Detective Ashley Jones works at a police department in England.He has recently made a significant (1) ﹣loneliness is a serious social problem that can contribute to depression and even crimes,but it can be (2) in a clever way.The (3) ?Chat benches.
Jones got the idea after he had talked with an elderly lady who had been cheated of her(4) .The lady would get a call from a stranger every morning who(5) made her believe that he was her friend,and then she lent him about £31,000.Jones was(6) when she said that she didn't actually(7) being cheated. "Otherwise, I would never speak to another person for weeks on end," she said.
This led Jones to the conclusion that there are too many extremely(8) people in his community,who are easy targets of cheating.So he (9) to do something about it.He (10) the police department to allow him to(11) a couple of "chat benches" in two of their local parks.Then he hung a colorful sign on each of the benches that(12) :"HAPPY TO CHAT".Just a few days after the signs went up,he found people sitting there and engaging in active and (13) conversations.
The idea is catching on(14) .There are now over 40 chat benches throughout England.More new chat benches have sprung up across the UK and beyond.All who participated have gained a(n)(15) outcome from getting involved.Jones' idea has been fully(16) ﹣the "HAPPY TO CHAT" benches help(17) the invisible social barrier that keeps people from saying hello.
This effort is not just a(n)(18) at being community minded﹣it's also a (19) measure.It prevents people who are cut off from society falling victim to cheaters.
The Chat Bench is a fantastic new project that (20) those of all ages to interact and get to know each other in the future.
(1)A. choice |
B. discovery |
C. visit |
D. promise |
(2)A. experienced |
B. suffered |
C. prevented |
D. felt |
(3)A. solution |
B. puzzle |
C. excuse |
D. intention |
(4)A. pleasure |
B. prize |
C. credit |
D. money |
(5)A. eventually |
B. frequently |
C. previously |
D. occasionally |
(6)A. ashamed |
B. shocked |
C. excited |
D. amused |
(7)A. mind |
B. forgive |
C. risk |
D. enjoy |
(8)A. active |
B. lonely |
C. cautious |
D. stubborn |
(9)A. learned |
B. refused |
C. pretended |
D. decided |
(10)A. forced |
B. ordered |
C. convinced |
D. taught |
(11)A. put away |
B. make out |
C. tear apart |
D. set up |
(12)A. read |
B. claimed |
C. meant |
D. implied |
(13)A. formal |
B. joyful |
C. awkward |
D. crazy |
(14)A. randomly |
B. slowly |
C. quickly |
D. purposefully |
(15)A. positive |
B. disappointing |
C. correct |
D. embarrassing |
(16)A. realized |
B. examined |
C. discussed |
D. formed |
(17)A. break down |
B. put up |
C. keep off |
D. take out |
(18)A. glance |
B. attempt |
C. knock |
D. attack |
(19)A. heart﹣breaking |
B. risk﹣taking |
C. face﹣saving |
D. crime﹣cutting |
(20)A. forbids |
B. appoints |
C. encourages |
D. troubles |
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Creating good habits can be as tough as breaking bad habits. From my experience, one of the most important factors make forming a new habit hard is that a lot of willpower (require), at least in the beginning, and that alone can prevent many people correctly developing their desired habits.
Now instead of just using willpower and reminding (you) to start the new habit each day, why don’t you just link it to an existing one? I have done experience. It started with just 20 pushups (俯卧撑), something easy. So before I showered each day, I would do the pushups. a couple of days, I increased the amount just to make it a bit more challenging.
Gradually, over the course of about 3 months, I’m now doing 100 pushups. And as the habit grew stronger, it got easier to do so (natural). Now I know the habit is pretty much ingrained (根深蒂固), for I feel like something is missing I don’t do this before showering. I found it pretty easy (create) this habit and not much willpower was involved.
I think the key, apart from using an (exist) habit, is to start out with something really easy. Once that starts becoming part of your (day) routine, add on to it.
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Edison was one of the greatest scientists that greatly shaped modem society.
When he was seven, Edison's family moved from Ohio to Michigan after his father got a job there. Because of hearing problems, he had difficulty(follow) the lessons and often ran away from school. However, he used the time(read) books and set up a laboratory in his home. But the smell from his laboratory was often so stronghis mother had to stop him from carrying out any more experiments at home.
At the age of twelve, Edison got a job on the Grand Trunk Railway. There, he made use of an abandoned (被抛弃的) car his laboratory. During that time, he (success) developed a device (设备) that could send messages. By 1869, Edison' s inventions in telegraphy were widely accepted, made him decide to leave the job and become a full-time (invent). Edison's most' "well-known" inventions included the electric light bulb, microphones and so on. In explaining he could come up with so many inventions, Edison said "Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration."
Edison(die) at the age of 84 on October 18, 1931. At the time of his death, he was still doing experiments in his laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey. He clearly enjoyed his work and lived life to fullest.
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I dream to be popular teacher in the future because I hope I can bring knowledge and (happy) to children.
With time passing by, my wonderful middle school life is coming to the end. Just When I (enter) Sunshine School, I was a childish boy liked playing computer games. I still remembered my first mid-term exam. I failed many subjects. I even thought about (give) up. It was Ms Zhang who encouraged me (face) the difficulties bravely. With the help of my teacher, I redoubled my efforts. Nowadays, I overcame difficulties and always do well in the school subjects. Thanks Ms Zhang, I have gained a lot both in my study in my life. I hope I can be as ( excellently) as my teacher.
All in all, I will learn harder to get ( much) knowledge so as to lay a good foundation for my future. I will make full use of my every second and make my dream come true. I believe I can succeed!
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What is standard English? Is it spoken in Britain, the US, Canada, Australia, India and New Zealand? Believe it or not, there is no thing as standard English. Many people believe the Englishon TV and the radio is standard English. This is because in the early days of radio, people (report) the news were expected to speak excellent English. ,on TV and the radio you will hear differences in the way people speak.
When people use words and expressions different the "standard language ",it is called a dialect. American English (have) many dialects, the midwestern , southern, African American, Spanish dialects. Even in some parts of the USA, two people from neighbouring towns speak a little(different).
Geography also plays a part in making dialects. Some peoplelive in the mountains of the USA speak with an older part English dialect. When Americans moved from one place to another, they(take) their dialects with them. So people from the mountains in the southeastern USA speak almost the same dialects people in the northwestern USA. The USA is a large country in which many different dialects are spoken. Although many Americans move a lot, they still recognize and understand each other's dialects.
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I will never forget the night my mom left.She walked out and left me standing at the door (cry),“Come back !” The next morning, tears filled my eyes as I walked from room to room calling for her.When I went into the kitchen and saw my dad preparing breakfast,he told me she was gone and wouldn’t be coming back,but I still believed she’d be returning from work that afternoon.
Day became night and my mom had not returned.I asked my dad again she was and when she was coming home.
“Baby girl, Mom is not coming back,she left and went (live) with someone else.”These were his exact (word).I asked if she did not love me anymore,and then I cried myself to sleep.
My mom came home a few days later and I was very happy, when I ran to hug her,she acted as if she did not know me.She said she had only come for the rest of her stuff ( 东西 ).When she left this time,all the pain and sadness came down so hard on me all I could do was to lie in my dad’s arms.
The next month brought (much) sadness for my dad and me. We had to move because I would cry all day,searching each room for Mom.My dad said a new house would be good for me.
I have not seen my mom for five years.She has missed my entire childhood and now she (miss) my high-school graduation in a few weeks.No matter how long she’s gone,though , there’s a part of every child that needs a mother. There’s still a part of me that(true) wishes to reunite with her and try to build a relationship.
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One afternoon many years ago, I sat down on a chair in a park and watched a little boy, around 2 years old, ________ (run) freely on the grass as his mother watched from a short distance.The boy would fall to the grass, get up, and without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could as if nothing ________ ( happen).
When kids fall down, they don't think of the fall as________failure. Instead, they consider ________as a learning experience.They try and try again________ they succeed.
I was also touched by the way he ran. With each attempt, he looked so ________ (confidence) and natural.He only wanted to run freely and to do it as well as he could.He was just being a child--- being himself completely at the moment.He never gave up.Each time he fell, he got up again by________, as if he knew that falling down was________ (simple) a part of life.
He was not looking for others' smiles, or worrying________whether someone was watching or not. ________he wanted was to run and to feel the experience of running fully and freely.I learned a lot from the experience.
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Imagine falling towards the planet Earth at awesome speed of 300 kilometers per hour. You start your fall from over four kilometers above the Earth. And you have less than one minute before you pull your parachute (降落伞)cord. You are falling fast that just turning your head can send you off a different direction. This is the wild side of a sport that has not found its limit—freeflying.
Freeflying (base) on the more traditional skydiving, of which are eye-catching. However, it is more terrifying to watch freeflyers create formations and movements. Freeflyers, the name suggests, enjoy the more spontaneous(即兴的)thrill of doing their own things.
The wildest trip for a freeflyers is falling ‘head down’. Falling ‘head first’ requires a great deal of control, which means (travel) not only fast but also steadily. Even the (slight) movement has a great effect on your direction.
They wear the amusing jumpsuits, strange helmets and smaller parachutes. (actual), their parachutes are about one quarter the size of the traditional skydiver’s parachutes. It is only in the last few years freeflying has gained any real public acceptance.
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Simon: ______ did you begin this sort of work, Fiona?
Fiona: Let me see. Um, about four years ago.
Simon: Are you enjoy ________?
Fiona: Oh, yes, very much. It is very __________ (tire) because of long working hours, sometimes as many as 12 hours. But it’s exciting to meet people from all over the world.
Simon: What _______ (exact) do you do?
Fiona: Well, I take tourists to the famous places in the city, tell them the history of the places, and explain why they’re famous.
Simon: What special qualifications are _________ (necessity) for guides?
Fiona: Well, they have to enjoy ________ (meet) new people. And they _________ (take) special courses in the history of the city when they studied at college.
Simon: And do you have to know a foreign language?
Fiona: That’s _________ must. My company will only hire those ________ can speak at least two foreign languages.
Simon: And you? How many foreign languages can you speak?
Fiona: I can speak three: Spanish, ________ (France) and Italian.
Simon: Three foreign languages? Then I can understand why your work is so easy for you.
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One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he (find) that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son, “Go to the village and buy some salt, pay a fair price for it: neither too much nor too little.”
His son looked surprised. “I can understand why I shouldn't pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less, not save a bit of money?”
“That would be a very (reason) thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy small village like ours,” Nick said.
Nick’s guests, had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy salt (cheap) if they could. Nick replied, “The only reason why a man would sell salt at a lower price would be that he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it.”
“But such a small thing couldn't (possible) destroy a village.”
“In the beginning, there was only a very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little, always (think) that it was only small and not very important, and look where we have ended up today.”
When (ask) to point out one or two things that are most important to themselves, many put friends ahead of homes, jobs, clothes and cars.
A true friendship carries a long history of experience that determines_ we are and keeps us connected. It is a treasure we should protect. Unfortunately, the _(good) friends you are, the more probable you’ll have disagreements. And the result can be what you don’t want end to the relationship.
The good news is that most troubled friendships can be mended. First, don’t let your pride get in your way. Most of us can forgive each other when differences_(bring) out in the open. Second, apologize when you’re wrong - even if you have been wronged .Over the course of a friendship, even the best people make mistakes. Sometimes, it may be best,the wronged person takes the lead and apologizes. When you apologize, give your friend a chance to admit that he has been wrong. Third, see things your friend’s point of view. And finally, accept that friendships change as needs and lifestyle change. Making friends can sometimes seem easy. The hard part is keeping the connections strong during the_(nature) ups and downs that have an effect__all relationships. My suggestion:Consider friendship an honor and a gift, and worth the effort to treasure and nurture (培养).
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in 1930, Yuan Longping graduated from 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 increasing 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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I was born in a small village, the people lived a simple life. There were five hundred families total in my village. They concentrated whether their children could stay (health). They were (delight) to be free from the (pollute) that most big cities were faced with. Although the villagers lacked the (late) technology, they were content. I studied in a school (found) in 1964, was only school in my village.
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Tu Yoyo,84, (honor)with the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Oct 5.She was the first Chinese citizen (win) a Nobel Prize in science.Tu (share)the prize with the Irish-born William Campbell and Satoshi Omura of Japan.
Tu is a researcher at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine now.She was given the prize for (develop) artemisinin(青蒿素),a new drug therapy against malaria(疟疾), has saved millions of lives worldwide,especially in developing countries.
Tu and her colleagues joined a government project to find a new malaria drug the late 1960s.They made 380 herbal extracts from two thousand recipes from traditional Chinese medical books.In 1971,after nearly two hundred (failure),Tu’s team (final)found an extract that was 100%effective against the malaria parasites—artemisinin.In 2001.the World Health Organization made artemisinin (it)first choice in the treatment of malaria.
“The discovery of artemisinin is a gift to mankind from traditional Chinese medicine.It’s the collective achievement of the research team. Winning the prize is honor for Chinese science and traditional Chinese medicine,” Tu said.
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During a recent Senior Three English lesson, the teacher caught Xiao Di, female student, busily typing messages on her cell-phone. To the teacher’s surprise, Xiao Di wasn’t just texting her friends the latest small talk. She was (actual) blogging about what was being taught in the classroom, sharing her opinions about the information and material her classmates.
The case caused a heated (discuss) among teachers and students city-wide. Miss Li, an English teacher from another nearby school said, “I am amazed at how (create)the students can be when writing on their blogs. To me it’s a great way for students to improve their writing skills while writing about personal feelings and (experience).” other teachers are worried that blog-addiction may disturb their students’ study.
A supporter and classmate of Xiao Di said, “We love her blog! We all read it each day and can’t wait to see she writes about next. Her interesting stories and great suggestions on study really help to encourage us. And it adds a little fun to our stressful life.” Another student blogger admitted that he often works late into the night, writing his blog and responding to comments (post) there. He said, “Sometimes I don’t even have time to finish my homework. I can’t help myself. I really have a lot (say). ”