Catherine became fond of baking and decorating cakes at the age of 14. Her parents found that she was talented 1. making cakes. She made her 2. cake for her sister's birthday. "I had never done anything like it before," she said. "It was pretty good and I actually realized how much I liked cake decorating." 3. making her sister's birthday cake, Catherine tried making the second one for herself.
Later Catherine started putting pictures of her cake designs on Facebook. A few hours later, somebody saw Catherine's cake designs and called to order 4. cake for $15. It proved to be a successful experience.
Realizing the public's interest in Catherine's designs, her family decided to create a business for her. She has made about 35 cakes since she started, including birthday cakes and wedding cakes. Catherine's customers were surprised 5. she could create such impressive designs at such a young age.
(素材源自One Story A Day Book 5)
不同寻常的爱好
Everyone has hobbies. But some people are not content with normal ones such as _____ stamps or taking photographs. They're inspired by doing things that most people would never do.
My friend's uncle has a _____ hobby like that. He spends his retirement time travelling to see some of the oldest things_____ the Earth. You may not believe, but it's true. That is his hobby.
Last year, he went to see the world's oldest _____. Or at least, that's what he thought. It's in California. It is called Methuselah with a history of 4, 770 years. You might expect this to be a really big tree. But that's not the case at all. In fact, it's quite small. It's only 15 meters tall, and its trunk is not really that big, either. It _____ only a few centimeters a year.
Why does it live so long? You might assume_____ it would need perfect conditions to live so long, such as plenty of _____ and rich soil. But to your surprise, just the opposite is _____. There is no enough water, _____ the soil had almost no nutrients. In fact, this tree's difficult life makes it_____. That's _____ it has lived so long.
Want to hear something funny? When my friend's uncle_____ from his trip to see Methuselah last year, he read an article about the world's oldest tree in a newspaper. He was surprised to hear that a tree was _____ discovered in Sweden that is 9, 550 years old. It is said that tree is____ twice as old as Methuselah.
My friend's uncle doesn't give up. Next year, he's going to Sweden to see this tree. And he will continue his trip to see more old things. Just like he said "That's the way _____ work. You set your goals, and you do what it takes to achieve them."
1.A.finding B.collecting C.picking D.watching
2.A.strange B.new C.common D.famous
3.A.in B.at C.by D.on
4.A.tree B.flower C.forest D.river
5.A.cuts B.grows C.heats D.cleans
6.A.where B.when C.how D.that
7.A.sunshine B.air C.water D.rain
8.A.true B.wrong C.good D.same
9.A.but B.so C.and D.or
10.A.strong B.weak C.tall D.large
11.A.who B.when C.which D.why
12.A.borrowed B.returned C.canceled D.forgot
13.A.recently B.early C.before D.later
14.A.certainly B.nearly C.normally D.perfectly
15.A.travels B.choices C.hobbies D.difficulties
On the first day of 2019, everyone was amazed. 1. Most of the students' birthdays are in January. Our teacher gave them birthday cards. The cards' covers were printed with a group photo of our class. 2. It was really sweet!
Then, we sang a birthday song for the birthday kids. In addition, all of us got to share cream cakes, even if our birthdays weren't in January. I thought this was nice. 3. It's nice to have good friendships like this.
Then, something hilarious happened! We started smashing the cake into each other's faces, even into our hair. 4. It was a really fun time.
I was happy to be at school on that day. I watched all of my friends have fun together. I felt like it was one of the happiest moments I've ever had in junior high school. 5. This isn't possible, of course. But I do hope that all of my friends can cherish their friendships forever.
A.Some of us drew pictures on the birthday kids' faces.
B.Our teacher arranged a birthday party for 23 students.
C.The teacher wrote birthday wishes to the students on the back.
D.I watched everyone eat their cake together and have some fun conversations.
E.I wished that I could stop time or make the moment last just a few minutes longer.
Albert was just a worker in an oil company in America. His workmates gave a nickname(绰号) "Four dollars a bucket(桶)" to him, for he was always used to leaving an advertisement(广告)of his company "Four dollars a bucket of oil" below his name.
As time went by, people forgot his real name. Later, when Rockefeller, the boss of the oil company, heard of it, he was very surprised, so he asked Albert to come to his office.
"Some people give you a nickname 'Four dollars a bucket'. Why aren't you angry?" asked Rockefeller with some puzzle in his eyes.
"Oh! Mr. Rockefeller! I like this nickname very much because 'Four dollars a bucket' is our company's advertisement. As long as someone calls me 'Four dollars a bucket', I think it's a free advertisement for our company. I have no reason to get angry. Don't you think so, Mr. Rockefeller?"
"Oh! What a fantastic man!" Rockefeller said when hearing Albert's words. "Young man, keep working hard! You must succeed in the future for treating everything actively! I believe in you!"
Albert thanked Rockefeller and left. He kept working hard and being happy about what happened to him. About five years later, Albert became the second boss after Rockefeller.
What does the text mainly tell us?
A.A story about "Four dollars a bucket".
B.The friendship between Albert and Rockefeller.
C.A positive attitude will bring us lots of advantages.
D.The introduction of the second boss of the company.
The idea that red means stop and green means go has influenced our lives in more ways than just traffic signals(信号). We have been taught from a young age that the color red means danger and green means it's okay to move forward. But why were those colors chosen for traffic lights in the first place? For something we have to look at every day, why couldn't they have been prettier colors?
Well, it's important to know that before traffic lights for cars, there were traffic signals for trains. At first, railway companies used red to mean stop, white to mean go, and green to mean warn. As you could imagine, trains ran into a few problems with white meaning go. For example, one train mistook a bright star for a white light and something unexpected happened. Because of that, railway companies finally moved green meaning go and used yellow to mean warn. And it's been that way ever since.
Red has always been a color that meant danger, long before cars were even around. This most likely started because it's the color with the longest wavelength(波长) so it can be seen somewhere farther than other colors.
But, believe it or not, yellow was once used to mean stop. Back in the 1900s, some stop signs were yellow because it was too hard to see a red sign in a poorly lit area. Finally, highly reflective materials(高反射材料) were developed and red stop signs were born. Since yellow can be seen well at all times of the day, school zones, some traffic signs, and school buses continue to be painted yellow.
So next time you're impatiently waiting at a traffic light, don't get so mad at them, they've certainly come a long way.
What does the text mainly tell us?
A.How important traffic lights are.
B.Which color has the longest wavelength.
C.What red, yellow and green can be used for.
D.Why traffic lights are red, yellow and green.
Personal computers and Internet give people new choices about how to spend their time.
We just have to keep in mind that computers and Internet offer another way of communicating. They don't take the place of any of the ways.
What's the main idea of the text?
A.Email is not an expensive way to communicate with people far away.
B.Computers and the Internet make communication more convenient.
C.Email makes it easier for people to live at home and work at the office.
D.Computers and the Internet are useful tools to keep good friendship.
