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Passage 1(原创)
good away taste describe pleasant
few have easy they other
There are many ways to get people to do what you want.
You can boss 1 around, “Do this!” “Do that!” You can also threaten them, “You had better do what I say or else…”
But these methods might not get the best results and you probably will lose a 2 friends.
Perhaps being nice to other people is the best and 3 way to get what you want. In fact, we have a saying that 4 this way of thinking.
“You get more flies with honey than with vinegar (醋)”.
We should first thank bees for making something as sweet and 5 as honey.
Vinegar can be tasty too. But on its own, it is sour and 6 a bitter taste. When you mix vinegar with other things, such as oil, it can taste much 7 . But on its own, vinegar is hard to swallow.
So, the expression “you get more flies with honey than with vinegar” means it is a good idea to be nice to 8 . You can win over people more easily by being polite and kind.
Being 9 is like being full of vinegar. You will push more people 10 by acting sour or bitter. Nice and polite requests often work better. And in the end, you actually get what you want.
1. them 2. few
3. easiest 4. describes
5. tasty 6. has
7. better 8. others
9. unpleasant 10. away
Passage 2(原创)
cheer eighty villager question smile
world bad soon unnatural sick
In the village, there was an old man. He was one among the 1 most unfortunate persons. The whole community was 2 of him. He was always sad, always complaining, and always in a bad attitude.
The longer he lived, the angrier he was, and the 3 his words became. People tried their best to stay away from him because his misery (痛苦) could spread. Being happy next to him was even 4 and offensive (令人不适的).
Others were made unhappy by him.
But then, when he was eighty years old, something strange happened. 5 , everyone heard the rumor (传闻):
“The Old Man is