【推荐1】Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

Parents should help their children understand money. The best time to teach a child anything about money is when he shows an interest. So you may start talking about money when your child shows a（n）     1     in buying things, candy or toys, for example.

1. The basic function of money

Explain the basic function of money by showing how people trade money for goods or services. It is important to show your child how money is traded for the thing he wants to have. If he wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him     2     the money to the cashier. Talk about how the money bought the thing after you leave the toy store. When your child grows a bit older and understands the basic function of money，you can start explaining more     3     ways of using money.

2. Money lessons

Approach money lessons with openness and     4    . Tell your child why he can—or cannot-have certain things. If you must say no to a child's     5     to spend money，explain，"You have enough toy trucks for now. "Or，if the request is for many different things，say，"You have to make a     6     between this toy and that toy."

3. Wise decision

Begin at the grocery store. Pick     7     brands of a product a name-brand butter and a generic（无商标产品），for example. You can show your child how to make choices between different     8     of a product so that you can save money.     9     the child to choose between them. If he chooses the cheaper brand，allow him to make another     10     with the money saved. Later，you may explain how the more expensive choice leaves less money for other purchases.

【推荐2】用方框中单词的正确形式完成短文。

examine          dominate          facilitate          rely on

Simply speaking, a healthy lifestyle is about finding the right balance and making good choices. Life is composed of many elements, such as family, friends, study, work, entertainment and soon. If one element     1     your life and the others are ignored, you will lose balance and not feel good.

Carefully     2     your daily activities. Your health     3    what you choose to do in your daily life. A healthy lifestyle is generally a balanced life in which you make wise choices. Neither too much nor too little is good.

Slowly     4     changes in your lifestyle by using a step-by-step process. You do not have to change everything at once. Make small changes each day and your lifestyle will become healthier.

【推荐3】Direction: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. competence       B. repetitive       C. dramatically       D. pace       E. routinely       AB. beating AC. blowing       AD. worthy       AE. shallowly       BC. ease       BD. readiness

How to prevent and fight anxiety?

Lingering anxiety can keep you up at night, make you easily annoyed, weaken your ability to concentrate, and ruin your appetite. And the constant state of     1     generated by anxiety -- adrenaline (肾上腺素) pumping, heart racing, palms sweating-may contribute to high blood pressure and heart disease.

How to prevent anxiety then?

Meditate. Maybe you’re just nervous. If so, meditation is     2     of a try. It cultivates a calmness that will     3     anxious feelings and offer a sense of control. A study at the University of Massachusetts found that volunteers who took an 8-week meditation course, were considerably less anxious afterward. People who are nervous find that they are     4     calmer with 20 minutes of meditation in the morning and another 20 minutes after dinner.

Jog, walk, swim, or cycle. If you can’t make time for meditation, be sure to make time for regular exercise. Exercise can have the same calming effect as meditation, particularly if it’s something     5     like running or swimming laps.

Treatment?

Remember to breathe. When you’re anxious, you tend to hold your breath or breathe too     6    . That makes you feel more anxious. Breathing slowly and deeply can have a calming effect.

Let’s say you are anxious about your     7     on the job. Ask yourself “What, in particular, am I afraid that I’ll mess up?” Maybe you’re afraid that you get further behind and miss your deadlines. Or maybe you’re worried that you’re     8    it whenever you present your ideas in meetings. Are your worries reasonable? Have you had several near misses with deadlines? Are your suggestions     9     rejected? If not, the anxiety is needless. If there is a real problem, work on a solution:     10     yourself to better meet deadlines, or join a public speaking class.

【推荐1】Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. entertainment       B. security       C. probably       D. challenging          E. efficiently F. frequently                  G. tension                  H. typical                    I. profit                      J. pleasurable        K. claim

In some cities, workaholism(迷恋工作)is so common that people don't consider it unusual.

They accept the lifestyle as normal Government worker in Washington D.C, for example,     1     work sixty to seventy hours a week. They don't do this because they have to; they do it because they want to. Workaholism can be a serious problem. Because true workaholics would rather work than do anything else, they     2       have no idea of how to relax; that is, they might not enjoy movies, sports, or other types of     3     . Most of all, they hate to sit and do nothing. The lives of workaholics are usually stressful, and this     4    and worry can cause physical problems such as heart attacks and stomach disease. Besides,     5     workaholics don't pay much attention to their families. Their marriages may end in failure as they spend little time with their families.

Is workaholism always dangerous? Perhaps not. There are, certainly, people who work       6    under stress. Some studies show that many workaholics have great energy and interest in work. They feel work is so     7     that they are actually very happy. For most workaholics, work and entertainment are the same thing. Their jobs provide them with a challenge; this keeps them busy and creative.

Why do workaholics enjoy their jobs so much? There are several factors to work. Of course, it provides people with paycheck, and this is important. But it offers more than financial     8     .   It provides people with self-confidence; they have a feeling of satisfaction when they have produced a     9     piece of work and are able to say “I made it." Psychologists     10    that their work gives people an identity. After they take part in work, they get a sense of self and individualism.

【推荐2】Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. network B. specify C. traditionally D. ingredient E. uneasy F. additional G. culturally H. block I. determine J. requirement K. critical

A multicultural person is someone who is deeply convinced that all cultures are equally good, enjoys learning the rich variety of cultures in the world, and most likely has been exposed to more than one culture in his or her lifetime.

You cannot motivate anyone, especially someone of another culture, until that person has accepted you. A multilingual salesperson can explain the advantages of a product in other languages, but a multicultural salesperson can motivate foreigners to buy it. That’s a(an)     1    difference.

No one likes foreigners who are arrogant(自大的) about their own culture. The trouble is most people are arrogantly monocultural without being aware of it and even those who are can’t hide it. Foreigners sense monocultural arrogance at once and set up their own cultural barriers, which may effectively     2     any attempt by the monocultural person to motivate them.

Multiculturalism is a(an)     3     that has been neglected too often in hiring managers for international positions. Even if your company is not a multinational one, chances are you’re in touch with foreign customers or manufacturers. Do you have the right employee to build up the     4    ?

For 20-odd years, I’ve run an executive-search firm from Brussels. When clients ask us to find the right person for a new pan-European sales or management position, I start by asking them to     5     the qualifications their ideal candidate would have. Most often they list the same qualities they would want for a domestic position, but with the     6     requirement that the new manager be fluent enough in English, German and French to cope with faxes and email. It sometimes takes me hours to persuade clients that the linguistic (语言的)abilities they see as crucial are not enough.

Of course, it’s far more difficult to     7     candidates multiculturalism than it is to check their language skills—but it’s also a far more important     8     to success. I remember a company that asked me to check out a salesman they were planning to send to Mexico. He’d studied Spanish, and had grown up in New York City—the most     9     diverse place in America. But when I interviewed him, he turned out to have no concept of the great pride Mexicans took in their culture, and moreover he was     10     about Mexican restaurants and markets being dirty and unsafe. I rejected him just as Mexican buyers would have if he’d been selected for the job.

【推荐3】Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words below. Then answer the question: What is the author’s attitude towards the doctors?

clinic        complain        majority        staff        response        harm        physician

According to a recent survey, the     1    of doctors believed their incomes did not match how hard they worked. The survey found that about 50 percent of the doctors were not satisfied with their working conditions, especially those from hospitals in small towns.

A    2     working in a large public hospital often has to see 100 patients per day. The researchers conducting the survey concluded that if hospitals and    3     serving the general public received more support, it would help to keep their medical     4    from leaving the profession, and therefore the public would continue to receive good health services.

In    5     to a question about tensions between doctors and patients, some respondents     6     that misleading media reports about doctors have greatly    7     society, causing the public to distrust medical workers.

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