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.

    Do you like sports? Do you play basketball or baseball in your P.E. class or after school?

    My sister and I like sports very much. (A) We are in our school tennis club__俱乐部）.We play tennis in the morning. It's very interesting. First, we do some exercises(热身练习）.Then, the teacher teaches tennis. We watch him carefully. Later, we play in pairs. Some boys can play very well，but we can't. They often come to help  us. Our teacher is glad to see this. He says our school has many clubs. “Do you like sports?” “Yes，we do, we answer.

    Sports are really fun, and they are good for us.

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    I'm Bill. I have both kinds of friends. I think it is important. That makes my life more interesting.

    Set your imaginationfree. Children's imagination is amazing. They can always create things thatsurprise everyone. To1 children's imagination ,NewYork City will hold an activity called the Inventgenuity Festival (创意发明节) for children.

The Inventgenuity Festival is all about thinking and2things.It's held for childrenaged from seven to sixteen. Parents are also able to3thefestival.

   There will be many different kinds of workshopsin the festival. Children are4to create things in those workshops. Forexample, they can make things5funny hand-made T-shirts or cartoon toydolls. No one will tell them6to make these things. They create everythingwith their imagination. Besides making things, children can see a wonderful moviecalledA trip to the Sunin a7duringthe festival.

   In thefestival, children are asked to do most of the work by themselves.8,if the work is too difficult for them, they can ask their parents for9 .

   To takepart in the festival, children need to register (注册) first , and then10theworkshops they like on the website. One child can take part in two workshops ata time.

One hundred years ago in 1924, Rabindranath Tagore made his first trip to China. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（he） visit is still remembered by Chinese people today. Do you know this poet's story? Tagore was born on May 7, 1861, in India and {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（receive） his early education at home. He started writing poems  {#blank#}3{#/blank#}the age of eight. His first poems were published {#blank#}4{#/blank#} he was just sixteen.

Tagore was then sent to England to study law. However, he failed {#blank#}5{#/blank#}（complete） his studies.

He went back to West Bengal in 1880 and got married three years later. Then in 1901, he set up an international college .It offered many courses. {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (unlucky) , between 1902 and 1907 ,Tagore lost his wife and two children. His {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (sad) is reflected in his later book of poems, Gitanjali. It {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(publish) in 1910 and made him famous around the world. Three years later he won the Nobel prize in literature. He was the {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (one) non-European to win the prize. 

During his life, Tagore visited more than thirty countries. Besides poems, he created many other works {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(include) some plays, short stories and more. He was also a good painter.

Jaime Deigh is a teacher at R. E. Baker Elementary School. On March 3，it was the last day of Spirit Week in this school. And all the students must 1 as their favorite superhero （超级英雄）. When Jaime arrived at the 2 ，she was happy to see fun characters （人物） like Wonder Woman and Spider﹣Man. But one student was 3 . It was her student，Caroline Carlson. Caroline wore the same clothes as her. 

"She gave me a big 4 ，" Jaime said， "She was wearing the same clothes just as mine，a T﹣shirt5 ，jeans，and tennis shoes. " It was 6 for the young student to decide who her favorite superhero is. 

"Heroes don't need superpower. They're just trying to make the world a better place，" Carlson says. "Ms. Jaime is a 7 teacher. She doesn't only teach us "teacher stuff"，but also teaches us how to be kind and responsible，and how to be a good person. "

According to Ms. Jaime，this is the first time in her 19 years of 8 that one of her students has honored （尊敬） her in this way. She was so touched that she wanted to walk around the school. She also said that this kind act was telling her not to take her small. "You never know the influence （影响） that your 9 might have on a 10 . " she said.