12．People with bad manners are rejected拒絕 in the world of work．They do not get good jobs or promotions．Their business do not succeed．（36）BThey are liked and supported．They have friends，luck and success．When you improve your manners，you improve your chances of success．The following are several examples of good manners．
Be polite to everyone you meet．（37）CFor example，when you go on a job interview，be polite to the desk clerk as they can affect you chances of success．Use these magic words as often as possible：Hello，Please，Excuse me and Sorry，and use the two most important words：Thank you．
Use good manners in all of your communications．Examples：Return telephone and email messages within 24hours； If you receive a rude message，do not respond with rudeness，but be polite； Do not interrupt people．（38）F
（39）A Cutting 插隊(duì)in front of other cars only gains you a few seconds of time．If you are polite，patient and calm，you will arrive safely and feel more relaxed．A good sense of humor shows good manners．（40）EBefore starting important conversations，meals or meetings，turn off your mobile phone．Ignoring people while you use your phone is impolite．

A．Use good manners when driving．
B．People with good manners are accepted．
C．You will never regret being polite，but you might regret being rude．
D．You should learn good manners from people around you．
E．Tell jokes or pass on humorous stories that everyone will enjoy．
F．Make sure people are ready to listen to you before you start talking．
G．It is better to make a careful plan before you take action．

11．Writing a book takes a strong will，hard work，and，most importantly，time．There's no easy way to finish your first book，but we've got some tips that might help you．
（36）CFind a place convenient（方便） and comfortable for you．Make sure you can put your heart into your writing at this place．
（37）BMake sure you have everything you need around you．Have plenty of pens，paper for printing if you're using a computer，or notebooks if you're writing by hand．Make sure you've got them near you，so you don't have to keep getting up to find things．
Keep away from distractions（分心的東西）．Put down your magazine，turn off your mobile phone，cut off the Internet …
Make time．（38）GYou can pick a time when your house is quiet-whether you get up an hour earlier or go to bed an hour later．You should soon find yourself in the habit，and you may even find your hour turns into three．
（39）FWhen you're not at your desk，it doesn't mean you shouldn't be thinking．Carry a notebook on you at all times．（40）AYou may only use 5% of them，but that 5% will be well worth the effort．

A．Write down all your ideas，no matter how weak they seem．
B．Keep your tools near you．
C．Find somewhere to write．
D．Only those who work hard can finish their writing．
E．Learn how to collect useful information．
F．Don't stop thinking．
G．Try and set aside an hour a day，or at least a few hours a week．

10．（36）E
Ray Charles，a black singer and pianist，was born in 1930in Georgia，USA．His relaxed style mixed jazz，blues，pop and a type of black music called soul，which comes from the traditional music sung by slaves in the south of the USA．By the time Ray Charles died in 2004，he had won 12Grammy Awards and performed at 10，000concerts around the world．Many musicians called him simply"the Genius"．
（37）D
Ray Charles was born into a poor family，without a father．When he was five years old，his younger brother died； and around the same time，Charles started to lose his sight．By the age of 7he was completely blind．He had already been learning the piano for a year，and when he went blind，his mother knew this would be the only way he would earn any money in the future．All his life，Charles remembered her saying："Do it right，or don't do it at all．"
（38）F
Later he went to a school for blind and deaf children where the teachers also encouraged him to study music．Sadly，while he was still at school，his mother died．He left school and in the early 1950s Charles formed a group of players．He sang，played the saxophone and the piano and composed music．
（39）A
He made many recordings which are still classics：Georgia on My Mind，I Can't Stop Loving You，and Hit the Road，Jack are the three best-known songs．He recorded CDs with famous artists like Elton John．Others，such as The Beatles，thought his music was wonderful and said that the music they composed used many of his techniques．
（40）C
In 2003a film biography of his life was produced，called Ray．The part of Charles was played by a young actor and musician called Jamie Foxx．The film director brought Foxx to meet Charles．After they had been playing together for two hours，Charles，then aged 73，jumped up and said："He's the one…h(huán)e can do it．"A year later Charles died aged 74．The film of his life has been as popular as his songs and means that the memory of Charles's music will live on．

A．Three classic tunes
B．The music of Ray Charles
C．The film of his life
D．Childhood poverty
E．Brief introduction to Ray Charles
F．Becoming a musician
G．The biography of Ray Charles．

9．My mother is a diligent and kind woman．She is very busy from morning till night．As a teacher，she works hard．（36）BBoth my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us．
My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown．She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon．（37）CShe treats them with patience and teaches them well．For her excellent quality and very good teaching results，she has been elected as a model teacher several times．（38）E Every day，when she comes back home from work，she sets about doing housework，sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture，and putting everything in good order．She seems to be busy all the time．As she has been very busy working every day，she looks older than her age．But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever．Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself，but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us．（39）DShe just eats a plain meal outside when she is too busy to cook herself．She lives a busy yet simple life，without any complaints．
   Often she says to us，"work while you work，and play while you play．That is the way to be happy and gay．If you do not work，you will become lazy and be of no use to society"．What a piece of good advice this is!（40）FThis advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior．My mother is great indeed，and I always feel proud of her．

A．As a mother，she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort
B．She loves her students and cares for them．
C．She enjoys listening to classic music
D．She never goes to expensive restaurants to enjoy meals．
E．My mother is hard-working and never wastes money．
F．Can you tell us something about your mother？
G．I never forget it and always bear it in my mind．

8．How to live life to the fullest
"Life is like a box of chocolates．You never know what you're going to get．"But for those who take critical decisions，life can be different．How true that is!Stare life in the face as you experience it like a roller coaster ride．（36）G Life is made up of choices and decision-making is critical as each choice has both consequences and benefits．Please weigh the latter and always choose life．Always ask what you can learn and how you can move forward，and stop yourself from blaming other people if things aren't the way you would like them to be．
Seize the day．（37）E Yesterday is history，tomorrow is a mystery but today is a gift-that's why it's called the present．Life presents us with a lifetime of opportunities，but the opportunities of a lifetime are got when right choices are followed．Be present to enjoy the moment．Each day is a fresh start with choices just waiting to be explored，so what are you waiting for？
（38）B This is a great way to live life．It means accepting your present the way it is，and offering no resistance to it．However，it does not mean not trying to change it．It means being truly yourself，accepting the present around you，then trying to change it．Often ask yourself："Has my resistance helped me in any way？"Remember："Life goes on．"
Accept yourself．Don't judge yourself．This is the very first step you must take if you really want to live life to the fullest．Why？Because if you're judging yourself or thinking part of you is wrong，you'll limit yourself．（39）F
（40）A No matter what the situation you find yourself in，always be focused on what you can be learning from it，how you can be growing，and what you can be taking away from it，so that you can respond to similar situations more effectively in the future．
A．Always be learning．B．Fully accept the present．C．Go on enjoying your life．D．Show a positive attitude．E．Live each day as if it's your last day．F．And if you limit yourself，you can't live life to the fullest．G．The meaning of your life is something you create day after day with your own actions and thoughts．

7．The Seven Cs of a Good Letter
What is the secret of writing a good letter？You will be successful if you follow these seven Cs．
Clear．（63）A Make them easy to understand．Talk as if the reader were right there with you．
Correct．Writing should be taken seriously．（64）F Use your dictionary．If you need to，check a reference book too．Use them as much as you need to．
Complete．Complete your points．Finish one point completely before going on to the next．
Courteous （禮貌的）．Be friendly．Present your information nicely even if you are complaining about something．（65）E
Concise．Make each point as clearly and briefly as you can．
Conversational．This is really the secret of good writing．（66）D Such a letter has a natural，friendly tone．
Considerate．（67）C Write about what you believe the reader needs or wants to know．Try to be helpful．This will build good feeling toward you．
The seven Cs are about writing letters．But how about school papers？Use the seven Cs．Write as if you are talking to your teacher or professor．You'll be surprised．You'll almost instantly become a good writer．And you might even enjoy writing from now on．

A．Use short，direct sentences．
B．Include long sentences in your letter．
C．Think of the readers'point of view as you write．
D．Just"talk"to the person．
E．In all letters，treat others as you want them to treat you．
F．Don't guess，even for spelling．
G．Make sure what you say is correct．

6．How to Motivate Teens to Read
With lots of studies showing the benefits of reading，how can teachers motivate their students to open a good book or power up their e-reader？
Lead by Example
Require students to spend at least 20minutes in independent reading every day．By taking part in this regular activity themselves，teachers show that they consider reading very important．（32）F
Freedom to Choose
（33）G For those who forget their books，provide them with access to novels，magazines or newspapers during required reading time．Consider allowing students to use their personal e-readers．
Share Your Excitement
Teachers'excitement for a particular book may have a huge influence on their students．（34）BThen when it comes time for them to choose a new book，suggest your favorite．
Visit the Library
Make time to visit the school library and require students to borrow at least one book of interest．（35）D By doing so，they can make sure the book fits their interests．
Stay Informed
Teachers can help motivate students by finding out the latest popular young adult reading matter，such as"The Hunger Games"by Suzanne Collins and the"Uglies"by Scott Westerfeld．
With varied activities competing for students'time and attention，it can be difficult to encourage youngsters to read．（36）E
Teachers who make independent reading a daily part of the classroom experience and find creative ways to motivate their students may be on the way to writing a success story．

A．They can read books in silence．
B．Give students a taste of what the book is about．
C．There is science fiction that they are interested in．
D．Encourage them to spend some time reading the book before borrowing．
E．However，there is little doubt that reading can help with students'studies．
F．Therefore，they always find time to read even though they are terribly busy．
G．Allow students to pick their own literature，as long as it is suitable for school reading．

5．Recently some American scientists have given a useful piece of advice t o people in industrialized nations．They say people should eat more of the same kind of food eaten by humans living more than 10，000 years ago（36）CThe scientists say that the human life has changed greatly．Our bodies have not been able to deal with these changes in lifestyle and this had led to new kinds of sicknesses．（37）ESo they are called"diseases of civilization"．Many cancers and diseases of the blood system are examples of such diseases．
    Scientists noted that people in both the Old Stone Age and the New Stone Age enjoyed very little alcohol or tobacco，probably none．（38）DHowever，a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and that of today．
    Stone Age people hunted wild animals for their meat，which had much less fat than domestic ones．They ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables and fruits．They did not have milk or any other dairy products，and they made very little use of grains．（39）BWe eat six times more salt than our ancestors．We eat more sugar．We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein and much less vitamin C．（40）F But scientists say that we would be much healthier if we eat much the same way the ancient people did，cutting the amount of fatty，salty and sweet food．

A．Stone Age people lived a simple life．
B．But today，we enjoy eating a lot of these．
C．In that case，they would live much healthier．
D．Ancient people also got lots of physical exercise．
E．These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times．
F．People today probably don't want to live like our ancestors．
G．Modern people used to suffer from"diseases of civilization"．

4．Studying Abroad
Nowadays，studying abroad gains popularity in China．Many rich parents would rather send their children abroad to receive education than have them 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 knowledge updated in science and get the chance to use the first-rate facilities （設(shè)備） available．In this way，there is every chance that he is able to widen his horizon （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 （障礙）．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 for education becoming （86）popular among many rich parents
Advantages	●Having the best chance to improve the second language because it is in their （87）daily use． ●More likely to make friends with other students from abroad． ●Getting to learn the latest knowledge in science and have access to the best facilities．
（88）Disadvantages	●Language barrier：Not skilled at the language spoken there，students will have （89）difficulty/trouble/problems in understanding what the teachers say． ●Cross-culture problem：Dealing with cross-culture communication turns out difficult due to lacking knowledge of the customs of the locals．
Conclusion	Both sides of the factors should be considered carefully before a （90）decision is made．

3．We all know that money can't buy happiness．No matter how much we earn，or how nice our clothing or cars or toys are，none of it will make us happier．（36）Cand the sad thing is that it could take us decades of pursuing wealth and luxury（奢侈） items before we realize this．
    So what will bring us happiness？（37）Dthese three things have been proven by surveys of hundreds of thousands of people about what they have，what their lives are like，and how happy they are．（38）F
We have a human need to be close to other human beings．Having good，supportive friendships，a strong marriage or close and loving relationships with our family members will make us much more likely to be happy．So take time to stay with your loved ones，to tell them what they mean to you，to listen to them．
Positive thinking can lead to happiness too．In fact，optimism and self-confidence are some of the indicators（跡象）of people who lead happy lives．So remember to get into the habit of squashing（排除）all negative thoughts and replacing them with positive ones．（39）AThe state we enter when we are completely focused on the work or task before us will almost undoubtedly lead to happiness．People find greatest enjoyment not when they are doing mindless work，but when they are absorbed in a mindful challenge．（40）Eturn off the TV，get outside and do something that truly attract you．
You've been given the Three Secrets to Happiness．Don't waste them．
 
A．Instead of"I can't"think"I can"．
B．You will have good relationships with peoples around you．
C．But many times we act as if we'd be happier with a bit more money．
D．Luckily，it's three things that don't cost a thing．
E．Find work and hobbies that you're passionate about seriously．
F．The first thing is good relationships．
G．Most people value their personal happiness above money．