Eight Things a Burglar Won’t Tell YouShould y...

Eight Things a Burglar Won’t Tell You

Should you spend your money on a home security system? A look inside a burglar’s mind might help you decide.

1．Of course I look familiar．I was here just last week cleaning your carpets，painting your shutters，or delivering your new refrigerator．

2．Hey，thanks for letting me use the bathroom when I was working in your yard last week．While I was in your home，I unlatched the back window to make my return a little easier.

3．To you，leaving that window open just a crack during the day is a way to let in a little fresh air．To me，it’s an invitation which I am more than happy to accept.

4．If it snows while you’re out of town，get a neighbor to create car and foot tracks into the house，or it will be a dead giveaway．By the way，loud dogs and nosy neighbors are the two things I hate most．

5．It’s raining．You’re fumbling with your umbrella，and you forget to lock your door---understandable．But understand this: I don’t take a day off because of bad weather．

6．Do you really think I won’t look in your sock drawer? I always check dresser drawers，the bedside table，and the medicine cabinet．Here’s a helpful hint: I almost never go into kids’ rooms．

7．You’re right: I won’t have enough time to break into that safe where you keep your valuables．But if it’s not fastened，I’ll take it with me．

8．Avoid announcing your vacation on your Facebook.com page．It’s easier than you think to look up your address.

1.Money and valuables might be the safest if kept in your______.

A． kids’ room

B． sock drawer

C． medicine cabinet

D． safe

2.The underlined words “a dead giveaway” here may probably be something that______.

A． throws away useless things at home

B． warns a burglar that someone is dead

C． tells a burglar the truth

D． frightens a burglar away

3.We can draw a conclusion from the text that______.

A． burglars seldom steal in bad weather

B． if you do housework yourself，you’ll stay away from burglars

C． you yourself are sometimes to blame for a theft

D． you can always count on your neighbors when you are out

4.The main purpose of the article is to _____.

A． summarize when burglars steal most frequently

B． encourage people to spend money on home security systems

C． explain why burglars take up stealing

D． teach people how to protect their homes

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Things Your Pilot Won't Tell You

You may not be getting the airline you paid for．

You may go to an airline website and buy a ticket, and get onto an airplane that has a similar name painted on it, but half the time, you're really on a regional （地方的） airline．The regionals aren't held to the same safety standards as the majors: their pilots aren't required to have as much training and experience, and the public doesn't know that．

—Captain at a major airline

If you're a nervous flier, book a morning flight．

The heating of the ground later causes bumpier （颠簸的） air, and it's much more likely to thunderstorm in the afternoon．

—Jerry Johnson , pilot, Los Angeles

The smoothest place to sit is often over or near the wing．

The bumpiest place to sit is in the back．If you're in the middle, you don't move as much．

—Patrick Smith, pilot, and author of Cockpit Confidential

Sit in the front if you want fresher air．

The general flow of air in any airplane is from front to back．So if you're really concerned about breathing the freshest possible air or not getting too hot, sit as close to the front as you can．Planes are generally warmest in the back．

—Tech pilot at a regional airline, Texas

You never know where the safest seat is．

There is no safest place to sit．In one accident, the people in the back are dead; in the next, it's the people up front．

—John Nance, aviation safety analyst and retired airline captain, Seattle

I've been struck by lightning twice．

Most pilots have．Airplanes are built to take it．You hear a big boom and see a big flash and that's it．You're not going to fall out of the sky．

—Charlotte, pilot for a regional earner,．North Carolina

People don't understand why they can't use their cell phones．

Well, what can happen is 12 people will decide to call someone just before landing, and I can get a false reading on my instruments saying that we are higher than we ideally are．

—Jim Tilmon, retired American Airlines pilot, Phoenix

1.Jerry Johnson advises nervous fliers to ______．

A．sit in the back

B．fly in the morning

C．fly with major airlines

D．avoid flying in bad weather

2.The best seats for those who need fresh air are ______．

A．in the front　　　 B．in the middle

C．in the back 　　 D．near the wing

3.Passengers' use of cellphones before landing is likely to ______．

A．increase the risk of being struck by lightning

B．make it difficult for pilots to control the plane

C．cause the instruments of the plane to break down

D．affect pilots' judgment about the height of the plane

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Try to spend your time just on the things you find_________.

A. worthing doing them           B. worth being done

C. worthy to being done           D. worthy of being done

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Try to spend your time just on the things you find _________.

A．worth doing them      B．worth being done

C．them worth doing      D．worth doing

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— Tell me your secret.　　 — I ______. It wouldn’t be a secret if I told you.

A. won’t            B. needn’t            C. mightn’t            D. couldn’t

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A simple life means getting rid of many of the things you do so that you can spend more time with people you love and do the things you love.1. It’s often a journey of two steps forward and one backward.

Evaluate your time.2. What things do you do from the time you wake up to the time you go to sleep? Make a list, and evaluate whether they’re in line with your priorities. If not, remove them and focus on what’s important. Redesign your day.

Limit your communications. Our lives these days are filled with a vast flow of communications: email, cell phones, paper mail, Twitter, forums, and more. 3. Instead, set a limit on your communications: only deal with emails at certain times of the day. Limit phone calls to certain times too. It is the same with other communications. Set a schedule and stick to it.

Try living without a car. OK, this isn’t something I’ve done, but many others have. 4. Walk, bike, or take public transportation. It reduces expenses and gives you time to think. A car is also very complicated, needing not only car payments, but insurance, maintenance, repairs, gas and more.

5. If you rid your home of stuff, you might find you don’t need so much space. I’m not saying you should live on a boat (although I know some people who happily do so), but if you can be comfortable in a smaller home, it will not only be less expensive, but easier to maintain, and greatly simplify your life.

A. Have a place for everything.

B. How do you spend your day?

C. It’s something I would do if I didn’t have kids.

D. They can take up your whole day if you let them be.

E. However, getting to simplicity isn’t always a simple process.

F. Most people don’t know what “enough” is, and thus they keep buying more.

G. Consider a smaller home.

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Spend the least time on those things that are completely_______, and figure out what you can do practically to make a difference．

A．out of shape　　 B．out of control

C．out of practice D．out of touch

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No matter how much time you spend planning a trip, things still _____ go wrong and air travel is no exception—from weather delays to lost luggage.

A. deliberately　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 B. obviously　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 C. originally　　　　　　　　　 　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. occasionally

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If you _____ regret things you did or didn’t do in the past, then you won’t be able to move forward.

A. actually　 B. briefly　　 C. casually　　 D. Constantly

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______, dear! Things won’t be as bad as you think. There will be chances for you!

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