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Our modern world is founded on science and on technology too, which is the ______ (apply) of science to everyday affairs. Almost everything we do __
___ (depend) on our modern devices such as automobiles, record players and TV sets, and these ___
__ turn depend on scientific principles. Our future will depend on computers, robots, nuclear power and rockets ships, all of __
___ only make sense if we understand science.
If a person does not understand ____ makes these things work, they might as well be magic. People without ___
__ understanding of science live in a world that makes no sense. They might say, “So what? All I want to do is ___
___ (make) a living, have a family and look at the scenery”. They may find this is not so easy. Surely, it will be ___
____(increase) important, as the years pass, for people to understand science if they are going to be expected to help make ____
__ (intelligence) decisions about how to use science to save the world and not to destroy it.
That is __ __ it is important to study science even if one is not going to be a scientist.
The Internet is an amazing information resource. Students, teachers, and researchers use it as ___ investigative tool. Journalists use it to find information for stories. Doctors use it to learn more about unfamiliar diseases and the
_ (late) medical development. Ordinary people use it for shopping, banking, bill-paying, and communicating with family and friends. People all over the world use it to connect with individuals from
countries and cultures. However, __
____there are many positive developments __
__ (associate) with the Internet, there are also certain fears and concerns. _
__ concern relates to a lack of control over__
__ appears on the Internet. With television and radio there are editors to check the accuracy or appropriateness of the content of programs, and with television there are
(restrict限制) on what kinds of programs can
_ (broadcast) and at what times of the day. With the Internet, parents cannot check a published guide to determine what is suitable __
__ their children to see.
We may find ourselves in many situations, where we discover or learn something that matters for us. But somehow, it really makes no___(different). So what can be done？__
__(benefit) from each experience in a learning environment, you need to answer these 3 questions：
What have I learnt or discovered? Most of us___(easy) answer this question. We just list__
__learning points that matter to us. At this stage we are rarely sure of why，_
__we simply don't express it.So what does it mean to me? This question _
__(help) us to express how important the learning points are and why_
__are important.
And now what do I do with this? This last question is the__important because this is the one that helps us to use the learning. It turns the theory into practice.
___doing so, you'll surprise yourself how much these simple questions change the way you learn greatly. Over the coming weeks and months, you'll notice how much you immediately apply __
_you've learnt and also how much it opens up your perceptions(洞察力) of everyday life.
In our life, we have rarely expressed our gratitude to the ones who have lived with us. In fact, we don’t have to wait ______ anniversaries to thank the ones close to us----the ones so
______ (easy) overlooked. If I have learned anything about giving thanks, it is to“give it now!” Saying thanks is such
______ easy way to increase the world’s happiness.
Of course, there are times ______ you can’t express gratitude immediately. In that case don’t let embarrassment sink you into
_______ (silent) ----speak up the firs
t time you have the chance.
Once a young minister, Mark Brian, ______ (send) to a remote parish of Kwakiutl Indians in British Columbia. The Indians, he had been told, did not have a word for “thank you”. But Brian soon found that these people had exceptional generosity. Instead of
______ (say) thanks, it is their custom to return every favor with a favor of their own, and every kindness with an equal or superior kindness. They do their thanks.
I wonder ______ we had no words in our vocabulary for thank you, would we do a
_______ (good) job of communicating our gratitude? Would we be more sensitive, more
_______ (include) ourselves.
David：You look so sad today, Lucy．What’s wrong with you?
Lucy：I quarreled with my husband this morning.
David：How come? You (get) on quite well these years，right ?
Lucy：He has recently got into the bad habit of smoking，believing that smoking is enjoyment．And I’m afraid his health will become worse
he doesn’t give it up．
David：I think you can find some ways (help) him kick the bad habit．
Lucy：He always wants to quit，it seems that he has been too addicted to smoking．David，can you help me?
David：Try to get his attention (take)away when he wants to smoke．For example, you can let him eat some biscuits instead when he wants to smoke．You can also try electronic cigarettes
are said to contain no harmful chemicals．Remember, don’t expect him to give up smoking all at once．In other
．decrease the number slowly．Let him smoke
(little) day by day, and then he might be able to quit smoking for ever．
Lucy：Sounds great! I will try it at once．
David: By the way, I know a man who has (success) quit smoking. You can turn to him for advice if necessary．
How to learn a foreign language? Here are some tips for you.
Spend the time! The time you spend on a language, the faster you will learn. This means listening, reading, writing, speaking, and studying words and phrases. This means finding
(特别的) ways to spend as much as time
(体会) the language you are learning as possible.
Listen and read every day! Listen w you are on your MP3 player. Read what you are listening to. Listen to and read things that you like, things that you can m
understand, or even partly understand.
Take (责任) for your own learning! If you do want to learn the language, take control. Choose content of interest that you want to listen and read. Pay
(注意) to the words and phrases that you need to understand. Do not w
for someone else to show you the language. Talk when you feel like it. Write when you feel like it.
Relax and enjoy ! Do not worry about what you cannot remember, or cannot yet understand. It does not matter. You are learning and improving. The language will
(逐渐) become much clearer in your brain. So sit back and enjoy.