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Smiling is a great way to make yourself stand out while helping your body to function better. Smile to improve your health, your stress level, and your attractiveness;
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We are drawn to people who smile.There is an attraction factor.We want to know a smiling person and figure out what is so good because anxieties can push people away, but a smile draws them in.
Smiling changes our mood.
Next time you are feeling down, try putting on a smile. 2 Smiling can trick the body into helping you change your mood.
Smiling is appealing.
When someone is smiling they lighten up the room, change the moods of others, and make things happier.A smiling person brings happiness with them.Smile a lot and you will draw people to you.
Smiling relieves stress.
Stress can really show up in our faces.Smiling helps to prevent us from looking tired, worn down, and overwhelmed. 3 The stress should be reduced and you’ll be better able to take action.
Smiling lowers your blood pressure.
When you smile, there is a measurable reduction in your blood pressure.Give it a try if you have a blood pressure monitor at home.Sit for a few minutes and take a reading.Then smile for a minute and take another reading while still smiling.____4____
Smiling lifts the face and makes you look younger.
The muscles we use to smile lift the face, making a person appear younger.Don’t go for a face lift, just try smiling your way through the day—you’ll look younger and feel better.
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Try this test: Smile.Now try to think of something negative without losing the smile.It’s hard.When we smile, our body is sending the rest of us a message that "Life is Good! "
| A.Smiling helps you stay positive. B.Smiling makes us attractive. C.Do you notice the difference? D.Smiling can bring you luck and sorrow. E.When you are stressed, take time to put on a smile. F.There’s a good chance that your mood will change for the better. |
A reading room is _______ you can read newspapers and magazines as well as books.
A. in which B. that C. where D. place
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Welcome to my Message Board! | |
Subject: Slimming down classics? | |
Mr. Handsome 2007-5-12 6: 34 AM | Orion Books, which decides there is a market in creating cut-down classics (经典著作), is slimming down some novels by such great writers as L. Tolstoy, M. Mitchell and C. Bronte. Now, each of them has been whittled down to about 400 pages by cutting 30 to 40 pages per cent of original, with words, sentences, paragraphs and, in a few cases, chapters removed. The first six shortened editions, all priced at £6.99 and advertised as great reads “in half the time”, will go on sale next month, with plans for 50 to 100 more to follow. The publishing house believes that modern readers will welcome the shorter versions. |
Mr. Edwards 2007-5-12 9: 40 AM | Well, I’m publisher of Orion Group. Thanks for your attention, Mr. Handsome. I must say, the idea developed from a game of “shame” in my office. Each of us was required to confess (承认) to the most embarrassing blanks in his or her reading. I admitted that I had never read Anna Karenina and tried but failed to get through Gone with the Wind several times. One of my colleagues acknowledged skipping (跳读) Jane Eyre. We realized that life is too short to read all the books you want to and we never were going to read these ones. As a leading publishing house, we are trying to make classics convenient for readers but it’s not as if we’re withdrawing the original versions. They are still there if you want to read them. |
Ms. Weir 2007-5-12 11:35 AM | I’m director of the online book club www.lovereading.co.uk Mr. Edwards, I think your shortened editions is a breath of fresh air. I’m guilty of never having read Anna Karenina, because it’s just so long. I’d much rather read two 300-page books than one 600-page book. I am looking forward to more shortened classics! |
Mr. Crockatt 2007-5-12 4:38 PM | I’m from the In my opinion, the practice is completely ridiculous. How can you edit the classics? I’m afraid reading some of these book is hard work, and that is why you have to develop as a reader. If people don’t have time to read Anna Karenina, then fine. But don’t read a shortened version and kid yourself it’s the real thing. |
60. According to the message board, Orion Books ___________.
A. opposes the reading of original classics B. is embarrassed for cutting down classics
C. thinks cut-down classics have a bright future D. is cautions in its decision to cut down classics
61. In Mr. Edwards’ opinion, Orion Group is shortening classics to _________.
A. make them easier to read B. meet a large demand in the market
C. increase the sales of literary books D. compete with their original versions
62. By describing the shortened classics as “a breath of fresh air”, Ms. Weir ________.
A. speaks highly of the cut-down classics B. shows her love for original classics
C. feels guilty of not reading the classics D. disapprove of shortening the classics
63. Mr. Crockatt seems to imply that _________.
A. reading the classic works is a confusing attempt
B. shortening the classics does harm to the original
C. publishing the cut-down classics is a difficult job
D. editing the classic works satisfies children’s needs
查看习题详情和答案>>“Creativity is the key to a brighter future,” says education and business experts. Here is how schools and parents can encourage this important skill in children.
If Dick Drew had listened to his boss in 1925, we might not have a product that we now think of as of great importance: a new type of tape. Drew worked for the Minnesota Mining Company. At work he developed a kind of material strong enough to hold things together. But his boss told him not to think more about the idea. Finally, using his own time, Drew improved the tape, which now is used everywhere by many people. And his former company learned from its mistake. Now it encourages people to spend 15 percent of their work time just thinking about and developing new ideas.
Creativity is not something one is just born with, nor is it necessarily a character of high intelligence. The fact that a person is highly intelligent does not mean that he uses it creatively. Creativity is the matter of using the resources one has to produce new ideas that are good for something.
Unfortunately, schools have not tried to encourage creativity. With strong attention to test results and the development of reading, writing and mathematical skills, many educators give up creativity for correct answers. The result is that children can give back information but can’t recognize ways to use it in new situations. They may know the rules correctly but they are unable to use them to work out practical problems.
It is important to give children choices. From the earliest age, children should be allowed to make decisions and understand their results. Even if it’s choosing between two food items for lunch, decision-making helps thinking skills. As children grow older, parents should let their children decide how to use their time or spend their money. This is because the most important character of creative people is a very strong desire to find a way out of trouble.
What did the company where Drew once worked learn from its mistake?
A. They should encourage people to work a longer time.
B. People should be discouraged to think freely.
C. People will do better if they spend most of their work time developing new ideas.
D. It is necessary for people to spend some of their work time considering and improving new ideas.
According to the passage, creativity is ________.
A. something that most people are born with
B. something that depends mainly on intelligence
C. a way of using what one has learned to work out new problems
D. something that is not important to the character of a person at all
Why do schools tend to fail to encourage creativity?
A. They give children too many choices.
B. They are not strict enough with children.
C. They care too much about examination marks.
D. They don’t understand the importance of education.
Which of the following skills is the most important in developing creativity?
A. Reading. B. Writing. C. Mathematical skill. D. Decision-making.
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