My name is Zhang Ping I come from Harbin,Heilongjiang Province.It took me more than 30 hours to get here by train.I hope I can get used to the climate and food here soon. I'm a bit shy,and that's why I didn't volunteer to be a group leader.My friends all say that I'm gentle and easy-going but a little lazy.I have many hobbies but reading is my chief hobby.My favorite writer is Charles Dickens.I've read almost all his works.I hope we can really be "the best”,“the winner'” 2 Developing Personal Relationships Sample Yes.I'm afraid it's true.Most of us have had cell-phones and computers since we were in junior high school or even earlier.hey have become an important part in our lives.We don't have to see each other in person and can reach anyone we want to easily.When I was a high school student,I used to keep myself in my own room,doing homework.Sometimes I did enjoy myself,listening to music,playing computer games,chatting online or sending text messages to my classmates.We seldom saw each other face to face after school because we didn't have to.I've been used to the two kinds of tools that I feel at a loss when facing people personally.I know it's very important to develop personal relationships in society.Hopefully I can learn how to do so during my college years. No,I don't think so.I think computers are just a kind of tool and are used to help us communicate with each other when we're physically far apart.I've been using a computer for a long time and upgraded it when I was a second year student in senior high school.I have quite a few very good friends.hey were my high school classmates and we spent a lot of time together after school.Each week we spent at least one night together,going to the movies,singing at a karaoke bar or just talking at someone's home.During the long holidays,we went traveling together.Now we are in different colleges or universities and still keep in touch with each other. Surely,when we're back home,we'll visit each other and get together often.Now I'm a college student and have more opportunities to make new friends.I'm sure I'll have more friends during the four years here. 3 Enjoying a Joke Sample The woman's neighbors disliked her,so they were happy to hear that she was going to move out. They believed the neighborhood would be a better one after the woman moved out. Part Two Reading-Centered Activities In-Class Reading Post-Reading Reading Comprehension 1.1A 2B 3A 4A 5B 6C 7A 8C 2.I killed 2 wounded 3 arrived 4girl 5 badly /seriously 6 blood 7 none 8 American 9type 10 orphans 11 French 12 difficulty 13 frightened 14 would 15 criedMy name is Zhang Ping. I come from Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. It took me more than 30 hours to get here by train. I hope I can get used to the climate and food here soon. I’m a bit shy, and that’s why I didn’t volunteer to be a group leader. My friends all say that I’m gentle and easy-going but a little lazy. I have many hobbies but reading is my chief hobby. My favorite writer is Charles Dickens. I’ve read almost all his works. I hope we can really be “the best”, “the winner”. 2 Developing Personal Relationships Sample Yes. I’m afraid it’s true. Most of us have had cell-phones and computers since we were in junior high school or even earlier. hey have become an important part in our lives. We don’t have to see each other in person and can reach anyone we want to easily. When I was a high school student, I used to keep myself in my own room, doing homework. Sometimes I did enjoy myself, listening to music, playing computer games, chatting online or sending text messages to my classmates. We seldom saw each other face to face after school because we didn’t have to. I’ve been used to the two kinds of tools that I feel at a loss when facing people personally. I know it’s very important to develop personal relationships in society. Hopefully I can learn how to do so during my college years. No, I don’t think so. I think computers are just a kind of tool and are used to help us communicate with each other when we’re physically far apart. I’ve been using a computer for a long time and upgraded it when I was a second year student in senior high school. I have quite a few very good friends. hey were my high school classmates and we spent a lot of time together after school. Each week we spent at least one night together, going to the movies, singing at a karaoke bar or just talking at someone’s home. During the long holidays, we went traveling together. Now we are in different colleges or universities and still keep in touch with each other. Surely, when we’re back home, we’ll visit each other and get together often. Now I’m a college student and have more opportunities to make new friends. I’m sure I’ll have more friends during the four years here. 3 Enjoying a Joke Sample The woman’s neighbors disliked her, so they were happy to hear that she was going to move out. They believed the neighborhood would be a better one after the woman moved out. Part Two Reading-Centered Activities In-Class Reading Post-Reading Reading Comprehension 1. 1A 2B 3A 4A 5B 6C 7A 8 C 2. 1 killed 2 wounded 3 arrived 4girl 5 badly / seriously 6 blood 7 none 8 American 9type 10 orphans 11 French 12 difficulty 13 frightened 14 would 15 cried