Are you still wishing your friends and partners “Happy New Year”? In the first few days of a new year, we say these three words countless times. The ___16___ is that we say them almost without thinking. The result of such a wish is that it ___17___ its meaning and power.
Last month, I ___18___ Dada J P Vaswani’s first speech after his return from the US. The ___19___ of his speech was “In 2012, all will be fine”. While sharing one of his many ___20___ ideas, he said that while “Happy New Year” is a nice greeting, there’s a more beautiful and encouraging way to ___21___ others—“Happy New You!”
Those three ___22___ words show that New Year is a time to leave behind our ___23___ and step forward. It’s the time to renew ourselves by getting rid of the negative things of the past — ___24___, pain and so on. It’s also the right time to give up thoughts of fear and failure.
For those who are ___25___ what to change, Dada has a simple suggestion: write down all the things that you don’t ___26___ about yourself… every single one. They could be small or big, easy or difficult — ___27___ write them all down. Putting them on ___28___ brings clearness of thought, which is the fi
rst step towards bringing about any chang
e.
So this New Year, let’s wish each other “Happy New You” and then ___29___ that trend all through the year. Each time you wish others, you will be ___30___ not only them but also yourself to leave behind sadness and the past — because it’s time for being Happy and New.
A．mind B．idea C．thought D．problem
A．proves B．loses C．hides D．shows
A．ruined B．remembered C．attended D．missed
A．opinion B．design C．structure D．topic
A．beautiful B．funny C．old D．normal
A．surprise B．wish C．require D．disappoint
A．short B．unusual C．exciting D．new
A．friends B．dreams C．wishes D．disappointments
A．anger B．calm C．Excitement D．desire
A．avoiding B．fearing C．forgetting D．wondering
A．like B．think C．care D．ask
A．still B．just C．sometimes D．never
A．paper B．mind C．cloth D．bed
A．explain B．continue C．improve D．check
A．helping B．replacing C．reminding D．pleasing
Do you know how much your children sleep?
According to the National Sleep Foundation, should sleep twelve to eighteen hours of every twenty-four. With a gradual to twelve to fourteen hours for toddlers(初学走路的孩子) one to three; eleven to thirteen hours for three to five; and ten to eleven hours for schoolchildren five to ten.
But things get really at adolescence. Not only do teenagers need more sleep than __---eight and a half to nine and a quarter hours a night, according to the sleep foundation - but the times which they get sleepy and are able to awaken and feel rested shift in a that does not match to the times at most schools.
Sleep studies have shown that the typical teenager does not fall asleep readily before 11 p. m. or later. many have to get up by 6 a. m. or to get to school for a class starts at 7:30 or 8 a.m. More than a few off during that class, and often the one as well. Even if awake, they're in no condition to learn much of anything.
In one study, more than 90 percent of teenagers they slept less than the nine hours a night, and 10 percent said they slept less than six hours.
_ James B. Maas, a Cornell University psychologist and Leading sleep researcher, has observed, most teenagers are "walking zombies(僵尸)" they get far too little sleep.
A．children B．newborns C．elders D．youngsters
A．from B．with C．out D．up
A．reduction B．increase C．growth D．improvement
A．teenagers B．students C．babies D．preschoolers
A．related B．separated C．aged D．varied
A．demanding B．challenging C．satisfying D．encouraging
A．adults B．toddlers C．babies D．schoolchildren
A．in B．on C．at D．for
A．excitedly B．early C．casually D．naturally
A．form B．means C．method D．way
A．end B．start C．holiday D．examination
A．Since B．For C．Yet D．Then
A．nicer B．earlier C．cleaner D．better
A．that B．its C．what D．whose
A．put B．take C．doze D．cut
A．next B．other C．last D．new
A．examined B．surveyed C．reported D．convinced
A．regulated B．recommended C．analyzed D．reported
A．Like B．Since C．As D．Furthermore
A．because B．which C．while D．still
As a teacher．I often make it a rule that when we are on a field trip，there will be no talking aswe enter a building．This rule to entering any place，whether it is a cinema，a church，a theatre, or any other place．
Once，in New York City，I took my class to see a(n) near Times Square．When we
arrived at the theatre，there were about twenty other classes outside waiting to get in．The students from the other schools were not and there was pandemonium(乌烟瘴气)．I told my students to stay in a line and keep ．I told them that we would not carry ourselves like those other ． Soon we started to file into the theatre，and it was very disorganized．There was a lady the groups and get them to their seats， students were everywhere and really knew where to go．My class，observing our rule，walked in in two single-file lines． We stood near the door behind everyone else，and we ．All of a sudden，the lady who was noticed us and she walked our direction． She asked the students the teacher was for our group, and I raised my ．She asked,“Very, very nice to meet you．Come this way．”We were led into the theatre， ，and we were given front-row seats．
Sometimes for others may not seem like it is going to have an effect，especially when you no one around who is taking manners into ．However，that is usually the time when such actions will be most appreciated and recognized．
A．leads B．applies C．turns D．belongs
A．play B．lady C．teacher D．exhibition
A．sorted out B．settled down C．turned away D．lined up
A．behaving B．listening C．concentrating D．watching
A．order B．contact C．watch D．time
A．places B．seats C．classes D．teachers
A．scold B．dismiss C．attract D．organize
A．and B．but C．so D．while
A．anyone B．nobody C．everyone D．somebody
A．anxiously B．immediately C．quietly D．hurriedly
A．passed B．chatted C．rushed D．waited
A．in trouble B．on guard C．in charge D．on business
A．in B．to C．for D．under
A．how B．where C．what D．whether
A．voice B．arm C．head D．hand
A．finally B．somehow C．first D．instead
A．respect B．love C．concern D．support
A．receive B．visit C．recognize D．meet
A．practice B．effect C．account D．operation
A．urgent B．kind C．legal D．firm
One day I took a bus with my girlfriend. It was so that we stood for several stops until a vacant seat was for her.
Then a pretty girl rushed towards me, saying, "Hi, where are you going?" I was so struck by the stranger that I had a hard time trying to her. Clearly she had taken me somebody else. I returned her greeting with politeness, to give explanation to my girlfriend later.
Noticing my dialogue with somebody else, my girlfriend her eyes and found she was pretty. She asked jealously, "Who's she?" The pretty girl, quite of the situation, spoke out first, "Hi, let me myself. I'm Nancy, used to be . Very glad to meet you." She behaved very .
But I was to search in my memory for someone called Nancy among my neighbors. I was worrying how to explain this to my girlfriend the pretty girl again turned to me, "Will you give me your cell phone number so that we keep contacts later?" I had to submit to her . Then the girl got off the bus at the next stop.
A minute later I got a short on my phone－from a stranger. My girlfriend my phone and read the note. It was from the girl, who said, "Just now, two thieves tried to your pocket. I had to act as an acquaintance to draw your attention. I should have left at the stop but gave up as I noticed these two thieves also to leave at the same stop. Because of the I delayed my departure. Now you' ll understand all I have done to you. Wish you luck."
A．tiring B．slow C．crowded D．messy
A．ready B．available C．special D．suitable
A．identify B．realize C．remind D．judge
A．on B．by C．with D．for
A．preferring B．planning C．managing D．promising
A．fixed B．opened C．raised D．focused
A．proud B．careful C．afraid D．aware
A．explain B．enjoy C．introduce D．help
A．partners B．neighbors C．friends D．colleagues
A．naturally B．generously C．cautiously D．normally
A．in a hurry B．at a loss C．at ease D．in time
A．while B．before C．when D．until
A．would B．can C．should D．must
A．request B．question C．command D．opinion
A．suggestion B．warning C．notice D．message
A．removed B．seized C．found D．caught
A．steal B．reach C．get D．pick
A．terminal B．former C．previous D．latter
A．pretending B．intending C．demanding D．announcing
A．incident B．matter C．accident D．affair
I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a person.
I think my started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a(n) . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I to help. That was really a big for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my . Every time I came into her room, she was so because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never her, so I took her place. She let me that making others feel good made me feel good, too, when she died, I was , but I was very grateful to her.
I think I am a much person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not these experiences. They have me to care about other people more than about myself. I who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.
A．before B．since C．or D．unless
A．famous B．simple C．different D．skilled
A．education B．career C．change D．tour
A．balance B．homework C．interest D．degree
A．talked B．wrote C．lied D．reported
A．careful B．lonely C．curious D．guilty
A．argument B．game C．experiment D．defence (防御)
A．offered B．dared C．hesitated D．happened
A．dream B．problem C．duty D．step
A．us B．which C．them D．whom
A．attitude B．hobby C．hope D．luck
A．friend B．partner C．guide D．guest
A．polite B．happy C．strange D．confident
A．bothered B．answered C．visited D．trusted
A．explain B．guess C．declare D．see
A．homeless B．hopeless C．bad-tempered D．heartbroken
A．quieter B．busier C．better D．richer
A．forget B．face C．improve D．analyze
A．forced B．preferred C．ordered D．taught
A．miss B．like C．wonder D．expect
I’m sitting in a quiet room at the Millcroft Hotel, a peaceful place hidden back among pine trees about an hour out of Toronto. It’s just past noon, late July, and I’m the desperate (绝望的) sounds of a life-and-death going on a few feet away.
There’s a small burning out the last of its short life’s energies in a (an) to fly through the glasses of the window. , it’s not working. The great effort offers no hope for survival. Ironically (讽刺地), the struggle is part of the trap. It is for the fly to try hard enough to succeed in through the glass. This fly is doomed (注定失败). It will there on the windowsill.
Across the room, ten steps , the door is open. Ten seconds of flying time and this small creature could reach the outside world it . With only a small effort now being , it could be free of this self-set . The breakthrough possibility is there. It would be so .
Why doesn’t the fly try another approach, dramatically different? How did it get so locked in on the idea this particular route and determined effort offer the most promise for success?
No doubt this way makes to the fly. Regrettably, it is an idea that will kill it.
Trying hard isn’t necessarily the solution achieving your goal. It may not offer any real for getting what you want out of life. Sometimes, in fact, it is a big part of the problem.
If you your hopes like the fly for a break-through, you may your chances for success.
A．seeing B．crying out C．watching D．listening to
A．struggle B．cry C．yell D．test
A．bird B．fly C．insect D．worm
A．experience B．direction C．force D．attempt
A．Thus B．So C．Although D．However
A．usual B．likely C．impossible D．uncommon
A．digging B．breaking C．pushing D．jumping
A．kill B．die C．lie D．stick
A．away B．far C．near D．distant
A．dreams to B．thinks of C．looks after D．longs for
A．done B．owned C．wasted D．planned
A．tunnel B．trap C．cave D．goal
A．easy B．necessary C．hard D．obvious
A．attempt B．anything C．struggle D．something
A．that B．what C．which D．where
A．sense B．trouble C．room D．effort
A．of B．from C．off D．to
A．advice B．support C．hope D．power
A．risk B．get C．make D．take
A．fail B．kill C．overlook D．fulfill
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