1 . How do people respond when you have a talk with them? Maybe they brush your emotions aside or never listen to you.     1     Some tips will help you gain respect by communicating more effectively.

Use confident body language. This type of body language can increase your self-respect and help you earn people’s respect. Confident body language can include good eye contact and appropriate postures (姿势). Keep your eyes forward instead of down.     2    

Improve your listening skills. Good listeners often come across as sympathetic and caring, which are admirable qualities. A skilled listener can make others feel valued and appreciated.     3     To improve your listening skills, start by paying more attention to people during conversations. Put your phone away and focus on what they are saying rather than what you want to say in response. Give them plenty of time to speak.

Avoid oversharing. It’s common to talk too much and start rambling (瞎扯) when you get nervous or want to make a good impression. But to gain others’ respect, you can’t ramble or talk too much about yourself.     4     Get everyone involved and talk about shared interests or hobbies. That way , people will start valuing your input and what you say.

    5     Sometimes you may have a difficult conversation or come into conflict with others. If you get cross, people won’t take you seriously because they’ll think you’re too emotional and unreasonable. In that case, you should have the conversation in private instead of making a scene in public. You can also do it sometime after you’ve cooled down.

A．Keep calm and your anger in check.

B．There’s no need to fill every silence.

C．Therefore, he may be respected in return.

D．Try to make your message as clear as possible.

E．You might feel that you just don’t matter to others.

F．Don’t leave your arms crossed or hands in your pockets.

G．Instead, you need to slow down and find some common ground.

3 . The Science of US Sleep Institute presents: All Nighter Emergency. So you couldn’t sleep last night.    1    , but you’ve got a long day of work. Don’t worry! Science can help!

First, don’t hit the nap button. Scientists say those extra tiny minutes of sleep don’t actually make you more rested.

Next, make sure you eat breakfast. Research suggests eating within an hour of waking up boosts your mood and cognition.    2    , it will give you a crash later. Stick to whole grains and protein. If you’re a coffee drinker, grab a single cup.

    3    . Bright, natural light raises your body temperature and raise your alertness. And don’t wear sunglasses. Scientists say even sun in your eyes can be helpful.

Once you are at work, do your toughest task first, because these first few hours are the most alter you are going to be all day.

Have another cup of coffee in the early afternoon, which is your drowsiest time of day.    4    . Caffeine lasts for about seven hours in your system, and you don’t want to mess up your next night.

Now you’re in the last part of work, do some simple busy work for the rest of the day. Research suggests sleep-deprived folks can’t focus for more than about ten minutes at a time, so just power through stuff like, replying to email, sorting files, and finally, get out of the office a little early if possible.    5    .

A．You must have handled more important work.

B．But do not drink it after three p.m.

C．And no sugar

D．But don’t want to overload on your recommended daily caffeine intake too early.

E．You’d like nothing more than to go back to bed

F．If anyone ask, just say, sleep scientists told you to.

G．Then get outside.

4 . It’s never easy to say no, especially when we’re invited somewhere by someone close to us.    1     Maybe it’s time to learn how to turn down an invitation without hurting people’s feelings.

Put off your response. Avoid immediately responding to a request that you believe you will turn down. A quick “No” will deprive (剥夺)you of time to come up with a kind refusal. Instead, a simple “Let me check my calendar and get back to you” will often work.     2    .

Check your calendar for conflicts. If you are lucky, you may discover a scheduling conflict that enables you to honestly decline due to the previous promise.    3     . When you see your calendar is busy, take a little extra time in advance to think about a kind refusal.

    4     If you already know you want to decline before checking your calendar, you may have a specific reason in mind. Do you dislike the task ? Are you planning to attend the event with someone else? Think about reasons you can give that focus on aspects of the request rather than the person making it.

Remember to respond.    5     You may leave them with the impression that you don’t value them. Therefore, it’s important to reply to requests in a timely manner. When declining, try to emphasize non-personal reasons for doing so.

A．Avoid admitting your schedule is open.

B．Identify the exact reason why you want to decline.

C．However, the person may ask you for another time.

D．This gives you time to create a response in your head.

E．But often, we find ourselves saying yes and later regretting it.

F．Keep these in mind if the other party asks why you are declining.

G．Forgetting a request may hurt people or make you an impolite person.

5 . What’s the purpose of building patience abilities? In a word, happiness, better relationships and more success. But indeed it takes efforts to build them successfully.     1     Thus, when the big ones come, we will have developed the patience we need for hard times.

Understand the addictive nature of anger and impatience. We, human beings, are still constructed with our old reptilian (爬行) brain that protects our physical and emotional survival. On the emotional survival side, we want our way to get ahead, to achieve, and to “look good”. Let’s just face it.     2     So the first step in growing patience is to get in touch with the addictive quality of the opposite of patience — anger, impatience, blaming and shaming. We all have them. And we can grow beyond them.

Upgrade our attitude towards discomfort and pain. Pain has its purposes and pushes us to find solutions — we try to change the other person, situation or thing that we think is causing our discomfort. But the problem is that it is not the outside thing that’s the source of our pain, but how our mind is set.     3    .

Pay attention when the impatience or pain starts. Most of us don’t really realize it when we are feeling even the smallest — but very present — painful feelings.     4     But to really care for ourselves, get curious about what’s actually happening at the moment inside you. Focusing on what’s actually happening, you can notice the worry of not wanting what’s happening, the resistance.

    5     When you find yourself impatient, or angry with yourself, you can remind yourself that you are growing, and that, “Sure, this is understandable, this is what happens to me when I’m bothered.” You can say to yourself, “It’s true. I don’t like this; this is uncomfortable, but I can tolerate it.”

A．Practice positive self-talk.

B．So the solution to pain is an inside job.

C．Patience abilities benefit you in many ways.

D．Don’t forgive yourself for being impatient in hard times.

E．We ignore the fact that we’re in pain and focus completely on fixing the problem.

F．The urge to protect ourselves and what we consider valuable is absolutely addictive.

G．Effective ways are recommended to train ourselves to work with little pains and annoyances.

6 . What are the speakers talking about?

A．When to see a movie.

B．How to choose a movie.

C．Which movie to see.

7 . We should all have at least one fire extinguisher somewhere in our home, but it’s not enough to simply keep one under the kitchen sink. If there is a fire, your safety — and the safety of your home — depends on knowing how to use that fire extinguisher correctly. In case your fire extinguisher has been sitting around collecting dust, here’s everything you need to know before brushing it off and fighting a fire in your home the right way.

Steps for proper extinguisher use

Once you understand the different types of fire extinguishers and their uses, you need to be able to properly operate one.

Step 1: Identify a clear exit/escape route

Before operating the fire extinguisher, make sure you have a clear evacuation path. If you cannot put out the fire, you’ll need to make a safe exit. Also, make sure everyone else is being evacuated from the building.

Step 2: Call the fire department

Even if the fire appears manageable, you should always have the fire department on the way. Once firefighters arrive, they can double-check whether the fire has been completely extinguished.

Step 3: Stand back

Face the fire and keep your back to the clear exit. You should stay between 1.8 and 2.5 meters away from the flames as you prepare to operate the fire extinguisher.

Step 4: Operate the extinguisher

It can be difficult to think clearly during an emergency. Thankfully, there is a long-standing acronym (首字母缩略词) — PASS — to help you recall the steps involved in operating your fire extinguisher.

P: Pull the pin (保险销) on the fire extinguisher.

A: Aim low. Point the nozzle at the base of the fire instead of the flames.

S: Squeeze the handle or lever to discharge the extinguisher.

S: Sweep the nozzle back and forth until the flames are extinguished.

Step 5: Keep an eye on things

After the flames appear to be out, continue to watch the fire area to make sure it doesn’t reignite. If the fire does start up again, repeat the “PASS” process.

Step 6: Get to a safe place

Once the fire is out, or if you are unable to put it out, leave the scene. Find a place out of reach of the fire.

1. According to the passage, what is the top priority in a fire emergency?

A．Find out how to escape.

B．Operate a fire extinguisher.

C．Call the fire department.

D．Escape and leave everything behind.

2. The following pictures show the four steps of the “PASS” process. According to the passage, what is their correct order?

A．③②④①	B．④②③①
C．③④①②	D．④③①②

3. According to the passage, after a fire appears to have been extinguished, we should _________.

A．leave the fire area at once

B．repeat the “PASS” process

C．inspect the fire area carefully

D．have the fire department on the way