Do you always feel busy and tired but still there is lots of work waiting for you to do? You are too busy to have time for your hobbies. How could you find more time in you day? There are lots of ways to do that.
Get up earlier
Get up fifteen minutes earlier. Getting up just a little earlier can give you some free time. You don’t need to do all the things in a hurry (匆忙) or leave home without having breakfast. It’ll give you time to sit down and enjoy your breakfast. Maybe you can use that fifteen minutes a day to read through a book or a magazine.
Make a plan
At the start of your day, make a plan. Write down three important tasks (任务) you want to finish quickly that day. Put a big star next to the most important. Now, before you get into the busy work, start on the important task and finish them one by one.
Many people don’t spend any time in planning their day. They end up spending lots of time on unimportant tasks without really finishing anything big.
Finish Work on Time
Finally, one of the best ways to make more time in your life is to finish your work on time! If you’re students, you must finish your homework on time every day.
If you try these ways, you can have many more hours in a day. What do you want to do with these hours every week? It’s up to you. You can do anything you like to make your life happier and better.
1-2题完成句子；3题简略回答问题；4题在文中找出同义句；5题将文中划线句子译成汉语。
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【推荐1】Happiness is important for everyone. Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness. Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness. Happiness depends on ourselves. In other words, we make our own happiness. Here are a few ways to help you be happier.
The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life. Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future—for example, getting into college or getting a good job—that we fail (未能) to enjoy the present. We should enjoy life’s simple pleasures, such as reading a good book, listening to our favorite music, or spending time with close friends. People who have several close friends tend (往往会) to live happier and healthier lives.
The second secret to leading a happy life is to be active. Many people experience this, dancing or playing a sport. We can forget about our problems, and only think about the activity.
Finally, many people find happiness in helping other people. According to studies, people feel good when they volunteer their time to do many meaningful things for other people. If we want to feel happier, we should do something nice for someone.
Happiness is of great importance for everyone and we should make happiness by ourselves.
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Saying no can be difficult. People who are very shy often have little confidence. They think that they have to meet everyone’s need. It is very hard for them to say no. They sometimes feel shy if they say no, but doing things that they don’t want to will make them unhappy.
Recently, China Youth Daily did a survey among 450 students in 2017, asking them how they feel about saying no to others. Let's see what they found out.
| What holds: you back from saying "no"? Too much pressure: from the other person because of their age, status or other factors. Don' t know to say "no" in a polite way. Worry that saying "no" may hurt people': feelings. Don't know how to deal with feelings of embarrassent after saying "no". Worry that saying "no" may hurt relations between the other person and me.  |
In fact, in daily life a simple and direct "No" is the best way. If you want to explain, you can keep it simple. Just say, “No, I've already made plans for this time" or, "Sorry, I'm afraid I’m not free at that time.” etc. To say no you should:
● Start the sentence with the word “no”.
● Shake your head when you say no to make sure they understand. Your voice should be clear and direct. Keep eye contact.
If someone makes a request, it is necessary to ask for time to think it over. The decision should be up to you, but sometimes it is difficult to say no. You can try to reply in the following way: “Sorry, I would have taken care of your cat next weekend, but I will be going out. I know it will be hard to find someone to take care of the cat. I will try to help you neat time.” Remember that: You have the right to say no!
1. According to the passage, who has a problem saying "no"?2. What do you think is the top reason that keeps people away from saying “no”?
3. What percent of people worry that saying “no” may hurt people’s feeling?
4. Please translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
5. Did you refuse others? If your classmate invites you to go to the party on Friday evening, you don ' t want to go. What will you say to refuse him or her politely?
Knitting(编织) is a popular craft in the United States. Knitters use needles and yarn to make garments such as scarves, gloves, hats, and sweaters. Some people prefer to knit by themselves. Other knitters enjoy getting together with others who love to knit, so they form a knitting circle—a club whose members chat and knit at the same time. If you want to start a knitting circle, planning is easy.
First, you should invite people to join your knitting circle. Ask your friends if they are interested in being part of the group. You only need two people to start your circle, but as the saying goes, “The more, the merrier!”
Next, you need to decide when and where to meet. A time in the evening or on the weekend might be the most convenient. You could get together at a member’s home, a local coffee shop, or a community(社区) center.
After you have decided on a time and place, tell the other members of the circle when and where you will meet and what they should bring. You might want to ask them to bring their own yarn and needles—and extra to share! Knitting circle members often lend and borrow materials (材料).
At your first meeting, you should discuss your long-term plans for the club. How often do you want to meet? Do you want to take turns to bring food and drinks to the meeting? Do you want to give things your group knits to a charity (慈善机构)?
Starting a knitting circle does not need much work. With some successful planning, after a few meetings, your group can become a close-knit community; in other words, a happy knitting family!
1. What is a knitting circle?
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2. How many people do you need at least to start a knitting circle?
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3. When is a good time for members of a knitting circle to get together?
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4. What is the passage mainly about?
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【推荐1】Giving up studying in China’s top universities is truly surprising. It’s reported that two young people dropped out of Tsinghua University after they found they had no interest in their majors (专业). They took the CEE (college entrance examinations) again. Luckily, they passed the exams and studied new majors in Peking University. Their actions have come under hot discussion among the public.
Supporters praise the two students for being brave enough to chase (追逐) their goals.
1 We shouldn’t blame (责怪) those who are willing to take a risk and take the CEE again. It’s OK for everyone to choose their favourite major for a better career in the future.
2 The two students prove that life is full of changes and possibilities. They set up an example of the power of courage in changing lives.
However, those who are against their actions criticize them for being capricious (任性的).
1 By dropping out after studying for a period of time, the two students have wasted educational resources, which could have been provided for others.
2 The two students were not wise enough to choose their majors when they first applied to go to college. Their actions should be a warning to other young people instead of being followed.
| A case leading to | Dropping out of China’s top universities is really uncommon. Two young people |
| Different | . We shouldn’t blame those who are willing to take a risk and retake the exams. Everyone has the . The two students prove that our life is |
| . If the two students haven’t dropped out after studying for a period of time, others could have got the educational resources. . The two students didn’t choose their majors |
任务A：请补全1-4题的信息，每空限填一词。
任务B：请谈一谈你对这本的看法，完成第5题。不超过10个词。
The Secret Garden is written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is one of Burnett’s most popular novels.
The Secret Garden was first published in ten issues of The American Magazine(November 1910-August 1911). It was first published in book form in August 1911 by the Frederick A. Stokes Company in New York; it was also published that year by William Heinemann in London. Different editions(版本) were published in the late 1980s and early 1990s, such as a full-colour illustrated(有插图的) edition from David R. Godine Publisher in 1989.
Mary, a girl of The Secret Garden, gets the key to the garden and finds its hidden door. The girl loves the secret garden, where she plays with her cousin, Colin. Magically, all kinds of bad habits on them disappear.
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In the West, Sichuan food is very popular. Because Sichuan Chinese are opening Sichuan restaurants in many places. And Westerners (西方人) are beginning to love the hot, spicy food of Sichuan.
Many Chinese people in America want to eat food that makes them think of home. Westerners also want something more exciting when they go out to eat. And for them, nothing is more different than mapo tofu or gongbao chicken. The Chinese say yi cai yi ge, bai cai bai wei. This means each dish has its own taste, a hundred dishes have a hundred different tastes.
So which are the most popular outside China? Mapo tofu is probably the most famous Sichuan dish in the West. The name means “tofu made by an old woman with marks (麻子) on her face. ” Gongbao chicken’s name comes from Ding Baozhen, a Qing governor (官员) of Sichuan. The dish was his favorite. Another delicious dish is hui guo rou. The meat is first cooked in water and then fried in oil with fresh vegetables. And finally comes the hottest of all: Sichuan hot pot. Many Westerners don’t think they can eat a Sichuan hot pot meal with their Chinese friends without asking for cold water.
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