5．Never hesitate when the chance turns up!You should try to grasp and make full use of it．——青夏教育精英家教网—

17．If you have something to say about someone，say it today!It may make a world of difference．Last week at the Night of Hope in downtown Los Angeles，Victoria Osteen，one of my best friends，shared a story about a very special birthday present from a dear friend．It wasn't expensive jewelry or a designer handbag．It was an attractive box．And though it was lovely，the box was't the real gift．
When the friend presented it to Victoria，he said some wonderful things about the birthday girl．Then，he acted as if he were putting those compliments into the box and began passing it around to everyone else at the table．One by one，Victoria's family and friends also said loving things about her，and one by one they"places"their kind words into the birthday box．Victoria shared how much that night had meant to her，and that day she put that beautiful box in a striking place in her bedroom as a reminder of the sweet words that were put in the box and in her heart．
I related this story because I also have what I call"an encouragement drawer"．As a writer，I hope to sell articles and present my picture books to the right editor，but I sometimes get rejection letters from editors and publishers．Thankfully there have been acceptance letters，contracts and awards along the way，too．But do you know what means even more？The thank-you cards and sweet notes that I've received from other writers I've met at the many writers'conferences made me serve as a lecturer．
I remember looking forward to one particular conference more than 15years age．I knew the cost of attending it really wasn't in our budget，but I also knew that if I asked my husband to give me the conference ticket as my birthday present，he would．And that's exactly what he did．We were living in Texas，and the writers'conference was several thousand miles away．I had researched the editors who were going to appear there and the works to be offered，and I was sure the conference would be life-changing for me．
It was just not in the way I'd expected．
During the very first day of the"Writing for Children"conference，I sat in the front row．I was so excited that I hardly slept the night before．I couldn't wait to learn from a fruitful children's book writer．She greeted us with"Well，I wish I had better news．The children's market is almost impossible to break into right now．I mean，I am well-published in it but I'm having a tough time making a sale．"
I couldn't believe what I was hearing!Some people got up and left．I stayed until the end，hoping her mood would improve and offer some words of wisdom．But neither happened．I walked back to my house that afternoon defeated，discouraged and downright mad．Later that night，I said to myself，"I should encourage others to write for children．"That's why when I received emails，thank-you notes and cards saying"Thank you for helping me see that I can really make it a freelancer（自由作家），""Thank you for encouraging me to write that devotional proposal---I got a contract"，or"Thank you for being so excited about my manuscript（手稿） about children．I was about to give up before meeting with you"，I would put them in my"encouragement drawer"．
And，on those days when I received three rejection letters or a bad review of a recent book，I wuld walk into my office，open one of those encouragement drawers and read a few cards．Like Victoria，I immediately felt uplifted after spending a few moments reading the nice things that people had written to me．
Maybe you don't have a birthday box filled with wonderful compliments or an encouragement drawer filled with thank-you cards and notes，but you can spend some time on the good things and write a few thank-you notes of your own．

66．What does the underlined word"compliments"in Paragraph 2mean？B
A．complains B．greetings C．gifts D ideas
67．What is it that gave the author great encouragement？D
A．A good review about her recent book．
B．Acceptance letters from some editors．．
C．Contracts and awards from some publisher．
D．Thank-you notes and cards from other writers．
68．Which of the following is NOT true about the author's experience at the"Writing for Children"
conference？C
A．She was too excited to sleep well the night before．
B．The conference was somewhat life-changing for the author．
C．The fruitful children's book writes words were full of wisdom．
D．The conference didn't live up to her expectations．
69．What is the author's purpose in writing the passage？B
A．To look back on her career as a writer of children's books．
B．To inspire people to fill up others'"encouragement drawer"．
C．To show off her pride in encouraging other writers．
D．To describe a particular writers'conference she once attended．
70．Which is the best title for the passage？A
A．A box of encouragement
B．A story about birthday presents
C．The importance of writers'conferences．
D．The relationship between readers and writers．

16．Young American adults own smartphones at a higher rate than any other age group．Researchers from Duke University wanted to see if using the smartphone with a low-cost weight-loss App might help young adults in the US who are overweight．
If you're rooting for smartphones to solve all our health problems，you're not going to like what the researchers found．The smartphone App doesn't help young adults lose any weight．
The study looked at 365young adults aged 18to 35．A third of the young adults used an Android App created for the study，which not only tracked their calories，weight and exercise but also offered interactive features like goal setting，games and social support．Another third of the young adults received six weekly personal coaching courses，followed by monthly phone follow-ups．Plus，this personal coaching group was also encouraged to track their weight，calories and exercise by smartphones．The last third of young adults were put into a control group and given three necessities on healthy eating and exercise-nothing else．
Researchers tracked the young adults'progress after six months，one year and two years．The personal coaching group lost more weight than the other two groups at the six-month mark，but that lead（领先） disappeared at the one-and two-year follow-up．As for the group using the smartphone App，their average weight loss was never more than the other two groups．
Lead author Laura Svetkey says that she and her colleagues were both surprised and disappointed at the results．"Given the power of cell phone apps and the popularity of these health and fitness apps，we thought this might be good to provide an effective solution at a low cost，"says Svetkey．
But Svetkey says it's difficult to get the same level of intensity（强度）in an App that you might get through personal coaching．Plus，she says，people tend to stop using weight-loss apps after a while．
There are good reasons to help young adults control their weight．Weight gain during the young adult years is associated with a variety of health problems later in life，including metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease．
Since I am a young American adult who uses a popular weight-loss App on my iPhone，I wonder if there is any real harm in using one of these apps，even if they aren't proven effective in research studies．So I turn to Svetkey．She says，"These study results aren't the reason to give up hope about the potential for weight-loss apps，but instead are the reason to strengthen research efforts．More work is needed to understand how to use the technology and show its strengths in a way that will lead people to change their eating and exercise behaviors．"

62．The underlined part"rooting for"in Paragraph 2is closest in meaning to"A"．
A．supporting．disliking C．quitting D．doubting
63．From the passage we know that in the studyD．
A．the group using the smartphone App lost the most weight
B．participants in the control group failed to lose weight
C．all participants surveyed gains weight two years later
D．the personal coaching group was more successful at the six-month mark
64．Which of the following does Laura Svetkey agree with？B
A．Weight-loss apps in smartphones are an effective solution to over-weight people．
B．Compared with weight-loss apps，personal coaching is more effective．
C．Being overweight will cause serious diseases to people．
D．People should have confidence in weight-loss apps all the time．
65．From the last paragraph，we can infer thatC．
A．people are advised to give up using weight-loss apps
B．people should eat less and exercise more
C．there is a long way to go to help people lose weight with technology
D．the more advanced technology is，the more benefits people will get．

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