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Balance Self-Care and Caring for Others

How do I balance Self-Care and Caring for Others? If you are asking this question , you are one of those people who tend to be selfless. 1._______ So, how do you strike a balance?

Avoid killing the goose . 2.____ In other words, you are going to kill the goose .If you work at a homeless shelter 50 hours a week for two weeks and then quit because you are overwhelmed(累垮),it won’t do nearly as much good as if you work five hours a week all year around .Kind people usually fall into a trap—they try to do so much good but they don’t realize that more is not always better .

3.______ You don’t always have to sacrifice a lot to do something good .This doesn’t mean that personal sacrifice is bad , but giving a friend the money that you and your family need to spend on food or rent isn’t a great plan .Sometimes you just need to take care of yourself and your family. You can still support and encourage friends ,but you don’t have to make deep sacrifices to care for someone.

4.______ This is something that every new parent eventually has to figure out : having that first date away from the child can be a guilty experience ,but it is better for the child to be sent to his or her grandparents ’once in a while so that the parents can relax themselves and have a good time. Then the parents will come back better equipped to care for the child

Taking care of yourself , 5._____ ,is taking care of them .It makes you strong ,and then you can pass that strength on to them.

A. Learn to care for others.

B. Make reasonable sacrifices

C. Let me praise the sweet side of your personality

D. Know the importance of self-care .

E. If you are encouraging or supporting someone

F. But you don’t know when to stop caring for others and start caring for yourself

G. If you aggressively(过分地)give and never care for yourself ,you are going to burn out

From: jovangagic56@memail. com

To: kmallory@LN.org

Subject: Hi!

Dear Mr. Mallory,

I am writing to tell you my deep disappointment for my experience at Lingua Nova English summer school in the first two weeks of July. I had been thoroughly looking forward to learning English and learning about culture in the UK, but I am afraid that my time at your summer school failed to live up to my expectations.

Your brochure states that the student accommodation is situated "in the heart of Edinburgh". This is misleading as my accommodation was, in fact, situated a good fifty minutes bus ride from the city center in what I can only describe as a less than picturesque part of the suburbs.

In addition, the activity programme did not reflect the fact that we were located in one of Europe's most interesting and historical cities: one evening activity consisted of a walk to a nearby park, another was a trip to a narrow street which was not usually used by cars. Finally, on our one trip into the city center our "guide" readily admitted that she was not from Edinburgh, and had in fact never visited the city before. I had been eagerly expecting a guided tour of Scotland's treasures. In fact, I was left in the city center with no map and told to "check things out" while your employee went shopping in Princes Street.

This was a long awaited trip and cost me over two years' hard work and saving. Although I do have positive memories of my trip (my English teachers were knowledgeable and inspiring), the accommodation and activity programme were wholly unsatisfactory.

I would like to get my money back for the accommodation and would really appreciate a reply within the next two weeks.

Yours sincerely,

Jovan Gagic

1.Jovan wrote the email to __________.

A. provide information B. share experiences

C. express dissatisfaction D. raise expectations

2.According to Jovan, the guide __________.

A. organized cultural activities

B. failed to perform duties

C. had a good knowledge of the city

D. received punishment for bad behavior

3.What effect does Jovan want his email to have on Mr. Mallory?

A. To make him feel sorry.

B. To cause him worry.

C. To bring him disappointment.

D. To get him into trouble.

Students from Florida International University in Miami walked on water Thursday for a class assignment. To do it, they wore aquatic(水上的) shoes they designed and created.

Alex Quinines was the first to make it to the other side of a 175-foot lake on campus in record time — just over a minute. Quinones, who wore oversized boat-like shoes, also won last year and will receive $500. Students had to wear the aquatic shoes and make it across the lake in order to earn an “A” on the assignment for Architecture, Professor Jaime Canaves’ Materials and Methods Construction Class. “It’s traditional in a school of architecture to do boats out of cardboard for a boat race. I thought our students were a little bit more special than that,” Canaves said. “We decided to do the walk on water event to take it to the next level.”

A total of 79 students competed in the race this year in 41 teams. Only 10 teams failed to cross the lake. Others who fell got back up and made it to the end. The race is open to all students and anyone in the community. The youngest person to ever participate was a 9-year-old girl who competed in place of her mother, while the oldest was a 67-year-old female.

A large crowd on campus joined Canaves as he cheered on the races. He shouted encouraging words, but also laughed as some unsteadily made their way to the end.

“A part of this is for them to have more understanding and designing and make it work better,” he said. It is also a lesson in life for the student.

“Anything, including walking on water, is possible, if you do the research, test it and go through the design process seriously.”

1.For what purpose did the students take part in the race?

A. To go across the lake to school.

B. To pass Professor Jaime Canaves’ class.

C. To test their balance on the water.

D. To win the prize money of $500.

2.Which of the following statements is TURE according to the passage?

A. Most students finished the class assignment successfully.

B. The students who fell into the water were criticized seriously by Professor Jaime Canaves.

C. The students wore shoes distributed by Professor Jaime Canaves to walk across the lake.

D. The students took part in the race to challenge their physical abilities.

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A. Alex Quinines is a top student in the university.

B. It’s a custom for the people in the community to get involved in student activities.

C. The student who made it in to the end in the race would succeed in their professional career.

D. Professor Canaves attaches importance to hands-on learning experience.

4.The purpose of the passage is to .

A. show approval of the unique teaching style

B. inspire teachers to be more creative

C. report an interesting assignment

D. encourage more people to take part in the race

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