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Autumnblues?Letthesunshinein.Fallingleaveswitheringflowerscoldwindsfaintsunshine.36Spiritscanbelow.Peoplewhosufferfromtheautumnbluesoftenareextremelyexhaustedlackenergyneedmoresleepfeelincreasedappetiteandgainweight.TheexactcauseofthisconditionoftencalledseasonaldepressionorseasonalaffectivedisorderSADisnotknownyetsaysChenJueassociateprofessoratShanghaiMentalHealthCenter.Butrecentstudiesindicatethatweatherchangeisinfluentialandstronglysuggestthatthisconditioniscausedbychangesintheavailabilityofsunlight.Onetheoryisthatwithdecreasedexposuretosunlightthebiologicalclockthatcontrolsmoodsleepandhormonesisdelayedrunningmoreslowlyinwinter.37.Anothertheoryisthatbrainchemicalsthattransmit传输informationbetweennervesmaybechangedinindividualswithSAD.Itisbelievedthatexposuretolightcancorrecttheseimbalances.38RememberspringalwayslivesinyourheartChensays.Herearesometipstodeedwithautumndepression.·Gooutdoorsandgetsomesunlight.Movearound.Freshairandexerciseimprovetherespiratory呼吸systemandbloodcirculationandregulatethenervoussystem.Thusexerciseiscalmingandrelievesone'smood.·Relaxatwork.Stretchbreathedeeply.Takeateabreak.Thinkofyournextvacation.·39Chocolateandsugarraisethespirits.·Lookatbrightcolorssuchasredandorange.Colortherapyimprovesmood.·Listentoyourfavoritemusic.Youcandancetoitorjustlieonacozycouchreadinganovel.·40Bloomingplantsarecheering.·Callfriendsorfamilywhenyoufeellonelyordepressed.Recallsomehappymemories.A.ExposuretolightmayresetthebiologicalclockB.Decorateyourroomandworkspacewithflowers.C.Itisasadseasonbutyoucantrytomakeithappy.D.Thatisthewayyoucanusetolightenyourself.E.Keepachocolatebarinyourpocket.F.Formanypeoplelateautumncanbeaseasonofgloomanddepression抑郁.G.Autumnalwaysgivesusabeautifulscene.
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TheImportanceofPositiveAttitudeApositiveattitudeisveryimportantasitwillmakeourlifeeasier.12Therewillbetimeswhenwewillfaceproblemsandobstacles.Themostchallengingpartisnotwhenourlifegoessmoothlybuthowwereactwhenweexperienceproblemsanddifficulties.ThosewhohaveapositiveattitudewilltreatanyproblemasachallengE.Insteadofbeingdiscouragedtheywilltreateachfailureasalesson.13Asforthosewhodonothavethepositiveattitudetheywillseeproblemsanddifficultiesinadifferentway.ThesituationcanbethesameforboththeGuyA.andGuyB.14EveryoneofushasthesameamountoftimE.Sincehavinganegativeattitudewilleatupourtimewhydon’twejustmakegooduseofthesameamountoftimetohaveapositiveattitude?LifeitselfisalreadyharD.Itwillbemuchbetterifwehaveapositiveattitudewhichwillmakeourlifehappierandeasier.15Peoplewillgenerallyprefertostaywithpeoplewhohavepositiveattitudesasbeinghappyisveryinfectious富有感染力的.EverybodywillbeaffectedbytheenergyofpositiveattitudesandtheytoowillhaveapositiveattitudE.Ifyoulearntoseethebrightsideoflifewhenyou’resurroundedbydifficultiesyou’llbebuildingyourpositiveattitudefast.16A.Andtheywillbemotivatedtoachievethegoal.B.Havinggoodattitudesprovidesmanyhealthbenefits.C.Inlifenoteverythinggoesassmoothlyaswewant.D.Butwithdifferentattitudestheresultswillbequitedifferent.E.Theymayhavenoapproachestosolvingtheproblems.F.Whenyouhaveapositiveattitudetowardseverythingyouwillbehappier.G.Themoreyoupracticehavingapositiveattitudetheeasierandmorenaturalitwillcometoyou.
StepstoRetireasaMillionaireHavingamillion-dollarsavingsisaretirementdreamformanypeoplE.Makingthatdreamcometruerequiressomeseriousefforts.WhilesuccessisneverasurethingthestepsoutlinedbelowwillgoalongwaytowardhelpingyouachieveyourobjectivE.36Vacationscarskidsandalloflife’sotherexpensestakeabigchunk大块outofyourpaycheck.Tomaximizeyoursavingsyouneedtominimizeyourexpenses.Buyingahomeyoucanaffordandlivingalifestylethatisbelowyourmeansandnotfundedbycreditcardsareallnecessitiesifyouwanttoboostyoursavings.37Ifyoudon’tsaveyou’llneverreachyourgoal.ObviousasthismightseemfartoomanypeopleneverevenstarttosavE.Ifyouremployeroffersa401kplan一种养老保险simplysignupfortheplanandcontributionswillbeautomaticallytakenoutofyourpaycheckincreasingyoursavingsanddecreasingyourtaxes.It’slikegettingaguaranteedreturnonyourinvestment.Findingthecashtostash隐藏起来maybeachallengeparticularlywhenyou’reyoungbutdon’tletthatstopyoufrompursuingfutureriches.38Ifyouarelookingtogrowyourwealthovertimefixedincomeisn’tlikelytogetthejobdoneandinflation通货膨胀cantakeabigchunkoutofyoursavings.Investinginequities股票mayhavemoreriskbutisalsostatisticallylikelytoleadtogreaterreturns.Formanyofusit’sariskwehavetotakeifwanttoseeourwealthgrow.39Partoflong-termplanninginvolvesacceptingtheideathatsetbackswilloccur.Ifyouarenotpreparedthesesetbackscanputastoptoyoursavingsefforts.Whileyoucan’tavoidallofthebumpsintheroadyoucanprepareinadvancetoreducethedamagetheycando.40Yourincomeshouldriseastimepasses.You’llgetraisesyou’llchangejobsandmaybeyou’llgetmarriedandbecomeatwo-incomefamily.EverytimemorecashcomesintoyourpocketyoushouldincreasetheamountthatyousavE.Thekeytoreachingyourgoalasquicklyaspossibleistosaveasmuchasyoucan.A.WatchYourSpending.B.PrepareforRainyDays.C.StartSaving.D.GetAggressivE.E.SaveMorE.F.SettheGoal.G.HavepatiencE.
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ThetraditionofbirthdaypartiesstartedinEuropealongtimeago.Itwasfearedthatevilspiritswereparticularlyattractedtopeopleontheirbirthdays.16Givinggiftsbroughtevenmoregoodcheertokeepawayfromtheevilspirits.Thisishowbirthdaypartiesbegan.Thefollowingaresomecountries’birthdaytraditions:Canada—Greasingthenosewithbutter.InAtlanticCanadathebirthdaychild’snoseisgreasedforgoodluck.China—17.Thebirthdaychildpaysrespecttohis/herparentsandreceivesagiftofmoney.FriendsandrelativesareinvitedtolunchandnoodlesareservedtowishthebirthdaychildalonglifE.England—Fortunetellingcakes.CertainsymbolicobjectsaremixedintothebirthdaycakeasitisbeingprepareD.18Italy—Pullingears.Thechild’searsarepulledasmanytimesashowoldtheyareturning.Japan—Newclothes.Thebirthdaychildwearsentirelynewclothesmarktheoccasion.NewZealand—19.Afterthebirthdaycakeislitthehappybirthdaysongissungloudlyandoftenoutoftuneandthenthebirthdaypersonreceivesaclapforeachyeartheyhavebeenaliveandthenoneforgoodluck.TheUnitedStates—Cakecandlesandsong.20A.A.cakeismadeandcandlesareputontopbasedonhowoldthepersonis.B.InChinaonachild’ssecondbirthdayfamilymembersputmanythingsontheflooraroundthechilD.C.Ifyourpieceofcakehasacoininitthenyouwillberich.D.Toprotectthemfromharmfriendsandfamilywouldcometostaywiththebirthdaypersonandbringgoodthoughtsandwishes.E.Noodlesforlunch.F.Thetraditionofbirthdaypartiesstartedalongtimeago.G.Birthdayclaps.
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Oneofthebestwaystochangeyourlooksandimproveyourhealthistoloseexcessiveweight.Thereareplentyoftipshintsandvarioustechniquestohelpyoucopewiththeproblem.Saygood-byetosugar16.SugarisaddedtomostproductstomakethemmoreaddictivE.Peoplelikethesweettasteandgetusedtoeatingprettysoon.Donotusesugaratallorminimizeitsamountwhilecooking.EnjoysfruitsandvegetablesEatingfruitsandveggiesisabsolutelynecessarywhenyouareonadietandneedmineralsvitaminsandothernutrientstostayenergeticandalert.17becausewetendtosnackonfastfoodinsteaD.Inordernottogetboredwithvegetablesandfruitsbecreativeandinventsomethingnewsuchascolorfulsaladsorsmoothies.GetenoughsleepIthasbeenscientificallyprovedthatpeoplewhodonotgetenoughsleepeatmorE.18.Itisstressfulforthewholeorganismtostayuplateatnight.Gotobedbeforemidnight.AvoidsnackingonfattyandsugaryfoodsbeforebedtimE.Stopdrinkingcaffeinateddrinksafewhoursbeforeyougotobedsothatyoucouldfallasleepeasier.ReducetheamountofmeatyouconsumeEatinglessmeatisgoodforavarietyofreasons.19.Oneofthemostexpectedrecommendationsyoumighthearfromaspecialististhatyoushouldreducetheamountofconsumedmeatifyourgoalisweightloss.20Beingphysicallyactiveisgoodforyouandnotboringatall.Itdoesnotrequireanyspecialskillsorequipment.Practicesportsforentertainment.Onlythenwillyoubeabletofullyenjoyitandkeeponexercisingfurther.A.TheyneedcaloriestostayalertB.WeneedtoburnexcessivecaloriestokeephealthyC.NowadaysitisclosetoimpossibletofindfoodsthatwouldnotcontainsugarD.PeopleusedtobehealthiermanyyearsagoonlybecausetheycouldnotaffordmeatE.ExerciseforFunF.ExerciseregularlyG.Mostofuswouldavoidfruitsandvegetables
TheImportanceofPositiveAttitudeApositiveattitudeisveryimportantasitwillmakeourlifeeasier.12Therewillbetimeswhenwewillfaceproblemsandobstacles.Themostchallengingpartisnotwhenourlifegoessmoothlybuthowwereactwhenweexperienceproblemsanddifficulties.ThosewhohaveapositiveattitudewilltreatanyproblemasachallengE.Insteadofbeingdiscouragedtheywilltreateachfailureasalesson.13Asforthosewhodonothavethepositiveattitudetheywillseeproblemsanddifficultiesinadifferentway.ThesituationcanbethesameforboththeGuyA.andGuyB.14EveryoneofushasthesameamountoftimE.Sincehavinganegativeattitudewilleatupourtimewhydon’twejustmakegooduseofthesameamountoftimetohaveapositiveattitude?LifeitselfisalreadyharD.Itwillbemuchbetterifwehaveapositiveattitudewhichwillmakeourlifehappierandeasier.15Peoplewillgenerallyprefertostaywithpeoplewhohavepositiveattitudesasbeinghappyisveryinfectious富有感染力的.EverybodywillbeaffectedbytheenergyofpositiveattitudesandtheytoowillhaveapositiveattitudE.Ifyoulearntoseethebrightsideoflifewhenyou’resurroundedbydifficultiesyou’llbebuildingyourpositiveattitudefast.16A.Andtheywillbemotivatedtoachievethegoal.B.Havinggoodattitudesprovidesmanyhealthbenefits.C.Inlifenoteverythinggoesassmoothlyaswewant.D.Butwithdifferentattitudestheresultswillbequitedifferent.E.Theymayhavenoapproachestosolvingtheproblems.F.Whenyouhaveapositiveattitudetowardseverythingyouwillbehappier.G.Themoreyoupracticehavingapositiveattitudetheeasierandmorenaturalitwillcometoyou.
Takinggoodnotesisatime-savingskillthatwillhelpyoutobecomeabetterstudentinseveralways.11Secondyournotesareexcellentmaterialstorefertowhenyouarestudyingforatest.Thirdnote-takingoffersvarietytoyourstudytimeandhelpsyoutoholdyourinterest.Youwillwanttotakenotesduringclassroomdiscussionsandwhilereadingatextbookordoingresearchforareport.12Wheneverorhoweveryoutakenoteskeepinmindthatnote-takingisaselectiveprocess.13Thefollowingmethodsmayworkbestforyou.·Readthetextquicklytofindthemainfactsandideasinit.·Carefullyreadthetextandwatchforwordsthatcanshowmainpointsandsupportingfacts.·Writeyournotesinyourownwords.·14·Noteanyquestionsorideasyoumayhaveaboutwhatwassaidorwritten.AsyoutakenotesyoumaywanttouseyourownshorthanD.WhenyoudobesurethatyouunderstandyoursymbolsandthatyouusethemallthetimE.15A.Usewordsnotcompletesentences.B.Therearethreepracticalnote-takingmethods.C.Youmustwriteyournotesonseparatepaper.D.Otherwiseyoumaynotbeabletoreadyournoteslater.E.Youwillalsowanttodevelopyourownmethodfortakingnotes.F.Thatmeansyoumustfirstdecidewhatisimportantenoughtoincludeinyournotes.G.Firstthesimpleactofwritingsomethingdownmakesiteasierforyoutounderstandandrememberit.
Ifyou’dliketobecomeadancerspendsometimechoosingadancestylE.EachtypeofdanceismadeupoftechniqueswhichneedtobepracticedandmastereD.16Onceyouhavedecidedtobecomeadanceritisimportanttocarefullychooseadanceclass.17Itiseasytoformbadhabitsinthebeginningandextremelyhardtocorrectthem.Sochoosingagoodteacherwillhelpyoualotfromthebeginning.18Specialdanceshoeswillberequiredformostdancestylesincludingballetslippersforballetandtapshoesfortap.Yourdanceteacherwillprobablyhaveapreferenceforclothingsuchasablackleotard紧身衣withpinktightsforaballetdancerorblackdancepants短裤forajazzdancer.Ifyouareenrolledinyourveryfirstdanceclasstourthedancestudiobeforeyourfirstday.19Thefloorsofdancestudiosshouldbesoftasdancingonhardfloorsmaycauseinjuries.Theclassstructureswillvaryforthedifferentdancestyles.Getconnectedwithanotherdancercheckoutthedanceforumtoexchangestepsandmovesaskforadviceandmakenewfriends!Alsosignupforourfreeweeklye-mailnewslettertolearnmoreaboutthedancingworldandtostayinformedofwhat’snewaboutdancE.20A.Mostdancestudiosarelargeandairywithatleastonefullwallofmirrors.B.Thencomestheproblem-whatshoestowearwhendancing.C.Andyourchoiceofadanceteacherisveryimportanttoo.D.Havefunonthejourneytobecomingadancer!E.Yourgoalasadancerwillhelpyoudecidewhichstyleofdanceisrightforyou.F.WhattowearwillbedeterminedbythetypeofdanceryouchoosetobecomE.G.LearnthenamesofbasicballetstepsandmuchmorE.
ExamPreparationTipsExamsareextremelystressfuleventsineveryone’slifeandtheonlywaytodealwiththemsatisfactorilyistobewellprepareD.Herearesomebasicpreparationtipsthatcanhelpyoufaceanyexamination.36BeforeyougetstarteditisnecessarythatyouhaveallthepossiblematerialprepareD.Itwouldbehighlydistractingifyouconstantlyfoundthatyoudidnothaveallthestudymaterialwithyouwhilestudying.Usemnemonics记忆术Mnemonicsareperfecttoolsformemorizinglongandcomplicatedformulasanddefinitions.37.GroupstudyStudyinginagrouphelpsifallthepeopleinvolvedarestudyingforthesameexamination.38Studyingaloneoftengivesrisetoanxietyandthisisaconditionthatcaneasilybeavoidedbystudyinginagroup.39OutofallthepreparationtipsforexamsthisisoftenoverlookeD.Manypeoplefeelthatstudyinglonghoursandsacrificingsleepinfavorofstudyingwillbenefitthemgreatly.Infactlackofsleepcancauseaseriousdropinconcentrationlevelsandcanalsobuildupagreatamountofanxiety.SticktoyourscheduleBeforeyougetstartedwithyourpreparationyoumustmakeaproperscheduleandplanoutyourstudiescarefully.Setshorttermgoalsforyourselfandrewardyourselfwhenyoukeepachievingthesegoals.40A.GetenoughsleepB.ExerciseregularlyC.GatherthematerialD.Theycanhelpeachotheroutifanydoubtsappearsuddenly.E.Keepingapositiveandhealthyattitudecanbenefityougreatly.F.Alsokeepinmindthatyoumustnotsetunrealisticgoalsforyourself.G.Almosteveryoneusesmnemonicstosomeextenttoaidintheirexampreparation.
PerhapsyouareanaveragestudentwithaverageintelligencE.Youdowellenoughinschoolbutyouprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.Thisisnotnecessarilythecasehowever.Youcanreceivebettergradesifyouwantto.Yesevenstudentsofaverageintelligencecanbetopstudentswithoutadditionalwork.Here'show:1_______36________Makealistofyourweeklytasks.ThenmakeascheduleorchartofyourtimE.FillincommittedtimesuchaseatingsleepingmeetingsclassesetC.Thendecideongoodregulartimesforstudying.Besuretosetasideenoughtimetocompleteyournormalreadingandworkassignments.Ofcoursestudyingshouldn'toccupyallofthefreetimeontheschedulE.It'simportanrttosetasidetimeforrelaxationhobbiesandentertainmentaswell.ThisweeklyschedulemaynotsolveallofyourtimE.Furthermoreitwillenableyoutoplanyouractivitiessothatyouhaveadequatetimeforbothworkandplay.2.___________37_______.ChooseoneplaceforyourstudyareA.Itmaybeadeskorachairathomeorintheschoollibrarybutitshouldbecomfortableanditshouldnothavedistractions.Whenyoubegintoworkyoushouldbeabletoconcentrateonthesubject.3.SkimbeforeyoureaD.38_____________AsyoupreviewthematerialyougetsomeideaofthecontentandhowitisorganizeD.Laterwhenyoubegintoreadyouwillrecognizelessimportantmaterialandyoumayskipsomeoftheseportions.Skimminghelpsdoubleyourreadingspeedandimrovesyourcomprehensionaswell.4.___________39_____.Listeningtowhattheteachersaysinclassmeanslessworklater.Sitwhereyoucanseeandhearwell.Takenotestohelpyourememberwhattheteachersays.5.Studyregularly.Gooveryournotesassoonasyoucanafterclass.Reviewimportantpointsmentionedincladedaswellaspointsyouremainconfusedabout.Readaboutthesepointsinyourtextbook.Ifyouknowwhattheteacherwilldiscussthenextdayskimandreadthatmaterialtoo.40.______________Ifyoureviewyournotesandtextbookregularlythematerialwillbecomemoremeaningfulandyouwillrememberitlonger.Regularreviewleadstoimprovedperformanceontests.6.Developagoodattitudeabouttests.Thepurposeofatestistoshowwhatyouhavelearnedaboutasubject.Theworldwon'tendifyoudon'tpassatestsodon'tworryexcessivelyaboutasingletest.Testsprovidegrades.Buttheyalsoletyouknowwhatyouneedtospendmoretimestudyingandtheyhelpmakeyournewknowledgepermanent.Thereareothertechniquesthatmighthelpyouwithyourstudying.OnlyafewhavebeenmentionedherE.YouwillprobablydiscovermanyothersafteryouhavetriedthesE.Talkwithyourclassmatesabouttheirstudytechniques.Sharewiththemsomeofthetechniquesyouhavefoundtobehelpful.Improvingyourstudyhabitswillimproveyourgrades.A.FindagoodplacetostudyB.PlanyourtimecarefullyC.MakegooduseofyourtimeinclassDThismeanslookingoverapassagequicklybeforeyoubegintoreaditmorecarefully.E.Thiswillhelpyouunderstandthenextclass.FTakingregularexerciseisgoodforyourhealth.GA.goodhabitisofbenefittousinthelongrun.
ChristmasActivitiesforAdultsWithChristmasjustaroundthecorneritistimeforustoplanourholidays.36OrganizeaCharityShowChristmasisaboutspreadingjoyandlovE.It’saboutgiving.Wegiveourfamilypresentsonthisdaytoshowthemwithhappinessandlovedon’twe?ButhaveyoueverwonderedhowthepoorcelebratetheirChristmas?DoesSantaleavegiftsforthemtoo?37Usealltheactivitiestobuygiftsornecessitiesforthoselessrich.VisitOrphanagesandOldAgeHomesChristmasisanoccasionfortheentirefamilytocometogetherandcelebratE.Morethanthecelebrationswelookforwardtobeingnearourcloseones.38Formagroupandspendanentiredaywithchildrenorsenioratorphanagesandoldagehomes.StartaDonationDriveWhenwedosomethingalonetheimpactofthatactionisn’tasgreatasitwouldbeifdonebyagroup.39A.lotofpeoplewillwanttodonateclothesandothernecessaryitems.AlongwithgiftsifyoudonatethesetopeopleaswellitwillreallymakeadifferencE.40Plantheseactivitiesintimeandhavefunwithyourfamilyandfriends.MerryChristmas！MayGodblessyou!A.ShoppingisanentirelydifferentexperienceduringChristmas.B.HerearesomefunChristmasactivitiesthatyouareabsolutelygoingtolovE.C.Ifyouhavethetimeorganizeadonationdriveinyourlocality.D.Nowthatyouknowtheseactivitiesyoucanselectafewofthemtokeepyourselfbusy.E.AscharityyoucanarrangeforashowinyourcircleoffriendsorinyourneighborhooD.F.Giftingsomethingtoyourfamilymembersfriendsandcolleaguesisimportant.G.Thesamejoycanbesharedwithpeoplewhodon’thavethecompanyoftheirfamilyonthishappyoccasion.
Whileyoumaybedoingeverythingrightignoringjustoneortwostepsintheprocessmaykeepyoufromgettingajobespeciallyinthisfiercemarket.Hereisachecklistthatcoverssomeofthemajorlinksinthejob-searchchain.1.Prepareagoodresume.Makesureitisup-to-dateandtailoredtothetypesofjobsyouareseekingfor.36Ifyoucannotaffordacareercoachgiveyourresumetofriendsorfamilymemberstocheck.Havecopiesofyourresumeprintedsothatyouarereadytohandthemoutatinterviews.2.Payattentiontoyourclothes.Checkyourwardrobetoensurethatyouhavetheappropriateprofessionaldressincludingshoesreadyforinterview.373.38Don’tisolateyourselffromothersfordays.Networkthroughe-mailmessagesphonecallsappointmentsandmeetingskeepyouintouchwiththeoutsideworldandpreventyoufrombecomingdepressed.Youaremorelikelytosucceedthroughthepeopleyouknowvianetworking.Itisimportanttonetworkwithasmanypeopleaspossibleonafacetofacebasis.4.Folwupproperly.Itisquitecommontoapplyforjobandneverhearbackfromthecompany.Ifyouknowsomeoneatthecompanytakemeasuressuchasfollowingupwithaphonecallaweekorsoafteryouapply.39Finally.recognizethatlookingforjobisratherdifficult.40Stayingintouchwithfamilyfriendsprofessionalnetworksandfellowjobseekerscanhelpyoutomaintainapositiveattitudeandasenseofperspective.A.Takealookatyourinterviewingskills.B.Exploittheopportunitiesof?networking.C.Havesomeoneelselookatyourresume.D.Evenatthebestoftimesajobhuntisoftenaboutrejection.E.Oftensurftheinternetformoreinformation.F.Tidinessinyourdressandappearanceisnecessary.G.Checkwhetherthatpersonwillputinagoodwordforyou.
Everyonewantslovemoneysuccessandsooninlife.Yettoomanypeoplefailtoachievetheirgoalsandnearlyallofthemareforthesamereason.Generallyspeakinggettingwhatyoureallywantoutoflifeisjustamatterofthefollowingsimplesteps.Youhavetodecidewhatitisyouwantthemost.Butdonotmakealistofwishes.36.Ifyou’renotsureaboutwhereyouwanttogoyou’dbetterthinkitoverfirstandnothurrytoperform.37.Thiswillbeyourmapforgettingfromwhereyouarenowtowhereyouwanttogo.Youknowwhatyouwantandwhatstepsyouaregoingtotaketogetit.Forexampleifyouwantabetterjobstartwithaskillsassessmentandmaybesomeextratraining.You’11needtosellyourselfandyourskillstoyournewemployer.Othergoalswillrequireabitmorethought.Somewillreallygetyoulostwithoutaclueofhowtogetthere.38.Thefinalstepistocarryitout.39.Takethestepsyououtlinedonyourroadmapandkeepgoingonallthetime.Ifyourunintosomepeoplewhoareagainstyousimplyignorethem.40.Keeppushing.Whateveryoudodonotloseheartbeforeyouhavewhatyoudesireinyourhands.Neverthinkthatyoucan’tturnyourdreamintoareality.A.Dowhatyouhaveplanned.B.Holdarightattitudetowhatyou’veachieved.C.Nevergiveupthegoal.D.Trytofocusononethingatatime.E.Nottoworrythoughbookscanbeofgreathelp.F.Makeanactionplanwithcare.G.Formagoodhabitwhatevertheresultmaybe.
NomatterhowoldyouareyourmomwillalwaysremainasoneofthemostimportantpeopleinyourlifE.Maybeyoudon'tknowhowtoexpressyourappreciationandlovetoheronanordinaryday.36HereareseveralthingswecandothisMother'sDaytoshowhowmuchweappreciateandcareforourmothers.Giveherflowers.37Youcanshowyourlovetoyourmombygivingherflowersthatmatchherpersonality.Orifyoudonotknowyourmom'sfavoritecarnations康乃馨couldbeyourbestchoicE.Cookforher.Mothersusuallyaretheoneswhocookforus.Yourmomwillabsolutelyloveitifyousurpriseherbytakingoverthekitchenandcookingsomethingforher.Justmakesureyoucleanupafterwards.38Youcanjustdosodescribinghowmuchyourmothermeanstoyou.Itcanbeveryeffectivethatyourmomwillkeepthemandalwaysberemindedofhowimportantsheistoyourlivesasafamilymember.Travelwithher.Mothersworkhardsotravelingcanhelphertorelaxandforgetherproblems.Shewilltreasurethemoment---whereveryougojustyourpresencE.39TakehertoaspA.Massagesorspas按摩保健areformomsofallagesandshewillenjoybreakingtheboredomofstayingindoorsthewholeday.40.Mother'sDayiscoming.ItisatimetoletMomknowshe'sspecialtoyou.A.Writeheraletter.B.Rememberherweddinganniversary.C.A.lotofusforgetthatthebestgifttogiveherisourselves.D.Almosteverygirlappreciatesflowersandsodoesyourmother.E.SheremainsthecenterofattentionandrespectforachildforalongtimE.F.Andthiswillofferyourmomcomfortandanincreasedsenseofwell-being.G.HoweverMother'sDayisthespecialtimewhenyoucanletherknowhowimportantsheistoyou.
IwastenwhenIfirstsatwithmygrandmotherbehindthecashier收银台inhergeneralstore.36Iquicklylearnedtheimportanceoftreatingcustomerspolitelyandsayingthankyou.AtfirstIwaspaidincandy.37Iworkedeverydayafterschoolandduringthesummerandonweekendsandholidaysfrom8a.m.to7p.m.Myfatherhelpedmesetupabankaccount.38BythetimeIwas12MygrandmotherthoughtIhaddonesuchagoodjobthatshepromotedmetosellingcosmetics化妆品.Idevelopedtheabilitytolookcustomersdirectlyintheeye.EventhoughIwasjustakidwomenwouldaskmesuchthingsasWhatcolordoyouthinkIshouldwear?Itookarealinterestintheirquestionsandwasabletotranslatewhattheywantedintomakeup化妆ideas.39Thejobtaughtmeavaluablelesson:tobeasuccessfulsalespersonyoudidn’tneedtobearocketscientist—youneededtobeagreatlistener.40Excepttheyarenolongerwomenpurchasingcosmeticsfromme;insteadtheyarekidswhotellmewhichtoystheywouldliketoseedesignedanddeveloped.A.LaterIreceived50centsanhour.B.Beforelongsheletmesittherebymyself.C.Iendedmysellingarecordamountofcosmetics.D.TodayIstillcarrythatlessonwithme:Ilistentocustomers.E.Mygrandma’strusttaughtmehowtohandleresponsibility.F.SoonIfoundmyselflookingmorebeautifulthaneverbefore.G.WatchingmymoneygrowwasmorerewardingthananythingIcouldhavebought.
Whatmakesonepersonmoreintelligentthananother?WhatmakesonepersonageniuslikethebrilliantAlbertEinsteinandanotherpersonafool?Arepeoplebornintelligentorstupidorisintelligencetheresultofwhereandhowyoulive?16Weknowhoweverthatjustbeingbornwithagoodmindisnotenough.InsomewaysthemindislikealegoranarmmusclE.17Mentalexerciseisparticularlyimportantforyoungchildren.Manychildpsychologiststhinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoftenandgivethemproblemstothinkabout.18Ifontheotherhandchildrenareleftaloneagreatdealwithnothingtodotheyaremorelikelytobecomedullandunintelligent.19Accordingtosomepsychologistsifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheisafooloranidiotthenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.SoitisprobablybetterforparentstosayverypositivethingstotheirchildrensuchasThatwasaverycleverthingyoudiD.or20A.A.healthybodycontributestoone'sintelligencE.B.Parentsshouldalsobecarefulaboutwhattheysaytoyoungchildren.C.Whatpeoplewanttoexpressislikethis.D.Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbrightandintelligent.E.ItneedsexercisE.F.YouaresuchasmartchilD.G.Theseareveryoldquestionsandtheanswerstothemarestillnotclear.
A.:Nowtellmeaboutthemanwhostoleyourneighbour'scar.Whatdidhelooklike?B.:Wellsir.Hewastall...A.:51B.:Ohyesandhewasyoungerthanyou—onlyaboutthirtyI'dsay.A.:Well!Andwhatcolourwashishair?B.:Itwasbrownandshort...itwassimilartoyoursactually.A.:52B.:No.Hewasclean-shaven.A.:OK.Nowhavealookatthesephotos—canyouseehim?B.:53A.:Butthat'sFrankieFamham—he'sgotabeardandhe'sveryshort!B.:Hmwell...A.:54B.:Yesthestrangestthingwasthatheappearedtobeagentleman—hewaswearingasuit...notlikeathiefatall.A.:Hmlikethisphoto?B.:Yesthat'shim!A.:That’sBillMahony:he'sinprison!Areyousureyousawthethief?B.:55A.NoIcan't.B.Tallerthanme?C.Howtallwashe?D.Didhehaveabeard?E.Welleritwasverydark...F.OhyeshelookedexactlylikethisoneherE.G.Doyourememberanythingelseabouttheman?
Todayisaperfectdaythatcanleaveyouwithgoodmemoriesyoumaysomedaysharewithyourfriends.Here’show:31YoucanseeordosomethingamilliontimesbutyoucanonlyseeordoitforthefirsttimeoncE.Asaresultfirsttimeexperiencesusuallyleaveadeepmarkinourmindsfortherestofourlives.Sotrytoexperiencesomethingdifferentandyou’llhavemorememories!Workonsomethingthat’sgreattoyou.32.Lifeisshort.Todayisthedaytotakeaction.Smileandnoticewhat’sright.EverythingthathappensinlifeisneithergoodnorbaD.33AndnomatterhowitturnsoutitalwaysendsupjustthewayitshoulD.Eitheryousucceedoryoulearnsomething.Betruetoyourself.Theonlyshoesyoucanwearareyourown.Ifyouaren’tbeingyourselfyouaren’ttrulyliving.34.MakeanewfrienD.Peopleareinterestingcreatures生物andnotwopeopleareexactlyalikE.35.Findoutwhatmakesthemdifferent.They’lllikelyopenyoureyestowonderfulideas.AndyouneverknowtheyjustmightchangeyourlifE.Bepresent.Beherenow.Rememberrightnowistheonlydearmomenttoyou.RightnowislifE.Don’tmissit.A.Learnanewskill.B.Trysomethingnew.C.Itjustdependsonyouropinion.D.Someetsomeonenewtoday.E.Andinfactyou’reonlyexisting.F.Paycloseattentiontowhatyou’redoing.G.Makeyourselfbusywithsomethingmeaningful.
OnPunctualityApunctualmanisinthehabitofdoingeverythingatthepropertimeandisneverlateinkeepinganappointment.TheunpunctualmanontheotherhandneverdoeswhathehastodoatthepropertimE.___36___Thereisaproverbthatsaystimefliesnevertoberecalled.ThisisverytruE.___37___Timeismorevaluablethanmaterialthings.Infacttimeislifeitselfandtheunpunctualmanisforeverwastingandmismanaginghisownvaluableassetsaswellasothers’.Theunpunctualmanisalwayscomplainingthathefindsnotimetoanswerlettersortoreturncallsortokeepappointmentspromptly.___38___Heknowsthathecan’tgetthroughhisimmenseamountofworkunlesshefaithfullykeepseveryappointmentpromptlyanddealwitheverypieceofworkwhenithastobeattendedto.___39___IfapersonisinvitedtoadinnerandarriveslaterthanexpectedhekeepsalltheotherguestsandthehostwaitinghimalonE.Thisisgreatdisrespect.___40___ImaginehowitwouldbeifwhoareentrustedwithimportanttasksfailedtobeattheirproperplaceattheappointedtimE.A.manwhoisknowntobehabituallyunpunctualisnevertrustedbyhisfriendsorhisfellowmen.Andtheunpunctualmanisasourceofannoyancebothtoothersandtohimself.A.Failuretobepunctualisasignofdisrespecttowardsothers.B.AlostthingmaybefoundagainbutlosttimecanneverberegaineD.C.HeisalwaysinahurryandintheendlosesbothhistimeandhisgoodnamE.D.Unpunctualityisveryharmfulwhenitcomestodoingone’sduty.E.Ofthesetheformerarethemajority.F.Butthemanwhoreallyhasagreatdealtodoisverycarefulofhistimeandseldomcomplainsofwantofit.G.Broadlyspeakinghumanscanbedividedintotwoclasses.
Ifyouarehungrywhatdoyoudo?Haveyourfavorite-mealandstayquietafterthat?__36__.Butitneverletsyouknowbecauseyoukeepitbusythinkingaboutyourfriendsorfavoritestars.Soitsilentlyservesyourneedsandneverletsitselfgrow.Whenmindlosesitsfreedomtogrow.creativitysetsafullstop.ThismightbethereasonwhyweallsometimesthinkWhathappensnext?Whycan'tIthink?___37__.WhyreadingbutnotwatchingTV?Itisbecausereadinghasbeenthemosteducativetoolusedbyusrightfromchildhood.Sinceitdevelopsotheraspectsofourlifewehavetotakehelpfromreading.Onceyoureadabookyourunyoureyesthroughthelinesandyourmindtriestoexplainsomethingtoyou.___38____.Nowthisseedisunknowinglyusedbyyoutodevelopnewideas.Ifitisusedmanytimesthesameseedcangiveyougreathelptorelatealotofthingswhichyouwouldhaveneverthoughtofinyourwildestdreams!Thisisnothingbutcreativity.__39___WithinnotimeyoucanstarttalkingwithyourfriendsinEnglishoranyotherlanguageandneverrunoutoftherightwords.Soguysdogivefoodforyourthoughtsbyreadingreadingandmorereading.___40___.Goandgetabook!A.Nowwhatareyouwaitingfor?B.Readingcanhelpyoumakemorefriendstoo.C.Justlikeyourstomachyourmindisalsohungry.D.Whynotdosomereadingwhileyouarehungry?E.Alsothismakesasignificantcontributiontoyourvocabulary.F.Theinterestingpartofthebookisstoredinyourmindasaseed.G.Hungerofthemindcanbeactuallysolvedthroughwidereading.
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