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Do you regularly get together to talk with your family about problems or the day’s events? __________ Try these simple steps to improve your family’s communication skills.
1. Create opportunities for talking.
Make time for talking by reducing the number of activities your family is involved in each week. And if you do find yourself in the car running from place to place, make a point to turn off the radio, the cell phones and the personal game players, and use that opportunity to catch up on the day’s activities.
2. Insist on family meals.
In addition to bringing everyone together for a wrap-up of the day’s activities, insisting on a few standing family meals creates ritual and routine that kids come to expect and look forward to. __________
3. __________
Spending time with each of your children lets them know that are not getting lost in the hubbub of a busy day or large family. Older teens might enjoy going out for a hamburger or a latte at their favorite coffee place. Younger children often enjoy going to the supermarket, especially when you let them select their favorite cereal or special dessert.
4. Remember the 80/20 rule.
When trying to improve any relationship, listening is far more important than talking. ________ If you do verbally explode before your child is finished, apologize quickly and assure him or her that you’re now ready to listen.
5. Create family traditions.
_______ Family members come to expect and appreciate these traditions, seeing them as opportunities to come together as a unit. If your family is short on traditions, there’s no reason you can’t start some now.
| A．Maintaining(保持) positive family communications benefits your family in so many ways. |
| B．Lunches with aging parents keeps those relationships healthy, as well. |
| C．Setting up a family movie night, attending religious services or visiting the same spot every year for summer vacation are all the examples. |
| D．When it comes to family communication, listen four times longer than you speak. |
E. Go on individual dates with your children.
F. Use the family dinner table as an opportunity to share what’s going on in family members’ lives.
G. Conversation is the key to any strong relationship, especially for family communication.
A: Taking care of yourself is not being selfish. By caring enough to treat your body well, you will be in better shape to take care of those around you. No one can take care of your health except yourself;
B: Believe in yourself and your ability. Have a “can-do” attitude. Make a list of successful changes that you have made in the past. It is easier to achieve a goal when you are optimistic. Use humor and laugh off occasional lapses (过失). Have confidence that you can get back on track with your healthy routine.
C: Seek out a friend or co-worker who will make you feel comfortable. You will find out making friends is a happy thing in the world. Regular phone calls, emails or visits over coffee could help you keep a good contact with them. Perhaps your cheerleader could become your exercise buddy.
D: Reward yourself as you make simple changes that in the end will result in achieving your overall goal. Celebration is part of successful change. Create a list of incentives that will keep you motivated.
E: Adopt eating and physical activity habits that can become part of your lifestyle. Have a backup plan for those days when your plans to eat well and be active are challenged. If you can’t walk due to the weather, have an exercise video to use. If you have no time to pack a healthy lunch, choose a small fast food sandwich and side salad.
F: Go on a trip. Work and family are two most important things in people’s lives. People try to tackle the two things at once, but most of them fail. Just as an old saying goes: People who know how to rest know how to work. Go out with your family and have a good time.
请阅读以下个人信息,然后匹配信息:Tommy, a computer engineer, doesn’t believe his working capability. Though he works hard, he never gets praise from his boss.
Jack dislikes going home after a full day's work. He says that it makes him feel lonely.
Linda, a housewife, spends most of her time cooking and looking after babies. She is worn out now.
Bob, a businessman, doesn’t care much about his success and has lost his struggling motivation.
Cathy worked continuously for two weeks without rest. Now she is worried about her family, especially her five-year-old daughter.
首先，请阅读下列杂志介绍：
Discover
Newsmagazine of science devoted to the wonders and stories of modern science, written for the educated general reader. Published by Disney Magazine Publishing CO., Discover tells many of the same stories professionals read in Scientific American. A truly delightful family science magazine, each issue brings to light new and newsworthy topics to make dinnertime conversations interesting.
B. WORLD TRAVEL
This weekly magazine can bring the world to your home. Have you ever wondered what the Chinese eat for breakfast? Did you know that the Sahara Desert is getting bigger every year? This fascinating magazine, full of color photographs, is your window on the world.
C. Self
Published by Conde Nast Publications Inc., Self is a handbook devoted to women’s overall physical and mental health. Every issue contains usable articles such as “Style Lab”, in which wearable clothes are mixed and matched on non-models and the “Eat-Right Road Map”, with tips on how to eat properly.
D. FOREIGN PARTS
The weekly magazine tells what you need to know if you’re thinking of traveling. Helpful advice on what to pack and what to buy once you’re there. Lots of color photos to help you choose the best hotel, the cheapest flights and a special guide to different climates each week.
E. Wired
This magazine is designed for leaders in the field of information engineering including top managers and professionals in the computer, business, design and education industries. Published by Conde Nast Publications Inc, Wired often carried articles on how technology changes people’s lives.
F. EUROPE NEWS
The weekly magazine keeps you in touch with what’s happening. Filled with facts and figures about almost everything you can think of, plus articles by our regular writers on the week’s most interesting new stories. Special back page sums up the news for the busy readers.
请阅读以下读者的信息， 然后匹配读者和他/她最适合的杂志：Bill travels a lot when he was younger. Now that he has stopped his work, he enjoys reading about foreign people, places and customs even if he has already visited that part of the world.
Emi is a university student studying Italian and Politics. She doesn’t have much time to read anything very detailed but she is looking for something with plenty of news and information.
Ben serves as an assistant to the general manager of an American company in Los Angels. He is very interested in management and the use of high technology.
Up till now Brigitte has never traveled far so this year she has decided to go abroad for the first time. The travel agent suggests that she should read about various countries first before choosing her holiday.
Susan likes shopping. She is interested in buying clothes and she needs to be offered advice on clothes.
信息匹配：
a. lifeless b. disgust c. resemble d. terrifying e. vanish
f. horror g. nightmare h. create i. contrasted j. chase extremely frightening __________
be similar to __________
disappear suddenly __________
strong dislike for sth. __________
never having had life __________
run after in order to seize it __________
a terrifying dream __________
very different from __________
cause sth. to exist __________
feeling of extreme fear or dislike __________
The cure for sleeping problems can often be found in your daily routine. Your day-to-day lifestyle choices greatly influence the quality of your nightly rest. The following tips will help you to get a better sleep.
Set a regular bedtime. Choose a time when you normally feel tired to go to bed so that you don’t toss and turn for hours before falling asleep. Try not to break this routine at the weekend, when you may want to stay up late. If you want to change your bedtime, help your body adjust (适应) by making the change gradually.
If you can’t avoid the noise of barking dogs, loud neighbors, city traffic, or other people in your household, try masking (掩盖) it with a fan, recordings of smoothing (舒缓的) sounds, or white noise. You can buy a special sound machine or produce your own white noise by setting your radio between stations.
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Keep your room cool.Most people sleep best in a slightly cool room (around 65℉or 18℃). A bedroom that is too hot or cold is not good for your sleep.
You should have enough room to sleep comfortably. If you often wake up with a sore back or an aching neck, you may need to buy a new mattress (床垫) or a different pillow.
| A．Try to keep the noise down. |
| B．Earplugs (耳塞) may also help. |
| C．Make sure your bed is comfortable. |
| D．Go to bed at the same time every night. |
E. Spend more time outside in the daytime.
F. The temperature of your bedroom also affects your sleep.
G. If you are getting enough sleep, you should wake up naturally without an alarm.
Hospital emergency rooms treat injured fingers all the time．Without treatment, a bad cut can lead to permanent damage．But how should a person know when a bleeding cut is serious enough to require medical attention?
Here are some tips from Dr. Martin Brown, chairman of the department of emergency at Inova Alexandria Hospital in Virginia．
1． Laceration （裂口）
The medical term for a cut or tear in the skin is a laceration．A long cut on a finger can likely be treated without a visit to a doctor if the wound is not very deep. However, if you have a short but deep laceration, you will need professional attention．
2． Fingertips cut off
Some injuries, like a fingertip that gets cut off, might even need surgery to repair．More often, cutting down the bone is what is done because reattaching a fingertip is often not successful．
3． BleedingSmall cuts usually produce what is known as venous （静脉的） bleeding． This means the blood flows steadily from the injury．The bleeding will often stop when pressure is put on the wound． In most cases holding direct pressure with a clean cloth for four to rive minutes would do．But if a cut appears to be pumping blood out with some force, this may be a sign of arterial （动脉的）bleeding．
Finally, always keep this in mind: even a cut that does not require medical attention must be kept clean to prevent infection． Small cuts should be cleaned gently with clean water．Then cover it with a clean, dry bandage．
| A．How a wound bleeds can be a sign of how serious it is． |
| B．That requires a specialist to either cut down the bone or reattach the fingertip |
| C．This kind of injury should be treated by a medical professional as soon as possible． |
| D．The first signs of this disease include difficulty in opening the mouth． |
E．Use a washcloth to clean the area if the wound is dirty．
F．With a cut finger, holding the hand above the heart can reduce the loss of blood．
G．The length is usually not as important as the depth．