Customers rarely have an opportunity to watch the cooks doing the cooking on the ____ although it sounds quite normal for any cook.

A. kitchen     B. floor    C. condition   D. spot

After my first class in college I felt a little hungry , and I hurried to the cafeteria . I   41   my tray with sandwiches and was   42   for the seat when I accidentally stepped on a piece of cheese and that was how the accident happened .

In the seconds after my   43   I thought how nice it would be if no one had   44   . But as all the students in the cafeteria came to their feet ,   45   and clapping , I knew they had .

For the next three days I dined alone on nothing more than   46   , and some junk food . On the fourth day I thought I needed some   47   food badly . Perhaps three days was   48   enough for the campus population to have   49   me . So off to the cafeteria I went .

I made my way through the food line and   50   sat down at a table . Suddenly I heard a crash that sounded   51   . I looked up to find that another poor soul had met the same   52   as I had . My heart went out to him   53   people began to cheer and clap as they had for me . I expected him to slip out of the cafeteria as I had , but to my   54   , he didn’t . He got up , smiling as if nothing had happened . And that’s when I realized I had been   55   myself far too seriously .

Who   56   whether I dropped a tray or not ?   57   . This wasn’t like high school . Once I realized that I had no one’s   58   to live up to but my own , I   59   . Popularity was not so important ; running with the   60   was no longer a law of survival . In college , it didn’t matter . This was my big chance to do my own thing and to be myself .

41. A. piled                  B. returned                C. bought               D. found

42. A. hoping                     B. paying                   C. heading             D. waiting

43. A. decision                   B. fall                         C. meal                         D. class

44. A. experienced             B. fallen                            C. noticed              D. left

45. A. cheering           B. wondering                    C. praying              D. fighting

46. A. regret                B. shame                   C. anger                        D. terror

47. A. real                   B. hot                        C. stupid                   D. special

48. A. kind                   B. easy                      C. hard                   D. long

49. A. recognized        B. forgiven                C. known                   D. forgotten

50. A. carefully            B. unconsciously              C. regularly            D. instantly

51. A. interesting         B. familiar                  C. special               D. unnatural

52. A. fate                   B. tray                       C. cheese                 D. students

53. A. until                   B. so                         C. as                      D. once

54. A. joy                            B. surprise                C. disappointment         D. excitement

55. A. taking                B. regarding                     C. treating              D. protecting

56. A. wondered          B. questioned                   C. cared                        D. saw

57. A. Somebody        B. Nobody                 C. Anybody            D. Everybody

58. A. achievement            B. rules                            C. expectations      D. shadows

59. A. survived            B. suffered                C. relaxed              D. hesitated

60. A. crowd                B. reality                    C. mistake              D. shyness

 “I don’t think it’s my _______ that the TV blew up. I just turned it on. That’s all.” said the boy.

A. error                 B. mistake

C. fault                 D. duty

  What is the first thing you notice when you walk into a shop? The products displayed(展示)at  the entrance? Or the soft background music?

But have you ever noticed the smell? Unless it is bad，the answer is likely to be no．But while a shop’s scent may not be outstanding compared with sights and sounds，it is certainly there．And it is providing to be an increasing powerful tool in encouraging people to purchase．

A brand store has become famous for its distinctive scent which floats through the fairly dark hall and out to the entrance via scent machines．A smell may be attractive but it may not just be used for freshening air．One sports goods company once reported that when it first introduced scent into its stores，customers’ intension to purchase increased by 80 percent．

When it comes to the best shopping streets in Pairs，scent is just as important to a brand’s success as the quality of its window displays and goods on sales．That is mainly because shopping is a very different experience to what it used to be．

Some years ago，the focus for brand name shopping was on a few people with sales  assistants’ disproving attitude and don’t-touch-what-you-can’t-afford displays．Now the rise of electronic commerce(e-commerce)has opened up famous brands to a wider audience．But while e-shops can use sights and sounds，only bricks-and-mortar stores(实体店)can offer a full experience from the minute customers step through the door to the moment they leave．Another brand store seeks to be much more than a shop，but rather a destination．And scent is just one way to achieve this．

Now a famous store uses complex man-made smell to make sure that the soft scent of baby powder floats through the kid department，and coconut(椰子)scent in the swimsuit section．A department store has even opened a new lab，inviting customers on a journey into the store’s windows to smell books，pots and drawers，in search of their perfect scent．

32．According to the passage，what is an increasingly powerful tool in the success of some brand store?

  A．Friendly assistant    B．Soft background music

  C．Unique scents．          D．Attractive window display．

33．E-shops are mentioned in the passage to________．

  A．urge shop assistants to change their attitude

  B．show the advantages of brick-and-mortar stores

  C．push stores to use sights and sounds

  D．introduce the rise of e-commerce

34．The underlined word  “destination”  in Paragraph 5 means_____．

  A．a place where customers love to go        B．a spot where travelers like to stay

  C．a platform that exhibits goods               D．a target that a store expects to meet

35．The main purpose of the passage is to______．

  A．compare and evaluate          B．inform and explain

  C．argue and discuss                     D．examine and assess

   你的美国朋友Chris目前在北京学习汉语，他对中国传统文化非常感兴趣。本周五下午你校将要举办—个文化讲座, 请你根据以下提示给他写一封电子邮件，邀请他来参加。

1.农业大学张教授讲解中国茶文化的历史和传播；

2.讲座后有交流和品茶活动；

3.你将陪同Chris并帮其翻译讲解。

注意:1.字数不少于100；

     2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

     3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Hi Chris,

Yours,

Joe

进入高三以来，同学们普遍感到压力倍增。就此问题，最近你班开展了一次以“压力”为主题的班会。在班会上，大家各抒己见，就如何缓解压力提出了自己的看法。请你为学校英文报写一篇短文，内容要点包括：

1. 压力的来源。

2. 压力与成败的关系。

3. 你自己的看法。

注意：1.词数：不少于120词；

           2.开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Recently we have held a class meeting to discuss the pressure upon Senior Three

students.____________________________________________________________

Doctors say anger can be an extremely damaging emotion, unless you learn how to deal with it. They warn that anger can lead to heart disease, stomach problems, headaches, emotional problems and possibly cancer.

36   Some people express anger openly in a calm reasonable way. Others burst with anger, and scream and yell. But other people keep their anger inside. They can not or will not express it. This is called repressing anger.

For years many doctors thought that repressing anger was more dangerous to a person’s health than expressing it. They said that when a person is angry, the brain releases the same hormones (荷尔蒙). They speed the heart rate, raise blood pressure, or sugar into the blood, etc.  37 

Some doctors say that both repressing and expressing anger can be dangerous. They believe that those who express anger violently may be more likely to develop heart disease, and they believe that those who keep anger inside may face a greater danger of high blood pressure.

38   They say the first step is to admit that you are angry and to recognize the real cause of the anger, then decide if the cause is serious enough to get angry about. If it is, they say, “  39  Wait until your anger has cooled down and you are able to express yourself calmly and reasonably.”

Doctors say that a good way to deal with anger is to find humor in the situation that has made you angry.   40 

A. In general the person feels excited and ready to act.

B. They said that laughter is much healthier than anger.

C. Expressing anger violently is more harmful than repressing it.

D. Anger may cause you a cancer.

E. Do not express your anger while angry.

F. Anger is a normal emotion that we all feel from time to time.

G. Doctors say the solution is learning how to deal with anger.

Attitude Is Everything

The story is about how a donkey got out of a deep hole. The donkey’s owner, a farmer, thought ___1___ impossible to save his donkey and decided to bury it. ___2___, the donkey managed to get out ___3____ the help of the soil put in by its owner.

From the story we can see that the donkey was brave and clever enough to save himself. Attitude is everything. I think it’s ___4___ (absolute) true. ___5___ we meet with some difficulties, we should calm down and ___6___ brave to face them. Don’t lose yourself in ___7__ (sad) and never give up. We can look at things in a different way. If we change our attitude ___8___ the difficulties, we will find they are not so bad ___9__ they seem.

What’s more, we should try ___10___ ways to solve the problems. Sometimes, we can turn to our friends, teachers and parents so that we can get help and settle the problems as quickly as possible.

Rediscovery

    I used to be a happy child with a loving family and many friends. I had a   36    that cold brighten a could winter day and I had a special love for life.

At twelve, my life had a huge breakdown. It was then that I    37    OCD（强迫症）. I started to wash my hands ten times an hour, and I constantly    38    my kitchen oven to make sure that it was off. This way of life continued for four painful years, and by then, my OCD had led to depression（抑郁）. I was no longer the    39    little girl I had been.

In the tenth grade I finally    40    to my mother that I was suffering from depression along with my OCD. My mom took me to a doctor and I started taking    41    . Over a few months, the medicine did help the OCD, but I still was struggling with depression.

One autumn evening, I hit rock bottom. I thought suicide（自杀）was the only    42    to my depression problem, so I decided to write a suicide note. As I was    43    it, my eyes fell on a photo. It was a     44    of an adorable little girl, wearing her red soccer uniform and holding a bike helmet. She had a bright smile that showed she was full of life.

It took me a few minutes to    45    who the girl in the photo was. The photo had been taken when I was seven years old. I almost couldn’t believe that smiling child was me. I felt a chill go down my spine（脊柱）. It was like my younger self had sent me a    46    . Right then and there I knew I couldn’t kill myself. Once I had been a strong little girl, and I had to become    47    like that again.

I tore up my suicide note and    48    that I would not rely only on my medicine. I would have to fight the depression with my mind, too. I could make myself happy again.

It has been two years since I    49    myself. The real reason I am healed is that I took action and refused to let depression    50    my life. I learned a lifelong    51    : Never give up. Everyone has challenges in life, but everyone can    52    . I am living proof of that.

Now I am prepared for whatever    53    life may bring. I have a role model to    54    up to for strength, and who is guiding me    55    life. My hero is a seven-year-old girl, smiling back at me from a photo on my desk.

21. A. dream              B. thought                C. hope                     D. smile

22. A. prevented        B. treated                C. developed     D. discovered

23. A. checked           B. fixed                    C. touched         D. tested

24. A. pretty                B. happy                  C. popular          D. lovely

25. A. admitted          B. suggested          C. showed          D. replied

26. A. classes            B. medicine             C. exercise        D. notes

27. A. response         B. door                            C. entrance        D. solution

28. A. posting             B. copying               C. finishing         D. revising

29. A. picture              B. figure                   C. model            D. shadow

30. A. explain             B. realize                 C. question        D. describe

31. A. gift                    B. card                            C. message              D. letter

32. A. open                 B. strong                  C. lively               D. athletic

33. A. advised            B. doubted                     C. promised              D. imagined

34. A. rejected            B. replaced                    C. recalled         D. rediscovered

35. A. risk                   B. abandon                    C. ruin                 D. waste

36. A. lesson              B. skill                      C. class                     D. experience

37. A. escape             B. quit                      C. recover          D. survive

38. A. adventures       B. benefits               C. opportunities D. challenges

39. A. come                B. look                            C. make                    D. add

40. A. through             B. over                            C. across           D. from

More student than ever before are taking a gap-year (间隔年)before going to university. It used to be called the “year off” between school and university. The gap-year phenomenon originated(起源) with the months left over to Oxbridge applicants between entrance exams in November and the start of the next academic year.
       This year, 25,310 students who have accepted places in higher education institutions have put off their entry until next year, according to statistics on university entrance provided by University and College Admissions Service(UCAS).

That is a record 14.7% increase in the number of students taking a gap year. Tony Higgins from UCAS said that the statistics are good news for everyone in higher education. “Students who take a well-planned year out are more likely to be satisfied with, and complete, their chosen course. Students who take a gap year are often more mature and responsible,” he said.

But not everyone is happy. Owain James, the president of the National Union of Students (NUS), argued that the increase is evidence of student hardship – young people are being forced into earning money before finishing their education. “New students are now aware that they are likely to leave university up to ￡15,000 in debt. It is not surprising that more and more students are taking a gap year to earn money to support their study for the degree. NUS statistics show that over 40% of students are forced to work during term time and the figure increases to 90% during vacation periods,” he said.

32. What do we learn about the gap year from the text?

  A. It is flexible in length.         B. It is a time for relaxation.

  C. It is increasingly popular.       D. It is required by universities.

33. According to Tony Higgins, students taking a gap year______.

  A. arc better prepared for college studies    B. know a lot more about their future jobs

  C. are more likely to leave university in debt

D. have a better chance to enter top universities

34. How does Owain James feel about the gap-year phenomenon?

  A. He's puzzled  .B. He's worried.  C. He's surprised.   D. He's annoyed.

35. What would most students do on their vacation according to NUS statistics?

  A. Attend additional courses.       B. Make plans for the new term.

  C. Earn money for their education.  D. Prepare for their graduate studies.

We all know that eating junk food can make us fat. However, a new study suggests that it can do more than that—it can also make us lazy, reported CBS News.

In the study, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, US divided 32 female rats into two groups. The first group was fed a diet of healthy food such as corn and fish, while the second was given a diet of highly processed (加工的) food rich in sugar, namely “junk food”.

  Within three months, the rats in the second group were already much fatter than those on the healthy diet. And when researchers trained the rats to do simple tasks, they found even more differences between the two groups rather than weight.

  During the task – pushing a lever (杠杆) to receive a reward of sugar water – the rats on the junk food diet were found to be less willing to move, and they took longer breaks between each push than the lean(瘦的) rats did.

  “It is as if the rat is thinking ‘This is too much work’,” Aaron Blaisdell, leader of the study, told the Los Angeles Times.

  But what about the possibility that the fat rats were less passionate about getting sugar water because they were already eating lots of sugar in their daily diet? That’s why researchers repeated the tests by rewarding fat rats with plain water when they were extremely thirsty. However, the results came out just the same.

  According to researchers, these differences suggest that junk food changed the chemistry in the rats’ brains.

  The experiment didn’t end there. After six months, the rats’ diets were switched, and the overweight rats were given a healthy diet for nine days. However, this change didn’t help reduce their weight or improve their ability to perform tasks, which means the effects of their junk food diet persisted (持续存在). “There’s no quick fix,” said Blaisdell.

  For a long time, we’ve believed that people become fat because they are lazy. But this study has proven the opposite to be true as well, which indicates that laziness and obesity are a “vicious cycle (恶性循环)”.

  So, if you constantly feel tired, lacking any urge to get up from your chair, it could be that you’ve been studying too hard. But you should also pay attention to your diet.

66. During the first three months of the experiment by researchers at the University of California, ______.

A. rats from the healthy diet group ate nothing but corn and fish

B. rats on the junk food diet ate more than those on healthy diet

C. rats on the healthy food diet performed better at simple tasks than those on the junk food diet

D. rats on the junk food diet seemed uninterested in sugary food

67. The researchers rewarded thirsty rats with plain water in the lever test to ______.

  A. help them control their weight

  B. test whether fat rats lost interest in the test because they had taken enough sugar 

 C. change the diet habits of fat rats

  D. find out the influence of sugar on rats’ brains 

68. The underlined word “there” refers to ______.

A. after the rats on the junk food diet had worked hard to get sugar water

B. after the type of food rats prefer had been identified

C. after a quick cure for obesity had been found

D. after the fact that fatter rats are lazier than lean rats had been found

69. We can conclude from the article that ______.

A. fat people are usually lazier than lean people

B. people should switch between different types of diets to keep healthy

C. being overweight and being lazy can feed into each other

D. laziness is the main cause of weight problems

70. Which of the following is Not Right according to the passage?

A. Eating junk food can make us fat.

B. Researchers got different results after repeated the tests to fat rats.

C. For a long time, we’ve believed that people become fat because they are lazy.

D. If you constantly feel tired or study too hard, you need to pay attention to your diet.

Why send a greeting card when you can send a potato? That’s the reason behind one e-commerce site，which mails actual __61__ (potato) with personalized messages from their customers for $ 8 to $10. PotatoParcel.com offers customers the chance   62   (make) a friend laugh or lighten the mood. The company   63  (usual) offers their product in two sizes. For example, a “medium” potato,   64 can fit 100 characters, is first picked by the senders. And then the company writes their note directly on the potato skin  65  a special pen. After that the potato   66   (mail) to the receiver in a “tiny envelope” from  the company in Texas. There’s no cash   67  (include) inside—it is just   68   actual potato with black writing. Past potato receivers have shared pictures of   69   own experiences with others on social media. “That is the best thing   70   I' ve received in the mail! "wrote one young woman ,who got a potato from her boyfriend.

 Arabic is written in the opposite direction to English, ______, from right to left.

A. that is                   B. which is             C. what is                    D. as it is           

I received a call today asking if I would be willing to bring food to a family in need. The mother was having a major operation and would be lying down for several weeks. Of course, I responded with an immediate “Yes!”. As I planned the meal in my head, I reflected on how many times over the years I had been asked to prepare food. I have done so countless times with a very open heart.

But the truly amazing thing is that I have received double over the course of my life. When my mother passed away, our house was filled with fresh dinners for weeks. A woman from the church of our community stopped by each evening with some food. The gift of food was her small way of trying to ease our pain.

Later in my life, when I was on bed rest during my pregnancy with twins, women of the church again stepped in to help. They arranged babysitting for my two-year-old daughter, and brought lovely dinners to our house. Even when I was put in the hospital, my husband would bring cooked meals to my hospital room. How we relied on these dinners to feed my tired husband and young daughter.

Food is all about comfort. It feeds our bodies, but it can also feed our souls. When you hear people talking about their favourite holidays, it usually includes their feelings connected with sharing food. I know that I will have many more opportunities in my lifetime to prepare food for others. It is truly a gift I want to prepare and deliver to someone in need.

56. The author has given lots of food to others because ________.

A. she is poor at cooking                                   B. she is a church member

C. she is friendly to others                                  D. she has received others’ food

57. We can learn from the first paragraph that the author ________.

A. was glad to be able to lend a hand

B. knew the family in need very well

C. had to stay in bed for several weeks

D. was tired of preparing food

58. Which of the following is TRUE about the author?

A. Her mother died when she was in hospital.

B. She didn’t get enough food during her pregnancy.

C. She received food as well as comfort in her hard times.

D. She thinks offering food is the best way to show love.

59. According to the passage, which of the following conclusions can we get?

A. Every man has his faults.

B. One good turn deserves another.

C. Actions speak louder than words.

D. A good beginning makes a good ending.

There are roughly 55 million single women in the US, many of them fashionable, sexy and smart, with their finger on the pulse of life. But when that certain finger is ringless, even the most self-confident finger fears the shame and blame of disappointed family during a visit home. The holidays are known to cause stress to scores of single women in the pains of “The Panic Years”, who call the annual visit-and-interrogation (审讯) the “Thanksgiving Third Degree”. Now some women have admitted to buying fake, cheap “engagement rings” just to prevent parents and other overly-critical family members from delivering ridicule and judgment over their single status.

It may sound like a slippery slope towards avoidance issues and other psychological problems, but if it quiets them long enough without you getting questioned about why your boyfriend of three years hasn’t proposed yet, it could be well worth the $30 investment. Sometimes it’s completely soul-pressing when you come home for the holidays empty-handed — literally (准确地) — watching your family members’ faces show disappointment that you’re back another year without any engagement ring.

Heather, a 31-year-old lawyer from New York, was well on her way to being both unhitched and unhinged (神经错乱), thanks to her mother’s persistent request about marriage. She feared that the constant blaming could destroy not just her own wise judgment, but threaten her long-time relationship with her boyfriend, Tony, who was regularly interrogated about his intentions from his would-be mother-in-law. Well aware that showing up without a ring for the holidays would ruin the mood of the entire weekend, she became very resourceful.

“I got a fake ring for $30 just to shut her up,” she said. “It actually worked and it turned into a really great visit!” Just three months later, Heather had a real ring to show off. Tony proposed on their own timetable on Valentine’s Day and her mother was never the wiser.

55. From the passage some single women buy fake rings _______.

A. to save money for their future marriage           

B. to keep away from blame from parents

C. being vain to show their beautiful fingers         

D. to check how others evaluate them

56. Some single women fear their holidays because _______.

A. they can’t find suitable partners

B. they will be questioned for being single

C. their parents blame them for just not wearing rings

D. their parents aren’t satisfied with their casual attitude

57. What caused Heather to be resourceful?

      A. Getting help from her parents on weekends.             

B. Thinking of how to make weekends meaningful.

C. Having many resources to enjoy the weekends.

D. Not wanting to spend stressful weekends home.

58. What can be implied from “ it turned into a really great visit”?

A. Heather wasn’t afraid of visiting her parents.

B. Heather found visiting her parents more enjoyable.

C. Heather managed to make her parents happy.

D. Heather wore a fake ring confirming her engagement.

 Though many students fail to pass the National College Entrance Examination every year, they will have learned many ________ lessons such as hard work, devotion, communication etc. during their high school.

    A. reasonable                   B. popular             C. amazing             D. valuable

Music died here last spring, or rather, it was killed by members of the school committee who ignored the importance of music as part of the high-school curriculum.

The committee decided that teaching students how to take a test is more important than a curriculum in which students can explore their interests in the arts as well as academics. Because the school system is running out of funding(资金), it needs to make sure that students pass the test or even more money will be lost. If students fail the state test，it is not the fault of music classes — they are failing because the “academic” classes are not adequate.

It is painful to think of how many students will be discouraged from singing, acting, and playing instruments because school programs are no longer offered. Many families cannot afford private music lessons, and many potential musicians may not find their calling if they are not exposed to it in school. The fact that the school committee thinks the arts are not worth the investment(投资) will certainly make some students believe the arts are not worth their time or support and the cycle will continue.

Teaching for a test does not shape students into complete, well-rounded people. It blocks the natural sense to create and express feelings through art — there is more to life than the analytical(善于分析的) thinking that math and English provide. What happens after a test? Sure, a student might graduate, but they will have limited knowledge — certainly not a good preparation for the real world.

64. Music is not included in the high school curriculum mainly because           .

A. the school committee pays no attention to it     B. the students are not interested in it

C. the school is afraid of losing financial support    D. the state test is more important

65. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The number of the classes determines students’ performance in the test.

B. The school committee completely influences students’ attitude towards art.

C. Students can be musicians only if they can afford private music lessons.

D. Quite a few students are discouraged from learning music at school.

66. We can learn that music and art can          .

A. make students round-shaped people in future    B. motivate students in creativity and expression

C. provide students with analytical thinking       D. prevent students graduation from high school

67. The best title of the passage can be          .

A. Who on earth killed music?                  B. Can curriculum go without music?

C. Can we ignore the importance of music?        D. How to prepare for the real world?

Where would you most like to go on vacation? Paris? London? The Amazon Rainforest? Each of these destinations is attractive.  36 

   As a mew word, staycation refers to people staying at home during their vacation time, and going sightseeing around their hometown.

   Staycations have become really popular recently, as a way of having an enjoyable vacation, without spending too much money. There are shortcomings to every positive thing, however.

   37  You also might prevent yourself from enjoying things to the fullest, as the atmosphere might be the same as any other time.

   38  It means you won’t be available for work or other activities.

  What can you do to make your staycation fun?

  1. Go to a nearby town, or to a fancy hotel in your hometown and stay over night. Treat yourself too room service and any other fun things the hotel has to offer.

  2.  39  You would have done it on a vacation, right? Treat yourself to this, at least for one day!

  3. Throw a small party. Think about the money you are saving by not going away. You will still save money, but have fun, and you will help other people to have fun too!

  4. Go shopping! Window shopping, or the super fun type, where you buy things! You would have bought souvenirs if you had gone on a vacation, so treat yourself during your staycation!

  The most important thing to remember is to do things that make you and your family excited!  40 

A. Eat out for every meal!

B. Go on a day trip to a nearby town, or to beach

C. But why not remain at home and enjoy a staycation?

D. If you are on a staycation, you might get calls from work

E. Most of the time it involves dining out more frequently than usual

F. Make sure you all have fun, and when it is over, you feel refreshed.

G. The trick is to make sure your friends and coworkers know you are on a Staycation.

To Drive out Your Back Pain

Is your back bothering you, and are you wondering how to get rid of your back pain? If the phrase “Ouch, my back!” is a regular part of your life, you’re not alone: 65 million Americans have back pain.  16 

1. Stand Better

Standing for long periods can be stressful on your lower back. If you have to stand for work, try placing one foot on a stool（凳子） or other low objects.  17   This will help take the pressure off your lower back. Wearing cushioned shoes or standing on a think rubber mat can also help relieve pressure when you have to stand for long hours.

2. Start Exercise Gradually

  18  But if you’ve been inactive for a while, start slowly. Begin with a low-impact exercise such as walking, stationary biking, or swimming for about 30 minutes a day. Adding gentle stretching or yoga may also help your muscles.

3. Sit Comfortably

If your job requires you to sit for long periods, make sure your chair has a straight back, an adjustable seat, and armrests.  19  If you need extra support, place a rolled towel behind the lower part of your back. Resting your feet on a low stool can also help ease back pain when sitting.

4. Choose the Best Sleep Position

Sleeping on your side is the most common sleeping position. Placing a small pillow between your knees helps keep the back in a good position. If you must sleep on your back, try using a pillow under your knees. Avoid sleeping on your stomach, as this can make back pain worse.

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Carrying extra weight on your body means more work for your lower back muscles. This is especially true if the extra pounds are around your waist. The heavier you are, the more impact there is on your back with each step. Losing weight can also help protect the muscles and joints in your knees and hips

A. Then change feet every so often.

B. Don’t push with straight arms.

C. Your work station can affect your back’s health.

D. Keep Your Weight Down.

E. Some people prefer more support than others.

F. Here are some ideas for you to prevent the pain.

G. Exercise is a great way to keep your back healthy.