Keep Shower Doors Spotless Longer Waterrepelling sprays (such as RainX) aren't just great for your car. Applying a coat to your shower doors will prevent the buildup of mildew(霉菌) and other residue. |
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Pick Up Glass Fragments Easily Collecting the larger pieces of a broken glass or dish is usually easy enough, but picking up those tiny slivers and shards can be tricky. One way to do it is to press a slice of soft bread over the area. Just be careful not to cut yourself when you toss the bread in the garbage. |
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Sweeten Your Yogurt Without Sugar Flavored yogurts often contain dozens of grams of sugar, but plain yogurt can be pretty blah. Add flavor without many calories with a few drops of vanilla, mint, or almond extract. You can also microwave your favourite into a compote(蜜饯) and, once it's cool, swirl it into the yogurt. |
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Spend Less on Hotel Rooms Weekend bookers tend to luck out when it comes to snagging the best rate. Prices are lowest on Fridays and Saturdays, according to the most recent data from travel site kayak.com. Absolutely avoid booking on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, when prices are highest. |
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1.We can learn from the passage that ________.
A.covering the shower door with your coat keeps it spotless longer
B.soft bread can be used to pick up tiny glass fragments
C.yogurt can be made sweeter if you add your favourite fruit and microwave it
D.prices of hotel rooms are the lowest on Fridays and Saturdays
2.In which newspaper column can the article most probably be found?
A.Drama in real life. B.Everyday miracles.
C.Tell your stories. D.We found a fix.
South Carolina is my home state and I am the aunt, granddaughter, daughter, and sister of Baptist ministers(牧师). The church was a center of Black children's social _______ and caring Black adults were buffers(缓冲) against the segregated(种族隔离的) and hostile outside world that told us we weren't _______. But our parents said it wasn't so, our teachers said it wasn't so, and our ministers said it wasn't so. The _______ of my childhood was clear: let no man or woman _______ on you, and look down on no man or woman.
We couldn't play in public playgrounds or sit at drugstore lunch counters and _______ a Coke，so Daddy built a playground and canteen behind the church. In fact, whenever he saw a need, he tried to _______. There were no Black homes for the aged in Bennestsville, so he began one across the street for which he and Mama and we children cooked and _______ and cleaned.
We learned early what our parents and extended community “parents” valued. Children were _______—not by sermonizing(说教), but by personal example—that _______ was too lowly to do. I remember a debate my parents had when I was eight or nine as for ________ I was too young to go with my older brother, Harry，to help clean the bed and bedsores of a very sick，poor woman. I went and learned just how much the ________ helping hands and kindness can mean to a person in need.
The adults in our churches and community made children feel ________ and important. They took time and paid attention to us. They tried to find ways to keep us busy. And ________ life was often hard and resources ________，we always knew who we were and that the ________ of our worth was inside our heads and hearts and not outside in our possessions or on our backs. We were told that the ________ had a lot of problems; that Black people had an extra lot of problems; but that we were able and ________ to struggle and change them; that being poor was no ________ for not achieving; and that extra intellectual and material gifts brought ________ them the privilege and responsibility of sharing with others less ________．
1.A.attitude B.existence C.background D.media
2.A.friendly B.powerful C.important D.intelligent
3.A.advantage B.vision C.direction D.message
4.A.come down B.look down C.catch up D.give up
5.A.order B.share C.make D.find
6.A.research B.reply C.respond D.reflect
7.A.played B.ate C.helped D.served
8.A.rewarded B.disciplined C.taught D.assessed
9.A.nothing B.something C.everything D.anything
10.A.why B.whether C.where D.how
11.A.greatest B.smallest C.strongest D.weakest
12.A.impressed B.accomplished C.valued D.protected
13.A.since B.unless C.before D.while
14.A.scarce B.precious C.necessary D.available
15.A.security B.defense C.description D.measure
16.A.world B.community C.people D.church
17.A.contented B.obliged C.relieved D.delighted
18.A.condition B.exception C.reason D.excuse
19.A.for B.to C.with D.in
20.A.fortunate B.smart C.wealthy D.kind
—We are going to have a picnic this afternoon. Are you excited?
—________．
A.You know B.You bet C.You name it D.You mean it
Today is a day of celebration, a day for you to be proud of all the hard work that ________ you to this place where you can sit.
A.gets B.would get C.had got D.got
China is playing a key role in controlling the virus. However, it will take long and much effort ________ it is under control.
A.until B.after C.before D.unless
All the information available has been checked, but ________ is directly relevant to this murder case.
A.nothing B.it C.no one D.none
