A young boy recently received an unexpected message in the mail from his father Joseph, who died two years ago.

Rowan's dad was a hardworking man who wanted to give his son the best life he could. It was why Rowan's mother, Julie Van Stone, said Joseph joined the Navy and went to MIT to get two masters degrees.

While at school in Boston, he would often write to Rowan. Even when he left school and was driving back to Colorado, he would send postcards from each state he stopped in. Those postcards were sent in 2007. "I remember him saying he had sent 5 or 6, and I only got 3 or 4 in the mail. But I never thought anything of it," Van Stone said.

Those postcards and pictures are priceless memories for Van Stone and her son, especially after Joseph passed away from a rare brain disease. Rowan never had a chance to say goodbye. But, on Saturday, just days before the two-year anniversary of Joseph's death, a postcard arrived in the mail. It arrived March 11, 2015. The message read: "Hello from Pennsylvania. I love you, and I miss you so much. See you soon. Love, Daddy."

Neither he nor his mother knows how it happened, and they may never know. But, they have their own ideas why. "I feel like that was the final goodbye that he didn't get to say," Van Stone said. Van Stone says Joseph's last words to her before he died were: "Everything is a circle. We will see each other again. All that matters is love."

1.What did Rowan’s dad do to give his son the best life?

A. He bought many for Julie.

B. He became a soldier in Navy.

C. He kept writing to his son.

D. He got many masters degrees.

2. How long did it take for the postcard to reach Rowan?

A. 2 years. B. 5 years. C. 6 years. D. 8 years.

3. Where did Rowan’s dad send the postcard?

A. In Boston. B. In Colorada

B. In Pennsylvania D. In New York

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We are not born with courage, but neither are we born with fear. Fears, even the most basic ones, can totally destroy our ambitions. Fear can destroy fortunes. Fear can destroy relationships. Fear, if left unchecked, can destroy our lives. Fear is one of the many enemies living inside us.

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The first enemy we face is indecision. Indecision is the thief of opportunity. __2. Take a sword to this enemy.

The second enemy inside is doubt.___ 3.___But you also can’t let doubt take over. Many people doubt the past, doubt the future, doubt each other, doubt the government, doubt the possibilities and doubt the opportunities. Worst of all, they doubt themselves. I’m telling you, doubt will destroy your life and your chances of success. It will empty both your bank account and your heart. 4.

Do battle with the enemies. Do battle with your fears. 5. Be courageous in your life and in your pursuit of the things you want and the person you want to become.

A. Sure, there’s room for healthy doubt. You can’t believe everything

B. Build your courage to fight what’s holding you back, what’s keeping you from your goals and dreams.

C. Let me tell you about two of the other enemies we face from within.

D. Below are the ways which might be useful for us to overcome our fears.

E. Doubt is an enemy. Go after it. Get rid of it.

F. It will steal your chances for a better future.

G. Some people doubt everything.

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1.After the police arrested him, they went to the thief’s house to (追回)the stolen jewelry.

2.Some adverts about __________(环境)protection cater for our conscience or our desire to be respectable citizens.

3.Though he has retired, still he reads newspapers every day to keep himself i of the latest news.

4.Oh, I’ve put on weight recently. I should eat less and take exercise on a r basis.

5.As we know, Wardian cases improved the __________ (存活) rates of plants transported long distances.

6.In the center of the b of flats, there is a small courtyard where I can plant some flowers.

7.In France the children place their shoes by the fireplace, a tradition d back to when children wore wooden peasant shoes.

8.I was quite annoyed the other day, with Xiamen Airline c me extra for the overweight luggage.

9.The young girl has been __________(提拔)from an ordinary office clerk to a manager due to her excellent performance.

10.These comments came in r to specific questions often asked by local newsmen.

11.Some cigarette advertisements are not aimed at mature audiences but instead t at children.

12.Another __________(潜在)dangerous sea animal is the jelly fish, which can cause severe pain to anyone who touches them.

13.If an alarm is s , do get out of the water as quickly as possible, as sharks are spotted nearby.

14.Many countries have a government organization to deal with customers’ __________(投诉)about ads.

15.Teaching as a career ____________(吸引)to many young people because of the long holiday.

Are you a compulsive (强迫性的) spender, or do you hold on to your money as long as possible? Are you a bargain hunter? Would you rather use charge accounts than pay cash? Your answers to these questions will reflect your personality. According to psychologists, our individual money habits not only show our beliefs and values, but can also stem from past problems.

Experts in psychology believe that for many people, money is an important symbol of strength and influence. Husbands who complain about their wives’ spending habits may be afraid that they are losing power in their marriage. Wives, on the other hand, may waste huge amounts of money because they are angry at their husbands. In addition, many people consider money a symbol of love. They spend it on their family and friends to express love, or they buy themselves expensive presents because they need love.

People can be addicted to different things — for example, alcohol, drugs, certain foods, or even television. They are compulsive in their addictions, i.e. they must satisfy these needs to feel comfortable. In the same way, according to psychologists, compulsive spenders must spend money. For people who buy on credit, furthermore, charge accounts are even more exciting than money: in other words, they feel that with credit, they can do anything. Their pleasures in spending enormous amounts are actually greater than those they get from the things they buy.

There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting. To save money, of course, most people look for sales, low prices, and discounts. Compulsive bargain hunters, however, often buy things that they don’t need just because they are cheap. They want to believe that they are helping their budgets, but they are really playing an exciting game: when they can buy something for less than other people, they feel that they are winning. Most people, experts claim, have two reasons for their behavior: a good reason for the things that they do and the real reason.

It is not only scientists, of course, who understand the psychology of spending habits, but also business people. Stores, companies, and advertisers use psychology to increase business: they consider people’s needs for love, power, or influence, their basic values, their beliefs and opinions, etc. in their advertising and sales methods.

Psychologists often use a method called “behavior therapy(疗法)” to help individuals solve their personality problems. In the same way, they can help people who feel that they have problems with money: they give them “assignments”. If a person buys something in every store that he enters, for instance, a therapist might teach him self-discipline in this way: on the first day of his therapy, he must go into a store, stay five minutes, and then leave. On the second day, he should stay for ten minutes and try something on. On the third day, he stays for fifteen minutes, asks the salesclerk a question, but does not buy anything. Soon he will learn that nothing bad will happen to him if he doesn’t buy anything, and he can solve the problem of his compulsive buying.

1.If you use charge accounts, ______.

A. you pay in cash

B. you pay with credit card

C. you pay less than you should

D. you pay more than you should

2.Compulsive bargain hunters buy things for all the following reasons except that ______.

A. the things they buy are cheap

B. they believe they can balance their budgets

C. they get psychological satisfaction

D. they really need the things they buy

3.Behavior therapy in this case aims at ______.

A. helping businessmen to increase their business

B. helping compulsive spenders to buy less

C. finding out how people will react if they are allowed to buy

D. finding out what people will do in front of a bargain

4.The underlined word “those” in Paragraph 3 refers to ______.

A. different things B. their addictions

C. their pleasures D. charge accounts

5.From the passage we can conclude that ______________.

A. how you spend money reflects if you are psychologically healthy

B. money is a necessity and will bring you happiness if you have much

C. compulsive buying problems can be solved by taking some medicine

D. all businessmen understand well the psychology of customers

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If you are hungry, what do you do? Have your favorite meal and stay quiet after that?_ 1. But it never lets you know, because, you keep it busy thinking about your friends or favorite stars.So it silently serves your needs and never lets itself grow.When mind loses its freedom to grow.creativity sets a full stop.This might be the reason why we all sometimes think "What happens next?", "Why can't I think?"

2. Why reading but not watching TV? It is because reading has been the most educative tool used by us right from childhood.Since it develops other aspects of our life, we have to take help from reading.

Once you read a book, you run your eyes through the lines and your mind tries to explain something to you. 3. Now this seed is unknowingly used by you to develop new ideas.If it is used many times, the same seed can give you great help to relate a lot of things, which you would have never thought of in your wildest dreams!

This is nothing but creativity. 4. Within no time you can start talking with your friends in English or any other language and never run out of the right words.

So guys, do give food for your thoughts by reading, reading and more reading. 5. Go and get a book!

A.Also this makes a significant contribution to your vocabulary.

B.Reading can help you make more friends, too.

C. The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed.

D.Why not do some reading while you are hungry?

E.Now what are you waiting for?

F.Hunger of the mind can be actually solved through wide reading.

G.Just like your stomach, your mind is also hungry.

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