A yes-person is normally someone who says "yes" to everything; a request, a job, an opportunity, or an event. Some people think that saying "yes" to everything comes with risks. Things are good at first but might go wrong later. But, for me, saying "yes" has brought chances rather than worries.
Here is a good example to show the power of saying "yes" and is effect on my life. My boss once asked me to give a speech to a large group of people. I had never done public speaking before, but I knew that I speech just fine. My boss was so pleased that he trusted me with more important tasks since then.
Looking back on my work experiences I think about what would have happened if I had said "no" to some challenging tasks. Maybe I would never have made so much progress in my job. Saying "yes" has allowed me to move up at work, and I have grown from it
Saying "yes" to something that you might be uncomfortable with, like a task that is outside your comfort zone, can have positive results. Some times, you just need to give it a try. Actually if you want to get anywhere in life, you can' t be lazy and closed off. It's really that simple.
Have you ever draw n pictures on your notebooks when you are siting in class? If so, your teacher might have told you to stop. Many people think doodling （胡写乱画） may stop you paying attention to what you are doing. But it might be just the opposite.
One study shows that doodling may help you remember things you hear. In 2009, researchers asked two groups of people to listen to a phone message. One group was encouraged to doodle, but the other was not. Neither group knew that they would be asked to remember information from the message. But the group that doodled remembered29% more.
Other people suggest other uses for doodling. Jesse Prinz, a professor who studies doodling, says it can help you think creatively. Walking away from a problem to d raw might actually help you solve it. When you come back, you will have a fresh idea and get an answer more quickly.
An author named Sunni Brown wrote a book on doodling. She argues that doodling is a tool that can help people think. She admits that people see doodling as doing nothing but she wants to change that. In fact, she owns a business that helps companies improve management effectiveness through doodling.
Brown believes doodling is helpful because it includes more than one way of learning. You learn in four ways: seeing, hearing, reading and writing. The more ways you use, the better you learn. And when you doodle while listening to a lecture, you are using all four.
You might think that being good at drawing is important for doodling. But if the point of doodling is to help you think, then it doesn't matter what the picture looks like. Even if you are not an artist, doodling can help you. So next time you need to focus, pick up a pen and doodle away.
Plant-based ice creams have become a good summer choice these days. If you doubt it, you may go to a local store and count all the ice creams that do not use cows' milk. Actually, plant-based ice cream sales have a 300% increase since 2018.
One is that people care about their health. Plant-based ice creams contain less fat, so they are healthier. Environmental protection is also a reason. Since these ice creams are made from different kinds of plant milk, less water and energy are required in the production.
People used to think that plant-based ice creams tasted less delicious and less creamy. Thanks to recent technological innovations（创新）, plant-based ice creams of new flavors are introduced. They taste just like the creamy and smooth ice creams made from cows' milk. As you can tell, the quality is really there, and people are becoming more and more interested in the new flavors.
With the growing popularity, the plant-based ice cream industry is making more money. Years ago, only a few companies produced plant-based ice creams.
A. But it's no longer the case.
B. The results might surprise you.
C. They are more popular now than ever before
D. There are several reasons for the sharp growth.
E. Now more ice cream makers have entered the business
It was a sunny day. Kate was jumping rope in front of her house. She had all the time in the world to 1 her jumping. The jump rope was 2 to her. It was a birthday 3 from her grandma, who spent several nights 4 making it perfect. As Kate was jumping, a teenage boy 5 to her from across the road. "Give me that," he shouted and 6 the jump rope from Kate's hands and ran away. 7 and angry, Kate ran after the boy, hoping to get it back. "What a 8 boy," thought Kate. She ra n all the way to a park and finally 9 the boy. There, she saw a younger child 10 in the pond（池塘）. The boy threw an end of the jump rope to the child and pulled the child onto the bank. Kate walked up to them and asked if they needed any 11 . "All good. Thank you," said the boy. Handing the jump rope back to Kate, he 12 , "I'm sorry if I frightened you just now, but I was in a 13 . The rope was a big help. "
Back home, Kate told her grandma that the rope had helped 14 a child in the park. She smiled 15 as she thought of the part her jump rope had played.
Mr. Grey was a biology professor. He had a big （collect） of extremely rare（罕见的） bones, always made him proud. Recently he managed （get）a better job another university. Because Mr. Grey was very busy, （he） wife made the arrangements for all their possessions（财物） to be taken to their new home.
On a Monday morning, Mr. Grey was out. There workers came, （take） the thing out of the house and loading them into a truck. One of them bought out large wooden box. He was just about to throw it into the truck when Mrs. Grey （run） out of her house and said, "Please carry that box very （careful）! That one has all of my husband's bones in it. " The man was so （surprise） that he nearly dropped the box on his feet.
