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How to Calm Your Teen's Nerves before an Exam

　　Stress is a feeling of physical．mental of emotional strain of tension which disturbs or interferes with normal physiological balance．Stress can be overwhelming for anyone, but it can be especially difficult for a teen that has not yet developed effective coping skills．A major source of teen stress is school exams, and test anxiety is not uncommon．So, how can parents help their teen stay calm before an exam?

　　Recognize when your teen is under stress．

　　Teens can feel an immense pressure to do well on exams．For some teens, just the idea of taking the test can bring them into a panic(恐慌)．　　1　　 Emotional symptoms include：excessive of uncontrollable drying, aggression or mood swings, and panic attacks．

　　What should parents do?

　　－Be involved

　　Parents need to be involved in their teen's work．What they look for is your presence--to talk, to dry, or simply to sit with them quietly．Communicate openly with your teen．　　2　　

　　－Help them get organized

　　Help your teen think about what she has to study and plan accordingly．　　3　　

　　－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．　　4　　 if this happens, encourage your teen to eat light meals or sandwiches．A healthy diet．rather than junk food, is best for reducing stress．

　　－Show a positive attitude

　　　　5　　 If you panic, blame, or apply to much pressure, your teen will have an undue increase in their stress levels．Make your teen feel accepted and valued for her efforts．Most important, reassure your teens that things will be all right, no matter what the results are．

A．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．

B．A parent's attitude will dictate their teen's emotions．

C．Physical symptoms of stress and anxiety include：lack of sleep, difficulty breathing, loss of appetite of irregular eating

D．Encourage your teen to relax

E．Encourage your teen to express his worries and fears, but don't let them focus on those fears．

F．Your teen may also make negative comments about themselves

G．Exam stress can make some teens lose their appetite

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1．________ When a person does a certain thing again, he is impelled(迫使)by some unseen force to do the same thing repeatedly; thus a habit is formed．Once a habit is formed, it is difficult, and sometimes impossible to get rid of．2．________

Children often form had habits, some of which remain with them as long as they live Older persons also form bad habits as long as they live, and sometimes become ruined by them．

3．________ Many successful men say that much of their success has something to do with certain habits in early life, such as early rising, honesty and so on．

Among the habits which children should not form are laziness, lying, stealing and so on．4．________ Unfortunately older persons often form habits which ought to have been avoided．

5．________

A．There are other habits which, when fomed in early life, are of great help．

B．Whether good or not habits are, they are easy to get rid of．

C．We ought to keep away from all these bad habits, and try to form such habits as will be good for ourselves and others,

D．Habits, whether good or bad, are gradually formed．

E．It is very important for us to know why we should get used to good habits．

F．These are all easily formed habits．

G．It is therefore very important that we should pay great attention to the formation of habits．

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　　All over the world people enjoy sports．Sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer．

　　　　1　　 They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games．Often they get very excited when their player or team wins．

　　　　2　　 Football, for example, has spread around the world．Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers．What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in China, Egypt or Italy! 　　3　　 Think how many lovers to skate or ski in Japan, Norway or Canada．

　　Some sports or game go back thousands of years, like running or jumping．Chinese wushu, for example, has a very long history．But basketball and volleyball are rather new．Neither one is a hundred years old yet．　　4　　 Water-skiing is one of the newest in the family of sports．

　　People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game together they often become good friends．　　5　　 One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace．

A．And think of people in cold countries．

B．Sports help to train a person’s character．

C．Not a few people participate in different sports competitions themselves．

D．Many people like to watch others play games．

E．People aren’t inventing new sports or games．

F．Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them．

G．People are inventing new sports or games all the time．

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Muzak

　　The next time you go into a bank, a store, or a supermarket, stop and listen．What do you hear?

　　　　1　　 It's similar to the music you listen to, but it's not exactly the same．That's because this music was especially designed to relax you, or to give you extra energy．Sometimes you don't even realize the music is playing, but you react to the music anyway．

　　Quiet background music used to be called "elevator)电梯)music" because we often heard it in elevators．But lately we hear it in more and more places, and it has a new name "Muzak"．About one-third of the people in America listen to "Muzak" everyday．The music plays for 15 minutes at a time, with short pauses in between．It is always more lively between ten and eleven in the morning, and between three and four in the afternoon, when people are more tired．　　2　　

　　If you listen to Muzak carefully, you will probably recognize the names of many of the songs．Some musicians or songwriters don't want their songs to be used as Muzak, but others are happy when their songs are chosen．Why? 　　3　　

　　Music is often played in public places because it is designed to make people feel less lonely when they are in an airport or a hotel．It has been proven that Muzak does what it is designed to do．Tired office workers suddenly have more energy when they hear the pleasant sound of Muzak in the background．　　4　　 Supermarket shoppers buy 38 percent more groceries．

　　　　5　　．They say it's boring to hear the same songs all the time．But other people enjoy hearing Muzak in public places．They say it helps them relax and feel calm．One way or another, Muzak affects everyone．Some farmers even say their cows give more milk when they hear Muzak!

A．Some people don't like Muzak．

B．The music gives them extra energy．

C．Music is playing in the background．

D．Factory workers produce 13 percent more．

E．Muzak tends to help people understand music better．

F．They get as much as ＄4 million a year if their songs are used．

G．Muzak is played in most of the big supermarkets in the world．

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　　Getting your children to study can be a little like getting them to eat their vegetables．

　　　　1　　 Make a study time and have it at the same time every day．This will help your kids to learn to schedule their day and will give them a sense of control over how they spend their time．

　　Allow them to study in blocks of time, such as for half an hour with a five-minute break in the middle．　　2　　 Ideal(理想的)study times are after dinner or right after school before dinner．

Never allow your children to study in front of the television, as that will encourage passive activity．　　3　　

　　You’ll also need to help your kids find the right place to study．After you’ve set up a good study time for little learners, set up a good place where they can get those creative juices flowing．

　　　　4　　 Make sure there is a table or a desk and a comfortable chair．

　　　　5　　 This includes helping them out with their homework sometimes and being there for them with the answers to any questions．The input you give your children during study periods will help form a bond and help make studying enjoyable．

A．Pick a place where your children can study properly．

B．Hold them to the schedule they create for themselves．

C．Finally, spend time with your kids when they’re studying．

D．Keep the atmosphere light and offer lots of encouragement, too．

E．Instead, use TV as a treat or a reward when the homework is completed．

F．Try to stop this bad habit by offering some sort of reward．

G．One of the best ways to form good study habits for your kids is to design a schedule that they keep to．

　　The Atlantic Ocean is one of the oceans that separate the Old World from the New．For centuries it kept the Americans from being discovered by the people of Europe．

　　It is more than 4, 000 miles(6, 400 km)wide where Columbus crossed it．Even at its narrowest it is about 2, 000 miles(3, 200 km)wide．　　1　　．

　　Two things make the Atlantic Ocean rather unusual．For so large an ocean it has very few islands．　　2　　．

　　One of the longest mountain ranges of the world rises from the floor of the Atlantic．　　3　　．The tops of a few of the mountains reach up above the sea and make islands．The Azores are the tops of peaks in the mid－Atlantic mountain range．

　　Ocean currents are sometimes called “rivers in the sea”．One of these “rivers” in the Atlantic is called the Gulf Stream．It is a current(流)of warm water．Another is the Labrador Current－cold water coming down from the Arctic．　　4　　．

　　Today the Atlantic is a great highway．It is not, however, always a smooth and safe one．Storms sweep across it and pile up great waves．Icebergs float down from the far north across the paths of ships．

　　　　5　　．Columbus sailed for more than two months to cross it．A fast modern steamship can make the trip in less than four days．Airplanes fly from New York to London in only eight hours and from South America to Africa in four!

A．We now have such fast ways of traveling that this big ocean seems to have grown smaller

B．This narrowest place is between the bulge(鼓起)of South America and the bulge of Africa

C．Also, it is the world's saltiest ocean

D．This big Atlantic Ocean is not easy and sometimes dangerous to cross

E．This mountain range runs north and south down the middle of the ocean

F．Ocean currents affect the climates of the land near which they flow

G．The Atlantic furnishes much food for the people on its shores

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　　I have written letters of apology to my teacher before．I remembered at the age of 7, when h________ English lessons, I pulled my classmate's chair aside when he was about to sit down after answering questions．________ a result, he fell onto the ground and cried．The whole class burst into ________(笑声)．My English teacher was so angry ________ I had to apologize by writing a letter to her and she ________(宽恕)me．

　　Even now if I b________ badly in class, I will still write a letter of apology to my teachers due to the f________ reasons．Firstly, I should take responsibility for ________ I do．Secondly, writing letters of apology to teachers can help ________(提醒)myself to be good in class．Finally, it is a good way of ________(交流)with teachers when they are in anger．

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A．Promise behaviors

B．Attitude beats experience

C．Job-winning qualities

D．Employer and employee relation

E．Stable career choices

F．Importance of teamwork skills

Despite the economy, experts advice students to major in what interests them．

1．________

Aware of the worst job market in more than 25 years, many students enrolling in colleges and universities this fall are considering majors that they believe will land them stable career．Students with degrees in nursing, health care, accounting, computer, general science and engineering report the most success in finding jobs．Those with degrees in finance, journalism, graphic design, and international relations have had tougher times, liberal arts graduates also struggle．

2．________

Still career experts say students should major in whatever area most interests them, even if it’s a less specialized liberal arts field, such as Chinese and or sociology．In a national survey, communication, followed closely by a strong work ethic and team work skills, was rated at the most important qualities sought by employers．“Liberal arts teach us how to learn．When we go out into the world of work, we are going to have to continue to learn,” said Dan Naegeli, director of the university of North Texas career center．

3．________

Texas Health Resources uses a wide range of workers at its 14 hospitals and other sites．The 18,000 employees company hires about 2000 people a year．It looks for candidates with “promise(有前途的)behaviors,” human resource director Justin Clem said．

“The resume is great… Education is wonderful,” Clem said．“But when we interview, we really want to look at situations they were put into the past, what actions they took, and what were the results．Do these results really support treating other people with courtesy dignity and respect? And communicating clearly and earning people’s trust? And thinking before they act?”

4．________

The company also looks for people who have record of providing service, said Janaelle Nowne, vice president of human resource．If a student mowed lawns or worked at a fast-food restaurant, she said, “ the things that we would want to hear is how you attended to providing service to people that you were working with and how you were attending to the quality of the products that you have．”

“Experience is always helpful, but it is not always the guarantee that person is going to get the job,” she added．“We look at the behaviors and the attitude they bring in and their willingness to be a part of the team．”

5．________

Lockheed Martin has all sorts of jobs in all sorts of fields．One of the skills recruiters consider is the ability to work in teams．

“Most of what we do is problem solving, and you get people with different kinds of skills together to solve the problem,” said Norman Robbins, senior manager community relations．“If you are real bright but you can’t get along with anybody, you’re not going to be as successful as you will be if you can work in teams．”

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　　The garden city was largely the invention of Ebenezer Howard(1850-1928)．After immigrating from England to the USA, and an unsuccessful attempt to make a living as a farmer, he moved to Chicago, where he saw the reconstruction of the city after the disastrous fire of 1871．In those days, it was nicknamed “the Garden City”, almost certainly the source of Howard’s name for his later building plan of towns．Returning to London, Howard developed his design in the 1880s and 1890s, drawing on ideas that were popular at the time, but creating a unique combination of designs．

　　The nineteenth-century poor city was in many ways a terrible place, dirty and crowded; but it offered economic and social opportunities．At the same time, the British countryside was in fact equally unattractive：though it promised fresh air and nature, it suffered from agricultural depression(萧条)and it offered neither enough work and wages, nor much social life．Howard’s idea was to combine the best of town and country in a new kind of settlement, the garden city．Howard’s idea was that a group of people should set up a company, borrowing money to establish a garden city in the depressed countryside; far enough from existing cities to make sure that the land was bought at the bottom price．

　　Garden cities would provide a central public open space, radial avenues and connecting industries．They would be surrounded by a much larger area of green belt, also owned by the company, containing not merely farms but also some industrial institutions．As more and more people moved in, the garden city would reach its planned limit-Howard suggested 32,000 people; then, another would be started a short distance away．Thus, over time, there would develop a vast planned house collection, extending almost without limit; within it, each garden city would offer a wide rang of jobs and services, but each would also be connected to the others by a rapid transportation system, thus giving all the economic and social opportunities of a big city．

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　　Few people would even think of beginning a new job at the age of 76, 　　1　　 one of America’s most famous artists did just that．Anna Mary Robertson, better known as “Grandma Moses”, turned to painting 　　2　　 she was too old to work on her farm．

　　Grandma Moses was crazy about painting soon after she picked it up and worked hard at it．She painted 　　5　　(care)and her works were nice．She first painted only to please 　　4　　, and then began to sell her works 　　5　　 a little money．In 1993, a collector, Louis Caldor, happened to see several of Grandma Moses’ works 　　6　　(hang)in a shop．He liked them, 　　7　　(buy)them at once, and set out to look for 　　8　　．Caldor held 　　9　　 show to introduce the works of Grandma Moses to other artists．Grandma Moses, 　　10　　 was world-famous, died on December 13, 1961, at the age of 101．