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Recently a survey has been done find out the reading interests of senior middle school students. With this survey, two thousands senior middle school students from ten schools in Lanzhou were interviewed. They were asking which they liked reading most among the four categories of English articles: news, stories, popular science articles and articles about learning methods.
The survey show that more than a half of the students like to read news most. Twentysix percent of the students say that English stories are his favorite. Only seven percent of the students are mostly interested in reading articles about learning methods. However, the number of students who enjoy read popular science articles doubles that of those which prefer reading articles about learning methods.
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There's no reason why women return to school. Going back to school provides private and public benefits. College graduates, generally enjoy higher salaries, 1. (employ) more consistently, and work in nicer conditions. Collegeeducated people vote more, give more to charity, and rely _2. (little) on government support.
Making the switch from3. (support) to supporting oneself can be a challenge, 4. often a necessary one. Financial 5. (dependent) for women is key, says Nancy Schlossberg, professor at University of Maryland. “I think 6._ important for women to do some direct achievement, because chances are that women will live alone in later life, either divorced 7. never married.”
To Schlossberg, education is critical in the long run. She says, “You are going to do much better than before 8. you have a good education; you are going to be happier than before on condition that you have 9. education that enables you to do what you have to do in life. The question is 10. you are ready at this time to go for it.”
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A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting (诱人的) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn't much of a fruiteater, ________ a bar of chocolate if given the choice, but ________ people always say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the ________ he felt and the more he wanted that apple.
He stood on tiptoe, ________ as high as he could, but even as his tallest ________ he was unable to touch it. He began to ________up and down, as high as he could, at the ________ of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of ________.
Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to ________ on. His school bag wouldn't give enough height and he didn't want to ________ the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Game Boy. Looking ________， he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or _________ luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.
He had tried everything he could think, ________ seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk_________. At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his ________ and how he really wanted that apple. The more he ________ like this, the more unhappy he became.
_________， the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn't always get what he wanted. He soon started to say to himself, “This isn't __________. I don't have the apple and I'm feeling miserable as well. There's _________ more I can do to get the apple — that is unchangeable — but I am supposed to be able to ________my feelings. If that's the case, what can I do to feel better？”
1.A.offering B．preferring C．receiving D．allowing
2.A.as long as B．as if C．when D．as
3.A.angrier B．hungrier C．sadder D．simpler
4.A.expanding B．stretching C．swinging D．pulling
5.A.strength B．length C．range D．height
6.A.run B．jump C．walk D．glance
7.A.tip B．stage C．level D．top
8.A.hope B．control C．sight D．reach
9.A.put B．stand C．get D．sit
10.A.break B．shake C．take D．strike
11.A.up B．around C．down D．forward
12.A.for B．on C．with D．of
13.A.after B．through C．without D．upon
14.A.away B．back C．up D．down
15.A.wishes B．beliefs C．efforts D．goals
16.A.imagined B．thought C．tried D．claimed
17.A.Therefore B．However C．Moreover D．Otherwise
18.A.skillful B．cheerful C．helpful D．harmful
19.A.something B．anythin C．everything D．nothing
20.A.express B．change C．forget D．describe
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How to Improve Eyesight Naturally
Eyes are important for everybody. You must take care and try everything in hand to keep them in good condition. Here are some tips to improve your eyesight naturally.
1. Strain is known to be a factor in many health conditions and eye strain is no exception. Try meditation, yoga or other methods of stress relief to improve your vision and overall health.
Try palming.
Sit upright in a comfortable chair. 2. Cup your hands so that there is no pressure on your eyes. Let your fingers rest across your forehead. There should be no light entering your eyes. Palming should be done for a period of 5 to 10 minutes to start. Palming should be relaxing. It may help to do palming in a darkened room.
Avoid sugar as much as possible.
3. It will unpleasantly affect your eyesight, which affects the eyes by producing a larger amount of insulin (胰岛素) in the blood. Therefore you shouldn't be having much fruit juice or something that contains a lot of sugar.
Exercise your eyes.
The only exercise most eyes get is daily rubbing when we're tired or suffering from eye strain. But eye exercise is actually good for your eyes and can improve your vision. 4. Blink as fast as you can for a few seconds, then close your eyes tightly, open and repeat. Do this exercise 3 to 4 times daily.
Eat healthy foods.
You probably hear the statement all the time that eating the right foods is necessary for good health. 5.Foods that are high in fiber, vitamin C, D and betacarotene as well as other vitamins and minerals can help improve your vision. Here are a few foods that can be beneficial to good vision: carrots, eggs, blueberries, spinach, kale, grapes, and fresh garlic.
A．Reduce eye strain.
B．Keep your eyes moist.
C．Sugar is your eyes' worst enemy.
D．Give your eyes a workout with the following exercise.
E．You may not be aware that your diet affects your vision, but it does.
F．Close your eyes and cover them with the palms of your hands.
G．Be sure to get plenty of sleep so that your eyes don't strain to stay open during the day.
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Do you have lunch at school? Do you like having lunch at school? School dinners (that means “lunch”) are a hot topic in the UK these days and there are lots of different opinions about what young people eat at lunchtime. Some people think that school meals are unhealthy; some people say that they are much better than in the past and others say that midday meals should be free for all school children.
A typical school dinner costs about 2 pounds a day for a secondary pupil in the UK. There is usually a main course, a dessert and a drink. Parents often pay in advance online. School dinners must include food groups such as fruit and vegetables, protein (for example meat, fish or cheese) and carbohydrate (for example rice or pasta). There are rules about how the food is prepared, for example there are limits on the quantity of fried food.
Martha Payne, from Scotland, started a blog called Neverseconds about her school dinners when she was just nine years old. She posts photographs of her lunch every day and gives the food a grade out of ten. The grade depends on the quality and quantity of the food and how healthy it is. She doesn't always give good grades. Her complaints include too much fried food, small quantities and hair in the food. Many people read her blog and young people from all over the world post pictures, of their school meals on Neverseconds.
Jamie Oliver, the celebrity British chef, is concerned about school dinners. He thinks that they need to be healthier and tastier. Jamie helped to promote Martha's blog by tweeting (在推特上写) about it and Neverseconds became very popular, very quickly on social media websites. On the blog, Martha also collects money for charity. The money is used to provide food for more than 600,000 poor children around the world.
1.School dinners can be a hot topic in the UK these days because ________.
A．parents cannot afford to pay for them
B．they have led to many healthy problems
C．people have different opinions about them
D．there are no rules about how the food is prepared
2.What do you know about the typical school dinner in the UK?
A．It's free for all school children.
B．It costs about 2 pounds a day for a secondary pupil.
C．It's low in protein and carbohydrate.
D．It has no fruit or vegetables.
3.Which of the following is the example of the underlined word “complaints”？
A．He has never phoned me since we parted.
B．She posts photographs every day in her blog.
C．They are always doing their work pretty well.
D．Today we had pizza, salad, then an apple for dessert.
4.How did Martha Payne's blog become popular?
A．Jamie Oliver helped to promote it.
B．Many people collected money for it.
C．Poor children could get free food from it.
D．Martha Payne spent most of her time on it.
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World Read Aloud Day is celebrated each year on the first Wednesday of March. It 1. (start) by the LitWorld. org in 2010 and has now reached 65 countries. 2. aim is to encourage people worldwide who cannot read to enjoy the benefits of a book. Its website asks everyone 3. (celebrate) the day by taking a book, finding an audience, and reading out aloud. It is about taking action to show the world that the right to read and write 4. (belong) to all people.
The website asks visitors to join in the movement to reduce 5. number of illiterate (不识字的) people in the world. It is 6. (absolute) necessary to help those who cannot read.The website says, “It's time to start by reading aloud to 7. might like it. Share a book with a child who might need it, share a story with someone who would treasure it, listen patiently 8. someone else's story as they share with you.” The United Nations says, “Literacy involves a variety of learning in enabling individuals to achieve their goals, to develop their knowledge, _9. to participate fully in society.” In that way, World Read Aloud Day does help make a _10. (different)．
