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On March 31, the Eiffel Tower, one of the world’s most visited and recognizable places of interest, celebrated the 130- year anniversary (周年纪念日) of its opening.
It was only supposed to exist for 20 1. (year). Maybe Parisians decided it was 2. (easy) to just leave it in place than pull it down. It looks like they made the right choice. More than 250 million people 3. (pay) a visit to the tower so far, according to 4. (it) official website.
Designed by French Gustav Eiffel, the tower was meant 5. (serve) as the entrance to the 1889 World Fair in the 6. (begin). It took just over two years to build it. Although it is popular now, not all French people liked 7. tower when it opened. However, the visitors to the 1889 World Fair found it 8. (entertain) to visit the Eiffel Tower. Two million people visited it during the fair. It then became useful as a radio antenna (天线) during the First World War.
Tourists have a choice when they climb the tower. They can either walk 1, 665 steps to the top 9. use one of the elevator cars from 1899. Once tourists reach the top, 10. the Eiffel’s office is, they can have a drink in the tower’s top-floor champagne bar. Today, the tower stands as a symbol of France.
I am a girl, but I was born to be a rebel (叛逆者). I like games that can be _____ Some of the sports I like, even boys won’t play!
Wrestling (摔跤) is _____ seen as a sport for men, but I _____ to see if I could do it.
Every Saturday morning, I got out of bed early to go and watch my brother _____.From morning to night, I would sit watching the _____ have all the fun. Since then, wrestling has been part of my _____.
For three years, I _____ all the boys and became the best player in the team. My _____ memory of wrestling is when a boy walked off _____ because he’d lost to a girl.
My last ______ was at this year’s Girls’ State Wrestling Championships.
I was so ______. I was sure I would win. My heart was beating hard when the match started. I could see ____but my competitor. When the final whistle blew, I had ______ by four points. The cameras and ______ all turned to me: I was the new wrestling champion. I felt so ______. But after a few minutes of enjoying being a champion, ______ began to run through my knee. Because I hurt my knee, my ______ of being a national champion ended. Even so, I won’t lose heart and still ______ to wrestle next year when I go to college. I have ___ that you can do anything you want if you stay positive and put your ______ into it.
1.A.interesting B.surprising C.dangerous D.famous
2.A.usually B.ever C.hardly D.never
3.A.agreed B.pretended C.decided D.happened
4.A.roll B.run C.fight D.wrestle
5.A.boys B.girls C.teammates D.friends
6.A.way B.life C.work D.study
7.A.beat B.hit C.knocked D.injured
8.A.longest B.shortest C.deepest D.worst
9.A.shouting B.smiling C.laughing D.crying
10.A.chance B.match C.try D.sport
11.A.upset B.great C.pleased D.excited
12.A.anything B.nothing C.everything D.something
13.A.won B.lost C.led D.gained
14.A.hands B.players C.lights D.photos
15.A.shy B.hopeful C.happy D.nervous
16.A.air B.blood C.steam D.pain
17.A.dream B.plan C.goal D.story
18.A.remember B.cycle C.want D.walk
19.A.said B.heard C.learned D.noticed
20.A.time B.heart C.foot D.wealth
Ways to build strong friendships
Be loyal to a friend. Part of being a friend is being prepared to devote your time and energy to helping out your friends. If a friend needs help with an unpleasant thing, or if he or she just needs a shoulder to cry on, be there for them. 1. This is a good way to attract the kind of friends you want in your life.
2. When you say you'll do something, do it. When your friend tells you a secret, keep it secret from others. Be someone that people know that they can rely on. If you show this quality to your friends, they will appreciate it and will be reliable in return.
Be a good listener. Many people think they have to appear very interesting. 3. Listen carefully to what people say, remember important details about them, ask questions about their interests, and take the time to learn more about them.
Stress your good qualities. Show others what makes you stand apart from the crowd. Talk about your interests and hobbies. Everyone has interesting stories to tell – don’t be afraid to share yours. 4. People love to be around someone who makes them laugh.
Choose your friends wisely. As you make friends with more people, you may find that some are hard to get along with. Sometimes you may even realize that certain friendships are unhealthy. 5. Cherish those friends who are a positive influence in your life, and do your best to be a positive influence in theirs.
A. Be a reliable friend.
B. Keep your promise to your friend.
C. Be respectful of their decisions and share yours with him.
D. Besides, a little humor always keeps a conversation light and happy.
E. In this case, walk your way out of the friendship as gracefully as possible.
F. Being a loyal friend will attract other people to you who value this quality.
G. Far more important than that, however, is the ability to show that you're interested in others.
Protect Children from Cyber-bullying
When you think about bullying, you might think of a child being bullied by another in the schoolyard. As more young people have access to computers and cell phones, traditional bullying has gone digital, which has not yet gained awareness in Chinese parents.
Cyber-bullying, first invented by Canadian educator Bill Belsey, is the use of the Internet and related technologies to harm other people, in an intentional, repeated, and unfriendly manner. It involves threatening text messages, the spread of online rumors on social networking sites, and intentionally keeping someone out of an online group. Cyber-bullying is at an all-time high in the US. According to a study from the US Department of Justice, more than 43% of teenagers report
being victims（受害者）of cyber-bullying.
Compared to face-to-face bullying, cyber-bullying is considered to have a worse emotional effect on the victims, and kids could feel more desperate and depressed. Severe, long-term or frequent cyber-bullying can leave victims at greater risk for anxiety, depression, and other disorders. Research says that cyber-bullying victims were almost twice as likely to have attempted suicide compared to youths who had not experienced it.
In traditional schoolyard bullying, at least home is a safe place for the victims. But cyber-bullying is endless---it could happen anytime. Moreover, in the digital world, bullying is much easier, as a bully can pick on people with a much lower risk of being caught.
Actually, cyber-bullying has become a worldwide issue. In the US, as several teens committed suicide because of cyber-bullying, some schools set rules to punish cyberbullies. Laws to punish cyber-bullying have been introduced in some states. In China, cyber-bullying is still considered by many parents and educators as a problem that involves physical contact. However, as cell phones and laptops are becoming common equipment for teenagers, social interactions have increasingly moved from personal contact to virtual contact. Cyber-bullying is spreading faster than expected.
For schools and parents, safety rules should be set in the virtual world for kids, such as telling them not to let out anything to a stranger. Active steps should be taken to make the public aware of the seriousness of this problem, because it would be too late to take measures after
tragedy strikes.
1.According to the writer, which of the following is cyber-bullying?
A. Saying unkind words to classmates.
B. Attacking one’s computer with virus.
C. Stopping someone from joining a club.
D. Threatening someone in text messages.
2.Compared to traditional bullying, cyber-bullying .
A. can be found out easily
B. hasn’t been punished by law
C. can cause more lasting sufferings
D. has made twice more youths killed
3.According to the passage, .
A. cyber-bullying first started in Canada
B. measures should be taken against cyber-bullying
C. there is no escape from cyber-bullying for students
D. Chinese students are not facing serious cyber-bullying
4.Who is this passage mainly intended for?
A. Parents and educators. B. Victims and parents.
C. Teachers and students. D. Researchers and victims.
Model Railroading
Would you like to know a fun way to learn about math? Well, you can do that with model railroading. Yes, it's true. You can learn about many school topics without using a school book. Besides that, there are many other benefits that model railroading brings us as well. In this article, we will discuss just a few of those benefits of model railroading.
Patience and problem solving skills
When you build a model railroad, you have to plan your railroad out. You have to decide where the tracks (轨道) will go, where to put buildings, where to put streets and any other things you would like to add to your model railroad. Also, you have to think about any problems you may have with the design you choose. How will you make railroad crossings? How will you design hills, mountains, and rivers? Deciding on what to do with your model railroad takes a lot of thought and patience, but it is not as difficult as you may think.
Building skills
With model railroading, you learn how to put together plastic models of buildings. Also, you can learn how to build a table for your design, or make scenery for the geography of your design. Your model railroad runs on electricity, so you learn about electronics as well. These are skills that not only help you build a model railroad; these skills will help you throughout life.
Fun for family and friends
Different from many video games, model railroading is a social hobby that lets you communicate with family and friends. This is because you have to communicate with family and friends as you build and run your model railroad. By spending time with the people in your life you love and care about, you learn to become closer and care more for each other. This is one of the best parts of model railroading as a hobby. Of course, the best part about model railroading is running the trains. Watching the trains run around the track and make all the sounds and do all the things that real trains do gives people hours of enjoyment. Also, there is great satisfaction in the fact that you, your family, and your friends built the model railroad.
I hope you can learn to enjoy model railroading and experience all the benefits you just read about and many others. Happy railroading!
1.In order to build a model railroad, you have to be ________.
A.skillful and confident
B.an electrical engineer
C.thoughtful and patient
D.an expert in geography
2.What is the best part of model railroading?
A.Running the trains.
B.Planning out the railroad.
C.Putting streets and buildings.
D.Learning electronics and wiring.
3.According to the author, model railroading is a social hobby because ________.
A.it encourages us to complete it on our own
B.it improves the problem solving skills and creativity
C.it brings us hours of enjoyment and great satisfaction
D.it offers us chances to communicate with family and friends
4.Where can you probably find the article?
A.In an official report.
B.In a youth magazine.
C.In a medical textbook.
D.In a tourist guidebook.
It warmed my heart today to walk into the Thirsty Camel downtown in the Thanksgiving Day, for a quick lunch before a haircut and library trip. Ihan, a food shop owner, said that he was refusing to take money today because it was Buy Nothing Day. To increase awareness(意识) of the strange’s over-spending nature of our society, Ilan suggested a trade for food today. He simply asked that you offer something of equal personal value for the meal you received.
At first I was really uncomfortable, wondering if it would be fair to exchange a yet to be determined “I Owe You” (IOU) for food? What could I give him of equal value? After all, his food is the best in the town!
We ended up writing our IOU’s with promises of a book, some paintings and the offer of work in a variety of ways if he needs it.
I think the idea isn’t that the trade is “equal” so much as the importance of the kind of transaction. We put thought into our offer and we had an even greater understanding for the meals we ate.
We don’t buy a lot, especially at this upcoming time of year. We don’t give gifts at all in fact. The holiday time is spent enjoying each other’s company and doing things together with family and friends. This is what seems most sensible.
Ilan is a good person. We are all lucky to have someone like this in our community.
1.Ilan did not take any money that day in order to .
A.have a quick lunch before a haircut and library trip
B.trade for something of equal value in return
C.make people aware of their over spending
D.buy nothing that day to save some money
2.For the meal, the author finally offered Ilan .
A.some promises B.a book
C.some paintings D.work in different ways
3.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “transaction”?
A.transport B.trade
C.meal D.giving
4.What is the author’s attitude to Buy Nothing Day?
A.Disagreeable B.Meaningless.
C.Doubtful. D.Supportive.
