Cassandra Naud is very hot on the Internet these days. She is a good1and she was born with a brown birthmark (胎记) under her right eye. It covers a large part of her face so it is very easy to be2. His parents were given a chance to remove the birthmark right after her birth. But they were3about that it might be dangerous for her, so they refused to put baby Cassandra under the4just for meeting the aesthetic (审美的) needs of public.
Cassandra experienced a 5 childhood in primary school though she had the great love of her parents. Her schoolmates often 6 her because of her birthmark. She was heartbroken with what they said and had to 7 in corners and fight back tears. She was even afraid of how she would be treated 8 she went to high school.
At the age of 13, she took an important 9 to change her life. She told her parents she wanted to have her birthmark removed. They were 10 that but they chose to understand her and respect her decision. So they 11 invited a great doctor to operate on her. The doctor said that if she had the operation, there would be the 12 of being left with a lazy eye. After knowing this, she decided to keep her birthmark, and tried to find out the 13 side of it.
Cassandra dreamed of being an excellent dancer. She realised that the birthmark would make 14 more memorable and popular among the dancers. From then on, she began to 15 her birthmark, instead of trying to hide it, and she also learnt to face the world with bright smiles.
Do you want to go somewhere exciting? The Arctic (北极) is a good place. The beauty of this place attracts thousands of tourists every year to see its wonderful wildlife, natural sights and local cultures. Even though the Arctic is a popular tourist area, don't forget that people live there too.
Remember to show your respect to local culture and protect the local environment.
If you want to make an Arctic visiting plan, you can refer to the following chart.
It's commonly known that greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide (CO2) causes global warming. The whole world has made great efforts to improve the situation. Especially, the trees planted in China are playing an important role.
A report published in Nature shows that CO2 absorption (吸收) in two new forest areas in China is more than we thought. The two areas are located in China's southwestern and northeastern provinces. They make up over 35 percent of China's carbon sinks. Carbon sinks are natural systems that absorb and store CO2 from the air. The main natural carbon sinks are trees and other plants.
According to Paul Palmer, these provinces have been working on rapid forestation (造林) in large areas. Over the past 10 to 15 years, the forest areas have kept increasing by 400-4,400 square kilometers per year.
China is one of the world's biggest countries of human-produced CO2, ▲ . In 1978,
China began a national-level forestation project. Many trees have planted in the areas of northern China to act as windbreaks. For example, about one third of the Kubuqi Desert in Inner Mongolia is now covered with trees. In 2019, Alipay's Ant Forest program planted 122 million trees and won the UN Champions of the Earth award for helping 500 million people live low-carbon lives.
China's goal is to reach carbon neutrality by 2060. Carbon neutrality refers to removing as much CO2 as one puts into the air. If China's goal is achieved, it will lower global warming by around 0.2 to 0.3 C alone, according to Climate Action Tracker (CAT).
Stress (压力) has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. When I was a kid, I stressed over some news reports. Why was there so many bad things happening in the world? And every age and stage comes with new problems: exams, friends, love, loss, job, family and death. One night, while I was facing a writing deadline, I could feel the worry setting in. Was it possible that stress was making me feel good?
As a psychologist (心理学家), Catherine Jackson, PhD, says, "In fact, stress is a must for people to live." Good stress is known as "eustress" and it comes with different advantages. Many studies have shown that "eustress" will help people to keep healthy and energetic.
Dr. Jackson finds stress can also increase your power and creativity to complete a task. "Another advantage is improved performance," she adds. Low levels of stress can make a good influence on brain power and improve memory and learning abilities in short time.
Dr. Jackson suggests reconsidering the word "stress" as "pressure." This could change how you go on to do with the situation. But it's important to tell the difference between them. "Stress nearly takes people's breath away, and the goal is to reduce it," Dr. Jackson explains, "but pressure is having something depend on your performance for a good result."
I changed the mind about stress that night. For the first time in my life, I was actually considering stress differently. In my case, my deadline finally had a good result. It's almost as if this pressure helped me get the job done. I might never be able to make bad stress disappear completely, but I can change my thoughts, and that's a step in the right direction.
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The next day would be Christmas, and Della had only＄1.87 to buy a gift for Jim. Now, there were only two possessions (财产). One was Jim's gold watch from his grandfather. The other was
Della's hair.
She went to the street with tears. Then she saw a sign, "Hair Goods." "Will you buy my hair?" asked Della.
"I buy hair," said the woman, "Take your hat off." "Twenty dollars," said the woman.
"Give it to me quickly," said Della.
The next two hours, she was searching through the stores for Jim's gift. She found a watch chain (表链) at last. As soon as she saw it she knew that it must be Jim's although it needed ＄21.
At about seven, Jim got home. "Jim, darling," she cried, "don't look at me that way. I had my hair cut off and sold. You don't know what a nice gift I've got for you. Let's be happy." "You've cut off your hair?" asked Jim.
"Cut it off and sold it," said Della. "Don't you like me just as well, anyhow?"
Jim took out a package and threw it upon the table.
"Don't make any mistake, Della," he said. "I don't think there's anything that could make me like my girl any less. But if you open that package, you may understand."
After opening it, she burst into joy but then she cried. For there lay the set of combs (梳子) that Della had always wanted. They were expensive, she knew. And now, they were hers, but her hair was gone.
But she hugged him and said, "My hair grows fast, Jim!"
Jim had not yet seen his beautiful gift. She held it out to him. "Isn't it wonderful, Jim? You'll look at the time a hundred times a day now. Give me your watch. I want to see how it looks on it."
But Jim put his hands under the back of his head and said, "Let's put our gifts away. I sold the watch to get the money to buy your combs."
From The Gift of the Magi
By O•Henry
a. Jim came back home at seven. b. Della decided to sell her hair.
c. Jim sent a set of combs to Della. d. Della bought a watch chain for Jim.
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任务 B ：请谈一谈你对这本的看法，完成问题。不超过10个词。
The Secret Garden is written by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It is one of Burnett's most popular novels.
The Secret Garden was first published in ten issues of The American Magazine (November 1910 – August 1911). It was first published in book form in August 1911 by the Frederick A. Stokes Company in New York; it was also published that year by William Heinemann in London. Different editions (版本) were published in the late 1980s and early 1990s, such as a full-colour illustrated (有插图的) edition from David R. Godine Publisher in 1989.
Mary, a girl of The Secret Garden, gets the key to the garden and finds its hidden door. The girl loves the secret garden, where she plays with her cousin, Colin. Magically, all kinds of bad habits on them disappear.
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What do you think of this book?
To help people develop good habits, Clear Plate offers users credit points (虚拟信用值) that can be used to buy products.
After finishing dinner at the dining hall, Bi Haibao, a teacher, took some(照片) of his empty plates and posted on a WeChat program called Clear Plate. After that, he (收到) some credit points that could be used to buy products or give meals to people in need.
Bi led a student (队伍) to enter a competition for the activity. "It is surprising, as all the members had enjoyed (节约) food by the end of the term," he said.
Liu Jinchen, who founded Clear Plate in (十月) 2018, said refusing food waste should be a lifestyle (选择). His program has helped about 4,200,000 people and given away over 20,000 meals. "It's not an easy job, but I can learn a lot and improve (我自己) by doing these things." Liu said. He believes that good behavior should be encouraged and it will (或许) become a good habit. He has helped millions of people to form the habit of clearing the plates in an (有趣) way.
Liu was named one of the (十七) young leaders by the UN in 2020. And he is the only Chinese person to get the honor so far.
Mulan Joins the Army is a well-known traditional story in China. In 1988, it (make) into a popular cartoon Hua Mulan by the Walt Disney. (recent) Walt Disney Film Company has remade the cartoon into a famous film Mulan.
Hua Mulan is a girl in a small village. The government asks Mulan's father (join) the army, although he is very old and weak. To protect her father and little brother, Mulan dresses up as a boy and (ride) her horse to fight against the enemy. In the wars, Mulan is one of (brave) soldiers. She is never afraid of any challenge, she wins the respect of other soldiers. She catches (they) hearts with her courage and effort. a nice girl she is! When she comes back home, her father is proud her.
In the film, Chinese actress Liu Yifei plays the role of Hua Mulan. She is great actress. She can speak English well and is really hard-working.
How does Hua Mulan try to turn herself from a young girl to a brave soldier? Watch the action movie and you'll find the answer.
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WALK TOR TREES ● walk for 10 kilometers ● raise money to plant more trees ● … |
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短文首句：On May 6th，we will have an activity called Walk for Trees.
