“Cool” is a word with many meanings, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} As the world change, the word has many different meanings.
“Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything. When you see a famous car on the street, maybe you will say, “It's cool.” {#blank#}2{#/blank#} You can use “cool” instead of many words. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall(瀑布) they had visited.On one student's paper was just one sentence,“ It's so cool.”{#blank#}4{#/blank#} But the story also shows a scarcity(缺乏) of words. Without “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} I can. And I think they are also very cool.

a. How did you like it?

b. It was called Saving the Children.

c. That's true.

d. The concert was held for collecting money for poor children.

e. I stayed at home with my brother.

f. I went there with my parents.

g. Why do you like listening to them?

A: Hi, Sally! Did you go to the concert last night?

B: Yes, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

A: {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

B: Wonderful. Many famous singers sang at the concert. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

A: What does it mean?

B: {#blank#}4{#/blank#} You know many children in the world don't have enough food.

A: {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

B: I think people all over the world should help them.

A: That's all right.

    There always comes a moment when I wonder where I will end up and this moment always gives me a life lesson. These are the lessons that I wish I'd learned earlier: {#blank#}1{#/blank#}     There was a time when everyone's opinion was mine as well. Remember that your opinion matters just as much as the next guy's, whether they make more money than you or are less popular than you. Everyone's opinion holds the same weight. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}     When I was a teenager, I'd be angry and go crazy if I had heard someone said bad things behind my back. Looking back on those memories now, I'm not too surprised. After all, when you have little self-control, anything is possible.  {#blank#}3{#/blank#}     Will one small quarrel among friends decide the development of the friendship? In my world it felt like it. I just wanted so much to be right and for them so much to be wrong. It only resulted in me wasting my time and in the other person storming off in frustration. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}     I'm not saying every parent knows what's the best for kids, but in general, parents do what they do to help us know how to look after ourselves. My parents used to make me do the dishes, cook dinner, sweep the floors, take out the garbage…Now I can take better care of myself.  {#blank#}5{#/blank#}     Whenever I'd lose a friend, get an awful grade, or disappoint my parents, I feel terrible. Fortunately, I know now that we don't have to be stuck in bad situations. We can go out and create better ones. It all depends on how you see the situation.

C

    Want to start a reading group of your own? Here is some advice to help get you started．

The People

•Decide how many people you would like in your group．{#blank#}1{#/blank#}

•Ask your local(当地的)library, college or bookshop to put up an ad(广告)for you on their notice board．

The Location

•Libraries，colleges and bookshops are a great help．{#blank#}2{#/blank#}

•You can also choose to meet in more relaxed environments such as a room in a coffee shop or restaurant．

The Meeting

•Decide how often you would like to meet—most groups tend to(往往会)meet once a month，which gives everyone enough time to read the chosen book．

•{#blank#}3{#/blank#}This will help the members remember．

The Books

•Try and choose different writers and writing styles so that all likes are covered．

•Go to your local bookshop for advice and you can choose some best—sellers．

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The Discussion

•Discuss what everyone wants from the reading group—everyone's expectations need to be taken into consideration.

• {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Otherwise(否则)，other members may not want to join the discussion anymore．