Happiness is a choice. For every minute you are angry or irritated, you lose 60 seconds of happiness. Be happy and be yourself. If others don’t like it, then let them alone.____ Begin today by taking responsibiliity for your own happniess. Here are some ways to choose happiness:
Choose to be around the right people. ____Relationships should help you , not hurt you. Surround yourself with people who reflect the person you want to be. Choose friends who you are proud to know, who you admire and people who love and respect you--- people who make your day a little brghter.
Choose to focus on what you have, not on what you haven’t. Being grateful for the goodness that is already evident in your life will bring you a deeper sense of happiness. ___ It makes sense.The chance of being happy in your life is small if you aren’t thankful for what you already have.
____ The reason why so many of us fail is that we tend to look at how far we still have to go, instead of how far we have come. Remember life is a journey not a destination. This moment, like every moment, is a priceless gift and an opportunity. Be positive, smile and make it count. A great attitude always leads to great experiences.
Choose to smile more often. A smile is a choice, not a miracle. Don’t wait for people to smile. _ A genuine smile makes you and everyone around you feel better. The simple act of smiling sends a message to your brain that you’re happy.
| A．Choose a good attitude. |
| B．Show them how to do it. |
| C．Choose totake care of yourself. |
| D．Life isn’t about pleasing everybody. |
E.And that’s without having to go out to get anything new.
F.Spend time with nice people who are smart and determined.
G.Happiness is worth fighting for, but you can’t be the only one to fight for it.
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Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? These are important questions for anyone who is looking for happiness. 1 .
Make a plan for achieving goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.
Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way. 2 .
When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity. Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks （挫折）to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances（形势） back to their favor.
3 . These minutes will give you the chance to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.
4 . Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will put yourself in a better mood.
Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. What’s more, make friends with people who have a sense of humor.
Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. 5 .
| A．What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy. |
| B．However, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional （情感）state will be infectious（易传染的）. |
| C．Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood． |
| D．The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life. |
E．Spend a few minutes thinking about the things that make you happy.
F．Humor plays an important role in happiness.
G．It’s also important to take some time to do something nice for yourself.
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__1__ From 18-25, according to I.Q. scores; but you are wiser and more experienced with increasing age.
You are smartest in your 20`s; around 30, your memory begins to go down, particularly your ability to perform mathematical computations, __2__ Your vocabulary at the age of 45, for example , is three times as great as then you graduated form college. At 60, your brain possesses almost four times as much information as it did at the age of21.
__3__ You have the best physical sense of yourself from 15 to 24; the best professional sense form 40 to 49.
Before the age of 24, we believe that our happiest years are yet to come; over 3 0, we believe that they are behind us. A National Health survey agrees: after the age of 30, we “ become more realistic and do not view happiness as a goal in itself. If we maintain our health, achieve professional and emotional goals, happiness, we feel, will follow”.
__4__ Generally between 30 and 39, but the peak(顶峰) varies with different professions.
Mosart wrote a symphony(交响曲) and four sonatas by the age of 8, and Mendelssohn composed（作曲） his best known work A Midsummer Night` s Dream, at 17, but most of the great music was written by men between 33 and 39.
Though the peak in most fields comes early, most Nobel Prize winners did their top research in their late 20`s and 30`---creative people continue to produce work with high quality throughout their lives.__5__.
| A．When are you most creative (创造性的)？ |
| B．When are you happiest? |
| C．When are you smartest? |
| D．Do you know what I.Q. refers to? |
E. But your I.Q. for other tasks goes up.
F. Creative people usually produce a lot of works.
G. For the “well-conditioned mind”, there is no upper limit.
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| A．The secret of the writer’s success |
| B．A writer with enduring popularity |
| C．Well-received creation to encourage Brits |
| D．The insight into human nature |
E. Writing styles in different stages
F. The story appreciate for school students
1. ____________
Charles Dickens is often thought of as one of England’s great writers. Yet for many his language is old-fashioned and his story plots often improbable. Why, Dickens, out of so many other great English writers, has made the list? How then to explain Dickens’s enduring popularity?
2. _____________
One reason undoubtly is the British government’s insistence that every child studies a Dickens novel at school. Alongside Willian Shakespeare, Charles Dickens is a compulsory (必读的)writer on every English literature school reading list. His stories, though often over-long by today’s standard, are superbly written moral tales. They are filled with colorful characters.
3. ______________
But what makes his books stand out from other English writers is his insight into human nature. Dickens, like Shakespeare, tells us truths about human behavior that are as true to citizens of the 21st century as they were to his readers in the 19th century. Readers have returned to Dickens’s books again and again over the years to see what he has to say about readers’ own time.
4. _______________
The BBC adapted one of his less well-known novels, Little Dorrit, into a popular television drama that introduced many Brits to the novel for the first time. A dark story about greed and money, it was the perfect story to illustrate the bad times. No surprise then that it was Dickens Britons turned to, during the economic crisis last year, to make sense of world rapidly falling apart.
5. _______________
Readers of the 19th and early 20th century usually prized Dickens’s earlier novels for their humor and pathos(悲痛). While recognizing the virtues of these books, critics today tend to rank more highly the later works because of their formal coherence and acute perception(洞察力) of the human condition. For as long as Dickens’s novels have something to say to modern audiences, it seems likely that he will remain one of Britain’s best loved writers.
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[1] For the people living in the Nile Basin，the river is their life. This 6,825 km river，whose watershed (流域) covers three million square kilometers，flows through mountains，woodlands，lakes and deserts. Its potential for fishing，tourism and shipping is great — but so are its challenges.
[2] Water shortage，already serious in Egypt and Sudan，will soon influence several other countries in the watershed, too. Today，about 160 million people depend on the Nile River for their living. Within the next 25 years，the district's population is expected to double，adding to the demand brought about by growth in industry and agriculture. The frequent drought adds to the urgency.
[3] Water quality is also a problem. Precious soil is washed out to sea. Wastes from industry and agriculture create pollution. Higher concentrations of salt influence irrigated soils. Waterborne diseases continue unchecked. In areas where it's hot and damp，water hyacinths choke off lakes，dams and other sections of the river，making it difficult for fishing and other businesses to move forward.
[4] Native people along the narrow area of farmland have watched the sand move closer day by day. They've seen the river change course，and their only source of water thickened with mud. They're very poor and have few choices.
[5] But a new program，the Nile Basin Initiative，is offering very practical assistance. The program is ________ a watermanagement project. It's a plan for the social and economic development of a vast district as well：it concentrates on the needs of the poorest of the poor and the environment that supports them.
[6] These are whole ecosystem problems，calling for united solutions．Half the Nile Basin's countries are among the world's poorest nations；yet，somehow，they must find the resources，skills and political will to overcome these challenges.What is the main idea of the second and third paragraphs? (No more than 10 words)
___________________________________________________________________Fill in the blanks in Paragraph 5 with proper words. (No more than 4 words)
___________________________________________________________________How large will the population of River Nile district be within the next 25 years?
(No more than 5 words)
___________________________________________________________________What do Nile Basin’s countries need to overcome the challenges? (No more than 6 words)
___________________________________________________________________What does the underlined word “Its” (Line 3, Paragraph 1 ) refer to?
(No more than 3 words)
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As you grow rapidly through your teenage years, you will experience a lot of changes. The changes may seem difficult. 1 . Don’t panic! You will deal successfully with them! You are a young adult now!
With more responsibility, you will find more freedom to make your own choices. This is a time to be well informed about making choices. In this way you can make healthy balanced decisions. 2 You may already know your career path or you may have no idea at all what you want to do. Both situations are fine! Work hard and the right opportunity will present itself to you.
Young adulthood means greater freedom and more choices. 3 But try not to shut your family out of your life. You should learn to think of others even though you are old enough to look after yourself.
It is also perfectly natural at this time for you to spend more time with your friends than your family 4 A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens.
This period is a part of the life cycle. These are some people who will be with you throughout life’s journey. There will be some people with whom you part and go separate ways. Leaving school can be hard. The reality is that you may not even see all of your classmates again.
You are a young adult. It is your life. No one can live it for you. 5 So making the right choices will be important to you. Life is for living. Enjoy your life wisely!
| A．Choose your friends wisely. |
| B．They will help shape the future. |
| C．They may seem to happen quickly. |
| D．You will probably want to be independent. |
E. You may appreciate what you have in your own life.
F. The choices that you make from now on will be your choices.
G. Your family has been with you since you came into this world.
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