Life is too short to waste a moment, so while you still have time, let your hair down, remove that “boring” tag in your so-called life and start making it worthwhile. Below are some tips that will help you live a wonderful life.

    1. Keep a Positive Attitude. Enjoy what you have and work on getting the things you desire. Psychologists believe that optimism (乐观主义) is a good defense against unhappiness, so it is better to keep your optimism alive. Feeling sad about your life will only make you sadder, so be happy.

    2. Don’t Be Afraid to Take Risks. Life is all about taking risks, and that’s the exciting part of it. Challenges and failure are part of life. Once you learn how to take risks, you’ll soon realize how good it feels not to let moments pass you by.

    3. ... You only have one life, so make it worthwhile. Being unwilling to let the past go just keeps you away from the things you should be enjoying at the present.

    4. List the Things You Want to Do. Stop lazing around and give yourself something to be busy with. Write down a list of all the things you want to do and make a timeline, not to stress you out, but to remind you of your goals. So don’t put limits to yourself because you’ll never know what may happen.]

    5. Try Out Something New. Getting into something or trying something unfamiliar to you may seem scary, but nothing can make you feel happier than being able to overcome your fear. Who knows? You might enjoy it! The world is a big place and there are still lots of things waiting to be explored by you. Go to a foreign place where you know no one.

1. From Tip One we know that we should             .

   A. never be afraid to take risks

   B. try something new every day

   C. focus on the good things in life 

   D. get rid of all our former habits

2.What’s the best title for the third tip?

   A. Enjoy Today and Let Go of the Past.      

   B. Never Think of Tomorrow.

   C. Remember You Are the Best.   

   D. Never Change Your Mind.

3.The writer may NOT agree that              .

   A. feeling sad about your life does you no good

   B. it’s good to keep yourself busy doing something

   C. you shouldn’t go to a new place where you have no friends

   D. you should enjoy the present instead of always thinking of the past

4. What is the writer’s attitude toward life?

   A. Positive.             B. Negative.

   C. Doubtful.             D. Indifferent.

Life is too short to waste a moment, so while you still have time, let your hair down, remove that “boring” tag in your so-called life and start making it worthwhile. Below are some tips that will help you live a wonderful life.

1. Keep a Positive Attitude. Enjoy what you have and work on getting the things you desire. Psychologists believe that optimism (乐观主义) is a good defense against unhappiness, so it is better to keep your optimism alive. Feeling sad about your life will only make you sadder, so be happy.

2. Don’t Be Afraid to Take Risks. Life is all about taking risks, and that’s the exciting part of it. Challenges and failure are part of life. Once you learn how to take risks, you’ll soon realize how good it feels not to let moments pass you by.

3. You only have one life, so make it worthwhile. Being unwilling to let the past go just keeps you away from the things you should be enjoying at the present.

4. List the Things You Want to Do. Stop lazing around and give yourself something to be busy with. Write down a list of all the things you want to do and make a timeline, not to stress you out, but to remind you of your goals. So don’t put limits to yourself because you’ll never know what may happen.

5. Try Out Something New. Getting into something or trying something unfamiliar to you may seem scary, but nothing can make you feel happier than being able to overcome your fear. Who knows? You might enjoy it! The world is a big place and there are still lots of things waiting to be explored by you. Go to a foreign place where you know no one.

67. From Tip One we know that we should _________             .

A. never be afraid to take risks                  B. try something new every day

C. focus on the good things in life               D. get rid of all our former habits

68. What’s the best title for the third tip?

A. Enjoy Today and Let Go of the Past.             B. Never Think of Tomorrow.

C. Remember You Are the Best.                   D. Never Change Your Mind.

69. The writer may NOT agree that _______.             .

A. feeling sad about your life does you no good

B. it’s good to keep yourself busy doing something

C. you shouldn’t go to a new place where you have no friends

D. you should enjoy the present instead of always thinking of the past

70. What is the writer’s attitude toward life?

A. Positive.                      B. Negative.          C. Doubtful.               D. Indifferent.

Life is too short to waste a moment, so while you still have time, let your hair down, remove that “boring” tag in your so-called life and start making it worthwhile. Below are some tips that will help you live a wonderful life.

1. Keep a Positive Attitude. Enjoy what you have and work on getting the things you desire. Psychologists believe that optimism (乐观主义) is a good defense against unhappiness, so it is better to keep your optimism alive. Feeling sad about your life will only make you sadder, so be happy.

2. Don’t Be Afraid to Take Risks. Life is all about taking risks, and that’s the exciting part of it. Challenges and failure are part of life. Once you learn how to take risks, you’ll soon realize how good it feels not to let moments pass you by.

3. You only have one life, so make it worthwhile. Being unwilling to let the past go just keeps you away from the things you should be enjoying at the present.

4. List the Things You Want to Do. Stop lazing around and give yourself something to be busy with. Write down a list of all the things you want to do and make a timeline, not to stress you out, but to remind you of your goals. So don’t put limits to yourself because you’ll never know what may happen.

5. Try Out Something New. Getting into something or trying something unfamiliar to you may seem scary, but nothing can make you feel happier than being able to overcome your fear. Who knows? You might enjoy it! The world is a big place and there are still lots of things waiting to be explored by you. Go to a foreign place where you know no one.

67. From Tip One we know that we should _________             .

A. never be afraid to take risks                  B. try something new every day

C. focus on the good things in life               D. get rid of all our former habits

68. What’s the best title for the third tip?

A. Enjoy Today and Let Go of the Past.             B. Never Think of Tomorrow.

C. Remember You Are the Best.                   D. Never Change Your Mind.

69. The writer may NOT agree that _______.             .

A. feeling sad about your life does you no good

B. it’s good to keep yourself busy doing something

C. you shouldn’t go to a new place where you have no friends

D. you should enjoy the present instead of always thinking of the past

70. What is the writer’s attitude toward life?

A. Positive.                   B. Negative.         

C. Doubtful.                 D. Indifferent.

Machines in the home have a short history. Sewing machines, washing machines and tumble dries are common enough today, but a hundred years ago few people could even imagine such things. However, inventors have designed and built a wide range of household machines since then. In most cases the inventor tried to patent（申请专利）his machine, to stop anyone copying it. Then he tried to produce a lot of them. If the machine became popular, the inventor could make a lot of money.

    In 1790 the first sewing machine was patented. The inventor was an Englishman called Thomas Saint. There was nothing to match his machine for forty years, and then someone built a similar device. He was a Frenchman, Bartelemy Thimonier. Neither of these early machines worked very well, however, it wasn’t until 1846 that an inventor came up with a really efficient sewing machine. He was an American, Elias Howe and his machine was good enough to beat five skilled sewing women. He didn’t make much money from it, however. The first commercially successful sewing machine was patented by Isaac Singer five years later.

     Today, we take washing machines for granted, but there was none before 1869. The revolving drum（旋转桶）of that first machine set a pattern for the future, but it was crude by today’s standards. The drum was turned by hand, and needed a lot of effort. Eight years passed before someone produced an electric washing machine. The world had to wait even longer for a machine to dry clothes. The first spin-drier was another American invention, patented in 1924; but it was 20 years before such machines were widely used.

     It was yet another American, called Bissell, who introduced the carpet sweeper. He patented the original machine back in 1876. It didn’t pick up dirt very well, but it was quicker than a dustpan and brush. Thirty-six years later, even the carpet sweeper was old-fashioned: modern homes now have a vacuum cleaner（吸尘器）with an electric motor to suck the dust.

1.Whose sewing machine could do far more than the work that was done by five skilled sewing women?

   A. Thomas Saint’s.                  B. Bartelemy Thimonier’s.

   C. Elias Howe’s.                        D. Isaac Singer’s.  

2.According to the article, modern inventors __________ .

   A. follow the pattern of the first revolving drum but improve it much

   B. only imitate the first washing machine

   C. power the first ever-made washing machine by electricity

   D. have to wait for the first spin-drier for a long time

3.The underlined word “crude” in the sentence “but it was crude by today’s standards”

probably means __________ .  

   A. useless       B. ugly-looking     C. rough       D. not skillfully made

4.The article mainly tells us about __________ .

   A. the great inventors in the world

   B. the important inventions in the world

   C. the short history of household machines

   D. the importance of the machines used in the home