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注意：每个空格只填一个单词。

Improve Homework Habits

Do you want to make homework simpler? It can be done readily with a little guidance from specialists (专家) in this field. Oxford Learning founder and CEO Dr. Nick Whitehead, said that homework doesn’t always have to be a headache. “Homework might be an unavoidable (不可避免的) part of school, but it doesn’t have to be the boring part. With the right skills in place, students can turn homework from headache-including to trouble-free.” These steps will make an obvious difference.

Use your notebooks

The brain is able to finish great works, but it is not perfect. Students should never rely on (依赖) it to remember all school details. When a teacher assigns homework, students should write the details in their notebooks. Many schools provide notebooks because they are the best organizational tools available.

According to Whitehead, to make them effective, students need to remember to take the notebooks out of their school bags at night, open them up, and read over the night’s list.

Remove distractions (使注意力分散的事物)

Computers on, music on, text messages receiving … this is not multitasking, it’s distracting.

Whitehead says that unless students are doing research, they should turn off all electronics and focus on the task at hand for a set period of time. They’ll find that it is easier to concentrate (全神贯注) and that homework takes less time. He adds that this fact has been confirmed by studies.

Think actively

Getting homework done is the name of the game, but what happens if students are struggling with a question, or can’t work out an answer? When facing difficulties, it is wise for the student to take a small break then return to look at the problem again.

According to Whitehead, students should look up their textbooks and school notes, take a step back to ask what the particular unit is all about, and even move ahead a few questions and see if the next part can help explain a little better. If not, use the Internet.

“Don’t stare at (盯着) the question; ask how this question relates to what is being learned overall.” he says.

Get organized

Homework is as much a part of daily routine as waking up in the morning and going to bed at night, but it’s often the most disorganized part. Whitehead recommends streamlining (使合理化) the process.

“Students should keep all the homework-related things in a bin or a bucket so they don’t waste time searching for pens or rulers.” He also recommends picking the same place to do homework every night, and (when possible) completing homework at the same time each day.

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When every Apple Fan was waiting for the next surprise, Steve Jobs, the founder and former CEO of Apple, p1.  away on October 5th, 2011, at the a 2.  of fifty-six after a seven-year-long battle with cancer.

What is Jobs best remembered for? Many of u 3.  would name some great products：the iPod, iTouch, the iPhone and the iPad. They have changed the way we e 4.  music, television, and even books.

But Jobs brought much more to the world t 5.  these popular products. As a successful businessman, Jobs’ passion (激情) and energy e 6.  the world. He told us “do what you love”. He said, “the only thing that k 7.  me doing is that I love what to do.” He believed that “People with passion can change the world for the better”. Jobs made computers i 8.  and easy to use. His iPhone, iPad and iTouch are popular around the world. People say Jobs sold d 9. , not products. As the US President Barack Obama said, Jobs was “brave enough to think d 10. , bold (大胆的) enough to believe he could change the world, and talented enough to do it”.

书面表达

学校英语园地将举办“校园节约，从我做起”的主题征文活动。请你针对校园浪费情况，结合以下短语，适当发挥，以班级名义写一份倡议书。

What we often see in our school:

leave the taps (水龙头) on after cleaning hands

leave the lights on when leaving

food left on the tables after meals

注意：

1.文中不得出现真实姓名和学校名称。

2.语言通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范。

3.词数80左右，文章的开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear schoolmates,

We are sorry to see so much waste in our school.                                

Class 1, Grade 9

Nanjing, ________ old capital of the six dynasties, is becoming ________ more beautiful city for the coming 2014 Youth Olympic Games.

A．a, a              B．the, the           C．the, a             D．an, the

—You look so worried, what’s wrong?

—More and more people like me become to worry about the __________ pollution  after the haze (雾霾) appeared in Beijing and some other cities in China.

A．water            B．air               C．noise             D．Soil

—Do you know that our school has been named Green Olympic Demonstration School?

—Yes. We are all excited ___________ that.

A．at               B．for               C．about            D．with

—You see, “Food Safety” receives thousands of Internet hits a day.

—Obviously, it has become one of the _________ topics recently.

A．interesting        B．hot              C．most interesting    D．hottest

—Excuse me, Mum. When can we have dinner?

—Not until it                in half an hour.

A．is prepared                            B．will be prepared

C．has been prepared                      D．was prepared

—What do you plan to do on the ___________ May Day holiday?

—I have no idea. Probably, I will spend it by doing many papers.

A．three-day         B．three-days         C．three days         D．three day’s

—Have you got an iPhone 5?

—No, many young people began to say “No” to it because of _________ follow-up service. By the way, I am a supporter of Chinese products.

A．it’s             B．its               C．it                D．itself