Just put the milk in the fridge to keep it _________(新鲜的）
Could you c_______ (数）these books and see how many we’ve got.
It’s a perfect place for a ________(野餐）over the weekends.
Many years ago there lived a very rich man who wanted to do something for the people of his town. First, however, he wanted to find out whether they deserved(值得)his help.
In the centre of the main road into the town he placed a large stone. Then he hid behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.
"Who put this stone in the centre of the road?" said the old man but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulties he passed around the stone and continued on his way. Another man came along and did the same thing then another came, and another. All of them complained （抱怨）about the stone in the centre of the road, but not one of them tried to remove it.
Later in the afternoon a young man came along and saw the stone. He feared that someone might fall and get hurt so he began to move the stone away, pushed and pulled with all his strength(力气) to remove it. But much to his surprise, under the stone he found a bag of money and a piece of paper with words, "The money is for the first man who removes this stone from the road." It means the first man who removed the stone deserved the money.
1.What did the rich man place in the centre of the road?(不超过5个词)
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2.Why did the young man move the stone away?(不超过10个词)
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3.What does the message on the paper mean?(不超过15个词)
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You're at home. You can’t go out because you're busy. But you can't stop checking your phone. What's everyone else doing? Does this sound like you? Then perhaps you have FOMO—Fear of Missing Out.
"Sometimes I see a picture of some friends online, " explains Lucas 16. "They’re hanging out somewhere. I can’t go—maybe I have homework. But it makes me feel unhappy. My friends are having fun and I'm not."
About 20% of teenagers say that they get this feeling, but people of all ages experience FOMO.
For Grace, 21, her FOMO is a serious problem. "I never read or play sports now, " she explains. "I go out almost every night because I don't want to miss out. Or I sit at home and I read online about what my friends are doing. FOMO kills your interests in your spare time."
Dr. Suzanne Taylor, a psychologist(心理学家), says social networking website are not helping people with FOMO. "They're perfect for communicating with friends and relatives — all over the world. But they're full of pictures of your friends,doing exciting things. Suddenly, other people's lives look interesting and our own lives feel boring."
So how can we fight FOMO? Should we stop using social networks? "That isn't possible for many people,’’ says Dr. Taylor. "But before bed tonight, put your phone in another room. And before you go to sleep, think about the interesting things you're doing this week. And remember how lucky you are.’’
1.People with FOMO _____________.
A.worry about activities that they aren’t going to
B.always share plenty of pictures on the Internet
C.do not have a lot of close friends around them
D.can't help checking their email all the time
2.Why is FOMO a problem for Grace?
A.Because she's afraid to go out with her friends. B.Because she spends all day on her computer.
C.Because she doesn't have any hobbies now. D.Because she can’t finish homework in time.
3.Dr Taylor thinks social networking websites ___________.
A.shouldn’t be used to share the fun B.have both good and bad points
C.are interesting when were bored D.are helpful to people with FOMO
Everyone, likes to feel that he or she is special. Unfortunately, many of us grow up believing that we’re not special at all. We wish that we could be better at sports or more attractive. We wish we had nicer clothes or more money. Like the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, or the Cowardly Lion from The Wizard of Oz (《绿野仙踪》), we believe we’re not good enough just as we are. In the movie, the Scarecrow wishes that he had a brain. The Tin Man wishes he had a heart, and the Lion wants courage. In the end, each of them realizes that he already has what he needs.
Most parents want us to be the best we can be. They sometimes try to encourage us to do better by comparing us to others. They mean well, but the message we often get is that we’re not good enough. We begin to believe that the only way we can be special is by being better than someone else, but we are often disappointed. There will always be someone out there who is better than we are at something. There are plenty of people around who may not be as smart as we are but who are better at sports. Or they may not be as good-looking, but they have more money. It is impossible for us to be better than everyone else all the time.
Like the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion, we all want what we believe will make us better people. What we don’t realize is that often we already have inside us the very things that we seek. Parents sometimes forget to tell us that we are special, that we are good enough just as we are. Maybe no one told them that when they were growing up, or maybe they just forgot. Either way, it’s up to us to remind them from time to time that each of us, in our own way, is special. What we are ... is enough.
1.Parents often ____________ to encourage us to do better .
A.read us The Wizard of Oz B.compare us to others
C.buy us plenty of things D.tell us we are common
2.The writer of this article wants to tell us that _____________.
A.the Cowardly Lion doesn’t have courage
B.smart people are more special than others
C.it is important to be better than everyone else
D.we are all good enough just the way we are
3.This article was most probably written by a_________________.
A.patent B.teacher C.teenager D.sportsman
