阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框中选出能填入文中空白处的最合适的单词，并将该单词的标号(A、B、C、D、E…)填写在文章下面对应题号的横线上。注意：方框中有多余的单词。
| A. began B.after C. picked D.heard E.only F.if G.and H.carry I.first. J.countries K. held L. before M. listened |
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余项。
5 Things to Do in a Traffic Jam
Tired of traffic jams? Here are some tips that can help you to calm down in a traffic jam.
Listen to a CD audio book
It’s a good idea to keep several audio books in your car. 【小题1】 Listening to an exciting story is more interesting than sitting silently and being bored.
Sing loudly
If you begin getting angry because of a long traffic jam, turn your CD player on or radio up. 【小题2】 Imagine you’re a wonderful singer and the audience is listening to you in admiration. Your stress will disappear.
【小题3】
You can use the radio and play entertaining games while waiting. For example you can guess the song or the singer or to see how quickly you can recognize a new song.
Have a snack(零食)
Keeping a tasty snack in the car is especially good for waiting in traffic jams. Choose what you like most of all, so you will look forward to traffic jams to have a chance to eat the delicious snack. 【小题4】 In that case, time is the last thing to worry about.
Argue with the radio talk show host
Find a station with a radio talk show. 【小题5】 If you disagree, you can show your anger. Don’t be afraid to call their ideas stupid. Only make sure that the car windows are closed so no one may hear you.
Sitting in a traffic jam can be very stressful but next time you can use these simple tips, and you won’t notice how long you have been waiting and soon you will be on your way.
| A．Play games |
| B．Use the radio. |
| C．Enjoy every bite of it. |
| D．Listen to their debates carefully. |
F. Begin to enjoy them as quickly as you can.
G. The storyteller’s voice can clear all your bad emotions.
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"No man is an island" is a well-known line from John Donne's Devotion, written more than three hundred years ago. Even now people still agree with him. Without other people, life became empty and sad. 【小题1】
For some of us, though making friends is not difficult, we may not want to make the first move. It is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have.
There are many books about friendship, but Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People, written in 1936, is the most famous. 【小题2】 It was later put into 28 languages.
Here is the list of advice from his book:
【小题3】
Always greet with a smile. Begin with "excuse me" or "would you please", when you want to ask somebody. Remember to say "thank you" and try to be as helpful as you can.
Go out of your way to be nice.
【小题4】 Making some soup for a sick neighbour may seem like a little thing to you, but it will make your neighbour feel a lot better.
Remember names.
They say that the sweetest music to a person's ears is the sound of his or her own name.
【小题5】
Try to understand other people's ways and ideas and learn something from them.
Listen patiently.
When someone is talking to you, look at him or her, listen carefully and say something when necessary.
| A．Be open-minded. |
| B．Be friendly and polite. |
| C．So we all need to have friends. |
| D．Save some time to help others. |
F. Try to help your friends out of danger.
G. It's also important to keep close friends in our daily life.
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为
多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
Are you really happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness? ______【小题1】______.
*Make a plan for attaining goals that will make you happy. Your happiness is likely to increase if you achieve the goals you set .
* Make friends with happy people. It is easy to begin to feel down when you are surrounded by people who always feel upset. ______【小题2】______
* Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.______ 【小题3】______
*______【小题4】______. Whether you treat yourself to lunch ,take a long ,relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance , you will be unconsciously feeling better.
* Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation ,which will make you happy.
*____【小题5】__. Being overweight or not eating healthy foods can have a bad effect on our mood.
| A．Everyone has different requirement for happiness. What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy. |
| B．However, if you are around people who are happy, you will be happy too. |
| C．Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. |
| D．The following are a few tips that follow to create happiness in my life. |
F. Different people have different opinions about happiness.
G. It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.
If you want to keep fit, please refer to the following:
Move More
Make it a daily to find ways to move your body. 【小题1】Climb stairs instead of taking the elevator(电梯). Walk your dog; play with your kids. It doesn’t have to be an hour in the gym or a 45-minute dance class. But that’s great when you’re up to it. At the same time, move more.
Give up Smoking
Ever since 1960 when it was announced that smoking was harmful to health, Americans have been reducing their use of tobacco products. Just recently, we’ve seen more and more teens smoking. Could it be the Hollywood influence? 【小题2】 Take care! Warn your children against smoking.
【小题3】
While recent studies show a glass of wine or one drink a day can help protect against heart disease, more than that can cause other health problems such as liver and kidney(肝肾) disease and cancer.
Reduce Stress（压力）
Easier said than done, stress comes in many ways. 【小题4】 Spend 30 minutes a day doing something you like such as walk on the beach or in a park, read a good book, visit a friend, listen to relaxing music, and watch a funny movie.
Protect Yourself from Pollution
If you can’t live in a smog-free environment, at least avoid smoke-filled rooms. 【小题5】 Exercise indoors in air conditioning when air quality is good.
| A．Avoid Excessive（过量的） Drinking |
| B．There are many things you can do to move your arms and legs. |
| C．Think carefully about what you will do. |
| D．Exercise outside when the smog rating is low. |
F. Keep a Positive Mental Outlook
G. Some techniques given by experts are to think positive thoughts.
Mark began to introduce the guest speaker to the audience, but then he paused in horror._ 【小题1】_
Barbara hid her jewelry when she went on vacation. When she came back, she couldn't remember where she'd put it.
__【小题2】__ Most people have. But memory can be developed.
First, relax. If you're overanxious about remembering something, you'll forget it._ 【小题3】__ Take a deep breath and tell yourself that you have all the time in the world to remember.
Second, avoid being negative. If you keep telling yourself that your memory is bad, your mind will come to believe it and you won't remember things. When you forget something, don't say, “Gee, I need to have my brain rewired(重装电线)．”
To improve your memory, you'll need to take an active role. Like your body, your memory can be strengthened through exercise.__ 【小题4】__ For example, if you're learning a language, try to actively remember irregular verbs.
You may also want to make associations, or links, between what you're trying to remember and things you already know. For example, if you need to catch a plane at 2：00 p．m., you can imagine a plane in your mind and notice that it has two wings.__ 【小题5】_
| A．Don't worry. |
| B．He had forgotten her name. |
| C．Perhaps you've had experiences like these. |
| D．Look for opportunities to exercise your memory. |
F．You are now ten times more likely to remember the takeoff time.
G．Relaxing will help improve your awareness and ability to concentrate.