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Passage1EvaluatingSourcesofHealthInformationMakinggoodchoicesaboutyourownhealthrequiresreasonableevaluation.Akeyfirststepinbetteringyourevaluationabilityistolookcarefullyatyoursourcesofhealthinformation.Reasonableevaluationincludesknowingwhereandhowtofindrelevantinformation,howtoseparatefactfromopinion,howtorecognizepoorreasoning,andhowtoanalyzeinformationandthereliabilityofsources.__1__Gototheoriginalsource.Mediareportsoftensimplifytheresultsofmedicalresearch.Findoutforyourselfwhatastudyreallyreported,anddeterminewhetheritwasbasedongoodscience.Thinkaboutthetypeofstudy.__2__Watchformisleadinglanguage.Somestudieswillfindthatabehavior“contributesto”oris“associatedwith”anoutcome;thisdoesnotmeanthatacertaincoursemustleadtoacertainresult.__3__Carefullyreadorlistentoinformationinordertofullyunderstandit.Useyourcommonsense.Ifareportseemstoogoodtobetrue,probablyitis.Beespeciallycarefulofinformationcontainedinadvertisements.__4__Evaluate“scientific”statementscarefully,andbeawareofquackery(江湖骗术)．__5__Friendsandfamilymemberscanbeagreatsourceofideasandinspiration,buteachofusneedstofindahealthylifestylethatworksforus.Developingtheabilitytoevaluatereasonablyandindependentlyabouthealthproblemswillserveyouwellthroughoutyourlife.A．Makechoicesthatarerightforyou.B．Thegoalofanadistosellyousomething.C．Besuretoworkthroughthecriticalquestions.D．Andexaminethefindingsoftheoriginalresearch.E．Distinguishbetweenresearchreportsandpublichealthadvice.F．Beawarethatinformationmayalsobeincorrectlyexplainedbyanauthor'spointofview.G．Thefollowingsuggestionscanhelpyousortthroughthehealthinformationyoureceivefromcommonsources.Passage2Everyoneneedsabreak,andvacationsarenotmeantforseriousstudy.__1__TheSpringFestivaliscomingupsothisistheperfecttimetodiscusssomegreatEnglishlanguageliteraturetotakeonalongtrainjourney.Beforegettingintotherecommendations,youneedtodetermineyourEnglishreadingcomprehensionlevel.Ifyou'reatthebeginner'slevel,therearetwooptions:readingachildren'sbookorreadingabookthatyou'vereadinChinesetranslation.__2__Ifyou'reattheintermediatelevel,popularbookslikepopfiction,mysteriesandthrillersaregoodoptions.Foradvancedreaders,classicworksofliteratureormodernprizewinners(Nobel,Pulitzer)aregoodoptions.__3__WhenIpickupabookIlike,eventhoughthefirstfewchaptersarereallyhardtogetthrough,Iwouldtrytogetaccustomedtothelanguagetheauthoruses.Generally,afterthefirstfewchapters,thingsgetaloteasier,especiallyifIgetinvolvedinthestory.Anothergreatwaytokeepyourselfmotivatedistofindafriendwho'sinterestedinreadingthesamebook.Youcanmakegoalsthatyoubothwanttoachieve.__4__Somequickrecommendations:HarryPotter,startwiththefirstbookandgoonfromthere;theNarniaseries;anythingbyU．S.writerMichaelCrichton;andifyoulikehorror,U．S.writerStephenKingisalwaysunusualandfun.__5__Happyreading!A．Ifyoupickabookwhichissochallenging,itwillbetoostressful.B．Themostimportantthingistopickabookthatyou'rereallyinterestedin.C．Youmayalsoenjoyyourreadingwhenhangingoutwithyourfamily.D．Youshouldjustfindatopicorauthoryou'reinterestedin,andtherestwillgofromthere.E．YoucanalsodiscussplotlinesorvocabularyissueswitheachotherbySMSoremail.F．Instead,they'reagreatwaytotakeabreakandenjoyagoodbook.G．Thiswillhelpyougetoveranyunfamiliarwordsorphrases,sinceyou'realreadyfamiliarwiththestory.Passage3Americansusemanyexpressionswiththeword“dog”.PeopleintheUnitedStateslovetheirdogsandtreatthemwell.__1__However,dogswithoutownerstocareforthemleadadifferentkindoflife.Theexpression,toleadadog'slife,describesapersonwhohasanunhappyexistence.Somepeoplesayweliveinadogeatdogworld.__2__Theysaythattobesuccessful,apersonhastoworklikeadog.Thismeanstheyhavetoworkvery,veryhard.Suchhardworkcanmakepeopledogtired.And,thesituationwouldbeevenworseiftheybecamesickasadog.__3__Thismeansthateverypersonenjoysasuccessfulperiodduringhisorherlife.Tobesuccessful,peopleoftenhavetolearnnewskills.Yet,somepeoplesaythatyoucanneverteachanolddognewtricks.Theybelievethatolderpeopledonotliketolearnnewthingsandwillnotchangethewaytheydothings.__4__Peoplewhoareunkindoruncaringcanbedescribedasmeanerthanajunkyarddog.Junkyarddogsliveinplaceswherepeoplethrowawaythingstheydonotwant.Meandogsareoftenusedtoguardthisproperty.Theybarkorattackpeoplewhotrytoentertheproperty.However,sometimesapersonwhoappearstobemeanandthreateningisreallynotsobad.Wesayhisbarkisworsethanhisbite.Dogexpressionsarealsousedtodescribetheweather.Thedogdaysofsummerarethehottestdaysoftheyear.Arainstormmaycooltheweather.Butwedonotwantittoraintoohard.__5__A．Still,peoplesayeverydoghasitsday.B．Wedonotwantittoraincatsanddogs.C．Somepeoplearecomparedtodogsinbadways.D．Dogsaretheirbestfriendsandtheyareloyaltopeople.E．Therearemanyotherexpressionswaitingforyoutoexplore.F．Thatmeansmanypeoplearecompetingforthesamethings,likegoodjobs.G．Theytaketheirdogsforwalks,letthemplayoutsideandgivethemgoodfoodandmedicalcare.Passage4Kidswithspecialneedsrefertoanykidwhomightneedextrahelpbecauseofamedical,emotional,orlearningproblem.Forexample,kidswhocannotwalkneedwheelchairs.Theynotonlyneedequipmentthathelpsthemgetaro