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Russ Gremel, now 98 years old, decided it was time to donate $2 million to the Illinois Audubon Society, a charity to purchase nearly 400 acres of land for wildlife protection. Gremel was able to make this amazing donation because he purchased $1,000 worth of Walgreens stock seven decades ago whose value has grown recently. “A single man with no kids, Gremel has lived in the same Chicago house for 95 years, and has always lived simply”, neighbor Patrick Falso told TODAY. Falso said he heard Gremel say many times the “money wasn’t mine to begin with” and that he always intended to give it away. The Gremel Wildlife shelter was founded on June 4. Illinois Audubon Society president Jim Herkert said Gremel’s donation was extremely generous. “It’s allowing us to protect a really valuable and important possession and realize one of Gremel’s wishes that we could find a place where people could come out and experience nature the way he did as a kid,” Herkert told TODAY. After doing all this, this past weekend, Gremel adopted an old Chihuahua（吉娃娃犬）. Winnie the dog was picked up as a homeless dog several months ago. She suffered from a kind of cancer, which was treated—and all she needed was a loving home, which Colleen Collins, the founder of Perfect Pooches Adoption Agency, was determined to find. Gremel had lost his own beloved Chihuahua earlier this year. When he reached out to Collins about Winnie, she felt this could be a good match. That feeling grew when she brought Winnie to his house for a meet and greet, and Winnie was introduced not only to Gremel but also some of his friends and neighbors. One had brought over a lot of fresh strawberries; all said they’d be there to help out in any way needed. 1.Patrick Falso is mentioned in the text mainly to explain _________. A. how Gremel earned the money B. what kind of person Gremel is C. why Gremel made the donation D. where Gremel has been living 2.What can we learn about Russ Gremel from the text? A. He raised many pet dogs in his life. B. He bought Walgreens stock at age 28. C. He adopted a young Chihuahua recently. D. He volunteered in wildlife shelters regularly. 3.What can we infer about Gremel’s neighbors from the text? A. They live in harmony with animals. B. They are impressed with dog Winnie. C. They lead a healthy and wealthy life. D. They are caring and kind to each other.
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I’d like to share a little story with you about something that happened when I was four. I remember it clearly. Our loving family dog was nearing the end of his life. My father picked him up and put him in a little bed we had made for him. Our dog, my companion, whom we had cared for, bit my father when he attempted to help him. How could he? Why? I couldn’t understand it. I didn’t like him anymore. I hadn’t thought about that story for a long time but something that happened last week brought it back to me. I went to speak with a friend. When I knocked on the door, I met in an instant an angry look and a few harsh(尖刻的)words. When the door was slammed(砰地关上)in my face, I stood there shocked, and in a rush, I was reminded of my dog bit my father 20 years ago or so. What brought that story back was that same feeling of betrayal. Both stories taught me something the next day. You see, when I got up in the morning and was told my dog had died, it became clear to me that he must have been in great pain. For him to have bitten a family member, he could not have been himself. Much the same for the other story when I learned that my friend’s wife had just left him. We are all beings of our environments, our opinions and feelings. And all of those things can cause you to say and do things that can’t be understood by those who are not in the same situation with you. If you meet someone either behaving out of character or acting in a way that doesn’t seem to fit the situation, put out your hand and be patient when you think it is least possible for him to do so. You may turn around a story that has a sad ending simply by your actions. 1.What is the influence of the incident mentioned in Paragraph 1? A. It hurt his father’s feeling deeply. B. It has puzzled the author ever since. C. It left a deep impression on the author. D. It made the author dislike dogs. 2.Why did the author’s friend say harsh words to the author? A. He was ill-tempered. B. He was suffering the pain of losing his wife. C. He was bothered by an unexpected visit. D. They once quarreled and he couldn’t forgive the author. 3.What’s the author’s advice to us? A. Help those in need. B. Look before you leap. C. Respect for others is a kind of virtue. D. Learn to put yourself in others’ shoes.
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I was having a great morning until I sat down in front of my office computer. “Your password has expired(过期),” a server message flashed on my screen, with instructions for changing it. Coming up with a new code doesn’t seem like a big deal, unless you work at my company, where we have to change it monthly, using at least one uppercase character, one lowercase character, one symbol, and one numeral. Oh, and the whole darn thing can’t be fewer than eight characters. And I can’t use any of the same passwords I’ve used in the past three months. Suddenly I was furious. What didn’t make it any better was that I was deeply depressed after my recent divorce. Disbelief over what she had done to me was all I thought about. Every day. My anger didn’t mean anything to the empty input field with a pulsating cursor (闪动的光标), waiting for me to type a password that I’d have to re-enter — many times — for the next 30 days. I remembered a tip I’d heard from my former boss. He’d said, “I’m going to use a password to change my life.” I couldn’t focus on getting things done in my current mood. There were clear indicators of what I needed to do to regain control of my life, but I couldn’t notice them. My password became the indicator. My password reminded me that I shouldn’t let myself be a victim of my recent breakup and that I was strong enough to do something about it. I made my password Forgive@h3r. I had to type this statement several times a day. Each time my computer would lock. Each time my screen saver with her photo would appear. Each time I would come back from eating lunch alone. In my mind, I wrote Forgive her every day. The simple action changed the way I looked at my ex-wife. That constant reminder of reconciliation led me to accept the way things had happened at the end of my marriage and embrace a new way of dealing with my depression. As the month wore on, I felt a slow healing begin to take place. By the time my server prompted me to reset my password the following month, I felt free. One month later, my dear Exchange server asked me yet again to reset my password. I thought about the next thing that I had to get done. My password became Quit@smoking4ever. I quit smoking overnight. This password was a painful one to type during that month, but doing it helped me to yell at myself in my mind as I typed that statement. It motivated me to follow my monthly goal. One month later, my password became Save4trip@thailand. Guess where I went three months later: Thailand. Seeing how these reminders helped to materialize my goals kept me motivated and excited. While it’s sometimes difficult to come up with your next goal, keeping at it brings great results. Here is a simplified extract of what some of my passwords have been in the past two years, so you get an idea of how my life has changed, thanks to this method: Forgive@h3r To my ex-wife, who started it all. Quit@smoking4ever It worked. Save4trip@thailand It worked. Eat2times@day It never worked, still fat. Sleep@before12 It worked. Ask@her4date It worked. I fell in love again. No@drinking2months It worked. I feel better. Get@c4t! It worked. I have a beautiful cat. MovE@togeth3r It worked. Facetime2mom@sunday It worked. I talk with Mom every week. And the one for last month: Save4@ring Yep. Life is gonna change again soon. 1.The underlined word “furious” in the third paragraph is closest in the meaning to ______. A. depressed B. doubtful C. nervous D. angry 2.Why did he decide to use “Forgive@h3r”as his password? A. Because he decided to forgive his wife. B. Because he hoped his wife would forgive him. C. Because he hoped it would remind him to be strong. D. Because his former boss told him to use it to change his life. 3.What can we learn from the password “Save4@ring”for last month? A. He will call his mother every week. B. He will soon ask his girl friend to marry him. C. His password will help him save money. D. He will be reminded to save his password. 4.What might be the best title for the passage? A. How a Password Changed My Life. B. Why I Changed My Password. C. How a Slow Healing Took Place. D. How I Followed My Monthly Goal.
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Not everyone deals with their feelings as an open book for others to read.1.Learn to open up in order to improve your mental health. 2.Accept this and move on. Give yourself some time to have sweaty palms or a shaky voice, since it will get better with practice. Ask people open-ended questions. To begin practicing opening up, you need to engage in honest, open conversation. Try a question like, "How are things going at work?" instead of "How's it going?” to get an open answer. Then, in turn answer open-ended questions with honest answers, instead of "Fine" or "OK".3.However, in most cases people are flattered that you are listening to them and interested in their life. Try emulating（效仿）someone who is very open. Observe them in a social situation. Then, try to act as if you are them occasionally. Many open behaviors are learned, and not a natural part of personality.4. Avoid being a "know it all". Some people think advice is opening up, but it is unlikely to help you more open. When you want to give advice, listen and try to learn something new from the situation. 5.Schedule at least one long conversation per week. In the conversation you tell someone about the emotional and difficult part of your life. Get into the practice of opening up about what's good and bad in your life. A. In this case, practice can make perfect. B. Call close friends and family members more often. C. Asking people personal questions is not always proper. D. Try connecting about hobbies, interests, vacations or books. E. Listening patiently is a great way to overcome fear of sharing emotions in public. F. Understand that there is usually some fear with opening up to other people. G. However, closing yourself from new people can stop your personal growth.
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Growing up in Kenya was amazing because I learned so much, though the poverty and lack of resources were sometimes frustrating. I knew I didn’t have much, but I was ______. There was only one thing I wasn’t happy with: _______. I wanted to go to high school and university. I had the drive, the will and the grades, _______ I didn’t have the resources. Even _______ things like food, water and shelter weren’t readily available. Young people in poverty have little or no _______ to high schools and universities. Where I lived, it was challenging _______ someone helped. When I left primary school, I was in the same _______ as many other poor disadvantaged youth. _______, during that year, a charitable high school for girls, Starehe Girls Centre, was _______ and I received a scholarship. Today, I am ______ record as being the first student to be enrolled in this school. In 2006, my school ________ The Global Give Back Circle, a not-for-profit organization for _______ disadvantaged girls to complete their education and gain ______ skills. After graduating from high school, I was given access to a nine-month IT course. _______, its give-back attitude had taught us to not only care about ourselves but other people. With this in mind, 10 of us created a website called “Hey Sister, Get Clued-Up”. Through this educational website, aimed at networking 10,000 African ______ worldwide, all Sisters commit to sending information to their villages. This can be to _______ financial freedom, advance information _______ to health issues and provide knowledge about social networking behavior. “Hey Sister, Get Clued-Up” is only ______ to those girls who can access the Internet, which highlights the huge challenge in _______ the divide between the haves and have-nots. But our plan is that these girls will _______ what they learn to other girls through the “power of their voice”. 1.A. energetic B. happy C. confident D. hopeful 2.A. status B. college C. entertainment D. education 3.A. so B. and C. but D. since 4.A. cheap B. basic C. important D. simple 5.A. access B. means C. chance D. dream 6.A. so B. when C. as D. unless 7.A. occasion B. situation C. dilemma D. position 8.A. Generally B. Importantly C. Luckily D. Casually 9.A. put up B. taken up C. made up D. set up 10.A. on B. in C. at D. for 11.A. approved B. took C. joined D. launched 12.A. psychologically B. physically C. educationally D. financially 13.A. social B. average C. typical D. professional 14.A. In short B. In all C. In addition D. In brief 15.A. students B. girls C. kids D. teenagers 16.A. promote B. introduce C. employ D. present 17.A. attached B. compared C. related D. devoted 18.A. alternative B. acceptable C. appropriate D. available 19.A. narrowing B. shortening C. declining D. changing 20.A. encourage B. spread C. add D. apply
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 Starting this September, freshmen at Tsinghua University will have to take swimming courses. They won't receive their degrees until they pass the test1.(success). Exceptions will be allowed for students with certain physical or mental conditions, if2.(prove) by medical staff. Actually, viewing the ability3.(swim) as a must for students is not something new to this university. It was a4.(require) in the early 20th century. Later it5.(drop) due to a rising number of students and a lack of facilities（设施）. As for6.new rule, opinions vary greatly. Some students welcome it, saying it's a necessary skill7.can save lives, while others argue that it’s not reasonable to link degrees 8.swimming ability. In response to the negative reviews, Liu Bo, head of the Division of Sports Science, gave the following explanation.9.a water sport , swimming does less harm to joints（关节）and muscles and is helpful in improving students' endurance.10.(consequence) it's beneficial to students in the long run.
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假定你是李华，你们班级的节目“哈姆雷特(Hamlet)”将参加下个月学校“英语文化节”话剧drama比赛，你给度假中的外教Mr.Hurst写一封电子邮件，并附上节目录像，请他给予你相关的指导。 注意: 1. 词数80左右 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯 3. 邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好。 Dear Mr. Hurst, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Hua
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阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 Once, when I was a teenager my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally there was only one family between us and the ticket counter. This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of twelve. You could tell they didn’t have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean, the children were well-behaved, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, holding hands. They were excitedly talking about the clowns, elephants and other acts they would see that night with their brothers or sisters in a low voice. One could sense they had never been to the circus before. It promised to be a highlight of their young lives. The father and mother were at the head of the pack, standing proud as they could be. The mother was holding her husband s hand, looking up at him as if to say, “You are my knight in shining armor.” He was smiling and responding in pride, looking back at her as if to say “You got that right”. The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly responded "please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus. The ticket lady gave the price. The man’s wife let go of his hand, lowered her head and her lips began to shake. The father leaned a little closer and asked, “How much did you say?” The ticket lady again told him the price. The man obviously didn’t have enough money. How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight children that he didn’t have enough money to take them to the circus? Actually we were not wealthy in any sense, so I understand how the kids would feel. I felt sorry for them. 注意: 1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右； 2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语： 3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好； 4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。 Paragragh 1: Seeing what was going on, my dad seemed to have an idea. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragragh 2: That day my father and I went back to our car _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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