It is reported that although our genes and environment play an important role, how happy we are largely depends on our choices and activities. The following are just several areas that tend to make a big difference to people’s happiness.

Take a positive attitude

Positive emotions―like joy, gratitude, satisfaction, inspiration and pride― don’t just feel good when we experience them. 1. So although we need to be realistic about life’s ups and downs, it helps to focus on the good aspects of any situation―the glass half full rather than the glass half empty.

Accept who you are and what you are

2. Learning to accept ourselves and being kinder to ourselves when things go wrong will increase our enjoyment of life. It also helps us accept others as they are. Ask a trusted friend or colleague to tell you what they think your real strengths are. 3.

4.

Caring about others is fundamental to our happiness. Helping other people is not only good for them; it’s good for us too. It makes us happier and can help to improve our health. Giving also creates stronger connections between people and helps to build a happier society.

Take part in something bigger

People who have meaning and purpose in their lives are happier. They also experience less stress, anxiety and depression. 5. It might come from doing a job that makes a difference, or spiritual beliefs, or our family. The answers may be different for each of us but they all involve being connected to something bigger than ourselves.

A. Our broader social networks bring a sense of belonging.

B. Nobody is perfect.

C. Give them a call or offer your support.

D. Try to make more use of these.

E. They also help us perform better, and improve our physical health.

F. But where do we find meaning and purpose?

G. Do things for others.

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Internet Security Awareness

MS-ISAC

“Kids Safe Online”

2017 Virginia Poster Contest(比賽)

Official Rules

Contestants

The contest is open to all Virginia public, private Kindergarteners -12 in the United States, District of Columbia and the U.S. Territories (領(lǐng)土).

Judging Criteria

Posters will be judged on the following criteria:

• Clear message conveyed by the text and artwork

• Creativity, originality and artistic quality

• Visual clarity - easily read

• Bright and colorful

• Must not use published materials.

Winners

Virginia will select the top 5 winning posters from each grade group (K-5, 6-8, 9-12) and send them to the National Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) Internet Security Awareness Poster Contest. The Virginia winners will receive a certificate of appreciation. MS- ISAC will select four winners in each grade and award a prize. These winners will have the honor of having their artwork made into a poster calendar which will be handed out throughout the country and may also be used in campaigns to raise awareness among children of all ages about the Internet.

Posters will not be returned!!!!!!

Deadline

All posters must be received by midnight, Jan. 6, 2017.

Poster should be mailed to:

Kids Safe Online Poster Contest Virginia Information Technology Agency Commonwealth Security & Risk Management

11751 Meadowville Lane Chester, VA 23836

Electronic posters can be sent to: CommonwealthSecurity@virginia.gov

Contest Timeline

Now through Jan. 6, 2017

Students create their posters and the school can choose up to 15 posters to send to VITA by midnight January 6, 2017.

No Later than Jan. 27, 2017

Virginia posters will be judged and the top 15 posters will be sent to MS-ISAC for national judging.

Jan. 30 to March 3, 2017,

MS-ISAC will perform national judging. Winners will be declared no later than March 24, 2017

1.Why is the contest held?

A. To develop children’s creativity.

B. To discover poster talents.

C. To raise kids’ Internet security awareness.

D. To make the Internet convenient for kids.

2.Which of the following posters is likely to win the contest?

A. A poster presented by a British child.

B. A poster copied from a published magazine.

C. A poster made with a black pencil.

D. A poster originally created by an American kid.

3.How will the national winners be honored?

A. They will receive a certificate of appreciation.

B. Their posters can be made known to the public.

C. Their posters will be returned if they want them back.

D. They are to attend a campaign about the Internet security.

4.What can a Virginia child do in the contest?

A. Create an either paper or electronic poster.

B. Complete a poster from Jan. 6 to 27, 2017.

C. Send a poster to VITA directly.

D. Call MS-ISAC to see if the poster wins.

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2.A. and B. so C. but D. if

3.A. relative B. friend C. classmate D. customer

4.A. watched B. lived C. went D. stood

5.A. make B. buy C. command D. collect

6.A. charged B. wanted C. spent D. used

7.A. them B. himself C. us D. me

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9.A. story B. habit C. success D. pleasure

10.A. many B. cheap C. popular D. reliable

11.A. less B. more C. higher D. lower

12.A. only B. even C. almost D. still

13.A. box B. lemonade C. money D. drink

14.A. ran B. walked C. turned D. dug

15.A. brought B. devoted C. cost D. meant

16.A. exactly B. normally C. traditionally D. personally

17.A. beautiful B. young C. generous D. grateful

18.A. face B. smile C. heart D. joy

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It’s impossible for me to__________the number of lives he has touched. I can tell you,________, that he’s a cornerstone for many and a friend to all. Because of the way he has lived his life, I’m_________to make changes in our world to make sure that_________ life will also have a significant influence,________his has. While I don’t have all the words to tell you what a big_________ he makes each day, I hope this will help to explain why he’s a_________to me.

1.A. reflect on B. make up C. mark out D. figure out

2.A. entertain B. acknowledge C. serve D. accompany

3.A. makes B. takes C. spares D. gets

4.A. way B. step C. Sunday D. day

5.A. criterion B. custom C. tradition D. practice

6.A. with B. to C. at D. on

7.A. delight B. success C. kindness D. politeness

8.A. equal to B. similar to C. nothing but D. far beyond

9.A. leave B. condemn C. blame D. bother

10.A. volunteer B. servant C. ambassador D. neighbor

11.A. drives B. gathers C. leads D. greets

12.A. opposed B. exposed C. deaf D. true

13.A. frightened B. amazed C. disappointed D. disgusted

14.A. count B. delete C. enlarge D. predict

15.A. besides B. therefore C. otherwise D. however

16.A. forced B. inspired C. forbidden D. annoyed

17.A. your B. his C. my D. our

18.A. which B. as C. what D. where

19.A. difference B. choice C. fortune D. breakthrough

20.A. dishonor B. trouble C. friend D. hero

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My best friends gave me a present in a box on my birthday. It was a little heavy, which made me very curiously. So I intended to open it at once but she prevented me do so. She said I mustn’t open it until I went back home but gave me a naughty smile. Although there is a strong desire in my mind to know that was inside the box, I just did as she said. On the way to home, all I did was thinking about the puzzle. Finally I opened the box. It was a cup printing with a pink word — friendship. It was so lovely that I liked very much.

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1．表達(dá)感激之情；

2．回憶各種收獲；

3．表不舍與祝福。

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1．詞數(shù)100字左右；

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Dear Santos,

____________________________________________

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“Tiny”

Nate Archibald, at six feet one inch tall, was small for a basketball player. Still, Archibald used speed and his brains to control the court in the 14 seasons that he played in the NBA. Interestingly, his nickname originated off the court: he was named after his father, “Big Tiny”.

“Magic”

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“The Mailman”

Karl Malone earned his nickname because on the court he delivered consistently. Malone spent most of his career with the Utah Jazz, gaining a reputation as one of the best power forwards of all time. He also won two Olympic gold medals, as part of the U.S. “Dream Team” in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain and in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

“The Iceman”

George Gervin made the most difficult shots look easy. He was also famous for keeping his cool in every game, playing in a relaxed way under pressure. Gervin, who played most of his 14 years in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs, was unequalled in many ways as a shooting guard.

1.Whose nickname has nothing to do with basketball?

A. Nate Archibald’s B. Earvin Johnson’s.

C. Karl Malone’s. D. George Gervin’s.

2.The underlined word “chagrin” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_____”.

A. amazement B. impatience

C. enthusiasm D. annoyance

3.Why was George Gervin called “The Iceman”?

A. He was always as cold as ice.

B. He had a glass of iced beer every day.

C. He was always able to keep calm on the court.

D. He didn’t get along well with his teammates.

4.The author’s purpose in writing the text is to _____.

A. uncover the secrets of NBA players’ success

B. talk about how to give others a lovely nickname

C. show how to become an excellent basketball player

D. introduce some NBA players and their nicknames

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What are American high schools like? Well, I’m happy to tell you what I know.

When I started school here, it had already been a week since the school opened. At this school, freshmen usually go on a trip for about three days at the beginning of school. Unfortunately I missed that wonderful trip, which would have been the best time to get to know my classmates. I was really sad. I wished I’d known about it earlier.

Despite the disappointment, however, I gradually adapted to my new life and school.

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It really surprises me that we have almost no textbooks. We only have textbooks for World History and Algebra 2 and they are big and heavy, like bricks. For other classes, we only need binders (活頁(yè)夾) with paper in them. Without textbooks, students learn things freely and actively. For example, my humanities teacher just teaches us what is in her mind at the time. We never know what we will learn.

Another difference between American schools and Chinese schools is that American schools care about students’ morality more than their academic studies. For example, if you do not finish your homework, you will just be asked to do it later, but if you cheat or lie, you will get a warning or even be kicked out.

I think that most students here are good at schoolwork as well, but compared to Chinese students, they can make learning a more joyful experience. I think we should take the good points from our two different kinds of education to perfect our approach to studying.

1.What was the writer sad for?

A. He was late for school.

B. He missed the trip at the beginning of school.

C. He didn’t know anyone.

D. American students looked down upon him.

2.Why do students go to the basement of the teaching building?

A. To attend class. B. To share a classroom.

C. To have fun. D. To meet teachers.

3.How do teachers in the US teach the students?

A. However they want to. B. They use bricks.

C. Some use textbooks; some teach freely. D. They always teach as required.

4.According to the passage, in American high schools, ________.

A. you are likely to be kicked out if you cheat

B. you’ll be punished if you do not finish your homework

C. students are better at school work than Chinese students

D. students care much about the grades they get

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Last summer, after 16 years in the United States, I traveled to the city in Russia where I grew up. I was the first in my family to return after all those years. My mom gave me a hand-drawn map showing the location of my grandfather’s tomb at the local cemetery(公墓), and she asked me to visit it.

It was really important to her that I go there. My grandfather died when I was little, and she wanted me to remember him. He was still very much alive in her mind, and she wanted him to continue to live in my mind as well.

So I promised that the first thing I’d do when I arrived would be to visit the cemetery. However, I got caught up in work, and I had a lot of catching up to do with my childhood friends. It wasn’t until a day before I was leaving that I found time to go to the cemetery.

It was late in the afternoon, and right by the entrance was a lady who was selling flowers. By then she had only seven carnations left in her bucket. I bought them all, but when I reached for my wallet, I realized I didn’t have the map with me. I had no idea what had happened to that map. And I had no idea where my grandfather’s tomb was located.

I could call my mom and ask her. But the problem was that I had already told her I’d gone to the cemetery. What was I going to say?

I found the main office. Fortunately it was open, and inside was a small office. Behind the counter was an old woman, and she said she’d help me locate my grandfather’s records.

A couple of minutes later, she came back with a printout. It turned out there were 17 Abraham Pikarskis on the list. I chose the two whose age I believed closely matched my grandfather’s.

I set off to look for them. I hoped that at least one would have a portrait（肖像） on the tombstone. This way I’d know which tomb was mine.

I found the first tomb and it said Abraham Pikarski on it, but there was no portrait. Only an inscription (碑銘) : From the Loving Wife and Children.

I had no idea whether this was the right one, so I went off to look for the other one. I found it, too, and it was virtually indistinguishable from the first one. It said Abraham Pikarski, no portrait. The inscription was slightly different. It said: From the Grieving（傷心的） Family.

I had no idea what to do. Was my family the loving one or the grieving one? I was standing there waiting, thinking maybe some sort of special feeling would come to me. Maybe I’d feel some sort of close relationship with the person who was lying there.

I put three carnations on that tomb, and I went back to the first one. I stood there, too, for a while, and again I was hoping that I’d feel something special. But it was getting late, and I had to pack for the trip back to New York, so I put three carnations on this tomb.

I stood there with the last flower in my hand. Which Abraham Pikarski should it go to? Should I just throw it away? I had to come up with some sort of a solution.

Then, suddenly, I knew what to do. I put that flower on that same tomb where I was standing. I thought if this is really my grandfather who is lying there, then all is good, and he got the most. But if not, then let this be kind of comfort to the stranger, because somebody else’s grandson came all the way from America to pay his respects.

I went back to the hotel and flew home to New York the next day. I never found that map again.

Mom and Dad picked me up at the airport. On the way home from the airport, my mom started crying, “I’m so happy that you took the time to visit your grandfather’s tomb. It really means so much to me. You know when you called and told me you went there, I thought you were just saying it to make me feel good.”

When I was still in the air this morning, her cousin who lives in Russia had called and told my mother that she had just come from the cemetery and had seen my flowers there. So my mom knew that I had really done this.

Should I ask her how many flowers her cousin saw? Three or four?

But then I decided that maybe I should not say anything at all.

1.Why did the author visited his grandfather’s tomb just before he returned to America?

A. Because he was occupied with many other things.

B. Because he lost the map his mother drew for him.

C. Because he wasn’t well familiar with the cemetery.

D. Because he didn’t have affection for his grandfather.

2.Why didn’t the author turn to his mother when he couldn’t find the map?

A. He was able to locate grandfather’s tomb.

B. He couldn’t make up a reasonable excuse.

C. He intended to recover the map by himself.

D. He was unwilling to be thought to lie.

3.The author chose the two tombs out of the 17 according to ________.

A. their portrait

B. their age

C. their inscription

D. their location

4.Why did the author’s mother cry on the way home?

A. She kept grandfather in mind.

B. The author showed respect to a stranger.

C. The author kept his promise.

D. Her cousin found the flowers.

5.We can infer from the last two paragraphs that ________.

A. he was ashamed of having telling a lie to his mother

B. he was content to have presented the followers to a stranger

C. he got to know which tomb was his grandfather’s in the end

D. he thought there was no need to figure out the location of the tomb

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