How to Bring Family Closer
Strong family bonds (纽带) can encourage better behaviors in children and teach them how to be a good friend.
Set aside time for family.
Eat meals together. Choose a few nights during the week when you expect everyone to gather around the dinner table. Studies have shown that eating meals together has a positive effect on children’s physical and mental well-being.
Encourage support. Feeling supported by your family is one of the most important things in building strong family bonds. Bonds like these will last your kids a lifetime. They will enjoy these strong bonds when they are your age and even after you are gone.
| A．Do housework as a family. |
| B．Try to set aside a regular day every week. |
| C．That’s why you create a sense of support. |
| D．Just eat a meal and have a conversation together. |
| E．Here are some tips to help bring your family closer. |
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【推荐1】Nowadays, more and more people want to open online stores. Here are some notes that might help you.
1. Use Website Monitoring (监测)
The first thing you should do is find out how to keep up with website traffic and see how effective your site is. It requires a bit of programming so that you can follow your customers.
2. Build a Newsletter
An email newsletter is one of the most effective tools in your business. You can use email newsletters to announce your new products and provide helpful information.
3. Get Set Up on Social Media (媒体)
When running an online store, you need to have a social media presence. This is how people will find out about your products for the first time. Try to get the same username for all the social websites.
4. Develop a Backup (备用的) Plan
While every single website owner should back up their websites regularly, it is even more important for online shopping websites. You must back up your website to protect it in times of trouble.
5. Choose Your Shipping Price
A customer who has added your products to the shopping cart can still leave your website without completing the orders if your shipping costs are too high. It might be a good idea to offer cheap shipping or to provide shipping for free to make sure those customers buy your products.
6. Check Your Website
It is very important for you to check the small details on your website and make sure they are right before you start using the website.
7. Plan the Announcement
You can attract people's attention by offering cheap products which are on sale right from the beginning. You'll want to post important news on your social media before you start using the website.
1. Email newsletters are helpful in _____.| A．protecting online shopping websites |
| B．helping sellers keep up with website traffic |
| C．offering information about products |
| D．announcing old but valuable products |
| A．introduce cheap products for customers. |
| B．provide customers with free or cheap shipping |
| C．post e-mails to customers on social media |
| D．try to find out about customers' interests in advance |
| A．Offer promotional products on your website. |
| B．Post news on social media after using your website. |
| C．Program your website before using it. |
| D．Correct small details on your website. |
【推荐2】Everyone learns a little bit differently. Finding out your learning style will show you how to best improve your understanding of different topics.
Read about and experiment with different learning styles. There are many ways you can use to research a topic. Head to your local library and ask the reference librarian.
Take several self-assessments and identify which style is best for you. You can find a number of websites offering free, online quizzes (测试) to help analyze your preferred learning styles based on your responses. Search the web for a reliable site, and take several quizzes, as it’s common to get different results.
Reflect on your experiences. The results of your self-assessments can give you a good idea of which learning style applies to you.
Put your findings to the test. Once you’ve determined your learning style, you can adapt your educational experiences so that you can learn more quickly and easily.
| A．Learn with others. |
| B．Talk to a professor. |
| C．You will be more likely to find out new information. |
| D．Or ask the guidance consultant at your school for some information. |
| E．This may show that you learn best with a combination of learning styles. |
| F．However, it is important to take some time to think about your personal preferences. |
| G．For example, if you find you’re a visual learner, use images when approaching a new topic. |
【推荐3】There's no doubt about it: math is tough.
Build up your skills while having some fun!
Writing it all out can help you spot mistakes. As you work through a problem, use a pencil to write out what you did and how you did it.
Learning by teaching someone is a great way to solidify concepts. Invite a friend or family member over and explain to them what you're doing and how you're doing it. If you get stuck, review your notes or textbook. Have your friend or family member ask you questions, too.
| A．Review your notes from time to time. |
| B．Practice makes perfect, and math is no exception. |
| C．Try to answer them as best you can to really practice. |
| D．There are tons of resources for math students out there. |
| E．Look for online games that match your age and education level. |
| F．As a result, a lot of people struggle with math at some point in their lives. |
| G．Some teachers require you to show your work anyway, so it's worth the trouble. |
【推荐1】Parents often believe that they have a good relationship with their teenagers. But last summer, Joanna and Henry noticed a change in their older son: suddenly he seemed to be talking far more to his friends than to his parents. “The door to his room is always shut.” Joanna noted.
Tina and Mark noticed similar changes in their 14-year-old daughter. ”She used to cuddle up with me on the sofa and talk,” said Mark. “Now we joke that she does this only when she wants something. Sometimes she wants to be treated like a little girl and sometimes like a young lady. The problem is figuring out which time is which.”
Before age 11, children like to tell their parents what’s on their minds. “ In fact, parents are first on the list.” Said Michael Riera, author of Uncommon Sense for Parents with Teenagers. “This completely changes during the teen years.” Riera explained. “They talk to their friends first, then maybe their teachers, and their parents last.”
Parents who know what’s going on in their teenagers’ lives are in the best position to help them. To break down the wall of silence, parents should create chances to understand what their children want to say, and try to find ways to talk and write to them. And they must give their children a mental break, for children also need freedom, though young. Another thing parents should remember is that to be a friend, not a manager, with their children is a better way to know them.
1. What troubles Tina and Mark most is that______| A．their daughter isn't as lovely as before. |
| B．they can't read their daughter's mind exactly. |
| C．they don't know what to say to their daughter. |
| D．their daughter talks with them only when she needs help. |
| A．Teenagers talk a lot with their friends. |
| B．Teenagers do not want to understand their parents. |
| C．Teenagers do not talk much with their parents. |
| D．Teenagers talk little about their own lives. |
| A．Parents are unhappy with their growing children. |
| B．Parents have suitable ways to talk with their teenagers. |
| C．Parents should be patient with their silent teenagers. |
| D．Parent should try to understand their teenagers. |
【推荐2】One day while trying to print all the class worksheets we needed for the day, I found myself shouting at my printer in front of my son. “Why won’t this stupid thing print?” I shouted. My son came up to me quietly, saying, “Calm down, Mommy. Maybe if you don’t shout at the printer, it will work. You need to have patience.”
He was right. I needed patience-patience with this whole situation. I stopped myself, realizing this was not the behavior I wanted my son to see. He was also right that I needed to calm down. Just like what I told him to do, I took a few deep breaths and walked away from the collapsed printer. Later that day when we were outside, I tried to keep the sense of calm I had slightly achieved. Once I blocked out all the anxiety over the virus, school, and my work — I found the afternoon peaceful and pleasant. I played flying disc with my son, simply enjoying each other’s company while the birds sang. It was an everyday moment I’ll never take for granted again.
From then on, things got a little easier. I started to give myself, and everyone else, some favour. I stopped holding myself to my perfectionism standards with every little thing because they were truly impossible to keep to.
With that favour, I changed my focus. Getting every school worksheet done correctly is not important. Neither is cleaning the house. And, apart from getting fired, neither is my work. Spending time with my family, and staying healthy emotionally and physically, became my main concerns. We took walks. We danced our hearts out during the Disney Family Sing-Along. We got up early and walked secretly into our backyard with telescopes to bird watch. Who knows, birding may be the new hobby we’re never giving up.
1. What did the author’s son ask his mother to do?| A．Print later. | B．Stop printing. |
| C．Change another printer. | D．Stay calm. |
| A．Sensitive. | B．Stubborn. |
| C．Broken-down. | D．Unfriendly. |
| A．By giving up dreams. |
| B．By focusing on others. |
| C．By stopping pursuing perfection. |
| D．By paying little attention to work. |
【推荐3】Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents. Every day they are very busy trying to make money for my schooling.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt. I silently sat beside her.
“Mum, is there love between you and Dad?” I asked in a very low voice.
With surprise in her eyes, she stopped her work for a while. The she said, “Susan, look at this thread. It can hardly be seen, but it’s really there. It makes the quilt strong. If life is a quilt, love should be a thread. Love is inside.”
I couldn’t understand her until the next spring. At that time, my father suddenly got sick seriously. My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month.
After they were back, my mother helped my father walk slowly on the country road every day. They were so kind to each other and it seemed they were the happiest couple.
After two months my father still couldn’t walk by himself.
“Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t worry about me.” he said. “I just like walking with your mum. I like this kind of life.” Reading his eyes, I knew he loves my mother deeply.
Now I understand that love is just a thread in the quilt of our life. Love is inside, making life strong and warm.
1. Why are Susan’s parents busy trying to make money?| A．To send Susan to school. | B．To get to see the doctor. |
| C．To buy a strong quilt. | D．To show their love. |
| A．one day | B．one month | C．two months | D．three months |
| A．while her mother was sewing a quilt | B．before her father was in hospital |
| C．when she was sitting beside her mother | D．after her father was seriously sick |
| A．Susan’s father is very lazy. | B．Susan’s mother is a nurse. |
| C．Susan’s parents love each other. | D．Susan doesn’t like her father. |
| A．How to Make a Quilt Strong | B．Love is Just a Tread |
| C．Walking on the Country Road | D．A Seriously Sick Father |
