Whatever he does, once he sets up a goal, he would start pursuing it without _______.

A. hesitation      B. suggestion      C. discussion      D. decision

A patient came to see me about the stress in her life. She described all the things she had to do －one was to make her bed－from the moment she woke up until she flew out of the door for work. I suggested she experiment by not making her bed for two weeks. She was shocked, probably thinking I’d been raised by wolves in a forest. However, she went along with my idea.

Two weeks later she went into my office beaming. She had left her bed unmade for the first time in 42 years－and nothing bad had happened. “And you know what?” she said. “I don’t dry my dishes anymore, either.”

    This woman had made two major breakthroughs (突破). One was discovering that she had choices in her life that she had never seen before. The other was giving herself permission to be less that perfect. This story shows an important principle (原理) about managing time: No one can do it all. Each of us has to make choices and accept trade – offs. The problem is, many people choose in ways that put themselves and their health last. They take better care of their houses and cars than they do of themselves. They put everyone else’s needs ahead of their own.

    So what is the solution? There’s an easy way. Decide what you want in your life, and put that first. On a daily basis, that should include regular meals, enough sleep and time with your family. Exercise, leisure, friendships and hobbies should also be regular aspects of life. The point is to do something for yourself every day. The choice is yours: whatever makes you feel good about yourself and your life. Take a nap. Take a walk. Take time to play the piano. Stop bringing your briefcase home from the office. Stop keeping your house as clean as your mother kept hers. Fill more of your time with want – to – dos instead of have – to – dos.

What is the solution to the problem of managing time?

       A．Doing more exercises every day.    B．Taking time to visit friends regularly.

       C．Stopping making bed occasionally. D．Doing what you want to do first.

What does the word “beaming” in Line 1, Paragraph 2 probably mean?

       A．Worrying  B．Smiling    C．Depressed D．Luckily

What is the major problem of most people managing time?

       A．Most people do not take care of their health.

       B．Most people put others’ needs ahead of their own.

       C．Most people cannot keep balance on managing time.

       D．Most people do not take time to relax themselves.

What is the author’s attitude toward people’s problems in the passage?

       A．Matter – of – fact.  B．Negative. C．Indifferent.             D．Worried.

You may not realize it, but you are doing more than just studying when you are at school. The school is also the place where you learn__________. But this is not always easy. What can you do if you just don’t like one of your classmates?

If you discover that you have problems getting along with your classmates or friends, the most important thing to learn is tolerance. Tolerance is the ability to realize and respect the differences in others.We can not change the way that other people do, so it is important to learn to live happily with them.

Tolerance will make everyone get on better with each other. Knowing others constantly makes us  understand others’differences. Something different does not exactly mean that it is bad. Tolerance teaches us to keep an even temper and an open mind.

You need to remember an old saying, “Treat others how you want to be treated.” You would like to be treated kindly by your classmates, so it is important to treat them kindly too. If you tolerate something, it does not mean that you have to like it. No one is asking you to change who you are or what you believe in.Tolerance just means that you should respect the differences in others and not try to make them change.

It is important to practice tolerance, because it will make everyone’s life easier. Learn to accept people for their different abilities and interests. The world is very different, and practicing tolerance in your own school and city can help make a difference.

What is the main idea of the text？(within 10 words)

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Which sentence in the text can be replaced by the following one?

Getting to know someone may help you understand why they do things differently.

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Please fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence.(within 10 words)

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Why is tolerance important？How can you get along well with your classmates？(within 30 words)

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Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.

Lily asked ________second question before Maria could answer_______first one.

A. the; the               B. a; a                       C. a; the                    D. the; a

Sally looks very happy. She ________ have got the first place in the 200-meter race.

       A. should          B. could           C. must               D. might

--- An explosion at a coal mine killed at least 62 workers and left another 13 missing．

--- Yes, _________  news came as ________ shock to us all．

       A．the; the         B．/; /      C．/; a            D．the; a

Joseph off at the airport, Sally finished her work earlier.

       A．Having seen     B．Seen  C．To see      D．To be seen

Mary is very clever and ______ worth teaching, but her brother is not．Look, he is now ______ asleep in class．

A．very, very      B．much, very    C．well, fast      D．well, very

It is not rare in     that people in      fifties were going to university for further education．

A．90s; the           B．the 90s；/       C．90s; their         D．the 90s; their

Contrary to common belief, social media websites such as Facebook do not weaken personal ties, they strengthen them in unique ways for different age groups, according to a new study．

The rapid spread of Facebook, which has more than 500 million users worldwide, has prompted concerns about its negative effects, but researchers at the University of Texas have reached a different conclusion．

"Our findings suggest that Facebook is not replacing face-to-face interactions between friends, family and colleagues," said S．Craig Watkins, an associate professor of radio, TV and film who headed the research team．

"In fact, we believe there is sufficient evidence that social media afford opportunities for new expressions of friendship, intimacy and community．"

The researchers questioned 900 college students and recent graduates about how and with whom they interact on Facebook．

More than 60 percent of Facebook users said posting status updates was among the most popular activities, followed by 60 percent who wrote comments on their profile and 49 percent who posted messages and comments to friends．

The researchers also found that although about the same number of men and women use Facebook, they do so in different ways．

"There is a noteworthy difference in aims in how to use a tool like Facebook．We found that for women the content tends to be more affectionate, and （they） are especially interested in using it for connection," said Watkins．

       "For men, it's more functional," he added．

       Watkins pointed out that, for example, women are more likely to post pictures of social gatherings with friends, while men are more likely to post pictures of hobbies, or post a political or pop-culture related link．

What's the popular viewpoint of ordinary people about the function of social media websites? They think ____．

     A．It is positive to personal ties

     B．It has negative effects on personal ties

     C．It makes no difference to personal ties

     D．It has both good and bad effects to personal ties

What's the meaning of the underlined word in the second paragraph?

     A．resulted from        B．had            C．showed      D．produced

What do Facebook users like to do mostly on Facebook? They like to ____．

       A．create new expressions of friendship                    '

       B．wrote comments on their profile

       C．update their personal statuses

       D．post messages and comments to friends

According to the study, ____．

       A．Men concentrate more on the functions of Facebook

       B．Much more men use Facebook than women

       C．Men and women use a tool like Facebook for the same aim

       D．Facebook is taking the place of face-to-face interactions between friends