If there were newspapers in ancient China, the job adverts might be like these…
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PLENTY OF EXERCISE AND FRESH AIR Farmers are needed to plant and harvest rice, wheat, fruit, and vegetable crops. You'll also care for pigs, sheep, chickens, and ducks. |
Now GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS NEEDED The emperor seeks civil servants to run the country. After passing civil service tests, you can become a tax collector, ______, judge, or other officials. You must keep careful records of births, deaths, marriages, and land ownership. |
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LOOKING FOR MUSICIANS Musicians are needed to play changdi made of bamboo, drums，bells or other instruments for the emperor and other wealthy families. |
LETS MAKE A DEAL! Shopkeepers are needed to buy things from craftsmen and farmers and resell them at the market. You'll sell household things such as fruit，vegetables, pigs, sheep, chickens, silk cloth, iron and bronze. |
In the cold winter, a male eagle was flying above the snowfield for only one aim—the food. This strong eagle hunted for the food with his eyes, but what jumped into his view was just the endless snow.
The air temperature suddenly dropped, so the male eagle helplessly and hopelessly landed on the cliff. He had already flown for one whole day, yet hunting nothing…
Time changed back to the day before. After watching her husband fly away from the nest, the female eagle softly held her two baby eagles who were nearly frozen to death. She protected their young bodies under her big wings. She expected her husband to bring back the food. There was a dead rabbit nearby, which supported the family for ten days. They had eaten it up.
At the end of that short day, which seemed like a long life, the female eagle still couldn't see her husband come back ,feeling that one baby eagle became ice-cold.
The female eagle thought that she should do something. So she pulled apart her own chest with the sharp beak. She told her last baby" Eat me…"with the last strength.
Outside，the male eagle stood for a long time to look for the food. Suddenly, a leaden object jumped into his eyes. The male eagle nosed down to see it clearly. That was a gray rabbit. The male eagle jumped on the rabbit.
At that moment, the rabbit didn't hide or escape, but crept tightly upon the snowfield. The male eagle caught the rabbit and killed it. When getting ready to fly away, he was shocked. Under the body of the old gray rabbit，there were four frozen baby rabbits lying there.
Love is broad and profound, yet it's also cruel.
a. One of the baby eagles died of hunger and cold.
b. The female eagle devoted herself to her child.
c. After a long day, the male eagle finally got another rabbit.
d. The male eagle went out to look for food, while the female one looked after the baby eagles.
e. The family of eagles caught a rabbit for food, and the rabbit supported the whole family for about 10 days.
There are a number of animals that glow in some way-including several kinds of insects and fish. Fireflies are a well-known example of glowing. But plants don't glow. Now, scientists are working to change that.
In the past, scientists have created glowing plants by adding DNA from glowing bacteria. But the glowing effect was weak, perhaps because of the huge differences between simple bacteria and plants. The plants are much more complicated. Scientists have also created glowing plants by adding Lucifer in to the plants. But the glow didn't last long and only worked as long as the Lucifer in lasted.
Now, researchers at a Russian company called Planta, working with scientists from the United Kingdom and Austria have come up with a new method of creating glowing plants which last longer. By adding certain parts of the DNA from glowing mushrooms to ordinary plants, the scientists are able to create plants that can glow as long as they are alive.
The glow came from all parts of the plants—leaves, stems, roots, and flowers. The scientists reported that the greenish light was about 10 times brighter than in earlier glowing plants. The glow was strong enough to be easily recorded with an ordinary camera, but it didn't affect the health of the plants.
The researchers believe that glowing plants could help scientists learn more about the way plants work. They point out that the glow seems to change, depending upon what is happening inside the plants.
But the researchers don't think the plants will just be used for science. They think many people may want glowing plants for their beauty. The scientists have shown that several common flowers, such as periwinkles, petunias, and roses can be made to glow.
Planta is working with a company called Light Bio to develop glowing plants for sale.
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a. It didn't affect the health of the plants.
b. The light of glowing plants is colorful.
c. The plants can glow as long as they are alive.
d. The glow was strong enough to be easily recorded with an ordinary camera.
As a young child, our dreams are limitless. We want to be a firefighter, an actor, a doctor, and a pop singer—all at the same time! Confucius said," Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life."
Discover your talents.
Do you enjoy trying different kinds of sports, or climbing all over jungle gyms? Do you especially enjoy learning about and using logic and fact? Take note! Math and science skills are amazing skills to carry into a career. Draw, write, paint, and create. If you'd rather daydream, do crafts, tell stories, or make music than learn facts and figures，that's OK!
An unexpected opportunity could lead you straight to your dream job. The worst thing you can do is to let fear or intimidation stop you from taking the first step. There will always be people judging your choices.
Practice, practice, practice.
You should do this whether it is something you love but aren't great at, or something you are naturally good at. Remember that only hard work and patience will get you where you want to be.
Find a position you love.
Write down all of your strengths and passions. Think about the lifestyle you want when you grow up. Do you want a job that requires you to travel seven days a week, or do you want to work freely at home? Everyone is different, and you have to decide what is most important to you.
——本题素材选自https :// www. wikihow. com/
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A. Don't be afraid to leave your comfort zone. B. However, only you know which career path is right for you. C. It doesn't even have to be a clear-cut skill, like a sport or a subject in school. D. Believe it or not, these fun, physical things that you love could all become a career. E. In this way, you'll be able to organize your thoughts and better imagine your opportunities. |
Playing video games from breakfast to bedtime might sound lazy. But some students did this to help fight the COVID-19.
In early June，three 18-year-old students1The Shipley School in Pennsylvania, the US, hosted a 24-hour live streaming event during which they2the popular video game Fortnite. They didn't play for fun, but for a good 3to raise money for nurses battling the COVID-19. The cash came from4who would donate to them. And5played the game with competitors around the world.
Jack Robinson 6 the idea, as he has seen nurses sacrificing their lives for their communities. "We want to make a difference from our7," he said.
Robinson was joined by Luke Grayum and James Heckscher. Their school 8students to give back to their communities. Students were required to 9charitable work. Robinson built houses in Costa Rica and cleaned Los Angeles beaches. Heckscher taught students and collected toiletries for the homeless. Grayum ran 70 miles to10money to help low-income people and volunteered at the nursing home. All the students tried their best to help others and they felt happy and 11.
This year, because of the COVID-19，they had to do 12at home. They turned to live streaming video games. They chose Fortnite because it has a big audience. The three13as a team，but also allowed other players to join them. Their school headmaster, Michael Turner, 14partnered them.
They hoped to bring in as much as 2,000 dollars (about 13,400 yuan). 15in the end they raised more than 3, 500 dollars. All of the money was donated to the American Nurses Association.
—本题素材选自《21世纪英文报》
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The end of the calendar year, with Christmas and New Year's celebrations, is a season of abundance. We all go of our way to make things nice for those we love, those we care , those who need us, etc. It us that no matter what our situations are, there is an abundance in our lives that we need to celebrate and find more ways to share. This is especially important this year，an unbelievably difficult year for many .
A new year traditionally holds for each of us a new , a time to rethink how we use our energy, and a time to renew our hope.
Whether we think we have been in the previous year or not，such a process of reflection can bring insights. We need to record how many times we used to make the same resolutions before we really to change our behaviors. It would not be pretty, but it would affirm the fact that we had hope and were ready to try again.
The COVID-19 is very difficult and has most of our attention in 2020. Life will never go back to the way it was before, everything has changed. We may go back to some activities, but we will be different people. Who we are, how we relate, what is important, what we hope for, and how we think about things have all changed.
Once there was a man named Richard. He liked to collect stamps that have monkeys them. Monkey was his favorite animal. He kept the stamps in a secret binder. last time he checked, he had 8,351 stamps. One day, he bought another 100 stamps. But when he opened his binder, he found that his stamps had gone! He suspected these people: Jeff— his landlord, loved collecting stamps. Jack—his brother loved animals especially monkeys. David--his other brother, a kleptomaniac.
Richard gathered them before him asked. Where are my monkey stamps?" Here is they said:
Jeff: I don't have yours. I have my own collection，remember?
Jack: Why would anyone want thousands useless stamps?
David: What stamps?
Richard said, "I know which one of you it is! You'd better give them back. "
——本题素材选自《21世纪英文报》
A: Hello, may I speak to Ava?
B: Speaking, please.
A: Oh! This is Jasper speaking.
B: Hi, Jasper.
A: I want to say" thank you", for I really had a good time at the party yesterday.
B: It's my pleasure! Hope we can enjoy ourselves together next time.
A: Well, I hope so. By the way,
B: Picnic in the zoo? Wow, I'd like to, but when is it?
A: How about this weekend?
B: That's good. I can prepare food for us. What would you like to eat?
A: . I think it's healthy.
B: I agree with you. Let's meet at 8:30 on Sunday morning, OK?
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B: What will the weather be like?
A: . I have already checked the weather.
B: Well, see you then.
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