Life is filled with challenges. As we get older, we come to realize that those challenges are the very things that shape us and make us who we are. It is the same with the challenges that come with friendship. When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two choices. We can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing presenting the challenge isn't worth the trouble and call it quits. Although there are certainly times when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most cases all that is needed is commitment and communication.
When we are committed to something, it means that no matter how painful or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to face it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a space for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong. If you can say to a friend, "I got my feelings hurt", rather than "You hurt my feelings", you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.
In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for what they are: small hurdles you need to jump or get through on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is impossible to get over, and hurt only serves to make us stronger. It is all part of growing up, it happens to everyone, and some day you will look back on all of this and say, "Hard as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing."
1. The writer believes that challenges ________.
A. are always born with friendship
B. help build friendship
C. are never worth attention
D. help us grow
2.If your friend hurts your feelings, you are advised to ____.
A. point out your friend's mistake
B. calm yourself down
C. start a proper conversation
D. run away from it
3. The whole passage is centered on the relationship（关系） between ___.
A. friendship and challenges
B. commitment and friendship
C. friendship and growth
D. challenges and chances
A mental professor walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they'd be asked the "half empty or half full" question. Instead, with a smile on her face, she inquired(询问): "How heavy is this glass of water?"
Different answers called out from the audience.
She replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb(无知觉的) and paralyzed. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn't change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes."
She continued, "The stress and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them a bit longer and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed--incapable of doing anything."
It's important to remember to let go of your stress. As early in the evening as you can, put all your burdens down. Don't carry them through the evening and into the night. Remember to put the glass down!
Comments
Aye Chan Aung---October 27, 2015 at 11:37 am
Short but valuable! It has clearly taught me how to deal with stress.
Nelson Malicdem--October 28, 2015 at 8:23 pm
Wow! Thanks to the author and to the one who submitted this article. I am experiencing a challenge, as I read this it gives me peace. What exactly is in the article is what I am doing. My burden actually paralyzes me without my knowing it. I should put down the glass of water that I'm holding. Thank you so much!
1.The professor tells a lesson by ________.
A. asking a surprising question
B. giving proper examples
C. imagining a situation
D. making a comparison（比较）
2. From what the professor says, we can know a small problem _________.
A. can result in a complete failure
B. is seldom taken seriously
C. can cause much stress
D. seldom causes real problems
3. From the two comments, we can know that ________.
A. Nelson Malicdem expresses thanks to the professor
B. Nelson Malicdem thinks the story is meaningful
C. Aye Chan Aung is suffering from heavy stress
D.Aye Chan Aung complains the story is too short
4.Where can we most probably read the passage?
A. On a health website.
B. On a high school website.
C. In a magazine for teenagers.
D. In a textbook about mental health.
Ask a question! Email it to Letters@Highlights.com.
Gift Giving
I'm going to China and everyone in my class is asking me to buy them something. What should I do?
Reply from the Highlights Editor:
Your classmates are probably just excited about your trip. Most likely they don't expect you to buy gifts for everyone. Sending a few postcards to the entire class during your trip would be a wonderful way to share your experiences. The pictures on the cards and your words of description will be the best gift of all.
Dog Begging
My dog always begs for food at the dinner table. I really want to feed him, but my mom says I can't. I'm afraid he won't like me anymore. What should I do?
Reply from the Highlights Editor:
Your dog loves you for many more reasons than just for what you feed him. You can show him that you care about him by playing with him, by petting him and speaking kindly to him and by making sure he has fresh water. It might be best if your dog is not near the dinner table while you are eating. You could teach him to stay in another room.
Being Bilingual(会说双语的)
My aunt insists that we speak our language(Tagalog) at home and English outside the house. Do you think she is right?
Reply from the Highlights Editor:
It is a great gift to have someone in your family who is willing to take the time to teach you another language. It's a good way to keep family traditions alive, and it helps develop your language skills. Your ability to use both English and Tagalog will help you learn a third and fourth language later in life. So it sounds like a great idea!
1.The Highlights editor suggests the student who is going to China _______.
A. send postcards as the gifts to the class
B. make phone calls to all the classmates
C. buy gifts for some of the classmates
D. give each classmate a picture as a gift
2. According to the Highlights editor, if your dog begs for food at the dinner table, you'd better __________.
A. feed him immediately
B. speak loudly to him
C. teach him to stay in another room
D.provide him with fresh water
3.What is the Highlights editor's attitude towards being bilingual?
A. Opposed(反对）. B. Tolerant（忍受）
C. Supportive（支持） D. Doubtful（怀疑）.
4.The Highlights editors give the replies to __________.
A. show their readers how to send girls
B. tell their readers about their interesting work
C. help their readers to solve school problems
D. offer their readers advice on personal problems
书面表达
你所在的班级将要举办一次主题为“What Can We Do for Our School?”的英语演讲比赛。请写一篇英语演讲稿，要求从以下四方面中任选一至二个进行阐述，并举例加以说明。
1.关心他人；
2.美化校园；
3.爱护学校设施；
4.营造良好的学习氛围。
注意：
1.不要在书面表达中出现所在学校的校名和本人姓名，否则本节判为零分；
2.词数：100左右；
3.参考词汇：爱心love and care;校园campus; 设施facilities; 氛围environment
短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线（___），并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Not only does our parents give us life, but they give us endlessly love and support, and always share our happiness and sorrow. I’m very grateful to my parent who give me so much love and spare no effort to support myself. I still remember once I was seriously ill, and they were so worried and almost keep me company the whole night. Now I’m in Senior 3. Lucky enough, my parents can understand my stressful condition but often encourage me. Therefore, they give me enough personal space, which I appreciate(感激) so much. What I should do now is studying hardly. When I grow up, I will try my best to make my parents live happy life.
单词拼写
1.For three days the water in the village wells _____(上升) and fell.
2.The dead body of a person used to be ______(埋葬) under the earth.
3.It’s not _____(可靠的) to judge a man only by his looks.
4.He has eight _____(律师) to help him and they examines every letter carefully.
5.The lift was out of order and two persons were ______(使陷入困境) in it.
6.A _____(系列) of events happened recently in our city.
7.I have got a very full ______(时间表，日程表) today.
8.Tom prefers reading ______ talking.
9.It is I who _____(be) going to help you.
10.He asked me if I had any trouble _____ my English.
11.The smoke made the room ______(dirt).
12.He has devoted his whole life to _____(write).
13.The boss to ______ Mary turned for help is a kind man.
14.The building ______ stands by the river is our school.
15.The days are gone _____ the working people suffered from cold and hunger.
