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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 her 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 is 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 dictate their teen’ s emotions．

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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A．Listen to your body．

B．Drink water and milk most often．

C．Be active．

D．Eat a variety of foods, especially fruits and vegetables．

E．Limit screen time．

　　There is a lot of discussion these days about fit kids．People who care(parents, doctors, teachers, and others)want to know how to help kids be more fit．Being fit is a way of saying a person eats well, gets a lot of physical activities, and has a healthy weight．I f you are fit, your body works well, feels good, and can do all the things you want to do．．

　　Here are some tips to keep fit．

　　　　1　　 You may have a favourite food, but the best choice is to eat a variety．If you eat different foods, You are more likely to get the nutrients your body needs．

　　　　2　　 When you are really thirsty, cold water is the No．1 thirst-quencher．And there is a reason your school cafeteria offers cartons of milk．Kids need calcium to grow stronger bones and milk is a great source of this mineral．How much do lids need? About 800 milligrams each day if you're 6 to 8 and 1,300 milligrams if your are 9 or older．

　　　　3　　 What does it feel like to be full? When you are eating, notice how your body feels and when your stomach feels comfortably full．Sometimes, people eat too much because they don't notice when they need to stop eating．Eating too much can make you feel uncomfortable and it can lead unhealthy weight gain．

　　　　4　　 What's screen time? It is the amount of the time you spend watching TV, DVDs, and vedios and using the computer．The more time you spend on these sitting-down activities, the less time available for active stuff like basketball, bike riding, and swimming．

　　　　5　　 One job you have as a kid--and it is a fun one--is that you get to figure out what activities you like best．Not everyone likes baseball or soccer．Maybe your passion is dancing or swimming．Ask your parents do your favourite activities regularly．Find ways to be active every day．

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The hardest language

　　People often ask which is the most difficult language to learn, and it is not easy to answer because there are many factors to take into consideration．Firstly, in a first language the differences are unimportant as people learn their mother tongue naturally．　　1　　

　　A native speaker of Spanish, for example, will find Portuguese much easier to learn than a native speaker of Chinese, for example, because Portuguese is very similar to Spanish, while Chinese is very different．　　2　　 The greater the differences between the second language and our first, the harder it will be for most people to learn．

　　　　3　　 Teachers and the circumstances in which the language is learned also play an important role, as well as each learner’s motivation for learning．If people learn a language because they need to use it professionally, they often learn it faster than people studying a language that has no direct use in their day to day life．

　　Apparently, British diplomats and other embassy staff have found that the second hardest language is Japanese, which will probably come as no surprise to many, but the language that they have found to be the most problematic is Hungarian, which has 35 forms of a nouns according to whether it is subject, object, etc．

　　　　4　　 In the case of Hungarian for British learners, it is not a question of the writing system, which uses a similar alphabet, but the grammatical complexity, though native speakers of related languages may find it easier, while struggling with languages that the British find relatively easy．

　　No language is easy to learn well, though languages which are related to our first language are easier．Learning a completely different writing system is a huge challenge, but that does not necessarily make a language more difficult than another．　　5　　

A．In this case, first language can affect learning a second language．

B．Therefore, it is difficult to gain a good knowledge of every language．

C．Some people seem to learn languages readily, while others find it very difficult．

D．This does not mean that Hungarian is the hardest language to learn for everyone．

E．Individuals from different cultures will find different languages more difficult．

F．It is impossible to say that there is one language that is the most difficult language in the world．

G．So the question of how hard a language is to learn is only relevant when learning a second language．

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　　Sharks are among the oldest animals on Earth．There are hundreds of kinds of sharks．Most are about two meters long．The dogfish shark, however, is less than twenty centimeters in length．A shark has an extremely good sense of smell．It can find small amounts of substances in water, such as blood, body liquids and chemicals produced by animals．　　1　　 Sharks eat fish, other sharks, and plants that live in the ocean．

　　Sharks grow slowly．About forty percent of all sharks lay eggs．　　2　　 Some sharks carry their young inside their bodies as humans do．Some sharks are not able to reproduce until they are twenty years old．Most reproduce only every two years．And they give birth to fewer than ten young sharks．For this reason, overfishing of sharks is of special danger to the future of the animal．

　　Sharks are important for the world’s oceans．They eat injured and diseased fish．Their hunting activities mean that the numbers of other fish in ocean waters do not become too great．　　3　　

　　People hunt sharks for sport, food, medicine and their skin．Experts say the international market for some kinds of sharks has increased because many parts of a shark are valuable．

　　Collectors pay thousands of dollars for the jaws of a shark．　　4　　 The skin of a shark can be used like leather．

　　In Asia, people enjoy a kind of soup made from shark fins．Experts say a fisherman can earn a lot of money for even one kilogram of shark fins．Sharks are among the oldest animals on Earth, but some sharks are in danger of disappearing from Earth．　　5　　

A．Shark liver oil is a popular source of Vitamin A．

B．This protects the plants and other forms of life that exist in the oceans．

C．Sharks are valuable to us and we can make full use o f them．

D．These powerful senses help sharks find their food．

E．If too many sharks in one area are killed, that group of sharks may never return to normal population levels．

F．This is a threat to other forms of life in the ocean．

G．The others give birth to live young．

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　　　　1　　 Very few people choose ideal and perfect jobs for themselves and they do not do the same job for the rest of their lives．With technology and everything else changing so fast, it’s ridiculous to expect to stay in one job from the time you leave school to the time you retire．Even staying in the same company can be a huge challenge．　　2　　

　　The first thing you should consider is what kinds of things you enjoy doing and what you are naturally good at．You have to look at practicality issues．You have to look at what you like to do and take a realistic look at whether the market is ever going to pay you an income for doing it．Your loving doing something doesn’t mean that the world is going to love giving you money for doing it．　　3　　 And then narrow the list down by deciding which are at your level．

　　　　4　　 For example, if you want to be a doctor, you must graduate with all the papers saying you can be a doctor．The job requires a high education and an extreme amount of practice．

　　Many community colleges have tests that tell you what kinds of work you’d be happy to do．

　　　　5　　 For example, do you want to travel in your career or stay at home? How much money do you want to make? After you answer these questions, the computer will show you what careers you would be suited to．Keep in mind that what interests you at twenty isn't likely to be the same as what interests you at forty．You would also find some tests online．These will give you some ideas you have never considered．

A．Then how will you choose your first career?

B．What type of jobs are you interested in most?

C．So pick a number of different things that you love at first．

D．Most people’s jobs change at least once or twice in their lifetime．

E．They ask you a series of multiple-choice(多项选择的)questions．

F．However, many companies will offer you job training before you start the work．

G．Another thing to consider is how much education or special training s required．

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　　1．________But still there is a danger that grows every year．Airliners get larger．Some airplanes can hold over 300 passengers．And the air itself becomes more and more crowded．If one giant airliner crashed into another in mid-air, 600 lives could be lost．

　　2．_________Air traffic controllers tell the pilot exactly when to turn, when to climb, and when to come down．The air traffic controllers around a busy airport like London-Heathrow may handle 2500 planes a day．Not al of them actually land at the airport．Any plane that flies near the airport comes under the orders of the controllers there．　　3　　．

　　Recently such a disaster almost happened．　　4　　．One, with 69 passengers, had come from Toronto, and the other, with 176 passengers, from Chicago, An air traffic controller noticed on his radar screen that the two planes were too close to each other．He ordered one to turn to the right and to climb．But he made a mistake．He ordered the wrong plane to do this．Fifteen seconds later it flew directly in front of the second plane．They avoided each other by the smallest part of a second．The distance between them was less than that of a large swimming pool．　　5　　．

A．Even a small mistake on their part could cause a disaster．

B．Two large jets were flying towards the airport．

C．Nowadays people like traveling more by air than by car．

D．Today, air travel is far safer than driving a car on a bus motor-way．

E．This is an example of the danger that grows every year．

F．In a word, air travel is more dangerous, we should choose others．

G．From the moment an airliner takes off to the moment it lands, every movement is watched on radar screen．

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　　　　1　　．You probably think you will never be a top student．This is not necessarily so, however．Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to．Here’s how．

　　Plan your time carefully．When planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do．After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time．First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc．Then decide a good regular time for studying．　　2　　．A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you realize what is happening to your time．

　　Find a good place to study．Look around the house for a good study area．Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study material．No games, radios or television．When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject．

　　Make good use of your time in class．　　3　　．Listening carefully in class means less work later．Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says．

　　Study regularly．When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material．　　4　　．If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you’ll remember it longer．

　　Develop a good attitude towards tests．The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject．They help you remember your new knowledge．The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be over worried．

　　　　5　　．You will probably discover them after you have tried these．

A．There are other methods that might help you with your study

B．Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment

C．Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says

D．No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard

E．Maybe you are an average student

F．Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class

G．This will help you understand the next class

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　　As we all know, sleep is very important and necessary．I would love everyone to form the habits below to have better sleep without needing the alarm wake-up call．

　　1．_________If you eat much food an hour before you go to bed, your body will hate you．Your body needs time to digest(消化)while you are still awake．

　　2．_________Something that makes me very angry is when I hear on TV that people just need 30-minute exercise a week．That’s funny．Every person should be getting 30-minute exercise daily along with a healthy diet．When you do exercises, you use energy that your body has to recover from．3．________The harder you push your body, the faster it falls to sleep and the better it sleeps．

　　Turn the TV off．There are a few shows I watch still, but they will never get in my way of(妨碍)sleep．The bedroom is only for sleeping and a place of rest．4．________

　　5．________A question to ask yourself：If I didn’t have an alarm, what time would I get up? If that time is the time you need to get up, you should probably throw away the alarm．If the time you actually get up is much later than the time you do get up, make great changes to your way of life and the time you go to sleep．No one should need an alarm．

A．Exercise for at least 30 minutes every day．

B．Eat right and no meals within 4 hours of rest．

C．Throw away the alarm．

D．Sleep is one of the most important things in our lives．

E．Your body recovers when you are sleeping．

F．Try to get up as early as you can．

G．Take the TV out of your bedroom．

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1．_________

The Marine Science Center offers nearly four hours of an educational adventure．Observing restoring Sea Turtles, lab experiments, taking our Exhibit Gallery challenge, and learning from educational beach activities are a unique and fun way to educate all ages about the fragile environment in Florida．

2．_________

We require a 1 to 10 ratio of guardians to students．All guardians within that ratio are free．The fee is ＄3 per student and ＄6 per any extra adults．The fee includes a three and a half hour program with interactive activities for the students．Payment should be made upon the arrival to the Marine Science Center．Please make checks payable to：County of Volusia Marine Science Center．

3．_________

This program can accommodate groups up to forty students．The students must be divided into groups of ten before arriving at the center．The students will be rotated(轮换)throughout all of the activities provided．

4．_________

The Marine Science Center is located at 100 Lighthouse Drive in Ponce Inlet．If arriving by bus, please stop the bus on the north(right)side of Lighthouse Drive directly across from the Marine Science Center entrance sign．Students will be accompanied up the main sidewalk to the front entrance of the Marine Science Center．If arriving by separate cars, please park in the main parking lot to the right on Lighthouse Drive．Take the boardwalk to the Marine Science Center．

5．_________

The bus must be available to take students to and from the Marine Science Center and Lighthouse Point Park during the field trip for beach activities．Upon arrival the driver will get specific instructions on your program schedule．