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     Our spiritual intelligence quotient(精神智商),or SQ, helps us understand ourselves, and live fuller,
happier lives.
     Though we're all born with SQ, most of us don't even realize that we have it. Fortunately, you don't
have to sign up for classes to learn how to improve your SQ. Here are some simple steps that can lead
you to this new level of understanding.
     Sit Quietly. The process of developing spiritual intelligence begins with solitude(獨處)and silence. To
tune in to your spirit, you have to turn down the volume(強度)in your busy, noisy, complicated life and
force yourself to do nothing at all. Start small by creating islands for silence in your day. In the car, instead of listening to the music, use the time to think. At work, shut the door to your office between meetings, take a few breaths and let them out very, very slowly. Enjoy the stillness in your home after the kids are finally in bed.
     Step Outside. For many people, nature sets their spirit free. Go outside to watch a beautiful sunset. If
you are walking with the dog, take the time to admire flowers in bloom; follow the flight of a bird and
watch clouds float overhead.
     Ask Questions of Yourself. Ask open-ended questions, such as "What am I Feeling? What are my
choices? Where am I heading?"
     But don't expect an answer to arrive through some supernatural forms of e-mail. "Rarely do I get an
immediate answer to my question," says Reverend Joan Carter, a Presbyterian minister in Sausalito,
California. "But later that day I suddenly find myself thinking about a problem in a perspective(角度) I
never considered before."
     Trust Your Spirit. While most of us rely on gut(本能的)feeling to realize danger, spiritual intelligence
pushes us, not away from, but towards some action that will lead to a greater good.

1. The passage is mainly about______.
A. what your SQ is and in what way it can benefit our life
B. what your SQ is and in what way it can be improved
C. the relationship between your SQ and your life
D. advantages and disadvantages of SQ

2. The underlined phrase "to tune in to your spirit" in the third paragraph probably
means to_________
A. get your spirit relaxed
B. keep up your spirit
C. keep seated quietly                
D. change your spirit

3. From the passage, we can know that the most important thing to improve your SQ is______
A. a peaceful mind      
B. deep thought
C. spare time and hobbies
D. good spirits

4. According to the passage, which of the following is True?
A. Not everyone has SQ.
B. You have to go to classes to learn how to improve your SQ.
C. SQ leads us to take wrong actions.
D. SQ can benefit our life.
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cafe bar

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front-desk

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fitness center

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guest-room

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you want the room-maid to hang it up

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you need them collected and washed

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you want to use them more than once

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What is the Project Planes Programs trying to do?

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Work for a better environment

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Help guests checking out faster．

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