Bill and Cathy wanted to go on a holiday. They chose a place called Maldives (马尔代夫). And they decided to _____ there for two weeks in spring, because they heard that the weather there was perfect at that time. They worked very hard for several _____. Finally, they made enough money for their dream _____. But their trip was more like a nightmare(噩梦)!

The problem _____ when the flight was put off because of bad weather. They couldn't leave_____ night. They finally got on the plane twelve hours later! But they _____ fly to Maldives because there was a storm. They had to fly to the capital city _____. There they stayed in a small hotel _____ the airport.

The hotel was next to the sea, but the sea was _____ dirty that they couldn't swim in it. And the hotel swimming pool was full of leaves! The food was awful, ______. For breakfast there was ______ bread and milk! The worst part was when the storm came, they felt really ______. Because of the bad weather, they had to stay for ______ night in the small hotel. And they had ______ to do. It was so boring. Finally, they ______ in Maldives three days later. And someone told them the weather there had been wonderful all the time!

1.A. run B. work C. stay D. see

2.A. minutes B. hours C. days D. months

3.A. trip B. job C. college D. clothes

4.A. finished B. jumped C. continued D. began

5.A. after B. since C. until D. from

6.A. needn't B. couldn't C. shouldn't D. won't

7.A. already B. yet C. still D. instead

8.A. near B. from C. across D. next

9.A. hardly B. much C. so D. enough

10.A. also B. either C. too D. very

11.A. only B. many C. few D. any

12.A. full B. quiet C. happy D. terrible

13.A. other B. another C. more D. others

14.A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything

15.A. reached B. arrived C. got D. moved

There are many things you can do to improve your memory. Among them are many kinds of useful ways as well as taking special care of your health.

It is important that you make yourself excited to make your memory more active. You can do this by doing some new activities and by changing your daily habits. Learning a new skill helps your brain (大脑) to develop. When trying to remember something, you should pay special attention to the most important things about it. Do not allow other thoughts to enter your mind because this will reduce your chances of making right memories.

An excellent way to help memory is to connect information with pictures. Try to see the pictures in your mind. Taking notes and keeping a diary will also be helpful.

Healthy food and plenty of vitamins are necessary for your memory to work well. Drinking a lot of water also helps keep your memory. You must allow your brain to have enough sleep and rest. When you are asleep, your brain stores memory. Not enough sleep can cause problems with storing information. And being tired will also stop you from being able to think clearly and well.

In order to keep your mind on your work, you must be free from worry. Generally keeping fit and normal health checks are both important as well—not just for improving your memory.

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How to1. Your Memory

Main 2.

Taking 3. care of your health

Making yourself4. to make your memory more active by 5. part in some new activities and changing your daily habits

Paying attention to the most 6. things, in order to add to your chances to make right memories

Connecting information with 7.

Taking notes and keeping 8.

Other ways

Eating healthy food and taking plenty of vitamins

9. a lot of water

Having10. sleep and rest

Most parents hope that their children can be happy and successful. But do you know the best way to encourage them to be so? The answer is to allow them to make their own decisions.

Unfortunately, popular culture has different ideas about children’s decision making. Most parents make decisions for their children – what they wear, what they eat and what movies they watch. In fact, it’s not good for children’s growing.

Parents should allow children to make decisions when they are very young. But this doesn’t mean children are allowed to do everything. For example, you shouldn’t take your children into a store and tell them they can have anything they want. They would be overwhelmad(不知所措的) by the choices (选择). But you can give them a choice among snacks. When children get older, “expand” the number of choices you give them. For example, allow them to decide the activities they want to take part in or when they go to bed.

The next step is to get your children to think before they act. Let them ask themselves several important questions. First, why do I want to do this? Second, what are my choices? Third, what are the results of the actions? After these questions, they are sure to have right decisions.

1.The beat way to make children be happy and successful is to ______.

A. allow them to buy more books B. make them read more books

C. allow them to make their own decisions D. make them go to college

2.The writer thinks ______.

A. parents should make decisions for children B. parents should teach children to make decisions

C. children could do what they want to do D. children could not make their decisions

3.The underlined word “expand” in the passage means ______ in Chinese?

A. 扩大 B. 收回 C. 开放 D. 缩小

4.Children should ask themselves ______ questions before making a decision.

A. two B. three C. four D. five

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