THE MUSTHAVE — SPRING FLUSH (红晕) If you buy one new makeup item this spring, make it a color-packed (but still mixable!) cream red, like one of the new versions from CoverGirl and Maybelline. Whenever you wear it, coworkers will come over to your desk and say things like “Your skin looks great!” and “You look so happy!” That might make you wonder, “What do I usually look like?” But it’ll also inspire you to wear a cheery pop of color on your cheeks for the next three months straight. |
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THE TREND — FERMENTED EXTRACTS (发酵精华) Fermentation isn’t new — the process of preserving natural components has been around for a thousand years — but its popularity in the beauty world is just starting to bloom. And for good reason: Many fermented components have promising skin benefits. Estée Lauder’s brightening treatment features ferment, which fades dark spots and make skin look more toned. The updated version of La Mer’s famous eye cream has a fermented complex that improves dark circles and fine lines. |
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THE GADGET — HAIR BRUSH Straightening your own hair is about to get a lot easier. Powered by electricity, this brush’s heated edges help you get close to the scalp (头皮) (great for short hair), and you don’t need a separate brush or comb, and it stays at the exact temperature you choose so you don’t overheat (read: damage) your hair. The result: Smooth hair is officially just a brush away. |
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LIPSTICKS BUILT TO LAST — HERMÈS LIPSTICKS Who says an object can’t be environmentally sound? The first try by Hermès into the world of makeup is a responsible one: Rouge Hermès, its new line of lipsticks. |
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1.If you have dark spots on your cheeks, which of the following can you choose according to the passage?
A.The products from Maybelline. B.The products from Rouge Hermès.
C.The products from La Mer. D.The products from Estée Lauder.
2.During a power failure, which of the following may be of less use according to the passage?
A.SPRING FLUSH. B.FERMENTED EXTRACTS.
C.HAIR BRUSH. D.HERMÈS LIPSTICKS.
A pair of silk stockings
Little Missus Sommers one day found that she had already saved fifty dollars. It seemed to her a very large amount of money.
The question of investment was one she _______ carefully. A dollar or two could be _______ to the price she usually paid for her daughter Janie’s shoes. This would guarantee they would _______ a great deal longer than usual. She would buy cloth for new shirts for the boys. And still there would be enough left for new stockings — two pairs per child. What time that would save her in always _______ old stockings!
But that day she was tired and a little bit weak. Between getting the children fed and the house cleaned, and preparing herself to go shopping, she had _______ to eat at all!
When she arrived at the large department store, she sat in front of an empty counter. She was trying to gather _______ and courage to push through a mass of busy _______. She rested her hand upon the counter.
She wore no gloves. She slowly grew aware that her hand had felt something very _______ to touch. She looked down to see that her hand lay upon a pile of silk _______. A young salesgirl who stood behind the __________ asked her if she wished to __________ the silky leg coverings.
She smiled as if she had been asked to inspect diamond jewelry with the aim of __________ it. But she went on feeling the soft, __________ items. Now she used both hands, holding the stockings up to see the light shine __________ them.
Two red marks suddenly showed on her pale face.
She thought to herself, “Why not live for myself once?”
She looked up at the salesgirl. “Well, I will __________ this pair.” she said.
Missus Sommers then walked into the ladies’ rest area. In an empty corner, she __________ her cotton stockings with the new silk ones.
For the first time she seemed to be taking a __________ from the tiring act of considering her family. She had let herself be __________ by some machine — like force directing her actions. But this time she decided to free herself of __________.
Then she put her shoes back on and put her old stockings into her bag. Next, she went to the shoe department, sat down and waited to be __________.
1.A.resisted B.considered C.described D.underwent
2.A.spent B.withdrawn C.dropped D.added
3.A.last B.extend C.show D.dress
4.A.picking B.washing C.packing D.repairing
5.A.refused B.forgotten C.regretted D.planned
6.A.confidence B.information C.respect D.strength
7.A.shoppers B.sellers C.agents D.guards
8.A.rough B.delicious C.pleasant D.pretty
9.A.handkerchiefs B.shirts C.stockings D.shoes
10.A.counter B.crowd C.elevator D.window
11.A.see B.witness C.investigate D.examine
12.A.purchasing B.selling C.producing D.designing
13.A.ordinary B.abnormal C.costly D.simple
14.A.beyond B.through C.between D.upon
15.A.return B.buy C.present D.consume
16.A.sold B.exchanged C.submitted D.replaced
17.A.rest B.walk C.look D.sigh
18.A.thrown B.squeezed C.controlled D.comforted
19.A.debt B.dream C.appointment D.responsibility
20.A.fitted B.employed C.consulted D.promoted
Some teenagers have independent tastes, but most tend to _______.
A.lose their heads B.spill the beans C.swim with the tide D.mend their ways
—Gosh, I feel I have messed up my whole life.
—Cheer up. Things will _______.
A.hold out B.work out C.stand out D.set out
The president must have received the result of medical research by the time the disease spread widely, _______?
A.hasn’t he B.mustn’t he C.hadn’t he D.didn’t he
The entire country was _______ with grief for the eighteen firefighters and one guide who were killed in Liangshan mountain fire.
A.accumulated B.distributed C.spoiled D.overcome
