1. is one of my favourite subjects in school.
2. It is certain that you can if you try your best.
3. I answered all the questions correctly, so I . That really made me excited.
4. I my younger sister—she is too young to take good care of herself.
5. Tom often his trip to China when he is with his friends.

1. Chemistry 2. make much progress 3. got full marks 4. am worried about 5. mentions

1. (2024·连云港市东海县模拟)— Jack is afraid to speak English because of his poor ______.
— I think he'd better practise speaking more.

A.pronunciation
B.courage
C.memory
D.introduction

A

2. — What is wrong with Jack? — He ______ to be ill.
A.looks
B.seems
C.smells
D.listens

B

3. The sign says “No smoking”. But some visitors pay ______ attention to it.
A.an
B.more
C.any
D.no

D

4. (2024·连云港期中)— Why is the girl afraid to dance in public?
— Because she thinks others may ______ her.

A.laugh at
B.wait for
C.hear of
D.agree with

A

5. (2024·连云港市海州区模拟)— Thank you for looking after my sister last night.
— I am happy to help you.

A.That depends.
B.Don't mention it.
C.I can't believe it.
D.I couldn't agree more.

B

I think that the most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. When people are talking, there is no need to do 1.but receive them. Listen to what they're saying. Most of the time letting someone talk is more 2.than understanding it.
When I was teaching in a middle school, one of my 3.told me that sometimes when she tried to tell her story, people often interrupted(打断) to tell her that they had just 4.something similar. Finally she stopped talking to most people and became very 5.. We connect through listening. When we 6., they know we care. Many people with cancer can talk about the relief(安慰) of having someone just listen.
I have 7.learned to respond(反应) to someone crying by just listening. In the old days I used to reach for the handkerchief, until I realized that passing a person a handkerchief may be just another way to shut him or her down, to take him or her out of the experience of sadness. Now I just listen. When they have cried all they need to cry, they find me there 8.them.
This simple thing has not been that easy to learn. It certainly went against everything I had been taught since I was very young. I thought people listened only because they were too 9.to speak or did not know the answer. A loving 10.often has far more power than words.

1. anything 2. important 3. students 4. experienced 5. lonely 6. listen 7. even 8. with 9. shy 10. silence