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tall and muscular and their "perfect" female equivalent is beautiful, firm and seemingly impossibly thin. These
"perfect" people are seen to have happiness, wealth and partners. The hidden message is "be like this and you
can have these things, too". This is what creates the pressure in most people-aspiring to these idealized body
images. We want these things and we think this is the way to get them. This pressure affects a lot of men and
women and, increasingly, boys and girls.
Many people ignore the fact that the idealized body images that surround them are just that idealized and
actually impossible for most of us. This can lead to poor self-esteem (自尊) and lack of confidence.
Remember the vast majority of people don"t have perfect bodies. It doesn"t actually mean you can"t have the
positive things. The biggest myth is there are many ways to be attractive beyond the stereotype, It"s certainly
not always the best-looking person that gets the girl or guy.
Most of us are much more likely to talk and get to know somebody who is friendly and approachable rather
than a more physically attractive self-centered person. Recognize your advantages and make the most of them
rather than dwell on imperfections. Your attitude towards yourself makes a big difference. Lack of confidence
in your appearance can lead you to behave in defensive ways that appear unfriendly, and this behavior is likely
to put people off rather than your appearance.
Believing in yourself and feeling good about your appearance will help automatically send off more positive
signals of yourself. So don"t waste time trying to be a second-class somebody else but get on with being a first-
class you!
B. They are not real men and women but something in the pictures.
C. They are believed to represent wealth, power and happiness.
D. They are one of the sources of jealousy for many ordinary people.
B. Most people think that it is the best way to achieve their personal goals.
C. Most people use those ideal bodies as examples for their children.
D. Most people ignore the fact that ideal bodies are impossible for them.
B. people full of confidence will be attractive to those around
C. ideal bodies are the only type of people that will be loved
D. most people with ideal bodies behave in a defensive way
B. Cry over it, if you are an ugly-looking guy.
C. Make the best of your appearance to make profits.
D. Be confident, whether you are good-looking or not.
B. You are always the best and all other people are the second class.
C. It is better to be a second class of others than a first class of yourself.
D. It is impossible to be both a second class somebody and a first-class you.
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are a little difficult for me to understand. I didn"t even know that fairy tales existed until I attended public
school at the age of eight. Of course once I found out about books of this type, I would read them as quickly
as I could.
Again and again, I begged my mother to take me to the library and let me choose a few. Finally, my
request was granted (允许). After our return from the library, I started reading them eagerly and energetically,
one after another. And I tried to put myself in the female character"s shoe. I found she had to suffer before
the handsome prince came to her rescue, and then they would live happily ever after.
I asked my mother why she never let me know about fairy tales. Looking straight in my eyes, she told me
that life is not like fairy tale. There are good and bad things that will happen through life. At the end, though,
there is not a man that will come and "save" us. We do not need savings; we instead want someone in our lives
to share those good moments and bad ones; we want someone we can rely on and also they can rely on us.
Life is not about "happy ever after".
What then is life about, mom? Life is the finding things. He holds your hands and says "come with me"
and you live, laugh and love together. But things are not going to be perfect. You still have to face difficulties
together, working hard for your relationship.
B. took no interest in reading books
C. didn"t read any books of fairy tales
D. was forced to improve her reading skills
B. She was crazy about fairy tales.
C. Her mother always took her to the library.
D. Her mother didn"t allow her to read books of fairy tales.
B. They are unreal but worth reading.
C. The major characters always have a happy ending.
D. The major characters will be rewarded for their kindness.
B. Unnecessary for her kid.
C. Easy for her kid to understand.
D. Helpful in building her kid"s character.
B. no pains, no gains
C. life is about sharing
D. one needs to live on his/her own
to buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop just to find shelter from a sudden shower.
Whatever the reason, you can soon become totally unaware of your surroundings. You soon become engrossed
in some book or other, and usually it is only much later that you realise you have spent far too much time there
and must dash off to keep some forgotten appointment-without buying a book, of course.
This opportunity to escape the realities of everyday life is, I think, the main attraction of a bookshop. There
are not many places where it is possible to do this. You can wander round such places to your heart"s content.
If it is a good shop, no assistant will disturb you with usual greetings,"Can I help you, sir?" Of course you may
want to find out where a particular section is. Then, and only then, are his services necessary. However, when
he has led you there, the assistant should retire carefully and look as if he is not interested in selling a single
book.
You have to be careful not to be attracted by the variety of books in a bookshop. It is very easy to enter the
shop looking for a book on ancient coins and to come out carrying a copy of the latest best-selling novel. This
sort of thing can be very dangerous. Apart from running up a huge account, you can waste a great deal of time
wandering from section to section.
B. Quarrelling with the shop assistant.
C. Buying other books instead of those he wanted.
D. Forgetting some important appointment.
B. Reading is free of charge there.
C. There is nobody disturbing you there.
D. You can enter without any certain reason.
B. Forbidden.
C. Puzzled.
D. Impressed.
B. encourage people to do some reading in bookshops
C. share his experience in bookshops
D. give some advice on buying books in a bookshop
is filled with thankfulness, gratefulness and a positive mind?
The moment we open our eyes each day, we should be grateful that we are still alive. We are given a
brand-new day. We are given another day to love. We are given another day of hope. We are given another
chance to do whatever we have failed to accomplish. Those who have chosen to leave this place do not have
any second chance.
We should be grateful every day. By being grateful, we will treasure the things around us. We will learn
to appreciate life in a better way. Treat others better and find ourselves in a better mood every day. When
we are thankful and grateful for the things we have, the universe tends to give us more.
By being thankful and grateful for our personal health, we will focus our attention on it and we would
want to have a better well-being for our health. We will want to eat healthier food to nourish our body. After
all, the body is the temple of our soul. We have to treat it well so that it can carry us a longer journey in life.
When we face problems in life, be thankful and grateful too. They are designed specificall for us so that
we will be stronger and wiser. We are like a strong oak tree, facing the harsh weathers time to time. After
each storm, we will grow stronger and strengthen our foundations for the next harsh weather.
The year 2010 has come to an end. Have you achieved what you aimed for in the past year? Be grateful
for those you have achieved and especially for those you have not-both successes and failures. Failures and
mistakes will give you valuable lessons. So, pick yourself up and try again this year. Good luck!
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.
B. pleasant
C. fine
D. mild
B. face problems in life and choose to leave
C. focus our attention on our health
D. treat others better and find ourselves in a better mood
writing technique of _____.
B. stating facts
C. discussing matters
D. imitating things
B. Be Positive
C. Be Grateful Every Day
D. Pick Yourself Up
a telephone call from a woman who could not stop crying as she told me that one of my stories had saved her
son from committing suicide. In closing she called me a hero.
That got me thinking about what a hero really is. Was I a hero because I pulled a family from a burning car?
If so, how could I be a hero just because I wrote a story that saved someone"s life?
Today I decided to look up the word "hero" in the dictionary to see exactly what it meant. It read "a person
who does something brave". As I read on, it also said "a person who is good and noble".
That statement impressed me more than the part about being brave. So I thought about something very
important. Say I was walking into the local Wal-Mart Store and I happened to open, and hold the door for
someone as a courtesy. As they passed me by, I say, "How are you today?" Most of the time that would be no
big deal, but this time let"s say it was for someone who was deeply depressed and near the end of the rope.
That may have very well been the only kindness or courtesy shown to them in a very long time.
Having been near "the end of my rope", after my marriage of twenty years ended, I was in such a condition.
I was within hours trying to get up enough courage to end the pain and misery. When I returned home,
someone had sent me a card in the mail which told me how much they would appreciate me as a friend. That
wonderful card probably saved my life. That person, without even knowing it, saved a life and became a hero.
The many stories I-kept writing in the following years saved the life of a teenage boy. In turn that makes
the person who sent me the card a double hero. I suppose that is why I fight so hard to help the children now
living in orphanages (孤儿院). Most children come out of these institutions with a very hard and bitter attitude
against the world. The gifts we send them let them know that they have not been forgotten. Hopefully, most of
them will never hurt anyone because of the kindness shown to them by those of us who cared. If it works, we
will also become "heroes".
Gee, who would have ever thought that anyone can become a hero, and, possibly save a life, just by being
kind and courteous to others? The best part of all is that becoming a hero is free to all who wish to wear such
an honor.
B. What Exactly Is A Hero?
C. I Am A Hero
D. Everyone Is A Hero
B. both brave and fearless
C. both thoughtful and considerate
D. both cute and kind
B. the action of sending the card
C. the fact that the sender saved the writer
D. the fact that the sender was a true friend
B. Sending someone a wonderful card.
C. Keeping writing many stories for children.
D. Being kind to someone who has a hard time.
was your last, someday you"ll most certainly be right." Since then, for the past thirty-three years, I"ve looked
3 the mirror every morning and asked myself. "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do
what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a 4 , I know I
need to change something.
About a year ago I was 5 with cancer. Tile doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that
is incurable, and that I should 6 to live no longer than three to six months. They advised me to go home and
get my 7 in order, which is doctors" code for "prepare to 8 ". Later that evening when the doctors 9 the
cells taken from my pancreas (胰腺) under a microscope, they started crying because it turned out to be a very
rare form of pancreatic cancer that is 10 with surgery. I had the surgery and, 11 , I"m fine now.
This was the closest I"ve been to facing death, and I hope it"s the closest I get for a few more decades. Death
is the 12 we all share. No one has 13 escaped it. And that is 14 it should be, because Death is very likely the
single 15 invention of life. It"s Life"s change agent. It clears out the old to make 16 for the new. Your time is
17 , so don"t waste it living someone else"s life. Don"t be trapped by dogma (信条)-which is living with the
results of other people"s thinking. Don"t let the noise of 18 opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most
importantly, have the courage to 19 your heart and intuition (直觉). They 20 already know what you truly
want to become. Everything else is secondary.
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