Your smart phone may seem like the centre of your entertainment, but a Kent State University study shows that too much phone use is taking the fun right out of our spare time.

Researchers watched a group of nearly 500 students and recorded their daily smart phone use. Those who were considered in the “high-use” group experienced more stress during their spare time than the other group.

So what can we do in order to really take advantage of our spare time? We have collected the following activities that also take a few hours to complete, but best part of all, you’ll improve your health in the process（过程）.

Whether you’re at home or on holiday, it’s important to disconnect from the Wi-Fi. Walking in nature can do good to your health. As a professional（职业的）traveler. Samantha Brown put it in a recent passage, “ I put my map in my back pocket, put down my phones and take a good, long walk. Just walk around.”

Go to bed earlier. What can help improve your mood? Extra sleep, naturally. Getting the right amount of sleep is very important to our health and studies show that we don’t get enough of it.

Read a book. And let yourself get lost in a good story. Research shows that reading can reduce stress, keep your brain sharp and can even help you sleep better. Everyone should spend at least 30 minutes reading every day.

Putting pen to paper is a good exercise. Try writing down your thoughts. Writing has a lot of health advantages. Besides, writing down your thoughts may even help clear your mind.

1.How many activities does the writer advise us to do to improve our health?

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2.Why did the Kent State University do the study?

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3.As a student, which will you spend more time on, smart phones or books when you have free time? Why?

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书面表达

假设你是悉尼大学一名华裔学生，名叫Jason Wu。你从China Daily土看到该报正在开展主题为Change for a Better China的环保讨论活动。你打算结合自己所居住的小镇的变化，给报社写一封英文信参与讨论。内容提示见下表：

注意事项：

1. 英文信须包括表格中所有提示内容，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；

2. 表格中“感想建议”一栏须用2-3句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥；

3. 词数在90个左右，信的首尾己在答题卡上给出，不计入总词数；

4. 信件内容必须写在答题卡指定的位置上。

参考词汇：

澳洲最美小镇(Australia's Nicest Towns) 清洁能源(clean energy)

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______two pictures are Kate’s.

A. This B. / C. These D .That

--- What is this? --- It’s a ______.

A. egg B. orange C. banana D. apple

--- _____________ do you spell baseball?

--- B-A-S-E-B-A-L-L, baseball.

A. What B. What’s C. How D. How’s

Lucy and I _______ cousins.

A. is B. areC. am D .be

---Is this her telephone number? ---No. It’s _______.

A. my B. me C. mine D. I

This is _________ eraser and that is a pencil.

A. the B. a C. an D.\

–--______ _? --– Yes, it is.

A. What is this in English B. Is it a computer

C. What is ten minus five D. Are you thirteen

_____ my book. ____ your book.

A. This is ;That’s B. This ’s ;That’s

C. This is ; It’s D. This ’s ;That is