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Bored at school now? How do you think it will look in the future? Last week, about 600 teenagers in the U.S. imagined a future changed by technology in which their lessons are taught by robots and they learn about celebrities and alien languages.
According to a survey published last week by the U.S. Internet service provider American Online( AOL), only one in 100 thinks that in the future they will walk from home to school; the rest believe they will use jet packs, and hover boards( 滑板) as everyday transport.
All the participants of the survey are teenagers born into the Internet age. The study is to show how the first cyber generation dream about a future life created by advanced technology.
Most believe there will still be schools to go to, but that technology will play an increasingly important role in learning. The 600 teens surveyed think there will still be teachers, but 37 percent imagine them to be robots. Some 24 percent believe that teachers will still be human but they will have inter-changeable microchips so that one person can teach all subjects.
More than one in two believe hover boarding will be popular, while one-third say that wearing rocket boots will be their favorite activity. Another third think jet packs will be popular. Nearly 30 percent think playing football and bike-riding will remain popular.
When it comes to the curriculum, they think future generations will be learning about robot building( 63 percent), alien languages( 47 percent) celebrities( 26 percent) and R’n’B music( 22 percent).
Children will wear virtual reality helmets to bring lessons to life, say 40 percent, while over 20 percent believe they will not need lessons because microchips implanted in their head will send relevant information into the brain. Matt Whyman, adviser to the chief medical officer on youth issues of AOL, said: “ The kids seem very aware of the liberation qualities of technology.”
Title : _______ school

Changes in the way of _______ traveling	At present, most students walk to school. In the future, students will use jet packs, and hover boards.
Changes in the way of  ______	In the future, robots will _______ as teachers and human teachers should be_______ with inter-changeable microchips so that one person can teach all subjects.
Changes in the way of ______	Virtual reality helmets can bring ______ lessons to them and with the help of microchips implanted in their head, they will not need lessons.
Changes in  ______	Most students will ____ hover boarding, wearing rocket boots and jet packs while a small ___ of students think playing football and bike-riding will remain popular.

Public speaking is a common cause of stress for everyone. The idea of standing in front of a large group with all eyes on you can make you feel fearful in almost all kinds of situation, for example giving a presentation in class, proposing a toast at dinner or making a work-related presentation. It seems to be a fear that’s impossible to overcome. If you have ever experienced this, you know while the anxiety may develop at the actual event, it is a feeling that begins much earlier than the actual day. There are many ways you can work on your confidence and prepare yourself for a public speaking event.
A consultant specializing (专门研究) in presentation skills can help you to overcome your sense of panic. Working with a consultant does not indicate that you have a major problem; it is only an approach to receiving guidance on relaxation strategies, such as deep breathing, which can help you deal with public speaking problems with ease.
Consultants can also help you work on your confidence. Confidence is extremely important in public speaking as it lets a speaker sound more convincing. Even well-established public speakers practice techniques such as meditation (沉思冥想) to calm themselves before a public appearance.
It’s well worth the time and effort to overcome the fear of public speaking, particularly if talks and presentations are part of your work description. Keep in mind that many of those around you are also struggling with this fear of public speaking. It will help you to become an able speaker if you can prepare beforehand. For example, you can put in time on planning your presentation in detail and practicing it many times in secret. As you get more and more familiar with your material, you’ll be able to fine-tune (微调) the details of your presentation and this will make you a confident speaker. Your speech will become excellent in terms of style and content.
Remember that the more you get into this pattern of feeling good about yourself, the stronger you will feel about approaching events when you have to make a speech. You can also work on physical details such as adjusting your tone (音调) before the presentation by doing some warm-up exercises.
In a word, believing in yourself and presenting yourself well can help you deeply impress your audience. And after a few speeches you’ll notice yourself overcoming the sense of panic that you now feel in public speaking situations.

Title	About the fear of public speaking
Introduction	* When speaking in public, you will feel_______ in almost every situation. * This feeling usually begins ________ the actual day.
Ways	Turn to a consultant.	* A consultant can guide you and help you (_____. * A consultant can also help you build confidence which can make your public speaking ________.
Make _______.	* Make a detailed _______ for your presentation. * Spend time _____ it. * Pay attention to your tone.
_______	A combination of great confidence and a good ______ will help you make a deep_________ on your audience.

  Why do some people never get close to success? Because they do not possess certain qualities that the successful people have.
In order to succeed, the first thing you must remember is that you must be optimistic.  If you do not expect to win, you will not try as hard as those who do expect to win.  You also need to have a clear aim and a reason for doing something because motivation is a key to achieving success.  If you do not have an aim, then you will not be motivated to work hard and put your performance under the microscope to make sure that every detail is right.
Another quality that helps people succeed is creativity—considering things in a different way and wondering how others would do the same thing.  Think about some successful people you know.  They might be successful with a little creativity, but the most successful people are the most creative ones.
Reading is another key to success, as it helps you learn about how other people have achieved success.  If you want to learn how to set up a successful business, you should read books about successful people like Bill Gates, who have achieved amazing success in their areas of business.
Practising is equally important if you want to succeed because practice makes perfect.  Practise every day at whatever career you are in, and by doing so, you will see yourself, your business and your self-confidence begin to grow.  If you feel confident about what you do, this confidence will make other people believe in you as well.  Your colleagues will be happy to work with you, and your boss will give you more responsibility.  Finally if you are a successful person, you will be able to look at people in the eye and smile confidently.
The Important Factors of One’s _________

Certain qualities	Supporting details
Being _________	● Try hard like people who do expect to win. ● Have _________ and a reason for doing something because a key to achieving success is _________.
________	●_________ things in a different way. ●Study how other people would do_________.
Reading	●Help you know about how others have achieved success. ●Read books about_________people such as Bill Gates to encourage yourself.
_________	●Master/Understand the saying “_________ ” ●Believe in yourself and do what you want to do confidently.

There is an English saying, “Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter really can improve people’s health.
Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, makes the heart beat quicker and makes people breathe deeper; it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.
Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated (忍耐) the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemical in the brain which reduces both stress and pain.
As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.

Laughter
As a proverb goes, “Laughter is the best  .”	Doctors have found that laughter really can improve people’s .
Some different tests conducted by doctors.	●Some doctors carried out some tests to study the of laughter on one’s   While doctors checked their heart, blood pressure and so forth, people were asked to watch   films. As a result, it heart beating and blood pressure.
Other tested showed laughter is able to reduce the effects of	●Laughter helps to produce a kind of  in the brain which can both stress and pain. ●Doctors hold laughter clinics in order to improve patients’  .

The concept of homeschooling is not a new one. Homeschooling means educating children at home instead of sending them to public or private schools. Nowadays, homeschooling has become popular in many countries for a variety of reasons. One of them is poor quality of education in public schools and it’s also because private schools are quite expensive. Some parents believe that because they know their child’s strengths and weaknesses, they can teach him or her better. Some parents prefer homeschooling so as to prevent their children from getting into bad company. There is another group of people who choose to educate their children at home because they want them to learn spirit and values of the family and also their religious beliefs. They also think that homeschooling would help in development of strong family bonds(家庭纽带).
However, there are some negative effects of homeschooling on students as well as parents.
Homeschooling is a full-time job and not fit for parents who have their own careers. It takes a lot of time for parents’ side to make homeschooling a success. Other family members’ responsibilities may also be affected. They may give their full attention to the needs of their children. Besides, a parent may have high educational qualifications, but that does not make him or her a good teacher. Teaching is an art, which requires the ability to understand the needs of the children. It is likely that the parent might have forgotten what he or she has learned, and the curriculum(课程) of the children would also be different. This would make it difficult for the parents to explain the concepts to their children. Parents also have the responsibility of designing the curriculum of students.
In today’s world, competition(比赛) is seen in every field, and school prepares children to face these competitions. However, homeschooling does not give the children a chance to compare with other kids. They will also not be aware of where they stand in educational position among their classmates. This may affect their future lives. Education is not the only thing that the children need to become successful human beings. It is necessary that they learn to communicate in the society, and public school provides them with such an environment, where they meet many people. Schools also provide children with a chance to take part in various activities to improve their overall development.
It is true that it has many benefits, but one must realize that school teaches children skills to face and survive.
Homeschooling

Definition	Educating children at home instead of in __________ schools or private ones.
_________for the popularity	Poor quality of education in public schools and__________fees in private schools. Children are taught __________at home. Children are kept away from bad company. Homeschooling is__________in strengthening family bonds
Negatives __________	For parents: They can’t__________on their full-time jobs. They can’t be good ___________.
For children: They can’t get chances to ___________ with others. They lack an environment where they meet many people. They can’t join in____________activities.

Does any of this sound familiar? “I’m too tall.” “I’m too short.” “I’m too fat.” Are you putting yourself down? If so, you’re not alone. As a teenager, you’re going through lots of changes in your body. As your body changes, so does your body image (意象). Body image is how you view your physical self — including whether you feel you’re attractive and whether others like your looks.
If you have a positive body image, you probably like and accept yourself the way you are, even if you don’t fit some media “ideal”. This healthy attitude allows you to explore other aspects of growing up, such as developing good friendships, becoming more independent from your parents and challenging yourself physically and mentally (精神上). Some people think they need to change how they look to feel good about themselves. But all you need to do is change the way you see your body and how you think about yourself. Here are some tips on doing these:
Recognize your body is your own, no matter what shape or size it comes in. Try to focus on how strong and healthy your body is and the things it can do, not on what’s wrong with it or what you feel you want to change about it.
Identify which aspects of your appearance you can change and which you can’t. Everyone has things that they can’t change and need to accept — like their height, for example, or their shoe size. So don’t forget that real people aren’t perfect and perfect people aren’t real.
If there are things about yourself you want to change and can, do this by setting a goal for yourself. For example, if you want to get fit, make a plan to exercise every day and eat healthily. Then follow the course of your progress until you reach your goal.

Title	Body
A fact	A teenager’s body image is related to the changes of his/her body.
Meaning	The way of         one’s physical self
of a positive body image	●Making you appreciate and         yourself ●Developing good friendships ●Helping you become more        ●Challenging yourself physically and mentally
Ways to develop a positive body image	●Changing the way of seeing your body ●Changing the way of        about yourself
Tips	●Focusing on the       of your body ●Not thinking badly of your body ●Accepting the aspects of your appearance that can’t be         ●Realizing the fact that everybody is not        ●Setting yourself a )       and making every effort to achieve it

Do you want to be pretty? You are the only one who can decide you’re truly pretty. To achieve this, first of all, you should be pretty on the inside. In other words, you have to understand that your beauty comes from yourself, not from any outside source(来源). To practice feeling this way, you can write a list of all the good things about yourself. This includes things like helping someone carrying something or listening to a friend. You also can write a list of things that you think are beautiful about yourself. Maybe you have big brown eyes, a cute nose or a great laugh. What’s more, every morning, when you wake up, go to the bathroom mirror, smile at yourself and say aloud, “I am happy.” The more you say it, the more you’ll convince(使…相信) your brain that it’s true.
To be pretty on the inside, at the same time, don’t forget to be attractive by being kind and respectful. So listen to people when they talk, and they’ll notice you’ve taken an interest in their words. Help others out when they are in need, and also don’t judge other people.
On the other hand, you also should be pretty on the outside. For this, you can do something to change your appearance. For example, change your hairstyle. Wear clothes in which you feel comfortable. Also you can give your skin some extra special care to make it look better.
In fact, the key to being pretty on the outside is working to be healthy. If you’re in poor health, you can’t look pretty on the outside. So, to keep healthy, have enough sleep every day and work out in a regular way.

Title: Be pretty
Tips for being pretty.________	Realizing your beauty comes from yourself	◆Listing what you feel good about yourself ◆Listing what are _______ about yourself ◆_______ and saying aloud “I am happy ”every morning
Treating other _________ ◆Helping those in need ◆Not _________
Ways of being pretty on the outside	__________	◆Changing your hairstyle ◆Wearing __________ ◆Taking good care of your _________
Keeping healthy	◆Having enough sleep every day ◆______ regularly

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The good news: Your son or daughter has graduated from college. The potentially bad news: Due to job losses, the pressure of student loan debt or some other factors, he/she has to return home, living with you.
A recent survey has found that almost one-in-five grown children (aged 18-34) now live with their parents. And of those children, about one-third say they used to live independently elsewhere before returning home. The phenomenon has become known as “The Boomerang Generation”(回巢族).
Don’t worry. From a positive angle, you may find you can actually do a lot to keep harmony in the household and make this tricky time manageable, even beneficial for all involved. When your child comes back, he/she can be a source of social support. He/She can help out economically. And you really get a chance to establish a different relationship—as adults.
It’s important to know how long this kind of situation will last. This can be discussed with your family members, but it’s essential that everyone understands the arrangement. It’s also important to set a goal for your graduated child to help him/her find a suitable job.
Everyone should keep the household rules. College kids are used to doing what they want. So let your child know your expectations for household chores, overnight guests, noise and so on. You can list something that you can never accept.
It is absolutely OK for parents to charge rent(房租). If a grown child is able to pay rent, he/she should be asked to pay some. This can also include electricity, water or other benefits he/she is enjoying. If you feel it uncomfortable to take money from your child, you can collect rent money and return it to him/ her when he/she leaves, to help him/her in his/her new home.
Avoid falling into traditional parent-child roles. This is difficult, but parents should not do traditional things such as lending your grown child money or doing his/her laundry or cleaning any more. Your child has grown up; he/she is no longer a teenager.
At last, parents should not get overly involved in your child’s lives and personal relationships. Parents need to respect your child’s growing independence. Creating a dictatorship (独裁) doesn’t help him/ her grow as a self-reliant individual.

A problem	Your child moves back home after graduation,       to live on his/her own.
why your child comes back home	·Job losses ·The pressure of student loan debt ·Other factors
Present situation	·Almost       percent grown children now live with their parents. ·The phenomenon has become known as “The Boomerang Generation”.
to parents	Establish a deadline	·Let everyone understand the arrangement. ·Set a job-hunting        for your child.
Clarify house rules	·Set         for household chores, overnight guests, noise and so on. ·List something your child should never do.
rent	·Ask your child to pay rent. ·You can collect rent money and         it toyour child when he/she leaves.
Avoid falling into old roles	·Don’t lend money to your child. ·Don’t do        for him/her.
	Respect your child’s        and independence.

Frederick M. Hess is the director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, which is a nonprofit organization that conducts research on many public issues. He says that a long summer vacation doesn’t make sense in today’s world.
Can American students afford to take a summer vacation? In a summer vacation, millions of kids spend valuable time sending messages, watching TV, playing video games and doing shopping in the mall. They will also be putting their academic futures at risk.
Summer vacation once made sense in the past when you didn’t need an education to get a good job. But now things have changed. For today’s students, academic skills are important to students’ future success, but such skills are affected in the summertime. Many nations don’t give kids an American-style summer vacation. They offer no more than seven consecutive(连续的) weeks of vacation. Most American school districts offer up to thirteen weeks. To compete in the global marketplace, Americans must be prepared to go up against international competitors.
Summer vacation also causes challenges for today’s families. In the 1960s, more than 60% of families had a stay-at-home Mom. Now two-thirds of American children live in households where every adult works. For these families, summer vacation can be more burden than break. Someone must watch the kids.
But the biggest problem may be how summer vacation hurts academic achievement. Researchers have found that disadvantaged students lose significant ground in the summertime.
A longer school year does not have to be an invitation to hard boring work. Rather, it should allow time-pressed teachers to conduct richer and more imaginative lessons. Schools would have more time to devote to athletics, languages, music and the arts. Summer vacation can be a grand thing. But in the 21st century, it may also be outdated.
Title:  Summer Vacation

Theme	A long summer vacation isn’t      in today’s world.
Basic Information	length	13 weeks in most American schools
Students’	·Sending messages and watching TV ·Playing video games ·Doing shopping
Disadvantages	·    student’s academic skills and putting academic futures at risk. ·Being a      to families for they have to watch kids. ·Hurting students’ academic achievement and resulting in 76 significant ground.
Suggestion	A longer school year does not have to      to hard boring work. Richer and more imaginative lessons should be      , such as athletics, languages, music and the arts.
	Though being a ground thing, summer vacation might be out of      in the 21^st century.

The history of Mother’s Day is pretty interesting. An early form of the idea may have originated in the 17th century England as “Mothering Sunday”, on which the servants, who generally lived with their employers, were encouraged to return home and honor their mothers. A special cake, called the mothering cake, was often brought along to provide a festive touch.
Mother’s Day, first suggested in 1872, is linked to the anti-war efforts of Julia Ward Howe. She hoped a day set aside to honour mothers would be a way to promote peace. In 1907 a woman by the name of Anna Jarvis took Howe’s idea a step further and began a campaign for a nationally recognized Mother’s Day.
After considerable effort, Anna Jarvis finally saw her dream realized. On May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson made the official proclamation(宣布) that Mother’s Day would be an annual holiday on the second Sunday in May. And so it is to this day.
For those of us whose lives have been shaped and nurtured by loving moms, the day is a wonderful opportunity to say thank you. Unfortunately not everyone’s experience of family life evokes （唤起）gratitude. In the complicated maze of human existence, not all mother/child relationships are positive. Evoking the image of Mom for some can be an invitation down a painful memory lane.
There is also the reality that not all mothering figures are actually mothers. Hundreds of thousands of children have been raised by foster moms （养母）who never had children of their own, but who gave maternal （母亲般的）love to children that needed them. Aunts and older sisters have filled this role as well.
All I am saying is that it is complicated. We might wish that every family had an ideal balance of motherly and fatherly love, but that is simply not the case. There are many different ways that mothering happens. We may as well celebrate the ups and downs of our common life. For those whose childhood evokes praise and thanksgiving, let us give thanks. But for those whose childhood was marked by fear and loss, then let us offer healing.
In our world, there’s no reason why all experiences of family life, good and bad, can’t be included.
Title: ._____________

Studying Abroad
Nowadays, studying abroad gains popularity in China. Many rich parents would rather send their children abroad to receive education than let them be educated in China.
As every coin has two sides, studying abroad is not an exception(例外). There are advantages for people to attend school abroad. In the first place, he can use the foreign language in his daily life so that his ability in the second language may be greatly improved, as it is obvious that there is no better chance to improve second language than living in the country where it is spoken. While studying in a foreign country, he will most likely meet many others from overseas and it is possible to make friends from all over the world. This is not only exciting on the social level, but could lead to important overseas contacts in his career as well. He can get familiar with the latest knowledge in science and make use of the firstrate facilities(设备) available. In this way, there is every chance that he is able to widen his horizons (眼界) and broaden his mind.
Of course, attending schools abroad may bring about a series of problems. The most serious problem is language barrier(障碍). Most of the students who go abroad don’t have enough skills in the language spoken there. As a result, on arriving there, they will find it difficult to understand what the teachers say. Besides, for lack of knowledge of the customs of the local people, they may constantly run into trouble in dealing with various situations.
Therefore, given an opportunity to attend a school abroad, one must consider both sides of the factors carefully before making up his mind.

Title: Studying Abroad
Phenomenon	Sending children abroad to receive education is ________ with many rich parents.
Advantages	·Children have the________ chance to improve the second language because they can use it________. ·They can make friends with other students from _________. ·They can____________ of the latest knowledge in science and have access to the best facilities.
	·Language barrier is the number one problem. Because students are not ________ at the language spoken there, they will have difficulty in _____________ what the teachers say. ·It is not easy for them to deal with crossculture communication___________ to lack of knowledge of the customs of the locals.
Conclusion	Both sides of the factors should be taken into ______________ carefully before one makes a decision.

How to Prevent from Altitude Sickness
Being a paradise to many tourists, Tibet has been the dreaming wonderland and attracted tourists all over the world. And now as tourism in Tibet enters the peak season, more and more visitors are longing to travel to the mysterious highland. Meanwhile, they are worried about the altitude sickness (高原反应) which is most likely to experience in Tibet. Experts advised that tourists to Tibet should have a scientific and better understanding of the disease.
Altitude sickness, also known as acute high altitude disease (AHAD), is a common physiological reaction caused by acute exposure to low oxygen content and air pressure and dry weather when people getting up to a place with a certain altitude.
Acute altitude reaction usually occurs within hours or days after a person goes up to a highland above 2, 700 meters above sea level from a region with a lower altitude. It is believed that most visitors to Tibet will be certain to suffer from at least some symptoms which will generally disappear through acclimatization in several hours to several days. It presents as a collection of nonspecific symptoms including headache, shortness of breath, oppressed feeling in the chest, lack of appetite, fever, dizziness, fatigue or weakness, etc. Some will even take the chance to come down with drowsiness, insomnia, adrenaline surge, nosebleed and so on.
However, experts point out that human bodies can adapt to the surroundings (适应环境) in a gradual way. Therefore, altitude sickness is not that scary.
To prevent the occurrence of altitude sickness, visitors should have a proper preparation in advance and avoid heavy physical activities before they go to Tibet. After getting off the plane, they should try not to carry heavy things, run or avoid outdoor activities as much as possible.
Nifedipinum, Nuodikang Capsule and Suoluomabao Capsule (胶囊), which is also known as Hongjingtian Capsule, may help some people prevent the occurrence of altitude sickness when they are taken three days before people arrive in a highland.
Visitors with a severe cold, a high fever, acute or chronic pulmonary diseases, severe cardiovascular diseases, women in late pregnant and kids under three years old should avoid traveling to regions with a high altitude.
Proper rest, considerate preparation, and enough oxygen uptake can all help to relieve altitude sickness. If a patient does not show any sign of improvements after three to four hours, he/she should go to a hospital for medical treatment.
Title: How to Prevent from Altitude Sickness

Tibet is an      site for tourists, but altitude sickness will be probably along with tourists.
Causes	Altitude sickness     from low oxygen content and air pressure and dry weather.
	◇Headache, shortness of breath, oppressed feeling in the chest, lack of appetite, fever, dizziness, fatigue or weakness, etc.
Prevention	◇Human bodies can adapt to the surroundings     . ◇Visitors can take some useful    in advance so as to avoid altitude sickness. ◇Visitors can take some     to help prevent the occurrence of altitude sickness. ◇The people with     symptoms should avoid traveling to Tibet.
	◇Proper rest, considerate preparation, and enough oxygen uptake can help to     altitude sickness. ◇A patient who does not    after three to four hours should go to a hospital for treatment.

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The importance of career development programs
Career development is a long and continuous process in a person’s life. Efficient career planning has assumed great importance in today’s competitive job market. Since the natural abilities and interest of people are different, career planning is done through various practical ways. In this article, we shall know about the importance of career development programs.
To employees:
Identifying our strengths and weaknesses is a major objective of career enhancing. Our career can move in the right direction only if we make a concentrated effort of fully exploiting our strengths and working on our weaknesses. A person understands his worth and gets a feeling of self-awareness with the help of career development. Thus career enhancement affects the current as well as future performance of people.
Career development programs aid in increasing flexibility of employees. Because of globalization and international expansion policies of companies, employees may have to work in different places across the world. So, adapting to the changing conditions and expectations is really a big challenge before employees. In the absence of career development programs, employees may witness a reduced productivity which affect their career growth and advancement.
Career planning programs help workers work with people belonging to different nationalities and religions. So, indirectly, they are responsible for the efficient working of teams in a workplace.
To employers:
Career planning is helpful for employees as well as employers. It helps in raising employees’ productivity and commitments towards their organization. Career initiatives (为解决困难而采取的行动) taken by senior management officers help a lot in retaining (保住) talented employees who can be a valuable person for the organization in the long term. Career planning also helps in cost saving as training existing people is cheaper than hiring new talent continuously. It guarantees an employee’s job security and provides chances of further promotion in the company. Employees can contribute greatly if they get maximum job satisfaction from their workplace. Career development programs can certainly help them to enjoy their work more and do it with passion.
In short, career development means improving the quality of life by achieving our dreams and aspirations through planned efforts.

Introduction	Efficient career planning has taken on great importance in today’s __________ job market.
Career planning is helpful for employees	●Our career can go smoothly only if we make all our efforts to fully exploit our strengths and ________ our weaknesses. ●Career development programs contribute to ________ flexibility of employees, making them adapt to the changing conditions and expectations. ●Career planning programs help employees to________ with people who have different backgrounds. ●Career development programs can help employees enjoy their work and do it _________.
Career planning is helpful for employers	●Career planning programs raise_____ and commitment of employees. ●Career planning programs retain talented employees who are of great_______. ●Career planning programs help to save _________ because training existing people is not so expensive compared with hiring new talent continuously. ●Career planning programs offer employees chances of _________ in the company.
__________	Career development programs affect the current as well as future through planned efforts.

Society is a web of relationships, requiring all parties to work together to create something good. What makes society work best are effective relationships that are based on mutual(相互的) understanding. If you understand what people want and why they want it, you can usually find a way to make progress together.
High-quality relationships make people happy. Some people living in the poorest communities have almost nothing but turn out to be the happiest because they share a life, together. If effective relationships are working, happiness is always possible.
Here are some simple tips for building effective relationships.
Listen to and try to understand others' positions and feelings. Listening in itself can lead to understanding, and if you understand someone else fully, then you know how to work better with him or her.
Openly express your needs and feeling. Sometimes we expect people particularly those close to us at home or work to understand what we want and to give us what we need intuitively (凭直觉地). However, people are so complicated and so different that even when they have lived together for 60 years, they can still surprise each other. So we need to say what we need and to express how we feel.
In order to make our relationships more effective, we should treat ourselves and other people with respect. Respect is one of the most important elements of any good relationship.
Finally, learn to face differences in a correct way. Learning this takes time and can be uncomfortable. However, if we can try to remove differences in an effective way, we are more likely to build exciting and satisfying relationships with others.
By doing these things you may discover that the happiness you long for is much closer than you thought.
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Make society .________ Help people find a way to________ Make people happy because of their ._______	Understand others’ positions and feelings by_________ Try to express your needs and feelings ______________ Treat yourself and others _________ Learn to face differences _________

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

任务型读写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据所读的内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。
Many people use E-mail, blogs, text messages and social websites like Facebook to keep in touch with their friends. Now there is also Twitter（微博客）. This online service lets people send short messages that are no more than 140 letters long.
Here is how it works: Users can set up their own Twitter page by joining the free service on Twitter. com. They can search the website to find friends who are also using the service. By choosing to “follow” friends, users can see their new messages. Updates appear instantly in a list form as they are written. Twittering describes writing new updates on Twitter. A tweet is an individual Twitter update, or message.
Unlike blogs, Twitter users do not have to log onto the website to post updates. They can send and receive messages through mobile phones as text messages or through E-mail. Other programs available for download make Twitter updates appear on your computer screen. People use social websites like Facebook to share information with a special group of friends. But most Twitter users make their messages public.
Twitter says its service provides a way for people to stay connected to others, through messages describing what they are doing at that moment. But twitters also use the service to get quick answers to questions or to get breaking news.
For example, when he was a presidential candidate, Barack Obama announced his choice for vice president on Twitter. Many other politicians in Washington use Twitter to share their daily activities with supporters.
Some critics say Twitter is a waste of time that takes people’s attention away from their work. Yet a growing number of users around the world see it as the latest method for busy people to get and share information quickly.

Topic	● A new online service ---_______.
Theme	● Using the new service to __________ their friends.
Twitter works	● Users can set up their own Twitter page by joining the free service on Twitter. com. ● Users can find friends and use the service by __________ the websites. ● Users can see friends’ new__________ by choosing to “follow” friends.
________ of Twitter	● There is no need for Twitter users to log onto the website. ● Through mobile phones, Twitters’ messages can be sent and received in the________ of text messages or emails. ● Unlike Facebook, Twitter users’ messages are _________. ● Twitter users can also get quick answers to questions or get breaking __________.
Viewpoints	● Some believe Twitter makes its users not________ on their work. ● Others think Twitter is the latest method for busy people to _________ with others.

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