A study of about 250 Dutch employees shows 1. a holiday improves health and well-being and positively affects work performance,at least 2. (temporary) .

   Other research also reported an association between taking frequent vacations 3. a lower risk of heart disease. American workers who take regular vacations have a significantly 4.(strong) sense of well-being than those who don't. And 5. doesn’t matter what their income is.

   However,vacations 6. (be) not without their health perils(危险) .One dangerous time is in the week or so before a vacation starts,which is related to 7. (rise) levels of workload and is more common in women,8. also experi- ence a rise in home load. The first few days of a vacation can also give rise to various physical

9. (problem) , such as fever,bad mood,poor sleep quality,or an upset stomach.

   The causes of these phenomena are not yet well understood,but we can do something to minimize their perils.10. example,to exercise at the end of your last workday and not to hurry in the first few days of your vacation.

   We were heading home when I noticed my necklace,the birthday gift 1. (give) by my dad just one week 2. he passed away,was not around my neck.

   We turned back to the beach. No one was there but an elderly man 3. (slow) walking over the sand with a metal detector in his hand. I raced up to him 4. asked if he had come across a necklace. The old man said I could write down my address and if he happened to come across my necklace he 5. (mail) it back to me. I gave him a $5 bill 6. postage and then raced back to my car to find something 7. (write) with and on,but when I ran back the old man was gone. I searched for a while but failed.

   I turned down my husband's offer to buy

8. new one,as there could be no replacement. To our great surprise,three days after 9. (comb) the beach for the fourth time a package appeared inside our door. Insides 10. (be) a bill and my necklace.

   Six-year-old Jaden Hayes has a lot to be sad about. He lost both parents. But he wants to make others smile.

   “After 1. (attend) funeral(葬礼) and seeing nobody smiling,he just got tired 2.people with sad faces ,” recalled Barbara DiCola,his mother's sister. “He really wanted to make people smile and so asked me how we 3. make people do that."

   DiCola told Jaden the best way 4.(make) someone smile was to smile at them first. But she also warned him that technique doesn’t always work on 5..

   “So he says, ‘Well,what if you give them a toy?’” she said.

   6. (arm) with bags of small toys,DiCola took Jaden to downtown Savannah,Georgia. Jaden approached at least 275 people last week during their two outings. Most people 7.(immediate) gave the boy a grin (露齿笑) after learning why they were approached. Several also gave him a hug. Many people 8. (move) to tears after hearing Jaden’s story and would offer to give DiCola donations,9. were declined.

   DiCola said Jaden has always sought ways to bring joy to people for as long as she can remember.

   “We are all 10. (amaze) at the strength he has,” she said. “You see him smile,and you must smile."

   Cars,especially those 1. are valuable,need car covers to ensure that they are protected.

   If you,re looking 2. a car cover,you probably understand that the weather and the overall environment can harm 3. paint and body of

a car if it is not protected 4. (proper) .Before purchasing a car cover you need to consider the amount of time that you have your car 5. (cover) up. If you use your car as a daily 6. (drive) , it is beneficial to purchase a car cover that can be easily removed and put back on. If you simply take the car out to a show now and then,it is more advisable to purchase a cover that 7. (have) a bit more protection.

   Although it is not hugely common for cars 8. (damage) , it certainly does happen and some individuals prefer to destroy nicer cars. Many thieves also drive around in order to steal parts,or even the^ entire car. For this reason alone,9.is a great idea to keep your car covered,preventing other people from 10. (know) what type of car is under the cover.

   Nearly all of us have dreamed about winning the big prize in a lottery (彩票) .We dream about 1. we would do with the money,but we 2. (rare) stop to think about how the money would change us.

   For most of us,our way of life is closely linked 3. our economic circumstances. The different parts of our lives fit together like a jigsaw(拼图)-work,home,friends,hobbies,and sports make 4. our world. A sudden fortune would change it all and break the jigsaw. For example,most people like the idea of not 5. (have) to work,but winners have found that without work there is no reason to get up in the morning. It seems great 6. (move) to a bigger house in a(n) 7. (wealth) area,but if you do that,you leave old friends behind.

   Usually,winners 8. (advise) not to publicize their addresses and phone numbers,but begging letters still arrive. 9. they are not careful,most of their money will be spent on the 10. (protect) of their homes and swimming pools and their mental health!

   “If I can help even one of you be more successful,” says the 1. (speak) standing in front of a crowd of 400 people, “then I've done my job."

   It’s 2. (amaze) how often people say“If I can help just one ...” That seems 3. a very low standard. Just one? Why not 10 ? Or as many as possible?

   How many people would feel confident if their child's third grade teacher 4. (say) ，“If I can help just one student be successful,then I’ve done my job?” What about the 5. , . students in the class? It’s acceptable to aim for everyone and miss a few. There is no great value,however,in 6. (aim) for a few and being satisfied when you get them.

   Providing value in the world means that the things you say and the things you do have the power 7. (help) more than one person or one company. If 8. you do provides value for the vast minority,you're 9. (absolute) talking to the wrong audience or setting your goals too low. Whatever 10. cause is,something has to change.

   I heard this question several months ago from one of my best friends and wanted 1.(make) it my own. The question is “What’s making you smile today?”

   I was at the service desk in a department store. After the woman took care of my return,I asked 2. ,“What's making you smile today?” I was 3. (extreme) nervous of doing so,but I had made up my mind to “take a risk” . She looked a little bit 4.(surprise) , hesitating for just a few seconds,and then she spent five minutes telling me about the wonderful weekend she 5.(spend) camping with her family. She said 6.it was still making her smile on this grey Monday morning!Her answer made me smile as well.

   After that,I added the question to the end of my answering machine 7. (introduce) because

I wanted to get more and different answers. Without fail,everyone,8. (leave) a message,has responded with either an answer 9. a soft laugh!I get many smiles 10. it myself!So,“What’s making you smile today?”

  Once,in a lovely garden,lived the most beautiful butterfly in the world. She was so pretty,and had won so many beauty contests 1.she became very proud. One day,a cockroach(蟑螂)got fed up with her showing off,and decided 2. (teach) her a lesson.

   She went to see the butterfly,and in front of everyone she 3. (say) that the butterfly unfairly won those 4. (compete) and that in fact the cockroach was more beautiful.

   The butterfly was angry and said to the cockroach, “I 5. (beat) you in a beauty contest,with whichever judge you choose.”

   “OK,I accept. See you on Saturday,” answered the cockroach,and left 6. waiting for a reply.

   That Saturday everyone went to the beauty contest. The butterfly arrived 7. (complete) confident of victory until she saw 8. the judges were: cockroaches,worms,beetles. All of them preferred the ugliness and bad smell of the cockroach.

   The butterfly was left 9. (cry) and disappointed,wanting never to enter another beauty contest in her life. Fortunately,the cockroach forgave the butterfly for her pride and 10. became friends.

   Tibet is among 1. most popular places for Chinese tourists. The number of travellers to Tibet has grown 2. 10% every year for several years. Since July 1 ,2006,when the first train ran 1,956 kilometers from Xining to Lhasa,more and more people 3. (go) to Tibet.

   The train stops at several famous places along the way. Passengers can also enjoy many 4.(service) during the journey. On the train,passengers can have tea,eggs and noodles for breakfast and 5. (fry) chicken and green vegetables for lunch and dinner. Unlike most Chinese trains which have open-hole toilets,this one has special toilets

6. can collect the waste. The special rubbish system keeps the environment clean. All the windows can protect people from the sun 7. (shine) brightly. Computers and mobile phones can be charged.

   Because there isn’t much oxygen in Tibet,the train provides oxygen masks for those who need them. Passengers will feel 8.(comfort) when they have enough oxygen on the famous “roof of the world”. There 9. (be) also doctors on the train to make sure 10. all of the travellers are safe.

   It was my first trip to India alone. One day,as I was walking through a local market,a ten-year-old boy came over and 1. (beg) me to buy a book,2. had the words Interesting India on its cover. I bought it,thinking that when I returned i home it would remind me 3. my wonderful Indian adventure. The book claimed that India* s;people were very welcoming,and never tried to cheat tourists.

   Suddenly,a monkey came down from a nearby tree,snatched (抢走）the book from my hand and took 4. away,along with my bag which contained all my belongings. I couldn,t do anything 5. stand and stare. Then a man approached

j me and asked 6. I wanted my belongings back. He said it would cost me five US dollars. I had no other choice,so I agreed 7. (pay) , but only aftermy bag was returned.

   He blew a whistle and the monkey 8. (immediate) threw the bag down. I picked it up and gave him the money. I later learned that the man made his 9. (live) this way — tricking tourists. This was the 10. (bad) thing I had ever experienced in “Interesting India”.