1TipsforSubmittingaGoodLetterofRecommendationIfyouconsiderapplyingforanycollegesabroad,oneofthemostimportantpartsistherecommendationletter.Itspurposeistogiveuniversitiesacompletepictureofyou.36Butacredible（可信的）referencesayingyou’veconsistentlyworkedhardonaprojectcanbethedifferencebetweengettingacceptedorrejected.ChoosetherightreferencesUniversitieswanttoknowhowwellyouworkunderpressureandhowyoureacttocriticism,basicallyyourcharacteristics,abilitiesandmentality.Agoodreferee(推薦人)shouldhaveasolidprofessionalrelationshipwithyouandbeabletocommunicateyouracademicandpersonalstrengths.37Mostuniversitiesaskfortworecommendationletters.Theyareregularlysplitbetweenaschoolprofessorandanextracurricular（課外的）source.Undoubtedly,it’sgoodtoshowyourskillsinthesubjectyouwanttostudy.38TimeProfessionalscansometimesfindithardtomaketimeforwritingrecommendations.39Sogivethemplentyoftimeandsendthemalinkofyouruniversity’srecommendationletterguidancepage,ifpossible.CleargoalsDon’tbeafraidtoaskyourrefereestoincludecertainqualitiesorexamplesyouwanttohighlight.Youshouldinformatleastoneofyourrefereesaboutyourcareergoals,gradesandrecentprojects.Theymaynotbereferenced.Butgivingrefereesadditionalevidencetobackuptheirpointscanmakethelettermoreconvincing.40It’swhereyoucanfindwhatauniversitylaysstresson,aswellassomeimportantinformationsuchasdeadlinesandsoon.A.Makesuretoknowmoreaboutyouruniversity.B.Youcanwritethatyou’rehard-workingyourself.CTheycanbequiteoccupiedduringapplicationseason.D.Themoreinformationyouinclude,thebetteritmaybe.E.Don’tforgettocheckeachuniversity’sguidelinesforreferenceletters.F.Examplesofhowyouhavedemonstratedthemareneededtoaddmorecredibility.G.Butotherabilitiesthatmaynotbeapparentintheclassroomcanbeequallyvaluable.2TheMinistryofEducationandtheNationalCulturalHeritageAdministrationco-releasedadocumentonMondaytoillustrateabetteruseofmuseumresourcesfortheschoolsector.36Syllabuses(教學(xué)大綱)ofcoursesinschools,likeChinese,history,geography,finearts,physicschemistry,biology,amongothers,willincludemuseumcontent.Variouseducationalgoalswillbesetforstudentsindifferentgrades.Localgovernmentswillfollowtoensurefinancialsupportandproperevaluationoftheeducationalactivitiesrelatedtomuseums.Moreextracurricularactivitiesafter3:30pmareencouragedtofeaturemuseums,accordingtothedocument.Somecreativeformslikelectures,role-playgameshaveattractedagreatdealofstudents.37Thenewdocumentaimstodevelopnewchannelsmakinguseofmuseumsinschooleducation.38AccordingtothestatisticsoftheNationalCulturalHeritageAdministration,5,535museumshadbeenregisteredontheChinesemainlandbytheendof2019.Theactualtotalnumbercouldbearound7,000ifitincludesthemuseumsinuniversitiesandotherinstitutions.39AproblemisthatthenumberofmuseumsspecializinginnaturalhistoryinChinaisstilloutweighedbytheircounterpartsfocusingonhumanhistory,whichcouldbeachallengewhendesigningsyllabusesinsmallercities.Museumscanbeplacesforchildrentocomprehensivelyexpandtheirhorizonsofknowledge,nurturetheirartistictastesandimprovetheirsenseofaesthetics.40Butitcannotonlybepopularforashorttime.Along-terminteractionbetweenmuseumsandschoolswillhavelastingbenefits.Buttheactivitiescanbemoreinteractive.

B.It'sagoodstarttoseeanation-levelframework.C.Nevertheless,theworkcannotbedoneovernight.D.Thefocusisonhowtoimprovetheirperformance.E.Theboomingdevelopmentofmuseumshascreatedafoundationforit.F.Schoolsaretodesignnewactivitiesbasedoncollectionsinlocalmuseums.G.Andevencomicbooksonmuseumscanbeusedtoincreasestudents’interest.3Whatis

leadership,anyway?Suchasimplequestion,andyetitcontinuestobotherpopularconsultants.I’vewrittenseveralbooksonleadershipfor

employeeengagement,andyetitoccurredtomethatIneveractuallypausedtodefineleadership.36 Leadershiphasnothingtodowithseniority(資歷)orone’spositioninacompany.

Toomanytalkaboutacompany’sleadershipreferringtotheseniorexecutivesintheorganization.Theyarejustthat,seniorexecutives.37Hopefullyyoufinditthere,buttherearenoguarantees. 38Similartothepointabove,justbecauseyouhaveaC-leveltitle,doesn’tautomaticallymakeyoua“l(fā)eader.”InallofmytalksIstressthefactthatyoudon’tneedatitletolead.Infact,youcanbealeaderinyourplaceofworship,yourneighborhood,inyourfamily,allwithouthavingatitle. 39Wedon’tneedextroverted(外向的)charmingqualitiestopracticeleadership.Andthosewithcharmdon’tautomaticallylead.40A.Letmestartbygivingleadershipacleardefinition.B.Leadershiphasnothingtodowithtitles.C.Onceyouarepromotedtoahigherrank,yourleadershipskillswillimprove.D.Leadershipdoesn’tautomaticallyhappenwhenyoureachacertainpaygrade.E.Let’sstartwithwhatleadershipis

not.F.Butleadershipisn’tanadjective.G.Typically,managersmanage

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leadpeople.4AccordingtoaTurkishcustom,ifsomeonepassesaway,leavingapairofthatperson'sshoesonthewalloutsidehisorherhomeisawayofmourning.36Theinstallation,whichcoversanareaof260squaremeters,displays440pairsofblackhigh-heeledshoes—representingthenumberofwomeninTurkeykilled-in2018Tunaplacedtheseshoesontwotoweringwallsofabuildinginahigh-traffic,publicareainIstanbul.37Hewantseveryonepassingbytoseethework.Inaddition,he'shopingthattheinstallationwillbringtheissueofviolenceagainstwomeninTurkeyoutintotheopen.38Comparedtothe121womenmurderedin2011,thenumberincreaseddramaticallybynearlyfourtimesin2018.What'smore,ofthe440womenmurdered,atleast60%werekilledbytheirhusbands,boyfriends,ormalerelatives.DuetothefactthatmostIslamic（伊斯蘭教的）Turksstickfirmlytothe"ShariaLaw,"amajorityofTurkishwivesareforcedtostayhome,mustwearheadscarveswhenpermittedtogooutside,andareunabletolegallydivorcetheirhusbands.39OnInternationalWomen'sDayin2019,thepolicedeclaredamarchinIstanbul"unauthorized"andattackedtheprotesters(mostlyfemales)withpepperspray.40Althoughhisinstallationwillonlybeondisplayforaroundsixmonths,Tunahopesthatitsimpactwillbefeltforyearstocome.A.Variousobstaclesareputinlocalwomen'sway.B.Hopingtoendtheviolence,hedecidedtoputupadisplay.C.Theartistbuildshisinstallationoutdoorsratherthanindoors.D.Thenumberoffemalevictimsofviolencehasbeenontherise.ETurkishartistTunaexpandeduponthistraditionbycreatinganartinstallation.F.Aswomenfightforequalrights,Turkishpoliticianshaverespondedwithviolence.G.TunahopeshisartprojectwillidTurkishwomen'songoingstruggleforequalrights.5It’snoteasytoknowhowtohelpouranimals,consideringtheycan’ttalk--anddon’talwayslisten.36Whenlookingforanewpet,wheredoyoustart?Buyingpetsonlineisriskybecauseyouhavenoideaabouttheirupbringingorhealth.Consideradoptingfromashelter,asyouwillbehelpingpetsinneed.Ifyougotoabreeder(飼養(yǎng)員),aimtoseeanyanimalinpersonandintheplacewheretheywereborn,betterwiththeirmothers.37Howcanyoubesurethepetyoupickwillbetherightfit?Youneedtospendplentyoftimewithyourpetorhemaybecomelonelyorboredanddevelopproblembehaviorssuchaschewingandbarking.38Somehumanswantanenergeticdogtotakejogging,whileotherswantalapdogtowatchTVwith.Takethetimetofindtherightanimalforyourlifestyle.Howcanyougethimtodowhatyouneedhimto?39Soitisnecessarytoinvesttimeandcommunicatewithhim.Contrarytopopularbelief,youcanteachanolddognewtricks,soifyouhaveanolderguy,it’sstillworththeeffort.Buttheearlieryoustart,themorelikelyyouaretoachieveresults.40Elderlydogsarelessabletocopewithextremetemperatures.Keepthemcoolonhotdaysandawayfromdraftsoncoldones.Placepiecesofcarpetorbeddingwhereyourdogreststohelphimrisefromslipperyfloors.Makesuretocheckclaws,whichmaynotweardownsufficientlywithreducedactivity.A.Energylevelisalsoimportant.B.Adog’sintelligencecanbeincreasedthrougheducationandtraining.C.Herewesharehowtochoosepetsandkeepthemhappyandhealthy.D.Howcanyouhelpyourpetslivebetterastheyage?E.Bepreparedtowaitandpossiblytraveltofindtheperfectcompanion.F.Therefore,it’simportantforustochooseapetfullofloveandenergy.G.Soisitpossibleforustogetalongwellwithourpets?6WAKEUPYOURBRAINItisestimatedthat63percentofussufferfromboredomregularly.Astudyshowedthatfindingwaystointeractwithfamiliarpeople,places,andthingscanmakeeverydayexperiencesfeelexciting.Inotherwords,sometimesyou’vejustgottoshakethingsup!36.________?Readon.WithotherpeoplewecareaboutInsteadof“Howwasyourday?”tryasking“Whatareyoulookingforwardtotoday?”or“IsthereanythingIcanhelpyouwiththisweek?”O(jiān)urcuriositycanremindpeoplethatwe’reinterestedinwhotheyare,andthat’sthekeytomaintainingaclosepersonalrelationship.37.________.Whileyou’reworkingSpendingtoomuchtimeinthesameenvironmentcankeepusfromachieving“flow”—beingimmersedinanactivitywithfullenergyandenjoyment.Changesdon’thavetobebigtomakeanimpact.Moveyourhomeofficetothelibraryoracoffeeshopafewdaysaweek.38.________.Forinstance,WhenleadingaMondaymeeting,trystartingitwithanon-workdiscussion.Withyoursignificantother39.________.Ithappenswhencouplesstoptakingtheopportunitytogrowanddeeplyconnectwitheachother.Lookfornewchallengestotakeontogether.Trymixingupdifferentsetsoffriendstodosomethingcreative,suchasagroupcookinglesson,athemeddinner,oranold-fashionedteaparty.40.________Ifyoudrive,takeadifferentrouteorlistentoanewpodcast.Ifyouwalkorusepublictransportation,greetastrangerorputawayyourphoneanddosomepeoplewatching.Justremember,whateveryoudotogetridofboredomtoday,trysomethingdifferenttomorrow.OnyourwaytoworkBoredomisanemotionalstateDepressionisaseriousconditionExcitementisreplacedwithboredomApproacharoutinetaskinanewwayNeedsomefreshideastokeeplifefreshBeingcuriousmakesusengagingtobearound7Theuseofelectronicdevicesasentertainmenthasincreaseddrastically,especiallyamongchildren12andunder.Infact,recentresearchhasshownthatmoatchildrenbetween8and12spend3to5hoursperdaywatchingvideosorplayinggamesonline.____36____.Inthepast,childrenusedtospendmuchmoretimeoutdoorsengaginginspontaneousplaywithotherchildren.Itwascommonforchildrenfromthesameneighborhoodtogatherinthestreetafterschool;____37____.However,todayneighborhoodstreetsremainquietandempty,aschildrenstayinsideinfrontofascreenofsomesort.____38____.Afterall,it'sparentswhoareallowingtheirchildrentostayindoorsinsteadofsaying."Gooutsideandplay!"Newsstoriesaboutvariousdangerstochildrenfromspeedingtraffic,tobullyingpeers,tocreepystrangers,areconstantlyfuelingparents'worstfears.39.Butarechildrenreallysaferindoors7Notreally.Researchhasshownthatwhilethenatureofthepossibledangersmayhavechangedsincethepast,childrenaren'treallyatanymorerisktodaythan50yearsago.Actually,thenegativehealtheffectsofalackofexerciseandoutdoorplaymaybefarmoredangerous.____40____A.Asaresult,childrenwillnotbenefitfromfearfulparentsandadvancedtechnologyB.Consequently,saysexperts,parentsarekeepingtheirkidsinsideinanefforttoprotectthemC.Moreover,somespendanhourormoretextingtheirfriendsD.Whilesomeblamethistrendonthetechnology,mostchildpsychologistsdisagreeB.Inaddition,thereareotherpotentialdangerslikecyberbullyingF.TheyplayedkickballorstreethockeyuntiltheirparentscalledthemintodimmerG.Though,somecriticizethedecliningmoralstandards,othersblametheparents8Preparingforexams?Giveyourselfthebestchancewiththesestudytips,andtrynottoletthestressgettoyou!Remember:you'vegotthis.Giveyourselfenoughtimetostudy.__36__Whilesomestudentsdoseemtosucceeddependingonlast-minutehard-work,it'swidelyaccepte