Passage1ThreeWaystoImproveYourMemoryHerearethreewaystoimproveyourmemory:33._________Therearelotsofwaystodothis:trytorememberwhichdayoftheweekyourlastbirthdaywas.Thenextendthistothebirthdaysofallyourfamilymembers.Trytorememberalltheping-pongfinalistsandthewinner.Ifyourcantrytorememberthescoresaswell,itwouldbeevenbettertopractice.Itwon’tbelongbeforeyourdailypracticepaysoff,makingyourmindsharperandmoreadaptable.34._________Physicalexercisenotonlyimprovesmemorybutalsohelpsyouthinkfaster.Acombinationofmentalandphysicalactivitycanprotectyourmemory.Itisknownthatthebrain’sprocessingspeedgraduallyslowsasyouage.Luckily,stayingphysicallyfitcanavoidsomeoftheeffectsofageonthebrain.35._________Takeupwordgameslikecrosswordpuzzles.Memorizefavoritepoemsandreadchallengingbooksorarticlesthatencourageyoutoexpandyourinterests.Anyactivitythatrequiresyoutothinkandconcentratewillbeakindofexerciseforyourbrain.A.GetphysicalexerciseB.PlaymoregamesC.TrytopracticeD.Exerciseyourbrain【Answers:CAD】Passage2HelpaShyChildBecomeMoreSociableThefollowingtipswillhelpyourshychildtobecomemoresociable.33._________Ifyoudoitlikethat,yourshychildmightbenefitfromit.That’sbecausesometimeslargecrowdscanmakeachildshy,especiallyifheorsheisnotusedtobeingaroundlotsofpeople.Goingoutwithyourchildtoplaceswheretherearelargecrowdswillhelpyourchildtocomeoutofhisorhercocoon(茧).34._________Havingchildrenofthesameageasyourchildcomeoverwillhelpyourchildtogainconfidencearoundstrangersorvisitors.Whenyourchildishostingotherchildren,heorshewillbeforcedtointeractwiththem.Moreimportantly,yourchildwillbecomemoresociableintheinteraction.35._________Encourageyourchildtojoinsocialclubsatschoolorinthecommunityinwhichyoulive.Thevariousactivitiesandlevelsofinteractioninsocialclubswillhelpyourchildtobreakoutofhisorher“shell”.A.InviteotherchildrenoverB.TakeyourshychildoutmoreoftenC.JoinclubsD.Makefriendswithyourchild【Answers:BAC】Passage3HowtoPrepareforaTriptoItaly33.________Studythepoliticalandculturalchangesthattookplacethroughoutitshistory,fromRomancivilizationtomoderntimes.FindoutwhichpartofItalianhistoryinterestsyou,asthiswillinformwhatyouwillseeandwheretotaketours.Knowingthehistorywillhelpyoubetterappreciatethefamoushistoricallandmarks,suchastheColiseumandthestatueofDavid.34.________Acamerawithatelephotolensispreferable.TheagricultureandsceneryofItalyaresplendidandcolorfulsoatelephonelens(长焦镜头)doeswelltoshootthem.Althoughacamerawithatelephotolensmaybeheavierthananordinarycamera,theresultwillbeworththeextraeffort.33.________ManyofItaly’soldbuildingscannotprovideroomsofthesizeyoumaybeusedtoinothercountries,nordotheyuseairconditioningasmuchasNorthAmericans.Bedsmaybefirmerthanyouareusedto,aswell.A.AdjustyourexpectationsforhotelsB.LearnthebasicsoftheItalianlanguageC.LearnItalianhistoryD.Bringacamera【Answers:CDA】Passage4WaystoStopRegrettingPastMistakes33.________Youmayhavemadethemistakeofactingbadlyandhurtingothers.Itcanbescarytobringupheatedissuesfromthepast.However,sayingsorryisahugesteptowardsgettingridofyourregret.Bysayingsorrytothepeopleyouhurt,youaretakingresponsibilityofchange.Youcannotcontrolhowtheywillreact,buteveniftheydon’trespondpositively,youhavetakenaveryimportantstepinmovingpastyourguilt.34.________Whenyouallowyourselftofullyfeeltheburdenofthemistakesyouhavemade,itcanbepainful.Oftenwespendourlivestryingtoavoidnegativeemotions,ratherthanbravelyconqueringthem.Eventhoughitmaybeunpleasant,youshouldallowyourselftoexperiencethesefeelingsfully.35.________Mistakesaregenerallylabeled(贴标签)“bad”or“wrong,”buttrytoseeifyoucanviewyourmistakefromadifferentangle(角度).Findthesilverlining(一线希望)thatcameoutofthesituation.Ifanything,yourmistakehasledyoutolearnwhatnottodointhefuture.Ifyoufocusonthepositive,youcanfindawaytoforgiveyourself.Thenyoucanbekindandgentlewithyourselfandeventuallykeeponmovingforward.A.Allowyourselftogrieve(悲伤)B.ApologizeC.ForgiveyourselfD.Focusonthepositive【Answers:BAD】Passage5HowtoMakeWiseDecisions33.________Nomatterhowlimitedyoursituationseems,trytomakealistofoptions(选项).Brainstorm,andwritedowneveryideathatcomestoyourmind,ascrazyasitmayseem.Youcanalwayscrossitoffthelistlater,butcrazyideascanbringcreativesolutions.Onceyouhaveyourlist,askothersforsuggestions.Sometimestheycanofferthemostcreativeideas.34.________Foreverychoice,listeverypossibleresult,andlabelitaspositiveornegative.Thereisasimplewaytodothis.Youcanputaplussignnexttoeachpositiveresultandaminussignnexttoeachnegativeone.Givetwoplusesorminusestothebestandtheworst.35.________Thisisthehardeststep,buttherewillhopefullybeadecisiononyourlistthatissupportedbybothlogicandintuition(直觉).Ifyoustillcan’tdecide,askforadvicefrompeopleyoutrust.Ifneedbe,letthembethetie-breakers—it’sbetterthanflipping(掷)acoin.A.MakeachoiceB.ThinkaboutwhoisaffectedC.WeighthepossibleresultsD.Listyouroptions【Answers:DCA】