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Do you want to keep your brain active and your memory strong? Here are some useful ways:
Choose the Brain Food
A proper diet will help keep your mind running strong all day long. Make sure to include plenty of fruits and green vegetables. Some of the best foods include: blueberries, blackberries, fish and fish oil, eggs, strawberries and so on.
Exercise
Get your body moving and your memory will soon follow. Exercise improves the heart’s blood flow. This, in turn, helps the brain function better and stay sharper.
Pick up a Book
The key to keeping your memory quick is to continue to challenge it. Try to always have a book in hand. After you’ve done reading a section or two, question and review the material you’ve read. Try to imagine what you’re reading. Discuss what you’ve read, and talk about it with friends or join a book club.
Develop Interest
We remember new things because we enjoy them. Find ways to make a boring subject fun by connecting it to something you already know. You can use your imagination and create a fun story behind a subject to help make it easier to remember.
Repeat after Me
When learning new information, the more you repeat it, the more likely you will be able to remember that information. Practice is the key to lasting memory.
Share with Others
Don’t keep your knowledge stored up. Teaching others is another great way to improve memory skills. Don’t be afraid of taking on new challenges. After learning something, it’s necessary to put the new information to use. What will help keep the mind running strong?
What’s the key to keeping your memory quick?
Why do you remember new things?
How many useful ways are mentioned in the passage?
What does the writer tell us in the passage?
| Chinese Restaurant We specialize in banquets and parties. Authentic(正宗) Chinese food. Special lunchtime dishes. ▲licensed and BYO(bring your own) ▲SUNDAY DIM SUM(点心）LUNCH Situated in Smithfield Shopping centre. Tel: 361 9042 Place: 589 Walkley Road, Smithfield  |
Hamburger Joe’s Dine in or take away 7 days a week. Friendly, polite waitress service. Pleasant, informal and air-conditioned surroundings. Time: Mon. Noon—10pm Tues. Noon—11pm Wed.—Sat. Noon—Midnight Sun. Noon—9pm Place:14 Jetty Road, Glenelg Tel: 295 7783 |
| The Seafood Inn Licensed Café We offer lunch and dinner in a relaxed atmosphere（气氛）with indoor or outdoor seating. We have an interesting wine list and freshly prepared foods. Time:Tuesday to Friday 12:00—3:00 pm 6:30—11:30 pm Tel:306 2481 Place:482 Spring Street, Carlton  |
Peppi’s Italian Restaurant Pasta just like Mama used to make Italian or Australian wines or BYO Time: Open 7 days for lunch and dinner Car parking available Tel:224 1086 Place:28 O’Connell ST CITV  |
| Pizza Palace Pizza ·Beer ·Wine Fully Licensed Full take-away service Special children’s menu Everard Park, Glenelg City |
If you’d like to order some dim sum, you should dial ______________.
| A．361 9042 | B．306 2481 | C．224 1086 | D．295 7783 |
Pizza Palace is the best place for children to eat because ______________.
| A．the waitress service is friendly and polite |
| B．there is a special children’s menu |
| C．there are indoor or outdoor seats |
| D．it’ s close to Smithfield Shopping centre |
How many hours a day is the Seafood Inn open from Tuesday to Friday?
| A．3. | B．5. | C．8. | D．12. |
The address of Hamburger Joe’s is ______________.
| A．589 Walkley Road, Smithfield | B．14 Jetty Road, Glenelg |
| C．28 O’Connell ST CITV | D．482 Spring Street, Carlton |
The following statements are true EXCEPT ___________.
| A．Peppi’s Italian Restaurant allows you to bring your own drinks |
| B．You can’t buy breakfast at Hamburger Joe’s |
| C．You can enjoy authentic Chinese food in Chinese Restaurant |
| D．You can dine in or take away from Pizza Palace |
Try this: for a whole day, forget about the clock. Eat when you’re hungry and sleep when you’re tired. What do you think will happen?
You may be surprised to find that your day is much like most other days. You’ll probably get hungry when you normally eat and tired when you normally sleep. Even though you don’t know what time it is, your body does.
Inside our bodies are several clocklike systems that follow a 24- hour cycle. Everyone is unique, which is why you might like to stay up late while your sister always wants to go to bed early.
Regularly staying up late can make kids do worse on tests and quizzes. And working shifts at night leads to higher rates of heart disease.
“There is a growing sense that when we eat and when we sleep are important parts of how healthy we are,” says Steven Shea, Director of the Sleep Disorders Research Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
“During the night, we are prepared to sleep,” Shea says. “During the day, we are prepared to eat and move around, If you reverse ( 颠倒) what you are doing, everything is out of phase. That can have adverse consequences.What does the underlined sentence suggest?
| A．We don’t need to care about time. |
| B．We don’t need the clock. |
| C．The clock is not useful. |
| D．The clock is not remembered. |
What makes some like to stay up late while others go to bed early?
| A．our bodies | B．our minds | C．the clock | D．our unique system |
Steven Shea suggests ________.
| A．when we eat, we are prepared to eat. |
| B．when we sleep, we are prepared to sleep |
| C．when we eat and when we sleep are important parts of how healthy we are |
| D．we are prepared to follow clocklike system |
“Everything is out of phase.” means________.
| A．everything is out of order |
| B．everything is bad |
| C．everything is good |
| D．everything is not controlled |
Most American students have said goodbye to fancy(高级的) fruits these days. In school canteens across the country, cheaper fruits like apples and oranges have taken their places.
“People are afraid to spend now,” said Linda Morrow, who owns a shoe and handbag store. “They don’t know what the future will bring.”
During the financial crisis(金融危机), several of the country’s biggest banks have been forced to sell or close. This has made lots of Americans afraid to buy expensive goods.
Samira Marino, a restaurant owner in Miami, has found everyone is ordering water instead of juice and more people are sharing meals. In more than two dozen interviews with The Associated Press across the country last month, Americans talked about their concerns, from worries about small businesses to doubts about simply making ends meet.
The crisis began last year. Experts think it was because US banks lend money too easily. Last year a lot of people and companies, who borrowed money, have found themselves unable to pay it back. This left the banks, as well as the people who put their money in the banks, without money. Since the banks borrowed money between themselves and even across borders(国界), the whole world was in trouble.
This month the US government agreed on a $700 billion plan to try to save the financial market. But no one is sure whether it will help or not. President George W. Bush has warned it will take some time.
Last week top finance officials from 20 countries promised to work together to find a way out of the money trouble.Why are people in the US afraid to spend?
| A．Because they think it’s unnecessary. |
| B．Because they don’t have the habit of spending money. |
| C．Because they worry about their future. |
| D．Because they don’t have enough money. |
The fifth paragraph mainly _________.
| A．tells what it is like in a crisis |
| B．explains why there is a crisis |
| C．warns people of the danger of the crisis |
| D．asks people not to borrow money from banks |
People feel ______ about the US plan to save the market.
| A．satisfied | B．doubtful | C．hopeless | D．angry |
The best title for the story is ________.
| A．Ways to make ends meet |
| B．The money problem facing the world |
| C．Healthy fancy fruits |
| D．The art of borrowing |
Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs. They loved each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their houses.
One evening, Brownie’s family noticed that their dog hadn’t returned home. They went looking for him, but with no success. Brownie didn’t show up the next day, and by the next week he was still missing.
Curiously, Spotty showed up at Brownie’s house alone. He barked loudly. But busy with their own lives, Brownie’s family just ignored (忽略) their neighbor’s nervous little dog.
Finally, one morning Spotty refused to take “no” for an answer. He followed Ted, Brownie’s owner, everywhere he went. He barked, then rushed towards a nearby empty lot and back, as if to say, “ Follow me!”
Finally, Ted followed the dog across the empty lot. The dog led the man to a tree a half-mile from the house. There Ted found Brownie alive. One of his legs was crushed (夹住) in a trap. Ted wished he had taken Spotty’s earlier appeals (求助) seriously.
Then Ted noticed something amazing. In a circle around the injured dog, he saw a lot of dog food. They were the remains of lots of meals.
Spotty had been visiting Brownie every day. He had stayed with Brownie to protect him, snuggling(依偎) with him at night to keep him warm and nuzzling(用鼻子爱抚) him to keep his spirits up. What can we learn from the first three paragraphs?
| A．Brownie and Spotty didn’t like their owners. |
| B．Brownie was missing for three days. |
| C．Brownie’s family didn’t love him. |
| D．Spotty probably knew where Brownie was. |
According to the story, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Spotty barked loudly at Ted because he was scared. |
| B．Ted followed Spotty because Spotty asked him to. |
| C．Spotty succeeded in escaping from the trap. |
| D．Brownie had nothing to eat that whole week. |
The underlined phrase “keep his spirits up” in the last paragraph probably means______.
| A．feed him | B．praise him | C．comfort him | D．protect him |
What does the story aim to tell us?
| A．Dog is man’s best friend. |
| B．Even dogs can have strong friendship. |
| C．Dogs are one of the cleverest animals. |
| D．Dogs have a special way to look for help. |
| Sale Car made in America Half new $500 Charlie Li Email: Charlieli@yahoo.com |
Needed Babysitter(临时保姆) 10 dollars an hour Speak good Chinese Jenny Wang 2657891 |
| Room-mate Wanted A male Chinese speaker Share a two-bedroom flat with washing machine, fridge, kitchen Flat near Harvard University Call Henry 2641832 |
Least(出租) One-bedroom flat From July 1to Dec.30. Next to Harvard University Call Robert 2648321 |
The American car belongs to _______.
| A．Robert | B．Henry | C．Jenny | D．Charlie |
If the babysitter works five hours a day, she will get _____dollars.
| A．30 | B．50 | C．20 | D．100 |
Henry needs_____________.
| A．a room-mate who is a girl and can speak Chinese |
| B．a room-mate who is a boy and can speak Chinese |
| C．a room-mate who is a girl and can speak English |
| D．a room-mate who is a boy and can speak English |