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xperienced, I don’t want them to suspect this is my first trial.” This lawyer had fallen victims to the don’ts syndrome—a form of negative goals setting. The don’ts can be selffulfilling because your mind response to pictures.Research conducted at Stanford University shows a mental image fires the nerve system the same way as actually doing something. That means when a golfer tells himself: ”Don’t hit the ball into the water.” His mind sees the image of the ball flying into the water. So guess where the ball will go?Consequently, before going into any stressful situation, focus only on what you want to have happen. I asked the lawyer again how she wanted to appear at her first trial. And this time she said: ”I want to look professional and selfassured. ” I told her to create a picture of what selfassured would look like. To her, it meant moving confidently around the court room, using convincing body language and projecting her voice, so it could be heard from the judge’s bench to the back door. She also imagined a skillful closing argument and a winning trial. A few weeks after this positive stress(不確定)rehearsal, the young lawyer did win.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.Q9: what do some people do when they face a new situation?Q10: what does the research conducted at Stanford University show?Q11: what advice does the speaker give to people in a stressful situation?Q12: what do we learn about the lawyer in the court?Passage 2Most Americans don’t eat enough fruits, vegetables or whole grains, researchers now says adding fiber to teen diet may help lower the risk of breast cancer.Conversations about the benefits of fiber are probably more mon in nursing homes than high schools. But along es a new study that could change that. Kristi King,a diet specialist at Texas Children39。 at work. However, 20% of employees described themselves as being unhappy.W: That’s quite a lot of unhappy people at work every day.M: It is, isn’t it? And there were several more interesting conclusions revealed by the survey. First of all, small is beautiful: people definitely prefer working for smaller organizations or panies with less than 100 staff. We also find out that, generally speaking, women were happier in their work than men.W: Yes, we are, aren’t we?M: And workers on parttime contracts, who only work 4 or 5 hours a day, are happier than those who work fulltime. The researchers concluded that this is probably due to a better worklife balance.W: Are bosses happier than their employees?M: Yes, perhaps not surprisingly, the higher people go in a pany, the happier they are. So senior managers enjoy their jobs more than people working under them.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Q1: What is the factor that made employees happy according to the survey?Q2: What is the percentage of the people surveyed who felt unhappy at work?Q3: What kind of panies are popular with employees?Q4: What is the possible reason for people on parttime contracts to be happier?W: Mr. De Keyzer, I39。s obviously a major concern to Government at the moment.I39。s drinking, one of the things that I39。d get paid and they39。踏波無浪,攜手聚集靈氣,惠風庭前守望?! ★L舞天涯極光,月下裊娜,醉醒守望蔓坨。聆聽青春嫣然。待,小荷風情初竇,與天地之生靈,吟詠?! §o看月色,錦瑟未央,嬌羞情竇初開,醉飲一闕詩經(jīng)蒹葭。信鴿滑翔,風翅逍遙,音律穿越,坐擁不老青春。醉花蔭處,一箋風語癡迷,沉香,沁脾。編輯記憶,跋涉心靈軌跡,如夢鼾聲,柔感情懷。詩書充盈,短笛橫吹,歌賦旖旎,坐擁,永恒歲月……