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Green Christmas
| A．A real tree B．Eco-friendly Christmas C．Green advice D．Recycle or replant |
Are you dreaming about a white or green Christmas？
Traditionally, most people hope for a white Christmas in the UK. However, more and more individuals are working towards making it a green one.
With environmental issues a high priority on the social and political agenda, Brits are keen to enjoy the festivities and, at the same time, be kind to the planet.
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Statistics show that more waste is produced at Christmas by the food and drink we consume and the presents we exchange. With this in mind, the government and the public are making a conscious effort to make 2006 an eco-friendly Christmas.
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For example, the Scottish Executive has dedicated a section of its website to advising the public on the different ways they can have a green Christmas.
Suggestions include re-using old Christmas cards and wrapping paper, using energy-saving Christmas lights, and saving product waste by buying “experience” gifts, like theatre tickets or a museum pass.
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Another suggestion on the site was made by Duncan McLaren, from Friends of the Earth Scotland. He said: “If you really must have a Christmas tree, then make it a live one.” This idea is also recommended by local councils across England.
Suffolk Coastal District Council, for example, has encouraged local residents to buy a real Christmas tree which can be planted out or composted after the festive season.
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Councillor Andrew Nunn, the Cabinet Member for the Environment, said: “Trees with roots can be replanted in the garden either for re-use next year or just left to grow to enhance the garden scene. People are often put off buying a real tree because of falling needles, but this is now a thing of the past with new varieties of trees being grown that hardly shed any. Needles that do fall can be swept up and put on the compost heap or in the brown garden waste bin for recycling.”
在下面1—4小题中，Tom, Emily, Jenny, Dave和John准备参加一项活动。请按各人兴趣选出符合1—4小题的最佳选项。_____Tom is studying Chinese medicine in China. He is interested in the traditional art —— paper cutting.
______ Emily got interested in China and lion dances of the country and hopes to attend any event related to her interest.
_____Dave is a student learning in China and hopes to learn more about the ancient philosophy of China such as Taoism.
______John is a boxing fan. He is now having a trip in China with his parents who are on a business tour in China.
| A．Traditional festival fairs Sales of paintings and calligraphy, antiques, children’s toys, seasonal fruit and vegetables, variety shows(杂耍), cross-talk, traditional lion dances, stilt dances, rickshaw, folk wedding performances and much more besides. |
| B． Ditan Temple Fair Folk flower fairs, acrobatic shows, Quyi (story telling with music and performance), Beijing snacks, traditional handcrafts like dough sculpture, paper cutting and shadow play. |
| C．Longtan Temple Fair Visitors can compete with national-level athletes at judo, taekwondo, wrestling and boxing. Diabolo displays, face changing and some Guinness World Record attempts will also be featured. |
| D．Dongyue Temple Fair |
An exhibition about “Fu” (happiness) culture (including a walk on a “Fu” road, hanging a “Fu” plate, circling a “Fu” tree and drawing on a “Fu” canvas), and a folk-custom show featuring various traditional folk activities. There will also be other activities, including a Taoist music performance and sports competitions. Various artwork, books and snacks will also be available.
Cheating is when a person misleads, deceives or acts dishonestly on purpose. If a basketball team is for kids under 8,it's cheating for a 9-year-old play on the team. At school, in addition to cheating on a test, a kid might cheat by stealing someone else's idea for a science project.
This kind of cheating is called plagiarizing (抄袭).
Jeff is doing it by sneaking answers to a test. And it's also cheating to break the rules of a game or contest or to pretend something is yours when it isn't. When people cheat, it's not fair to other people.
It's tempting(诱惑人的) to cheat because it makes difficult things seem easy, like getting all the right answer on the rest. And it won't help on the next test-unless the person cheats again.
They want to get good grades but hate hard work. Other kids might feel like they can't pass the test without cheating. Even though there seems to be a "good reason" for cheating, cheating isn't a good idea.
| A．Some kids cheat because they're lazy. |
| B．Cheating can happen in a lot of different ways. |
| C．But it doesn't solve the problem of not knowing the material. |
| D．Some kids cheat once and feel so bad that they never do it again. |
E. For kids, cheating may happen at school, at home, or while playing a sport.
F. There are plenty of reasons why a kid shouldn't cheat, but some kids have already cheated.
G. Kids may also cheat by copying a book report off the Internet and handing it in as it's his or her original work.
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If you’d like to become a dancer, spend some time choosing a dance style. Each type of dance is made up of techniques which need to be practiced and mastered.
Once you have decided to become a dancer, it is important to carefully choose a dance class.
It is easy to form bad habits in the beginning, and extremely hard to correct them. So choosing a good teacher will help you a lot from the beginning. Special dance shoes will be required for most dance styles, including ballet slippers for ballet and tap shoes for tap. Your dance teacher will probably have a preference for clothing, such as a black leotard(紧身衣) with pink tights for a ballet dancer, or black dance pants(短裤) for a jazz dancer.
If you are enrolled in your very first dance class, tour the dance studio before your first day.
The floors of dance studios should be soft, as dancing on hard floors may cause injuries. The class structures will vary for the different dance styles.
Get connected with another dancer, check out the dance forum to exchange steps and moves, ask for advice, and make new friends!
Also, sign up for our free weekly e-mail newsletter to learn more about the dancing world and to stay informed of what’s new about dance.
| A．Most dance studios are large and airy with at least one full wall of mirrors. |
| B．Then comes the problem-what shoes to wear when dancing. |
| C．And your choice of a dance teacher is very important too. |
| D．Have fun on the journey to becoming a dancer! |
E．Your goal as a dancer will help you decide which style of dance is right for you.
F．What to wear will be determined by the type of dancer you choose to become.
G．Learn the names of basic ballet steps and much more.
Nowadays a vegetarian lifestyle is becoming more and more popular. Leading health experts agree that maintaining a vegetarian diet is one of the best things we can do for ourselves and our families. . A well planned vegetarian diet provides us with all the nutrients we need and avoids fat, cholesterol(胆固醇) and the pollutants found in animal flesh, eggs, and dairy products. And it can provide protection against various kinds of diseases, including the three biggest killers: heart disease, cancer, and strokes. The American Dietetic Association states that vegetarians have lower rates of death from heart disease, lower blood cholesterol levels, lower blood pressure and lower rates of hypertension(高血压) .
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Scientists have also found that vegetarians have stronger immune systems than their meat eating friends. Vegetarians live, on average, 6 to 10 years longer than meat eaters.
. Animals raised for food consume the vast majority of their calories simply in order to live, just as we do. We feed more than 70 percent of the grains and cereals we grow to farm animals, and almost all of those calories go into simply keeping them alive, not making them grow. Only a small amount of the calories consumed by farm animals are actually turned into the meat that people eat .So it’s really a huge waste, isn’t it? Try your best to find tips for maximizing(最大化) the health benefits of a vegetarian diet.
| A．All of these diseases are more likely to happen to meat eaters |
| B．Living on plants also saves energy |
| C．Growing all the crops needed to feed animals requires massive amounts of water and land |
| D．This means that they are less likely to be affected by everyday illnesses like the flu. |
E. Vegetarian diets are the only diets that work for long term weight loss
F. It’s never too late to turn over a new page.
G. Healthy vegetarian diets support a lifetime of good health.
Everyone knows that the Frenchmen are romantic, the Italians are fashionable and the Germans are serious．Are these just stereotypes or is there really such a thing as national character? And if there is, can it affect how a nation succeed or fail?
At least one group of people is certain that it can．A recent survey of the top 500 entrepreneurs （企业家） in the UK found that 70% felt that their efforts were not appreciated by the British public．Britain is hostile （敌意的） to success, they said．It has a culture of jealousy（嫉妒）．Jealousy is sometimes known as the “green – eyed monster” and the UK is its home．
Scientists at Warwich University in the UK recently tested this idea．They gathered a group of people together and gave each an imaginary amount of money． Those given a little were given the chance to destroy the large amount of money given to others – but at the cost of losing their own．Two thirds of the people tested agreed to do this．
．But there is also opposite evidence．The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development recently reported that the UK is now the world’s fourth largest economy．That is not bad for people who are supposed to hate success．People in the UK also work longer hours than anyone else in Europe．So the British people are not lazy, either．
“It is not really success that the British dislike,” says Carey Cooper, a professor of management at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology．“It’s people using their success in a way that seems proud or unfair or which separates them from their roots．” They set out to do things in their way．They work long hours．By their own efforts they become millionaires．
．It hardly seems worth following their example．If they were more friendly, people would like them more．And more people want to be like them．
| A．This seems to prove that the entrepreneurs were right to complain． |
| B．The one who owns most money in the end is the winner． |
| C．As a result, the survey said, entrepreneurs were “unloved, unwanted and misunderstood．” |
| D．It is not true that British people are born jealous of others` success． |
E．Some were given a little, others a great deal．
F．But instead of being happy they complain that nobody loves them．
G．Perhaps it is the entrepreneurs who are the problem．
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