A motivational strategy that parents can employ with their kids, is to frame tasks and responsibilities in the context of what the end benefit is for them．I call this strategy WIIFM （"What's in it for me?" ）．
When a teen can combine an understanding of WIIFM with a sense of passion about achieving a goal, barriers will start to fall away．At our teen summer camps, we arrange an event near the end of the 10-day session that helps campers identify an important life goal and mentally break through their biggest barrier to achieving the goal． We pass around 12-by-12-inch pine boards．We tell campers that this activity is not about breaking a piece of wood．It's about how you can get what you want in your life．It's about breaking
barriers to grab on to your goals．
They have the power to break through any barrier．It has nothing to do with body size or physical condition．The skinniest, smallest teens will break through the board almost as easily as the big ones．
We talk to the campers about the reasons they might have had for not reaching their goals in the past．Maybe they got lazy and decided it wasn't worth the effort．Maybe they failed and let their fear of failure hold them back．But this exercise is about putting the past where it belongs．Today is about making new choices．
By this point in the program, we ask them to think of the goal they've set or themselves and write their goals on the boards．Then they write the possible obstacles which may hold them back on the opposite sides．An inch of pine now stands between them and their dreams．
The facilitators and their teammates gather around．The support is strong．One by one, they break through the barriers and grab their goals! All around us teens are laughing, crying, hugging, and holding up the broken pieces of their boards．The confidence shown on their faces is beautiful．
While arranging such an activity in one's home is almost unrealistic for parents, the value of helping a teen break through a personal hairier simply by being there as moral support can not be overestimated．More help for parents in the form of videos and articles is available at our website, in our blogs and in a monthly e-newsletter．
1.The 12-by-12-inch pine boards are used as ______．
A．materials to test one's muscles B．signs of goals in one's life
C．assessments to show one's progress D．symbols of barriers in one's life
2.We can learn from the passage that through the event the campers ______．
A．become hard-working B．get moral support
C．gain confidence D．set right goals
3.Which is the best title for the passage?
A．The Power of WIIFM B．What's in It for Me
C．The Importance of Goals D．Motivational Strategies
4.The passage is intended for ______．
A．teens B．parents C．campers D．tutors
Dash of Hope
"Dash" is a symbol which represents every day we've spent alive on earth．Therefore, how you spend your "dash" is important．
Recently I 36 about a little girl named Hope．After learning more about her life, I couldn't help but feel it was not by 37 , nor happenstance, that she had been named "Hope"．The strong feeling of sympathy and generosity 38 in her young heart made a lasting impression on me and countless others． 39 I never had the opportunity to meet her, I wish I had．It seems as though she was wise beyond her tender years and very, very special．
Hope was a twelve-year-old girl who was 40 a "wish" in early December 2010 by the "Make-A-Wish" Foundation after being 41 that she had a rare type of bone cancer．However, when she found out that more than 150 42 in her area were waiting for their wishes to be granted （实现） , she unselfishly used her wish to 43 that those children have their wishes granted．She also asked tW it be done 44 January 16, 2011．Unfortunately, however, the organization informed her that her 45 request could not be granted as the funds （资金） were simply 46 ．They calculated that they would need to raise more than one 47 dollars in thirty days in order to grant her wish． 48 , but not discouraged, she turned her disappointment into an enthusiasm that inspired caring 49 to take up helping grant the wishes of the other children, and eventually 50 as well．Newspaper columnists and reporters for radio and TV stations 51 the story of this caring young girl who had 52 the hearts of so many and as word spread, the community was challenged．Committees were fanned and schools, corporations and various organizations assisted in 53 money to help make Hope's dream come true．
Her efforts were not in vain as they continue to help others, not only 54 , but spiritually and emotionally as well．At the gathering to celebrate her life, "A Celebration of Hope" on January 16, 2011 , the 55 was made that they had indeed received donations totaling more than one million dollars．Her wish had been granted!
1.A．heard B．thought C．cared D．talked
2.A．coincidence B．independence C．convenience D．intelligence
3.A．lost B．carried C．expected D．housed
4.A．Until B．Unless C．Though D．If
5.A．expressed B．offered C．made D．sent
6.A．recognized B．informed C．reminded D．understood
7.A．children B．citizens C．villagers D．relatives
8.A．suggest B．ask C．arrange D．order
9.A．for B．to C．on D．by
10.A．final B．formal C．simple D．noble
11.A．unbearable B．unbelievable C．unavailable D．uncomfortable
12.A．thousand B．hundred C．million D．billion
13.A．Disappointed B．Surprised C．Worried D．Embarrassed
14.A．committees B．individuals C．corporations D．organizations
15.A．theirs B．ours C．hers D．yours
16.A．wrote B．read C．broadcast D．shared
17.A．touched B．examined C．won D．opened
18.A．finding B．spending C．raising D．borrowing
19.A．perfectly B．physically C．healthily D．thankfully
20.A．proposal B．decision C．conclusion D．announcement
If people ______virtual reality holidays, we ______ on an around-the-world tour．
A．invent; go B．invented; had gone
C．invent; have gone D．invented; would go
University of Cambridge, ______ in 1209, is home to a great number of outstanding figures．
A．found B．founding C．founded D．to be founded
Advertising can influence consumers' moods, ______, in turn, can influence consumers' reactions to products．
A．that B．which C．where D．when
—What is an ideal team leader like?
—He ______ be responsible, determined and creative．
A．can B．may C．would D．should
