Being on the road at 3:15 am to drive 450 kilometers wasn't in my plans for the weekend. I had been looking forward to a few days to prepare myself for the following busy .
My son, Simon, and his good friends were heading for the snowfield. I my car to make sure that everyone could get to the drop-off point so that they could get together and enjoy their week's by snowboarding and skiing.
The only thing that l was thinking of on my journey was that as soon as I and said goodbye,1 would make the trip ,in total, a round trip of 900 kilometers in just 10 hours. Such a long drive in one day was frightening, particularly as I was looking forward to relaxation.
Simon and I talked, on our way, a little about his break and a whole lot of his school subjects. It was great to have this time with him as we spent five continuous hours together.
On my return trip, I a strange sense of loneliness in some heavy morning fog. Within an hour it cleared. I spent the next four hours listening to some CDs and enjoying the scenery. Surprisingly, after my long trip home l was refreshed（恢复精神）and energized even though 1 was physically tired. And I knew that l would have a good sleep that evening.
A change in your environment, no matter how great, can provide you with the chance to look at something from different ways, as well as to be refreshed and energized. Now I'm looking forward to my next event and many more chances to spend quality time with those who are important to me and make my life more rewarding.
A．surprising B．relaxing C．moving D．exciting
A．hour B．day C．week D．month
A．offered B．parked C．drove D．lent
A．performance B．excitement C．activity D．break
A．rested B．started C．arrived D．left
A．forward B．back C．out D．away
A．always B．usually C．sometime D．seldom
A．developed B．showed C．lost D．kept
A．greatly B．completely C．immediately D．mentally
A．planned B．unexpected C．discussed D．prepared
Mental health is about the way you think and feel and your ability to deal with ups and downs. Even though you are mentally healthy, it doesn’t 1 that you don’t have a mental health problem.
Mental health is everyone’s business. We all have times when we feel down or 2 . Most of the time those feelings pass, 3 sometimes they develop into a more serious problem. It seems that our mental health doesn’t always stay the same. It can change as the environment changes and as you move 4 different stages(阶段) of your life.
Here are four practical 5 to look after your mental health. Making simple changes to how you live doesn’t cost much or take up lots of time. Anyone can 6 them.
●Talk about your feelings. It can help you stay in good mental health. It isn’t a sign of 7 , but part of your ability to do what you can to stay healthy.
●Eat well. What you eat and how you feel are 8 connected. A proper diet can have a good effect on your mental health.
●Keep in touch. Friends and family members can offer 9 suggestions which may help you keep active and solve practical problems.
●Take a break. It could be a weekend 10 new places to enjoy the nature, or even a ten-minute break from doing your homework. A few minutes can be enough to relax you.
A．agree B．mean C．doubt D．notice
A．excited B．satisfied C．surprised D．stressed
A．but B．and C．so D．as
A．away B．inside C．through D．against
A．answers B．replies C．ways D．chances
A．follow B．find C．advise D．count
A．weakness B．laziness C．happiness D．richness
A．easily B．closely C．equally D．hardly
A．difficult B．terrible C．strange D．various
A．protecting B．exploring C．providing D．imagining
Rose didn’t see her school IC card at lunch time. She asked her classmates and looked for it everywhere. But she couldn’t 1it. Later, one girl said that she saw Kate take a card from Rose’s desk. So Rose got very 2.
When she met Kate in the afternoon, Rose 3, “You have stolen(偷) my card!” Hearing this, Kate began to cry, “No, no, I didn’t steal it! I only took it by 4.” But Rose didn’t think so and they began to fight.
Just then a teacher came up and 5what had happened. Kate told the whole story. She said her pen pal came to see her in the morning. She was so 6that she took the card carelessly. Then they went for lunch happily. “I used the card, but I had thought it was mine. I didn’t know it was Rose’s 7 she asked. I was too afraid to explain it to her. So I decided to put the 8 back with some money secretly. I am sorry, Rose.” Kate said in a low 9.
“It’s just a misunderstanding（误会)！” said the teacher. Tears(泪水) came into Rose’s eyes. Then she said, “I am 10 sorry, Kate! I hope we are still good friends. ”A. find B. buy C. put
A. happy B. angry C. afraid
A. sang B. shouted C. read
A. card B. words C. mistake
A. asked B. understood C. allowed
A. sad B. excited C. interested
A. until B. after C. if
A. pen B. book C. card
A. voice B. sound C. noise
A. not B. also C. never
The blog by Chinese star Xu Jinglei is now the most popular in the world.
" I didn't1it to be so popular. I just wanted to do something that I liked 2 so many clicks have encouraged me to keep 3. "said Xu, adding that her blog is mainly to introduce her 4
Xu,who is a successful director now, 5be an actress first. She became6overseas when she won the best director award for Letter From An Unknown Woman in 2004.
She considers blog writing to be the most7 and proper way of advertising her films. "It's really an easy way," she said.
She even put links (链接) in her blog to film clicks posted on the website of her film company.
From last October, ten million people had 8Xu's blog at blog. sina. com. cn/m/xujinglei. Since then, she has updated her blog every other day. But if she feels well, she sometimes posts two or three articles in a day. Visitors leave thousands of 9 about each of her articles.
A 10by baidu. com showed there were 16 million bloggers writing in Chinese last year,with a total of 36. 82 million blogs. XuJinglei was the most popular.A. turn B. expect C. hold
A. but B. or C. if
A. watching B. performing C. writing
A. life B. films C. ideas
A. used to B. had to C. refused to
A. serious B. beautiful C. famous
A. convenient B. difficult C. interesting
A. written B. visited C. checked
A. messages B. programs C. presents
A. lesson B. chance C. survey
My friends and I had just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to rain heavily. When it became lighter, I decided to get my 1 which was parked at my office three streets away.
My friends 2 that I shouldn’t go, mainly because I was seven months pregnant (怀孕的) then. I promised that I’d be very 3 . One of them wanted to come with me but I insisted that she stayed with another friend who needed help 4 her baby.
I walked out of the hotel and started making my way to the car. At the crossing, a van stopped and a man came out with an umbrella. Before I knew what was happening, he walked right 5 me and told me he’d escort (护送) me. Although I refused, he insisted that he would.
During our walk, he kept telling me to walk slower, as the ground was 6 . When we got to the car-park, I thanked him and he went away. I did not get his name and can 7 recognize (认出) him now. Did he stop for me? I’ll never know.
So how did I pay it forward? I was at home when I noticed two Indian workers 8 in the heavy rain. They were probably on their way to the working place near my home. I went out and passed them my 9 , telling them they should take and keep it. They were surprised by my action. They were very grateful to me, probably 10 why a stranger was offering such kindness. I was so relaxed and happy that day.
A．money B．bag C．car D．raincoat
A．argued B．received C．calmed D．disliked
A．brave B．careful C．proud D．helpful
A．for B．about C．with D．on
A．through B．past C．below D．beside
A．wet B．dry C．tough D．crowded
A．often B．even C．hardly D．nearly
A．fighting B．playing C．working D．walking
A．umbrella B．coat C．love D．kindness
A．trained B．wondered C．talked D．refused
Once upon a time there lived a woman who had a bad temper(脾气). She 1 at everyone around her. For most of her life she believed the anger inside her was 2 else’s fault(过错).
She went to see a wise monk(高僧) to ask for 3 . The monk told her to take a large pot（罐子) from his kitchen, fill it with 4 , and stand outside on the sidewalk in front of his house. “It’s hot outside,” the monk said to her “When a person 5 , you must give him or her a glass of water. Do this until there is no 6 left inside you.” 7 she stood outside with a water pot and served water to walkers every day for the next several weeks.
Every morning she asked 8 if there was any anger inside her. And every morning the answer was, “yes.” So she continued 9 water. Until one afternoon when a man walked up, took the water pot out of her hand and drank the water up, and then 10 it onto the ground as he went on his way.
The woman was very 11 . Unable to control herself, she 12 the pot and threw it at the rude man. The pot broke into pieces over the back of his head and he fell to the ground, bleeding.
As the woman calmed down, she realized the mistake of what she had made and began to cry. She called 911 and 13 what had happened. A moment later an ambulance(救护车) and two police cars arrived and took the man away. Then one of the police officers walked over to the woman, who was 14 crying, and said, “ The city owes(欠) you a big ‘thank you.’ That man has been 15 our wanted list for over a year now. He is an important suspect in many murder cases and robberies.”
A．pointed B．laughed C．smiled D．screamed
A．anybody B．somebody C．everybody D．nobody
A．information B．news C．advice D．message
A．juice B．water C．milk D．coffee
A．walks past B．drives past C．rides past D．runs past
A．water B．money C．anger D．energy
A．Because B．But C．So D．Unless
A．herself B．himself C．itself D．themselves
A．drinking B．serving C．selling D．buying
A．put B．dropped C．fell D．threw
A．happy B．excited C．surprised D．angry
A．gave up B．picked up C．put up D．cleared up
A．spoke B．told C．reported D．asked
A．already B．still C．always D．never
A．on B．in C．at D．to