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___________________________________ _______________________________________ 3. Why do people usually make resolutions? _______________________________________ It’s a kind of promise that you make to yourself. People often make resolutions at the beginning of the year. They hope that they are going to improve their lives. 4. How can people remember their resolutions? ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ 5. How many kinds of resolutions does the writer talk about? ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ Some people write down their resolutions and plans. Some people tell their family and friends about their wishes and plans. The writer talks about three different kinds of resolutions: physical health, selfimprovement (which includes taking up a hobby) and better planning. 6. Why do you think resolutions may be difficult to keep? _________________________________________ 7. Do you think the best resolutions is to have no resolutions? Why or why not? _________________________________________ Answers will vary. Answers will vary. 2e Find these phrases in the passage. Then write your own sentences with them. have to do with ___________________________ make promises ___________________________ have … in mon ________________________ write down _______________________________ for this reason ____________________________ take up __________________________________ 1. discuss v. 討論;商量 Let’s discuss how to deal with this problem. 讓我們討論一下如何處理這個問題。 I promised you not to stay that. 我答應你不說那件事。 4. take up (尤指為消遣)學著做;開始做