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What’s top of your list of new year resolutions for 2016? Do more exercise? Eat better? Spend more time with your children? Find a fulfilling career? How about ticking all your boxes and simply be happy?

1. Happiness is often an indirect consequence of our actions and the way we think．However，the good news is that making even the smallest adjustments can help us attain that kind of state we all want to achieve．Rachel Kelly，author of Walking on Sunshine，offers some simple changes we can all make to our lives to improve our state of mind．

◆Be mindful

2. It can be any routine activity you perform during the rush of the day，like hand washing．Slow down and give the task your full attention．You’11 soon start appreciating these small moments of stillness．

◆Follow the 60% rule

Perfectionism is an illusion，but the pursuit of it is real and can have damaging consequences． 3. If a friendship，relationship，work project is 60％right，then you’re doing well．

◆Breathe

When things get too much，try the one-finger-on-the-nose breathing trick． 4. Then just breathe through the other nostril．By halving the rate at which you breathe，you lower your blood pressure and trigger(引发)the body’s relaxation response．

◆Exercise

Breaking a sweat，ideally the first thing in the morning，releases a chemical in the brain to reduce pain，and which in large amounts can make you feel relaxed and energetic and sets you up for the day．5.

A．So readjust your thinking．

B．So，if you can，start your day right．

C．Build a“mindful”activity into your day．

D．Sadly，you can’t simply“become”happy．

E．Press a finger against one side of your nose．

F．With so many external pressures can any of us be truly happy?

G．It’s all about creating the right conditions for your body to feel relaxed．

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There is no doubt that to study abroad gives you an excellent opportunity to learn things which are very helpful in your career building．Today Canada has earned a good name in providing quality education and safe healthy environment for its students．That is why more than 130,000 international students enroll(登记入学) every year in famous Canadian universities．It is an ideal education destination and gives students a unique experience education and its versatile(多样的) arts and culture．Canada spends a lot on education and is ranked the highest in G-8 countries.

To study in Canada is very cheap．These universities are affordable compared to other universities in the world such as in the US, New Zealand and UK where cost of education and living is very high．According to a survey in 2006, “Canada offered the lowest tuition fees(学费) for foreign students compared to UK and Australia.”

The low rate of crimes and the peaceful safe environment of the country also attract a lot of international students to Canadian universities．Canada has 92 universities and 175 community colleges and university degrees have three levels—Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral．

A Bachelor’s degree in Canada is for three or four years’ full-time study depending on the nature of the program you are doing．On the other hand, a Master’s degree consists of two years of study．For a Doctoral program in Canadian universities, you require a minimum (最低/小的) of three to four or sometimes five years of research and study.

You can also find many diploma（文凭）and certification (认证) programs in Canadian universities where the time is generally one year．Some of the Canadian universities are well-regarded worldwide and the degree and diploma obtained from these Canadian universities are recognized globally and promise bright future．After the completion of studies, a person could also find great job offers in Canada itself．International students require a work permit to work on campus.

1.We can learn from the passage that ______________.

A．Canada has 92 community colleges

B．Canada spends the least on education among G-8 countries

C．to study in Canada is cheaper than in Australia

D．130,000 Chinese students enroll in Canadian universities every year

2.How long will you spend at least in total if you want to finish your Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Canada?

A．11 years

B．9 years

C．8 years

D．7 years

3.What advantages does Canada have to attract foreign students according to the passage?

(1) Quality education (2) Safe environment (3)Versatile culture

(4) Bright job future (5) High scholarship (6) Low tuition fees

A．(1) (2) (4) (5) (6)

B．(1) (2) (3) (4) (6)

C．(1) (3) (4) (5) (6)

D．(1) (2) (3) (5) (6)

4.What’s the best title for the passage?

A．Study in Canada --- a unique experience

B．The life in Canada

C．Benefits of studying abroad

D．Canadian culture

— It’s getting late. I'm afraid I must be going now.

—OK. ________.

A. Take it easy B. Go slowly

C. Stay longer D. See you

Nick Vujicic was born with no arms or legs, but the brave 32-year-old man, plays football and golf, swims, and surfs. Nick has a small foot on his left side, which helps him balance and enables him to kick. He uses his one foot to type, write with a pen and pick things up between his toes.

“I call it my chicken drumstick（鸡腿）,” joked Nick, “I'd be lost without it. When I get in the water I float because 80 per cent of my body is lungs and my drumstick acts as a propeller.”

When Nick was born his father was so shocked he left the hospital room to vomit. His distraught mother couldn't bring herself to hold him until he was four months old.

“It was so hard for them, but right from the start they did their best to make me independent. My dad put me in the water at 18 months and gave me the courage to learn how to swim. ” said Nick.

Throughout his childhood Nick dealt with the typical challenges. At the age of seven, Nick tried out some specially designed electronic arms and legs, in hope that he would be more like the other kids. During the short trial period of the electronic arms and legs, Nick realized that even with them, he was still unlike his peers at school, and they turned out to be much too heavy for Nick to operate, affecting his flexibility quite significantly.

“When I was 13 I read a newspaper article about a disabled man who had managed to achieve great things and help others,” said Nick, “I realized why God had made us like this － to give hope to others. It was so inspirational to me that I decided to use my life to encourage others and decided to be thankful for what I do have, not get angry about what I don't.”

“I tell people to keep on getting up when they fall and to always love themselves,” he said. “If I can encourage just one person then my job in this life is done.” By now, he has visited 35 different countries, touring the world as a motivational speaker.

1. What makes it possible for Nick to swim in the water?

A. His small size. B. His small foot.

C. His light weight. D. His big lungs.

2.The underlined word “distraught” in paragraph 4 probably means _____.

A. cold-blooded B. bad-tempered

C. really crazy D. extremely upset

3.Nick abandoned the electronic arms and legs because ________.

A. his family couldn’t afford them

B. his classmates didn’t like them

C. they were too heavy to handle

D. they affected his appearance

4.Which of the following statements is true?

A. Nick’s parents were very strict with him.

B. Nick’s family accepted his disability at his birth.

C. Nick’s mother was to blame for his disability.

D. Nick learned to be independent at a young age.

One day, I was studying at home . Suddenly, there was a loud noise. I went out of my house to see what had happened .

What I saw made me scared. A building in my neighborhood was on fire. Some people were using water to put out the fire; others were rushing towards the building to help put out the fire. The building had three floors. The fire started on the first floor. Soon, it spread (扩散) to the second floor. There were some people on the second floor at that time. Their lives were in danger. A few people jumped out of the window. Luckily, they only got small injuries. Those who were still on the second floor were just crying for help. The people outside didn’t know how to help the people inside to get out.

Firefighters (消防人员) arrived at last. They fought the fire bravely. Water pipes (管子) were used and a ladder was put near the second-floor window. Then the people inside were taken out by the firefighters. They were seriously injured and were taken to the hospital at once.

Thanks to the firefighters, the people inside were saved and the fire was put out in the end, but many things, such as desk, pictures and clothes, were damaged.

1.___________was on fire.

A. The author’s room

B. A ladder

C. A building in the author’s neighborhood

D. Only the second floor of the building

2._____________put out the fire in the end.

A. The firefighters and the people inside the building

B. The people on the second floor

C. The people in the street

D. The firefighters

3.The people who jumped out of the window_____________.

A. were seriously injured

B. died

C. were taken to the hospital

D. got small injuries

4.How did the people who didn’t jump out of the window get out of the building?

A. They were taken out by the firefighters.

B. They climbed down a ladder by themselves.

C. They walked out of the building after the fire was put out.

D. They were taken out by doctors

They wear the latest fashions with the most up-to-date accessories(配饰).Yet these are not girls in their teens or twenties but women in their sixties and seventies．A generation which would once only wear old-fashioned clothes is now favoring the same high street looks worn by those half their age.

Professor Julia Twiggy，a social policy expert，said，“Women over 75 are are shopping for clothes more frequently than they did when they were young in the 1960s，In the 1960s buying a coat for a woman was a serious matter．It was all expensive item that they would purchase only every three or four years—now you can pick one up at the supermarket whenever you wish to．Fashion is a lot cheaper and people get tired of things more quickly．”Professor Twiggy analyzed family expending data and found that while the percentage of spending on clothes and shoes by women had stayed around the same—about 5 or 6 percent of spending，the amount of clothes bought had risen sharply．

The professor said，“Clothes are now 70 percent cheaper than they were in the 1960s because of the huge expansion of production in the Far East．In the 1960s Leeds was the heart of the British fashion industry and that was where most of the clothes came from，but now almost all of our clothes are sourced elsewhere．Everyone is buying more clothes but in general we are not spending more money on them，”

Fashion designer Angela Barnard，who runs her own fashion business in London，said older women were much more affected by celebrity style than in previous years．She said，“When people see stars such as Judi Dench and Helen Mirren looking attractive and fashionable in their sixties，they want to follow them．Older women are much more aware of celebrities. There’s also the boom in TV programmers showing people how they can change their look，and many of my older customers do yoga to stay in shape well in their fifties．When I started my business a few years ago，my older customers tended to be very rich，but now they are what I would call ordinary women．My own mother is 61 and she wears the latest fashions in a way she would never have done ten years ago．”

1.It can be concluded that old women tend to wear the latest fashions today mainly because____________．

A．clothes are much cheaper than before

B．TV shows teach them how to stay in shape

C.they feel much younger now

D．they get tired of themselves more quickly

2.What can we learn about old women in terms of fashion?

A．they are often ignored by fashion designers．

B．they are regarded as pioneers in the latest fashion．

C．they are now more easily influenced by stars．

D．they are more interested in clothes because of their old age

3.Which is the best possible title of the passage?

A．Boom of the British Fashion Industry

B．The More Fashionable，the Less Expensive．

C．Unexpected changes in Fashion．

D．Age Is No Barrier for Fashion Fans．

Make a difference with your photography

Take the chance to make a real difference with your photography and contribute to One Minute on Earth, a project aiming to help street children around the world.

We all live on the planet Earth, in different time zones and different parts of the world. When you read this, it will be night in one part of the world and morning somewhere else. A sunset and a sunrise is always there at any minute on earth.

In 2015 on the 7th of April at 13:00 (New York time), 200 photographers all around the world clicked on the button of their cameras all within the same minute on earth. From all these amazing landscape photos and stories, a photobook was made which was sold to raise money for charity.

100% of this profit was donated to the Ashalayam Deutschland organisation which used this money to support a street children center in Kolkata India. You can still buy this book from our website, which will help us continue to support the kids.

We plan to hold this event annually, with the next one scheduled on June 21st 2017 at 21:00 (New York time). Money raised from the sale of the new photobook will go to a home in South Africa where 75 parentless children live. This year’s event will include not only landscape photos but also street photos. The main rule is that the sky must be shown in the photo, so all can see at what time it was shot when this year’s One Minute on Earth got to you.

1. What is the main goal of One Minute on Earth?

A. To raise money for children.

B. To publish a photobook.

C. To find the best picture.

D. To take pictures of different places.

2.What do the 2015 and 2017 events have in common?

A. They take place on the same date.

B. They each produce a photobook.

C. They require the same type of picture.

D. The money raised goes to the same children.

3.What is the main rule of the 2017 event?

A. All photos must be landscapes.

B. The photos must be taken in Africa.

C. The sky must appear in every photo.

D. Each photographer can submit only one photo.

More than two thirds of the world's polar bears will be wiped out by 2050，according to a shocking new study. By then，scientists say，global warming will have melted 42 percent of the Arctic sea ice. By 2100，only a very few of these important creatures will be left.

The report has been produced by the US Geological Survey. The scientists have publicized their findings in the hope of influencing US Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne，who has been asked to put polar bears on the US endangered species list.

Polar bears depend on floating sea ice as a platform for hunting seals，which are their main food. Without enough ice，polar bears would be forced to go onto the land，where they are poorly skilled hunters，and would be unlikely to adapt to the life on the land in time. Experts say few little bears would survive and the stress could make many females unable to get pregnant.

The team of American and Canadian scientists spent six months studying bears，on the ground，from spotter planes and in the lab，using computer models.

Some team members fear the result is even worse for the bears than what their report says. They say the Arctic is warming faster than anywhere in the world and much faster than their computer had been forecasting. Satellite observations have showed that the ice has decreased to an all－time low.

However，not everyone in the scientific community believes that global warming is happening on such an alarming scale. Another investigation has found that polar bears are still being hunted by wealthy “sportsmen” who want their skins and heads. At least ten international companies offer bear－hunting trips.

1.What do we know about Dirk Kempthorne according to the passage?

A．He is an animal scientist.

B．He is a protector of animals working for the US government.

C．He was asked to put polar bears on the US endangered species list.

D．He offered to put polar bears on the endangered species list.

2.Why will polar bears die out if there is not enough sea ice?

A．Because polar bears can't catch enough food without ice.

B．Because polar bears eat ice when they feel thirsty.

C．Because polar bears will be easily found by hunters without ice.

D．Because most female bears are used to giving birth under ice.

3.After a six－month study，some scientists fear that ________．

A．there is something wrong with their computers

B．polar bears will disappear even faster than they ever expected

C．their computer models are not as accurate as they expected

D．global warming will destroy everything in the Arctic

4.What does the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph?

A．The forecast about the future of polar bears is not correct.

B．Global warming won't have any effect on hunting trips in the Arctic.

C．Polar bears are an endangered species as a result of bear－hunting.

D．People don't pay enough attention to the protection of endangered species.

Elias was a poor black worker with little 1. . Not having a passbook, he would become 2. of work. So he turned 3. Mandela for help. At that time, black people were not as 4. as white people. At first, Mandela encouraged the black people to fight in a 5. way, but it was not allowed. 6. then did they decide to 7. violence with violence. Elias helped Mandela blow 8. some government buildings. 9. he didn’t like violence, he knew it would help them 10. their dream of making black and white people have the same rights.

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