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Babies are born yogis. Once we were all able to pull our toes up by our ears and laugh about it. Then we aged, got injured, and began carrying stress in our shoulders and back. In short, we lost our balance.

Yoga（瑜伽） is an ancient practice that helps create a sense of union in body, mind, and spirit. It brings us balance. I was seriously out of balance when I started practicing yoga in 1999. I had plantar fascitis in both feet, and my doctor had warned me against all the things I loved to do: walking, hiking, and playing tennis. I was desperate for exercise. Yoga became my salvation and even enhanced my other fitness activities. I practice yoga at least twice a week, but I consider yoga to be part of my daily life because after a while you no longer just practice yoga—you love it.

Yoga becomes part of your physical life. Your body grows stronger, more toned, and more flexible as you move from one pose to the other. I spent a week in Mexico at a yoga retreat, and it was the first vacation on which I lost weight. “Rather than building muscle, yoga builds muscle tone,” says Shakta Kaur Khalsa, author of the K.I.S.S. Guide to Yoga. “Because yoga helps maintain a balanced metabolism (新陳代謝), it also helps to regulate weight. Additionally, yoga stretches muscles lengthwise, causing fat to be removed around the cells.” I do yoga poses throughout the day. After hours at my computer, I stretch my stiff shoulders and arms. When I need a boost of energy, I do energizing poses. When I am feeling exhausted at the end of the day, I do restorative poses.

Yoga becomes part of your mental life. Yoga teaches you to focus on breathing while you hold the poses. This attention to breath is calming; it dissolves stress and anxiety. I use yogic breathing on the tennis courts, in the dentist’s chair, and in traffic jams. You should always leave a yoga practice feeling energized, not tired. If you feel tired after yoga, it means you spent the time “fighting” yourself, trying to force yourself into poses. In yoga, you “surrender” to the pose by letting go of the tension.

Yoga becomes part of your spiritual life. Yoga is practiced by people from all religions; it is not restricted to any religious group. Yoga teaches “right” living in how we deal with ourselves and others. As I work on a difficult pose, I learn patience, forgiveness, and the value of gentleness. Yoga advocates proper eating, but you don’t have to be a vegetarian to practice yoga.

1.What would be the best title for this passage?

A. What’s Yoga????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. The Benefits of Yoga

C. How I Do Yoga Poses? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. The Varieties of Yoga

2.According to the third paragraph, yoga can help people __________.

A. grow taller????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. lose weight????????????? ?????????????

C. become flexible in thinking????????????? ????????????? D. make more friends

3.People feel tired after yoga because __________.

A. they spend too much time on yoga

B. they respond well to yoga poses

C. they force themselves into yoga poses?????????????

D. they consume energy in practicing yoga?????????????

4.If this passage continues, what will the writer most probably write about in the next paragraph?

A. Yoga as a means to keep fit.????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

B. Different yoga poses.

C. Popularity of yoga all over the world.????????????? ?????????????

D. Encouraging people to do yoga.

In classrooms across the USA, students from different speech backgrounds give speeches in English. It is important to remember that the major goal of the speech is communication of ideas, not perfection of language skills. Therefore, as you listen to a speaker who is not fluent in the language, seek to understand what is being said by concentrating on the ideas of the message rather than on the specific words of the speaker. This may require a special kind of patience as well as the ability to take the perspective (視角) of the communicator. Perspective taking means that you can put yourself in the other person’s shoes. That is, you try to imagine what it would be like to give a speech in a foreign language to a group of native speakers of that language. Keep in mind that non-fluency is not linked to low intelligence or lack of education~ it is linked to experiences with the second language.
These guidelines can help you be a better listener in these situations.
1. Approach the speech with a positive attitude, and expect to understand.
2. Listen all the way through. Make special efforts to keep your mind from wandering in the middle of the speech. It may help to take notes.
3. Plan to give proper nonverbal (非語言的) feedback to prove your interest, patience, and support for the speaker.
4. Control your negative emotional responses. Let's face it, it is difficult to deal with linguistic barriers (語言障礙), and people often get disappointed or bored when there are language differences.
5. Do not laugh, even if the speakers do, at their language skills. Often they laugh nervously to relieve tension.
68. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. How to become a good listener.
B. How to become a good speaker.
C. We should take a positive attitude towards speech.
D. How to communicate with others
69. The underlined phrase "put yourself in the other person’s shoes" in the first paragraph means ____.
A. to know one's shoes is to know one's problem
B. try to wear the other person’s shoes
C. understand others by trying on their shoes
D. look at something from the point of others
70. What can we learn from the passage?
A. People should be strict with speakers speaking in a foreign language.
B. Taking notes helps keep your mind from wandering in listening to a speech.
C. Whenever the speaker is nervous, he laughs.
D. It's hard to concentrate when the speaker is not fluent.
71. What advice is given on listening to a speech?
A. Believing you can understand every word of the speech.
B. Showing your support for the speaker nonverbally.
C. Laughing when the speaker laughs at himself.
D. Commenting on the speech at times.

One day I visited an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting . I was expecting a quiet   21  of the splendid artwork.

A young   22  viewing the paintings ahead of me   23  nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking. I admired the man’s

  24  for putting up with her  25  stream of words.  26  by their noise, I moved on.

I met them several times as I moved   27  the various rooms of art, Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away   28  .

I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a   29  when the couple approached the   30  . Before they left, the man  31  into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He   32  it into a long sick and then  33  his way into the coatroom to get his wife’s jacket.

“He′s a   34  man.” The clerk at the counter said. “Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age, During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn’t change. So, as before, he and his wife come in   35  there is a new art show.”

“But what does he get out of the art?”I asked .“He can’t see.”

“Can’t see? You’re   36  . He sees a lot, More than you and I do,” the clerk said, “His wife  37  each painting so he can see it in his head.”

I learned something about patience,  38  and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without   39  and the courage of a husband who would not   40  blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined.

1.A. view                     B. touch                                C. wander                   D. scenery

2.A. lady                      B. man                                   C. couple                              D. clerk

3.A. yelled                            B. argued                              C. screamed                         D. chatted

4.A. attempt                         B. patience                           C. wisdom                   D. independence

5.A. vivid                     B. constant                           C. casual                               D. exciting

6.A. Adopted                       B. Adapted                           C. Conducted                       D. Disturbed

7.A. towards                        B. to                                       C. through                            D. from

8.A. anxiously             B. slowly                               C. quickly                    D. sensibly

9.A. comment            B. decision                           C. purchase                          D. profit

10.A. entrance                    B. queue                               C. front                                 D. exit

11.A. plugged                      B. reached                           C. held                                  D. bent

12.A. lengthened                B. made                                C. brought                            D. broadened

13.A. led                               B. found                                C. forced                              D. tapped

14.A. brave                          B. rough                                C. smart                                D. generous

15.A. wherever                   B. whatever                         C. whenever                        D. whichever

16.A. wrong                         B. silly                                    C. equal                                D. unique

17.A.describes                    B. draws                                C. shows                               D. decorates

18.A. kindness                     B. courage                            C. enthusiasm                      D. pride

19.A. support                      B. expectation                     C. sight                                  D. confidence

20.A. allow                           B. hope                                 C. get                                     D. Cause

What is it that you love to do but never feel that you get it quite right? Perhaps you don't even try any more because you think what you do is not ? ? ? enough．

Discouragement seems to follow us a good part of the time, ? ? ? however hard we work, it seems that there is ? ? ? someone else who can do it much better．

I have always enjoyed music and it is? ? ? ? to me that every musician has a ? ? ? of their own．My father _ ? ? several instruments and when he played with other people, it was not difficult to ? ? ? his sound in a group．Whether it was guitar or another instrument, he had his own ? ? ? sound．

I ? ? ? heard of a music teacher who commented to a discouraged student, " ? ? ? else can make the sound that you make．" The sound that you make may not be the same as someone else's, but who is to say which is ? ? ．It is said that, " ? ? ? is in the eye of the beholder .” . Perhaps it could be said that a delightful sound is in the ear of the ? ? ? ．

Every person has a different tone of voice that ? ? ? only to them, ? ? ? we all know people with an unforgettable laugh or a way of ? ? ? that is unique to them．It might not be the sound of your music or your voice at all．It ? ? ? be the way you whistle or the sound of your footsteps．

Each person has a（an） ? ? ? on the world in some way．Someone else can do what you do, but they cannot do it ? ? ? in the same way that you do it．The next time you feel ? ? ? , remember nobody else can make the sound that you make．

1.A．easy ????????????? B．good ????????????? C．simple ????????????? D．hard

2.A．because ????????????? B．although ????????????? C．when ????????????? D．if

3.A．seldom ????????????? B．always ????????????? C．never ????????????? D．sometimes

4.A．satisfying ????????????? B．convincing ????????????? C．inspiring ????????????? D．interesting

5.A．gift ????????????? B．sound ????????????? C．life ????????????? D．song

6.A．played ????????????? B．designed ????????????? C．created ????????????? D．checked

7.A．turn down ????????????? B．call up ????????????? C．pick out ????????????? D．give off

8.A．loud ????????????? B．powerful ????????????? C．perfect ????????????? D．special

9.A．once ????????????? B．yet ????????????? C．even ????????????? D．still

10.A．Anybody ????????????? B．Somebody ????????????? C．Nobody ????????????? D．Everybody

11.A．bigger ????????????? B．better ????????????? C．deeper ????????????? D．lower

12.A．Beauty ????????????? B．Interest ????????????? C．Patience ????????????? D．Honesty

13.A．speaker ????????????? B．receiver ????????????? C．listener ????????????? D．looker

14.A．devotes ????????????? B．adds ????????????? C．adapts ????????????? D．belongs

15.A．but ????????????? B．yet ????????????? C．and? ????????????? D．for

16.A．running ????????????? B．walking ????????????? C．jumping ????????????? D．speaking

17.A．must ????????????? B．might ????????????? C．would ????????????? D．should

18.A．choice ????????????? B．opinion ????????????? C．duty ????????????? D．effect

19.A．exactly ????????????? B．carefully ????????????? C．cautiously ????????????? D．seriously

20.A．annoyed ????????????? B．puzzled????????????? C．discouraged????????????? D．bothered

Goals are the guides all through our life. We all have goals that we are moving towards and making a great effort to achieve. This is a good thing. Or can it be bad? How many of us never reach our goals and yet we have tried so hard and really thought about nothing else? I believe the mistake most of us make is that we do not focus on our present situation.
Let me explain. Most of us see our present situation as a stepping stone that we use simply as a means of reaching our final destination. We don’t take time to truly appreciate where we are today and all the great things we already have in our lives. We should focus our attention on the journey and not on the destination, or we will miss the beautiful scenery along the way.
Let’s use our job as an example. Now most of us want a promotion. We have plans to become the manager or general manager in our companies. Unfortunately, most of us will never reach the goal, but will watch others achieve our goal instead.
What we should be doing is focusing on the job we are currently in now. Forget where we want to get to and just focus on the present. You see, what we can control is our performance in our current job. We can decide to be the best we possibly can in our current job. Now this may mean further education to have the skills we currently do not have. It may mean working harder to produce better results than our colleagues. It could simply be a change of attitude, such as stopping complaining and becoming a more devoted and supportive employee. By doing our current job to the best of our abilities, we in fact give ourselves the best chance of promotion.
So the best thing for all of us to do to achieve our goals is to just focus on what we have and where we are now. Do the best and be the best we possibly can in our current situations, and we will give ourselves the very best chance of reaching our goals in the future. We have heard the old sayings and they are true: “Rome wasn’t built in a day.”, “Patience is a virtue”, and so on.
Have patience, have appreciation of what we already have, and take time to help ourselves be the very best we can. Do these things and we will all reach our goals, but more importantly, we will enjoy our life every day.