I’m trying to be a writer, but I can’t even start. What should I do?Abraham, NebraskaThere

I’m trying to be a writer, but I can’t even start. What should I do?
Abraham, Nebraska
There are many ways to come up with ideas, one of which is to write down a list of your experiences, as well as things from your imagination. When you want to write, look in the notebook for ideas.
Books for writers often have good suggestions, too. One we like is Spilling Ink: A Yong Writer’s Handbook by Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter. Perhaps your library has it.
My classmates keep asking about a new movie I’ve seen. But I don’t want to spoil it for them. What should I do?
Corinne (by e-mail)
You could ask your classmates whether they are sure they want to know and if they insist, go ahead and tell them. You may be able to give them a general idea of the movie without revealing details of the ending.
I’m going to a soccer camp for youth, but I’m not sure if I’m good at soccer or if I’ll make friends.
Louise, New Hampshire
Soccer camp is for people who share an interest in the sport. No matter what a person’s ability is at the beginning, it’s likely that everyone will leave camp with improved skills.
Sharing a common interest may make conversations easier. Smile, be friendly, and have a sense of humor. Before long, you may find that you’ve made some good friends.
Someone invited me to a birthday party. When I got there, kids were doing stuff I’m not interested in, like watching scary movies. I told them my mom would pick me up, so I just left. Was I rude for doing that?
Sam (by e-mail)
You just did the right thing and that isn’t being rude.
We hope you’ll talk with your parents about this. They’re probably proud of what you did. They may have other suggestions for you, too. Talk about different situations that might come up and what would be the best way to handle (处理) them.
【小题1】Who is interested in Spilling Ink: A Yong Writer’s Handbook? A．Corinne. B．Louise.C．Abraham. D．Sam.【小题2】What can we learn about the soccer camp? A．The practice is hard but interesting. B．It is difficult to make friends in the camp. C．The camp only wants people who are new to soccer. D．One’s skills can be improved when leaving the camp.【小题3】The answer to Sam’s question shows what Sam did is . A．funny B．strangeC．foolishD．smart【小题4】According to the passage, you can make friends by the following means EXCEPT .A．keeping smilingB．Being humorousC．Changing your habitsD．Being friendly to others【小题5】This purpose of the text is to . A．give adviceB．tell storiesC．find friends D．share interestsC

(答案→)C 解析：本文中提出了4个青少年遇见的不同的问题，作者分别做了回答，给出了建议。【小题1】C 细节题。根据文章第一部分One we like is Spilling Ink: A Yong Writer’s Handbook by Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter.I’m trying to be a writer, but I can’t even start. What should I do?Abraham, Nebraska可知这样的书是Abraham, Nebraska想要的。【小题2】D 细节题。根据文章第三部分Soccer camp is for people who share an interest in the sport. No matter what a person’s ability is at the beginning, it’s likely that everyone will leave camp with improved skills.可知D正确。【小题3】D 推理题。根据文章最后一部分I told them my mom would pick me up, so I just left. Was I rude for doing that?Talk about different situations that might come up and what would be the best way to handle (处理) them说明他的处理方法是很聪明的，一点也不粗鲁，故D项正确。【小题4】C 细节题。根据文章第三部分Smile, be friendly, and have a sense of humor. Before long, you may find that you’ve made some good friends.可知ABD三项都是交朋友的好方法，只有C项文章没有提及。【小题5】A 推理题。文章中每一部分以后都给出了作者的建议，说明本文正是为了对对方的问题给出具体的建议，故A正确。

我明天再问问老师，叫他解释下这个问题