STUDY  BOOKS

Basic Study Manual    Hardcover: $ 37.50

Future success depends on the ability to learn. Here are the answers to the questions most often asked by parents, teachers, business trainers and by students themselves. Read this book and learn:

* What the three barriers to study are and what to do about them

* What to do if you get tired of a subject you are studying

* Twenty-six simple drills to help you learn how to study easily, rapidly and with full understanding

Buy and read the Basic Study Manual and use it to dramatically improve your ability to study.

Study Skills for Life    Hardcover: $31.99

L. Ron Hubbard’s study technology for teenagers opens the door to their future success by giving them the ability to study and learn. Fully illustrated for easy comprehension.

Learning How to Learn   Hardcover: $24.99

The basics of effective study for 8 to 12-year-olds, fully illustrated. Children who read and apply the materials in this book regain their liking for study and their ability to apply this knowledge in life. Get this book for a child you want to see win at his studies!

How to Use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children   Hardcover: $34.90

In spite of billions of dollars spent on ‘educational research’, children are not taught the most basic skills of learning, even the most basic of these: how to use a dictionary. In fact, a search of educational books for children found no book that told them how to use a dictionary or that one should. Written for children 8 to 12-year-olds, this fully illustrated book will teach your child:

* How to find words in a dictionary

*The different ways that words are used

* What the different marks and symbols that are used in a dictionary mean

* How to use a dictionary to correctly pronounce words

It includes a section for parents and teachers showing you how to use this book with children. Buy this book and give it to your children to unlock their education.

What’s more, you’ll just pay 50% for it before May 1, 2006.

1.Some of the four books were illustrated in order to_________

A.help readers understand them

B.persuade readers to buy them

C.reduce the cost of them

D.make them suitable to different readers

2.Which one is the book written for 8 to 12 years old to use a dictionary?

A.Basic Study Manual

B.Study Skill for Life

C.Learning How To Learn

D.How to Use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children Hardcover

3.If you buy the four books on April 1, 2006, your will have to pay _____ for them.

A.$129.38

B.$49.18

C.$64.69

D.$34.90

4.The purpose of the passage is to _______.

A.introduce the four books to readers

B.help children to learn English

C.enrich students knowledge about nature

D.advertise the four books to students

 

Easy Ways to Boost(改善)Your Mood

_______71_______. Taking an extra moment for yourself will make your day brighter and give you a healthier outlook on life. Here are some simple ways you can bring a little happiness into your life right now:

1. Go for a walk.

Grab your dog, best friend, or your significant other and head out on a brisk(轻快的) walk. Just a little bit of exercise can boost your mood and give you a fresh perspective(态度) on problems that have been bothering you. Think walks are boring? ________72_______. Take a trip to the mall, or even walk to get some frozen yogurt. Make it a fun trip and you’ll surely make it part of your routine.

2.________73________.

After all, laughter is the best medicine. Pick up something that makes you laugh like a funny picture, book, magazine, or a DVD of your favorite comedy. _______74______. Giving yourself time to laugh boosts feel-good endorphins(胺多酚).

3. ________75________ .

Take a photo of yourself doing something you enjoy, like roller skating, skiing, swimming, playing an instrument, or being with friends and family.  Place the picture on your desk to remind yourself that you lead an amazing life and have lots to be happy about.

A.Model behavior

B.Try walking to a place that seems exciting to you

C.Ten minutes of relaxation can do wonders

D.Even the most optimistic people can use a mood boost every once in a while

E. Tell someone that you’re guaranteed to brighten their day

F. You could even plan a date night out to a comedy club

G. Buy something silly

 

Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help others in your spare time? Then join us to be a volunteer! We’re a non-profit (赢利的) organization. We have volunteer jobs of all ages. Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people in their seventies can become a volunteer.

You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children while parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents are seeing a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something for everyone.

“As a volunteer, I don’t want to get anything. Seeing the children’s happy faces, I’m happy, too.” Said Carlos Domingo, an old woman of 62. “I often played computer games in my spare time before. Now I help older people learn how to use computers.” said another volunteer at the age of 18.

If everyone helps out a bit, we’ll have a better world to live in. Interested? Call us 1-800-555-5756 or visit our website: www.activol.com.

1.When do the volunteers help others?

A.In their spare time.   B.At weekends   C.On weekdays.  D.In the evenings.

2._____ can be a volunteer.

A.Children          B.Old women      C.Anyone aged 12-70     D.Young people

3.Volunteers want to get _______ when they help others.

A.money              B.computers         C.everything        D.nothing

4.Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with ______.

A.animals             B.children           C.computers        D.older people

5.We can read such a passage ______.

A.in a newspaper B.in a storybook  C.in a picture book   D.in a textbook

 

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1.This picture book explores the life of a tree that has deep roots,long arms,and many children. She provides shelter for many animals and bears fruit. The author uses colorful, simple,yet detailed watercolor illustrations to convey her words. The charming pictures show the many aspects in the life of a tree down to the caterpillars that eat the leaves. It is good for pre-school children.

2.This charming picture book highlights the life of a garden,from planting seeds to harvesting. With the narrator as guide,the reader is led through a variety of free verse and occasionally rhymed poems that fill in the story of a garden and its inhabitants. The pictures. delightful watercolors in bright pastels,add to the whimsical feel of the poems. Young readers will certainly enjoy this fun and fanciful text.

3.This is a story from 1956 which introduces a little boy who likes to go fishing with a tree limb, a woman,and a pin. Although he never catches anything,on this particular day he finally does hook three big ones,but the little one gets away. The boy pulls them home in his wagon and his mother cooks them for supper. The swinging rhythms of the text and the good humor evident in the illustrations remain fun for the youngest readers.

4.This useful,attractive,oversize volume uses its height well,employing a tree metaphor to show the earth’s various kinds of life and how all living things. from bacteria to the largest mammals,are related. Each spread covers one branch of the animal kingdom. To make the enormity of species understandable. Strauss equates individual species(e. g. ,1 0,000 bacteria)with one leaf on the tree.

5.This is a story about how a grandfather teaches his eager granddaughter to catch speckled trout from the stream in springtime. After a whole day on the lake,only Grandpa is lucky. The next morning the young fisherman hurries to the dock alone,and soon she hooks the catch of a lifetime. Young readers will appreciate this story that celebrates the special bond between the older and younger generation,while brilliant watercolor illustrations capture the beauty of the natural world

 

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