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When you meet friends，family and new people，they all want to have an interesting conversation.Most of the time this__1__you will make a great impression when you bring up interesting topics of__2__told in the form of a story.
__3__，let's say a new hotel has just opened in your city.One way to__4__this is to give the facts and the statistics—it is a 5 Star hotel with 200 rooms，a gym，great views of the skyline and a roof top restaurant.That is not the__5__I'd introduce that news as a topic of conversation.I'd tell a story.
“On Tuesday evening last night a little after 8pm I was walking down Main Street with Lisa when we__6__unusual red lights way down the street.We had some time to__7__before meeting her sister so we walked a few more blocks__8__those red lights got closer and closer.We still didn't know what the__9__were about.
Anyway，we got to the building and__10__that those red lights were all around the building.It's a hotel but it doesn't look like any hotel I've__11__seen.As you walk up to the entrance it's more like walking along a passage__12__a really weird art gallery and a European late night bar.
We walked in and ended up talking to the__13__.He even gave us a tour of the bar and restaurant before taking us__14__in the elevator to the roof.What a__15__！You can see right across the city from up there.This is a very__16__hotel.I've never seen anything like it.”
Notice how I__17__a news item without making it sound like a news broadcast.I introduced very few__18__.I would share more information if the person I'm talking to__19__me to tell them more.First I need to get their attention to__20__if they have any interest in that subject.Story telling is the best way to do that.
【语篇导读】 不管是会见朋友，还是和家人相聚，谈话的方式都很重要。本文通过作者的亲身体会，介绍了交流的最佳方法。在作者看来，以讲故事的形式谈话会有意想不到的谈话效果。
1．A.promises
B．means
C．explains
D．proves
2．A.quarrel
B．argumentC．discussion
D．conversation
3．A.For example
B．What's moreC．In fact
D．By the way
4．A.build
B．design
C．mention
D．enjoy
5．A.time
B．excuse
C．reason
D．way
6．A.switched
B．spotted
C．recognized
D．transform
7．A.spare
B．save
C．kill
D．rest
8．A.until
B．if
C．though
D．because
9．A.houses
B．trees
C．roads
D．lights
10．A.predicted
B．noticed
C．guessed
D．admitted
11．A.often
B．usually
C．ever
D．hardly
12．A.between
B．through
C．beyond
D．along
13．A.captain
B．chairman
C．monitor
D．manager
14．A.down
B．up
C．in
D．out
15．A.sign
B．mark
C．view
D．symbol
16．A.unique
B．popular
C．familiar
D．steady
17．A.evaluated
B．approved
C．covered
D．shared
18．A.secrets
B．facts
C．ideas
D．points
19．A.allows
B．forbids
C．asks
D．begs
20．A.see
B．wonder
C．doubt
D．answer
When Danny Bowman was at school，he was so crazy to attract girls.He spent 10 hours a day__1__more than 200 selfies(自拍)trying to find the__2__one.
He would take 10 photos of__3__before he washed and would go__4__class secretly three times every hour.At 16，he dropped out of school__5__he could throw himself into his addiction(上瘾)，and he ate__6__.He did not leave his house for six months，and when he failed to take the perfect picture，he tried to__7__ himself by taking an overdose(过度用药)．His mother，Penny，__8__to save him，and forced him to ask for help after his addiction had become__9__.
The 19yearold，believed to be Britain's first selfie__10__，is now under special treatment__11__.He has not taken a picture of himself in seven months and has__12__that achieving perfection is__13__.He told the Sunday Mirror，“I was constantly__14__the perfect selfie and when I realized I couldn't，I wanted to die.I__15__my friends，my education，my health and almost my life.The only thing I__16__ about was having my phone with me so that I could satisfy the desire for a picture of myself at any time of the day.” He expressed his__17__to the doctors and said their help kept him__18__and called on others to ask for help__19__ they ended up in hospital.
One psychologist at a clinic__20__Danny was treated said the addiction to taking selfies has now become a mental illness.
1．A.making
B．taking
C．having
D．getting
2．A.perfect
B．beautifulC．good
D．comfortable
3．A.others
B．his teacherC．the classroom
D．himself
4．A.into
B．out of
C．inside
D．away
5．A.so that
B．because
C．but
D．as if
6．A.more
B．nothing
C．less
D．everything
7．A.surprise
B．calm
C．kill
D．thank
8．A.managed
B．decided
C．failed
D．succeeded
9．A.under control
B．out of controlC．in order
D．out of date
10．A.winner
B．loser
C．killer
D．addict
11．A.in hospital
B．at homeC．at school
D．at work
12．A.expected
B．realizedC．imagined
D．recognized
13．A.impossible
B．possibleC．necessary
D．unpleasant
14．A.in need of
B．in want ofC．in search of
D．in favor of
15．A.missed
B．leftC．lost
D．got16．A.cared
B．worriedC．dreamed
D．talked
17．A.happiness
B．regretC．thanks
D．sadness
18．A.wise
B．wealthyC．patient
D．alive
19．A.after
B．untilC．while
D．before
20．A.when
B．whereC．which
D．how
高频词汇
drop out(of school)辍学；退学
throw oneself into
积极从事；投身于
call on sb.to do sth.号召某人做某事
I couldn't quite summon up the power of positive thinking Monday.I would be tied up in meetings the next two days and I was having serious doubts__1__I'd be able to get everything done for the June issue deadline Thursday.At home Monday night，I sat down on my sofa with my__2__after dinner and went back to work，virtually.I finished__3__the last story for June，read it__4__and hit save.“Now I can breathe a little easier，” I thought，feeling some of my__5__return.
I clicked over to my email to__6__the story to Keren，our copy chief，so she'd have it first in the__7__.Only I couldn't.I'd__8__my Internet connection.My digital cable modem，which__9__has four blinking green lights，was ominously dark.I called the cable company's 24hour helpline.The tech tried several different ways to__10__my modem remotely.Still nothing.“I have to__11__you to a higher level of technical assistance，” he said，“And I'll give you the__12__appointment available Friday afternoon.” No__13__for four days！There went my positive attitude.
More than I thought，as it turned out.Sure，I had to__14__longer hours at the office since I couldn't wrap up things from home.But when I left work，I could just__15__and relax at home.I watched TV without feeling__16__to catch up on emails or my coworkers' blogs during commercials.__17__wandering the web and losing track of hours and hours，over those four days I made dinner from scratch twice，finished reading a(n)__18__，and even wrote some long overdue thankyou notes.I wouldn't have if my modem hadn't__19__.Being disconnected from the Internet__20__made me feel more connected with what I was doing in the moment.
1．A.why B．whetherC．when D．where
2．A.television
B．camera
C．cassette
D．laptop
3．A.editing
B．summarizing
C．copying
D．printing
4．A.on
B．out
C．over
D．up
5．A.positivity
B．attitude
C．negativity
D．courage
6．A.enjoy
B．accept
C．receive
D．send
7．A.afternoon
B．morning
C．evening
D．week
8．A.separated
B．changed
C．lost
D．repaired
9．A.usually
B．hardly
C．seldom
D．often
10．A.retell
B．review
C．restart
D．rearrange
11．A.remove
B．transfer
C．throw
D．transform
12．A.latest
B．best
C．worst
D．earliest
13．A.Internet
B．opportunity
C．activity
D．business
14．A.cost
B．save
C．spend
D．waste
15．A.turn back
B．sit backC．step back
D．look back
16．A.astonished
B．frightenedC．embarrassed
D．compelled
17．A.Instead of
B．Except forC．In spite of
D．According to
18．A.order
B．humor
C．novel
D．joke
19．A.built
B．died
C．existed
D．appeared
20．A.happily
B．luckilyC．sadly
D．surprisingly
高频词汇
summon up
唤起；使想起
virtually
adv. 事实上，几乎；实质上
remotely
adv.
远程地；偏僻地；极微地，极轻地
wrap up
包，裹
from scratch
从零开始；从头做起
overdue
adj.
过期的；未做的；早该完成的
Once，a rabbit built a fantastic warren(大杂院)．He__1__very happily there.He had designed it so well that，__2__a great rainstorm arrived，which flooded nearly the whole wood，and the homes of many animals，his__3__untouched.
Soon，one after another，the__4__animals came to his door，asking if they could spend that__5__with him in his warren.He__6__each visitor in，and the warren filled up__7__until there was no room left.This discomfort didn't__8__the rabbit，because he felt he was being generous.
One day in spring，when all the animals had returned to their__9__homes，the rabbit was hopping along so absentmindedly that he didn't__10__that a lynx(山猫)was lying in wait for him.__11__of the animals who had spent the winter in the rabbit's warren saw this，and warned the rabbit of the danger__12__in time.He offered a warm invitation to the rabbit to live in his home with him__13__.
The lynx destroyed that home，__14__the rabbit managed to escape and run to hide in the home of__15__friend.For a whole day，the lynx__16__the rabbit from cave to cave；but the rabbit__17__managed to save his skin，helped all the time by the friends he had offered shelter to in the winter.
He felt very__18__，not only for having escaped the lynx，but also__19__having made so many friends in the forest，thanks to his own__20__to others.In his life he always tried his best to offer kindness to anyone in trouble.
1．A.worked
B．lived C．slept
D．studied
2．A.while
B．untilC．before
D．when
3．A.became
B．grewC．remained
D．seemed
4．A.homeless
B．fearless
C．careless
D．helpless
5．A.spring
B．summerC．autumn
D．winter
6．A.forced
B．stopped C．invited
D．drove
7．A.gradually
B．quickly
C．suddenly
D．secretly
8．A.interrupt
B．injure C．enjoy
D．bother
9．A.large
B．old C．broken
D．modern
10．A.realize
B．agree C．understand
D．explain
11．A.Some
B．Many C．One
D．Neither
12．A.still
B．just C．even D．also
13．A.for sure
B．on time C．in relief
D．at once
14．A.but
B．and
C．so
D．for
15．A.last
B．next
C．other
D．another
16．A.searched
B．attended C．followed
D．protected
17．A.never
B．always C．hardly
D．often
18．A.moved
B．surprisedC．worried
D．puzzled
19．A.on
B．with
C．for
D．in
20．A.patience
B．kindness C．apology
D．excuse
高频词汇
discomfort
n.
不自在，不安；不适
hop v. (单足)跳跃；(双足)蹦跳
absentmindedly
adv.
心不在焉地；茫然地
lie in wait for 埋伏着等待
Two brothers—one a bachelor，the other married—owned a farm whose rich soil yielded(生产)a lot of grain.__1__of the grain went to one brother and half to the other.
All__2__well at first.Then every now and then，the married man began to wake from his sleep at night and think：“This isn't__3__.My brother isn't married，he's all__4__，and he gets only half the produce of the farm.Here I am with a wife and five kids，__5__I have all the security(安全)I need for my old age.But who will__6__my poor brother when he gets old？He needs to__7__much more for the future than he does at the present，so his need is__8__greater than mine.”
__9__that he would get out of bed，__10__over to his brother's place and pour a sackful of grain into his brother's granary(粮仓)．
The bachelor brother__11__began to get the same__12__.Every once in a while he would__13__from his sleep and say to himself：“My brother has a(n)__14__and five kids and he gets only half the produce of the land.Now I have no one except myself to__15__.So should my poor brother，whose need is clearly greater than mine，receive__16__as much as I do？” Then he would get out of bed and pour a sackful of grain into his brother's granary.
One night they got out of bed at the same time and__17__to meet on the way，each with a sackful of grain on his__18__！
Many years later，after their death，the__19__leaked out(泄露)．So when the townsfolk wanted to build a church，they__20__the spot at which the two brothers met，for they could not think of any place in the town that was better than that one.
1．A.Some
B．Much
C．Half
D．Most
2．A.left
B．went
C．ended
D．changed
3．A.fair
B．true
C．fine
D．easy
4．A.rich
B．strong
C．honest
D．alone
5．A.or
B．so
C．for
D．but
6．A.know about
B．depend onC．talk with
D．care for
7．A.spend
B．earn
C．save
D．accept
8．A.obviously
B．finally
C．slowly
D．luckily
9．A.For
B．On
C．With
D．At
10．A.turn
B．steal
C．jump
D．look
11．A.even
B．still
C．never
D．too
12．A.worry
B．award
C．result
D．chance
13．A.suffer
B．hear
C．wake
D．return
14．A.classmate
B．wife
C．friend
D．uncle
15．A.blame
B．persuade
C．encourage
D．support
16．A.hardly
B．nearly
C．exactly
D．almost
17．A.happened
B．agreed C．refused
D．decided
18．A.way
B．head
C．hand
D．back
19．A.joke
B．story
C．humor
D．history
20．A.avoided
B．designed
C．chose
D．enjoyed
高频词汇
bachelor n.
学士；单身汉
every now and then
不时地；常常
produce n.
农产品
once in a while 偶尔；偶然；有时