Tips for Planning Your Indoor Garden
Plants bring life and color into the home and require little in the way of maintenance. Follow these simple tips and your plants should thrive(茂盛).
Look for the best ______ in the house for each plant, and don’t be afraid to try different locations until you find the best spot.
If a room seems too dark to maintain a healthy plant, don’t be ______. Most indoor plants originate in tropical and subtropical areas, and they can grow ______ in dim environments. The ideal place is in front of a large window ______ east or west., filtered if necessary through a net scrim curtain.
If you have a plant that thrives ______ lots of sun, place it on a windowsill facing north or northeast. ______ the wetness level of the soil regularly and inspect the leaves to make sure they are not being______. At the slightest ______ of withering(枯萎), move the plant towards the middle of the room.
Water poured ______ onto the soil may flood, or not ______ the pot plant’s roots. ______, water plants bottom up by standing them in a dish and filling the ______ with water. For this method to ______, all pots should have holes in the ______ through which the water is absorbed.
Water your plants only when the potting mix ______ dry to touch-over watering is often the ______ of indoor plant death. Check by pushing your finger into the ______; if it comes out without any trace of soil on it, start watering. Remember that plants may need more frequent watering in summer.
Most indoor plants ___ from an occasional spraying(喷雾) of water. Make sure the water is at room temperature and use a spray bottle. Spraying is particularly beneficial if you live in a centrally heated or air-conditioned house ______ the air can become very dry.
Feed your plants with small amounts of fertilizer. The fastest and simplest solution is complete liquid fertilizer in the recommended ______ , usually every two to four weeks-check the label.
A．place B．time C．situation D．stage
A．fooled B．accepted C．explained D．understood
A．bad B．well C．easily D．quickly
A．meeting B．facing C．throwing D．reaching
A．on B．in C．for D．with
A．Research B．Check C．Prove D．Choose
A．protected B．prevented C．faded D．burned
A．signal B．point C．sign D．case
A．slowly B．carefully C．directly D．instantly
A．get B．reach C．extend D．spread
A．Still B．Instead C．Therefore D．Otherwise
A．soil B．plant C．bottom D．dish
A．work B．use C．show D．develop
A．middle B．bottom C．dish D．house
A．holds B．feels C．finds D．looks
A．effect B．occasion C．phenomenon D．cause
A．water B．pot C．soil D．hole
A．suffer B．benefit C．survive D．result
A．as B．if C．when D．for
A．kind B．quality C．amount D．form
For most, getting your first car opens up a new world of freedom and allows you to go wherever you want, whenever you want. Getting a car did this for me, and it also brought my best friend and me . But then it tore us apart.
My best friend lives three minutes from my . Since her is in late summer, seven months behind mine, I basically became her when I turned 16 in December.
And so I her up for school and took her home. We made ice-cream , went shopping and to the movies ---- all in my car. I would drive to her house just to sit on her bed, read magazines and have a good laugh. I went to her house so that she gave me a to her house.
A week after I got my license，she was with me I had my first accident. She was there and me and we kept it a , since I didn’t want people to . From then on, through thick and thin, it was just me, my car and my best friend.
High school is a time of , but I couldn’t for a long time we became so distant(疏远) after being so close. My friend waited three months after her birthday to get her dream car：a green 2004 Beetle. With its , the passenger seat of my car became . Our car trips became less frequent I didn’t even drive down her street.
It’s funny how a car can change a relationship so much. I had wanted her to g a car, but once she did, I 60 it. I wanted her friendship back, even if it couldn’t be the same.
A．some B．any C．none D．all
A．closer B．farther C．luckier D．happier
A．neighbor B．school C．home D．family
A．holiday B．birthday C．course D．job
A．driver B．follower C．partner D．guide
A．picked B．woke C．called D．hurried
A．parties B．trips C．plans D．classes
A．happily B．often C．hardly D．seldom
A．phone B．door C．address D．key
A．while B．but C．after D．when
A．saved B．suggested C．advised D．comforted
A．favorite B．secret C．pride D．joke
A．help B．see C．know D．laugh
A．change B．disappointment C．excitement D．friendship
A．understand B．answer C．imagine D．believe
A．when B．where C．how D．what
A．beauty B．dream C．return D．arrival
A．broken B．crowded C．empty D．different
A．however B．until C．as D．before
A．enjoyed B．received C．regretted D．Lost
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers.
Some years later, they got together again. While having dinner, they for a long time. They discussed the they had given their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, “I had a house built for Mama.” The second said, “I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer（奔驰经销商）send a to her.” The third said, “I built a beautiful for Mama.” The fourth said, “You know Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read any more because she can’t very well. I met a businessman who had a parrot that can recite many . It took him 12 years to it to speak and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years, it is worth it.” On hearing that, the other brothers were by his good thought.
After the holidays their mother her thank-you notes, which read, “Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to clean the whole house. It’s a （an） job. Thanks anyway.”
“Marvin, I am too old to . I stay home and have others work for me, so I’ll use the car. The was good, although not realistic. Thanks.”
“Michael, you gave me an expensive building for many people to plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”
“Dearest Melvin, you are the son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so . I liked it very much. Thank you.”
A．fought B．talked C．studied D．slept
A．gifts B．chances C．wishes D．challenges
A．warm B．big C．safe D．lonely
A．book B．bike C．car D．bag
A．station B．museum C．library D．theater
A．what B．how C．why D．when
A．listen B．feel C．see D．walk
A．stories B．words C．poems D．lyrics
A．protect B．beat C．raise D．train
A．but B．so C．unless D．although
A．shocked B．impressed C．frightened D．embarrassed
A．sent out B．put up C．took out D．picked up
A．enjoyable B．delightful C．tiring D．amusing
A．learn B．work C．exercise D．drive
A．never B．often C．regularly D．sometimes
A．future B．hobby C．idea D．program
A．create B．enjoy C．bring D．record
A．lost B．admired C．remained D．discovered
A．same B．last C．next D．only
A．strange B．unpleasant C．terrible D．delicious
One very cold wet night, there was a knock on my front door. A young man, wet from to foot, explained that he had run out of petrol and had left his wife and two children behind in his car.
After I had a can with petrol, I drove him back to his car. Once his car had started, I suggested he me. Back to the gas station, I turned on the heater so that it is nice and . While the young man was drying his wet clothes, the little ones played and ran around. I prepared bread for the children and hot coffee for the . Before they left, the young man asked me how much he owed me and I told him that the petrol pump (加油泵) had ＄15. He offered to pay “call-out fee”, but I wouldn’t accept it.
About a month , I received a from a large bus company. turned out that the young man was its general manager, the most person in the company. In his letter, he thanked me again and me that, from then on, all their buses would be filled with petrol at my station. his case, a little kindness was rewarded with a huge benefit.
A．finger B．shoulder C．head D．hand
A．supplied B．poured C．equipped D．filled
A．following B．follow C．followed D．to follow
A．neat B．warm C．hot D．cool
A．drivers B．guests C．customers D．adults
A．shown B．appeared C．exhibited D．asked
A．late B．latter C．later D．lately
A．call B．e-mail C．check D．letter
A．It B．That C．What D．Which
A．generous B．successful C．powerful D．serious
A．advised B．praised C．suggested D．informed
A．In B．At C．On D．With
It was at 6 a.m. that I arrived in the hospital kitchen. “Hi, I’m Janet.” I tried to sound cheerful, although I already knew that it was to work with Rose.
Rose, a middle-aged woman, stopped what she was doing and me over her glasses. I could tell from her expression that she wasn’t to see a student worker.
“What do you want me to do? the coffee?” Rose and went away. I filled the pot with cold water and began making coffee when Rose suddenly and took over, “That’s not the to make coffee.” I was as I just followed the steps our supervisor (视导员) showed us.
I did pleased her. All morning her eyes missed nothing and her words me. Totally tired, I came home late that afternoon. Fighting back , I thought of my situation alone in my room. Should I see if my supervisor would change my ? But I didn’t want to . Then I had the answer — I needed to her.
Working with Rose the next morning, I her sharp words and did things in her way as much as possible. Things began to over the next few days. She became to me. As I worked with this woman, I listened to her — something no one else had done.
I never Rose again after that summer, but I still remember her. That summer I learned a that love is the best way to turn an enemy into a friend.
A．useful B．difficult C．strange D．interesting
A．looked at B．shouted at C．smiled at D．cared about
A．sad B．nervous C．pleased D．interested
A．Serve B．Make C．Buy D．Find
A．spoke B．bent C．nodded D．stood
A．appeared B．decided C．agreed D．calmed
A．time B．place C．way D．student
A．shocked B．excited C．bored D．serious
A．Something B．Nothing C．Anything D．Everything
A．attracted B．moved C．taught D．hurt
A．kindness B．worry C．pride D．tears
A．work B．project C．mind D．tool
A．get down B．go away C．give in D．come up
A．notice B．love C．show D．trust
A．enjoyed B．judged C．ignored D．considered
A．happen B．change C．worsen D．arise
A．helpful B．angry C．friendly D．grateful
A．young B．lonely C．strong D．kind
A．refuse B．mention C．call D．see
A．lesson B．word C．story D．way
My brother and I were driving home together .We something interesting on the way. Because of the conversation, my brother took a turn.
Unfortunately, the turn took towards a bridge and we had no way to turn back. My brother the bridge toll (通行费 ) and drove on. He was frustrated by the mistake and the needless waste of $4.
When we reached an exit slip-way, my brother that a young guy pulled over to the side of the road. I was busy trying to which way we went next when my brother pulled over and asked the guy if he needed any . And he did. He had a flat tire and needed a wrench(扳手) to get it off.
My brother him a wrench, and then began to help him the tire. The young man said that this had been a week for him; earlier he had gotten into a minor car accident, and now this flat on his way home from work. But he called us “breath of fresh air”, and kept us because he really would have been stuck we hadn’t come along.
After we had finished the job he thanked us and pulled out $20 and to give it to us. “No,” my brother said. “We were supposed to get on that bridge. Yet we took a wrong turn. But now we know we did. It was to help you. Thank you for turning our mistake into an opportunity to .”
My brother’s reaction in the situation is a(n) for everyone and we felt so good the rest of the day.
A．played B．talked about C．saw D．listened to
A．wrong B．left C．slow D．sudden
A．it B．us C．him D．me
A．ignored B．doubted C．paid D．refused
A．finally B．clearly C．surprisingly D．unluckily
A．ordered B．explained C．announced D．noticed
A．find out B．make out C．point out D．block out
A．advice B．help C．food D．money
A．returned B．sold C．gave D．showed
A．make B．change C．fix D．buy
A．normal B．busy C．funny D．bad
A．severe B．dangerous C．unexpected D．disappointed
A．greeting B．thanking C．calling D．praising
A．if B．after C．as D．though
A．again B．also C．too D．once
A．pretended B．waited C．tried D．agreed
A．frequency B．sometimes C．seldom D．never
A．when B．where C．how D．why
A．enjoy B．learn C．serve D．rest
A．way B．opportunity C．promise D．lesson
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