How to prepare for exams?
Here are some tips you can read with your child.
The first step in preparing for examinations is to set a fixed time each day to study and a schedule to say when to start the revision and for which subject. The plan should include how many chapters to revise and how many worksheets (活页练习题) to work on. Parents who do not know the examination schedule can search “exam timetable” to see the official examination schedule.
The second thing is to decide on the place to study. Some need total silence in a library before they can concentrate while others like to have some background music like in the cafeteria, So there is no need to tell your child to change the study place if he is producing the desired results.
For lessons, pupils must participate in lessons and discussions actively. For exercise, work on the simple ones in the textbook. For theory, pupils can use the mind map method to summarize the facts.
At last, be smart. Focus on chapters that are the core of the subject or difficult chapters.
A. Next the most effective way to revise is to use an active approach.
B. Making good preparations counts.
C. The mind map can help you a lot in your revision work.
D. Your child has to be self-disciplined (自律的) to follow the plan.
E. It is not necessary to read from the first to the last page.
F. The best time to start revision is one or two months before the examination.
G. Both are alright as long as your child is comfortable with it.
John graduated from a key university and he was very good at his major. He wished to find a good job. One day, he went to a company to 1 for a job. He got the news in a newspaper. He did some research on this company. When he was 2 everything went well. The manager asked him some questions and he answered them 3 John was very satisfied with his performance and was very 4that he could get the job. But at that moment, the manager's phone5 He picked up the phone, listened and nodded. And then he turned around and said to John, “Sorry, I want to get some important 6 now. Please give me the book with the red7on that desk.” John looked around and found 3 books on the desk, so John went to the desk, took one book and handed it to him 8Holding the book, the manager 9 the phone and said, “Sorry, we cannot give the job to you.” John was10and wondered why. The manager said, “There are three11 First, when you came into the office room, I found that the third button on your shirt had been missing. Second, there are three books with red covers on that desk, but you didn't ask me which one I needed and you took one 12 Third, I was answering the call. You should 13to the desk to save time. These 14showed you are not a careful person.” Therefore, John didn't get the job.
We can learn a(n) 15 from John's experience. Some people don't 16 the details in our life. But it is the details that17Not only should we value what we learn but also we should pay more attention to the details. Sometimes they can even18our success or failure. We should form the habit of being careful and learn to keep the19between quantity and quality. We should keep in mind that 20comes first, without which quantity is of no significance.
Albert Einstein said, "In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity. Once1 such opportunities are like 2diamonds hidden in the sand.
Several years ago I spoke at church about how we are surrounded by "3" if we could only4them. A man stopped by to5me. I remembered him6somebody who had7through a painful divorce and was examining his life's priorities (优先). He put out his hand which8a small, plastic gem stone.
"I stepped on this gem stone9I was leaving church last Sunday," he explained.
"It became 10 in the sole(底) of my shoe. You had spoken about recognizing11—- diamonds.I put the plastic stone in my pocket to12me to look for those diamonds that I need."
"I have been trying to13my business," he continued. "On Monday morning, a man stopped by14seemed interested in15some of my goods in stock. I thought, here's my diamond —- don't let it16! I sold the entire stock to him by noon."
"Now," he said through a17smile, "my next diamond is to find a new18!"
Not long afterward, he did find a new —- and better —- job. He decided to19his gem stone with him from then on as a reminder to look for diamonds as he digs through the20of life.
“How dare you!” My anger finally burst out when my son 1to go to the piano classes for the third time that day. He rolled his eyes at me, which made me even2I completely lost my3 and screamed at the top of my lungs, “Enough! You are not my boy anymore!” He didn't 4or talkback to me. He responded in 5 with a look of helplessness that I had never seen before. He used to cry violently and beg me to6 him. The innocence shining in his big eyes would7that hot-tempered beast in me away in the end8 this time…
Did what he had done really make me9? No. Did such anger come entirely from his improper10? No. Had I ever given it a chance to listen to and11him? No. My demanding job, my 12 housework, my kid's cry for company…, all formed a minefield and all that was needed to13 it up was a fuse (导火索). My son was the 14.
The rest of the day, he15an outdoor walk, a ride in the park and even his favorite games and just wanted to be alone. I could16the greatest sorrow and the most true innocence in his eyes. After admitting my own fault, I held this tiny trembling creature17in my arms, tears swelling in my eyes.
For those who believe Sticks and stones may break the bone, but18can never hurt anyone, I have a piece of heartfelt advice. Do not try this most powerful weapon 19 the people you love. It is20enough to cut the deepest into a soul.
In the UK, I used to take the train every day to get from my home to university. Now in the south of France, I live in a town but1 in a small village in the countryside. There are no regular buses available (可用的)and the 2 way I can get to my workplace is on the train. This has given me the 3 to use the French train system a lot, so I'd like to 4 trains in France with those in the UK.
I 5 that the French government-run SNCF train system would be 6 than the privatised train system in the UK. In fact, I was disappointed to find the cost was about the same. More 7 was how infrequent the trains are here — trains run only every 2 hours! This can be a real 8 when I have no choice but to wait for ages before the 9 train arrives. In the UK, there are 10 trains leaving every 30 minutes. Just like in the UK, the trains are sometimes 11. I remembered there was one 12 when I had to wait for 4 hours — I felt extremely 13, as there isn't any heating at the station in winter.
Although there're some things I 14 about the French train system, there're some good points, too. I like the clothes that the train staff (工作人员) 15 to work, who always look smart. I also find they're very friendly, helpful and polite. Another 16 is the culture of buying train tickets. It seems like a very 17 thing to do in France. Families often buy their train tickets well in advance of their travels, 18 in the UK, I think people treat it as troublesome. I've also noticed that the French are very 19 of their stations, saying they are very large and beautiful. Plus, there are always cleaners cleaning the floors and paths, so they are always very 20.
When Elinor Ostrom won the Nobel Prize for her research on economic governance in 2009, it was the first (and so far, the only) time a woman won a Nobel for Economics. That prize has 1 for nearly 50 years. We don't do a great job of recognizing women's contributions to science and innovation. My colleagues and I wondered: Is one of the reasons why women are more likely to 2 science than men because they don't receive the same recognition?
To understand how 3 shapes women's motivation to remain in science, we first had to get a good measure of the motivations. We sought to first study a highly visible 4, prizes, because large prizes tend to be understood and appreciated by the broader public, and they also influence those who make decisions about scientific 5 and other financial support.
Our study focused on prizes in the biomedical sciences. If we're going to find 6 anywhere in science, it would be in this field. Women have entered biomedicine in equal numbers to men since the early 2000s. 7 this, of all Nobels awarded to women, a full two-thirds have been for biomedical research. Our 8 was simple: we documented all biomedical research prizes we could find over the past five decades. We also considered the financial awards and importance associated with the prizes, as indicators of their 9. Then we measured the percentage of prizes won by women and the association between gender and prize quality.
Our initial results highlighted overall10 news: the proportion of biomedical prizes awarded to women has risen steadily. But when we looked at the association between gender and quality of prizes awarded, we observed a major difference: on average, women scientists win prizes associated with less money and importance than men do. Importantly, our further research suggests that there's no 11 that the quality or value of women-led research is any lower than that of men, as measured by citations (引用) per article, productivity, or width of research topics studied. 12, women are catching up in terms of number of prizes won, but still fall significantly behind in regard to the importance and monetary awards associated with the prizes.
The bottom line: while on the surface it may appear that the gender gap has somewhat13 when it comes to science prizes, great injustice is hidden just below. The problem likely 14 beyond the borders of science. In business, for example, prizes and funding for new technology and innovation may follow a similar pattern, helping to explain the phenomenon observed for female entrepreneurs, again 15 by research. This is something worth examining in greater depth.
History books are filled with wealthy people who were practically poor compared to me.
I have storm windows, 1 Croesus, the last king of Lydia who was incredibly rich, did not. The entire population 2 before Alexander the Great, but he couldn't buy unpacked cat food. William I, who conquered England some 930 years ago, 3 a compound saw (复合锯).
Given how much 4 I am than so many famous 5 people, you'd think
I'd be content. However, the 6 is that, like most people, I compare my wealth with 7 of living persons: neighbors, school classmates, TV personalities. The 8 I feel toward my friend Howard's new kitchen is not 9 by the fact that no French king 10 had a refrigerator with glass doors. There is really no rising or falling 11 of living. Over the centuries people simply find different things to 12 about. You'd think that merely not having a disease would put us in a good 13, but no, we want a hot bathtub, too.
Of course, one way to achieve happiness would be to 14 that even by contemporary standards the things I 15 are pretty nice. My house is 16 than the houses of many investment bankers, but even so it has a lot more rooms than my wife and I can keep 17.
18 to people looking back at our era from a century or two in the future, those bankers* fancy counter tops and my own worn ones will seem 19 shabby. I can't 20 my neighbor right now. But just wait.
Teaching your children healthy eating is important so they have a good relationship with food. Children who1too much of the wrong types of foods are at2risk of health conditions like fatness, heart disease and cancer.3all the ads for junk food, it can be hard to keep your child eating healthily.4, there are ways you can employ to5children achieve this goal.
Serve your child mainly6snacks, such as fruits and vegetables or wholegrain biscuits and cheese. Keep healthy snacks7by placing them on low shelves in the fridge or in the cabinets so your children can8them when hungry.
If you don't9your child to eat a particular food, keep it out of the10. She/He can't eat foods that aren't11. Make less unhealthy foods—something you eat12. This will limit the13of junk food your child can eat.
Don't14junk food as a trading tool.15children with junk food or using it to please children to get them to eat healthier foods16makes this food more appealing and healthier foods less attractive, so17non-food rewards (奖励).
Children learn by18what you do. In my opinion,19you don't want your child to eat too much junk food, model healthy eating and20eating a lot of junk food yourself. Allow children to help pick out new, healthy foods for snacks.
Mr. Glen is a millionaire. Years ago, after returning from abroad to his motherland, he1his company. Speaking of success, Glen often tells us a story about his extra expensive "school" fee. He always2his success to it.
At that time, Glen, who already got a Ph. D. degree,3to return home, starting a company. Before leaving, he bought a Rolex watch with the4made through years. At the airport he had to accept the routine customs(海关) check. The watch on his wrist was also required to be taken down for5. Glen knew that carrying such goods out had to pay the tax, and he worried about paying6for his watch. So while checked, he told a lie that his watch was a7fake(假货). When he was8of his "smarts", immediately, in the presence of Glen, the officers hit the watch,9cost nearly 100,000, into pieces 10 hearing Glen's words. Glen was11. Before he understood why, he was taken to the office to be examined12. For many times of entry-exit13he knew that only those people in the "blacklist" would "enjoy" this special treatment. The officers looked over everything carefully, and14him no matter what time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if15reusing and carrying fake goods, he would be16by law! Suddenly, his face turned red, and he had nothing in mind after17the plane for long.
After that, he often told the story to his family and his employees. He said that this made a deep18on him, because the additional high "school" fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of19, which he would remember as the20of his success forever.
If you look closely at certain words in a language, you can often understand a little of the history of the people who speak that language. 1, consider this list of some familiar English words: cow, sheep, and pig. Now, 2 them with the following: beef, mutton, and pork. While the words in the first group 3 living animals, those in the second indicate the meat taken from these animals. But there is yet another 4 between the two sets of 5. Every word in the first 6 is Anglo-Saxon in origin, that is, Old English. On the other hand, those in the second group have their 7 in French.
Such differences teach us about one of the most important 8 in English history: the Norman Conquest of England. The Normans were the people who 9 the Duchy of Normandy, the area in the north of modern-day France. In 1066, they invaded(侵略) and conquered England. 10, French-speaking Norman kings, nobles, and religious leaders 11 the English ruling class. And most of the native English population was 12 to work on lands owned by the Normans. English farmers also 13 animals such as cows, sheep, and pigs which were named in English, their native tongue. But the 14 they produced went to the wealthy land-owning Normans who used French words for what they 15.
The Normans lost control of England in 1204, 16 their influence on the English 17 lives on to this day. In the high-status fields of law, government, military leadership, most of the 18 English vocabulary has its roots in French. And even in words, like beef, pork, and mutton, we can still 19 effects of the powerful position the Normans 20 enjoyed.
What is happiness? One hundred people have one hundred ways of life, and thus have one hundred definitions for happiness. As Stevenson has said, being happy is a 1. There is no 2 definition of the word "happiness". Happy people arc happy for all sorts of reasons. The 3 is not wealth or physical well-being, since we find beggars, the disabled and so-called 4 arc sometimes extremely happy. Being happy is a sort of 5 bonus. But staying happy is an accomplishment, a 6 of soul and character. It is not selfish to 7 for it. It is, 8, a duty to ourselves and others. Being unhappy is like an infectious disease that can 9 others. It causes people to keep away from the 10. He soon finds himself 11, miserable and bitter. There is, however, a cure so simple as to seem, 12, ridiculous; if you don't feel happy, 13 to be! It 14. Before long you will find that instead of repelling (使反感)people, you 15 hem. You discover how deeply rewarding it is to be the center of wider and wider 16 of goodwill. Then the make-believe becomes a 17.
You possess the secret of peace of mind, and can 18 yourself in being of service to others. Being happy, once it is realized as a duty and established as a 19, opens doors into unimaginable gardens filled with grateful 20.
When we read books we seem to enter a new world. This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very 1 . Some stories are told 2 they were true. Real people who live in a 3 world do real things; in other words, the stories are about people just like us doing what we do. Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not 4. They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be 5 for us.
But there is more to books and writing than this. If we think about it, even realistic writing is only 6. How can we tell the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry Potter, we 7 seem to learn something about the real world. And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than 8. Reading, like writing, is an action. It is a way of 9. When we read or write something, we do much more than simple look at words on a page. We use our 10 --which is real—and our imagination—which is real in a different way — to make the words come to life in our minds.
Both realism and fantasy(幻想) 11 the imagination and the "magic" of reading and writing to make us think. When we read 12realistic, we have to imagine that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we13 that we are real and they are14. It sounds 15, but it works. When we read, we fill in missing information and16 about the causes and effects of what a character does. We help the writer by 17 that what we read is like real life. In a way, we are writing the book, too.
Most of us probably don't think about what is going on in our 18 when we are reading. We pick up a book and lose 19 in a good story, eager to find out what will happen next. Knowing how we feel 20we read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.
There was once a time that I would only do what I knew was comfortable for me. Stuck in a continuous cycle of repetitive choices, I knew what was1when it came to making decisions. I knew what wouldn't 2me too much, what would me glued to the floor of where I already was3 little did I realize at the time that this was not the right path for me.
After living the same type of life for so long I decided bat there was more for me. Although it was uncomfortable at first, I pushed myself to get4 in things that I wouldn't normally do, I decided to open up and talk to other people that I didn't think I would have the5 to show my face to, and I started to share more about myself with others that already knew me. By doing these things, I 6 to find more parts of life to open myself up to.
A quote said "Life begins at the end of your comfort zone." Reading the quote made me realize that I was stuck in a life that wasn't truly mine. I was bound by chains that made me 7 to experience life, so I always keep it as a reminder to myself to go beyond my8.
There are a few ways you can begin to push past your comfort zone. First, make a bucket list. All you need to do is write down a list of things that you want to 9 in your lifetime, but make sure you do them. A bucket list isn't useful unless you are 10 going to try and achieve it.
Secondly, if you want, ask someone to tag along (H E). If you have a friend who is also interested in experiencing more of their life then you can join 11 and work together. That way, you can push each other to actually go out and experience.
Finally, 12 yourself. Make yourself a promise that if you check something off your bucket list then you will do something nice for yourself. Maybe you have always been interested in bungee jumping, but have been toe afraid. Put it on the list and promise yourself a shopping trip or anything else to 13 yourself into doing it.
Life is about 14 it up with as many experiences as possible, so don't miss out on an amazing opportunity to 15 yourself or lean something valuable.
Processed foods like chips, soda and frozen pizzas are full of salt, sugar and fat. Now scientists are trying to understand if there is something else about such foods that may be bad for humans. Scientists have already linked low-cost,1foods to rising obesity rates around the world. Three recent studies offer more2on how our increasingly industrialized food supply may be affecting our health.
What does processed food3?
The researchers created a system that places foods into four groups. The system says highly processed foods are made4of industrialized materials and additives. Sodas, packaged cookies, instant noodles and chicken nuggets are some examples of highly processed foods. But also included are products that can5healthy, such as morning cereals, energy bars and some kinds of yogurt.
What's wrong with processed foods?
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health conducted a four-week study involving 20 people. They found that people eat about 500 more calories a day when6mostly processed foods. That is compared with when the7people were given less processed foods. The researchers permitted the 20 participants to eat as much or as little as they wanted. They were taken to a medical center so their health and behavior could be 8.
In another study, researchers in France found people who ate more processed foods were more likely to have heart disease. A similar study in Spain linked eating more processed foods to a higher risk of death9.
What is it about processed foods?
When given less processed foods, people in the study10more of a hormone that controls hunger, and less of a hormone that causes hunger. The reason for the11is not clear. The scientists also found that people ate processed foods more quickly.
Kevin Hall is one of the researchers who led the study. He told the AP that processed foods are12softer and easier to chew and swallow. Hall noted the source of nutrients might13.For example, fiber from whole fruits and vegetables may be better for making people feel full than fiber added to packaged foods such as energy bars and yogurt.
What should you eat?
Avoiding processed foods can be hard,14for people with limited time and money. Processed foods can also take many forms.15, companies continually re-engineer products to make them seem healthier. The newest studies may provide more reasons to avoid processed foods. But, they also call attention to the difficulty of coming up with ways to do that.
Scientists find that hardworking people live longer than average men and women. Career women are 1 than housewives. Evidence shows that the 2 are in poorer health than the job-holders. A study shows 3 the unemployment rate increases by 1%, the death rate 4 correspondingly (相应地) by 2%. All this comes down to one point: work is 5 to health.
Why is work good for health? It is 6 work keeps people busy, away from loneliness and solitude (孤独). Researches show that people feel 7, worried and lonely when they have nothing to do. Instead, the happiest are those who are 8. Many high achievers who love their careers feel that they are happiest when working hard. Work serves as a 9 between man and reality. By work, people 10 each other. By collective (集体的) activity, they find friendship and warmth. This is helpful to health. The loss of work 11 the loss of everything. It affects (影响) man spiritually and makes him liable to (易于) 12.
13, work gives one a sense of achievement (成就感). Work makes one feel his 14 and status in society. When a 15 finishes his writing or a doctor successfully 16 a patient or a teacher sees his students 17, all of them will be happy beyond 18.
From the above we can 19 the conclusion (结论) that the more you 20, the happier and healthier you will be. Let us work hard, study well and live a happy and healthy life.
Many Western cultures measure their days with the solar calendar. Therefore, they 1the coming of the New Year on January 1. Cultures in Asia use other calendars and celebrate the New Year at other times. Events and rituals2from country to country. But in each place, New Year celebrations are a big 3.
Most world cultures have been celebrating the New Year for centuries. The earliest New Year celebrations took place during spring or4time. With 5weather ahead, or plenty of food to eat, people 6felt like having a party! As the days became longer and as nature renewed itself, people also felt like they could have a new start. The New Year could bring better fortune, more opportunities and new challenges. Such 7ideas remain the same today.
Some cultures have 8 New Year traditions. Italians throw old things out of their windows at midnight, symbolizing the 9of the old. People of the Philippines fire guns into the air to ward off 10Danes jump off chairs exactly as the clock 11midnight, so they can jump into the New Year. Greek children leave their shoes by the fireplace on New Year's Day. They hope someone will come and fill the shoes with12. In Vancouver, Canada, some people celebrate the New Year by jumping into the ocean. The weather is freezing cold! As you might expect, most people come to watch the swimmers 13swim themselves.
London hosts an annual New Year's Day parade that 14nearly a million spectators. It features bands, floats and enormous balloons. These balloons are so huge that they15over nearby buildings!
A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work.
He may have the belief that he is not capable of it. A child may think he is stupid because he doesn't understand how to make the 1 of his mental faculties (才能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of learning something new because of their 2.
A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real 3 because he feels that it would be useless. He won't go at a job with confidence necessary for success and he won't work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so. He is 4 likely to fail, and the failure will strengthen his belief in his competence.
Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had an experience like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor start in maths. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in maths in order that they would not 5 too much of him. In this way, they also 6 the idea. He accepted their mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless to 7 and was very poor at maths, just as they expected.
One day he worked at a problem which 8 of the other students had been able to solve. Alder 9 in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now worked with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at 10. He not only proved that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learned early in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may astonish himself as well as others by his ability.
Yaster, an international student, first met Steve in their chemistry class at an American university. 1, Steve seemed very friendly. He always 2Yaster warmly before class. Sometimes he3 to study with him. He 4 invited Yaster to eat lunch with him. But after the term was over, Steve seemed 5 and the two former classmates didn't see each other very much at school. One day Yaster decided to call Steve, but Steve didn't seem very interested in 6 to him. Yaster was 7 by Steve's change of attitude. Yaster complained, "I thought friends were friends forever."
As a 8 , he doesn't understand the way Americans view friendship. Americans use the word "friend" in a very 9 way. They may call both casual acquaintances and close 10"friends". These friendships are 11 common interests. When the 12 activity ends, the friendship may fade. Now as Steve and Yaster are no longer classmates, their "friendship" has13 .
In some cultures friendship means a strong life-long 14 between two people. In these cultures friendships develop slowly, since they are built to 15 . But American society is one of rapid change. Studies show that one out of five American families moves every year, and thus American friendships may change just 16 quickly. People from the United States may at first seem friendly and they often 17 easily with strangers. But American friendliness is not18 an offer of true friendship. After an experience19 Yaster's, people who've been in this country for only a few months may consider Americans to be unreliable. Learning how Americans 20 friendship can help non-Americans avoid misunderstandings. It can also help them make friends in the American way.
The other day I shared knowledge on several aspects of Hindi(印地) culture with you. Today I'm hoping to paint a better picture of 1 it means to give in India and how their generosity differs from 2 of Western culture.
I was 3 when we learned the words "thank you" don't really exist in Hindi. In the mountains, it is 4 used, and people often seemed annoyed when we tried to thank them. They 5 either turn their heads, or shake their hands at us.
When we asked our Indian friends why this is so, they explained that giving and generosity are vital parts of their culture. Giving is more of a 6 of "changing hands" than an act of generosity. In their eyes, the foods they would give us were 7 really "theirs". They see them as something passed along to them and now they are 8 passing them along to us.
The villagers were eager to 9 their best cucumbers to a passing stranger. 10, people in the U.S. tend to donate old, used, or unwanted things 11 their treasured ones.
12, during a coffee break, a friend told me about how he donated his favourite clothes and shoes—just for the experience of giving up the possessions he likes most. Giving is 13 Westerners can certainly do. We can practise 14 giving away the things we value most—not only actual physical possessions, but also perhaps even more 15, our time and attention.
The Taj Mahal (泰姬陵) is1to be one of the most beautiful buildings in the world and the 2example of the late style of Indian architecture (建筑). It is at Agra in northern India. It lies beside the River Jumma in the middle of gardens 3quiet pools.
The Taj Mahal was built by the Mogul emperor Shah Jehan, who 4 India in the seventeenth century. It is in 5of his favorite wife, Arjumand Banu Bagam, known as Mumtaz Mahal, 6died in 1631. The building, which was completed between 1632 and 1638, was 7 by a local Muslim architect (建筑师), Ustad Ahmad Lahori. The whole building, with gardens and gateway structures, was completed in 1643. The Taj Mahal 8 at one end of the garden tomb with marble (大理石) path. The room is9lighted by the light that passes through double screens of carved marble10 high in the walls. The building now is kept in good 11.
It12 22 years to build the Taj Mahal. Shah Jehan planned a similar building, but in black13of white, to lie on the other side of the river. But 14 it could be built, Shah Jehan was imprisoned (监禁) by his son and 15next to his wife in the Taj Mahal.
