Color is fundamental in home design﹣something you'll always have in every room． A grasp of how to manage color in your spaces is one of the first steps to creating rooms you'll love to live in． Do you want a room that's full of life？ Professional？ Or are you just looking for a place to relax after a long day？   (1)  ， color is the key to making a room feel the way you want it to feel．

    Over the years， there have been a number of different techniques to help designers approach this important point．  (2)  ，they can get a little complex． But good news is that there're really only three kinds of decisions you need to make about color in your home： the small ones， the medium ones， and the large ones．

      (3)  ． They're the little spots of color like throw pillows， mirrors and baskets that most of us use to add visual interest to our rooms． Less tiring than painting your walls and less expensive than buying a colorful sofa， small color choices bring with them the significant benefit of being easily changeable．

    Medium color choices are generally furniture pieces such as sofas， dinner tables or bookshelves．   (4)  ． They require a bigger commitment than smaller ones， and they have a more powerful effect on the feeling of a space．

    The large color decisions in your rooms concern the walls， ceilings， and floors． Whether you're looking at wallpaper or paint， the time， effort and relative expense put into it are significant．   (5)  ．

Why Do We Get Angry？

    Anger seems simple when we are feeling it， but the causes of anger are various． Knowing these causes can make us examine our behavior，and correct bad habits． The main reasons we get angry are triggering（触发）events，personality traits（特征），and our assessment of situations．   (1)  

    Triggering events for anger are so many that to describe them all would take hundreds of pages． However， here are some examples： being cut off in traffic， a deadline approaching， experiencing physical pain， and much more．  (2)   The reason why someone is triggered by something and others are not is often due to one's personal history and psychological traits．

    Each person， no matter who they are， has psychological imbalances． People who have personality traits that connect with competitiveness and low upset tolerance are much more likely to get angry．  (3)    Also， sometimes pre﹣anger does not have to do with a lasting condition， but rather a temporary state before a triggering event has occurred．

     (4)  Sometimes even routine occurrences become sources of pre﹣anger， or anger itself． Sometimes ignorance and negative （消极的）outlooks on situations can create anger．

      (5)   However， anger can easily turn violent， and it is best to know the reasons for anger to appear in order to prevent its presence． With these main reasons in mind， we can evaluate our level of anger throughout the day and prevent cases of outbursts by comprehending the reasons for our feelings．

Moving into a new home in a new neighborhood is an exciting experience. Of course, you want to make sure that you become an acceptable and valuable part of your neighborhood. The easiest way to accomplish this is to make sure you conduct yourself as a good neighbor should.   (1)  

Perhaps one of the most important things you can do as a good neighbor is to keep your property(房产) neat, clean, and in good repair.  (2)   By choosing to keep the outside of the home in great shape, you will help to improve the look and feel of the area.

Second, take the overall appearance of the neighborhood seriously. When going for a walk. Take a small garbage bag.   (3)   This small act will let your neighbors know that you care about the area.

  (4)   If a neighbor is going to be out of town, offer to collect mail and newspapers. If a neighbor suffers an illness, offer to do the grocery shopping . Let them know you are there to help in any way this acceptable, while still respecting the privacy of your neighbor.

  (5)   By following the basic rules of respecting others, taking care of what belongs to you, and taking pride in the appearance of the neighborhood in general, you will quickly become a good neighbor that everyone appreciate.

If you are already making the time to exercise, it is good indeed! With such busy lives, it can be hard to try and find the time to work out.  (1)   Working out in the morning provides additional benefits beyond being physically fit.

● Your productivity is improved. Exercising makes you more awake and ready to handle whatever is ahead of you for the day.  (2)  

● Your metabolism (新陈代谢) gets a head start.  (3)   If you work out in the mornings, then you will be getting the calorie (卡路里) burning benefits for the whole day, not in your sleep.

●  (4)   Studies found that people who woke up early for exercise slept better than those who exercised in the evening. Exercise energizes you, so it is more difficult to relax and have a peaceful sleep when you are very excited.

●  (5)   If you work out bright and early in the morning, you will be more likely to stick to healthy food choices throughout the day. Who would want to ruin their good workout by eating junk food? You will want to continue to focus on positive choices.

There are a lot of benefits to working out, especially in the mornings. Set your alarm clock an hour early and push yourself to work out! You will feel energized all day long.

Before there was the written word, there was the language of dance. Dance expresses love and hate, joy and sorrow ,life and death, and everything else in between.

      (1)  We dance from Florida to Alaska, from north to south and sea to sea. We dance at weddings, birthdays , office parties and just to fill the time.

    “I adore dancing,” says Lester Bridges, the owner of a dance studio in Iowa. “I can't imagine doing anything else with my life." Bridges  runs dance classes for all ages. "Teaching dance is wonderful.   (2)  It's great to watch them. For many of them, it's a way of meeting people and having a social life."

      (3)  "I can tell you about one young couple," says Bridges. “They're learning to do traditional dances. They arrive at the class in low spirits and they leave with a smile.   (4)  ”

    So, do we dance in order to make ourselves feel better, calmer, healthier? Andrea Hillier says,“Dance, like the pattern of a beating heart, is life. Even after all these years, I want to get better and better.  (5)   I find it hard to stop! Dancing reminds me I'm alive."

    Lots of people find it hard to get up in the morning, and put the blame on the alarm clock. In fact. the key to easy morning wake-up lies in resetting your body clock. ____(1) ___ Here is how to make one.

    ● ____(2) ___ In order to make a change, you need to decide why it's important. Do you want to get up in time to have breakfast with your family, get in some exercise, or just be better prepared for your day? Once you are clear about your reasons, tell your family or roommates about the change you want to make.

    ● Rethink mornings. Now that you know why you want to wake up, consider re-arranging your morning activities. ff you want time to have breakfast with your family, save some time the night before by setting out clothes, shoes, and bags. ____(3) ___ That's a quarter-hour more you could be sleeping if you bought a coffee maker with a timer.

    ● Keep your sleep/wake schedule on weekends, If you're tired out by Friday night, sleeping in on Saturday could sound wonderful. But compensating on the weekends actually feeds into your sleepiness the following week, a recent study found. ____(4) ___

    ● Keep a record and evaluate it weekly. Keep track of your efforts and write down how you feel. After you've tried a new method for a week, take a look at your record. ____(5) ___ If not, take another look at other methods you could try.

    Interruptions are one of the worst things to deal with while you're trying to get work done. ____  (1)  ____, there are several ways to handle things. Let's take a look at them now.

    ____  (2)  ____. Tell the person you're sorry and explain that you have a million things to do and then ask if the two of you can talk at a different time.

    When people try to interrupt you, have set hours planned and let them know to come back during that time or that you'll find them then. ____  (3)  ____. It can help to eliminate(消除) future interruptions.

    When you need to talk to someone, don't do it in your own office. ____  (4)  ___, it's much easeier to excuse yourself to get back to your work than if you try to get someone out of your space even after explaining how busy you are.

    If you have a door to your office, make good use of it. ____  (5)  ____. If someone knocks and it's not an important matter, excuse yourself and let the person know you're busy so they can get the hint (暗示) that when the door is closed, you're not to be disturbed.

The Science of Risk﹣Seeking

Sometimes We decide that a little unnecessary danger is worth it because when we weigh the risk and the reward，the risk seems worth tasking．  (1)   Some of us enjoy activities that would surprise and scare the rest of us．Why？Experts say it may have to do with how our brains work．

The reason why any of us take any risks at all might have to do with early humans．Risk﹣takers were better at hunting，fighting，or exploring．  (2)  As the quality of Risk﹣taking was passed from on ration to the next，humans ended up with a sense of adventure and a tolerance for risk．

So why aren’t we all jumping out of airplanes then？Well，even 200，000years ago，too much risk﹣taking could get one Killed．A few daring survived，though，along with a few stay﹣in﹣the﹣cave types．As a result，humans developed a range of character types that still exists today．So maybe you love car racing，or maybe you hate it．   (3) 

No matter where you are on the risk﹣seeking range，scientists say that your Willingness to take risks increases during your teenage years．  (4)  To help you do that，your brain increases your hunger for new experiences．New experiences often mean taking some risks，so your brain raises your tolerance for risk as well．

Mean taking some risks，so your brain raisers your tolerance for risk as well．

  (5)   For the risk﹣seekers a part of the brain related to pleasure becomes active，while for the rest of us，a part of the brain related to fear becomes active．

As experts continue to study the science of risk﹣seeking，we’ll continue to hit the mountains，the waves or the shallow end of the pool．