Your smart phone may seem like the centre of your entertainment, but a Kent State University study shows that too much phone use is taking the fun right out of our spare time.

Researchers watched a group of nearly 500 students and recorded their daily smart phone use. Those who were considered in the “high-use” group experienced more stress during their spare time than the other group.

So what can we do in order to really take advantage of our spare time? We have collected the following activities that also take a few hours to complete, but best part of all, you’ll improve your health in the process（過程）.

Whether you’re at home or on holiday, it’s important to disconnect from the Wi-Fi. Walking in nature can do good to your health. As a professional（職業(yè)的）traveler. Samantha Brown put it in a recent passage, “ I put my map in my back pocket, put down my phones and take a good, long walk. Just walk around.”

Go to bed earlier. What can help improve your mood? Extra sleep, naturally. Getting the right amount of sleep is very important to our health and studies show that we don’t get enough of it.

Read a book. And let yourself get lost in a good story. Research shows that reading can reduce stress, keep your brain sharp and can even help you sleep better. Everyone should spend at least 30 minutes reading every day.

Putting pen to paper is a good exercise. Try writing down your thoughts. Writing has a lot of health advantages. Besides, writing down your thoughts may even help clear your mind.

1.How many activities does the writer advise us to do to improve our health?

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2.Why did the Kent State University do the study?

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3.As a student, which will you spend more time on, smart phones or books when you have free time? Why?

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假設你是悉尼大學一名華裔學生，名叫Jason Wu。你從China Daily土看到該報正在開展主題為Change for a Better China的環(huán)保討論活動。你打算結合自己所居住的小鎮(zhèn)的變化，給報社寫一封英文信參與討論。內(nèi)容提示見下表：

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1. 英文信須包括表格中所有提示內(nèi)容，要求語句通順、意思連貫；

2. 表格中“感想建議”一欄須用2-3句話展開合理想象，作適當發(fā)揮；

3. 詞數(shù)在90個左右，信的首尾己在答題卡上給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；

4. 信件內(nèi)容必須寫在答題卡指定的位置上。

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