阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Who is in control of your life? Who is pulling your strings? For the majority of us, it’s other people --- society, colleagues, friends, or our family. We learned this way of operating when we were very young, of course. We were brainwashed. We discovered that feeling important and feeling accepted was a nice experience and so we learned to do everything we could to make other people like us. As Oscar Wilde puts it, “Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry(模仿), their passions a quotation.”
When people tell us how wonderful we are, it makes us feel good. We long for this good feeling like a drug we are addicted to it and seek it out wherever we can. Therefore, we are so eager for the approval of others that we live unhappy and limited lives, failing to do the things we really want to. Just as drug addicts and alcoholics live worsened lives to keep getting their drug, we worsen our own existence to get our own constant drug of approval.
But, just as with any drug, there is a price to pay. The price of the approval drug is freedom --- the freedom to be ourselves. The truth is that we cannot control what other people think. Everyone has a different way of thinking, and people change their opinions all the time. Moreover, people have their own business, and in the end, they’re more interested in themselves than in you.
The person who tries to please everyone will only end up getting exhausted and probably pleasing no one in the process.
So how can we take back control? I think there’s only one way --- make a conscious decision to stop caring what other people think. We should guide ourselves by means of a set of values --- not values imposed(强加) from the outside by others, but values which come from within. If we are driven by these values and not by the changing opinions and value systems of others, we will live a more authentic, effective, purposeful and happy life.
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假如你是李华，你在网上看到你所在城市的一个英语培训中心拟招收暑期助教，请根据以下要点写一封英语申请信。
内容包括：
1.申请原因；
2.自我优势（口语能力，组织能力，沟通能力）；
3.希望获准。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：助教 teaching assistant
Dear Sir/Madam,
I’m glad to see your advertisement on the Internet.
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
DC-based chef Jose Andres announced his plans, to use 1.(temporary) empty stadiums for charity purposes, back in March 2.the coronavirus pandemic started to accelerate. 3.(feed) the many people who found 4.(they) in need because of the national lockdown, Andres and his charity organization called World Central Kitchen needed 5. big kitchen.The national park baseball stadium in Washington DC was just about right. US people 6.(use) stadiums before. They are an important part of the community 7. emergency times. And tens of thousands of meals are going to be produced. Meat, vegetables, rice and fruits, cooked food is packed into 8.(contain) and Ubereats drivers deliver them to their destination, hospitals, nursing homes, low-income homes and areas where 9.(home) people congregate (聚集). Despite the size of the operation, everyone 10.(involve) stays safe because of temperature check and security measures.
When Blake guided his dogsled past me towards the starting slide, Thor, his black lead dog roared at Kenai fiercely. I _______ to pat Kenai. We’d trained two years for this moment. “I know, boy. You’re _______, aren’t you?”
It was our _______ next. My dogs howled and jumped, _______ to begin. My heart beat so _______ that I almost didn’t hear the beginning of countdown (倒计时). Before I could yell “Hike!”
Kenai leaped forward and the rest of the dogs _______ after. As soon as Kenai caught the scent of another team, he raced to close the gap with his tail up. He _______ seemed to grin (咧嘴笑) each time we passed the sled.
We flew down the hill. Then we _______ a corner. I leaned to keep the sled steady. My smart dog saw Blake’s team _______ I did. His tail flew up. We inched closer. On the next hill, Kenai drew even with Blake’s sled. Blake glanced ________ his shoulder, and then shouted to his team. I jumped off and raced alongside the sled, still holding on. “See you at the finish.” I yelled to Blake.
But suddenly our sled hit a branch. The runners caught and fell ________ the trail and down a steep bank. I lost my ________, with the whole mess sliding. After a sudden cry, the dogs and sled finally came to ________. I struggled through the deep snow to Kenai. I reached him and pulled him up the hill. Then I ________. The snow under him was bright red. He was hurt! “Kenai! No!” My voice came out a howl. Kenai struggled to stand. He looked at me, his blue eyes ________ to keep on. He would do it too. He would run us all the way to the finish, no matter ________ it took. For one frozen moment I saw myself on the winner’s stand. I saw the miles of trail we’d run. I saw the ________ I’d made on my shelf for the medal. But then I saw Kenai, my devoted friend. No, there was something I wanted ________ winning. I gently ________ Kenai in a blanket and backed onto the trail.
Of course, Blake won, but I didn’t feel sorry for myself for I had the prize that really ________.
I smiled as I felt a warm tongue on my cheek.
1.A.handed out B.bent back C.turned up D.knelt down
2.A.ready B.annoyed C.nervous D.helpful
3.A.chance B.seat C.turn D.line
4.A.ambitious B.eager C.delighted D.hopeful
5.A.heavily B.quickly C.gently D.wildly
6.A.charged B.pulled C.jumped D.barked
7.A.still B.mostly C.just D.even
8.A.rounded B.arrived C.cut D.drove
9.A.after B.when C.as D.before
10.A.to B.over C.at D.on
11.A.down B.away C.off D.across
12.A.hold B.way C.temper D.sight
13.A.an end B.a close C.a stop D.a finish
14.A.quitted B.stopped C.froze D.sighed
15.A.begging B.suggesting C.persuading D.requesting
16.A.how B.what C.who D.which
17.A.place B.board C.space D.box
18.A.more than B.less than C.rather than D.other than
19.A.brought up B.put up C.wrapped up D.took up
20.A.valued B.cherished C.counted D.deserved
For decades developed countries have poured large quantities of dollars into developing countries through foreign aid. Some people think that aid from developed countries to developing countries is not having the desired effect. 1.. They argue that foreign aid makes developing countries lazy to develop for themselves. They also argue that a lot of these aids have conditions attached, which enables developed countries to reap (收获) from developing countries more than they sow. As a Hungarian economist once said, “Aid money is money taken from the poor in developed countries and given to the rich in developing countries.”
2.. In their opinion, even though foreign aid isn’t having the desired result, it is better than not providing aid at all. “Over half of the world’s population lives in less developed countries.”
Many of them are rather poor. “3.,” said one volunteer in Africa. They argue that most 5developing countries still need aid before they move away from dependency to self-reliance.
4.. However, it is also true that there are certain things which foreign aid can’t do. Experience has shown that foreign aid can’t solve every economic problem of a developing country. It can’t bring about instant progress. 5.. If we really want to help those less developed countries, we need to seriously consider the types of aid we are sending over there.
A.I do believe that no one should be doing nothing
B.Foreign aid may not produce large economic benefits
C.Many other people, however, are against the arguments above
D.Thus, foreign aid is of little importance in promoting development
E.It is true that aid plays an economically useful role in poor countries
F.A country’s economic development depends, eventually, upon its own people
G.In certain cases, foreign aid to developing countries is causing more harm than good
Intelligent people are more likely to trust others, while those who score lower on measures of intelligence are less likely to do so. Oxford university researchers based their findings on an analysis of the General Social Survey.
The authors say one explanation could be that more intelligent individuals are better at judging characters and may spend more time building relationships with people they can trust. Another reason could be that smarter people are better at weighing up situations and assessing whether or not the other person will keep his or her side of a bargain.
“Intelligence is shown to be linked with trusting others,”said the study’s lead author, Noah Carl of Oxford University. “This finding supports what other researchers have argued, namely that being a good judge of characters is a distinct part of human intelligence.”
In addition, the study shows that individuals who are more trusting are also happier with their lives and have higher levels of physical health. The Oxford researchers found, however, that the links between trust and health, and between trust and happiness, are not explained by intelligence. The findings confirmed that trust is a valuable resource for an individual, and is not simply a measure of intelligence.
The authors say the research is significant because the study of social trust could have far-reaching implications for public welfare, as social trust contributes to the success of important social institutions, such as welfare systems and financial markets.
According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, trust is in increasingly short supply in the current generation. This decline threatens world leaders’ability to handle some of today’s key challenges like global warming, and the political systems. There are good reasons to think that governments should try to develop more trust in society.
“Distrust usually causes friction in personal relationships, careers and politics among people,” says Stephen Covey. Although the majority of people say that trust can never be restored once it’s broken, Stephen feels it can be brought back. “It’s not easy, and it takes time, but you do it through your behavior, not just things you say.”
1.It can be concluded from the analysis of the General Social Survey that ______.
A.intelligent individuals spend less time on interpersonal relationships
B.judgment of characters determines the level of intelligence
C.intelligence accounts for the connection between trust and health
D.intelligent people tend to show more trust in others
2.What does the underlined phrase in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A.make the best of a situation.
B.stick to one’s promise as agreed.
C.figure out the true value of a bargain.
D.make an assessment of a deal
3.According to the research, higher level of social trust is _______.
A.a contributing factor to successful public institutions
B.a basic step to deal with global warming
C.a decisive basis for stable political systems
D.a complete solution to interpersonal conflicts
4.When it comes to rebuilding trust, Stephen is most likely to agree that _____.
A.behavior is a mirror in which everyone shows his image
B.actions always speak louder than words
C.behavior is largely determined by mind
D.action is the proper fruit of knowledge
