Hobbies let you explore interests outside your work. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} There are plenty of options available to you. How can you choose the hobby that suits you from these options? Here are some tips.

    Look at what interests you. And examine what takes up your spare time, when you have it. Do you enjoy reading books? Maybe you want to try your hand at writing them. Do you like a cool beer at the end of the day? Maybe your hobby could be trying to make beer at home. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

    Think about what you value most. What qualities do you think important? Do you value wisdom or courage? Do you admire artistic expression? {#blank#}3{#/blank#} For instance, maybe you could volunteer at a library as a hobby because you value education, or maybe you could take up painting because you admire people who can express themselves with art.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Certain hobbies require certain skill sets. If you don't have much patience, then maybe hand sewing isn't something you'd enjoy. However, if you love building things, maybe you should consider a hobby like building furniture.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Ask your friends and family what you seem to talk about the most. Now, think about what it is about that subject that you enjoy so much and determine how it can be turned into a hobby.

A. Help others to choose a hobby.

B. Examine your skills and personality.

C. Turn what you already love into a hobby.

D. Decide whether you're interested in one thing.

E. Think about the topics you go on endlessly about.

F. They let you be creative and try all kinds of new things.

G. Let those qualities guide you when you're choosing a hobby.

    Pay more, and you get unexpected results.

    •Give what you can.

    You clean out your closets, right? Perfect. You don't need a half a million dollar check written out to your charity of choice to help someone. Maybe you have a few shirts you don't wear anymore or a few children's books you can bear to part with. The thing about giving a little is that when everyone gives a little, suddenly it turns into a lot. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}.

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    In a world where smart phones rule and it's not just possible, but normal, to have entire conversations without ever looking someone in the eye, it can be exciting and wonderful to lock eyes with someone grinning. Happiness is contagious, and it only takes a couple facial muscles to spread it.

    •Use please and thank you.

    Not to sound like your grandmother (go ahead and sit still!), but the smallest ways to show your thanks are these little words. They take zero effort to say, but the impact is huge. Aren't you thankful someone held the door for you when your hands were full? {#blank#}3{#/blank#}!

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    This is the best kind of multitasking! Whenever you get a little, give a little. There's a couple ways to finish: You can do it yourself (donating an older shirt when you pay for a new shirt, etc), or support companies that are passionate, good-hearted (really fun) do-gooders. Doesn't it get much better than that, does it?

    •Get in touch. Then listen.

    Maybe a grandparent is eating at the bit to hear about your adventures, or maybe an old friend had a really bad day, maybe your mom wishes you，d ring her up more often. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. You're member that your iPhone can make calls, right? Get in touch with those people that are dying to hear from you (because someone indeed is). Then, ask: How are you doing? What's new? These questions have such few syllables, but their depth is endless.

A. Tell them

B. Get on the line

C. Give when you get

D. Be a part of that lot

E. Support someone else

F. Smile with eye contact

G. Start building your wings

    Eating together as a family is a rare thing these days. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}, Once I start my own family, I'll definitely do anything possible to establish a tradition of eating together as a family. Here's why.

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    When you eat together as a family each day, your children will learn to respect both parents. They know you two are busy, but still find time to share meals with them.

    Learn good table manners

    When you have small kids, eating together as a family is an easy way to show and teach them good table manners, of course, if yours are good. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}, how to be on time so that other family members don't starve, and how to behave at the table. You want to be proud of your grown-up kids, don't you?

    Create wonderful memories

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. They will know how important it is to eat together as a family, and will definitely teach their kids to do the same. Your family tradition of sharing meals together as a family will pass down from generation to generation.

    There are many benefits of eating together as a family that many of us didn't even think about. Teach your children to appreciate family time and food, and show them how to behave well at the table. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}.

A. hey will thank you down the road

B. Your children will learn when it's best to eat

C. Respect both Mom and Dad

D. Parents are always busy and kids have their own plans

E. When you eat together, you do eat those healthy meals too

F. When your children grow up, they will never forget those funny and precious family mealtimes

G. It's an excellent opportunity to become a family unit and improve your relationship with kids

    Have you ever realised how much one moment of locking eyes can mean？As one of the best attributes(属性)of human expression, eyes can show a million different emotions in just one look.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}So it's easy to answer why it's good to practise eye contact in your life.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#}From talking to your teacher to thanking someone, eye contact shows you see the person as important. Therefore, respect will be received if you pay strong attention through your eyes.

    Looking the person in the eyes shows interest. If you like someone, why not look him in the eyes when you're talking to him？{#blank#}3{#/blank#}In order to put the most effort into showing the interest, look the person in the eye and smile.

    You can convey appreciation quite easily with eye.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}People are able to recognise how you feel. It's a good way to make a good impression on people and show your thanks with sincerity.

    Sometimes eye contact can be all you need to have someone understand what you mean.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}It's possible to guess what someone's thinking based on his eyes and how he looks on you.

A. Eye contact shows respect.

B. Good eye contact is different from glaring.

C. Even one glance can tell you a lot about a person's character.

D. Open your eyes, because you never know who might be watching.

E. Give a meaningful look into their eye while you're thanking people.

F. Looking away from him is unfriendly, especially if the person is trying to get your attention.

G. If you're trying to get a point across, eye contact can be an important way to express yourself.

    On an average day most of us check our smartphones 47 times, and this habit clouds our judgment on what information to select and store, which might explain why it's time we should do things about the information we take in to form memories.

    As simple as it sounds, the repetition of tasks-reading, or saying words over and over — continues to be the best method for transforming short-term memories into long-term ones. To do that, we have to retrain our minds to focus on one task at a time. Sadly, most turn a blind eye to this formula because we believe we're productive. New connections are made in your brain when you learn, so to remember what you learn, do what you probably did in your youth: Repeat words, thoughts and ideas over and over until you get them right.

    Also, spaced repetition might be the best way. Quickly pushing facts into our brains leads us to forget them in the long term. When you review knowledge and practice it often, it sticks, a research has shown. So if you can include what you're trying to remember into daily life, ideally over time, your chances of keeping it significantly improve. But once you stop reviewing that knowledge, the retention (保留) drops greatly. To get past it, space out your repetition over a few days and test the effect yourself. But be careful: find a healthy interval that works. This is a good way to effectively start tackling a new language.

    Sometimes, memory and focus usually go hand-in-hand. Dr. Cowan suggests rearranging our office setup as one way to improve focus. "The rebirth of the open workplace cannot be helping stay on task, "Dr. Cowan said. Referring to work spaces without desks, physical barriers and privacy, but with a lot of playthings.

    Multiple studies have found that procrastination (拖延) leads to stress and completely kills focus. Stop engaging in useless tasks like surfing the web and just handle whatever it is you need to work on. Then watch your focus increase quickly and your memory improve.

    Memory is very cue (提示) dependent, "Mr. Schacter, a psychologist, said, referring to. Something he calls absent-minded memory failure. "Most say it could never happen to me, but it's a very long list of responsible people that it has happened to. When you don't have that cue, you can forget almost everything. "

    A simple way around that is to set reminders. Even better, combine a few of these techniques: Write your reminder on a post-it and put it on your desk so you're forced to repeatedly look at it over a long period, including the practice of spaced repetition.

Tips for Writing a Great Speech

    How to write a strong speech? There are a lot of different ways to answer that question. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

    Read your speech out loud.

    Unlike almost all other forms of writing, speech-writing is designed for listeners. So, when reviewing your text, read it to yourself and pay attention to how the words sound and feel. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} If your phrases make you stumble (结巴),they are guaranteed to make your boss stumble as well. Just remember that good writing is not necessarily good speech-writing.

    Simple phrases are your friends.

    Keep your sentences short and sweet. Compound phrases with multiple clauses may look great on paper, but are likely to confuse your audience and decrease the effectiveness of your speech. Limit yourself to one or two ideas per sentence. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}

    Do your research.

    Before beginning a speech, make sure to familiarize yourself with the subject. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} The creative aspects of speech-writing are only effective when backed by a strong foundation of knowledge by the speaker. The audience must trust your words in order for their meaning to sink in. If you're well-prepared, it will show.

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    Your listeners should be a strong determining factor of the content, tone and style of your speech. Before drafting remarks, think about who you're speaking to, the place you're speaking at and the timing of your speech. There's a time and a place for every type of remarks. It's your job to figure out when and where you are.

A. Know your audience.

B. Show respect to your listeners.

C. Express them as clearly and powerfully as possible.

D. Thus, you can write about it with confidence and authority.

E. Do they slip off the tongue or are they clumsy and awkward?

F. Different writers are most likely to adopt diverse approaches to speech-writing.

G. Here are rules that all writers should follow in order to write a winning speech.