There was a famous church in London. It was 110 meters high. The center of the church was like a bell. The ceiling of the church was painted by a famous artist. A platform （平台）was built so that the artist could put up the ladder on it and paint the ceiling. The platform was about 70 meters over the ground.
One day the artist was working hard and had nearly finished one popular corner of the ceiling. Also on the platform was his assistant, who was mixing paints. The artist stepped back so that he could see how his work was progressing. To have a better look at his painting, he stepped back again. Suddenly, his assistant shouted, picked up a small bowl of paint and started to paint the artist’s work on the top. The artist was very angry and rushed forwards to stop him.
“What do you think you are doing?” he shouted angrily. “Are you mad?” His assistant replied, “I saw you walking backwards to have a better look at your painting. But you didn’t notice that you had reached the very edge of the platform. You were in great danger. I wanted to make you move forwards. If I had not made you run forwards, you would have fallen backwards off the edge of the platform.
【小题1】The story happened in ______.

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With today’s busy lifestyles, many parents want to spend more“quality”time with their children. It’s the time that the family members have more 【小题1】c   to get to know each other.
Much of the child’s basic learning takes place when the whole family are together doing 【小题2】u   things, such as getting dressed, watching movies and talking about 【小题3】d   life.
Children【小题4】n   to know they are loved. The cry of children today is,“Love me for who I am, not 【小题5】w   I do. Love me for who I am, even when I am naughty.”This does not mean that you allow the child to do 【小题6】e  . What it does mean is that even though the child behaves badly, you 【小题7】should s   love him. By living in a family, children learn to share with others, 【小题8】c   for others, and how to love others. Children learn about trust (信任) from their parents. They learn trust from being trusted. When parents trust the child to do something on his 【小题9】o  , the child learns that he can do it.
To help children grow 【小题10】h  , parents should help them learn about life.

How to Improve Your Memory

  1  Among them are many kinds of useful ways are well as taking special care of your health.

It is important that you make yourself excited to make your memory more active. You can do this by doing some new activities and by changing your daily habits.   2  When trying to remember something, you should pay special attention to the most important things about it. Do not allow other thoughts to enter your mind because this will reduce your chances of making right memories.

  3  Try to see the pictures in your mind. Taking notes and keeping a diary will also be helpful.

   4  Drinking a lot of water also helps keep your memory. You must allow your brain to have enough sleep and rest. When you are asleep, your brain stores memory.   5 And being tired will also stop you from being able to think clearly and well.

In order to keep your mind on your work, you must be free from worry. Generally, keeping fit and normal health checks are both important as well-not just for improving your memory.

A. An excellent way to help memory is to connect information with pictures.

B. Try to remember as much things as possible.

C. There are many things you can do to improve your memory.

D. Not enough sleep can cause problems with storing information.

E. Learning a new skill helps your brain to develop.

F. Memory can be improved by doing sports.

G. Healthy food and plenty of vitamins are necessary for your memory to work well.

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There are many things you can do to improve your memory. Among them are many kinds of useful ways as well as taking special care of your health.

It is important that you make yourself excited to make your memory more active. You can do this by doing some new activities and by changing your daily habits. Learning a new skill helps your brain(大脑)to develop. When trying to remember something, you should pay special attention to the most important things about it. Do not allow other thoughts to enter your mind because this will reduce your chances of making right memories.

An excellent way to help memory is to connect information with pictures. Try to see the pictures in your mind. Taking notes and keeping a diary will also be helpful.

Healthy food and plenty of vitamins are necessary for your memory to work well. Drinking a lot of water also helps keep your memory. You must allow your brain to have enough sleep and rest. When you are asleep, your brain stores memory. Not enough sleep can cause problems with storing information. And being tired will also stop you from being able to think clearly and well.

In order to keep your mind on your work, you must be free from worry. Generally, keeping fit and normal health checks are both important as well — not just for improving your memory.