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Controlling Anger

Becoming angry is something beyond the control of people 1 Becoming angry can do a lot of damages, both mental and physical. However, there are methods for discovering how to control anger and not suffer later.

2 The moment you feel there are chances of you becoming angry, get away from those circumstances. In fact, there can be no better a judge than you, for discovering what it is or who it is that makes you become angry, and then at that moment choose to think about something else that can lighten your feelings.

●Keep a check on your breathing. 3 By controlling the process of breathing, you can actually slow down your anger greatly. You can count till the number three as you breathe in, hold it for 3 seconds and again count till three while breathing out. You have to concentrate on the count as you do this and repeat for as many times as is required.

4 For example, if you're experiencing road anger while driving, you can choose to tell yourself that the person who overtook you by a vehicle was in a hurry as a result of some emergency and appreciate the fact that nothing major had happened to your car. Repeat this form of self talk to yourself every time you are in the middle of such an angry situation.

●Look for a support in other people. 5 It needs to be clear right at the beginning as to why you are discussing your concerns with that individual. Let the other individual know what you want from the other person. After you're done with your part of discussing about the circumstances, chances are that you'll feel much better than before.

A. Talk to yourself positively.

B. Come to a stop as soon as you are angry.

C. Try to see the situation in a different light.

D. You can also ask for help from the one you rely on.

E. What you can do when you become angry is to breathe deeply.

F. In fact, almost all people at one point of time or the other become angry.

G. You can imagine going to a place you consider to be calming as well as relaxing.

The day before Mother’s Day this year, police received a call from Doris, a heavy-hearted wife. Her husband Melvyn, who suffers Alzheimer's disease, had gone_______from the Little Rock, Arkansas home.

Police found Melvyn two blocks from their home, unable to tell officers where he _______.However, as to where he was going, he wasn’t _______ he was buying his _______ flowers for Mother's Day, as he had every year since she gave birth to their first child.

Melvyn’s condition has been slowly _______ since he was diagnosed with the disease three years ago. His wife has become her husband’s carer, watching _______ as the cruel disease _______her husband’s memories and personality away from him.

Officers intended to take the elderly man straight home—but Melvyn was having _______ of that.” He was pretty _______.” Officer Troy told CBS, “he wasn’t going home ____________ he got those flowers.” So the officers decided to lend him a ____________, secretly stopping in at a local supermarket and helping him ____________ a bunch of beautiful cream-colored roses.“I didn't have a __________;we had to get those flowers, ” Officer Troy says. The ____________ officers even secretly slipped the cashier some extra cash when Melvyn couldn’t ____________ the bill.

Doris was ____________ when she saw her husband of 60 years walking up their front stairs in the company of the police officers, but her relief turned to ____________when he presented her with the flowers.

“As he came up those steps, and I saw those roses and the smile on his face, I was touched ____________, “Dons told CBS, “I just said, thank you, thank you, because I saw his ____________.”

“It’s special, because even though his mind doesn’t remember everything, his heart ____________.”

1.A. crazy B. hungry C. missing D. wrong

2.A. goes B. shops C. works D. 1ives

3.A. excited B. disappointed C. confused D. amazed

4.A. mother B. wife C. daughter D. niece

5.A. worsening B. improving C. changing D. moving

6.A. aimlessly B. fearlessly C. carelessly D. helplessly

7.A. opens B. steals C. betters D. keeps

8.A. both B. all C. none D. neither

9.A. cruel B. brave C. proud D. stubborn

10.A. when B. until C. if D. though

11.A. car B. flower C. hand D. phone

12.A. select B. grow C. preserve D. decorate

13.A. customer B. chance C. choice D. partner

14.A. serious B. strong C. rude D. kind

15.A. cover B. buy C. find D. deliver

16.A. tired B. relieved C. puzzled D. astonished

17.A. sorrow B. loss C. anger D. joy

18.A. inside B. outside C. slightly D. hardly

19.A. present B. condition C. heart D. smile

20.A. sinks B. beats C. remembers D. ignores

I hate Black Friday sales. It’s often a gathering of people who are here for many different reasons. Some are looking for a deal on that one item for their loved one, or perhaps themselves. Their intentions are completely unrelated to the festive time of the year.

It was several years ago when my wife asked me to meet her at the local department store on Black Friday morning. They had advertised a child’s bike that she wanted to purchase for our son. We stood with a very large crowd, waiting for the manager to blow the whistle. After a while the whistle blew, it was like throwing a bucket of small fish into a tank of sharks. I suddenly felt my wife’s hope was slim. I told her that if we obtained a bike, fine, but if we did not, I was OK with that too.

As the pile of bikes began to gradually decrease in size, I saw my polite opportunity to wrap my hands around the comer of one of the boxes. I lifted it up and suddenly felt some mild resistance. I looked up see one of the largest gentlemen I had ever seen in my life. Frightening was not the word to describe his presence. He wore lots of belts of metal studded leather around both arms and even his neck. Tattoos (纹身) were an obvious passion of his.

I started to give up the box but he gently pushed it back in my direction and back into my hands. He then directed it into my shopping cart. He looked at me, smiled, and said, “Merry Christmas.” My wife and I went to the checkout, paid for the bike and went home. All the way home I was thinking that this moment was by far the best gift I had ever received for Christmas. The kindness of a stranger broke all preconceived notions (预想) I may have had of stereotypes and prejudices.

1.How did the author feel when going into the store?

A. The crowd was like small fish. B. They might not get the bike.

C. He was excited to do the shopping. D. The whistle was blown too late.

2.What happened when the author was buying the bike?

A. He was scared by a man’s look at first. B. A gentleman bought the bike for him.

C. A stranger helped him lift the box. D. He gave up the bike he first touched.

3.What can we learn from the author’s experience?

A. Look before you leap. B. Custom is a second nature.

C. Doing is better than saying. D. Don’t judge a book by its cover.

4.What may be the best title for the passage?

A. Black Friday Sales B. My son’s best bike

C. The best Christmas gift D. A strange gentleman

2015 TFK Poetry Contest

(2015 • 江西调研)Call all poets! Time For Kids (TFK) has a challenge for you: write a funny, rhyming poem. It must be an original poem that does not copy another poet’s work. Enter it in the Time for Kids Poetry Contest! As fewer and fewer children are interested in writing poetry of their own, Time For Kids decides to organize and sponsor such a contest to change the situation.

Contest Rules

1. How to enter This contest begins at 12:01 am on March 6,2015 and ends at 11:59 pm on July 24,2015. To enter, mail the following information to 1271 Avenue of the Americas, 32nd Floor, New York, New York 10020:(a) an original and previously unpublished poem that is humorous and has a rhyme scheme; (b) entrant’s first name only and a parent’s mail address. Limit one entry per person. When entering, entrant promises that the entry is original, and has not been published in any medium and has not won an award.

2. Judging All entries will be judged by poet Kenn Nesbitt, based on the following criteria: creativity and originality (50%), use of language and rhyme (25%) and appropriateness to the theme of the contest (25%). The length of the entry will not be taken into consideration.

3. Prizes Our judge will select four semi-finalists (半决赛选手) from which one grand prize winner and three finalists will be chosen. The one grand prize winner will receive an online class visit from Children’s Poet Laureate Kenn Nesbitt and a signed copy of his newest book of poetry, The Armpit of Doom: Funny Poems for Kids,approximately value at $ 275. The three finalists will each get a signed copy of Nesbitt’s newest book of poetry, The Armpit of Doom: Funny Poems for Kids, and both their poems and that of the grand prize winner will be published at timeforkids.com.

4. Eligibility (参赛资格) Open to legal citizens of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are primary school students and are 8 to 13 years old at time of entry.

5. Winner’s list For names of the winner and finalists, visit timeforkids.com (after August 1,2015, available for a period of 10 days).

1.The purpose of the contest is to .

A. encourage children to learn from other poets

B. help children realize the dream of poetry writing

C. encourage children’s interest in poetry writing

D. encourage children to read more original poems

2.Which of the following characteristics of a poem is valued most in judging?

A. Being creative and original.

B. Using a proper number of words.

C. Using proper language and rhyme.

D. Being appropriate to the contest theme.

3.What can be known about the finalists of the contest?

A. They will get a great deal of money.

B. Their poems can be read at timeforkids.com.

C. They will receive an online class visit from Nesbitt.

D. Their poems will appear in Nesbitt’s newest book of poetry.

4.According to the contest rules, .

A. poems can be sent to the organizers by e-mail

B. all children have the right to take part in the contest

C. the number of one entrant’s poems to enter the contest is not limited

D. the result of the contest will be unknown before August, 2015

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