Visiting Joshua Tree National Park, California
Joshua Tree National Park is nearly 800,000 acres (英亩) large and surrounds parts of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts in South-central California. Although deserted at first sight, the park is full of wildlife and provides a variety of entertainment activities from hiking to climbing. Within a three-hour drive, Joshua Tree National Park takes at least a full day to visit.
Things to do
Hiking opportunities within the park include several choices, from 12 self-guided nature routines to all-day back-country hikes.
Joshua Tree NP has nine camping grounds, and back-country camping is also allowed.
Rock climbing is a popular activity in the park, which has 10 mountains greater than 5, 000 feet in height.
When to visit
Joshua Tree NP is open 365 days a year, although the best time to visit is October through April, when temperature is milder. The peak season is when the wild flowers bloom, and the summer months are the least crowded.
What to bring
In addition to your camera and telescope, be sure to carry lots of water. Park and guiding maps can be picked up at any of the three visitor centers.
Fees
Parking fees: You can buy a seven-day vehicle permit (周票) for $ 15, a single entry permit for $ 5, or Joshua Tree National Park annual (每年的) pass for $ 60.
Camping fees: They vary by camping ground
1.When is the best time to visit Joshua Tree NP?
A. September.B. May.C. June.D. March.
2.If one goes to Joshua Tree NP by car and stays there for 9 days, how much at least one should pay for the parking fees?
A. $60B. $25C. $15D. $30
3.What can be inferred from the text?
A. There are guides for nature trails.
B. Tourists can easily visit the whole park within a day.
C. The camping fees at the nine camping grounds are different.
D. Tourists must take park and trail maps with them when they visit the park
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1.表示歉意；
2.说明原因；
3.另约时间。
注意：
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2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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Hi, Janice,
It's been a month since I came to this new school and I really want share with you some of the problems I have been experiencing.
As I tell you last time, I made three new friend here. We hang out together during lunch and after school. We've been spending a lot of time sing in karaoke bars. It's been three Saturdays now and it really costs me many. And I started to see this as a time-wasting activity! In fact, I don’t like to go anymore, so I’m afraid I’ll lose their friendship. How do you think I should do? If you are me, would you talk to him?
Please help with me and give me some advice.
Grace
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Many people travel during the holiday season but do not make sure that their houses and homes ____1.___(protect). Crimes go up ___2.___(rapid) during the winter and summer holiday seasons. Here are some things that you should keep in mind when you go on holiday.
Always give ___3.___(strange) the feeling that you are at home. Have the snow ___4.__(clean) off your stairs or out of your driveway during the winter season. You might ask someone to park his/her car in ____5.__(you) driveway.
Tell your newspaper deliverer that you are not at home. __6.____(have) a pile of newspapers and other mail on your doorsteps tells people that you are not at home, so you could also have a neighbor ___7.__ a relative get your mail every day.
Fix a timer(定时器) in some of your rooms ___8.___ turns lights on and ___9.__ during different time of the day. Some TVs also come with a timer that you could set to be turned on during certain time. Have motion(运动) sensitive lights outside your house that keep thieves away ___10.___ you are not at home.
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Once, I met a taxi driver, a man in his late 30s, who picked me up and drove me to my destination. As we ________ along the road, I asked him how his business was. He told me ________ that his business was just fine, but the cost of gas was really hurting his bottom line. We then ________ a spirited discussion and got around to discussing the job environment.
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Later, as I said goodbye to the driver, I felt a moment of pain for him. But, at the same time, the driver is like a lot of other people I have met over the years—only ________ is that they are not former criminals. They are still in a type of prison each day of the week. These are people who already have good jobs and good reputations but are totally ________ with their lives. The daily ________ they go to is one where work is ________, where each day is full of worry wishing for something better. This is a prison of the ________．
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17.A. brainB. mindC. bodyD. thought
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Money Matters
Parents should help their children understand money. 1. So you may start talking about money when your child shows an interest in buying things, candy or toys, for example.
1. The basic function of money
Begin explaining the basic function of money by showing how people trade money for goods or services. It is important to show your child how money is traded for the things he wants to have. If he wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him hand the money to the cashier(收银员). 2. When your child grows a bit older and understands the basic function of money, you can start explaining more complex ways of using money.
2. Money lessons
Approach money lessons with openness and honesty. 3. If you must say no to a child’s request to spend money, explain, — You have enough toy trucks for now. Or, if the request is for many different things, say, — You have to make a choice between this toy and that toy.
3. 4.
Begin at the grocery store. Pick out two similar brands of a product — a name-brand butter and a generic (无商标产品)，for example. You can show your child how to make choices between different brands of a product so that you can save money. 5. If he chooses the cheaper brand, allow him to make another purchase with the money saved. Later, you may explain how the more expensive choice leaves less money for other purchases.
A. Wise decisions.
B. The value of money.
C. Permit the child to choose between them.
D. Tell your child why he can — or cannot — have certain things.
E. Ask yourself what things that cost money are most important to you
F. Talk about how the money bought the thing after you leave the toy store.
G. The best time to teach a child anything about money is when he shows an interest.
