Children are tired of learning often because they are________to do better than they can, both at school and at home.
A. suggested B. expected
C. hoped D. helped
The boy is so shy that he can't ________very well ________others.
A. communicate；to B. communicate；with
C. get along；to D. deal；with
Doctor Nathan is said to have been ________to researching into wild animals in
Africa for more than ten years.
A. absorbed B. devoted
C. concentrated D. engaged
随着高考的临近，部分高三住校生要求搬出学生宿舍，在学校附近租房子。针对这种现象，各方反应不一。请根据下面提示，一分为二地写一篇短文，说说两者各自的好处与弊端，并发表你的观点。
1．学习时间和效果；
2．安全性；
3．自由性；
4．与同学交往。
注意：1.两方面的理由至少要有两条；
2．词数：150左右。
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“The U．S.Food and Drug Administration(FDA)is considering to put stricter limits over tanning salons(晒黑廊)and wants to ban anyone younger than 18 years of age from using a tanning bed，”an advisory panel(专家团)announced last week.
The panel is calling for tighter controls on the industry such as requiring teenagers to get the approval from their pare
nts before using tanning beds or limiting the use of artificial tanning to a certain age.“Given the absence of any demonstrated benefits，I think it is an obligation for us to ban artificial tanning for those under 18，”said panelist Dr.Michael Olding.
Along with a possible ban for teenagers，the panel also recommended that visible warning labels should be placed either on the tanning machines or in the salons in order to caution tanners of the possible dangers.In addition，the committee decided that stricter regulations and classifications were critical to make the machines safer.At this time the machines are categorized as FDA Class 1 devices，the ones that are least likely to cause harm.In case the FDA decided to change their classification from Class 1 to Class 2，as advised by the panel，the FDA could limit the levels of radiation the machines emit.Class 2 devices include Xray machines and powered wheelchairs.
Getting a tan，whether from a tanning bed or the sun，increases the risk of developing skin cancer.Last year，the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)declared tanning beds as “carcinogenic(致癌的)to humans”．It was discovered that young individuals in their teens and 20s who use tanning beds on a regular basis have a 75 per cent higher risk of suffering from melanoma(黑素瘤)，the deadliest form of skin cancer.According to the American Cancer Society，melanoma accounted for nearly 69,000 cases of skin cancer in 2009 and will account for most (about 8,650)of the 11,590 mortality cases due to skin cancer each year.
1.According to the passage，what measures will U．S.FDA most probably take?
A. Banning tanning salons.
B. Posing heavier tax over tanning salons.
C. Having tighter controls over tanning salons.
D. Limiting the number of tanning salons in every state.
2.Which of the following suggestions for making tanning salons safer is NOT mentioned?
A. Visible caution.
B. Setting age limit.
C. Professional personnel.
D. Parental approval for teenagers.
3.What does the writer want to express in the last paragraph?
A. Tanning in one's youth may mean death.
B. Tanning in the sun is safer than on the tanning bed.
C. People should get tanned without getting melanoma.
D. Getting tanned is only a good idea for those above thirty years old.
4.What will most probably happen，if the advisory panel's suggestions are adopted and put into practice?
A. Fewer people will suffer from skin cancer.
B. Tanning salons will have more customers.
C. Getting a tan in a tanning salon will cost less.
D. Parents will be more anxious about their tanning children.
The hottest“green”toy in Germany isn't made of organic or recycled materials.This one has a solar panel and only runs if kids remember to insert bright red “energy stones”that power the space station.Germany，a pioneer in many renewable energy initiatives，is also at the forefront of creating environmentfriendly toys aimed at making kids think about where energy comes from and how much of it they can use，raising awareness through play.A number of hightech green toys are on display at this year's Nuremberg toy fair，which runs through Sunday.
Among them，there are hydroelectricpowered(水电动力的)toy cars，and doll houses with wind turbines and rainwater catchers.The bright green “Future Planet”space station features an inner atrium(中庭)with a fan that is powered by a functioning solar cell.Its aim is to get kids to use their imagination about how energy will be created in the future.
Makers and retailers believe such toys will play an increasingly important role in their future—and that of our kids.“Energy is the question of the future and we are definitely thinking about this as we move ahead，”said Judith Schweinitz，a spokeswoman for Playmobil，maker of the solar panelfitted space station.“It is increasingly being brought into our play concept.”Green toys—which range from those made of sustainable materials to ones like the space station that just raise environmental awareness—make up only a sliver of the $ 84 billion international toy market，but their share is growing，studies indicate.Environmental research firm Earthsense，based in Syracuse，New York，predicts that green toys will account for about $ 1 billion，or 5 percent of U．S.toy sales in the next five years.Parents are smart and they want information about what's in the product.That's what's really driving the market.
1.The hottest “green”toy in Germany is ________.
A. made of rubbish
B. made of organic or recycled materials
C. equipped with a solar panel
D. driven by an advanced motor
2.The purpose of making the green toys is to ________.
A. raise kids' awareness about energy and environment
B. improve kids' imagination
C. give kids the knowledge of technology
D. improve the safety of toys
3.We can infer from the last paragraph that the green toys ________.
A. can help save little energy
B. are not accepted by parents
C. will sell well in the future
D. have not been produced
4.Which of the following BEST describes the opinion of Earthsense about green toys?
A. Doubtful. B. Optimistic.
C. Disappointed. D. Proud.
