Chinese have a dream, ______ we devote ourselves to.
A．it B．that C．what D．one
I haven’t seen Sara since she was a little girl，and she has changed beyond _______ .
A．hearing B．strength C．recognition D．measure
Although badminton is my favorite sport，I am not ____ very good player.
A．the；a B．the；the C．／；a D．／；the
Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
1、生活中困难不可避免，面对困难需要信心…
2、试举一例说明信心在学习（考试、生活等）方面的作用…
3、你对困难的态度…
Smoking in indoor public places including public working place, public transportation vehicles and some other special outdoor working spaces has been banned in China since January 2011. Should smoking be banned in public places? Of course, it should be. First, banning smoking in public places will not only help in saving smokers from various kinds of heath conditions and diseases, but will also be beneficial for passive smokers.
Second, banning smoking in public places will put pressure on smokers to quit. Since a smoker is forbidden from smoking in public places, he will learn how to live without smoking a cigarette for long hours. Moreover, when a smoker doesn’t see anybody around him smoking or smelling of cigarette, it might reduce his urge to smoke too. Thus, people have to quit smoking as a result of smoking ban.
Smoking in public places influences nonsmokers to take up smoking, especially adolescents. Since teens are in an impressionable age, when they see people around them smoking, they get encouraged to try it and then it becomes a habit, increasing the incidence of teen smoking. Moreover, asthma(哮喘) and ear infections are commonly seen in children who live around smokers, so if it’s banned in public places, these places will become safe for children and teens, healthwise.
Looking from the economic point of view, since smoking is a major contributing factor to many diseases, it leads to absence from work. Moreover, employees who smoke tend to take breaks now and then to smoke, thus cutting back on their working hours. So, if employers want to increase work productivity and want to make sure that their employees remain healthy, they should ban and stop smoking in and around offices.
At last, smoking cigarettes adds to the pollution of the air, so if it is banned, it will help in saving the environment from further deterioration(恶化)．
1.According to the passage, in what situation do smokers reduce their urge to smoke? (No more than 11 words)
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2.Seen from the environmental point of view, why shouldn’t people smoke in public places? (No more than 7 words)
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3.How does smoking in and around offices affect work productivity? (No more than 13 words)
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4.What is the main idea of the passage？(No more than 8 words)
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Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered by using the information from the passage.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Learning to improve your focus is difficult, because you are talking long hours a day. However, if you break down your day into manageable time sections, it would be much easier to learn to improve your focus.
Focus, or concentration, is a skill that can be taught, so there are some exercises you can do to improve your focus.
Start with easy exercises like staring a picture on the wall for a few minutes without moving or talking. Once you learn how to block out your surroundings, your focus will improve.
Other mind exercises are internalizing (内化). This is when you imagine yourself in a desired situation, and then you work around your imagination. Actors and singers do this to block all distractions.
If this sounds a little strange, you could try making lists? List the things you need to accomplish for the morning, for the afternoon, and finally for the evening. For instance, if you have a dinner that evening, don’t arrange everything in the afternoon, and give yourself some time to relax before the guests arrive.
Another way to improve your focus is to take breaks. During your breaks, you should allow yourselves a drink or 30 minutes on TV. If you are having coffee breaks in your office, use this time wisely. Don’t spend it with your co-worker talking about problems. Your breaks should be as quiet as possible.
The reason why you lose focus so easily is that you have too much on your minds. Of course, it could also be because you are bored with nothing to do all day. A good balance between a too relaxed brain and an overly active brain is a desirable situation. Improving your focus also mean knowing what you can do and being confident about doing it well.
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1. to improve your focus |
●Staring at a picture |
Staring at a wall picture for a few minutes 2. to learn to block out surroundings |
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●Internalizing |
Concentrating on imagining a potentially stressful work place to block 3. |
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Dividing a day into 5. , and arranging time for relaxation as well |
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●Taking breaks |
Wisely using time to have a drink, watch TV instead of 6. |
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7. for losing focus |
● 8. on minds |
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●Doing nothing all day |
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Conclusion |
●Being 9. between extremely relaxed brain and too active brain ●Improving your focus means knowing 10. and being confident about doing it well. |
