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Developing self-confidence is one of the most important things you can do to create a more powerful, successful life. It influences all aspects of our lives, from relationships to career. But the journey is long. That's why it's so important to have a long term goal, but to break it up into small manageable parts. 1.

Here are 5 quick tips to make this a confident week:

1. Sit up!

Set your alarm to go off 3 times throughout the day to check in with your posture (姿势).Body language is one of the quickest ways to gain instant confidence.

2. 2.

Have lunch with someone in your office that you don't normally hang out with.Breaking your routine (常规) allows you to jump out of your comfort zone which is a great means for self confidence breakthroughs.

3. Work it out.

3. Whether it be a fast walk for part of your lunch, or a quick work out during the tea break in the afternoon, it will surely do you good.Exercise fills the body with positive energy that you will be projecting throughout the day.Good health is not just an important part of living well —it also happens to be an instant confidence builder.

4. Involve yourself in a social activity that you normally wouldn't

4. Putting yourself out in the world forces you to face situations and meet people.In this way you can slowly build your confidence so you can find your place in it.This is one of the most rewarding things you can do.

5. Knowledge is power.

You have to keep feeding your mind. 5. So whether it's a new language, a new skill, or a new hobby - sign up for something this week that will broaden your knowledge, skill level and happiness.Learning something you can be proud of and providing you happiness is an immediate confidence builder and the recipe for success.

A. Get to know someone new.

B. Whether you like it or not, the world is a social being

C. Make a point to get some exercise during the day.

D. Have lunch in the office.

E. Once you’ve learned something, no one can ever take it away.

F. Small but achievable victories will have you well on your way.

G. Sitting at your office does not contribute to confidence building.

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In the 4th century, there was a man called Saint Nicholas in Myra. He was very rich and _________ to help others. He also cared for the_________very much. He often_________ many kinds of gifts, money and other _________things to the houses of the poor. He did this at night _________ so that no one knew, because he wanted no_________ . He just wanted to help others. At that time, there were three poor_________ in his town. Both of their parents died. They could hardly _________ enough money to make a living. Nicholas felt sorry for them and _________to do something to _________them. On Christmas Eve, when everyone was _________, Nicholas walked through the streets to the house where the three sisters lived. Quietly, he _________ onto the roof and dropped three bags of _________ into the chimney. It so happened that the three sisters had _________ their stockings before they went to bed. The stockings had been _________ by the fire to dry. When Nicholas dropped the gold, each bag fell into a stocking. The three sisters were surprised and _________ to find the three bags of gold in their stockings the next morning. Now they didn’t have to worry about their _________ as they could use the gold to get food. Soon, the story began to get around. Other_________ began to hang up stockings on Christmas Eve _________finding bags of gold when they woke up the next morning.

Over the years, Saint Nicholas became associated (有联系的) with Christmas. The_________ of hanging stockings up by the chimney on Christmas Eve is known all over the world. And Santa Claus, famous for the red cape (斗篷) and the white beard, became the most popular guest to children on Christmas.

1.A. hated B. refused C. failed D. liked

2.A. old B. sick C. poor D. young

3.A. lent B. brought C. posted D. moved

4.A. expensive B. simple C. beautiful D. useful

5.A. slowly B. secretly C. freely D. fairly

6.A. praise B. money C. surprise D. pay

7.A. sisters B. brothers C. workers D. farmers

8.A. beg B. find C. make D. borrow

9.A. needed B. agreed C. decided D. promised

10.A. save B. help C. raise D. teach

11.A. quiet B. busy C. happy D. asleep

12.A. landed B. climbed C. jumped D. fell

13.A. gold B. food C. toys D. clothes

14.A. changed B. bought C. repaired D. washed

15.A. shown B. thrown C. hung D. stored

16.A. puzzled B. excited C. worried D. sad

17.A. meals B. study C. house D. stockings

18.A. students B. men C. women D. children

19.A. in the hope of B. in need of C. in case of D. in return for

20.A. rule B. habit C. custom D. Manner

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The easy way out isn't always the easiest. I learned that lesson when I decided to treat Doug, my husband of one month, to a special meal. I to make homemade bread. Knowing the bread would take time, I it as soon as Doug left for work.

As I was not in cooking, I thought if a dozen was good, two dozen would be better, so I .everything. As Doug loved oranges, I also opened a can of orange and it all into the bowl. Soon there was a sticky dough(面团)covered with yellowish marks. Realizing I was ,I put the dough in the rubbish bin outside so 1 wouldn't have to Doug laughing at my work. I went on preparing the rest of th ,and when Doug got home, we sat down to Cornish chicken with rice. He tried to enjoy the meal but seemed . Twice he got up and went outside, saying he heard a

The third time he left, I went to the window to see what he was doing. I saw Doug standing about three feet from the ,holding the lid up with a stick and looking .When I came out of the house, he dropped the stick and explained that there was something in our rubbish bin. Picking up the stick again, he held the lid up enough for me to see. I felt .But I stepped closer and looked harder. Without it was my work. The hot had caused the dough to double in size and the fermenting yeast(酵母})made the surface. and sigh as though it were breathing.

I could see why Doug was shaken. I had to admit what the“ "was and why it was there. I don't know who was more by the whole thing---Doug or me.

1.A. chose B. managed C. had D. remembered

2.A. looked for B. got ready for C. started on D. worried about ,

3.A. weak B. interested C. successful D. experienced

4.A. used B. collected C. doubled D. tried

5.A. poured B. watered C. dipped D. threw

6.A.pleasant B. ugly C. big D. light

7.A. defeated B. injured C. dropped D. lost.

8.A.feel B. keep C. face D. stop

9.A. bread B. orange C.rice D. meal

10.A.disappointed B. disturbed. C. frightened. D. ashamed

11.A. voice B. cry C. shout D. noise

12.A.window B. house C. rubbish bin D. door

13.A. around B. upward C. inside D. out

14.A. alive B. important C. new D. different

15.A. happy B. cold C. angry D. inspired

16.A. hesitation B. doubt C. delay D. exception

17.A. pot B. floor C. earth D. sun

18.A. burn B. walk C. shake D. work

19.A. art B. work C. trouble maker D.living thing

20.A. embarrassed B. nervous C. regretful D. Awkward

C “Over the years the unthinkable has become thinkable and today we sense we are close to being able to alter human heredity(遗传).” These were the words of David Baltimore of the California Institute of Technology,on December 1st,when he opened a three?day meeting in Washington to discuss the morality and use of human gene editing.Dr Baltimore is an old hand at these sorts of discussions,for he was also a participant in the Asilomar conference,in 1975,which brought scientists together to discuss a safe way of using the then?new technology of recombinant DNA,and whose recommendations influenced a generation of biotechnology researchers.

Four decades on,the need for a similar sort of chin?wag has arisen.The International Summit on Human Gene Editing has been held by the national scientific academies of three countries—America,Britain and China.They are particularly concerned about whether gene editing should be used to make heritable changes to the human germ line,something Dr Baltimore described as a deep and troubling question.Like those of Asilomar,the conclusions of this meeting will not be binding.But the hope is that,again like Asilomar,a mixture of common sense and peer pressure will create a world in which scientists are trusted to regulate themselves,rather than having politicians and civil servants do it for them.The meeting is being held against a backdrop of rapid scientific advance.Since 2012 research into a new,easy?to?use editing tool called CRISPR?Cas9 has blossomed.This technique involves a piece of RNA (a chemical messenger,which can be used to recognise a target section of DNA) and an enzyme(酶) called a nuclease that can snip unwanted genes out and paste new ones in.

Public interest was aroused in April,when Chinese scientists announced they had edited genes in non?viable(无活力的) human embryos,and again in November when British researchers said they had successfully treated a one?year?old girl who had leukaemia(白血病),using gene?edited T?cells.T?cells are part of the immune system that attack,among other things,tumour cells.The researchers altered T?cells from a healthy donor to encourage them to recognise and kill the patient's cancer,to make them immune to her leukaemia drug,and to ensure they did not attack her healthy cells.

In another recent development,a firm called Edit as Medicine,which is based in Cambridge,Massachusetts,has said it hopes,in 2017,to start human clinical trials of CRISPR?Cas9 as a treatment for a rare genetic form of blindness known as Leber congenital amaurosis(伯氏先天性黑蒙).Though other companies are already testing gene?editing therapies,these employ older,clunkier forms of the technology that seem likely to have less commercial potential.Moreover,researchers at the Broad Institute,also in Cambridge,said this week that they had made changes to CRISPR?Cas9 which greatly reduce the rate of editing errors—one of the main obstacles to the technique's medical use.

On the subject of germ?line editing,Eric Lander,the Broad's head,told the meeting it would be useful only in rare cases and said it might be a good idea to “exercise caution” before making permanent changes to the gene pool.The need for caution is advice that might also be heeded by those pursuing work in animals other than people,and in plants—subjects not being covered by the summit.

1.Which of the following is TRUE about CRISPR?Cas9?

A.It has fewer side effects.

B.It can modify human gene.

C.It can protect immune system.

D.It has less commercial potential.

2.The underlined word “chin?wag” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by ________.

A.discussion

B.negotiation

C.argument

D.comparison

3.What can be inferred from the passage?

A.Dr.Baltimore started his research on modifying gene in 1975.

B.Scientists' opinions about the use of gene editing are consistent.

C.CRISPR?Cas9 has been applied to cure Leber congenital amaurosis.

D.More research should be made before the technology comes into wide use.

4.This passage is most probably a ________.

A.science fiction

B.scientific report

C.conference summary

D.commercial advertisement

Some people think that as more and more people have televisions in their homes, fewer and fewer people will buy books and newspapers. Why read an article in the newspaper, when the TV news can bring you the information in a few minutes and with pictures? Why read the life story of a famous man, when a short television program can tell you all that you want to know?

Television has not killed reading, however. Today, newspapers sell in very large numbers. And books of every kind are sold more than ever before. Books are still a cheap way to get information and enjoyment. Although some books with hard covers are expensive, many books are printed today as paperbacks (平装本), which are quite cheap. A paperback collection of short stories, for example, is always cheaper than an evening at the cinema or the theater, and you can keep a book for ever and read it many times.

Books are a wonderful provider of knowledge and pleasure and some types of books should be in every home. Every home should have a good dictionary. A good encyclopedia, though expensive, is useful, too, because you can find information on any subject. Besides, you can have such books as history books, science textbooks, cookbooks, and collections of stories and poems. Then from time to time you can take a book of poems off your shelves and read the thoughts and feelings of your favorite poets.

1. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A. TV programs are a chief provider of knowledge

B. cinemas are the best choice in getting information

C. reading is a cheap way of learning and having fun

D. newspapers are an expensive way to enjoy oneself

2.What does the sentences “Television has not killed reading, however” underlined in the second paragraph suggest?

A. People only need reading, though.

B. Reading is still necessary today.

C. Reading is more fun than television.

D.Watching television doesn’t help reading.

3.Which of the following is mainly discussed in the last paragraph?

A. Types of books

B. Kinds of dictionaries.

C. Lists of history books.

D. Collections of stories and poems.

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