Tips on How to Think Positive

【1】________

Your thoughts that consist of mental images and self talk are on automatic mode (狀態(tài)). When you see, hear, smell or touch something, your mind comes out with its mental representation. You will then find yourself feeling something. To develop positive thinking, become aware of your feelings by checking them from time to time. Ask yourself what you were thinking and what caused the thought. Take note of what you were saying to yourself.

【2】________

How often do you say things such as “It happens every time” when something doesn’t turn out right? What do you say to yourself when you have made a mistake? Do you say things like, “Stupid of me. Here I go again?” Another tip on how to think positive is to catch yourself saying all these negative things. Demand your inner self to stop. You can say something such as, “Stop it. I am much better than that. The next time I will …”

【3】________

Your beliefs shape your thoughts. If you believe you can’t do something or if you have conditioned your mind to see unpleasantness in people or situations, you will see and experience them in your life. You can change your limiting and negative beliefs by challenging and questioning them. You can also do so by re-framing things or changing your view.

【4】________

Your thoughts determine what you focus on. You can force yourself to see and focus on thepositive side of things, people and yourself. Develop an attitude of seeing things in a new or different perspective. Instead of thinking and seeing what doesn’t work, look at what works. Rather than seeing something as a problem or difficulty, consider it as an opportunity. Once you see things differently, you will think in a different manner.

【5】________

Get out in the open and get physically active. Make it a habit to exercise daily. Exercise affects your attitude about life. It is one of the ways to prevent or reduce stress and anxiety and maintain mental health. Practice healthy eating so that you can maintain your weight, prevent sickness and reduce the risk of major health problems. Read and listen to motivational and self-help books or recordings. Spending too much time sitting at home watching television and filling your mind with bad news and reality shows won’t help expand your thinking.

For example, Jim Wilcox works for Consumer Reports. He tested all kinds of headphones. He says that $80 Koss Pro headphones provide basically the same quality (質(zhì)量) and comfort as Beats. So why do people pay twice or even 10 times as much for the hottest brands?

Experts say it’s because fashionable, expensive brands send a message. Brands say “I belong” or “I can afford it.”

Some people think that expensive brand names are worth the price. They say that some designer clothes really are top quality and that they last longer than cheaper brands. Some teenagers choose to wear popular brands because these brands make them feel good about themselves.

Alexandra Allam, 17, likes to buy brand-name products. “I’d rather spend the extra money to get something I know I’ll be satisfied with,” she says. Her friend Emmy Swan agrees, saying “As long as you can afford it, it seems reasonable to buy what you want.” But not all teenagers agree. “Spending hundreds of dollars for designer sunglasses is stupid and unreasonable,” says Daniel Steinbrecher, 16. “It’s fake (假的) happiness.”

People who are against wearing expensive brand names say that many designer brands aren’t any better. “It’s wasteful to buy things just because they are popular,” says Edmund Williams, 15. “You’ll feel better if you buy things because you like them. If you have extra money to spend, it would be better to give it to people in need.”

【1】Who have the same opinion on expensive brands?

A. Alexandra & Daniel. B. Emmy & Edmund.

C. Daniel & Emmy. D. Emmy & Alexandra.

【2】What does Edmund think of expensive brands?

A. They make him feel confident.

B. They are not worth the price.

C. They need to improve their quality.

D. They pay too much attention to personal likes.

【3】The text is mainly about _____.

A. how to buy things reasonably

B. the competition between brands

C. whether expensive brands are worth high prices

D. the different values of teenagers

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刪除：把多余的詞用(＼)劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

【1】Wang Wei rode in front of me than usual.

【2】We final got the chance to take a bike trip.

【3】No wind, but, could blow them away.

【4】In the earthquake, a large city lay in ruin.

【5】Wang Wei has dreamed of take a great bike trip.

【6】As you know it, the quake happened forty years ago.

【7】Sun Yat-sen found the first Republic in China in 1911.

【8】I saw a car and many people who were in front of the hill.

【9】He fought for his country to be free from the UK in a peace way.

【10】The Langcang River called the Mekong River in the other countries.

【題目】

【1】The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly an hour without ___________ his notes.

【2】It’s said that all the teachers and students ____________ the new computer lab for free in the near future.

【3】Plastic bags and boxes which ___________ “white pollution” have become a serious problem which has caused a great concern among the public.

【4】The board ___________ two foreigners and two Chinese all used English to communicate with the job hunters in the interview.

【5】Teachers should encourage their students _____________ different opinions in group discussion, which helps to develop their critical thinking.

【6】Her health ____________ under the pressure of working over the last two years.

【7】His house ___________ last night but the strange thing was that the burglar alarm didn’t go off.

【8】After ____________ my daughter from school, we drove to my sister’s home to attend her 10th wedding anniversary.

【9】The teacher __________ the whole class into 6 small groups and assigned different tasks to them in her demonstration class.

【10】It ____________ to plan so far ahead because a lot of things will have changed dramatically by next year.

【題目】短文改錯(cuò)。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)( )，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。
刪除：把多余的詞用(＼)劃掉。
修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。
注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。
To achieve determination, we need the followed steps. First, we should adopt a positive attitude towards fail. Although some smokers have tried in vain to give up smoking over a hundred of times, they should continue their attempts and view their previous failure part of their success because they have tried after all. The same is true which it comes to our daily life. Even if we run into unexpected difficulties, we should stay optimistic after reaching our goal. Second, when accomplishing a task, we should make the plan. If smokers can't quit smoking once and for all, they can reduce the amount of cigarettes they have per day until this bad habit is dropped complete. In our daily life, we should also arrange our tasks in order to importance — the most urgent first, the less important to follow.

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刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。

修改:在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意:1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞:

2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。

It’s reporting that there are eighty million disabled people in our country. Since our government has done a lot for them, it’s not enough.

As student, what should we do for the disabled? To begin with, we should respect them and treat them good. We shouldn’t look up on them or ignore their value to society. Additionally, we should care for them and try our best to help them, make their life easier. Lastly, it’s necessary for us to help develop our confidence, which is first step to success. In conclusion, if everyone does his or her best, that the disabled are sure to live a happy life but they will make a great contribution to our society.

假段定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)()，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用(＼)劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

My uncle was the biology professor. When I was young he was used to take me to the biology lab, when I saw pigs, cats and other animals. My uncle also influenced me through nature walks. He often takes me for a walk in the backyard. We would catch frogs and snake, and find fireflies in the sky. He seemed know everything about wildlife. Eighteen years later, think about my uncle and her influence on my life, I feel very lucky. I am grateful that I got the chance to learn for him. He helped me develop my interest in all that was alive and sometimes death around me.

（1）According to the passage, Crustache and Pyramid are _____.
A.the names of two men
B.two types of moustaches
C.two clothing brands
D.two professional competitors
（2）What can we know from the text?
A.Book 3 introduces the first successful magic show of a young couple.
B.Ben Pridmore suffers greatly from his poor memory.
C.Joshua Foer is the present world memory champion.
D.There are a great many pictures in Book 1 and Book 4.
（3）Which of the following words best describes Katniss Everdeen's feeling?
A.Ashamed
B.Hopeless
C.Regretful
D.Relieved

1. As a teenager, what’s your understanding of failure?

2. What do you think the benefits of failure are?

3. How should you deal with failure when facing it? And your views about it.

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Failure is one of those life experiences most of us can’t avoid. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Dear Ms. Chen,
I'm Li Hua, a student from Class 21, Grade 2. ……
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Li Hua