One day I took several pairs of shoes to the shoemaker
to be mending. A week later I got them back and put them away. 1._______
Four months after that, I invited to dinner. I took out a pair of 2.______
shoes I haven’t worn them since they were repaired. I put one 3.______
shoe on my right foot, and the others on my left. But it felt as 4.______
if it was on the wrong feet. I took both shoes off for a closer 5.______
look. They were exact the same design, color, and size, but 6.______
each is for the right foot. Then I thought of the shoemaker. 7.____
Though I was sure he wouldn’t remember me before such a 8.______
long time, I called him. “Thank goodness, you finally called!” 9.______
he said excitedly, “The angry woman has been troubling me 10.______
for months.”
1.Xiaowen was born without the _______ to use her legs and has no _______ below the waist.
2.Today there are many o _________ for disabled people to develop their _________ , live a rich life and make a __________ to society.
3.__________ is not about getting high test scores, having a high IQ or being smart. _________, it seems that creative thinking, ___________ is one of the most ________ skills in society, is a _________ of habits.
1.Is there any_______ (可能性) for you to win the match?
2.It is not enough to have ________ (同情) for the disabled people.
3.He was a________ of cheating in the entrance exam.
4.The manager says the idea is ________ (值得的) of consideration.
5.He has never _______（羡慕）the rich luxurious pleasures.
6.I’m _________ (意识到的) that great changes will take place soon.
7.The police found a large q ________ of illegal drugs in his home.
8.As is known to all, it is important to know your own strengths and w__________.
9.On a ________, people who don’t smoke are healthier than people who do.
10.Since she is good at b _________, she can always get things at the reasonable price.
（Wang goes to Boston by train. Now he is at the inquiry咨询 offices.）
Clerk: May I help you, Sir?
Wang: Yes, I’d like some information about the trains to Boston.
Clerk: 1.Wang: Tomorrow. I have to be there well before lunch time.
Clerk: There’s a train at 6 am. It’ll get you there at 11am. 2..
Wang: And I have to get up very early too. 3.
Clerk: Yes, There’s one at 8:30 am train. That arrives in Boston at 11:40 am.
Wang: I think the 8:30 train will be my best choice. 4.
Clerk: Do you want to buy a single fare(车费) or round trip ticket?
Wang: What’s the difference?
Clerk: A round trip ticket saves you about 15 percent of the fare. 5.
Wang: A second class.
A. Where do we pay the fare?
B. But there are many stops along the way.
C. What’s the fare?
D. When do you want to go?
E. Do you prefer a first class ticket or a second class?
F. Are there any non-stops to Boston?
G. I’ve got plenty of pocket money.
There are several reasons for hair loss in women. However, in most cases, treatment is quite effective. Female hair loss patterns in women are not as easily recognizable as they are in men. A woman may experience it temporarily(暂时地) due to pregnancy or illness, although they may experience it for other reasons.
Hair loss can be due to a variety of factors, including a genetic tendency ( which is not genetically linked to just one parent—both parents contribute to the tendency to lose hair).
Women who are experiencing hair problems seem to have more limited choices than men. There are some female hair loss treatments that are available such as the Tricomin System which is a topical treatment that is nutrition based. Shen Min for Women is another natural treatment that contains herbs (草药) that are said to stimulate(刺激) hair growth and even restore hair that is graying to its natural color.
The majority of the popular, proven hair loss treatments are only intended for men and are not suitable for women. True, a woman’s hair issue is different from a man’s. The biological makeup is different and the needs are different. Women have different needs and their bodies react in different ways to environmental changes, physical illness and even the treatments that are available. There are many natural treatments such as vitamin and mineral supplements that are said to stimulate hair growth, but, for the most part, these claims are currently unproven.
One of the first and most important factors to effectively treating is to get a diagnosis from a doctor. Talk to your doctor about any symptoms that you may be experiencing in addition to the thinning hair. Stress, weight loss or gain, illness and depression, all of these can be contributing factors.
1.It can be learned from the 1st paragraph that ___________.
A. usually hair loss is hard to heal
B. female hair loss is more common than the men’s
C. women tend to suffer from hair loss during the pregnant period
D. only illness contribute to hair loss
2.Which of the following statements matches the text about the two treatments?
A. Both are to solve the problem of male hair loss.
B. Tricomin System is effective in speeding the growth of the new hair
C. Shen Min is an updated way of treating hair loss
D. The former is nutrition-based, while the latter is medicine-based.
3.The reasons for the differences between the female and male hair loss problems do not include ______________.
A. The biological structure and composition of the hair
B. The wants and needs
C. The reactions and responses to the outside changes
D. The approach to taking exercise
4.The natural treatments __________.
A. include vitamin and mineral supplements
B. are applied to keep the hair healthy
C. have been proved useful
D. are the most commonly-used ways
What do you want to be when you grow up? A teacher? A doctor? How about an ice-cream taster?
Yes, there really is a job where you can get paid to taste ice cream. Just ask John Harrison, an “Official Taste Tester” for the past 21 years. Testing helps manufacturers(制造商) to be sure of a product’s quality. During his career Harrison has been responsible for approving large quantities of the sweet ice cream— as well as for developing over 75 flavors .
Some people think that it would be easy to do this job; after all, you just have to like ice cream, right? No— there’s more to the job than that, says Harrison, who has a degree in chemistry. He points out that a dairy or food science degree would be very useful to someone wanting a career in this “cool” field.
In a typical morning on the job, Harrison tastes and assesses 60 ice-cream samples. He lets the ice cream warm up about 12℉. Harrison explains, “You get more flavor from warmer ice cream, which is why some kids like to stir it, creating ice-cream soup.”
While the ice cream warms up, Harrison looks over the samples and grades each one on its appearance. “Tasting begins with the eyes,” he explains. He checks to see if the ice cream is attractive and asks himself, “Does the product have the color expected from that flavor?” Next it’s time to taste!
Continuing to think up new ideas, try out new flavors and test samples from so many kinds of ice cream each day keeps Harrison busy but happy— working at one cool job.
1.According to John Harrison, to be qualified in the “cool field”, it is helpful to __________.
A. keep a diary of work
B. have a degree in related subjects
C. have new ideas every day
D. find out new flavors each day
2.What does Harrison do first when tasting ice cream?
A. He stirs the ice cream. B. He examines the color of the ice cream.
C. He tastes the flavor of the ice cream. D. He lets the ice cream warm up.
3.Which of the following is probably the best title of the passage?
A. Tasting with Eyes B. Flavors of Ice Cream
C. John Harrison’s Life D. One Cool Job
