Day 8
Passage 1
If you feel stressed by responsibilities at work, you should take a step back and identify (识别)those of 1 .(great)and less importance. Then, handle the most important tasks first so you’ll feel a real sense of 2. (achieve). Leaving the less important things until tomorrow 3. (be) often acceptable.
Most of us are more focused 4. our tasks in the morning than we are later in the day. So, get an early start and try to be as productive 5. possible before lunch. This will give you the confidence you need to get you through the afternoon and go home feeling accomplished.
Recent 6. (study) show that we are far more productive at work if we take short breaks7. (regular). Give your body and brain a rest by stepping outside for8. while, exercising, or dong something you enjoy.
If you find something you love doing outside of the office, you’ll be less likely 9._____________(bring) your work home. It could be anything-gardening, cooking, music, sports—but whatever it is, 10. (make) sure it’s a relief from daily stress rather than another thing to worry about.
Passage 2
Digging through kids' school bags, looking up all the assignments, sitting beside them going through each item, and finally 1. (have) all the homework checked with a name signed is a 2. (day)routine for most Chinese parents, as required by teachers. A demanding task especially after a long day’s work at office, isn’t it? 3. （lucky）, some parents in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, have been liberated. A local primary school has recently announced that parents will no longer have to sign their names on their kids' homework, as students should be responsible 4. their own assignments.
Making mistakes is 5. essential part of the process of understanding. Who cares how much you 6. (score) in your homework after you have settled down in life and found your directions? The ability to realize one's mistakes and learn from them is what matters, 7. is also the main purpose of education. Why not give students a chance 8.____________(find) out and correct their mistakes themselves?
It is by no 9. （mean）parents' duty to go through the kids' assignments. 10. parents are supposed to do is to create a friendly studying environment for kids, and teach them to be an independent learner. After all, independent learning is much more important than high scores.
Keys
Passage 1
1 greater 2 achievement 3 is 4 on 5 as 6 studies 7 regularly 8 a 9 to bring 10 make
Passage 2
1 having 2 daily 3 luckily 4 for 5 an 6 have scored 7 which 8 to find 9 means 10 what
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