填空题10 Reasons to Stop Working So Hard It"s time to add up all the ways in which working ridiculous hours hurts you and the people around you—and put a stop to the madness. A. "30 hours of working and still going strooong," 24-year-old copywriter Mira Diran tweeted from Indonesia on December 14. A few hours later she collapsed in a coma (a state of deep, often prolonged unconsciousness) and died the following day, a victim of exhaustion, overwork, and an energy drink called Krating Daeng, also known as "Thai Red Bull." B. Sadly, young people dying of overwork is not unheard-of in some parts of Asia, but this particular death quickly went viral. Partly it was because she worked for the American ad agency Young & Rubicam. Mostly it was that tweet, one of a series in which she recounted her ridiculously work-laden life. In one tweet earlier that year she thought about moving her bed to the office. In another she was delighted to arrive home before midnight. C. Reading about her felt like a wake-up call. In addition to being a full-time freelance writer (自由作家) and president of the American Society of Journalists and Authors, I"ve completed and am now selling a memoir, and I curate (策划) a popular reading series here in Woodstock, New York. Add many weeks of travel over the past few months and the pressures of Christmas shopping and family visits, and I was constantly at my desk, or else rushing, late for an appointment. I was nearly always short of sleep. D. It was no good—not for me, or my family, or the publications I write for, or the organizations I serve. So I"ve taken Diran"s story as an opportunity to stop, think about what"s really important, and create a more rational work schedule. Yes, there are still long hours, but I"m making sure to have time for rest too, and even a whole day off every week or two. And yes, there have been some missed deadlines but not so many as I feared. I discovered that a well-rested person works much more efficiently than an exhausted one. That"s one good reason to stop working ridiculous hours. Here are 10 more: E. Quantity kills quality. You want to be excellent at what you do. But the more tasks you take on, the smaller your chance of doing an excellent job at any of them. Cutting as many items off your task list as you can ups the odds (提高几率) that you"ll do a killer job on the things that matter most. F. Sleep matters. "The way to a more productive, more inspired, more joyful life is getting enough sleep," Arianna Huffington said in a 2011 TED talk. She would know. She fainted from exhaustion and broke her cheekbone and is now something of a sleep evangelist (传播者). "I was recently having dinner with a guy who talked boastfully that he"d gotten only four hours" sleep the night before," she continued. She considered retorting (回击): "If you had gotten five, this dinner would have been a lot more interesting." G. You suck when it counts. I can tell you from experience that going into a meeting tired and distracted means you will suck in that meeting. You"ll be bad at generating new ideas, finding creative solutions to problems, and worst of all you"ll suck at listening attentively to the people around you. That disrespects them and wastes their time as well as yours. H. Your mood is a buzz-kill (令人扫兴的事物). The kind of irritability and impatience that goes with being overworked and behind schedule will cast a black cloud over the people around you both at work and at home. If you"re an employee, it will damage your career. If you"re a small business owner, it will harm your business. I. Your judgment is impaired. The research is conclusive: sleep deprivation impairs decision-making. As a leader, poor judgment is something you can"t afford. Crossing some tasks off your to-do list, handing them to someone else, or finishing some things late is well worth it if it means you bring your full concentration and intelligence to the tough decisions your job requires. J. You"re setting a bad example. The work schedule and tone you set for yourself will likely be mirrored by the smartest and most ambitious of your employees. What kind of leaders and bosses do you want them to be? Do you want the benefit of their brightest ideas and best judgment? Then don"t create an environment where everyone rivals to see how many hours they can work without falling over. K. There will always be more work. If you run your own business, there"s always a new project to start, a new customer to pursue, or a new technology to try out. You"ll never be out of new work to do. And if you work for someone else, getting a lot done will lead to being given more tasks. That can be a good thing, but only if you have the time and energy to do them with excellence. L. You"re hurting your relationships. Somewhere along the way my husband sat me down and insisted that I make some time to talk with him every day. I"m blessed not only with a strong marriage but an unusually outspoken spouse. There may be people in your life feeling as shut out as he was who haven"t come out and said so. Don"t wait until it"s too late. M. You"re screwing up your health. Did Mita Diran know she was risking her life by working so hard? It seems clear from her tweets that she didn"t, and if she had, she"d have made a different choice. I"m sure you"re smart enough not to work 30 hours straight, but do you let your work schedule interfere with things like healthy eating and regular exercise, not to mention sleep? If so, then it"s possible you"re shortening your life by overwork. Is it worth it? N. Most of the work is less important than you think. A few years ago, hospice (救济院) worker Bronnie Ware famously published the top five regrets she heard from her dying patients. Those who"d had careers all regretted the number of hours they spent at work. But many of her patients also spoke of dreams they wished they"d fulfilled. O. Put those two items together and there"s a lesson: If something will help you fulfill a lifelong dream, it"s worth spending long hours. If not, then it isn"t. So ask yourself: In 10 years, will I care about this? If the answer is no, then it"s probably time to quit and go get some rest.

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填空题In Scotland, even if your spouse does not agree on your idea of divorce, ______ may grant you the right to divorce.

填空题The police charged____________(昨晚被逮捕的那人犯了人偷车罪) .

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填空题I walked all the way to see her __________ (结果她去不在家).

填空题The homeless make up a growing percentage of America"s population. Indeed homelessness has reached such 1 that local government can"t possibly cope. To help homeless people towards independence, the federal government must support job training programmes, raise the 2 wage, and fund more low-cost housing. Not everyone agrees on the numbers of Americans who are homeless. Estimates range anywhere from 600,000 to 3,000,000. Although the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is 3 , one of the federal government"s studies 4 that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade. Finding ways to assist this growing homeless population has become 5 difficult. Even when homeless individuals manage to find a shelter that will give them three meals a day and a place to sleep at night, a good number still spend the bulk of each day 6 the street. Part of the problem is that many homeless adults are 7 to alcohol or drugs. And a significant number of the homeless have serious mental disorders. Many others, while not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday 8 skills needed to turn their lives around. Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are 9 programmes that address the many needs of the homeless. As Edward Blotkowsk, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts, puts it, "There has to be 10 of programmes. What we need is a package deal." A. increasing B. strolling C. addicted D. proportions E. proclaims F. invariably G. increasingly H. comprehensive I. predicts J. ascribed K. coordination L. wandering M. possibilities N. survival O. minimum

填空题Old fear refers to that trade with the developing world will impoverish today's rich countries.

填空题If there's one food that's developed an undeserved reputation over the years for being bad for your health, it's eggs. Let's reveal the (36) . Eggs are an excellent, inexpensive source of (37) protein—so high, in fact, that egg protein is the gold standard nutritionists use to (38) all other proteins. What makes the protein in eggs so superior? It contains all of the essential amino acids (the ones your body can't make on its own) in just the right (39) Because they're all protein and fat, eggs have no (40) on your blood sugar, making them a much better breakfast choice than, say, a stack of white-flour pancakes. And like all protein foods, they may help (41) your appetite by keeping you full longer. Now, about eggs and cholesterol. Yes, it's true, eggs have a lot of it—about 213 milligrams—all in the yolk. It's also true that if you have diabetes, your heart health should be a top (42) . But dozens of studies have found that it's saturated fat, not cholesterol, that has the greatest effect on blood cholesterol, so eating eggs in (43) is just fine. (44) . Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium and has recently been linked with lower risks of various cancers to boot. Eggs also contain choline, (45) . Some studies found that (46) .If there's one food that's developed an undeserved reputation over the years for being bad for your health, it's eggs. Let's reveal the (36) . Eggs are an excellent, inexpensive source of (37) protein—so high, in fact, that egg protein is the gold standard nutritionists use to (38) all other proteins. What makes the protein in eggs so superior? It contains all of the essential amino acids (the ones your body can't make on its own) in just the right (39) Because they're all protein and fat, eggs have no (40) on your blood sugar, making them a much better breakfast choice than, say, a stack of white-flour pancakes. And like all protein foods, they may help (41) your appetite by keeping you full longer. Now, about eggs and cholesterol. Yes, it's true, eggs have a lot of it—about 213 milligrams—all in the yolk. It's also true that if you have diabetes, your heart health should be a top (42) . But dozens of studies have found that it's saturated fat, not cholesterol, that has the greatest effect on blood cholesterol, so eating eggs in (43) is just fine. (44) . Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium and has recently been linked with lower risks of various cancers to boot. Eggs also contain choline, (45) . Some studies found that (46) .

填空题In recent years, scientists have reported that some uncertain factors disrupt the climate change.

填空题Eat like a Greek, and it could cut your risk of having a heart attack, stroke, or dying from heart disease by about 30 percent, according to an attention-grabbing (36) published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine. While this is far from the first paper to find a (37) between the Mediterranean diet and heart health, it is unique because of its large size and design. It randomized a group of more than 7,000 people at high risk of heart disease to follow either one of two kinds of Mediterranean diets (one supplemented with olive oil and one with nuts) or a low-fat diet. This is the most (38) way to show that the diet itself was causing the differences in health outcomes. The (39) in the study, men and women between ages 55 and 80, had either type 2 diabetes or at least three major risk factors for heart disease, such as smoking, obesity, high blood pressure, high LDL cholesterol or low HDL cholesterol. So what did they eat, exactly? The two groups of (40) dieters were (41) to eat fish and legumes three times a week, eat white meat instead of red, and avoid processed cookies and cakes. One group was told to use at least four tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil daily; the other was encouraged to eat an ounce of nuts each day. The low-fat dieters, it (42) out, actually didn't lower their fat intake much. They basically ate their usual diet, including red meat, soda, and processed foods. (43) with the group on the low-fat diet, the olive oil group had a 30 percent lower risk of heart attack, stroke or dying of heart disease after five years. Those in the nuts group had a 28 percent lower risk. "The strength of this study comes from the fact that we measured hard outcomes and not just blood pressure or changes in (44) levels," study author Ramon Estruch, from the Department of Internal Medicine at the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, told Time. com. "We really believe the Mediterranean diet lowers (45) of heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular deaths." A. cholesterol F. connection K. predicted B. pressure G. turned L. incidence C. Mediterranean H. combination M. Compared D. subjects I. encouraged N. different E. strong J study O. powerful

填空题A liar was previously defined as a man who consciously______and wished his audience to accept and believe in it.

填空题Things were getting along well __________ (却冒出个意想不到的问题来).

填空题People will experience negativity in the workplaces when they lose ______.

填空题Though much remains to be discovered, by putting together various findings obtained since the 1700s, researchers have come to the conclusion that Mayan culture is quite remarkable.