As I got up today, I smelt fresh coffee. I woke up to a cup of it with some biscuits on my bedside table. This reminded me of , the old school and college days, when mom used to wake me up by serving a cup of coffee. The taste is still so in my memories.
A thought hit me, "I was in bed, so who prepared this coffee for me? Is it a dream?"
I pinched（掐）myself, ouch... that hurt, which meant I was not . I walked out of the room with the cup of coffee, my roommate. I asked him whether he prepared that for me, and the answer was YES.
I was relaxed somehow my heart wanted him to say NO, because I wanted to be in a that my mom prepared it for me. The whole reminded me of mom and I her at that moment.
On my way to my office, I was thinking about those days when mom used to cook my meal. I could not any single day when I slept without food. But now, I no longer the food mom cooked.
This very thought tears to my eyes and I decided to call up mom. I reached the office and gave her a call.
The first thing she asked was, "Is everything all right?" I was . And I thought, "How the time has ."
When I was with her, I used to call her after every hour when I was out with my friends. In those days she asked me what was wrong, as she knew that it was my habit. My call at this point of the day to her meant that I was in .
Time has changed, she is still the same, and it is who have changed.
A．drink B．find C．prepare D．cook
A．home B．comfort C．warmth D．kitchen
A．smelling B．cooking C．steaming D．pouring
A．deep B．heavy C．fresh D．recent
A．funny B．possible C．realistic D．sudden
A．thinking B．dreaming C．working D．reacting
A．in place of B．in favor of C．in search of D．in case of
A．and B．but C．or D．so
A．sense B．relief C．sorrow D．belief
A．scene B．loss C．care D．matter
A．hated B．expected C．missed D．questioned
A．last B．every C．tasty D．complete
A．check B．count C．remember D．cover
A．pack B．finish C．imagine D．enjoy
A．brought B．caused C．pushed D．raised
A．careless B．speechless C．rootless D．homeless
A．influenced B．passed C．flied D．changed
A．never B．still C．often D．almost
A．peace B．surprise C．trouble D．progress
A．my roommate B．she C．the situation D．I
Last year, I was speaking at a gathering of wealthy male investors. The organizers posted the 1 of a survey showing that only a small percentage of wealthy men believed their wives spent too much.
'What?'2 one participant. 'Those guys have to be lying.'
There is no reliable3 of who spends more among the rich: men or women. Both will say the other is the4 spender.
A recent survey by Wilmington Trust, Campden Research and Relative Solutions proves the5 . The companies polled 40 women (I know, that is more like a show of hands than 'survey'), each with a net worth of $25 million or more.
About half the respondents（受调查者） inherited（.继承） their6 , a quarter7 it from their husbands and the other quarter earned it8 . That is roughly in line with other surveys of9 women and the source of their money. One interesting note: among the self-made women, 90% got their money from owning a business, rather than10 a salary.
As for11 , almost all the women (90%) described their spending habits as 'below their means.' The report on the survey said that is 'possibly12 they do not view their extreme wealth as defining their success.
'Women tend not to spend as much as13 and splash（泼洒得使到处是） their names all over the place,' said one woman in the survey, describing her spending as conservative and he lifestyle as 'below the radar.'
Many women also worried about wealth having14 effects on their children and didn't want to spend lavishly（挥霍） to15 a bad example.
At the same time, 70% of the women said they 'buy nice things when16 .' And 93.5% of the women said they were responsible for making17 on major purchases, which18 that they do a lot of the big spending.
Of course, for truly major purchases a house in Aspen, Colo., a Gulfstream, a Feadship the couple probably makes the decision19 .
But what about other20 ? Do you think men or women do most of the high-end spending?
( ) 1. A. results B. reasons C. times D. directions
( ) 2. A. cried B. sighed C. shouted D. laughed
( ) 3. A. data B. measure C. division D. news
( ) 4. A. biggest B. bigger C. smaller D. worse
( ) 5. A. matter B. message C. point D. report
( ) 6. A. spirit B. money C. habit D. cost
( ) 7. A. bought B. robbed C. got D. earned
( ) 8. A. itself B. herself C. ourselves D. themselves
( ) 9. A. wealthy B. poor C. ordinary D. honest
( ) 10. A. making B. earning C. taking D. spending
( ) 11. A. buying B. wasting C. spending D. saving
( ) 12. A. when B. if C. whether D. because
( ) 13. A. women B. youth C. adults D. men
( ) 14. A. serious B. good C. bad D. various
( ) 15. A. send B. set C. do D. give
( ) 16. A. necessary B. possible C. pleased D. anxious
( ) 17. A. plans B. decisions C. appointments D. suggestions
( ) 18. A. notices B. stresses C. implies D. intends
( ) 19. A. away B. together C. as well D. out
( ) 20. A. purchases B. effects C. differences D. Examples
Money, or the lack of it, changes everything, and that includes how people will be working out in 2010.
In these belt-tightening times 1, cost-conscious workouts（锻炼）at home and at the gym topped the list of fitness trends for this year in a survey, followed 2by shorter, more time-efficient regimens, such as 3boot camp（强力集中训练） and circuit training.
"People are looking 4for ways to accomplish as much as possible with as little 5time and money as necessary," said Cedric X. Bryant, chief science officer of the American Council on Exercise (ACE), which conducted the online poll of fitness professionals.
"Last year money was on the list but this 6year the majority of the respondents put 7it as one of the top," he added.
Bryant said some 600 ACE-certified fitness 8professionals responded to the annual poll 9, which the non-profit organization has been conducting for a decade.
Other money-saving measures 10, such as the shift from personal training sessions to small group training 11classes and in-home workouts 12using smaller, more portable equipment, also made the list.
"Personal trainers are seeing they've got to respond to market needs 13. Working with two to four clients at a 14time they can charge less 15but still get their hourly fee," Bryant said.
Boot-camp workouts and circuit training, both of which burn 16calories while building strength and endurance（持久性）, will be among the most popular trends in 2010, as time-constrained（受压制的） consumers 17seek shorter, more intense activities.
One bright spot is the rise of exergaming-type systems, like Nintendo's Wii Sports, Wii Fit and the PC-based Dancetown. Bryant says the fitness-based video games are turning up 18in health clubs and senior centers.
Functional training workouts, which are geared to improving the quality of life and the ability to perform everyday tasks, will remain strong 19, and the use of computerized tracking and online training and scheduling tools will increase 20in the coming year.
( ) 1. A. times B. years C. centuries D. societies
( ) 2. A. caught B. followed C. covered D. conducted
( ) 3. A. such like B. in other words C. such as D. that is to say
( ) 4. A. taking B. developing C. opening D. looking
( ) 5. A. little B. much C. many D. few
( ) 6. A. that B. next C. this D. previous
( ) 7. A. manage B. put C. try D. organize
( ) 8. A. medicine B. train C. economy D. fitness
( ) 9. A. poll B. conference C. observation D. reception
( ) 10. A. measures B. procedures C. policies D. systems
( ) 11. A. speaking B. training C. exercising D. processing
( ) 12. A. work B. workouts C. rest D. race
( ) 13. A. changes B. prices C. needs D. habits
( ) 14. A. some B. no C. any D. a
() 15. A. less B. fewer C. more D. much
( ) 16. A. produce B. burn C. cut D. add
( ) 17. A. professionals B. students C. consumers D. trainers
( ) 18. A. turning up B. turning down C. turning around D. turning out
( ) 19. A. weak B. useful C. strong D. possible
( ) 20. A. decrease B. appear C. increase D. want
What sounds or impressions are you making on the people around you? Think about it. Your words, phrases, even your message may soon be forgotten but believe me, good or 1, your melody music.
An odd choice of phrase? Not really. The dictionary 2melody? as a succession of sounds, and what is life other than the combining and blending of a succession of movements and sounds.
Just as a musical composition affects the moods and emotions of people who hear it, so too does the way you live your 3.
Think of your life as a 4sheet of manuscript paper. Only the rhythm is there ------it is 5 to you to create the harmony. Naturally you will want your composition to be a 6, a chart buster' even a Symphony - something to be remembered with pleasure.
So where to 7? YOU MUST BEGIN WITH YOURSELF. Have the right 8 , enjoy life, - and most importantly, be optimistic about the future.
Be really 9in other people. Make a conscience effort to bring peace and happiness into other people's lives.
10 situations that generate excessive ambition, envy, anger
and pride. They are all 11of peace and will play ruin with your harmony.
12 has been said that if these emotions or feelings were forgotten, the world would live in permanent peace. Well, to banish（消除） them from the world is probably aiming a bit high but it shouldn't be too 13to rid them from your own life.
Develop features such as smart, social, and sensitivity. These attributes are invaluable in enhancing not only your own life but the lives of those around you.
Everything you do has an 14on those around you. The way you move, whether you 15 or frown. You are capable of making someone's day bright or miserable.
Take time to16 other people. If there are too many discords & not enough harmony in their lives, 17them to have a brighter outlook.
Throughout the world most people are striving for 18.
From the family unit 19around the dinner table to world leaders at the conference table, the name of the game is the pursuit of peace.
So, let us all play our part in composing the rhythm of life by consciously choosing peace and harmony in our daily lives to 20a harmonious Universe.
( ) 1. A. wrong B. false C. bad D. harmful
( ) 2. A. defines B. thinks C. regards D. acts
( ) 3. B. school B. home C. life D. college
( ) 4. A. blank B. used C. full D. deserted
( ) 5. A. ready B. decided C. possible D. up
( ) 6. A. failure B. success C. model D. mess
( ) 7. A. do B. write C. make D. begin
( ) 8. A. attitude B. type C. mood D. opinion
( ) 9. A. enthusiastic B. mild C. interested D. cautious
( ) 10. A. Choose B. Discover C. Avoid D. Design
( ) 11. A. enemies B. friends C. conditions D. helps
( ) 12. A. Which B. It C. What D. These
( ) 13. A. easy B. willing C. difficult D. terrifying
( ) 14. A. effort B. mark C. damage D. effect
( ) 15. A. smile B. cry C. shout D. talk
( ) 16. A. attack B. listen to C. change D. interview
( ) 17. A. encourage B. defeat C. train D. stop
( ) 18. A. war B. peace C. fight D. talk
( ) 19. A. arranged B. reached C. seated D. loaded
( ) 20. A. create B. invent C. seek D. protect
Once again, science supports what your grandmother told you: A good night's sleep helps your body fight a cold.
People who averaged fewer than seven hours of sleep per 1 in the weeks before being exposed to the cold virus were nearly three times2 likely to get sick as those who3 eight hours or more, a new study found.
Researchers used frequent telephone4 to track the sleep5 of more than 150 men and women aged 21 to 55 over the course of a few weeks. Then they6 the subjects to the virus, quarantined them for five days and kept7 of who got sick.
8 sleeping more, sleeping better also seemed to9 the body fight illness: Patients who fared better on a measure10 as 'sleep efficiency' - the percentage of time in bed that you're actually sleeping - were also11 likely to get sick.
The results held12 even after researchers13 for variables such as body-mass index, age, sex, smoking and pre-existing antibodies to the14 .
15 your grandmother, the researchers aren't exactly sure16 sleeping better makes you less likely to17 a cold. But they18 take a stab at the answer: 'Sleep disturbance influences the regulation of proinflammatory cytokines（促炎细胞因子）, histamines, and other symptom mediators that are released in response to infection.' In plain English, maybe tossing and turning when you're19 with the cold virus20 to the symptoms that define a cold.
The researchers were based at Carnegie Mellon, the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Virginia, and the study was funded by the National Institutes of Health.
( ) 1. A. day B. night C. week D. month
( ) 2. A. more B. as C. less D. same
( ) 3. A. occurred B. worked C. averaged D. longed
( ) 4. A. interviews B. reports C. announcements D. demands
( ) 5. A. hobbies B. quality C. progress D. habits
( ) 6. A. exposed B. placed C. protected D. prayed
( ) 7. A. touch B. check C. track D. reward
( ) 8. A. Except B. Besides C. Within D. Through
( ) 9. A. benefit B. guard C. help D. assist
( ) 10. A. known B. acted C. appointed D. classified
( ) 11. A. more B. less C. far D. totally
( ) 12. A. ideal B. false C. actual D. true
( ) 13. A. adopted B. adjusted C. enlarged D. employed
( ) 14. A. bodies B. cells C. virus D. medicines
( ) 15. A. Like B. As C. Against D. By
( ) 16. A. What B. When C. Where D. Why
( ) 17. A. develop B. form C. fight D. prevent
( ) 18. A. did B. often C. do D. never
( ) 19. A. infected B. surrounded C. limited D. attached
( ) 20. A. pulls B. promotes C. speeds D. contributes
Like poorly managed stress, anger that isn’t handled in a healthy way can be not only uncomfortable, but even damaging to one’s health and personal life. Consider the following research on anger:
One study from the University of Washington School of Nursing studied 1 problems in husbands and wives. Researchers cited(引用) previous evidence that anger problems and depressive symptoms have been linked to all major2 of death, but found that wives specifically found a greater association between anger and3 of depression,4 men tended to instead experience an5 between anger and health problems.
According to a study from Ohio State University, those who had less control over their anger6 to heal more slowly from wounds. Researchers gave blisters(起疱膏) to 98 participants and found that, after 8 days, those who had less control over their anger also tended to be7 healers.8 , those participants also tended to have more cortisol (a stress hormone) in their system during the blistering procedure,9 that they may be more stressed by difficult situations as well.
10 study from Harvard School of Public Health studied hostility(敌对行为) in men and found that those with11 rates of hostility not only had poorer pulmonary functioning (breathing problems), but experienced higher rates of decline as they aged.
Research with children and12 shows that anger13 is important for the younger set as well. Findings showed that youth who cope inappropriately with their anger are at greater14 for problem-ridden(受…支配的) interpersonal relationships. Their15 is also at risk; those who cope poorly with anger tend to have more negative16 when it comes to both mental and general health. This highlights the fact that anger management is an important skill to17 early.
These are just a few of the many studies linking anger to18 and emotional health problems, from the obvious to the19 . Because poorly managed anger presents such a significant problem in so many areas of life, it’s important to take steps toward learning and using healthy anger management techniques in daily life,20 stress management techniques.
( ) 1. A. anger B. health C. emotion D. spirit
( ) 2. A. causes B. effects C. excuses D. factors
( ) 3. A. times B. results C. influences D. symptoms
( ) 4. A. but B. if C. while D. though
( ) 5. A. appreciation B. attention C. association D. attraction
( ) 6. A. prepared B. addicted C. accustomed D. tended
( ) 7. A. faster B. more C. slower D. quicker
( ) 8. A. As well as B. In addition C. Except D. What’s worse
( ) 9. A. predicting B. promising C. expecting D. suggesting
( ) 10. A. Other B. More C. Another D. The other
( ) 11. A. higher B. lower C. thicker D. fewer
( ) 12. A. adults B. adolescents C. elders D. citizens
( ) 13. A. development B. management C. argument D. engagement
( ) 14. A. chance B. choice C. rate D. risk
( ) 15. A. body B. feeling C. health D. emotion
( ) 16. A. outcomes B. meanings C. effects D. pains
( ) 17. A. recite B. learn C. understand D. explore
( ) 18. A. facial B. spiritual C. psychological D. physical
( ) 19. A. unperfected B. unexpected C. unprotected D. uncovered
( ) 20. A. along with B. along side C. as with D. for with