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　　Everyone is forgetful, but as we age, we start to feel like our brains are slowing down a bit－and that can be a very annoying thing．　　1　　 Read on for some techniques worth trying．

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People who regularly made plans and looked forward to upcoming events had a 50 percent reduced chance of Alzheimer's disease(早老性痴呆症), according to a recent study．

Something as simple as setting a goal to have a weekly coffee date with a friend will do．There's evidence that people who have a purpose in life or who are working on long or short-term goals appear to do better．In other words, keep your brain looking forward．

2．Go for a walk．

Mildly raised glucose(葡萄糖)levels can harm the area of the brain that helps you form memories and physical activity can help get blood glucose down to normal levels．In fact,exercise produces chemicals that are good for your brain．　　4　　

3．Learn something new．

Take a Spanish class online, join a drawing club, or learn to play cards．A study found that mental stimulation(刺激)limits the weakening effects of aging on memory and the mind．But the best thing for your brain is when you learn something new and are physically active at the same time．　　5　　 Or go dancing with your friends．

A．Focus on the future．

B．This can be espocially harmful to the aged．

C．It should be something like learning gardening．

D．So take a few minutes each day to do some reading．

E．But don't worry if your schedule isn't filled with life-changing events．

F．Luckily, research shows there is a lot you can do to avoid those moments．

G．In other words, when you take care of your body, you take care of your brain．

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　　A major source of teen stress is school exams, and test anxiety is not uncommon．When you recognize your teen is under stress, how can parents help your teen stay calm before an exam?

　　Be involved．Parents need to be involved in their teen's work．　　1　　 What they look for is your presence－to talk, to cry, or simply to sit with them quietly．Communicate openly with your teen．Encourage your teen to express his worries and fears, but don't let them focus on those fears．

　　Help them get organized．　　2　　 Together, you and your teen can work out a time-table in which she can study for what she knows will be on the test．

　　Provide a calm setting．Help your teen set up a quiet place to study and protect his privacy．

　　Give them a nutritious diet．It's important for your teen to eat a healthy, balanced diet during exam times to focus and do her best．　　3　　 If this happens, encourage your teen to eat light meals or sandwiches．A healthy diet, rather than junk food, is best for reducing stress．

　　　　4　　 Persuade your teenager to get some sleep and/or do something active when she needs a real break from studying．Making time for relaxation, fun, and exercise are all important in reducing stress．Help your teen balance her time so that she will feel comfortable taking time out from studying to spend time with friends or rest．

　　Show a positive attitude．　　5　　 Your panic, anxiety and blame contribute to your teen’s pressure．Make your teen feel accepted and valued for her efforts．Most importantly, reassure your teen that things will be all right, no matter what the results are．

A．A parent's attitude will influence their teen's feelings．

B．Exam stress can make some teens lose their appetite．

C．They will only make the situation worse．

D．Encourage your teen to relax．

E．The best thing is simply to listen．

F．Help your teen think about what she has to study and plan accordingly．

G．Your teen may also make negative comments about themselves

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　　Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed．When a person does a certain thing again, he is d_________ by an unseen force to _________ the same thing repeatedly; then a habit is formed．O_________ a habit is formed, it’s difficult to get rid of it．

　　It’s _________(因此)very important that we pay attention to the forming of habits．Children often form bad habits, some of _________ remain with them．Laziness, lying and stealing are all _________(容易)formed bad habits．There are other habits formed in early life that are of great h _________．

　　Many successful men say much of their success has _________ to do with certain habits in early life, like early _________(起床), honesty and so on．

　　We should k_________ from all the bad habits and try to form good ones．

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　　For many of today’s advertisers, _________(重复)old ideas is not a successful a _________(方法)．They realise that it does not matter how _________(吸引的)the idea l_________ with the product is－most people know that the main p_________ of the advertisement is making c_________ spend money．Instead,these advertisers look for _________ other ways to　make people n their products．

　　The top advertisers of today believe that using(幽默)_________ as well as new and _________(不寻常)ideas to surprise people is important in modern advertisements．Their aim is to _________(创造)something that has never been seen before and is _________ fanscinating for peopleto look at．By doing this, they hope to make people forget that someone is trying to sell them something．

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　　For centuries people dreamed of going into space．This dream began to seem possible when high-flying rockets were built in the early 1900s．

　　In 1903 a Russian teacher named Konstantin Tsiolkovsky figured out how to use rockets for space travel．His plan was the first one in rocket science to use correct scientific calculation．About 30 years later, a U．S．scientist named Robert Goddard built the first rockets that could reach high altitudes．During World War II, German scientists built large rockets that could travel very far and carry dangerous explosives．After the war, scientists from Germany went to the United States and the Soviet Union to help those countries build space rockets．

　　These two countries were soon racing to get to space first．Each of these countries wanted to prove that it was stronger and more advanced than the other one．Both countries also had powerful bombs．People in the United States were worried when the Soviets were first to launch a space satellite, which was called Sputnik．The Soviets were also first to send a person into space．Yury Gagarin orbited the earth in the Vostok I spaceship in 1961．

　　The US government set a goal for its space program to be the first country to put a person on the Moon．The U．S．space program built a series of Apollo spaceship．These vehicles were powered by huge Saturn 5 rockets．In 1969 Apollo II took three men to the moon successfully．Nell Armstrong became the first person to walk on the Moon．

　　The Soviets may have lost the race to fly people to the Moon, but they built the first space station in 1971．The United States also built a space station．The space stations allowed people to live and work in space．Then the Soviet Union and the United States cooperated to hook two spaceships together in space．This action ended the "space race"．Today a much larger space station, built by several countries together, orbits Earth．

　　Another new way to go to space is by space shuttle．A space shuttle, first made in the United States in 1981, looks like an airplane．Astronauts who fly spaceships have used shuttles to help put satellites into space．

信息匹配

以下是咨询和服务部门的信息：

A．Career Services(Room 113)

The staff of the Career Services center advise students on career choices and applications of for higher education．They also help students and graduates apply their academic and life experiences to achieving career fulfillment, provide them with the services and resources necessary to make better informed career decisions and help them develop the skills necessary to progress their career plans．

Opening Hours：Monday through Friday：8∶30 am－4∶30 pm

Phone：(412)396-6644　Fax：(412)396-6644

B．The Accommodation Office(Room 114)

The Accommodation Office is the place to find every thing concerning accommodation during your studying at this university．It offers a free advisory service and a wide range of handbooks and checklists covering the full range of housing available．In addition to this, the office also offers other services, such as the allocation of places in local residences and the provision of information regarding privately owned accommodation．

Opening Hours：Monday through Friday：1∶30 pm－4∶30 pm

Phone：(412)396-6754　Fax：(412)396-6752

C．Medical Center(Room 115)

The staff of the Medical Center aim to provide convenient and comprehensive medical care to students and staff of the university．The center is well equipped and the staff here are trained to deal with a broad range of medical problems．Both female and male doctors as well as nursing staff are available for consultation．Also, all kinds of medicines are sold here and are cheaper for students than other drugstores．

Opening Hours：24 hours from Monday to Sunday

Phone：(412)396-6649　Fax：(412)396-6648

D．The Sports Office(Room 207)

Sport and recreation play an important role in the lives of students．The university has lots of indoor and outdoor sports facilities and all students are encouraged to participate in some form of sport and recreation．This office can provide information about sporting and activities to keep you fit．

Opening Hours：Monday through Friday：7∶00am－10∶00pm

Phone：(412)396-6877　Fax：(412)396-6876

E．Food Service(Room 127)

Tasty, nutritious meals and a wide variety of snacks are available from the cafeterias on campus．Maybe you are not familiar with different cafeterias here and find it difficult to get a good meal．Don’t worry! The Food Service can provide you with specific information on the food available here and offers meal plans based on your individual needs．

Opening Hours：Monday through Friday：2∶30pm－5∶30pm

Phone：(412)396-6899　Fax：(412)396-6890

F．Library(Room 215)

There are various books and reference materials in every subject here including literature, art and math．Besides books, there are also photo-copying, video, audio-visual and computing facilities．Our collection is big and our main task is to help you solve problems on making use of the library．

Opening Hours：Monday through Friday：8∶30am－5∶30pm

Phone：(412)396-6312 Fax：(412)396-6706

以下是大学生的信息，请匹配大学生与他们要选择的服务部门：

1．Richard is a foreign student majoring in medicine．He can adjust himself to the weather but he is having a lot of difficulties in getting used to the diet at the college cafeterias．

2．John is fond of sports．He plays football every day．Unfortunately, he injured his leg while he was playing this morning．He urgently needs some medical help．

3．Lucy is new student from Washington, and she often arrives at the college late since she lives far away from the university, so she desperately needs to find a new place to live in．

4．Alice is going to leave university next year．She is preparing her papers and has to do a lot of research．She would like to find books on literature and learn how to use the audio-visual facilities．

5．Rosemary studies in the department of computer science．She is really interested in this field, so she plans to be engaged in this booming industry after her graduation, but before she makes a final decision, she wants to consult experienced teachers．

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　　If you have decided to study abroad, you might be looking for effective ways to prepare your language skills before you depart．Some students attend ESL(English as a Second Language)classes at local schools while others practice with 　　1　　 conversational partner．However, for those in situations 　　2　　 these two options are not available, studying ESL online might be the next alternative．

　　During the past decade, many websites have sprung up on the Internet, 　　3　　(provide)ESL activities to help people practice the major language skills 　　4　　 grammar, reading, and vocabulary．Perhaps the 　　5　　(great)interests for students are websites that focus on listening and speaking skills．In the past, listening to audio online was a very slow process, but since high-speed connections appeared, things 　　6　　(change)greatly．A simple Internet search using the term “ESL” will bring up thousands of relevant websites out there, but not all the sites are the same．　　7　　 you want to find a site that is suitable for you, you should look among those that combine good contents with a user-friendly interface and style．

　　Finally, no matter which site you end up visiting, you should set some goals 　　8　　 your study．　　9　　 might include the number of vocabulary you want to learn, specific grammar structures you want to review, 　　10　　 even how many minutes you want to read aloud from a newspaper in English．

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Some humor can be cruel but some people seem to enjoy seeing other people’s bad luck at times．Perhaps it makes us feel more c　　1　　 with our life because we feel there is someone else w　　2　　 off than ourselves．However, Chaplin made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed．The character in The Little Tramp was a social f　　3　　, but he won the love of audience for his determination to o　　4　　 difficulties and being kind to others．In his film The Gold Rush, Chaplin successfully made a sad situation e　　5　　 by eating a boiled shoe．

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　　It is obvious that festivals are times of happiness, fun and excitement, not of 　　1　　．

　　There are festivals to celebrate almost every kind of happy event．Some are for 　　2　　 reasons, such as the beginning of the planting season or at harvest time．Others are in memory of one-time events, such as the 　　3　　 of a country or the 　　4　　 of a famous person, like Columbus Day in the USA．No matter what the reason, however, festivals are always times for great 　　5　　 with lots to eat, special and often new clothing to wear and generally lots of fun．

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　　If you have decided to take some English courses in the UK, there are some exams that you have to take to determine which classes you should be taking．The first exam that you have to take is the Key English Test, which determines how well you can handle speaking English on a day-to-day basis along with written English skills．

　　The KET has three parts．They are the basic reading and writing test, the listening exam and the speaking exam．Once you have passed this, you can take the PET exam, which stands for the Preliminary English Test．This test is just for people who already have both basic oral and written skills．

　　If you can read such items as newspapers, signs, magazines and books, you may be ready to take the next step．Try practicing your writing skills as well and when you think you have good enough writing skills, take this test．There are three sections to this test, the reading, writing and spoken English comprehension skills．

　　Once you have successfully passed the PET test, you can then move on to the more advanced classes and tests, like the FCE, which is the First Certificate Exam．This exam is harder and more advanced than the other tests．If your job depends on English speaking or writing, then this test is a must to pass．You will need to have passed the last two tests in order to take this one．You will also need to have more of a background when it comes to the English language．By passing the FCE, you have showed that your English speaking ability is of high level．