I had an interesting experience playing ping-pong last year. I was playing against aopponent(对手). The score was 20 to 17 in her  . I won the next three points which made the score 20 to 20. I my paddle on the table and thanked my opponent and began to walk away. She called me and said we had to continue until one of us .

“Look,”I said, “if we, one of two events will take place, either you or I will win.If you win, I will begin tomy skill. If I win, you will be unhappy. Isn’t it better to know that we both played , that we enjoyed the competition, and that we played an even(相等) score?” This was aending for my opponent and for the persons watching this contest. It made  to me to leave with a tie(不分胜负) game, an impasse(僵局): no winner, no.

So, my friends, here is the problem me. Our present technology makes it possible for nations to other nations for retaliatory(报复) strikes. In such a nuclear time, there be no winners, only losers. Under these conditions, the only choice toglobal destruction is glogal impasse. This would be a “tie game” where no nation wins and no nation loses. An impasse reached through compromise(妥协). This is because compromise becomes the only means of. We cannot destroy this beautiful planet by holding on to understanding of victory. The victory is in achieving a desirable impasse. No one wins, no one loses either.

A.tiring                                   B.poor                         C.fine                          D.brave

A.favor                             B.side                          C.lead                          D.place

A.threw                                   B.placed                       C.stuck                         D.dropped

A.up                                        B.over                          C.on                            D.back

A.lost                                      B.won                          C.gave up             D.tired out

A.perform                                B.stop                          C.continue             D.leave

A.doubt                                   B.hate                          C.practise              D.desert

A.hard                                     B.fair                           C.poorly                D.well

A.close                             B.surprising                  C.satisfying           D.reasonable

A.progress                            B.room                        C.sense                  D.time

A.loser                                   B.fighter                      C.success               D.player

A.encouraging                        B.frightening                C.shocking     D.troubling

A.destroy                               B.attack                        C.seize                  D.rule

A.may                                          B.should                       C.can                    D.must

A.escape                                B.flee                           C.accept                D.avoid

A.different                             B.small                        C.huge                  D.familiar

A.surviving                            B.living                        C.staying               D.pleasing

A.an old                                B.an unusual                 C.the same     D.a complete

A.great                                  B.only                         C.same                  D.equal

A.where                                 B.but                           C.as                      D.since

Americans believe in the ideal, as ______ in their Declaration of Independence, that all men are created equal.

A. stated                          B. assumed                            C. held                             D. possessed

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Mirriam Websters online dictionary defines happy as: enjoying good health and satisfaction. Sounds nice, doesn’t it? I know a secret that can lead to happiness. Now you may ask, what secret is that? It’s a well-known secret, in fact. Perform a random(随意的) act of kindness per day.
Positive psychology is the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to grow. According to University of Pennsylvania’s website, positive psychology has three central concerns: positive emotions, positive individual character, and positive systems. Understanding positive emotion includes the study of satisfaction with the past, happiness at present, and hope for the future. Understanding positive individual character consists of the study of the strengths and virtues, such as love, courage, creativity, curiosity, self-knowledge, self-control, and wisdom. Understanding positive systems needs the study of meaning and purpose as well as the strengths that help the growth of better communities, such as responsibility, leadership, teamwork, purpose, and tolerance(忍耐力).
Positive psychology focuses on strengths as well as weaknesses, on building the best things in life as well as repairing the worst. It asserts(断言) that human goodness and excellence is just as real as sadness and illness, and that life consists more than seeking the answers to problems. All these things can be summed up in one concept: giving can equal a meaningful life, i.e. happiness.
But you are probably wondering how. Well, let’s examine the research, shall we? A 1996 study showed that wealth is only weakly related to happiness both within and across nations, particularly when income is above the poverty level. So money does not mean happiness. In 2000, a different study showed that activities that make people happy in some way—such as shopping, good food and making money—do not lead to satisfaction in the long term, indicating that these have quick diminishing returns(收益递减).
However, on the other hand, we also know that people who witness others perform good deeds experience an emotion which drives them to perform their own good deeds. Making a contribution to the lives of other people may help to extend our own lives.
This is why I make a point of trying to do something nice every day. Sometimes I tip much larger than I need to. Sometimes I just smile at someone who looks like they really need it. A random act of kindness is an act that receives just as much as it gives. You’ll be happier. They’ll be happier. And you’ll live longer. So, please, perform a random act of kindness each day.

Young people should be        to believe that all races are equal.

A.looked up                  B.brought in                 C.brought up                D.looked in

Dieters' who eat meals high in protein might lose a bit more weight than those who get less protein and more carbohydrates (碳水化合物)一all other things being equal, a new analysis of past studies suggests. Researchers found that over an average of 12 weeks, people having a high一protein diet lost about 1.8 extra pounds, and more body fat, than those having a standard-protein diet.

Wycherley from the University of South" Australia in Adelaide, the lead author on the study says it’s possible that the body may spend more energy and bum more calories while dealing with protein, compared to carbohydrates. Another explanation for the link his team observed is that eating protein helps preserve muscle mass and muscle mass bums more calories, even when the body is resting, than other types of mass. He says people in the studies tend to get protein from a variety of animal and vegetable sources. Vegetable sources of protein include beans.

It is not obvious why a higher protein-to-carbohydrate ratio might help people lose more pounds——and one obesity researcher not involved in the new analysis questioned whether the trials were strong enough to make that conclusion. “The studies are generally far too short to tell effect,” Dr. James Levine from the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona, told Reuters Health in an e-mail. But given the limitations of the present evidence, Levine said, “It makes no real difference which of the weight-loss ways one chooses.”

1.According to Wycherley’s analysis, dieters should take in more ______.

A. fat         B. carbohydrates       C. protein D. calories

2.What can we learn from the studies?

A. It bums more calories to deal with carbohydrates.

B. Protein helps keep muscle mass which bums calories.

C. Vegetables contain more protein than animals.

D. No more calories are burned while the body is resting.

3.What is Levine’s attitude towards the conclusion of the studies?

A. Doubtful. B. Supportive. C. Curious. D. Agreeable.