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伴隨著社會(huì)的不斷進(jìn)步， 人們的物質(zhì)財(cái)富日益豐富，而精神家園卻越發(fā)空虛。如何改變生活狀況？如何笑對(duì)人生？如何調(diào)整疲憊的身心？幾本暢銷(xiāo)書(shū)將會(huì)給你意想不到的啟迪……

Shift HappensRobert Holden ￡ 9.75

“This brilliant book is so insightful, entertaining and practical. There is something special on every page,” Susan Jeffers, author of Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway.

Shift Happens! is a book about “more”—more happiness, more success, more love and more confidence. It is about personal magic and inner transformation. It shows you how to transform thoughts, removes fears, drop struggle and embrace(擁抱、接受) a new level of creativity and joy.

Written in 55 short chapters, Robert mixes exercises, stories, humour and principles to help shift your life! Key themes(主題) include, turning problems into opportunities, living happily even after letting the past go, and saying “Yes” to happiness NOW.

Laughter The Best Medicine Robert Holden ￡ 7.00

“Read this book. Open to the healing effect of laughter and love, and a full life will follow,” author Bernie Siegel, M.D.

Robert Holden—founder of the first NHS Laughter Clinic， explores in this popular best-seller, the healing power of laughter, the psychology of happiness, fun at work, and the joy of spirituality.

Robert presents 50 of his most popular “joy prescriptions(處方)” for, feeling good again, celebrating life, embracing health, loving relationships, inspiration at work, and enjoying new beginnings now!

Boundless Love Miranda Holden ￡ 9.50

Boundless Love leads us directly to the heart of whats truly important and teaches us the spiritual wisdom of the ages.

Miranda Holden shows how it is possible to have a deeply fulfilling spiritual life—a life which brings depth and clarity(清晰) to the modern world.

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1. According to the text, if you want to buy a cheap book, you should buy ____.

A. Shift Happens

B. Laughter The Best Medicine

C. Bound less Love

D. Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway

2. The three books mainly help readers ____.

A. recognize their goals B. make good friends easily

C. hunt for a first-class job D. improve their life quality

3. If you want to change your attitude towards life, you had better choose ____.

A. Shift Happens

B. Laughter The Best Medicine

C. Boundless Love

D. Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway

4. If you want to buy two copies of Laughter The Best Medicine and three copies of Boundless Love and one copy of Shift Happens on line immediately, how much you should probably pay? ____.

A. ￡ 52 B. ￡ 48 C. ￡ 47 D. ￡ 53

5. The information above is probably taken from ____.

A. a web page B. a good guide book

C. a magazine D. a local newspaper

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Americans Patriotism

美國(guó)人的愛(ài)國(guó)主義

我們國(guó)家是很重視愛(ài)國(guó)主義教育的，美國(guó)也一樣。而且，他們的外在表現(xiàn)更露骨，比如，在一些特殊場(chǎng)合，很多普通老百姓聽(tīng)到國(guó)歌時(shí)都會(huì)激動(dòng)得掉眼淚，但奇怪的是他們對(duì)政府可就沒(méi)那么客氣了。

Americans are not afraid to show how they feel, and when the feeling is patriotism, they get up and shout about it. They like to read and hear about the heroes of American history. They enjoy patriotic songs like American the Beautiful. And the sight of their flag on important national occasions can bring tears to their eyes.

Americans want to be proud of their president, as well as their country. They like him to be good-looking, religious and a good family man. They want him to be strong, to be a good talker and to be confident about the future. They expect him to keep the prices down at home and to keep the country looking powerful abroad.

A president has to make his job look easy and smile confidently when he speaks to the nation on TV. But in fact, his job is an impossible one. He cannot do as much as he would like or as the country expects him to do. He can make decisions, but he cannot always persuade people to carry them out. President Truman once said that getting anything done from the White House was like “pushing a damp noodle across a table”.

One of the presidents biggest difficulties is that every decision he makes must also be approved by the Congress. But the Congress can and quite often does refuse to give its approval. A president who knows how to get Congress on his side is likely to be a successful president.

The United States government is of course more than the president and the Congress. It employs over 18,000,000 people. Many Americans think there are far too many of them. “Dont go by train,” they will tell you. “The railroads not good. Its run by the government.” Its not really surprising that so many people dislike governments control. After all, many of their grandparents came to the States to get away from powerful governments at home.

Dislike of governments power doesnt stop people from feeling patriotic thought. It certainly didnt stop the Californian who invented a flag waving machine so that people could show their feeling without getting tired.

Notes:

1.patriotism n. 愛(ài)國(guó)主義 2.occasion n. 場(chǎng)合

3.approve v. 贊同 4.the Congress 國(guó)會(huì)

5.employ v. 雇傭

1. Americans like ____.

A. to get up and shout anywhere

B. to hear American beautiful songs

C. to show their patriotism in public

D. to see colorful flags

2. American always ____.

A. want their president to look strong and powerful

B. want their president to have a good family

C. expect him to talk a long time on TV

D. expect too much of their president

3. “Pushing a damp noodle across a table” most probably means ____.

A. inviting guest to have an easy supper

B. doing something impossible

C. playing a game on the table

D. asking others for something

4. A successful president ____.

A. has no biggest problem

B. often gets his decisions approved by the Congress

C. can make decisions without approval

D. often keeps the prices down at home

5. In the sentence “After all, many of their grandparents came to the States to get away from powerful government at home”, “powerful government at home” refers to ____.

A. American government B. local state governments

C. governments of other countries D. American Indian governments

Key(1)