— And the traffic problem is ________________ than it used to be.
— No, it ________________ be Peter. He has gone to the supermarket with his mother.
— ________________ I have to go to the dentist for teeth cleaning.
Hans: Hi, Janet, where were you at lunchtime? I was saving a seat for you in the dining hall.
Janet: My biology class ran overtime again.
Hans: That's been happening quite often recently.
Janet: Yes, maybe it's because the final exams are near, and everyone has a lot of questions to ask.
Hans: I guess so. After class, there are always crowds of students hanging around the teacher and asking questions.
Janet: How about you?
Hans: Yes. I've been well prepared these days, but the math problems are really my big headache.
Janet: Don't worry, Hans. There is still one month before the exam.
Hans: The good thing is that I don't need to spend much time on other subjects.
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A. Why don't you ask the teacher? B. Did you notice that? C. Oh, sorry to miss you. D. I can pay more attention to my weak points. E. You have enough time to work them out. F. Are you ready for the exam? |
When Charles Lee handed me the small red notebook in 1974, he changed my life. "You should keep notes on the things you see and do while travelling,1you will forget them some day," he explained. I was staying in his house when travelling in England.
I took his2. I wrote in the notebook every day during the homestay and back to university. l recorded weekend trips, my professors and ideas about my life and future.
When I wrote, I wondered about my3and purpose. Who would read this? Was I recording events and ideas just as a reminder to memory, or was there some larger purpose for this4exercise?
I got a big picture for the task. I was recording events, thoughts, words that were5to my life. I6a future me sitting down to read the pages. I wondered what it would feel like to read those words later.
I filled the notebook Charles gave me. I bought a new one and7it. Then another and another. Recently, I decided to look through my notebooks in the past 42 years. Charles had been8. I remembered the big9, the central happenings, but on each page were details(细节)I had10.
I hadn't written every day, but I always picked up the11when I wanted to. I often wrote in them at school12my students were writing. I wanted to pass on the13Charles had given me. These writings formed a continuous(持续的)14between my past, present, and future through events in my life.
It took several long evenings to read through notebooks. As I read, I suddenly realized they are a gift to the15me—I am now the person I was writing to throughout those years.
Last week, City Daily did a survey about "How do Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival" and "How do Americans celebrate Christmas?" About 500 Chinese people and 300 Americans took part in the online survey. Here are the results.
Such a survey can be naturally connected with the importance of Spring Festival for Chinese people, but what results in these differences? To my understanding, at least two reasons can explain this result For one thing, Chinese people have a strong sense of family, which enables many individuals to celebrate Spring Festival together with family members or relatives. For another, compared with before, some people are richer, and they have more freedom during the vacation. So, many people choose to celebrate this holiday by traveling. As for Americans, they prefer travelling. In fact, Americans like traveling on vacations, not only Christmas. Americans like exercising. There are no parks with fitness equipment(健身器材) in the US. So, they pay money to go to the gym.
A bird went to look for its happiness in the distance(远方).
It flew and flew when it suddenly saw a dying flower, whose face was full of smile.
Not knowing why, the bird asked the little flower, "You are going to die. Why are you still so happy?"
"Because my dream will come true," said the little flower.
What kind of dream do you have?"
"To produce sweet fruit."
Then the little bird saw it: happiness is a hope in the heart.
The little bird continued flying and saw a lame duck help a little duck find the way back home. Although it was disabled, it had a smiling face.
Not knowing why, it asked the duck, "The fate treats you so unfairly. Why are you still so happy with yourself?"
"l am happy because I can help others."
Then the little bird saw it: happiness is a love in the heart.
The bird kept flying and suddenly saw a spider climbing up a wall.
The spider fell off the wall midway, but it kept climbing again and fell off again.
This didn't discourage the spider, it kept climbing over and over again.
Not knowing why, the little bird asked the spider, "You failed again and again. Why don't you have pain but happiness on your face?"
"As long as I keep making my efforts, there is still hope to climb up it. Because of this, I'm so happy," said the spider.
Then the little bird saw it: happiness is a faith in the heart.
So the little bird pursued happiness no longer because it had seen the truth: happiness is not in the distance but in your heart.
①The bird stop running after happiness.
②The bird went to look for its happiness.
③The bird saw a spider.
④The bird saw some fruit.
⑤The bird saw a flower.
⑥The bird saw two ducks.
With labels (标签) such as "zero sugar, zero fat, zero calories", some diet drinks(低糖饮料) have been placed in places that are easily seen in supermarkets. But how do these drinks taste sweet without sugar?
One of China's most popular drink brands, Genki Forest, apologized (道歉) on April 10 for deceptively(欺骗地) advertising its products as having no sugar. In a statement, the fast-growing companysaid that the difference between "sugar-free" and "sucrose-free(无蔗糖)"was not well explained in the product packaging, leading to a" misunderstanding?.
Now the company has changed the words from "sugar-free" to "low sugar" on the bottles. But many internet users don't buy the apology and feel like they've been tricked into putting on weight.
In fact, there are many kinds of sugar. Sucrose is just one of them. Other kinds of sugar, such as fructose(果糖) and sugar alcohol(糖醇), are still in Genki Forest drinks. These types of sugars offer little energy, but a small amount of them can make drinks taste sweet. That's why diet drinks like Genki Forest are popular among people who want to lose weight.
However, these sweeteners(甜味剂)might make people eat more. When you eat sweet-tasting things, it sends your brain a "sweet signal", which then tells your body to prepare itself to take in energy. But since diet soft drinks have little energy, the brain will not receive what it is expecting. In this situation, you will feel hungry and start eating more food to get energy.
According to China Daily, drinking too many diet drinks might lead to getting fat and Type 2 diabetes(糖尿病).Compared with sugar-sweetened drinks, zero-calorie sweet drinks are helpful for preventing from being overweight, but compared with water, diet drinks are not that healthy.
My mother is cool—much cooler than most people. I give her full credit for (把…归功于) making me the person who I am today.
Being hopeful is the key to turning things around.
No matter how hard things got, my mom could always joke about them. It has taught me things are never, ever, end-of-the-world kind of bad. I'm sure this has made me a more relaxed person.
My mother made her own clothes she felt like wearing. Soon enough, people asked her to make clothes, and it turned into a full time business. That shows me how you can set up your own business by expressing yourself truthfully.
Imagination has no end.
As a person full of creativity, my mother always encouraged us to do imaginative things for enjoyment and discouraged TV. We dressed up in costumes, drew pictures, and sang at the top of our lungs.
Independence is important.
My mom has always pushed me towards becoming independent. Not for her good, but for mine. Because of this, I grow up to be completely independent.
Mistakes are OK as long as you learn from them.
Growing up, I've made my fair share of mistakes. Instead of saying "l told you so", my mom always let me work things out myself.
For all that you've done and everything that you are—thank you, Mom!
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A. Today, l am a very fun person to be with. B. She was also there to help me pick up the pieces, if I ever needed help. C. Self-expression leads to self-achievement. D. I made my own decisions without her trying to manage me. E. To thank her, I'd like to share some of the things she taught me. |
More than 700 years ago, Scotland (苏格兰) was fighting with England. The King of England wanted to control Scotland. He had a strong army so it was difficult for the Scots to fight. They lost many times. King Robert of Scotland had to run from the English army.
It was a rainy day. King Robert lay in an old house. He thought that he was not good enough to be king. He was so worried that he didn't even see a spider(蜘蛛) near him. He looked up when he saw the spider climbing. It was trying to climb up to its web at the top of the house but it fell down.
"How sad!" thought King Robert." The spider is like me. It's not strong enough." He watched while the spider climbed up again. It fell down a second time.
"Be careful. little spider, or you might die," he said." Life is so hard. You'll never get back to your web." But the spider tried again and again. King Robert watched while it slowly climbed back to its web. After an hour, the spider got to the web.
"You're such a great spider," be sad." I lf you can keep trying, I can too. I must keep on fighting I won't let the English win. "His army grew strong and they sopped the English army. Scotland was free.
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For Cell Phone Users You do often use your cell phones. But do you know how you should behave properly while using them? The following might be helpful. Keep your voice when you make a phone call in public. Shouting on the phone may make others feel uncomfortable. And you'd better not use it during an appointment. Stop sending messages or games with your cell phone at a dinner or a party. It's a good time to with your family and friends. Don't make phone calls driving. It is not only very dangerous for both you and your passengers but also against the law. These above will make your modem life better! |
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