Hypnosis(催眠) is the ability to control your own mind and get rid of any negative emotions or habits that keep getting in your way. Hypnosis has a long history of helping human beings to be the very best they can be. It can be used to control anything controlled by the unconscious (无意识) mind—pain, blood pressure, fear, confidence levels, moods and it is also regarded as the key to unlocking your creativity, focusing your energy and understanding yourself.

    I know what you're thinking—what on earth does stress management have to do with hypnosis? Well, quite a lot,actually! You see, when you know self-hypnosis, you can put yourself into a deeply calm meditative (沉思) state. Stress is fed on stress, so when you break the cycle—even with only ten minutes of deep trance(催眠状态)—you'll feel full of energy and ready to take on the day. Regularly doing this means you'll be able to see tasks so much more clearly and be able to organize yourself without the fog that stress traps you in.

    Time stands still at those magical moments because you're absorbed in something creative. Whether it's writing, playing a musical instrument, or even working on a business idea, being creative is a deep and pleasurable trance state(昏睡状态). With self-hypnosis, you can learn how to tap into it regularly and just see how bursts of creativity improve your life.

    Ever feel like your kids or your partner doesn't get the best out of you? We can all feel tired, moody, or stressed sometimes and then cry to those we love most. But with hypnosis, you won't get emotionally hijacked(控制). And with the new understanding of psychology hypnosis gives you, you'll be able to communicate much better with that tough colleague(同事) or neighbor.

    Dealing with the workplace bully (欺凌弱小者). Standing your ground with your mother-in-law,handling a fear,being confident in face of that "friend" who always seems to get his own way… When you learn how to use self-hypnosis, you can emotionally prepare for the encounter (遭遇), taking over these stressful situations. Life is so much easier when you feel like you can face anything!

    You know that feeling when you're reading a book or watching a film and you're so concentrated on it, yu're barely aware time is passing? When you know hypnosis, you can quickly go into that trance state. Just think of what you could achieve if you spend an hour a day completely "in the zone". There's a reason why so many top athletes use hypnosis for sporting success.

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It was December 25. Marie, a 13-year-old Australian girl, was happy. It was Christmas, and Marieˈs mother was making a special cake. She put four small coins into the cake, and then she baked(烤) it. The four coins were for good luck. After dinner Marie and her family ate the cake. They found three coins in the cake and put them on the table. Where was the fourth coin? It was missing, but Marieˈs mother didnˈt notice.

    After Christmas Marie got sick. She coughed, and she couldnˈt speak. After six weeks she felt better, but she still couldnˈt speak. Marieˈs parents took her to hospital. Doctors at the hospital looked her over, and then said, "We are sorry, but we canˈt help her." For 12 years Marie didnˈt speak. She grew up, she got a job, and she got married. But she never spoke. One day, when Marie was 25 years old, she got a sore throat (嗓子疼) at work. She began to cough. She coughed up something small and black. What was it? Marie didnˈt know. She took it to the hospital. A doctor at the hospital said, "This is a coin!" The doctor told Marie, "I think you can speak again." Marie went to a special doctor, and soon she could talk.

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Once kids hit the teenage years, parenting becomes more difficult than ever. Establishing（建立） effective house rules is one of the best ways to educate teenagers. House rules must respect teenagers’ desire to be independent and make sure they behave responsibly.

How can effective house rules be established?

First of all, get your teenager to take part in making the rules, which can help keep them motivated to follow them. Ask their opinion about what sorts of things they think are important when creating the rules and try to include some of their ideas.

When creating the list of rules, don’t list every single rule imaginable. Instead, try to limit it to the ten most important rules. I’ve seen some parents come up with several pages of rules which turn out to be more like a rule book rather than a list. Remember, it is important to make the list easy to remember and to be a basic guide.

Then, it is important that you write out the list of rules and hang them in a prominent (显眼的) location. Keeping the rules on the refrigerator or displayed somewhere where everyone can see them is a good reminder. Revise the rules whenever there’s a need, not very frequently though.

Explain clearly in advance what negative consequences(后果) will be in store when a rule gets broken. But ensure（保证） that none of your consequences are equal to abusive parenting. For example, take off the rule that says — “if you don’t get home by 11 at night, make arrangements to stay elsewhere until morning”. Let helping with small household chores like cleaning up their own rooms serve as consequences for disobeying rules.

Following these tips on establishing effective house rules accompanied by constant positive reinforcement (执行) will help improve your teenager’s behavior. Hope you can direct your teenager to become a responsible and independent person with the help of house rules!

A farmer's dog, Dolly, had puppies ( 小狗 ), and the farmer __(1)_to sell them. He painted a sign and put it in his yard. As he was _(2)_up the sign, a little boy walked up to him. "Sir," he said, "I want to buy one of your __(3)____.” "Well,” said the farmer, "these dogs are very___(4)___.” "Can I just look." asked the boy. "Sure," said the farmer and whistled. "Here, Dolly!" he called. Dolly ran out from the doghouse and four little dogs___(5)___her. The boy became __(6)___. Then, the little boy noticed ____(7)___dog. This one was smaller. It moved slowly and tried to catch___(8)___with the others. "I want that one," the boy said, pointing to the little dog. The farmer said, "Son, you don't want that dog. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs. " The little boy reached down and rolled up ( 卷起 ) one leg of his trousers. He showed a cast( 石膏 ) on his leg and a specially made shoe. He said, "You see, sir, I don't run too____(9)_____myself, and he will need someone who understands.” The world is full of people ___(10)___need someone who understands.

Cities of   (1)   size and features can establish friendly relations with each other by signing town twinning   (2)  , and as a   (3)  , they become sister cities. So far, Chengdu has   (4)  "sister city" relations with 44 foreign cities. The international sister city program   (5)   as a window and bridge for the city to   (6)  experience,   (7)   ideas and projects with other parts of the world and   (8)   common development goals. Town twinning agreements also do good to students who want to   (9)  speaking another language,   for living with a foreign family   (10)  that you have to speak their language.

National Center for the Performing Arts (国家大剧院)is the place  (1)  (我昨天参观的). To be frank, I love the place but also hate this place. The reason   (2)   (我喜欢的) is that I felt honored to meet one of my favorite singers—Jay Chou   (3)  (他是最受欢迎的流行歌手之一 ). He is the person   (4)  (我最想见到的). Whatˈs more, I got a chance to enjoy his rehearsal for the corning concert   (5)   (将要在那里举行的),   (6)   (这让我非常兴奋). The visit was quite wonderful but there was one thing  (7)  (让我失望). When I came back I found I lost my ring   (8)  (我妈妈给我的生日礼物). What a memory!

Many people believe that classical music is not relevant music is not relevant to young people today . However, this issue (问题) frequently causes heated debate.

Some people say that classical music is associated only with old people .For example, if you look at the audience at a classical concert , the majority is over the age of fifty.

Others say it is more popular than we first imagine . Many young people listen to classical music without realising .It is often used in films and advertisements. For example.a famous piece of classical music was used as the theme music for the 1990 World Cup . Not many people could have given its name , but millions enjoyed it .

Also,some people point out that young people produce new music based on classical ideas: for example, it is said that rap(说唱)music was invented by a classical musician in 1912, but it is now used by young people in pop music.

However, young people point to the fact that classical music has been outstripped(超越) by technology. To play a classical instrument, such as a violin, you need to study hard and practise for hours. Nowadays, you donˈt need to get aching arms from practising. A teenager can write and make music using a computer program in the comfort of their own bedroom.

A final point to in mind is that the term "classical music" is used to refer to a great variety of music, from jazz to pieces  for large orchestras(管弦乐队).This makes it even more difficult to say whether classical music is relevant to young people.

    So, it may be only a minority of young people who play classical instruments , but when it comes to enjoying classical music, it depends on the piece of music. It may be more relevant to young people in the modern world than they realise!

A lecturer was giving a lecture to his students on stress management. He raised a glass of water and asked the audience, ‘How heavy do you think this glass of water is?’

    All of the students tried to answer the question, and their answers ranged from 20g to 5OOg.

 ‘It does not matter on the absolute weight. It depends on how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour,l will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance. It is exactly the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.’

  ‘If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, because the burden is becoming increasingly heavier.’

   ‘What you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it again.’

    We have to put down the burden periodically（定期地；周期性地），so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on. Otherwise I think that we will break down on the half way and can’t realize our dream as we planned.All of us should really keep this in mind.

    Before you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don’t carry it back home. You can pick it up tomorrow.

   Whatever burden you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can. If you do like this, you can greatly improve your work efficiency（效率） and life quality.

    Life is short; let’s enjoy it to the fullest.

根据短文内容完成表格，一空一词。

Directions: Complete the following passage by usingthewords in the box. Each word can only be used once.   Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. essential     B. endangered C. going  D. performance      E. crises

F. supposed     G. consequence       H. material     I. exposed       J. involves

As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the   (1)  ．from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is   (2)  ．for a healthy mind and body.

Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not the bad thing as is often   (3)  ．to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor   (4)  ．and ill health.

The amount of stress a person can stand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime  (5)  ．for managerial responsibilities;others lose heart at the first sign of unusual difficulties. When  (6)  ．to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between “flight or fight” and in more primitive (远古的) days the choices made the difference between life or death. The   (7)  ．we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it   (8)  ．the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes   (9)  ．Since we can’t remove stress from our lives (it would be unwise to do so even if we could), we need to find ways to deal with it.

阅读下面短文，选择方框里A—E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使内容完整、正确

It was a cold day in December in New York City. A little boy about ten years old was standing in front of a shoe store on Broadway.  （1）     A lady walked to the boy and said, “My little boy, what are you looking at?”  “   （2）        ” was the boy's reply.

The lady took him by the hand and went into the store. She asked the clerk to get a pair of socks for the boy. She then asked if he could give her a basin of hot water and a towel.

  （3）      She removed her gloves, knelt down, washed the boy's little feet, and dried them with a towel. By this time, the clerk had returned with the socks. The lady put on the socks for the boy,   （4）      She patted him on the head and said, “My little boy, do you feel more comfortable now?” As the lady turned to go, the boy caught her by the hand suddenly and looked up in her face.

With tears in his eyes, he asked her, “   （5）          ”  

“ No, I'm a mother.” said the lady.