Music that (1)_____________you The (2)___________ to treat different medical to reduce pain of music therapy conditions and illnesses to (4)____________ brain activity to get (5)____________disabilities How does music Music is soothing and relaxing; it stimulates our brains; classical music is therapy work? a favorite due to its complex sounds and patterns. Playing a musical instrument is also useful in (6)___________ stress and anxiety. Scientific proof (3)______________ Music has been shown to (7)____pain in cancer patients by increasing the release of endorphins. It has also been known to (8)__________ to the development of newborn babies. Certain types of music have also been found to (9)________blood pressure and slow a person’s heart rate. Music therapy is recognized as a useful (10)___________ to traditional treatment. (C) Many animal lovers would like to do more to help animals, but aren’t sure where to start or feel like they just don’t have the time. The good news is that there are many simple things you can do to help protect animals.
Think twice before you decide
The decisions you make when it comes to eating meat or other animal products can go a long way toward stopping the killing of animals. Consider eating a vegetarian（素食的） diet. If you aren’t ready to make this change, there are still things you can do. Do not buy animal products from companies known to use practices that go against the law such as using drugs to increase milk production in cows. Help get the word out
Getting the word out about the problems faced by animals can be as easy as putting up a notice on your car. Also, talk to your friends and family members about important issues that are related to animals. Give some simple advice to a friend with a new pet about the serious pet
over-population problem we’re facing. Turn to some books on the subject if you are not so clear about the advice you give your friend. Write a letter
We’ve all heard the saying, “ The pen is more powerful than the sword”. Put this idea to the protection of animals. If a company has practices or rules that are harmful to animals, write them a letter to let them know you are angry about them, and that you won’t buy their products until they make some changes. Write letters to state and local legislators（立法者） to let them know how important it is that they support legislation that protects animals. Make them know that their actions will have a great effect on your vote.
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Be more loving
If you’re considering adding a dog or a cat to your family, think about getting one from a homeless-animal house rather than buying a pet. There are many wonderful animals just waiting for a home. By taking back an animal from there, you will be helping in the fight against pet over-population, as well as giving your money to those who are responsible for taking care of pitiful animals.
Let your actions be an example to others
It may sound simple ,but one of the best ways to help animals is to let your actions speak to the world. You should do the following things first by yourself: Treat all living creatures with respect. Care about your pets and look after them well. Avoid (避免)entertainment places that use animals to perform. Support legislation （立法）that protects animals. All of these things set an example for others to follow. Title Think of your (1)_________carefully (3) ______out what you think Get (5)____from professional books if necessary Write a letter Let state and federal legislators know the (6)_____of their support for legislation protecting animals] Remind them that their actions Be more loving will(7)______your vote Adopt a pet from a (8) ________to fight against pet overpopulation and make good use of your Let your action be an example of others money Treat all living creatures (9)____________ Take good care of your pets Avoid entertainment places that abuse animals Support legislation which is (10)_________to animals Ways of protecting animals Adopt a vegetarian diet Avoid purchasing animal products from companies with (2)________practices Give your friend some simple (4)______on the pets overpopulation problem (D) Creativity is an important tool. It is one of the greatest human characteristics, and has helped us
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evolve(进化)into the society today. Strengthening your creative muscles is something that can help you get rid of many anxieties in your daily life. Here are four ways to exercise and improve your creativity.
Don’t develop routines: when we get into the habit of doing the same things, the same way, it tires our minds. Trying doing things different and try to do a variety of things. For example, take a different route to work each day, switch between your right and left hand when you are using your computer mouse. Take your lunch break at a different time every day. More importantly, breaking up your everyday routines will keep your mind active.
Educate yourself: when your brain is working creatively , it is pulling information from resources of stored knowledge. The more you know, the more options you have. Challenge yourself to learn something new every day. Each time you learn something new, your brain develops new connections. These connections allow your brain to access and process information more quickly, thus, improving your ability to be creative.
Write: write something daily will exercise your brain’s ability to organize thoughts. There are several ways you can go about this. Make it a rule to write something regularly. You can keep a diary, start a blog, or write articles for a website. Also, try to use new words every time you write. You could look up a new word in the dictionary every day, and then try to include that word into your writing. This way, not only are you being creative by writing, but you are also learning something new and avoid falling into a routine.
Take showers: this is something everyone should do for various reasons, but it will also help your creativity. Einstein said he always came up with his best ideas in the shower. Our minds like to process information on a subconscious level. The human brain is always trying to calculate patterns and formulas(公式). When you take a shower, the sound of the water running and hitting and hitting your body creates a complex and unique rhythm. This subconsciously wakes up your brain. The next time you are trying to come up with a solution to a difficult problem, try taking a shower and thinking about it. It really helps.
There are many other ways to improve your creative skills other than the ones listed above. The most important thing is that your keep your mind active by challenging it and doing creative activities. Whatever they may be, the human brain is a muscle that needs to be exercised just like any other muscle in our bodies. Keep your mind strong by doing a mental workout every day. Title (1)_____people can get from creativity How to improve your creativity It does (2)_____to evolution into the society today. It can help to make us not (3)_____in daily life Don’t develop routine Try to do a variety of things in (5)_____ways Break up your everyday routines to think(6)___ (4) _____to exercising and improving your Educate yourself by learning something creativity new(7)_____to develop new connections. Write every day to exercise your brain’s ability to organize thoughts (8)____the habit of writing something regularly Try to use new words in your writing by (9)_______the dictionary.
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Taking showers can wakes up your brain. Conclusion (10)____your mind by doing creative activities to keep your mind active. (E) Loneliness may just be one of the most difficult emotions for a human to experience. But the truth of it is that almost everyone faces it at some time or another. Some people experience loneliness after a loss such as a death, divorce or breakup. Sometimes we feel lonely because we don’t allow the people in our lives to become close to us. You can feel lonely even if you are not physically alone.
However, sometimes it is good to be alone. We can find comfort and peace in loneliness. Other times it is painful to feel lonely. Too much loneliness can also lead to depression. Worse still, one tends to give up his hope and resins(辞职) himself to his present situation.
Here are some tips to help you learn how to deal with loneliness.
Find yourself again. Some people have a harder time being alone than others. You can learn to take this time alone and learn to rediscover yourself. Who are you really? Do you ever take time just relax alone? Use this opportunity to find a new hobby or activity to keep you busy so you don’t have so much time to think about your loneliness.
Find your friends. If you are suffering from loneliness, this is a great time to get in touch with old friends or make some new ones. It’s always great to have someone to depend on when you are feeling down and it is wonderful to have someone you can call on the phone, send a letter or email or even invite over or go to visit when your loneliness is at its worst. This is a good time to meet a new friend or invite that co-worker to coffee on a lunch break. Allow yourself to take some risks when it comes to meeting new people and letting people into your life and you may feel less lonely.
Make yourself useful. Instead of being lost in a pool of sadness, find time to make yourself and your life useful to others. There are dozens of ways in which you could help. Go out into the community, offer your services, and your talents. Join a course. You will be surprised at how you gain fulfillment in serving others, in making others smile, in being an inspiration to live. You will soon find out that your former state of self-pity is just all about being too concerned about yourself, when you see that there is a whole world out there, and humanity is just as needy as you are. Find in yourself something you could offer to make this world a better place.
Whatever happens, remember that loneliness is a normal human emotion that almost everyone feels at some time or another. In most cases, you will deal with it on your own. Topic How to deal with your loneliness Facts about loneliness One experience loneliness when he suffers a loss or feels distant with people around One even feels lonely(3)______with his friends around him Loneliness can make one feel comfortable and (4)__________ Too much loneliness can also make one (1)________to deal with loneliness
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Two aspects of loneliness depressed and (5)__________ Find yourself again by taking time to (6)____or finding a new hobby
(7)_____your old friends in different ways Meet a new friend and let him into your life Making yourself useful by joining a course and (8)______others with your talents Make others smile and(9)________to live (2)_____________ Loneliness is normal and you can (10)_____it by yourself (F) When difficult people express themselves orally, they generally want at least two things: they have been heard and they’ve been understood. As a good communicator should be a good listener. Five steps are advocated toward good listening.
The first step is cooperating. How does a difficult person know that you’re listening and understanding? In fact, it’s through the way you look and sound while he is talking. You may help him to fully express his thoughts and feelings. You do this by nodding your head in agreement, making certain sounds of understanding.
When the person begins to repeat what’s been said, it’s signal of step two: turning back. It means that you repeat back some words he is using, sending a clear signal that you’re listening carefully and that you think what he is saying is important.
Having heard what he has to say, the next step is clarifying. At this point, you start to gather information about what is being communicated. Ask some open-ended questions, which will allow you to figure out what he is intended to do.
The fourth step is to summarize what you’ve heard. This allows you to make sure that both you and the difficult person are on the same page. When you do this, two things happen. First, if you’ve missed something, he can fill in the details. Second, you’ve shown what you’re making an effort to understand completely. This increase the possibility of gaining cooperation from him. Having listened carefully, you’ve now arrived at the point of confirming with the person that he feels satisfied that his thoughts have been fully voiced. Ask if he feels understood.
When enough sincere listening questioning, and remembering are brought together, understanding is usually achieved and a difficult person becomes less difficult and more cooperative. Topic Reason (3)________on listening Understand others by (1)__________ Difficult people hope that they have been heard and (2)_______when they express themselves (4)______in agreement and make some sounds of understanding while a difficult person is speaking Repeat some (5)_____that you have heard Collect information about the person’s expressions and find his (6)_________ Give a (7)_____of what the person has said Confirm that the person gains(8)_____from speaking his thoughts. (9)______________ A difficult person will be easier to (10)________with if understanding is achieved
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