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Time management is important in our daily life. There never seems to be enough hours in the day to accomplish all you need to do. Here are some tips that might be of some help to you.

1. Set up a plan. Go for a week at a time, and decide the most important ones. Include things you want to accomplish. Focus mostly on the things that are important to you.

2. Control your stress. No matter what kind of pressure mounts on you, try to keep cool. Stressing out can lead to an early breakdown, which is definitely counter-productive when you have a list of things to do. It’s easier to take a 10-minute break and cool off than to work all week with stress.

3. Shut your door. When working under a schedule, perform your important tasks with your door shut to get them done. This will ensure a better quality time to get what needs to be done, done.

4. Focus on one thing at a time. Forget trying to multi-task! You will lose concentration, and it will take you longer to accomplish what you set out to do.

5. Just say “no.” If you are constantly interrupted, and you really don’t have the time to help out, just say “no.” You’re only one person, and you can’t save the world by yourself!

6. Stop wasting time on the phone. While talking on the phone, keep your conversations short, and to the point and you’ll waste much less time.

7. Be realistic. You can only do what you can do. Don’t set out to accomplish the impossible. Do your best, but keep realistic expectations of yourself.

8. Relax. The most important thing is remember to take time to relax. You need a break every now and then to keep working efficiently. Even if it’s a 10-minute walk, get away from your list and get refreshed.

As families today get busier and busier, it’s important to your own mental health to keep things on track. Don’t delay; get your life in order now.

61. ______ on how to make full use of time

l First of all, make a plan for the things you 62. ______ to do.

l However much pressure you bear, you should try to keep cool; otherwise you will 63. ______ down sooner or later.

l You’d better be 64. ______ to your tasks with your door closed in order that you can get them 65. ______ efficiently.

l Try one thing at a time so that you can 66. ______ on it.

l You can refuse to help others without enough time in order that you can 67. ______ being interrupted.

l Make a brief talk on the phone so as not to 68. ______ valuable time.

l You should not 69. ______ too much of yourself; it’s better to do what you can do.

l It’s important for you to make yourself 70. ______ in daily life.

61. __________________            62. __________________            63. __________________

64. __________________            65. __________________            66. __________________

67. __________________            68. __________________            69. __________________

70. __________________

I was driving around downtown one afternoon in the winter. I   1  a red light and stopped. As I was   2 , I saw a young guy standing on my left. He was   3  in the face and holding a cardboard sign with some   4  on it. When you’re in the heart of downtown, it’s pretty   5  to see homeless people asking for   6 . Generally, I would pass them, but this time when I glanced over the sign, I   7 . 

I can’t remember what the sign said exactly, but it was something like: “  8  money / food, have stomach cancer, homeless, anything helps.”

I didn’t know why, but for some   9  this particular sign struck me. The   10  had just turned green, and there was a line of lunch rush hour traffic behind me. I went back and forth in my    11  a hundred times in that next   12  about whether I should do something. “Should I help?  13  on? Should I do something?”

I didn’t. I did nothing.

The traffic moved  14 , and I went with it. About a block（街区）or two away, my heart had sunk simply for this guy. I felt so   15  for him. So, I decided to go back and ask him  16  I could buy him lunch and hear his story.

It took me about five minutes to   17  and back on to the same street where I had seen him. It was just five minutes — but he was   18 .

“Where did he go so fast?” I wondered. So, there was   19  left to do except drive on. 

If you get a special nudge（想做的事）from inside you,   20  consider acting on it. Don’t miss out — for yourself and for that other person.

1.                A．came up to      B．came from      C．came up with  D．came in

 

2.                A．talking         B．walking         C．waiting   D．resting

 

3.                A．proud          B．pale           C．happy    D．dirty

 

4.                A．painting        B．saying          C．feeling   D．writing

 

5.                A．common        B．rude           C．special   D．unlucky

 

6.                A．respect         B．advice          C．money   D．equipment

 

7.                A．stopped        B．returned        C．continued D．laughed

 

8.                A．Collect         B．Need           C．Keep D．Devote

 

9.                A．condition       B．purpose        C．goal D．reason

 

10.               A．car            B．sign           C．light  D．face

 

11.               A．mind          B．pocket         C．stomach   D．body

 

12.               A．week          B．second         C．day   D．hour

 

13.               A．Hold           B．Work          C．Come D．Drive

 

14.               A．backward       B．upward         C．forward   D．outside

 

15.               A．important       B．upset          C．easy  D．wonderful

 

16.               A．if             B．where         C．how  D．when

 

17.               A．go out         B．turn around     C．go away   D．turn up

 

18.               A．blind          B．caught         C．dead D．gone

 

19.               A．everything      B．something      C．nothing   D．anything

 

20.               A．jokingly        B．recently        C．usually    D．seriously

 

 

Last week, my granddaughter started kindergarten,and ,as is conventional, I wished her every success ,But part of me didn’t.

I actually wanted her to fail in some ways because I believe that failure can be good for our learning process, Success is proving that you can do something that you already know you can do , First –time success is usually a fluke （侥幸）,First-time failure ,by contrast,is expected ;it is the natural order of things Failure is how we learn.

In Africa they describe a good cook as “she who has broken many bots”,If you’ve spent enough time in the kitchen to break a lot of pots ,probably you know a lot about cooking ,I once had dinner with a group of cooks and they spent a lot of time comparing knife wounds and burn scars ,They Knew how much their failures gave them.

I earn my living by writing a daily newspaper column, Each week I am aware that one column I write lill be my sores , I don’t set out to write it ; I try my best every day. I have learned to cherish that column ,A good column usually means that I am discussing a familiar topic, writing in a style I am used to or saying the same things as someons else but in fancy way.

Ny younger daughter is a trapeze artist（杂技荡秋千演员），She spent three years putting together a show and she did it successfully for years ,There was no reason for her to change it-but she did anyway, She said she was no longer learning anything new and she was boued; and if she was bored ,there was no point in subjecting her body to all that stress

My granddaughter is a perfectionist She will feel her failures ,and I will want to comfort her, But I sill also ,I hope ,remind her of what she learned ,and how she can do better next time ,I hope I can tell her ,though ,that it’s not the end of the world ,Indeed,  with juck ,it is the beginning.

1.Why did the author want his granddaughter to fail?

A．Success is boring though beneficial

B．She would learn more from failure

C．It is impossible to do everything successfully

D．He wanted her to be strong enough to face hardships

2.What’s the author’s attitude toward his daughter changing her show/

A．Negative          B．Worried           C．Positive           D．Excited

3.The author develops the article mainly by        

A．giving examples

B．following the time order

C．comparing different opinions

D．analyxing cause and effect

4.The writer talks about his own experience to show that        

A．we cannot depend on luck to live a good life

B．we shoule try every possible way to avoid failure

C．past failures prevented him from taking risks in writing

D．the thought of failure will make you work even harder

5.Which of the following can be the best title of the text?

A．Learn from failure

B．How to be a good cook

C．My daughter and granddaughter

D．A good column makes a good writer

 

How to Stay Motivated in High School

Do you find it difficult, almost impossible to stay motivated about high school? There are so many demands on your time, along with the expectation of parents and teachers. You really want to look at all the “big picture”. Your time in high school is likely to be just a small part of your whole life.    1.  

Set realistic goals and rewards. It can be as simple as doing your work and then taking a break to do something you like.    2.   It isn’t as though you have to do all of your work at one time. In other words, when you reach a good break point, give yourself some kind of reward such as doing something you enjoy and afterwards get back to work.

  3.  Consider your own parents, teacher, neighbor, or relative—anyone you respect and trust that can be in your corner to root for you and cheer you on. You want someone who has some life experience to counsel you. If you can find more than one source of such wisdom, it is all the better. Don’t ignore this suggestion. It can really save you a lot of heartbreak and suffering later on.

Have supportive friends. There are people who are going nowhere fast.    4.   Instead, stay around other motivated students who enjoy school, study and work hard because they are so positive. That positive influence will help motivate you.

Work with yourself not against. We all have energy levels.    5.  If your levels are low, determine what raises your energy levels to get you going. Then get as much done as you can. Also, don’t wait until later to get started doing things like your homework. One student explained that he would start work at the end of the class. Then when he got home, he was finishing the work rather than just starting the work.

A．Then get back to work.

B．Don’t hang out with them.

C．Seek the wisdom of an elder.

D．Try to go with the flow of your levels.

E. But it can be the most meaningful years.

F. Study hard, have fun and enjoy each year.

G. Find classmates with whom you can share your concerns.