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EachyearthereisanincreasingnumberofcarsonroadsandstreetsasmillionsofnewcarsandtrucksareproduceD.OneoutofeverysixAmericansworksatputtingtogetherthepartsofcarsdrivingtrucksbuildingroadsoffillingcarsandtruckswithgas.36.__MostAmericanswouldfindithardtoimaginewhatlifewouldlooklikewithoutcars.37..Thepol-lutedairbecomespoisonousanddangeroustohealth.38._____.That’swhatseveralofthelargecarfactorieshavebeentryingtodo.ButtobuildacleancaniseasiersaidthandonE.Progressinthisfieldhasbeenslow.AnotherwayistotaketheplaceofthecarenginebysomethingelsE.39..Manymakersbelievethatitwilltakeyearstodevelopapracticalmodelthatpleasesman.Topreventtheworldfrombeingpollutedbycarswe’llhavetomakesomechangesinthewaymanyofuslivE.Americansforexamplehavetocutdownonthenumberoftheirtotalcars.TheyareencouragedtotravelandgotoworkbybicyclE.Bicyclingisthoughttohelpkeeptheairclean.Butthischangedoesnotcomeeasily.A.largenumberofworkersmayfindthemselveswithoutjobsifacarfactoryclosesdown.40.Althoughcarshaveledustoabetterlifetheyhavealsobroughtusnewproblems.A.Thustheproblemofairpollutionwouldbecomelessimportantthanthatofunemployment.B.Americansknowcarsverywell.C.Howeversomehaverealizedtheseriousproblemsoftheairpollutionthatiscausedbycars.D.OnewaytogetridofthepollutedairistobuildacarthatdoesnotpollutE.E.Howeverthenumberofvehicleshascontinuedtoincreaseinrecentyears.F.Americanswon’tlivewithoutcars!G.Inventorsarenowworkingonsteamcarsaswellaselectriccars.
HowtoLoveYourParentsEvenifyouthinkthatyourparentsaremean-spiritedattimeslovingyourparentsisanormalandfulfillingpartoflifE.YoulovethemforthefactthattheycreatedyouraisedyouandareinpartasourceofwhoyouarE.Herearesomewaystoloveyourparents.____36.___A.gentlegoodmorningandIloveyouwillwarmacoldestheart.RememberthattheybroughtyouintothisworlD.WithoutyourparentswemightstillwanderatanunknowncornerinanunknownworlD.Respectthemmoreandcherishthesemoments.Youcanusethesemomentstolearnfromthemwhenyou'reoffonyourown.It'sOKtogetangrybutangryactionsdon'thelpyouoryourparents.ActcalmlycooloffjournalaboutyourfeelingsortalktoafrienD.____37.___Obeytheirrequests.Itwillmakeyourattitudebetterandearnyoumorerespectfromthem.Itmayseemlikeyouaregoingthroughhellwhenyoudon’tgetwhatyouwantoryouhavetoclean.Howeveryouhadbetterremembertheykeeparoofoveryourheadwhenit’scoldrainingsnowingortoohot.Understandthatparentsarehumanbeingsandmakemistakes.____38.___Sinceyoucanforgiveyourfriendswhynotforgiveyourparents?Keepcompanywiththem.DothingswithyourparentslikewatchingTVorgosomewherewiththem.____39.___Listentotheiroldstoriesandlearnfromthem.Youwillfindtheyareyourteachersinthiswayoranother.Somepeoplesimplymaynotbeabletolovetheirparents.____40.___Seekhelpifyouarebeingabusedinanyway.Parentsdonothavearighttoharmyou.A.Forgivenessisthekey.B.Tellthemyoulovethemeverymorning.C.Parentswillinturnexpresstheirlovetoyou.D.Afterthisshareyourfeelingswithyourparents.E.Anywayspendasmuchtimewiththemasyoucan.F.Pleaserememberparentsareasimportantasfriends.G.TherecanberealisticreasonsforthisfamilyviolenceforexamplE.
AfteryouseethemovieyoumaygiveanopinionofthemoviE.Forexample_36__.becomesThestoryhadfunnymomentsbutitwentontoolong.Thishorrormovieisgoodbecomes__37__.Sotrytofindthatveryspecificopinionthatwillbethefoundationofyourrenew.Youwantyourreadertobeinterestedinwhatyouhavetosay38._GrabhimorherinoneofseveralwaysStartwithagreatquitefromthemovieandexplainhowitreflectsthemovierefertothereputationoftheactorordirectorandcompareittohowheorshedidinthismoviecomparethismovietoanotherwell-knownfilminafewsentencesortwoexplainwhatyourexpectationwas__39_.Somereadersliketoknowwhatthey’regettingintobeforetheylaydowntheirmoneyforaticket.YoucantellpeoplethebasicpremiseofthemoviE.Infactyoushouldtellthemhowthestorybuildsbutdon’tgiveawaykeymomentsespeciallynottheending!Andkeepitbrief.40.__A.Idon’tlikethatmovieBCreateagoodleadC.Thengettoreviewing.D.Ididn’tlikethiscomedyE.Thishonormovieworksbecauseitbuildssuspenserightupuntiltheend.FGiveyouropinionstatement.GThenendthatfirstparagraphwithyouropinionstatement.
Self-confidencemotivationsupportandknowledgearethemainfactorsdeterminingifonesucceedsorfails.Eachofthesefactorsinfluencesourchancesofsuccessinadifferentway.36.Lackofself-confidenceisprobablythemostdreadfulenemyofsuccess.37EventhemostcapablepersonissuretofailwithsuchanattitudE.Ifitisyourcasetooimprovingyourself-confidenceisamust.Motivationisequallyasimportantasself-confidencE.38Youmayevennottrytoachievethegoalthatliesbeforeyou.Itisimportanttofindoutwhatisthebestmotivationforyou.IfyouhavetodosomethingthatdoesnotmotivateyoujusttreatyourselfwitharewardafteryousucceeD.Ofcoursethisrewardshouldconsistofsomethingthatwillmotivateyoutopursue追求asuccess.39WhileitisnotamustforsucceedinginyourgoalsalackofsupportcanoftenleadtofailurE.Itisalsotruethatsomepeoplecannotsucceedwithoutapropersupportfromtheirsurroundings.Thesepeopleoftenlosetheirmotivationorworsetheirself-confidencE.Ifyouknowsuchapersonsupportinghimorherisarightthingtodo.AlsosurroundyourselfwiththerightpeoplE.Youwillseetheresultssoon.Pursuingrealisticgoalsisalsoimportantforasuccess.YoushouldalwaysmakesurethatyourgoalsareachievablE.40UnrealisticgoalsusuallyleadtoafastfailureandalsomakemanypeopleembarrasseD.A.AsweknowmanypeopletrybutdonotsucceeD.B.Considerallyourknowledgeandskillswhensettingupagoal.C.Motivationissomethinginyourselfthatcanpushyouforwards.D.ThereareseveralmainreasonswhysomepeoplecannotsucceeD.E.Supportivefamilyandcollectiveworkplacearealsoveryimportant.F.WithoutityouwillnotpushyourselftowardsabetterperformancE.G.ThinkingyouarenotgoodenoughtoachieveyourgoalsisthesameasdecidingthatyouwillnotsucceeD.
MuzakThenexttimeyougointoabankastoreorasupermarketstopandlisten.Whatdoyouhear?36It'ssimilartothemusicyoulistentobutit'snotexactlythesamE.That'sbecausethismusicwasespeciallydesignedtorelaxyouortogiveyouextraenergy.Sometimesyoudon'tevenrealizethemusicisplayingbutyoureacttothemusicanyway.Quietbackgroundmusicusedtobecalledelevator电梯musicbecauseweoftenhearditinelevators.ButlatelywehearitinmoreandmoreplacesandithasanewnameMuzak.Aboutone-thirdofthepeopleinAmericalistentoMuzakeveryday.Themusicplaysfor15minutesatatimewithshortpausesinbetween.ItisalwaysmorelivelybetweentenandeleveninthemorningandbetweenthreeandfourintheafternoonwhenpeoplearemoretireD.37IfyoulistentoMuzakcarefullyyouwillprobablyrecognizethenamesofmanyofthesongs.Somemusiciansorsongwritersdon'twanttheirsongstobeusedasMuzakbutothersarehappywhentheirsongsarechosen.Why?38Musicisoftenplayedinpublicplacesbecauseitisdesignedtomakepeoplefeellesslonelywhentheyareinanairportorahotel.IthasbeenproventhatMuzakdoeswhatitisdesignedtodo.TiredofficeworkerssuddenlyhavemoreenergywhentheyhearthepleasantsoundofMuzakinthebackgrounD.39Supermarketshoppersbuy38percentmoregroceries.40Theysayit'sboringtohearthesamesongsallthetimE.ButotherpeopleenjoyhearingMuzakinpublicplaces.Theysayithelpsthemrelaxandfeelcalm.OnewayoranotherMuzakaffectseveryonE.SomefarmersevensaytheircowsgivemoremilkwhentheyhearMuzak!A.Somepeopledon'tlikeMuzak.B.Themusicgivesthemextraenergy.C.MusicisplayinginthebackgrounD.D.Factoryworkersproduce13percentmorE.E.Muzaktendstohelppeopleunderstandmusicbetter.F.Theygetasmuchas$4millionayeariftheirsongsareuseD.G.MuzakisplayedinmostofthebigsupermarketsintheworlD.
Toforgiveisavirtuebutnoonehaseversaiditiseasy.WhensomeonehasdeeplyhurtyouitcanbeextremelydifficulttoletgoofyourhatE.Howeverforgivenessispossibleanditcanbesurprisinglybeneficialtoyourphysicalandmentalhealth.Peoplewhoforgiveshowlesssadnessangerandstressandmorehopefulnessaccordingtoarecentresearch.36.____Trythefollowingsteps:Calmyourself.37.Youcantakeacoupleofbreathsandthinkofsomethingthatgivesyoupleasure:abeautifulsceneinnatureorsomeoneyoulovE.Don’twaitforanapology.ManytimesthepersonswhohurtyoudonotintendtoapologizE.Theymayhavewantedtohurtyouortheyjustdon’tseethingsthesameway.38.Keepinmindthatforgivenessdoesnotnecessarilymeanbecomingfriendsagainwiththepersonwhoupsetyou.Takethecontrolawayfromyouroffender冒犯者.Rethinkingaboutyourhurtgivespowertothepersonwhocausesyoupain.Insteadofpilingyoursadfeelingsinyourheartlearntolookforthelovebeautyandkindnessaroundyou.39.__IfyouunderstandyouroffenderyoumayrealizethatheorshewasactingoutofunawarenessfearandevenlovE.Youmaywanttowritealettertoyourselffromyouroffender’spointofview.Don’tforgettoforgiveyourself.40.Butitcanrobyouofyourself-confidenceifyoudon’tdoit.A.Whyshouldyouforgive?B.Howshouldyoustarttoforgive?C.Recognizethebenefitsofforgiveness.D.Trytoseethingsfromyouroffender’sanglE.E.ForsomepeopleforgivingthemselvesisthebiggestchallengE.F.Tomakeyourangerdieawaytryasimplestress-managementtechniquE.G.IfyouwaitforpeopletoapologizeyoucouldbewaitinganawfullylongtimE.
IsDietingOkforKids?Youmayknowsomeadultsandkidswhoworryabouttheirweightandsaythey'regoingonadiet.Youmightwonderifyoushouldbeonadiettoo.36Why?Let'sfindout.DietingtoLoseWeight37Whensomeonedietstoloseweightthepersonistryingtoeatfewercaloriesthanthebodyuses.Bydoingthisthepersonmaylosebodyfatanddecreasehisorherweight.Likewiseifapersoneatsmorecaloriesthanthebodyusesthepersonmaygainweight.Kidsusuallydonotneedtodietinthisway.38Duringthistimekidsneedavarietyofhealthyfoodstokeeptheirbodiesgrowingproperly.SomekidsareoverweightbutevenoverweightkidsoftencanimprovetheirhealthsimplybyeatingnutritiousfoodsandbeingmoreactivE.39B.utkidsmayhurttheirhealthevenmorebydoingsomethingdrasticlikeskippingmealsordecidingtoeatonlylettucE.WhoNeedstoDiet?ThoughsomepeoplemayfeeltheyweightoomuchortoolittlethereisnoperfectbodyshapE.Somepeoplehavelargerframesbiggerbonesandwillalwayslookbiggerandheavierthanpeoplewithsmallerframes.40Yourdoctorcanexamineyouandcheckyourbodymassindex身体质量指数.That'sawayofestimatinghowmuchbodyfatyouhavE.Ifthedoctorisconcernedaboutyourweightheorshecanrecommendacoupleofgoals:foryoutogainweightataslowerpaceforyoutomaintainyourcurrentweightForsomekidsthedoctormayrecommendlosingsomeweightbutthisshouldbedonewiththedoctor'shelp.Kidswhoneedtoloseweightmayvisitwithadietitianwhocanexplainhowtoreducecaloriessafelywhilestillgettingallthenecessarynutrients.A.Itisimportanttoformagoodeatinghabit.B.Unlikeadultskidsarestillgrowinganddeveloping.C.Butmostkidsdonotneedto—andshouldnot—dietthisway.D.Noteatingproperlycanbeveryharmfultokids.E.Allfoodsandmanydrinkscontainscalories.F.Talktoyourdoctorifyouhavequestionsaboutyourweight.G.Beingoverweightcancausehealthproblems.
HowtoLoveYourParentsEvenifyouthinkthatyourparentsaremean-spiritedattimeslovingyourparentsisanormalandfulfillingpartoflifE.YoulovethemforthefactthattheycreatedyouraisedyouandareinpartasourceofwhoyouarE.Herearesomewaystoloveyourparents.____36.___A.gentlegoodmorningandIloveyouwillwarmacoldestheart.RememberthattheybroughtyouintothisworlD.WithoutyourparentswemightstillwanderatanunknowncornerinanunknownworlD.Respectthemmoreandcherishthesemoments.Youcanusethesemomentstolearnfromthemwhenyou'reoffonyourown.It'sOKtogetangrybutangryactionsdon'thelpyouoryourparents.ActcalmlycooloffjournalaboutyourfeelingsortalktoafrienD.____37.___Obeytheirrequests.Itwillmakeyourattitudebetterandearnyoumorerespectfromthem.Itmayseemlikeyouaregoingthroughhellwhenyoudon’tgetwhatyouwantoryouhavetoclean.Howeveryouhadbetterremembertheykeeparoofoveryourheadwhenit’scoldrainingsnowingortoohot.Understandthatparentsarehumanbeingsandmakemistakes.____38.___Sinceyoucanforgiveyourfriendswhynotforgiveyourparents?Keepcompanywiththem.DothingswithyourparentslikewatchingTVorgosomewherewiththem.____39.___Listentotheiroldstoriesandlearnfromthem.Youwillfindtheyareyourteachersinthiswayoranother.Somepeoplesimplymaynotbeabletolovetheirparents.____40.___Seekhelpifyouarebeingabusedinanyway.Parentsdonothavearighttoharmyou.A.Forgivenessisthekey.B.Tellthemyoulovethemeverymorning.C.Parentswillinturnexpresstheirlovetoyou.D.Afterthisshareyourfeelingswithyourparents.E.Anywayspendasmuchtimewiththemasyoucan.F.Pleaserememberparentsareasimportantasfriends.G.TherecanberealisticreasonsforthisfamilyviolenceforexamplE.
36.Difficultcustomersarethenightmaresofeveryshopkeeper.37..UnfortunatelythemostdifficultoneswilluseittoslapyouinthefacE.Buttherearetipsfordealingwithdifficultcustomersyoucanfollowtokeepyourheadcoolandyourshoppeaceful.1Gettotherootoftheproblem.Askthecustomerhowyoucanassisthimorher.Iftherootoftheproblemissimpleenoughdon’tsayanythingmorethatyouknowwillupsetthecustomer.Yourgoalistosolvetheproblemandgetawayfromthedifficultcustomerasquicklyaspossiblewithoutsacrificingyourstore’sreputation.SometimesdifficultcustomersleavewithabadexperiencE.38..Andyouknowhowpowerfulwordofmouthis.2._39.Oneofthebesttipsfordealingwithdifficultcustomersissmiling.ItconfusespeoplE.Notonlydoesitkeepthesituationfrombecomingtootenseitalsohelpsyoukeepupacoolfront.Beingcharmingofteneasestheprobleminstantly.Besensitivetopeople’semotions.A.genuinesmileisnicebutaninsultingsmileisn’t.SodowhatyoucantoresolveanissueandaccompanyitwithasmilE.Butdon’tsmilewhilehe’sgivingyouapieceofhisminD.Youneedtoexpressyourunderstandingandnotmakethemfeelyou’relaughingatthem.3Offerapresent.Oneofthemosteffectivetipsfordealingwithdifficultcustomersismakingsurethey1eaveyourstoreinagoodmooD.IfyourunarestaurantperhapsyoucanofferthecustomerafreeglassofwineoracupofteA.Ensurethecustomerthatthemisfortunewillnothappenagain.It’sasmallpricetopayforahappyending.ThetruthisthesetypesofcustomersareeverywherE.40.Perhapsnexttimethatconsumerwillhaveachangeofheart.A.Everyoneknowsthatthecustomerisalwaysfight.B.SmilE.C.HowtoHelptheCustomersinDifficultyD.Followthesetipsfordealingwithdifficultcustomersandyou’llbeallright.E.CustomerServiceF.ThreeAmazingWaystoSatisfyDifficultCustomersG.ThentheytalkaboutittootherpeoplE.
HowtoBeInterestingEverybodytriestobeinterestingandwell-likedinthelifE.Ifyoufeellikeyouareboringordulldon'tworry.36Readthefollowingtolearnhow.1.BeeducateD.Themoreyouknowaboutwhatisgoingonintheworldthemoreyoucancontributetoconversations.Interestingpeoplecanbringsomethingnewtoaconversationandsharefunfactsratherthanjustsittingtherenodding.37Keepyourselfeducatedbyreadingbooksandstayingup-to-datewithnewsandpopculturE.2.GettoknownewpeoplE.ExpandyoursocialcirclebymakingupconversationswithanyoneandeveryonE.Youneverknowwhenastrangercanturnintooneofyournewbestfriends138Ifyouseesomebodyinterestingthengooverandtalktothem.Youhavenothingtolose!3.39Hobbiesnotonlyhelpyoumeetpeopletheyalsoallowyoutoidentifyyourskillsandtalents.Someofthemostinterestingpeopleintheworldhaveauniquetalent.Examplesofinterestinghobbiesincludephotographygolfingcookingsingingdancingvolunteeringreadingcraftingandpainting.Joinandlearnanewcraft.4.Beyourself.RemembereventhoughyoumayfeeluninterestingyouareuniquE.40Don'tpretendtobesomebodyyouarenotbecauseeventuallythetruthwillcomeout.Insteadofhidingwhoyouarelearntoplayupyourpositivequalitiesandplaydownyournegativeones.A.Takeuphobbies.B.Talktopeopleatpartiesbarsandclubs.C.Don'ttrytogetattentionbyimitatingothers.D.Everybodyhasthepotentialtobeinteresting.E.Themoreyoudothemorestoriesyouwillhavetosharewithothers.F.ThemoreyoulearnthebetterconversationalistyouwillbecomE.G.Makeeyecontactandavoidtextingortalkingonthephonewhenyouarewithothers
Althoughproblemsareapartofourlivesitcertainlydoesn’tmeanthatweletthemruleourlivesforever.Onedayortheotheryou’llhavetostandupandsay–problemIdon’twantyouinmylifE.36.Problemswithfriendsparentsgirlfriendshusbandsandchildren–thelistgoeson.Apartfromthesetheinnerconflictswithinourselvesworktoo.Thesekeepaddingtoourproblems.Problemscomeindifferentshapesandcolorsandfeelings.Butgoodnewsisthatallproblemscanbedealtwith.Nowreadontoknowhowtosolveyourproblems.Talkitreallyhelps.Whatmostofusthinkisthatourproblemcanbeunderstoodonlybyusandthatnotalkingisgoingtohelp.37.Talkinghelpsyoumoveonandletgo.Writeyourproblems.38.Whenyouwritedownyourproblemsyouaresettingfreeallthetensionfromyoursystem.Youcantrythrowingawaythepaperonwhichyouwroteyourproblems.BydoingthisimagineyourselfthrowingawaytheproblemsfromyourlifE.Don’tlosefaithandhopE.Nomatterwhatyouloseinlifedon’tlosefaithandhopE.Evenifyouloseallyourmoneyfamilyyoushouldstillhavefaith.39.Yourproblemsaren’ttheworst.Nomatterwhatproblemyougetinlifethere’reanotheronemillionpeoplewhoseproblemsarehugerthanyours.40.YourproblemsmightjustseembigandworsebutinrealitytheycanberemoveD.Goaboutandsolveyourproblemsbecauseeveryproblemhoweverbigorsmallalwayshasawayout.A.Butthetruthisthatwhenyoutalkaboutityou’resettingfreethenegativeenergiesthathavebeengatheringwithinyou.B.Whenwehaveaproblemapressingcriticalurgentlife-threateningproblemhowdowetryandsolveit?C.Tellyourself:whentheycandealwiththemwhycan’tI?D.Ofcoursewe’vebeenfightingproblemseversincewewereborn.E.Wecanoftenovercometheproblemandachievethegoalbymakingadirectattack.F.Havingapersonaldiarycanalsobeofhugehelpifyoudon’twantarealpersontotalkwith.G.WithfaithandhopeyoucanrebuildeverythingthatyoulosE.
Californiaisdry.Thesunnystateissufferingfromafour-yeardrought—aseriousandunusuallackofrainfall.TheeffectsofthedroughtcanbeseenmostclearlyinCalifornia’sSierraNevadamountains.Muchofthestate’swatersupplycomesfromthedeepsnowthatfallsinthesemountains.Thatsnowmeltsinthespringandfillsthestate’sriverslakesandundergroundbodiesofwater.36.AsaresultexpertsarenowwarningthatCaliforniacurrentlyhasonlyaone-yearsupplyofusablewater.Todaywearestandingondrygrasswherethereshouldbefivefeetofsnow.37.ThatmeanspeoplewillhavetolimittheirwateruseathomE.Theycandothisbynotwateringlawnsandreducinghowmuchwatertheyuseforcleaningandcooking.38.Placeslikegolfcoursescurrentlyusealotofwatertokeeplawnsgreen.They’llneedtofindsolutionsforthisproblemthatrequirelesswater.California’swatercrisishasbeencausedmainlybyalackofrainandsnowfalloverthepastfewyears.39.TodayCaliforniaishometonearly40millionpeoplE.Thisisdoublethenumberwholivedtherein1960.Californiasimplyhastoomanypeopleforitsnaturalresources.40.Manypeoplehavemovedtothestatebecauseofitsnaturalbeautyandpleasantweather.AndseveralmajorbusinessesarebasedinCaliforniaincludingHollywoodmoviecompaniessuchasWarnerBros.andtechnologygiantslikeApplE.ThedroughtisnotlikelytodestroyCalifornia’sbusinessesbutthestatewillhavetorethinkhowitgrowsanddoesthings.A.Peoplecanbenefitalotfromthisterribledrought.B.Thisseriousdroughtneedsimmediateaction.C.NaturehaspreparedsomuchforpeoplE.D.MotherNaturedidn’tintendforsomanypeoplE.E.Butthesnowhasn’tbeenfalling.F.Butanotherbigproblemisitsgrowingpopulation.G.Somepublicplaceswillneedtomakebigchanges.
WhattoexpectathighschoolAreyousuperworriedaboutwhattoexpectathighschool?Wellguesswhat?Everyoneis!Thefollowingtipswillhelpguideyousafelythroughyourfirstday!►Understandthatyou’llbemovingalot.Dependingontheschoolyou’reattherecouldbemoresubjectsandyou’llhavemoreclassrooms!36Bereadytomovearoundandrememberwhatclassroomstheyarein.►Understandthenewnessofhighschool.Thereareusuallymorestrictteachersandmoreclassrooms!Don’tworry.37Morefriendsandmorefreedomhopefully!Therewillbealotofdifferencessogoalongwithitanddon’tfeelnervousaboutthechangE.►38Stayawayfromstudentswhohavehighergradesthanyou!They’reolderandyouwillbeaneasytarget目标sowatchyourback!Iftheydotrytothreaten恐吓youoranythingtellyourparentsorteacherstohelpyouwithit.►Bepreparedforthediningroom.Makesureyouhavefriendstositwithoryou’lllooklonelyandfeellonely.Makesomenewfriendstositwith.39►Remembertostaygoodinschool.40Youdon’tneedanAforeverythingbutanFoneverythingisnotgood!Spendenoughtimeonstudyandtakenotesduringclass.A.Oneforeverysubject.B.Putyourbooksinorder.C.Knowwhotowatchoutfor.D.Therearesomeadvantages!E.Trytoeathealthilyonyourfirstday.F.Trytomakeagoodimpressionontheteachers.G.Doyourhomeworkandmakesureyoustudyhard!
__56___.Beingangrydoesn’treallysolvemuchbutwhatpeopledowhentheyfeelangryisimportant.Thegoalistocalmdownandtrytosolvewhatisbotheringyou.Thisishardforsomekidsandadultstoo.Insteadofcalmingdownsomekidsmightkeepgettingmoreandmoreupsetuntiltheyexplodelikeavolcano!__57___.Theirangermightbesostrongthattheylosecontroloftheirtemper.Theymayactinwaysunacceptableandhurtful.Peoplemaysaythatsomeonehastroublecontrollingtheirtemper.__58___Somekidsmightgetsoangrythattheyscreamattheirparentsbreaksomethingorevenworsehittheirbrothersorsisters._59____.Howeverit’snotOKforakidtodoanyofthosethings.Kidsdon’twanttoactinthiswaybutsometimesangryfeelingscanbehardtomanagE.Sowhattodo?Wellthegoodnewsisthatkidsdon’tjusthavetokeepmakingthesamemistakesoverandoveragain.__60___.Imagineyourtemperasapuppyinsideyouthatneedssometraining.Thepuppyisnotbad----itwillprobablyturnoutagreatdog.Itjustneedstolearnsomerulesbecauserightnowthatpuppyiscausingsomeproblemstoyou.A.Youcantrainyoutemper.B.Youdon’twanttocausetroublE.C.Kidsshouldbeallowedtoexpresstheirfeelingsevenangryones.D.Everybodygetsangrysometimes.E.Infacttheyusuallymeanthatakidbehavesbadlywhenfeelingangry.F.Insteadofthinkingofthepersonyou’reangrywiththinkofsomethingelsE.G.Somekidsgetangrymoreoftenormoreeasilythansomeotherkids.
Asweknoweveryonecanmakemistakesbutdon’tworryaboutit.Thefollowingiswhatweshoulddowhenwemakemistakes.●Justadmit承认it.Don’tthinkthatourmistakesarecausedbyothers.16.Don’tblameotherpeopleanddon’tcheatourselveseither.●17.Inordertostoptheproblemfromgettingworseweshouldactquicklytosolveit.Ifwedon’tactanddealwiththeproblemquicklyit’llonlymakeusfeelmorestresseD.Alsoitisnecessarytomakeaplanofactionandcorrectthemistakeaccordingtoit.18.●19ThosewhohavemadethemostmistakescangetanAfortheyaretheoneswhohavelearnedthemost.ThemorewelearnfromourmistakestheclevererwearE.●20Whatcausedustomakethemistake?Howcanweavoidmakingthesamemistakeinthefuture?WhenweactwithamethodtogetagoodresultdoitthatwaynexttimE.Ifwedon’tweshouldstopthinkaboutitchangeitandtryagain.A.Realizethatmakingmistakesisthebestwaytolearn.B.Don’tbeafraidoffailurE.C.Bebraveandfacethefactthatwehavemadethemistakes.D.SolveitatoncE.E.Sobeawayfromstress.F.Sodecidequicklyandact.G.Thinkaboutwhatwecanlearnfromourmistakes.
HerearetipsforasuccessfulspeechfromaprofessionalspeechwriterNospeechshouldlastmorethan20minutes.36TheSermonontheMountacollectionofsayingsandteachingsofJesusforexamplelastedhardlymorethanthreeminutes.FocusononetopiC.We'rehumanandtendtohavelotsofthoughtsopinionsandideas.Youhavetomakeproperselection.37Includeandexpandonlythosethatexplainandsupportyourviewpoint观点.38It'simportanttorememberthatyourwordsmustbehearableandunderstandablethefirsttimeout.Humourisvital.39RonaldReaganalwayswantedtojokeatthestartofaspeechbecauseheneededthequickvictoryoflaughter.Ithelpedhimrelax.Italsohelpedtheaudiencerelax.Don'tforgettosaythanks.Youshouldalwaysatthebeginningofthespeechthankthepersonwhoinvitedyouandintroducedyou.40Whileyou'redoingittheaudiencegetsachancetodaydreamandsettledown.They'regoingtodaydreamatsomepointanywayanditmayaswellbebeforeyougettotheheartofyourremarks.A.Chooseyourwordscarefully.B.AndsayingthanksatthebeginninghasapracticalpurposE.C.Firstyouhavetoworkoutwhatyou'regoingtosay.D.Everyspeechneedsitandyouneedittooprobablyatthebeginning.E.Sticktoonesubject—thefutureofthesoccerclubforexamplE.F.Thisprocesstakestimesostartonceyoubeginthinkingaboutthespeech.G.Themoreimportantthemessageisthelesstimeitrequirestosayit.
WhatTeenagersCanDoToEarnMoreRespectAsteenagerscontinuetogrowanddevelopintoyoungadultsthetransition过渡intoadulthoodhasbegun.WithsomanyphysicalandemotionalchangesgoingoncertainmannersareoftenforgottenandotheradulttraitsarenotyetacceptedasawayoflifE.36Bydoingthefollowingthingsyouwillearnmorerespect.ContributetothehouseholdAttheveryleastcleanupafteryourself.Asateenageryouareoldenoughtocleanupafteryourself.Whenyoumakeamesscleanitup.37AllchoresthatyoudohelptoreducetheloadofthepersonwhodidthembeforE.Nowthatyou’reoldenoughandcapablewhyshouldn’tyoucontributetothehousehold?38Beresponsible39WhethertheyarebasicthingslikebrushingyourteethordoingyourhomeworkormoreinvolvedchoresthatcontributetothehouseholdsimplyfulfillyourresponsibilitiesontimE.WhenadultsknowthattheycanrelyonyoutheirtrustandrespectforyouwillincreasE.SolvemoreofyourownproblemwithoutaskingforhelpInsteadoftakingtheeasyapproachandaskingforhelpmakeanefforttosolveyourproblemsonyourownfirst.Theeasywayisonlyeasyforyoubutitisanextrataskforthepersonfromwhomyouareseekinghelp.Seekhelponlyafteryouhavemakeanhonestefforttosolveyourownproblems.40Whenyoubecomeagoodproblemsolveryouincreaseyourvalvetothecommunity.A.Everyonehascertainresponsibilities.B.Bybeingawareofthesemannersandtraitsyoucanmanagethemsooner.C.Thepeopledoingthechoresbeforewillgreatlyappreciatethehelp.D.Thisincludes.Butisnotlimitedtoyourdishesandyourroom.E.Itwillmakeyourlifemorepleasant.F.Dependingontheproblem15minutesofeffortisusuallyagoodguidelinE.G.Whenspeakingtoagroupspeakloudenough.
I’m30yearsoldandthereareseveralthingsthatlifehastaughtmethatIwanttosharewithyou.Herearethe4lessonsthatlifehastaughtmeinthepast30years.1.TakecareofyourbodyLifeisunfairlybiased偏向的towardspeoplewholookgoodlikeitornot.Soit’simportantthatyoudoallthatisinyourpowertolookyourbest.36Youwilllivelongerandyouwilllivehappierifyoutakecareofyourbody;youmayevengetpromotedfasteronyourjob.Rememberthatyourhealthisreallyyourgreatestwealth.2.37NoonetaughtmetosavewhenIwasgrowingup;noonetoldmetheimportanceofsaving.FortunatelyIwasabletolearnthevalueofsavingthroughreadinggreatbookslikeTheMillionaireNextDoor.WhatIwanttoteachothersistosaveatleasttwentypercentofyourincome.Ifyouaretobewealthyyoumustnotjustearnalotyoumustsavealot.3.Thinkinthelongterm.InhighschoolIwasthinkingaboutcollegeincollegeIwasthinkingaboutlifeaftercollege.I’mdesigningmylifeandI’mmakingdecisionstodaythatwillenablemetolivethelifeIdesirewhenI’minmy40’s50’sand60’s.Youhavetothinkinthelongterm;youhavetoseethebigpicture.384.RealizethepoweroffocusFocusfocusfocus39Ifyoufailinthislifetimeyouwillfailbecauseofbrokenfocus.Ifyoufocusonthegoalsthataremostimportanttoyouyouwillachievethem.Theproblemisthattherearesomanydistractions.40Winnersdecidetomajoronmajorsandtheyevenletimportantthingsslipbecausetheyjustfocusonachievingwhatiscriticaltotheirgoals.A.Theimportanceofsaving.B.Ifyouplanyourfutureproperlyyouwillliveintoyourplans.C.Saveyourmoney.D.Nothingismorecriticalthanfocus.E.Whatseparatesthewinnersfromthelosersisthatthewinnerslearntofocusontheirgoals.F.Imeandressingnicelyworkingoutandeatingright.G.It’scriticalthatyoupursuerelationshipswithindividualswhoaregoodfirst.
Wherewouldyoumostliketogoonvacation?Paris?London?TheAmazonRainforest?EachofthesedestinationsisattractivE.36Asamewwordstaycationreferstopeoplestayingathomeduringtheirvacationtimeandgoingsightseeingaroundtheirhometown.Staycationshavebecomereallypopularrecentlyasawayofhavinganenjoyablevacationwithoutspendingtoomuchmoney.Thereareshortcomingstoeverypositivethinghowever.37YoualsomightpreventyourselffromenjoyingthingstothefullestastheatmospheremightbethesameasanyothertimE.38Itmeansyouwon’tbeavailableforworkorotheractivities.Whatcanyoudotomakeyourstaycationfun?1.Gotoanearbytownortoafancyhotelinyourhometownandstayovernight.Treatyourselftooroomserviceandanyotherfunthingsthehotelhastooffer.2.39Youwouldhavedoneitonavacationright?Treatyourselftothisatleastforoneday!3.Throwasmallparty.Thinkaboutthemoneyyouaresavingbynotgoingaway.Youwillstillsavemoneybuthavefunandyouwillhelpotherpeopletohavefuntoo!4.Goshopping!Windowshoppingorthesuperfuntypewhereyoubuythings!Youwouldhaveboughtsouvenirsifyouhadgoneonavacationsotreatyourselfduringyourstaycation!Themostimportantthingtorememberistodothingsthatmakeyouandyourfamilyexcited!40A.Eatoutforeverymeal!B.GoonadaytriptoanearbytownortobeachC.Butwhynotremainathomeandenjoyastaycation?D.IfyouareonastaycationyoumightgetcallsfromworkE.MostofthetimeitinvolvesdiningoutmorefrequentlythanusualF.MakesureyouallhavefunandwhenitisoveryoufeelrefresheD.G.ThetrickistomakesureyourfriendsandcoworkersknowyouareonaStaycation.
EvaluatingSources来源ofhealthInformationMakinggoodchoicesaboutyourownhealthrequairsreasonableevaluation.A.keyfirststepinbetteringyourevaluationabilityistolookcarefullyatyoursourcesofhealthyinformation.Resonableevaluationincludesknowingwhereandhowtofindrelevantinformationhowtoseparatefactfromopinionshowtorecognizepoorreasoningandhowtoanalyzeinformationandthereliabilityofsources.38.GototheoriginalsourcE.Mediareportsoftensimplifytheresultsofmedicalresearch.FindoutforyourselfwhatastudyreallyreportedanddeterminewhetheritwasbasedongoodsciencE.Thinkaboutthetypeofstudy.39.WatchformisleadinglanguagE.Somestudieswillfindthatabehaviorcontributestoorisassociatedwithanoutcome;thisdoesnotmeanthatacertaincoursemustleadtoacertainresult.40.Carefullyreadorlistentoinformationinordertofullyunderstandit.UseyourcommonsensE.Ifareportseemstoogoodtobetrueprobablyitis.Beespeciallycarefulofinformationcontainedinadvertisements.41.Evaluatescientificstatementscarefullyandbeawareofquackery江湖骗术.42.Friendsandfamilymemberscanbeagreatsourceofideasandinspirationbuteachofusneedstofindahealthylifestylethatworksforus.DevelopingtheabilitytoevaluatereasonablyandindependentlyabouthealthproblemswillserveyouwellthroughoutyourlifE.A.Makechoicethatarerightforyou.B.Thegoalofanadistosellyousomething.C.Besuretoworkthroughthecriticalquestions.D.Andexaminethefindingsoftheoriginalresearch.E.DistinguishbetweenresearchreportsandpublichealthadvicE.F.Beawarethatinformationmayalsobeincorrectlyexplainedbyanauthor’spointofview.G.Thefollowingsuggestionscanhelpyousortthroughthehealthinformationyoureceivefromcommonsources.
AhobbyisaninvestmentoftimE.Italsocanbeaninvestmentofmoneyandcommitment.Manypeoplechoosetodevelopmorethanonetypeofhobby.36.Whenitcomestochoosingthehobbyconsiderthefollowingfactors.HobbiesareusuallyanactivityofsomesortthatbringsoutacertainskillthatyouhavE.Whenyouhaveatalentlikepaintingorwoodworkingitcanbeeasytodeterminewhichhobbysuitsyourskill.37.Skillcanbedevelopedandchallengedasyougoalong.Itisnotanecessaryrequirement.A.hobbyisfittingbecauseyouloveitnotbecauseyou’reaprofessionalatit.Somepeopleparticularlyenjoytakingpartinhobbiesthattheycandoinagroupwithothers.Itcanbealotmorefuntobecomeamemberofahobbygroupthantositaloneinyourbasement.38.It’simportanttoshareinterestsandnetworkwithotherhobbyenthusiaststhatdowhatyoudo.Hobbiesaregenerallyanactivitythatyouundertakebecauseofthejoyitbringsyou.Ofcoursemanypeoplehavediscoveredthejoythatalsocomeswithahobbythatearnsyoualiving.__39.JustmakesureyoumakethechoicethatfitsyourlifestyleandpersonalpreferencE.40.Butmostoftheskilledhobbieslikeartbuildingorwritinghaveaseriesoflessonsortutorialsthatyoucantaketofurtheryourskills.Insomecasesit’sareallygoodideatotakelessonsespeciallyifyouarecluelessastowhereorhowtobegin.Stepbystepbooksformosthobbiescanoftenbefoundinbookstoresaswell.A.Howeverhobbiesdon’thavetobeskillrelateD.B.MosthobbiescaneasilybedonewithinyourownhomeatyourleisurE.C.Lookoneuporstartyourown.D.Readhobbybookstolearnmoreaboutyourchosenhobby!E.Makealistofthingsthatyouenjoyordon’tknowabout.F.Itcanbeanecessarypartofselectingthehobbythatisrightforyou.G.Whetherit’sfulltimeparttimeornotatallyoumustdecidewhetheryourhobbyappliestoyou.
Areyouconcernedabouttheeffectofthehaze雾霾inSingaporeonthehealthofyourchildren?ThenyoushouldreadthefollowingpassagE.YoungchildrenespeciallythosewithlungorheartillnessshouldavoidoutdooractivityatPSIPollutionStandardsIndex---usedinSingaporelevelsabove100saysDrBijuThomas.Theimmunesystem免疫系统ofchildrenisnotmaturE.___11___Exposuretothehazecanresultinsymptomssuchasablockednosedrythroatbreathingdifficultyandsoon.ChildrenwhoareexposedtothehazeandexperienceanyofthesesymptomswhicharenotseriousshouldrecoverontheirownintimeiftheylimittheirexposuretothehazE.___12___TokeepchildrensafeduringthehazeinSingaporeparentsshouldkeepdoorsandwindowsclosedathomE.Ensurechildrendrinkplentyofpurewatereveryday.___13___Theansweristhattherearen’tanyN95masksdesignedforusebychildren.That’sbecausethesemasksaremadetocreateaseal密封aroundthemouthandnoseoftheadultusersoparticles颗粒cannotgetin.__14__Surgicalmasksmaynotofferenoughprotectionfromtheharmfulparticlesinthehazewhichisverysmall2.5micronsorless.Thereisusuallysomegapbetweenthesurgicalmaskandthefacethroughwhichthehazeparticlesmayeasilygetin.___15___Howeverifitisnecessarytotakechildrenoutdoorsduringahazeparentsmaywishtoofferchildren’ssurgicalmasktotheirchildrenifitbringsthemcomfortsuchasfilteringoutthesmellfromthehazE.A.Soduringahazechildrenareespeciallyatrisk.B.Allowchildrenforregulartravelsfromonebuildingtoanother.C.Howeverifthesymptomscontinuetheyshouldaskadoctorforhelp.D.TheavailableN95masksmaynotfittightlyonthefaceofachilD.E.Soyoucanuseaconditionerinsteadofopeningthewindowsregularly.F.SoitisbesttokeepchildrenindoorstoprotectthemfromthehazewhenthePSIishigh.
EasyWaystoKeepYourBrainSharpEveryoneisforgetfulbutasweagewestarttofeellikeourbrainsareslowingdownabit—andthatcanbeaveryannoyingthing.36.1.Readonforsometechniquesworthtrying.37.Peoplewhoregularlymadeplansandlookedforwardtoupcomingeventshada50percentreducedchanceofAlzheimer’sdisease早老性痴呆症accordingtoarecentstudy.38.Somethingassimpleassettingagoaltohaveaweeklycoffeedatewithafriendwilldo.There’sevidencethatpeoplewhohaveapurposeinlifeorwhoareworkingonlongorshort-termgoalsappeartodobetter.InotherwordskeepyourbrainlookingforwarD.2Goforawalk.Mildlyraisedglucose葡萄糖levelscanharmtheareaofthebrainthathelpsyouformmemoriesandphysicalactivitycanhelpgetbloodglucosedowntonormallevels.Infactexerciseproduceschemicalsthataregoodforyourbrain.39.3Learnsomethingnew.TakeaSpanishclassonlinejoinadrawingcluborlearntoplaycards.A.studyfoundthatmentalstimulation刺激limitstheweakeningeffectsofagingonmemoryandtheminD.ButthebestthingforyourbrainiswhenyoulearnsomethingnewandarephysicallyactiveatthesametimE.40.Orgodancingwithyourfriends.A.FocusonthefuturE.B.ThiscanbeespeciallyharmfultotheageD.C.Itshouldbesomethinglikelearninggardening.D.Sotakeafewminuteseachdaytodosomereading.E.Butdon’tworryifyourscheduleisn’tfilledwithlife-changingevents.F.Luckilyresearchshowsthereisalotyoucandotoavoidthosemoments.G.Inotherwordswhenyoutakecareofyourbodyyoutakecareofyourbrain.
Aninterviewcanbeanerve-racking令人紧张的experiencE.36Neverthelesswithafewinterviewtipsyouwillbeonyourwaytogettingthatjobyouneedsodesperately!Thefirstinterviewtipyouwillevergetistobeyourself.37Youmustbearinmindthatthereisnooneelselikeyouontheearth.Inbelievinginyourselfyoucansuccessfullyprepareyourselfpsychologicallyforthatnerve-rackinginterview!SecondinlineforgreatinterviewtipsisthatyoushouldbeontimE.38IfyouthinkthatyoumayrunintoaproblemgettingtoainterviewontimeleaveearlytoensurethatyouwillgetthereontimE.Showingupforaninterviewontimeshowsthatyouarearesponsibleperson.AgreattiptorememberduringaninterviewistoturnoffyourcellphonE.Thereisnothingmoreannoyingtoanemployerthanacellphoneringingeveryfiveminutesduringaninterview.39SoitisbesttoturnoffyourcellphonE.40Aninterviewer’stoneofvoicetheirattitudetheirstyleofspeechandtheirbodymotionscanindicatetoyouhowyoushouldrespondtothequestionstheyposE.A.Sendane-mailtotheinterviewerontimE.B.Beinglateforaninterviewisunsatisfactory.C.Thereforeknowinghowtogetthroughaninterviewisvital.D.ThecellphoneisveryusefulwheneveryouareintroublE.E.Actnaturallyandtakeprideinyourself.F.PaycloseattentiontotheinterviewerwhileyouarebeingintervieweD.G.Besidescontinuousinterruptionsmaybeasignofunprofessionalbehavior.
ChineseCharactersHelpImproveIQChinesecharactersmaybethereasonwhylocalchildrenagedbetweensixand12displayahigherIQthantheirpeersinBritainGermanyandAustraliA.ThepictographicnatureoftheChinesewritingsystemhelpstoinspirethethinkingabilityofchildren.Theirintelligencedevelopsbetterwhiletheylearnthecharacters.36.IamaretiredChinese-languageteacherfromMalaysiA.FrommyexperiencesIhavelongnoticedthatChinese-medium-educatedstudentsalwaysexcelinmathematicsascomparedwiththosetaughtinotherlanguages.37.Thewordsfornumeralsareallmonosyllabic单音节的inChinesE.Incontrasttheirequivalents对应词inMalayhavetwoorthreesyllableslikesa-tudu-ati-gaem-patli-mae-nam.38.TheirEnglishequivalents—onetwothreefourfivesixseveneightninetenhundredthousandmillion-includemulti-syllabicwordstoo.39.ChildreneasilyfindthatitisintheChineselanguagethattheycandothejobfastest.ChildrentaughtinChinesefinditeasiertolearnnumeralsandcandotheircalculationsmuchfaster.ThishasbeenrepeatedlyprovedbyreportsonChinese-medium-educatedstudentswinningprizesinInternationalMathematicsOlympiads.MathematicshasalottodowithIQtestsasitiswellprovedthatchildrengoodatnumberstendtohaveastrongerreasoningability.40.TeachthechildrenChinesesothattheycanthinkinthelanguagE.KeeptheircuttingedgeinmathematicswiththeaidofChinesecharactersandthiswillimprovetheirIQ.A.ThesecretliesintheChinesecharacters.B.Theyaremuchquickeratlearninglanguages.C.ThiswasdiscoveredbyDrZengassistantprofessorofpsychologyatNUS.D.ThedifferencebetweenthemisstrikingwhenitcomestomemorizingthemultiplicationtablE.E.SoIwouldliketocallonChineseparentstotreasurethelanguageofourancestors.F.Ittakesalongertimetopronouncethesewords.G.ThereforeI'mgoingtoteachmathematicsifpossiblE.
StageFrightImaginethatyouareanactorperforminginaplayforthefirsttimE.YouhavelearnedallyourlinesandyouknowwheretowalkonstagE.Waitingbehindtheclosedcurtainyoucanheartheaudiencewhisperingandtakingtheirseats.Thenyourbigmomentarrives!Thecurtaingoesupandthecrowdfallssilent.Allyoucanseeisthespotlightshiningdownonyou.36.Theinsideofyourmouthisdryandyourhandsarewet.Ifyouhaveexperiencedamomentlikethisyouknowalltoowellwhatitmeanstohavestagefright.Itisoneofthemostcommontypesoffearandtendstostrikepeoplewhentheyfindthemselvesatthecenterofattention.37.Peopleexperiencethisfearwhenplayingsportsgivingapresentationorevenspeakinginclass.A.personwhosuffersfromstagefrightmaygetsweatyhandsadrymouthatightthroatorshakyknees.Stagefrightisactuallyaformofpanicandthesefeelingsareveryreal.38.Theexperiencediffersfrompersontopersonbutthesamechemicalprocessoccursineachofus.Inreactiontoanxietyourbodiesproduceachemicalthatpreparesustoeitherfightorrunawayquickly.Scientistsrefertothisasourbodies'fightorflightreaction.AsaresultwefeelgreatenergythatmakesourhandssweatourheartsraceandourkneesshakE.39.Practicingyourperformanceandfollowingsomesimpletipscanhelpcalmnervesandmanagethefeelingscausedbyanxiety.Firstdresscomfortablyandappropriately.Secondbeforetheperformancetakedeepbreathsandstretchtohelprelaxyourbody.ThirdstayawayfromdrinksthatcontaincaffeinE.40.Insteadtryabanana!Somedoctorsbelievethateatingabananacanhelpcalmyourheartandtherestofyourbody.Finallywhenyoulookintoacrowdtrytofocusonparticularpeopleinsteadofthewholegroup.Thesetipshavehelpedmanypeoplelearntodealwiththeirfears.A.Thesemightmakeyourheartraceevenfaster.B.Youdon'thavetobeonstagetogetstagefright.C.Stagefrightispartofthebody'sreactiontostress.D.Youtrytospeakyourlinesbutnothingseemstocomeout.E.Withpracticewecanlearnhowtorelaxwhileplayingsports.F.Thegoodnewsaboutstagefrightisthatherearewaystodealwithit.G.HoweverthereisatimewhenstagefrightpreventsyoufromsteppingonstagE.
EveryonehasfeelingsofanxietynervousnesstensionandstressfromtimetotimE.Hereareafewwaystohelpusmanagethem.__36__Weallthinkweknowhowtorelax.ButcalmingdowninfrontoftheTVorcomputerisn'ttruerelaxation.Dependingonwhatyou'rewatchingordoingitcouldevenmakeyoumorenervous.Thesameistrueforalcoholdrugsortobacco.Theymayseemtorelieveanxietyorstressbutit'safalsestateofrelaxationthat'sonlytemporary.Whatthebodyreallyneedsisarelaxationtechnique—likedeepbreathingtaichioryoga—thathasaphysicaleffectontheminD.GetenoughsleepnutritionandexercisE.Gettherightamountofsleepforyourneed—nottoomuchortoolittlE.Eatwell—choosefruitvegetableslowfatproteinsandwholegrainsforlongtermenergyinsteadoftheshortburststhatcomefromtoomuchsugarorcaffeinE.__37__Inthatwayyourbrainandbodycanoperateattheirbest.Connectwithothers.__38__Doingthingswiththosewefeelclosetodeepensourbondswhichallowsustofeelhappierandlessupsetaboutthings.Ifyoufeelworriedornervousaboutsomethingtalkingaboutitwithsomeonewholistensandcarescanhelpyoufeelmoreunderstoodandbetterabletodealwithit.You'llberemindedthateveryonehasthesefeelingssometimes.You'renotalonE.__39__Headingoutforawalkintheparkorahikeinthewoodscanhelpanyonefeelpeaceful.Choosesomewhereyoufeelsafesothatyoucanrelaxandenjoyyoursurroundings.WalkingorhikingcanofferadditionalbenefitorexercisE.Inviteafriendortwo—orafamilymember—alongandenjoyfeelingconnectedtopeopleaswell.Thinkpositively.A.greatwaytokeepourmindsofftheworrytrackistofocusourthoughtsonthingsthataregoodbeautifulandpositivE.__40__A.Spendtimewithyourfriendsorfamily.B.Expressyourselftoothers.C.ConnectwithnaturE.D.Keepawayfromstressandanxiety.E.Allowyourselftodreamandwishforthebest.F.Exercisetosendoxygentoeverycellinthebody.G.Chooseacorrectwaytorelax.
36_______Youprobablythinkyouwillneverbeatopstudent.Thisisnotnecessarilyso.however.Anyonecanbecomeabetterstudentifheorshewantsto.HereshowPlanyourtimecarefully.Whenplanningyourworkyoushouldmakealistofthingsthatyouhavetodo.Aftermakingthislist.youshouldmakeascheduleofyourtimE.FirstyourtimeforeatingsleepingdressingetC.Thendecideagoodregulartimeforstudying.37_______A.weeklyschedulemaynotsolveallyourproblemsbutitwillforceyourealizewhatishappeningtoyourtimE.Findagoodplacetostudy.LookaroundthehouseforagoodstudyareA.Keepthisspacewhichmaybeadeskorsimplyacornerofyourroomfreeofeverythingbutstudymaterials.Nogamesradiosortelevision.Whenyousitdowntostudyconcentrateonthesubject.Makegooduseofyourtimeinclass.38_______Listeningcarefullyinclassmeanslessworklater.Takingnoteswillhelpyourememberwhattheteachersays.Studyregularly.Whenyougethomefromschoolgooveryournotesreviewtheimportantpointsthatyourteacherisgoingtodiscussthenextdayreadthatmaterial.39_______Ifyoudothesethingsregularlythematerialwillbecomemoremeaningfulandyou’llrememberitlonger.Developagoodattitudetowardstests.Thepurposeofatestistoshowwhatyouhavelearnedaboutasubject.TheyhelpyourememberyournewknowledgE.Theworldwon’tendifyoudon’tpassatestsodontbeoverworrieD.40_______YouwillprobablydiscovermanyothersafteryouhavetriedthesE.A.Thereareothermethodsthatmighthelpyouwithyourstudying.B.Don’tforgettosetasideenoughtimeforentertainment.C.Takeadvantageofclasstimetolistentoeverythingtheteachersays.D.NoonecanbecomeatopstudentunlessheorsheworksharD.E.Maybeyouareanaveragestudent.F.Makefulluseofclasstimetotakenotesofwhattheteacherasysinclass.G.ThiswilIhelpyouunderstandthenextclass.
Howcanweallgetmorelaughterintoourlives?Hereiswhattheexpertssuggest:51.NancyAlguireateacherinCliftonParkN.Y.wasoncepainfullyshyandhadahardtimelaughing.Thenshemarriedacircusclown小丑.IbecameinterestedintheclownssherecallsOnedayIputonacostumeandpaintmyfacE.ThatafternoonmywholelifechangeD.IlearnedtolaughandenjoylifeinawayIhadneverdonebeforE.52Tothisdayshestillmakesitaruletobewithpeoplewhoenjoylifeandlaughing.53Itdoesn’ttakeyoutoomuchtimeandcanbeeasy.Collectfavoritecartoonsandjokes.AlsokeepapaperforwritingdownhumoryoufindineverydaylifE.GoodideascomeandgofastyouhavetocapturethemquicklyortheyaregonesaysVirginiaTooper.Laughwhenyouneeditmost.54sayscomedianBillCosby.Andonceyoufindlaughternomatterhowpainfulyoursituationmightbyyoucansurviveitheinsists.GrayAlanasociologyprofessorattheUniversityofMinnesotaclaimsthatlaughterisaskillwecanallgain–becauseitcomesnaturally.55.Justremember:wearejusthereforaperiodsogetafewlaughs.A.Youcansoftentheworstblowsthroughhumor.B.Mixwithpeoplewholaugh.C.Practisetheartoflaughing.D.KeepalaughterfilE.E.Hewholaughslastlaughsbest.F.Butit’salsosomethingthathastobedevelopeD.G.People’sjoycanaffectthosearoundthem.
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