If something that you’re doing doesn’t challenge you, then it doesn’t change you. We all need some normal stress in our lives, after all.So challenge the following limits:
1.Figure out what you’re scared of and do it continuously.
If you’re a salesman, and you’re scared of talking to people personally or over the phone, now, instead of being scared and thinking you’ll fail, spend at least five minutes a day to pick up the phone and make a call.But don’t stop on the first try! Eventually, you can look at fear in the eyes and say, “Go on, I’m not scared!”
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Make sure this hobby is not linked to your career; you have to relax and relieve your stress while performing this. Some examples might be cooking, sewing, painting and so on. Apart from helping you challenge yourself, taking a class for your hobby may also give you extra income.
3.Set aside at least nine minutes a day for physical exercise.A simple 9-minute run around your neighborhood can do wonders for yourself. Exercise can not only help you maintain your regular weight, but also make you feel better about yourself.
4.Travel and allow yourself to be interested in new people.
Don’t just limit yourself to your fellow travelers-try to connect with the service staff. You never know what kind of people they’re going to be. Get out of your house or go online right now to book your class.
| A．You should do it continuously. |
| B．Someone may hang up on you. |
| C．You don’t need to go to the gym. |
| D．Running in the gym may be a better choice. |
E. Start to travel now and learn to challenge yourself.
F. Take a class for a hobby you’ve been waiting to develop.
G. You can never see any improvement if you stick to your comfort zone.
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In our modern society, we have to rely on different kinds of services. 1________.Without packaging, many goods, especially food, could not reach consumers. Packaging prevents perishable(易坏的) food from early rot. As a result , it makes shelf life longer and makes distribution possible to a greater distance .
The function of waste reduction is also evident in food packaging. According to a scientific report, food wastage can be as high as between 20% and 50% in some areas because of poor or lack of packaging . 2________.It is estimated that for every 1% increase in packaging materials ,food wastage decreases by about 1.6%.
Apart from practical functions, modern packaging also has aesthetic(美学的) value. 3_______.And for the consumers, this makes shopping more enjoyable.
4________.Sometimes, people cannot help but feel puzzled by the huge packaging of some goods, which often prove to have nothing to do at all with the protection of the goods inside. Such packaging can only lead to misunderstanding and waste of money of the part of the comsumers. 5_______
Perhaps it is difficult to decide whether the service of packaging has more advantages or disadvantages. It seems quite obvious that modern packaging , to a certain degree, reflects the inner quality of the people or company who produce the products.
A. Appropriate packaging can cut this number down to only 2 to 3%.
B. Packaging is just one of them.
C.Goods are made more attractive and inviting.
D. People are sometimes unwilling to spend more money on packaging.
E. And more seriously, it can cause a great deal of damage to the environment.
F. However, the service of packaging does not always enjoy a good reputation.
G. Advantages and disadvantages of packaging have been well argued.
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Duane Innes, an engineer, caused a car accident to save the life of driver Bill Pace. 1But in Bill Pace’s case, Innes’ de
cision to put his own car in Pace’s path saved Pace’s life.
While Innes was driving his truck, he noticed Pace’s truck changing direction suddenly. 2When he looked back at the driver, he saw that Pace lost consciousness(知觉) behind the wheel. The cars are approaching a busy crossroads, and Innes knew that Pace could be just a second from a dangerous collision(碰撞) with another car. He had to think fast.
3“If I could let him hit me, we could slow down together,” he thought. So Innes pulled up in front of Pace’s truck, and allowed it to hit his own car, bringing both trucks to a safe stop. Pace, a 70-year-old volunteer, had a heart attack a few days earlier and it caused him to lose his consciousness. 4
After spending a week in the hospital for his heart disease, Pace is now doing well. “ 5He saved my life,” said Pace. Innes said, “If someone else heard this story and said, ‘Hey, it pays to do something good,’ then it’s all worth it.”
| A．What a brave man Innes was! |
| B．Fortunately, Innes knew how to deal with it. |
| C．Duane Innes had to move his truck quickly to avoid getting hit. |
| D．Normally, if someone hits your car, you wouldn’t call him a hero. |
E.Old people with serious heart diseases had better not drive cars.
F.If Innes hadn’t blocked his truck, he would likely have died in a collision.
G.Duane Innes was injured badly and sent to hospital as soon as possible.
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Maybe you are an average（普通的） student. You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here’s how:
51When you plan your week, you should make a list of （列举）things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make schedules （计划）of your time. Decide on a good, regular time for studying. Of course, studying shouldn’t occupy（占用） all of your time. 52.
Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area, Keep this space free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television.
Make good use of your time in class. 53Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.
Study regularly. When you get home from class, go over your notes. Review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material.54.
Develop a good attitude toward tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. The world won’t end if you don’t pass a test, so don’t be over-worried.
55You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.
| A．There are other methods that might help you with your studying. |
| B．Don’t forget to set aside enough time for entertainment. |
| C．Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teacher says. |
| D．No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard. |
E. Plan your time carefully.
F. A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems.
G. This will help you understand the next class.
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What to do if you and your teacher don’t get along
If you’re having problems with a teacher, try to find out why.
Before you try to get out of a class you don’t like, here are a few things you can try to make you feel better.
● Meet with the teacher and try to talk to him or her. For example, “ I can’t learn in class when I feel like that I can’t take part it.” See if you can work it out between the two of you.
●Ask yourself, “ What can I learn from this teacher?” You have to remember that he or she is very helpful and really know something in a certain field.
●Talk to the students who are doing well in the class and ask them for some advice. If you’re too shy to talk to another student, try to follow his or her actions in the classroom.
●If your relationship problems can’t be solved in school, tell your parents.
Teachers are there for more than just homework, and they know more than just their subjects. There will always be a few teachers that you will always remember and who might change your life forever.
| A．They are very considerate. |
| B．Tell his or her what’s on your mind. |
| C．They will tell you how to act as a student. |
| D．Do you hate the subject or just dislike the teacher? |
E.Let them meet with your teacher to try to work it out.
F.Try to understand and accept your teacher’s personality.
They can help you to become a lifelong learner
There was a park near my home. But I didn’t go there very often. Many people said there was nothing special. One afternoon I went into the park and found it was really small. I walked quickly because there wasn’t much to see. I walked for some time and found myself standing in front of two paths. 71 I found that the two paths were different from each other.
The left one was wide and clean. There were lots of flowers on both sides of the path. Though the flowers weren’t very beautiful, they made me feel good. I decided to take this path. But wait! I looked at the right one. The path didn’t look nice. 72Grass grew everywhere. For a long time I couldn’t make up my mind.
73 It wasn’t nice , but I didn’t want to give up. At last, I came to the end of the path. Ah! There was a small garden there. It was beautiful, perhaps the most beautiful garden I had ever seen. 74
Many people told me that there was nothing much to see in the park. Now I’d like to tell them that if they had followed the right way, they would have felt differently. But when I told them about what I had seen in the park, they just smiled at me without saying a word. I knew they didn’t believe me. They couldn’t even remember that path because it was so small.
75 Don’t be afraid to choose a different path. You may get a big surprise!
| A．There is nothing that I want to see. |
| B．It looked like it had not been cleaned for months. |
| C．After a while a strange feeling made me follow the dirty path. |
| D．“ Which way should I go?” I asked myself. I looked at one way, then the other. |
E. I told them what happened.
F. My trip to the park that day made me understand something about life.
G. There were trees, flowers and chairs. I thought it was the nicest part of the park.