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阅读下面短文，然后用60个单词左右概括短文的要点。

Getting rid of dirt, in the opinion of most people, is a good thing. However, there is nothing fixed about attitudes to dirt.

In the early 16th century, people thought that dirt on the skin was a means to block out disease, as medical opinion had it that washing off dirt with hot water could open up the skin and let ills in. A particular danger was thought to lie in public baths. By 1538, the French king had closed the bath houses in his kingdom. So did the king of England in 1546. Thus began a long time when the rich and the poor in Europe lived with dirt in a friendly way. Henry IV, King of France, was famously dirty. Upon learning that a nobleman had taken a bath, the king ordered that, to avoid the attack of disease, the nobleman should not go out.

Though the belief in the advantage of dirt was long-lived, dirt has no longer been regarded as a nice neighbor ever since the 18th century. Scientifically speaking, cleaning away dirt is good to health. Clean water supply and hand washing are practical means of preventing disease. Yet, it seems that standards of cleanliness have moved beyond science since World War Ⅱ. Advertisements repeatedly sell the idea; clothes need to be whiter than white, cloths ever softer, surfaces to shine. Has the hate for dirt, however, gone too far?

Attitudes to dirt still differ hugely nowadays. Many first-time parents nervously try to warn their children off touching dirt, which might be responsible for the spread of disease. On the contrary, Mary Ruebush, an American immunologist (免疫学家), encourages children to play in the dirt to build up a strong immune system. And the latter position is gaining some reason.

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假设你是李华，你所在学校拟在下周开一个  “如何高效地学习英语”  的讲座。请你根据以下要点给史密斯教授写一封信， 邀请他给学生做这次讲座。 信的内容包括 ：

讲座目的：让学生了解英语学习策略；

讲座内容：如何高效学习英语 , 如何提高学习英语的兴趣 , 如何自主学习；

讲座时间：1小时 30 分钟左右。 参考词汇 : 策略 strategy

注意:1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Professor Smith,

Our school is planning to have a lecture on how to

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Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua

阅读下面短文,在空格处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

World Read Aloud Day is celebrated each year on the first Wednesday of March. It 1. (start) by the LitWorld.org website in 2010 and has now reached 65 countries. The aim is to encourage people worldwide who cannot read to enjoy the benefits of a book. The website asks everyone 2. (celebrate) the day by taking a book, finding an audience, and reading out aloud. It is about taking action to show the world that the right to read and write 3. (belong) to all people.

The website asks 4.（visit） to join in the movement to reduce 5.  number of illiterate（不识字的）people in the world. It is 6. (absolute) necessary to help those who cannot read. The website says, “It’s time to start by reading aloud to 7. might like it. Share a book with a child who might need it, share a story with someone who would treasure it, listen patiently 8. someone else’s story as they share with you.” The United Nations says, “Literacy involves a variety of learning in enabling individuals to achieve their goals, to develop their knowledge, 9. to participate fully in society.” In that way, World Read Aloud Day does help make a 10.(different).

    Our younger son, Tim, was in his senior year of high school. Every student is madly trying to get good _______ and complete college applications. There was an essay he had to write and the _______was drawing near. We’re good parents. We do our best at keeping our_______ shut - whenever possible. Tim knew what he should do, but he had a tendency to _______ anything. Weekend homework was never done until Sunday night, no matter how much free time there might have been.

I knew I shouldn’t _______ him, but I really worried. So I said in an offhand (随便的) way, “By the way, Tim, have you worked on that essay you’re _______ to do?” Tim, in his _______way, looked at me and said, “Mom, your anxiety is not going to make me get it done any faster” - a line that has been _______ in family memory forever. Tim hit on something that seems _______ truer today than when he first said it. Our anxiety doesn’t make us faster or more efficient. ________, it simply makes us more anxious.

It seems so ________, and yet, something I easily forget. When I closed my eyes on the subway train, my anxiety was the first thing to ________. It was surprisingly loud: “You need to do this! Have you worried about that? What about that?” I ________ to open my eyes quickly, take out my phone and send an email ________ put down something in my calendar. I forgot I should deal with my anxiety rather than be ________ by it.

We should keep our anxiety under ________.How can we have the courage to face ________ if we worry about this and that? When our anxiety comes up, we should keep our eyes closed and say to ourselves that ________ will be much better and we can make it through. As long as we ________ dealing with anxiety every day, it will become less and less till it disappears ________.

1.A.grades B.comments C.salaries D.jobs

2.A.competition B.meeting C.deadline D.celebration

3.A.eyes B.hearts C.doors D.mouth

4.A.worry about B.put off C.note down D.figure out

5.A.blame B.confuse C.urge D.help

6.A.allowed B.supposed C.advised D.forced

7.A.wise B.new C.simple D.strange

8.A.repeated B.preserved C.copied D.ignored

9.A.yet B.even C.ever D.never

10.A.Fortunately B.Partly C.Actually D.Originally

11.A.easy B.natural C.terrible D.obvious

12.A.speak B.act C.remember D.lose

13.A.managed B.refused C.used D.agreed

14.A.or B.unless C.after D.before

15.A.bothered B.reminded C.attracted D.hurt

16.A.observation B.protection C.control D.pressure

17.A.opportunities B.realities C.others D.difficulties

18.A.something B.anything C.nothing D.everything

19.A.mind B.practise C.enjoy D.finish

20.A.quickly B.exactly C.apparently D.completely

    Every day can be a fresh, new beginning—this is very important if you had a difficult day before. By starting with some preparations, you can face the problems of the day in a good mood(心情). 1.

Exercise. Exercising is one of the best methods to start your day for your mind as well as the body. 2. In addition, it also reduces stress and improves your metabolism(新陈代谢). So go for a walk, go for a bike ride, or go to the gym in the morning.

Organize yourself. 3.Make a to-do list and try to follow it. It will keep you organized(有条理的) and make your day easier. However, make sure that your to-do list is manageable. There are only so many things you can do in a day.

Smile. Starting your day by acting the way you want to feel can help you be in a good mood.4.The easiest thing to do is smile. Just smile because you are alive and you can. Watch or listen to something humorous so you can laugh. It makes you feel positive and really good about yourself and the world that surrounds you.

Keep important items in the same place. To make mornings less busy, start a habit keeping your important items in a place easy to reach.5.This way, you are never looking for that lost item when you are running behind.

A. Write down the tasks for the day.

B. Try other actions to get yourself to feel happier.

C. Try some of the following tips to start your day right.

D. Put your keys, wallet, purse, and other important items there.

E. Instead of rushing through the rooming, go slow and take your time.

F. It increases brain's working speed, which can help you get a jump-start on the day.
G. If you feel angry or tired, do something physical to make yourself feel happy.