Coloring is an activity that children worldwide have long enjoyed. With a picture already made for them, kids simply chose a crayon,pencil or marker of their favorite color and fill it in. Today, it also becomes more and more popular among teenagers and even adults, who are enjoying relaxing hours of coloring. In December, five of the top ten best-selling books in the United States were coloring books.

They are fun,but are coloring books good for you?

The good feedback(反馈)from customers is encouraging. Trina Lucida, a popular artist creating coloring books, says that many of her customers are buying the coloring books for others who are sick or going through a hard time. She adds that the "big idea" behind her latest book is to encourage people to do something creative.

Lucida is right,according to Allan Rohan,a psychology(心理学)professor. "Many customers think of coloring books as a new creative stage," he said in an interview,"but what's more important is that people spend time coloring in order to reduce stress after a long day." Research shows that coloring can reduce stress by guiding people to focus on(专注)one simple task. When a person is filling in a flower with a light purple color,he focuses on the flower and forgets about all his troubles in life.

Experts add that coloring may relieve a certain kind of pain. Doing the coloring helps people relax their mind and calm down. Also,coloring helps people's brain in a healthy way. The shape of the drawing makes one side of the brain active, while the color of the drawing improves the other. Coloring can bring out your imagination and take you back to your childhood. Interesting,isn't it?

"It's very relaxing," said Susan Jackson,a big fan of Lucida's coloring books. "Coloring frees my mind. And it's not just to try to fill blank(空白的)pages. The pictures make me happy and there is just something about them. So I'm saving the pictures I like best to the very end."

1.Trina Lucida wants her coloring books to .

A. encourage people to be creative B. be one of the best-sellers

C. let people enjoy relaxing hours D. help develop their friendship

2.Why can coloring reduce stress?

A. Because it brings out imagination.

B. Because it shows the beauty of nature.

C. Because it helps people to be more focused

D. Because it can take people back to childhood.

3.What does the underlined word "relieve"mean?

A. reduce B. seuarate C. drive D. balance

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Researchers from two universities at Chicago discovered 550 children, ages three to six, to learn about how money affects children. The result proved money makes children work harder, but it also makes them less giving.

To avoid raising a selfish generation, parents should talk to their children about money in the following ways according to the Money Advice Service.

Start young

With a five-year-old son or daughter, parents can start talking to them about different types of coins and let them pay for things when out shopping, so they get used to using money.

Open a savings account

Opening a savings account for your child is a great way to show them how their money can grow. It will also start to teach them the very basic ways to invest(投资) and save money.

Provide chances to earn money

Provide chances for your kids to earn money. Encourage them to work for it. From a young age, offer payment for “extra” work around the house and yard.

Make it step by step

Parents should introduce their child's education about money step by step.

If parents haven't spoken before about savings and how to use money, don't jump in with one long chat, as it will become boring with money grows.

Be consistent(坚持的)

Although most parents give their children pocket money, only 36% of parents say they do so regularly. Being irregular can actually make it harder for children to learn about using money.

Title:1.to talk to your children about money

2.

A new study shows money makes children more hard-working and less 3..

So we should talk to our children about money to prevent them becoming 4..

Ways

Start talking to your child about money by the age of 5.and get them used to using money.

Open a savings account for your child and it will help them learn the basic ways

of investing and 6.money.

Give your child a 7.to earn money by paying for work around the house and yard.

8.your child about money step by step and try not to have a long chat as

your child will feel 9..

Offer your child pocket money 10..

It has been around for centuries,but up until very recently,traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) wasn't fully accepted abroad. The 2001 film Treatment(《刮痧》)tells the story of a Chinese man in the US who's charged with guasha, a form of TCM treatment, to cure his grandson's disease.

During the last 10 years or so, however, TCM has been getting increasingly popular all over the world. A report says this style of health care, which includes different forms like herbal medicine and exercise, has spread to 183 countries and areas.

"We have set up 10 TCM centers outside China, and all of them are popular among locals," said Wang Guoqiang at a news meeting on Dec 6. "Governments of 86 countries and areas have signed agreements with the Chinese government on TCM corporation(合作)."

One of the reasons behind the growing popularity of TCM is the increase of scientific research into it. And after Tu Youyou-the Chinese scientist who discovered the anti-malaria(抗疟疾)drug qinghaosu(青蒿素)-won the Nobel Prize, TCM became even more famous all over the world.

However, all these achievements in TCM don't mean that it's problem-free. Over the years,TCM has faced challenges in being able to prove that it has certain effects.

Some researchers have suggested TCM should be more exact and work together with western medicine.

"Bringing together with western medicine and TCM, rather than being in competition, is where the potential(潜力)for great effects is," said Bernhard Schwartlander,the China representative(代表)of the World Health Organization.

1.The film Treatment is mentioned in the first paragraph is to .

A. show TCM is increasingly popular

B. introduce the film Treatment to readers

C. prove TCM is not fully accepted abroad

D. arouse readers' interest in Chinese medicine

2.We can learn from the passage that .

A. TCM is not exact in curing diseases

B. 10 TCM centers abroad are all set up by locals

C. 86 countries have cooperated with China on TCM

D. Tu Youyou's success contributes to the popularity of TCM

3.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. A Report on TCM B. TCM&Western Medicine

C. Opinions about TCM D. TCM Treatment Spreads

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