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shortconversations1.W:TheonlythingIcandoatnightistolieinbedandread,preferablywhilealsoeatingasnack.Ineverhavetimeforexercising.M:Don'tthinkit'sworthexercisingonlyifyoucanrunfivemilesorifyoucanbikeforanhour.Evengoingfora10-minutewalkisworthwhile.Q:Whatadvicedoesthemangivetothewoman?D.Dowhatevershecantoexercise.2.W:Hi,Mark,I'vegainedquitesomeweightrecently.So,howcanIeathealthilyatsocialevents?M:Well.Drinkafullglassofwaterbeforeyougo.Focusmainlyonfreshfruitandvegetablesorbreadwithwholegrains.Thesewillhelpyoustayfeelingfull.Q:Whatcanweknowaboutthewoman?A.Shemayhavesomesocialeventstoattend.3.W:IheardthatinSouthAfricasmokingisbannedinallenclosedpublicspaces.M:Yes,that'sright.Butpubsandbarswithseparate,enclosedsmokingroomsareexcludedfromtheban,andmostrestaurantsprovidesmokingsections,eitherindoorareaswithgoodaircirculationoroutdooropenareas.Q:WhatcanwelearnaboutthesmokingrulesinSouthAfrica?B.Peoplecansmokeinthedesignatedareasofpubsandbars.4.M:So,yourresearchshowsthatevenwhenchildrenarenotdirecttargetsofviolenceinthehome,theycanbeharmedbywitnessingitsoccurrence?W:Yes,that'sright.Forexample,theycansufferimmediateandpermanentphysicalharm.Theycanalsoexperienceshort-andlong-termemotionalandbehavioralproblems.Q:Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?C.Impactsoffamilyviolenceonchildren.5.W:Skippingbreakfastiscommonamongpeoplewhoaretryingtoloseweight,butitdoesn'tseemtobeasuccessfulstrategy.M:No,itisn't.Whileanybreakfastmaybebetterthannobreakfast,ahealthybreakfastcanbesomethingsimplelikeahard-boiledegg,apieceof100percentwholegraintoastalongwithacupof100percentfruitjuice.Q:Whatisrecommendedforahealthybreakfast?C.Apieceofwholegrainbread.longconversationM:Iloveworkingout!W:Ugh!You'resweatingalloverthefloor...M:Ijustranfivemiles!AfriendtoldmeaboutthisgreatparkonJeffersonStreet.Iloveexploringnewparks!W:Itryrunningatthegymthreedaysaweek,butit'ssoboringlookingattheTVmonitororthewallinfrontofmeforanhour.M:Youshouldrunoutside!Beinginnature,enjoyingthebeautifulflowersandthetrees,Ifeelmymindrelaxandthestressjustfallsaway.W:Itisniceoutside.Mymomlovest'aichiandanearbyt'aichigroupmeetseverymorningat6a.m.I'vetriedgoing,butit'stooearlyformetogetoutofbed...M:T'aichiisreallygood.Youneedsomekindofexercise.It'sunhealthyforyoutositinfrontofyourcomputerallday,everyday!W:Well,Irecentlyspendmyweekendsawayfrommycomputer.M:Ohreally?Andwhathaveyoudonerecentlythatdidn'tinvolveacomputerorTVscreen?W:Pandas!IjustwenttotheSanDiegoZoowithmysisteronSaturday!TheyhaveoneofthebestpandaexhibitsintheUS.ThemotherpandaisfromWolong,China,andhadhadsixbabypandasby2012sincearrivingattheSanDiegoZooinSeptemberof1996.M:Oh,Ibetbabypandasareamazing!Hey!Maybeyoushouldgetazoomembershipandgojogginginthezoo!W:Azoomembership!Nowthat'sagreatidea!IlovetheSanDiegoZoo.It'snearmyhouse,IcangetgoodexerciseandIcanwatchthebabypandasgrowup!Q1:Whathasmadethemansweatalloverthefloor?C.Runninginapark.Q2:Whydoesn'tthewomangotopracticet'aichiwithhermom?B.Becausegettingupearlyistoodifficultforher.Q3:Whatdoesthewomannormallydoonweekends?D.Sittingbeforehercomputer.Q4:Whydoesthemansuggestthewomangetazoomembership?A.Forexerciselikejogginginthezoo.Passages1Haveyoueverfeltyoudon'thaveenoughhoursintheday?Orthatyou'dgiveanythingforawholedaytocatchupwithyourself?Well,herearesomeideasthatworkforme.Firstofall,makeato-dolisteverydayandsetclearpriorities.Thetrickhereisn'tmakingthelist;that'stheeasypart.Thetrickismakingthepriorities.Ilookatmylistandputastarnexttoanythingthatisreallyurgent.ThenIputthenumber2nexttoanythingthatwilljusttakeacoupleofminutes.IactuallydothesequicktasksbeforeIgetonwiththeurgentones;it'sabitlikeclearingoffthetopofyourdeskbeforesittingdowntowritethatimportantletter.Second,knowwhenisthemostproductivetimeofdayforyouanddoyourworkorstudythen.OneoftheshockingdiscoveriesImadeaboutmyselfisthatifIgetupat5a.m.,Icandoaday'sworkandevenfitbreakfastinbeforehalfpastnine.Ofcourse,ifyouareanearlybird,itcanbedifficulttoaccomplishtasksthatinvolvephoningnightowls,butthat'swhatemail'sfor!Finally,donotletyourinboxrunyourlife.IjustrealizedrecentlyhowfrequentlyIinterruptedmyrealworktocheckmyinboxandrespondtothemosttrivialofemails.So,nowIonlyopenitwhenabsolutelynecessaryandthissavesmehours.Ifyourworkdependsonyoubeingconstantlyaccessiblebyemail,thenyoucan'tdothis;butbehonestandaskyourself,AmIanemailaddict?Withthesesimple,practicaltechniques,youwillbecomemoreefficient,lessstressedandbeabletowinsomeme-timeforyourself.Q1:Whattasksdoesthespeakertendtodofirsteveryday?AQ2:Howtoworkmoreefficientlyaccordingtothespeaker?CQ3:Howdoesthespeakerdealwithemailsnow?DQ4:Whatisthepurposeofthetalk?CA.Thequicktasks.C.Makeuseofyourmostproductivetimeofday.D.Heopenshisinboxonlywhenit'snecessary.C.Togivesometipsonhowtomanagetime.Passages2Listentoashortpassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,listenforitsgeneralidea.Whenitisreadforthesecondtime,fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhear.Whenitisreadforthethirdtime,checkwhatyouhavewritten.Inaperfectworld,wewouldallavoidtoomuchcreditcarddebtandwouldneverhavetodealwiththetroubleof