Yangshuo, China
It was raining lightly when I____(arrive) in Yangshuo just before dawn. But I didn’t care. A few hours__
__, I’d been at home in Hong Kong, with __
_(it) choking smog. Here, the air was clean and fresh, even with the rain.
I’d skipped nearby Guilin, a dream place for tourists seeking the limestone mountain tops and dark waters of the Li River__are pictured by artists in so many Chinese _
__(painting). Instead, I ‘d head straight for Yangshuo. For those who fly to Guilin, it’s only an hour away_
_ car and offers all the scenery of the better-known city.
Yangshuo____(be) really beautiful. A study of travelers_
__(conduct) by the website Trip Advisor names Yangshuo as one of the top 10 destinations in the world. And the town is fast becoming a popular weekend destination for people in Asia. Abercrombie & Kent, a travel company in Hong Kong, says it_
__(regular) arranges quick getaways here for people_
__(live) in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
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Have you ever thought about having meals at a restaurant in the sky? That’s became true in Kunming, Yunnan province. The open air restaurant,
is lifted 30 meters high off ground by crane, surprised many people
it appeared Wednesday,
(attract)many foodies to try it out.
The dining area has 10 fixed seats (equip) with safety belts. It can
(accommodation) eight customers, along with a chef and a waitress to serve them. A meal for 2 hours will cost 8,888 yuan per customer. So far 32 seats
(book)for the four days between Thursday and Sunday.
Seeing the scene, someone yelled, “They’re taking risks! They are dinging the possible cost of lives.” But a male customer, after enjoying his dinner in the air, said
(exciting), “It’s cool and I can have
bird’s eye view of Dianchi Lake!”
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The local elementary school had just let out and I found myself behind a school bus as I was driving home. The bus stopped by a house (stand) on top of a hill. A little girl no more than seven years old jumped down the bus steps and
(start) running up the driveway toward the house.
I looked up the hill to see she was going and saw her Dad waiting for her. As she got closer and closer her Dad smiled and bent down to greet her. When she got to him, he folded her in
powerful arms and gave her a huge hug.
My eyes watered a bit as I watched this scene and remembered all the times my own children had ran into my arms with
(smile) faces. Every single hug from them
(be) a fountain of youth and a treasure of joy.
My lovely trip down memory lane was interrupted when I heard the car behind me sound its horn (喇叭). I saw school bus quickly pulling away. I started to follow it again with a
(light) spirit than I had before. I took that beautiful moment and stored it
(safe) in my soul where I knew it would remain forever.
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Waiting for a bus can be very (annoy). Often you
(be) at the bus stop for half an hour, and the bus still hasn’t come.
, people in Zhongshan, Guangdong don’t have to suffer this. It’s all because of a mobile APP, Zhongshan Real-time Buses. With the APP, people can find out the exact time a bus arrives and set an alarm to remind
to go to the bus stop in time.
Five Senior 1 students make the APP possible. At first, they just wanted to add or change bus lines to help make it (easy) for students at their school to take buses. But later, they wanted to make something that is
(benefit) to all the people of Zhongshan.
(get) technical support, the team turned to the local public transportation group company. They carried out three surveys by collecting questionnaires
are completed by about 600 people in shopping malls and bus stops. “The work took___
___almost all of our spare time for four months,” said Su Yinan, 16.
On Feb 25, Zhongshan Real-time Buses was born. It now covers over 100 bus lines in the city and has been downloaded more than 60,000 times. The project won the first place on the Fifth National High School Students Leadership Convention this summer.
“We are very happy that Zhongshan people are using the results of our efforts,”said Chen, “Students can also make a big difference society.”
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Computers and Internet networking are common in the American workplace. They play ________ (increasing) important roles
________ children’s education, communication with friends and family, and entertainment. Every aspect of modern life
________ (affect) by computers, and developing digital information literacy(读写能力) is essential in the 21st century.
Computer education is especially key for students, from primary through graduate school. Students today are expected ________ (conduct) researches on the Internet, complete homework online,
________make use of presentation software in class discussions. What’s more,
________ (train) in basic software programs is considered elementary for most white-collar positions. Additionally, communication through email is
________ office means as well, and employees must learn to manage multiple means of communication,
________ (include) the latest technology.
High schools often have computer literacy instructions and graduation ________ (require) as educators realize
________ their graduates need basic computer and software skills to be employable in positions beyond minimum wage service jobs.
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German doctors have warned that headbanging(随音乐猛烈摇头晃脑) could be bad for you. Headbanging is a dance from heavy metal music. Dancers shake their heads backwards _____ forwards, from side to side, very
_____(quick). Doctors say the dance could lead to brain injury. They once
_____(treat) a 50-year-old heavy metal fan. His headbanging led to brain damage. The man had no history of head injuries but had been headbanging for many years. The doctors say the risk of brain damage from headbanging
_____(be) low, so heavy metal fans
_____ not need to stop doing the dance.
The man had bad headaches _____ going to a concert. He had a brain scan at a hospital. Doctors found bleeding inside his brain. He had an
_____ (operate) to repair the damage. Doctors drilled a hole in his brain
_____(release) the blood. Two months later, his headaches disappeared. The head doctor said:” We are not against headbanging. The risk of injury is very, very low. If our patient _
____ (go) to a classical concert, this would not have happened.” He said heavy metal fans should carry on dancing,
____(say):“ Rock’n’roll will never die. Heavy metal fans should rock on.”
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