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Green Christmas
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A．A real tree B．Eco-friendly Christmas C．Green advice D．Recycle or replant |
Are you dreaming about a white or green Christmas？
Traditionally, most people hope for a white Christmas in the UK. However, more and more individuals are working towards making it a green one.
With environmental issues a high priority on the social and political agenda, Brits are keen to enjoy the festivities and, at the same time, be kind to the planet.
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Statistics show that more waste is produced at Christmas by the food and drink we consume and the presents we exchange. With this in mind, the government and the public are making a conscious effort to make 2006 an eco-friendly Christmas.
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For example, the Scottish Executive has dedicated a section of its website to advising the public on the different ways they can have a green Christmas.
Suggestions include re-using old Christmas cards and wrapping paper, using energy-saving Christmas lights, and saving product waste by buying “experience” gifts, like theatre tickets or a museum pass.
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Another suggestion on the site was made by Duncan McLaren, from Friends of the Earth Scotland. He said: “If you really must have a Christmas tree, then make it a live one.” This idea is also recommended by local councils across England.
Suffolk Coastal District Council, for example, has encouraged local residents to buy a real Christmas tree which can be planted out or composted after the festive season.
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Councillor Andrew Nunn, the Cabinet Member for the Environment, said: “Trees with roots can be replanted in the garden either for re-use next year or just left to grow to enhance the garden scene. People are often put off buying a real tree because of falling needles, but this is now a thing of the past with new varieties of trees being grown that hardly shed any. Needles that do fall can be swept up and put on the compost heap or in the brown garden waste bin for recycling.”
This dictionary tells you about English words and how to use them in reading, writing and speaking English. It not only gives the meaning of words, it can also help you with spelling, word building, grammar and pronunciation.
To use your dictionary correctly, you will find two spellings for this word. “Colour” is used in British English, while “color” is used in American English. When there are differences between British and American spelling, the dictionary shows it with the word “BrE” for British English and “AmE” for American English.
The dictionary also helps you pronounce words correctly. If you turn to the inside back face, you will see all the phonetic letters (音标 ) with some words to show you how they are pronounced. Just look at the inside back cover when you're not sure how to say a word.
The most important reason for using a dictionary is to find out the meaning of a word — its definition.
In this dictionary, the definitions have been written using only 2, 000 words. This means that the definitions of even the most difficult words are simple and easy to understand.
1.________ of the words in the dictionary have two spellings.
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A．All |
B．Some |
C．Few |
D．One |
2.What is the main reason for us to use a dictionary？
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A．To read the word correctly. |
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B．To write the word out. |
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C．To know the meaning of the word. |
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D．To find the difference between British English and American English. |
3.The phonetic letters helps you ________ each word correctly.
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A．say |
B．write |
C．understand |
D．know |
4.The Chinese meaning of “definition” here is________.
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A．词性 |
B．词条 |
C．词义 |
D．词库 |
5.How many words are there in this dictionary?
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A．Two thousand. |
B．One thousand. |
C．One hundred. |
D．We don't know. |
When I turned 40, my husband secretly planned a surprise party for me. I'll never forget my feeling 1 I entered the restaurant and saw loving friends among flowers and music and a large display of photos. I hurried from one table 2 the next, greeting each guest. Then suddenly at the back of the room I caught sight of a gentle, smiling man with snow-white hair and a kind, blue-eyed woman on his arm.
“Mom, dad,” my 3 became wide. They had flown to Los Angeles from Chicago just hours before. I burst into tears at the sight of these two who, more than 4 else, had taught me that being there for another person is the 5 gift we can give.
A year later, my husband and I were invited to an unusual wedding. The night before the wedding, I decided to 6 my friends and beg off. “Kathy, this is Karen.”
“You're 7 , aren't you?” she broke in, almost begging (乞求). I 8 and at that moment the sight of my parents at my 40th-birthday party came into my mind.
“Yes, of course,” I said. “We'll be there.”
So we 9 And I was grateful we did. We weren't in our seats a minute before Kathy came up, happy but with 10 She told me how much our presence meant to her. Kathy's parents didn't make it as well as her son. I saw 11 in her eyes.
I see now that one's presence 12 be a duty. It is, in fact, something that we owe one another, whatever the 13 To be there—in person—for the sad or happy events of our friends and dear ones makes 14 .
When we are truly 15 for other people, important things happen to them and to us. We are renewed in love and friendship.
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“Do you have any clothes ________ today, Master?” asked the servant politely.
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A．to wash |
B．to be washed |
C．washing |
D．being washed |
—When ________ again?
—When he ________, I'll let you know.
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A．will he come; will come |
B．will he come; come |
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C．he comes; comes |
D．will he come; comes |
________ that Singapore is a beautiful country.
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A．It said |
B．It is said |
C．It is saying |
D．It had been said |
