Christmas may be the time of year for giving and spending time with loved ones, but not everyone feels an overwhelming sense of joy when festivities begin. Thousands of Reddit users have revealed the things they hate about Christmas.
PETER: It causes a heavy financial burden.
“Having to spend a substantial (大量的、实质的) amount of money on family members. I have to buy gifts for my grandparents, my parents, my siblings, my wife’s parents and her siblings, the dogs...and one cousin, because we do Secret Santa amongst the cousins. I love Christmas, but it costs me too much!”
MCCAIN: Exams ruin everything.
“In the UK we have our exams in January so that your Christmas holiday can be used to study. I didn’t have an enjoyable break until I finished university.”
SUSAN: Awkward family gatherings.
“Having everyone point out that I’m still single at family gatherings as if I’m unaware.”
JANET: Choosing presents.
“I don’t really want items anymore, so I don’t expect anything on Christmas, but I am expected to give gifts, but I usually just don’t know what to give.”
ELIZABATH: Shopping hell.
“I hate the way people act when shopping for Christmas. It’s almost like Black Friday every weekend at the big stores.”
JACKSON: Feeling like you have to buy presents.
“The pressure of buying gifts. Can’t we just enjoy each other’s company without comparing who bought the better stuff?”
Mr Green: Christmas jingles.
“I pretty much can’t stand most Christmas music.”
Prof Smith: It’s too commercial.
“The commercialization of it. Even as an atheist (无神论者), I think the Christ part has been taken out of it.”
Dr Martin: Putting up decorations too early.
“People put up Christmas decorations way before Christmas.”
CAROL: The office Christmas party.
“My office Christmas party. We have to pay to go and it’s so boring. Saying that you don’t want to attend is like pulling teeth.”
1.Who is possibly forced into a marriage?
A.Dr. Martin. B.JACKSON.
C.SUSAN. D.PETER.
2.What do JACKSON and JANET have in common?
A.They hate to spend much money on Christmas gifts.
B.They have to give gifts to everyone in the family.
C.They are happy to compare gifts while purchasing.
D.They are faced with the problems caused by gift giving.
3.What do we know from the passage?
A.Exams follow the Christmas holiday in Britain.
B.Christmas music makes too much noise.
C.People are clear about what Christmas gifts to buy.
D.Colleagues enjoy their office Christmas parties a lot.
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When I was young, I used to spend lots of time watch TV. Whenever I got home, all I wanted to do were to turn on the TV. My parents were disappointing with me and didn't allow me to watch TV, so I quarreled to them frequently at that time. Not until a class party I realize I was wrong. At that party each student has to give a performance. All of my classmate had something to perform it except me. I ended up telling a joke at the party, what really embarrassed me. Since then I've attended various classes, such as guitar and dancing. Now, I'm glad I've learned something meaningfully and made many friends.
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New cars sold in Europe after May 2022 will be required to have 1. variety of new safety technologies. New safety rules from the European Union will require new cars to have ''intelligent speed assistance" systems as standard equipment. Besides, all cars will be fitted with breathalyzers （呼吸分析器）2. won't allow driving if the driver has drunk too much alcohol. 3.（help） avoid accidents, cars must also have 4.（advance） systems to monitor the driver's attention levels.
Around 25,000 people 5.（kill） each year on Europe's roads, and most accidents are caused by human error. The European Commission has announced the new rules recently, 6.（say）intelligent speed limiters alone can 7.（effective） reduce road deaths.
There has been a mixed reaction to the new safety technologies. The European Union said the technologies would make driving much 8.（safe）. It said, “With the new technologies, we can have the same kind of impact （影响）as when safety belts were first introduced. "It added the new safety technologies could save up to 10,500 lives and avoid up to 60, 000 serious 9.（injury） by the year 2030. But many drivers are unhappy with the technologies. They thought 10. would be more dangerous to employ them, since driving requires human judgment.
Growing up, we are constantly reminded that young people are the most affected by technology. We prefer to __ our friends in the same room rather than make eye-contact with them. We ___using heart-eye emojis （表情符号）to tell someone we fancy them, _____ spelling it out. Numerous studies show us our social media _______ However, we should at least consider that it's not only us young ones any more.
There's a rise of mothers, who like to ______ pictures sharing their babies, lifestyles and feelings _____the way. While many teenagers are slowly leaving Facebook, our parents see it as a ______ to keep up with the society.
Parents' technology addiction is ____ affecting their children's behavior. 40% of mothers and 32% of fathers have ____ having phone addiction. This has led to a ____ fall in verbal interactions within families and even a ____ in mothers encouraging their children. People tend to switch their attention away from those around them to ____ their phones instead.
There is no denying that I get ____ when I receive “I'll be with you __ from a parent. All I want to do is ask one question, __ waiting until my father puts down his phone has become a ____ . We _ your children - know how addictive it can be and how difficult it is to _____ Maybe you should lead by __ and consider how much time you spend on the phone as well as how this is ____ your children and your relationship with them. Maybe in this way we can __ our addiction together.
1.A.seek B.meet C.choose D.text
2.A.favor B.advise C.practise D.avoid
3.A.apart from B.regardless of C.thanks to D.instead of
4.A.addition B.addiction C.trips D.tips
5.A.select B.find C.post D.develop
6.A.along B.in C.on D.by
7.A.appointment B.book C.home D.platform
8.A.negatively B.eventually C.immediately D.hardly
9.A.denied B.admitted C.allowed D.suggested
10.A.significant B.necessary C.new D.special
11.A.hope B.fault C.change D.decline
12.A.lock B.hide C.check D.repair
13.A.upset B.delighted C.skeptical D.annoyed
14.A.punctually B.shortly C.frequently D.formally
15.A.though B.but C.because D.or
16.A.root B.process C.practice D.service
17.A.add up B.switch off C.cheer up D.calm down
18.A.dream B.nature C.example D.technology
19.A.impacting B.infecting C.promoting D.impressing
20.A.pick up B.make up C.deal with D.gain from
During your first year in the workforce, you can expect to have a huge learning curve-not just about the details of your job, but about broader issues of how to manage your career and operate successfully in an office. How do you deal with difficult co-workers? Figure out if you're paid fairly? Understand what HR's difficult memos mean?
You'll keep mastering work skills throughout your career, 1.
2. It's pretty common to be intimidated （使失去信心）by company higher-ups or industry experts when you're just starting out in your career. But if you let yourself stay intimidated, it will keep you from forming relationships and that can hold you back professionally.
How to run a meeting. If you lose control of your meetings, let conversation go in any direction and don't start or finish on time, people will quickly begin to be afraid of attending any meetings you're running. 3., be willing to redirect the conversation when needed, take your starting and ending times seriously and make sure everyone is clear on next steps before you wrap up（圆满完成）.
What you're good at and what you're not so good at. 4. But if you've been working for most of your 20s, by the end of then you should have the information about what you're better at than others, what you're much better at than others, what you want to work on improving in and what you should probably avoid altogether.
Your reputation matters. Your reputation is what will let you avoid bad jobs and bad bosses and what will give you a safety net when you need to leave a job quickly or find a new one across the country. 5. and you should go above and beyond to build a reputation for excelling
A.How to talk to people much more senior than you
B.How to have a difficult conversation
C.Early in your career, it's normal not to know where you shine and where you don't
D.but here are some key things that you should know about work by the time you're 30
E.Instead, always have an agenda, be clear about what results you're aiming for
F.Usually that means being assertive（坚定而 自 信的）but not aggressive, calmly explaining the issue and being direct about what you need
G.That means you shouldn't leave a job without notifying your boss
