Shetriedtoavoid（tomeet/meeting-优题课

﹣How much is the watch？

﹣It's ten　　（dollar）．

Qu Dongyu is　　 official（官员） of the United Nations， who is from Yongzhou．

In the year of 2020， the coronavirus（新冠病毒）out broke（爆发）all over the world． A lot of people suffered from（遭受……折磨）a fever or a cough． Don't be afraid． Here is some advice to help you protect yourself．

Wash your hands． You need to wash your hands with soap and water before you eat， after you use the toilet， and after you touch animals， because your hands may carry viruses （病毒）．Cover your nose and mouth． When someone sneezes（打喷嚏）or coughs，the viruses can travel as far as one meter through the air，so you'd better stand a proper distance while talking to someone who has a cold． And always cover your mouth and nose with a piece of paper when you sneeze or cough，and then clean your hands． Wear a mask（口罩）． Some doctors say that masks can stop the virus as much as 80%， but if you don't wash your hands often， it's no use wearing a mask． So it's necessary to wear the mask in the groups of people．

Do sports often． Exercises will help make your body strong enough to resist（抵抗）the virus．

How to protect yourself from the corona virus
Wash your hands．	● （1）　　you eat． ● After you use the toilet． ● After you（2）　　．
Cover your nose and mouth．	● When someone sneezes or coughs， you'd better stand a proper distance while talking to someone． ● Always cover your nose and mouth with a piece of（3）　　 when you sneeze or cough．
（4）　　．	It's necessary to wear the mask in the groups of people． Masks can stop the virus as much as 80%
Do sports often．	Exercises will help make your body（5）　　enough to resist the virus．

Almost everyone has his own hobby． My hobby is reading． When I was young， I didn't have any hobbies． I always watched TV at home all day and my parents were（1）　　about me．

One day， my father took me to my aunt's home． When I got there， I saw my cousin（2）　　in his room． I ran to him and said， "Reading books is so boring． Why not go out to play games？ That's more（3）　　． "

"I don't think so． Reading is really interesting， and also I can get a lot of（4）　　from my books． " Then my cousin asked me some questions， but I couldn't（5）　　most of them． He was two years younger than me， but he（6）　　 much more． My face turned red．

That day he told me many interesting stories． I lost myself in his（7）　　 From then on， I became interested in reading． Now I have a room（8）　　 books． In my free time， I'm happy to be（9）　　and read the books． I do well in my subjects because of all the books I've read， and I'm especially good at（10）　　． I have won many prizes in writing competitions． That makes me feel very proud．

（1）A． excited	B． scared	C． worried
（2）A． singing	B． reading	C． playing
（3）A． important	B． interesting	C． surprising
（4）A． activities	B． programs	C． knowledge
（5）A． receive	B． repeat	C． answer
（6）A． told	B． knew	C． took
（7）A． hobbies	B． books	C． stories
（8）A． full of	B． short of	C． opposite of
（9）A． lazy	B． late	C． alone
（10）A． writing	B． English	C． P． E．

Here are some tips that can help you have a few moments of quiet in your day．

1． Make it a priority （优先的事物）．Like brushing your teeth or taking a shower， 10 minutes of quiet time a day is part of taking care of your body and cultivating （陶冶） your spirit．

2． Teach the people you live with about quiet time． No television or computer or music．This is the time to read or play or create art一alone．Tell the people around you about the importance of quiet and lead by example． Then they'" begin to support you and enjoy it as well．

3．Use the spaces in between．I seldom have the radio on in the car when I'm driving alone．When I'm waiting for an appointment （约会），I'm seldom texting or talking．I just enjoy the quiet before the appointment．

4．Create at least our daily activity that needs quiet．Go for a run without carphones．Take a long bath，or a shower before bead My morning coffee is a time of enjoying quiet When I know I've got a very busy day ahead．I'll get up 15 minutes early just to drink coffee alone in the quiet．

Creating pockets of quiet is a powerful way to make your life full of energy．You'll feel better to manage the challenges of your day．

（1）What is the passage about？

（2）Why should you have 10 minutes of quiet tine every day？

（3）How can you get support for quiet from the people around you？

（4）According o the text， which daily activity do you like best to get quiet？

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（5）Why is it a powerful way to create pockets of quiet？

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