【文章內容簡介】 t more oftenC. Teddy was clever and worked hard.D. Teddy got well on with other students.59. As a teacher, Mrs. Thompson realized that it was important .A. to be stricter with the studentsB. to teach children more knowledgeC. to care more about educating studentsD. to teach the students how to meke a difference60. Why did Teddy invite Mrs. Tbompson to his wedding?A. Teddy kept in touch with her all the time.B. Teddy thanked her for her help and encouragement.C. Teddy was treated by the teacher like her son.D. She had taught him how to judge people.BHave you ever noticed what happens to an idea once you express it? Just talking about it or writing it down causes you to make it clear in your own mind. How can you use this to increase your brain power? Start writing.By putting thoughts into words, you are telling yourself the logic（邏輯） behind what you think, feel, or only partly understand. Often, explaining a thought is the process of understanding. In other words, you increase your brain power by exercising your “explain power.”Try this experiment. Explain how you’ll increase your brain power, even if you have no idea how right now. Just start with anything, and create an explanation. For example, start with “I’ll learn chess,” or “I’ll read an article on the mind every week.” Explain how that will help. You’ll be surprised how often this bees a workable plan, and if you actually do this, you’ll have a better understanding of your brain from now.Another benefit of writing is that it helps you remember. Many, if not most, highly productive people are always taking notes. You can try keeping it all in your head, but if you keep a journal of your ideas the next time you’re working on a big project, you’ll probably have more success.Want to understand a topic? Write a book about it. That’s an extreme example, but if you are learning something new, write a letter to a friend about it, and you will understand it better. Want to invent something? Write an explanation of the problem, why you want to solve it, and why it is worth solving, and you’re halfway there.Writers don’t always write because they clearly understand something beforehand. Often, they write about something because they want to understand it. You can do the same. Writing will help bring you to an understanding. Give it a try.61. What would be the best title for the text?A. A Way on How to Write.B. Increase Your Brain Power through Writing.C. Brain Power Helps Improve Your Writing.D. How to Start Your Writing.62. According to the text, writing can help you a lot in the following ways EXCEPT .A. the increase of your brain powerB. the ability to rememberC. the development of your interest in studyD. the better understanding of a topic63. If a writer writes something, it means that he or she .A. has understood it very wellB. needs to understand it betterC. wants to remember it in his or her mindD. is exercising his or her “explain power”64. The underlined sentence “you’re halfway there” in the fifth paragraph implies that .A. you are already successfulB. you still need to work hardC. writing can help you walk half wayD. writing is important to solve problems65. What’s the main purpose of the writer writing the text?A. To advise readers to start their writing.B. To explain the importance of writing.C. To persuade readers to bee writers.D. To increase readers’brain power.CI had my first job at a local diner called the Buttercup Bakery when I was 22. I worked there for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow waitress Helen who had incredible selfrespect and did what she loved—serving people. She made everyone smile and feel good, customers and coworkers alike.Being a waitress changed my life. One of my regular customers was Fred Hasbrook, an electronics salesman. Thanks to the newfound confidence I picked up from Helen, I dreamed of having my own restaurant. But when I called my parents to ask for a loan, they said, “We just don’t have the money.”The next day, I shared my dream with him and said, “Fred, I know I can do more if somebody would just have faith in me.”He walked over to some of the other diner regulars and the next day handed me checks totaling $50,000—along with a note that I have to this day. It reads, “The only collateral（擔保）on this loan is my trust in your honesty as a person. Good people with a dream should have the opportunity to make that dream e true.”I took the checks to Merrill Lynch—the first time I had ever entered a brokerage（經濟業(yè)）house—where the money was invested for me. I continued working at the Buttercup, making plans for the restaurant I would open. My investments soured, though, and I lost the money.After great deliberation（考慮） I decided to apply for a job at Merrill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was hired and ended up being a pretty good broker. Eventually I paid back Fred and my customers the $50,000, plus 14percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to open my own firm.I got a thankyou note from Fred, which will be imprinted on my heat forever. He had been sick and wrote that my check had helped cover his mounting medical bills. His letter read, “That loan may have been one of the best investments that I will ever make.”66. According to the passage, the author thought .A. Helen was full of plaint about her workB. it was easy for Helen to make everyone happy and fortableC. she was lucky to have a job working with HelenD. it was not acceptable to live in such a bad condition67. By saying that “Being a waitress changed my life.” the author means that .A. the author got a high pay by working hardB. the author borrowed $50,000 with no interest from Fred HasbrookC. the effort which she had made influenced her a lotD. the experience working as a waitress was worthwhile for th