me a happier person. The same is true for classic rock. One summer, I did a boring job collecting bottle openers by hand. Without a radio playing classic rock in the background, I would have hated life.

　　Listening to music with relaxing rhythms and a positive message helps you forget your work and think happy thoughts. But the results you see will depend heavily on your personal tastes. Experiment with the types of music you listen to during certain tasks. By trial and error you'll finally discover your best choice, I'm always looking for new concentration aids, so I'd love to know what type of music works best for me.

　　5．We can infer that the passage was written in ________.

　　A．2005 B．2006

　　C．2010 D．2008

　　6．The author first discovered the effects of music ________.

　　A．from his parents B．by chance

　　C．at work D．when he was a child

　　7．The author mentions the experience of collecting bottle openers in Paragraph 3 to ________.

　　A．tell us that life is dull

　　B．prove that music affects mood

　　C．tell us how to seek happiness

　　D．tell us bad mood can affect work

　　8．In order to get the greatest effect of music, you are advised to ________.

　　A．listen to some of Bob Marley's

　　B．only choose relaxing music

　　C．test all kinds of music

　　D．listen to classic rock

　　Ⅴ.任务型阅读

　　Kids and food: advice for parents

　　It is important for parents to know how to help their kids eat healthy. Here are a few easy ways.

　　Parents control the supply lines.

　　1．________ Though kids may keep asking for less nutritious foods, parents should decide which foods are regularly provided in the house. Kids won't go hungry. They'll eat what's available in the fridge at home.

　　Say goodbye to"clean­plate club"．

　　2．________ Lots of parents grew up under the clean­plate rule, but that way doesn't help kids listen to their own bodies when they are full. When kids feel full, they're likely to overeat.

　　3．________

　　Food preferences are developed early in life, so try to offer different kinds of food. Likes and dislikes begin forming even when kids are babies. Parents may need to serve a new food on several different occasions (时机) for a child to accept it.

　　Food is not love.

　　Find better ways to say"I love you."When foods are used to reward kids and show love, they may start to turn to food when feeling worried or unhappy. 4.________

　　Kids do as you do.

　　5．________ When trying to teach good eating habits, try to set the best example. Choose nutritious food, eat at the table, and don't forget breakfast.

　　A．Start them young.

　　B．Rewrite the kids' menu.

　　C．Be a role model and eat healthy yourself.

　　D．Offer praise and attention instead of food treats.

　　E．Let kids stop eating when they feel they've had enough.

　　F．You decide which foods to buy and when to serve them.

G．Let kids choose what to eat and how much of it they want.