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Bike riding is a great way to get exercise and fresh air. But before you rush out and start biking, t    is an important thing you need to consider—safety.
Always wear a helmet when riding a bike, no matter ________ you are or how short the ride is. It can protect your brain from g      hurt in a bike accident. Many bike accidents mean brain damage or death for someone who does not wear      while riding. To protect against brain injury, make sure that the belts aref     . What you wear when riding a bike is also very important for safety. Bright-colored clothes will help you be visible on the road.       (除外) that, you have to choose good shoes. You should never ride barefoot!
Stop at all stop signs and o      traffic lights just as cars do. Always stop and check for traffic in both        (方向) when leaving a driveway.
Never wear ear-phones while biking. It’s important to hear everyone    （其他）on the road.
One of the best ways for parents to help kids learn safe bike riding is to set an     by following the rules of the road themselves.

Simply said, Bora Bora is the most beautiful island in the world. Pora Pora ----the ancient name, meaning “first born”, came from legends describing this as the first island to rise. Although the first letter “B” does not exist in the Tahitian language, when Captain Cook first heard the name he mistook the softened sound of “P” for “B” and called the island Bora Bora.
Bora Bora often reminds people of images of a heaven on earth. For this reason, travelling to Bora Bora is popular with honeymooners and anyone who wishes to be surrounded by amazing beauty. Bora Bora is a destination that is small enough to explore in a few days. However, because of the island’s friendly people and fun activities, you might be willing to extend your plan of Bora Bora journey for weeks.
The landscape consists of a mountainous centre that is completely surrounded by a lagoon(环礁湖，濒海湖)，which is then surrounded by a coral reef. These natural features make Bora Bora perfect for diving. The central feature of Bora Bora is Mount Otemanu, a huge rock that stands 2,379 feet tall.
Your Bora Bora vacations won’t be complete if you don’t visit the beaches and lagoons. Perhaps one of the best known features of Bora Bora is its white sand beaches. The most popular beach is Point Matira, located at the southern end of the island. The beach stretches for over two miles and is lined with palm trees.
There is more to do on Bora Bora vacations than lie on the beach. Hiking is an activity that Bora Bora’s 7,000 residents as well as Bora Bora travel enthusiasts, enjoy. If you’re up for a challenge, take the route from Vaitape to the top of Mount Otemanu. If you’re an inexperienced hiker, you might need the help of a guide.
Bora Bora---- The Romantic Island

of the name of the island	·Pora Pora:  meaning “first born” in      ----the first island to rise ·Bora Bora: Captain Cook’s       “P” for “B”
for the popularity among travelers	·images of a heaven on earth ·a         to explore in a few days ·   ·fun activities
	·a mountainous centre---- Mount Otemanu ·a lagoon ·a coral reef ·
	·diving ·lying on the beaches ·visiting the lagoons ·

Everybody gets stressed from time to time. Different people feel stress in different ways. You can try taking these five steps the next time to overcome stress:
Step one: get support. When you need help, reach out to the people who care about you. Talk to a trusted adult, such as a parent, or a coach. And don't forget about your friends. They might be worried about the same test or have had similar problems.
Step two: don't freak out(崩溃)! Notice your feelings, and name them — for example, "I am so angry!" And say or think about why you feel that way. Find a way to calm down and get past the upset feelings and find a way to express them. Do breathing exercises, listen to music, or do whatever helps you shift to a better mood.
Step three: don't take it out on yourself. Sometimes when kids are stressed and upset they take it out on themselves. You should be kind to yourself and ask for the helping hand or pat on the back that you need — and deserve — to get you through the tough situation you're facing.
Step four: try to solve the problem. After you're calm and you have support from adults and friends, it's time to get down to business. You need to figure out what the problem is. Even if you can't solve all of it, maybe you can begin by solving a piece of it.
Step five: be positive --- most stress is temporary. It may not seem like it when you're in the middle of a stressful situation, but stress does go away, often when you figure out the problem and start working on solving it.
These five steps aren't magic, and you might have to do some steps more than once, but they do work.

Title: Five Steps____________
Get others’ support	 Turning to people who ________  Talking to a ______ and following their experiences
Don’t freak out	 Noticing your feelings, and________  Finding a way to express them  Doing something to help you shift to _______
Don't_______ on yourself	 Being kind to yourself  Asking for help and getting rid of ________ you're facing
Find ________ to  the problem	 Getting down to business and ________  what the problem is  Solving it_________
Be positive	 Most stressful situation is temporary and will go away.

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What happens when you take about 50 sixth-graders and send them to a nature camp with no access to computers, tablets and mobile phones? A new study suggests that after just five days their ability to understand nonverbal social cues improves.
Nonverbal social cues are the emotional information we pick up from people around us that is not communicated through words. It includes facial expressions, eye contact, tone of voice and body posture.
As children spend more time corresponding with their friends via text rather than talking to them face to face, the researchers wondered whether they were losing the ability to read these important cues.
"The idea for this study came from looking at the way my older child and her friends' older siblings were communicating," said Yalda Uhls, "I've been at parties where the kids are all hanging out, but instead of looking at each other, they are staring at their phones."
Uhls, who is the lead author of the study, wanted to see what would happen if a group of children had to spend an extended period of time communicating completely device-free. She found a public school that sends its sixth-grade class to a wilderness camp near Big Bear for five days. At the camp, the students have no access to electronics.
When the class of about 50 children arrived at the camp, they were asked to take two tests to measure their ability to read nonverbal social cues. In the first, the kids were asked to assess the emotions portrayed in 48 photos of people making faces. In the second test, they watched a video with the sound turned off, and then made a judgment about the emotional state of the actor.
At the end of the five-day camp, the students were asked to take the tests again. The researchers report that over the five days the kids went from making an average of 14.02 errors on the face-recognition test at the beginning of their camp stay to 9.41 errors by the end. For the video component, they went from getting an average of 26% of the emotional states correct to getting 31% correct.
"Honestly, we were pretty surprised that just five days would have that effect," said Uhls. "But we think this is good news because if indeed lack of face-to-face time is changing people's ability to understand emotion, our results suggest you can disconnect for five days and get better."
Uhls said the results of their study suggest that it is important for kids to spend time away from screens, but it doesn't necessarily suggest that all screen time is bad." The main thing I hope people take away from this is that it is really important for children to have time for face-to-face socializing," said Uhls. "I love media, my kids are media-savvy, but it is really important to have a balance."

Flying out of an airport in the United States is not always easy. You will need to complete the ticketing process, baggage check, and security clearance procedures before boarding the plane.
If you are flying on an international flight, you'd better arrive two hours before your plane is scheduled to leave. You might need more time in a busy airport in a large city. If you are traveling on a domestic (国内的) flight, you may only need to arrive at the airport 90 minutes before your plane takes off.
Every airport in the States is now moving its ticketing procedure to electronic ticketing device. By using a ticketing machine, you have the chance to choose a seat you like on the plane. If you use it to check-in your bags, you will only have to talk to the ticketing agent when you turn in your luggage to be tagged (加标签). At the same time a real person will be nearby to help you if you need it.
After you have checked in, you will have to pass through airport security. Have your ID card or passport and boarding pass ready to show the security officer when entering the security checkpoint line. Airport security is getting tight in the States today. You're not allowed to travel with any prohibited things like knifes or fireworks.
After the security staff has checked your travel documents, you shall put all of your belongings through a scanning machine and then walk through a metal detector (探测器) or a full body scanner. You need to take off your coat, belt, and sometimes your shoes to go through one of these scanners. Be sure not to have any metal in your pockets. If you do not understand a question you are asked at a security checkpoint, ask the person to repeat their question until you are able to respond with an accurate answer.

Title	___ on air travel in the US
Time of ___	■ Arrive two hours before ___, and even more time in a busy airport, traveling on an international flight. ■ Arrive 90 minutes before your plane ___ for a domestic flight.
Check-in	■ Choose your seat on a ticketing machine. ■ Get the ticketing agent ___ when turning in your luggage to be tagged. ■___ to the airport staff for help if necessary.
Airport security	■___ the security officer your travel documents. ■___ taking those that are prohibited. ■ Be sure not to take any metal with you when___ through a scanner. ■ Respond ___ when questioned at a security checkpoint.

Chinese parents are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the US or Australia. They also want their children to take extra-course activities where they will either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes that will give them a head start in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an education is, the better it is. So parents will spend unreasonable amount of money on education. Even poor couples will buy computers for their sons or daughters.
However, what most parents fail to see is that the best education they can give to their children is usually very cheap.
Parents can see that their children’s skills vary, skilled in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today’s children lack self-respect and self-confidence.
The reasons are that parents are only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills: they need to be confident, happy and clever.
Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework.
Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking demands patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully. His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give him much satisfaction and a lot of confidence. These activities are not only teaching a child to work, but rather to think, and to use his mind. And that is more important.

Romanticism  (浪漫主义)  was  a  literary,  artistic  and  intellectual  movement  that  originated  in  Europe  towards  the  end  of  the  18th  century.  And  it  reached  its  peak  from  1800  to  1840.
Romanticism  urged  people  to  look  at  nature  and  surroundings  from  a  scientific  point  of  view.  It  was  also  a  rebellion  against  scientific  rationalization  (合理化  )  of  nature.  It  permitted  a  person's  imagination  and  freedom  in  art.  The  concept  of  romanticism  was  present  in  all  the  major  art  forms,  like  literature,  the  visual  arts  and  music.
Friedrich  Schlegel,  a  German  philosopher,  writer  and  critic,  used  the  term  “Romantic”  for  the  first  time  to  name  a  new  school  of  literature  which  arose  in  opposition  to  “Classicism”.  Though  the  concept  of  Romanticism  was  identified  much  earlier,  critics  believe  that  Romanticism  in  English  literature  dates  from  the  Lyrical  Ballads.  The  romantics  were  very  interested  in  mystery,  ambition  and  adventure.
In  the  visual  arts,  the  term  Romanticism  refers  to  a  trend  that  appeared  in  the  19th  century,  which  was  characterized  by  opposition  to  the  classical  forms  and  its  rules.  Romanticism  in  the  visual  arts  focused  more  on  the  spiritual  and  emotional  representation  of  nostalgia（怀旧）.  Romantics  used  objects,  like  wild  trees,  moonlight,  and  so  on,  to  convey  their  ideas  and  concepts.
In  music,  Romanticism  was  characterized  by  the  freedom  of  forms  and  an  emphasis  on  the  emotions.  It  was  German  composers  who  used  romanticism  widely  and  developed  this  concept.  Many  famous  composers  worked  in  smaller  forms  of  music  that  had  flexible  structure;  for  instance,  ballads,  solo  piano  music,  and  so  on.
Romanticism  influenced  the  literature  and  arts  of  the  18th  and  19th  century.  The  popularity  of  this  movement  declined  gradually  with  passing  time,  but  it  has  a  significant  place  in  the  history  of  literature  and  art  development.

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Scientists have discovered that ______(stay) in the cold could help us lose weight. Researchers at the University of California found that exposure to the cold increases levels of a protein that helps form brown fat -------- the type of fat that produces heat and keeps us warm. Brown fat burns energy, _______ helps us lose weight. White fat stores extra energy, which results ______ weight gain. The researchers said that because air conditioning and heating give us constant, _______ (comfort) temperatures, our body's need for brown fat has decreased. They found that: "Outdoor workers in northern Finland who ______ (expose) to cold temperature have ______ significant amount of brown fat when ______ (compare) to same-aged indoor workers."
The research was conducted on two different control groups of mice. ______ group was injected with the protein that helps create brown fat. This group later gained 30% less weight after both groups were fed high-fat diets. The researchers say this could be good news in the fight against obesity. People who are obese have _______（low) levels of brown fat than thinner people. Head researcher Hei Sook Sul said: "This protein could become an important target for research into the treatment and prevention of obesity and obesity-related diseases." She added: "If you can somehow increase levels of this protein, you could ______ (possible) lose more weight even if eating the same amount of food."

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Thanksgiving day is celebrated mainly in America and Canada. Much like the annual harvest festivals celebrated in other countries throughout the world, Thanksgiving Day was meant to pay our homage to the Almighty for this bountiful harvest. While the purpose and origin of the concept remains the same, the day of its celebration differs from country to country. In the United States, the holiday is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November while in Canada (which has an early harvest cycle and season), the holiday is observed on the second Monday in October, known as the Columbus Day. Much like the Christian Thanksgiving day, it is celebrated with pomp and show.
Since 1930, the end of Thanksgiving season marks the beginning of Christmas shopping season. In Canada, Thanksgiving holiday lasts for only three days but the time period may vary in the US. Let's have a look at the brief history of Thanksgiving in North America, U.S. and Canada:
In North America: Thanksgiving Day was first celebrated on September 8, 1565 in St. Augustine when Pedro Menendez de Aviles and his men shared a feast with the natives. After that Pilgrims held a three days feast to make merriment on their enormous harvest.
In United States: The immigrants who sailed to this country aboard the Mayflower were basically members of the English Separatist Church (a Puritan sect). They took shelter in Netherlands but soon were disgusted by their lifestyle. They settled in United States with a desire for a better lifestyle. But their beginning was horrendous. The climate was unfavorable and many of them died. But in 1621 they hard turmoil bore fruits for them as there was a huge harvest. They celebrated it with a feast with 91 Indians who had helped them during their harsh times.
Thanksgiving was celebrated after that at irregular intervals until Franklin Roosevelt, had set it one week to the next-to-last Thursday of November in order keeping an eye on commercial benefits as Christmas was nearby. Allegations were brought against this decision, which made the President to move Thanksgiving back to its original date two years later. And in 1941, Thanksgiving was finally set by Congress as a legal holiday, as the fourth Thursday in November.
In Canada: Probably the Americans who migrated to Canada after American Independence brought with them the practices of Thanksgiving. Initially it was celebrated in English Canadian Society but later it became a countrywide practice. Formally, Canadian Thanksgiving Day was celebrated on April 5, 1872 on behalf of the Prince of Wales' recovery from illness. Innumerable transformations took place before the date of celebration finally settled on the second Monday in October in 1957.

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The   Human  Development  Report
In the year 2000，147 world leaders          to work together to reduce poverty by 2015 or        . From this agreement        the Human Development Report.
One of the most important     of this report is the Human development Index. This        the achievements of 175 countries. The Index ______ a country’s achievement ____ three ways:  life expectancy, education and income. The Index has some _______. Norway is at the _______  of the list, ____ the US is ____ number 7. The bottom ten countries are all African countries, ___ Sierra Leone at the _____ of the list.
The report ____ eight Development Goals and gives __ of successful development. ___, the _____ are still great. In developing countries, about 115 million children are not being ____. More than 1 billion people in developing countries do not drink ___ water.
The report ___ that we are making some ___ but we need to make greater ____. ___, the countries that give the most money are the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden.

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France is Europe’s third largest country and     the United Kingdom     the English Channel. Paris is the capital and largest city of France,   The River Seine. It      by more than eight million tourists every year. The most popular place for tourists is the Eiffel Tower,   of Paris. The Louvre, one of the world’s largest art galleries,     in the city.
Spain is      the south of France. Its capital, Madrid, is situated in the center of the country. Many people    to the city for its exciting night life. Madrid     to young people because it is 10     the Real Madrid soccer team and its star players. Barcelona is      city of Spain and is situated       the northeast coast. One of its famous     is the church of the Sagrada Familia.     we all know, the 1992 Olympic Games      here.
Italy      the south of Europe. It      a boot. Between Italy and France       a mountain range called the Alps. Rome, Venice and Florence are its famous cities. Rome, the Italian capital, is one of the world’s richest historical cities. Venice is situated       a hundred small islands. Florence became famous       the Renaissance, a great artistic movement which       for three hundred years. During this period, some of the greatest painters       lived and worked here.
Greece is in the southeast of Europe. Twenty percent of the country      by islands. Athens the capital of France,    the birthplace of western civilization. Greece’s best writers lived in ancient Athens. Their work      other writers ever since.

    But still there is a danger that grows every year. Airliners get larger. Some airplanes can hold over 300 passengers. And the air itself becomes more and more crowded. If one giant airliner crashed into another in mid-air,600 lives could be lost.
   Air traffic controllers tell the pilot exactly when to turn, when to climb，and when to come down. The air traffic controllers around a busy airport like London Heathrow may handle 2, 500 planes a day. Not all of them actually land at the airport. Any plane that flies near the airport comes under the orders of the controllers there.
Recently such a disaster almost happened. One，with 69 passengers, had come from Toronto, and the other, with 176 passengers , from Chicago. An air traffic controller noticed on his radar screen that the two planes were too close to each other. He ordered one to turn to the right and to climb. But he made a mistake. He ordered the wrong plane to do this. Fifteen seconds later it flew directly in front of the second plane. They avoided each other at last. The distance between them was less than that of a large swimming pool.

A．Even a small mistake could cause a disaster.

B．Two large jets were flying towards the airport.

C．Nowadays people like traveling more by air than by car.

D．Today, air travel is far safer than driving a car on a busy motorway.

E. This is an example of the danger that grows every year.
F. In a word, air travel is more dangerous，we should choose others.
G. From the moment an airliner takes off to the moment it lands, every movement is  watched on radar screens.

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Living in a foreign country is fun, but it isn’t always easy. There are many differences between cultures and although some of these differences are unimportant, they can cause a lot of embarrassments. I spoke to a few foreign friends about how they experienced culture shock in China.
Aubin arrived two months ago from Europe to take part in a language programme in Shanghai. Before he left, he was actually taught the differences between European and Chinese cultures, including everything from table manners to classroom behavior. However, some things have still taken him by surprise. For example, he couldn’t understand why waiters did not want to accept the tips he gave them after meals in restaurants. I had to explain to him that people don’t usually tip in China and that this comes from the Confucian (儒家的，孔子的) idea that one must avoid accepting any undue(不适当的) income.
Another friend, Julia, came to Guangzhou from London to teach at a language school. After a month, she told me that she was really let down(失望的) by her students. I asked her why and she told me that they were so quiet that she was the only person talking in class and it felt like the children were punishing her by making her talk to the walls! I explained to her that the children were simply respectful, but she said that it would be more respectful if they answered her questions.
And it is not only the West and the East that have cultural differences. Even Korea and China, two countries that are very close to each other, have differences too. “I thought Chinese and Korean people were similar in some ways,” said my friend Ji-Hyun in perfect Chinese, “but I was wrong. In ancient times the Chinese used to take their shoes off before entering a house. They don’t do that anymore, but Korean people still do! I keep getting that wrong even though I’ve been here for five years!”
Luckily, whether we take our shoes off or not, or leave unnecessary tips, the world still runs perfectly. In my opinion, cultural differences should simply be seen as a way of making life interesting. Imagine how boring it would be if we all did everything in exactly the same way! Learning to understand and respect differences is, after all, what life is all about.

Living with differences
Theme	People will meet a ___ culture while living in a foreign country, which can make them feel ___.
____ of foreign friends in China	Aubin couldn’t understand why waiters refused to ______ the tips he gave them after meals in restaurants.
Julia felt really _____ because no one talked in class except herself and thought that if the students ____her, they should answer her questions.
Ji-Hyun believed there were some similarities between Chinese and Korean people and thought it was wrong that people wore their shoes when they ________ a house.
___________	We should consider cultural differences as a way to ______ life interesting. We would be ____ with life if we did everything in the same way.

Many people often lose their chance to live life to the fullest because of procrastination, which means that they always delay doing something that must be done at once. Moreover, because they often put off their plans till “tomorrow”, they are less likely to achieve their goals and will give up their dreams and goals finally. As a result, we can say that procrastination is the enemy of a progressive lifestyle.
Now that we know procrastination is something bad, why do some people not take immediate action? Well, there are some things that result in procrastination. Depending on someone else rather than doing by oneself is one of the things. Whenever you wait for something to happen before you act, you make it easier to delay your goals and dreams until “someday”. Another cause of procrastination is that people do not value each moment in their day. Actually, it’s surprising how much you can do if you just decide to do little things with the little time you have. Also those who often procrastinate can always find a good reason for something they refuse to do at once.If you are one of those who often delay, then it’s time for you to make a decision to act now because things happen only when we decide to act. Get down to doing something like losing weight, saving money or spending more time with family. Don’t let these things continue to be a desire for you to do “someday”, but make a decision to do it now.
Once you have made your decision, write down the plan and take action immediately. Making plans can help you think carefully about how you are going to do what you need to do. After understanding how to do what you want to do, get doing with the plan. It doesn’t matter how small the move you make is as the little things you do accumulate（累积）over time and move you to be closer to your goals. So, don’t wait until tomorrow; instead, start now! Just make use of every moment you have to do something that is helpful in realizing your dreams and goals.
Here is a challenge that will also move you to be closer to your dreams and goals if taken seriously. Make a list of ten things you have been putting off. It could be anything from getting a health examination, calling a friend or family member, to getting the car fixed and cleaning up the garbage, etc. And then try to develop the habit of doing them immediately!

Stay away from procrastination
Paragraph outline	Supporting details
Problems with procrastination	Procrastination can make one _______ to live life to the fullest. Procrastination can _______ one from achieving his goals. Some people don’t make progress just because of procrastination.
_______ why people procrastinate	People who delay doing things are usually not _______because they always ask for help from others. People don’t realize that each ______ in a day is very valuable. Procrastination also has something to do with making _______ .
Ways to stop procrastination	Make a decision.	If you want to do something, do it _____ and never just desire it.
Plan and act.	By making a plan, you will _____ how to do what you need to do. Spend your time doing those ______things.
Make a list.	List ten things you like to delay. Make it a(n) _______to finish them on time.

When difficult people express themselves orally, they generally want at least two things: they’ve been heard and they’ve  been understood. As a good communicator should be a good listener, five steps are advocated toward good listening.
The first step is cooperating（合作）. How does a difficult person know that you’ re listening and understanding? In fact, it’s through the way you look and sound while he is talking. You may help him to fully express his thoughts and feelings. You do this by nodding your head in agreement, making certain sounds of understanding.
When the person begins to repeat what’s been said, it’s signal of step two: turning back. It means that you repeat back some words he is using, sending a clear signal that you’re listening carefully and that you think what he is saying is important.
Having heard what he has to say, the next step is clarifying. At this point, you start to gather information about what is being communicated. Ask some open-ended questions, which will allow you to figure out what intention he is hoping to satisfy.
The fourth step is to summarize（概括） what you’ve heard. This allows you to make sure that both you and the difficult person are on the same page. When you do this, two things happen. First, if you’re missed something, he can fill in the details（细节）. Second, you’ve shown that you’re making an effort to understand completely. This increases the possibility of gaining cooperation from him.
Having listened carefully, you’ve now arrived at the point of confirming with the person that he feels satisfied that his thoughts have been fully voiced. Ask if he feels understood.
When enough sincere listening, questioning, and remembering are brought together, understanding is usually achieved and a difficult person becomes less difficult and more cooperative.

Topic	to understand
Reason	Difficult people hope they have been heard andwhen they express themselves
on listening	.in agreement and make some sounds of understanding while a difficult person is speaking .Repeat some that you have heard .Collect information about the person’s expressions and find his .Give a of what the person has said .Confirm that the person gains from speaking his thoughts
Result	A difficult person will be to cooperate with if understanding is achieved
Comment	You may unlock the doors to difficult people’s after you listen and understand