When you start a new school, go to a party or try to know a person, you often need to break the ice in order to start a friendly conversation. Breaking the ice means saying or doing something to stop feeling shy or uncomfortable around someone you don't know well. Almost everyone feels uncomfortable or shy when people meet for the first time. If you feel like this, the following ① tips can help you out.

Smile ② Whenyou smile, people think you're friendly and easy to talk to. They are also very likely to smile back and help you feel more comfortable about starting a conversation.

Be positive  Everybody likes being around happy people. Always look on the bright side of life and see everything positively（积极地）.

Be a good listener.   Don't control the conversation and don't just talk about yourself. ③ 仔细听别人讲，并且问一些关于他们自己的问题。They'll think you're worth talking to.

Be easy-going  ④ Some people may be so shy that they can't break the ice. Don't avoid being around new people just because you feel uncomfortable. If you face a situation again and again, you'll get used to it.

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Jenny has no time to take care of her 2-year-old son, so she needs an app for him to learn to speak.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Sam has to read some books but he has an eye problem, so he needs some app that can read books aloud to him.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Bob finds it difficult to remember the new words from the English books. He wants to improve in a relaxing way.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Cathy likes traveling. She needs an app that can make it easier for her to buy train or plane tickets.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#} John is going to have a long train trip. During the trip, he needs some games to kill the time.

A. Vocabulary Hero may help you learn more English words while you are playing games.

B. Rail Friend can be best helper when you find it hard to buy the train or plain tickets.

C. World of Tanks Blitz, an online game while can be the best choice to have fun in the travel.

D. Himalayas Reading has millions of books and you can listen to the books you like.

E. Baby Bus is a good friend for children under 3 years old to learn to speak.

F. Weibo can help you make friends on the Internet and know more about the world.

Anna

    I work in a bank (银行). My home is near a park and is about ten kilometers from my office. I usually go to work by train. I usually get up at 6:30 a. m. and take the train at 7:00 a. m. It usually takes me about thirty minutes to get to my office. The train is quick and cheap. I am never late for work.

Joe

     I am a student. My house is near a river . My school is across from (在……对面) the river. I can walk to school.  It takes me about thirty minutes. But I often go to school by boat, because it is more fun. It takes me about twenty minutes.

    One day, a man saw a lady on the road. Her car broke down and she needed help. The man stopped his car and said: "I'm here to help you. You can call me Bryan Anderson."

    After he fixed the car, the lady wanted to pay him. But Bryan said no. He said if she really wanted to pay him back, the next time she saw someone who needed help, she could give that person the help he or she needed.

    A few miles down the road the lady went into a small cafe. The waitress came over. The lady noticed the waitress was nearly eight months pregnant(怀孕的), but she never let it change her attitude(态度)when she served her. The lady finished her meal and paid with a $100 bill. The waitress went to get the change. When she came back, she found the lady had gone and left a note on a piece of paper: "You don't owe(欠)me anything. Somebody once helped me the way I'm helping you. If you really want to pay me back, here is what you do: do not let the love end with you.”

    Under the paper were four more $100 bills.

    The waitress was moved. She really needed the money, as the baby would soon arrive.

    Then she called her husband: "Everything will be all right. I love you, Bryan Anderson."