If you are like millions of people around the world, you may have new goals(目标) from time to time. Perhaps you want to save money, lose weight or learn a new skill. But then you get busy. Before you know it, weeks, then months have gone by, and you are no closer to your goal.

When we do not work on our goals, we may end up feeling guilty or not successful. So, how can we work on these larger life goals?

Set specific goals

As you set your goals, be specific. If a goal is too general, it may be hard to achieve.

Let's say your goal is to get in better physical shape. That's a fine idea—but scientists might say as a goal, it is too general. To make the goal more specific, you could say your goal is to lose a certain amount of weight in a certain amount of time.

Write your goals down

Experts say writing down your goal is a very important step. It gets the goal out of your brain and into the real world.

Some scientists suggest that writing a goal on paper is better than typing it on your computer or saying it into your phone. Your brain receives information differently when it comes from handwriting. Writing things down seems to say to the brain, “I am important! Remember me!”

Tell a friend

Telling someone your goal is also helpful.

If someone else knows about your goals, you are held accountable for any progress or lack of progress. Your friend might ask, “So, how many pages of your novel have you written?” If you keep saying “none,” you might feel bad.

Break down BIG goals into small ones

Not all goals are created equal. Some can be quite big. And for those bigger goals, experts suggest breaking them down into smaller ones.

So, let's say you want to work for yourself. You love cooking. So, you decide to start your own company that supplies food for special events. Now, that is a very big goal. But it is made up of many smaller goals. So, identify them, write them down and set time limits for yourself.

These suggestions all help to realize your goals. Your way to your goal makes up the weeks, days and hours of your lives. So make sure to have fun along the way!

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

Trying to take a picture of a black hole is like trying to take a photo of an orange sitting on the surface of Moon from Earth— with your mobile phone.

That is what Dr. Katie Bouman said two years ago during a talk c__________ “How to take a picture of a black hole.”

Bouman is 29 years old. She and o__________ scientists produced a black hole picture from data(数据) collected from a series of telescopes(望远镜) around the world. They worked together to form an Earth-sized telescope—one powerful enough to do what seemed i_________ in the past.

Last month, the team of scientists showed the p__________ the first picture of a black hole. Soon after, another picture was spreading over social media and the news. It showed a smiling Bouman with the black hole picture on her computer screen. She led a team to help create a program that t______the huge amount of telescopic data into one picture. She q______ became a symbol for women in science.

A university student who recently completed her studies in engineering said, “So many young girls will consider Dr. Katie Bouman as a h__________ and go on to make their own discoveries in space, physics, and computer science. A historic moment is not only for science,b__________ for women in science.”

But Bouman h__________ said that she was not the only one who achieved this great success. She said, “No one made this picture. It required the amazing talent of a team of scientists from around the world. Also, it needed years of hard w__________.”

Bouman will begin her teaching career at a university later this year.

1.c________

2.o________

3.i________

4.p________

5.t_____

6.q________

7.h________

8.b________

9.h________

10.w________

书面表达

You are Li Hua. Here is a chart form of Jim’s daily life during the summer holiday. Does he have a healthy lifestyle? Read the chart and write a letter to give him some useful suggestions on how to enjoy a healthy life.

注意：1.词数 80 词左右；开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

2.表达清楚，语法正确，可适当增加细节，以使上下文连贯；

3.文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称。

Dear Jim,

I am sorry to find that____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I hope my suggestions will help you. Yours,

Li Hua

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空白处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

In many countries，people have birthday 1.(cake)with candles.The number of candles 2. (be)the person's age.The birthday person must make 3. wish and blow out the candles.If he or she 4.(blow)out all the candles in one go，the wish will come true.5. the UK，people sometimes eat the candy，he or she will be 6.(luck)．In China，it is 7.(get)popular to have cake on his or her birthday.But many people still eat very long noodles for 8.(they)birthday.They never cut up the noodles 9. the long noodles are a symbol of long life.In some places，Chinese people also eat 10.(egg)on their birthday.They are a symbol of life and good luck.

I have a good friend. His name is Tom. He is a nice boy, but he eats too ____ and doesn’t like sports. He has a big _______ every morning. He has four eggs, ____ of bread and butter and _____ big glass of milk for it ___ lunch, he eats two hamburgers, a lot of French fries of chicken. He ___ a lot of cola or soda, too. For dinner, he likes beef and salad. He ___ eats beef, chicken, hamburgers, and eggs. He likes ice cream, cola and soda, ____. Too much food is not _____ for health. So Tom is very _____.

1.A.many B.much C.some D.any

2.A.breakfast B.lunch C.dinner D.supper

3.A.much B.many C.lots D.lot

4.A.a B.an C.some D.any

5.A.At B.On C.For D.Of

6.A.drinks B.eat C.have D.drink

7.A.often B.never C.seldom D.not

8.A.and B.but C.too D.also

9.A.bad B.good C.important D.hungry

10.A.healthy B.fit C.thin D.fat

It’s Sunday today. My parents and I go to a small restaurant for dinner. The waiter shows us the menu.

My father would like Special 1 and a glass of green tea. My mother orders Special 2. And she’d like a glass of apple juice. I want to eat a hamburger. And I’d like an ice cream.

1.The family go to a small restaurant for on Sunday.

A.breakfast B.lunch

C.supper D.special food

2.If you’d like a special, but you don’t like onions, you can order.

A.Special 1 B.Special 2

C.Special 3 D.other food

3.The mother’s food .

A.$ 3.5 B.$ 5.5

C.$ 4.5 D.$ 6.3

4.The father has a special for .

A.$ 3.75 B.$ 5.75

C.$ 4.5 D.$ 6.3

5.The family don’t have .

A.Special 1 B.Special 2

C.Special 3 D.hamburgers

House of Porridge

Welcome to Clark's Porridge House.We have different kinds of porridge.We have meat porridge，and fruit porridge is our special.It is only 4 yuan for one bowl.A bowl of meat porridge is 5 yuan.Vegetable porridge is 3 yuan for one bowl，but 5 yuan for two.We have thin pancakes，too.They are 5 yuan for ten.Come and taste the delicious food here.If you are too busy to come，call us and we can deliver the food to you in 20 minutes.

阅读广告，然后根据广告内容填空。

1.The owner(主人)of this porridge house is ____.

2.The cheapest (最便宜的) is the ____ porridge.

3.If you eat a bowl of meat porridge and five thin pancakes，you will pay ____ yuan.

4.The underlined word “deliver” in the last sentence probably means “____” in Chinese.

5.If you order some food in this restaurant at 6 o'clock，you will get it before____.

–Lucy, Miss Smith is too busy to help us finish the work.

–Well, let’s do it __________. I think we can make it.

A.myself B.yourself C.ourselves

–We must make a _______ on the vacation plan.

–I agree with you. After that, we can make sure what to do next.

A.situation B.difference C.decision

–The forest fire in Liangshan made many soldiers lost their lives.

–Yes. We can’t be so careless about it __________. Fire and water have no mercy（怜悯）.

A.instead B.anymore C.neither