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The next time you go into a bank, a store, or a supermarket, stop and listen. What do you hear? 1.It's similar to the music you listen to, but it's not exactly the same. That's because this music was especially designed to relax you, or to give you extra energy. Sometimes you don't even realize the music is playing, but you react to the music anyway.

Quiet background music used to be called "elevator (电梯) music" because we often heard it in elevators. But lately we hear it in more and more places, and it has a new name "Muzak". About one-third of the people in America listen to "Muzak" everyday. The music plays for 15 minutes at a time, with short pauses in between. It is always more lively between ten and eleven in the morning, and between three and four in the afternoon, when people are more tired. 2.

If you listen to Muzak carefully, you will probably recognize the names of many of the songs. Some musicians or songwriters don't want their songs to be used as Muzak, but others are happy when their songs are chosen. Why? 3.

Music is often played in public places because it is designed to make people feel less lonely when they are in an airport or a hotel. It has been proven that Muzak does what it is designed to do. Tired office workers suddenly have more energy when they hear the pleasant sound of Muzak in the background. 4..Supermarket shoppers buy 38 percent more things.

5. . They say it's boring to hear the same songs all the time. But other people enjoy hearing Muzak in public places. They say it helps them relax and feel calm. One way or another, Muzak affects everyone. Some farmers even say their cows give more milk when they hear Muzak!

A. Some people don't like Muzak.

B. The music gives them extra energy.

C. Music is playing in the background.

D. Factory workers produce 13 percent more.

E. They get as much as $4 million a year if their songs are used.

Computers are useful machines. They can help people a lot in their daily life. For example, they can help people to save much time to do much work, and they can help people to work out many problems they can’t do easily. Our country asks everyone to learn to use computers except the old people.

Today more and more families own computers. Parents buy computers for their children. They hope that computers can help them to improve their studies at school. But many of their children use computers to play games and watch videos. For most students, computers can not help them to study better but make them fall behind. So computers are locked in boxes by parents.

In some other countries, even some scientists also hate computers. They say computers let millions of people lose their jobs or bring them a lot of trouble. Will computers really bring trouble to people or can they bring people happiness? It will be decided by people themselves!

1.Why do we say the computer is a useful machine?

A. Because our country asks us to learn to use it.

B. Because it can help us a lot.

C. Because we can use it to play games.

D. Because it can help us to find jobs.

2.What do many parents complain about?

A. They complain that their children use computers to play games.

B. They complain that computers let them lose their jobs.

C. They complain that computers bring them a lot of trouble.

D. They complain that computers can’t bring them happiness.

3.In this passage we know computers ______.

A. also bring us trouble B. bring us happiness only

C. are hated by people D. are bad for people’s health

4.Can computers really help children to study better?

A. Yes, they can. B. It’s hard to say.

C. No, they can’t. D. Of course not.

5.How do you understand the last sentence of this passage?

A. It means computers are used by people.

B. It means people can live well without computers.

C. It means one must decide how to use computers.

D. It means computers are strange machines.

B

Think of life as a game in which you are playing with five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends and spirit and you keep all of them in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back.  

But the other four balls, family, health, friends and spirit, are made of glass. If you drop one of these, it will be broken and never be the same. You must understand that and try to have balance in your life. How ?  

Don't look down on your worth by comparing yourself with others. It is because we are different and each of us is special.  

Don't let other people set goals for you. Only you know what is best for yourself.  

Don't give up when you still have something to give. Nothing is really over until the moment you stop trying.

Don't be afraid of difficulties. It is by taking chances that we learn how to be brave.

Don't shut love out of your life by saying it's impossible. The quickest way to receive love is to give it; the fastest way to lose love is to hold it too tightly; the best way to keep love is to give it wings.  

Don't run through life so fast that you forget not only where you've been, but also where you are going.  

Don't be afraid to learn. Knowledge is weightless. It's a treasure you can always carry easily.  

Don't use time or words carelessly. You can't get them back. Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery*, and today is a gift; that's why we call it “the present”. Life is not a competition, but a trip, step by step.

1.According to the passage, the best way to keep love is to ________.

A. say it’s impossible B. give it C. give it wings D. hold it tightly

2.The underlined phrase “bounce back”means that__________.

A. reuse B. recall C. review D. return

3.According to the passage,which of the following is true?

A. Comparing yourself with others can make you different and special.

B. Running through life fast may let us achieve our goals one day.

C. To learn knowledge and face the difficulties will make us careful.

D. Time will never return so we need to make good use of time.

4.According to the passage, which is the best title ?

A. Treat Your Life in a Right Way B. Glass Balls Are Easy to Be Broken

C. Things You Can’t Do D. Nothing Is Impossible

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