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While many of us go through life with the pursuit of money on our mind, we're often told that money can't buy happiness. But what truth is there in the saying? Is there a relation between money and happiness? 1.

Humans are very sensitive to change. When we get a rise, we really enjoy it. But some studies have shown that in North America, additional income beyond 75,000 dollars a year stops impacting day-to-day happiness. 2. They often end up spending all the money, going into debt, and experience ruined social relationships.

So surely money can't really buy happiness. Well, recent studies suggest that the problem may actually be in the way that we spend money. 3. Studies show that people who spend their money on others feel happier. As for the people who spend money on themselves, their happiness is unchanged.

4. 0ne experiment showed that instead of an organization writing a large check to a charity, dividing the amount up among employees, allowing them to contribute to a charity of their choice, increased their job satisfaction. Similarly, individuals that spend money on each other, as opposed to themselves, not only increase job satisfaction, but improve the team performance.

5. Interestingly, the specific way money is spent on others isn't important. Spending something on others is the important aspect of increasing your happiness.

A. The same principle has been tested on teams and organizations as well.

B. Money has more effect on the vast majority of people in the long run.

C. Instead of buying things for yourself, try giving some of it to other people and see how you feel.

D. And if so, how can we use it to our advantage?

E. Almost everywhere we look in the world, we see that giving money to others is positively related to happiness,

F. And while you're saving up for these greatest experiences, don't forget the daily joys in life.

G. In fact, people who win a lottery often report becoming extremely unhappy.

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Human growth is a process of experimentation, trial, and error eventually leading to wisdom. Each time you choose to trust yourself and take action, you can never quite be certain how the situation will ________.

Sometimes you are victorious, and sometimes you become disappointed. The ________experiments, however, are no less valuable than the experiments that finally prove successful; in fact, you

________learn more from your "failures" than you do from your________. If you have made what you think to be a mistake or failed to live up to your own ________ you will most likely put up a barrier between your essence and the part of you that is the alleged (F 7/?fikJ) wrong-doer.

However, viewing past actions as________implies guilt and blame, and it is not possible to learn anything meaning while you are engaged in blaming. ________forgiveness is required when you are severely judging yourself. Forgiveness is the act of erasing an ________debt. There are four kinds of forgiveness.

The first is beginner forgiveness for yourself.

The second of forgiveness is beginner forgiveness for another.

The third kind of forgiveness is ________ forgiveness of yourself. This is for serious misbehaviors, the ones you carry with deep ________. When you do something that violates your own values and principles, you create a gap between your standards and your actual _______.

In such a case, you need to work very hard at________ yourself for these deeds so that you can close this gap. This does not ________ that you should rush to forgive yourself or shouldn't feel regret, ________taking pleasure in these feelings for a prolonged period of time is not healthy.

The ________and perhaps most difficult one is the advanced forgiveness of another.

At some time of our life, you may have been severely wronged or hurt by another person to such a degree that forgiveness seems________.However, harboring anger and revenge fantasies only keeps you ________ in victimhood. Under such a circumstance, you should force yourself to see the bigger picture. By so doing, you will be able to ________ the focus away from the anger and resentment.

It is only through forgiveness that you can erase wrongdoing and ________the memory. When you can ________ release the situation, you may come to see it as a necessary part of your growth.

1.A. turn out B. turn up C. break up D. break out

2.A. important B. engaged C. failed D. successful

3.A. obviously B. necessarily C. continuously D. usually

4.A. success B. failure C. fault D. benefit

5.A. ability B. expectations C. belief D. experiences

6.A. mistakes B. victories C. experiments D. fantasies

7.A. Still B. Therefore C. Instead D. However

8.A. absurd B. original C. emotional D. unusual

9.A. ordinary B. advanced C. alternative D. certain

10.A. wisdom B. mercy C. injury D. shame

11.A. thought B. approach C. behavior D. purpose

12.A. punishing B. forgiving C. blaming D. praising

13.A. mean B. prove C. reflect D. represent

14.A. and B. or C. but D. so

15.A. uncertain B. premier C. next D. last

16.A. essential B. valuable C. impossible D. unavoidable

17.A.trapped B. located C. lost D. occupied

18.A. drive B. drag C. put D. shift

19.A. keep B. refresh C. weaken D. clean

20.A. naturally B. finally C. definitely D. initially

China has announced it’s abolishing its one-child policy. What difference has it made, statistically speaking?

400 million births prevented

The one-child policy, officially in place since 1979, has prevented 400 million births. Parents have faced fines and other punishments for having more children.

The majority of the decrease in China’s fertility rate happened in the 1970s. It dropped from 5.8 children per woman in 1970 to 2.7 in 1978. Despite the one-child policy the rate had only fallen to 1.7 by 2013.

21:28-baby deaths rate

Since the one-child policy was introduced, baby girls have become more likely to die than boys.

In the 1970s, according to the United Nations, 60 males per 1, 000 live births died under the age of one. For girls the figure was 53. In the 1980s, after the one-child policy became official, the rate for both was 36. By the 1990s, 26 males per 1,000 live births died before the age of one - and 33 girls. The 2000s saw 21 boys per 1,000 live births dying and 28 girls.

1.16 boys born for every girl

Sexually selective abortions have been considered as a major cause of China's unusual imbalance.

Gietel-Basten, associate professor in social policy at Oxford University, says the births of many girls are not registered if parents have broken the rule by having two children, adding officials often turn a blind eye. It's estimated there are now 33 million more men than women in China.

4: 2: 1 families

With the ageing of China's population and the continuation of the one-child policy, a “4: 2 :1” home is the description given to households in which there are four grandparent, cared for by two working age parents, who themselves have one child.

By 2050, it’s predicted that a quarter of China's population will be 65 or older. The predicted decline in the number of people of working age is thought to have persuaded the government to drop the one-child policy.

1.When was the baby deaths rate for both boys and girls equal?

A. In the 1970s. B. In the 1980s.

C. In the 1990s. D. In the 2000s

2.What makes the one-child policy abolished according to the passage?

A. The decline of birth rate.

B. The rise of baby deaths rate.

C. The change of family structure.

D. The decline of working age people.

3.The passage sums up the one child policy by ________________.

A. number B. example C. contrast D. analysis

Below are the best four applications to help you organize your closet(橱柜)—and trust us, there really is something for everyone.

Closet

If you’re looking to create your own digital closet, then this app is for you. Closet helps you categorize your outfits and keeps you up-to-date on what you’ve already worn.

PROS:Very simple and user-friendly. Great for helping you look at your own closet without feeling overwhelmed.

CONS: No social interactions. This app is strictly for having a mobile version of your closet.

Pose

The app makes things insanely easy for the indecisive shopper. So if you’re debating whether or not to buy something, you can get a second opinion. The app also gathers photos of items that you wish to buy and items you already own, so they are all in one spot.

PROS: When you sign up, you fill out a short survey that helps identify your personal style and subsequently finds people with similar taste that you can follow for inspiration.

CONS:The phone application is more visually appealing than the actual website.

Stylitics

it allows you to categorize your clothes by color, brand, pattern and more. And if you’re wondering whether you have already worn an outfit, simply check your style calendar.

PROS:The app comes with a“Today in Fashion History”tip so you can brush up on your style knowledge.

CONS:You can’t view your style profile using the app yet unless you log on to the site.

Walk in My Closet

If you’re browsing the Internet, looking for something to buy, you can instantly add the item to your virtual closet so that your wish list items are all one place. Besides sharing your closet with other users, you can also sell items you no longer want.

PROS:The“Moodboard”is a great way to gather inspiring looks that you like from other users and fashion experts.

CONS:The luggage feature, which allows you to prepare outfits for an upcoming trip, is only available on the site; it would be useful if it were on the app.

1.Which of the following can replace the underlined word?

A.Instantly. B.Accurately.

C.Deliberately. D.Incredibly.

2.Which of the following is designed for people who often hesitate when buying clothes?

A.Closet. B.Pose.

C.Stylitics. D.Walk in My Closet.

3.What can we learn about Walk in My Closet from the passage?

A.It is a simple and user-friendly app.

B.It helps you confirm your personal style.

C.It combines both shopping and organizing your closet.

D.It requires you to log on the site to view your style profile.

4.The passage mainly tells us .

A.about the four best fashion apps to help organize your closet

B.how to use these fashion apps

C.that everyone can find their own personal style

D.that we should share our closet with friends

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You and I agree to meet at four-thirty . I show up at 4:33 . I don’t say anything ,because that’s close enough to satisfy our social _____. Only after five minutes do you ______ me to say , “sorry I’ m late .”At ten minutes I owe you an _____ : “the free way exit was closed . I had to go four miles out of my way .”After twenty minutes I have to make a full and serious ____ .After forty minutes I’d better not ______ at all .

That sort of thing ------so formally _____ and never explicitly stated----- drives people from other cultures ______ . Anthropologists (人类学家)list the _____ things to cope with in a foreign land . Second only to the language barrier is the way we deal with _____.

Now psychologists look at our ____of time another way . They go into several countries and measure the ______ of life . They measure the accuracy of bank clocks and how fast city residents walk . They time transactions (交易)in banks and post offices . They see ______ people take to answer questions .

Japanese keep a ______of the fastest pace . Americans are a _______ second . Italians and Indonesians are at the bottom of the ______ . Italians give long answers to your questions. Indonesians don’t _____ setting their bank clocks .

_____ American cities , Boston and Kansas City are fastest .New York is up there ,of course , but we keep a faster pace here in Houston , California’s “slow -pace ”reputation is ______ ,as the slowest pace of all is kept in Los Angeles .

In a technology-dense world , the tension of life has changed our view of time . ________ , if we are smart enough , we should not live by the clock only when we have to .

Now it’s 4:55 . I’m walking _______ ,towards our 4:30 meeting .

1.A. contract B. connection C. construction D. confidence

2.A. order B. intend C. require D. expect

3.A. action B. announcement C. explanation D. eruption

4.A. apology B. excuse C. option D. opinion

5.A. look up B. stay up C. keep up D. show up

6.A. observed B. introduced C. impressed D. imitated

7.A. immoral B. unaware C. crazy D. thrilled

8.A. fastest B. toughest C. strangest D. funniest

9.A. study B. time C. budget D. transport

10.A. view B. comment C. contact D. phenomenon

11.A. rhyme B.pace C. ratio D. session

12.A. how often B. how far C. how soon D. how long

13.A. tradition B. note C. record D. secret

14.A. narrow B. shallow C. close D. severe

15.A. mood B. address C. reference D. list

16.A. take over B. care about C. reply to D. answer for

17.A. Off B. Among C. Despite D. Besides

18.A. ruined B. accomplished C. erased D. deserved

19.A. However B. Therefore C. Thus D. Rather

20.A. consistently B. unconsciously C. unhurriedly D. anxiously

My wife and I have always been friendly with the clerks at the local store. I don’t think many people appreciate what a difficult job these clerks have. They work for a little money and I often wonder how they make ends meet.

One of the clerks, Charlie, was always wearing his glasses but he didn’t one day. I asked him about it and he said they’d been out of order and that he couldn’t afford a new pair. His family needed money. It was clear that he was having a difficult time.

We wanted to help him, so we turned to our own eye doctor for help with a plan. We had his secretary contact him, asking him to come in for an eye exam for free. We told the doctor to let him order whatever glasses he wanted and that we would pay for them. Although Charlie questioned what was going on, the doctor just told him that someone had offered the money for his new glasses. When we went in to pay the bill, the doctor told us he was touched by our idea so that he waived the exam fee and only charged us for half the price of the glasses!

It was so wonderful to see Charlie in his new glasses and he enjoyed telling all the regular customers how the gift came about. I’m sure that upon hearing his story, ideas of kindness may have come in the minds of many people.

1.Why didn’t the clerk Charlie wear glasses one day?

A. It was very warm and fine.

B. His glasses were missing.

C. His old glasses were broken.

D. He forgot to wear his glasses.

2.From the passage, we can infer that ______.

A. Charlie was a young man with skills

B. Charlie knew who paid the money for the new glasses

C. Charlie completely accepted the money for the new glasses

D. Charlie couldn’t support his family with enough money

3.The underlined word “waived” in the third paragraph can be replaced by ______. waive

A. took up B. gave up

C. cut down D. put off

4.Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

A. Customers’ Gift to an Employee

B. A Friendly Clerk — Charlie

C. The Wonderful Feeling of Helping others

D. An Expensive Pair of Glasses

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