Less is more. This is why we say: reduce things by half instead of doubling them, get rid of junk instead of piling it up, slow down instead of . Apply these in your everyday life, and you will find yourself being on your journey to simplification.
When you concentrate on one task, you find you have that you didn’t even know you had. Just imagine: you are at a fair and you have to carry two heavy pigs over 100 yards. If you keep one and then the other, it will take a long time, because one of them will keep slipping out of your hand and . But if you tie one pig in a place, pick up the other, gather all your , make a dash for the finish line, pause for a moment, run back, get the other one, and with great determination, carry the second pig to the finish line, and then you can be sure of success.
The stress of work is now great almost in all occupations. In the modern nuclear family, the stress that would have been shared among all the relatives is now on the individual partner.
If you have the feeling that 24 hours per day is not , then it’s not because the day has too few hours, but because you have too many activities. A simple fact is that people tend to forget. The is equally simple: refuse to accept so many assignments.
“I can handle stress” is regarded as a positive statement. People who can handle stress are given more --- until one day they . Pay careful attention to the that tell you that you are under more stress than you can deal with. These signs come from various of life. You become ill, or your work efficiency .
If you have any of these symptoms, change your life goals and decrease your tolerance of stress. Say openly, “I can’t manage that.”
1.A. bringing up B. taking up C. giving up D. speeding up
2.A. operations B. advantages C. principles D. relations
3.A. appetite B. gift C. energy D. excuse
4.A. grabbing B. pushing C. enjoying D. exchanging
5.A. running off B. turning off C. catching up D. lying down
6.A. labor B. strength C. power D. force
7.A. equally B. largely C. formerly D. mainly
8.A. contracted B. concentrated C. congratulated D. constructed
9.A. proper B. short C. important D. enough
10.A. overloaded B. overdeveloped C. overcrowded D. overslept
11.A. answer B. solution C. problem D. destination
12.A. break up B. break off C. break out D. break down
13.A. phenomena B. signs C. problems D. parts
14.A. qualities B. directions C. aspects D. stages
15.A. improves B. decreases C. increases D. changes
最近，我们高兴地得知中国作家莫言被授予诺贝尔文学奖，很多外国人对莫言及其作品非常感兴趣。 请根据以下的中文提纲，用120个单词左右写一篇关于莫言的英文介绍。
【写作内容】
姓名：莫言
出生时间：1955年2月17日
出生地：山东高密
职业：著名作家
主要经历：童年时在家乡小学读书，后因文革辍学；在农村劳动多年；1981年，莫言开始创作生涯，发表了《枯河》、《秋水》、《民间音乐》等早期作品。
获奖情况：2011年8月20日，《蛙》获得第八届茅盾文学奖。
2012年10月11日，获得诺贝尔文学奖，这是首次中国人获得这一奖项。
【参考词汇】枯河：Dry River ; 秋水：Autumn Stream; 蛙：Frog
文革：China’s Cultural Revolution;
茅盾文学奖: Mao Dun Literature Prize
【写作要求】 保证要点不遗漏的基础上，可适当的增减内容以保证衔接的连贯性；
用括号里的词的适当形式填空（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
1.Try not to say anything about the idea until you have understood it __________ (entire)
2.We did a lot of _________ (cycle)in France last year.
3.We crossed into _________ (German)from Switzerland last week.
4.The coal _______ (mine)were working underground in uncomfortable conditions.
5._________ (cruel) to animals will be strongly punished in some countries.
短语填空 （从下列短语中选出一个合适的并用其适当形式填入每个句子中，使其句意完整，共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
1.Suddenly a strong wind came and __________ the roofs of their new houses.
2.Peter has lost his job, and the family is __________ a very difficult time.
3.He didn’t want to come at first , but at the last minute he _________.
4.When the party _________ , there was a great change in education policy.
5.The workmen have _________ a deep channel for the water.
单词拼写（根据题中所给的首字母提示或汉语提示完整句子，每空一词）（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
1.Jim was very u_______ that you didn’t reply to his letters.
2.Police are trying to discover the i________ of the baby found by the side of a road.
3.In my opinion, travelling by trains is still one of the safety ways of t________.
4.It was very hot and the workers were standing under the s_______ of a huge tree.
5.Lily is so g_______ that she always gives the money and clothes to the poor.
6.It was ten in the morning but the _________ (窗帘）were still closed.
7.The ________ (航行）from England to India used to take six months.
8.John is very _________ (固执的）and it drives me mad sometimes.
9.Believe it or not, ________ (极度的）poverty still exists in many rural areas.
10.It’s against my ________ (原则）to accept gifts from students.
首先，请阅读下面体育活动的简介：
Golf
Scotland is traditionally regarded as the home of golf. There are over 400 golf courses in Scotland alone. The most important golf club in Scotland is in the seaside town of St.Andrews,near Dundee.
B.Horse racing
Horse racing, the sport of Kings, is a very popular sport with meetings being held every day throughout the year. The Derby orginated here, as did the Grand National which is the hardest horse race in the world.
C.Table Tennis (ping pong)
Table tennis was invented in England in 1880. It began with Cambridge University students using cigar boxes and champagne corks. Although the game originated in England, British players didn’t have much luck in international championships.
D.Badminton
Badminton takes its name from the Duke of Beaufort’s country home, Badminton House, where the sport was first played in the 19th century.
E. University Boat Race
In the 19th century, students at Oxford and Cambridge were huge fans of rowing. In 1829, the two school agreed to hold a race against each other for the first time on the Thames River. The Oxford won and a tradition was born
F. Fishing
Fishing is one of the most popular sports in the UK,with an estimated 3.3 million people taking part in the sport on a regular basis. Fishermen can be seen sitting beside rivers and lakes waitting for the unlucky fish to get caught.
阅读下面任务的简介，并为他们选择合适的体育活动
1.Bill is a university students in Oxford University, who enjoys boat race. Having lived beside a river for more than ten years,Bill has developed great skills in rowing boat. Therefore, he would like to become a member of a boat-racing team in the city.
2.David retired last year from his company. He would like to find proper means to kill his time.However,as an old man, he would like some quiet sports so that won’t get too tired.
3.Mr. White , a successful businessman, admires the sports star Deng Yaping from China who can play table tennis very well. However, he has no time to learn to play table tennis, so he would like to choose a traditional sport of Scotland in his spare time to relax.
4.Tommy is a five-year-old boy whose parents have a high expectation on him. They want him to be one of the best table tennis players in the world and win honor for his motherland where the game was born.
5.Young Brown grew up on a farm where he learned to ride horses when he was still young. He used to watch Derby every year. But recently he has become very interested in playing badminton with his family and friends after a stressful work.
