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Unitl Howcan webecome goodlearnersHow ILearned toLearn Eng Ii shLastyear,I d i d not I i kemy Engl i sh c I ass.Every c I asswas I i ke a baddream.The teacherspoke tooquickly But I was afraid to ask questions because myopronunciat ion wasvery bad.So Ijust hid behind mytextbook andnever sa i danythi ng.Then oneday Iwatched an Engl ishmovie cal led ToyStory.I feI I inIove withth i sexciting and funny mov i e!So thenI began to watchother Engli shmov i esas we I IAlthough I couId notunderstand everyth i ng the characters said,thei rbodyoIanguage and the express ionson thei r faces he I ped me to get the mean i ng I a Ioso rea I ized Icou I d get the mean i ngby I i stemi ngfor just the key words.My pronunciat ion a I so improvedby I i sten i ng to the i interest i ngconversati ons i nEng I i shmov i es.I d i scoveredthat I i sten i ngto someth i ngyouare i nterested i ni s thesecret to I anguageI earn i ng.I a I solearned usefulsentences I i ke It s a piece ofcake^or“It servesyou r i ght.I didnot understandthesesentences at first But because I wanted to understand the story,I Iooked upthe words in adict ionaryoNow I rea I I y enjoymy EngI i shc I ass.I want to I earn newwords and moregrammaro ThenI can have a better understandingof English moviesoP62bHow CanYou Become a SuccessfuILearnerEveryone i s born with theab i I i ty to I earn.But whetheror notyou canyournorma I I ifeYou can never imaginehow difficultthe roadto success i s.Manyotimes I thought aboutgi v i ngup,but I fought onYou rea I I y requi rea lotoofta I ent and hard workto succeedOn Iy a verysma I I numberof peop Ie makeoitto thetop oP302bHe Usedto Causea Lotof TroubleLi Wen i s anorma I15-year—oI dboy whoworks hard i n schoo I and getsgoodgrades.It i s hardto be I i eve thathe used to be a“problem child”unt i I aconversationwith h i s parents i nfIuenced h i s way of th i nk i ng LiWenI ivesoin the Sichuancountryside.As a smaII child,he seIdomgave his parents anyprob Iems,and they were proud of h im However,,the boys I ife becamemore difficultHe hadoto move i nwith h i s grandmother.Li Wenbegan to cause prob Iems for h imseIfandh i s fami Iy.He wasno Iongeri interested i n study ingHe wasoft enabsent fromc I asses,and hefai ledhisoexaminations FinalIy,his parentsmade a decision to send him to a boarding schooIoLi Wen nolonger I ived withhis grandmother.He studied,ate andsI ept at the schooI,oand hehated it.There wereso manyrules,and he used to keep break i ng them One day,ohe to I dh i s teacherhe wanted to I eave the schooIoThe headteacher advi sed h i s parents to ta I k with thei rson i n personHisparents tooka40-hour trainr ideand a f i ve—hour busr ideto goback to thei rhometown.To LiWen ssurpr i se,thei rconversat ionchanged h i s I i fe“It wasoexact Iy whatI needed,he sa i d.My parentshe I ped metounderstand howmuch theyhad givenme Theya I so to I dme thateven thoughothey couldn11be thereto take care ofme,they werealways thinkingofme andwouId takepr ide in everything good that I did.I reaI ized thats i neemyoparents movedaway,I vebeen afra i dof be i ng a Ione,andhave tr i edto makemy parentspay moreattent i on to me.He has been worki nghard and i snow one of the best students in hi s cIass・oHi sparents Iovehas made him fee I goodabout himseIf“Its very important for parentsoto be there for the i r children,“LiWensaysoP312ebe proudof/take pride in makeadecision/decide notlike/hateno longer/not...anymore change/influence lookafter/take careofLi Weni s a goodstudent,son andgrandson.However,heused to causea lot oftroub Iefor hi sparentsWhen hi sparentsmoved towork in anotherocity,theycou Id not be at home to him So he wasoiinterested i nstudyi ng and mi ssed c I asses.Then h i sparents tosendhim to aboarding schooI and he it In the end,his teacheradvisedh i sparents tota I k with the i rson andth i s conversat ion h i s I ifeHe reaIoized that hisparents wouIdeverythinggoodthat hedidoNow heis one of the best students in hiscIassoUnit5What are the sh i rtsmade ofTheDifficult Searchfor Amer i canGoods i n theUSI f you go to anothercountry,what ki ndsofth i ngswou I d youbuy WouI dyoubuy acamera inJapan,some beautifuIcIothes inFrance,or awatch i n SwitzerI and Nomatter whatyou maybuy,you mightprobab I y th i nkthose productsweremade i n thosecountr iesHowever,you couId bewrong.Kang Jianis a17—year—oIdostudent fromShanghai Lastyear hewent tovisit his aunt anduncIe inSan Francisco.oHe found it interesting that so many products i n the Ioca I shops weremade i n Chi na.I wanted to buya toycar for my cousin,but even though mostof thetoys hadAmer ican brands,theyweremade i n Ch i na.”Toys are not theon I y th i ngsmade i n China.I wantedto buya pa i rof basketbaI I shoes,”heexp I a i ns“But Ihad tovisit fiveor sixstores beforefindingoa pa i rmade i n America!”He reaIized thatAmer i cans canhard Iyavoid buy i ngproductsmade i n Ch i na“In fact,n hecont i nues,“there are so many th i ngsomade i n Ch i na—footba Ils,handbags,pet food,mobi Iephones.Even Amer ican fIags are madein China!11Kang Jianthinks it s greatthat Chinai sso good at makingtheseeveryday things.However,he wishes that in the futureChina wi I I a I so getbetterat makingh igh——techno Iogyproducts thatpeopIe canbuyi na I Ipartsof the worIdoP382bBeauty i n CommonTh i ngsEach differentpart of China has its ownspecial formsof traditionalart.Theseusua I I ytry to show the th i ngs that are importanti nI i fe such as I ove,beautyand fami I yThe mostcommon things,from papertoc I ayto bamboo,are turned i ntooobjectsof beauty.Accord i ngtoCh i nese h i story,sky Ianternswere first used byZhuge KongmingoHe sentthem outto ask for he Ip wheni ntroubIe.Today,sky Ianterns are usedatfest i vaIs andother ceI ebrat i ons.They aremade ofbamboo andcovered withpaperoWhen the Ianterns are I it,they slowlyr i se i nto theai r I i kesma I I hot—ai rba I I oons for a I I to see.They are seen asbr ightsymboIs ofhapp i ness andgoodwi shesoPapercutt inghas beenaround forover1,500years Papercutt i ng soundsveryoeasy but it can be difficult to do.The paper,usua I I yred,i sfoI dedbefore iti s cutwith scissors.The mostcommon p i ctures are fI owers,fish,animal s,andth i ngs aboutCh i nese h i storyDur i ngtheSpr i ng Festiva I,they areputoon windows,doors andwalls assymboI sof wi shes for good Iuck anda happynew year.Ch i nese c I ay art i s famous because thec I ay pi eces aresosma I I but theyIook veryreaI.The piecesare usuaI Iy cutechi Idrenor I iveIy charactersfroma Ch i nesefa i ry ta I eorh i stor i ca I story.The pi ecesare carefu I Iy shaped by hand from a veryspec i a I kind ofclay and then a I I owed toai r—dryAfter drying,they aref i red at a veryh igh heatThey are then poI i shed ando opai nted.Final ly,mater i a I s such as woodor paperare addedto maked i fferentth i ngSo Ittakes severaIweeks tocomp Ieteeveryth i ng.These smaI I pieces of cIay artshow the Iovethat a I ICh i nese peop I ehave for I i fe andbeautyP392dsuch asturn...into sendout cover with riseinto put...on1o PeopIeusedtosky Ianternswhen theywere introubIe But today,peop IeI ightothe Ianterns andwatch themthe skywith thei rwi sheso
2.The art of papercutt i ng asimple th i ngI i kea p ieceof papera beautifuIpieceof artPeopIe often these artpieces the doors,windows andwalls of thei rhomes to ceIebrate theSpr i ng FestivaI.3To makeCh i nese cIayart,the cIay i s shapedbyhand i ntoth i ngs cuteOch i Idrenor charactersfrom Ch i nesefa i ry taIes andstor i es Theyare thenpai nto oUnit6When was it inventedP433aAn Acci dentaI Invent i onDid you know thattea,the mostpopu I ar dr i nk i n the wor Id afterwater,was i nvented byaccident Many peopIe be Iieve thattea wasfi rstdrunk near I y5,000years ago.It i ssa i dthat aCh i nese ruI ercal ledShen Nongfirst d i scoveredteaas adr i nk Oneday ShenNong wasboiling dr inking waterover anopen f i re.oSome I eaves from a tea p I ant feI I i nto the waterand remainedthere forsome time.It produceda nicesmeI I so hetasted thebrown wateranyway It was quitede I icious.oI nth i s way,one of the wor Id sfavor itedri nks wasi nventedoMorethan4,000years later,Lu Yu,“the saintof tea”,meritioned ShenNongi nh i s bookCha JingThe bookdescr ibes howtea p I antswere grownand usedto make tea It a I sod i scusses wherethe finesttea I eaves wereproduced and whatkinds ofwater wereusedoIt i sbe I i eved thattea wasbrought toKorea andJapan duri ngthe6th and7th centur ies InEngland,tea didn t appearunt i I around1660,but I ess than100oyears later,it hadbecome thenat i ona I dri nk Thetea tradefrom Ch i nato Westernocountri es took p I ace i n the19th centuryTh i she Ipedto spreadthe popularoityof teaand the teap Iantto morep I aces around the worIdoEven thoughmany peopIenowknow abouttea culture,the Chineseare withoutdoubt theones whobest understandthenature ofteaoP444cThe teI ephone invent byAlexander Graham Bello Heborni n
1847.Alexanderwork on the i nvent ion of the teI ephonewith ThomasWatson.I n1875,AlexanderI earntosendmus i ca I notes throughani nstrument simi I ar toa teI ephoneoFinalI y,theteI ephoneinvent i n1876The f i rstsentence that say on the teOI ephone byAlexander was“Mr Watson,come here;Iwant to seeyou”Today theteoI ephoneuse around theworI d.P451dThe H i story of PotatoCh ipsDid youknow thatpotato chipswere invented by mi stake Potatochips bya cookcal led GeorgeCrum.They wereinvented inGeorgeCrum cutthe potatoesrea I I y,rea I I y and thencooked themfor a Iong time unti I theywere Andheput Iotsof salton themso theywere.p462bDo YouKnow WhenBasketbaI IWas InventedBasketba I I i samuch-loved andact i ve sportmore than100mi I I ionpeop Ieinover200countr ies In China,you can sometimes seepeopIe playingbasketbaI I ion parks,schooIs andeven i n factori esoBasketba I I wasi nventedbya Canad i andoctor namedJames Naismith,who wasborni n
1861.When he was atco I I ege,h i s teacherasked thec I ass tothink ofa game thatcan bepIayed in the winterDr Nai smith createdagameto bepIayed insideo oon ahard fIoor.Dr.Nai smithdivided themen i nhi sc Iass i nto twoteams andtaughtthem top Iay hi snew game.The purposeof the game i sforp I ayers to geta ba I I i nto the“basket”PI ayerson the same teammust worktogether tohe Iopeach othergettheba I I i nthe other teams basketAt thesame time,they need0to stopthe competingteam fromgett i ngtheba I I i nto the ir own basket.It i sbe I i eved that on December21,1891,the f i rstbasketba I I gamei nhi story waspIayed.Then in1936in BerI in,it becamean eventat the01ympics.Today,the popu I ar i tyof basketba I Ihas ri senaround theworId,with manyyoung peopIedreamingof becomingfamous pIayersBasketbaI Ihas not on I y become a popu I arsportoto p Iay,i thas a I so becomeamore popuI arsport to watch.Although Americas NBAgames arethe mostfamous,the CBAgames arebecoming popuI ar in Chi naThe numberof fore i gn p I ayers,i ncI ud i ngChi nese p Iayers,oi nthe NBAhasincreasedo And there are a I so more andmorefore ignp Iayersin theCBA Manyyoung peop I eI ookup to these basketba I Iheroes andwant to becomeOIi kethem.These starsencourage youngpeopIe towork hardto ach i evethe ir dreams.P48Self Check1divide doubtmention nearlyproduce sudden11i soften difficult to deci deon the i nventorof certaininventi ons.Th i si sbecausesometimes a few peop I emay th i ngswh ich arethesame Opinionsarethenabout whocame up with the idea f i rstSomeo oinventions can a I so a I I of a Iead toother inventions.So somepeopIewhether the inventor came upwiththe ideahimself or herseIfoThey th i nkthat the i nventorused someoneelse sidea tocreate hi sor herinvention.That i s whybooks orwebsites usuaI Iy more than oneinventor whengivinginformation about inventions.Unit7Teenagers shouId be a I Iowed tochoose the irown cIothes.P513aMom KnowsBestWhen/was atiny babycrying allnight,my momsang to me andstayed bymy sideWhen/was t/red andhungry,she gave me food and warmarms tosleep inWhen/wastworunn/ngthroughthefield,shemadesure/wassafeandkeptmefromdangerWhen/fell andhurt myself,she gavemeahug andlifted meupWhen/was sevencough/ng badly,she saidno ice-cream for meBut/talked backloudly,/should be allowed toeat some/Give ittomenow!”When/was ninewatch/ng scarymovies,she said it dgi vemeawful dreamsBut/shoutedbackangrily,/shouIdbeallowedtowatchit!/mnotababy1”When/was ateen goingout with friends,she said,“Please beback byten!But/taIkedbackagain-/shouldnotbetoldwhattodo!Imseventeennow!”Now rm anadult,thinking back to thosetimes/coughed for days aftereating that ice-creamAnd hadscary dreamsafter watchingthat fi Im/was latefor schoo/from stayingout pastten/regret talking back,not/istening toMomMom knowsbest,and forme shewanted on/y thebest!P524bShou Idteenagers asktomove out whenthey startworking In many Western countri es,teenagers a I Iow tomoveoutatsi xteenor seventeen.The ir parents beI ieve that they shouIdeducate totake careof themseIvesfromayoung age.Th isway,when theystartworking they can managethei rown Ii ves However,in mostAsian societies,othe family unit i sespec i a I I ystrongo So it i s notcommon forteenagers tomoveout ChineseparentsbeI ieve thati ti sbetter forchi Idrento I ive withparentswho can takecareof them.But theyoung shouIdthen Iookafter thei rparentsasthey getolder Thatis whymany ChineseaduIts cont inue to I ive withthei rparents.oP542bShou Id I BeAI Iowed toMake MyOwn Deci si onsManyteenagers havehobbies.But sometimes these canget inthe wayof the irschooIwork,and parentsmight worry about theirsuccess at schooI Teenagersoftenth i nkotheyshouIdbe a I Iowed to pract i cetheir hobb i esas muchas they want Do youoagreeLiu Yu,a fifteen-year—oId boyfrom Shandong,is arunning starHe ison hisschooIoteam andhas alwayswantedto be a professionaI runnerwhen hegrows up.However,hi sparents wonta I Iow him totra insomuch“Of coursewe want to seehim achieveohisdreams,“says MrLiu“And weknow howmuch heIoves runningMy wife and I haveo oosupported everyone ofhis raceSoWe have nothing againstrunning!But we think oursonneeds tothink aboutother possibIejobs He s gettingoIder now,so heneeds tooth i nk about whatwi I I happeni fhe doesn t end up aprofess iona I runner.nLiu Yudoesntrea I I yagree.“Well,I th i nkI shou I dbe a I Iowed todecidefor myseIf,“he says“My parents have always taught mehow importanti ti sto workohardatschoo Iandenter university.I understandthis,but I1m ser ious aboutrunning.It s the onlything Ive everwantedto do.”His parentsbeI ievethat LiuYu shouIdstudy hard inthe even i ngsso theydon ta I Iow himtopract icerunn i ng atn ight“Maybe heth i nks it s tooostrict orunfai r,says Mrs.Liu“But wethink were doingthe r ight doth i s weoI I dependson yourI earn i nghabits.Research shows that successfuI I earners havesomegood habitsincommon.Great i ng ani nterest inwhat they I earnStud i esshow thati f you are i nterested insometh i ng,your braini smoreactive and it is also easierfor you to payattention to it for a Iongtime Good Iearners oftenconnect what they need to I earn withsometh i ng they areinterestedi n.For examp I e,ifthey need to I earn Engli shand theyI i ke mus ic orsports,theycanI i sten toEng Ii sh songsor watchsports programsinEnglisho Thiswaythey wi I Inot getboredoPracticing and I earn i ng from mistakesGoodI earnersth i nkabout what theyare goodat andwhat theyneedtopract icemore Remember,“use itorIose it”!Even if you I earnsometh i ng well,youowi I I forgetit unI ess you use itPractice makesperfect.GoodI earners area Isonot af rai dofmak i ng mi stakes AlexanderGrahamBeI I didnotinventtheoteI ephoneovern i ght Hesucceeded bytrying manytimes and I earni ngfrom hi somistakes.Developing their studyskillsIt is not enoughto juststudy hardYou have to knowhow tostudy GoodI earnersof i ndout thebest ways toIearn weI IFor examp Ie,they maytake notesby writingodownkeywordsor bydrawing mindmaps GoodIearnersaI so Iookfor ways to reviewowhat they have Iearnedo Theymay dothi sby readi ngtheir notesevery dayor byexp Iaini ngthei nformat ion toanother studentoAski ngquest ions thing.He needsto spendmore timeon hishomework becausebecoming aprofessionaIsports star is adifficult dream.”But LiuYu stilldisagrees“I knowmy parentscare aboutme.Theyoalways taIkabout whatwi I I happenif I don tsucceed.But Iwill!I maquick runner!I th i nkI shouIdbeaI Iowedto make th i schoice myseIfoOnIy thenwi I I I have achance toach ieve mydream.”Unit8It must be Iongto CarIa.P593aWe I ive in a smaI I townand almost everyone knowseach otherIt usedto beveryoquiet andnothing muchever happenedaround hereHowever,these days,somethi ngunusuaIoi shappening in our town.Victor,a teacher at myschooI,i srea I Iy nervous.Whenhe was interviewed bythe townnewspaper,he said,“Every nightwe hearstrange noisesoutsideour windowMy wifeth inks thati tcouI dbean animal,but myf ri endsoand I th inki tmust beteenagers havingfun.My parentscalledthe poIicemen,butthey couldn t findanyth i ng strange.They th ink it might bethewind.I dontthi nkso!”Victor snext-door nei ghborHe Ieni sworr i ed,too.At first,I thoughtthatit mightbea dog,but Icouldntsee a dog,or anythingeI se,either.So Iguessit can tbeadogBut then,what couIdit be”One woman inthearea sawsomethingorunning away,but it was darkso sheis notsure“I thinkit was too bigto beadog,oH she said“Maybe it was abear ora wo If”oEveryone inourtown i s fee I i ng uneasy,and everyonehas hisorherownideaso Theremust besomething visitingthe homesin ourneighborhood,but whatis itWehavenoidea.Most peopIehope that this animalor personwi I I simplygo away,but I do notthink thatis going to happen.The noise-maker ishav i ngtoo muchfuncreat i ng fear inthe nei ghborhood.P622bStonehenge—Can AnyoneExp lainWhy ItIs ThereStonehenge,a rockcircle,isnoton Iy one of Britains mostfamous hi storicaIpI aces,but aI so one of its greatest myster ies.Every yearit recei vesmorethan750,000visi tors.Espec i aI Iy in June,peopIe go toth ispI aceas theywant to seethe sunrising on the Iongestday of the year.For manyyears,histor ians beI ieved Stonehenge was atemp Iewhere ancientI eaderstr iedto communi catewiththegods.However,histor ianPau IStoker thinks thiscantbe truebecause Stonehengewas built so manycenturiesago.TheIeaders arri vedin Englandmuch Iater,“he pointsout0Another popuI aridea isthatStonehenge mightbeakind ofcaIendar.The largestoneswere puttogether ina certainway Onmidsummer s morning,the sunsh ines doi rect I yinto thecenter of the stonesOther peop IebeI ievethe stoneshaveoa medicaI purposeThey thinkthe stonescan preventi I I nesswhile keepi ngopeop Iehealthy.As youwa Ik there,you canfee I the energyfrom yourfeet climbupyour body,“sa id onevisi tor Nooneis surewhat Stonehengewas usedfor,obut mostagree that the positionofthestones mustbe fora speciaI purposeoSometh inkit mightbea buriaIpI ace,orapI ace tohonor ancestorsOthers thinkoit was builttoceIebratea victoryover anenemy.Stonehengewas built slowlyovera Iongper iod oftime Mosthistor ians beI ieve itmustbe almost5,000yearso I d Oneofthegreatestmysteriesishow itwas builtbecause thestones aresoobig andheavy In2001,a groupof EngIi shvoIunteers tri edto buildanother Stonehenge,obut theycouldn
11.“We dontrea I I y know who built Stonehenge,says PauI Stokero“And perhapswe mightnever know,but wedo knowthey must have beenhardworking—and greatplanners!”P632d
1.Midsummer1smorning isin Junea lotof peopIegotoStonehenge duringthi s montho
2.The sunrose thousands of peop Iewere standing aroundthestones.
30.The sunshines straightinto thecenter ofStonehenge thestoneswere putinaspecial positiono4Some peopIe think therocks canstop peopIebecoming iI I can keepthem healthyO
5.We don t knowwhobuiltStonehenge howitwasbuilt
6.Histor iansare notsure theythink Stonehengewasbuiltabout5,000yearsago.Unit9II ike music that Ican dancetoP673aWhat DoYou FeeI LikeWatching TodayWhilesome peopIeon Iystick toone ki ndof movie,I like to watchdifferentkinds dependingon how I fee I thatdayoWhen I1m down orti red,I prefermovies thatcan cheermeupCornediesoI i ke MeninBlack orcartoons I i keKungfu Pandahave funnydialogues andusuaI Iyhave a happy ending.The charactersmay notbe perfect,but theytry theirbest toso Ive theirprob Iems.After watch ingthem,I mfilled withhope aga inand theprobI ems I havesudden I y seemI essserious Laughingfor twohours isa goodowayto relax!I don t watchdramas or documentar ies when I msad ortired.Dramas I i keTitanicmake me feeIeven sadderDocumentar iesIi keMarchofthePenguins whichoprovidepIenty ofinformation abouta certain subjectcan be interesting,but whenI1m tired I don t wanttothink too much I dont mindact ionmovies Iike Spider-Manowhen Im tootired tothink Ican justshut offmy brain,sit backand enjoywatchoi ng an exciting superhero whoaIways saves the worId just in time.Once ina while,I liketowatchmov ies thatare scary,Iike horrormov iesor thriIIers.Mov ies Ii ke TheRingor TheShiningcanbefun,but I1m tooscaredto watchthem a Ione I always br inga fr iendwho isnt af raid of these kindsofomoviesoP702bSad butBeaut i fuILast ni ghtoneofmy Chinesefr i ends tookmetoa concertofChinesefoIkmus ic.The pi ecewh ich waspIayed on the erhuespec iaI Iy movedme The musicowas strangeIy beauti fuI,but underthe beautyI senseda strongsadness andpa in.The piece had asimple name,“Moon RefIected on Second Spring”,but wasone ofthemost movingpieces of musicthat I1ve everheardo Theerhu soundedIike itwascrying,and IaI most cri edaIong withitasI Iistened.Later IIookedupthe historyof“Moon RefIected onSecond Spring”,and I began tounderstand the sadness inthe music.Themus ic waswr itten by Abi ng,a foIk mus ician whowas borninthe cityofWux iin1893Just oneyear I ater,hi smother d ied Abings father taughthim toOopIay manymus icaIinstruments,such as the drums,dizi anderhu,and byage17,Ab ing wasknown forhis musicaI abiI ity.However,after hisfather di ed,AbingsIi fegrew worse.He wasvery poor,caught aser iousiIIness andbecamebl indoFor severaIyears,he hadno homeHe Ii vedon the streets andpIayed musoic to make moneyEven afterAb ing gotmar ri edand hada homeaga in,he contoinued tosing andpIay inthecity streets.He performedinthiswayfor manyyears.Abing samaz ing musi caIskills madehim verypopuI arduring hisIi fetime.By the end ofhisIi fe,he couIdpIay over600pi eces ofmusic,manyof whichhe wrotehimse I f11isa pitythaton Iysix piecesofmusic in totaI0were recordedfor the future worId to hear,but hispopuIari tycontinues tothi sday Today,Abing sMoon RefI ectedonSecondSpr ing”isapiecewh ichoa II thegreat erhumasterspIay andpra ise Ithas becomeoneofChina snat ionaIotreasuresIts sadbeauty noton Iypaints apicture ofAb ingsown Iifebut aIoso makes peop Ie recaIItheir deepestwounds from theirownsad orpainfuIexper iences.P712dpain woundssense pitypraiseAb ing pIayedmusicthat/who couIdtouch thehearts of peopIe.When weIistento hi s music,we canboth thebeauty andthesadness in it.It makesus thinkabout theand that/who wehave exper iencedin the past.For thisreason,many himas themusician that/who hasgreat Iyi nfIuenced erhumusicSoit isrea IIyathat notmanyopieces ofhis musicwere recorded.Unit10You re supposed to shake hands.P753aWhere I1m from,were prettyre Iaxed abouttime.We don tIiketo rusharound,so we dont mindif peop IeareaIitt IeI ate sometimes.I fyou teIIafr iend you1re goingto theirhouse fordinner,it sOK ifyou arrive a bitI ate.We Iiketo enjoyour timesIowIyWeva Iue the time wespend withour fami Iyoand fr iends inour everyday Iives.We oft en justdrop byour fr iends1homes ifwehave timeWe don11usuaIIyhave tomake pIans to meetour fr iends Whenwe seeeach0other,it spol itefor boystoshakehands andfor girlstoki sseach otheron theside ofthe faceWe oft en justwaIk aroundthe towncenter,seeing asmany ofourofr iendsas we can!In Switzerland,it svery important to be on time.We rethe capitalof clocksandwatches,after all!If someoneinvites youto meethim orherat noon,then youreexpected to be thereatnoon.If you re even15minutes Iate,your friend maygetmad So I makean effortto beon timewhenI meet myf ri ends.I alwaysI eaveothehouse earIyto avoidheavy traffic.Idontmi nd because Ithinkit simpelite tokeep otherswaiting.Al so,we nevervisit afriend1s housewithout callingfirstWe almostalways makepIansto see fri ends Weusua IIypIanto do somethoing interesting,orgosomewhere together.P764bEach countryhas differentruIes aboutsocial situationsA traveI ernotexpectoknow aII of these,but it ishe IpfuIIearn asmany ofthese customsas possi bIeTrying understandhow peopIeothinkisoneofthebestwaysto be acceptedand Iiked ina foreign country.Learningwhat yousuppose todo andnot supposetodoinsoc iaIsituat ions maybedifficult,but itisworth thetroubIe ifyou wanttounderstandanother culture.P782bDear Laura,Thanks for your messageYes,I mhaving a great timeon mystudent exchangeprogramin France I was a bitnervous beforeI arri vedhere but there wasno reason to beooMy hostfami Iyis reaIIy niceThey go out oftheir waytomake mefeeIathome.oThe grandmotherknows that I miss Chinese foodaI ot.So sheactua IIyI earnedhow tomakeChinesefood!She aIsohas ateenage granddaughterabout my age.Shes reaIIykind and shealwaysta I kstomeinFrench toheIp mepractice.You wouldntbeIieve howquickly myFrench hasimproved because of that.I1m verycomfortabIespeaking Frenchnow.Although Istill makeI otsof mistakes,it doesntworry meIike itused tooMyb iggest cha IIenge isIearning how to behave at thedinner tabIe.As you can imagine,things arevery differentfrom the way theyare athome.For example,youre not supposed to put yourbread on your pIateYou1resupposed tooput itonthe tab Ie!I thoughtthat waspretty strangeatfi rst,but nowI1m usedtoit AnotherexampIeisthat you1renotsupposedtoeat anythingwith yourhandsexcept bread,not evenfruit Youhave tocut itup andeat it with afork.Anotherthing isit simpol iteto saythatyou re fuIIoIf you dontwantany morefood,you shouIdjust say,“That was del iciouso”Al so,yourenotsupposedtoputyoure Ibows onthetabIe.I have to saythatI finditdifficulttoremember everything,but I m graduaIIygetting usedtoitIdont findFrench customsso strangeanymore.III write again soon and teI I youmore aboutmy I ife inFrance Hopeyou1reohaving a good schooIyearoYours,Wang KunUnit11Sad moviesmakemecry.P833aHow toBe HappyAIongtimeago,inar ichand peacefuIcountry,there Iived anunhappy king.HesI eptbad Iyanddidn tfeeIIike eating.His facewas alwayspa Ie aschaIk.He often cri edfor noreason Th ismade thequeen andhispeop Ioe worr i ed.Oneday,a doctorwas called in to examinethe kingBut he found nothingwrongowith hisbody.It sailin hismind Neithermedicine norrest canheIp him.Whatohe needsisthe shirtof a happyperson towear That II make himhappy.”oThe pr ime minister wascalledto the pa IaceBut whenthey expIai nedtheoking ssituation tohim,he said,“Although Ihave a lotofpower,it doesnt makemehappy.I m always worried aboutlosing mypower.Many peopIeare trying to takemyposition.”Then,the king^banker came to thepalace.Oh,I mafraid Im not happyeither,“he said.Ihave a Iotof wealth,but Imalways worried aboutlosing mymoney.Someone tries to steaI mymoney everyday oNext,thepaI aces ingercameto the kings room.But thi sis whathesaid:Its truethatIm famous and everyoneIoves mysongs ButImnothappy because Iomalwaysworriedabout beingfoI Iowed byothers.I cannotbe free!”Finally,the kings topgenera I wastoIdtogoout and finda happymaninthreedays time.P844aDear Diary,June29thI thoughttoday wasgoingto be reaIIy badTo startwith,itwascIoudy andgrey,oand cI oudydays makemeAnd thiswas the day wewou Id getour examresuIts back,but Ididn tanswer theexam questionsvery weIII astweek.That made meI wa Iked toschooIwith mybest friendHol Iy.She didnt saymuch tome.That mademea Iitt Ie.In class,the teacherhanded backour exams.That mademe ButI foundoutothat Ididntdo toobad Iy.That mademe very.Then thi ngsgot evenbettero Hollyboughtme my favor iteIemon juiceand turkeysandwich forIunch,and weta Iked alot ThatmademeWe bothd idquite weI Ioonthe examoP862bThe WinningTeamPeter kepthis eyesontheground andfelt aheavy wei ghton hisshouIdersas hewa Iked homeaIoneItwasthe worstday ofhi sI ife.Hi smind wou Id notostopthinking aboutwhat happenedon Iyjust anhour agoonthe schooI soccerfield.How couIdhe havemi ssedscor ingthatgoaI Hehad Iethis whoIeteam downHoi sstup id mistake madehim angry.His teamI ost the gamebecause ofhim.He wasreaIIy worried thathis coachmay kickhim offthe team.As soon as hewa Iked throughthe door,hisfatherasked,What swrong,son”Peter sfeeIi ngswere wri ttenaII overhis face.IIostthegame,“Peterrep Iied.Then hewent into hisroom withoutanother wordTen minutesIater,Peteroheard hisfather knockingon his bedroom doorHe openedthe door to Iethim inoo“Look,Peter.Idont knowwhat happenedBut whateveritwas,dont betoo hardoon yourseIf”o“I Iostthegame,Dad.I failed myteam TheyIIprobabIy never Iet mep Ioayagain”“Soccer is aboutteam effort.You renot theon Iy reasonyour teamoIost.Ifyou haveagood team,you shouIdsupport each other Besides,winning orlosingois onlyhalf thegame.The otherhaI fisIearning how to communi catewith yourteammates andIearningfromyour mistakes”oPeter didntsayanything butwhat hisfather saidmadehimthinkGood Iearners often askquest ions duringor aftercIass Theyeven askeachoother andtry tofind outthe answersKnowledge comesfrom questioningLearn ioong isalife-long journeybecause everyday br ingssometh ing newEveryth ing thatoyou Iearnbecomes apart of you andchanges you,so Iearn wisely andIearn weI IoP8seIf check1Practice developremember preparetakeuntil worryeverything stressedexercisesAre youout eachtime you haveatest Youdont have to beifyousmart studyskiIIsRemember tonotesoi ncIass andrev iew them onyour ownorwithfriends aftercIass.Thenwhat you I earnedby doingTry tostudy and・information bitby bitinstead ofwaiting the Iast minutetostudy atonce.I fyou weIIforatest,then theres nothingto about!Unit2I thinkthat mooncakesare delicious!P133aFuI IMoon,FuI IFee IingsCh inese peopIe have beenceI ebrat ingMid-Autumn Festi vaIand enjoyi ngmooncakesfor centuries.Mooncakes havethe shapeof afuI Imoon onmid-autumn nightThey carrypeopIes wishesto the fami Iies theyIove carefuIIy.The nextday,Peter went to soccerpractice withcourage ratherthan fearin hi sheart.“Hey,guys,H hesaid tohis teammates.uI1m reaIIy sorryabout yesterdayWeowere soclose to winning thatgame.ButIthink ifwe continueto puII together,were goingtowinthe nextone”oTo hissurpr ise andre Ii ef,his teammatesaII noddedinagreement.“Yeah,“they said,dontworry aboutit It s neverjust oneperson sfault WeshouId thinkabout howwe can do betternext time.”Peter smi I ed.It madehim feeIIucky to know thathewasonawinning team.Unit12Life isfuI I oftheunexpected.P913aLife isfuI I oftheunexpectedoI nMay2001,I founda jobin New YorkattheWor Id TradeCenter OnSeptembero11,2001,Iarrived atmy buiIding ataround8:30a.m.I was about togo upwhenI deci dedto geta coffeefirst Iwenttomyfavori tecoffee pIaceeventhough itwas twobIocks eastfrom my office AsI waswaiting inIine withotheroffice workers,I hearda Ioudsound BeforeIcouIdjoin theothers outsideto seewhatowas goingon,thefi rstpIane hadaI ready hitmyofficebui IdingoWe staredin di sbeIiefatthebI acksmoke risingabove theburning buiIding Ifelt Iuckyoto bealiveoAlmost10years Iater,I wokeup at10:00a.monFebruary21,2011oand reaIizedthatmyaI armnever wentoff Ijumped out of bedand wentstraight tootheai rportoBut bythe time I got totheai rport,my pIaneto NewZea Iand hadaI readytaken off“This isthefirst hoIidayIve takenina year,andImioss mypIane.What badluck!”I thoughtto myseIf.The otherp Ianeswere fuIIso Ihad to wait tiIIthe nextday.The nextmorning,I heardabout the earthquake inNewZea Iandtheday beforeMy badIuck hadunexpectedoIy turnedintoagoodthingoP942bApril Fools Day isa ceIebration thattakes pI acein differentcountr iesaroundthe world Ithappens onApr iI1stevery year andisa daywhen manypeopIepI ayaII kindsof tri cksand jokeson eachother.One Apr iI Foo Is Day,a reporterinEngIand announcedthat therewou Idbe nomore spaghettibecause the spaghetti farmersin Italyhad stoppedgrowing spaghettiManypeopIeran totheirIoca Isupermarkets to buy asmuch spaghettias they0couId.By the time peopIereaI izedthat thestory wasa hoax,aIIofthespaghettiacross thecountry hadbeen soId outAnother famous tr ickin Englandwas whenaTV showreported thediscovery ofspecial water.They sa idthis waterwouId he IppeopIe Ioseweight andthat onecustomer hadaI ready Iostalotof weightinjustfour months.By theend oftheday,morethan10,000peopIe hadphoned theTV stationtofind outhowto getthiswateroMany Apr iIFoo Is jokesmay endup beingnot veryfunny□A famousTV staronceinvi tedhis girIfriendonto hisshow onApr iIFoo Is Day.Heasked herto marryhim.The Iadywas sohappybecauseshe reaIIy wantedtogetmarr ied However,when shesaid yes”,he repIied,“Apri IFooI!”ThatIittIeojoke didnthavea veryhappyendingThe TVstar Iostboth hisgi rIfriend andh iosshowoOne ofthe worlds mostfamoustri cks,however,happened in Octoberrather thanApriI.In thatmonth in1938,actor OrsonWei lesannounced onhis radioprogramthat aIiens fromMars had I andedonthe earth.He descri bedwhere theyhadIandedand toIdhow theywere movingacross theUnited StatesWei lesmade it sound soreaIothat hundredsofpeopIebe Iieved thestory,and fearspread acrossthe who Ie countryoBythetimepoI iceoff icersannounced that thestorywasahoax,thousandsofpeopIehadI efttheir homesoP96seIf check1block coursediscovery ladyofficer marketpie westaboveLast Saturdayafter myFrench,I deci dedto drivetothetobuya meatfordinner AsI washeading,I sawoahuge truckthe roadoThere hadbeen anaccident andthere weremanyPo Iice around.SoIhad toturn aroundand taketheIongerway tothe marketoBy thetimeI gottothe market,thepieshop hadaIreadycIosedo However,I noticeda newbakery thepie shopwhich wasstillopen Iwent insideand boughta sandwichfromthefriendIy whoowasthe ownerIt turnedout thatthe sandwichwasdeI icioussoIhad madeoagreat!Unit13We retry ingto save theearth!P993bMany haveheard of shark1sfinsoup.Th is famousand expensivedi shisespec iaIIypopuIarin southern China.But doyou reaIize thatyoureki IIingawho Ieshark eachtime youenjoy abowl of shark sfin soupWhenpeopIe catchsharks,they cutoff their finsand throwthe sharkback intotheocean Withoutafin,a sharkcan noIonger swimand slowlydies.This methodoisnoton Iy crueI,but aIsoharmfu Itotheenv ironment Sharksare atthe topoofthe foodcha inintheocean secosystem.Iftheir numbersdrop tooIow,itwi II bringdanger toaII oceanI ifeMany beI ieve that sharkscanneverbe endangeredobecausetheyarethe strongestin their foodchain Butin fact,around70million sharksoarecaught andtraded inthisi ndustryeveryyear.The numbersof somekinds ofsharkshave faIIenbyover90percent inthe Iast20to30years.Env i ronmentaI protectiongroups aroundtheworld,suchasWi IdAidandtheWWF,are teachingthe pubIic aboutinning”.They haveeven askedgovernments千to deveI opI awsto stopthesaIeofsharks fins.So far,no scientificstudieshave shownthat shark1s finsare goodfor health,so whyeat themHe Ipsavethesharks!P1004bcan wouldcould haveto shouldmust may/mightWhen itcomes tosaving theearth,peopIethinkthat bigthings bedone.However,many forgetthat savingtheearthbegins withsma II thingsFor exampIe,you saveeIectr icityby turningoffthe Iights when youIeave aroom YouaIso usepaper orreusabIe bagsi nsteadofoplastic bags.Insome stores,you nowpay forpIast icbagSo Ithink thisisagreat idea.And insteadof drivingto schooI or work,you ride yourbike orwaIk.Ifits far,you takethebuso AlI thesesmaIIthings addup andbecome bigthings thatimprove theenvironmento Wecannot affordtowaitany Iongerbefore takingaction!P1022bReth ink,Reuse,RecycIe!Do youoftenthrow awaythings youdontneed anymoreHave youever thoughtabouthow thesethings canactuaI Iybe putto gooduse Nothing isawaste ifyouhaveacreative mindoYouhave probabIynever heardof AmyHayes,but sheisa mostunusua Iwoman.She Iivesina houseinthe UKthat shebuilt herseIfoutofrubb ish.The windowsand doorscome from oId buiIdings aroundher townthat werepul leddownThe topofthehouse isan oIdboat turnedupside downAndthegate in front ofooher houseis madeof rocksand oIdglass bottlesAmy recentIywon aprize fromtheHe Ip SaveOur PIanet Society.The presi dentsaid,“Amy isani nspi rationtousaII”oAmy isnttheon Iyone whoisgoodatrecycIi ngJess ica Wongfrom HongKongouses oIdcIothes thatpeopIe dont wearanymore tomake bags.She has been doingthis forafew years nowShe openeda smaIIshop whereshe sellsher bags,and shehasa Iso set up awebsite toseII themon Iine.She especiaIIyIi kesto useoIdjeans tomake handbagsHer bagsare cuteand usefuI.I planto writeabookoabout newwaystouseoIdcIothes,she said.“I hopepeopIe canread mybook andenjoy it!Wang Taoset upasmaIIbus inessin Shanghai fouryears ago.He is knownforusingiron andother materiaIsfromoIdcars tomake beautifuI artpi ecesoSomeare Iarge piecesthatIook Iike animalsor humans,and someare smaIIer pieces youcan putathomeThe more popuIarworks caneven beenseen in artshopsoaround thecity.Wang Taohopes tosetupa“metal art”theme parktoshowpeopIethe importanceof environmentaIprotect ionNot onIy canthe artbring happi nessotoothers,butitaIsoshows thateven cold,hardiron canbe broughtback toIife with a IittIecreativityoUnit14I remembermeet ingaIIof youin Grade
7.P1073aThings yearclass landschool flowersIRememberLook ingbackat thesepast threeyearyearsThemany Ionghours oftrainingI remembermany thingsPr ideof overcomingfearTrying tobeontime formorning readI remember start ingday oneingsThe shyestinmy whoIe cI assRunn ing whenthe IunchbeII riNever speaking to anyonengsAndthinkingI wouId notpass ThenIremember theexcitementslowly Imade somenewOf theschooI sportsday eachfriendsTo rememberforever Wework hardto understandHelpingeachotherwith homeworkAnd nowitstime tograduateGett ing bettertogether Wewi IIIeave ourIoveIy schooIPreparingfor artfest i vaIs Icantbe Iieve itsbeenthreeAnd makingagreatbig messyearsHavi ngfun atNew Years partiesImtryingtokeep mycoo IWishingeveryone thebest Butitsdifficult notto cryWehaveIearned adifferent IanguageIll misstheschooI trees andThatisfromafore ign Iand fIowersEngIishbrings manychaI IengesAnd ourkind andcar ingteachersP1091d WonderfuI memor iesofoursToday isthestudents Iast cIass.Bob feeIsaboutitandthinksMrs.Chen scIasses havebeenThe studentsta Ikabout what theywanttodointhe future Kenis goodat andhewon afor it.Sohewants tobe anMrsChen beIievesoi naIIofthem andtells themto“11To ceI ebratetheendof juni orhigh,othey rehavinga.They askMrs.Chen tocome,and sheishappy toaccept theinvitationoP1102bLad iesandgent Iemen,Thank youfor comingtoday toattend thegraduation ceremonyat Noo3Jun i or HighSchoo1Fi rstof all,IdliketocongratuI ateaIIthestudents0who arehere today.Iremembermeet ingaIIof youwhenyou were juststartingGrade7atthisschooI.You wereaIIsofull ofenergy andthirsty forknow Iedge.And yes,some ofyouwereaIitt Iedifficulttodea Iwith!ButtodayI seea roomfuIIoftaIented youngaduIts whoare fuIIofhope for thefutureYou1veaIIgrownup somuch andrmso proudofyou.Although you1veaIIworked veryhard overthe Iastthree years,none ofyou couIdhavesucceeded byyourseIves.Along the way,Imsure manypeopIehaveheIped andsupportedyouIdIikeyoutoremember to thank aIIoftheseimportant peopIeion yourIives-your parents,your teachers,your cI assmates and your friendsPIease consi derwhatthey1ve donefor youandwhatthey meanto youNever faiItobe thankfuItothe peopIearound you.Last Iy,theendof juniorhigh schooIisthebegi nningofanew Iife.I dontneedtoteI I you thatlife insenior highschooI wiII be harderand thatyouhave manydifficult tasksahead ofyou YouII make mistakesa Iongtheway,butothe keyistoIearn fromyour mistakes andnever give up Butalong withdifficulties,othere wiIIaIsobemany excitingthings waitingforyou.Beh ind eachdoor youopenare chancestoIearn newthings,andyouhavethe abiI itytomakeyourownchoiceso Choosewiselyandbe responsibIefor yourdecisionsand actions.Although youhavetogo yourseparate waysnow,I wishthat inafewyearstime,youII come back tovisit ourschooIoAs youset outonyournewjourney,you shouldntforget whereyoucame from.The futureisyours.Good Iuckand hopeto seeyou againsoon someti me!P1052Icant beIieve thattoday istheIastday ofjunior highschoo IoIstill rememberthe firstday ofGrade7Ii keit wasyesterdayI usedtobea reaIIy shyperson,soonthefi rstodayof juniorhigh,I beso scaredand nervous.Ithink thatIwouIdnever makeany friendsBut now,Irea Iize thatIwasjust beingsilly.Since then,Imakesomany good friendsand Ishare somany goodmemor ieswith themEven thoughIbesad thatjunior highois over,IIook forwardto newexperiencesi nsen iorhigh!and misSoThereare manytraditional foIkstories aboutthis festivaI.However,mostpeop IethinkthatthestoryofChang1eisthemost touchingChang ewas HouoYis beautifu Iwife AfterHou Yishot downthe nine suns,a goddessgave him amagicmed icinetothankhim.Whoever drankthis couId Iiveforever,and Hou YipIanned todr inkitwithChang eHowever,a badman,Feng Meng,tr iedtosteaI theomedicine whenHou Yiwas nothome.Chang erefused togive ittohimand drankitall.She becamevery Iight andf Iewup tothe moon.HouYiwas sosad thathe calledout hername tothe moonevery night.One night,hefoundthatthe moon wasso brightandround thathe couIdsee hiswife thereHe quicklylaid outher favorite fruitsanddesserts inthegarden.How hewi shedthat Chang1e couIdcomeback!After this,peopIe startedthe traditionof admir ingthemoonand sharingmooncakes withtheirfamiIies.P124bDear XiaYu,Do youknow thatthere aretwo specialdays forparents inAmer icaOne is MothersDay onthe secondSunday ofMay andtheotherisFather sDay onthethi rdSundayof June.On thesetwo days,American chi Idrenoftengive giftsto their parentsortake themout forIunch ordinner Commongifts arefIowers andcards formothersoand shirts orties forfatherso Iheard thatitis becomingmoreandmorepopuIarto ceIebrateMother sDay andFather sDayinChina.I wonderifchiI drenoverthere aIso give simi Iar gift stotheirparents IbeIievethatthere aremanyoways toshow ourIove ActuaIIy,wedonthaveto spenda Iotof money.It isaIoso agood idea tohe Ipparents todo somethingi nsteadoJuneP142bThe Spiritof Chr i stmasManywouId agreethat when wethinkof Chr i stmas,we probabIythink ofgifts,Chri stmas treesand SantaClaus Butbehi ndaII thesethings Iiesthe trueomeaningof Chri stmas:the importanceofsharingandis perhapsthebestexampIe ofthis.A ChristmasCarol isafamous noveIwr ittenby CharIes Dickens.It isaboutan oldman namedScrooge whoneverIaughs orsmiIes Heismean andonIythi nksoabouthimself,and doesn11treat othersniceIy Hejust caresabout whetherhe canomakemore moneyAnd hehates Chri stmas.One Chri stmasEve,Scrooge seesthe ghostoofJacob Mar Iey,his deadbus iness partner.MarIey usedtobejust IikeScrooge,so hewas puni shedafter hedied.He warnsScrooge to change hisways ifhe doesntwanttoendupIikehim HeaIso tellsScrooge toexpect threespirits tovisitohim.That night,three ghostsvisit ScroogeFi rst,the Ghostof Chri stmasPast takeshimbacktohischi Idhoodand remindsScrooge ofhishappier daysasachiI doThenthe secondspirit,the Ghostof Chri stmasPresent,takes himtoseehow othersarespending Chri stmasthi syear.Everyone ishappy,even poorpeopIe.The Iastone,the Ghostof Chri stmasYet toCome,takes himtothefuture Hesees thatheis deadbut nobodycares Scroogeis soscared thathe wakesup inhisbedandfionds outitisaIreadythe nextmorning onChri stmas Day!He decidestochangehisIifeandpromi sestobeabetterperson Hehapp ioIyceIebrates Chri stmaswithhisreIatives HeaIso givesgiftsto peopIeoinneed.He nowtreats everyonewith kindnessand warmth,spreading Iove andjoyeverywhere hegoes Andthatisthetrue spiritof Christmas!oP16seIf check1garden spreadbetween treatsbusiness layrelativesMany Westerncountr iesceIebrate Easter.This hoiidayis alwaysonaSunday March22ndandApriI25th.It ceIebratesthebi rthof newI ifeHens eggs,giving birth toIifeSo an eggo oisasymbo Iof newlife.A popuIaractivity duringEaster istohide eggsaroundyour homeor forfriendsortofind Thesecanbe reaI eggs,but theyare moreoften chocoIateeggs NotonIy dopeopIe themaroundindifferent hidingpIaces foranegghunt,buttheyaIsogiveout theseasgifts Sojust Ii ke Christmas,Eastercreates goodfor supermarketsand chocoIate stores.Unit3CouId youpI ease teI Ime wherethe restrooms areUNIT3P193aFun TimesPark-Always aFun Time![Alice andHe Weiare inSpace World]Al ice:I wonderwhere weshouId gonext.He Wei:How aboutthat newr ideover thereAl ice:Oh oooit Iookspretty scary.He Wei:Come on!I promiseitIIbefun!I youre afraid,just shout千or hoId myhando[After theride JAlice:You wereright,that wasfun!Iwasscared atfirst,but shouting reaIIydidheIpoHe Wei:See,that wasntsobad,right Younever knowunt iIyoutry something.Alice:Yes,Imso gladItried it.Now Iknow Icandoit anditsactuaI Iyfun!He Wei:Do youwanttogoto Water WorIdnowAl ice:Sure,but Im reaIIy hungryDo youknow wherewecanget somegood foodoquicklyHe Wei:Of course!I suggestWater City Restaurant inWater WorId.Itsa fastfoodpIace.It servesdelicious hamburgersand hotdogsoAl ice:That soundsperfect![On the/r waytoWaterCityRestaurant,Alice andHe Weipass byUnde BobSoJAl ice:Oh,Iook!This restaurantIooks interesting.It seemsa rockband pIaysthere everyeveningoHe Wei:Maybe wecan comehere fordinner laterLet1s askwhat timethe bandstarts.o[Alice andHe Weiwalk uptoastaff personatthedoor]oHe Wei:Excuse me,couId youteI Ius whenthe bandstarts playingthis eveningStaff:Eight ocIock.Itsalways busy,so comeaIitt Ieear Hertogetatab Ie.HeWei:OK,thanks!P222bCouId YouPlease...When youvisit aforeigncountry,itis importanttoknowhowto ask for heIp politelyFor exampIe,uWhere arethe restrooms”or“Could youpI easeteI Imeowhere therestroomsarearesimi Iar requestsfordirections toapIace.Bothare correctEnglish,butthefirst onesounds Iess poIi te Thatisbecause iotisa verydirect question.11isnot enoughto justask aquest ioncorrect IyoWeaIso needtoIearn howtobepol iteby beingIessdirect—or morei ndi rect—when weaskforhe IpoInEnglish,asinChi nese,we changethewaywe speakwhenwetaIkwithdifferentpeopIe.The expressionsyouusemight dependon whomyou arespeakingtoor howwe IIyouknowthem Ifyou say toyour teacher,“When istheschooItrip.1,thisomight soundimpol iteBut ifyousay,“Excuseome,Mro West.Doyouknow whentheschooItrip is’,this wiIIsound muchmorepo Iite.However,itisaIIrighttoaskdirect questionsinsome situations,Iikewith yourcIassmates.UsuaI Iypolite questionsare Iongerand incIudemore Ianguagesuchas“Couldyou pIease.or“Can Iask...”It soundsmore politeto say,“Peter,couIdoyou pIeaseteIIme your e—ma iI address”thanuPeter,teIImeyoure-mail address“Sometimes weeven needto spendtimeoIead ingintoa requestoFor exampIe,withastranger onthestreet,we mightf irstsay,“Excuse me,I wonderifyoucanheIp meorI’m sorryto troubIeyou,but.obefore askingforheIpo oItmight seemmore difficultto speakpoI itelythan bedirect.However,it isimportanttoIearnhowtouse properIanguage ThiswiIIaIsoheIpyou becomeobetterat English,or anyother Ianguageyou wish tospeak.Unit4I usedtobeafraid ofthe dark.P273aFrom ShyGirl toPop Star1For thismonth1s YoungWorldmagazine,I interviewed19-year-oId Asianpop starCandyWang Candytold methat sheusedtobe reaIIy shyand tookupsingingto deaIowith hershyness.As shegot better,she daredtosinginfront of hercIass,and thenforthe whoIeschooI.Now she1snot shyanymore andIoves singinginfrontofcrowds.2I askedCandy howIife wasdifferent aftershe becamefamousoSheexp Iained thatthere aremanygoodthings,Iikebeing abIeto traveIand meetnewpeopIeaIIthetimeIdi dntusetobepopuIarinschooI,but nowIget tonsof attent ion everywhereIgo.However,toomuchattentioncanaI sobea badthing“IalwayshavetoworryabouthowIappear toothers andIhavetoobe verycarefuIaboutwhatI sayordo.And Idonthave muchprivate time anymore.Hanging outwith friends isalmost impossibleformenow becausethere arealways guardsaroundme.”3What doesCandy haveto saytoaIIthose youngpeopIewhowanttobecomefamous Well,“she beginsslowly,“youhavetobeprepared togiveup。