【推荐1】Easy steps to happier living

Take care of your body.

Our body and mind are connected.     1     It instantly improves our mood and can even lift us out of depression. We don’t all have to run marathons — there are simple things we can do to be more active each day. We can spend time outdoors, eat healthily and get enough sleep.

Notice the world around you.

Have you ever felt there must be more to life? Good news — there is. And it’s right here in front of us.     2     Learning to be more mindful and aware does wonders for our happiness, whether it’s on our walk to work or in the way we eat. It helps us get in tune with our feelings and stops us focusing on the past or worrying about the future.

Keep learning.

Learning affects our happiness in lots of positive ways.     3     It also gives us a sense of accomplishment. We learn new things throughout our lives, not just through formal qualifications. We can share a skill with friends, join a club, play a new sport and so much more.

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Helping other people is not only good for them but also good for us. It makes us happier and can help to improve our health. Giving also creates stronger connections between people and helps to build a happier society for everyone.     5     We can also give our time, ideas and energy. So if you want to feel good, do good.

These simple areas tend to make a big difference to people’s happiness and, more importantly, they are all within our control.

A．Do things for others.

B．Connect with people.

C．Helping is not all about money.

D．We just need to stop and take notice.

E．It can help us improve our physical health.

F．Being active makes us happier as well as healthier.

G．It exposes us to new ideas and helps us stay curious.

【推荐2】The candles we make at Wax Buffalo are imperfect-"beautifully imperfect''，as we like to say. one is unique, hand-poured (手工灌注的)with pure soy wax (大豆蜡). It's a small business 1 started, and everyone who enjoy, working here comes into the studio in free time, so they can be home with their family, cats, dogs at prime times.

I first fell in love with candles on visits to my grandmother Feme's house in Lincoln. At night, candlelight flashed off the book-lined walls. During the day, she'd take me to a cafe in the historic Haymarket district and we'd drink tea out of china cups.

I poured my first candle at the age of 14, using the candle-making tool that Feme had given me. I gave the finished product to my grandmother for Christmas. She loved that candle I'd made for her. That first candle was imperfect. Beautifully imperfect・

Then in 2014. life took a dark turn for my grandmother. The breast cancer took away her life. I found myself thinking about the candle-making tool she had given me as a 14-year-old kid and the joy it had brought me. I began pouring candles again, making them for friends. Because of kids' health. I'd become especially interested in natural products. I used locally sourced soy wax. Was there a way I could make candles for people beyond my group of friends? And so, Christmas of that year, Wax Buffalo was launched. Little by little, the business grew as we found more people who wanted our candles. Now our candles are sold in more than 60 shops across the country.

Isn't life wonderful? Indeed, it is beautifully imperfect. But it hasn't turned out at all how I'd have predicted. I think that's what Ferne wanted me to understand. To trust the light of hope, to enjoy fun in its light, to know that it can transform a person from within.

1. What may be one of the advantages of working in Wax Buffalo?

A．Relaxing task.	B．High payment
C．Flexible time	D．Imperfect conditions.

2. When did the author probably start her business

A．After she turned 14.

B．After her grandmother died.

C．After she visited Ferne's house.

D．After her grandmother sent her candle making tool.

3. Why did the author use soy wax?

A．To make harmless candles	B．To make candles look better.
C．To save the cost of production.	D．To improve the figures of candles

4. What can be inferred from the text?

A．Imperfection exists everywhere.	B．Life takes off from a dark turn.
C．Life can be predicted somehow	D．Being hopeful about life is important.

【推荐3】We don’t know how different our life will be in the future. We can only try to imagine it.
At first we think about human relationship. In the year 2050, we will use computers almost every day. We will be making new friends through the Internet—even our husbands or wives will be met in this way. It will be much faster and easier for us. On the other hand, our relationships with people won’t be as important as they are today—we will feel a little lonely.
Computers will also help us in many other activities in 2050. For example, they will be used by the children at school to make their learning easier. In addition, there will be much more other machines which will play a similar role as computers, like robots which will do the housework for us.
Spending holidays will also be completely different. Traveling to other planets or to the moon will be available for everyone. Means of transport will, of course, change, too. we will be using solar-powered cars, which will be much more environmentally friendly.
We could expect that the faster technological progress would lead to a more polluted environment. But it isn’t true. We will pay more attention to protecting the environment. And, scientists will probably find cures for many dangerous diseases, like cancer or AIDS. Therefore, our surroundings as well as health will be in a better condition.
Although we can’t predict the exact changes which will be made in the world, we often think about them. We worry about our and our children’s future; we have expectations, hopes as well as fears. But I think we should be rather sanguine about our future. We should be happy and believe good things will happen.
1. Why will people probably feel a little lonely in 2050?

A．Because the number of people will become much smaller.

B．Because there will be less face-to-face communication.

C．Because people won’t like making friends with each other.

D．Because people won’t communicate with each other much often.

2. The third paragraph mainly tells us_________.

A．that computers will do all the things for human beings.

B．how people will use computers to communicate with each other.

C．that machines like computers and robots will help people a lot.

D．how people will use robot to do the housework.

3. According to the passage, which of the following will happen in 2050?

A．The relationship between people will be more important than that of today.

B．The way of spending holidays will be the same as that of today.

C．It won’t be difficult for people to travel to other planets.

D．Our environment will be much more polluted with a growing number of cars.

4. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．How peoplewill communicate in the year 2050.

B．What our life will be like in the year 2050.

C．How people will travel and spend their holidays in the year 2050.

D．What high technology will appear in the year 2050.