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To get a doctorate (博士) degree is not an easy thing. It's even (1) for a person who has cerebral palsy (脑瘫). But Zhang Dakui made it.
Zhang, 32, was born in a poor family in Henan. When he was little, a fever gave him cerebral palsy. At the age of 6, he could no longer stand up. His parents tied two bamboo sticks between two trees. Day after day, he held the sticks to practice(2) . No matter heavy snow, tears or pains, he stuck to doing that.(3) could stop him. At 9, he was able to walk with the help of a walking stick. He overcame all the difficulties at school. In 2006, he became a graduate student. His dreams (4) him further. He hoped to get a doctorate degree, but most professors (教授) turned him down after hearing about his illness. Finally, Professor Fan Xiaozhong from Beijing Institute of Technology opened a door for Zhang. "I won't treat you (5) . If you can pass the exams all by (6) , you can study with me for your doctor's courses, Fan said. Zhang passed all the exams. "I'm not as strong as you think. I just work hard on what I should do and what I can do. Only great efforts can change our (7) ," Zhang said.
Some people seem to be born happy. Nothing seems to get them down. However, some people seem to have everything going well but they still do not seem to be happy. (1) .
◆ Listen to music
Music is good for people,(2) Light music can help us relax; some pop music can make us feel happy. You can listen to it, or take up playing an instrument in your spare time.
◆Have a pet
You may not have a pet of your own, but pets are so good at making people happy. (3)
Some pets are lovely and some need exercise, which is helpful to you, too.
◆ Stay fit and healthy
Try to keep fit and healthy by exercising every day. (4) The great thing about exercise is that it helps release(释放) chemicals and these chemicals make you feel happy!
◆ (5) .
Often it is the small things that make people happy. Being kind and smiling at people in your daily life can make others happy, and at the same time, it will also build happiness for you.
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A. Be kind and smile
B. Be active and happy
C. Exercise can keep you happy.
D. There are different kinds of it.
E. Many reasons can explain why people like to have pets.
F. One thing is for sure that money cannot make a person happy.
G. No matter who you are, you can build happiness by doing the following things.
We all know that a good night's rest helps us stay healthy. After we sleep for 7 or 8 hours in bed and (1) up next morning, our mind is better prepared to memorize and learn something.
But what about getting a rest during the middle of the day?
Scientists say, "Short periods of sleep, napping(小睡), may help learning and memory. Napping
can help young children learn better. It can (2) help older people remember longer."
Take China as an example. Chinese people are used to napping after lunch.
Recently researchers made a survey among nearly 3, 000 Chinese people over 65 years old. The researchers asked them (3) they napped and for how long. They found that about 60 percent of them took a nap and they napped for 60 to 90 minutes. The research shows that napping for about an hour is the best.
However, these are the findings for those (4) the age of 65. Doctors say that napping for about an hour may be too (5) for young and healthy people. And they believe that half an hour is enough to (6) young and healthy people from feeling tired. By doing so, (7) will help them stay awake.
Doctors also say, "If you have trouble falling asleep at (8) , take a daytime nap for less than 45 minutes and don't nap after 3 p. m. in the afternoon."
As we are growing up, we really need advice from adults. Here are three people talking about
their experiences.
Jasper, 26, actor
You're not alone.
Sometimes when you're a teenager, you feel as if you're all alone and there's(1) you can talk to. Do you know twenty to thirty percent of teenagers in the US have a hard(2) going through the period? They feel lonely and sad. I think life is so much easier if you(3) your troubles with others. I regret that I didn't take the advice when someone gave it to me.
Steve, 27, teacher
Your teachers only want what's best for you.
When I was in school, I never thought I'd become a teacher. I acted badly in class,and feel (4) about that now. I love my job and I know how challenging it is, so I hope kids can show their teachers more respect(尊重).I hope kids can (5) that teachers push them to do their best and not just to give them a hard time.
Anna,29,doctor
Money doesn't grow on trees.
When I was a teenager ,I never learned (6) to save money.I just spent it! My parents gave me everything I wanted, but I realize now they spent little (7) themselves. Now I wish I knew more about planning my money, and I am not the only one! It seems that today's teenagers know about money planning even less (8) me years ago. I do wish they could lean about it earlier.
Do you have any bobbies?If students don't have any interest except school work,they may (80) boring people.And that can influence their studies.
Studying (81) relaxing isn't good for health.We can't get good grades (82) we have bad health.We should make use of our free time.We should do (83) we like.Some people like singing,(84) photos and drawing pictures.Other people prefer collecting stamps,reading or shopping.I have a few hobbies,but my favorite one is collecting stamps.
I like it best (85) I can learn a lot of things from stamps.
Some people collect stamps because they can make money from the stamps.But I am just (86) in collecting them and enjoy looking at them when I am free.
Stamp collecting is becoming more and more popular all over the (87) .I know an Australian boy and a French sin through the Internet.They all like collecting stamps.We show our stamps to each other online.That's is so cool.
There is a seed(种子).He is so small that nobody wants to look at him.(61)
One day,a wind brings him to a field in the sun.He looks around and a spatter of rain comes to him.Then he grows up.Four years later,a man sits under him.The man says,"Thank you for this.(62) .
"What are you talking about?"the seed asks.(63) No one speaks to him like that.
"Who is this?"the man asks.
"It's me.I'm a seed."
"A seed?"the man looks at the big tree."(64) You are a tree,a big tree!"
"Really?"
"Yes! People come here to have a rest under your shade(树荫)."
Hearing this,the seed,now a tree,is very happy."Oh! That means I'm not a small seed anymore.(65) Wow!Everybody comes to me for my shade because I am a big tree now!"
A.I can help people.
B.You are not a seed.
C.The man feels unhappy.
D.I really need some rest.
E.The seed is planted in a field.
F.He thinks the man is laughing at him.
G.So the seed doesn't think he is important.