A habit is any action that we have performed so often that it becomes something that we do almost without thinking. Some of them are thought to be bad. People spend countless hours and dollars each year trying to get rid of these bad habits but often fail. Why? Change is hard work andthere is no shortcut to achieve it. However, there is still some advice for you to follow.

First, look at why you do it. In other words, what's the result of doing this thing? If your bad habit is shouting at people when you are unhappy or under pressure, what do you get from it? It may make you feel a little better for a moment. Or maybe you have a bad habit of leaving your homework undone. The result could be that you get more time to spend on the Internet!

Next, take a look at them on the other hand. What do you lose because of your bad habits? Shouting at other people is a bad habit because it makes people around you feel bad and unhappy. Leaving your homework undone is a bad habit because you may be punished by your teacher. Having more Internet time means that you lose the chance to learn the things that you need to learn. When you think that way, you'll find that it's not wise to keep your bad habits! Now it is time to make a decision. What will you choose? I'm sure you will choose to do what you think is more important.

1. From the first paragraph we know that __________.

A. a habit is a terrible thing that we can never change

B. people take countless hours and dollars to get rid of habits

C. none of the people who try to break bad habits are successful

D. though it is difficult, we can still do something about our bad habits

2. The underlined sentence "there is no shortcut to achieve it" means that ________.

A. it is not easy to get rid of bad habits

B. there is a long way and a short way

C. something dangerous may happen

D. we must cut it in a short time.

3. According to the reading, if you want to get rid of your habits, you have to _____.

A. talk to others when you are in low spirits

B. know why you do what you do

C. finish your homework first

D. spend less time on the Internet

4. Which of the following does NOT happen because of a bad habit according to the

reading?

A. You are punished later.

B. Making people around you feel unhappy.

C. You lose the chance to learn something.

D. You leave your homework at home by accident.

5. The main purpose of this passage is to __________.

A. introduce and describe

B. complain and disagree

C. explain and advise

D. discuss and argue

News One: 29 October, 2015

The government of China plans to end its one-child per family policy (政策) and instead let families have two children. The plan was announced Thursday after high-level meetings in Beijing. China, which has the largest population, made the one-child policy in 1980. The government allowed only a small number of couples to have two children for so many years. For example, some couples in the countryside could have two children.

News Two: 05 October, 2015

The first of the 2015 Nobel Prizes has been announced. Sweden’s Nobel Prize committee says the Nobel Prize for medicine will go to scientists from Ireland, Japan and China. William Campbell from Ireland and Satoshi Omura from Japan share the prize for their discovery of the medicine avermectin (阿维菌素). The Nobel committee praised their work on what it calls a “novel therapy.” The treatment fights disease caused by parasites(寄生虫). The prize for medicine is also going to Chinese researcher Tu Youyou. She discovered Artemisia. Artemisia is a drug (药物) that has greatly made the number of people who die from malaria (疟疾) smaller.

News Three: 09 December, 2015

Oil prices have fallen to their lowest levels since 2009. Brent crude oil, one of several kinds of oil on the world market, dropped below $40 a barrel(桶) on Tuesday. However, the main group of oil producing countries has been unable to reduce the oil production.

1.How long did China’s one-child policy last?

A. 38 years. B. 36 years. C. 25 years. D. 65 years.

2.Who got the Nobel Prize for medicine?

A. Tu Youyou from China.

B. William Campbell from Ireland.

C. William Campbell from Ireland and Satoshi Omura from Japan.

D. William Campbell from Ireland, Satoshi Omura from Japan and Tu Youyou from China.

3.What can we know from News Three?

A. There is only one kind oil on the world market.

B. Main oil producing countries will produce less oil.

C. Oil prices on Tuesday are the lowest in history.

D. Main oil producing countries will still produce as much oil as before.

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