I used to be the messiest person alive．Over the years, through watching others and by trial and error, I have finally found ways to come up with plans, organize them and follow through with them．

Make an outline of everything you need to have and do to make your plan happen．Make a list of all of the steps that need to be accomplished and think about what needs to be done．

Detail everything thoroughly and read over it so you can start coming up with some mental solutions of how to carry out your plans．

You should ensure that if for some reason way one doesn’t work, you have way two and way three to lean back on．Therefore, different ways are needed at hand．It’s just a matter of being organized．Chances are that there is always more than one way of doing things, and chances are that if one of those ways doesn’t work, one of the other ones will．

Committing yourself to finishing at least part if not all of your plan at once is also necessary．It will show that you not only have initiative to get things rolling, but that you are interested in the results obtained with making the move to get everything done．

If you make a commitment to finish before a specific time, make sure that you carry that out, and be sure to do everything in the way you said you would, within the time-frame you set for yourself．

Don’t try to tackle more things all at a time．All that does is delay your progress, distract you and make you lose your interest, motivation and energy．

Carrying out an effective plan requires being as organized as possible．You will only achieve this by sticking to the order of the plan and not deviating or trying to do more at a time．

Last but not least, you should never abandon things mid-project．It will only annoy everyone around you including yourself．Unfinished plans are a waste of time, energy and, in some cases, even money．

So, don’t be afraid of organization．The older we get, the more necessary it becomes to have the skills to follow through with confidence and to be able to carry through plans in an organized and manageable way．It pays to be organized, after all．

Title: Tips on how to be1.in your life
Tips	Details	2.
3.down your plan	◆List everything you need ◆List the4.you will follow	To make your plan happen
Prepare three 5.ways to carry out your plan		To6.that you can have some other choices when one way doesn’t work.
7.to finish at least part of your plan if not all	Do everything8. your own time-frame	To show yourself you are determined to get things started and caring about the results.
Do one thing at once	Stick to the order of your plan	To save your interest, motivation and energy
Finish what you have started		To get your plan9.out  thoroughly．
10.
You shouldn’t be afraid of organization because it’s really worthwhile．

 

Some teachers are unforgettable. They lead by example and never lose their smile. They change lives. Eileen Madden is one of them. Her students must think she was born with an eraser and a piece of chalk in her hand.

“It’s a joy to get up early every morning to be the first one here,” say the 55-year-old Holy Ghost School third grade teacher. Madden arrives shortly after 6 am to prepare her classroom and work on the school breakfast program.

“My family all went to St. Teresa’s School,” she says. “I always said, ‘One day, I’m going to come back and get one of those big desks.’”

With a watchful eye always on the lookout for “one of those big desks”, Madden returned to St. Teresa after graduating from college and taught second grade at the Olneyville neighborhood elementary school until it was burnt in a fire in 1990 and had to be closed. Madden then went to Holy Ghost School where she started as a second-grade teacher and then moved up one grade level.

“I take care of setting up and serving breakfast,” she says. “In winter it is still dark when I arrive here.” Madden praises Holy Ghost School Principal Carol Soltys and the school’s workers for their continued support. “It’s a family,” she said.

Her class is small this year with 15 students, including some from the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, Haiti, Guatemala, Nigeria and Ghana. Madden admits that she’s encouraged by her former students, now grown-ups, who want their own children to enjoy a similar experience in a safe, good environment. “They tell others, ‘I send my child to Eileen Madden’s School, ’” she adds.

1.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 suggest?

   A. Eileen Madden was very smart as a child.

   B. Eileen Madden is a very good teacher.

   C. Eileen Madden has done a lot for her students

   D. Eileen Madden always has an eraser in her hand.

2.We can learn from paragraph 2 that Eileen Madden __________.

   A. is in her late fifties now.

B. always teaches Grade 3

   C. often arrives at school very early.

     D. cooks breakfast for all her students by herself.

3.What does Eileen Madden most probably think of the workers of Holy Ghost School?

   A. Lazy but kind

     B. Careful but helpless

   C. Hard to get along with

     D. Kind and helpful.

4.The last paragraph suggests that ______________.

   A. Eileen Madden often gives lessons to small classes.

   B. Eileen Madden is remembered by all her former students.

   C. Eileen Madden thinks her former students think too highly of her.

   D. Eileen Madden’s former students are very happy to let her teach their children.

5.What is implied in the passage?

   A. Holy Ghost School is a very small school.

   B. St. Teresa’s School will be open again soon.

   C. Eileen Madden decided to be a teacher when she was young.

   D. Eileen Madden was very happy to leave St. Teresa’s School.

 

Good afternoon, and welcome to England. We hope that your visit here will be a pleasant one. Today, I would like to draw your attention to a few of our laws.

The first one is about drinking. Now, you may not buy alcohol in this country if you are under 18 years of age, nor may your friends buy it for you .

Secondly, noise. Enjoy yourselves by all means, but please don't make unnecessary noise, particularly at night. We ask you to respect other people who may wish to be quiet.

Thirdly, crossing the road. Be careful. The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country. Use pedestrian crossings and do not take any changes when crossing the road.

My next point is about litter. It is an offence to drop litter in the street. When you have something to throw away, please put in your pocket and take it home, or put in a litter bin.

Finally, as regards smoking, it is against the law to buy cigarettes or tobacco if you are under 16 years of age.

I'd like to finish by saying that if you require any sort of help or assistance, you should contact your local police station, who will be pleased to help you .

Now, are there any questions?

1.The main purpose of this speech would be to ________.

A．inform people of the punishment for breaking laws

B．declare the laws of different kinds.

C．give advice to travelers to the country

D．prepare people for international travel

2.How many laws are there discussed in the speech?

A．Three            B．Four             C．Six               D．Five

3.The underlined word "contact" in the seventh paragraph means ________.

A．get in touch with    B．keep in touch with   C．join              D．report

4.Who do you think is most likely to make the speech?

A．A lawyer          B．A policeman       C．A teacher         D．A lawmaker

 

As I sit at home thinking about my upcoming adventure and the things I need to bring, it makes me even more excited to begin my travel. I will be making my way around the world.

The first places on the list are Andalusia and Africa in the book The Alchemist. I will need to pack a lot of things and make sure I have enough money to provide myself with food and enough to drink. The Sahara desert is always hot and requires plenty of water.

Next I will head to Mexico in the book Born to Run, where I will meet the Tarahumara Indian tribe(部落). I will need to get into shape and do some jogging(慢跑) if I want to keep up with them. I will have to pack my running shoes, though, because the Tarahumarans have mastered the art of running on the tough land.

After Mexico, my journey takes me to the Egyptian desert in the novelThe Paris Vendetta. There I hope to help uncover an ancient conspiracy (阴谋) that goes back centuries. Just like my trip to Andalusia, I will have to make sure I have plenty of water. Packing the Camelbak products seems like the best idea, so I will have enough on hand at all times. I expect this adventure to be quite interesting, and I am very excited about it.

Lastly, I will make my way back to America in the book Shattered: Struck Down, But Not Destroyed. This makes me feel excited because like the main character in the book, I also wanted to become a professional athlete when I was younger. For this trip, I will go with an open mind and hopefully meet some friends along the way.

I am ready to embark on my adventure of traveling, and I cannot wait any longer!

1.How will the author go on adventure?

A．By carrying a lot of equipment.

B．By reading novels.

C．By daydreaming.

D．By marking out routes.

2.According to the passage, the Tarahumaras _______.

A．come from India                        B．are good at running

C．need running shoes                     D．own amounts of land

3.The Camelbak products are probably made to _______.

A．help people find out the truth

B．supply people with water

C．protect people from the sun

D．show people the right direction

4.The underlined words“embark on” in the last paragraph probably mean “________”.

A．start             B．prepare           C．appreciate         D．record

 

A king in Africa had a close friend with whom he had grown up. The friend had a habit of looking at every bad situation that occurred in his life and   1 , “This is good!”

One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting   2 . The friend would   3   the guns for the king. But this time he had   4  done something wrong in preparing one of the guns, for after taking the gun from his friend, the king fired it and his thumb was blown off.

Examining the   5  the friend remarked as usual, “This is good!” to which the king replied, “No, this is NOT good!” and   6  imprisoned his friend.

About a year later, the king was hunting in an area where he should have known not to hunt. Cannibals(食人者)   __7 him and took him to their village. They tied his hands, set up a wooden post and   8  him to it. As they came close to set fire to burn the king, they   9  that the king was missing a thumb. Being superstitious, they never ate anyone who was less than whole. So  10  the king, they sent him on his way.

As he returned home, he was   11  of the event that had taken his thumb and felt sorry for his treatment of his friend. He went immediately to the  12  to speak with his friend. “You were right,” he said, “it was good that my thumb was blown off.” Then he  13  to tell the friend all that had just happened.

“I feel  14  for sending you to jail for so long. It was bad for me to do this.”

“No,” his friend replied, “this is good!”

“What do you mean? How could it be good that I sent my friend to jail for a year?”

“If I had NOT been in jail, I would have been with you, and I would have been ___15  !”

1.                A．joking          B．remarking       C．announcing    D．whispering

 

2.                A．expectation     B．experience      C．expedition D．experiment

 

3.                A．prepare        B．arrange         C．carry D．hold

 

4.                A．deliberately     B．apparently      C．naturally  D．specially

 

5.                A．thumb         B．king            C．gun  D．situation

 

6.                A．angrily         B．calmly          C．regretfully D．joyfully

 

7.                A．caught         B．warned         C．robbed   D．hunted

 

8.                A．connected      B．related         C．wrapped  D．fastened

 

9.                A．observed       B．understood      C．noticed   D．complained

 

10.               A．untying         B．forgiving        C．overlooking    D．beating

 

11.               A．recalled        B．accused        C．informed  D．reminded

 

12.               A．house          B．jail            C．village D．kingdom

 

13.               A．stopped        B．hesitated       C．continued D．refused

 

14.               A．fortunate       B．foolish         C．guilty D．painful

 

15.               A．burnt          B．cooked         C．fired  D．eaten