As young students gain independence,they can take on science and engineering projects that require more special knowledge.The followings are the best educational toys for middle school students.
Terraforming Mars
The goal of the Terraforming Mars board game is to make the Red Planet fit of human habitation. Players, representing a person sent to the planet to warm it,create oceans and build up the oxygen levels,compete for victory points awarded for building cities or introducing animals.The goals are based on real science—for example,players must found greenhouse gas production to warm the planet.
Recommended ages: 12 and up
Price: $69.99
DIY Cell Phone Equipment
Are you kids begging you for the latest for the latest iPhone?Tell them to build up their own.DIY Cell Phone Equipment will teach young teens about the technology behind their beloved mobile equipment.Kids can turn this Phone equipment into a real working phone.
Recommended ages: 12 and up
Price: $58.99
OWI: 14-in-1 Solar Robot
Kids can experience 14 different robotic models with this solar robot.The robot can move on land and water,and there are two skill levels,which means more experienced builders will still be challenged.The robot is powered by the sun,so you don't have to buy batteries（电池）.
Recommended ages: 12 to 15
Price: $24.99
Compound Microscope
Compound Microscope is great for home or classroom explorations.It helps kids get an eyeful of solid samples, such as insects,coins and plants.The microscope also comes with a microtome,dyes,test tubes,a handbook and cleaning tools.
Recommended ages: 12 and up
Price: $89.95
1.These toys may be the best birthday gifts to be sent to .
A. teenagers B. pupils
C. children younger than 12 D. babies
2.Which of the following toys offers information about the Red Planet?
A. OWI: 14-in-1 Solar Robot. B. DIY Cell Phone Equipment.
C. Terraforming Mars. D. Compound Microscope.
3.Compound Microscope will provide buyers the following things except .
A. test tubes B. a battery
C. cleaning tools D. a handbook
4.What can we learn from the text?
A. Mars has been suitable for humans to live on.
B. OWI: 14-in-1 Solar Robot is the most expensive toy.
C. DIY Cell Phone Equpment is the latest iPhone at present.
D. You needn't equip OWI: 14-in-1 Solar Robot with a battery.
假如你是李华，在美国留学，你在《纽约时报》(New York Times)上看到了一则约翰先生的房屋出租广告，你对此感兴趣，特意发电子邮件咨询，要点如下：
1．租一年的价格；
2．房内是否有家具、电视、空调等；
3．交通是否方便。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
The old saying “The early bird catches the worm” show us the importance of planning, working hard and trying constant. To achieve outstanding results, the most people must plan ahead and work hard to overcome all kind of difficulties.
That has been my own experience, either. When I first started at high school, I seldom passed my exams, so I never prepared well. Later, my teacher, Mr Black, advised me plan everything in advance. She asked me to study hard as well. After a year of putting his advice to practice, I can now easily pass all my exams.
There are no direct roads to succeed.
The city of San Francisco is a wonderful vacation destination that offers many 1.(difference) things to see and do. Those experiencing a lively city with a wealth of shopping and dining opportunities 2.(be) very happy. Those looking for a city that 3.(offer) museums, art galleries, and very interesting historical sites will also be happy if they choose San Francisco. Many people don't realize it, but people 4. look for an interesting place to get out 5. enjoy nature will also appreciate San Francisco. When touring 6. city by walking, you aren't going to cover as much ground. There are far more 7.( benefit) to touring the city on foot though. This type of tour allows you 8.(see) more buildings that others driving by cars can't see. You may even get to enter different facilities that those touring the city from the streets do not. A tour of the city on foot also 9.(usual) focuses on a more localized neighbourhood level, which can be very 10.(excite) in a number of different ways.
As children, our parents had dreams for us. They wanted us to do whatever was necessary to reach our highest ______. Later in life, friends and spouses (配偶) may also have schedules for us. People close to us may have ideas about ______ we should live our lives. The ideas usually ______ love and the desire for us to be happy. Other times, they come from a place of need within them— ______ it is the parent who wants us to ______ his or her dreams or the friend who wants us to play an alreadydefined role. We can appreciate and consider those people's input, but ______ we must follow our own inner guidance.
There may come a time when all the suggestions can become ______. We may feel that the people we love don't approve of our judgment, which can ______ us to some extent. It can ______ the choices we make for our lives by making us ______ ourselves. It may also fill a void (空虚) with their ______ before we've had a chance to decide what we want. However, it can affect us ______ as well. We may have to ______ the feelings of resistance and to keep ourselves off from them. But we can take some time to ______ ourselves of any unnecessary doubts and go within to become ______ on what we desire for ourselves.
We can tell our loved ones how much we ______ their thoughts and ideas, but that we need to live our own lives and make our own ______. We can explain that they need to let us learn from our own experiences ______ to rob us of wonderful life lessons and the opportunity to ______ our own judgment. When they see that we are happy with our lives, they can see all we need them do is to share ______ with us.
1.A. need B. ability C. potential D. creativity
2.A. what B. how C. why D. where
3.A. come across B. put away C. lead to D. come from
4.A. whether B. if C. while D. when
5.A. apply to B. live out C. manage to D. speed up
6.A. desperately B. comfortably C. eventually D. deliberately
7.A. unreliable B. understandable C. practical D. unbearable
8.A. ignore B. hurt C. defeat D. abandon
9.A. abuse B. mix C. influence D. reform
10.A. fight B. scold C. resist D. doubt
11.A. wishes B. themes C. benefits D. successes
12.A. universally B. abnormally C. actively D. effectively
13.A. handle B. realize C. avoid D. know
14.A. remind B. rid C. inform D. warn
15.A. false B. vain C. nuclear D. clear
16.A. reward B. praise C. appreciate D. trust
17.A. decisions B. requirements C. reservations D. commands
18.A. less than B. more than C. other than D. rather than
19.A. attain B. polish C. instruct D. mature
20.A. lesson B. joy C. opportunity D. freedom
How to be a safe and smart searcher
Several keywords will help to find better results. 1. If you want to find out about seagulls (海鸥), for example, search for “bird seagull” and not just “seagull”， because seagull might also be the name of anything else, from a hotel to a documentary film.
Exact references can help you find what you're looking for. If you are looking for an exact phrase or sentence, e．g. “seagulls are very clever”， type it between inverted commas (“”) and only exact matches will be shown. 2.
Avoid common words like “a” or “the” in a search. These aren't always helpful and are usually unnecessary.
Remove unwanted results by adding a minus symbol (). For example, “Seagullhotelfilm” would leave out all references to hotels and films.
Check your spelling. Make sure that you spell every word in the search box correctly. 3. That's because sometimes there are mistyped words existing.
Have a filter (筛选程序). It's a good idea to filter your online searchers, especially when you are searching for pictures. Ask an adult to help you add a filtering system. There are lots of filtering software options (可选择的事物) available.
4. Some search engines personalize the results, so check out the option of using a search engine that doesn't do this and you will get different results.
Make sure the reliability. Reliability is very important when you are searching on the Internet. Always ask yourself, “Is this reliable？” Don't make the mistake of believing everything you see. Some websites are unreliable and some information is false. 5.
A．Make sure that you're using the safest search settings.
B．The smallest typing mistakes can bring unwanted results.
C．Check your information on other websites before accepting it.
D．Use more than one keyword when you are doing a search.
E．Experiment with different search engines until you find the one that's best for you.
F．This is useful when you want to find something you've already seen but lost.
G．But finding the right information among thousands of links can be a real challenge.
