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    It is not useful to cry for help. Hong Zhanhui's story of growing from boy to man tells us about this.

    Hong was born in 1982 in a poor family in Henan Province. When he was only 11, his father became badly ill. And one day he came back with a baby girl. The girl was very young and they must spend much time looking after her. However, a year later, Hong's mother left home. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} So everything fell onto the young boy：to take care of his father and the sister, and to go on to study.

    Although his life was very hard, Hong didn't go away from his father and sister.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#} He climbed tall trees to get birds' eggs for his sister. He walked two hours at weekends to the market to buy different things. Then he sold the things around his school to make some money.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#}To take care of his sister, he worked hard to rent（租） a room near his college for her, and sent her to school every day.

    When people knew Hong's story, he became a hero in people's eyes. Many people wanted to help him. But Hong refused the help from others. He said he felt happy by other's help, but he believed he could take care of his family by himself. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} 

A. He did a part-time job to look after his family.

B. His life was hard, but he has grown up from boy to man.

C. A few years later, he began to study at a college.

D. She no longer wanted to live such a poor life and face her sick husband.

E. We should try our best to make the life better.

Remembering names is an important social skill. Here are some ways to master it.

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When you hear a person's name, repeat it. Immediately say it to yourself several times without moving your lips. You could also repeat the name in a way that does not sound you are forced to.

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You can let other people help you remember their names. After you've been introduced to someone，ask that person to spell the name and pronounce it correctly for you. Most people will be pleased by the effort you're making to learn their names.

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To be honest to say that you can't remember someone's name can actually make people relaxed. Most of them will feel sympathy if you say, “I'm working to remember names better. Yours is right on the tip of my tongue. What is it again?”

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Consider going early to meetings, parties and classes. Sometimes just a few people show up on time. That's fewer names for you to remember. And as more people arrive, you can hear them being introduced to others -- an automatic review for you.

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When meeting a group of people, concentrate on remembering just two or three names. Free yourself from remembering every one. Few of the people in mass introductions expect you to remember their names. Another way is to limit yourself to learning just first names. Last names can come later.

A. A friends in need is a friend indeed.

B. Learning without thinking is a dangerous thing.

C. He who laughs last laugh best.

D. God helps those who help themselves.

E. Laughter is the best medicine.

F. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

    If you want to learn English well. You have to practice speaking English! Use these sentences to help you start interesting conversations in English.

⑴We should try to do things independently, rather than wait for help. Do you think our schools stop us from thinking independently? How can we become more independent? Can we help our classmates to be more independent? How?{#blank#}1{#/blank#} 

⑵I find this to be true with my students. If they only recite without understanding, they cannot use English well. Have you ever tried to recite many English words? What is the result? Do you know anyone that only follows but never thinks? What is that person like? Do you know anyone who is a clear thinker? What is that person like?{#blank#}2{#/blank#}  

⑶How can laughter help us in our daily life? Do you think humor is helpful if we are really sick? Do you know anyone who laughs all the time? What is that person like? Do you know someone who never laughs? Do you enjoy being around that person?{#blank#}3{#/blank#} 

⑷Do you have many friends or just a few very close friends? How did you meet your best friend? What advice would you give a newcomer to your school to help him or her meet new friends? What would you do to help your best friend?{#blank#}4{#/blank#}  

⑸How should we eat to stay healthy? What do you think is the healthiest food we can eat every day? Do you eat very healthy food? Or do you prefer delicious but not so healthy food? What food should we avoid eating? Besides eating well, what should we do for our health?{#blank#}5{#/blank#}  

A: Do you know anything about robots?

B: Sorry, I know nothing about them. Could you tell me something about them?

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B: What's the difference between them?

A: Robots have got computers controlling (控制) them.

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A: Yes. They can help people do many things.

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A: Of course. I-f somebody has got a home-help robot, it can help him or her do jobs like tidying up rooms, washing the dishes and cleaning windows.

B: That's great. Are there any robots to help us study?

A: Sure. A robot for study has a very big computer memory (计算机存储器) {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

B: That's fantastic! I'd like to have one at home. What else (其他的) can robots do?

A: They are very useful in factories. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

B: They are really useful, aren't they?