What can technology do to make your world better?Three young people are starting new businesses to answer that question.
Mateusz Mach
Eighteen-year-old Mateusz Mach was the youngest person in Poland to receive money from investors to expand his company.He started Five,a mobile messaging application,or app,for deaf people.The app lets deaf people create their own hand signs to communicate with friends.The app now has more than 10,000 deaf users.And Mach thinks there will be about 150,000 more deaf users in the U.S. next year.There are many different sign languages in various parts of the world.Mach will be working with the United Nations in New York.He says,"I love to create.And I think that the creation of things will be my passion to the end of my life."
William Zhou
William Zhou is the co-founder and leader of Chalk.com.The education software company helps teachers from the kindergarten level t0 12th grade,or the end of secondary school.Zhou was born in Beijing,China,grew up in the Canadian city of Vancouver and founded his first company when he was still in high school.Zhou sold the company when he was studying computer science at Canada's University of Waterloo.But he strongly wanted to make a change in education,From his dorm room,Zhou created Chalk.It is a group of programs that supports individual teaching and learning.Based in Canada,Chalk is now used in 20,000 schools by more than 100,000 users worldwide. Zhou says building startups is a difficult process because it could last years."It's only worth it if you find something you truly care about—something you're passionate about.Otherwise,you may just end up crashing."
George Mtemaharji
George Mtemahanji was born in the African country of Tanzania and moved with his family to Italy in 2002, where he attended the Technical Institute of Alfredo Ferrari in Maranello.There he learned about renewable energy and began thinking that solar energy would be easier to use in Africa than in Europe.After graduation,he returned to Tanzania in 2014 to start his own solar energy company—Sun Sweet Solar—in partnership with his friend Manuel Rolando.He explains that he could not understand why,in a place with bright sunshine,"more than 90 percent of people had no access to electricity.So when I returned to Italy I spoke with Manuel on the huge electricity demand in Tanzania and to the possibility to open a business there."Sun Sweet Solar found early success in rural areas of Tanzania.Since then,the company has been expanding.He hopes to create jobs and help build his country in the process.He understands the process will take time."But I think we are on the right path."
1.We can infer from paragraph 2 that .
A. Mach believes helping deaf people is where his interest lies
B. Mach wants to attract more investment
C. Mach will try to make Five available to people from different countries
D. the number of deaf users of the app will surely increase
2.What is true about William Zhou?
A. William Zhou founded Chalk.com with his own efforts and passion.
B. Chalk.com is a group of programs that helps teaching and learning through to university level.
C. Zhou believes building a company is hard because you may just end up in failure.
D. William Zhou created Chalk.com.with the purpose of improving education.
3.According to paragraph 4,all the following statements are true except .
A. George Mtemahanji's schooling in the institute helped form his idea of starting his business
B. George Mtemahanji co-founded Sun Sweet Solar together with his friend Manuel Rolando
C. after its early success in rural areas of Tanzania,Sun Sweet Solar has been going downward
D. George Mtemahanji's efforts will be long-lasting and beneficial to his people and country
假如你是李明，你给好友李华发一封e-mail，告诉他你是怎样度过十一长假的。内容包括：
1.父母和我决定骑自行车族附近的农村进行两日游；
2.清晨7:00出发，进行钓鱼野餐等活动；
3.放松身心，享受自然美景；
4.晚上住在叔叔家，第二天下午返回。
要求：1.词数100左右；
2.开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Ling Hua,
The National Day is over.We spent a happy 7-day long leave._______________________________________
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Hope to hear from you soon.
Yours,
Li Ming
每个句子有一处错误，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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
1.Do you want a friend whom you could tell everything?
2.I don't want to set down a series of facts in a diary like most people do.
3.My sister has fallen in love with a young man for two years.
4.It was the first time that I have visited the beautiful city.
5.Do you know there are more than one kind of English?
6.Native English speakers can understand each other if they don't speak the same kind of English.
7.Today the number of people learning English in China are increasing rapidly.
8.It was in the park where an accident happened to the old man.
9.Although she didn't know the best way of getting to places,but she insisted that she organize the trip properly.
10.The report is basing on the data from six different cities.
Everyone has a childhood and childhood experiences are often very1.(interest).Children often make us laugh.
I often remember my childhood,the years2.many funny things happened.When I was two-year-old child,both my parents were always very busy3.their work.My mother worked as4.sales manager in a company while my father served in the army.So I5.(live) with my grandma in a village.I was always waiting for my parents at home. Once my father sent6.(we) a photo of his in soldier's uniform,which7.(post) on the table reminding me of him.
Once my mother came to see me and we were8.(go) to the downtown together.On the way we saw a group of9.(soldier).And when I saw them,I became very excited.I shouted in a loud voice,"This is my father,that one is my father,and he is my father,too..."
10.(hear) this,my mother laughed and said she would remember that moment all her life.
I became lame（瘸的）in both legs in my childhood.I can’t stand____the support of two sticks.Only in my wheelchair can I “____”.
I still remembered the first day at____.When I appeared at the door,____in the classroom stared（凝视）at me in ____.My face turned____.I couldn’t help____back.It was the____and sympathy（同情）in their eyes that____me doing so.I went shyly towards an unoccupied（空的）seat.
Being lame,I didn’t dare（敢）to____in front of my classmates.I was afraid that I might be ____at.In those days I was very sad to see others walking____.
One day,a few students came up to me and asked me to go outside.I was really____.They encouraged me with a(n)____smile and____me in my wheelchair from place to place.I was____to them for giving me a chance to see the ____of our lovely school with my own eyes.
After that we often read,played and talked together.My friends are always____to help me.It made me____I am handicapped（残疾的）.
Once they asked me,“What is the most beautiful thing in our school?”Without hesitation（犹豫）I said,“It is the ____.”
1.A. with B. without C. under D. on
2.A. walk B. run C. sit D. stand
3.A. school B. wheelchair C. home D. hospital
4.A. he B. she C. everyone D. nobody
5.A. thought B. interest C. anger D. surprise
6.A. red B. brown C. white D. black
7.A. entering B. hiding C. coming D. turning
8.A. feeling B. kindness C. sorrow D. pain
9.A. made B. stopped C. kept D. let
10.A. walk B. study C. practice D. speak
11.A. laughed B. smiled C. stared D. looked
12.A. sadly B. slowly C. happily D. shyly
13.A. brave B. sad C. hurt D. excited
14.A. honest B. friendly C. luckily D. handsome
15.A. pushed B. placed C. drew D. pulled
16.A. satisfied B. sorry C. loyal D. thankful
17.A. signs B. sights C. labs D. students
18.A. ready B. smart C. wise D. unwilling
19.A. forget B. remember C. imagine D. think
20.A. teachers B. schoolyard C. classmates D. friendship
A fear of public speaking is common.Unfortunately,many fail to find a way that helps themselves out of trouble. 1.I’m sure the following ways can help you overcome（克服）the fear of public speaking.
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The first step in overcoming the fear is to find out why you’re fearful.Probably the main reason is the fear of being embarrassed.This includes being laughed at,messing up,or doing anything foolish.3.Either way,for most people,it comes down to the fear of what others might think of them.
Change your mindset（心态）.
4.Think about what the audience might think of you or how you can best get your message understood,and you will be able to drive away the fear.
Practice.
Although you may still get nervous even if you have done dozens of speeches,the more you do it,the easier it will get.5.This will not only make public speaking easier but also help you develop confidence.You can do things like joining your local Toastmasters（宴会主持人）Club where you will get the chance to practice speaking in front of people who are all there to help you become a confident speaker.
A.Understand the cause of the fear.
B.From my experiences.
C.To overcome the fear,you need to change your mindset.
D.It could also be that you had a bad experience in the past that causes fear.
E.When you practice,it’s best to do it in front of a supportive group of people.
F.Nobody will never feel nervous.
G.Don’t be afraid.
