Problems: ①Some people always smoke in public places. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

②The No. 16 bus is always late.  {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

③Some people always drop litter everywhere in our neighborhood.    {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

④Some students talk loudly in the library.   {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

⑤My parents hope I stay at home and study all day, even at weekends.  {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

Solutions: A. Tell them that we need to relax after studying for a long time or ask our teacher for help.

B. Tell them politely to keep quiet

C. Put up posters to ask them not to litter. If someone is found dropping litter, punish him badly.

D. We could say politely "Excuse me, could you please put out your cigarette?"

E. Call the bus company and ask for the better service.

    Different countries and people have different manners(举止).Here are some examples:If you visit a Chinese family,you should knock at the door first.When the door opens,you should not move before the host says “Come in,please.” Before coming into the house in Japan,it is good manners to take off your shoes.In European(欧洲的) countries,even if your shoes are very dirty,it is not necessary to take them off.In England,a guest(客人) always finishes the drink or the food to show that he enjoys it.This will make the host very pleased.

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    Tara and Beth met in a dancing class and became close friends very quickly. Soon Beth felt comfortable talking to Tara about her own problems, and Tara was always happy to listen to her. One day, Beth heard some other girls talking about the things that only she and Tara knew. Later, Beth found out that Tara was talking behind her back. Beth didn't understand how Tara could be so nice when she was with her, but be a different person when they were not together. The next day at school, Beth started saying bad words about Tara. From then on, when they met, they both said bad words about each other.

    It was clear that Tara was not a very good friend to Beth when she talked behind Beth's back. Why did Tara start doing this? Was she not a nice person? Maybe not. There might be something else going on.

    At last, Beth found out that Tara's problem came from jealousy(嫉妒), because Tara didn't have nice clothes or expensive things like Beth's.

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    Today teamwork is becoming more and more important in businesses and other jobs. Our society needs people who can work with and get on well with others.

    John Brown, Design Works

    A good team needs people with different skills and talents. The best people can work with others and develop ideas with a team. It's important that everyone uses his talents in work.

    Lee Chung, Computer World

    Good team players are usually friendly and easy to talk to. They are also good at listening to other people. They are happy to share ideas.

Jane Lin, Lin Electricals

    Most teams need a mixture of people. It is great 10 have people with ideas but you also need people who get things done on time. A team made up of people that all have the same skills would not work.

Jim Khan, Northern Bank

    I prefer people who can bring out the best in other people. In a group you can see people that know how to get a team to work together. They understand teams and they can make a team work. A good team is the key to success.

    Here is an article about {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. John Brown thinks the best people in a team do well in working with others and {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. Lee Chung thinks a good team player should be friendly, easy to talk to and {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. In Jane's opinion, a good team needs not only clever people but also those who can finish things {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. Jim thinks we need people who can {#blank#}5{#/blank#} the best in others and know how to get a team to work together.

Tom and Jerry

    Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse are two of the most popular cartoon characters in the world. In the short cartoons, Tom is always trying to catch Jerry, but he never has any success. Almost every cartoon ends with Tom in trouble and Jerry laughing at him. The stories are full of fun and have a long history.

    William Hanna and Joseph Barbera both worked for MGM in the late 1930s. Their boss told them to make funny cartoons. Together they thought of the idea of a cat and a mouse. They thought it would be funny if the mouse was clever and always got the cat into trouble.

    The first Tom and Jerry cartoon was shown in cinemas in 1940. It was a great success. Over the next 17 years, they made many Tom and Jerry cartoons. Most of them are around seven minutes long.

    In total, Hanna and Barbera made 114 Tom and Jerry cartoons. The cartoons were so good that they won a number of awards. The famous cat and mouse remain popular today, as the cartoons are still shown on television around the world.