【推荐1】This is not a diet. It’s a simple way to lose weight. You don’t have to give up the food you love or join a gym. You just follow some habits thin people have. Keep them, and you’ll become thin.

Wake up

When you wake up in the morning, sit up slowly without using your hands. With legs straight out, lean forward (前俯) until you feel sore(酸痛的) in your back. It will use up 10 calories.

Start with soup

Order a clear soup, and have it before the main food. In this way, you’ll feel fuller, so you’ll eat less when the main food comes.

An apple or more a day

Apples are full of fiber(纤维素) and water, so your stomach will want less. Studies show that people who eat at least three apples or pears a day may lose weight.

Talk it up

Every time you use the cellphone, stand up and walk around. Heavy people sit on average two and a half hours more each day than thin people. This skill is very important as standing up and walking around will burn up 50 or more calories.

Use these skills, and you will have a big weight loss.

1. The text is to encourage you to _______.

A．go on a diet	B．follow some habits of thin people
C．join a gym	D．give up your favorite foods

2. Which of the following ways is a good choice to become thin?

A．Sit up quickly in the morning.	B．Sit down when using a cellphone.
C．Eat rice instead of apples.	D．Have soup before the main food.

3. How many skills are there in the text for people to lose weight?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Five.

D．Four.

【推荐2】How do actors and actresses memorize hundreds of lines? Memorizing lines takes practice and constant repetition. However, there are a few ways to make the memorization process run smoothly and quickly.

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For most performers, there is no quicker way of memorizing lines. To learn lines, an actor must recite the play loud over and over again. Most rehearsals(排练) encourage this by running through the lines or having a"read-through". By the time the opening night arrives, most actors have spoken their lines hundreds of times.

Listen to your cast members

Sometimes inexperienced actors spend rehearsals looking at fellow performers, waiting patiently to say their next line.     2    . This will help the actors learn their lines better because the context of the dialogue is absorbing.

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Because there is often not enough rehearsal time, many performers find ways to listen to the play's dialogue during everyday activities. They use a tape recorder or an MP3 player to listen to the lines from each relevant scene. Some actors prefer to record the lines of all the characters, including their own lines.     4    . Others like recording the lines of fellow cast members, and they leave a blank space so that they can insert their dialogue while listening to the recording.

Think positively and don't panic

Most actors will experience stage fright before the opening night. Actors forget lines now and then. When it happens, however, most of the time the audience never notice. If you forget a line in the middle of your performance, don't freeze. Stay in character. Keep the scene going to the best of your ability. If unfortunately you forget a line once, you will probably never forget that line ever again.     5    .

A．Record your lines

B．Practice makes perfect

C．Read lines loud and repeat them

D．Remember the lines in a short time

E．Sometimes embarrassment is the toughest method of memorization

F．Then, they not only listen carefully, but they also speak all of the lines

G．Instead, they should be listening carefully, responding in character at all times

【推荐1】How to Find Your Hidden Talents

Many of us are still in search of the talents that are hidden within us. Finding the talents that sets you apart from others needs observation and analysis of one’s own self. If you want to learn how to find your talents, the tips provided in the following lines will surely come handy.

    1     What sorts of things do you like to read about, watch or do? What are you favorite shows on television? Which column of the newspaper and magazines do you like to read? To know what you are interested in is the first step towards finding your hidden talents.

Try out different things. If you want to find out your dexterity (灵巧）in each of the things that interest you, then try them out.     2     Locate a safe environment, where you can try out different things without anybody’s interference (干扰).

Find your passion.    3     However, there will be only a thing or two that you are passionate about. What is the one thing that you love to do the most, with the most enthusiasm? Get the answer to the question and you will come to know what exactly you are passionate about.

Improve yourself. Read lots of books and learn from people. One of the best ways to learn something is to teach. Therefore, teach what you have learnt.     4    In this process, you will be able to discover all your hidden talents.

Know your limits. In the process of finding your strengths and talents, you should not ignore your weakness as well.     5    Know what makes you struggle. You will then come to know your talents as well as the areas that you need to work on.

A．Find your interests.

B．Know your strengths.

C．Find out the things you are not good at.

D．You may be a person of various interests.

E．Carry out experiments and explore things.

F．This will help increase your depth of knowledge.

G．It needs observation and analysis of one’s own self.

【推荐2】Do you ever listen to the songs that your parents like? Chances are that you don’t. You probably think the music that they like is old and boring and that the songs on your playlist are much cooler. But scientists found that people’s music taste changes as time goes by. So it is likely that your own musical preferences will follow a similar path to your parents’, whether you like it or not.

We used to think that culture and personality (个性) are the only reasons for different music choices. But researchers at the University of Cambridge noticed that as people enter into different age groups, their social environment changes, and so does their music taste. There are some musical periods that people go through in their life.

The first period comes in the teenage years, during which people like strong music such as punk and rock, because teenagers tend to be aggressive or want to be independent.

But as people move into early adulthood, their lifestyles change they want to build close relationships with others. As a result, they become fonder of contemporary music, such as pop and R&.B, which is usually uplifting and danceable.

When middle age comes, most people have settled down. During this period, people prefer music, such as jazz and classical, as well as music like country, folk and blues.

As for old people, they prefer old songs in their childhoods. They generally listen to relaxing music, such as country music and jazz music. But you must be questioning. “Aren’t there old people who are still interested in or even crazy about rock music?” Of course there are. But their reasons for listening to rock music may have changed. At that age people may listen to remind themselves of their youth.

1. What do young people usually think of the songs their parents enjoy?

A．They are worth listening to.	B．They are actually less cool.
C．They are especially serious.	D．They are hard to understand.

2. How many musical periods are there that people go through in their life?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

3. What kind of music do teenagers prefer ________.

A．punk music	B．country music
C．jazz music	D．pop music

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．People Have Different Opinions on Music

B．People’s Taste in Music Changes with Time

C．People Listen to Music for the Same Reason

D．People’s Lifestyle Can Be Changed by Music

【推荐3】阅读下面短文和问题，根据短文内容和每小题后的具体要求，在答题卡相应题号后的横线上写下相关信息，完成对该问题的回答。答语要意思清楚，结构正确， 书写工整。

Collector’s Corner

People collect a wide variety of things, from the obvious ones like stamps or coins, to the less common ones, such as beer bottles or bus tickets. Some collectors spend hours looking through junk shops and build up a collection for a few pence per object, while other collectors might spend thousands of pounds on antiques, fine china or rare （稀有的） paintings.

Some people collect for money, but most people do it for fun. Collecting is basically illogical. If you simply want to listen to Elvis Presley’s first record, you can get a copy at most record shops. A collector, however, will want to own an original 1955 disc, and will be willing to pay for it.

What makes an item valuable? Rarity and condition are the most important factors. A coin or stamp which is worth hundreds in perfect condition might be worth only pence in average or poor condition.

What should you collect? Most collectors begin acquiring things which interest them, and as the collection grows, knowledge of the subject grows. If you want your collection to grow in value, it is probably best to avoid things which are sold especially for collectors. Nearly everybody who buys a set of new coins or stamps will keep them in perfect condition, so that the new coins or stamps will never become rare. The most valuable items are often things which were widely available, but which were usually thrown away after use, such as Coca-Cola bottles or toy cars. An interesting collection can be started very cheaply.

One collector has started a collection of 1950s and 1960s ball-point pens. At the moment it’s worth nothing, but she predicts it will one day be valuable. Ball-points were widely available, and were made in a large range of colours and styles. They were often designed to be thrown away when they were empty. Many people aren’t willing to throw away used pens, and put them in a drawer or box, perhaps hoping they might work again one day. So it is possible to find unusual examples, made thirty years ago or more, for nothing.

1. For what do most people collect things? （不多于2个单词）
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2. What makes a collection valuable? （不多于3个单词）
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3. What does the example in the last paragraph show? （不多于6个单词）
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