Can you escape from a sinking vehicle? The answer is obviously yes. “But you’ve got to be quick.” said Gordon Greisbeck, a professor from the University of Manitoba’s. Here he gives four rules of survival.
Rule 1. Don’t call 911 until you are out of the car. You should get out of that vehicle immediately after unbuckling. Think about calling 911 once you’ve made it out alive. ‘Time is very important,” Greisbeck says, “If you touch your cell phone, you’re probably going to die.”
Rule 2. Don’t open the door. Roll down or break the windows instead. Opening the door is very difficult against the water pressure and it also allows so much water into the vehicle that it will speed up the sinking process. Since most vehicles now have electronically controlled windows, it is probable that the circuits (电路) will short before you have a chance to roll them down. So you’ll need a tool like the Life Hammer to break the windows open. And make sure these tools are within reach at all times.
Rule 3. Children first. Everybody should get out of their own window if possible, but the kids are going to have a harder time fighting through the rush of water, so push them out if you have to. Greisbeck suggests starting with the oldest kids and taking the youngest out in your arms.
Rule 4. Get out. Swim through the broken windows as fast as possible. You can’t imagine what will happen in the next second. Any intention to take your belongings can be deadly.
If you’ve failed to get the windows rolled down or broken, you’ll still have the slightest of chances to escape. Once water fills the car, the pressure will be equalized and you will be able to open the door. But to do this, you will also have to be expert at holding your breath in an extremely stressful situation.
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| Don’t call Immediately. |
Make a phone call once you’ve |
Time is of great importance. |
| Don’t Open The door. |
Roll down the windows or use a Life Hammer to make the windows |
◆The water pressure can make opening the door ◆The vehicle will sink ◆Most cars have electronically controlled windows and the circuits will |
| Children first. |
Push the oldest kids out first, and then go out with the youngest in your |
Kids have more difficulty |
| Get out. |
Swim through the broken windows as fast as possible. |
What will happen is |
What is the greatest reward of being alive? Is it chocolate, ice cream, tropical vacations, hugs from children, a perfect night’s sleep, or the satisfaction of a job well done? . But one supreme pleasure that includes all people i
s laughter.
Little can compare to the feeling of a deep, complete, heartfelt time of laughing. , no matter your age, wealth, race, or living situation.
. Research finds that humor can help you cope better with pain, improve your immune(免疫) system, reduce stress, even help you live longer. Laughter, doctors and psychologists agree, is an basic part of a healthy, happy life.
As Mark Twain once said, “Studying humor is like dissecting (解剖) a frog. You may know a lot but you end up with a dead frog.” Nonetheless, we’re giving it a try. Here are some tips for 
getting — or growing — your sense of humor, based partly on the idea that you can’t be funny if you don’t understand what funny is.
First, regain your smile. , but they do live in the same neighborhood.
Treat yourself to a comedy festival. Rent humorous movies. Reward yourself frequently with the gift of laughter, Hollywood style. . Then find the humor in them. Now practice telling stories describing them in a humorous way.
Read the comics(连环画) every day and cut out the ones that remind you of your life.
Every night at dinner, make family members share one funny or even embarrassing moment 
of their day.
a) Life is also healthier
b) Recall several of the most embarrassing moments in your life
c) A thousand people, a thousand different answers
d) Life is good when laughter is frequent
e) Humor is everywhere
f) A smile and a laugh aren’t the same thing
g) Humor is a way to make yourself relaxed from stress
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A car needs gas to run and your body also needs food to work for you. Eating the right kind of food is very important. It can help your body grow strong to take care of what you eat.
There are four main food groups altogeth
er. The dairy group has food like milk, cheese and sour milk. The other three groups are the meat and fish group, the fruit and vegetable group, and the bread and rice group. Each meal should have at least one food from all four main groups. With all these food together, you will be given enough energy during the day.
It is easy to get into bad eating habits. You may eat your breakfast hurriedly to get to school on time. Or you may not have time for a good lunch. It may seem easy to finish your supper with fish and chips all the time. But you will find yourself tired in these days and you can not think quickly. Facing them, what shall people do?
Watching what you eat will help keep your body healthy and strong. It is also good to take some exercise. It will help you eat more if you take a walk or play games in the open air. Having a good eating habit with some exercise is the key to your health.
Title: Eating the right kind of food
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Eating the right kind of food can |
| Main food |
◆ The dairy group , ◆ The meat and fish group. ◆ The fruit and vegetable group. ◆ The bread and rice group. |
| Bad eating habits |
◆ Eating your breakfast in a ◆ ◆ |
| ◆ Making you ◆ Unable to think quickly. |
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| Advice |
◆ Watching the food you eat and having at least ◆ Taking some exercise. ◆ Having a good eating habit with some exercise plays a |
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Celebrating sleep
World Sleep Day, observed on 21 March, was created to bring attention to the growing number of sleep problems worldwide. Sleep is a natural part of human life, but many people in the modern world ignore its importance. As a result, sleep problems are increasingly common.
In 2002, scientists at the University of Athens in Greece conducted a survey of over 35,000 people in 10 countries around the world, including China, Belgium and South Africa. Of the people that responded to the survey, 24 percent said that they did not sleep well, and based on their responses, 31.6 percent were diagnosed (诊断)with insomnia（失眠）and another 17.5 percent were diagnosed with borderline insomnia. In addition, 30.7 percent of survey respondents reported visiting a doctor for help with sleep problems and 11.6 percent said that they felt very sleepy during the day.
Overall, the survey found that ninny people suffer the effects of poor qua
lity sleep, some examples of which are being unable to fall asleep and waking up in the middle of the night. The main factors causing these problems are pressure from school or work and a fast pace of life, but noise pollution and light pollution also interfere with sleep and contribute to poor quality sleep. The survey’s findings are particularly troubling because large
numbers of people were found to have difficulty sleeping at night. The short-term effects of this are tiredness and trouble concentrating. If this happens for a long time, the risk of putting on weight and having a heart attack may increase.
There are many things you can do to improve the quality of your sleep. First, you should have regular sleep habits. Try to go to bed and wake up around the same time each day. You also need to make your bedroom a cool, dark, quiet place to sleep so that heat, light and noise do not disturb you. At night, you should also avoid things that contain caffeine, such as chocolate, coffee, tea and many soft drinks, as caffeine may keep you from sleeping.
Getting a good night's sleep is important for everyone. By following the advice above, you can rest better at night and work better during the day.
Title: Celebrating Sleep
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Context |
| World Sleep Day |
Due to ignorance of the importance of sleep problems, people observe Mar. 21, World Sleep Day to bring |
| Responses of the survey |
1). Of 3, 5000 people in 10 countries in the world, there were 24 percent of the people saying they didn’t sleep well. 2). 31.6 percent were diagnosed with insomnia and another 17.5 percent were on the borderline of sleeplessness. 3). The 4) 30.7 percent reported |
| 1).Under 2). Noise or light pollution 3).Sleepless people may easily 4). Feeling fired and sleepy, people find it |
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| 1). Have regular sleep habits. 2). Make your bedroom cool, dark and quiet. 3). Avoid things |
It is the job hunting season again. The job fairs（交易会） flood with hundreds and thousands of 2011 graduate students. Owing _____ the global financial crisis, most graduate students admit that job hunting isn’t that easy any longer.
It is always a _____ (pain) process for college students to find jobs. With many colleges enlarged in recent years, large numbers of graduates need to hunt for jobs; ___
___, job positions are quite limited. In order to get a job, the candidates should be more ___
___ (competition) than ever before.
A Chinese expert predicted the job hunting pressure in China, with a rocketing increase in the active labor force, ______ (reach) its climax in 2009. Yet, this situation continues in 2011. The Chinese government has provided financial support to encourage the college students to start ___
__ own career.
To go on with further education or to find ______ job is the hardest decision for the graduate students __
___ (make) now. “I was preparing for my postgraduate exam ___
___ I received my offer from a Japanese company. I was so excited ___
___ I decided to quit the exam next year.” LiNing, a senior from school of mechanical science and technology in Huazhong University of Science and Technology said.
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It was a winter morning, just before Christmas, while most people were warming up their cars, my husband, Trevor, had to ride his bike 4 kilometers away from home to work. On his (arrive), he parked his bike outside the back door
usual. After 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone,
was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, and also the bike was used
(get) groceries, saving us from having to walk long distances from where we live. I was so sad
I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger even bought a bike, and then called my husband to fetch
. Once again my husband had a way to get to and
his job. It really is
honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before. People say that a smile can
(pass) from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect on our lives because it
(strong) our faith in humanity. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we, too, can share with others.
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