Here's one very simple but lifechanging advice that I first heard from Brian Tracy．Cut down on the TV at night by just one hour．Instead, use that hour to read books that could improve your life．
If you're a salesman, google for the best and most useful books on improving your sales．
This applies(适用)to all fields, not just the work-related(与工作相关的)ones．Maybe you want to improve your health, become a more energetic person．Or maybe you want to improve your study, your relations or perhaps do some personal development．
One hour a day is not much．But if you read for one hour a day on weekdays, that's about 260 hours a year．That's a large number of books and a lot of useful advice．
If you follow the ideas, who knows what great things and feelings could come into your life．Also, all that information and advice will start to open up your mind．You will start to see more chances in your life．
Now, you might think something like this：
1．I really don't have the money…
Answer：Visit your public library or search the database(数据库)．Or look for books that are used in places like amazon．com．
2．I really don't have the time…
Answer：Buy audiobooks and listen to them in the car while driving to and from work．Or copy them to your MP3-player and listen while riding your bike/bus to work or school．Recently selling audiobooks through MP3-downloads has become popular．．．
Shut off the TV a little earlier and start reading．
(1)
What is Brian Tracy's lifechanging advice about?
[ ]
A．
Watching TV．
B．
Listening to MP3．
C．
Surfing the internet．
D．
Reading helpful books．
(2)
If you'd like to improve your work, you should ________ according to the writer．
[ ]
A．
read work-related books
B．
become more energetic
C．
improve your study
D．
improve your relations
(3)
Which is NOT true about reading an hour a day?
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A．
It will open up your mind．
B．
You will have about 260 hours a year to read．
C．
You will read lots of books and get much useful advice．
D．
It will probably bring great things and feelings into your life．
(4)
What should you do if you really don't have the money to read?
[ ]
A．
To buy some books from amazon．com．
B．
To download MP3 free．
C．
To visit the public library．
D．
To borrow audiobooks and listen to them．
(5)
What is the writer's idea about audiobooks?
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A．
They are more useful．
B．
Listening to audiobooks is easier than reading books．
C．
It's dangerous to listen to audiobooks while driving or riding．
D．
Audiobooks are a good solution to the problem of having no time to read．
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man．Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop．Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening．He is very tired when he gets home．After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep．His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him．
One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary．They were both happy．He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily．He bought some fruit and drinks for her．And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future．They talked for a long time．
“Have a look at your watch, please,”said the girl．“What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,”said Jack．“Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home．”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way．He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up．The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Jack．Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
(1)
Jack was ________ when he finished middle school．
[ ]
A．
sixteen
B．
eighteen
C．
twenty
D．
fifteen
(2)
The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________．
[ ]
A．
he’s her grandson
B．
he’s clever
C．
he can keep quiet
D．
he gets home on time
(3)
From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack’s ________．
[ ]
A．
classmate
B．
colleague (同事)
C．
aunt
D．
wife
(4)
The word “stamp” in the story means ________ in Chinese．
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A．
盖印
B．
跺
C．
贴邮票
D．
承认
(5)
Jack stamped his foot on the floor inorderto (为了)________．
