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C.Healthyliving.D.Popularmusic.6Someresearchersexplainhowmostpeopletheirsocialgroupspeopleoftheirage.Especially,aschildrenteenagers,adults,peoplemaketheirfriendsbasedondistanceanythingelse.Evenclassroom,studentsmaynotmakefriendswiththosehavesimilarpersonalities(性格andinterests.It'sthepeopletheyreallysitnextto.Clearly,whostandsnearesttoyouhasthegreatestinfluenceonyou.Overthepasttenmonths,I'vepaidRyan,afamouswriterofseveralbestsellingbooks,tohelpmethebookwriting.Workingwithhimhasjusthowstandardsforworkare.example,everytimesendhimdraft(草)showsmehowitcouldbebetter,andholdsmetothatstandard.notthatmyworkingabilitywaslow.It'sbecausethatIdon'tknowwhatdon'tWorkinghasmaderealizewhatispossibleandwhatittakestocreatesomethingpowerful.LikeRyan,mybusinesspartnerRichardhaswonderfulideasandfardifferentexperiencethanIhave.Hehaswritten36NewYorkTimesBestsellers.Richardalwaysperformsathighlevels,andheisalsostrictwithbecauseperformanceisreflection(反)him.notbadthingbecausecreatespressuretohelpmakegreatprogresspushlearnmore.Inaword,youneedtostaywiththosepeoplewhocanhelpyourealizeyourleveland潜力.Stayingwithpeoplehavehigherstandardsisthefastestwayforyoutochange.Ifyoudon'tchangeyourenvironment,yourprogresswillbeveryslow.Whoyoustaywithhashugeimportance.(studentsaremorelikelymakefriendswith________.A.thepeoplewhosimilarpersonalitiesB.thepeoplehavethesameinterestsC.thepeoplesitnexttothemD.thepeoplewhothesamehobbies(underlinedword“pressure________accordingthepassage.A.能

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B.thereisreturnboxintheforpeopletoreturnbooksC.thereareverybooksinlibraryD.thelibraryisonwayto’shouse(discoveredthat________afterhewaslockedthelibrary.A.veryafraidofdarkB.heinterestedinthisplaceC.hismomwasworriedaboutD.hisfriendnervousabout9Isthereaconnectionmusicandlanguage?Accordingtorecentstudies,isyes:Musicimprovescertainlanguageabilitiesinthebrain.Here,let'slookattwoexamples.Arecentbyresearchershowsthatplayingamusicalinstrumentcanimproveaperson’shearingability.Inhisstudy,groupspeoplelistenedtoapersontalkinginaroom.Thepeoplethegroupweremusicians,whilethosethesecondgrouphadnomusicaltraining.Themusiciansabletohearthetalkingpersonmoreclearly.Musicianshearbetterbecauselearntopayattentiontocertainsounds.aboutviolinistsinanorchestra.theviolinistsplaywiththegroup,theyheartheirowninstrumentandmanyothers,too.theviolinistslistencloselywhattheyareplaying,noattentionthesounds.Inthisway,musiciansareabletofocusoncertainsounds,eveninaroomlotsofnoise.Schlaug,adoctoratHarvardMedicalSchool,workswithstroke中风)patients.Becauseoftheirillness,thesepeoplecannotsaytheirnames,addresses,orotherinformationnormally.However,theycanstillsing.Schlaugwassurprisedfindthatsingingwordshelpedhispatientstospeak.doesthiswork?Schlaugsure.Musicseemstodifferentofthebrainwork,includingthebrokenparts.Thismighthelppatientstousethatpartofthebrainagain.Musicimprovesattention,memory,listeningskills,andouroveralllanguageabilities.Itcanhelpsickpeoplegetbetter.Playinginstrumentorsingingcanhelpusbetterinschoolkeepourbrainsharp(敏锐的aswegetolder.isnotonlyenjoyable,it'sgoodforusinmanyotherways.12/

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C.D.(purposeofthepassageis________.A.givingintroductionsofB.providinginformationonactivitiesC.offeringinformationforhuntingD.helpingschoolsorganizefairs11Duringthesummerholiday,somestudentsmighthavebeenbusywithtraveling,summercampsandallkindsofcourses.ButaspecialgroupofChinesemiddleschoolstudentsdecidedtastethehardshipofoutsideschool.Twelvestudentscitysoldvegetablesatamarkettogether.Within12days,theymademore1,500yuan.Amongthem,theoldest21yearsold,whiletheyoungestisjust10.arecousinsinafamilyandeightofthemarefromruralareas.“Comparedtotraveling,suchsocialpracticeconnectsuslearnhowtoughparentsare,”saidDalin,18,totheCityMorningPost.Dalin,aseniorhighgraduate,andher12--brotherXiaolincameuptheTheylearnedtoworktotheirveggies.morningtheytowakeup3o'clock.Someofthemwentthefarmer'smarkettobuyvegetables.Someofthemtothelocalmarkettakeuptemporarystall(临时摊位.Tolowerthecost,theylearnedbargain(讲价withthesellers.Atabout6:30am,theytovegetables.Theypeddled吆)loudlytoattract(吸引customers.Afterseveraltheyexperience,too.Forexample,itwasbettertoputvegetablesinorderandbiggeronesontop.thevegetablesaretooheavy,theyshouldgivecustomersextraplasticbag.theyfinallypackedupwenthome,theysmallmeeting.Everyonetooknotessharedtheirfeelings.aretired,”saidDalin,“butwegainedalot.(Inthewriter'sopinion,thestudents'actionwas________.A.popularB.encouraging15/

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