Different things usually stand for different feelings. Red, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood and life. People say red is an exciting and active color. They associate（使发生联系） red with a strong feeling like   46 . Red is used for signs of   47 , such as STOPsigns and fire engines. Orange is the bright, warm color of   48  in autumn. People say orange is a   49  color. They associate orange with happiness. Yellow is the color of __50__. People say it is a cheerful color. They associate yellow too, with happiness. Green is the cool color of grass in __51__. People say it is a refreshing color. In general, people __52__ two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and __53__. Where there are warm color and a lot of light, people usually want to be __54__. Those who like to be with __55 _ like red. The cool colors are __56_  and blue. Where are these colors, people are usually worried. Some scientists say that time seems to __57 _ more slowly in a room with warm colors. They suggest that a warm color is a good __58_  for a living room or a __59_ . People who are having a rest or are eating do not want time to pass quickly. __60  colors are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly.

Mr. White is seventy years old. He has been staying at home since he retired. Last year his wife 41 .He was very sad. He has four children, but they all have their own families. Now he lives in an old house  42. Sometimes he feels lonely. One day, one of his children bought a parrot for him. It could  43 and usually gave it nice  44. But one afternoon, a cat ate the parrot. He was very sad and  45 to buy another one. He also bought a strong and beautiful cage for it and began to  46 it to speak. Every morning, as soon as he got up, he said“Good morning”  47 the bird. The bird had a look at him but said  48 . He kept on teaching it but the parrot didn’t learn anything. He felt sorry for it and lost his patience(耐心).
One evening his  49  called and told him that his granddaughter was  50  in hospital. He went to see her  51 . When he got there, she was being operated(手术) on and he didn’t see her. The doctors asked him to go home. He was so worried about her that he couldn’t  52  the whole night. The next morning, when he was passing by the parrot, he  53  to say “Good morning” to the bird.
Suddenly(突然地) he  54  someone saying,“What happened to you this morning?” He looked  55 . There was nobody except himself in the room. It was the bird.

   There was a big sea bird that was very beautiful. One day, the sea bird 46_________ to a country and stayed outside of a palace. The Emperor asked his men to bring it to the palace. Then he said , “As a welcome for the sea bird, we’ll 47___________the band and get the best food and wine ready for 48____________.
So they played the best music for the sea bird, but it 49__________ bored. The Emperor introduced the most delicious food and best wine and asked the bird to have them. But the sea bird 50__________.  After three days 51_________ eating or drinking, the sea bird died.
The Emperor said 52__________, “Why didn’t you eat? I have you all of the best!”
The 53__________ tells us that what some people believe to be the best music and the best food aren’t so for 54_________. Feed a bird according to a bird’s wants, not a 55_________. The saying “Do to others as you would have others do to you.” Is never really suitable or right.

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Doctors and other scientists study the human mind and now they have proved that stress can have an influence on the health of your body.
Stress is    36   whenever there is a problem or change in your life. Of course, everybody has stress more or less and nobody’s life is    37  . In fact, stress is necessary. Without    38  , we would never learn anything or grow or change. We would    39   be bored to death. But too much stress can    40   you.
Today you have different kinds of stress. Problems like endless homework or troubles with your family are the kinds of things you can’t fight against    41   run away from.
42   can you do about stress? First, you can try to find ways to change things so you aren’t under so much stress. You can    43  a plan to finish homework, go to a doctor or try to work things out with your family or friends. But sometimes you can’t    44   a stressful situation. Sometimes you don’t even want to.
The link between your body and brain    45   in two ways. Your body can help your mind deal with stress. If you are    46   stress, you need to take especially good care of your body. It’s important to get enough sleep and have nutritious meals. Another thing that you can do is daily    47  . Anyone with a continuing physical problem should check with a doctor before starting any exercise programs.

Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a“problem child”, but a recent 46  with his mother changed his life. He didn’t use to give his mother many problems. 47, after his father’s death a few years ago, Martin’s life became 48 more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child’s education. To do this, she 49 work, and so was often not at home.
His mother looked after him as 50 as she could. Unfortunately, Martin still caused problems. He was not 51 in studying and he often got in to trouble. Luckily, his mother was very 52 and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she 53 a difficult decision:to send him to a boys’boarding school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble.
One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said it was necessary for Martin to 54 with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his 55, this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly 56 Ineeded, ”he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us, he was 57 me and would always take pride in every thing good I do. That’s when I decided to change. I realize that 58 my father died, I have been afraid of being alone, and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me. ”
　　 Now Martin has 59 changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change?His mother’s 60 helped him to feel good about himself.