【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 future. By helping each other, we bee friends. The other reason is that no one can help you if you are too proud to let others know what you want. So next time if you have trouble, if you need somebody to lean on, don’t hesitate to ask for help. When one day somebody else needs your help, lend him a hand or let him lean on you. Unit 2 (Page 68) Yesterday afternoon I was on duty at the checkin counter. A young man came to me and asked if his briefcase had been turned in. I said no. Then he looked over my shoulder at the conveyor belt and shouted that he had seen his briefcase going through the opening at the end of the conveyor belt. I asked him to give me his baggage claim check, but he said he didn’t have one. He was just there to meet a flight. I then asked him to fill out a claim form and called down to the baggage area. Unfortunately, the briefcase had already been loaded on one of the flights and we didn’t know which one. So I took the young man’s phone number and assured him that we would call as soon as we found the briefcase. I promised that we would deliver it to his home address. The young man left. About two hours later, we learned that the briefcase was found in Denver. One of our workers called the young man to tell him the good news. To our great surprise, the young man said that he had already found his briefcase! It had been in his car! Now we had to look for the owner of the “second” briefcase. Unit 3 (Page 103) To solve your problem, you should pay more attention to your munication skills. First, you should be aware of your problems, and tell yourself that it’s very natural for you to feel that way in a new place and among so many people you don’t know. Then you should try to make others understand your position and help you deal with the problem. In order to get others to pay attention to you, you must first learn how to be a good and sympathetic listener. You should concentrate when you listen and do not miss the important points the others say, because your thoughts race much faster than most people speak. Then you should talk more. The ability to talk well is not always easy. But the more you work at it, the easier it will be. You can also use a bit sense of humor to lighten your conversation. Only when you are ready to talk and listen attentively, will you succeed in making a connection with the world around you. Unit 4 (Page138) Sample1: College life is wonderful. You suddenly find yourself in an exciting place with so many new things waiting for you. When you go to the classes, you are amazed to find the world the teachers bring to you is so different from the one you are familiar with. Wherever you go, you will meet new friends, friends who are always ready to help you and discuss questions with you. What’s more, you don’t have to take as many tests as you did in high school, having more time of your own. The outofclass activities are so varied and colorful that you sometimes simply do not know what to choose. And there are so many chances for you to get to know society by doing parttime jobs. Sample 2: College life is tiring. People often say college is like a heaven, but to me college is just like a hell. It is even worse than my high school. We have to take many more courses, and do much more homework. And the teachers are never available to help us out when we need them. They seem to care less. Besides study, we have to do the laundry, shopping and cleaning all by ourselves. Students in college are all smart. Competition here is much fiercer. You can never expect to be the best. The worst thing is that in college you don’t have a clear goal. In high school, college entrance exams were what we were working for. But here, there’s too much for us to read and know, and sometimes we feel lost. Unit 5 (Page 178) The Animal I Like Best Sample 1 Dogs are the kind of animals I like best. Firstly, they are capable of helping human beings plete different tasks. For instance, dogs are trained to pull sleighs, to guide the blind, to guard people’s possessions and so on. Sometimes they are even used in medical service to help treat some patients, because of their obedience and great understanding of human beings. Furthermore, dogs can be wonderful panions. They are loyal to their owners, and always act as quiet listeners when people plain and as a source of joy when people are blue(憂傷 ). This kind of emotional intimacy between humans and dogs can’t be matched by any other intimacy between humans and animals. No wonder dogs are perceived to be the best