【T19】

A.DROP OUT

B.FOR YOUR SOCIETY

C.TAKE EFFECT

D.THE LAUNCHING PAD A.THE FAMOUS LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURNS BEGINS TO【T13】______

B.YOU ARE ON【T14】______

C.YOU CAN SUCCESSFULLY【T15】______IN GRADE SCHOOL

D.PROVIDE MANPOWER【T16】______ WHEN THEY ADVISE YOUR KIDS TO "GET AN EDUCATION" IF YOU WANT TO RAISE YOUR INCOME, THEY TELL YOU ONLY HALF THE TRUT

H.WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN IS TO GET JUST ENOUGH EDUCATION TO【T17】______, BUT NOT TOO MUCH THAT YOU PROVE AN EMBARRASSMENT TO YOUR SOCIETY.GET A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA,AT LEAST.WITHOUT THAT,YOU ARE OCCUPATIONALLY DEAD,UNLESS YOUR NAME HAPPENS TO BE GEORGE BERNARD SHAW OR THOMAS ALVA EDISON AND【T18】______.GET A COLLEGE DEGREE, IF POSSIBL

E.WITH A

B.A.,【T19】______.BUT NOW YOU HAVE TO START TO PUT ON THE BRAKES.IF YOU GO FOR A MASTER"S DEGREE, MAKE SURE IT IS AN

M.

B.A., AND ONLY FROM A FIRST-RATE UNIVERSITY.BEYOND THIS,【T20】______.

【A5】

A.MORE THAN WILLPOWER.

B.SUPPORT NETWOR

K.

C.CHANGING YOUR ENVIRONMENT.

D.START SLOW.

E.FIRST THINGS FIRST. WE ALL KNOW THAT BREAKING A BAD HABIT OR ESTABLISHING A NEW, HEALTHY ONE CAN BE DIFFICULT, BUT PERSISTENCE PAYS OF

F.RESEARCHERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON FOUND THAT 63 PERCENT OF THOSE WHO MADE NEW YEAR"S RESOLUTIONS WERE STILL KEEPING THEIR RESOLUTION TWO MONTHS LATER.IT"S NOT GOING TO BE EASY, BUT THERE ARE WAYS TO INCREASE YOUR WILLPOWER, STAY RESOLVED AND ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS. 【A1】______ DON"T TRY TO RESTRUCTURE YOUR FINANCES, WIN A PROMOTION AND LOSE WEIGHT ALL ON THE SAME MORNIN

G.ESTABLISH ONE CLEAR, SPECIFIC GOAL AND FORMULATE A REALISTIC STRATEGY FOR ACHIEVING IT.EXTRA WILLPOWER SOMETIMES REQUIRES EXTRA ENERGY, SO DON"T STRETCH YOURSELFTOO THI

N.FOCUS ON ONE GOAL AT A TIM

E. 【A2】______ MOMENTUM BUILDS GRADUALLY, AND WHATEVER YOUR GOAL, DON"T EXPECT TO ACHIEVE IT OVERNIGHT.REAL SUCCESS TAKES TIM

E.IF YOU ARE TRYING TO KICK A CAFFEINE HABIT, START BY REPLACING YOUR MORNING CUP OF COFFEE WITH A GLASS OF WATER, INSTEAD OF VOWING NEVER TO DRINK COFFEE AGAI

N.CONGRATULATE YOURSELF ON THE SMALL ACHIEVEMENTS THAT WILL PAVE THE WAY TOWARD A LARGER ON

E.THESE SUCCESSES HELP YOUR WILL POWER GROW. 【A3】______ BOLSTER YOUR WILLPOWER BY TAPPING INTO A SUPPORT NETWOR

K.ASK FRIENDS, FAMILY OR COLLEAGUES FOR ASSISTANCE AND TELL THEM EXACTLY HOW THEY CAN HELP.IF YOUR CREDIT CARD BILLS HAVE SKYROCKETED, FOR INSTANCE, LET FRIENDS KNOW THAT YOU ARE CUTTING BACK ON EXPENSES.SUGGEST HAVING A POTLUCK DINNER INSTEAD OF MEETING AT AN EXPENSIVE RESTAURANT.FIND A SUPPORT GROUP OR ORGANIZATION RELATED TO YOUR GOAL AND ATTEND THEIR MEETINGS.YOU CAN GET VALUABLE ADVICE, UNDERSTANDING AND INFORMATION—ALL OF WHICH INCREASE COMMITMENT AND WILLPOWER. 【A4】______ IF POSSIBLE, ALTER YOUR ENVIRONMENT TO REDUCE TEMPTATION OR ENCOURAGE POSITIVE BEHAVIOR.WANT TO GET IN SHAPE? KEEP AN EXTRA SET OF WORKOUT CLOTHES IN YOUR OFFICE AS A REMINDER TO STOP BY THE GYM ON THE WAY HOM

E.QUITTING SMOKING? AVOID BARS OR RESTAURANTS WHERE YOU MIGHT BE TEMPTED TO LIGHT UP. 【A5】______ SOMETIMES CHANGING YOUR BEHAVIOR. REQUIRES MORE THAN WILLPOWER.IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING WITH AN ADDICTION OR WANT TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT LIFESTYLE. CHANGE, SEEK THE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT OF A PROFESSIONAL.AN EXPERT MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE INTENSIVE SUPPORT AND FOLLOW-UP OR PRESCRIBE MEDICATION TO REDUCE PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS.FOR EXAMPLE, WITHOUT HELP ONLY 5 PERCENT OF SMOKERS CAN QUIT BUT THAT NUMBER RISES TO 30 PERCENT WHEN PEOPLE SEEK BOTH DRUG THERAPY AND COUNSELIN

G. SOMETIMES WILLPOWER IS A LOT LIKE THE TELEVISION REMOTE CONTROL—HARD TO FIND JUST WHEN YOU WANT IT MOST.WHETHER YOU"RE TRYING TO LOSE WEIGHT, STOP SMOKING, GET TO THE GYM REGULARLY, WIN A PROMOTION OR PAY OFF SOME DEBTS, DEVELOPING YOUR SENSE OF WILLPOWER IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF CHANGING ANY BEHAVIOR.

【T11】

A.CHANGING

B.ALLOWED ONTO

C.BROKERS A.WOMEN SHOULD BE【T7】______THE NEW TRADING FLOOR

B.WERE NOT【T8】______OR JOBBERS

C.THE WORLD IS【T9】______DAY BY DAY THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE HAS BEEN FAMOUS AS A PLACE FOR MEN ONLY, AND WOMENUSED TO BE STRICTLY FORBIDDEN TO ENTER.BUT【T10】______, AND EVEN THE STOCK EXCHANGE,WHICH SEEMED TO BE A MEN"S CASTLE, IS GRADUALLY OPENING ITS DOORS TO THE OTHER SEX.ON 16TH NOVEMBER, 1971, A GREAT DECISION WAS TAKE

N.THE STOCK EXCHANGE COUNCIL (THE BODY OF MEN THAT ADMINISTERS THE STOCK EXCHANGE) DECIDED THAT【T11】______WHEN IT OPENED IN1973.BUT THE"CASTLE" HAD NOT BEEN COMPLETELY CONQUERE

D.THE FIRST GIRLS TO WORK IN "THE HOUSE"【T12】______.THEY WERE NEITHER ALLOWED TO BECOME PARTNERS IN STOCKBROKING FIRMS, NOR TO BE AUTHORIZED DEALERS IN STOCKS AND SHARES.THEY WERE SIMPLY JUNIOR CLERKS AND TELEPHONE OPERATORS.

Recent evidence has tended to be contrary to established theories on this subject.

A．in contradiction with

B．in coincidence with

C．in correspondence with

D．in contrast with

【A2】

A.SEARCH, DON"T FIL

E.

B.MAKE AN APPOINTMENT RIGHT AFTER WOR

K.

C.FIGURE OUT YOUR CORE WORK ACTIVITIES.

D.AVOID INSTANT MESSAGING AND TURN OFF PHONES.

E.SAY NO. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU HAD AN EXTRA HOUR A DAY? THIS IS A COMMON BARRIER I RUN INTO WHEN I WRITE ABOUT MAKING POSITIVE LIFE CHANGES:PEOPLE DON"T HAVE TIME TO PURSUE THEIR DREAMS.PEOPLE DON"T HAVE TIME TO EXERCIS

E.PEOPLE DON"T HAVE TIME TO GET ORGANIZE

D.WELL, IT"S TIME TO MAKE TIM

E.BY USING SOME COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING, YOU CAN FREE UP AN HOUR OR MORE A DAY.FIND THE ONES THAT WORK FOR YOU (NOT ALL WILL WORK FOR EVERYONE), AND THEN CARVE OUT THAT HOUR A DAY.THEN MAKE SURE YOU USE THAT EXTRA HOUR A DAY IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE—BOOK THAT HOUR ON YOUR CALENDAR FOR SOMETHING YOU REALLY, REALLY WANT TO DO, WHETHER THAT"S WORK ON A GOAL, WRITE A BOOK, START A BUSINESS, EXERCISE, READ MORE, OR WHATEVER.DON"T SQUANDER THIS GIFT OF TIME! 【A1】______ WHETHER IT"S EXERCISE OR WORKING ON SOME OTHER GOAL, MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO DO IT RIGHT WHEN YOU GET OUT OF WORK (AT 5 P.

M., FOR EXAMPLE).THIS WORKS ESPECIALLY WELL IF YOU HAVE TO MEET SOMEONE ELSE, SUCH AS A WORKOUT PARTNER OR OTHER GROUP OR TEAM OR COACH OR PARTNER, YOU"LL BE SURE TO MEET THE APPOINTMENT, WHICH MEANS YOU WON"T STICK AROUND WORK TOO LONG, AND YOU"LL BE SURE TO FINISH ALL YOUR TASKS ON TIME SO YOU CAN LEAVE ON TIM

E.THIS MAKES YOU MORE EFFICIENT IN THE AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY. 【A2】______ I"M NOT SAYING THESE TYPES OF INSTANT COMMUNICATION DON"T HAVE THEIR USES, BUT IF THEY"RE ALWAYS ON AND YOU"RE ALWAYS AVAILABLE, YOU"RE ALWAYS AT THE MERCY OF OTHERS. IN-STEAD, JUST MAKE YOURSELF AVAILABLE AT SET TIMES IF NECESSARY, OR NOT AT ALL IF IT"S NOT NECESSARY.YOU DON"T HAVE TO TURN OFF PHONES ALL DAY LONG, BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE SOME UNBROKEN BLOCKS OF TIME WHEN YOU DON"T TAKE CALLS, SO YOU CAN CONCENTRATE ON YOUR IMPORTANT TASKS.THIS ALLOWS YOU TO GET MORE DONE IN LESS TIME, AS PHONE CALLS CAN EAT UP CHUNKS OF YOUR DAY IF YOU LET THE

M. 【A3】______ I USED TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME FILING ALL MY COMPUTER FILES AND ALL MY EMAILS INTO NICE, ORGANIZED FOLDERS.I"D SPEND TIME EVERY DAY DOING THIS.NOW, I JUST ARCHIVE EVERYTHING, ON COMPUTER AND EMAIL, AND SEARCH WHEN I NEED SOMETHIN

G.WITH QUICKSILVER ON THE MAC, EVERY FILE IS WITHIN A FEW KEYSTROKES.WITH GMAIL, EVERY EMAIL IS ACCESSIBLE INSTANTLY.NO TIME SPENT FILING! 【A4】______ WHAT IS IT THAT YOU REALLY HAVE TO DO EACH DAY? I MEAN, THE STUFF YOU HAVE TO DO OR YOUR JOB WOULD FALL APART IF YOU REALLY THINK ABOUT IT, A LOT OF THE TASKS YOU DO EACH DAY (AND PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS, MENTIONED ABOVE, ARE INCLUDED IN THESE TASKS) DON"T REALLY NEED TO BE DONE EACH DAY.SOMETIMES YOU CAN DO THEM LESS OFTEN, SOMETIMES YOU DON"T NEED TO DO THEM AT ALL.IF YOU CAN LEARN TO FOCUS ON YOUR CORE ACTIVITIES, YOU CAN GET YOUR WORK DONE IN LESS TIM

E. 【A5】______ ONE OF THE BIGGEST GROUPS OF TIME EATERS IS REQUESTS FROM OTHER PEOPL

E.ALL DAY LONG WE GET REQUESTS, IN PERSON, ON THE PHONE, IN EMAIL, THROUGH PAPERWOR

K.MEETINGS, ASSIGNMENTS, REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION, REQUESTS TO BE ON A COMMITTEE OR TEA

M...THESE ARE ALL REQUESTS THAT WILL EAT UP YOUR TIM

E.SAY NO TO ALL BUT THE ESSENTIALS.GET TO THE POINT. WHILE I"M A FAN OF LONG, SLOW CONVERSATIONS, IF YOU"RE TRYING TO MAKE TIME FOR GOALS, YOU NEED TO WHITTLE DOWN NEEDLESSLY LONG CONVERSATIONS—ESPECIALLY IF IT"S JUST WITH A COWORKER WHO ISN"T A CLOSE FRIEN

D.IN PERSON OR ON THE PHONE, YOU NEED TO GET STRAIGHT TO THE POINT WITH A MINIMUM OF CHIT-CHAT, AND IF THE OTHER PERSON ISN"T GETTING TO THE POINT, POLITELY ASK WHAT HE NEEDS FROM YOU.

【C4】

A．exposes

B．exemplifies

C．expresses

D．explains

【T20】

A.TEND TO

B.CONSIDERED

C.ARISE

D.THINK OF A.IT MAY BE【T13】______FOOLISH

B.MISUNDERSTANDINGS【T14】______BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM CULTURES

C.NO ONE WOULD【T15】______KEEPING A BUSINESS FRIEND

D.GUESTS【T16】______FEEL THEY ARE NOT HIGHLY REGARDED IN SOCIAL LIFE, TIME PLAYS A VERY IMPORTANT PART.IN THE U.S.A.【T17】______IF THE INVITATION TO A DINNER PARTY IS EXTENDED ONLY THREE OR FOUR DAYS BEFORE THE PARTY DAT

E.BUT IT IS NOT TRUE IN ALL COUNTRIES.IN OTHER AREAS OF THE WORLD【T18】______TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TOO FAR IN ADVANCE BECAUSE PLANS WHICH ARE MADE FOR A DATE MORE THAN A WEEK AWAY TEND TO BE FORGOTTE

N.THE MEANING OF TIME DIFFERS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORL

D.THUS,【T19】______THAT TREAT TIME DIFFERENTLY; PROMPTNESS IS VALUED HIGHLY IN AMERICAN LIFE, FOR EXAMPL

E.IF PEOPLE ARE NOT PROMPT, THEY MAY BE REGARDED AS IMPOLITE OR NOT FULLY RESPONSIBL

E.IN THE U.S.【T20】______WAITING FOR AN HOUR; IT WOULD BE TOO IMPOLIT

E.

The reasons for the population decrease covers as follows except______.

A．later marriage

B．late pregnancy

C．national family planning policy

D．China

【T4】

A.TO OBTAIN

B.MADE OF

C.IS WORTH A.IT IS CHEAPER【T1】______SILVER

B.THE COINS WERE ACTUALLY【T2】______SILVER

C.THE SILVER IN COINS【T3】______MUCH MORE LESS THAN 40 YEARS AGO IN THE UNITED STATES, IT WAS COMMON TO CHANGE A ONE-DOLLAR BILL FOR A DOLLAR"S WORTH OF SILVER.THAT IS BECAUSE【T4】______.BUT THOSE DAYS ARE GON

E.THERE IS NO SILVER IN TODAY"S COINS.WHEN THE PRICE OF THE PRECIOUS METAL RISES ABOVE ITS FACE VALUE AS MONEY, THE METAL WILL BECOME MORE VALUABLE IN OTHER USES.SILVER COINS ARE NO LONGER IN CIRCULATION BECAUSE【T5】______THAN THEIR FACE VALU

E.A SILVER FIRM COULD FIND THAT【T6】______BY MELTING DOWN COINS THAN BY BUYING IT ON THE COMMODITY MARKETS.COINS TODAY ARE MADE OF AN ALLOY OF CHEAPER METALS.