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    A great man died today. He wasn't a world leader or a big figure. He was one of the  1  (great) men who ever lived. He was Joy's father. I guess you might say he was a person  2   was never interested in getting credit or 3  (receive) honors. He did tiny things like pay his bills on time, go to church on Sunday and serve as an officer in the P.T.A. He 4  (help) his kids with their homework and drove his wife to do the grocery shopping on Thursday 5  (night). He got a great kick out of taking his teenagers and their friends to and  6   football games.

    Tonight is Joy's first night 7   him. He doesn't know what to do with  8  (he). He's thankful that God let him have his father for 15 years. That wonderful man died 9  (peace) with a smile on his face and fulfillment in his heart. He knew that he was a great success as a husband and a father, a brother ,a son  10   a friend.

A young boy was walking with his father along a country road. When they came across a very large tree branch, the boy asked:“Do you think I could move that branch?” His father answered:“If you use all your strength, I’m sure you can.” So the boy tried as hard as possible to lift, pull and push the branch but he couldn’t move it.

  Discouraged he said:“Dad, you were wrong. I can’t do it.” His father said:“Try again.” This time, as the boy struggled with the branch, his father joined him and together they pushed the branch aside. “Son,” the father said, “the first time you didn’t use all your strength. You didn’t ask me to help.”

  This is an important lesson. There are many things we can’t do alone, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get them done. We all are surrounded by resources that can be used to help us achieve our goals including family, friends and beliefs. Sometimes we fail to ask for help, because of pride. Sometimes we think it’s a sign of weakness to admit we need a hand. And sometimes we don’t even think about asking for help. Whatever the reason, it’s a waste.

  It’s important that we learn to use all our strength: this includes inner resources such as self-control, courage and even love. But it also includes outer resources. Just as we should be willing to help others, we should be willing to ask for the help of others.

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Are you a shy person? Do you find shyness prevents you from thinking clearly and performing well in your work? Overcoming shyness takes time and it is certainly worth taking some steps. The following are some good suggestions for you to fight against shyness.

                                   Know you are in great company

If you are shy, you are not alone. It is reported that 93 percent of people experience shyness in their lives. And of course there are some cool, nice, kind and generous people who are shy. Since there are so many people who experience the same feelings and thoughts as you do, there is no need to blame yourself for being shy.

                                    Give yourself time and space

Being shy is not easy and sometimes it can be annoying. I have certainly felt this many times. I find the best thing is to give myself time and space. Many shy people say that they need to have some time alone each day. If you are shy, make sure you allow yourself time to gather your thoughts. Doing this means you have more energy to deal with others.

                                   Realize you can overcome shyness

Sometimes you can get so baffled by being shy that it can be hard to see that this is something you can overcome. In fact, everyone can overcome shyness. Next time you meet strangers or have to speak before others, try to be brave. You can do it. What’s more, the older you are, the more experience you have. And this means there are situations where you feel comfortable and you are able to overcome your shyness little by little. Don’t just wait. Shyness won’t go away if you leave it as it is.

Just as team members today have assigned doing roles, there should also be thinking roles. By knowing how other members of your team and organization think---and by others knowing how you think---everyone can be more productive. So how should you evaluate how you and your team think? After a lot of trial-and-error, we developed a three-step method that delivers practical and meaningful results.

Focus. Do you tend to pay the most attention to ideas, process, action, or relationships? For example, in the morning as you think about the day ahead, do you tend to think about the problems you need to solve, the plans you need to make, the actions you need to take, or the people you need to see? This isn’t about picking one to the exclusion(排除) of the other. It’s about where your focus naturally lands.

Orientation(方向). A good way to identify your orientation is thinking about what tends to bother you in meetings. Are you more likely to complain about getting dragged into the weeds or about things being too general and not specific enough? These dimensions are complementary(补充的) to personality, skills, and traditional roles.

Combination. By combining these two dimensions you can know about the thinking style at work in whatever context or setting you choose. When you know your thinking style, you know what naturally energizes you, why certain types of problems are challenging or boring, and what you can do to improve in areas that are important to reaching your goals. Once you know your style, it helps to share it with others, and have others share theirs with you. In this way, your thinking style becomes a useful tool---a kind of social currency---for the team. Imagine you put together a team to work on a new initiative(行动). Wouldn’t you like to know who is energized by big-picture strategy discussions and who finds them frustrating? Who likes to work on the details of the execution? And who is energized by managing the team dynamics?

The landscape of business is changing rapidly, and we have to find new and better ways to connect and communicate. We all want to work better together; the challenge is actually making it happen. Understanding collaboration (合作) through the lens of thinking rather than doing is a practical and powerful step forward.

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The Supreme Court today reserved its ____(1)____ on the appeals filed by four death row convicts in the December 16, 2012 gang-(2)_ and murder case. During the arguments, the prosecutor, Sidharth Luthra, , told the jury that these convicts had "brutalised" the young woman and they deserved to be __(3)____ to death. "The offence ___(4)___ by them (convicts) attracts death penalty. “

Adding photos to your profile is easy. Open the website andenteryour username and password to ___(5)__to your account.___(6)____down the Media menu and___(7)_____on Photos. You can__(8)___any photo to your profile as long as it is saved on your computer.

When difficult people express themselves orally, they generally want at least two things: they’ve been heard and they’ve been understand. As a good communicator should be a good listener, five steps are advocated toward good listening.

The first step is cooperating（合作）. How does a difficult person know that you’re listening and understanding? In fact, it’s through the way you look and should while he is talking. You may help him to fully express his thoughts and feelings. You do this by nodding your head in agreement, making certain sounds of understanding.

When the person begins to repeat what’s been said, it’s signal of step two: turning back. It means that you repeat back some words he is using, sending a clear signal that you’re listening carefully and that you think what he is saying is important.

Having heard what he has to say, the next step is clarifying. At this point, you start to gather information about what is being communicated. Ask some open-ended questions, which will allow you to figure out what intention he is hoping to satisfy.

The fourth step is to summarize（概括）what you’ve heard. This allows you to make sure that both you and the difficult person are on the same page. When you do this, two things happen. First, if you’ve shown that you’re making an effort to understand completely. This increases the possibility of gaining cooperation from him.

Having listened carefully, you’ve now arrived at the point of confirming with the person that he feels that his thoughts have been fully voiced. Ask if he feels understood.

When enough sincere listening, questioning, and remembering are brought together, understanding is usually achieved and a difficult person becomes less difficult and more cooperative.