What is a big dream? Or, is a big dream something that provides only entertainment? Children dream big dreams, but there are three barriers to realizing dreams. They often kill them before they ever have a chance to grow.
The Self
Immediately following the birth of a big dream, a negative self-talk takes over and gives all the reasons why it cannot happen. This inside voice is the ego(自我). It’s there for protecting and should be listened to. Most people are influenced by the inside voice. That’s why only a handful of people make their dream come true.
Family and friends are a lot like the ego. They want to protect those they love, so they will often list all the reasons why the big dreams won’t come true. Sometimes, family and friends destroy dreams of those they love most, out of their own fear of being left behind.
The World
If one gets past the first two barriers, one has to face the world. In the past, big dreamers were locked up and sometimes even killed when they were shown to the world. Fortunately, in most of the world today, big dreamers just get laughed at.
The way to realize a big dream is with confidence and action. When children have confidence and then take action, they will be ready to accept any failure. The truth is that every great dreamer whose dreams have never seen the light of success knows failure well.
| A．How Big Dreams Die |
| B．Family and Friends |
| C．Sometimes it is right, but more often it is wrong. |
| D．Does a big dream show one’s future? |
E. It is the last and the most terrible barrier.
F. And their big dream is to be a rock star or a famous artist.
G. They simply fail until they succeed.
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请阅读下列科技新闻的信息：
A. One of the biggest science stories last year was the research on stem cells announced by South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk. But now it appears that the research was false. In June, Mr. Hwang reported that he and his team at Seoul National University had created eleven new stem cell lines.
B. Another major science story last year came from the United States. On December twentieth, a federal judge ruled that teaching “intelligent design” in public schools is a violation of the United States Constitution.
C. There was also news last year about the American space program. The American space shuttle（航天飞机） returned to the skies in July. Discovery and its seven-member crew made the first shuttle flight in two and one-half years. NASA had suspended shuttle flights following the deadly explosion of the shuttle Columbia in 2003.
D. Avian influenza（禽流感） was also a major science story last year. The H5N1 virus appeared in birds in Europe for the first time. Yet the only known human cases of the disease have been in East Asia. There have been about one hundred forty confirmed cases of bird flu since 2003. About half the people have died.
E. The World Health Organization advises patients to take a combination of four drugs to treat tuberculosis（肺结核）. These four antibiotics must be taken for about six months to cure the disease. Some people, however, take the drugs only until they feel better. Discontinuing treatment is a mistake.
F. The researchers began the study in January, 2002. They called it SMART---Strategies for Management of Anti-retroviral Therapy. The scientists reached more than ninety percent of the target before they halted（停止） new enrollments last month. The researchers tested all the people for the level of CD-four cells in their blood. The researchers divided the patients into two groups.
阅读以下与科技有关的信息卡，然后匹配信息卡和与之相关的科技新闻：Card 1: One group stayed on continuous anti-retroviral therapy. They took their medicines every day. The other took them periodically. They took the drugs only when their CD-four count fell below two hundred fifty cells per cubic millimeter of blood.
Card 2 : Judge John Jones said that intelligent design is not science. He said it is a version of Christianity. So to teach it in public schools violates the law that requires the separation of church and state. Supporters of intelligent design criticize the science of evolution.
Card 3: Stem cells have the ability to grow into other cells. Science magazine published the report. The new lines were made from the eggs of eighteen women and skin cells from eleven other people.
Card 4: Many of the victims had touched or been around infected farm birds. But health experts around the world began warning that the bird flu virus could change into a form that is passed from person to person.
Card 5 : That explosion was the result of damage done to Columbia during its launch. A piece of lightweight protective material fell off the shuttle’s external fuel container. The object hit the shuttle at a high rate of speed and made a hole in one of the wings. This permitted extremely hot gases to enter the shuttle and destroy the spacecraft as it returned to the earth.
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Any car accident is frightening, but an accident in which your vehicle is thrown into the water, with you trapped inside, is absolutely terrifying. However, most deaths result from panic, without a plan or understanding what is happening to the car in the water. By adopting a brace(支撑) position, acting decisively and getting out fast, you can save yourself from a sinking vehicle.
Brace yourself for impact (撞击力). As soon as you're aware that you're going off the road and into a body of water, adopt a brace position. The impact could set off the airbag system in your vehicle, so you should place both hands on the steering wheel in the "ten and two" position.
Undo your seatbelt. Unbuckle the children, starting with the oldest first. Forget the cell phone call. Your car isn't going to wait for you to make the call.
Leave the door alone at this stage and concentrate on the window. A car's electrical system should work for up to three minutes in water, so try the method of opening it electronically first. Many people don't think about the window as an escape option either because of panic or misinformation about doors and sinking.
Break the window. If you aren't able to open the window, or it only opens halfway, you'll need to break it with an object or your foot. It may feel counter-intuitive (有悖常理的) to let water into the car.
Escape when the car has equalized. If it has reached the dramatic stage where the car cabin has been filled with water and it has become balanced, you must move quickly and effectively to ensure your survival. While there is still air in the car, take slow, deep breaths and focus on what you're doing.
Open the window as soon as you hit the water.
Surviving a sinking car is not as difficult as you think.
It takes 60 to 120 seconds for a car to fill up with water usually.
Such accidents are particularly dangerous to the risk of drowning.
In conclusion, if you know what to do in the water, you will be safe.
This is the first thing to attend to, yet it often gets forgotten in the panic.
But the sooner the window is open, the sooner you can escape directly through it.
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首先，请阅读以下San Francisco各宾馆提供的信息。
A. Sheraton Fisherman’s Wharf
Guests can enjoy popular activities in Sheraton Fisherman’s Wharf including boating, surfing, golfing, fishing and scuba diving. It specialized in leisure activities here, such as saltwater pool, sauna, tennis, and children’s playground. It takes only 25 minutes for guests to take an airport shuttle to Sheraton Fisherman’s Wharf from the airport.
B. Beresford Hotel
Beresford Hotel offers a truly charming, family owned hotel with a pleasant, friendly atmosphere. Delicious meals are served. Situated in the heart of San Francisco, it is just a short walk for guests to get to the clothing and souvenir shops, theatres, Chinatown for various traditional Chinese foods.
C. Doubletree Club Livermore
There are some grills outside for barbecue for the guests’ dining convenience. The club environment also offers a business facility, Internet access and convenient meeting space ideal for those quick, impromptu meetings our guests sometimes require.
D. Francisco Bay Inn
Francisco Bay Inn is a five-star hotel. Guests can choose king beds and queen beds among the luxurious rooms with convenient pleasant supplies. In the rooms, microwave, refrigerator, high-speed wireless Internet access, cable TV are all free of cost. Every room is 100% non-smoking.
E. Marriott San Francisco
Pleasure seekers can walk to cable cars and trolleys for rides to Chinatown, and Fisherman’s Wharf. Guests can visit the world renowned San Francisco Museum of Modern Art about a block from the hotel, as well as smaller galleries, such as the Cartoon Art Museum.
F. Clift Hotel
Only a short ride to famous Silicon Valley, Clift Hotel is the ideal lodging choice for business traveler and leisure guests alike. All accommodations come equipped with high-speed Internet access, and cable TV. This 1915 Italian Renaissance style hotel possesses featuring walls made of old redwood trees.
请阅读下面5个人的信息，然后将他们与想预订的宾馆匹配起来。Babara is an Italian art student, who is fond of oriental culture. In the summer holidays, she wants to travel to San Francisco. She prefers to reserve a hotel in or around which she can learn something that helps with her major. At the same time, she also wants to get into something for her favor if possible.
David Li works in a big company in Hong Kong. He loves his wife and son very much. Every time he goes out doing business or travelling, he will buy some gifts for them. He doesn’t like foreign foods, so he will check whether there is a Cantonese restaurant in or out of the hotel when he makes reservations.
Mr. Brown has just graduated from university, majoring in electronic engineering. He is eager to visit American large electronic corporations, such as Intel, Microsoft and Google. Now he has a chance to visit San Francisco. He wants to stay in a hotel with classical style and not far from the ideal place.
Bob is a well-known businessman and he loves sports as well, especially swimming and golfing. He has to fly to San Francisco to sign an agreement with his business partner. After that, he wants to relax himself for a day. But he needs a hotel which is convenient for the transport.
Wesley is a wealthy real estate president. He is a workaholic with no bad habits like drinking, smoking or gambling. He wants to stay in a good hotel, but doesn’t want to waste any extra money unnecessary. He also needs to get in touch with his secretary anytime needed.
Methods To Help You Learn French
The French language, without doubt, is considered one of the most beautiful and romantic languages in the world. There are thousands of people who would love to be fluent in this popular language and be able to communicate fluently in it. _______
Learn it on line
Until a while ago, the only way to learn French was to go to regular classes at a training institute. But now, one of the easiest ways to learn French is to learn it on line! There are many websites on the Internet today that offer various courses in the French language for all kinds of people, right from the beginner level to the more advanced stages. _______ These websites will serve as a good introduction to the language. You also can choose a good-paid program to ensure that you are able to gain enough mastery of the language.
Try to put French into practical use
It is not enough to attend a French language course and devote a little time each day to learning thelanguage. _______ Consciously making an effort to think and talk to ourselves in French in our heads gives us the flexibility to exercise our French muscles anywhere and at any time.
Do your homework diligently, read French books and learn French songs
Most online courses will have daily activities or homework assigned to the learner each day.____
Also, make it a habit to buy and read French newspapers and simple books that will help you to improve your vocabulary and sentence formation skills. ______ Learning the words of the songs and singing along is a great way to learn French.
Try to find a French teacher online.
There are some websites that offer free French courses.
Some people want to learn French just to be able to sing beautiful songs.
There are also lots of simple and interesting French songs that you can listen to.
Do them diligently, as they are a sure and fun way to learn the language.
Learners should also put their new-found knowledge to practical use.
There are many techniques that can be followed to learn this romantic language.
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Daughter：Dad. You love me, don’t you?
Father：Of course, I do.
Daughter：Well, I saw this great offer for a free phone here in the newspaper, and …
Father：
Daughter：Well, the phone is free … after the＄50 I pay is returned to me.
Father：Ah, so that’s the catch.
Daughter：Dad. All my friends have one.
Father：Ah, I don’t know.
Daughter：But the monthly charge for this service is only＄29.99, with 1,000 free weekday minutes nationwide, and unlimited weekend minutes.
Father：I don’t know.
Daughter：Please Dad. With the new phone you won’t have to worry about me while I’m driving the new car.
Father：
Daughter：The new car you’ll need to buy so I can use the phone.
| A．Ah… what’s on your mind? |
| B．New car? What new car? |
| C．Free? Nothing’s ever free. |
| D．What did you do to the new car? |
E. And why on earth do you need a phone?
F. They always charge a lot for the service.
G. But what is the term of the service agreement?
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