A man looking at his Smartphone while walking across a railway1.(have)a close knock on Oct 22. He was so2.(absorb)in his Smartphone that he did not see a train approaching until it brushed past him, 3.(throw)him to the ground. This should serve4.a warming that people should be aware of their surroundings, especially 5.crossing roads.
6.(lucky), the man survived , but the incident forced the driver7.(stop)the train. An 18-minute delay followed the incident,8.led to a break in the running of other trains on the route.
Smartphone9.(addict) has spread like an infectious disease. It’s evident that it will do great harm to society. What’s even 10.(bad), some addicts become impatient with relatives and friends. Some people blame the Smartphone for the sad story, yet in fact people’s weakening self-control and self-discipline are to blame.
While I was waiting in line at a coffee shop earlier, a woman drove alongside the queue in a mobility scooter(踏板车). There was only a_______space between the line of people and the tables, which she_______to drive along. She drove over my foot and did not ______saying nothing at all.
I got annoyed and expected she would have_______, but then I just decided to_______it and got down to selecting which pastry(点心)to go with my coffee. The lady and I ended up sitting at adjacent(领近的)tables. She was on the end of a row so that she could park her ______. After about half an hour, when she had_______her coffee, she got up and back onto her scooter. It_______start. She tried to turn the key several times_______she telephoned the place she purchased it from.
An engineer ____within five minutes. The place must have been local. I couldn’t ____overhearing their conversation, and it turned out she had just ____the scooter that morning. This was her very first outing in it. She felt really ____about driving it. ____, she wasn’t used to its speed, nor its ____, and this combination made it quite ____to drive it through narrow gaps.
Suddenly, I felt ____for the lady. It really didn’t ____me at all that she’d driven over my foot. I had made an assumption, ____, that a person doing that should apologize.
Next time you’re about to ____someone, pause for a second and remind yourself that people have judged you without knowing what was going on in your mind or your life.
1.A. private B. vast C. public D. narrow
2.A. attempted B. promised C. declined D. guaranteed
3.A. call back B. give up C. look back D. cheer up
4.A. ignored B. apologized C. explained D. forgiven
5.A. dismissed B. made C. deserved D. inspected
6.A. truck B. bike C. car D. scooter
7.A. poured B. finished C. ordered D. purchased
8.A. needn't B. shouldn't C. wouldn't D. mustn't
9.A. so B. until C. unless D. before
10.A. broke in B. turned up C. ran away D. settled down
11.A. tolerate B. allow C. resist D. postpone
12.A. collected B. stolen C. fixed D. abandoned
13.A. concerned B. excited C. confident D. nervous
14.A. Doubtfully B. Certainly C. Fortunately D. Surprisingly
15.A. width B. length C. weight D. height
16.A. cool B. convenient C. stressful D. desperate
17.A. pleasure B. regret C. appreciation D. sympathy
18.A. strike B. bother C. satisfy D. motivate
19.A. otherwise B. therefore C. however D. besides
20.A. judge B. hug C. persuade D. tease
Although problems are a part of our lives, it certainly doesn’t mean that we let them rule our lives forever. One day or the other, you’ll have to stand up and say – problem, I don’t want you in my life.
1. Problems with friends, parents, girlfriends, husbands, and children – the list goes on. Apart from these, the inner conflicts within ourselves work, too. These keep adding to our problems. Problems come in different shapes and colors and feelings.
But good news is that all problems can be dealt with. Now read on to know how to solve your problems.
Talk, it really helps. What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help. 2.Talking helps you move on and let go.
Write your problems. 3.When you write down your problems, you are setting free all the tension from your system. You can try throwing away the paper on which you wrote your problems. By doing this, imagine yourself throwing away the problems from your life.
Don’t lose faith and hope. No matter what you lose in life, don’t lose faith and hope. Even if you lose all your money, family… you should still have faith. 4.
Your problems aren’t the worst. No matter what problem you get in life, there’re another one million people whose problems are huger than yours. 5. Your problems might just seem big and worse, but in reality they can be removed.
Go about and solve your problems because every problem, however big or small, always has a way out.
A. But the truth is that when you talk about it, you’re setting free the negative energies have been gathering within you.
B. When we have a problems, a pressing, critical, urgent, life-threatening problem, how do we try and solve it?
C. Tell yourself: when they can deal with them, why can’t I?
D. Of course, we’ve been fighting troubles ever since we were born.
E. We can often overcome the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct attack.
F. Having a personal diary can also be of huge help if you don’t want a real person to talk with.
G. With faith and hope, you can rebuild everything that you lose.
The latest study by the University of Florida has found that eating from smaller, less beautiful, and even paper plates will help prevent overeating. Eating with a fork instead of a spoon can help you lose weight, the researchers say. Much to their surprise, they find that putting mirrors in the dining room will also help reduce weight.
The researchers asked 185 college students to choose a chocolate cake or a fruit salad, and evaluated the taste. Those who ate in a room with a mirror scored the taste of junk food much lower than those in a room without a mirror. But the taste of fruit salad remained the same in any case.
Lead scientist, Dr. Ata Jami, says that a glance in the mirror tells people more than just about their physical appearance. It enables them to view themselves objectively (客观地) and helps them to judge themselves and their behavior in the same way that they judge other people.
The mirrors were found to push people to compare and match their own behavior with accepted social standards. The researchers believe it proves that people don’t want to look in the mirror when they feel they are following the social standards. When they look in the mirror with mouths full of junk food, feelings of discomfort and failure can be increased. Therefore, the presence of the mirror lowers the taste of unhealthy food.
However, researchers say this is only the case if people select the food they are eating, because they are responsible for that choice. The researchers suggest that mirrors be placed in dining rooms and other eating spaces, so that people will start eating more healthily.
1.Researchers are amazed to find that ______.
A. paper plates make food look nicer
B. people using a fork will eat more
C. mirrors can help people lose weight
D. people will eat more in front of a mirror
2.What can be inferred from the study?
A. Some teenagers got involved in it.
B. People were required to eat with a spoon.
C. People preferred a chocolate cake to a fruit salad.
D. The mirror may not affect the taste of healthy food.
3.According to Dr. Ata Jami, the mirror ______.
A. makes people judge others correctly
B. makes people well judge themselves
C. is a necessary part of people’s daily life
D. can only show the appearance of a person
4.How does the mirror affect the taste of junk food?
A. By making people hungry.
B. By showing the social standards.
C. By attracting people to healthy food.
D. By causing a feeling of discomfort.
A warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good night’s sleep. But now a study has found it really does help people nod off---if it is milked from a cow at night.
Researchers have discovered that “night milk” contains more melatonin(褪黑激素), which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety.
The study, by researchers from Seoul, South Korea, involved mice being fed with dried milk powder made from cows milked both during the day and at night.
Those given night milk, which contained 10 times the amount of melatonin, were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime, according to the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food.
Night milk quickened the start of sleep and caused the mice to sleep longer.
While the effect of cow’s milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now, taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who are struggling to fall asleep at night.
Previous studies have also indicated that milk can be excellent for helping sleep because of the calcium content, which helps people to relax.
Milk is also sugar-free and additive-free with nutritionists recommending skimmed milk as the best choice before bed as it is the least fattening. The more fat you take in before bedtime, the greater burden you will put on your body at night.
1.According to the text, the mice fed with daytime milk _________.
A. started sleep more easily
B. were more anxious
C. were less active
D. woke up later
2.Which of the following is true of melatonin according to the text?
A. It’s been tested on mice for ten times.
B. It can make people more energetic.
C. It exists in milk in great amount.
D. It’s used in sleeping drugs.
3.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Night Milk and Sleep
B. Fat, Sugar and Health
C. An Experiment on Mice
D. Milk Drinking and Health
4.How does the author support the theme of the text?
A. By giving examples.
B. By stating arguments.
C. By explaining statistical data.
D. By providing research results.
To us, it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But in fact the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain. Its first use was as a shade against the sun.
Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, way back in the eleventh century B.C..
We know that the umbrella was also used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor and power. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office or by royal people such as the kings or queens.
In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece. But it is believed that the first persons in Europe to use the umbrellas as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the middle ages in Europe, the use of the umbrella most disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it became a symbol of power.
Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn't until the twentieth century that the umbrellas for women began to be made in all kinds of colors.
1.Ancient people first used umbrellas as ______.
A. a symbol of honor B. a symbol of power
C. protection against the sun D. protection against the rain
2.According to the passage, the umbrella was probably first used in accident__________.
A. Babylon B. China
C. Egypt D. Rome
3.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A. The ancient Greeks used the umbrella in their daily life
B. Europeans hardly used the umbrella during the middle ages
C. The umbrellas for woman were made colorful in ancient times
D. The style of the umbrella hasn’t changed a lot since it was invented
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A. The sales of the umbrella B. The history and the use of the umbrella
C. The invention of the umbrella D. The differences among umbrellas
