In the early times some people learned 1. (grow) crops and raise animals for food. They were the first farmers.
Since 2. (sixteen) century, the word farm has meant agricultural land. But a much older meaning of the word farm is linked 3. economics. The word farm comes from the Latin word, firma, 4. means an unchanging payment. Experts say the earliest 5. (mean) of the English word farm was a yearly payment 6. (make) as a tax or rent.
Farmers know that 7. is necessary to make hay while the sun shines. Hay (干草) has to be cut and gathered 8. it is dry. So a wise farmer never delays gathering his hay when the sun is shining. Rain may soon appear.
A wise person copies the farmer. He works when 9. (condition) are right. A new mother, for example, 10. (quick) learn to try to sleep when her baby is quite, even in the middle of the day. If the mother delays, she may lose her chance to sleep. So, the mother learns to make hey while the sun shines.
Once there was a group of men — a young hot-blooded man and a big number of old folks, doing a timber (木料) job in a jungle.
This young man was very . He always continued to work through his break time and that those old folks were wasting time, having to several times a day to drink and chat. As time went by, this young man noticed that he worked through break time and hardly took a , those old folks were chopping the same of trees as he did and sometimes did more. It was as if they worked through the break time as he did. So he to work harder the next day. Unfortunately the were even worse.
One day, one of the old folks him for a drink during their break time. That young man and said that he had no time! Then the old man smiled and said, “It is just a waste of effort to chopping trees without re-sharpening your axe（斧子）.Sooner or later you will or be so tired as you have spent too much .”
Suddenly the young man that actually during break times while those old folks were having a chat, they were re-sharpening their axes at the same time! And , yet spending less time!
What we is efficiency by making use of our skill and ability . Only then can we have more time to do other things. Otherwise we will always keep saying ... I have no !
1.A. weak B. clever C. hard-working D. predicted
2.A. admired B. complained C. reminded D. predicted
3.A. plan B. appear C. work D. break
4.A. even though B. only if C. because D. unless
5.A. photo B. rest C. step D. bath
6.A. weight B. height C. amount D. price
7.A. failed B. pretended C. agreed D. decided
8.A. marks B. results C. effects D. conditions
9.A. invited B. blamed C. thanked D. forgave
10.A. begged B. argued C. nodded D. refused
11.A. wrong B. valuable C. extra D. exact
12.A. mind B. avoid C. practice D. keep
13.A. speed up B. give up C. watch out D. turn out
14.A. energy B. money C. life D. skill
15.A. warned B. expected C. realized D. announced
16.A. also B. hardly C. seldom D. never
17.A. talk B. chop C. walk D. climb
18.A. abandon B. introduce C. need D. teach
19.A. quickly B. curiously C. seriously D. intelligently
20.A. time B. tool C. job D. patience
In 2004, the 410,000 residential(住宅的) fires in America caused more than 14,000 injuries and 3,000 deaths. You can prevent fire-related deaths and injuries, and even most residential fires by knowing about fire safety. 1.
Fire safety escape plan
A fire safety escape plan tells everyone what to do if your home catches fire. Your family need to design an escape plan for your home. 2. When you discuss with your family, it is a good idea to talk about each person’s responsibilities in case of a fire, such as who helps whom out of the house.
Fire safety and kids
3. Children cause thousands of residential fires each year, most of which are caused by children playing with matches. You need to teach your children to obey the following fire safety rules: 4. Always have an adult’s help when cooking. Always STOP, DROP, and ROLL, if you or your clothes catch fire.
Fire safety and your home
Electrical fires are the most common type of residential fires in America. Electric heaters, and clothes dryers are responsible for most of residential electrical fires. If a fire happens, shut off the electricity, put out small fires with your home fire extinguisher(灭火器). Do not put water on electrical fires. 5. Call 911 and report the fire.
A.Don’t stop to save anything.
B.Never play with matches or lighters.
C.Fire safety education begins with children.
D.Do not try to deal with large fires by yourself.
E.Your children are the most important people in your life.
F.The escape plan needs to be known by everyone in your family.
G.Protect you and your family by making an escape plan and learning
Hi, I’m your tooth. I’ve been asked to represent the rest of your teeth. We need your help. We like to be clean when you show us off with your big, wide smiles.
First, let me tell you a little about us. You weren’t born with the baby teeth, they developed when you were about six or seven months old. You went from milk to real food in no time thanks to your twenty primary teeth. Eventually, they loosened and fell out, one at a time, probably about the time you were six or seven years old.
Then we came into your life. We are your permanent teeth, all twenty-eight of us. Some people may even have thirty-two depending on those wisdom teeth in the back. Sometimes they are able to help, and sometimes they cause trouble. Many times wisdom teeth are sideways and have to be pulled. Some people don’t even have them at all!
On a more personal note, I am an incisor, and you have seven more just like me, here in the front of your mouth. We do the biting on those chocolate chip cookies you like so much. Next to us are the canines, four sharp teeth, two on either side. Their job is to tear food; pizza is a good one for them. Behind them are eight premolars and eight to twelve molars, depending on those wisdom teeth. The molars do the majority of the work chewing the food that you eat. They do a great job on those carrots you like so much!
Did you know we not only help you bite and chew but also help you talk? That’s right. Try to say “tooth” without letting your tongue touch the back of your teeth. It sounds pretty funny, doesn’t it?
1.How many teeth does a four-year-old boy usually have according to the passage?
A. 20. B. 24. C. 28. D. 32.
2.Why are the wisdom teeth pulled sometimes?
A. Because they are useless.
B. Because they are in the back.
C. Because they are ugly.
D. Because they grow in wrong directions.
3.The word “I” in the passage refers to a _____.
A. wisdom tooth B. baby tooth
C. molar D. permanent tooth
“Clean your plate!” and “Be a member of the clean-plate club!” Just about every kid in the US heard this from a parent or grandparent. Often, it’s accompanied by an appeal(呼吁): “Just think about those starving orphans in Africa.” Sure, we should be grateful for every bite of food. Unfortunately, many people in the US take too many bites. Instead of “cleaning the plate’, perhaps we should save some food for tomorrow.
According to news reports, US restaurants are partly to blame for the growing bellies(胃口,食欲). A waiter puts a plate of food in front of each customer, with two to four times the amount recommended by the government, according to a USA Today story. Americans traditionally associate quantity with value and most restaurants try to give them that. They prefer to have customers complain about too much food rather than too little.
Barbara Rolls, a nutrition professor at Pennsylvania State University, told USA Today that restaurant portion(一分,份额) sizes began (or grew) in the 1970s, the same time that the American waistline(腰围) began to expand.
Health experts have tried to get many restaurants to serve smaller portions. Now, apparently, some customers are calling for this too. The restaurant industry trade magazine QSR reported last month that 57 percent of more than 4,000 people surveyed believe restaurants serve portions that are too large; 23 percent had no opinion; 20 percent disagreed. But a closer look at the survey indicates that many Americans who can’t afford fine dining still prefer large portions. Seventy percent of those earning at least $150,000 per year prefer smaller portions; but only 45 percent of those earning less than $25,000 want smaller.
It’s not that working-class Americans don’t want to eat healthily. It’s just that, “after long hours at low-paying jobs, getting less on their plate hardly seems like a good deal. They live from paycheck, happy to save a little money for next year’s Christmas presents.”
1.Parents in the United States tend to ask their children _______.
A. not to save food
B. to wash the dishes
C. not to eat too much
D. not to waste food
2.Why do American restaurants serve large portions?
A. Because Americans associate quantity with value.
B. Because Americans have big bellies.
C. Because Americans are good eaters.
D. Because Americans are greedy.
3.Which of the following is NOT true of working-class Americans?
A. They work long hours.
B. They live from paycheck to paycheck.
C. They don’t want to be healthy eaters.
D. They want to save money for their children.
4.What happened in the 1970s?
A. The US government recommended the amount of food a restaurant gave to a customer.
B. Health experts persuaded restaurants to serve smaller portions.
C. The United Stated produced more grain than needed.
D. The American waistline started to expand.
The China Daily newspaper group is looking for English-language senior business editors, senior copy editors, copy editors and graphic designers to strengthen its international team. We offer a competitive salary package, accommodation(住宿) with utilities(水电费) paid for 90 percent, medical reimbursement(报销), a seven-day paid leave, eleven-day public holidays and a return ticket to the country of residence(居住国).
Senior Business Editor
You must：
assist the business editor in setting goals and working on achieving them；
be an excellent team person who can generate ideas and think creatively and be able to rewrite totally if needed and mentor junior staff；
ideally have been working or have worked in a position of responsibility and understand what leadership entails；
have had at least five years’ editing experience working on editing the Business Desk and be familiar with industry software.
Senior Copy Editor
You must：
work on shifts in the Business Desk and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print；
edit or rewrite copy and give snappy headlines and captions；
have had at least two years’ editing experience working on editing desks and be familiar with industry software.
Copy Editor
You must：
be good at editing or rewriting copy and writing snappy headlines and captions；
be able to work on shifts for different pages, and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print；
have two years of editing experience working on copy desks, and be familiar with industry software.
Graphic Designer
You must：
have excellent skills in information graphics；
be good at illustrations and freehand drawings；
be experienced in newspaper or magazine layouts；
have a good sense of typography；
have good news judgment；
be well versed with Macintosh software, including In Design, Illustrator and Photoshop；
be fluent in English.
For enquiries or to apply, write to job @ chinadaily.com.cn.
1.What is not required about Graphic Designer?
A．Be well-versed with Photoshop.
B．Have excellent skills in information graphics.
C．Having a good sense of typography.
D．Writing snappy headlines and captions.
2.How many positions need editing experience?
A．2. B．1. C．3. D．4.
3.Which can be the title of the advertisement?
A．China Daily：New Employees Wanted
B．China Daily：Newspaper
C．China Daily：An International Team
D．China Daily：The Best Working Condition
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．free accommodations are available to the workers.
B．The workers there can enjoy a seven-day leave without pay.
C．The employees have the right to enjoy eleven-day public holidays.
D．The senior business editor’s only job is to help the business editor to set goals.
