me, called me into her office, showing me the coins for all the states my dad had   52  .

    Ever since that time, I have always  53  coins at the most extraordinary times, when I needed support the most.  54  , nowadays when I need emotional support during a tough time, a coin will always   55  in a strange place.

    Now every time a coin appears in our house, one of my  56   says, “Oh, it’s Grandpa! ”We all feel a sense of   57   every time a single coin turns up in a (n)   58   place. We have all accepted it as a   59   of love, guidance and support from Dad — and   60   coin makes us smile.

41. A. point out            B. talk about           C. look at              D. make sure

42. A. because                  B. when             C. since            D. until

43. A. club                 B. bank             C. family           D. team

44. A. principle            B. tradition        C. discovery        D. memory

45. A. relief               B. duty             C. guilt            D. emptiness

46. A. promise                  B. belief           C. guidance         D. expectation

47. A. ever                     B. just             C. already          D. even

48. A. nervous              B. anxious          C. disappointed     D. grateful

49. A. ceiling                  B. floor            C. playground       D. wall

50. A. played               B. saved            C. born             D. chosen

51. A. write                B. post             C. cash                 D. print

52. A. shared               B. ordered          C. received             D. collected

53. A. found                B. counted          C. dropped          D. collected

54. A. Unluckily            B. Gradually        C. Amazingly   D. Obviously

55. A. break out            B. end up           C. fade away        D. show up

56. A. students                 B. colleagues       C. kids             D. friends

57. A. comfort              B. achievement      C. pride            D. loss

58. A. unexpected           B. fixed            C. similar              D. distant

59. A. support              B. message          C. result           D. record

60. A. another                  B. every            C. either           D. other

Job seekers are trying to find positions because so many job openings are never even advertised online.The “hidden job market”is very real ,and it is causing frustration (挫折)among job seekers . You can find these jobs by determining what a company needs . Here are some ways to uncover those hidden job openings:

Target (以….为目标)the company. Most companies now have their internal (内部的) job boards where they will post all job openings. Determine a list of companies you want to work for, find their job boards ,and then apply directly . This is the most direct way to find job openings in a specific company.

Build your social network. Find people at your favorite companies to connect with on Linkedin (商务化人际关系网).Join the same industry groups and network there , or ask friends to introduce you . Once you’re connected, show them your value by referring them to interesting articles and writing blog posts about the industry. Eventually when you see a job opening, ask them about it.

Be bold (大胆的). Reach out to managers at a company you’re interested in . Find out who’s in charge of the department and introduce yourself. Even if there aren’t any jobs available at the moment, try to set up an informational interview. Let them know you want to learn more about what their team does. This might not lead to a job right away , but they might think of you for the next job opening.

Create a new job . Stand out. Once you’ve connected with someone in the company, provide a way to a problem they don’t even know they have. This might lead to the creation of new jobs. Since you come up with the idea, they might take you on board to set your plan into action.

24.The “hidden job market” probably refers to _____.

A. the market where you can buy everything.

B. job openings that are not shown publicly

C. a job that is not easy for common people to find

D. something which is hidden somewhere online

25. You’d better get in touch with the head of the department probably because_____.

A. you can get a well-paid job at once

B .you can make more close friends

C. You can be offered a job sooner or later

D. You can be introduced to many other people

26. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ______.

A. You can find a job by your ability

B. social network is very important

C. visiting your favorite company is helpful

D. it is meaningful to help others actively

27. Who are the most likely to be interested in the passage?

A. workers who don’t have any friends.

B. people who can’t find jobs online.

C .Students who will graduate from university.

D. Managers who call for excellent employees.

56) U_____________ some of my classmates' narrow-minded parents，my parents are tolerant of my choice of music as my major at college．They can really understand my interest．

57) What my father said to me that night left a deep _________________（印象） on me．

58) I don't know the exact ______________（地点） where the thing happened．

59) Smoking in the public place has been banned because it is h________________ to other people's health．

60) By studying the　t_________________ culture，we are given a chance to know our country and its splendid culture．

61) Without a driver’s  p________________ , you are not permitted to drive the car.

62) The house was finally sold out at a __________________ ( 合理的） price．Both sides are quite satisfied with it．

63) Then she found herself  s__________________  by reporters.

64) It was raining hard．You'd better stay at home in order to avoid ________ （受伤）

65) It is high time that we should take m_________________  to protect endangered animals.

    Cyberspace(网络空间) has given rise to a new social change where people make friends from across the world, but know little about their next-door neighbors. This worries critics (批评家), but some often find an Internet friendship more pleasant.

Take Bob for example. His neighbor doesn’t know anything about gardening, but his instant messaging friend Gr33nThum does. Besides, Gr33nThum doesn’t do that annoying sound when he talks.

Those people like Bob have long been criticized for their lack of necessary social skills. Critics think people almost forget how to naturally communicate with their neighbors, creating a social network of strangers.

However, a report entitled “The Strength of Internet Ties” provides a different opinion. Sociologists are suggesting that the Internet helps develop social networks and make use of them when it matters most.

Friends often move. As kids, our friends’ parents move away. As adults, we move away to college or for work. Communicative tools have made losing touch the result of laziness, not distance. “The larger and the more diverse（多样）a person’s network, the more important e-mail is,” argues Jeffrey Boase, who co-authored the report. “You can’t make phone calls or personal visits to all your friends very often, but you can keep in touch with them regularly with the help of the Internet. That turns out to be very important.”

In addition to expanding and strengthening the social ties people keep in the offline world, Internet and e-mail provide a social and informational support group that helps people make difficult decisions and face challenges. “Internet use provides online users a path to resources, such as access to people who may have the right information to help deal with family health problems or find a new job,” says John Horrigan, author of the report.

“The Internet creates a new basis for community. Rather than relying on a single community for social support, people often must actively seek out a variety of appropriate people and resources for different situations,” says co-author Barry Wellman.

32. Critics think that making friends online _______.

A. exposes Internet users to danger.

B. leads to coldness between people

C. causes distrust between neighbors

D. results in the dying out of social skills

33. Jeffrey Boase argues that the Internet _______.

A. makes people lazier than before

B. is helpful in bringing neighbors together

C. is more important than the offline world

D. makes it easier for people to stay connected

34. According to John Horrigan, Internet users benefit a lot from social networks because _______.

A. they can get the latest information online

B. people in the online world are more reliable

C. there are many online jobs available for them

D. they are more likely to get help when in trouble

35. What would be the best title for the text?

A. The value of cyber friendship

B. The importance of friendship

C. The new way of communication

D. The development of the Internet

Some years ago, writing in my diary used to be  61  usual activity. I would return from school and spend half an hour  62  (record) the day’s events, feelings, and  63  (impress) in my little blue diary. I did not really need  64  (express) my emotions by way of words, but I gained a certain satisfaction from  65  (see) my experiences forever recorded on paper. After all, isn’t accumulating(积累) memories a way of preserving the past?

  66  I was thirteen years old, I went on a long journey  67  foot in a great valley,  68  (equip) with pens, a diary, and a camera. During the trip, I was busy recording every incident, name and place I came across. I felt  69  (pride) to be spending my time productively, dutifully preserving for future generations a detailed description of my travels. On my last night there, I  70 

(walk) out of my tent, diary in hand.

 People who want the job should have the ability to communicate in _____ spoken English since most of the customers are from the US.

A. literary        B. academic        C. extra         D. fluent

Many students eat their breakfasts on the way to school or in the dinning­room.But some of them don’t really know how to eat well when eating out.

Here are some important advice.The first is to eat less fast food.The most obvious harm of eating too much fast food is weight gaining because of too much fat.Young people and adults are at risk of disease related to weight.

Too much fast food can drag your body down.French fries，for example，were recently found to contain much more acrylamide(丙烯酰胺) than other food.This may cause cancer.Actually，deep fried food all contains acrylamide.So don’t eat it too often.

Soda is another thing you should watch out for.Cokes and other sodas contain a lot of sugar and can slow down a person’s calcium absorption，so it’s best to drink as little soda as possible.

Food in the dinning­room may not be as tasty as fast food，but it’s actually easier to make healthy choices.Human bodies need variety.You can have a dinner that balances lean proteins，vitamins and complex carbohydrates (碳水化合物)．In other words，a meal with fish or meat，vegetables and some bread or rice will provide you with most nutrients that the body needs.

Some snacks，on the other hand，will help keep you going until your next big meal.It is natural for teenagers，especially boys，to feel hungry during school time.Don’t forget to take some foods，like whole­grain biscuits or low­fat milk in your school bag.

Title：Advice on 76.________

Sandra Cisneros was born in Chicago in 1954 to a Mexican American family. As the only girl in a family of seven children, she often felt like she had “seven fathers,” because her six brothers, as well as her father, tried to control her. Feeling shy and unimportant, she retreated(躲避) into books. Despite her love of reading, she did not do well in elementary school because she was too shy to participate.

In high school, with the encouragement of one particular teacher, Cisneros improved her grades and worked for the school literary magazine. Her father encouraged her to go to college because he thought it would be a good way for her to find a husband. Cisneros did attend college, but instead of searching for a husband, she found a teacher who helped her join the famous graduate writing program at the University of Iowa. At the university’s Writers’ Workshop, however, she felt lonely—a Mexican American from a poor neighborhood among students from wealthy families. The feeling of being so different helped Cisneros find her “creative voice.”

“It was not until this moment when I considered myself truly different that my writing acquired a voice. I knew I was a Mexican woman, but I didn’t think it had anything to do with why I felt so much imbalance in my life, but it had everything to do with it! That’s when I decided I would write about something my classmates couldn’t write about.”

Cisneros published her first work, The House on Mango Street, when she was twenty-nine. The book tells about a young Mexican American girl growing up in a Spanish-speaking area in Chicago, much like the neighborhoods in which Cisneros lived as a child. The book won an award in 1985 and has been used in classes from high school through graduate school level. Since then, Cisneros has published several books of poetry, a children’s book, and a short-story collection.

24. Which of the following is TRUE about Cisneros in her childhood?

A. She had seven brothers.                           B. She felt herself a nobody.

    C. She was too shy to go to school.                     D. She did not have any good teachers.

25. The graduate program gave Cisneros a chance to _____.

    A. work for a school magazine                            B. run away from her family

    C. make a lot of friends                               D. develop her writing style

26. According to Cisneros, what played the decisive role in her success?

    A. Her early years in college.                        B. Her training in the Workshop.

    C. Her feeling of being different.                   D. Her childhood experience.

27. What do we learn about The House on Mango Street?

    A. It is quite popular among students.

    B. It is the only book ever written by Cisneros.

    C. It wasn’t a success as it was written in Spanish.

    D. It won an award when Cisneros was twenty-nine.

How to Make Friends

Friendship is a very important human relationship and everyone needs good friends. Good friendship has many benefits. It offers companionship, improves self-worth and promotes good health. There are times in our lives such as when we have recently moved into a new town, or changed our jobs or schools. Such changes often leave us without a friend.     36     But for many of us the process is difficult and requires courage. Below are some helpful suggestions on how to make and keep friends.

1. Associate with others.

The first step to making friends is associating with other people. You can go to public places to meet new people. Besides, you will need to make yourself known by becoming an active member of such places.

2. Start a conversation.

Starting a conversation is the second most important step in making new friends.    37     You can always start the conversation. Being able to make small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people.

3.       38    

Choosing friends with common interests is important in building friendship as these interests would always bring you and your friend together. Hanging out will always be a pleasant experience.

4. Let it grow.

It is a good thing to stay in touch. However, try not to press your new friend with calls, messages or visits as this would likely wear him or her out and finally you may lose your friend.     39    The best friendships are the ones that grow naturally.

5. Enjoy your friendship.

The best way to enjoy your friendship is to allow your friends to be themselves.      40       Try not to change them from who they are to what you want them to be. Become the kind of friend you will want your friend to be to you.

A. Be cheerful.

B. Do things together.

C. Do not wait to be spoken to.

D. Try not to find fault with your friends.

E. Making new friends comes easy for some people.

F. For a friendship to develop you need to stay in touch.

G. So you will need to give your friend time to react to you.