Exercise is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. It reduces your risk of heart attack and is a good way to control body weight. It is also something you can do with other people, which can be great fun. So, it is important to find time to exercise and be healthier. As well as making time to exercises, another way is to build it into the natural rhythm of your day.

· Go for a walk on your lunch break. Try to find at least three different ways and change them throughout the week. It might even be possible to find a place to walk inside, for those bad weather days.

· Talk to your employers about improving health at work. Encourage your workers to cycle to and from work. You might also be able to encourage them to set up a gymnasium. Sell the idea by pointing out that doing so will improve productivity (生产率), and make workers happy.

· If you are a student. Go for walks with friends to talk about your studies. Spend some time in the learning resource centre reading about sport, exercise and health. The more you know, the more choices you will have about how to be physically active. Most colleges have sport and exercise programs that students can take part in. Find out which activities are being held, and try those you think you might enjoy. 

21. Workers are advised to cycle to and from work to ________.

A. make themselves realize the importance of health

B. work better and bring pleasure to themselves                    

C. make themselves become much stronger

D. reduce the time spent in walking to work

22. When a student wants to do exercise at school, he or she had better ________.

A. take part in all the exercise programs

B. have sports with friends or classmates

C. choose the one that he or she likes

D. choose the same one all the time 

23. We can learn from the passage that ________.

A. walk is most suitable for those who work indoors

B. one who knows more about health will be healthier

C. exercising with others will be better for one’s health

D. combining exercise with daily work can save time to keep healthy

24. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. Exercise is of great importance for your health.

B. Go out for a walk after meal.

C. Exercise will improve productivity and make workers happy.

D. Try sports and exercise programs you think you might enjoy.

Women in Nazi Germany were to have a very special job. Hitler was very clear about this. This job was that they should be good mothers bringing up children at home while their husbands worked. Except for some special fields, Hitler saw no reason why a woman should work. Within months of Hitler coming to power, many female doctors, teachers and lawyers were sacked. By the start of the Second World War, very few German women were in fulltime work. From their earliest years, girls were taught that all good German women married at a young age to a proper German and that the wife’s job was to keep a good home for her working husband and to have children.

One of the earliest laws passed by Hitler once he came to power in 1933, was the Law for the Encouragement of Marriage. This law stated that all newly married couples would get a government loan (贷款) of 1000 marks. This loan was not to be simply paid back. The birth of one child meant that 25% of the loan did not have to be paid back. Two children meant that 50% of the loan didn’t need to be paid back. Four children meant that the entire loan was cleared.

What was more, as housewives and mothers, their lives were controlled. Women were not expected to wear make-up or trousers. Only flat shoes were expected to be worn. Women were discouraged from slimming as this was considered bad for child birth. 

25. The aim of the Law for the Encouragement of Marriage was to ________.

A. attract more young people to join the army willingly

B. make those married couples become rich quickly

C. encourage people to loan more from the government

D. encourage couples to have as many children as they could

26. The underlined word “sacked” in Paragraph one probably means “________”.

A. punished           B. fired           C. killed         D. raised

27. According to the passage, women in Nazi Germany ________.

A. could make up or wear beautiful clothes  B. were to have children and do housework

C. could receive a good education at school  D. were offered the equal rights as men

28. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?

A. The life of women in Nazi Germany     B. The cruel rule of Hitler in Germany

C. The marriage policy in Nazi Germany    D. Hitler — a powerful leader in Germany

The youngest of five children in a middle-class family, Clara Barton was born on Christmas Day, in 1821, in Oxford, Massachusetts. Although she was educated at home, Clara began teaching school herself at the age of fifteen until 1854. Later, before the Civil War (内战), Clara’s greatest achievement was the establishment (建立) of a free public school in Bordentown, New Jersey. What’s more, her only medical experience was when she cared for her invalid (病弱者) brother for two years.

When the Civil War broke out, Clara soon learned that many of the wounded soldiers had suffered from lack of medical supplies. So she asked for donations (捐款) to buy those supplies and began her own operation to hand out these supplies. In 1865, Clara built an information centre to serve war-torn families and often gave speeches. With so much work, she fell ill in 1868 and went to Switzerland to recover, where she learned something about the International Red Cross founded in 1864. But the United States could not take part then. Barton, returned home and began to establish the Red Cross in America. She worked hard, travelling to Washington for support, gave speeches and wrote articles to win the support of the public. She told people the Red Cross was not only important during times of war, but also useful in peace time. This got the attention of both the public and the politicians, and thus the American Association of the Red Cross came into being in 1881.

29. What did Clara Barton want to do during the wartime?

A. Advise the government to buy more medical supplies.  

B. Help some families to rebuild their home.

C. Collect money to buy medical supplies.  

D. Treat the wounded soldiers by herself.

30. According to the events in Clara’s life, which of the following is the right order?

a. Travelled to win support for the Red Cross in America.

b. Offered medical supplies to the army.

c. Established a free public school.

d. Stayed in Switzerland to improve her health.

e. Worked as a teacher at school.

A. e, c, b, d, a       B. e, c, a, b, d        C. e, b, c, d, a   D. e, b, a, c, d

31. Clara Barton insisted on establishing the Red Cross in America because ________.

A. it could stop a war breaking out    B. it was a sign of a powerful country

C. it could keep America at peace     D. it could help to overcome unexpected trouble

    Most good interviewers will make an effort to establish and keep eye contact. Make sure that you do not find yourself looking down or away. If you wear glasses, be sure to buy the non-glare lenses. Do not stare.

Rapidly nodding your head can leave the impression that you are impatient and too eager to add something to the conversation -- if only the interviewer would let you. Slower nodding, on the other hand, emphasizes interest, shows that you are validating (确认) the comments of your interviewer, and encourages him to continue. Tilting (倾斜) the head slightly, when combined with eye contact and a natural smile, shows friendliness and approachability (可接近的).

Your smile is one of the most powerful positive body signals. Everybody looks better when they smile. Offer an unforced, confident smile. Avoid at all costs the technique that some applicants use: grinning idiotically (傻笑) for the length of the interview, no matter what. This will only communicate that you are insincere (虚假的).

It’s worth remembering that the mouth provides a seemingly limitless supply of opportunities to convey weakness. This may be done by touching the mouth frequently; "faking" a cough when confused with a difficult question; or gnawing (咬) on one’s lips absentmindedly (茫然地). Employing any of these "insincerity signs" when you are asked about say, why you lost your last job, will confirm or instill suspicions about your honesty.

32. The mouth may make your weakness known by ________according to the passage.

A. pretending to be coughing                B. having an unforced smile  

C. blowing a kiss                  D. showing your teeth

33. The main purpose of this text is to ________.

A. tell you how to communicate with others effectively.

B. show you how to make yourself more understandable

C. remind you of respecting the interviewer.

D. give you some advice on facial signals for job interviews

34. What does the underlined word “suspicion” in the last paragraph mean?

A. understanding         B. uncertainty     C. expression              D. agreement

35. Which facial signal can cause you to lose an opportunity of being employed?

A. Gnawing on one’s lips.            B. A natural body signal.   

C. A natural smile.                       D. Touching the mouth frequently..

A major source of teen stress is school exams, and test anxiety is not common. When you recognize your teen is under stress, how can parents help your teen stay calm before an exam?

Be involved. Parents need to be involved in their teen’s work. 36 What they look for is your presence -- to talk, to cry, or simply to sit with them quietly. Communicate with your teen. Encourage your teen to express her worries and fears, but don’t let them focus on those fears.

Provide a calm setting. Help your teen set up a quiet place to study and protect his privacy. Give them a nutritious diet. It is important for your teen to eat a healthy, balanced diet during exam times to focus and do her best. 37 If this happens, encourage your teen to eat light meals or sandwiches. A healthy diet , rather than junk food , is best for reducing stress.

38 Persuade your teenager to get some sleep or do something active when she needs a real break from studying. Making time for relaxation, fun, and exercise are all important in reducing stress. Help you teen balance her time so that she will feel comfortable taking time out from studying to spend time with friends or rest.

Help them get organized. 39 Together, you and your teen can work out a time-table in which she can study for what she knows will be on the test.

Show a positive attitude. 40 Your panic, anxiety and blame contribute to your teen’s pressure. Make your teen feel accepted and valued for her efforts. Most importantly, reassure your teen that things will be all right, no matter what the results are.

A. A parent’s attitude will dictate their teen’s emotions.

B. Exam stress can make some teen s lose their appetite.

C. They will only make the situation worse.

D. Encourage your teen to relax.

E. The best thing is simply to listen.

F. Help your teen think about what she has to study and plan accordingly.

G. Your teen may also make negative comments about themselves.