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Is a knife useful instrument or a dangerous weapon? It depends on how it is used. It’s the same with technology and one of those greatest inventions is cell phones. They have revolutionized the human existence. This is possible only because they are getting cheaper and cheaper. The technology has made it even easier to give them a longer life.
Undoubtedly, if cell phones are in right hands, no matter how far we are setting we can talk anytime anywhere! We can watch favourite TV shows, listen to favourite songs,etc, as cell phones are equipped with all high-tech features. In fact, it’s good to parents as well as children. Parents can monitor their children and children are also safe. If anyone is an any ind of danger, ahe or he can call for help immediately.
There are always two sides of a coin. The technology has caused a danger that we keep ignoring. The cell phones have progressed rapidly and at the same time they provide us with more tasks than what we would attempt. When a person is multitasking rather than complete a single task, this causes burden and results in stress. Also cell phones have made terrorist attacks in the world very easy. Besides, children spend much of their time in playing games instead of going out and playing, which is very harmful to them.
We should always remember that there lives a wise man between the valley of two mountains. Are cell phones a useful instrument or a dangerous weapon? The answer lies in our hands.
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Lesson 26：…My sister is only seven， but she always tells me 1. my pictures are good or not…She looked at it 2. for a moment． 'It's all right，' she said， 'but isn't it upside down？'
Lesson 27：…Late in the afternoon， the boys put 3. their tent in the middle of a field…The boys felt tired so they put out the fire and 4. into their tent．
Lesson 28：…Now he has put 5. ugly stone head over the gate． It is one of the 6. faces I have ever seen．
Lesson 29：…Since then， Captain Fawcett 7. passengers to many unusual places． Once he landed on the roof of a 8. of flats and on another occasion， he landed in a deserted car park．
Lesson 30：…I turned to look at the children， but there weren't any in 9.： they had all run away! The man laughed when he realized 10. had happened．
My heart beat with that feeling，pumping it like blood to my body as my fingers flew across the piano keys．As the piece neared the end，I _____ up to take my final bow．For a second，the room was _____．Yet，even in that one second，I had enough time to _____ whether I had done perfectly．Then，_____，the applause came．
"Thank you…so much．"I said，_____ to the person standing on my other side．Olga，my piano teacher for six years，smiled back at me．"You've been an _____ student all these years．"She said，"I hope that whatever you do，you never stop _____．"
I leaned forward，_____ I would keep playing because I loved piano，and hugged her．
It _____ to be that the promises weren't as meaningful as I'd hoped．
Right after the _____，I kept up my strict practicing schedule every day．_____，it began slipping away from me．The reason I had stopped taking _____ was because of my busy schedule with homework．Not long after，I stopped practicing altogether．It was _____ not to have to stress about piano anymore．
But something was _____ inside of me．I was empty inside．
One day I met Michelle，who had also taken piano lessons from Olga．
"Are you _____ taking lessons from Olga？"she asked．
"Um，no!Actually I just quit a while ago，"I replied．
"That's a _____，"she responded，"You used to be so _____．I remember your performance a year ago； it was breathtaking．"
Two days _____ talking to Michelle，I subconsciously sat down on the bench and started playing．I wasn't even trying to make the notes sound musically correct…I was simply doing what I should have been this entire time：playing，_____ to be playing．
As the music spread，a（n）_____ feeling rose inside me．
1.A.stood B.sat C.showed D.looked
2.A.light B.nervous C.colorful D.quiet
3.A.expect B.remind C.know D.doubt
4.A.immediately B.suddenly C.hopefully D.successfully
5.A.running B.waving C.turning D.pointing
6.A.easy-going B.imaginative C.amazing D.honest
7.A.practicing B.training C.competing D.gaining
8.A.admitting B.telling C.promising D.speaking
9.A.carried on B.turned out C.brought up D.showed off
10.A.play B.final C.presentation D.performance
11.A.Soon B.Besides C.Thus D.Instead
12.A.lessons B.parts C.lectures D.pieces
13.A.disappointing B.puzzling C.inspiring D.pleasing
14.A.beating B.rising C.changing D.shining
15.A.even B.still C.much D.yet
16.A.shame B.relief C.pleasure D.deal
17.A.poor B.good C.nice D.old
18.A.after B.before C.when D.until
19.A.still B.always C.also D.just
20.A.unknown B.familiar C.awful D.empty
"You are what you eat," goes an English saying. But actually, you are what you drink. Why? Because 75% of your body is water! 1. When we don't give our bodies enough water, our organs cannot work properly. We are also easier to catch a disease. When we are sick, drinking plenty of water should be one of the first things we do. 2.
Is your body asking for more water?
If you experience headaches, sleepiness, allergies or dizziness (头昏眼花), your body might be telling you to drink more water. 3.
Even problems such as nervousness or forgetfulness can be caused by lack of water. In addition, the medicines that treat these illnesses can sometimes dry out your body further. The more water you are lacking in, the worse your health will be-no matter how much medicine you take. 4.
How much water is enough for you?
Most experts suggest drinking at least 8-ounce glasses of water every day. However, if you weigh more than 128 pounds, you need even more water. Drink an extra glass of water for every 15 pounds of body weight.
Drink more water in the hot summer months and when you exercise to replenish (补充) the water loss through sweating. Caffeine makes your body lose water very quickly. So drink extra water if you drink beverages such as coffee, tea and soda.
Helpful tips
Try these tips to help yourself drink more water.
●Don't wait until you are thirsty to drink. 5.
●Plan to have enough water.
●Carry a bottle of pure water with you wherever you go.
●Don't hesitate by frequent trips to the toilet.
Drinking plenty of water can take as much time as you need and prevent serious illness in the future. So pour yourself a glass of water and drink up!
A. Drink water occasionally.
B. All kinds of drink will contribute to your health.
C. If you're thirsty, you're already lack of water.
D. Instead, we usually depend on drugs to make us well.
E. Lack of water may be the real reason for your sickness.
F. Therefore, it is important to listen to your body when it asks for a drink!
G. With this in mind, it's no surprise that drinking enough water is crucial for good health.
So many of us hold on to little complaints that may have come from an argument，a misunderstanding，the way we were raised，or some other painful event．Stubbornly，we wait for someone else to reach out to us-believing this is the only way we can forgive or rekindle a friendship or family relationship．
A friend of mine，recently told me that she hadn't spoken to her son in almost three years．She said that she and her son had had a disagreement about his wife and that she wouldn't speak to him again unless he called first．When I suggested that she be the one to reach out，she said，"I can't do that．He's the one who should apologize．"After a little gentle encouragement，however，she did decide to be the first one to reach out．To her amazement，her son was grateful for her willingness to call and offered an apology of his own．As is usually the case when someone takes the chance and reaches out，everyone wins．
Whenever we hold on to our anger，we tum"small stuff（问题）"into really"big stuff"in our minds．We start to believe that our positions are more important than our happiness．They are not．If you want to be a more peaceful person you must understand that being right is almost never more important than allowing yourself to be happy．The way to be happy is to let go，and reach out．Let other people be right．This doesn't mean that you're wrong．Everything will be fine．You'll experience the peace of letting go，as well as the joy of letting others be right．
You'll also notice that，as you reach out and let others be"right"，they will become less defensive and more loving toward you．They might even reach back．But，if for some reason they don't，that's okay too．You'll have the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your part to create a more loving world，and certainly you'll be more peaceful yourself．
1.The underlined word"rekindle"in Paragraph 1 probably means" ______ ．
A.recover B.develop
C.accept D.replace
2.In the author's opinion，we hold on to our anger often because we think ______ ．
A.we can turn small issues into big ones
B.our happiness is more important
C.our own opinions matter most
D.others will be less defensive
3.The best thing to do after a quarrel is to ______ ．
A.let go of our own fights B.realize that you are wrong
C.expect others to give in D.apologize to others first
4.What would be the best tittle for the passage？ ______
A.Be Peaceful B.Reach Out and Give
C.Small and Big Stuff D.Enjoy Your Friendship
In 1999, twelve percent of public elementary schools in the United States required students to wear uniforms. Just three years later, the amount was almost double that.
A study of six big-city Ohio public schools showed students who were required to wear uniforms had improved graduation, behavior and attendance rates. Academic performance was unchanged.
Some high schools in Texas have also joined in the movement. Yet studies find mixed results from requiring uniforms. And some schools have turned away from such policies.
Supporters believe dressing the same creates a better learning environment and safer schools. The school district in Long Beach, California, was the first in the country to require uniforms in all elementary and middle schools. The example helped build national interest in uniforms as a way to deal with school violence and improve learning.
Findings in Long Beach suggested that the policy resulted in fewer behavior problems and better attendance. But researcher Viktoria, who has looked at those findings, says they were based only on opinions about the effects of uniforms.
She says other steps taken at the same time to improve schools in Long Beach and statewide could have influenced the findings. The district (the area marked by government) increased punishments for misbehavior. And California passed a law to reduce class sizes.
In Florida, for example, researcher Sharon found that uniforms seemed to improve behavior and reduce violence. In Texas, Eloise found fewer discipline problems among students required to wear uniforms, but no effect on attendance.
Sociologist David has studied school uniform policies since1998．He collected the reports in the book. In his own study, he found that reading and mathematics performance dropped after a school in Pennsylvania(宾夕法尼亚州) required uniforms.
Political and community pressures may persuade schools to go to uniforms to improve learning. But David and others believe there is not enough evidence of a direct relationship. In fact, he says requiring uniforms may even increase discipline problems.
1.Which of the following researchers are NOT supporters of school uniform policies?
A.Viktoria and Sharon. B.Sharon and David.
C.Eloise and Sharon. D.Viktoria and David.
2.The underlined word“misbehavior”in the sixth paragraph probably means ________.
A.serious crime B.bad performance
C.absence for class D.action against wearing uniforms
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A.More work is needed to get better information about uniform’s effect.
B.The number of schools requiring uniforms in the U.S. will become less sharply.
C.Wearing uniforms has little to do with behavior and learning.
D.Politicians and communities won’t vote for uniform policies.
4.What’s the main idea of this passage?
A.More and more students are required to wear uniforms in the U.S.
B.Wearing uniforms contributes to good academic performance.
C.Researchers in the U.S. argue for school uniform policies.
D.Evidence for school uniform polices in the U.S. is seen as weak.
