In one of my latest books, I compare people’s ability to controls (控制) on a media player. Just like the controls can help you enjoy wonderful songs, these methods will be choices for you to manage feelings successfully.

Pause.

Take time to stop and think before you speak or act. Of course, you may feel sorry if you like doing something without thinking-like sending an angry email or posting something bad on social media. If you feel your feelings getting out of control, pause. If possible, go for a short walk. Once you've calmed down, decide how you want to move forward.

Volume control

Have you ever noticed that when speaking with someone, your style or tone is a mirror (鏡子) of the person's you are speaking to? If you stay calm or quiet, they'll follow you. Shout or scream, and they'll do just like you. If a discussion starts to become worse, try to change it by softening your tone or lowering your voice.

Record

If you want to learn more about another person’s thoughts, recording, one way of careful listening, may help. You don't need to reply at once; you're listening to understand. Through careful listening, you often see things you didn’t see before and can even discover misunderstandings you didn’t know. Don't judge or offer advice before you know more about others and the topic.

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Sometimes, our decisions are affected by our feelings. If you keep positive feelings, you can 【1】 living a boring life. Some methods can help you 【2】in controlling your feelings. First, doing without thinking may make you 【3】what you've said or done. It's wise of you to pause when your feelings become bad. Second, when speaking with someone, the other person usually offers you a reply in the 【4】 style or tone. So controlling volume is very important. What’s more, recording is one way of careful listening, with the 【5】 of learning more about another person's thoughts. Follow this way, you can judge or offer suggestions.

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"Sit down, " Henderson said, sitting down in an armchair himself and looking at Logan. "What are you here for?"

"I understand you had a party last night" said Logan, a police officer.

"Yes," said Henderson, "Oh! I hope the neighbours haven’t been complaining about the noise again. "

"Not that I know of." said Logan. "But a young girl, Fran, who came to the patty hasn't been home yet"

"Fran" said Henderson. "Yes, she was here. She left early, as I remember-about one o'clock. I happened to notice what the time was when she came to say goodbye. But nobody else left until about four in the morning."

Henderson looked quite relaxed.

"Did you know Clare?" asked Logan suddenly.

"Oh, God!" Henderson sat forward. "You don't think ... the same thing has happened to Fran?"

"We're keeping an open mind," said Logan, watching him carefully, "but we're giving it our full attention."

Well, yes. I can understand that. " replied Henderson, getting comfortable in the armchair again.

"So," repeated Logan, "did you know Clare?"

"Well, sure. I knew who she was. But we never had anything to do with each other." Said Henderson, giving Logan a big smile.

"Who else was at your party?" asked Logan.

"People from the university," said Henderson. "Students, teachers."

"David?" asked Grant, Logan's partner.

"Yes, David was here for a time." Henderson smiled again. "But he's not really a party animal. He probably left early."

"What do you mean, probably?" asked Grant.

Henderson looked at Grant. Grant was sixty with thick black hair and a large moustache. His clothes, as always, looked rather old: a blue jacket and grey trousers. He did not look much of a party animal either.

"Well, I don't check when my guests arrive and leave," said Henderson. "And some people just leave when they want to go home. They don't come and say goodbye. Anyway, sometimes I can be difficult to find." Again he looked at Logan, raised his eyebrows and gave her a big smile. "I sometimes end up in the bedroom"

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【1】How many characters are mentioned in the story?

A. Five.B. Six.C. Seven.D. Eight

【2】Why did Logan and Grant go to Henderson's house?

A. Because the girl Fran who attended the party disappeared.

B. Because they went to the party held in, Henderson's house.

C. Because Henderson's neighbours called them for the noise.

D. Because they wanted to know why Henderson held the party.

【3】What can be inferred (推斷) from Grant's question "What do you mean, probably?"?

A. Grant helped Logan to ask this question.

B. Grant didn't understand Henderson's words.

C. Grant himself wasn't a party animal like David.

D. Grant wanted to know the exact time of David's leaving.

I hope the sunshine lies only upon me, so I can feel its warmth.

I am a selfish child.

I hope there is a corner of the world that can comfort me when I am sad,

I am a selfish child.

I hope my mom belongs only to me, so I can enjoy the sweetness of love. "

This poem was written by a middle school student in a lonely mountainous town in Yunnan Province during her first poetry class. The girl missed her mother, who died when she was 5.

Kang Yu, the teacher who taught the girl how to write the poem, graduated from Renmin University of China in Beijing in 2015. Soon after her gradation, Kang moved to a town in Yunnan, and worked as a teacher at a middle school there.

Kang said, "Compared with students in the city, perhaps students in the countryside need a way to express their feelings and be heard more." Supported by the headmaster and other teachers,

the school held eight poetry classes for students every year.

As the classes grew in popularity, Kang became the school's favourite teacher. After she finished her teaching at the school in June 2017, she returned to Beijing and planned to study abroad.

However, on Teachers' Day in 2017, Kang received a big box full of poems and letters written by students at her old school. She felt she was needed and decided to abandon her plan of studying abroad. Instead, she set up Enlighten our Future, a charity that reaches students in the countryside how to write poems.

"Now, I go to several places every week. I sleep less than six hours a night and the job provides no vacations and little money, but the happiness and satisfaction I feel is rewarding enough." Kang said.

【1】What's the poem about at the beginning of the passage?

A. A world which is full or love.B. A mother who misses her child.

C. A child who is in need of mother's love.D. A child who can feel the sun's warmth

【2】What’s the meaning of the underlined word "abandon" ?

A. work outB. carry outC. give upD. make up

【3】Which of the following information is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Kang ever worked at a school named Enlighten our Future.

B. The school held eight poetry classes for students every term.

C. Kang said she was doing a well-paid job and had some vacations.

D. Before Kang set up the charity, she taught in Yunnan for about two years.

In fact, only parts of our emotions can be found. Some _______in California State University found that electronic devices, like smart phones, can greatly influence people in many ways. Such devices prevent people from _______ their inner (內(nèi)心的) feelings. Compared with modern communication, writing letters has more advantages. _______ we write, our brain is given the chance to discover connections between things we didn’t see before. And we are _______ to show our emotions fully.

If I am here to tell you why I love writing letters, one of the _______ would be its sense of touch-feeling of my hand running through the pages, feeling of pen sliding across the paper, and feeling of the _______of ink (墨水) in the air.

It ________ that both your words and the letter itself can help you express your feelings. Letters build a bridge between the writer and receiver. People experience more when they receive messages in the form of a letter, rather than any other media.

【1】A. introduceB. exchangeC. describeD. repeat

【2】A. completelyB. recentlyC. simplyD. exactly

【3】A. naturalB. boringC. crazyD. national

【4】A. composersB. visitorsC. inventorsD. professors

【5】A. discoveringB. shakingC. spreadingD. refusing

【6】A. WhenB. BeforeC. TillD. Though

【7】A. recommendedB. encouragedC. invitedD. forced

【8】A. customsB. reasonsC. challengesD. achievements

【9】A. colourB. qualityC. smellD. price

【10】A. gives outB. breaks outC. comes outD. turns out

As I entered an international high school, all my friends felt surprised at my short hair. This is because, my old school thinks teenage y【1】 aren’t the time for looking pretty. Then I coloured my hair blue. For the first time, I felt free and beautiful. This international school s【2】 to meet my needs.

I had a t【3】 education background. I went to public schools, received normal (常規(guī)的) education and was required to follow r【4】 like every other student. Later, I began to wonder w【5】 this education was truly suitable for me.

However, in the new school my high hopes were not met. For a while, I found myself in a surprising situation as I faced before. It was s【6】 the biggest challenge I faced in my education-the freedom to try new things. In the old system, I was strongly advised a【7】 trying new things. But in my new school, it worked the opposite way-we had many chances to try new things. But if I f【8】, I must be responsible (負責任的) because I put myself in such risk. Finally, it led me to get into trouble again.

As time went by, I started to find my o【9】 balance. In fact, none of the education systems in the world are perfect. I am l【10】 enough to have a chance to bring great value from both systems together. As a result, I've built a system for myself.

【1】Lots of the latest novels can be borrowed in these newly-built ______________(library).

【2】-The plan for summer study trip may be ______________ (cancel).

- Really? I'm looking forward to it.

【3】After the earthquake, plenty of food and clothes were provided for the__________ (home) people.

【4】As we know, Huawei technology has been developing _____________ (rapid).

【5】Some couples are willing to give birth to a second child. The ____________ ([ppjulen] may be growing larger.

【1】We all hope you can ______________(接受) our invitation and join us in the picnic.

【2】Recently, there are about 12 _______________(千) pet hospitals in China, and many people choose small animal treatment as a career.

【3】Last Monday was a ______________(特殊的) day for me because I gave a talk on Flag Raising Ceremony.

【4】Don’t give Eddie anything to eat. I _____________(喂，喂養(yǎng)) him just now.

【5】The twin brothers are not only of the same ___________(重量), but also the height.

-I don't think _____________________.

A. if it comes trueB. that it will come true

C. why it will come trueD. how does it come true

-______________________

A. I'm sorry to hear that.B. Don't mention it.

C. It doesn't matter.D. I’m sure it can work.

- ____________ My English teacher taught her before.

A. Yes, she was.B. No, she wasn't.C. Yes, she did.D. No, she didn't.