rather       looking        went      random      seeking

chose        boring         poke      found         living

Being a first-year college student,I gradually realized that I had to adjust myself to （1）（  ）on my own.The new environment scared me.It made me feel like I was doing something wrongand that I might not （2）（   ）here.I dare not（3）（   ）my head out of my shell andexplore on my own.I have been told that college is all about finding your place in the world.Howcan I find my place in a world if I cut myself off from it?I realized that it was wrong to stay in mydorm room instead of going out and（4）（   ） new relationships.I finally changed my ways.、I （5）（   ） to open myself up to new people.I could walk into the dining hall by myselt,talkwith a friend I run into about something completely（6）（  ）,or watch a silly show withpeople l feel （7）（  ）with.I （8）（   ）home on campus by creating a family of myfriends,classmates and even the random people I see at parties.There is nothing （9）（  ）than being alone in a new world.So we should hold fast to the precious opportunities in life tomeet （10）（  ）people and find new friendships.anmaing

rarely           idea             defines       meaning    company 

control         others         existence    obligations breaks

Friendship is an important aspect of human life.Unlike other important relationships,friendshipis not defined by legal ties,or formal social （1）（  ）. Normally,there are no ceremoniesheld for the formation of a friendship.In fact,friendships （2）（  ）begin with two peopledeclaring that,"from this day forward,we will be friends."Rather,friendships develop gradually asthe partners begin enjoying one another's （3）（  ）.

Fiendships are largely free of obvious socialexpectatons Friends have their own （4）（  ）over when they should get together and how they should interact.When things go wrong,theyare likely to remain quiet rather than （5）（  ） their friends.Occasionally,a person 

（6）（   ）a friend suddenly due to obvious dishonesty.Most often,however,friendshipsmerely fade away as the partners stop doing the things that give the relationship its （7）（  ）.

There is a good deal of （8）（  ） for the importance of friendship.People with close friendslive longer and are happier than those （9）（   ）.As the Greek philosopher Epicurus said,"Eating or drinking without a friend is the life of a lion or a wolf."Friendship （10）（   ）what it means to be human.

critic                     negative              rely                        overlooked        confident

impact                  valued                 reliance                  critical                strike

When l asked my students to practice holding a conversation in class,they looked confused.What'sworse,my students （1）（  ）hard in this class activity.I came to realize that cultivatingin students the ability of communicating with each other in real time has been （2）（   ）in the current education.Face-to-face communication is probably the most important skill in the21st century.It is a(n)（3）（   ）skill indispensable for job interviews,pay raise negotiations,project discussions,and making life decisions.However,students'（4）（   ） on smartphonesfor communication is making it difficult for them to engage in face-to-face talk.The strong pushfor screen use in schools has also led to （5）（   ） consequences.It prevents students fromdeveloping the ability of （6）（   ）thinking.It also dumbs down their communications,even on the most important matters.Now that technology has an important （7）（   ） onstudents'lives,probably we could take advantage of digital devices to help students regain thelost art of face-to-face conversation.I have noticed that students take conversations,debates,anddiscussions more （8）（   ）when recorded.We can encourage students to （9）（   ）a balance between digital literacy and interpersonal conversation.In this way,students will be ableto learn to maintain （10）（   ）conversation.