【推荐1】Where did you go yesterday? Did you hear _______ at any of those places? There is a good chance that you did. Today most stores and _______ play music. You might even hear music in an office or on a farm. Scientists believe that music _______ the way people behave.

According to some scientists, the _______ of western classical music (Mozart and Bach) makes people feel _______. When a restaurant plays classical music, people spend _______ money on food and drinks. When the restaurant plays _______ music, people feel poorer and spend less money. With no   _______ music, people spend even less. Scientists also believe that loud, fast music makes people eat faster. People _______ chew (咀嚼) their food faster when the music gets faster. Some restaurants play fast music during their   ________. This gets people to eat faster and leave ________. Restaurants can make more money this way.

Some scientists think that music makes you think and learn better. They say that music helps ________ to be more alert (警觉的). It is true that people learn better when they are relaxed. And ________ music can help you relax.

The next time you hear music somewhere, be ________. It might change the way you   ________.

【推荐2】Have you experienced a condition when listening to a very loud music makes your heartbeat so fast that you can actually feel the_________beating? From this experience, we can conclude that loud and fast music increases the heart rate. Therefore, we have a feeling of high_________and stress when we listen to loud and fast music. On the contrary, soft music is _________tons lower heart rate. People who listen to relaxing music have as lower heart rate,_________to those listening to loud and fast music, or those not listening to music at all.

But why does this happen? Experiments found that the _________of music on the heart is based on the functioning of the brain. When we hear music, the sound waves are _________into electrical impulses(神经冲动) by the brain. As it can increase and decrease the heart rate, the related effect is produced. Now, is it that only soft music _________this effect? Well, listening to soft or relaxing music is surely more _________.However, listening to any type of music you like can be _________, rather than not listening to any music at all.

It is believed that people who havens lower heart rate have a longer life.__________, people having a faster heart rate are at a greater__________of suffering from cardiovascular (心血管的) diseases. Therefore, having a slower heart rate makes you live a longer and healthier life. When music__________the heart rate, there is a feeling of__________

Therefore, it is used as a__________technique, We can conclude by saying that the phrase “Music__________the heart” is not just a saying, but a(n) fact!

【推荐3】The human memory is phenomenally strong. It also has a habit of getting things badly wrong. According to Jonathan Hancock, our memory expert, faulty memories can be ______ revealing.

Just last week,______, my wife and I were discussing how we’d chosen our youngest son’s name. I had a ______ memory of us writing out a list of possible names, but stopping after just a few because we’d spotted one we both loved.

My wife ______. In her memory, we’d had a much longer list, and gone back and chosen one from the middle of the list.

So we dug out the piece of paper we’d used-and found that we’d actually done something completely ______ to choose Nate’s name.

Memory mistakes happen on a larger scale, too. The “Mandela Effect” is when lots of people have confident recollections that turn out to be ______. It was named by researchers who were discussing their strong memories of Nelson Mandela’s death in prison-when he actually lived for 23 years after his ______.

There are plenty of other examples of this phenomenon. If you’re sure that you remember seeing the Monopoly Man wearing a spyglass, for instance, or hearing a wicked queen say “Mirror, mirror on the wall,” you’ve ______ it yourself (he doesn’t, and she says, “Magic mirror on the wall”______).

So what’s going on? Well, for starters, memory often works by ____, and similar bits of information can overlap in our brains. We’re also good at “filling in the blanks” with details that are logical but untrue. What’s more, whenever we run through a memory, we make it stronger—______ any bits that were wrong.

But there’s plenty of good news here, too.

Everyone misremembers. We shouldn’t be too hard on ourselves when we make mistakes. The mental associations that sometimes lead to ______ can also help us to find information otherwise difficult to locate.

If you’re ____ with someone’s name, try thinking of things you associate with them, and see if your brain gets the push it needs.

Discussing your memories is great mental exercise. It highlights strengths and weaknesses, and lets you learn tips from others.

______ memories often builds a much more accurate picture. That was certainly true for my wife and me.

Make sure to remember that remembering is a creative ______: mind-blowingly powerful, and also likely to make mistakes.

【推荐2】Young children across the globe enjoy playing games of hide and seek. For them, there’s something highly exciting about ________ someone else’s glance and making oneself unable to be seen.

However, we all witness that preschool children are remarkably bad at hiding. They often cover only their eyes with their hands, leaving the rest of their bodies ________.

For a long time, this ineffective hiding method was ________ as evidence that children are hopelessly “egocentric” (自我中心的) creatures. But our ________ research results in child developmental psychology ________ that idea.

We brought young children aged 2-4 into our Minds in Development Lab at USC. Each child sat down with an adult who covered her own eyes or ________. We then asked the child if she could see or hear the adult. Surprisingly, children replied that they couldn’t. The same thing happened when the adult covered her own mouth: ________ children said that they couldn’t speak to her.

A number of ________ ruled out that the children misunderstood what they were being asked. The results were clear: Our young subjects ________ the questions and knew ________ what was asked of them. Their ________ to the questions reflected their true ________ that “I can see you only if you can see me, too. ” They simply ________ mutual (相互的) recognition and regard. Our ________ suggest when a child “hides” by putting a blanket over her head, it is not a result of egocentrism. In fact, children consider this method ________ when others use it.

【推荐3】Making friends is a skill. Like most skills，it_______with practice. If you want to meet people and make friends，you must be able to take some action. You must first go_______there are people. You won’t make friends staying home alone. _______a club or a group，for talking with those who like the same things as you do is_________easier._______join someone in some activities.

Many people are_________when talking to people. After all，meeting_________means facing the unknown. And it’s human nature to feel a bit uncomfortable about the_________. Most of our fears about dealing with new people come from doubts about ourselves. We think other people are judging us，find us too tall or too short，too_______or too fat. __________don’t forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to__________yourself as you are，and try to put the other person at ease(舒适). And you’ll feel more__________.

Try to act self-confidently(自信地) even if you don’t feel that way__________you enter a room full of strangers，such as a new classroom，walk tall and straight，look directly at other people and____________. If you see someone you’d like to__________something to，don’t wait for__________person to start a conversation.

Just meeting someone__________doesn’t mean that you will make friends with that person—________is based on mutual(相互的) liking and “give and take”. It takes__________and effort to develop. And there are things that__________a new friendship from growing.

【推荐3】Each day, 10-year-old Seth asked his mom for more and more lunch money. Yet he seemed ________ than ever and came home from school hungry. It ________ that Seth was handing his lunch money to a fifth-grader, who was threatening to beat him up if he didn’t pay.

Kayla, 13, thought things were going well at her new school, ________ all the popular girls were being so nice to her. But then she found out that one of them had posted ________ rumors about her. Kayla cried herself to sleep that night and refused to go to school.

In national surveys, most kids and teens say that bullying happens at school. A bully can turn something like going to the wash room or recess (隐秘处) into a/an ________ for kids. Bullying can leave deep emotional scars. And in ________ situations, it can involve violent threats, property damage, or someone getting seriously hurt. Therefore, it’s necessary to help your child identify bullying and cope with it as well as ________ its lasting impact.

Most kids have been ________ by a sibling or a friend at some point. And it’s not usually harmful when done in a playful, friendly, and mutual way, and both kids find it funny. But when it becomes hurtful, unkind, and constant, it   ________ the line into bullying and needs to stop.

It’s important to take bullying ________   and not just brush it off as something that kids have to “tough out.” The effects can be serious and affect kids’ sense of safety and ________. In severe cases, bullying has ________   tragedies, such as suicides and school shootings.

If your child tells you about being bullied, listen   ________   and offer comfort and support. Kids are often   ________ to tell adults about bullying because they feel embarrassed and ashamed that it’s happening. Therefore, praise your child for doing the right thing by talking to you about it. Let someone at school (the principal, school nurse, or a counselor or teacher) know about the situation.

They are often   ________ to monitor and take steps to prevent further problems.