The act of giving gifts is a gesture of friendship, love, celebration and thanks. With a little planning, your gifts will be remembered for years.

1. Put a reminder in your diary one or two weeks before the occasion so that you can start doing your shopping. If your receivers live very far away and you need to mail the gift, then advanced planning is even more important. It will make sure that your gift gets to them on time.

Don't give gifts based on what others give you. We often hear people say, “She’s spending $ 100 on me, so I should spend $ 100 on her”.2.Your gifts should be based on what is on your heart for your receivers. Don't worry about whether your receivers are going to give you something back or how much they are spending on your gifts.

Respect your budget.3.　Gifts given with sincerity are appreciated even more than expensive items. By planning how much you need to spend on your gifts for others and assigning a dollar amount to each desired gift on your list, you'll be better prepared to shop within your budget.

Be aware of wrappings.4.　A tastefully wrapped gift with materials that can be reused or recycled shows your caring for the environment.

Present your gift with respect.5.　And when you do, present your gift by holding with both your hands as though you were holding it on a silver platter.

A. This thinking completely ruins the value of giving gifts to each other.

B. Beautiful gifts don't necessarily need to rely on ribbons or boxes.

C. The cost of your gift will not be the main factor in its success.

D. The best way to present a gift is always presenting it in person.

E. This is adopted from Asian culture to show respect and care.

F. You shouldn't buy gifts which are out of your budget.

G. Keep a schedule of the special dates.

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Good morning! Boys and girls,

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1.The young man was travelling across the country in 1971 to ________.

A. look for a good restaurant B. improve his life

C. show his new car to others D. hand out dollars

2.The underline sentence implies that the young man got to know that ________.

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B. it was very honest of the owner to return his money

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C. the owner was paid back the money

D. Santa give the man money each year

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Blue is the most attractive eye colour according to a new research.

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One in three people who didn't have blue eyes wanted a change.

One quarter of respondents have considered wearing coloured contact lenses to change their eye colour temporarily—and blue is the most wanted colour.

Green was the second most popular colour for those wanting a new look, with respondents saying green?eyed people were usually mysterious and creative.

People with brown or hazel eyes were perceived to be more trustworthy than people with other eye colours.

People with grey eyes were generally thought to be more intelligent than other people，and they were also described as usually being shy.

Blue was the most common eye colour among respondents, with 41 percent of those who answered the survey having baby blue peepers and 39 percent having brown or hazel eyes.

The survey also found that 18 percent of people don't know what colour eyes their partner has.

1.According to the new research, when considering changing their eye colour, the number of the people who will choose ________ ranks the second.

A. brown B. green C. grey D. hazel

2.According to the study result, if you were a manager and you wanted to find a most reliable person, you'd better hire one who has ________ eyes.

A. green B. blue C. brown D. grey

3.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. Who have the most charming eyes in the world?

B. Blue—the most attractive eye colour

C. A survey result on eye colours

D. Different eye colours in the world

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Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs. She was soon out of breath. “I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought. She went to the doctor and told him her problem.

“I’m not at all surprised, ”he said. “It’s clear what your problem is.”

He examined her and then gave her some advice.

“If you don’t do what I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said, “you will have a heart attack. It could kill you.” Ellen was very worried as she left the doctor’s. She knew that she had to take his advice but that it would not be easy and it would take time.

The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butcher’s shop（肉鋪）.

“I’d like t en pounds of steak（牛排）, please,” she said.

“Certainly, madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and placed it on the scale（天平）.

“That’s just under ten pounds,” he said.

“That’s big enough,” Mrs. Parker said.

The butcher worked out the price. “At ＄4. 99 a pound. That will be ＄49. 50, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?”

“Oh, I don’t want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker said.

“If you don’t want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily, “why did you ask me to get it for you?”

“My doctor told me that I am overweight and have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of flesh looked like.”

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A. she had had a heart attack.

B. she had a problem with her health.

C. she was unhappy about her weight.

D. she could not sleep well.

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A. she wanted to buy some for dinner.

B. she wanted to lose weight.

C. her doctor had told her to eat steak.

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A. She ate too much steak. B. She weighed too much.

C. The doctor did not know. D. She could not walk very quickly.

4.What did the doctor think might happen to Ellen？

A. She might put on more weight. B. She might stop eating too much.

C. She might have a heart attack. D. She might go to another doctor.

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