Have you ever had the experience of looking back on your week with the sinking feeling that you didn’t get as much done as you’d hoped When building a successful career or a business of your own, your time is perhaps your most valuable asset, and your income is a direct result of how you spend your time. You cannot buy any more time than you’re given, and the clock is always ticking.A few years ago, I discovered a simple system that allowed me to nearly triple my productivity, and in this article I’ll share some very practical ideas you can apply right away to increase your effectiveness without working any harder than you do now. The first step to better managing your time is to find out how you’re currently spending your time. Keeping a time log is a very effective way to do this, and after trying it for just one day, you’ll immediately gain tremendous insight into where your time is actually going. The very act of measuring is often enough to raise your unconscious habits into your consciousness, where you then have a chance to scrutinize and change them. Here’s how to keep a time log. Throughout your day record the time whenever you start or stop any activity. Consider using a stopwatch to just record time intervals for each activity. You can do this during only your working time or throughout your entire day. At the end of the day, sort all the time chunks into general categories, and find out what percentage of your time is being spent on each type of activity. If you want to be thorough, do this for a week, and calculate the percentage of your total time that you spent on each type of activity. Be as detailed as possible. Note how much time you spend on email, reading newsgroups, web surfing, phone calls, eating, going to the bathroom, etc. If you get up out of your chair, it probably means you need to make an entry in your time log. I typically end up with 50-100 log entries per day. You may be surprised to discover you’re spending only a small fraction of your working time doing what you’d consider to be actual work. Studies have shown that the average office worker does only 1.5 hours of actual work per day. The rest of the time is spent socializing, taking coffee breaks, eating, engaging in non-business communication, moving around papers, and doing lots of other non-work tasks. The average full-time office worker doesn’t even start doing real work until 11:00 am and begins to wind down around 3:30 pm. The first time I kept a time log, I only finished 15 hours worth of real work in a week where I spent about 60 hours in my office. Even though I was technically about twice as productive as the average office worker, I was still disturbed by the results. Where did those other 45 hours go My time log laid it all out for me, showing me all the time drains I wasn’t consciously aware of―checking email too often, excessive perfectionism doing tasks that didn’t need to be done, over-reading the news, taking too much time for meals, disturbed by preventable interruptions, etc. When I realized that I spent 60 hours at the office but only completed 15 hours of actual work within that time, I started asking myself some interesting questions. My income and my sense of accomplishment depended only on those 15 hours, not on the total amount of time I spent at the office. So I decided to begin recording my daily efficiency ratio as the amount of time I spent on actual work divided by the total amount of time I spent in my office. While it certainly bothered me that I was only working 25% of the time initially, I also realized it would be extremely foolish to simply work longer hours. If you’ve ever tried to discipline yourself to do something you weren’t really motivated to do, you most likely’ failed. That was naturally the result I experienced when I tried to discipline my self to work harder. In fact, trying harder actually de-motivated me and drove my efficiency ratio even lower. So I reluctantly decided to try the opposite approach. The next day I would only al low myself to put in five hours total at the office, and the rest of the day I wouldn’t allow my self to work at all. Well, an interesting thing happened, as I’m sure you can imagine. My brain must have gotten the idea that working time was a scarce commodity because I worked almost the entire five hours straight and got an efficiency ratio of over 90%. I continued this experiment for the rest of the week and ended up getting about 25 hours of work done with only 30 hours total spent in my office, for an efficiency ratio of over 80%. So I was able to reduce my weekly working time by 30 hours while also getting 10 more hours of real work done. If your time log shows your efficiency ratio to be on the low side, try severely limiting your total amount of working time for a day, and see what happens. Once your brain realizes that working time is scarce, you suddenly become a lot more efficient because you have to be. When you have tight time constraints, you will usually find a way to get your work done. But when you have all the time in the world, it’s too easy to be inefficient. Over a period of a few weeks, I was able to keep my efficiency ratio above 80% while gradually increasing my total weekly office time. I’ve been able to maintain this for many years now, and I commonly get about 40 hours of real work done every week, while only spending about 45 total hours in my office. I’ve learned that this is ideal for me. If I try to put in more time at tile office, then my productivity drops off rapidly. The interesting thing is that the system that allowed me to enhance my effectiveness at work also created a tremendous amount of balance in all other areas of my life. Even though I was able to use this approach to triple my business productivity, I still gained plenty of time to pursue personal interests. Time logging is the intelligent choice to ensure optimal productivity without increasing your hours. But time logging need only be done periodically to provide these benefits. I do it for one week every 3-6 months, and over the years it has made a huge difference for me, always providing me with new distinctions. If I go too many months without time logging, my productivity gradually drops as I fall back into unconscious time-wasting habits. You’ll probably find as I do that your gut feelings about your productivity are closely related to how much real work you actually get done. When you feel your productivity is lower than you’d like, raise your awareness via time logging, measure your efficiency ratio, and then optimize your efficiency to boost your productivity back up where it belongs. Time logging is a high leverage activity that takes very little time and effort to implement, but the long-term payoff is tremendous.According to the author, one’s income directly results from ______. A．how effectively he spends his timeB．how much work he does every dayC．how the boss evaluates his performanceD．how he balances work and leisure time

With the rise of mobile and online shopping, shoppers are gainingplenty of convenience — and also taking on extra risks. Hackers are poised tosteal the funds and identities of shoppers who don’t take steps to protectthemselves.LogRhythm, a cyber security company, points out that because so many people now shop from mobile devices, which are often less protected thancomputers, information technology workers expect a rise in cyber crime thisholiday shopping season. IT workers surveyed by the company said they were mostconcerned with phishing attacks, where hackers pretend to be reputablecompanies and persuade victims to share their personal information, such ascredit card numbers, with them.One of the most common methods is for a hacker to send an email to avictim claiming to be from a bank, retailer, or other company that then directsthem to another site, which then captures their personal information. (That’sone reason to avoid clicking on hyperlinks from inside emails, even if theyappear to be from a recognizable company.)To avoid that kind of scam and others, here are the latest tips onhow to stay safe while shopping online:● Skip attachments and hyperlinks. LogRhythm warns that evenattachments from people you know can be nefarious, since those acquaintancescould be infected with a computer virus themselves. If the email containsunusual or scant wording, don’t open the attachment. The same logic applies tohyperlinks in emails (or requests for information received over text message);LogRhythm recommends first hovering over the link to make sure it’s going todirect you to a valid address.● Don’t make purchases over coffee shop-lattes. Any public wi-ficonnection, such as those offered at coffee shops or libraries, carry extrarisks, since they aren’t private. LogRhythm recommends against shopping onlineor engaging in any financial transactions, such as logging into your bankaccount, from such hot spots.● Protectyour smartphone. Web browsers and retailer apps on mobile devices make it easyto shop on the go, but doing so can also expose shoppers to extra risks sincemany phones don’t have the same kind of data encryption that’s often installedon computers. Even taking a relatively simple step, such as enabling thepassword lock feature on your phone, will make it harder for a thief to accessprivate data stored on the phone in case it’s lost or stolen. Computer securitycompany McAfee also warns against downloading apps that might steal personalinformation. (to be continued)●Don’t trust your “friends”. Hackers target social media, includingFacebook and Twitter, because they know it’s easier to get people to click on alink that appears to be recommended from a friend. McAfee has identified dozensof examples, including free dinner offers at Cheesecake Factory and fakemystery shopping invitations. Offers that sound too good to be true, such asfree iPads or free iPhones, are also a common lure. The company cautionsagainst clicking on fake alerts from friends, who may have been hackedthemselves, and avoiding shortened links on Twitter that claim to offer deals.● Open e-cards with caution. They can be cute, but they can also bemalicious. McAfee warms that some e-cards download viruses onto your computerwhen you download them. To avoid that outcome the company suggests only openinge-cards from domain names that you recognize as big e-car sites.● Upgrade your passwords. The holiday season can serve as a good reminderto give your passwords a makeover; security experts recommend changing themregularly as a precaution against hackers. Avoid common and simple words, uselong combinations of words that also incorporate numbers or symbols, and neveruse duplicate passwords for multiple accounts.● Check up on an e-retailer before making purchases. Some fly-by-nightoperations take advantage of the uptick in shopping around the holiday seasonto collect cash without ever mailing out the goods in return, warms the BetterBusiness Bureau. To protect yourself, the bureau recommends never wiring moneyor paying in advance.● Review your statements. The first sign of identity theft is oftenan unfamiliar charge on a credit card or bank statement; reviewing thosestatements carefully and contacting your bank or card provider with anyconcerns can prevent a theft from expanding. Credit card usually come with somemeasure of automatic protection, as long as you report the scam relativelyquickly.Following these tips might leave you feeling like the Grinch — be suspicious of friends ?— but the real holiday downer would be dealing with a stolen identity whenyou’re trying to enjoy the spirit of the season.1、How do Hackers steal customers' funds and identities?A、By atacking the shoppers who forget their security code,B、By attacking the shoppers who has lots of money in their account.C、By atacking the shoppers who don't take security and prtection measures.D、By attacking old shoppers account.2、Why did Log Rhythm predict that a rise in cybercrime during this holiday shopping season?A、Because shoppers' computers are less protected during the holiday season.B、Because people now shop from mobile devices which are less protected than computers.C、Because people spend more money shopping online.D、Because Hackers can atack shoppers easier during shopping season.3、What is one of the most common methods of hacking?A、Sending an email to victims in order to direct them to another website, which then capturlpersonal information.B、Steal victims' personal information at banks.C、Steal victims' personal information at shopping centers.D、Steal victims' personal information from another company.4、Why you'd better to skip atachments even from acquaintances?A、Because those acquaintances may want to know your account information.B、Because those acquaintances could be infected with a computer virus themselves.C、Because those acquaintances know a lot of your personal information.D、Because some of those acquaintances are nefarious.5、What is a safer way to open e-cards?A、Only opening e-cards from family and friends.B、Only opening e-cards from your own company.C、Only opening e-cards by your own computer.D、Only opening e-cards from domain names that you recogize as big e-card sites.

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Which family is made up of only parents and their kids?A. Extended familyB. Nuclear familyC. Single-parent family

eBay eBay is a global phenomenon-the world’s largest garage sale, online shopping center, ear dealer and auction site with 147 million registered users in 30 countries as of March 2005. You can find everything from encyclopedias to olives to snow boots to stereos to airplanes for sale. And if you stumble on it before the eBay overseers do, you might even find a human kidney or a virtual date. eBay Basics eBay is, first and foremost, an online auction site. You can browse through categories like Antiques, Boats, Clothing & Accessories, Computers & Networking, Jewelry & Watches and Video Games. When you see something you like, you click on the auction title and view the details, including pictures, descriptions, payment options and shipping information. If you place a bid on an item, you enter a contractual agreement to buy it if you win the auction. All auctions have minimum starting bids, and some have a reserve price-a secret minimum amount the seller is willing to accept for the item. If the bidding doesn’t reach the reserve price, the seller doesn’t have to part with the item. In addition to auctions, you can find tons of fixed-price items on eBay that make shopping there just like shopping at any other online marketplace. You see what you like, you buy it, you pay for it and you wait for it to arrive at your door. You can pay for an item on eBay using a variety of methods, including money order, cashier’s check, cash, personal check and electronic payment services like PayPal and BidPay. It’s up to each seller to decide which payment methods he’ll accept. Just as you can buy almost anything on eBay, you can sell almost anything, too. Using a simple listing process, you can put all of the junk in your basement up for sale to the highest bidder. When you sell an item on eBay, you pay listing fees and turn over a percentage of the final sale price to eBay. Once you register (for free) with eBay, you can access all of your eBay buying and selling activities in a single location called "My eBay." eBay Infrastructure A series of service disruptions in 1999 caused real problems for eBay’s business. Over the course of three days, overloaded servers intermittently shut down, meaning users couldn’t check auctions, place bids or complete transactions during that period. Buyers, sellers and eBay were, very unhappy, and a complete restructuring of eBay’s technological architecture followed. In 1999, eBay was one massive database server and a few separate systems running the search function. In 2005, eBay is about 200 database servers and 20 search servers. The architecture is a type of grid computing that allows for both error correction and growth. With the exception of the search function, everything about eBay can actually run on approximately 50 servers-Web servers, application servers and data-storage systems. Each server has between 6 and 12 microprocessors. These 50 or so servers run separately, but they talk to each other, so everybody knows if there is a problem somewhere, eBay can simply add servers to the grid as the need arises. While the majority of the site can run on 50 servers, eBay has four times that. The 200 servers are housed in sets of 50 in four locations, all in the United States. When you’re using eBay, you may be talking to any one of those locations at any time--they all store the same data. If one of the systems crashes, there are three others to pick up the slack. When you’re on the eBay Web site and you click on a listing for a Persian rug, your com-puter talks to Web servers, which talk to application servers, which pull data from storage servers so you can find out what the latest bid price is and how much time is left in the auction, eBay has local partners in many countries who deliver eBay’s static data to cut down on download time, and there are monitoring systems in 45 cities around the world that constantly scan for problems in the network. Using eBay: Security In order to make buyers feel safer when making purchases on eBay, all tangible (有形的) items are automatically insured for 200. A recipe that was supposed to be delivered to you via e-mail is not considered a tangible item. But if you purchased a set of speakers that never arrived, and you go through the dispute process and eBay determines you were defrauded (欺骗), you can get your money back up to 200. Buyer Fraud Buyer fraud is typically less damaging than seller fraud. The most common type of fraud a buyer can commit is simply not paying for an item. Sellers can deal with non-paying bidders by filing an Unpaid Item dispute, eBay will then attempt to contact the buyer and get her to pay. If she does not respond to eBay’s attempts after eight days, the seller is reimbursed (赔偿)for eBay’s cut of the final sale price and can relist the item for free. If the buyer does respond, the dispute can end in one of three ways: The buyer decides to pay, and everybody’s happy. The buyer and the seller decide together to abandon the transaction, the seller gets reimbursed for the final-value fee and relists the item for free, and everybody’s happy. The seller decides not to deal with the buyer, the buyer gets an unpaid-item strike against her, and the seller gets reimbursed for the final-value fee and relists the item for free. In the end, the damage to the seller is relatively small. Another type of buyer fraud occurs when a buyer sends false payment. In most cases, this is in the form of a bounced check, and the seller finds out about it before shipping the item. Bounced checks are as common on eBay as they are in the rest of the world, and many sellers choose not to accept personal checks for this reason. Seller Fraud Seller fraud is what most people think about when they worry about using eBay. There are two main ways in which a buyer can be defrauded by a seller. The item the buyer purchased is dramatically different from how it was described in the listing; or the item simply never arrives. One thing to keep in mind when you think you’ve been defrauded is that miscommunication is common on eBay. For instance, if you didn’t read every word of the auction listing for your item, you may have missed the part that said the seller would be out of town for three weeks and wouldn’t be able to ship the item until she returned. This could be why you don’t have your item and the seller isn’t answering your e-mails. Also, e-mail is not the most straightforward form of communication. If your item hasn’t arrived after two weeks, and you’ve e-mailed the seller but haven’t heard back, it’s a good idea to check your junk mail folder. Your seller may have sent a response e-mail that just never made it to your inbox. If there’s nothing from the seller in your junk folder, you can request that eBay reveal your seller’s phone number so you can give him a call and see what’s going on. If you don’t get an answer to your phone call (or if your seller lives in another country and it would cost too much money to call), your next step is to start the dispute process. When a buyer believes he has been defrauded, he can file a complaint, and eBay will work to solve the problem. When you file a complaint in eBay’s "Item Not Received or Significantly Not as Described" system, eBay will act as middleman between you and your seller to try to settle the dispute. If that fails, you can file a claim to get reimbursed for your purchase.At present, each of eBay’s server is equipped with ______ microprocessors. A．200B．about 50C．6 to 12D．20

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Below are some tips for women traveling alone.Exercise hotel safetyThere are many ways you can make a solo stay at a hotel safer. At cheek-in, you might consider asking for a room near the elevator so you won't need to walk down long, potentially ill-lit hallways to reach your room. When filling out guest registration forms， consider using your first initial instead of your name, and skip the " Mrs/Miss/Mr" check box. Additionally, make sure the clerk writes down your room number instead of saying it out loud. This will prevent anyone nearby from knowing where to find you later.Arrive during the dayArrive in new cities during the day. Areas around bus and train stations can be scary and/or deserted, and small towns tend to shut down early. Veteran solo traveler Mara Rothman of San Francisco notes that plenty of beautiful towns can appear mysterious at night, and locals who are genuinely trying to help you can appear unnecessarily threatening. Arriving during the day means you'll be able to find a place to stay and get to know where you are before dark.Keep your documents safe If you choose to wear a money belt, use it for storage and not as a purse. Constantly reaching under your shirt for money draws attention to it, and tends to defeat the purpose. Instead，keep your passport, extra stores of money, and other important documents well hidden, and use a bag or purse for carrying daily spending money.Dress appropriatelyTo avoid attracting unwanted attention, dress as conservatively as the women you see around you. This doesn't necessarily mean wearing the traditional dress, as that can sometimes have the opposite result. A good rule of thumb is to dress modestly. Think knee-length or longer skirts. Bare arms, shoulders, and legs are considered risked in some countries, so do the research before you go and once you're there. Note which body parts the local women cover and do the same.Know when to make friends Traveling alone doesn't always mean being alone. There are plenty of situations in which seeking out company can make for a safer and more enjoyable experience. Smaller hotels and hostels are great places to find like- minded travelers to explore new places with. In some countries, there are women-only sections in trains and women's waiting rooms at train stations. Sticking close to families on public transportation and in unfamiliar public markets and bazaars is another technique some women use.Show confidence to a great extentWhether you're on a street at home or 7, 000 miles away, walking confidently and with direction is an effective technique for deterring unwanted attention, since appearing lost or confused can make you weak and easily damaged. If you are lost，walk into a shop or restaurant and ask for directions there. Try to avoid obviously looking at maps while you're in the street. Study your route before you go, or find one of those wallet-sized maps that you can carefully palm and refer to secretly.Use common senseUsing common sense is perhaps the single best tip for staying safe and having a good time while you，re traveling alone. This category includes the usual recommendations: don't walk around late at night , don't drink with strange men，don't ride in empty compartments on trains, don't compromise safety to save a few bucks on a hotel or transportation, and know how to use a pay phone.1. The main purpose of the passage is to tell women____.A.where to travel aloneB.how to make a safe and enjoyable tripC.what to read on travelD.how to meet new people when traveling 2. Mara Rothman's notes are mentioned in order to____.A.build up her reputationB.show admiration for her. pare the experience D.make the tip convincing 3. To avoid being damaged, a woman traveling alone should____.A.stay away from the crowdsB.use a money belt rather than a bag C.wear the traditional dress D.find like-minded travelers for company 4. Which is the safest way for a woman when she gets lost along the way? A.Keeping the important documents well hidden. B.Looking at maps when she is in the street. C.Asking the way in a store or in a restaurant. D.Finding a place to stay and get her bearings before dark.

People living in cities have easy ___ to all means of transportations.（ ）A. chanceB. wayC. opportunityD. access

Complete the passage with suitable words from the word bank. You may not use any of the words more than once.reinforcement authorizes worthless sucks guiltworth negative damaging baggage resolutesolidify obligation evaluate manifesting emotionalThe words we use really matter. Thinking about the words we choose can tell us a lot about feelings and decisions. Do you often use the word "should" in your daily life? In fact, the word "should" expresses a(n) 1) ___________ or expectation. It indicates that you aren't doing what you would benefit from, yet you are not 2) ___________ in your choice. It cues the 3) ___________ of existing self-defeating messages you hold about yourself. There is 4) ___________ when you say I "should," but it is 5) ___________ in terms of getting you to do many things, especially for the big things such as leaving a relationship that 6) ___________ the life out of you, or 7) ___________ your dreams in love, life, and the pursuit of happiness. Getting rid of "should" helps you be faithful to who you truly are, choosing what you love over what you feel you have to do. To free yourself from "should" shaming, 8) ___________ your decisions and show the mental exit door to 9) ___________ self-talk and "should" when they show up. Dealing with "should" takes practice, but it is work 10) ___________ doing. By changing how you talk about yourself, you take a significant step toward being positive and active in your life.

When it came to role models，Diana Ortiz said her mother，Marcia Dominguez，was the "hero". Ms. Dominguez came to the United States from Cuba in 1979. She went to college and got a job as a social worker - all the while raising three children in America mostly on her own. "It was always school first，" Diana said， "My mom had us in a straight line. If we got out of line，she corrected us. She was a perfect woman. She was beautiful，she had the education and she had everything - but the illness took over. When I was 11， it frightened me to see how quickly my mother's health was ruined by cancer. A week before I turned 14， my mother died at age 50. I had tried to prepare myself， but on the first morning I woke up without my mother， the sense of loss was painful." Diana had not seen her father for five years，who refused to provide for her. Diana then entered the city's foster care system. She has spent about four years in foster homes. Despite Diana's hard teenage years， the values her mother had planted in her mind inspired her to go after higher education. Since August 2010， she has been a fulltime student majoring in law. A public organization offers her tuition but she has part-time jobs to help people like her and earn more life experience. Her goal is a job in the Federal Bureau of Investigation. For now， Diana works 20 hours a week as a cashier at Marshalls， earning D|S7.25 an hour. In November， she moved into her own public housing studio apartment on the Lower East Side. She pays D|S236 a month in rent. Although she is out of foster care，Diana has been speaking at workshops for foster youths. She emphasizes that nothing should get in the way of their success， not the trials of their lives or what they may have lost. "I tell the young who have the similar experience like me，'Why are you going to let what happened to you affect you in the long run？'" Diana said， "'Why are you going to sit there and feel sorry for yourself？You're wasting precious time.' It is a message my mother would approve of. My mom taught me that everything is not given to you. You have to go out and get it."（1）Which of the following words can be used to describe Ms. Dominguez？ ____ A．Learned， independent and strict.B．Positive， simple and graceful.C．Hardworking， dependent and tough.D．Kind， determined and lonely.（2）How did Diana grow up after her mother passed away？ ____ A．She was provided for by a law institute.B．She depended on foster care system.C．She relied upon the people like her.D．She supported herself by doing part-time work.（3）What made Diana go on with her education despite there are so many difficulties？ ____ A．The sense of loss from her mother's death.B．The eagerness to achieve success.C．The deep influence of her mother's values.D．The wish to win prizes to please her mother.（4）With provided tuition， Diana still works after school because she knows ____ .A．success comes with her own struggle and effortsB．rich experience helps her find better jobsC．her tuition will be increased sharplyD．nobody is perfect in the world