Reading1"Pleaseintroduceyourselfbriefly,"saidJack.ItwaswhenIsatfacetofacewiththeteenagerinchargeofschoolbasketballclubIappliedto.Feelingexactlyconcernedandupset,Itriedtocalmmyselfdown.Mymemoryflashedback.Havingpackedbooks,overcoatsandotheritemsinmysuitcaseslgotonthebus,wavinggoodbyetomywindowwithdustycurtains.Asusual,Isawpeoplewalkingdogswhicharequitelooseoutdoors.IhavegottoadmitthatIfeltignoredwhenIenteredhighschool.Soon,Ibegantobetiredofthelife.IdislikeditwhenIsetdownteachers'wordsanddevotedmyselftomystudyjustinordertoachievehighgrades.Ipreferredtoplaybasketball.Firstly,itmadememorepowerfulandcreative.Secondly,itwasaguaranteeofbeinghealthy.Ientirelyfellinlovewithit.Toomanytimes,atdusk,inspiteofthethunder,Ishoutedontheplaygroundonpurpose.NeedIjoinaseriesofsuchclubs?Iaddedupalltheadvantagesanddisadvantagesanddecideditmaysettlemyproblems.Luckily,Jackwascontentwithmyperformance.Incompanywithothermembers,1nolongersufferfromloneliness.HoweverIwentthroughmanyinjuries,fromwhichIsoonrecovered.Ifeltgratefulformypartners'tipsonhowtogetalongwithothersthoughsometimesIdisagreedwiththem.Iappreciatetheirhelp.Iwouldn'tswaptheexperiencewithanyoneforanything.Reading2Onewriterbornin1960A.D.said,"Idon'tknowanyAmericangirlwhocanresistanEnglishaccent."Actually,itmaybeinterestingifwelookatthedialectsofalanguage.WecannotimaginewhatitwouldbewhenpeopleinSingapore,MalaysiaspeakEnglishorwhenanativeAmericandiscusswithaDanish,anAfricanorainEnglish.ItshouldberecognizedthateveninBritain,peoplefromsoutheastern,northwestern,easternandmidwesternpartwillfindithardtounderstandeachotherbecauseoftheiraccent.Also,thespellingofthesameworddifferssometimes.Britainhastouseunderground,flat,lift,,andpetrolwhichtheycallsubwayapartment,elevator,truckandgwhentheyareinAmerica.Soonequestioncomesup.Whydon'ttheyhavethesameexpression?Apartfromthegradualchangeofwordsinhistory,itisthefearoflosingidentitythatplaysanimportantpart.Inofficialdocuments,itisrequestedthatlanguageshouldbekeptpureinmanycountrieslikeRussia.Englishwasspreadtothewholeworldmainlythroughvoyage.Atpresent,basedontraditionalEnglish,differentcountrieshavetheirownEnglishvocabularyandusage.Nodoubtthatagoodcommandofaforeignlanguageisfarfromeasy.First,enrichthevocabularyandexpressions.Thelauermakesonesoundnative.Forexample,gostraightuntilyoureachthefirstblockandyouwillseemanycabsdrivinglikelightning.Second,makefrequentuseofthem.Allinall,keepmmindthatgraduallyyoucanspeakanylanguagefluentlyifitisusedfrequently.Reading3Ilikethesayingthattheworldisabookandthosewhodonottrav]@§ao@yonepagIamfondofkeepingjoumalsinmyjoulweys.Now,IamsittingreadingthejournaloflastspringwhenIwasanewgraduateandwasscheduledtoclimboneunknownmountain.Iprefertodoexplorationsratherthanjustenjoyviews.Eversincemychildhood,Ihavecycledtomanyplacesbyorganisingasmallteam.ThoughIhavemanyshortcomings.generallyIamreliable.MyattitudetowardstravellingisthatnevergiveinonceIhavedeterminedonit.Beforesettingout,Iboughtmyselfaninsurance.Ihaddesignedtherouteindetailandtakendowntheforecast.MymotherwasquitestubbornthatIshouldstayhome.IknewshecaredaboutmysafetyandItriedtopersuadehertochangehermindfinally.Packingtheparcels,awoolcoat,apillowandakettletoboilfoodlikepotatoes,Isetoutasusualwithsomenecessaryfw•Uponreachingthedestination,Ifoundavalleybeneaththemountainatanaltitudeof3000metres.Outofitnewariver,Itwasagoodi...
