1 . How to deal with your homework

Write it down.     1     Always be sure to write down all the homework so you won’t forget anything.

Create a homework station. Find somewhere comfortable and quiet to do your homework.     2     It will take twice as long to get the homework done. Shut off your cell phone, log off (退出) your computer (unless you need it for your homework) and close the door.

Do homework as early as possible. Don’t leave homework to the last minute.     3     The earlier you start your homework, the sooner you will finish! Do all your homework as early as you can, so you don’t have a pile of ( 一 堆 ) homework the next day.

    4     Think about how long it will take you to complete homework for each subject. For example: English-ten minutes, science-ten minutes, math-forty minutes, history-twenty minutes.

Treat yourself. You can easily get tired by sitting through an hour or two of homework without stopping. Once you finish homework for a subject, take a small break (no more than 15 minutes). Either taking a walk or finding something to eat will do. But do not turn on the TV, or you’ll never go back to your study.     5    

8 . It is important to have positive feelings in our daily life.

“Compared ______ some unhappy people, those who are always pleased and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds,” ______ a new study. The researchers from New York University said. “Being ______ helps the body prevent diseases.“

“It seems that positive feelings may reduce the ______ of illness,” said the chief researcher Sheldon Cohen.

In an earlier study Cohen found that people who were ______ caught colds less often. And they seldom told their doctors that they felt ______.

In this study, Cohen’s team interviewed 193 adults every day for two weeks. In this ______, the people told researchers about ______ happy or sad feelings that day. Two weeks later, all of them were made to catch colds by doctors, and they had to stay ______ in a room for six days.

The results ______ that each in the study was equal (平等的) to fall ill. ______   people who were lively and relaxed said they felt happy during the research. Their illnesses were less serious and lasted for a ______ time.

Cohen believes that ______ people have positive feelings, their body may produce a kind of chemical that helps to ______ illnesses. So if you ______ your health, please look on the bright side and make yourself happy all the time.