When a friend is sad about a tragedy(悲劇)，it’s hard to know how to comfort(安慰) him/ her. But the worst thing you can do is say nothing. It could mean that you don’t care. You don’t have to say much.. A single supportive phrase doesn’t require absolutely perfect words to break the ice. Here are some conversation starters when life difficult situations have your tongue tied.
1. A friend loses his baby.
Don’t say: “Don’t worry. You’re so young. You’ll have another baby.” Do say: “ I’m so sorry. I can’t begin to imagine what you are going through, but if you want to talk about it, call me anytime.”
2. A guy deserts（拋棄）your friend.
Don’t say: “I never liked that rat bastard (壞蛋) anyway!” ( If the couple winds up reconciling (和解)， you could end up losing your friend.) Do say: “Breaking up is always hard to deal with, but I’m here for you, whatever you need.”
3. A friend has a death in the family.
Don’t say: “It’s God’s will.” or “I know exactly how you feel.” Do say: “I’m sorry about your loss. What can I do to help?”
4. A friend loses a job suddenly.
Don’t say: “Work is always boring. Those bosses didn’t suit you!” Do say: “I’m sorry for that, but I know there’s an even better job waiting for you there. Let’s think about possibilities.”
5. Someone’s pet dies.
Don’t say: “Gee! It was only a cat!” or “My roommate doesn’t like her dog and she is getting rid of her dog. Do you want it?” Do say: “I’m sorry, she was such a great cat. How long did you have it?”
小題1:Which of the following has the same meaning as the underlined part “have your tongue tied”?
A．make your tongue shutB．tie your tongue in order not to say.
C．have no suitable words to say.D．say what you want freely.
小題2:As a whole, what’s the suitable way to comfort your friend troubled with a tragedy?
A．To show your sorrow and offer your help.
B．To try to make the tragedy less serious.
C．To tell your friend not to think about it any more.
D．To do your best to make him/her cheerful again.
小題3:Though your friend is deserted, you’d better not say dirty words about her/ his friend because _______________________ .
A．they might get along well again and you might be deserted
B．your friend might not like you to say that against her / his friend
C．it may be a sign that you don’t care for your friend
D．your friend might hate you in the future
小題4:Which of the following might be suitable words when your friend’s dog dies?
A．Don’t worry too much. I’ll give you a good one.
B．I’m sorry to hear that. It was such a good dog.
C．I’ m sorry you lost your dog. But it was at its ripe age.
D．You must be sad about it. That’s enough.

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:A
小題4:B
文章講述的是當(dāng)朋友遇見(jiàn)了困難的時(shí)候，你該如何安慰他/她、文章給出了5種情況。
小題4:C 猜測(cè)句意題。Here are some conversation starters when life difficult situations have your tongue tied.橫線前面是difficult situations指遇見(jiàn)的一些生活中的可能的困難情況，這些情況讓你無(wú)話可說(shuō)。很難找出合適的詞來(lái)表達(dá)自己的意思。
小題4:A 推理題。根據(jù)文章中提到的5種情況，可知都要表現(xiàn)出自己的同情。故A正確。
小題4:A 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Don’t say: “I never liked that rat bastard (壞蛋) anyway!” ( If the couple winds up reconciling (和解)， you could end up losing your friend.)可知你的朋友可能和她的朋友和好，所以A正確。
小題4:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第5中情況中的Do say: “I’m sorry, she was such a great cat. How long did you have it?”說(shuō)明B正確。
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小題15:
A．SorryB．Excuse me
C．CongratulationsD．Pardon me
小題16:
A．cryB．stareC．jumpD．pay
小題17:
A．extremelyB．onlyC．exactlyD．wonderfully
小題18:
A．widest B．greatestC．prettiestD．dearest
小題19:
A．dividedB．changedC．includedD．cut
小題20:
A．poorB．uglyC．unhappyD．weak

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

There was a gardener who looked after his garden with great care．To water his flowers，he used two buckets．One was a shiny and new bucket．The other was a very old and dilapidated one，which had seen many years of service，but was now past its best．
Every morning, the gardener would fill up the two buckets．Then he would carry them along the path，one on each side，to the flowerbeds．The new bucket was very proud of itself．It could carry a full bucket of water without a single drop spilled(溢出)．The old bucket felt very ashamed because of its holes：before it reached the flowerbeds，much water had leaked along the path．
Sometimes the new bucket would say，“See how capable I am ! How good it is that the gardener has me to water the flowers every day ! I don’t know why he still bothers with you．What a waste of space you are !”
And all that the old bucket could say was，“I know I’m not very useful，but I can only do my best．I'm happy that the gardener still finds a little bit of use in me，at least. ”
One day，the gardener heard that kind of conversation．After watering the flowers as usual，he said，“You both have done your work very well．Now I am going to carry you back．I want you to look carefully along the path．”
Then the two buckets did so．All along the path，they noticed，on the side where the new bucket was carried，there was just bare(光禿禿的)earth；on the other side where the old bucket was carried，there was a joyous row of wild flowers，leading all the way to the garden．
小題1:What does the underlined word “dilapidated” probably mean ?
A．dirty．B．dark．C．worn-out．D．plain-looking．
小題2:What was the old bucket ashamed of ?   
A．His past．B．His aging．C．His manner．D．His leaking．
小題3:The new bucket made conversations with the old one mainly to _______.
A．laugh at the old oneB．take pity on the old one
C．show off its beautiful looksD．praise the gardener’s kindness
小題4:Why was the old bucket still kept by the gardener?
A．Because it was used to keep a balance．
B．Because it stayed in its best condition．
C．Because it was taken as a treasure．
D．Because it had its own function．

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