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s body is restricted, he has never give up. To him, the sky is the limit. He challenges everything impossible to make it possible. For example, he (27) ______ swim, paint and even drive. His story taught me that (28) _____ _____ _____difficult problems are, I should face up to them. Because of his story, I can always keep up my courage to overe all difficulties. Moreover, it told me one of the most important points in life: If I fail, I should try again, and again, and again. Finally, I also learned that if I want to be successful, I have to change my thought first.As his book says: “In life you have (29) ______ choice: Bitter or Better? Choose better, forget bitter.” Second, I need to stick to my mind all the time. Third, I should face my problems and do my best to change them. Don’t depend on (30) ______ because this is the only way (31) _______(strengthen) myself. The last but not least is confidence! “The Life of Nick” indeed taught me how to challenge myself and all difficulties.三,選詞填空訓(xùn)練Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. Unit 1,A. enjoyable B. polite C. seating D. fortunately E. producingF. maintained G. unable H. listening I. aware J. smoothlyIt is not unusual for us to gather with our nearest and dearest on the weekends. But do you know that holidays, much like relationships, can be “made (26) ______ and broken” through conversations? Deborag Tannen, a Georgetown University linguistics(語言學(xué))professor, believes so. She offers suggestions to improve munication at the holiday table and beyond. Let’s take a look.A round dining table is best for (27) ______ a lively conversation because everyone faces one another.Avoid (28) ______ grandparents at the ends of a rectangular table, even though it is the traditional place of honor. Elderly people may feel lonely there because they will be (29) ______ to hear or keep up with a conversation.Women prefer to face each other and make eye contact when they talk. Men might look around at other things. “Guys may be more relaxed keeping staring on the TV,” says Tannen. “They’ll still be (30) ______, though.”Be (31) ______ that people have different ways of talking. Each person has a different sense of tone, rhythm, timing and how long of a pause is normal in a conversation. Pay attention to people who seem left out. If you feel you are doing all the talking, hold back to give others a chance to join in. If you feel you aren’t getting a chance to speak, try pushing yourself to start talking before it seems natural or (32) ______. Some families find that gatherings go more (33) ______ if they participate in an outdoor activity. Going to a park for a walk may be more (34) ______ than sitting around chatting.Unit 2,A. price B. easier C. economical D. automatically E. condition F. worth G. affect H. collecting I. mind J. head K. consideratelyWhen people need to make purchases, whether largeticket items or small, they don’t necessarily consider purchasing that item used. If the thought crosses their 32 , they tend to think that finding somewhere to purchase a used item is too much trouble, or that the item won’t be in the best shape. Whatever the reason, they don’t bother to buy i