During communication, “words” express only 7% of meanings between people. About 23% of meanings are from the “tone of voice” and 70% of meanings come from “body language”. So next time you want someone’s attention—try body language instead.
Everyone does it, and most interestingly—most do it unconsciously. You may wonder: “Does that mean I have to study psychology to succeed in reading body language?” The answer is “no” because most people are already body language readers.
It’s a skill developed since we’re babies—think of how most babies can recognize facial expressions and get attention without saying anything. That is, you needn’t spend most of your time practicing some of your body language cues(暗示)!
However, you should know that the context(語境) is king. It suggests that, depending on the context of the situation, people will hide body language cues. So sometimes cues can be tricky: a woman who locks her arms may think you are boring—or she may just feel cold. You must learn to read into the context as well as the cues. Sometimes people care more about their body language cues. For example, poker(撲克牌戲) players will consciously hide more of their body language cues.
The first place to start when reading a person’s body language is the face. The easiest way to hide your feelings is to cover your face. This is why it’s sometimes hard to tell if an Islamic girl likes you.
If the eyes are the windows of the mind, the eyebrows(眉毛) are the windows of the eyes. So, notice how a person’s eyebrows will generally rise when they meet someone, see something they like or are surprised at. Eyes generally smile along with the mouth when someone is happy, so everyone knows “^ . ^”.
【小題1】The first paragraph is mainly to show _____.

A．how to express your meanings clearly

B．how to draw other’s attention

C．the importance of body language

D．the role of words in communication

【小題2】Most of the time in our daily life, we ______.

A．find body language very interesting

B．don’t realize we’re using body language

C．hardly use any body language

D．use body language on purpose

【小題3】What does the saying “the context is king” suggest?

A．The context results from body language.

B．The context makes body language difficult.

C．The context helps when reading body language.

D．The context is more important than body language.

【小題4】Who will hide their body language cues on purpose according to the text?

A．Scientists

B．Farmers.

C．Teachers.

D．Poker players.

Coaches and parents always tell us to keep our goals in mind when we go for a competition. Carrying your goals and expectations into a competition is one of the biggest mistakes any athlete can make. This is a big game and you want to win. You want to score a hundred, defeat your competitors, or score a hat-trick（三分）of goals. When you carry your goals into the competitive ground with you, chances are great that you will leave that performance with disappointment and heartache, and nothing more!
Expectations will weigh you down. Expectations will distract （使分心）you from the performance and make your muscles tighten up. Want to perform to your potential when it counts the most? Then write your goals on a piece of paper before you leave for the game, match or race, and then leave that paper at home!  Make a deal with yourself to let go of your goals. Expectations and goals should be your training partner, used to motivate you to work harder during practice and take your game to the next level, However, never take your goals and expectations into a competition. You will not perform to your potential!
Go into your competitions without any preconceived （預(yù)想的）ideas about the result. Forget the outcome!  Instead, keep your focus on what you’re doing in the moment. Think of the competition as it unfolds, moment by moment. Relax at every opportunity by breathing deep and letting go of the tension in your muscles. When you do this you’ll remain loose and relaxed. When you stay loose,  you’ll perform to your capabilities. Goals and expectations are very important for your overall motivation, and very harmful when you carry them into a performance.
【小題1】According to the passage, for an athlete one of the biggest mistakes is _______.

A．forgetting his goals when competing	B．worrying about his not winning
C．carrying his goals into the competition	D．paying too much attention to the result

【小題2】The underlined part  “weigh you down” in the second paragraph probably means “________”.

A．make you feel anxious	B．make you want to do something
C．help you perform to the potential	D．help you concentrate on something

【小題3】According to the author, expectations and goals should be ________.

A．set within one’s capabilities

B．used as an encouragement when training

C．written down in case of being forgotten

D．divided into some small parts

【小題4】What might be the most suitable title for the passage?

A．Keep your goals in mind	B．Set your goals for a competition
C．Forget your goals after competitions	D．Leave your goals at home

Mother’s Day is coming. It is a time to let Mom know she’s special to you. Finding the right for Mom on that day is not always easy. We often want something personal and thoughtful. But how can we make it? These following ideas may help you.
Gift of Time
Moms just want to spend time with their children so make it a Mother-Daughter/Son day. Spend the whole day with her. Do the things she likes doing with her.
Home Video
Take your family videos and make them a short home video. She can enjoy it whenever she misses you. Although it may take a lot of time, the process(過程) can be great fun and the result is often priceless(無價(jià)).
Mom Mix
Make a CD for her. It’s a collection of all the songs that remindher of you and your growing up.
Write a Letter
Write a letter instead of a simple card. Write about all the good memories you have with her and all the things she has done for you.
Flowers
People send carnations(康乃馨) on Mother’s Day. You can easily spend a lot of money on them. If you have flowers in your garden, or can handpick them, it can be a great gift.
Dinner
Make a dinner and invite her over. You can also take it over to her house and surprise her. Just don’t’ forget to wash the dishes after the dinner.
【小題1】Why is it not easy to find a right gift on Mother’s day?

A．Because we want to save money

B．Because mothers don’t like gifts.

C．Because we always want to get something special

D．Because mothers are very difficult to deal with

【小題2】Making a home video may be _______.

A．fun

B．boring

C．easy

D．nothing

【小題3】What does the underlined word “remind” mean in Chinese?

A．使……防范

B．使……想起

C．使……經(jīng)過

D．使….. 痛苦

【小題4】How many kinds of ideas have been mentioned here for Mother’s Day?

A．4

B．5

C．6

D．7

【小題5】From the passage we know _________.

A．you can buy a big cake for your mom on Mother’s day

B．writing a letter is better than sending a simple card to your mom on Mother’s Day.

C．inviting your mom to eat in a restaurant is a good gift for her.

D．buying carnations for her is a good way.

They say that soon, we will be able to receive more than 500 television networks on cable or by satellite. Some people think that it’s useless to have that many channels. Their usual criticism(批評(píng)) goes something like this: "I already get more channels on my TV than I have time to watch. No one needs to see that much TV. There’s not enough time in the day to watch all that!"They also say that most of what’s on television now isn’t worth watching in the first place.
I think they’re missing the point. If the local library wanted to add another 5,000 books, would we say, "That’s silly, we’ll never have time to read all those books"? The point is that we would have more choices.
I don’t believe that most people should watch more television. And if we had 500 or even 1,000 channels to choose from, we wouldn’t have to spend more time watching TV. We would, however, have more programs to choose from. That means that the quality of our viewing time would be improved.
I think the more channels we have, the better. Give me more choices! If they’re not worth my time, I’ll just hit the "off" button.
【小題1】The purpose of writing this passage is to ______.

A．make a suggestion	B．express an opinion
C．give important information	D．complain about cable television

【小題2】From the passage we know that the author wants to ______.

A．read more books	B．rent more TV sets
C．have more choices	D．watch more sports

【小題3】The number of television channels is ______.

A．increasing fast

B．decreasing fast

C．never going to be more than 1,000

D．the same as that of books in the library

【小題4】To make his point, the author compares the development of TV networks to that of ______.

A．schoolyards

B．computers

C．libraries

D．satellites

【小題5】What does the phrase "hit the 'off’ button" refer to?

A．Go to the library.	B．Switch over the TV channels.
C．Turn off the TV.	D．Have more TV networks.

Microwaves may be great at warming up food, but what about warming people?
Using microwaves to directly heat owners of a room would save much of the energy wasted by heating walls and furniture. And despite popular ideas about microwaves, this technique would be safe, according to Charles R. Burlier of the Microwave Research Center in Marlborough, New Hampshire. Low-power microwaves only penetrate (貫穿) the skin (low-power microwave penetration in a ham is about 0.2 inches, for example) and with no negative effects.
To test this idea, Buffler subjected himself to microwaves in a special room using a standard 500-watt, 2459 MHz magnetron (磁控管). He found that a person will start to feel warmth at about 20 milliwatts per square centimeter (mw. / sq. cm. ) ; a satisfactory feeling of warmth occurs between 35 and 50mw. / sq. cm. By comparison, a person standing in noonday summer sun feels the amount of 85 mw. / sq. cm. And a frozen meat pie in your microwave oven receives about 1000 mw. / sq. cm.
In houses of the future, each room could be provided with its own magnetron, says Buffler. When you stepped into the living room, for example, a motion detector (運(yùn)動(dòng)感應(yīng)器)would turn on the magnetron, filling the room with low-power microwaves. In the same way that a microwave oven heats up a hamburger, but not the plate it’s on, you would feel warmth from the microwaves without changing the temperature of your coffee table. (You could, however, make your favorite easy chair even more comfortable by treating it with a radiation-absorbing chemical.)
While it might be some time before homeowners are comfortable enough with the idea to set up whole-body microwave heaters in houses, Buffler says microwaves may attract livestock(家畜) farmers. Lambs that are born outdoors in winter, for example, are frequently lost to cold. Microwaves could warm the lambs safely and quickly.
【小題1】Which of the following can tell the main idea of the passage?

A．A new heating system.	B．A new microwave oven.
C．A popular technique.	D．The magnetron.

【小題2】According to Paragraph 2, which of the following does not describe the characteristics of a microwave heater?

A．It directly heats people in a room.

B．It heats walls and furniture in a room.

C．It is safe.

D．It saves energy.

【小題3】The test conducted by Buffler shows that when a person feels comfortable warmth, he receives about ________________.

A．20 mw. / sq. cm.

B．40 mw. / sq. cm.

C．60 mw. / sq. cm.

D．85 mw. / sq. cm.

【小題4】According to Paragraph 4, which of the following fills the room with low-power microwaves?

A．The magnetron.	B．The motion detector.
C．The microwave oven.	D．The radiation-absorbing chemical.

【小題5】Which of the following statements about microwave heaters would Buffler most probably agree with?

A．Microwave heaters will soon be widely used by homeowners.

B．Microwave heaters sometimes make people feel uncomfortable.

C．Perhaps microwave heaters will be first used by livestock farmers, who wish to protect their lambs in winter.

D．Microwave heaters cannot be accepted by the public because they are somewhat unsafe.

Dear Sir,
Just over six months ago, I saw an advertisement in the Morning Mail for a set of the complete works of William Shakespeare．Your company, Cosmo books Ltd , offered this set （ eight books of plays and two books of poetry） at a “remarkable” price: fifteen pounds and fifty pence, including postage and packing． I had wanted a set of Shakespeare's plays and poems for some time, and these books looked particularly attractive, so I sent for them．
Two weeks later, the books arrived, together with a set of works of Charles Dickens which I had not ordered．So I returned the Dickens books to you, with a cheque for fifteen pounds and fifty pence for the works of Shakespeare．Two more weeks passed．Then there arrived on my door step a second set of the works of Shakespeare, the same set of novels by Dickens and a six book set of the plays of Moliere, in French．Since I do not read French, these were of no use to me at all．However, I could not afford to post all these books back to you, so I wrote to you right away instructing you to come and collect all the books that I did not want, and asking you not to send any other books until further notice．
You did not reply to that letter. Instead you sent me a bill for forty two pounds, and a set of the plays of Schiller, in German．Since then, a new set of books has arrived every two weeks, the works of Goethe, the poems of Milton, the plays of Strindberg; I hardly know what I have．The books are still all in their boxes, in the garage, and my car has to stand in the rain outside．
Please send no more books, send no more bills, send no more angry letters demanding payment．Just send one large lorry and take all the books away, leaving me only with the one set of the complete works of Shakespeare for which I have paid．
Yours faithfully,
SIMON WALKER
【小題1】Simon Walker's main purpose of writing the letter is to              .

A．show his anger to Cosmo Books Ltd．

B．a(chǎn)rgue about sending him books he had not ordered

C．a(chǎn)dvise readers not to order books from Cosmo Books Ltd．

D．urge Cosmo Books Ltd. to take away the books he had not ordered

【小題2】The advertisement that Mr. Walker saw in the Morning Mail was for          .

A．unlimited number of Cosmo Books

B．a(chǎn) set of 10 books of the works of Shakespeare

C．fifteen pounds and fifty pence

D．a(chǎn) book containing all the plays and poems of Shakespeare

【小題3】It can be inferred that            .

A．Mr. Walker took some action after receiving the books he did not order

B．several sets of books have been sent to Mr. Walker free of charge

C．Cosmo Books have sent bills for books that they have not sent

D．Mr. Walker hasn't received the books that he ordered

【小題4】The tone（語氣）of the letter is that of              .

A．bitterness	B．respect
C．a(chǎn)nnoyance	D．humor

Have you ever thought about developing your kids’interests in a positive manner? Have you thought about using music to help them focus their energies on a wonderful pursuit (追求)? Do you realize that by doing so, you will better equip them in life? Your little child will love you all his or her life for the first music lessons that you may give.
Most kids have an interest in music. The only thing to do for you is to give direction to their interests so that they can focus on learning the fine art. Music teaches children to be persistent and disciplined. It also teaches them to try towards perfection and be a good team player. All this helps them not only in their studies but also in facing the challenges of life. Thus music at home and home recording are the first lessons you can present to your children.
How to maintain the interests of kids in various kinds of music and instruments?  To solve this problem, it is important that at the beginning you bring home something that can hold the child’s interest for quite some time. This would include instruments such as electric guitar or drums. Encourage them to download music which is free over the Internet.
Another thing to remember is that no one becomes an expert overnight. Have patience with your child. No point in fussing over his skills too much. A few words of appreciation will mean the world to them. Ask for their opinions and stick to the choice for quite some time. Be generous in praise.
Music is the perfect gift you can present to your kids. It is never too late and the sooner you start, the better.
【小題1】The author uses three questions at the beginning of the passage to _____.

A．test readers’ knowledge of music

B．show the effect of music on children

C．draw readers’ attention to the topic

D．a(chǎn)sk readers to answer them

【小題2】The intended readers of the passage are _____.

A．teachers

B．musicians

C．children

D．parents

【小題3】This passage is mainly about _____.

A．how to direct children to pursue their interests

B．how to make children creative

C．how to draw children’s attention to music

D．how music affects children’s studies

If you want fully enjoy your vacation, then you’d better check the Durban City Tours! This is actually one of the best choices in South Africa today.
There is nothing more relaxing than to think about that there is a place to go and relax, right? City life is strained, but you can escape this situation and be in the place where there is nothing but relaxation. Here in Durban you will get to see all the amazing tourist attractions. If you love animals and want to see some elephants wandering around the streets, then Durban is the place to go. You can even get to ride one if you want!
Here you will also get to taste all the delicious South African food. You can choose from Italian cooking to its native dishes. Durban is a great place to tour with your friends and family. You will learn a lot about its history through the landmarks you will see down the streets. Tourists and even the local villagers just can’t get enough of these treats!
However, it is important that you make the necessary arrangements. There are actually lots of tour guides that will help you as you make your journey along the streets of Durban. But if you prefer the best tour guides here in Durban, then you’d better choose the Street Scene Tours. Their staff are all well-trained and professional. They will certainly make your stay here an unforgettable one. No wonder tourists prefer the Street Scene Tours when it comes to Durban City Tours.
【小題1】The underlined word“strained”in Para. 2 means ______.

A．easy

B．stressful

C．relaxing

D．wonderful

【小題2】What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?

A．Durban is relaxing city.

B．People don’t like city life.

C．It is good to have a place to relax.

D．One can have fun riding elephants.

【小題3】If you walk in the streets of Durban, what will impress you most?

A．Tourists from all over the world.

B．The buildings and many kinds of animals.

C．The streets and some wandering elephants.

D．The friendly local people and the scenery.

【小題4】What does the last sentence in Paragraph 3 show?

A．The food can’t satisfy them.

B．They are bored with the streets.

C．They are treated very well here.

D．never get tired of the sights.

Mr and Mrs King have two children, Jim and Liz. The whole family are all busy, so they often leave notes to each other. Read these four notes today to know something about them.

3:30 p.m. To dad and mum, Mr. Brown rang. No football practice today. I’m going to Tom’s house to plan our project and be back at 5:00pm. Liz	4.00 p.m. To Liz, It’s your turn to walk the dog. I have to do my homework after school. Remember to play with Teddy when you get home ! Jim
6:45 pm Has anyone seen my tennis shoes? I’m in my bedroom doing my homework, and I need to wear them tomorrow. Jim	10.00 p.m. I saw your tennis shoes this morning. They smelt terrible so I put them outside the back door. Good night, dear! Mum

【小題1】Liz will be back home at ______.

A．3.30 p.m.

B．4.00 p.m.

C．5.00 p.m.

D．10.00 p.m.

【小題2】______ should walk the dog today.

A．Liz

B．Mrs. King

C．Jim

D．Mr. Brown

【小題3】Jim was _______ at 6.50 p.m.

A．practicing football	B．going to Tom’s house
C．playing tennis	D．doing his homework.

【小題4】Jim can find his tennis shoes ______.

A．in his bedroom	B．outside the back door
C．in the living room	D．a(chǎn)t Tom’s house

When you run, you put force that is equal to three times your body weight on your feet. The human foot contains twenty muscles（肌肉）. This means that there is a lot that can go wrong when you run.
Most sports have some kind of running or jumping. So experts（專家） at many shoe companies work hard to design good sport shoes. First, a designer enters a plan for a shoe into a computer. Engineers then improve the design. A second computer designs a model for the shoe. Then a few pairs are made. Next, the shoe is tested.
Different kinds of sports shoes are made for different uses. Some are made to help marathon runners save energy during a race. Some are made for the stop-and-go kind of running tennis players. But all sport shoes have one thing in common: they are designed to help people’s feet comfortable during sports. Today, nearly every sport has its own special shoe designed for just the kind of running that sport requires.
【小題1】The first in making a new shoe is to ______.

A．make a computer	B．design a shoe model
C．test several pairs	D．put a design plan into a computer

【小題2】Why are good sport shoes welcome to people?

A．Because they help to change body weight.

B．Because they help to develop leg muscles.

C．Because they are both good and cheap.

D．Because they are comfortable to wear.

【小題3】What is NOT talked about in the passage?

A．The number of the bones of a human muscle.

B．The effect of shoes upon sports.

C．The materials （材料）of sport shoes.

D．The design for a shoe model.

【小題4】Different kinds of sport shoes _______.

A．a(chǎn)re designed for people of the different weight.

B．meet the needs of different sportsmen.

C．a(chǎn)re made in different shoe companies.

D．a(chǎn)re of the same price.