Successful students are highly motivated(激励) by an inner drive to study well.They have a specific career goal in mind.{#blank#}1{#/blank#} So they form their own good study habits, plan ahead and stick to their study timetable on their own initiative.

    If you want to be a successful student, motivate yourself and know that it is only you who are responsible for your study.There are some great ways to improve your motivation.

    You should write down your educational goals, which makes them become clear. Imagine your success. Experience the feeling of reaching your particular goal.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}

    Seek advice and learn from the good students in your class.

    Successful students tend to study hard.They pay attention to class as well as taking notes.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} Outside class they find a quiet place to study, because they know that academic life comes before their social life.

    Set your goals. After setting goals it is important to write them down for many reasons. Goals that aren't written are only wishes. It helps you make a commitment(承诺) to yourself.

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    No one wants to regret not doing something they could have done.

    Successful students manage their time well by setting up a weekly timetable. They make the best use of their study time. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Most of the suggestions mentioned above can improve your motivation.

A.Give yourself rewards.Each time you complete a lesson, do something special for yourself.

B.It gives you a way to see your progress.

C.They make study time productive and not necessarily long.

D.You will be proud of yourself when you achieve success.

E.They know that they are responsible for their success or failure.

F.When you set your goals,make sure that your goals are specific and realistic.

G.They arrive at the classroom early and sit in the front.

    In spite of so many years of education behind us, can we confidently say we understand what it feels like to be a teacher?

    The biggest misunderstanding about teaching jobs is that anyone can be a teacher. In fact, the truth is far from it. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} They also know the teaching theory well. They should know how things should be taught and how one can be inspired to learn. Also, they need to have an idea about classroom management and students' psychology（心理学）.

    Now it can be really annoying for a teacher if someone says teaching is one of the easiest jobs around, because everyone just needs to be taught for a few hours a day. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} However, teachers work longer to come up with ways to make the knowledge appear more interesting to students and help them learn better.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#} And this is a big reason why more people decide to choose teaching as a career. However, good teachers choose to make good use of the break, by enrolling (注册) themselves for workshops on teaching, classroom management, and related things.

    All teachers are not the same, as against what is widely believed. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Every teacher is different and has a different approach（方法）to teaching.

 {#blank#}5{#/blank#} A teacher has meetings to attend, and is responsible for (对……负责) organizing school events. An important duty of a teacher is to prepare the progress report of each student and discuss it with his or her parents.

    In a word, teachers ought to be respected for what they do, and we should never forget their great contribution（贡献）to our success in life.

A. A teacher has many things to do rather than just teach.

B. It is true that teachers get a lot more holidays than others.

C. A good teacher is one who motivates students to overcome challenges.

D. To begin with, teachers are people who perform well in their fields of study.

E. A statement that is true for one teacher is not necessarily true for the others.

F. And common people even believe teachers are probably overpaid when their days end at 3 pm.

G. These teachers give all they can to create an ideal learning environment for their students.

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.

    What can you do to help people? The answer is — to be a volunteer! Then what is the common opinion of volunteering? {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

    Help yourself by helping others

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#}It's amazing to know that volunteering can calm you down when you feel upset. Lots of people really enjoy volunteering, because doing volunteer work could make a big difference in their life. So where do you start? School is a good place to start if you are looking for volunteer ideas.

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    Volunteering is a great way to have fun with your family. Talk to your parents, brothers, or sisters and see what they might be interested in. Find something you all agree on. You can do the things as a family like cleaning up a park and planting trees or flowers in your local community（社区）.

    Create your own opportunity for your future

    Kids can come up with their own ways to raise money or provide needed services. You can make and sell products, and donate（捐赠）the money. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}Volunteering can also help kids learn important things about their future — like what kinds of things they will be best at. A volunteer job can even help some kids decide what they want to do when they grow up. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Make a plan to start volunteering today!

A. So what are you waiting for?

B. Things to do with family members.

C. Clean up a school or other public buildings.

D. Volunteering gives kids a sense of responsibility.

E. Why don't you choose to do a job you like best?

F. Volunteering means spending time in helping others.

G. When you volunteer to help others, you are helping yourself.

    Floods are one of the most common disasters in the US. Some floods develop slowly. But flash floods(暴洪)can develop quickly, sometimes in just a few minutes and without any signs of rain. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} It carries rocks and can sweep away most things in its path.

    ⒈If a flood is likely in your area, you should:

    Listen to the radio or television for information. If there is any possibility of a flash flood, move at once to higher ground. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

    ⒉If you have time to prepare, you should:

Make your home safe by bringing in outdoor furniture. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Do not touch any electrical equipment if you are wet or standing in water.

    ⒊If you have to leave your home right away, remember these tips:

    Do not walk through moving water. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} If you have to walk in water, walk where the water is not moving. Use a stick to check the ground in front of you.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#} If floodwaters rise around your car, give up the car and move to higher ground if you can do so safely. Otherwise you and the car can be quickly swept away.

A. Do not drive into flooded areas.

B. Do not wait for instructions to move.

C. Turn off all pieces of electrical equipment.

D.20 cm of moving water can make you fall.

E. Floods can cause death and loss of treasures.

F. Flash floods often have a dangerous wall of water.

G. Mud left from floodwater can contain chemicals.

    You may have grown up living with lots of siblings, or this may be your first time sharing your living space with someone else. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Follow these tips to make sure you and your roommate keep things pleasant and supportive throughout the year (or even years)!

    Be clear about your expectations from the beginning. Do you know in advance that you hate it when someone hits the snooze button (贪睡闹铃) fifteen times every morning? That you're a neat freak (怪人)? That you need ten minutes to yourself before talking to anyone after you wake up? {#blank#}2{#/blank#} It's not fair to expect him or her to pick up on them right away, and communicating what you need is one of the best ways to avoid problems before they become problems.

    Address problems when they're little. Is your roommate always forgetting her things for the shower, and taking yours? {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Addressing things that annoy you while they're still little can help your roommate be aware of something she may not otherwise know. And addressing little things is much easier than addressing them after they've become big.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} This may seem simple, but it's probably one of the biggest reasons why roommates experience conflict. Don't think he'll mind if you borrow his shoes for a quick soccer game? For all you know, you just stepped over an uncrossable line. Don't borrow, use, or take anything without getting permission first.

    Be mindful of who you bring into your room-and how often. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} But your roommate may not. Be mindful of how often you bring people over. If your roommate studies best in the quiet, and you study best in a group, can you alternate who hits the library and who gets the room?

A. Be open to new ideas and experiences.

B. Respect all the things that belong to your roommate.

C. You may love having your study group into your room.

D. Expect to learn, grow and change during the time in the college.

E. Are your clothes being borrowed faster than you can wash them?

F. Let your roommate know as soon as you can about your little preferences.

G. Having a roommate can be both a challenge and a great part of your college experience.