You feel happiest when you create a healthy balance between giving and receiving. If you give and give without making time to fill your own needs, then it’s likely you will burn out, or feel upset .When you take and take without giving anything back ,you never feel fulfilled, so you are always searching for ways to fill the void in your life.

     The way to create a healthy balance between giving and receiving is to know and then live by your values .I break values up into two groups which I call being and having values. Your being values are the character traits of the ideal person you would like to be. I suggest to my clients that they choose three being values that they are willing to make a commitment to live by. An example of some being values are: kind, loving, generous, inspirational, peaceful, wise and even powerful. By acting on these values you give to others through your actions and you inspire others by being a positive role model. Mastering being these character traits becomes your life purpose.

Your having values are the feelings you need to create in order to be happy. These could be companionship, achievement, support, being valued or financial security. This is what you receive. You take responsibility for filling your own needs by taking steps to create these feelings and conditions in your life.

     When you make a commitment to live by your being values, it becomes easier to make conscious choices rather than reactionary ones. If your usual pattern is to talk about your problems, you could choose to think and act like a calm person. A calm person might go for a walk, meditate, or set a time limit before responding. If your usual pattern is to worry, you could choose to act like a responsible or wise person. In other words, you would act like the person you choose to be—this is the key to personal power.

     When you choose to act on your values, you not only feel good about yourself, you reinforce your chosen beliefs. Over time acting in this way changes how you see the world, and in turn the way other people think of you.

1.The main purpose of this passage is to ___________.

 A.persuade the readers to make a commitment

 B.inform the readers how to be truly happy

C.explain to the readers what personal values are

D.instruct the readers how to make wise choices

2.According to the text, living by your being values ,you would   ___________.

A.gain a lot of power                   B.fill your own needs

C.seek all human virtues                D.form positive personality

3.The underlined word “void” in Paragraph 1 means ___________.

 A.a feeling of emptiness                B.an absence of one’s mind

 C.a break of continuity                 D.a state of confusion

4.Which of the following does not belong to “your having values”?

A. your success in the competition            B. the help from your friends

C. your own peaceful mind                  D. the friendship

5.What can be inferred from the text?

 A.Having values are better than being values.

 B.The way other people think of you decides who you are. 

C. A calm person does not choose to complain.

D.A responsible person does not care about financial security.

 

If you are planning to learn a foreign language, here are some suggestions about language learning. I hope these suggestions can help improve your learning of a foreign language

Try to set aside some time every day for your study when your brain is at the most time for receiving information. It’s better to study for 30 minutes every day than for 3 hours once a week. If you can spare two or three hours a day, break them up into some periods to avoid brain getting tired.

Go over each lesson several times, perhaps once in the morning, once in the evening and once several days later. Give your brain time to understand the material, but the break between periods of study shouldn’t be too long, or you will forget most of what you’ve learned.

Make sure you’re comfortable with the bases of the language before learning the more advanced knowledge. Without full understanding of basic knowledge such as words pronunciation and spelling, you’ll find it very difficult to learn more.

Setting proper targets is a good way to encourage yourself. You could set yourself a time limit or aim for a certain level.

Once you have mastered the bases of the language, learn to apply them to the things that you’re interested in. In this way you are more likely to remember the words, phrases and grammatical constructions you meet.

You will find that at times you’re making rapid progress, while sometimes you seem to stand still or even go backwards. This is normal when learning a language, so don’t be discouraged.

Making mistakes in a foreign language is nothing to worry about. What matters is getting your message across, not whether you use all the right words, tenses, cases, etc. If you cannot think of the exact words, try using other ones.

1.What is the best time plan for studying a foreign language ?

A.A long period every day.                  B.Several short periods every day.

C.A long period once a week.                D.Several short periods a week.

2.The break between periods of study shouldn’t be too long, because ___________.

A.you will be unable to go over a lesson for several times

B.you will be too tired to continue your study

C.you will waste a lot of time for study

D.you will forget what you are trying to learn easily

3.If you don’t fully understand the basic knowledge, you will ____________.

A.be unable to go on with your study          B.be uncomfortable with yourself

C.feel it very difficult to learn more           D.stop learning more in a short time

4.According to the author, which of the following is NOT true ?

A.Setting a goal can help you make rapid progress.

B.you should use what you’ve learned frequently to remember them.

C.Sometimes you may not make any progress.

D.Mistakes are quite normal in learning a language.

5.The purpose of this passage is ____________.

A.to give some advice on foreign language learning

B.to help students get high marks in foreign language exam

C.to encourage more people to learn foreign languages

D.to comfort those who don’t learn foreign languages well

 

Birds have long been known to be the disease carries for years, but now they are receiving so much pressure due to Avian Bird Flu. Bird cause health danger to humans and animals in or around their droppings.

Bird Buffer Q2, is designed to protect your facility from unwanted troublesome birds naturally, and is especially effective for sparrow control. When birds keep coming back and you’ve tried everything imaginable, it’s time for Bird Buffer Q2.

Bird control is now safe, easy, and economical with Bird Buffer. The Bird Buffer is also simple to operate. Just hang it with Bird Buffer cables or set it on the roof. Fill it with the specially?prepared liquid, and turn it on. It is that simple. Bird Buffer Q2 is a permanent, automatic and cost?effective commercial process for indoor and outdoor bird control. Contact Bird Buffer LLC @www. Birdbuffer.com or call 866-557-4274.

Bird Buffer Q2 Frequently Asked Questions:

a) How does Bird Buffer Q2 work?

It is operated by an electrically?controlled sprayer(喷雾器)to spread the vapor at 90 mph over larger areas. A time releases the vapor every 2 minutes into the air to keep fresh vapor in the area for birds. When birds fly through the area, the tiny particles(颗粒) of vapor enter the birds breathing system, making the birds fly away. When the birds come back, they once again breathe the particles and fly away. After a few weeks, birds remember their responses and stay away.

b) How much water is needed per month?

About one gallon a mouth

c) How long does it take to get bird control?

Usually two weeks is enough to control flocks of birds from the treated area. It takes time for the birds to find a new home and new feeding grounds.

1.It can be inferred that the text is used_________.    .

A.to promote the product

B.to warn people not to go near birds

C.to remind people of the present situation of bird control is

D.to inform people what the present situation of bird control is

2.Where can Bird Buffer Q2 be most likely used?

A.In basements.                          B.In wild forests.

C.In wildlife zoos.                         D.In outdoor restaurants.

3.Which of the following words can best describe Bird Buffer Q2?

A.Attractive         B.Inexpensive        C.Time?saving        D.Dangerous

4.All of the following aspects of bird control using Bird Buffer Q2 are mentioned except_______.

A.the time taken                         B.the amount of water needed

C.the way it works                        D.the side effects brought about

 

Sir,

Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare. Your company, Cosmo books Ltd., offered this set (eight books of plays and two books of poetry) at what was claimed to be a ‘remarkable’ price: fifteen pounds and fifty pence, including postage and packing. I had wanted a set of Shakespeare’s plays and poems for some time, and these books, in red imitation leather, looked particularly attractive; so I sent for them.

Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of the complete works of Charles Dickens which I had not ordered. So I returned the Dickens books to you, with a cheque for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare. Two more weeks passed. Then there arrived on my door step a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same set of novels by Dickens and a six book set of the plays of Moliere, in French. Since I do not read French, these were of no use to me at all. However, I could not afford to post all these books back to you, so I wrote to you at the end of August of last year, instructing you to come and collect all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further notice.

You did not reply to that letter. Instead you sent me a bill for forty two pounds, and a set of the plays of Schiller, in German. Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two weeks, the works of Goethe, the poems of Milton, the plays of Strindberg; I hardly know what I have. The books are still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to stand in the rain outside.

I have no room for any more books, and even if I read from now until the Last Judgment, I should not finish reading all the books that you have sent me.

Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment. Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the complete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid.

Yours faithfully,

SIMON WALKER

1. Simon Walker wrote the letter to ________

A.urge for the final solution to the problem with the unwanted books.

B.complain about getting books he didn’t want.

C.advise readers not to order books from Cosmo Books Ltd..

D.show his anger to Cosmo Books Ltd..

2. The advertisement that Mr. Walker saw in the Morning Mail was for ________

A.unlimited number of Cosmo Books.

B.fifteen pounds and fifty pence.

C.a set of 10 books of the works of Shakespeare.

D.a book containing all the plays and poems of Shakespeare.

3.Mr. Walker answered the advertisement because ________

A.he claimed that the books were being offered at a remarkable price.

B.he wanted a set of Shakespeare’s works which was a good bargain

C.he had ordered the set and had been waiting for them to come for some time.

D.the set he already had was not particularly attractive.

4. It can be inferred that _______

A.Cosmo Books have sent bills for books that they have not sent.

B.Several sets of books have been sent to Mr. Walker free of charge.

C.Mr. Walker hasn’t received the books that he ordered.

D.Mr. Walker took some action after receiving the books he did not order.

5.. The tone of the letter is that of _______

A.bitterness

B.respect

C.humor

D.annoyance

 

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