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Everyone can benefit a lot from reading books. The following is about the various benefits of reading books.

1. Whenever you read something, you learn information that you otherwise wouldn't have known. It can be a fact about history or a theory you didn't know existed. If you want to learn new words, reading books is a great way to enlarge your vocabulary.

2. Similar to solving puzzles, reading books allows your mind to practice its processing skills. Going without books for too long will turn your mind into a whirl (混乱).

One of the primary benefits of reading books is its ability to develop your critical thinking skills. _3._ Wherever you are faced with a similar problem in real life, your mind is able to put its mystery?solving skills to a test.

One of the great benefits of reading books is that the information in it can be accessed over and over again. For example, reading a cookbook allows you the luxury of reviewing the procedures whenever you need to. 4. Don't even think about writing the information down because you may lose the paper you wrote down on sooner or later.

These are just some of the wonderful benefits of reading books. 5._ If you can't even go outside, you can download free e?books online and read them on your computer. That way, you can see how advantageous reading can be for yourself.

A.Reading books can put you in a confident mood.

B.You can improve your memory by reading.

C.Reading books provides you with new knowledge.

D.Following a recipe from a cooking show will be difficult.

E.Reading mystery novels, for example, sharpens your mind.

F.Reading keeps your mind in good condition.

G.Why don't you drop into the bookstore or library and pick a book up?

Choose Your One-Day-Tours!

Tour A—Bath &Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge —£37 until 26 March and £39 thereafter.

Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey, the Royal Crescent and the Costume Museum, Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years.

Tour B—Oxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Mary's Church Tower and Anne Hathaway's —£32 until 12 March and £36 thereafter.

Oxford: Includes a guided tour of England's oldest university city and colleges. Look over the “city of dreaming spires(尖顶)”from St Mary’s Church Tower. Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder.

Tour C—Windsor Castle &Hampton Court including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace —£34 until 11 March and £37 thereafter.

Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry VIII’s favorite palace. Free time to visit Windsor Castle(entrance fees not included).With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze(迷宫)where it is easy to get lost!

Tour D—Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great—£33 until 18 March and £37 thereafter.

Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century.

1. Which tour will you choose if you want to see England’s oldest university city?

A. Tour A B. Tour B C. Tour C D. Tour D

2.Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 17 March?

A. Windsor Castle & Hampton Court

B. Oxford & Stratford

C. Cambridge

D. Bath & Stonehenge

3.Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction?

A. It is a world-famous castle

B. It used to be a well-known maze

C. It is the oldest palace in Britain

D. It used to be the home of royal families

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Easy Ways to Boost Your Confidence

Imagine being able to overcome any obstacle that might come your way at work or in relationships. Then try to picture yourself not having to ask for advice or someone’s approval every step of the way. 1. If you are low on confidence, read on because here are four easy ways to boost your confidence. Once you master them, everything in your life will change for the better.

Boost your self-image. If failure is getting you down, just remember that there is always a solution. 2. The best way to boost your self-image after a setback(挫折)is to write down all your accomplishments and star qualities. Make a list and put it ion your computer desktop or near where you spend most of your time. You can also make a list of all the things you should be grateful for.

3. You know your talents and strengths first. Then set your goals to match these. Reject those that are just beyoud your skills, abilities, qualifications or experience. This is where you can realistically assess your weaknesses and build on your strengths.

Get on the positive thoughts track. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. 4. Negative thinking may be useful when imagining failure situations, threats, and obstacles. But once you are trapped in negative thoughts, your brain ignores everything else and you only think of failure. The best solution is to build on positive thoughts.

Know being confident is an ongoing process. 5. Keep playing to the best of your ability and your confidence will always be there to support you.

A. Set realistic goals.

B. Stop playing different roles.

C. It isn’t a goal that you reach and then stop.

D. Why not keep comparing yourself with others ?

E. This is what self-confident people do every day.

F. So why are they positive thoughts and not negative ones ?

G. You may have to try again so you should boost your self-image immediately.

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