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Last September, my daughter and I went on a beach holiday together. One afternoon during the holiday, we went to take1. walk on the beach.

It was a beautiful day and we really enjoyed the walk there. Then2. (sudden) my daughter let go of my hand. She looked at something on the ground. Before I could find out what she was doing, she had picked up a small crab (螃蟹). She observed it for a while, and then 3. (drop) it into the water.  After she did that, she smiled4. me and said, “I just  rescued it.”

I was really worried that she would be injured. I had read in books that one could easily get hurt by a crab. And I had never touched a crab. However,5.  I could say or do anything,  I found that there was already a small crowd around6. (we).  They were terribly7. (surprise)   at the courage of this cute three-year-old who could pick up a crab and return it    to the ocean before something bad caused its8. (die). And I became proud  of  my  daughter.

My fear has stopped me from doing many things. I’m glad9. (find) that my daughter isn’t afraid of10. (try) new things.

    In 1994, The Brazilian photographer Salgado went back to his homeland in Minas Gerais, Brazil. He was__________ to see the land run by his family. The thick forest there was once a paradise  ( 乐园 ) for him and his friends, bringing them___ memories.

To his horror, he saw a totally different____. Only 0.5% of the land was covered with trees. “The land was as sick as a serious patient — everything was______ due to deforestation (砍伐森林),” Salgado said___ during a meeting on climate change in Paris.

Salgado ______that he should do something about it. Then he ______the bold idea of replanting trees on the land, which beyond his expectations, received___ from his wife and relatives. Soon the whole family _______  and the results are remarkable. _______, the land is changing: It is carpeted with green trees again and some of the insects, birds and animals living in the land before____. The land has been brought back to life. The___ family’s hard work also impressed people around them. They___ cutting down trees and began to protect the environment.

“The work over the years is quite difficult but well worth the_____ and I think every  little bit of work_____,” said Salgado. Therefore, everyone should play a part in protecting  the environment.

1.A.sorry B.ready C.eager D.willing

2.A.wonderful B.embarrassing C.painful D.complex

3.A.direction B.atmosphere C.plan D.sight

4.A.disturbed B.destroyed C.prohibited D.abandoned

5.A.calmly B.nervously C.sadly D.lightly

6.A.admitted B.realized C.agreed D.proved

7.A.thought up B.laughed at C.turned down D.tried out

8.A.doubts B.permission C.suggestions D.support

9.A.backed off B.broke up C.took action D.got through

10.A.Suddenly B.Eventually C.Gradually D.Generally

11.A.escaped B.returned C.approached D.died

12.A.kind-hearted B.brave C.devoted D.considerate

13.A.forgot B.stopped C.delayed D.missed

14.A.comment B.promise C.offer D.effort

15.A.increases B.matches C.improves D.matters

    For businesses to develop, every business leader needs to create a workplace that is not only productive, but enjoyable too. Here are some ways to encourage workers to work harder and also keep them happy.

1. If you want to keep your workers on track, you’ll need to provide a space where they can relax from stressful work for a while. This can be in the form of a game room, or a sofa where workers can leave their desks for a short time to talk with colleagues and relax.

Make them feel valued.2. Do not let them feel they are just someone who turns up, gets their work done and leaves at the end of the day. An easy way to do this is ask for their feedback (反馈) at company meetings.

Give them more responsibilities. Having your workers do the same tasks day in day out is a productivity killer. So provide them with new tasks that allow them to step outside of their comfort zone.3.

Reward them. Let’s face it! Everyone wants some kinds of rewards when working for a company.4. You don’t necessarily have to increase someone’s pay to encourage them — just make sure you provide enough encouragement so that you keep top talent.

Be straightforward. If you let your workers stay in the dark about the goings-on of your business, they’ll feel being kept out.5. Always be straightforward with your workers and let them know about any trying times the company faces.

A. Listen to their needs.

B. Create a welcoming environment.

C. It can be as simple as a free lunch or a gift card.

D. Set an example to your workers by working hard.

E. In this way they will increasingly believe in their abilities.

F. So keeping open communication is very important for a good team.

G. Encourage workers, making them feel they are important to you.

    There’s a lot we know about eggs: they are great for breakfast and you can cook them in different ways. One topic of debate, however, is why brown chicken eggs usually cost more than white ones. According to Sharman Hickman, the director of Community Outreach and Education for Hickman’s Family Farms, genetics (基因学) not nutrition determines the eggshell color and thus the egg’s price.

The chicken breed (品种) and their genetics decide whether or not hens have pigment (色素 ) genes, which coat the egg and result in a colored shell during the egg-laying process. Although all eggs start out white in color, shell color can range from white to brown and even blue in some rare breeds, Hickman adds. Breeds such as the Leghorn chicken lay white eggs, while the Orpington lays brown eggs and the Ameraucana produces blue eggs.

Hickman notes that the Leghorn breed is the most efficient egg-laying hen, making it a popular choice for farmers. Hens that produce colored eggshells, however, tend to be larger and require more feed and energy to create that painted layer. Since those breeds cost more to feed, their eggs are more expensive.

Although eggs sometimes look different and are priced differently, it’s impossible to know

their nutritional make-up from the shell color alone, according to Malina Linkas Malkani, media spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. “Choosing between brown and white eggs is a matter of personal preference,” she says. “But it’s important for people to know that the color of the eggshell has nothing to do with the egg’s nutrient content or shell thickness.”

What does affect the nutrient content is the specific diet the hen is on, according to Malkani. For example, hens fed with a diet with omega-3s and vitamin D produce eggs that are higher in those specific nutrients. No matter what your preference is, don’t judge an egg by its shell color.

1.Which of the following is one of the arguments about eggs?

A.Which eggs are difficult to break.

B.How eggs can be cooked healthily.

C.Why colored eggs are more expensive.

D.What the best time to eat eggs should be.

2.What makes the eggshell color different?

A.The hen’s breed. B.The size of the hen.

C.The color of the eggs inside. D.The length of the laying process.

3.Why do farmers love the Leghorn breed more?

A.They lay brown eggs. B.Their eggs are larger.

C.Their eggs sell better. D.They are productive.

4.What can we learn from Malkani’s words in the last paragraph?

A.It takes efforts to test eggs’ nutrition.

B.It’s meaningless to study an eggs color.

C.Personal preference matters a lot in choice-making.

D.An egg’s nutrition is closely related to the hen’s feed.

    I developed postpartum depression (PPD) (产后抑郁症) after giving birth to my first son. Actually I started feeling bad before I even had my son. The night I arrived home after giving birth, I had my first panic attack. I doubted I was having a slight heart attack.  The next day,  a public health nurse visited our home to see if everything was fine with me. She reassured me that I didn’t have a heart problem, and informed me that it was likely a panic attack. The nurse visit was part of a program that provided support for new moms. Sadly, it didn’t include any information on PPD.

By my six-week postpartum checkup, I knew something was wrong. I was having difficulty falling asleep and I felt like I was slowly going crazy. Panic attacks were more frequent. I talked with my obstetrician (产科医师), but unfortunately, she was not trained to recognize or cure PPD. Now I didn’t know whom to turn to for help.

I told my situation to my mom and my husband but they didn’t understand what I was really experiencing. They figured that being a new parent was tough for anyone, so feeling a little down after giving birth — “baby blues” — was just normal and not necessarily a sign of depression. But my cousin, also a new mom, knew me well, and she could see that something was wrong.

With my cousin’s encouragement, I went to see my family doctor and I was finally diagnosed (被诊断为) with PPD. I started taking medication, and began to feel better. Eventually, I rehabilitated, feeling like my old self again.

It is common for new moms to get the “baby blues” mixed up with PPD. I do think more attention should be drawn to the latter. After all, a new research finds that about 1 in 7 new mothers will be seriously troubled by PPD.

1.Why did the nurse visit the author?

A.To care for her baby. B.To cure her of her heart disease.

C.To help check her condition. D.To offer her information on PPD.

2.After talking with her obstetrician, what did the author realize?

A.She was really suffering from PPD.

B.Her obstetrician couldn’t really help her.

C.She should have received training in PPD.

D.Her obstetrician didn’t really care about her.

3.What does the underlined word “rehabilitated” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A.recovered. B.succeeded.

C.resigned. D.returned.

4.What’s the author’s main purpose in writing the text?

A.To tell about her suffering “baby blues”.

B.To express her ideas about giving birth.

C.To call for attention to postpartum depression.

D.To show the importance of family to new moms.