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A recent study suggests that when it comes to the benefits of reading, just doing it matters more than the content. Researchers have found that reading novels helps the brain development in understanding others and imagining the world. They also have found that people who spend a few hours per week reading books live longer than those who don't read.

But how to build a habit of reading? Like any habit, the trick is in figuring out what suits you. The hardest part about reading is actually picking up a book. You have to sit down, pick up a book and start reading. "I always have a book next to wherever I put my phone," My friend Jimmy once told me. "So if I want to check my phone, I physically can see the book there. Nine times out of ten. I end up reading the book instead of using my phone for nothing. "

Another challenge is time, and in that case, audio-books (有声书) can be a good choice. Audio-books are great for filling the mind while you're on the way to work, washing dishes or working out at the gym.

If you're still stuck on the way to developing a reading habit, the best way is to revisit your old favorite books to get your youthful reading pleasure. You should free yourself from the opinion that only important or educational books are worth reading. There's no shame in rereading the books that made you fall in love with reading in the first place. Restarting the practice of reading is a little like picking up painting. It takes some work to get into the best state, but once you begin, the results are beautiful and satisfying.

Grown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" or remember the story of Cinderella or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

One explanation is the law of overlearning, which can be stated as follows: Once we have learned something, additional(额外的) learning trials(尝试)increase the length of time we will remember it. 

In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn.

The multiplication tables(乘法口诀表)are an exception(例外) to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood. 

The law of overlearning explains why cramming(突击学习)for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little overlearning, on the other hand, is really necessary for one's future development. 

Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I arrived there, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window. 

I walked to the door and knocked, "Just a minute," answered a weak, elderly voice.

After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase. 

I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car. 

She kept thanking me for my kindness. "It's nothing," I told her. "I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated. "

"Oh, you're such a good man," she said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, "Could you drive through downtown?"

"It's not the shortest way," I answered quickly.

"Oh, I'm in no hurry," she said, "I'm on my way to a hospice(临终医院). I don't have any family left. The doctor says I don't have very long. "

I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器). 

For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl. 

Sometimes she'd ask me to slow down in front of a special building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

At dawn, she suddenly said," I'm tired. Let's go now. "

We drove in silence to the address she had given me. 

"How much do I pay you?" she asked.

"Nothing," I said.

"You have to make a living," she answered. "Oh, there are other passengers," I answered.

Almost without thinking, I gave her a hug. She held on me and said, "You gave an old woman a little moment of joy. "

The Healthy Habits Survey shows that only about one third of American seniors have correct habits. Here are some findings and expert advice. 

1. How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday?

Finding：A full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day. 

Step：Remove the 300 types of bacteria(细菌) in your mouth each morning with a battery-operated toothbrush. Brush gently for 2 minutes, at least twice a day. 

2. How many times did you wash your hands or bathe yesterday?

Finding: Seniors，on average, bathe fewer than 3 days a week. And nearly 30% wash their hands only 4 times a day—half of the number doctors recommend. 

Step: We touch our faces around 3，000 times a day—often inviting germs(病菌) to enter our mouth, nose, and eyes. Use toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle. And，most important, wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds. 

3. How often do you think about fighting germs?

Finding: Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should. 

Step: Be aware of germs. Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge(海绵) that can carry more germs than anything else? To kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds. 

I was waiting for my flight at an airport. I was leaving for London because I got a new job there. It was said that my new boss was a typical English gentleman — polite, modest, humorous and considerate. I was excited as well as a little nervous about my new life.

With several long hours before my flight, I hunted for a book in the airport shops, bought a packet of cookies and found a place to sit. I took out the book and started to read. Although I was absorbed in my book, I happened to see that the man sitting beside me, as bold as he could be, grabbed (抓) a cookie or two from the bag in between us. Educated to be well-mannered, I tried to ignore it to avoid an argument. But to show that I was the owner, I started to take cookies from that bag too. Unfortunately, the man didn't get that hint (暗示), since he didn't stop grabbing the cookies.

"How annoying!" I thought. As the greedy cookie thief kept eating, I munched (用力咀嚼) some cookies and watched the clock.

I was getting angrier as the minutes went by, thinking, "If I weren't so nice, I would blacken his eyes." With each cookie I took, he took one, too; when only one was left, I wondered what he would do.

With a smile on his face, and a nervous laugh, he took the last cookie and broke it in half. He offered me a half, and ate the other half. I grabbed it from him, glared at him and thought, "This guy has some nerve and he is so rude! Why didn't he even show any thanks?"

I had never known when I had been so angry, and sighed in relief when my flight was called. I took my belongings and headed to the gate quickly, refusing to look back at the rude thief. I boarded the plane, sank in my seat, and looked for my book, which was almost completed.

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As I reached for the food in my bag, my face turned red and my heart beat so fast. 

More awkward, I noticed the man sitting beside me. 

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The Person I Respect Most

Long ago, the world had no wheels. To go to places, people walked. Sometimes, they had to take  long way to reach where they wanted to go. To move things, people had to carry by  (they). Sometimes the things were very heavy.

Later, people thought about animals, which could  (train) to carry heavy things. They  (create) sleds (雪橇) that could help animals to move heavier things. Then, people managed  (use) big logs (原木) under sleds,  made sleds move more easily. Later, someone cut slices (片)from a log and  (connect) them with a stick. The wheel and axle (轮轴) had finally been invented. People did better and better  making wheels.

Gradually people begin to put wheels into many (place). Looking around, you'll see wheels on wheelchairs, bicycles, buses, trains, etc. More wheels are hidden inside clocks, cars, computers, and other machines. Wheels are even used to produce electricity that lights your home (bright).

When Marion Sheppard was unable to see anything in her 40s, she cried. Wasn't it enough that she had 1 from being deaf since childhood? That struggle and the prejudice 2 with it didn't defeat her, but made her 3 .

Sheppard had always been an enthusiastic dancer since childhood, but now she was so scared that she 4  left her apartment. She was 5  about the way she would appear to the world. Hard as it was, Sheppard later 6  herself to go out.

At 61, Sheppard attended a camp organized by Visions for 7 people, where she taught her first dancing class. She made a(n) 8 to teach her class there after that, but she was refused. She soon 9 Visions to let her teach on a voluntary basis. About four years later, her classes were so 10 with people that Visions hired her to be on staff. Sheppard's students were mostly seniors whose eyesight had 11 as adults. With confidence-building praise, Sheppard also drilled (培训) dignity and independence into them. As a way to combine 12 with her faith, Sheppard 13 a group called The Blind Sisterhood. What is her 14 for maintaining both physical and mental health 15 life throws barrier at her? "Keep it moving!"

How to Be a Successful Student

Being a successful student should be one who is not only physically but also mentally healthy, who can deal with his studies successfully, and who is ready and fully prepared to devote himself to his study. 

Keep physically and mentally healthy.

Good health is the foundation for you to perform your learning tasks and realize your dreams.  Be sure not to demand too much of life. Take an optimistic attitude and face your life bravely.

Make study your prime task.

So make study your prime task in your daily life. You are supposed to observe school regulations, attend every class attentively and visit the library frequently. It's of vital importance to make the most use of your time at school to learn knowledge and develop your interest in your studies.

Try to take every opportunity to enrich your experiences, and broaden your horizons. You are required to take an active part in social work, build up your social connections and get to know people and make friends with them.

Be yourself.

Don't compare yourself with others. Every day you should only try to make yourself better, instead of worrying about how the girl sitting in front of you has prettier clothes or is getting better grades, etc.

A. Make social connections.

B. Keep a positive mind.

C. School study should always be your top priority.

D. Let bygones be bygones and live your life.

E. Remember that you are special and be the way you are.

F. Then, what should you do to become a successful student?

G. Doing exercises regularly can keep you fit and improve your study.

"How much privacy can a photo show?" This topic has been discussed on Sina Weibo recently, causing concerns about privacy awareness.

In group chats, some people may post their original photos. But that may give away your home address and other information. Images often contain a lot of information and various traces left by digital cameras or photo processing software.

This data, called Exchangeable Image File Format (EXIF), is a key tool for many professionals. It can detail whether the photographer used a flash, which digital effects were applied to a picture and when the photo was taken. EXIF can also contain the precise GPS coordinates (坐标) of the location where a photo was taken, according to CNN.

If you take a landscape picture from your window and send the original picture to a group chat, it means that you are releasing your location data to all strangers in the group. They may even accurately infer your house number by analyzing the shooting time and angle.

Not just in a group chat, sending an image in a text message, email, or other delivery tools will also include the accompanying information. So how do we protect our privacy when sending photos？

The most effective way is to avoid sending original photos in group chats. If it's necessary, try not to tap the "original picture". However, photos sent by WeChat Moments are automatically compressed (压缩) by the system, and they travel without location and other information, according to the WeChat team.

To tackle the problem at its root, we can delete and remove a picture's EXIF data on a computer. If you are using an IOS smartphone, you can turn off location services for the camera in the privacy settings. If you're using an Android, the settings vary. Typically, you can go to the setting menu and switch the services off for the camera, according to CTV News.

There is one more thing you can do — photoshop your photos before you share them. What comes with your edited images is photos without stored location data.