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Getting your children to study can be a little like getting them to eat their vegetables.

_  make a study time and have it at the same time every day. This will help your kids to learn to schedule their day and well give them a sense of control over how they spend their time.

Allow them to study in blocks of time, such as for half an hour with a five-minute break in the middle.   Ideal (理想的) study times are after dinner or right after school before dinner.

Never allow your children to study in front of the television, as that will encourage passive activity.  _ 

You’ll also need to help your kids find the right place to study. After you’ve set up a good study time for little learners, set up a good place where they can get those creative juices flowing.

     Make sure there is a table or a desk and a comfortable chair.

     This includes helping them out with their homework sometimes and being there for them with the answers to any questions. The input you give your children during study periods will help form a bond and help make studying enjoyable.

A. Pick a place where your children can study properly.

B. Hold them to the schedule they create for themselves.

C. Finally, spend time with your kids when they’re studying.

D. Keep the atmosphere light and offer lots of encouragement, too.

E. Instead, use TV as a treat or a reward when the homework is completed.

F. Try to stop this bad habit by offering some sort of reward.

G. One of the best ways to form good study habits for your kids is to design a schedule that they keep to.

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Hong Kong Bans Smoking

Do you plan to go to Hong Kong Disneyland with your family? If your dad smokes, you must ask him to be careful. 1.          The new law went into effect on Monday, and heavy fines（罚金） will be imposed on anyone who breaks it. The places include restaurants, workplaces, schools and karaoke rooms. 2.         

Public response has been mixed. Smoking is now banned in public spaces in Hong Kong.

Many Hong Kong residents are in favor of the new regulation, however. Hong Kong hopes the ban can prevent passive smoking. 3.          And it’ll be better if more people in Hong Kong give up smoking because of the ban.

Hong Kong has 7 million people. 4.         

Amy Choi, 27, a student, agrees to the smoking ban. ‘ I don’t like people smoking next to me. It’s so smoky and smelly,” she said.

Warning signs are now clearly visible in most public places such as beaches, stadiums, parks, and playgrounds. Some owners of bars and restaurants say that although the new ban may have negative effect on their business, they will still stop their customers from lighting up. If someone breaks the ban, he will have to pay up to HK$5,000.

5.          On January 1,2006, Singapore banned smoking in most public places.

A．Hong Kong is not the first Asian city to have a smoking ban.

B．When you stay with a smoking person, you will feel light-hearted.

C．From January 1,2007, Hong Kong bans smoking in most public places.

D．Even smoking in some outdoor places like beaches, sports grounds, museums and parks is against the law.

E．Among them, about 840,000 people aged 15 or above are smokers.

F．It does great harm to people’s health.-

G．You can smoke anywhere except Hong Kong in 2008.

 

How to improve our life? Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them. They'll say，“my destiny(命运). I cannot change it. ”

Of course not! You don't have to suffer needlessly. Your life depends on you, not on any other external(外部的) factor.

I know a woman who says she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it. Guess what her lifestyle is. She wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes back home, relaxes, chats with people, watches TV, and then goes to sleep. Next day, the same routine cycle follows.

Huh! Is this what she calls “doing her best”？ She believes she has tried her best and just accepts for her heart that this is the life that has been intended for her, and that her luck can only change if God wills it. She hasn't realized that we have to do our share of making the effort to live the life of our dreams.

Remember that you harvest what you sow. You have to get off the sofa, get your eyes off the TV screen, get your hands off the phone(unless it contributes to your success), and get your mind and body to work! Don't expect your luck to change, unless you do something about it.  If something goes wrong, don't just regard it as a temporary setback; instead, learn your lesson, make the most of the situation, and do something to solve the problem. It's not enough to think positively; you also have to act positively.

If someone's life is in trouble, do you just hope and pray that things will turn out fine? Of course not! You get to do anything you can to save the person. So it is with your own life. It is not enough to hope for the best, but you have to do your best. In other words, don't just stand(or sit) there, do something to improve your life.

1.According to the woman mentioned in Para. 3, her life ________.

A．doesn't need improving

B．couldn't be improved

C．will be better some day

D．will be worse in the future

2.What does the author think of the woman's life?

A．Passive.	B．Positive.
C．Colorful.	D．Boring.

3.Which of the following statements is the author's opinion?

A．Your temporary problem is not discouraging.

B．Your luck can be changed by your efforts.

C．You can only achieve success when God wills it.

D．You should treat yourself in the way you treat friends.

4.In Para. 5, the author emphasized the importance of ________.

A．hope for the best

B．intention to succeed

C．positive thinking

D．positive action

 

Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are over concerned with their own appearance and actions. Worrisome thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: what kind of impression am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing unattractive clothes?

It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must affect people unfavorably. Adperson’s self concept is reflected in the way he or she behaves and the way a person behaves affects other people's reactions. In general, the way people think about themselves has a deep effect on all areas of their lives. Shy people ,have low self-esteem(自尊), are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need reassurance（再保证，放心） that they are doing “the right thing”. Shy people are very sensitive to criticism. It makes them feel inferior(自卑).They also find it difficult to be pleased by praises because they believe they are unworthy of praise . A shy person may respond to a praise with a statement like this one:” You’re just saying that to make me feel good .I know it's not true.” It is clear that, while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful. Can shyness be completely got rid of ,or at least reduced? Fortunately, people can overcome shyness with determination. It is important for people to accept their weaknesses as well as their strengths, for example, not fair for them to label themselves inferior because they have to be realistic. Living on the impossible leads to absence of inferiority. Each one of us has his or her own characteristics. We are interested in our own personal ways. The better we understand ourselves. the easier it becomes to live up to our chances for a rich and fulfilling life.

1.The first paragraph is mainly about ________.

A．the thoughts of shy people

B．the cause of shyness

C．the effect of shyness on people

D．the questions in the minds of shy people

2.According to the wirter, self-awareness is _________.

A．harmful to people                       B．a weak point of shy people

C．the cause of unhappiness                 D．a good characteristic

3.What is the shy people's reaction to praise?

A．They are pleased by it                    B．They feel it is not true

C．They are very sensitive to it                D．They feel they are worthy of it

4.We can learn from the passage that shyness can _________.

A．help us to live up to our full development

B．enable us to understand ourselves better

C．block our chances for a successful life

D．have nothing to do with lack of self esteem

 

Four simple keys to transform your life
The power of choice.
Every one of us makes countless choices every day. Every choice we make has an impact on our lives. Even insignificant choices can affect what we experience and how we feel. When hunger strikes, we can reach for a healthy, nutritious snack, or we can choose the sugar high of junk food. The more important the decision, the greater its effect. For instance, how do I act towards that person who treated me badly? Do I generally choose to be passive, or do I actively set clear intentions and create what I want in my life? Every choice we make, however big or small, affects us in some way.
How do you make choices?
If you are interested in living a richer, fuller life, there is a foundation upon which you can base all of your decisions which can make life better not only for you, but also for those around you. This foundation is to choose based on what’s best for all. Imagine a world where every parent, spouse(配偶), friend, teacher, businessperson, and politician truly did their best to choose what’s best for all involved in every decision they made. We would certainly live in a more caring, supportive world.
It’s the intention.
“But how do I know what is really best?” you might ask. The answer is simple. It doesn’t matter. What matters is not the choice you make, but rather the intention behind your choice. What matters is that whatever decision you make, you are clear in your intention of choosing based on what’s best for all. If it later turns out that you made what appears to have been a bad choice, there’s no need for guilt. Knowing that you did your best to choose with a sincere desire for what’s best for all, your conscience stays clear and open. This then allows you to more easily learn from your mistakes, and to live with a clear heart and mind.
What’s best for me, too!
Choosing what’s best does not mean you have to always sacrifice yourself for other. An overly(过度的) exhausted mother can lose her temper easily. Some time off for this mother might seem selfish, yet in the long run, it can help her to be a better mother to her children. So as we move through each day of our lives, let us remember to include ourselves as we do our best to choose what’s best for all.
【小题1】According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．Every one of us makes countless choices every day.

B．Every choice, however big or small, has an influence on us.

C．People act differently towards the person who treated them badly.

D．People tend to reach for a junk snack when hunger strikes.

【小题2】How should we make choices?

A．To be interested in a richer, fuller life.

B．To make life better for ourselves.

C．To base our choices on what’s best for all.

D．To imagine a world where everyone did their best.

【小题3】 According to the author, what is really best?

A．The choice you make.	B．The intention behind your choice.
C．The mistake you learn from.	D．The consequence of your choice.

【小题4】To choose what is best for us, we’d better ________.

A．try to be selfish all the time	B．sacrifice ourselves for others
C．set aside some time for ourselves	D．control our temper before children