In some cities, workaholism（废寝忘食工作）is so common that people don’t consider it unusual. They accept the lifestyle as   26 .  Government
workers in Washington, D. C.,   27 , frequently work sixty to seventy hours a week. They don’t do this because they have to; they do it because they   28  to. Workaholism can be a   29  problem. Because true workaholics would rather work than do anything else, they   30  have no idea of how to relax; that is, they might not   31  movies, sports, or other types of entertainment. Most of all, they   32  to sit and do nothing. The lives of workaholics are usually stressful, and this tension（紧张）and worry can cause   33  problems such as heart attacks and stomach diseases.    34  , typical workaholics don’t pay much attention to their families. Their marriages may end in   35  as they spend little time with their families.
Is workaholism   36  dangerous? Perhaps not. There are, certainly, people who work   37  under stress. Some studies show that many workaholics have great energy and interest in work. They feel   38  is so pleasurable that they are actually very happy. For most workaholics, work and entertainment are the same thing. Their jobs   39  them with a challenge; this keeps them busy and creative.
  40  do workaholics enjoy their jobs so much? There are several  41  to work. Of course, it provides people with paychecks, and this is important. But it offer  42  financial security. It provides people with self-confidence; they have a feeling of satisfaction   43  they have produced a challenging piece of work and are able to say “I   44  it”. Psychologists claim that their work gives people an identity（自身价值）. After they take part in work, they    45  a sense of self and individualism.

In this modern world, we rush around all day, doing things, talking, emailing, sending and reading messages. We are always on, always connected, always thinking, always talking. There is no ___31___ for stillness.
And when we are ___32 ___to be still because we’re in line for something, or waiting at a doctor’s appointment, or on a bus or train, we often ___33 ___something to do. Some will play with mobile devices, others will read something. Being still isn’t something we’re ___34 ___.
This comes at a ___ 35___: we lose that time for ___ 36___, for observing and listening. We lose peace.
And ___37___ yet: sometimes too much action is worse than no action at all. You can run around crazily, but get ___ 38___done.
Take a moment to think about ___39___ you spend your days. Are you constantly rushing around? Are you constantly reading and answering ___40 ___, checking on the news and the latest stream of information? Are you always ___41___through your schedule?
Is this how you want to spend your ___42___? If so, peace be with you. If not, take a moment to be ___43___. Don’t think about what you have to do, or what you’ve done already. ___44___be in the moment.
Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your life, and how you’d ___45___ it to be. See your life with less movement, less doing, less rushing. See it with more stillness, more consideration, more ___46___.
Then be that vision.
It’s pretty simple: all you have to do is sit still for a little bit each day. ___47___you’ve gotten used to that, try doing less each day. Breathe when you feel yourself moving too___48___. Slow down. Be present. Find happiness now, in this moment, instead of ___49___ for it.
___50 ___ the stillness. It’s a treasure, and it’s available to us, always.

A man who knows how to write a personal letter has a very powerful tool.A letter can be enjoyed, read and ____.It can set up a warm conversation between two people far apart(远离的)；it can keep a ____with very little effort.
I will give___.A few years ago my older brother and I were not getting____.We had been close as____but had grown apart.Our meetings were not____； our conversation was filled with arguments and quarrels; and every effort to clear the air seemed to only ___our misunderstanding.Then he____a small island in the Caribbean and we___touch.One day he wrote me a letter.He described his island and its people, told me what he was doing, said how he felt, and encouraged me to____.Rereading the letter, I was____by its humor(幽默)and clever expressions.These were all qualities for which I had____respected my older brother but____he no longer had them.I had never known he could write so____.And with that one letter we became friends____.
It might never have occurred to____to write me if he had not been in a place where there were no___.For him, writing was a necessity.It also turned out to be the best way for us to get back in touch.Because we live in an age of____communication(通讯), people often____ that they don't always have to phone or email.They have a____.And that is to write.

Thanks to a combination of young businessmen, large numbers of university students and revitalization (新生) efforts by the local and national governments, today’s Nanjing has an           of youthful exuberance (繁茂) that would have been        only a few decades ago.     , the city, a booming city of 6.5 million on the banks of the Yangtze River some 185 miles west of Shanghai, bears         resemblance to the former capital of China that suffered the worst cruelty and violence of World War II.
    Nanjing has shown a remarkable capacity for reinvention during its 2,500-year history. And in recent years, the city has moved         its tragic past to become a vital engine of China’s economic growth, thanks         to its position in the middle of China’s prosperous eastern seaboard. Growth has also         thanks to improved ground transportation: A new bullet train linking Nanjing and Shanghai started service last year,         travel time between the cities from several hours to just 75 minutes, and a Beijing-Shanghai high-speed line is        to open later this year, with a stop in Nanjing. Within the city, two metro lines were built in the last few years; 15 more are planned to begin service by 2030.
Signs of Nanjing’s         wealth and optimism can be seen everywhere. In the heart of the downtown Xinjiekou district, a bronze statue of Sun Yat-sen,         the father of modern China, looks         over a busy        area.
There is perhaps no more         symbol of the city’s transformation than the Zifeng Tower, a 1,480-foot skyscraper that opened its doors last May.         offices, restaurants and an InterContinental hotel, the tower is the second-tallest building in China and billed as the seventh-tallest in the world.
Underlying all this development is a large Chinese and        student population — there are several major universities, plus a branch of Johns Hopkins’s international studies school. In fact, art and music         in all sorts of places.
On a larger        , local government officials and private investors are pushing the city as a rising center for contemporary art and architecture, hoping to attract         from the neon-bathed streets of its neighbor Shanghai.

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Stop and think! Where do you      most of your time? You work, watch TV,               computer games, and sleep all      . It's easy to forget, but there is a(n)     new world outside your door. The best way to     it is to go backpacking.
　　Backpacking means to go hiking     . You bring only what you can     on your back. Are you eager to get     ? Wait a minute! Before you go     , you should gather    basic equipment. First you need some     shoes or boots. Always carry a waterproof (防水的) jacket or poncho(雨披), especially hiking in a     climate, or if the weather forecast    of coming rain.     , you need a backpack. It's also a good idea to     a compass, a leakproof (防漏的) water bottle and a    .
One-day hikes     the easiest to organize.     a trip with a small group of friends. Remember! Hiking in a group is safer than hiking     . Decide how     you will go. For most people, a distance of ten to twelve miles is far enough in a day if they are already used to walking .
Wherever you go, enjoy yourself. You may be tired when you get home, but you'll feel very happy.

I'd gone from a tiny village school with a total of 60 students, to a huge school, with thousands of pupils．I was a little fish in a very big       . I lived too much of my first year        doing anything wrong．I just decided to be the wallflower when it discussion and answering questions．I was always the one that         Class        didn't look the teacher in the eye       they asked me to answer．I listened well, and          everything in, but I always liked to be a spectator（旁观者）．It's hard not t0           what others may think of you when you are speaking in front of many              ．It did take long for me to feel teachers and make friends with classmates．Some people       with straight into a new learning environment． 
Some people       straight into a new learning environment.       , most are nervous and feel they don't fit in．It's completely       , so it should not be a worry to you．Be            and you will adapt to the new school．School life is          you make obit．Some       it; some Iike it．-But it's only when you leave that you can really appreciate how school       you into the person you become．
It's so important to       yourself out of your comfort zone．If you're shy, tell yourself you’ I raise your  _      at least once every lesson; if you're quick-minded, try to give other people a （n）     In time, you will ___it will do you benefit from it .

America’s Beauty Is in Its Diversity
America is built on the idea of freedom, and there is no exception for Muslim women. I    the freedom of religion and speech. But mostly, I believe it’s OK to be     , and to stand up for who and what you are. So I believe in wearing the hijab.
The hijab is a religious head covering, like a scarf. I am Muslim, and keeping my head covered is a     of maturity（成熟）and respect toward my      and to Allah’s will.       , I also like to wear it to be different. I don’t usually like to do what everyone else is doing. I want to be a(n)       , not just part of the crowd. But when I first wore it, I was also afraid of the      that I’d get at school.
I     on my own that sixth grade was the      I should start wearing the hijab. I was     about what the kids would say or even do to me. I thought they might make fun of me, or     be scared of me and     my headscarf. Kids at that age usually like to be all the same, and there’s little or no      of differences.
On the first day of school, I put all those      thoughts behind my back and walked in with my head held high. I was holding my breath a little, but     I was also proud to be a Muslim, proud to be wearing the hijab, proud to be different.
I was      about everything I thought the kids would say or even do to me. I actually met a lot of people because of wearing my head covering. Most of the kids would come and ask me questions —     — about the hijab and why I wore it.
I did hear some kids were making fun of me,       there was one girl----she wasn’t even in my class, and we never really talked much---and she spoke      me, and I wasn’t even there! I made a lot of new friends that year, friends that I still have until this very day, five years later.
Yes, I’m different, but everyone is different here, in one way or another. This is the     of America.

Beware of those who use the truth to cheat. When someone tells you something that is       , but leaves out important information that should be         , he can create a false impression.
For example, someone might say, “I just          a hundred dollars on the lottery. It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and          it for one hundred dollars!”
This guy’s a winner,        ? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought two hundred           , and only one was a winner. He’s really a big          !
He didn’t say anything that was         , but he deliberately left out some important      . That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically         , but they are just as not         .
Untrustworthy candidates in           campaigns often use this strategy. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and        three million jobs. Then she          another term. One of her opponents runs an advertisement       , “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true.         , an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of        million jobs.”
Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. It’s         the law to make false claims so they try to mislead you with the         . An advertisement might boast (吹嘘), “Nine out of ten doctors recommend Yucky Pills to cure nose pimples.” It          to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Corporation.
This kind of cheat happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.

America’s Beauty Is in Its Diversity
America is built on the idea of freedom, and there is no exception for Muslim women. I     the freedom of religion and speech. But mostly, I believe it’s OK to be      , and to stand up for who and what you are. So I believe in wearing the hijab.
The hijab is a religious head covering, like a scarf. I am Muslim, and keeping my head covered is a       of maturity（成熟）and respect toward my       and to Allah’s will.      , I also like to wear it to be different. I don’t usually like to do what everyone else is doing. I want to be a(n)      , not just part of the crowd. But when I first wore it, I was also afraid of the       that I’d get at school.
I      on my own that sixth grade was the       I should start wearing the hijab. I was      about what the kids would say or even do to me. I thought they might make fun of me, or       be scared of me and       my headscarf. Kids at that age usually like to be all the same, and there’s little or no       of differences.
On the first day of school, I put all those       thoughts behind my back and walked in with my head held high. I was holding my breath a little, but       I was also proud to be a Muslim, proud to be wearing the hijab, proud to be different.
I was       about everything I thought the kids would say or even do to me. I actually met a lot of people because of wearing my head covering. Most of the kids would come and ask me questions —    — about the hijab and why I wore it.
I did hear some kid was making fun of me,       there was one girl—she wasn’t even in my class, and we never really talked much–and she spoke       me, and I wasn’t even there! I made a lot of new friends that year, friends that I still have until this very day, five years later.
Yes, I’m different, but everyone is different here, in one way or another. This is the      of America.

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Some passengers won’t turn off their mobile phones or iPads during takeoff or landing. It happens on almost every         now. It’s time to turn off personal electronic devices when the plane’s door        . However, there’s always at least one person who keeps talking, texting, playing, watching or emailing — and         strict orders to power down during flights.
“People have become so         to those devices, and a lot of people         whether they really need to turn them off,” says an airhostess from Southwest Airlines.
Is turning off the devices really         in the first place? Lots of passengers have doubted about the         of leaving devices on. They think one cell or message or game isn’t going to         down the plane.
Indeed, there’s no         scientific evidence that having devices powered on during takeoff and landing would cause a        , only that there is the potential of a problem.
In the US, pilots are allowed to use certain electronic devices during takeoff and landing, but if passengers’       devices are tested at the same time, it may lead to wrong warnings and         readings on the aircraft instruments. In some studies researchers found mobile phones could         global-positioning satellite systems or other aircraft systems. Though the effects are         slight, they could result in disaster.
If even the         possibility of disaster exists, it’s better to turn them off during takeoff and landing.