Do you agree that many of us are merely parroting when we think we are

1.Do you agree that many of us are merely parroting when we think we are thinking? Does it mean we should never accept other people's ideas? Does it mean we should seek the truth about everything all over again by ourselves? Why can't we depend on the accumulated wisdom of people in the past?Why do we like or dislike some ideas so passionately? Can we judge or measure a belief according to our personal interest?

2.We are first and foremost responsible to and for ourselves. We can help other people. We cWe are first and foremost responsible to and for ourselves. We can help other people. We can assist other people. What we cannot do is make what we do for others or what others do for us more important than what we do for ourselves. When we find something or someone creating in our lives something we do not want, we must muster the courage and strength to tell them to stop it. When we do, we preserve our sense of self.

3.I don’t think we can accept all the glory and the money as a famous athlete and not accept the responsibility of being a role model. I mean, why do we show in commercials in the first place? Because there are people who will follow our lead and buy a certain sneaker or cereal because we use it。

4.We are first and foremost responsible to and for ourselves. We can help other people. We can assist other people. What we cannot do is make what we do for others or what others do for us more important than what we do for ourselves. When we find something or someone creating in our lives something we do not want, we must muster the courage and strength to tell them to stop it. When we do, we preserve our sense of self.

5.Passage 16 Many people would agree that stress is a major problem in modern life. It is certainly true that worry and quarrel can cause all kinds of illnesses, __21__ backache to severe headaches, or even more serious complaints such as high blood pressure. Many of us think __22__ stress as something that other people impose on us. We often complain about how other people put us __23__ pressure. But we should try not to let such pressure affect us. We should not forget that we are largely responsible for some of the stress ourselves. We sometimes take __24__ more work than our bodies and our minds can handle. We should learn to __25__ our limitations. We should be aware of which things are really important and which are not. 选项： A:of B:under C:accept D:from E:on

6.Passage 16 Many people would agree that stress is a major problem in modern life. It is certainly true that worry and quarrel can cause all kinds of illnesses, __21__ backache to severe headaches, or even more serious complaints such as high blood pressure. Many of us think __22__ stress as something that other people impose on us. We often complain about how other people put us __23__ pressure. But we should try not to let such pressure affect us. We should not forget that we are largely responsible for some of the stress ourselves. We sometimes take __24__ more work than our bodies and our minds can handle. We should learn to __25__ our limitations. We should be aware of which things are really important and which are not. 选项： A:of B:under C:accept D:from E:on

7.What should we do when we are introduced to new people? And why?

8.What should we do when we are introduced to new people? And why?

9. “Do in Rome as Romans do” means when we travel, we should________. 选项： A:do as the local people according to their customs, traditions and culture ; B:do as we like in a foreign place ; C:do as the tourist guide suggests ; D:show our respect to people we meet

10._____ to improve our English 选项： A、What do you think we should do B、Do you think what do we should C、What do you think should we D、Do you think what should we do

11.How do we usually judge others according to the video?（）选项： A:We tend to judge others by applying our own standards. B:We may view those who are different from us as inferior to us. C:We never judge people. D:We judge people only by their appearance.

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Many people would agree that stress is a major problem in modern life. It is certainly true that worry and quarrel can cause all kinds of illnesses, 1 backache to severe headaches, or even more serious complaints such as high blood pressure.

Many of us think of stress as something that other people 2 on us. We often complain about how other people put us under pressure. But we should try not to let such pressure affect us. We should not forget that we are largely 3 for some of the stress ourselves. We sometimes take 4 more work than our bodies and our minds can handle. And we should be aware of 5 things are really important and which are not.

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13.The day-to-day feel and quality of each of our lives does not sit on（）.选项： A:what we do with ourselves when we’re not at work B:where we travel C:what we do for a living D:which people we spend most of our time with

14. The children in poor areas can't afford their education. We should think __( )____ to help them. 选项： A、 what can we do B、 what we can do C、 how can we do D、 how we can do