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Do you regularly get together to talk with your family about problems or the day’s events? __________ Try these simple steps to improve your family’s communication skills.
1. Create opportunities for talking.
Make time for talking by reducing the number of activities your family is involved in each week. And if you do find yourself in the car running from place to place, make a point to turn off the radio, the cell phones and the personal game players, and use that opportunity to catch up on the day’s activities.
2. Insist on family meals.
In addition to bringing everyone together for a wrap-up of the day’s activities, insisting on a few standing family meals creates ritual and routine that kids come to expect and look forward to. __________
3. __________
Spending time with each of your children lets them know that are not getting lost in the hubbub of a busy day or large family. Older teens might enjoy going out for a hamburger or a latte at their favorite coffee place. Younger children often enjoy going to the supermarket, especially when you let them select their favorite cereal or special dessert.
4. Remember the 80/20 rule.
When trying to improve any relationship, listening is far more important than talking. ________ If you do verbally explode before your child is finished, apologize quickly and assure him or her that you’re now ready to listen.
5. Create family traditions.
_______ Family members come to expect and appreciate these traditions, seeing them as opportunities to come together as a unit. If your family is short on traditions, there’s no reason you can’t start some now.
| A．Maintaining(保持) positive family communications benefits your family in so many ways. |
| B．Lunches with aging parents keeps those relationships healthy, as well. |
| C．Setting up a family movie night, attending religious services or visiting the same spot every year for summer vacation are all the examples. |
| D．When it comes to family communication, listen four times longer than you speak. |
E. Go on individual dates with your children.
F. Use the family dinner table as an opportunity to share what’s going on in family members’ lives.
G. Conversation is the key to any strong relationship, especially for family communication.
____Susan is a big eater. She usually has a lot at every meal. So she wonders whether she could only eat less for the first meal of a day to lose weight.
_____Tina is a fat girl who doesn’t like exercise much. She just wants to lose weight by eating less but not doing exercise.
_____Maggie is a busy office lady. She usually has to work overtime every day. So she could only have her dinner late at night. She wants to be slimmer so that she could be much more attractive.
_____Judy is a fashionable designer. She hopes to have a slim shape as models. She usually doesn’t have any regular meal, but has some snacks when she is hungry.
| A．If you eat less for breakfast, you have a lower chance of losing weight. Breakfast is important. It gives the body sufficient energy to sustain itself through the morning, and it also stimulates metabolic (新陈代谢) activity in the body. Metabolism is what consumes fat and what makes us slimmer. So, don’t forget to eat something for the breakfast. |
| B．What makes people fat is not the number of calories for one meal, but the total accumulated over time. So don’t expect your weight to drop when you eat less for just one meal. This needs to be sustained over a period of time. After some time, you will notice a change. |
| C．Many people stop doing exercise when they eat less. When you do this, your body will burn less fat. So even if people take in less calories, they get rid of less too. The balance is then unchanged. |
| D．People gain fat not from the food they eat, but from the number of calories in the food. For example, a bunch of vegetables has just one tenth the calories contained in a small bit of chocolate cake. So make sure you have adequate regular meals, but firmly say no to various snacks, milk tea or even instant noodles. |
E. If you ate your last meal right before going to bed, the calories accumulated from this meal could be twice the amount accumulated from a same meal if you ate it another time during the day.
Bree is a middle-aged lady. She doesn’t like the contemporary styles but prefers clothes of older fashion.
Margaret is an office clerk and doesn’t earn a high salary. She wants to buy some ordinary but up-to-date clothes at an acceptable price.
Alice, a young housewife, is now planning a family party. She would like to buy something in preparation for the dinner.
Peter is a sales manager in an international company. He is a fan of fashion and favors French designs.
Richard is a young engineer working at a hi-tech company. He would like to visit some places specializing in men’s clothes.
| A．Abraham & Strauss, more familiarly known as A & S, is a busy store which carries reasonably — priced ready — to make adults and children wear fashions. It is the centerpiece of the largest mall in Manhattan. |
| B．Barney’s New York is a favorite among the young professional New Yorkers. It specializes in excellent, but expensive designer clothes. A branch for men is located in the glittering World Financial Center. |
| C．Berdorf Goodman is luxurious, very elegant. It carries top-quality contemporary fashions at high prices, specializing in European designers. |
| D．Lord & Taylor is famous for its classic and much more conservative fashions for men and women. The store places an emphasis on US designers. You need a strong pair of legs, comfortable shoes and lots of spare time to wander around. |
E. John Lewis has a gorgeous selection of fabrics and haberdashery(男子服饰). Its china, glass and household items make John Lewis, and its well-known partner, Peter Johns, equally popular with Londoners.
F. The king of London department stores, by tradition, is Harrods. The spectacular food hall has splendid displays of fish, cheese, fruit and vegetables; other specialties include fashions for all ages, china and glass, and household items.
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Going to college is a new experience full of excitement of the unknown． Socialization is a big thing for college students and it is common to feel a little uncomfortable going into a situation where everyone is a stranger．You may probably miss your friends from high school． College is a great opportunity to make new lifelong friends．The question is. how ?
Get to know your roommate．
You may find you have lots of things in common with your roommate, but even if you are completely different from each other, with a little effort and understanding the two of you may become best friends．
If you leave your door open, this shows that you welcome visitors．As a result people will naturally stop in and say hello．Closed doors are not likely to bring many visitors and those who stay locked up in their rooms may give others the impression of being cold．Other students will be less likely to stop in and build a new friendship．
Join clubs or organizations．
Getting involved in organized socialization is a great way to meet new people． By staying active in college groups such as clubs and organizations you can meet lots of people with whom you share common interests．
Talk to classmates． Starting conversations in class is a great opportunity to meet people who are interested in the same kind of studies as you are．Short friendly discussions can build lifelong friendships．
Try out for a sport．
If you're athletic, trying out for a sport will do for you the same thing that joining a club will do．
| A．Close the door to keep away from theft． |
| B．Hang a welcome sign on your dorm room． |
| C．It also helps you get more familiar with the campus． |
| D．Your roommate is the first person you will have close contact with． |
E．You will instantly meet a large group of people who share your interests in sports．
F．Get to know your classmates as you'll be spending several months with them．
G．Trying actively to find new friends can help ease the feelings of being lonely．
If you go into the forests with friends, stay with them. If you don't ,you may get lost.If you do get lost, this is what you should do.
Sit down and stay where you are. __________.Let them find you. You can help them to find you by staying in one place.
___________ Give them a signal(信号) by shouting or whistling (吹口哨) three times. Stop. Then shout or whistle three times again. Any signal given three times is a call for help.
__________When people hear you, they will give two shouts or two whistles. When a signal is given twice, it is an answer to a call for help. If you don't think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a small room with branches (树枝).
What should you do if you get hungry or need to drink water? You would have to leave your little branch room to look for something to eat and drink. _________ Drop small branches as you walk so that you can find your way back.
__________
| A．Don't try to find your friends. |
| B．Crying all the time. |
| C．Don't just walk away. |
| D．The most important thing to do when you are lost — stay in one place. |
E. Keep on shouting or whistling, always three times together.
F. Walk away in a minute.
G. There is another way to help your friends or other people to find you.
Parents are often scared to talk to their kids about money. In fact kids need to understand how to save and manage their money. Proper preparation of your children, even at a young age, can start them down the path of a successful financial life.
Talk early and often
Children start learning about money long before their first savings account, job or credit card. Avoiding the subject until your child needs a bank account can make the conversation hasty (草率的) and confusing.
A trip to the grocery story is a good time to explain price comparison, value and inflation. An ATM stop offers a chance to explain that money doesn't actually come from a machine. You can discuss both earned income, investment returns and even inheritance. Opening bills is a chance to talk about payment for services,, credit card debt and interest rates. Children need to be taught about debt, specifically loans and credit cards.
Talk about giving.
Children should learn that money doesn't always need to be used for them. Don't just write the charitable check. Get -the kids involved in the process by asking them to pick and check, charities.
Websites like http:// www. charitynavigator. org and guidestar. org provide information and ratings.
If they open a savings account, they can place their savings in the bank to earn a small amount of interest. Besides, they can learn about fees, account maintenance ( 管理员) and even interest. It can provide a motivation for them to save money. You. can offer them a prise if they put the money into savings.
| A．It can also provide assistant to others. |
| B．Open a checking and savings account. |
| C．Children are eager to know about money. |
| D．Everyday activities are teachable moments. |
E, Parents should help their children know how to use money.
F. Here are some tips that might help you teach kids about money.
G- Begin the conversation even before they're in school by talking about work and money.
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