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When I was little, Friday’s night was our family game night. After supper, we would play card games of all sort in the sitting room. As the kid, I loved to watch cartoons, but no matter how many times I asked to watching them, my parents would not to let me. They would say to us that playing card games would help my brain. Still I unwilling to play the games for them sometimes. I didn’t realize how right my parents are until I entered high school. The games my parents taught me where I was a child turned out to be very useful later in my life.

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Diets have changed in China — and so too has its top crop. Since 2011, the country 1.（grow）more corn than rice. Corn production has jumped nearly 125 percent over 2. past 25 years, while rice has increased only 7 percent.

A taste for meat is 3. (actual) behind the change: An important part of its corn is used to feed chickens, pigs, and cattle. Another reason for corn's rise: The government encourages farmers to grow corn instead of rice 4. (improve) water quality. Corn uses less water 5. rice and creates less fertilizer(化肥) runoff. This switch has decreased 6. (pollute) in the country's major lakes and reservoirs and made drinking water safer for people.

According to the World Bank, China accounts for about 30 percent of total 7. (globe)fertilizer consumption. The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture finds that between 2005—when the government 8. (start) a soil-testing program 9. gives specific fertilizer recommendations to farmers - and 2011, fertilizer use dropped by 7.7 million tons. That prevented the emission(排放) of 51.8 million tons of carbon dioxide. China's approach to protecting its environment while 10. (feed) its citizens "offers useful lessons for agriculture and food policymakers worldwide." says the bank's Juergen Voegele.

    Pam Bales， an experienced hiker， stepped onto snow-covered Jewell Trail. The hike up the lower part of Jewell was _______. But less than an hour later， the weather was showing its teeth. Bales began to think about calling it a day. Then she noticed something: a single set of _______ in the snow ahead of her. She'd been_______unclear tracks all day and hadn't given them much _______， because so many people climb Jewell Trail. But these， as a volunteer of the Valley Search and Rescue Team， she  _______， had been made by a pair of sneakers， which was surely not for this kind of trail. Strong wind screamed， and_______was just hours away. If Bales continued to follow the tracks， she'd add_______to the journey. But the tracks ahead meant someone might be in _____________She could not let this go. She silently scolded the absent hiker for _______  normal safety rules and struggled to walk carefully in the direction of the __________ .

After about tracks to 30 yards， she rounded a corner and saw a man sitting motionless. He wore tennis sneakers and a light jacket. She checked him for any sign of ____________ . There was none. Bales had been trained in search and rescue and knew that he was hypothermic （ 体温过低的 ） and would ________soon if he didn't get out of there. The man said he had lost his way and was extremely________ . Bales brought a pair of soft-shell pants， a winter hat， and a jacket from her pack. She helped the man ________ the warm， dry layers onto his body and offered him some hot cocoa.________he stood. She offered continuous encouragement—“ Keep going! You're doing great." Just before 6 p. m.， they arrived at the trailhead very________ . Her climb up to the spot where she____________ the man had taken about four hours. Two hours had passed since then.

A week later， the president of Bales' rescue group received a letter in the mail. It read： “ On Sunday October! 17， 1 went up my trail， Jewell. ________ was to be bad. But without thinking too much I was dressed to go quickly. Next thing I knew this lady was talking to me， changing my clothes， making me warmer. She just kept________me. Finally， I learned her name was Pam. The entire time she treated me with compassion （同情心），confidence， and one hundred percent commitment..."

In the nine years since she saved John， Bales has become something of a hiking legend （传奇人物）. It's a（ n） __________ she never sought or wanted， but one she certainly has earned.

1.A.long B.boring C.pleasant D.unforgettable

2.A.clothes B.tools C.gloves D.footprints

3.A.recording B.following C.covering D.leaving

4.A.response B.expectation C.thought D.hope

5.A.realized B.suggested C.admitted D.remembered

6.A.success B.darkness C.freedom D.disaster

7.A.information B.interest C.risk D.pain

8.A.trouble B.control C.doubt D.touch

9.A.knowing B.making C.judging D.breaking

10.A.wind B.tracks C.sound D.hikers

11.A.power B.life C.injury D.loss

12.A.recover B.escape C.wake D.die

13.A.cold B.starving C.sleepy D.concerned

14.A.pick B.pull C.bring D.carry

15.A.Unwillingly B.Nervously C.Immediately D.Slowly

16.A.tired B.stressed C.upset D.scared

17.A.treated B.observed C.located D.protected

18.A.Chance B.Sight C.Health D.Weather

19.A.praising B.encouraging C.excusing D.instructing

20.A.title B.fortune C.opportunity D.option

Two weeks earlier, my son, Ben, had got in touch, he’d moved to England with his mum when he was three and it had been 13 years since I’d _________ seen him. So imagine my _________ when he emailed me saying he wanted to come to visit me.

I was _________! I arrived early at Byron Bay where we were supposed to _________. The bay was _________ in sunshine, and there was a group of kayakers around 150m off the shore. Getting a little _________. I realized one kayak（皮划艇）was in _________. “Something’s not _________!” I took off my T-shirt and _________ into the water. I saw there were two instructors on board and a man lying across the middle. He was __________ violently. Linking arms with one of the instructors. I helped __________ the young man out of the water. He was unconscious and as I looked at his face, something __________ to me. Those brown eyes were very __________. “What’s his name?” I asked the instructor. “Ben,” he replied, and immediately I __________. That stranger was my son!

The instructors called for an ambulance. __________, after a brief stay in hospital, Ben was well enough to be allowed to __________ and later the family met up for dinner. We chatted about everything and then Ben __________ to me. “I just want to say thank you,” he said, “You __________ my life!”

I still can’t believe what a __________ it was. I’m just so glad I was there __________ to help my son.

1.A. also    B. often    C. even    D. last

2.A. delight    B. relief    C. anger    D. worry

3.A. scared    B. shocked    C. thrilled    D. ashamed

4.A. talk    B. stay    C. meet    D. settle

5.A. bathed    B. clean    C. deep    D. formed

6.A. faster    B. closer    C. heavier    D. wiser

7.A. trouble    B. advance    C. question    D. battle

8.A. real    B. right    C. fair    D. fit

9.A. stared    B. sank    C. dived    D. fell

10.A. arguing    B. fighting    C. Shouting    D. shaking

11.A. lead    B. persuade    C. carry    D. keep

12.A. happened    B. occurred    C. applied    D. appealed

13.A. sharp    B. pleasant    C. attractive    D. familiar

14.A. agreed    B. hesitated    C. doubted    D. knew

15.A. Fortunately    B. Frankly    C. Sadly    D. Suddenly

16.A. return    B. relax    C. speak    D. leave

17.A. joked    B. turned    C. listened    D. pointed

18.A. created    B. honored    C. saved    D. guided

19.A. coincidence    B. change    C. pity    D. pain

20.A. on board    B. in time    C. for sure    D. on purpose

    If you are already making the time to exercise, it is good indeed! With such busy lives, it can be hard to try and find the time to work out. 1. Working out in the morning provides additional benefits beyond being physically fit.

Your productivity is improved. Exercising makes you more awake and ready to handle whatever is ahead of you for the day. 2.

Your metabolism(新陈代谢) gets a head start. 3. If you work out in the mornings, then you will be getting the calorie(卡路里) burning benefits for the whole day, not in your sleep.

4. Studies found that people who woke up early for exercise slept better than those who exercised in the evening. Exercise energizes you, so it is more difficult to relax and have a peaceful sleep when you are very excited.

5. If you work out bright and early in the morning, you will be more likely to stick to healthy food choices throughout the day. Who would want to ruin their good workout by eating junk food? You will want to continue to focus on positive choices.

There are a lot of benefits to working out, especially in the mornings. Set your alarm clock an hour early and push yourself to work out! You will feel energized all day long.

A. You will stick to your diet.

B. Your quality of sleep improves.

C. You prefer healthy food to fast food.

D. There is no reason you should exercise in the morning.

E. You can keep your head clear for 4-10 hours after exercise.

F. After you exercise, you continue to burn calories throughout the day.

G. If you are planning to do exercise regularly, or you’re doing it now, then listen up!