When home is far away, the sense of ease and belonging that so many people feel can transform into painful feelings of longing, commonly known as homesickness. Along with feelings of insecurity, loss of control and nervousness, physical effects, including sleep issues, tiredness and loss of appetite, are also caused by homesickness. 1.Check them out below:

●Realize that feeling homesick is 100 percent normal.

Almost everyone experiences homesickness when moving to a new place—some people might just be better at hiding it. 2.Homesickness is a normal and evolutionarily healthy reaction.

●Make connections with new people in comfortable settings.

Feeling homesick when separated from loved ones motivates people to be with those supportive people. 3. When making new connections, it's best to stick to the style that works for you in order to ease homesickness.

●4.

This point is vital and also one of the hardest to accomplish. Self-compassion is loving yourself just as you love the ones you care about. The most important step in practicing self-compassion is substituting negative, critical and, sometimes, automatic thoughts about yourself with thoughts that are more supportive and kind.

●Keep tabs on your negativity.

It's also useful to ask yourself how much of your homesickness is due to an event, such as being separated from loved ones, and how much is from how you're understanding a situation.5.A positive outlook on a situation can do wonders for your mood, but it often can be hard to practice. You can silence negative thoughts in many ways, including reciting positive mantras（禱文）, keeping a journal or even taking a walk in a park.

If you're dealing with feelings of homesickness, remember you're not alone. Even though there's no place like home, give yourself some time and care, and you might find yourself falling in love with a new place.

A. Learn to help others.

B. Practice self-compassion.

C. Being homesick is abnormal.

D. Being homesick is not a sign of personal shortcoming.

E. We gathered a few psychologist-backed tips to help ease homesickness.

F. Taking a step back is recommended, instead of falling into the trap of a negative outlook.

G. But keep in mind that everyone is different when it comes to forming those new relationships.

As I walked into the primary school, I looked down at my new black Mary Jane shoes—I wanted to be anywhere in the world but Fountain Inn Elementary School. I stood at Mrs. Blackstone's door. Before I tried the _______, the wooden door suddenly opened. "We've been waiting for you!" Mrs. Blackstone, my new fifth grade teacher said at an unusually_______voice. With a smile my mom walked away and I was left_______in front of a group of students.

Over the next few days, Mrs. Blackstone made it her_______to find me a new best friend and help me join a choir（合唱隊(duì)）. During history_______, when I sat down at my desk_______I didn't want to speak in front of the class, she would not only call on me but have me stand up to _______my classmates. She laughed at my nervousness when I wouldn't get in line to sharpen my pencil _______being embarrassed. Her silliness made me smile and finally feel_______in the new environment.

One spring afternoon, Mrs. Blackstone ________me to stay after class. "I'd like to speak with you, Amanda." My mind ________. Had I made a bad grade? Had I hurt someone's feelings? "Are you enjoying your new school?" she sat comfortably behind her desk, "I want to tell you ________, between you and me, not to be shared with anyone else." "Okay." My throat ________felt very dry. With her________raised, she said, "I see something ________in you. I've been a teacher for over twenty-five years; I can________it. But you________believe in yourself. That's very important. Remember that and you'll go________."

Her voice was________to my ears that day. I walked out of her class, ________staring at my Mary Jane shoes. My teacher saw something special in me!

1.A. key B. test C. escape D. luck

2.A. high B. nervous C. cold D. calm

3.A. reading B. smiling C. lying D. standing

4.A. job B. dream C. honour D. challenge

5.A. exams B. lessons C. movies D. moments

6.A. so B. once C. before D. because

7.A. greet B. address C. praise D. amuse

8.A. for fear of B. for lack of C. for the benefit of D. for the sake of

9.A. exhausted B. concerned C. relaxed D. amazed

10.A. requested B. ordered C. asked D. advised

11.A. floated B. wandered C. froze D. raced

12.A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing

13.A. suddenly B. gradually C. eventually D. expectedly

14.A. ears B. hands C. eyes D. hairs

15.A. serious B. interesting C. special D. strange

16.A. recall B. remember C. hear D. see

17.A. could B. might C. would D. must

18.A. far B. straight C. easy D. slow

19.A. rough B. musical C. weak D. steady

20.A. still B. even C. not D. also

When I was six, Dad brought home a dog 1.(call) "Brownie". Brownie got along well with every member in our family. She would go to 2.was sick and just be with them. We always felt much 3.(good) when she was around.

One day, as I was getting her food, she 4.(bite) a hole out of one of Dad's shoes. I scolded her, 5.(tell) her what she did was wrong. She looked down at the ground and then went and hid. I saw tears in her eyes.

Brownie went everywhere with us. People would stop and ask if they could pet her. Of course she'd let anyone pet her. She was just the most lovable dog. There were many times6.we'd be out walking and a small child would come over and pull on her hair. She never barked or tried to get away. The7.(fun) thing was that she would smile. This frightened people because8.thought she was showing her teeth. Far from the truth, she loved everyone.

Now many years have passed since Brownie9.(die) of old age. I still miss the days when she was10.us.

假定你是李華。你校將于周四晚上舉辦一場(chǎng)英語(yǔ)演講比賽。請(qǐng)你用英語(yǔ)給外教Charlie寫(xiě)一封邀請(qǐng)函，邀請(qǐng)他擔(dān)任評(píng)委。要點(diǎn)如下：

1.比賽時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)：6月8日，周四晚7點(diǎn)至9點(diǎn)，報(bào)告廳。

2.演講主題：中西文化差異。

3.參賽選手：高二學(xué)生。

4.評(píng)判內(nèi)容：語(yǔ)音、語(yǔ)調(diào)（intonation）、內(nèi)容等。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)80左右；

2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

I worked from the time when I was four and raised seven children, all of them college graduates. It seemed I'd done everything I'd ever wanted to do in my life, but I had one regret. I was born in 1898, the oldest of five kids. Papa couldn't spare me to go to school, so I worked in the fields with him till I was 21 years old.

Everywhere I went, I learned some hard lessons about what happens to a man who even can't read the alphabet. People cheat you out of wages. They sell you a ticket to one city, take your money and hand you a ticket to somewhere else.

By 1928, I'd been wandering for nine years. I met a woman named Elzenia. We fell in love, married and moved to Dallas, where I got work fixing roads for the city. When Amelia, the oldest of our seven children, first went to school, I took my wife aside. "Elzenia," I said. "I don't want the kids to know I can't read or write."

In 1938, one day my boss called me in. "George," he said. "No one knows those machines like you do. I'd like to promote you." But my thrill and surprise were cut short when he said, "Fill out this application and we'll get you a raise." I couldn't admit the truth. I thanked him and walked out of his office. I did stay right where I was, until I turned 65 and my boss made me retire. But I didn't stop working. For the next 25 years, I lived a happy life, but it still seemed to me like something was missing.

A young fellow handed me a piece of paper. It's information about adult education classes. People can learn to read and write. Now I'm 98. I thought of my friends and neighbours and what they might think if they found out I couldn't read. After all these years, my secret would be out. But all my life I've wanted to read. It was high time for action.

注意：1.所續(xù)寫(xiě)短文的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；

2.應(yīng)使用5個(gè)以上短文中標(biāo)有下劃線(xiàn)的關(guān)鍵詞語(yǔ)；

3.續(xù)寫(xiě)部分分為兩段，每段的開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)已為你寫(xiě)好；

4.續(xù)寫(xiě)完成后，請(qǐng)用下劃線(xiàn)標(biāo)出你所使用的關(guān)鍵詞語(yǔ)。

Paragraph 1:

The young man drove me to __________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Paragraph 2:

I'm still going to school. _________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

relay　construct　reject　access　delay　wind　oppose　distribute

1.The principle of ____in socialist society is “from each according to his ability” and “to each according to his work”.

2.To our disappointment, some of the good friends challenged us with ____views.

3.On the Chinese side of the border we drove along a muddy track ____along the river.

4.If a flight was ____, it was usually easy to get a seat on another flight leaving soon.

5.The ____was begun in August last year and was completed last month.

6.The teacher often ____the experience of successful language studies to us.

7.He is the only candidate: If he is ____, nobody knows what will happen next.

8.There is a church which is easily ____from my home.

contribute to be absorbed in benefit from answer for wind up

keep in touch with keep pace with be opposed to

1.We have been ________each other by e-mail since he left China.

2.At first he ________the scheme, but we managed to argue him round.

3.Tom has formed a habit of ________his watch before he goes to bed every day.

4.The bus driver should ________the safety of the passengers.

5.Many factors have ________the development of the telecommunications in the past 30 years.

6.Millions of farmers have become rich, all ________the Partys new policy.

7.Though trapped at home all day, he makes use of the Internet ________the changes of the outside world.

8.He ________so ________his experiment that he hasnt had a bite since morning.

1.We must rescue the workers in danger immediately.

We must rescue the workers in danger ________.

2.There are many organizations which could benefit from your efforts.

Your efforts could be ____________many organizations.

3.She was not able to go back to work until her child grew up.

her child grew up ____she able to go back to work.

4.Both of the sisters are not here.

_________of the sisters are here.

5.The government is making every effort to ensure that all people have access to the new medical care.

The government is making every effort to ensure that the new medical care ____________all people.

Suffering from a mysterious disease for long, the patient was advised to walk along the seaside in the sun to 　　　　his health.

A. take up B. pick up

C. bring up D. make up

Compared with cats, dogs are even more 　　　　to, and more easily interrupted by, smell and vibration.

A. abnormal B. addicted

C. available D. sensitive