I had just started my second year studying at Cambridge University when I was faced with the news I had never expected. A lump in my neck ______ out to be cancer. I would ______ six months of chemotherapy (化疗).
After the shock, I was struck by this thought: my ______ didn’t have any room for cancer. I had so much I wanted to ______ and so many goals I wanted to chase.
I was faced with the ______ job of telling my friends and family. Then, I had to decide whether to ______ in Cambridge and take five exams at the end of the year. My doctor _______ against it, and so did my parents and teachers.
My doctors and teachers convinced me that taking some time off to _____ and relax would be the best thing for me. I could not think of anything ______. I did not want to ______ a year of my life, receiving pity from those around me.
Together with ray parents, I tried to persuade the university to _______ me to stay at Cambridge and study only half the course. At the end of the year I would take two exams. It was really a ______ to persuade them to agree.
Treatment began and I was up and down from Cambridge to London every other week. It made me feel ______, but to a much lesser degree than I had expected. I was _______ to read, eat and socialize exactly as I used to. I slept a lot and rested a lot, but I also worked hard at my studies. It gave me focus, and it also gave me purpose. Completing my ______ at the end of term felt like a great personal victory.
I took a ______ to continue studying while undergoing treatment, and it _______. I was successful in my exams, and more _______, I made a full recovery.
Every person facing a disease like cancer must make the ______ that are right for them. I am ______ that I made the decision that was right for me.
1.A. stuck B. came C. turned D. worked
2.A. require B. expect C. sense D. arrange
3.A. body B. memories C. family D. dreams
4.A. face B. achieve C. show D. understand
5.A. necessary B. temporary C. difficult D. disappointing
6.A. join B. treat C. settle D. continue
7.A. fought B. advised C. acted D. decided
8.A. recover B. exercise C. study D. play
9.A. better B. worse C. more D. less
10.A. save B. spend C. take D. miss
11.A. help B. remind C. allow D. invite
12.A. struggle B. failure C. burden D. trouble
13.A. tired B. relaxed C. confident D. nervous
14.A. afraid B. ready C. able D. eager
15.A. purpose B. projects C. treatment D. exams
16.A. rest B. risk C. privilege D. job
17.A. ended up B. passed on C. paid off D. broke out
18.A. clearly B. interestingly C. specifically D. importantly
19.A. choices B. changes C. efforts D. chances
20.A. surprised B. excited C. determined D. proud
Here are some ways parents can use to encourage a healthy self-image in their children.
Teach what real value is. I think kids sometimes are confused about values. How valuable you are is not measured by how pretty you are on the outside. 1. We were watching the Oscars and my 6-year-old son said, “She is so pretty,” and then quickly looked at me and said you are prettier, Mom.” And I said, “It’s okay. There are many people prettier than me on the outside. I know that’s not why you love me.” 2.
Tell your kids about “the grass is always greener” syndrome. It is very easy for all of us to see the charm, whether it is in a famous singer or the most popular girl in the school. Do not think too highly of famous people. 3. Maybe they have the same struggles, like wanting acceptance from peers.
4. Don’t be afraid to have conversations with your child about how they’re feeling about ads songs, etc. You are the parent! 5. Take a stand and have confidence enough not to be followers and not to purchase clothing, music, or magazines that you don’t believe send the right message to your children!
A. Use your mouth.
B. Be patient with your kids.
C. about what problems they might have.
D. It is important to teach children this from an early age.
E. Success is not measured by how famous you are, either.
F. Girls tend to like famous singers while boys prefer sports stars.
G In fact, kids of all ages want and need boundaries from you.
Grey clouds move as low as smoke over the treetops at Lolo Pass. The ground is white. The day is June 10.It has been snowing for the past four days in the Bitterroot Mountains. Wayne Fairchild is getting worried about our trek over the Lolo Trail-95 miles from Lolo Montana to Weippe in Idaho, across the roughest country in the West. Lewis and Clark were nearly defeated 200 years ago by snowstorms on the Lolo. Today Fairchild is nervously checking the weather reports. He has agreed to take me across the toughest, middle section of the trail.
When Lewis climbed on top of Lemhi Pass,140 miles south of Missoula, on Aug.12,1805,he was astonished by what was in front of him; “high mountain chains still to the West of us with their tops partially covered with snow.” Nobody in what was then the US knew the Rocky Mountains existed, with peaks twice as high as anything in the Appalachians back East.
Today their pathway through those mountains holds more attraction than any other ground over which they traveled, for its raw wilderness is an evidence to the character of two cultures: the explorers who braved its hardships and the Native Americans who prize and conserve the path as a sacred (神圣的)gift. It remains today the same condition as when Lewis and Clark walked it.
The Lolo is passable only from July to mid-September. Our luck is holding with the weather, although the snow keeps getting deeper. As we climb to Indian Post Office, the highest point on the trail at 7,033 ft, we have covered 13 miles in soft snow, and we hardly have enough energy to make dinner. After a meal of chicken, I sit on a rock on top of the ridge (山脊）.There is no light visible in any direction, not even another campfire. For four days we do not see another human being. We are occupied with the things that mix fear with joy. In our imagination we have finally caught up with Lewis and Clark.
1.We learn from the text that before 1805 .
A. The Rocky Mountains were wholly covered with snow
B. there were no people living in the western part of America
C. no Americans knew of the existence of the Rocky Mountains
D. the Appalachians were the western frontier of the United States
2.We learn from the text that the Lolo Pass .
A. has changed a lot since 1805
B. is the meeting point of three cultures
C. remains much the same as it was 200 years ago
D. now attracts a large number of tourists to visit
3.Judging from the text, Lewis and Clark were most probably .
A. two native Indians
B. explorers of the early 19th century
C. merchants who did business with the Indians
D. travelers whose curiosity took them over the Lolo Pass
4.We can infer from the text that when crossing the Lolo Pass the author .
A. was attempting the impossible
B. was trying to set a world record
C. was following the trail of Lewis and Clark
D. was fighting with weather and taking unnecessary risks
I was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled(贴标签) everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.
War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, "Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!" Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.
The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled(爬) under her covers, sobbing. Obviously, that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.
Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn’t notice Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me, "Thanks."
Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn’t always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.
1.What made Kate so angry one evening?
A. She couldn't find her books. B. She heard the author shouting loud.
C. She got the news that her grandma was ill. D. She saw the author's shoes beneath her bed.
2.The author tidied up the room most probably because _____.
A. she was scared by Kate's anger B. she hated herself for being so messy
C. she wanted to show her care D. she was asked by Kate to do so
3.How is Paragraph 1 mainly developed?
A. By analyzing causes. B. By showing differences.
C. By describing a process. D. By following time order.
4.What might be the best title for the story?
A. My Friend Kate B. Hard Work Pays Off
C. How to Be Organized D. Learning to Be Roommates
More then great drinks, great rewards
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Whenever you pay with your membership account, you’ll earn a Star.
Collect more Stars, earn more rewards.
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Buy a Starbucks Card handy to create an account
Track your Stars online or through the mobile app, and we’ll send an email when you’ve earned a reward.
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Download the Starbucks App.
One of the most exciting benefits of being member is using our mobile app to:
Pay for purchases; view your Stars and rewards; access iTunes; Pick of the Week, see current offers.
Or you can join with specially marked coffee purchased at the grocery store.
Enter your Starcode (limit 2 per day).
Look for the Starcode symbol on specially marked Starbucks products where you buy groceries.
Three levels with increasingly greater rewards
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Birthday drink or treat on us; birthday coupon (优惠券) for 15% off a purchase at StarbucksStore.com.
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Collect 20 Stars within 12 months and you’re at the Gold level.
●What is included in the Green level plus
◆A free food or drink item after another 12 Stars earned
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1.Which of the following is a way you can apply for membership?
A. To enter a Starcode from specially marked Starbucks products.
B. To buy a Starbucks Card over the phone.
C. To update the Starbucks App from the official website.
D. To buy a drink at a Starbucks on weekends.
2.With the Starbucks App, you can .
A. change the prices B. earn a Star
C. pay for rewards D. view current offers
3.With a Starbucks Card of Green level, you will get .
A. a free cake
B. personalized Green Card
C. free in-store refills
D. all purchases 15% off
As free as they make us, mobile phones still need to stay close to a power source. Soon that may change with "green" power.
Three Chilean students got the idea for a plant-powered device(装置) to charge（使……充电） their cellphones, while sitting in their school's outdoor courtyard during a break from exams, with dead mobile phones. Then, one of them had an "aha" moment.
“It occurred to Camila to say about plants,”said inventor Evelyn Aravena. “‘Why don't you have a socket, if there are so many plants? ’After that, we thought, ‘why don't they have a charging outlet（插座）? Because there are so many plants and living things that have the potential to produce energy, why not?’”
Their invention—a small biological circuit called E-Kaia—uses the energy plants to produce during photosynthesis(光合作用). A plant uses only a small part of that energy and the rest goes into the soil, and that's where the E-Kaia collects it. The device plugs into the ground and then into your phone.
"It's the most amazing project I've ever seen in my life, plain and simple. They brought this original model, and it worked — and that's when it all changed, at least from my personal point of view and I began to support them." said Mauricio Cifuentes.
The device solved two problems for the engineering students — they needed an idea for a class project, and an outlet to plug in their phones.
"Looking for a place to charge the notebook, which had no power, and the mobile phones, we weren't able to find anything because all the other students were in the same state of madness trying to find a place to charge their devices," said Aravena.
But plants are everywhere, and the bio－circuit makes good use of their excess(过多的) power.
The E-Kaia doesn't carry much charge but it's powerful enough to completely recharge a mobile phone in less than two hours.
The student inventors have applied for patents（专利） on their technology, and expect the E-Kaia to go on sale in the near future.
1.How could the students get the "green" power idea?
A. By carrying out an experiment.
B. Just from an occasional thought.
C. With the support of their professors.
D. Inspired by the information in a science book.
2.The device collects power by using _____________.
A. photosynthesis
B. a small biological circuit
C. energy plants
D. the electricity stored in the device
3.What can we learn from what Mauricio Cifuentes said?
A. He intended to buy the patent.
B. He invented the original device.
C. He showed great interest in the device.
D. He wanted to produce the device in large numbers.
4.What might be the best title for the passage?
A. A New Device to Change the World
B. Green Power - A New and Potential Source
C. Chilean Students Find A Green Way to Charge Phones
D. A New Device Invented by Chilean Students Will Be on Sale
