May the first is an important date in the college admission process in the United States. This is the last day for high school seniors to accept or reject offers of admission in the fall. But according to a recent report, there is a great change. Acceptance rates at the top colleges this year were lower than ever.
These days, college applicants are applying to more colleges because online and common applications make the process easier. On the other hand, deciding students for top colleges to accept can be difficult because it takes much time. Students may not like being put on waiting lists. Also, common colleges work more to get the students they accept to accept them. Some colleges hold visiting days that offer a chance to attend classes and stay overnight. Some universities send gifts.
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For many families, the most important thing colleges can do is to show them the money, especially this year; the weak economy makes parents nervous. . The recent problems that spread from the housing market to credit markets have even affected student’s loans. So lately, top schools have to spare lots of money to increase their financial aid for students.
. The Education Department expects the number of high school graduates to start to go down. This will happen as the last of the children of the baby boom generation finishes high school. The number is not expected to start rising again until 2015.
| A．Besides, top colleges are facing changes in the population. |
| B．What contributes to it? |
| C．But a mistake can be costly if it happens. |
| D．But top colleges ignore them. |
E. They have international students who know English.
F. It can mean several acceptances to choose from.
G. They cannot afford college as planned.
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M：Lovely day, isn’t it?
W：Mm, yes, 1 And it’s supposed to get warmer.
M：Yes, that’s true. You know, though, I’m always a little worried to see winter go.
W： 2
M：Well, I love skating. In fact, I used to teach skating for a living.
W：Oh? That sounds interesting. 3
M：I work at Bank of America. How about you?
W： 4
M：Here?
W：No, I’m from Chicago. I’m just visiting here for the wedding.
M：Oh, I see.
W：By the way, 5 I’m Helen Keller.
M：Nice to meet you. My name is John Smith.
| A．But what do you do now? |
| B．It’s very cold. |
| C．It’s really warm. |
| D．I guess I should introduce myself. |
E．I’m on the radio station.
F．What’s your name?
G．Really?
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In the 60s, people asked about your astrological (about star) sign. In the 90s, they want to know your website. 1 Your website is an electronic meeting place for your family, friends and potentially, millions of people around the world. Best of all, you may not have to spend a cent. The Web is filled with all kinds of free services and all it takes is some time and creativity.
2 Like the table of contents of a book or magazine, the home page is the front door. Your site can have one or more pages, depending on how you design it.
While web pages vary greatly in their design and content, most use a traditional magazine layout（版面设计）.At the top of the page is a banner(横幅). Next comes a greeting and a short description of the site. Pictures, text, and links to other websites follow.
3 Think about whom the site is for and what you want to say. Next, gather up the material that you want to put on the site.
While there are no rules you have to follow, there are a few things to keep in mind: 4 If you are too much at the beginning, you may never get the site off the ground. You can always add to your site.
Less is better. Most people don’t like to read a lot of text online. 5
Smaller is better. Since it can take a long time to download large image files, keep the file sizes small.
Have the rights. Don’t put any material on your site unless you are sure you can do it legally. Learn the Net’s Copyright Article for more about this.
Now it’s time to roll up your sleeves and start building
| A．Start simply. |
| B．Break it into small pieces. |
| C．Draw a rough layout on a sheet of paper. |
| D．Many websites are considered very interesting. |
E．Before you start building your site, do some pl
anning.
F．Think of your home page as the starting point of your website.
G．These days, having a web address is almost as important as a street address.
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It’s no secret that kids like fast food. 1 —so much that some companies have increased their marketing efforts in the past couple of years, says a report published last Monday by Yale University’s Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity.
2 . For example, it found that unhealthy foods take up children’s menus, 3 , only a dozen met the nutritional standards the researchers set for preschoolers, and 15 met the criteria for teenagers.
To achieve saturation（渗透）of advertising, fast food re
staurants spent more than $ 4.2, billion on marketing and advertising last year, with $ 660 million on marketing specially to young people. At these rates, children and adolescents see more advertisements for fast food than for any other kind of food.
4 ,the report found that French fries are served with kids’ meals 86% of the time, and soft drinks at least 55% of the time.
US first lady Michelle Obama has called on the companies to limit their marketing campaigns directed at children. “As a mom, I know it is my responsibility, to raise my kids,” she said. “ 5 , what does it mean when so many parents are finding their best efforts ruined by too many advertisements aimed at our kids.”
| A．And these kids have huge control over the flow of parents’ spending |
| B．But we have to ask ourselves |
| C．And fast food lies kids |
| D．The study doesn’t show fast food companies in the best light |
E．Though they might not have much money to spend
F．Out of 3,309 likely meal combinations
G．Despite advertisements that show healthy options
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So you want to do more with your life? Many teenagers have no idea where they’re going in life, and sadly, many don’t care.__ 1__
l Join a club or play a sport. If you haven’t already, join a sports team or club. Do this based on your interests or skills.
l Be yourself._ 2__Just be yourself. But if it is something that will make you a better person, do it.
l __3__Good grades can help you to be accepted at a key university. But, most importantly, good grades make you confident, which can do wonders in your life.
l __4__If your friends are unwilling to change their bad lifestyle, you have to get away from them, for they will have a bad influence on you and keep you from improving yourself. In order to improve your life, you have to have a strong will to achieve better things.
l Make new friends. If you join a club or sport, t
his will happen naturally._ 5__
| A．Try your best to improve your grades. |
| B．Remember to have fun from time to time. |
| C．Don’t always follow others or the fashion. |
D．Do exercise as often as possible and don’t be laz y. |
E. Stop your bad habits and say “goodbye” to bad friends.
F. You will be surprised how much you have in common with others.
G. By improving your life as a teenager, you will improve your entire life.
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Without plants, people could not live. We eat plants.______ 1_____ And we need plants for another reason---we need them beacause they are beautiful.
____2 Imagine no flowers with their sweet smells, their beautiful colours and their lovely shapes. Imagine, when the wind blows, we are not able to hear the leaves of the trees or watch the branches swing from side to side.
____3____ That is why we have parks full of trees and flowers. That is why
people always like houses with room for some grass and a garden.
Do you talk to your plants? _____4____ Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird,
writers of a book called The Street of Plants, tell of an experiment in which two
seeds were planted in different places. While the plants were growing, one plant
was given love and hopeful ideas. ___5____ Under the earth it had more and longer roots; above the earth, it had a thicker stem and more leaves.
| A．Plants get energy from the sun. |
| B．Do you give them love and take care of them? |
| C．After six months, The deserted plant faded(凋谢) away. |
| D．After six months, the beloved plant was bigger. |
E. We take in oxygen that plants make.
F. Everywhere people need beautiful plants.
G. Imagine a world without plants.
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