1. Little Tommy was doing very badly in math. His parents had tried everything—tutors (家庭教师), cards, special learning centers—in short, everything they could think of. Finally they took Tommy to a catholic (天主教的) school.After the first day, little Tommy came home with a very serious look on his face. He didn’t kiss his mother hello. Instead, he went straight to his room and started studying. Books and papers were spread (铺开) out all over the room and little Tommy was hard at work. His mother was surprised. She called him down to dinner and as soon as he finished eating, he went back to his room, without a word. In no time he was back hitting the books as hard as before. This went on for some time, day after day while the mother tried to understand what was happening.Finally, little Tommy brought home his report card. He quietly put it on the table and went up to his room and hit the books. His mom looked at it and to her surprise, little Tommy got an A in math. She could no longer hold her curiosity (好奇心). She went to his room and asked, “Son, what was it? Was it the nuns (修女)?” Little Tommy looked at her and shook his head, “No. ” “Well then,” she asked again. “WHAT was it?” Little Tommy looked at her and said, “Well, on the first day of school, when I saw that man nailed (钉) to the plus sign (加号), I knew they weren’t joking. ” Why did Tommy’s parents send him to a catholic school?

9. show | Thanksgiving | posted | offer | think of November in the United States brings the holiday of ____1____, and therefore it＇s in November that we tend to ____2____ a way in which we could ____3____ our thanks to volunteers. Here are some of the ways ___4____ online to thank volunteers who come to ___5____ help.

8. complaining about | hearty | pronounce | local | accurately Fun, isn’t it? And we don’t need to ____1____ those different local greeting words ____2____. With a ____3____ smile, it can be well understood and appreciated. The “Beautiful” greeting is like sunlight that melts the coldness between people. So instead of ___4____ a foreigner’s misunderstanding and unfriendliness, let’s learn to say “Beautiful” in the ___5____ language whenever and wherever you travel around the globe

7. lonely | beautiful | bring about | watering | hello A friend of mine who travels widely does not say “____1____”, but she tries to learn to say “____2____” in the local language. She can use it to “greet” a mother holding a baby, or to “greet” an old lady ____3____ her flowers, or to “greet” a ___4____ salesman showing a photo of his family. The ability has earned her friendship all over the world. So why not — when even one word can___5____ such pleasure?

6. amusing | cultures | worry | accepted | other Sounds hard to learn to say so many “Hellos”? Don’t ____1____! It seems that nowadays the English word “Hello” is getting ____2____ in more and more ____3____. Besides, you can find some ___4____ ways to greet people, too. Here is a simple, and ___5____, way to greet foreigners wherever you might travel around the world.

5. greet | around | think about | different | on the planet Have you ever stopped to ____1____ how many people are saying “Hello” to each other today, and in how many ____2____ languages? If you want to say “Hello” to everyone ____3____, you would have to learn at least 2796 languages and ___4____ at least 6 500 000 000 people. Here are some of the ways of saying “Hello” ___5____ the world. Hola in Spanish, Ciao in Italian, Nihao in Chinese or Bonjour / Salut in French, and many more!

4. ALWAYS | go-go | without | get caught in | tips “Never leave home ____1____ it ...” There are so many things we often have to remember in this ____2____ world we are living in … but your business cards should ____3____ be with you. Here are a few ___4_____ for you to go take care of this right now, so you don＇t ___5____ this situation:

3. happens to | other | reaching for | situation | out You, like most people, probably have been in such a ____1____ where you are being asked for a business card, and while ____2____ it ... and ... oops ... “I＇m sorry, I must be ____3____ at the moment” or “they must be in my ___4_____ bag” or “I left them at the office, I＇m sorry,” and the conversation continues on with some sort of story about how this “never ___5_____ me” or “I knew I was forgetting something this morning ...”

2. thinking | connections | contact | marketing tool | opportunities Missed ____1____ are missed ____2____ for business. Business cards are a useful ____3____, and an easy one to have with you at all times. Not having your cards can be seen as being unprepared to market yourself and your business. Don＇t start that new ___4_____ leaving them ___5_____ “that person is already unprepared”.

1. handing out | employed | smarter | goal | basis ✧If you don＇t have a job, get Networking Cards.✧ If you are____1____, and haven＇t had new cards in 2 or more years, it could be time for an update: info update and photo update ...✧ Perhaps set a ____2____ of ____3____ 5 cards a day.✧ Practice what you will say when handing them out. On a daily ___4_____, there are so many opportunities to do so. Grocery store lines, coffee shops, waiting on your car wash, meetings, and even the dog park!✧ Ask your network to network with and for you also by handing out a few! Work ___5_____, not necessarily harder!

5、Many people believe that animals have feelings, but did you know that plants may have feelings, too Some people talk to their plants and that may not be such a bad idea at all. The research of at least one scientist gives strong evidence (证据)hat plants do have feelings of a sort and are able to react to things in ways that seem to reflect these feelings. The scientist attached(系上;贴上) a machine similar to a lie detector to a number of plants to record their reactions(反应 ) to being stimulated (刺激) in different ways. This po1ygraph (波动记录器) kept track of each plant＇s responses. A plant which was being watered demonstrated(证明,演示) a reaction similar to that of a person who is relaxing. Six student assistants aided the scientist with the plant research. One of the six was instructed to be nasty to the plants. This same student was then ordered to destroy one of two plants that were growing side by side. As the nasty student approached the plant, the plant reacted violently before being destroyed. All of the students then marched by the remaining plant. It reacted only when the destructive(破坏性的) student passed by. In still another experiment, plants were monitored(监测 )while live shrimp in another room were tossed(投) into boiling water. The plants did show measurable (可测量的) reactions when the shrimp were boi1e D Do plants really have feelings Try talking nicely to your plants and see if that makes a difference. This selection describes_____ .