Whatever you've got planned this summer — time at the beach, traveling to exotic destinations,or barbecuing in your backyard — you need a good book to keep you company. Luckily, our "GMA" book editor has picked an exciting list of must-reads to keep the pages turning through the summer.
Trust Exercise by Susan Choi
What if your version of the story is the wrong one? That's what "Trust Exercise" asks. What starts as a love story between two teens at an arts school with a charming teacher becomes an investigation into the ways teenagers protect themselves. As the perspective of the book shifts, the truth breaks. Susan Choi keeps you on your toes until the very last sentence.
Rules for Visiting by Jessica Francis Kane
This beautiful novel tackles loneliness in the digital age and the lost art of visiting. Shy May is given some unexpected time off as a university gardener and is inspired to reconnect with four once-close friends. She chooses to bypass her friends' online lives to instead meet them IRL( in real life) . Gives a whole new meaning to Instagram vs. reality.
Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner
Get a box of tissues and get ready to meet Jo and Bethie Kaufman — two very different sisters — whose lives, twists and turns we follow over 70 years. New York Times best-selling author Jennifer Weiner tackles what it means to be a woman over various generations in this exciting novel.
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert
From the No. 1 New York Times best-selling author of "Eat Pray Love" comes a delicious love story about showgirls in 1940s New York City. Gilbert brings charm, adventure and the idea that you don't have to be a good girt to be a good person.
I have traveled to many places-the jungles where the water is unsafe; places with the wildest animals. Friends always ask why I,a middle-aged woman with no athletic talent,go to such places. I never know how to answer - Just I want to put my toes in the mud of adventure.
I stopped traveling nine years ago after I suffered a stroke （中风）caused by a disease, APS. To prevent another stroke, my doctors told me that traveling to remote places without medical help would be risky. A slip on a damp temple step,even a slight traffic accident,would no longer be mere annoyances.
My return to travel after my stroke came in baby steps —a feast in Texas; a visit to my mom in Virginia, They all came back,the freedom,the excitement and the fresh air.
The first real test of my travel courage came nine months after my stroke when I joined my husband in visiting China. After we had toured a temple, Jack wanted to ride down on a toboggan （平底雪橇）.Before the stroke it would have seemed like fun for me. But now I stepped back. I feared. My mind screamed warnings of a fall or a crash. Then gathering confidence from nowhere,I lowered myself and took the flying toboggan ride,which marked my adventure travel's coming back. Since then, I've dared to take challenges and have challenged many places.
But I watch my medicine like an eagle. I get my blood tested. I weigh the risks. Then, if I decide it's okay, like that toboggan ride down the mountain, I just jump in, let go and enjoy the ride. I think I travel for hoping to broaden my world and keep me connected with friends and families. Most of all,saying "yes" to travel is related to my APS. If I let myself be afraid to travel,then my APS will win.
Morten Petersen used to live in a windowless basement flat in Copenhagen. If he didn't get out in the daytime, he would lose track of time and start becoming annoyed and depressed. "When you are living in a basement with only artificial light, it becomes very clear that something is lacking,'' he says. "It's an emotional,physical and mental thing all combined. "
You can say that again. Our lifestyles have rapidly changed with light. Prior to the invention of gas lighting at the turn of the 19th century, the only artificial light we could rely on was from flickering firelight, candles or whale-oil lamps. People also spent many more of their waking hours outside. Over time,the technology of artificial light has been advancing,thus changing the way people live and work.
Today, the average westerner spends 90 per cent of their life indoors. That means we are getting less light during the day and being exposed to more light at night. This pattern is increasingly being linked to disturbed sleep and circadian rhythms — 24-hour changes in our biology and behavior — with consequences for our physical and mental health. Meanwhile, getting too little sunlight is contributing to vitamin D shortage and may be weakening our immune and cardiovascular systems as well.
Our changed relationship with the sun is greatly affecting our biology .That's why people like Petersen are being taken in by researchers to help investigate how much damage we do by shying away from the light, and just how much light we need. The good news is that researchers are finding even small increases in your exposure to bright light will bring about great changes to your health.
Like Marty McFly's banana-powered DeLorean （德罗宁时光机）,a future generation of flying cars could tip over the idea that all flying is bad for the climate. Firms such as the Rolls Royce, Lilium and Vertical Aerospace have argued that flying cars could be a green mode of transport despite the large amounts of energy they need to get off the ground.
One study into the environmental impact of such vertical （垂直的）takeoff and landing （(VTOL)） vehicles suggests their backers could be right — at least in some circumstances. Gregory Keoleian at the University of Michigan and colleagues found that VTOLs, if they ever took to the skies, would produce 6 per cent less emissions than an electric car over a 100-kilometre journey. "The VTOL is particularly energy intensive （集中的）during takeoff and landing. The flight phase,however,is much more efficient,and over long distances,makes fully loaded VTOLs competitive with ground based vehicles," says Keoleian. Flying cars would also have the advantage of being able to fly in a straight line, bypassing meandering routes.
However , don't act immedialely . The difference was only very small and there are several big catches. Flying cars don't really exist yet — they are only at the prototype （蓝本）stage. The prototypes rely on electric power and act as a taxi, but another issue is that the study is a bit of an apples-for-oranges comparison.
The researchers assume that each electric car carries an average of 1.54 passengers while the passengers and drivers of the flying car are three and one. The reason for this assumption is that the flying car will provide a shared taxi service like UberPool, but in fact electric cars can do the same. In addition t due to the need for energy during take-off, the emissions from the flight below 35 km will be more than those of electric vehicles.
Keoleian and his team conclude flying cars could have a minor role in sustainable transport. But even if they do prove to be green, they have a lot of other hurdles to cross first.
Shopping therapy （疗 法）is the practice of using the shopping experience to help overcome depression or other emotional problems. Actually, it really works.
One of the most obvious things is the enjoyment people get from the items they buy. When people shop, they often buy things they really care about on some level. For example, when people come home with a new shirt or a new computer, they assume that the item is going to improve their lives in some way. This can help reduce many feelings of unhappiness.
Some experts think humans are linked with the need to constantly achieve and fight for improvement. People make a decision to buy something, and then actually follow through this plan. This is one way people can take action to directly change their own lives for the better.
People who don't actually have any money to buy things still benefit from shopping therapy. For them simply browsing （浏览）can be a nice experience. That's because it helps them form future shopping plans.
The simple act of leaving home and spending time around other humans is another possible reason for the effectiveness of shopping therapy. Many people even use shopping as a specific social activity by bringing friends along with them and turning the process into a pleasant one .
A. So why not shop until you start feeling better?
B. So how do people benefit from shopping therapy?
C. These plans offer great expectation and hope in their life.
D. Many people shop for this reason without even realizing it.
E. People can have the feeling of achievement after shopping.
F. Many people have gone into debt due to shopping addiction.
G. There is sometimes a sense of community in the shopping experience.
I ride the bus to and from work as my daily routine. I'm a people-watcher. For many months ,I 1 an elderly man get on at one of the stops, and always head to the back of the bus.
He wore the same clothes every day,and they were 2 but clean. I never spoke with this gentleman, but I could tell he seemed like he led a 3 existence. One day,when I was driving to work, I noticed the gentleman on a street corner, with a 4 "PLEASE HELP" in his hand asking for financial 5
I got home that day, and wrote him a note, saying I was grateful for 6 little I had in my life, and that I wanted to 7 some of it with him. I 8 a small amount of money , and the next day I gave him the note and money in an envelope when he got on the bus. The next day , he 9 me a note on the bus.
The note 10 : Hi Larissa. Thank you very much for your 11. The money will be used to buy next month's bus pass. Your note certainly provided a very pleasant , 12 start to the week. I hope you continue to 13 a charmed life-- John
A feeling of warmth and trust 14 while I was reading the note.
I will keep his note forever! We now smile and 15 each other on the bus every morning. What a charmed life I have!
One evening 18,000 BC, Lala turned for home with her collections of nuts and fruits. A feast was waiting for her, was a family reunion after a long （ separate）. How excited she was to meet his husband, Dahu, again! Having heard wolves howling in the forest, Lala accelerated her steps （ fear） there might be wild beasts lying in wait for her.
She had almost reached her destination a delicious smell arrested her progress and she stopped. The smell of meat filled the air and her senses became dizzy hunger. She saw the great dinner was well （ prepare）. The family were doing their own duties and Dahu, with （ strong ） pronounced eyebrows and cheekbones, （ sharpen ） his tools.
The first guests （ arrive） for dinner were all from the neighbouring caves Lala's spirits （ rise）. She smiled to herself gaily and went out of the cave to welcome her friends and neighbours.
⒈表达对Oliver的不舍之情;
⒉推荐一种礼物并说明原因。
注意：⒈词数80左右;⒉可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
My Parents and I had been planning my brother's birthday party since the beginning of March. Johnny would be six years old in two days. My mom was going to bake her special chocolate cake with white icing. As I watched her, I thought, Gee, I wonder what I can do to make my brothers birthday special.
I knew my parents had already bought a present for me to give to Johnny .but I wanted to buy him something I had chosen myself and with the money I had saved. After giving it some thought, I wanted to buy him the paint by number kit（数字涂色小套装）I had seen at the store around the comer.
I decided to empty my coin jar and see how much money I had saved. However, I was disappointed to find there was much less than I had imagined, Oh, no, I only have about three dollars, " I muttered to myself. The set cost more than I have saved.
Suddenly a "great" idea occurred to me. I slid into my parents' bedroom where my dad kept loose change on top of the dresser. I stood on my tiptoes and saw some dime, nickels, and a few quarters. I carefully counted out what I needed to make up the difference. I'm sure Dad won't mind just this once, I thought.
However, I was soon overcome by guilt. Even though there was no one else in the bedroom, I felt like I was being watched. Mom was always telling us about the importance of honesty. Maybe my plan wasn't such a great idea after all, I thought. I jingled the change around in my pocket while wondering what to do.
I grabbed my jacket from the closet and headed toward the door." Where are you going, honey?" Mom asked, "Oh, just up to the corner store," I replied. "Well, don't stay out too long, Daddy will be home soon." "Okay, Mom" I ran out of our house.
Once I got to the store, I took the paint-by number kit from the shelf.
"Can I help you, young lady?" the salesclerk asked.
"No. I'm just looking, thank you," I said.
"That's a really nice paint kit. We sell a lot of them and, as you can see, that's the last one." she said.
注意：⒈所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
⒉至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语;
⒊续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;
⒋续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。
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I nodded my head in agreement, with my mind racing.
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I would just have to wait until I saved the extra money I needed.
