【推荐1】Whether you like it or not, as students, you have to live with roommates after going to school or university. Having a roommate can be one of the best experiences, or easily one of the worst.    1    

Here are five tips for you to follow to avoid the common mistakes that make good roommate relationships worse.

Talking things out.     2     If something happens, sit down with your roommates and have a face- to-face conversation. Complaining about your roommates behind their hacks creates nothing but bad situation and general unhappiness.

    3     Some roommates become the best of their friends, and some don't. Don't put pressure on yourself or your roommate to reach this level, especially when you first meet. Remember, you are trying to make a new friend, not frighten your roommate away. And if your roommate doesn't end up being your best friend, there is no need to worry about it.

Clean up after yourself. Or at least, keep your things on your side.     4     But being considerate with where you put your own things will help you avoid the arguments.

Ask before you take. This applies to food, clothes and anything else that you don't own.     5    Even if you both agree to share everything you should still ask.

A．Don't expect to be the best friends.

B．Communication is of great importance.

C．Rooms can be really easy for a mess to pile up.

D．Try to make your roommates your best friends.

E．You don't need to keep the room clean and organized all the time.

F．You'd better show your roommate that you have respect for his or her things.

G．If you want to have a good relationship with your roommate, it all starts with you.

【推荐2】To master a language one must be able to speak and understand the spoken language as well as to read and write．Lenin and his wife Krupskaya translated a long English book into Russian．But when they went to England in 1980, English people couldn’t understand what was said to them．These days more foreigners are coming to China and more and more Chinese are going out to foreign countries to work or study．So the spoken language is becoming more and more important．
Speaking, of course, can’t go without listening．If you want to pronounce a word correctly, first you must hear it correctly．The sounds of the Chinese and English language are not exactly the same．If you don’t listen carefully, you’ll find it difficult or even impossible to understand the native speakers．
Well, what about writing? Like speaking, it’s to exchange ideas．People generally use shorter words and shorter sentences in their writing．The important thing is to make your idea in your head and then to write it in clear lively language．
Chinese students read far too slowly．If you read fast, you understand better．If you read too slowly, by the time you have reached the end of a page you have forgotten what the beginning is about．When you meet with new words, don’t look them up in the dictionary．Guess the meaning from the context(上下文)．You may not guess quite correctly the first time, but as new words come up again and again in different contexts, their meaning will become clearer and clearer．If you look up every word, you’ll never finish a book．
Students of a foreign language need a particular knowledge, the knowledge of the life, history and geography of the people whose language they’re studying．They should study these subjects in the foreign language, not only in translation．In this way one can kill two birds with one stone: learn a foreign language and get some knowledge of the foreign country at the same time．
1. In the first paragraph the writer tells us          ．

A．how to speak English

B．how to read and write

C．why spoken English is important

D．why English people couldn’t understand Lenin

2. In his last point the writer advises us           ．

A．to kill two birds with one stone

B．to learn two languages at a time

C．to study all the subjects in a foreign language

D．to get some knowledge of the foreign country whose language you are studying．

3. In the fourth paragraph the writer give some advice on           ．

A．how to read faster

B．how to guess the meaning from the context

C．how to look up new words in the dictionary

D．how to grasp the general meaning of a passage

4. “To kill two birds with one stone” means           ．

A．to get some particular knowledge

B．to get more than what one pays

C．the stone is too big

D．the birds are blind enough

【推荐3】Many people have fears while traveling abroad. But with so many good places to visit in this world, fears that hold you back are stopping you from wonderful experiences more than they are protecting you. Not being able to communicate can not only be worrying, but sometimes it can even be a bit scary. But don’t let a fear of failing to speak the foreign language inhibit you.

First, try to learn a few words ahead of time, like please, thank you, hello, goodbye. This will go a long way in showing the locals you’re trying. A phrasebook can help, but remember that you may not understand the reply you get.

Second, write down the hotel you chose, and any places of interest you’re planning on visiting. It helps to show a taxi driver or someone you’re asking directions from if you have it written down since it’s possible that you won’t pronounce it correctly.

Third, one of the few words I find to be common is “toilet”. In the US people often ask where to find the bathroom or restroom, but that’s not so easily understood for someone whose native language (母语) isn’t English. But even in the middle of Southeast Asia, people understand the word toilet.

Lastly, try drawing. Andy and I were in a taxi in Izmir, Turkey trying to get to the castle, but the driver didn’t know what we were saying. So Andy quickly drew a castle. The driver laughed and nodded, and then brought us to the castle.

1. What does the underlined word “inhibit” in the first paragraph mean?

A．Hurt.

B．Change.

C．Prevent.

D．Protect.

2. What’s the purpose of the author telling us his own story in Izmir, Turkey?

A．To tell us drawing is helpful.

B．To show drawing is easy.

C．To show they were wise.

D．To tell us how to draw.

3. What does the author try to do through the text?

A．Reduce our fear of learning a foreign language.

B．Teach us how to learn a foreign language abroad.

C．Show us how to ask for help in foreign countries.

D．Tell us how to communicate when we tour abroad.

【推荐1】Studies have suggested early rising and success might be linked. People who wake up early are more in keeping with the traditional corporate schedule and tend to have more positive personalities, which might lead to better grades in school or higher wages on the job.

Is getting up early for everyone? No. There's been lots of research about how some people are biologically more likely to feel more alert （机敏的）in the morning, while others are at their best at night. You might be more alert and have better cognitive （认知的）ability in the afternoon, for instance. So, if you don't naturally feel alert in the morning but decide to wake up early anyway, you might be disturbing your actual top performance times. Of course, people may have personal reasons for making an early start. Parents with young children or workers with non-traditional hours may also have no choice about what time they start the day.

Getting up early doesn't necessarily translate to instant success at the office. In fact, depending on the person, it could end up having a negative effect. Especially if you don't normally wake up super early and are trying to follow some kind of productivity fashion. An even worse condition may arise if you're actually reducing sleep to become an early riser. Sacrificing sleep means you may be hit by the many negative effects of sleep lack. Getting a full night's sleep and getting the same amount of sleep at the same time each night are both important. So if early rising means cutting sleep, don't do it.

What should you do? Don't listen to thought-leaders or Linkedln influencers but figure out what works best for you. Pay attention to when you feel most tired and most awake. Make a note of the times you fall asleep and wake up naturally. Try to adjust your schedule to those times, as that's how you'll tap into most of your natural energy for the day ahead. And above all, it's getting adequate amounts of sleep.

1. What is paragraph 1 intended to tell us?

A．The early bird catches the worm.

B．A good beginning makes a good ending.

C．A thousand mile trip begins with one step.

D．Constant dropping wears the stone.

2. Why is getting up early unfit for everyone?

A．People have different cognitive ability.

B．It disturbs working orders.

C．Not all are in their best state in the morning.

D．Few people have their top performance times.

3. What does the author think of getting up early?

A．It can lead everyone to success.

B．It has too many negative effects.

C．It means shortening the sleep time.

D．It is less important than sleeping enough and well.

4. What do experts advise to do with the working time?

A．Follow the advisers’ directions.

B．Find out your own best time table.

C．Sleep more and better than before.

D．Use your energy averagely in a day.

【推荐2】Tips for the perfect selfie（自拍）

You can take a selfie with a hand-held digital camera or mobile phone and later share it on the Internet. So selfies have been especially popular over the years.     1     Love them or hate them, selfies show no sign of stopping.

After all, the selfie is the most important way to show off on holiday. Everyone has his own way to take the holiday selfies. How can you take the best holiday selfies?     2    

◆‘Food chew’ style

Want to let everyone know how exciting your holiday food choices are?     3     You can also cut off a piece to show off what’s inside. But don’t have food hanging out of your mouth. Remember, food always looks best before being eaten.

◆‘I’m so adventurous’ style

Rock climbing, hiking, surfing, or skiing?     4     Just let the natural settings make people go “wow”. One commonly used gesture is spreading out an arm to show how thrilled you are. But remember that no one likes a sweaty selfie.

◆‘I am cultured tourist’ style

    5     You can also try an optical illusion（视错觉）by making it look like you’re holding up the leaning tower of Pisa, touching the top of the Eiffel Tower, or picking the Sphinx’s nose.

A．Just taking a selfie against a famous cultural site makes you look great.

B．Some people have no idea where to travel.

C．According to a recent survey, half of the interviewees admitted to taking a selfie while on holiday.

D．These adventurous holiday moments are great for a selfie.

E．Different cultures have different characteristics of food.

F．Hold up some food on your fork or chopsticks.

G．Here are some useful posing tips for you.

【推荐3】While reading, you may focus on the Q(question) and A (answer) on the following web page.

Related Information Hotel Deals Today's deals Hotel Guide Hotel details Hotel Directory Contact info My Travel Hotel Preference Check Reservations Tool Weather Maps Driving Directions Q My husband and I would like to spend five or six days in the Maldives. Could you suggest some low-priced hotels? We'll be there in November. Jan Davies, email. A Prices in the Maldives are high. The cheaper hotels (and there aren't many) mightn't be much to look at, with unpleasant rooms, iron roofs, old buildings, poor and rough vegetation and basic facilities, but they get their atmosphere from cheerful customers and an untidy, free island feel. Angaga (South Ari Atoll, phone 0011 960 450510), Asdu Sun Island (North Male Atoll, email info@asdu.com.mv) are both a bit like this. You'll be there in the low season (May to November), when its' still warm, but there's a greater likelihood of rain, so you should be able to get a double (standard ) room with full board (three meals a day) for $ 100 a night. However, pricing structures for the hotels are enormously complex for standard, superior and luxurious rooms. Q My husband and I are from Australia. We are planning a four-week trip to London, Dublin and Paris in October and we are shocked by the cost of hotels. We have searched the Internet and hotel books given to us by tourist authorities but we can't find anything cheaper than $ 150 a night. Joan Maloney, email. A For Australians traveling Europe, especially its capital cities, is expensive. You may have to increase your budget . However, if you can't afford these costs, then you should consider staying in hotels where the cheapest twin rooms with shared bathroom cost about$20 a person in Dublin and Paris and $35 in London. The minimum you would pay for a double room in a central area is $50 a person in Dublin and Paris and $70 in London. These prices are for shared bathroom facilities, though you will get a wonderfully unhealthy cooked breakfast thrown in. Not all hotels are equal, of course, and it's a good idea to consult a guidebook with a good reputation.

1. The hotel Angaga in the Maldives_________.

A．attracts untidy people	B．has some basic facilities
C．has the best landscape	D．can be contacted by email

2. If you spend your holiday in the Maldives in February, _________

A．there is a greater likelihood of rain

B．standard, superior and luxurious rooms are all available

C．the weather will probably be better than that of the low season

D．a standard room with full board will cost less than $100 a night.

3. What is the advice for the couple planning to visit Europe in October?

A．They should stay in hotels in a central area

B．They could live in hotel rooms of lower standard

C．They should put up with the wonderfully unhealthy cooked breakfast.

D．They should buy a reliable guidebook instead of increasing the budget.