Is there someone you hate? Well, you don’t really hate them. But you get really angry every time you think of them. If you don’t let this anger go, it can turn into bitterness(痛苦).
Bitterness appears when we can’t forgive someone who has hurt us or made us angry. Someone might say or do something that hurts us. But instead of controlling the anger, we keep it deep inside. Before long, a bitter feeling begins to grow. We may think we’re hurting that person by criticizing(批评) him or her often, but we’re really only hurting ourselves.
Bitterness can not only lead to terrible health problems such as heart disease, but also hurt our friendships with our friends and family members. No one enjoys being around an angry person for very long.
If you see bitterness in your life, the following ways can be helpful.
Accept it
Instead of trying to deny your anger, make it clear to yourself and accept it. See your anger for what it is and quickly deal with it.
Stop making excuses for it
You may feel you have a right to be angry. You may think you’re right and the other person is wrong. You may even secretly enjoy making the other person look bad. But in the end, bitterness hurts you much more than the other person. The bitterness will hold you back, and the other person will go on with his or her life.
Forgive and forget it
You probably can’t completely put the anger out of your mind. But you can decide to forgive the other person. Forget it and move on. You’ll enjoy better health and peace of your mind.
| Title: Face the bitterness |
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| Appearance of bitterness |
We don't __We always remember something that hurts us instead of We keep the anger deep inside |
Bitterness can problems and bad relationships with our friends and family members. No one likes |
Ways to |
Forgive them but not to |
According to a national study, in the summer of 2013, the long-term(长期的) warm weather in the UK has made the number of butterflies increase.
Around 46,000 volunteers(志愿者) took part in the year’s Big Butterfly Count(统计), and they found 830,000 butterflies. Volunteers were asked to make a record. They would record how many times they found one of 21 different kinds of butterflies.
Later, the scientists used the records to find out how many butterflies of different kinds were found across the country. Then, they compared the results to the year before. They found that there was a rise in the number of 15 kinds of butterflies, and some of them went up by 50% compared to recent years. They said the increase in butterfly numbers was a result of warm weather.
However, scientists also said that the number of butterflies was in decline(下降) as a whole, and that we might not see the same result the next year.
Richard Fox, who works for Butterfly Conservation, said, “UK butterflies are in long-term decline. Studies have been done since the 1970s. They show that UK butterflies have declined in type and number.”
He added, “We must halt the long-term decline of these beautiful creatures(生物). The only way is by stopping the damage that has been done to the butterflies’ habitats(栖息地) across the UK.”
| A．study 830,000 butterflies |
| B．help scientists take notes |
| C．record the number of each kind of butterfly |
| D．find how many kinds of butterflies there are |
| A．There were 20 kinds of UK butterflies. |
| B．50% more UK butterflies were found in 2013. |
| C．The number of 15 kinds of UK butterflies increased. |
| D．There was a long-term increase in UK butterfly number. |
| A．The weather is cold. | B．The weather is warm. |
| C．UK butterfly numbers decline. | D．UK butterfly numbers increase. |
| A．stop | B．study | C．make | D．plan |
| A．Different kinds of butterflies in the UK. |
| B．Big Butterfly Count in the UK in 2013. |
| C．UK Scientists made butterfly numbers increase. |
| D．Warm weather made UK butterfly numbers increase. |
Children today would rather read, do housework or even do homework than play outside--- and they get out half as much as their parents did when they were young.
According to a UK study, those growing up during the 1970s and 1980s enjoying more than two hours of outdoor activities each weekday, and nine hours on weekends—whatever the weather is. But their children play outside for just over one hour each weekday, and fewer than five hours on Saturdays and Sundays.
So, the UK started an activity to encourage children to give up 30 minutes of screen time a day to play outdoors.
The Wild Network, born on September 25, 2013, is joined by more than 300 organizations, large or small. It tries to attract children away from television and computer screen and into woods and parks.
It is the biggest ever activity to reconnect children with nature and outdoor activities, and it plans to help improve children’s health.
Suggestions on how to get more time in nature including collecting fruits, camping, watching autumn colour on trees and so on.
This is not the first time the message of less screen, more play has been brought up. Children in the 1980s were encouraged to do the same by BBC TV show Why Don’t You, which encouraged children to “turn off your TV set, and go to do something less boring instead”.
You can learn more about the activity by visiting Http://www. Projectwildthing.com.
| A．today’s children have more free time |
| B．today’s children spend more time outdoors |
| C．the parents had more free time when they were young |
| D．The parents spent more time outdoors when they were young |
| A．encourage children to spend more time outdoors |
| B．encourage children to play with their parents outdoors |
| C．encourage children to spend more time on their studies |
| D．encourage parents to spend more time with their children |
| A．It was set up this year |
| B．It was the best ever activity |
| C．Both large organizations or small can join it |
| D．You can learn about it from the show Why Don’t You |
| A．Camping | B．Collecting fruits |
| C．Bird watching | D．Autumn clour watching |
| A．start an activity | B．play outdoors |
| C．do homework | D．do housework |
Last weekend, our family went to have Christmas dinner in a restaurant. We were the only family with a baby in the restaurant. Suddenly, my baby Erik became excited when we were enjoying our meal. I looked around and saw an old man with old clothes and dirty old shoes. His hair was unwashed. He was smiling at my Erik.
“He might hurt my Erik,” I thought. Everyone in the restaurant looked at us and the old man. Then we decided to leave. The old man sat between the door and us.
As I walked closer to the man, I turned my back. Suddenly, Erik leaned(倾斜) over my arms, reaching with both arms in a baby’s pick-me-up position(姿势). Before I could stop him, Erik had escaped(逃跑) from my arms to the man’s. Soon the very old smelly man and my young baby developed a kind of friendship.
Erik put his little hand on the man’s face, and I saw the old man closed his eyes and tears running down his face. His aged hands held my baby so gently(温柔地). A moment later, the old man opened his eyes, passed me my baby and said, “Thank you, Madam. You’ve given me the best Christmas gift.”
I cried, with my face burning hot. A child saw a soul(灵魂), but a mother saw only a kind of clothes. At first, the writer thought the old man was ______ .
| A．terrible | B．friendly |
| C．impossible | D．wise |
The family decided to leave the restaurant because they ______.
| A．had finished the meal already |
| B．had some important things to do |
| C．thought the food there was bad |
| D．worried about their baby’s safety |
We can learn from the passage that Erik _______.
| A．showed kindness to the old man | B．had seen the old man before |
| C．was popular in the restaurant | D．was hurt by the old man |
Why did the old man thank the writer?
| A．Because the writer bought food for him |
| B．Because the writer said Merry Christmas to him |
| C．Because staying with the baby made him feel happy |
| D．Because the writer asked him to play with her baby |
What is the best title of the passage?
| A．A special restaurant | B．A lovely baby |
| C．Soul and clothes | D．Parents’ influence on babies |
Beijing 2—day Tour( including hotel)
| Departure date: every day Departure time: 8:00 am Return time: 6:00 pm Tour guide serve(服务): English-speaking tour guide |
| Day 1 Arrive in Beijing After arriving in Beijing, you will be taken to a hotel. Then you’ll be free the rest of the day. |
| Day 2 Visit the main places of interest Pick-up() service by your tour guide and driver in the morning. In the morning: Visit Tian’anman Square, including the main buildings such as the National Museum of China and the Great Hall of the people. Visit the Temple of Heaven and the Forbidden City. Then you’ll have lunch at a local restaurant near the Forbidden City. In the afternoon: Visit the Summer Palace, the largest and most beautiful imperial(皇帝的) garden in China. After the tour is over, you will be sent to Beijing Capital Airport. |
Tour price(each person in Us dollar)
| Your group size |
Super class★★★★★ |
Deluxe class★★★★ |
Tourist class★★★ |
| 1 person |
＄230 |
＄188 |
＄150 |
| 2-5 people |
＄135 |
＄115 |
＄95 |
| 6-9 people |
＄123 |
＄95 |
＄85 |
| 10 people or over |
＄115 |
＄92 |
＄80 |
| A．Twice a day | B．Every day |
| C．Twice a week | D．once a week |
| A．old people from Beijing | B．students from other cities |
| C．English-speaking People | D．none of above |
| A．Tian’anman Square | B．the Temple of Heaven |
| C．the Forbidden City | D．the Summer Palace |
| A．have a rest | B．going shopping | C．have lunch | D．play games |
| A．＄230 | B．＄285 | C．＄345 | D．＄405 |
. From the information, we can know something about .
A. traffic safety
B. food safety
C. Internet safety
. speak clearly best of all the groups.
A. The students in Group 1
B. The students in Group 2
C. The students in Group 3
. Who would call Tony?
A. One who knows how to play the guitar.
B. One who wants to give him lessons,
C. One who wants to sell his guitar.
. What kind of movies did Charlie Chaplin make?
A. Thrillers.
B．Action movies.
C. Comedies.
. It is a chart about the price of rice last year. Do you think which seasons were good to sell rice?
A. Spring and summer
B. Spring and autumn
C. Summer and autumn
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