Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (14分)

         You know that eating a sensible diet and getting plenty of exercise help make your body healthy and strong. But do you know that there are ways to make your brain healthier and smarter? Here are seven steps toward a smarter brain.

Limit your TV viewing

Never spend too much time on TV viewing, for it n__1.__ very little brain activities. Your brain will become weak just as your muscles do. If you do watch TV, choose something educational and meaningful.

Travel

Travelling to a____2.__ country forces you to see and do things in a fresh way, bringing stimulation to the brain. Learn a new language

Learning a new language involves different learning methods. Learning a language sharpens your brain and helps prevent memory p___3.___ that you may meet in later years.

Read often

As you read, take the time to look up people or places that aren’t familiar. Reading makes your vocabulary much l___4.__ if you always search for words and definitions that you don’t know. Each week, choose an animal, a bird or fish, and read everything you can about it. Stretch your brain as you become an expert on the subject.

Calculate w_____5.___ you shop

As you put things in your grocery cart, total everything in your head. See how close you get to the actual total.

Use your non-dominant（不占优势的）hand

If you are right-handed, use your left hand for everyday activities, or use your right hand if you are left-handed. Doing familiar things in a different way will make your brain c____6.__ new neural （神经）networks.

Wechat（微信）!

Read messages from people who has different interests. And some say that learning to express y____7.___ in just 100 words is a great brain challenge.

Have a try and do these every day. Little by little you can get into the habit of challenging your brain, and make your brain smarter!

阅读短文，根据短文内容和已给出的首字母，在空白处填入适当的单词, 使短文通顺、完整。

A good dictionary is an important tool. It will tell you not only what a word means but also how it is used.

A dictionary needs to be printed again about e  73    ten years. Languages develop and a good dictionary must s  74    these new changes.

A new English dictionary w   75    only tell you how most people use the language today. It won’t tell you w   76    is right or wrong. It may tell you the right time to use a word. If only a few people use a word, a dictionary will e    77   tell you this or not list it.

    Every dictionary will tell you many interesting facts. If you type a word and the word is too long, look it up in your dictionary. All d    78      show you where to break a word. And they also show you how a word is spoken.

    Every dictionary, of course, tells you what a word means. But some words, like “get” or “take”, may have lots of meanings. In some dictionaries, the m   79      meanings are often listed first. In others, the newest meanings are listed last. So before you use your dictionary, you should always read the front part. This part e    80     how to use it.

    Some dictionaries also show you where a word comes from. Do you know that the word “brand”(标记) comes from an old word? This old word means “to burn”. This is b    81     hundreds of years ago people burned their names on tables or boats to show who made them. They also burned their own names on their farm animals so that they would not be s   82     .

    Your dictionary maybe has some m   83      other interesting facts in it. After you have learned to use a dictionary, it can become your best useful book.

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

Not long ago, I made up my mind to read a lot of books to get more knowledge. So I went to the l___1___ to borrow some books and returned them. But a few days l　 2　 , I felt impatient. The idea of finishing all of them seemed impossible, because I always found it d 　 3 _ to calm down to read a whole book. I didn’t know how to deal with it. Then suddenly one day I had an idea, “Why not m 4 　reading fun ? ” It gave me hope a　 5　 . Reading is a journey of spirit. Every time we read a book, we are actually t　6　　 to the writer. I tried to put all my effort into his or her books, so I could feel all of his or her happiness and suffering. Now books have b　7　 a part of my life. I do some reading at least two h 8 a day.

Do you know that attitude (态度) can make a great difference. S 9 once said, “Even though the situation is bad, people still have one freedom (自由) to choose their attitude.” So, don’t complain about（埋怨）study or w 10 . It helps nothing. Try to see things from a different way. Believe me, this will change the situation and help you a lot.