--- Hi, Anne. Which of the two paintings on the wall do you prefer?
--- Actually I don’t like . Let’s take a look at other paintings.
A. both of them B. none of them C. neither of them D. either of them
Peter’s handwriting is really too bad to read; I can hardly ________ what exactly he’s trying to say.
A. give out B. leave out C. make out D. bring out
Not until actually ________ with water shortage ________ appreciate the value of water to a region.
A. facing; one can B. faced; can one C. faced; one cannot D. facing; cannot one
--- Shall I go over to have a chat with you this evening?
--- Nice of you! It is ________ great comfort to keep me ________ company, when I’m alone at home.
A. a; the B. / ; a C. a; / D. the ; /
最近，你们班英语课上老师组织一次主题为“Does beauty really make much sense?”的讨论。根据下面同学们的讨论结果用英语写一篇120字左右的短文并谈谈自己的观点。
1.学生观点1：一副好面孔就是一张通行证,在社交、求职、竞争中起着重要作用。
2.学生观点2：漂亮不等于胜任工作,只有追求内在完美才是真正的美。
3.你的观点……
参考词汇：通行证：pass 社交: social communication
内在美：spiritual beauty.
Does beauty really make much sense?
Last week in our English class, we had a very heated discussion on the topic—does beauty really make much sense?
The reason why science exists is to improve our lives. Sometimes science can ruin our small guilty pleasures we nature to be happier, though. These four little truths are just some of those.
Sleeping with pets is a good way to catch the plague(瘟疫), or some other bacterial infections, as is claimed in the study done in February 2011 in Emerging Infectious Diseases magazine. The study shares a case of a nine-year-old boy whose cat caught the plague and gave it to its owners while they were sharing a bed. A regular visit to the vet can greatly reduce the risk of your pet catching any disease that may infect the owner as well.
A recent study done on 200,000 people has shown that vitamin supplements do nothing to improve our lives, and what is worse—they actively increase our death risk. This conclusion from 2010 was so unbelievable that it made researchers do even more studies. Each study had the same result. People who choose vitamin supplements over fruit and vegetables are the same as people who choose to eat a burger over a healthy salad.
People who use the solarium(日光浴室)experience certain changes to their brains that are very similar to many caused by drug addiction. According to a study, our brain can in fact recognize the difference between the natural UV light and the solarium.
Long exposure to artificial light during the night is directly linked to a higher risk of breast cancer, obesity and depression. Exposure to artificial light before sleeping disturbs the natural biorhythms(生物节奏)of our bodies, which leads to restriction on the hormone(荷尔蒙)melatonin, which is the hormone that helps us fall asleep.
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Sharing bed with your pet is a terrible idea
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*You will probably be infected with2.______. *To reduce such risk, you should take your pet to visit the vet3.______.
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Vitamin supplements actively increase the risk of5.______.
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The solarium may bring about changes to the7.______just like drugs do.
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*You are likely to9._____from breast cancer, obesity and depression after long exposure to artificial lights. *The natural biorhythms of your bodies will be disturbed and you will find it not10.______to fall asleep.
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