Every time you visit Disney World，there's something new to see. What began in 1971 as the Magic Kingdom now includes the high­tech，movie­mad Disney and Animal Kingdom. Each time the park expands，so do your chances to spend money. How can you save？As a family guide to Disney World，I've been to the park more than 25 times with my kids，and I've developed a few money­saving plans.

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#}Even if you're visiting for fewer days，it's a deal(the pass costs$229 for visitors ages 10 and up，$183 for kids ages three to nine and is free for kids under age three)．Without the pass，you'll have to pay separately for Pleasure Island and the water parks. A single trip to Blizzard Beach，for example，would cost a family of four $100.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#}The prices at some of the nicer restaurants，especially those in Epcot's World Showcase，are much lower at noontime than at dinner. It's wise to make reservations before you leave home. Call 407­W­DISNEY.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#}F or $65，you can get a Magic Kingdom Club Gold Card(call 1­800­56­DISNEY)．Card­holders get up to 20 percent off Disney hotel rooms，plus price breaks on character breakfasts，theme park tickets and goods from Disney stores.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#}Character­theme dinner shows are expensive，costing a family of four about $140，and even a character breakfast，where Mickey or Donald Duck joins you for cakes，can set you back $50.If your budget is tight，try to meet the characters inside the theme parks and at free in­park shows. You can watch the Diamond Horseshoe show，for example，in the Magic Kingdom for no additional cost，while the similarly themed Hoop­Dee­Doo Musical Revue requires expensive tickets.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#}By then，the kids will really know what they want，and you won't waste money on expensive things.

A．Members can get lots of benefits.

B．Dine out at lunch.

C．Become a Gold Card Member.

D．Don't pay extra to see a character.

E．Buy the five-day All-in-One Hopper Pass (入场券).

F．Don't waste money on any gift­buying.

G．Wait until the end of your trip to buy souvenirs.

    For the rest of March, a disease will sweep across the US. It will keep kids home from school.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}Employees will suddenly lose their ability to concentrate.

    The disease, known as "March Madness", refers to the yearly 65 – team US men's college basketball tournament (锦标赛). {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Teams compete against each other in a single – elimination (单局淘汰) tournament that eventually crowns a national champion.

    Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness. The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game. Friends compete against friends. {#blank#}3{#/blank#}Colleagues against bosses.

    Big – name schools are usually favored to advance into the tournament. But each year there are dark horses from little – known universities.

    This adds to the madness. Watching a team from a school with 3,000 students beat a team from a school with 30,000, for many Americans, is an exciting experience. Two years ago, the little – known George Mason University was one of the final four teams. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

    College basketball players are not paid, so the game is more about making a name for their university and themselves.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}About $ 4 billion will be spent gambling (赌) on the event. According to Media Life magazine, the event will bring in $ 500 million in advertising income this year, topping the post – season income of every US professional league, including that of the NBA.

A. Husbands against wives.

B. The players will go all out for the games.

C. But that doesn't mean money isn't involved.

D. College students will ignore piles of homework.

E. People are willing to spend more money on watching it.

F. It begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April.

G. Many people had never even heard of the university before the tournament.

Can We Stop Food Longing Through Imaginary Eating?

    Are you fighting an urge to reach for chocolate? Then, let it melt in your mind, not in your mouth. According to the recent research, imagining eating a specific food reduces your interest in that food, so you eat less of it.

    This reaction to repeated exposure to food—being less interested in something because you've experienced it too much—is called habituation. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

    The research is the first to show that habituation can occur through the power of the mind. “If you just think about the food itself—how it tastes and smells—that will increase your appetite,” said Carey Morewedge, a well-known psychologist. “It might be better to force yourself to repeatedly think about chewing and swallowing the food in order to reduce your longing. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Visualizing yourself eating chocolate wouldn't prevent you from eating lots of cheese,” he added.

    Morewedge conducted an interesting experiment. 51 subjects were divided into three groups. One group was asked to imagine putting 30 coins into a laundry machine and then eating three chocolates. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Another group was asked to imagine putting three coins into a laundry machine and then eating 30 chocolates. Lastly, a control group imagined just putting 33 coins into the machine—with no chocolates. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} When they said they had finished, these were taken away and weighed. The results showed the group that had imagined eating 30 chocolates each ate fewer of the chocolates than the other groups.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Physical signals—that full stomach feeling—are only part of what tells us we've finished a meal. The research suggests that psychological effects, such as habituation, also influence how much a person eats. It may lead to new behavioral techniques for people looking to eat more healthily, or have control over other habits.

A. What's more, this only works with the specific food you've imagined.

B. People were advised to try different methods to perform the experiment.

C. For example, a tenth bite is desired less than the first bite, according to the study.

D. All of them then ate freely from bowls containing the same amount of chocolate each.

E. It meant those who repeatedly imagined eating would concern about some specific food.

F. This requires the same motor skills as eating small chocolates from a packet, the study says.

G. This study is part of the research looking into what makes us eat more than we actually need.

Public Speaking

    Public speaking can be defined as the act of making a speech in front of a group of listeners.

    The types of public speaking are deliberately structured with three general purposes: to inform, to persuade and to entertain. An informative speech has a purpose to inform, or give knowledge to its audience. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}For persuasive speech, the speaker would try to change the mindset, perception, or behavior of the audience for their own good. Thus, the speaker needs to look for common ground with the audience and try to relate to what they might agree on. The last type is a ceremonial speech. It tends to be less formal and more personal than the other types of speeches. No matter how well you know the person you are giving speech about, try not to say bad things about them, even if it is meant to be a joke.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Sparing some time to practice will help build confidence and help determine how long the presentation will last. Aside from it, knowing who the audience will be is quite necessary. Try to get as much information as possible regarding this particular area related to the audience. Knowing the "battlefield" in advance will give the speakers a huge advantage.

    Language is the main aspect a speaker needs to pay attention to while giving a speech.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#}A speaker needs to choose their words carefully and make it clear to the audience what they mean. Often, when given a speech, the audience look up to the speaker to give them something new and useful. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}Language and delivery alone will not be sufficient if the speaker does not have the body language. The movement and gesture of a speaker also affect the audience. While closing the speech or presentation, speakers can restate their main points, just to remind the audience of the important things that have been said. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

A. It needs to be used clearly.

B. These speeches mark special occasions.

C. The important thing to watch about is not to put in too much information.

D. The key of perfecting anything is through practice, including public speaking.

E. They can also end it with a special message and encourage the audience to ask questions.

F. Knowing how public speaking is done is a key part in understanding the importance of it.

G. Thus, the speaker needs to know how to deliver their speech to fulfill the audience's expectation.

    Tourism can be both good and bad. Yes, it brings in money for the local economy and creates lots of jobs for locals.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}

    One growing problem is tourists who want to prove that they have visited a destination. They have used paints, rocks, or even keys to write on the Luxor Temple in Egypt, the Colosseum in Rome, Stonehenge in the UK, and many, many other places. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}

    Another big problem in some places has been tourists disturbing (打扰) the local people and life. Some tourists walk around and take pictures of local people without asking for their permission(准许). For example, Chiang Mai University in Thailand and Yonsei University in South Korea have great numbers of tourists visiting their campuses and walking through their libraries, taking pictures of students, and disturbing their studies. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Some tourists love to party there late into the night, making it difficult for locals to sleep.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#}Walking in large groups without considering others who need to walk by, crossing roads without thinking of local traffic laws, and many more, can be seen everywhere.

      The only way to solve the problem of terrible tourists is to make sure that you are not one! {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Remember, whenever you step out of your country, you are representing (代表) your country to the rest of the world.

A. But it may also bring some problems.

B. Pass kindness along to future generations.

C. Thousands of tourist sites are being destroyed.

D. Be the best, kindest, most polite tourist possible.

E. The number of problems from tourists is endless.

F. Enjoy the excellent food, and go shopping at the local markets.

G. Another example is Sanlitun, a neighborhood in Beijing, China.

Race walking (竞走) has become more and more popular in recent years. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} For example, it can make a person stronger and more patient.

Race walking is different from running. The race walker should take the correct running posture (姿势). He must never be completely out of contact with the ground, which means the back foot cannot fully leave the surface until the front foot has touched the ground. In addition, the leg carrying the race walker's weight must remain completely straight until his body has passed over it. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} If not, he will be warned (警告) by judges (裁判) and even lose the chance to continue the competition.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#} Some race walkers can reach a speed very close to that of professional runners. In 2008, the men's 20 km race walk world record was one hour sixteen minutes and forty-three seconds, while the current world record for a 20 km run was fifty-five minutes and forty-eight Seconds.

Race walking has become an important Olympic event. At first, only men were allowed to take part in race walking in the Olympics. Some years later, women were also allowed to take part in it in the Olympics. Women are typically slower than men in race walking. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}

If you want to learn it, you can read some books or watch videos to find out the basics of race walking. {#blank#}5{#/blank#} You'll receive good guidance on the skills of race walking.

A. But their record scores are fairly close.

B. The correct posture is not easy to stick to.

C. The race walker must follow these basic rules.

D. It's a sport helpful to people's health and mind.

E. Or you can turn to a race walking coach directly.

F. Learning race walking can be tiring in the beginning.

G. The speed of race walking can be even as fast as that of running.