【推荐1】Do you get upset because you can’t accomplish what you want to? When you can get organized, keep things under control, and live a neat life, you can work faster and think more creatively. Here are some tips that can help:

Make schedules and deadlines

    1     They recognize that keeping things organized goes hand-in-hand with staying productive. They make and keep schedules for the day and week. They make deadlines and set goals. And most importantly, they stick to them!

Give everything a home

It’s easy to get lost if you don’t have a home. Keeping your life organized means keeping your things in their proper places. Organized people keep order by storing things properly and by labeling storage spaces. Make easy-to-access storage spaces for things you use all the time.     2    

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Highly organized people make sure they find time every week or more to organize their things. Stuff does not stay organized on its own; it needs to be reorganized continuously and consistently. Use small bits of time to clean out a drawer or put old clothes into a box for donation.

Stay away from bargains

You have removed the things you don’t need. Will you replace them when you see something on sale? Instead of bargain shopping without planning ahead, write down exactly what you need and buy only those items.     4     Items on sale will only produce more waste.

Work hard

Put in a little effort.     5     Staying organized is not all a breeze. It requires that you work hard with recognition that when you work harder, you can enjoy your mess-free home life later. What’s more important is to remember what you work for is meaningful to you.

A．Tidy regularly

B．Know what you need.

C．Actually, put in much when necessary.

D．Don’t jump back and forth from room to room.

E．Organized people never give in to false advertising.

F．Organized people don’t waste time.

G．Organized people only keep what they need and what they really want.

【推荐2】Fear of Missing Out

It’s a common experience: You’re scrolling through a social media page, and you see pictures of friends traveling or going to parties. Suddenly you start to wonder why you’re not doing those things. Are you missing out on something fun and exciting because you’re locked into everyday life? This experience has come to be known as the fear of missing out, sometimes abbreviated(缩写) FOMO.     1     But with the rise of social media, FOMO is becoming much more common.

Wanting to be in on the fun when exciting things are happening is completely normal. But for some people, it can lead to an addiction to checking their phones to find out what other people are doing. Even while doing things that are fun or necessary, people can feel like there’s something better going on elsewhere. This urge to connect can lead them to disconnect from the people they are actually with.     2    It can even be dangerous; some people try to check messages while driving.

Remember that what people choose to post on social media does not necessarily reflect their life overall. People tend to pick and choose the things they share, so we only ever know a small part of anyone else’s life.

    3     You cannot be everywhere and do everything that might be interesting or productive, and that’s OK.

It might even be necessary to turn off your phone or log out of social media for a while.     4    You can even set particular times in your day to check email and social media. By stepping away for a time, you can help keep other people’s lives in perspective.

Finally, focus on the things in front of you. Enjoy them, do them well and let everything else go.     5    

Don’t let the fear of missing out cause you to miss out on the good things you have in life. Relax, enjoy what you do and let other people enjoy their lives without envying them.

A．To some extent, people have always worried about missing out on things.

B．Without the social media you will get unconnected with the whole world.

C．It also prevents them from being satisfied with the good things in their lives.

D．When you fully engage with life, you’ll worry less about what you’re not doing.

E．Get rid of the constant reminders of everything that’s happening in the world.

F．It’s difficult to connect with the reasons why you choose not to participate.

G．It’s also important to be humble and acknowledge your limitations.

【推荐3】What makes people successful? Take a look around and talk to your friends and seniors who are very successful, you will see all of them have adopted certain values which have proved important for their success.

It is evident that successful people take initiative(主动性). When they find something needs to be done, they never hesitate to do it.     1     They weigh immediately what has to be done and then do it with pleasure thus strengthening their reputation.

Successful people do things with great enthusiasm, especially when they believe in what they are doing. They are motivated by their own satisfaction and the joy they get from doing their work.     2    

They do not fear failure. Failures and disappointments in life are unavoidable.     3     Successful people pick themselves up after a fall and try again with more determination and commitment and learn from each failure. They associate with those they can learn from and enjoy the company of those appreciating their achievement.

Having good IQ often gets a person what he wants but it’s really the EQ that keeps him there and helps him enjoy a high reputation.     4    . By giving respect to others, they command respect for themselves.

    5     It’s better to praise others and win favor with them. So instead of complaining about a situation, successful people always try to solve it.

A. Successful people never complain
B. Successful person don’t make excuses.
C. They work hard even when no one is watching.
D. They believe that responsibility is taken, not given.
E. It is failure that teaches us much more than success.
F. It is hard to be successful if you don’t trust the people around you.
G. Successful people are polite to everyone and treat others with respect.

【推荐3】I don’t remember the exact date I met Marty for the first time. Like a lot of people who   want to get through a checkout line, I found my thoughts on speed, nothing more. The line I was standing in wasn’t moving as quickly as I wanted, and I glanced toward the cashier, who was receiving money from customers.

He was an old man in his sixties. I thought, well, it probably took him a little longer to get   the jobs done. For the next few minutes I watched him. He greeted every customer before he       began scanning the goods they were purchasing. Sure, his words were the usual, “How’s it going?” But he did something different—he actually listened to people. Then he would respond to what     they had said and talk with them briefly.

I thought it was strange, but I guessed I had grown accustomed to people asking me how I was doing simply out of a conversation without thinking. Usually, after a while, you don’t give   any thought to the question and just say something back quietly.

This old cashier seemed sincere about wanting to know how people were feeling. Meanwhile,     the high-tech cash register rang up their purchases and he announced what they owed. When   customers handed money to him, he pushed the appropriate keys, the cash drawer popped open, and he counted out their change.

Then magic happened.

He placed the change in his left hand, walked around the counter to the customers, and extended his right hand in an act of friendship. As their hands met, the old cashier looked the customers in the eyes. “I want to thank you for shopping here today,” he told them. “You have a great day. Bye-bye.” The looks on the faces of the customers were priceless.

Now it was my turn. I glanced down at the name tag on his red waistcoat, the kind experienced Wal-Mart cashier wore. It read, “Marty.”

Marty told me how much I owed and I handed him some money. The next thing I knew he was standing beside me, offering his right hand and holding my change in his left hand. His kind eyes locked onto mine. Smiling, and with a firm handshake…

1. While the author stood in the checkout line, she felt ______.

A．impatient	B．enthusiastic
C．comfortable	D．embarrassed

2. In the opinion of the author, people tended to ______.

A．talk about unimportant topics	B．face communication problems
C．remain calm while having a talk	D．develop a mindless conversation

3. The author thought Marty special because ______ .

A．he expressed his sincerity while giving back the change

B．he spent as much time as possible serving customers

C．he was patient with all the questions from customers

D．he showed particular interest in customers’ personal life

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A．Marty was a talkative man.

B．Marty cared a lot about what he did.

C．The author failed to get along well with others.

D．The author was dissatisfied with such a waste of time.