【推荐1】After entering high school, you must wonder how to study well. Here are some good skills for you, which will be helpful to you.

Go to class.

If you want to do well at school, going to class is the first step in studying well.    1    As a result you’ll miss what is the most likely to end upon the test. So if you want to study well, go to every class.

Take good notes.

Try not to write down everything. All you need is to put the main points in your own words. Write down unfamiliar terms.    2    You can fill in details that you missed and review the material while it is still fresh on your mind.

Talk to your teacher if you need help.

If you are struggling in class, talk to your teacher.    3    Most teachers have sympathy(同情)for students who just become worried about failing during the last few weeks of the grading period.

Take part in class discussions.

In order to learn more in class, it is helpful to take part in class discussions. Asking questions and having eye contact(交流)with your teachers and classmates can increase your participation(参与)and your focus during the class discussion. If the material is difficult, you’d better read it before class.    4    

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Get students together who want to do well in class. Make sure that everyone is familiar with the material because you do not want to spend time re-teaching material to people who do not understand it. Be careful! Sometimes group sessions can become chatting sessions.

A．Form study groups.

B．Don’t be late for your class.

C．You should write down all the new terms.

D．This helps you make your point clear in class.

E．After class, review your notes as soon as possible.

F．If you miss classes, you will miss what the teacher thinks is important.

G．He or she may be able to give you more help or tutor(指导)you before or after class.

【推荐2】Every single decision we make shapes our current reality     1     So if you're unsatisfied with your life right now，making the effort to change your decisions will be the key to creating   the life you want to have in the future．

Realize the power of decision making．

    2     When you decide to pick up a cigarette，that decision might result in you picking up another later on．But if you decide not to smoke that first cigarette and make a decision to focus your attention somewhere else，your desire will eventually weaken and you will become smoke-free．

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When you make a decision，act on it．Commit to making a real decision．What's a real decision？It's when you decide on something，and that decision is carried out through action．It's pointless to make a decision in your head，but not doing anything about it．That's the same as not making a decision at all．

Tell others about your decisions．

Sometimes telling other people what we're going to do will make us follow through．I've been trying to become an early riser but waking up early without falling back asleep felt impossible．So I made the decision to tell people that I would wake up at 6a．m．and stay up．     4    

Have fun making decisions．

    5     I know decision-making might not be a fun thing，but when you do it often，you'll learn a lot about yourself on the way，and you'll become more confident，and making decisions will just become easier that you won't even think about it．

A．Enjoy the process．

B．Carry your decision out．

C．Examine the decision you now have．

D．Any decision you make causes a chain of events．

E．Within two days，I was able to accomplish doing this．

F．But we often go through life unaware what actions we are taking．

G．Before making a decision，you have to understand what the decision means.

【推荐3】A mix of anxiety rising in my chest and a voice at the back of my mind shouting ‘what’s wrong with me?’ –it’s how I’ve felt about rejection my whole life.

The earliest rejection I can remember was on my first day of school. I started the term late due to illness and the teacher asked the class who would play with me at break. The silence was deafening. Now, a bit of online dating sees us rejected by half the town before we've even started our day. There's not a break at work. Is there a worse feeling than hitting the final slide on your presentation, boldly asking 'any questions?' and looking around the room to see everyone on their phones?

We need to build resilience. For me, this has come in two stages. First, I spent time listening to the voice of fear that saw each rejection as proof that there was something wrong with me. When I analysed it, I could see it was rarely about me. Perhaps the guy I was talking to was too busy to reply. It was likely that the magazine I'd sent a passage to already had an article on that topic. Now, I assume it's about me 20 per cent of the time - and I can live with that.

The other thing I do is practice rejecting. Because I hate rejection, I shy away from being the rejector, which means I either please people or avoid tricky situations. Instead, I've come up with a few lines for when I want to say no: 'That sounds great but it's not for me; thank you for asking but I decline; it was lovely but I think we should leave it there.' It's never pleasant to reject a person but there is a kind way to do it. With resilience and clarity, we can see the plus sides of rejection: it frees us up to do something else, be with someone else and be happier. We can't complain about that.

1. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

A．The examples of the author's being rejected.

B．The experiences of the author's online dating.

C．The reasons of the author's lateness for school.

D．The feelings of the author's being ignored at work.

2. What did the author find after analyzing the reason of rejection?

A．He could live with it.	B．It was partly about him.
C．He did something wrong.	D．It had nothing to do with him.

3. What might be the author's advice when you reject others?

A．Do it with resilience and clarity.

B．Come up with a few pleasant lines.

C．Please others or avoid tricky situations.

D．Show your kindness and don't complain.

4. What is one of the benefits of rejection?

A．It enables us to live.	B．It gives us more time.
C．It has some plus sides.	D．It does something else.

【推荐1】STEM Summer Programs for High School Students

STEM is a term that stands for science, technology,engineering,and mathematics. Here is a list of some of the best STEM summer camps for high school students.

Future Matters Program

It is an 8-week paid summer research experience for high school students. This is a hands-on program for students interested in pursuing a career in medical research. Students will attend seminars led by faculty and participate in discussions with peers.

Simons Summer Research

It is a seven-week program located at Stony Brook University. Students will have the opportunity to participate in special workshops, tours and events free of charge. They will conclude the program by producing a written research abstract and research poster.

Research Science Institute

It is the first cost-free summer program of its kind. During this six-week program, students will dive deeper into the world of science and engineering by experiencing the entire research cycle. In this program, students attend lectures given by famous professors and prepare written and oral presentations to present their research.

Program in Math for Young Scientists

This is a six-week intensive mathematics program designed for students across the globe. Unlike common programs, it offers a great deal of independence for students to choose their own schedules and decide what they want to study. Besides learning, there is also “mandatory (强制的) fun time” built into the weekly schedule so that students are able to have non-math related activities.

1. Which program best suits students who want to be doctors?

A．Research Science Institute.	B．Future Matters Program.
C．Simons Summer Research.	D．Program in Math for Young Scientists.

2. What do Simons Summer Research and Research Science Institute have in common?

A．Duration.

B．Location.

C．Content.

D．Expense.

3. What is special about Program in Math for Young Scientists?

A．Attending non-math activities.	B．Enrolling international students.
C．Tailoring personal schedules.	D．Cultivating independent skills.

【推荐2】When I was young, my mother didn't have the money to send me to school, but she thought it was important for me to keep up with education.So she decided to teach me extra lessons herself.But because she had to go to work, the only time she could do it was at 4：30 in the morning.

We need every one of you to develop your talents and your skills so that you can help us old folks solve our most difficult problems. If you quit on school—you're not just quitting on yourself, but you're quitting on your country. No one's written your destiny(命运) for you, because you write your own destiny. You make your own future.That's why today I'm calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education and do everything you can to meet them.Your goal can be something as simple as doing all your homework, paying attention in   class,   or spending some time reading a book.

But whatever you decide to do, I want you to commit to it.I want you to really work at it.I know that sometimes you get that sense from TV that you can be rich and successful without any hard work—that your ticket to success is through rapping or basketball or being a reality TV star.No one's born being good at all things. You become good at things through hard work.You're not a good athlete the first time you play a new sport.You don't hit every note the first time you sing a song.You've got to practise.

1. What can we learn from the first paragraph？

A．The writer's home was very rich.

B．The writer's mother was a teacher.

C．The writer was born in a poor family.

D．The writer didn't like reading books.

2. What does the writer want everyone to do by improving their talents and skills？

A．To quit on their country to earn more money.

B．To help solve the most difficult problems.

C．To write their own new destiny by working as a TV star.

D．To spend some time writing books about their own life.

3. Why does the writer call on everyone to set his/her own goal？

A．Because everyone's future is determined by themselves.

B．Because eyeryone's future is to do simple work.

C．Because everyone should do their homework.

D．Because everyone should pay attention in class.

4. How can people realise their great dreams？

A．By rapping.

B．By playing basketball.

C．By being a reality star.

D．By working hard.