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If you’re a fan of The Hunger Games, you shouldn’t miss another trilogy called Divergent.
The second book, by US author Veronica Roth, ______ (publish) in 2012. It has spent 105 weeks on the USA Today best-selling books list and
____ (current) ranks No 1.
The trilogy’s story begins in a futuristic Chicago_____ people are divided into five distinct groups. Each group is characterized by certain traits – Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Erudite (the intelligent), Amity (the peaceful) and Candor (the honest). Every child, at 16, takes a test
______ (see) which of the five factions he or she belongs to. But Beatrice Prior, born in Abnegation, is qualified
_____ three, meaning she is a Divergent. And she is told not to tell
_____ if she wants to stay alive.
So the decision is between staying with her family or being true to herself. Beatrice ends up _____ (choose) the Dauntless. After joining her new group, Beatrice renames herself Tris and tries to prove her
_____ (brave) with amazing things like jumping off a moving train onto a rooftop. While undergoing these extreme physical tests, Tris must also determine who her real friends are.
The story of the trilogy “explores a more common adolescent anxiety – the painful realization ______ coming into one’s own sometimes means leaving family behind, both ideologically
______ physically”, commented The New York Times.
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Festivals and celebrations of all kinds (hold) everywhere since ancient times. Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather,
(plant) in spring and harvest in autumn. At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months.
Today's festivals have many origins, some _ ( religion) , some seasonal, and some for special people or events. Some festivals are held to honor the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. For example, the Japanese festival Obon is honored in __
(memorize) of their ancestors. People then should go to clean graves, light lamps and play music __
they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth. In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November.
_ this important feast day, people eat food in
shape of skulls and cakes with "bones" on them. They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. The Western holiday Halloween also had _
origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people. It is now a children's festival, __
they can dress up and go to their neighbors' homes to ask for sweets. The Dragon Boat Festival in China honors the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan. India has a national festival on October 2 to honor Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India's __
__（depend) from Britain.
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Scientists have discovered that___(stay) in the cold could help us lose weight. Researchers at the University of California found that exposure to the cold increases levels of a protein that helps form brown fat-the type of fat that produces heat and keeps us warm. Brown fat burns energy, ___
__ helps us lose weight. White fat stores extra energy, which results
weight gain. The researchers said that because air conditioning and heating give us constant, __
_(comfort) temperatures, our body's need for brown fat has decreased. They found that:“Outdoor workers in northern Finland who___
__(expose) to cold temperature have__
_ significant amount of brown fat when___
__(compare) to same - aged indoor workers.”
The research was conducted on two different control groups of mice.__ __group was injected with the protein that helps create brown fat. This group later gained 30% less weight after both groups were fed high - fat diets. The researchers say this could be good news in the fight against obesity. People who are obese have ___
__(low) levels of brown fat than thinner people. Head researcher Hei Sook Sul said: "This protein could become an important target for research into the treatment and prevention of obesity and obesity - related diseases.” She added: "If you can somehow increase levels of this protein, you could__
__(possible) lose more weight even if eating the same amount of food.”
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A 24-year-old Long Island man was charged early Thursday morning after crashing his car and killing his girlfriend while driving over the speed limit. Kevin Daly (sentence) to nearly three years in prison after losing control of
partner Alice Hicks’ car on a country road
80mph. She was a passenger in the Mini-cooper and was thrown from the car
he crashed into another vehicle
(move) in the opposite direction. Daly, 24, denied causing
(die) by dangerous driving and was found guilty by a jury (陪审团) at Taunton Crown Court. The court heard that neither Daly
Miss Hicks, 22, was wearing seatbelts at the time of the collision that happened on November 17, 2011. NBC New York reports Kevin Daly, was driving on County Road 83, when the road was blocked by a truck that was waiting
(turn) right. Witnesses described
Daly had little or no chance of stopping behind the still traffic and he turned to avoid the van
hit a Mazda on the other side of the road.
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A CCTV journalist succeeded in arousing a heated discussion among netizens by asking people whether they were happy. The responses to the question were various, even some quite funny ones ___ (include). Although people played jokes
the answers, it did not take long
__ they began to figure out the true meanings of happiness.
It is certain that people’s views on happiness ___(affect) greatly by their own life experience. Unfortunately, too many people refer to being rich as happiness and there is no sign of
decrease in the number of those who are voluntarily at the mercy of wealth. Some people whose
____(intend) is to make big money appreciate being given any chance to multiply their income, believing that is _
_____ their happiness lies. Some are eager to inherit their parents’ property, especially those who
__(be) known as silver-spoon kids. Even worse, some would rather break the law to satisfy their financial desire or seek their fortune __
____(legal).
In my opinion, happiness is not about pursuing wealth merely but about admiring the beautiful things in life. Therefore, live your life _______the fullest and be happy.
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Born in 1930, Yuan Longping graduated Southeast Agricultural College in 1953. Since then, finding ways to grow more rice
(be) his life goal. As a young man, he saw the great
for increasing the rice output. At that time, hunger was a
(disturb) problem in many parts of the countryside. Yuan Longping grows
is called super hybrid rice, making
possible to increase rice harvest without
(expand) the area of the field. Yuan Longping has been considered the first agricultural pioneer in the world
(grow) rice that has a high output.
to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world
hunger.
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