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Rules for a Happier, Healthier You
No one would ever say that they want to live a miserable life --- it’s just not something that anyone would wish. 1. What’s the secret to having a happy life? What are the rules to live by? If you’re looking to improve your life, here are some rules you should live by.
1. Find the Bright Side
Tragedy can strike at anytime and it’s only human nature to react by getting upset. 2. If you’re strong enough to find the bright side, you’ll find that you will have grown as an individual.
2. Adjust Your Expectations
It’s okay to lean on others and ask for help. 3. To have a happy and healthy life, we must find strength within and be our own change. 4. Other people cannot be responsible for making you happy --- only you can do that.
3. Carry out a Healthy Life
Living a healthy life doesn’t necessarily mean you have to overhaul（大修）your diet and exercise regiment, but it does mean that you must make healthy living decisions. If you are physically fit --- meaning you’re not overweight and feel good about your overall appearance, 5.
Climate change will bring greater extremes in weather, the Government’s chief scientific adviser has warned as he called for action to deal with global warming. Professor Sir John Beddington says the effects of climate change on the weather are already being felt in the UK.
“In a sense we have moved from the idea of global warming to the idea of climate change, and that is rather important. Temperatures are increasing and there are more changes in our weather,” he said.
Even if effective action is taken now on global warming, he says there will be great climate change over the next 20 to 25 years as a result of past global problems.
“We have serious problems in the world --- in 12 years there will be another billion people on the planet and we have big issues of food security, water security and energy security, and many people will start to be living in cities,” he said. “These are serious problem; climate change is just going to make it worse.”
He said there were some “uncertainties” in the analysis of climate and climate change. “But those uncertainties are completely unimportant in comparison（比较）with a great deal of evidence that shows it is happening in the sort of ways climate models would expect,” he said. “For example, the Arctic is heating up faster than other parts of the world --- this is exactly what the climate scientists are predicting.”
Sir John’s views were made as Britain experienced freezing cold weather and snow, with thousands of homes across the UK without power. England and Wales experienced 10 separate flooding events between April and December last year after widespread drought gave way to the wettest summer in a century, with unusually high rainfall totals and river levels around the country.
1.Which of the following is NOT one of the things that Sir John says?
A. We need more action to deal with global warming.
B. Climate change will make some big problems worse.
C. Climate change will bring greater extremes in weather.
D. England will experience more extremes in weather than Wales.
2.How long will it be before our planet has another billion people?
A. 25 years. B. 20 years
C. 12 years. D. 10 years.
3.What is Sir John’s attitude towards the Climate scientists’ prediction?
A. Puzzled. B. Trusting.
C. Uncertain. D. Doubtful.
4.In recent years, which of the following has the UK NOT experienced?
A. Widespread drought.
B. Many flooding events.
C. Freezing cold weather.
D. Several big earthquakes.
5.What is the main purpose of this report?
A. To call for effective action on climate change.
B. To introduce Professor Sir John and his opinions.
C. To prove that the UK has experienced a series of disasters.
D. To show how correct the climate scientists’ predictions are.
Jennifer’s Hurricane Experience
I have evacuated（疏散）lots of times in my life. To make sure everything is safe, my family have to move a lot of things. I usually help my mom and my brothers help my dad. Mom and I take all of the special keepsakes（纪念品）to low safe places. Another thing we have to do is to take our sailboat out into deep water and anchor it really well. When it’s time to anchor the sailboat, Scott, my father’s brother, comes over. I just need to wait in the car with my mom and brothers before we evacuate.
John’s Hurricane Experience
My family evacuated for hurricane Opal in 1995. We left two days early because we were going to my dad’s 35th High School Reunion（聚会）. There was a lot of traffic getting out of town. But we didn’t get into trouble as we had arrived at the school. During hurricane Georges, I slept. But there was a lot of lightning, thunder and rain at that night. The next morning, there were a lot of branches, twigs and leaves everywhere.
Catherine’s Hurricane Experience
This year, we experienced two hurricanes, Earl and Georges. We did the same thing in both hurricanes. We would always be watching the news. There was a lot of rain … a whole lot of rain. The hurricane never really got close enough to do very much damage. I have never evacuated, and I don’t think that I ever will.
Ryan’s Hurricane Experience
I am a police officer on an island in the Texas Gulf Coast. I was directly affected by the violent weather throughout the hurricane season. Our department was ordered to stay on the island while all the other citizens were evacuating. I didn’t feel at all prepared for the situation. So I went to the grocery store and purchased some food. I thought a survival kit would have helped ease some of the tension in my mind.
1. Who fixed the sailboat with Jennifer’s father?
A. Jennifer. B. Jennifer’s mother.
C. Jennifer’s uncle. D. Jennifer’s brothers.
2.Which of the following is NOT true about the hurricanes?
A. Hurricane Opal hit in 1995.
B. Hurricane Georges hit at night.
C. Hurricane Opal hit on John’s way to the school.
D. Hurricane Georges blew down many branches.
3.When Catherine’s family heard hurricanes were coming, they ___________.
A. purchased some food
B. paid attention to the hurricanes news
C. took special keepsakes to low safe places
D. moved out of the place where they lived
4.What can we know about Ryan?
A. He was nervous before the hurricane.
B. He did little preparation for the hurricane.
C. He was confident to overcome the hurricane.
D. He was busy helping citizens evacuate before the hurricane.
5.Who didn’t evacuate before the hurricanes?
A. Jennifer and John. B. Catherine and John.
C. Jennifer and Ryan. D. Catherine and Ryan.
The world, in painter Chen Xiao’s eyes, is as colorful and sweet as ice cream.
At the opening of his latest exhibition, Colorful World in the Eyes of Sean Chen, at the National Museum of China recently, the artist told his story.
Chen left China for Australia in 1986 to seek artistic freedom, and like many new immigrants（移民）then, he had little money in his pocket. To make ends meet, he drew portraits of people in the street.
Every day, he saw people buy ice cream from a shop. Chen couldn’t help wondering: “It must taste great, that’s why so many people buy it.” But he didn’t buy one for himself because he had to save money to support his studies. After four months of painting there and watching people eat ice cream, Chen didn’t resist the temptation（诱惑）--- he bought an ice cream. “The first bite took me to heaven,” Chen recalls while laughing. “You know, as a poor young man in a new country, an ice cream was too expensive then.” Since then, he kept the taste of the ice cream in his heart and included the happy feelings in his paintings, which turn out to be colorful and sweet.
His current exhibition is part of his nationwide tour that began at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing in 2011. He plans to take his artworks to 24 cities around China by 2016. The exhibition at the National Art Museum of China will last until April 22. After the exhibition tour, he will sell his works through an auction（拍卖会）, and all the money will be donated to protection of the environment in China. “The natural environment of New Zealand has inspired my artwork and brought me enjoyment. I hope people in my home country can enjoy the same beautiful environment as I do,” says Chen, who has made New Zealand his home for the last 26 years.
1.Why did Chen Xiao leave China for Australia in 1986?
A. To have an exhibition.
B. To seek artistic freedom.
C. To visit his friends.
D. To earn money.
2. What did Chen Xiao do to make ends meet?
A. He sold ice cream in a shop.
B. He drew portraits of people.
C. He worked with some new immigrants.
D. He sought help from people in the street.
3. How will Chen Xiao sell his works after the exhibition tour?
A. By advertising them. B. On the Internet.
C. Through an auction. D. Through shops.
4. What inspired Chen Xiao’s artwork?
A. The natural environment of New Zealand.
B. His experiences as an immigrant.
C. The exhibition tour.
D. His home country.
5.Which word can best describe Chen Xiao’s paintings?
A. Simple. B. Interesting.
C. Lovely. D. Colorful.
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My grandfather was probably the toughest man I’ve ever known. _____ , as a child I didn’t realize it. To me, he was just a(n) _____ grandfather. But his _____ changed the way I thought about him and it is the event that has had the most _____ effect on me in my life.
He died on Thanksgiving Day. At his funeral, his brothers began to _____ stories about their lives. They recalled their childhood, when they were poor and _____ in the countryside, their hunting adventures in the woods and their happy family get-togethers _____ festivals. In their eyes, my grandfather was understanding and kind-hearted. He was always there, _____happiness to the family. They drank and continued telling stories, and then I noticed the _____ ; not polite smiles, but loud laughter.
_____ laughed. The louder their laughter was, the more _____ I felt. I pulled my mother aside.
“Grandfather is dead. How can they laugh?” I said in _____ .
“What is the most important thing you _____ about your grandfather?” my mother asked. “ He wouldn’t want us to be _____. That’s not how he would want to be remembered. He would have wanted _____ this kind of party.”
I _____ . Out of all the things I remember about him, the most _____ thing is his laughter. He _____ all the ups and downs in his life. No matter how hard something was in his life, he always _____ it with laughter.
I don’t know what _____ looks like, but I believe it is filled with his laughter.
1.A. NeverthelessB. ThereforeC. HoweverD. Besides
2.A. optimisticB. ordinaryC. humorousD. young
3.A. lifeB. deathC. mindD. story
4.A. successfulB. meaningfulC. wonderfulD. respectful
5.A. gatherB. arrangeC. readD. tell
6.A. stayedB. livedC. traveledD. stood
7.A. duringB. betweenC. beyondD. through
8.A. carryingB. comparingC. referringD. bringing
9.A. moodB. sorrowC. laughterD. tears
10.A. EverybodyB. NobodyC. OneD. Both
11.A. interestedB. embarrassedC. uncomfortableD. discouraged
12.A. delightB. reliefC. regretD. anger
13.A. complainB. discussC. mentionD. remember
14.A. sadB. gladC. annoyedD. pleased
15.A. scarcelyB. hardlyC. exactlyD. slightly
16.A. explainedB. understoodC. answeredD. murmured
17.A. acceptableB. tolerableC. impressiveD. expensive
18.A. knocked offB. left offC. laughed offD. showed off
19.A. treatedB. forgotC. forgaveD. cherished
20.A. heavenB. prisonC. spaceD. universe
When the factory closes, _______ will mean 7,000 workers will be out of work.
A. which B. it C. what D. they
