New research into EQ and IQ suggests that success is not simply the result of a high IQ. While your IQ tells you     1     intelligent you are, your EQ tells you how well you use your intelligence. According to Professor Salovey, at work, it is IQ that gets you hired but it is EQ that gets you promoted. It is generally believed     2     people with high EQ are open to new ideas and have positive attitudes towards life. They are also less likely to be troubled by problems. Also most social scientists agree that EQ has a lot to do     3     education — improving a person’s EQ, especially in terms of “people skills”.

Driving to Palm Springs two years ago, I met a snowstorm. A car suddenly changed the direction     1     (avoid) hitting mine and drifted (漂移) towards the side of the cliff. Meanwhile, some drivers     2    (sit) in different cars rushed out. They     3    (take) off the chains that had protected their own tyres and put them on that car’s tyres     4    (rapid). Just as the car was about to be lost off the cliff, those drivers stepped up, letting their kind hearts go beyond the snowstorm.

In the afternoon, I headed to a local museum     1     showed the historical changes in California. I learnt that America got California from Mexico in 1848. In the same year, gold was discovered near San Francisco, which started a gold rush. Over 300, 000 people came from all over the world     2     (seek) their fortune, and San Francisco quickly became a big city. Many Chinese arrived during this period. To earn a living, some opened up shops and restaurants in Chinatown. Many others found jobs on farms, joined the gold rush, or went to build the railway that joined California to the eastern region of the country. The museum did a really good job of     3     (show) how America was built by immigrants from different countries and cultures.     4     these immigrants left their countries, they carried a bit of home in their hearts and built a new home here.

Reading is a unique human experience. Just by skimming our eyes over some words, we can    1    (mental) travel across time and space.

But reading can also be hard, especially when we’re faced with a difficult text.    2    (make) it an easier, more rewarding experience, you’d better read in print whenever possible. One reason for doing so is that our eyes are less likely to skim past printed words than those    3    screen. Plus, consuming content on a physical page helps the brain make a mental map of the information,    4    in turn makes it easier to remember details in future.

The world will observe International Museum Dayon May 18th. Since 1977, this day    1    (celebrate) by the International Council of Museums annually to raise awareness of the role that museums play in the development of society. The day is an excellent way of    2    (get) more of the younger generations interested in the history and culture available in museums. Every year, the organization    3    (decide) on a new theme. And the theme for 2023 is Museums, Sustainability and Well-being.

Traditional Chinese tea-making    1    (consist) of knowledge, skills, and practices about the management of tea plantations, picking of tea leaves, and the processing, drinking, and sharing of tea. Not only are tea-related customs found across the country, but also they     2    (influence) the rest of the world since ancient times through the ancient Silk Road and trade routes. Teas have pleased and fascinated the world    3    thousands of years. They have finally received top-level global recognition as a     4    (share) cultural treasure of humankind.

Despite the rapid progress of society, there is a widespread recognition that the quality of life in large cities is getting much    1    (bad). The proper way to tackle this problem is developing mixed-use areas. Mixed-use areas, for example, may contain offices and businesses, apartments, and entertainment facilities.    2    (apparent), they attract people who want to live and work in the same area. Therefore, people spend less time in cars driving to work and play,     3     in turn reduces pollution and possibly improves the well-being of the population.

Last year I ruined my summer vacation by bringing along a modern convenience that was too convenient for my own good: my tablet. I stuck to my workday diet of four newspapers each morning. And that was the problem: I was behaving as if I were still in the office,    1    (stick) to the unending news cycle. My body was on vacation    2    my head wasn’t. So this year I make up my mind to try something different: staying away from the Internet. I know it won’t be easy, but I am determined. A vacation    3     (suppose) to help you reset your brain to become more productive.

Usually, stress is seen as being bad, but this is not always true. Eustress(积极压力)is the positive term for stress. It     1    (relate) to well-being and positive attitudes. Eustress occurs when the gap between what one has and what one wants is     2    (slight) pushed. Eustress creates a better environment for people, which     3    (make) them perform better and cost less. Therefore, Eustress is necessary     4     achievement.

Research shows that individuals who sit all day, even if they go to the gym for an hour, are at     1    (great) disease risk than those who are more active during the day. Informal activity such as     2    (walk) is beneficial to overall health. While there is no     3    (publish) recommendation for “safe” sitting time yet, a good rule of thumb is to move for at least 1 to 2 minutes each hour of sitting.