With the cold weather season rapidly approaching, caring for dry skin may become more challenging. Here are some tips on how to protect your skin and keep it healthy throughout the colder months of the year.

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    Avoid harsh(刺激性的) cleansers containing sulfates or alcohol, and choose a gentle cleanser. Harsh cleansers may disrupt the PH balance of your skin and cause dryness.

    Switch to a face oil

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#} In order to avoid dryness, rub about 3 to 5 drops of oil the palm of your hands and then gently pat it into the skin. Face oils offer the benefit of conditioning the skin and protecting it from the cold air.

    Exfoliate(去死皮)

    Exfoliating is very important because it helps to get rid of dead skin cells and encourages skin cell renewal.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} However, especially when the skin is feeling extra dry, it is important to use a gentle product and not to overdo it.

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    If you don't feel thirsty and struggle with taking in enough liquids, try to drink tea, sweetened with a little raw honey. Dehydrated skin cells have a slower turnover rate, which results in dull skin and more visible fine lines.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#} The most advantage is that you will spend the cold season with comfort and confidence.

A. Drink plenty of water

B. Eat homemade soups

C. Use mild facial cleansers

D. Follow the above tips, you may own nice skin and look better.

E. Here are three of the most common example of skin discomfort.

F. After cleansing your face, your skin still takes the risk of dryness.

G. Moreover, dead skin cells won't allow your face oil to enter the skin deeply.

A memorable science project

    If someone tells you to remember a phone number or address, it feels like an easy task at first. You repeat the numbers to yourself, either aloud or in your mind. But after just a few seconds you might find yourself starting to doubt your own memory.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Thus, it will try to throw away information that seems old or irrelevant. There are ways of helping our minds retain (记住) information, however, and in this activity you will explore ways that we lose and keep memories.

    Short-term, or working memory, is a way of describing most people's abilities to store a small amount of information for a brief period of time in a readily accessible form{#blank#}2{#/blank#} People don't have to stop and think to remember something in short term memory.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#}Such techniques include visualizing (观察) the information in a surprising way or linking pieces of information together so that one reminds you of the other. In the case of visualizing information, this could be as simple as remembering you parked your car on the fifth floor in the D section by picturing five dogs sitting in your car!{#blank#}4{#/blank#} If you need to purchase cereal (谷物), milk, fruit, cheese and eggs, you could imagine the cereal in a bowl, with milk pouring over it and pieces of fruit on top. Then imagine cracking an egg over everything, and it's full of melted cheese! These may seem simple or even silly.{#blank#}5{#/blank#} In this activity you'll test the recall of a few friends or family members, and learn a few tricks for improving memory!

A. There are many techniques for improving memory.

B. Our brain is always seeking new and useful information.

C. Short-term memory has a short duration but is quickly and easily accessed.

D. In addition, linking information could help you remember your grocery list.

E. Retaining that information over longer periods of time becomes difficult yet.

F. Your short-term memory has a limited amount of space to store information.

G. However, they are proved to be good ways for improving memory by scientist.

How to Read a Book

    Books can be your best friends．{#blank#}1{#/blank#}They can introduce you to things you may never see …But do you know how to read them in order to get the fullest enjoyment possible? The following tips should help．

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Look in the library or in one of the large bookstores．You could also ask friends if you could have a look at their book shelves. Search the shelves until you find a book that looks good．Read the first page to see how it reads, and the cover text on the back of the book, if it has any．If you are already concentrating，then buy it or borrow it.

    Do not start to read it until you have the time．{#blank#}3{#/blank#}And set aside time to do nothing else but read，as it can be，at times，suspenseful(悬疑的)，exciting and relaxing．

    Get comfortable on the couch．Have a lamp behind you, lighting the area where you are reading．Make sure the television is off and that anything else that could distract(使分心) you has been attended to．{#blank#}4{#/blank#}

    Start the book by turning the pages and really enjoy it．Do not think about anything else but what you are reading．Put yourself into the action or location in the story．Once you concentrate completely, it will be difficult to put the book down．And remember that reading is not running your eyes over a book．{#blank#}5{#/blank#}However，if you need to read the book quickly，then you do not need to pay attention to every word．

A. Find a book.

B. Look for a place.

C. Otherwise, you will miss it.

D. You should read it actively and enjoy it completely.

E. They can take you to places that you may never go.

F. Get warm if you are going to be sitting still for a few hours.

G. If you are busy doing other things, you should wait until you have finished them.

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    Making a joke now would make the situation even worse, so don't go there. Although you might feel like running away or even crying, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. Instead, apologize, "I'm so sorry. That was really mean of me."

    If you've been disrespectful to a teacher or a parent, accept whatever consequences without complaint. If you've hurt a friend, do your best to make it up to them. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. If someone else bring it up, just say," I feel bad enough about that—can we just let it go, please?"

    The next time you're stuck in an embarrassing moment, remind yourself that you're a strong person and you can get through this. Stay calm and act confident and {#blank#}5{#/blank#}.

Ways to have a happy school life

    Your schooldays should be some of the best and happiest days of your life. How can you gain(收获) the most from them, and ensure you do not waste this wonderful opportunity to learn?

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    Expect to work. School is not a holiday camp. If you are not working, you are wasting your time at school. Teachers cannot make everything enjoyable.

    Keep fit. If you do not eat a good breakfast, you will be thinking about food in class. If you go to bed late and do not have enough sleep, you will be sleepy in class. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

    Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} If you get behind the class, it is very difficult to get back in front. You cannot finish a race if you rest all the time.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Everyone will fail in some tests, lose some matches and have bad days. Don't make small problems seem very big and important.

    Set study targets. If your last grade was a D, work for a C. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Think of small targets: "l will speak in class four times this week." or "I will get two more marks this week."

    Follow my advice and have a happy school life!

A. No pains no gains.

B. Be positive about school.

C. Try to make progress bit by bit.

D. We are expected to get a perfect score.

E. Do not say you will do things tomorrow.

F. Play some sports to keep your body strong.

G. Don't be too disappointed if things sometimes go badly.

How to Appreciate Art

Unlocking the meaning behind a work of art is one of the many joys of viewing and collecting. But how do you appreciate art and actually interpret it?{#blank#}1{#/blank#}.

Look at the art

        {#blank#}2{#/blank#}, but it's more than quickly glancing at the art and drawing a conclusion. Before stepping back and taking the artwork in, take a moment to identify the artwork's basic qualities：

Is it a painting or sculpture?

Is the texture (质感) rough or smooth?

Does it appear chaotic (混乱的) or organized?

All of these are elements the artist chose when designing the artwork, so they need to be considered. 

Identify the art and artist

Knowing when or how the artwork was made reveals more information. Take for example the famous Guernica (1937) by Pablo Picasso, knowing Picasso composed the painting in response to the bombing of the town of Guernica during the Second World War leads to understanding its anti-war ideas. Even if the historical context of an artwork is not apparent, knowing the year of its creation offers an idea as to the broader events taking place at the time.         {#blank#}3{#/blank#}.

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Use what you observed in the first two steps to think about meanings the artwork could have. Many artists have specific meanings behind their art, but also encourage viewers to come up with their own understandings. In this way, there is no "right"answer that must be reached to unlock the painting's mysteries.

Discover your tastes

Just remember one important fact: You don't have to look at everything. For instance, if you dislike abstract art, skip the abstract. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}, so don't be afraid to stop and observe something outside of your tastes.

The next time you are admiring a work of art, keep these techniques in mind, and its meaning may unfold before your eyes.
 

A. Think about the meaning

B. Maintain your own opinions

C. Viewing the art seems like an obvious first step

D. However, keeping an open mind is always encouraged

E. Applying these techniques to every work of art you come across may seem confusing

F. Looking at and understanding art is all about taking the time to view, identify and think

G. In all cases, learning something about the artist undeniably adds to the appreciation of art