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rtimeinthepresenceoffriends/payingmoreattentiontothoseattheotherendoftheirmobilephones./Bynow,everyoneknowsthatmobilephoneetiquetteisarealproblem./Thesearetipsforbeingagoodmobilecitizen./Firstly,remembertocheckyourphoneisoffatactivities./Secondly,respectthepeoplearoundyouwhenyoumakeortakecallsinpublic./Thirdly,don’tansweryourcellphonewhiletalkingwithanotherperson/unlessthatphonecallismoreimportantthanthepersonyouarewith./Followtheserulesandyou’,ReuseandRecycleInrecentyearstherehasbeenanincreaseawarenessoftheimportanceofrecycling./ThethreeRstokeepinmind/foracleanerenvironmentare:reduce,reuse,andrecycle./Reducingisthebestwaytoprotecttheenvironment./However,ifyoucan’treducesomething,reuseitandifyoucan’treuseit,recycleit./Reducingwastemeansshoppingwiththeenvironmentinmind./Considertheenvironmentalimpactofeachproductbeforeyoubuyit./Makealistofwhatyouneedbeforeyougoshopping;/thiswillreduceimpulsebuying./Avoidbuyingthingsthatcan’tberecycled./Learningtoreuseiseasyafteralittlepractice./Forexample,youcanreuseshoppingbags./Buydurable,highqualitygoodsforalongerlifeoutsidethelandfill./Althoughdurablegoodsmaycostalittlemoreatfirst,/theywillsaveyourmoneyandhelpsavetheenvironmentinthelongrun./Beforethrowinganythingaway,thinkabouthoweachitemcanbereused./(162words)Passage18MercyKillingSomepeopleholdthatforpatientswithpainfulandterminaldiseasemercykillingisasolution,/foritwillallowthemtodieapeacefuldeathanditseemstobenefiteverybody:/thepatientsthemselves,theirrelatives,themedicalstaff,/andthepatientswhoarewaitingforhospitalbeds./Butmercykillingisstillacontroversialissue./Thosewhoarestronglyagainstithold/thatthepossibilityofabusewillexposesickpeopletoallkindsofdanger./Atpresent,manysocietiesandorganizationhavebeenformedintheworldtopromotemercykilling/butinnocountryhasitbeenlegalized./However,herlandsthesocietyandthecourtstendtotoleratedoctor-assistedsuicide/ifstrictcriteriaaremet./%ofallDutchdeaths,or3118cases,/wereattributedtomercykillingbygovernmentstudies././althoughthemajorityofthepublicareagainstit./(161words)Passage19WorryWorryislikebloodpressure./Youneedacertainleveltolive,buttoomuchcankillyou./Peoplewhoworrytoomuchsuffer./Foralltheirhardwork,foralltheirhumorandwillingnesstolaughatthemselves,/foralltheirself-awareness,worriesjustcannotachievepeaceofmind./Worryismon./Atleastoneinfourofus–about65millionAmericans/–willmeetthecriteriaforananxietydisorderatsomepointinourlifetime./Eventhoseindividualswhoselivesaregoingwell/asion./Andyet,worryisaverytreatablecondition./Mostpeopletodayarenotawareofallthatwehavelearnedaboutworryinthelast50years./We’etounderstanddifferenttypesofworryandtheunderlyingtriggers./Worrymaypanysimpleshyness,depressionofgeneralizedanxietydisorder./Eachkindofworryrespondstospecificandpowerfultechniques./(151words)Passage20TheAttitudeofGratitudeivingthankstofamilyandfriendsintheUnitedStates./SomepeoplethinkThanksgivingisthemostimportantholidayoftheyear/becausetheybelievethetwomostimportantwordsintheEnglishare“thankyou”./ess,a“thankyou”tellsaprospectorpartner/thatyouareappreciativeofwhathehasjustdone./Andthatmeansyouhaveaninterestinthatperson/andthebusinessrelationshipaswell./Forsocialinteraction,expressinggratitudeisequallyimportanttoshow/howyouvaluetheotherpersonandthesocialrelationshipyouhavewithhim./Therefore,“thankyou”isabondingphrase./Additionally,givingthanksismostimportantforoutownpursuitofhappiness./Whateveryouhave,youcaneitherappreciateofnot./Ifyouappreciateitandreallynoticethatyouhaveit,itwillbringyouhappiness./However,ranted,andfocusonthingsyoudon’thave,/whatyoudohavewon’tbringyouhappiness./(169words),thewater,thesoil,,?,,?Passage27IntelligenceAresomepeoplebornclever,andothersbornstupid?Orisintelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperience?Strangelyenough,,ourintelligenceisgivenusatbirth,,,thelimitsofaperson’sintelligencearefixedatbirth,,heldbymostexpertsnow,,tosomeextent,somethingwearebornwith:thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweenpeopleis,,-,therewerefewerpeopleintheshopthanusualwhenthewom