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Holme Lacy Hotel · Three Nights · Half Board
From Only £191 Per Person · FREE bottle of wine in your room
This Grade I Listed Georgian Manor House has breathtaking grounds and history galore.
●Wonderful amusement every night of your stay
●Kick off the day with a swim in our indoor heated swimming pool
●Treat yourself and relax with a treatment in the Salon Spa
Lakeside Village · Three Nights · Half Board
From Only £188 Per Person · NEW break for 2022
This charming coastal village is a hive of activity, with a bustling courtyard and plenty besides.
●Prepare to take a first class virtual journey around the world with Warner. Food, live amusement and more themed around each fabulous destination on each night of your stay
●Set in 32 acres of gardens and grounds, with stunning coastal views
●Start your day with a few lengths in our indoor swimming pool
Bembridge Hotel · Three Nights · Half Board
From Only £176 Per Person · FREE boat offer to the Isle of Wight
●Enjoy a stay at this perfect seaside setting with amazing views of the Solent and spectacular coastal walks
●Relax with a warm drink and enjoy the stunning views
●Take a walk through our 23 acres of grounds and gardens
●Visit the local attractions including Osborne House and The Needles
Cricket Hotel · Two Nights · Half Board
From Only £127 Per Person · FREE bottle of wine in your room
Enjoy a two night pre-Christmas escape at this wonderful country house set in the rolling Somerset countryside.
●Wonderful live music and shows every night
●Located in 160 acres of Grade II Listed landscaped parkland
●Start your day with a dip in our heated indoor pool or sauna
One night, as I was driving down the road, I found something was sitting in the middle of the road. A few seconds later, I realized I was looking at a large turtle (海龟). Afraid of it being crashed by cars, so I pulled over, ran across the road and dragged the turtle to safety. But I'd made one big mistake.
I had heard that the best way to pick up a turtle without hurting it was picking it by the tail in order not to get bitten. So I'd made that big mistake. While the turtle turned out OK generally, I was determined to figure out how to move a turtle properly. I needed to find someone who dealt with turtles. I found the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre. I talked to Dr. Sue, its Executive and Medical Director.
Dr. Sue told me that the organization dealt with a number of aspects of turtle conservation, including rescue, settlement, birth programs, research, and education. Sue explained that southern Ontario is home to a vast majority of turtles in Canada, but is also one of the vastest road networks of the country.
"Ninety percent of injured turtles brought in are caused by cars. These turtles spend a lot of time on land. And they do travel many kilometers on land for a variety of reasons, to find a nesting spot, or to hang out for the summer or winter. Turtles know where they want to go. So, just keep them going in the direction they want to go and you may have saved a turtle's life," Dr. Sue said.
Once an injured turtle arrives at the center, there are medical facilities (设备) ready to go, including an X-ray machine. That's when the team gets to work with healing injuries, and help their patient.
Have you been exercising and eating healthy, but when you step on the scale (称), it says you've gained a few pounds? "That's normal, and it doesn't mean that your workouts (锻炼） are not effective", says Jeffrey A. Dolgan, an exercise physiologist in Miami Beach, Florida.
"A person's scale mass (质量) is a combination of muscle (肌肉), fat, bone, blood, and even the air that we carry in our lungs," he says. "Immediately after a workout routine, the percentage of mass in each body part can shift as much as 15 percent. So if you're gaining weight while working out and eating healthy, it's probably not the type of weight gain that you think it is.
The scale can't tell you how much of your body weight is muscle or fat, which means if your goal is to improve your fitness level, the scale is not the best tool for measuring improvements. When you start to change your body composition with your workouts — by building more muscle mass and decreasing your body fat — your scale weight may increase, while your body fat percentage may decrease. These changes happen over weeks and months (not hours or days) so the scale is useless when tracking them.
You may argue that you weigh a few pounds less after a high intensity (强度) training class. Don't get too excited—it's just water loss due to sweat. Water makes up approximately 65 to 90 percent of a person's weight, and variation in water content of the human body can move the scale by ten pounds or more from day to day.
So ignore the scale and pay more attention to objective measurement tools like body composition. Keep in mind that if you're exercising but gaining weight, you may actually look slimmer.
The three months of vacation in the country have passed like a dream. This morning my mother took me to the Baretti schoolhouse to have me enter for the third elementary grade: I was thinking of the country, and went unwillingly (不情愿地). In front of the school so many people had collected that the policeman found it hard to keep the entrance clear. Near the door, I felt myself touched on the shoulder: it was my master of the second grade, cheerful, as usual, and with his red hair ruffled. He said to me: "So we are to part forever, Enrico?" I knew it well, yet the words pained me.
We made our way in with difficulty. I was glad to see once more that large room on the ground floor, with the doors leading to the seven classes, where I had passed nearly every day for three years. My schoolmistress of the first upper class greeted me from the door of the class room, and said: "Enrico, you are going to the floor above, this year. I shall not even see you pass by any more!" And she looked sadly at me.
The school seemed so small and gloomy to me when I thought of the woods and the mountains where I had passed the summer! I thought again, too, of my master in the second class, who was so good, and who always smiled at us, and was so small that he seemed to be one of us; and I was sad that I should no longer see him, with his tumbled red hair. I said to myself: "This is my first day. There are nine months more. What work, what monthly examinations, what tiredness!" I wanted to see my mother when I came out, and I ran to kiss her hand! She said to me:
"Courage, Enrico! we will study together." And I returned home satisfied. But I no longer have my master, with his kind, merry smile, and school does not seem so nice to me as it did before.
While it is impossible to live completely free of stress, it is possible to prevent stress as well as reduce its effect when it can't be avoided. The US Department of Health and Human Services offers the following suggestions for ways to deal with stress.
Try physical activity
When you are nervous, angry or upset, try releasing (释放) the pressure through exercise or physical activity.
Take care of yourself
You should make every effort to eat well and get enough rest. If you easily get angry and cannot sleep well enough, or if you are not eating properly, it will be more likely that you will fall into situations of stress.
Make time for yourself
Don't forget, play can be just as important as work. You need a break from your daily routine to just relax and have fun. Go window-shopping or work on a hobby. Allow yourself at least a half hour each day to do something you enjoy.
Stress can result from disorganization (杂乱无章) and a feeling that "there is so much to do, and not enough time." Trying to take care of everything at once can be too much for you and, as a result, you may not achieve anything. Instead, make a list of everything you have to do, then do one thing at a time. Only in this way will you finish all you need to do and feel less stressful.
A. Bear in mind the most important task.
B. Schedule time for both work and play.
C. Check off each task as it is completed.
D. Make a list of the things you need to do.
E. For example, you could take your job as your hobby.
F. If stress repeatedly keeps you from sleeping, you should consult (咨询) a doctor.
G. Running, walking, or playing tennis are just some of the activities you might try.
It was a few years ago, and I took a holiday-season job in a video store. One day, an elderly woman 1 my store, along with a young woman who I 2 was her daughter. The daughter showed 3, rolling her eyes, sighing and checking her watch every few seconds.
The elderly woman separated (分开) from the young one and 4 to search through the DVDS on the nearest shelf. I 5 and asked if I could help her find something. The woman smiled at me and showed me a title on a piece of paper.
Rather than rushing off to 6 the DVD for the woman, I asked her to walk with me so I could show her where she could find it. Looking back, I think I wanted to enjoy her 7 for a moment. Something about her careful movements reminded me of my mother, who passed away a few years ago.
As we walked along the back of the store, I 8 what was on the shelves: old television shows, action movies, cartoons, etc. The woman seemed 9 the unrushed company and casual conversation.
We found the movie, and I praised her for her choice. She smiled and told me it was one she had 10 when she was at her son's age and that she hoped he would enjoy it as much as she had.
I 11 the old woman to the cashier and then stepped back toward the young woman. "Is that your 12?" I asked. She rolled her eyes and said, "Yeah." Mind some 13?" I asked. "Of course not," said the daughter.
"Cherish (珍爱) her," I said. And then I answered her surprised expression by saying, "When she's 14, it's the little moments that'll come back to you. Times like this. I know." It was 15. I still missed my mom and remembered the times when I'd used my impatience to make her upset.
English is a language (speak) all around the world. There are more than forty countries the majority (大多数) of the people speak English. Most native speakers of English (find) in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, and Australia. In total, for more than 575 million people English is their mother tongue. number of people learn English as a second language. However, the number of people who learn English as a foreign language is more than 750 million. Most people learn English five or six years at high school.
In only fifty years, English has developed into the language most (wide) spoken and used in the world. It is the working language of most international organizations. Foreign staff in China are not requested (learn) Chinese. Chinese businessmen, taxi drivers and students can talk with them(use) English. English is also the language of global culture, such as popular music and the Internet. You can listen to English (program) over the radio or use English to communicate with people around the world through the Internet. With so many people communicating in English every day, will become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.
1）好朋友的标准；
2）期待对方的观点。
注意：
1）词数80左右；
2）开头和结尾已为你写好。
Dear Andrew,
……
Yours,
Li Hua
Charlie was a little boy of ten. He was such a good boy that everyone loved him a lot. Due to his father's job, his family shifted to a new city, where he was admitted into a new school. As Charlie was a good boy, most of his new classmates became his good friends soon. The teachers also praised Charlie for his intelligence and good behavior.
But there was one boy in the class who did not like Charlie at all! His name was Bill and he was a very naughty boy, so no one liked him at all. He found that Charlie was a quiet boy, so he started making trouble for his new classmate. But Charlie still kept quiet and did not complain to the class teacher. When Charlie's parents learned about Bill, they wanted to go to school and complain about this naughty boy's behavior. But Charlie stopped them and said, "Mom, Dad, please do not worry. Everything will be all right. "
Days went by and the time came for the annual sports meeting at the school. Charlie was also good at sports and he was participating in a number of events. Bill was participating in the sack race (套袋跑), though he could not run very fast due to his fat body. When Bill saw that Charlie won first prize in the 100-meter race, he felt very jealous (妒忌的) and decided that he would not let it happen in the sack race.
As planned, Bill tried to push Charlie while jumping on the track during the sack race. But he lost his balance and fell down! His leg was badly injured and he could not even stand up by himself. But as he was unpopular among his friends, no one turned up to help him!
注意：
1）所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2）续写部分分为两段, 每段的开头语已为你写好；3）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Charlie noticed what had happened.
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Charlie took Bill to the school doctor.
