【推荐1】When you think about people who have made the world a better place, you probably think of famous scientists or great leaders. That is not all the truth.    1     An act of kindness can bring a smile to a person’s face even if only for a moment.

●Give away your money.    2     For example, if you want to help hungry children, you can try to find an international organisation that provides food for those in poor areas. Every cent you give away will mean a lot.

●Help a stranger. Your small actions can brighten the day of others. Hold the door for someone whose hands are full. Help the blind cross the street.    3     The key is expecting nothing in return for your acts of kindness.

●Care about those you know. Show the people close to you how much you care about them. Tell them they mean a lot to you. Make a beautiful gift for a friend. Take your husband to his favourite fun place if he has had a hard week.    4    

●Be grateful to others. Have you had good service in a restaurant? Thank the waiter. Do you have a very good neighbour who is always there when you need her? Tell her how much you appreciate her being in your life.

●    5     If a friend needs skills in a certain area, offer your advice. Perhaps she is struggling to set up a computer, and you know how to do that. Offer whatever ability you have, but always remember to be polite.

A．Keep walking forward.

B．Share your knowledge.

C．Small steps, not big ones.

D．Give your seat on the bus to an old man.

E．Tell your children how much they mean to you.

F．Ordinary people like you and me can also help a lot.

G．Choose a charity (慈善机构) that has meaning for you.

【推荐2】We need to fail—failure is how we learn. If we never fail at anything, we probably haven't learned all that life has to teach us.     1    

Don't criticize yourself for trying and never stop trying.

Trying or learning something new is often half the battle. Babies don't give up until they learn to walk. If you really want to change some behavior or learn to do something new, don't give up trying.     2    , although you may get depressed by the lack of progress sometimes.

Understand the power of optimism.

While optimism is the ‘new happiness’, there is a certain power in optimistic thinking whether you believe it or not. Putting yourself in a more optimistic mindset(心态) can open you up to more possibilities.

Learn to rely on yourself first, then others.

Those who are self-reliant are also usually more resilient—meaning they can bounce back from problems, stress and heartbreak more quickly than those who aren't.     3    —just become your own best friend, do everything that you can possibly do for yourself, and learn what your strengths and weaknesses are.

Don't look back.

    4    . But in fact, there's nothing back there to see. Spend just 10 percent more of your time looking forward to what life holds for you in the future, and I suspect you'll find yourself in a better position.

Failure is a normal and natural pan of life that is neither good nor bad---it's just how we learn.    5    , but how quickly you can accept your failure, learn something from it and try again.

A．We should cherish today

B．But how can we avoid failure?

C．But what can help us when we fail?

D．So the question is not whether you fail or not

E．If you give up, your progress will come to an end

F．Becoming more self-reliant is easier than it sounds

G．We spend too much of our adult lives looking back.

【推荐1】I’m 52, and as surprising as it may seem. I’m a gymnast. In a sport for young girls, I have found an unlikely path to joy. When I enter the gym, no matter how much stress I might be feeling, my mind clears and I forget my life. I think of nothing but what I am doing.

When I was 9, I went every Saturday to a gymnastic academy. The coach had gray hair and wore ballet shoes and had boundless enthusiasm. He would say, “You are going to be a gymnast.” And I believed him. I vividly remember the first time I did a round off back handspring by myself, the weightlessness of it. I lived for Saturday mornings. I only ever did gymnastics recreationally — I didn’t even know real gyms existed — but I always loved it.

That long dormant love came roaring back in my forties. It happened in an instant, at parents’ day for my daughter’s beginning gymnastics class. The bars were just sitting there, and I had this overwhelming urge to grab hold and swing. But I couldn’t make it through the warm-up at the first adult class I went. I felt bad during conditioning. I was the oldest person there. But that spark of memory glowed with possibility. I went back to class again, and again. It was hard and it was humbling. But soon I was doing back handsprings like I used to.

There is nothing like the thrill of getting a new skill, that combination of speed, mechanics, timing, muscles, and bravery. There is an indescribable (不可言喻的) element, too, something like faith. By the time we reach middle age, most of us have had to deal with our fair share of unwelcome surprises, like illness, family crisis or the death of a beloved parent. But gymnastics has brought the most delightful surprises — I keep getting better, overcoming what I thought were limits, amazing myself by what I can do. At a time in life when many things feel like they are sliding down the slope (斜坡) towards old, gymnastics is a gift of fluency and competence in motion. I’m in the best shape of my life. I’m a better gymnast now than I was at 16.

1. What inspired the author to love gymnastics when she was young?

A．Her Saturday routine.	B．The coach’s enthusiasm.
C．Her wish to be a gymnast.	D．Pleasure from gymnastics.

2. What made the author go back to gymnastic classes in her forties?

A．Her duty as a responsible parent.	B．The desire to fit in with her daughter.
C．The strong urge to play with the bars.	D．Her sweet memory of doing gymnastics.

3. Which of the following can describe the author’s personality?

A．Faithful and easygoing.	B．Humble and competent.
C．Passionate and persistent.	D．Ambitious and considerate.

4. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Awake.

B．Inactive.

C．Deadly.

D．Nameless.

【推荐3】Why Walking is Good for Weight Loss

The best form of exercise is walking. Casual walk for thirty to forty minutes can do wonders for the body.     1    . Displayed below are reasons.

Help to burn calories（卡路里）

A daily walk routine can help to burn calories. Walking for thirty minutes a day can help to burn about three to four hundred calories per day. A daily walk helps to burn 100 calories per mile.     2    .

Help to improve energy level

There could be a possibility of drying up with other stressful forms of exercises. This is not possible with walking.     3    . With burning calories, it helps to stay active and fit throughout the day.

    4    

Walking helps to decrease the risk of health related diseases and infections（传染病）. In fact, with weight loss it helps to maintain a normal heart rate. Walking for weight loss is good as it helps to stay active and fit. It burns fat, but helps to strengthen the immune system of the body.

Help in planning

    5    . It doesn’t like gym and other types of exercises. There is no proper planning required for walking. The progress is easy to track, there are many smart apps which are available for walk and weight loss. It helps to keep a track on calories burned to lose weight.

A．Help to stay energetic

B．Walking doesn’t cost much

C．Help to decrease health risks

D．It is best to walk daily to keep a good body shape

E．Walking is perhaps the easiest form of daily exercise but benefits us a lot

F．Walking helps in weight loss, but at the same time it improves your energy

G．Starting a particular weight loss plan is easy, but continuing with the plan is difficult