Books are out best friends. They give us both knowledge and pleasure. With books, our life is interesting.84．Books are so great friends of ours that we can turn to them for help whenever we meet with difficulty.
However, we should make use of books. As there are bond of different kinds, we should read them in different ways.．In my opinion, some books are to be read carefully and we must think over and learn something from them. Some should be just looked through. There are a few books that we should never read, for they are not good for us.85．The most important thing that we must try to put what we learn from books to practice.
1.让我们尽最大的努力来帮助贫困地区的孩子们。Let’s _______ the children in poor areas.
2. 那时候我没有选择只能接受这项任务。I had_______but_________ the task at that time.
3. 对你的孩子不严格是很愚蠢的。 It is _____________________ your child.
4.要想更好地了解世界,我们有必要学好英语。
It is necessary____________________ to know more about the world.
5. 我们愿意保护濒临灭绝的野生动物。We’re willing to ___________ wild animals.
6. 我盼望着假期的到来。_____ .
7.你介意把书架上的收音机关掉吗？__________ ?
8.越来越多的人开始意识到健康的重要性。___________________________ ?
Laura Fagan, a 29-year-old British girl, has a special job. She is paid well to taste chocolate, desserts and cakes. [
Laura works in the famous supermarket, Tesco. Her job is to try different kinds of desserts. She needs to try as many as 20 desserts a day. Also, she always travels for work. She needs to travel to different cities to try different desserts.
Although the job seems to be great, it is hard. Usually, Laura begins trying desserts as early as 8 am, and is still trying new desserts at 6 pm before she goes back home. Luckily, the job hasn’t made her too heavy. She only worries about her teeth.
“Of course I was afraid of becoming fat when I started the job, so I try to do exercise as often as possible. The main thing is my teeth. I don’t think my dentist will be happy if I tell her what I do, so I try to brush my teeth as often as possible,” Laura told a reporter. She goes to the gym to keep slim (苗条的) and takes more care of her teeth after trying the desserts. She said, “When I tell people what I do, they say it’s the best job in the world.”
Laura loves her job although it is hard. “I can learn about new trends (动态) in food,” she said.
Music not only gives you something to sing and dance to, but also can make you
feel happier. Scientists say that music can help to relax people’s mind and even help
to relieve（痛苦） pain. How does music work its magic? It is the fact that music
can adjust(调节) our mood（心情）. Recently, there is a scientific research to back up
what we have always known about music. The studies have shown that when people
are excited or happy they are more helpful. The opposite (相反的情况)happens when
people feel aggressive（好斗的） or under stress. The use of music can influence how
helpful people can be.
Dr. Adrian North made a study with 256 university students.Half the group took exercise
in the gymnasium listening to music which can bring happiness and the other half exercised
to aggressive music. When leaving the gym, the students were asked to hand out flyers（传单） in support of the local disabled athlete’s foundation（残疾运动员基金会）.
The results showed that nearly half of the group that listened to happy music were willing to (愿意) hand out flyers. But less than 20% in the group that heard the aggressive music were willing to do so. This study suggests that our choice of music can influence our willingness to cooperate(合作). While a study also shows that productivity (生产效率) can be increased with the right choice of background music in the workplace. As music stimulates(刺激)worker’s mind, job satisfaction is often positively influenced. Other studies have shown that workers who are in a good mood have more job satisfaction than those in a bad mood.
These studies show that music can have a powerful influence on a person’s ability to cooperate. Moods have a direct influence(直接影响) on cooperation and job satisfaction. These factors also have a direct relationship to the success of a business.
1.What do scientists say about music ? _____________________________.
2.The phrase “back up” , Paragraph 1 most probably means “support”, doesn’t it ?
_________.
3.Why do people use the right choice of background music in the workplace?_______ .
4.How do people feel if they are bored or sad ?_____________________ .
5. What do moods have a direct influence on?______________________________ .
It was Christmas Day．Tina was alone in the great city house．Her parents went to the hospital because their oldest boy was ill．
"What a boring Christmas!" Tina thought to herself． At that moment，she 1. music in the street． She ran to the window and saw a little boy 2. ．He was singing and beating a drum．Tina saw that he wore no 3. ．
"Are you cold?" asked Tina．
The little boy smiled，but she couldn't hear 4. he said．So she told him to come in． He was a little nervous，but the carpet (地毯) felt warm to 5. poor feet．He told Tina that his name was Guido．And he was 6. poor that he had to go singing from house to house for some money to buy his dinner．
"My mama is away，and I am 7. a sad Christmas．But I'll try to make it nice 8. you，" said Tina．They played games and Guido sang to her．Then they had a big dinner． Guido was very happy．
That night，Tina told her mother， " Now I know something．Whenever you 9. sad and lonely，find somebody 10. and lonelier than yourself and cheer them up．It will make you feel all right． "
A: Hi, Bill. You look unhappy. __1.__ B: I didn’t pass the English exam again.
A: _2._ But please don’t give up. B: Well, maybe my way of learning English is not right.
A: ______3.________ B: I learn it by doing my English homework early in the morning.
A: Oh, you should read books instead. It’s easy to remember things early in the morning, don’t you think so?
B: Mm… perhaps you’re right. I’ll have a try. A: Do you take notes in English class?
B: Never! I just listen to what the teacher says. What do you think of the way?
A: _______4._______ You should write down the important things that the teacher tells you.
B: OK. I’ll do as you tell me. A: Good luck to you! B: ___5._____
