Ali and his younger sister, Zahra, lived with their parents in a poor neighborhood. Their mother was very sick and their father was struggling to find a job, and they had only a little money with which to buy food. As they had not paid the rent for several months, the landlord was breathing down their necks.
One day, Ali took Zahra's shoes to a shoe repairman to be fixed, but he lost them on the way home. It wasn’t until he got home that he realized he had lost the shoes. He was afraid that his parents would be angry and disappointed, so he begged his sister to keep it a secret. Zahra agreed and the two decided to share Ali’s running shoes. Zahra's school hours were in the morning, so she would wear them first. After school, she would rush back and give them to Ali. He could then run to his school, which began in the afternoon. Although he ran as fast as he could, Ali often arrived late and was warned by the school.
Ali heard about a long distance race that was held for the boys in the city.When he learned that the third prize was a new pair of shoes, he decided to take part. He ran home excitedly and promised his sister that he would win her the new shoes.
The day of race arrived. Ali had a strong start, but halfway through the race he began to get tired and his legs began to ache. Getting more and more exhausted he thought only of Zahra and his promise to her. Dreaming of the new shoes he would win for his sister gave him strength, and he stayed right behind the two fastest runners, determined to finish third. Suddenly, as the finish line drew near, another runner collided(碰撞) with Ali from behind and he crashed to the ground.
Ali looked up and saw the other boys rushing ahead.
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___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2 . If something that you’re doing doesn’t challenge you, then it doesn’t change you. We all need some normal stress in our lives, after all.
1.Figure out what you’re scared of and do it continuously.
If you’re a salesman, and you’re scared of talking to people personally or over the phone now, instead of being scared and thinking you’ll fail, spend at least five minutes a day to pick up the phone and make a call.
2.
Make sure this hobby is not linked to your career; you have to relax and relieve your stress while performing this. Some examples might be cooking, sewing, painting and so on. Apart from helping you challenge yourself, taking a class for your hobby may also give you extra income.
3. Set aside at least nine minutes a day for physical exercise.
4.Travel and allow yourself to be interested in new people.
Don’t just limit yourself to your fellow travelers, try to connect with the service staff. You never know what kind of people they’re going to be. Get out of your house or go online to book your ticket right now.
| A．Someone may hang up on you. |
| B．You should do it continuously. |
| C．You don’t need to go to the gym. |
| D．Running in the gym may be a better choice. |
| E．Start to travel now and learn to challenge yourself. |
| F．Take a class for a hobby you’ve been wanting to develop. |
| G．You can never see any improvement if you stick to your comfort zone. |
3 . Technology is here to stay.
Have a device contract
Having a device usage contract allows parents and children to work through what responsible technology usage looks like in your family and ensure that everyone is aware.
Although this tip seems like common sense, it is often difficult due to the demand of work and the expectation of being constantly connected. By ensuring you build offline time into your own day and communicate that with your children, they will see the value and benefits. Whether you are reading a book or just taking a walk, letting your children be aware of your offline actions will encourage them to do the same!
Encourage non-tech activities
One great way to keep kids off their screens is to ensure that they have other activities to fill their time.
Tech-free family time
Once a week, pencil-in a “tech-free family time” in your schedule. It can be a meal or trip. To help increase the success of outings, try designing special activities, i. e., going to the beach to build a sand castle that looks the same as a photo you have found online.
| A．Model good technology use |
| B．Communicate with children |
| C．A little extra planning goes a long way |
| D．The contract is helpful to the settlement of conflicts |
| E．Parents are seeing more technology in their homes and jobs |
| F．Also, drafting the contract together promotes understanding |
| G．This can come in a variety of forms: soccer, fencing and more |
4 . When reading, my mother likes to slice a paragraph or a sentence out and attach it to the wall of her kitchen. She picks boring sentences that puzzle me. But I prefer copying favorite bright lines into a journal in soft, gray No. 2 pencil, word by word.
She doesn’t know any of this. There's nothing shocking: for our chatting. we seldom begin certain conversations though we talk on the phone weekly, sometimes making each other laugh so hard that I choke and she cries. But what we don't say could fill up rooms. Fights with my father. Small failures in school. Anything that really upsets us.
My mother has never told me “I love you, Lisa.”—as if the four-word absence explains who I am—so I carry it with me, like a label on me. The last time she almost spoke the words was two years ago, when she called to tell me a friend had been in hospital. I said, “I love you, Mom.” She stopped for a while and then said, “Thank you.” I haven't said it since, but I've wondered why my mother doesn't until I've found a poem that supplies words for the blank spaces I try to understand in our conversations:
Don’t fill up on bread. I say absent-mindedly. The servings here are huge.
My son, middle-aged, says: Did you really just say that to me?
What he doesn’t know is that when we’re walking together, I desire to reach for his hand.
It's humble, yet heartbreaking. After copying it down in my journal, I emailed it to mom, adding “This poem makes me think of you.” My mother doesn’t read poetry—or at least, she doesn’t tell me, and I felt nervous clicking “Send”.
She never mentioned the poem. But the next time I went home for vacation, I noticed something new in the kitchen fixed to an antique board: the poem. The board hung above the heater, the warmest spot in the kitchen. The poem still hangs there. Neither my mother nor I have ever spoken about it.
1. What's the function of paragraph 1?| A．To stress the theme. | B．To establish the setting. |
| C．To represent the characters. | D．To create the atmosphere. |
| A．Shaky. | B．Distant. | C．Reserved. | D．Intense. |
| A．It reminded her of mom's love. |
| B．She wanted to apologize to mom. |
| C．It suited mom's taste of literature. |
| D．She needed an interpretation from mom. |
| A．A memory of golden days. |
| B．Daughter’s gratefulness to her. |
| C．A decoration in the plain kitchen. |
| D．Daughter's understanding of her. |
5 . There are lots of ways to raise awareness for a cause. Usually, the
Baptiste Dubanchet is biking across Europe, surviving
As you can
What’s
“I have to get food
He aims to
| A．cleverer | B．older | C．stranger | D．simpler |
| A．garbage-eating | B．sports-loving | C．food-wasting | D．law-breaking |
| A．secretly | B．finally | C．entirely | D．probably |
| A．purpose | B．way | C．opinion | D．dream |
| A．observe | B．imagine | C．suggest | D．remember |
| A．store | B．cook | C．shop for | D．throw away |
| A．locked | B．damaged | C．connected | D．abandoned |
| A．bought | B．offered | C．ordered | D．sold |
| A．reasons | B．rights | C．fees | D．aids |
| A．begging for | B．giving away | C．hiding | D．causing |
| A．did | B．kept | C．accepted | D．risked |
| A．hardly | B．usually | C．particularly | D．merely |
| A．easiest | B．nearest | C．biggest | D．richest |
| A．work | B．shout | C．ask | D．jump |
| A．competition | B．conversation | C．conflict | D．challenge |
| A．adequate | B．rewarding | C．demanding | D．suitable |
| A．again | B．alone | C．later | D．fast |
| A．spirit | B．energy | C．time | D．effort |
| A．stomach | B．hand | C．pocket | D．basket |
| A．arrange | B．restart | C．report | D．finish |
1. What did the woman order at last?
| A．A beef sandwich. | B．A hot dog. | C．Chicken breast. |
| A．In her car. | B．At the cashier’s desk. | C．In her office. |
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• Rethink mornings. Now that you know why you want to wake up, consider re-arranging your morning activities. If you want time to have breakfast with your family, save some time the night before by setting out clothes, shoes, and bags.
• Keep your sleep/wake schedule on weekends. If you’re tired out by Friday night, sleeping in on Saturday could sound wonderful. But compensating (弥补) on the weekends actually feeds into your sleepiness the following week, a recent study found.
• Keep a record and evaluate it weekly. Keep track of your efforts and write down how you feel. After you’ve tried a new method for a week, take a look at your record.
| A．Get a sleep specialist. |
| B．Find the right motivation. |
| C．A better plan for sleep can help. |
| D．And consider setting a second alarm. |
| E．If the steps you take are working, keep it up. |
| F．Stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time, no matter the day. |
| G．Reconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the cafe to get coffee. |
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10 . Getting accepted to Harvard Law School was a feeling that Rehan Staton will never forget.
Staton had a stable life growing up until his mother
Rehan's academics significantly suffered. As his grade
Rehan's poor grades as a senior resulted in him being
Rather than add to his despair, the job marked a
Rehan was
| A．contacted | B．abandoned | C．reunited | D．established |
| A．reward | B．comfort | C．support | D．shelter |
| A．financially | B．academically | C．physically | D．mentally |
| A．slipped | B．counted | C．balanced | D．improved |
| A．humble | B．awful | C．dynamic | D．excellent |
| A．depression | B．failure | C．poverty | D．ignorance |
| A．cut in | B．cut up | C．cut open | D．cut short |
| A．assessed | B．removed | C．guided | D．denied |
| A．collecting | B．recycling | C．throwing | D．studying |
| A．starting | B．turning | C．rolling | D．limiting |
| A．preference | B．potential | C．identity | D．intention |
| A．introduced | B．persuaded | C．admitted | D．directed |
| A．arts | B．sports | C．science | D．law |
| A．ambitious | B．grateful | C．desperate | D．responsible |
| A．admired | B．honored | C．encouraged | D．promoted |
