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A tragic mystery happened in South-east Asia. Malaysia(马来西亚) Airlines flight 370 t 1. off early Saturday morning, March 8th, in 2014. It was headed from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Beijing, China. There were 12 crew members and 227 passengers on board, i2. 154 Chinese. But less than an hour into the flight, it d 3. . There was no communication from the pilots and no distress calls(遇险求救信号). There was something u 4. about the flight. Some of the people on it weren't who they said they were. Interpol, an international police organization says at l5. two of the passports w
ere stolen in the past two years. The f 6. thing is to find the plane. It is said that the plane may have changed course and turned b 7. towards Kuala Lumpur. We don’t know w 8. exactly happened to the plane. All of us hoped it could return safely. However, 17 days l 9. after the accident, Malaysian Prime Minister told the world that flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean and none of those on board survived. What bad n 10.!
I would like to talk to you about space vegetables, and to show you that space vegetables are healthy and good for you.
Space vegetables are grown from seeds that have been taken to and brought back from outer space. The seeds are affected by the radiation(辐射) and low gravity in outer space. When they are brought back to Earth, these seeds produce vegetables that are bigger, healthier and more nutritious(有营养的) than normal vegetables. However, some people worry about eating space vegetables. They think that space vegetables might not be good for us and could give us cancer as a result of their exposure(暴露) to radiation in space. People should not be scared, as space vegetables are actually perfectly healthy.
Here are some facts that you should know about space vegetables:
Space vegetables are grown from seeds that are carefully selected. When see
ds are brought back from space, they are tested to make sure that the vegetables they grow will be safe to eat. There are no traces(痕迹) of radiation after testing.
Space vegetables are better for you than normal vegetables. For example, space tomatoes stay fresh for twenty days, which is one week longer than normal tomatoes. Another popular space vegetable is the peppers. Space peppers contain 20 percent more vitamin C than normal peppers.
After modified(转基因) foods came onto the market, people worried that they were eating unknown things. For example, if nut genes are put inside potatoes, people allergic(过敏的) to nuts might get very sick from eating these potatoes because they do not know they are also eating nuts. Unlike genetically modified foods, space vegetables have not been genetically changed. This means that no new genes are put into the vegetables. Therefore, they won’t damage your health.
Title: Space Vegetables
Space vegetables are healthy, good and 1. for you to eat. | |
Steps taken to ensure the quality of space vegetables | Before being brought to the outer space, the 2. are carefully selected. |
When being brought back from space, vegetables are 3. to see whether there are traces of radiation which might 4. to cancer. The testing has 5. that they are perfectly healthy. | |
6. of space vegetables | After being 7. by the radiation and low gravity in outer space, the seeds produce bigger and healthier vegetables. For example, Space peppers contain 8. vitamin C. |
Space tomatoes stay 9. longer than normal tomatoes. | |
Don’t worry. There is no 10. of eating some | |
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Since last winter, the smog has occurred a lot of times in China. It has done great harm to our daily life. Many traffic accidents happened just 1. the heavy smog weather. Many coaches and planes had to be 2. . In Nanjing, all primary and middle schools and kindergarten classes 3. as heavy smog hit the city. People have realized 4. protecting the environment. People all over the country are taking measures to reduce the smog weather. The government suggests people go to work or school 5. , such as the bus
and the underground. Also we should plant more trees.
Recently the “China dream” has been the subject of a public topic. Although it is quite common for Chinese people to dream of an empowered or a prosperous(繁荣) China, most people also have their own dreams. Throughout China’s thousands of years of history, these “China dreams” have always existed. Do you have a “China dream”? I brought up this topic with several young Chinese students with higher U.S. educational backgrounds. Unsurprisingly, they all had their own heartfelt hopes and dreams for their native country.
Fred Wang, an MBA candidate in the U.S. said, “I dream of equal chance for the young in China. Equality means all young people can compete fairly, based on the rule-of-law no matter whether they are rich or poor.”
Yujie Zhao, another MBA candidate in California said, “I dream of a happy family with an affordable home. I dream of having the best education for my children so they will not lose at the starting line, and I dream of being able to take good care of my parents after they retire(退休).” She said, “It seems like all my dreams are about family, but it is so true for most Chinese young dreamers today.”
Yiqiong Zhang, an MBA graduate from the US shared her dreams. “I have a dream which I have been holding for many years, that is after working hard for about 20 to 25 years, I can have enough money to build and manage a small bookstore or a flower sho
p. Besides working hard, I am able to enjoy life: to play the piano, to hike and to enjoy a two-month-long vacation every year. This may be a common dream among young Chinese
students.”
There is no doubt that all of these young students have their own “China dream”. They all love China, they all love chasing their dreams. Beautiful “China Dream” requires hard work. Everyone should work hard to make their dream come true.
1.Which is right about the three young Chinese students?
A. They receive higher education in China.
B. They have their own hopes and dreams for China.
C. They receive education of all levels in America.
D. They have their own hopes and dreams for America.
2.What does the word “compete” in the second paragraph mean?
A. 对待 B. 完成 C. 竞争 D. 成功
3.Yujie Zhao hopes that ___________.
A. all young people can have equal opportunities
B. she can have a happy family with a big house
C. her children can receive the best education in America
D. she can look after her parents well when they are old
4.Which one is NOT Yiqiong Zhang’s dream?
A. Working hard for about 20 to 25 years.
B. Managing a small bookstore or a flower shop.
C. Playing the piano and hiking in her free time.
D. Having a two-month holiday every year.
5.From the passage we can learn that ____________.
A. “China Dream” is very difficult to come true.
B. “China Dream” does need everyone’s hard work.
C. “China Dream” is a subject we need to study in China.
D. “China Dream” is only a dream about the development of our country.
Yesterday I went to the nursing home to visit my grandma. She just got out of the hospital recently where she had some serious operations. I wanted to surprise her after work, so I stopped by for a quick visit.
When I got there, she was happy to see me. We hugged, kissed and exchanged greetings. Then I heard a woman cry
ing. It was my grandma’s roommate. The curtain
was drawn so I could not see her. She started calling out a name that wasn’t mine but she was certainly talking to me, begging me to go to her side of the room.
I ignored her at first and continued visiting with my grandma. Then she started begging and saying, “Please, come to see me!” So I went to see her.
When I drew the curtain back, she looked so old but flashed me the biggest smile! She opened her arms wide for me to hug her so I bent low and gave her a hug. I sat on her bed and talked with her for a few minutes. She kept calling me by the other name but I did not correct her. She told me stories as if I had been there when they happened.
Finally I went back to visit with my grandma. Then the woman started crying again, saying, “Please, come back.” She finally slept.
I stopped by the nurse’s station and the nurse told me that the lady suffers from Alzheimer’s. I mentioned the name she had called me. The nurse told me it was the lady’s daughter’s name. Then I understood why she wanted me to go to visit her.
We will all get old some day. Some of us will have broken minds like he lady and some of us will have broken bodies like my grandma. As I was leaving I promised I would go back and visit the lady, even after my grandma moves back to her home.
1.Why did the writer’s grandma live in a nursing home?
A. Because she needed another operation.
B. Because she had been used to living there.
C. Because she waited for the writer to come.
D. Because she wanted to be looked after there.
2.According to the text, the woman cried because_________.
A. she missed her daughter very much
B. she expected to tell stories to the writer
C. she feared the curtain being drawn
D. she was troubled by the writer’s talking
3.Which word can be used to describe the crying woman?
A. Selfish. B. Lonely. C. Strong. D. Lazy.
4.What can the writer learn from her experience?
A. The old will become forgetful.
B. Everyone will get old someday.
C. The old need care from others.
D. We shouldn’t leave the old in the nursing home.
5.Which of the following is right according to the passage?
A. The lady came out to see me.
B. the lady’s daughter always visited her.
C. The writer’s grandma had some serious illness.
D. The writer would go back and visit the old lady.
Have you ever wanted to travel back in time? What about traveling into the future? There’s an easy way to do it. One way you can make a time travel journey is by writing a letter to your future self to be opened in the future. To your future self, the letter will be a visit from the past.
What can be gained by writing a letter to yourself? Depends on how good your letter is. You have the chance to say something to your future self. What would you want to communicate? You’ll be able to talk to yourself 5,10,15 years down the road. There may be instructions for your future self, or you may have goals that you will want to check up on.
There are a lot of things you could include in your letter or letters to yourself. The more you include, the better the letter will be to you. Be creative with what you put in your letter. Include a picture of yourself or family to show the period from which the letter came.
You can store your letter in many different ways. You can give your letter to a friend or family member to keep and mail to you. If you can get others to take part, have them write letters to themselves as well and ask someone to be the letter holder until it’s time to send the letters. You can also use a service online to store your letter and e-mail it to you.
1.How can you travel into the future?
A. By traveling back in time.
B. By paying a visit to the future
C. By opening a letter from the past.
D. By writing a letter to your future self.
2.If you want to gain more in the future, you should_________.
A. have the chance to say something to your future self
B. talk to yourself 5, 10, 15 years down the road
C. write more about instructions for your future self
D. include as many things as possible in your letter
3.Why do you put a picture in your letter?
A. To check up on your goals.
B. To share your feelings with your family.
C. To show the time when the letter was written.
D. To find out your thoughts and feelings now.
