题目内容
| Set your alarm clock, _____you won’t oversleep. A and B but C so D nor |
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Do you wake up in the morning dreading the moment that your feet have to hit the floor for you to get ready for work? If that’s the case, join most of Americans. Very few people wake up to that annoying alarm clock and spring out of bed excited about having to go to work.
As if that were not enough, most of us have to fight traffic getting there, usually an hour’s drive. Then, when we get to work, we have to fight with unruly co-workers or a nagging boss. And to make matters worse, you have to fight the same traffic going in the opposite direction just to get back home.
Making dinner, fixing plates, eating and then straightening up afterwards is a job within itself. If that sounds like your life, you probably have a J-O-B. you know what J-O-B stands for? Just Over Broke, that’s what! With a job, most Americans are living paycheck-to-paycheck and hating every minute of it. I know because I was doing the same thing: trading time for money. And, I came to a conclusion that it stinks (糟糕透了)! Big time!
Looking around at my co-workers, friends and relatives, I saw that they were all doing the same thing I was doing. They were complaining about the same things I was complaining about : not having enough time or money. And, I decided that I wanted to do something different.[来源:学*科*
So, I started a home-based business. There are several to choose from. The extra income has done so much for our family. We can vacation more. We have been able to give more. And, we’ve even been able to do something calling save! It’s been amazing.
Therefore, if you’re sick and tired of being sick and tired, it’s time you make a change, too. The definition of insanity (疯狂) is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. I know you aren’t stupid. If you continue to do what everyone else is doing: trading time for money, you’re going to keep getting what everyone else is getting: being broke and not having the time to do what is really important to you.
Do your due diligence. Find a home-based business that works well for you. Go to work, and live the life you’ve always imagined!
【小题1】According to Paragraph 1, which of the following statements is TRUE about most Americans?
| A.Most Americans are excited to go to work every day. |
| B.Most Americans are used to sleeping in the morning. |
| C.Most Americans are tired of having to go to work every morning. |
| D.Most Americans have alarm clocks to wake them up in the morning. |
| A.Regret. | B.Joy. | C.Pride. | D.Dissatisfaction |
| A.To set up a business at home. | B.To complain about life and work. |
| C.To spend more time on holidays. | D.To resign from the former job and get a new one. |
Not being able to fall asleep or stay asleep is not a disorder in itself but a sign of some other problems, often a physical one.
If you have trouble sleeping, the American Sleep Disorders Association suggests that, for a week or two, you put down the time you go to bed, get up, exercise, and drink coffee, tea or wine. The purpose is to find the habits that may affect your sleep.
Then:
a. Don’t drink coffee in the six hours before going to bed.
b. Stop smoking and drinking at bedtime.
c. Don’t sleep during the day.
d. Go to bed at the same time every night. Set your alarm clock for the same time every morning and get up at that time, whether or not you sleep well.
e. Use the bedroom only for sleep. Read, watch TV, eat and talk elsewhere.
f. Take sleeping pills according to your doctor’s directions and don’t take them for longer than three weeks at a time.
g. If you haven’t fallen asleep within 15 minutes of going to bed, don’t turn over worrying about it. Get up and read or watch TV until you are sleepy, then return to bed.
If you continue to have trouble sleeping, ask your doctor for help or go to a sleep-disorders center.
【小题1】 According to the passage, there is probably if you are not able to fall
asleep or stay asleep.
| A.a bad way of sleeping | B.a disorder in sleep |
| C.a physical reason | D.a problem caused by the brain |
| A.ask a doctor for help or go to a sleep-disorders center |
| B.p |
| C.do more physical exercise |
| D.find out the cause first |
| A.Taking some sleeping pills every day. |
| B.Reading books before you go to bed. |
| C.Setting your alarm clock at night. |
| D.Forming good living habits. |
| A.tell us not being able to fall asleep is a serious disease |
| B.provide us with some suggestions on sleep problem |
| C.persuade us not to go to see the doctors when we are ill |
| D.help the American Sleep Disorders Association to find the causes of not being able to fall sleep |
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Goal setting is simply having a clear plan of where you want to be in the future. In order to set goals, you must first know where you want to be in the future, or you must have some kind of a dream, something that you really want.
How to set a goal needs a lot of thought about what you really want to do in your life. Take some time by asking yourself about the reason behind your goal. If you are struggling to find direction, then learn to set goals.
Set goals that you can achieve. Divide them into simple tasks that you can achieve every day, every month, every year. Set your goals for success. Often people fail to achieve their dreams, not for lack of hard work and motivation, but simply because they failed to define(界定)their dreams and goals in a way that allowed them to effectively move toward their goals.
Here are some other important points to consider when setting a goal. The goal should be clear enough so that we know exactly what we are struggling for and when the goal has been reached. It should be realistic, that is to say, it is practical and can be achieved. Moreover, it should have necessary resources and a deadline for completion.
Goal setting helps us get organized, make big decisions and realize our dreams. Goals will take you to places you’ve only dreamed of. They’ll help you achieve your life’s dreams. They will give you confidence. And most of all, they’ll motivate you to keep on trying. So just like any other tool, you must know how to properly use goal setting so that you’ll be successful in achieving your dreams.
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The 1. of goal setting |
To plan 2. and know where you want to be in the future. |
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3. on setting A goal |
Think about what you really want to do in your life and the 4. for doing it. |
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Divide your goals into simple tasks and 5. toward them step by step. |
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Other important points to take into 6. |
Make sure that the goals are clear and7. |
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Find necessary resources and8. a deadline. |
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The significance |
Goal setting can help you work in an effective way, make big decisions and make your dreams come9. |
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10. will make you confident and motivated. |