UNIQUE AND WEIRD NEW YEAR EVE TRADITIONS
Germany
In some parts of Germany, they do bleigiessen, or lead （铅）pouring. Pour a dollop（团）of molten lead in cold water and whatever shape forms may be telling about the year to come. A heart shape, naturally, means love will come your way. A crown predicts wealth and fortune. A star indicates happiness. But if you see a cross in the lead? You're as good as dead!
Latin America
If you're in Latin America, make sure you have some colorful underpants to ring in the new year. End — of — the — year partiers put on colorful underwear to ensure certain types of outcomes for the following year. Red for love and yellow for success.
Naples, Italy
Neapolitans like throwing things out of windows, at least on New Year's Eve. Furniture, kitchen machines, grandma. Well, maybe not the last one. Let's hope not, anyway. This tradition is meant to symbolize an out — with — the — old gesture and getting a brand new beginning for the new year. These days people are a bit more mindful about what they toss down to the street below.
Spain
In 1909, winegrowers in the Alicante region of Spain had a brilliant idea: start and promote an annual tradition that would involve people having to buy and eat more grapes. One must cat 12 grapes on New Year's Eve to encourage prosperity for the coining year. Now, it's u popular custom in Iberia. But the problem is that one has to cat a grape for each bell strike at midnight.
1.What does a cross shape mean?
A.Love. B.Wealth.
C.Happiness. D.Misfortune.
2.What's new about Neapolitans' tradition?
A.They hate using furniture.
B.They throw their grandma out of windows.
C.They are more careful about what to throw.
D.They like making gestures in front of the window.
3.Which country has the tradition of eating grapes?
A.Germany. B.Brazil.
C.Italy. D.Spain.
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Early rising has many advantage. First, it helps us to keep health. We all need fresh air, and the air is freshest in the morning. Beside, we can improve our health by exercise regularly in the morning. Second, it can also benefits our study because in the morning we can lean more quickly. Third, it can make us to plan our work for the day. Only without a proper plan can we work well. Early rising can allow us enough time to get ready for your work. So we say that those who always gets up late should make an effort to get up early.
For more than six million American children, coming home after school means coming home to an empty house. All of them have something 1. common. They spend part of each day alone. They are called latchkey children, who look after 2. (them) while their parents work.
Lynette Smith was once the headmaster of a school. She said, “We had a school rule against 3. (wear) jewelry. A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys fastened. I was 4. (constant) telling them to put them inside their shirts. There were so many keys. It never came to my mind 5. they meant.” Slowly, she learned they were house keys.
She and her husband began talking to the children. Fear is the 6. (big) problem faced by children at home alone. One in each three latchkey children were scared. Many had nightmares and were worried about their own 7. (safe).
The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. It might be in a shower still, under a bed, 8. in a closet. The second is TV. They’ll often play it at high volume. 9. Smiths learned it’s hard to get statistics on latchkey children. Most parents are unwilling 10. (admit) they leave their children alone.
At my heaviest I weighed 370 pounds. I had a very poor relationship with food: I used it to ________ bad feelings, to make myself feel better, and to celebrate. Worried about my health, I tried many different kinds of ________ but nothing worked. I came to believe that I could do nothing about my __________
When I was 50, my weight problem began to affect me ________ . I didn’t want to live the rest of my life with this ________ weight any more.
That year, I________ a seminar where we were asked to create a project that would touch the world. A seminar leader shared her ________ story —she had not only 125 pounds, but also raised $25,000 for homeless children._____ by her story, I created the As We Heal(痊愈), the World Heals _________. My goal was to lose 150 pounds in one year and raise $50,000________ a movement founded 30 years ago to end hunger. This combination of healing myself and healing the world ________ me as the perfect solution.______I began my own personal weight program, I was filled with the fear that I would ______ the same difficulties that beat me before. While the ________ hung over my head, there were also signs that I was headed down the right _________. I sent letters to everyone I knew, telling them about my project. It worked perfectly. Donations began __________in from hundreds of people.
Of course, I also took some practical steps to lose weight. I consulted with a physician(内科医生), I hired a fitness coach, and I began to eat small and __________ meals. My fund-raising focus also gave me new motivation to exercise _________.
A year later, I________ my goal: I lost 150 pounds and raised $50,000! I feel that I’ve been given a second life to devote to something that is __________ and enormous.
1.A.add B.mix C.kill D.share
2.A.diets B.drinks C.fruits D.dishes
3.A.height B.ability C.wisdom D.weight
4.A.temporarily B.recently C.seriously D.secretly
5.A.ideal B.extra C.normal D.low
6.A.attended B.organized C.recommended D.mentioned
7.A.folk B.success C.adventure D.science
8.A.Surprised B.Amused C.Influenced D.Disturbed
9.A.project B.business C.system D.custom
10.A.in search of B.in need of C.in place of D.in support of
11.A.scared B.considered C.confused D.struck
12.A.As B.Until C.If D.Unless
13.A.get over B.run into C.look for D.put aside
14.A.excitement B.joy C.anger D.fear
15.A.row B.hall C.path D.street
16.A.breaking B.flooding C.jumping D.stepping
17.A.heavy B.full C.expense D.healthy
18.A.regularly B.limitlessly C.suddenly D.randomly
19.A.set B.reached C.missed D.dropped
20.A.stressful B.painful C.meaningful D.peaceful
Here’s how yo-yo dieting affects your body and your mind
Yo-yo dieting, also known as weight cycling, occurs when a person experiences periods of weight loss followed by weight gain followed by weight loss and so on and so on. The effects of this weight cycling are significant, even when the weight lost and gained is as little as 10 pounds. 1..
It can make you gain weight
While dieting may help you lose a few pounds at first, it only works temporarily. Your body responds to the lack of calories by turning to lean muscle mass for energy. Once you have returned to your normal eating habits, the weight comes back on –2..
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Yo-yo dieting may increase the risk for heart disease and sudden death in post-menopausal（绝经后期）women. Studies found that when normal-weight women experienced periods of weight cycling, they were 3.5 times more likely to have sudden death than women whose weight remained stable. In the same study, yo-yo dieting increased a woman’s risk of death by 66 percent.
It can be damaging to your skin
Dermatologist (a doctor who studies and treats skin diseases) Robin Evans weighed in on the effect that yo-yo dieting has on the skin. “The up and down weight losses and gains can have harmful effects on the skin especially on the face with stretching and contracting the skin,” said Evans. 4..
It plays games with your mind
Yo-yo dieting is hard on the body, 5.. Repeatedly gaining and losing weight can leave dieters feeling more depressed about their weight and losing self-belief as a result.
If you’re a yo-yo-dieter, talk to your health care provider about lifestyle changes that can help you maintain a stable and healthy weight for years to come.
A.It only works temporarily
B.It can damage your heart
C.but in the form of fat, not muscle
D.but it’s even harder on the mind
E.but with a smaller size, you will make yourself less friendly
F.The result ends up more wrinkles and an overall effect of aging the skin
G.We turned to the experts to find out how yo-yo dieting can affect your body and your mind
