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1. /ˈpaʊə/
2. /ˈhæpən/
3. /ˈmɑːkɪt/
4. /ˈleɪtə/
5. /kəʊld/
6. /ˈprɒbləm/
| A．important competition Italian translate |
| B．eighteen successful engineer expensive |
| C．electricity decorate operation exhibition |
| D．communication instrument invitation interesting |
| A．grade holiday grass afraid |
| B．heavy bread bell anyone |
| C．throw thousand though thought |
| D．watched started looked helped |
| A. stop doing sth. B. help sb. remember sth. C. the small facts or features of sth. D. a situation that could be dangerous E. the ability to control people or things F. an organization for helping people in need G. the ability to do sth. dangerous without showing fear |
2. risk
3. detail
4. courage
5. charity
| A. quite easy B. Be filled with C. very small D. have different opinions E. the land beside or near to the sea F. the importance or usefulness of something G. have enough money or time to buy or to do sth. |
2. value
3. disagree
4. afford
5. tiny
| A. difficulty B. heroes C. remembered D. finger E. treated F. position G. inventions |
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9 . When parents ask, “What grade did you get?” there is a common follow-up question: “So who got the highest grade?” The practice of making such social comparisons(比较) is popular in all corners of the world. Many teachers choose and publicly announce the “best student” in a class. Adults praise children for doing better than others. People cheer for the athletes who defeat others.
Social comparisons are well meaning: we want to make children feel proud and push them to achieve more. Yet social comparisons can backfire: children can learn to always compare themselves with others and become caught up in a harmful cycle(循环) of competition.
One well-known method to remove social comparisons is to provide participation prizes for children who take an active part in activities. Such prizes, however, may not end social comparisons: A high achiever who receives the same prize as a low achiever may feel unfairly treated. More generally, those who are highly praised unexpectedly may come to believe that they do better than others and thus have reason to be given a prize.
How, then, can we make children feel proud of themselves and encourage them without the unwanted side effects? We believe a better way is to use temporal comparisons—encouraging children to compare themselves with their past self rather than with others, such as by checking on their progress. Adults should teach children that doing better than oneself is more important than doing better than others and that even small achievements can be celebrated.
1. Why do parents compare their children with others?| A．To make the practice more popular. | B．To give children the desire to do better. |
| C．To give children courage to face defeats. | D．To prevent children from being too proud. |
| A．Make no difference. | B．Bring great benefits. |
| C．Have opposite effects. | D．Cause short-term changes. |
| A．It’s better than social comparisons. | B．It gives low achievers a wrong idea. |
| C．It weakens the confidence of high achievers. | D．It’s a reasonable suggestion for inspiring children. |
| A．You will be the best! | B．You are No. 1 again! |
| C．You are doing better than before! | D．You make greater progress than Li Hua! |
10 . Although stress over test taking, handing in homework and balancing school and a social life is nothing new to Richard Montgomery students, online learning has introduced a whole new idea of what a stressful school day feels like. Without face-to-face communication, many students have found themselves needing to work out new ways to cope with their stress.
Junior Rayan Ouattara is a basketball player at RM and is feeling the stress of missing this year’s season. In order to relieve stress, he enjoys doing outdoor activities. “Every time I need to relax or think of something other than school. I like to pick up the ball and make a shot.” said Ouattara.
Whether it is your first year in high school or your last, it’s difficult to be missing out on the experience. Senior Kyle Dexter is experiencing these hard times first hand. “It has definitely been stressful to think that last December could have been my last days on campus and I won’t get to have another year to do all the things I wanted to... I have been doing late night walks while listening to music to help.” said Dexter, when asked what has stressed him out about missing his senior year and how he is coping.
While Dexter is sharing his experience of his senior year, Jordyn Kolchins in her first year of high school has lots to say about her new life. “It’s been really stressful, especially because the work schedule is a lot heavier than in middle school and being online has been pretty crazy... I really like doing coloring books. They are really good for destressing.”
Although students from all different grades have expressed their fears about this school year, their futures, and high stress levels, it’s important to remember that there are ways to deal with these difficult times and remember that everyone is going through this together. This may mean taking your mind off some things for a momcnt and finding new ways to do the activities you love, even if you haven’t discovered quite how yet.
1. What is a new cause of Richard Montgomery students’ stress?| A．Shorter study time. | B．New tests. |
| C．Too many school activities. | D．Online learning. |
| A．He’s in his last school year | B．He wants to leave school soon. |
| C．He is crazy about listening to music. | D．He graduated from high school last year. |
| A．Living an unhealthy life. | B．Balancing life and work. |
| C．Learning drawing online. | D．Adapting to high school online. |
