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Scientists often see the first ton years of a child's life as the "window of opportunity". 31__. And studies show that the following activities can be good for their brain greatly.

32____

Free playtime has always been an important part of "being a kid"，but it is also important to a child ''s development. " Free play" not only helps kids develop different skills，but also helps them develop into happy healthy

adults in the future.

Read with kids

Reading has long been known to improve children '' s intelligence. 33 For parents who don't have much time，just keeping your kids around books goes a long way too.

Put kids to bed early

34_____. Preschool children should get at least 11 hours of sleep and kids up to age 12 should try to get at least 10 hours of sleep.

Learn a second language

Early studies in this field have shown that bilingual（会说两种语言的）kids can perform better under pressure. Young children can learn new languages with nearly

perfect fluency（流利）and pronunciation.

Praise good effort not intelligence

Your kids may be smart but you should mainly praise the effort they put into tasks. Kids，who are praised on intelligence,often feel it is a fixed quality, and mistakes or failures badly hurt their self-confidence. Kids who are praised on effort often focus more on learning. 35__________

A.Play some helpful games

B.Give kids enough playtime

C.And they arc not afraid to fail and try again

D.Kids still need time away from the TV to do homework

E.Kids who read often develop earlier writing and number skills as well

b. Everything at this time is very important to the developrment of a person's' brain

G. Studies show that kids with regular bedtimes are better at languages, math and reading

答案（fbegc）

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Some people love traveling while some prefer to stay at home. If you don 9 t love traveling, you can make a change now. Why? 31____ Please read on to know more.

Traveling takes you out of your comfort zone. Your comfort zone is comforting. 32 When you step into new surroundings, you will learn about the world around you. Traveling alone is a great option. Some people might fear being on their own，but it can really help them grow.

33_____ Are you afraid of water? If you are,go to the beach or a lake. Are you afraid of heights? If so, climb a hill or go to a vista point at the nearest national park. Are you afraid of talking to strangers? If so,go to a new place and talk with people you have never seen. Remember,fear can be overcome.

Traveling is a good way to expand your mind. It gets you out of a routine and makes you use your brain, your ears and your eyes. While traveling, there are a lot of things that have to be taken in： new sights, new flavors, new noises ,etc. 34

Have you ever thought about traveling abroad as a volunteer? You can benefit a lot from this kind of trip. 35_____ Sometimes,you can even get all of your meals and accommodation for free. Volunteer tourism is becoming more and more popular. There are many ways to make a difference and benefit you at the same time.

A.You are exposed to many new things.

B.It is not as expensive as you might expect.

C.All of them require your complete attention.

D.Traveling can help you remove your fears.

E.This kind of trip is really popular with people.

F.Because you can really benefit a lot from traveling.

G.But it doesn't always give you the opportunity to grow.

答案（fgdcb）

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Homework is made up of out-of-class activities and at home activities teachers assign to students. It can include practice assignments that emphasize newly acquired skills. 31_______ Projects that have to be worked on in agreement with schoolwork also form a part of homework.

32_______ For example, to complete their homework in time, children start dividing their time into studying and playing，thus learning to complete their scheduled tasks within the time they have. They learn to do things on their own. They manage their time and complete their work independently.

Homework can also help build up children ' s confidence. 33 TeachersT positive remarks can help develop students'' confidence and encourage them to keep up with their good work.

In addition, homework gives students a chance to learn from their mistakes and overcome their weakness. It provides them with a platform to express what they know or have newly found，and exhibit their talents. 34________ This helps them improve their academic results.

However, to be as beneficial to students as possible, homework should be assigned properly. The amount and difficulty level of homework assignments should match the

ages and abilities of students. 35________ Homework proves to be beneficial only if it does not put students under stress or pressure.

A.Otherwise, it will become a punishment.

B.Homework can benefit students in many ways.

C.Teachers give comments on the work that students do.

D.It also gives students the practice of whatever they learn in school.

E.Completing homework requires planning, organizing and acting upon it.

F.Students can gain a sense of accomplishment after completing homework.

G.It can be preparation assignments to make students ready for class activities.

答案（gbcda）

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People have always wanted to know what the future will look like. Phen«how can we know what the future will look like? 31_______ rhe world has changed a lot in the past 150 years, but we humans are driven by the same basic needs as we were 150 years ago, such as food, sleep, the feeling of being appreciated and loved.

32________ No. In addition.generally speaking. the inventions for the last 150 years have been a human effort for freedom and communication.to be able to get in control of

the time and world. Since there is still much to do in this area*this will be the focus at least for the next 150 years.

But why do we need to predict the future? Predicting the future is important for two reasons： first we need to start to think about what kind of future we'd like for our-

selves and to pass on the next generation. 33___________

How about the virtual worlds? It might be possible in the future to experience the sand between your toes, and hear the waves.just lying in your bed at home. 34__________ So. even if a great invention is there for an affordable price, it'll' never take the place of the common experience if it 's not real.

35____________ What we'll see in the next 50 years is the transition from an oil-dependent society to a new society. Here there'll' be new medicine, continued exploration of space, challenges in the climate change,and new inventions that make life a little easier.

A.So what will the future look like then?

B.Will this change in the next 150 years?

C.Predicting the future can help us in many ways.

D.However • you ' II never get the feeling of being there.

E.Well,to understand the future,you must know the past.

F.However.no matter how real the experience will feel，it doesn't happen for real.

G.Then we need to know what decisions we need to make today that will give the best result in the future.

答案（ebgfa）

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How to keep a Relationship Healthy and Strong

Are you new to experiencing relationships? Well，let me give you advice on how to have a healthy relationship with your partners.

___16___. Don't hide things from them，and don't lie. Don't be afraid to say things that aren't very flattering about yourself. Getting them to trust you is the most important element in any relationship. If there's no trust，there's nothing there. So please be honest and they will learn to open up to you.

Make sure you give them respect. Now，respect isn't just simply treating them nicely. There is a lot more to it. You have to learn to adjust to their liking. ___17___. Don't just think about yourself，but think about what your partners need out of it as well.

___18___. Always be willing to help them and give them honesty and positive at the time. Make them feel you are someone they can really count on and build a future with. This is an important step in a relationship. Your partner needs out of it as well.

Make sure you' have a good sense of humor with them. Laughter is the key to happiness. Laugh a lot with them，and joke with them. Laughter may seem silly，but it's the secret to a lot in life. It will keep the sparks alive. ___19___

Make sure the communication is good. This goes along with trust，but always communicate how you feel even if it's something that upsets you. Instead of screaming, talk to them.___20___.It's important to communicate this to them，not to keep it bottled up.

A. Show them your personality.

B. Be an honest person with them.

C. Make sure you are reliable to your partners.

D. Laughter keeps the relationship strong and lasting.

E. Don't start to neglect them and make them feel unwanted.

F. Basically, learn to study your partners' moods, wants and needs.

G. If they did something that made you happy, tell them about it in a respectful manner.

【答案】BFCDG

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There are five keys to success in learning a foreign language.

Spend the time.

By far the most important factor is how much time you are immersed(浸入) in the language.

31 This means spending time enjoyably connected to the language you are learning.

Listen and read every day.

Listen wherever you are on your MP3 player. 32 Listen to and read things that you like, things that you can mostly understand, or even partly understand. If you keep listening and reading you will get used to the language. One hour of listening or reading is more effective than many hours of class time.

33

Build up your vocabulary, you'll need lots. Start to notice words and how they come together as phrases. Learn these words and phrases through your listening and reading. Gradually you will be able to use them. Do not worry about how accurately you speak until you have accumulated plenty of words through listening and reading.

Take responsibility for your own learning.

If you do not want to learn the language, you won't. 34 Do not wait for someone else to show you the language, nor to tell you what to do. Discover the language by yourself, like a child growing up.

35

Do not worry about what you cannot remember, or can't yet understand. It does not matter. You are learning and improving. The language will gradually become clearer in your brain, but this will happen on a schedule that you can't control. So just make sure you spend enough time with the language. That is the greatest guarantee of success.

Relax and make sure of the time spent with the language.

Focus on words and phrases.

Read what you are listening to.

Chat with others in the language on the Internet.

If you do want to learn the language, take control.

The more time you spend with the language, the faster you will learn.

There are hundreds of easy conversations for you to practice speaking.

答案：FCBEA

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Couch potatoes live an inactive lifestyle. ___16___

According to a recent study, spending more than two hours watching TV every day is likely to increase the risk of heart disease. To study whether time spent in watching TV is connected to arteriosclerosis (动脉硬化)-a sign of heart disease, Dutch researchers asked 373 men and women participants to fill out questionnaires. ___17___ .They found that the participants who suffered from arteriosclerosis spent an average of about 20 more minutes per day watching TV compared with those who enjoyed a healthier lifestyle.

Sitting for a long time may produce unfortunate results. The participants who caught arteriosclerosis could not clear up the negative effects of sitting by exercising.___18___, that doesn't reduce the bad effects of a sedentary (坐的)lifestyle，" said Isabel Ferreira，a professor at Maastricht University in the Netherlands, the Daily Mail reports.

___19___ However, viewers can simply be active and limit their time spent sitting in front of the TV or computer every day.

___20___ Researchers observed that every single hour of TV viewing may shorten life by as much as 22 minutes, the participants who watched six hours of TV a day were expected to live five years less than a person who didn't watch TV. The American Academy of pediatrics(美国儿科学会)also suggests children and teenagers should not spend more than two hours a day sitting in front of a TV or computer.

A. There is a similar study in Australia

B. They sit longer hours than do exercise

C. The funny thing is even if they do physical activity

D. Watching TV can sometimes be beneficial to viewers

E. After a four-year follow-up, the researchers got unsurprising results

F. They spend most of their time simply sitting on the couch, watching television

G. Ferreira believes that TV watching brings much more bad effects than we can expect

【答案】FECGA

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Why Is 2020 Called a Leap Year?

February 29 comes up on the calendar only every four years. A year with a February 29 might be good news if you are paid by the day or the week. But it might be bad news if you were born on a February 29.____36____.

American English has a term for the unusual situation. February 29 is called a leap day. And the entire 12-month period with a February 29 in it is called a leap year. This year, 2020, is such a year.

In a leap year, the dates jump over one day of the week. Let me explain. In 2017, the last day of the year, December 31, fell on a Sunday. In 2018, it fell on a Monday. In 2019, it fell on a Tuesday. But in 2020, December 31 will fall on a Thursday.___37___.

The reason for a leap day or a leap year is because our calendar does not follow the Earth's orbit around the sun exactly.___38___. So every four years, we put all that time together into an extra day — or, what is officially called an intercalary(闰) day.

"Leap" is also an important word for two other common American expressions.___39___. If you want someone to investigate a situation completely before taking action, you might say, "Look before you leap." The other expression is a phrase of hope. Urging someone to "take a leap of faith" means inviting the person to take action, even if not everything about a situation is known. Interestingly, both phrases are completely reasonable to say to someone who is about to get married. On that note, some people choose to marry on February 29 because it is an unusual date.___40___. Leap years were believed to be difficult, and leap days unlucky and a bad time to begin anything new. Whatever you think about them, the change in the calendar will be gone soon enough. Then we can return to normal, and leap over February 29 as usual.

A. One is a kind of warning.

B. That's why we called it a Leap Year

C. It just leaped right over Wednesday.

D. Each year, we have a little time left over.

E. You have to wait three years in between birthdays!

F. As a verb, the word "leap" means to jump, or to move quickly.

G. Some ancient peoples would likely tell couples not to do it, however.

【答案】E C D A G

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Any exercise is good exercise, but when it comes to losing weight, it's hard to beat running. After all, running is one of the most efficient ways to burn calories and get fit without having to restrict your diet.

31 If you're not a runner yet but interested in losing weight, here are four reasons running can be the best exercise for weight loss.

32 When comparing running with walking the same distance, studies find that running will lead to greater weight loss, most likely because your resting energy expenditure stays elevated(高的) after you run. In a long-term comparison study of runners and walkers, calories burned through running led to 90% more weight loss than calories burned through walking.

Running is time-efficient. Even if the myth that running a mile and walking a mile burn the same number of calories were true, running is a considerably faster way to burn those calories. 33

Running is convenient. Though many of us have accumulated a vast arsenal(武器，装备) of GPS gadgets and tech tees over the years, little is actually required to go running. You can do it alone. You can do it almost anywhere. 34 For this reason alone, running is the best workout for weight loss because it's cheap and accessible, and there are fewer barriers to maintaining a routine, even while traveling.

Twowords: runner's high. 35 Fortunately, studies support what many runners have experienced on an anecdotal level—running can actually get you high. Scientists have found links between moderate to intense exercise and morphine-like brain chemicals, which explains the occasional flood of thrill that rushes over you during a hardrun. That happy sensation you had after your last race makes you want to go for another run, right?

A. Cultivate the good habit of running.

B. Running works even when you're at rest.

C. You will never stick to a habit if you don't like it.

D. The first rule of exercising for weight loss is that if you don't enjoy it, you won't stick with it.

E. You don't need any equipment beyond a pair of running shoes.

F. If you're already a runner, keep on.

G. Most people can run two or three times as far as they can walk in a given amount of time.

答案：FBGED

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Friendly people are welcoming. When you are friendly, you make other people feel good about themselves and you also feel more confident about yourself. 31 Being friendly doesn't have to mean changing who you are but doing little things to make others comfortable.

___32__ If you are not friendly, you might feel embarrassed when you first try to be more welcoming with others. One way to learn to be friendly is to think of an outgoing person and copy his/her postures(姿势),words and behavior.

Be kind to strangers. An easy way to be friendly is to offer a smile to people you might normally ignore. Every day there are opportunities to be friendly with strangers. ___33___.

Try to accept others.___34__If someone new tries to chat with you, make an effort to contribute to the conversation instead of giving one-word answers. In a group, look out for one who doesn't seem to know anyone and try to accept him/her into the group.

Stay in touch. Sometimes we neglect(忽视) to be friendly with those we know the best--- our close friends and family. ___35__Therefore, you can send a warm email too let your mother know that you are thinking about her.

A. Observe friendliness in others.

B. Smile and remember everyone's name.

C. They may want to hang out, but be too shy to ask.

D. So friendliness is a win-win no matter how you look at it.

E. Don't pass up the chance to be warm and make others comfortable.

F. Actually, offering friendliness and warmth to them is also very important.

G. Making new people you meet feel accepted forms a large part of being friendly.

答案：DAEGF

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