Journey Back in Time with Scholars
Classical Provence（13days）
Journey through the beautiful countryside of Provence, France, with Prof. Ori Z. Soltes. We will visit some of the best-preserved Roman monuments in the world. Our tour also includes a chance to walk in the footsteps of Van Gogh and Gauguin. Fields of flowers, tile-roofed（瓦屋顶）villages and tasty meals enrich this wonderful experience.
Southern Spain（15days）
Spain has lovely white towns and the scent（芳香）of oranges, but it is also a treasury of ancient remains including the cities left by the Greeks, Romans and Arabs. As we travel south from Madrid with Prof. Ronald Messier to historic Toledo, Roman Merida and into Andalucia, we explore historical monuments and architecture.
China's Sacred Landscapes（21days）
Discover the China of "past ages", its walled cities, temples and mountain scenery with Prof. Robert Thorp. Highlights（精彩之处）include China's most sacred peaks at Mount Tai and Hangzbou's rolling hills, waterways and peaceful temples. We will wander in traditional small towns and end our tour with an exceptional museum in Shanghai.
Tunisia（17days）
Join Prof. Pedar Foss on our in-depth Tunisian tour. Tour highlights include the Roman city of Dougga, the underground Numidian capital at Bulla Regia, Roman Sbeitla and the remote areas around Tataouine and Matmata, uique for underground cities. Our journey takes us to picturesque Berber villages and lovely beaches.
Some parents will buy any high-tech toy if they think it will help their child, but researchers said puzzles help children with math-related skills.
Psychologist Susan Levine, an expert on mathematics development in young children the University of Chicago, found children who play with puzzles between ages 2 and 4 later develop better spatial skills. Puzzle play was found to be a significant predictor of cognition(认知) after controlling for differences in parents' income, education and the amount of parent talk, Levine said.
The researchers analyzed video recordings of 53 child-parent pairs during everyday activities at home and found children who play with puzzles between 26 and 46 months of age have better spatial skills when assessed at 54 months of age.
"The children who played with puzzles performed better than those who did not, on tasks that assessed their ability to rotate(旋转)and translate shapes," Levine said in a statement.
The parents were asked to interact with their children as they normally would, and about half of children in the study played with puzzles at one time. Higher-income parents tended to have children play with puzzles more frequently, and both boys and girls who played with puzzles had better spatial skills. However, boys tended to play with more complex puzzles than girls, and the parents of boys provided more spatial language and were more active during puzzle play than parents of girls.
The findings were published in the journal Developmental Science.
All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer. Many people like to watch others play games. They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very excited when "their" player or team wins.
Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them. Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers. What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in China, Egypt or Italy! And think of people in cold countries. Think how many people love to skate or ski in Japan, Norway or Canada. Some sports or games go back thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese wushu, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. They are about one hundred years old. People are inventing new sports or games all the time. Water－skiing is one of the newest in the family of sports.
People from different countries often become good friends after a game together. Sports help them to understand each other. One learns to fight hard but fight fair, to win without pride and to lose with grace.
All over the world the need for more laptops and computers increases each year. Networks have been part of our life. Probably everyone with a portable device(移动设备）has once logged on to a public WiFi network without paying for it while they are having a coffee, on a train, in a shopping mall or at a hotel. However, is this kind of public WiFi network safe?
Some networks are better protected than others because encryption(加密) methods are used. Therefore, they are safer than others. But a survey in 2015 showed that more than 950 million records were not protected, including addresses, emails, birth dates, phone numbers, passwords and so on. These open WiFi networks are really not safe, because it is very easy for hackers(黑客)to break into the operating system and get people's private information.
Most smartphones and laptops, by themselves, search and connect to WiFi networks. They usually prefer a network with a connection that has been used before. Hackers' devices are able to record these searches and look like the trusted WiFi networks. When these smartphones and laptops log on to the networks which are not real, hackers can easily steal their private information.
So next time, when we want to use our laptops or our smartphones in public places which offer free WiFi networks, please think twice or take safe measures before using them.
Time management is an important skill to develop. It can help you make the most out of each day, leading to success in areas like work and school. To manage your time, use your time productively by working in the right environment and prioritizing tasks.
The environment you work in can help with your overall productivity. There are no strict rules about a work environment, so pick what feels right for you. Surround yourself with inspiring decorations that help you feel enthusiastic and passionate.
List your tasks in terms of importance. To-do lists are a great tool, but organize them a little rather than just writing down everything that needs to get done. Group tasks in terms of importance.
Keep some work with you at all times. Take advantage of your downtime by keeping work with you at all times. If you're a student, think about investing in some audio-books or recording your lectures. While waiting in line or walking to class, you can listen to material for your courses.
Do not multitask. Many people assume multitasking is a great way to get more done each day and manage time wisely. However, focusing on multiple tasks at once actually makes you less productive. Things will take longer to do, as you're not giving anything your full attention.
You will get your work done quicker this way, allowing you to make the most of your time.
A. List tasks under each category.
B. Create the right environment to work.
C. Focus completely on one task at a time instead.
D. Before you begin your work load for the day, make a list.
E. These feelings will help you stay on task and be productive.
F. Stop any unnecessary socializing before you start your priority tasks.
G. If you have a few minutes on the bus, use that to read something for school or work.
In the middle of town lived an old man. One day he 1 his watch in his own store. It was 2 to him because it was from his wife. After searching 3 in the store for a long while, he 4 to ask for help from a group of children playing outside the store. He 5 them that the person who found it would be rewarded. 6this, the children hurried inside the store, went through and around the 7 store, but still could not find the watch.
Soon the man felt hopeless and wanted to 8. A little boy went up to him and asked for another 9. The man looked at him and thought, "Why not? 10 this kid looks sincere enough. "11 the man sent him back in the store. After a while the boy 12 with the watch in his hand! The man was very 13, and he asked the boy how he found it while the others had 14. The boy replied, "I did nothing but sat on the ground and 15. Then I heard the ticking(滴答声) of the watch and just looked for it in that 16." We usually think about our own needs, which can't bring peace into our mind. 17 we need to think about ourselves and keep peaceful for a while, which can produce a 18 result. So allow a few minutes of 19 to your mind every day, and see how it helps you deal with your work and make 20 as you expect to!
Every year, at the end of October, tens of thousands of people flock to a Buddhist temple in China to see a huge gingko biloba tree (银杏树) drop its foliage (枝叶) and turn temple from green to gold. The Gu Guanyin Buddhist temple, (locate) in the Zhongnan Mountains of China's Shaanxi Province is home a 1,400-year-old gingko biloba tree. It was planted for the Tang dynasty (618-907) emperor Li Shimin, is one of the (great) rulers in Chinese history. It towers superbly over the temple, for a few days every autumn, it rains down a gold carpet of (leaf) that stands out against the muted tones of the season. Because of its (amaze) appearance, it has been called the world's most beautiful gingko biloba tree, and (become) a tourist attraction in its own right.
Due to the increasing (popular) of its ancient gingko biloba tree, the Gu Guanyin Buddhist temple has reportedly increased daily visitor capacity to around 7,200, between 8 in the morning until 5 in the afternoon.
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I love reading English novels. At twelve, I was able to read a popular novel calling Harry Porter. In the past three years, my vocabulary expanded greatly. Undoubtedly, reading novels play a role in my vocabulary and spelling. So I advise that we English learner should spend some time read English novels every day. When you begin to read English novels, remember that it's not necessarily to understand each word. Not every word is important in a sentence. After you come into the word several times, you will understand how it means. You can also improve yours grammar after reading many English novels. So why not to open up a whole new world of literature by reading English novels?
内容主要包括：1）自我简介(年龄、性别、学历)；
2）个人条件：英语好、乐于交往
3）参加意图(介绍中国、了解其他国家);
4）希望获准。
注意：1）数100左右;
2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
3）邮件开头和结尾已为你写好.
Dear Sir/ Madam,
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Yours,
Li Hua
