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Below is some advice on how to prevent colds and flu.

8 Ways to Avoid Colds and Flu

1. Wash your hands and wash them often

The US Naval Health Research Center conducted a study of 40,000 volunteers who were ordered to wash their hands five times a day. The volunteers cut their incidence of flu by 45 percent.

2. Wash your hands twice every time you wash them

Researchers at Columbia University found one hand washing had little effect, even when using antibacterial soap. So wash twice if you’re serious about preventing colds.

3. Change your toothbrush every three months

You think your toothbrush gets your teeth clean — and it does. But once you’ve finished brushing, it can be a breeding ground for germs. Most dentists recommend you change your brush every two or three months. It’s also a good idea to replace it after you’ve had a cold or flu.

4. Sneeze and cough into your arm or tissue (纸巾)

Whoever taught us to cover our mouths when we cough or sneeze got it wrong. That just puts the germs right on our hands, where you can spread them to objects — and other people. Instead, put your arm over your mouth and nose when you sneeze or cough if a tissue isn’t handy. It’s pretty rare that you shake someone’s arm, after all.

5. Stop blaming yourself when things go wrong

Believe it or not, blaming yourself makes you more likely to catch a cold! Researchers found that even those who had control over their work were more likely to begin sneezing if they lacked confidence or tended to blame themselves when things went wrong. Such attitudes make people more stressed on the job, and stress, as you know, can challenge your immune system.

6. Once a day, sit in a quiet, dim room, close your eyes, and focus on one word

Meditate (冥想). It is a proven way to reduce stress. Studies have shown that stress weakens your immune system. In fact, people with high stress levels have up to twice the number of colds as non-stressed people.

7. Get moving

Ride a bike, join a dance class, or go for a walk. A study found that older women who did 45 minutes of gentle exercise, five times a week for a year, were up to three times less likely to get a cold than women who took little exercise. The researchers found that the exercisers’ immune system was strongest in the last three months of the study.

8. Leave the windows in your house open a crack

You don’t have to keep all of them open, but one or two in the rooms in which you spend the most time. This is particularly important if you live in a newer home, where fresh circulating air has been the victim of energy efficiency. A bit of fresh air will do wonders for chasing out germs.

To prevent yourself from getting colds, you should wash your hands____.

A. twice every hour B. twice every time

C. five times every hour D. five times every time

When you cough or sneeze, you should ____.

A. put your hands over your mouth

B. avoid shaking hands with other people

C. cover your mouth with your arm or a tissue

D. keep away from other people

Your immune system will be weakened if ____.

A. your stress level is high

B. your room is not bright

C. you have control over your work

D. you do not exercise for 45 minutes every day

If you live in a new house, it is particularly important to ____.

A. leave all the windows open a crack

B. leave only one or two windows open to save energy

C. keep one or two windows open in the rooms where you spend the most time

D. keep all the doors and windows open to let in more fresh air when you are at home

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Below is a web page from Google.

Olympic—Modern Olympic Games

The completer results archive of summer and winter Olympic games, with winners lists, statistics, national anthems and flags of all countries since 1896.

www. olympic. it/english/home-16k

Environment

Beijing steel plants to run at the lowest level of cost during 2008 Olympics [2007-03-11] Beijing able to treat 90 pct of waste water [2007-02-05]. Air quality in Beijing has improved over the past six years [2007-02-01]·Green Olympics dream coming true …

en. Beijing2008.com/80/67/column211716780.shtml-52k

Beijing announces planned route of Olympic torch relay

Beijing announced the 2008 Olympic Games torch relay route and set off the Olympic Games torch on Thursday. … Green Olympics is one of the three concepts of the Beijing Games. …

english.china. com/zh_cn/news/sports/110592227/14069663.html-26k

Environmental Symbol of Beijing Olympics —‘Green Olympics’

Environmental Symbol of Beijing Olympics —‘Green Olympics’, officially announced on Saturday, 24 September 2005. The symbol, created using a calligraphic art form, is composed of human and tree-like shapes, …

my.opera.com/green_head/blog/show.dml/92155-18k

Green Olympics Forum In Beijing 2004

On behalf of BOCOC, Wang Wei, executive vice president of BOCOC, gave a presentation about Green Olympics, introduced the environment protection work of BMC and BOCOC, and answered several questions such as protection of cultural relics …

en.beijing2008.com/84/91/article211929184.shtml-36k

Olympic Games Quizzes and Olympic Games Trivia

Who was the founder of the Modern Olympics? In which cities were the modern Olympic Games due to be held/ scheduled during the ‘war years’, i.e., 1916, 1940, and 1944? … In which three years of the Modern Olympic Games were … More questions …

www.funtrivia.com/quizzes/sports/ olympic_games.html-12k

OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT

… aimed at young researchers engaged in scholarly research on the Olympic Movement, its history and values, and the impact of the …[ Full story] SPORT ACCORD[2005-01-23]…

www.olympic.org/

Ancient Olympic Heritage and Modern Olympic Games in Athens 2004

As put forward in the various official texts, the Olympic symbols of ancient Olympia, the Olympic flame and the Marathon race are bridges between the ancient and the modern Olympic Games,

www.2008.org/rendanews/knowledge_detail.asp?id=911-106k

6. When was the environmental symbol of Beijing Olympics made public?

A. On January 23, 2005. B. On September 24, 2005.

C. On February 5, 2007. D. On March 11, 2007.

7. Which of the following websites is designed for young researchers interested in the Olympics?

A. Environment

B. Green Olympics Forum In Beijing 2004

C. Olympic Games Quizzes and Olympic Games Trivia

D. OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT

8. Which website provides a complete list of the winners in the Olympic Games?

A. Olympic—Modern Olympic Games

B. Green Olympics Forum In Beijing 2004

C. Environmental Symbol of Beijing Olympics —‘Green Olympics’

D. Ancient Olympic Heritage and Modern Olympic Games in Athens 2004

9. Which website provides the founder of the Modern Olympics?

A. Olympic—Modern Olympic Games

B. Green Olympics Forum In Beijing 2004

C. Olympic Games Quizzes and Olympic Games Trivia

D. Environmental Symbol of Beijing Olympics —‘Green Olympics’

10. What do we learn from the above web page?

A. Beijing has made efforts to improve its air quality.

B. The Olympic torch relay route has not been planned.

C. The Olympic flag will be on display in Athens.

D. A quiz on the Olympics will be held in Beijing

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Michel is a young girl who works for the police   36  a handwriting expert. She has helped   37  many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents.
When she was fourteen, Michel was already   38  interested in the differences in her friends'   39  that she would spend hours 40 them. After 41 college she went to France for a   42  two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.
Michel says that it is 43  for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover _44  of what she needs to know simply   45  looking at the writing with her own eyes,   46  she also has machines   47   help her make    48  different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often   49  great help to the police.
Michel believes that handwriting is a good   50  of what kind of person the 51  is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow    52  I didn't like his handwriting." She says. But she   53 she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman   54  she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be    55 , however.

College is a big deal for American students as well as for Chinese students. During the college __41__， some parents become extremely worried. This may only __42__ the pressure.
Before I applied to the college, I told my parents I would get everything __43__ out. If I needed any help, I promised that I would ask them.
As it __44_ out, I had no problem putting everything together on my __45__， including my resume(履历) and a basic outline of my activities in high school. The __46__ part where I asked for my parents' advice was the essays. In writing and revising the essays, I needed feedback(反馈) from an audience. As my parents know me better than __47__ else, they were __48__for the job.
The essays are extremely important in college admissions. In a competitive pool of applicants, the test scores and activities, as well as the recommendations are all going to be very __49__. The essays are the one area in which students can make themselves stand __50__. Essays don't have to be big and complicated. I wrote three essays, all __51__ on small matters and using simple sentences. The admission officers have to read hundreds of essays a day; they are already __52__ of SAT vocabularies and long sentences. __53__， a straightforward writing style is refreshing to their eyes as well as their minds. Essays were the key to my success in the admission game. I just wrote about what I wanted to say, not what I thought the admission officers __54__ to hear.
In my main narrative－style __55__， I told the story of my American journey at the age of 14. During that time, I was not bogged down(陷入) by trying to fit into a new __56__； instead, I looked up to Mother Teresa for guidance and strength. I found my new __57__ and grew to love the name Teresa and the memories it held.
In my two minor essays, I __58__ the major events of my life, why I loved writing and why my dad is the person who has the greatest influence on me. Both provided details of my character. The essay about writing, which is titled, “I Shall Not Live in Vain” (__59__ by an Emily Dickinson poem), earned a lot of praise.
It is __60__ I really looked into my heart and thought deeply in order to reach my answers.

Michel is a young girl who works for the police   36  a handwriting expert. She has helped   37  many criminals (罪犯) by using her special talents.
When she was fourteen, Michel was already   38  interested in the differences in her friends'   39  that she would spend hours 40 them. After 41 college she went to France for a   42  two-year class in handwriting at the School of Police Science.
Michel says that it is 43  for people to hide their handwriting. She can discover _44  of what she needs to know simply   45  looking at the writing with her own eyes,   46  she also has machines   47   help her make    48  different kinds of paper and ink. This knowledge is often   49  great help to the police.
Michel believes that handwriting is a good   50  of what kind of person the 51  is. "I wouldn't go out with a fellow    52  I didn't like his handwriting." She says. But she   53 she fell in love with her future husband, a young policeman   54  she studied his handwriting. It is later proved to be    55 , however.