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On July 12th, 2009, at 5 pm, a lot of fans met at People’s Square in Shanghai. They performed Michael Jackson’s unfinished dance. For one minute, they sang and did the moon walk (太空步) to remember Michael Jackson.

This kind of phenomenon (現象) is called “flash mob (快閃族)”. “Flash mob” is a group of people who meet in a public place to perform an activity for a short time. Sometimes all these people are friends, but usually they are strangers (陌生人) and they find each other (彼此) on the Internet.

“Flash mob” is very surprised and strange. One of the popular “flash mob” activities was in Manhattan, New York City: Three hundred people met in a store and each of them told the shop assistant that they would buy the same size sports shoes, and the shop assistant didn’t know what to do.

1.What did a lot of fans do at People’s Square in Shanghai?

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2.What is “flash mob”?

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3.Are people of “flash mob” usually strangers?

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4.Where do people find each other in a short time?

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5.What does the writer think of “flash mob”?

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The first way to make friends is to smile. When you smile, people think you are __1___ and easy to talk to. It may not be easy at first to smile. But, you can practice in the mirror(鏡子). When you look at yourself, think if you’d like to __2___ to your smiling face or your usual face. Of course the smiling face. Most people stay away from an __3___ face.

One easy way to start a conversation with someone is to say __4___ nice about them. For example, you could talk about an interesting __5___ to a teacher’s question, good match at the ball field, pretty shirt, etc…. Think about how great you feel when someone says something nice to you. Doesn’t it make you want to __6___ talking to that person?

Ask your new friends questions about themselves. Such as: “Who’s their favorite singer?” “Where do they live, who’s their teacher?” “What do they do after school?” … etc. They are all good questions to start a __7___.

When someone asks you a question, do have an answer for them. If you don’t __8___ who your favorite singer is, or what your hobbies are, think about it. There’s nothing that will __9___ a conversation quicker than a shrug(聳肩) for an answer.

Shy kids often have some trouble with complements. When someone says something nice, shy kids often say nothing. This leaves the other person __10___ if they said something wrong. The best and easiest reply to a complement is a simple “thank you”.

1.                A．funny          B．strang          C．crazy D．friendly

2.                A．talk            B．say            C．see  D．look

3.                A．honest         B．old            C．angry D．exciting

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

5.                A．answer         B．book           C．decision  D．invention

6.                A．have           B．prefer          C．finish D．keep

7.                A．discussion       B．conversation     C．meeting  D．game

8.                A．meet          B．believe         C．know D．guess

9.                A．try            B．stop           C．find  D．make

10.               A．wondering      B．forgetting       C．hearing   D．knowing

On July 12th, 2009, at 5 pm, a lot of fans met at People’s Square in Shanghai. They performed Michael Jackson’s unfinished dance. For one minute, they sang and did the moon walk (太空步) to remember Michael Jackson.
This kind of phenomenon (現象) is called “flash mob (快閃族)”. “Flash mob” is a group of people who meet in a public place to perform an activity for a short time. Sometimes all these people are friends, but usually they are strangers (陌生人) and they find each other (彼此) on the Internet.
“Flash mob” is very surprised and strange. One of the popular “flash mob” activities was in Manhattan, New York City: Three hundred people met in a store and each of them told the shop assistant that they would buy the same size sports shoes, and the shop assistant didn’t know what to do.
【小題1】What did a lot of fans do at People’s Square in Shanghai?
___________________________________________________________________________.
【小題2】What is “flash mob”?
___________________________________________________________________________.
【小題3】Are people of “flash mob” usually strangers?
___________________________________________________________________________.
【小題4】Where do people find each other in a short time?
___________________________________________________________________________.
【小題5】What does the writer think of “flash mob”?
___________________________________________________________________________.

On July 12th, 2009, at 5 pm, a lot of fans met at People’s Square in Shanghai. They performed Michael Jackson’s unfinished dance. For one minute, they sang and did the moon walk (太空步) to remember Michael Jackson.
This kind of phenomenon (現象) is called “flash mob (快閃族)”. “Flash mob” is a group of people who meet in a public place to perform an activity for a short time. Sometimes all these people are friends, but usually they are strangers (陌生人) and they find each other (彼此) on the Internet.
“Flash mob” is very surprised and strange. One of the popular “flash mob” activities was in Manhattan, New York City: Three hundred people met in a store and each of them told the shop assistant that they would buy the same size sports shoes, and the shop assistant didn’t know what to do.

1. 1.

   What did a lot of fans do at People’s Square in Shanghai?
   ___________________________________________________________________________.

2. 2.

   What is “flash mob”?
   ___________________________________________________________________________.

3. 3.

   Are people of “flash mob” usually strangers?
   ___________________________________________________________________________.

4. 4.

   Where do people find each other in a short time?
   ___________________________________________________________________________.

5. 5.

   What does the writer think of “flash mob”?
   ___________________________________________________________________________.