1.Isitwisetohelpothers？Whyshouldwegetoutofourwaytohelppeople？1Let’sexplorethewisdomofhelpingothers.2Manyofushavemorethanwhatweneedandbecauseofthatwefeelblessed.Andhelpingothersisanotherwayofshowinghowthankfulweareforalltheblessingswehave，thuswegivethanksthroughtheprocessofhelpingothers.Thereisnoneedtogetpraise.3Todosomethinganonymously(匿名地)reallyshowswedon’tneedreturnforhelpingothers，andthatinthelongrunitwillcomebacktousinonewayoranother.Societybenefits.Ifwehelpsomeonethensocietyasawholebenefits.4Thusthe“payitforward”processofhelpingothersgrowsexponentially(呈指數(shù)地)untileveryoneinasocietyandeventheworldishelpedinonewayoranother.Kindnessisneverforgotten.Notlongagoafarmerwasnotabletopayhispropertytaxes.Thenhewastakentocourtandhethoughthewasgoingtolosethefarm.Butatthelastminuteagoodfriendwhothefarmerhelpedthroughhardtimespaidthedebt.5.Thusgivingisawiseandwonderfulthingtodo.Mayweallbeblessedwiththespiritofgiving.A．Givingisawayofbeingthankful.B．Givingmakesusfeelmuchbetter.C．Thesequestionsarecommonnowadays.D．Thenhowonearthcanwesolvesuchproblems?E．Therearewonderfulpeoplewantingnocreditforhelpingothers.F．Ifapersonhelpsothers，theprocessisspedupmultipletimes.G．Gooddeedsarerememberedandcomeinhandywhenweneedhelp.2.Althoughproblemsareapartofourlives，itcertainlydoesn’tmeanthatweletthemruleourlivesforever.Onedayoranother，you’llhavetostandupandsay，“Problems，Idon’twantyouinmylife.”1Problemswithfriends，parents，girlfriends，husbands，andchildren—thelistgoeson.Apartfromthese，theinnerconflictswithinourselveswork，too.Thesekeepaddingtoourproblems.Problemscomeindifferentshapesandcolorsandfeelings.Butgoodnewsisthatallproblemscanbedealtwith.Nowreadontoknowhowtosolveyourproblems.Talk.Itreallyhelps.Whatmostofusthinkisthatourproblemscanbeunderstoodonlybyusandthatnotalkingisgoingtohelp.2Talkinghelpsyoumoveonandletgo.Writedownyourproblems.3Whenyouwritedownyourproblems，youaresettingfreeallthetensionfromyoursystem.Youcantrythrowingawaythepaperonwhichyouwroteyourproblems.Bydoingthis，imagineyourselfthrowingawaytheproblemsfromyourlife.Don’tlosefaithandhope.Nomatterwhatyouloseinlife，don’tlosefaithandhope.Evenifyouloseallyourmoney，family...youshouldstillhavefaith.4.Yourproblemsaren’ttheworst.Nomatterwhatproblemsyougetinlife，there’reanotheronemillionpeoplewhoseproblemsarehugerthanyours.5Yourproblemsmightjustseembiggerandworse，butinrealitytheycanberemoved.Goaboutandsolveyourproblemsbecauseeveryproblem，howeverbigorsmall，alwayshasawayout.A．Tellyourself：Whentheycandealwiththem，whycan’tI?B．Withfaithandhope，youcanrebuildeverythingthatyoulose.C．Ofcourse，we’vebeenfightingtroubleseversincewewereborn.D．Wecanoftenovercometheproblemandachievethegoalbymakingadirectattack.E．Havingapersonaldiarycanalsobeofhugehelpifyoudon’twantarealpersontotalkwith.F．Whenwehaveaproblem，apressing，critical，urgent，life-threateningproblem，howdowetryandsolveit?G．Butthetruthisthatwhenyoutalkaboutit，you’resettingfreethenegativeenergiesthathavebeengatheringwithinyou.Overtime，habitsofnegativethinkingaboutourselvescanlowerself-esteem(自尊)．Soifyouwanttofeelbetteraboutyourself，trysomeofthesethings：1Areyousousedtofocusingonyourproblemsthatthey’reallyousee?Nexttimeyoufindyourselftrappedinproblemsordisappointmentwithyourselforyourday，findsomethingpositivetodealwithit.Eachday，writedownthreegoodthingsaboutyourself，orthreethingsthatwentsmoothlythatdaybecauseofyouractionoreffort.Aimforeffortratherthanperfection.Somepeoplegetheldbackbytheirownpressuretobeperfect.Theyloseoutbecausetheydon’ttry.Usually，youmaythink，“Iwon’taudition(試鏡)fortheplaybecauseIprobablywon’tgetthelead.”2.Remindyourselfthateveryoneisgoodatdifferentthings.3Thinkingmorelikethis:“She’sagreatbasketballplayer—butthetruthis，I’mabettermusicianthanathlete.Still，I’llkeepplayingbecauseIenjoyit.”Ithelpsyouacceptyourselfandmakethebestofthesituation.4Don’tbeafraidtovoicethem.Ifsomeonedisagrees，it’snotajudgmentonyourworthoryourintelligence.Thatpersonjustseesthingsdifferentlyfromyou.Setgoals.5Thenmakeaplanforhowtodoit.Stickwithyourplan，andkeeptrackofyourprogress.A．Focusonwhatgoeswellforyou.B．Takeprideinyouropinionsandideas.C．Thinkaboutwhatyou’dliketoachieve.D．It’scertainthattherolewillgotosomeoneelse.E．Recognizewhatyoucanchangeandwhatyoucan’t.F．Trainyourinnervoicetoremindyouofwhatyouareaccomplishing.G．Cheeronothersfortheirsuccessandkeepinmindwhatyoudowell.Haveyouexperiencedtimeswhenyoufeellikeyou’reundertoomuchpressure？Ithinkmostofyouwillsayyes.Actually，manythingscanstrikeusbeyondourcontrol.Withanannoyingmixoflatetrains，missedappointmentsandworkdeadlines，manyofusarelivinginaconstantstateofstress.Expertswarn，ourmodernlifestylesmeanthatstressisalmostcontinuous，andcomeswithoutthenaturalreleasethateitherfightingorfleeingmightprovide.1.Conditionsvaryfrommoodswings(情緒波動)toanxiety，irritability，nervousnessandtiredness.Inextremecases，itcanevencauseheadaches，musclecramps，anddigestiveproblems.Butthereareanumberofthingswecandotomanagethesymptoms.?2.Balancingbloodsugarisessentialinloweringstress.Tomaintainitslevel，youcantrytohaveonesmallmealeverytwo-to-threehoursthatcontainsprotein，forexample，breakfast，lunchanddinnerplusamid-morningandmid-afternoonsnack.Inthiscase，yourbloodsugarwillbesteady.3.?Laughasyoulike.4Manystudiesshowthatlaughterboostsourenergy，decreasesstresshormones，improvesimmunityandlessenspains.Trytofindhumorinlifeandengageinactivitiesthatmakeyoulaugh.Don’tfeelguiltyaboutdoingwhatyoulove.Itwillworkitsmagicinyourbody.?Scheduleyourworkouttiming.Itcouldbethetime，ratherthanthewaythatdetermineshoweffectiveyourworkoutswouldbe.5Doenergy-formingexerciseslikerunningoraerobicsinthemorning，andmilderactivitiesintheevening.Tryawalkattheendofthedaytocalmyourmindandstretchyourmuscles.A．Eatlittleandoften.B．Sowillyourmoodswings.C．Laughteristhebestmedicine.D．Thesethingsareactivatedbylaughing.E．Theaimofexerciseistoboostyourenergy.F．Adaptyourexerciseroutinetothebiologicalclock.G．Livingwithitcanleadtoawholerangeofhealthproblems.Whenyou’vedecidedtomakechangesinyourbody，themostimportantthingtodoistostartwithaneffectivedietplan.Andthere’snodoubtthatyoumusthavestartedwithsomeparticulardiettogetthedesiredbodyshape.1Themajorityoftheanswersare，“Wefailed.”And，it’snormalbecausefollowinganydietplanasksforstrongwillpower.Hereareafewtipsthatcanhelpyoustayonthetrackandgetthedesiredresults.·2.Whenyou’refollowinganyparticulardietplanforalongperiodandfailtonoticeanychanges，you’resuretostumble(動搖)andthat’swhereyouhavetokeepyourpositiveattitude.Justthink，ifithastakenyearstopileupfatonyourbody，it’llalsotakethetimetoremoveit.So，continueworkinghardandsticktotheplan.·Thinktwicebeforeeating.Beforeeatinganything，giveitathought.3Forsure，thisthoughtgivingactivitywon’ttakemuchtimetobecomeapermanenthabit.·Knowifyouarereallyhungry.Thisisthemostimportantthingthatyouneedtodo.4Ifyou’reunawarethatyou’refull，youwon’tstopeatingandwillkeepongaining.·Keepyourselfmotivated.Self-motivationisakeytoweightloss.Itpushesyoutowardsyourdestination.5Justfixatimeandpromisetolosecertainpoundstillthatdateortakeyourfavoritedressandtakeapledge(誓言)tofitinit.A．Staypositiveaboutlosingweight.B．So，keeponencouragingyourself.C．So，howoftendidyousticktoitstrictly?D．Gettingonwithanydietplanisentirelyamindgame.E．Stayingenergeticduringthedietplanhelpsyousticktoit.F．It’llstopyoufromovereatingwhichcontributesalotinlosingweight.G．Thinkaboutyourweightlossgoalsanddecideifeatingthatparticularthingisfineforyou.Canyouimagineyourparentschoosingyourhusbandorwifeforyou?Andcanyouimaginenotsettingeyesonhimorheruntilyourweddingday?ThissituationiscommoninIndia，theMiddleEastandmanypartsofAfrica.1Wedon’trealizethatpeopleinotherplacesoftengetmarriedinverydifferentways—andwithdifferentmotives.2Amarriageprovidesasafeandstablehomeforthehusbandandwife.Italsojoinschildren，makingsurethecouplewillbetakencareofinoldage.Becauseamarriageisimportantforthewholefamily，someculturesdon’tletyoungpeoplechoosewhomtomarry.Justastherearemanydifferentreasonsformarriage，therearealsomanydifferentweddingrituals(儀式)．3InatypicalWesternwedding，thebrideseeksgoodluckbywearing“somethingold，somethingnew，somethingborrowedandsomethingblue”．Somethingoldrepresentsthepast.Somethingnewrepresentssuccessinthefuture.Somethingborrowedremindsthebrideshecangethelpfromherfriendsandfamily.4.InPoland，oneweddingtraditionisnotonlylucky，butalsoverypractical.Theweddingguestspinmoneytothebride’sdresswhilesheisdancing.Themoneyismeanttobringluckandtohelptheyoungcouplebuildtheirnewlife.InBermuda，theyoungcoupleplantsatreeintheyardoftheirnewhome.Oncetheymovein，theytakegoodcareofthetree，makingitgrowandblossom.Theplantingofthetreeisagoodmetaphor(隱喻)formarriage.5.A．Everyculturehasitsownwaysofbringinggoodlucktothehappycouple.B．Andsomethingblueremindshertobetruetoherhusband.C．IntheUnitedStates，parentsdonotarrangemarriagesfortheirchildren.D．Atrulygoodmarriageissomethingthatgrowswithcare.E．Marriagecustomsaroundtheworldoftendifferfromourown.F．Inmanycountries，marriageisapracticalmatter.G．Differentcountrieshavedifferentcultures.HowtoSurviveHighSchoolHighschoolcanbeaterriblephaseifyougetitallwrong.Findouthowtosurvivehighschoolwithafeweasytips.1.BeYourself.Highschoolisafuntimetomakenewfriends,meetnewpeople,dateandsocialize.Makefriendswithallkindsofpeopleandnotjustagroupwhichyouarecomfortablewith.Mostpeerpressurecasesarebecauseoftheweakimagecreatedbyfreshmen.1Don’tgiveintoanyone’swants.2.2.Chooseyourfriendscarefullyandmakesureyouwon’tgetinfluencedbyanyone.Socialize,butbyjudgingwhoyoucanconnectto.Youwillfindfriends,butstayawayfromtheoneswhodon’twanttobeyourfriendsasabadcompanyistemping,butthegoodoneistrue.3.BeOptimistic.Thereisnothingbetterthanhavingasmileonyourfacewheneveryoucan.3Don’tbeafraidtomakefriends,don’tgetaggressiveorpersonalwithanyoneandtreatothersthewayyouwanttobetreated.Respectyourteachersandclassmatesandtrytobehelpfulifyouwantthesameinreturn.4.BeConfident.Whenyoubelieveinyourself,othersbelieveinyou.Talk,walkandaddresspeopleconfidentlyandthiswillcreateastrongimageaboutyou.4Becreativeanduniqueandlearntosettrends.Confidenceisonequalityyougrowwith,andpeoplerespectyouforthat.5.LoveHighSchool.5Makethemostoutofit,andyouwillnevergetthosemomentsback.Comeupwithprankideas,getadetention,topyourclass,makethebestfriends,drink,gotoprom,party,butjustmakeasmanymemoriesasyoucan!Withthesetipstosurvivehighschool,youwillsurelybeproudofgraduatingasanallroundapproachingadultcarryingthebestroots.So,whenyouthrowthosehatsintheair,feelthefreedomandremembereverymomentyouspentin“HighSchool”.A.Andalwayswearyoursmile.B.KeepGoodCompany.C.Justbeyourselfandcreateastrongselfimage.D.Practicepositivethinking.E.Doyourthing,anddon’timitateothers.F.Fallinlovewithit.G.Studyashardasyoucaninyoursparetime.Tellingthetruthisagoodhabit.1Hereisastoryofamanwhodidalotofbadthings,buthispromisetotellthetruthsavedhim.Onceamancametotheprophet(預言家)Muhammadandsaid,“Ihavemanybadhabits.2”Theprophetsaid,“Giveuptellingliesfirstandalwaysspeakthetruth.”Themanpromisedtodosoandwenthome.3Beforesettingout,hethoughtforamomentaboutthepromisehemadewiththeprophet.“IftomorrowtheprophetasksmewhereIhavebeen,whatshallIsay?IfItellthetruth,Iwouldbepunishedforstealing.”Sothemandecidednottostealthatnight,andgaveupthisbadhabit.Thenextday,hefeltlikedrinkingwine.4Hesaidtohimself,“IcannottelltheprophetthatIdranksomewine.AndifIspeakthetruth,peoplewillhateme,becauseaMuslimisnotallowedtodrinkwine.”Sohegaveuptheideaofdrinkingwine.Inthisway,wheneverthemanthoughtofdoingsomethingbad,herememberedhispromisetotellthetruthatalltime.5.Soifyoualwaysspeakthetruth,youcanbeagoodperson.A.Youwillmakemorefriendsinthisway.B.Onebyone,hegaveupallhisbadhabits.C.WhichoneofthemshouldIgiveupfirst?D.Atnighthewasabouttogoouttosteal.E.Isthereanygoodwaytogiveupmybadhabits?F.Whenhewasabouttodoso,hethoughtofhispromiseagain.G.Ifyoualwaysspeakthetruth,youcansaveyourselffromalotoftrouble!9.Doctorsexplainthatangercouldbeanextremelydamagingemotion,unlessyoulearnhowtodealwithit.Theywarnthatangercanleadtoheartdisease,stomachproblems,headaches,emotionalproblemsandpossiblecancer.____1_____Somepeopleexpressangeropenlyinacalmreasonableway.Othersburstwithanger,andscreamandyell.Butotherpeoplekeeptheirangerinside.Theycannotorwillnotexpressit.Thisiscalledrepressinganger.Foryearsmanydoctorsthoughttha