Do you feel jealous (嫉妒的) of your best friend from time to time?
Build your self esteem. Self esteem is how you feel about yourself as a person. There are many ways to work on your self-esteem including, but not limited to:
●Recognizing your strengths. Are you good at school? Are you a fair listener or a trusted secret keeper for your friends?
●Actively engaging in activities you are good at. It can remind you of your strengths and build self-esteem.
Find happiness in yourself.
Reclaim your power over your emotions. Do not let your emotions hold control over you as this will create a reactive state of emoting.
| A．Recognize your insecurities |
| B．Rise to the challenges ahead |
| C．Being happy is an emotion beyond control |
| D．Jealousy can be experienced by anyone at any time |
| E．Instead, remember that every emotion you feel is a choice |
| F．Write down a list of your best qualities and reread it any time you doubt yourself |
| G．It’s easier to become jealous of people around you if you aren’t happy with yourself |
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【推荐1】How Can You Get Wiser?
Becoming wiser is a journey and not a destination. Here are some strategies that you can use to get wiser.
Try experiencing new opportunities
Experiencing new opportunities is how you gain wisdom. This is the only way you will gain wisdom and become better.
Open yourself to different perspectives
Always develop a sense of curiosity, and observe the world from different angles. It will always help you out. Never base your perspective(想法) on the most popular opinion or what is the most comfortable for you.
Meet new people
Limiting yourself to only one type of people that share the same ideology as you can be comforting but it doesn’t get you anywhere in life. You need to meet new people and learn what they have to offer.
You must develop a thirst for knowledge. Take new classes, read books, and the list goes on and on. If something confuses you, surf the internet and clear out your problems. All of these activities will strengthen your critical-thinking skills.
Learn and grow from your mistakes
All of us make mistakes in life, but it is what makes us grow and do better next time. Whenever we make a mistake, we should learn from it. We can think about what made us fail, so that we may improve ourselves.
| A．Listen to your heart |
| B．Never back away from learning |
| C．Stop blaming others for your mistakes |
| D．This will open up new pathways for us |
| E．Share what defines you and learn from others |
| F．You will never grow from being in your comfort zone |
| G．Train your mind to be a judgment-free space for ideas |
【推荐2】Travel is one of the activities people carry out most often during their spare time. Although travel may cost a lot of money, most people like to travel. Maybe, for them, to broaden their horizons and to be happy and healthy, are more important than money.
Consider travel insurance.
Do not forget medicines. Always remember to carry your first aid box and necessary medicines for a cold, infection, stomach upset, injuries, etc. Since you are travelling away from home, you may not have family members to care for you when you fall ill.
Mind your basic safety. It's easy to let your guard down when you travel. After all, you're more relaxed and there are so many new sights to focus on.
| A．Being a money-saving traveller has never been easy. |
| B．Know more about the place you plan to visit. |
| C．However, nothing is more important than your life. |
| D．Ask your friends for opinions about where to go. |
| E．Travel can be a wonderful experience and a sweet memory. |
| F．So, take extra care of yourself and be ready for everything. |
| G．Especially if you plan to take part in adventure activities, you may get injured. |
【推荐3】How to choose a right major is a must for students who will go to university. But there are some problems.
What are your interests?
Make a list of the things you enjoy outside and inside the classroom.
Get advice
Another way to narrow down your choices is to explore the major in greater detail by asking people who are currently in the position you may apply for. You can ask them: How did you get to where you are today? What licenses would be most helpful?
Another source of advice is your school adviser. They regularly help individuals assess(评估)which classes to take and how many credits are involved in each course.
It’s OK to not know
| A．Discuss with your parents |
| B．Do you enjoy what you do |
| C．Talk to your school adviser |
| D．What do you think of the life after graduating |
| E．Then think of majors that relate to your interests |
| F．It is fine to start college with an undecided major |
| G．Many students don’t know what major is best for them |
【推荐1】Soothe the Sunday scaries
Most of us look forward to the weekend as a time to relax, connect with friends and family, and deal with tasks from a to-do list that gets neglected during the workweek. But as the weekend comes to an end, many are missing out on Sunday Funday and instead experiencing an overwhelming sense of anxiety and even dread about the upcoming week.
Even though the Sunday scaries are common, they are manageable. Here’s how experts say you can ease your end-of-weekend anxiety.
Structure your Sunday.
Don’t forget to relax. If you’re feeling more stress, it’s important to make space for relaxing activities to ground yourself. Maybe a midafternoon shower or bath, maybe an engaging movie or show, whatever feels like a helpful distraction to reground from the scaries.
Identify your anxiety sources. Try to figure out what’s really causing you to dread the week.
End your Sunday with the right energy. Sunday night is a proper wind-down time. Maybe you want to journal, do a face mask, read a few pages of a good book. Do your best to honor this time and make Sunday night all about you.
| A．Is it a deadline, meeting or presentation? |
| B．Create some excitement for the week ahead. |
| C．Experts have referred to this worry as Sunday scaries. |
| D．Sunday scaries come from tiredness after a really busy weekend. |
| E．Then you feel empowered and confident that you’ll be ready for the next day. |
| F．Instead of sitting on the couch and watching the clock, go to do something that you enjoy. |
| G．Anxiety is a natural response that happens in preparation for anything that causes pain or discomfort. |
【推荐2】Though many people tell us we can’t succeed, we need to hear others，opinions. I remember my high school English teacher telling me not to apply to Cornell University because they wouldn’t accept me and even if they did, I wouldn’t be able to do the work. I almost didn’t apply but a few days 
later I saw Ivan Goldfarb, a former teacher and asked him about Cornell. He said, “If you get in，then you go. You can do it.” His words made all the difference. I applied, and was accepted.
Too often we think it’s our role to put “reality” into someone’s life. We think it’s our job to protect people from the pain of failure and defeat. We think we must point out how bad the economy is and how horrible the job market is and how the sky is falling. We think that dreams are meant for others.
I say there are enough “realists” in the world. The world doesn’t need more negativity and impossible thinkers. The world needs more optimists，encouragers，and inspirers. The world needs more people to speak into the hearts of others and say “I believe in you.” “Follow your passion and live your purpose.” “The job market is not great but I believe you’ll find the right job for you.” and so on.
When it comes to encouragement, I know that everyone loves working for and with people who bring out the best in us. And while we'll always remember the negative people who told us we couldn’t accomplish something, we will always cherish and hold a special place in our heart for those who encouraged us.
Today I want to encourage you to be an encourager. So often the difference between success and failure is belief. And so often that belief is instilled (逐步灌输) in us by someone who encouraged us.
1. After a talk with the English teacher, the author thought .| A． he would have a try even if he was to meet with a failure |
| B．he cast much doubt on what the teacher had said |
| C．whether he should give up his dream |
| D．he should turn to another person for advice |
| A．One who can foresee your failure in the future. |
| B．One who can analyze the severe situation ahead. |
| C．One who is willing to help you with your work. |
| D．One who can stimulate your courage and creativity. |
| A．Your casual words may have a big effect on others. |
| B．It is better not to tell truth when you are asked for advice. |
| C．No one on earth is content to believe a true word. |
| D．Teachers should be cautious of what they do. |
【推荐3】You laugh out loud when a friend misses a step on the stairs, but soon you feel guilty of laughing at other’s clumsiness. You may ask yourself “Shouldn’t I feel empathetic (共情的) for the person involved?” Don’t worry. Your laughter is not provoked by lack of empathy. As a clinical psychologist, I’d like to shed light on different aspects of such a situation which can bring our usually well-meaning laughter.
The first of these ingredients is surprise. The unexpected situation surprises us and creates a departure from the predictable, from what we expected to see. This incongruous (不一致的) situation highlights our errors of prediction. Laughing at the situation is a way of resolving the incongruity by making a new and comic interpretation of what we witnessed.
Besides, we react according to how we interpret the person’s facial expression. A study explored this. Participants were asked to view 210 images representing three types of faces: faces expressing a puzzled look, faces expressing pain or anger, and people whose bodies were placed in awkward positions, without the face being visible.
At the end of the study, participants rated the images with puzzled faces as funnier than images in which the faces expressed pain or anger, and funnier than images in which bodies were shown in ridiculous positions but no facial expression was seen.
So when we perceive puzzlement in the facial expression of the victim of clumsiness, this information creates a context that makes us laugh. On the other hand, if we can read suffering or anger in the facial expression, we will be touched by the pain of the victim of the fall and be empathetic, which will prevent us from laughing.
Let’s forgive ourselves for laughing at comical situations involving other people’s clumsiness! Having learnt that they are not actually in danger and have not really hurt themselves, we aren’t laughing at the other person’s suffering.
1. What does the underlined word “provoked” in Paragraph 1 mean?| A．Determined. | B．Confirmed. | C．Caused. | D．Prevented. |
| A．Unpredictability. | B．Visibility. | C．Dignity. | D．Identity. |
| A．The faces expressing pain or anger were often ignored. |
| B．Awkward positions seemed funnier than puzzled expressions. |
| C．People laughed at others’ suffering in unfortunate situations. |
| D．Participants were asked to indicate how funny the images were. |
| A．Praiseworthy. | B．Unacceptable. | C．Forgivable. | D．Ridiculous. |
