Daily practice is a good ______ in learning English. If you keep trying, you will be sure to make greater progress.
A. award B. belief
C. trick D. system
Most of us believe that there should be a(n) ______ of mutual(相互的) trust and respect between teachers and students in teaching.
A. direction B. chain
C. passage D. atmosphere
When it comes to success, much will be given to those who are hard working; little to those who are lazy.
注意：①无须写标题；
②除诗歌外，文体不限；
③内容必须结合你生活中的一个事例；
④文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；
⑤词数不少于120，如引用提示语则不计入总词数。
1. I was about to go to bed _______________ suddenly, and then it spread quickly. (break )
我真准备去睡觉，突然火灾发生了并且蔓延的很快。
2._______________ in the investigation was a great shock to everybody related. ( confirm )
在调查中所被证实的事让每个相关的人都大吃一惊
3.Your words made Jane angry yesterday, so you ____________to her then. ( ought )
昨天你说的话让简很生气，你应该当时就向她道歉的。
4.By the time I graduated from junior school, my sister_______________ a famous college and we both faced a new life. ( admit )
当我初中毕业时，我姐姐已被一所著名大学录取，所以我们都面临着新的生活。
5. _______________a German plane with more than 200 people board had crashed into the Alps. ( report )
据报道一架载有200多人的德国飞机昨天坠毁在阿尔卑斯山脉里。
6. It was that picture _______________ those days when we were in the army. ( remind )
正是这张照片让我想起了我们在部队的日子。
7.This is the first time that the company _______________ the office staff. ( cut )
这是公司第一次裁减办公室职员。
8.Nowadays media can draw public attention to situations_______________. ( need )
时下，媒体能够引导公众关注一些需要帮助的情形。
9.When she first went to Australia, she often _______________ by local people because of her poor oral English. ( misunderstand )
当她第一次到澳大利亚时，她发现糟糕的英语口语常使她被当地人误解
10. Our teacher often tells us that _______________when failing in doing something means you have opportunity of success. ( win )
我们老师常说，失败中赢回自信意味着成功的可能
Here is some must-know information from a handbook on how people behave in doing business in some countries.
In Brazil
Brazilians are warm and friendly. They often stand close when talking and it is common for them to touch the person on the shoulder. People often greet each other (particularly women) with light cheek kisses. Schedules tend to be flexible, with business meetings sometimes starting later than planned. But to be safe, be on time. Meals can stretch for hours—theres no such thing as rushing a meal in Brazil. Lunches also can start in the mid to late afternoon. Brazilians are social, preferring face-to-face communication over mails or phone calls.
In Singapore
Singaporeans shake hands when they meet and often also greet each other with a small, polite bow. Business cards should be offered and received with two hands. Arriving late is considered disrespectful. So be on time. Efficiency(效率) is the goal, so meetings and dealings often are fast-paced. Singaporeans are direct in their discussions, even when the subject is about money. Rank is important and authority（权威）is respected. This determines both people interact in meetings. For example, people avoid disagreeing outright with someone with a higher rank.
In the United Arab Emigrates
In the UAE, status is important, so the most senior or oldest should be greeted first with their titles. The handshake seems to be longer than elsewhere. So, do not pull away the handshake. Women should cover themselves when it comes to dress. Men also tend to be covered from neck to elbows(肘部) and down to the knees. People do not avoid entertaining（娱乐 in their homes, but they also hold business meals at restaurants. Touching or passing food or eating with your left hand is to be avoided. When meetings are one-to-one, if your host offers you coffee, you should refuse. It might seem odd, but it is a cultural tradition. Coffee should only be accepted if it is always set out or presented.
In Switzerland
The Swiss tend to be formal and address each other by last name. They also are respectful of private lives. You should be careful not to ask about personal topics. Punctuality (守时) is vital, something that comes from a deep respect for others’ time. Arrive at any meeting or event a few minutes early to be safe. They also have clear structure in their companies. Higher-ups make the final decisions, even if others might disagree. Neat, clean dress is expected. The Swiss follow formal table manners. They also keep their hands visible at the table and their elbows off the table. It is polite to finish the food on your plate.
1.The passage is mainly about ________.
A. communication types
B. the workplace atmosphere
C. customs and social manners
D. living conditions and standards
2.Why do Singaporeans avoid arguing with their boss?
A. They put efficiency in the first place.
B. They dislike face-to-face communication.
C. They want to finish meetings as quickly as possible.
D. They are supposed to obey the person of a higher rank.
3.In the UAE, when should you refuse the coffee if it is offered?
A. When greeting seniors.
B. When meeting the host alone.
C. When attending a presentation.
D. When dining with business partners.
4. In which country do people care about where to put their hands at the dinner table?
A.In Switzerland.
B. In Singapore.
C. In the United Arab Emirate.
D. In Brazil
As a recipe for losing weight, taking a slice of chocolate cake at breakfast would seem an unlikely fantasy.
A team from Tel Aviv University found that eating pudding as part of a balanced 600-calorie breakfast that also included proteins and carbohydrates (碳水化合物), could help dieter to lose more weight---and keep it off in the long run.
Attempting to avoid sweets entirely can create a psychological addiction to these same foods in the long term. So adding desserts to breakfast can control craving(渴望) throughout the rest of the day.
Over the course of a 32-week-long study, participants, who added desserts to their breakfast lost about 40 pounds more than a group that avoided such foods. What’s more, they kept off the pounds longer.
A meal in the morning provides energy for the day’s tasks, aids in brain functioning, and kick-starts the body’s metabolism (新陈代谢), making it decisive to weight loss and maintenance. And breakfast is the meal that most successfully regulates ghrelin, the hormone that increases longer. While the level of ghrelin rises before every meals, it is controlled most effectively at breakfast time.
The researchers hoped to determine whether meal time and composition had an impact on weight loss in the short and long term, or whether it was a simple matter of the caloric count.
1. According to the passage, the underlined word “it” in paragraph 2 probably refers to __________.
A. the calorie B. the breakfast
C. the craving for pudding D. the lost weight
2.Adding some desserts in your breakfast diet properly will __________.
A. make you gain more fat
B. make you become slim more easily
C. help improve your psychological health
D. help develop your craving for more delicious food
3.Through paragraph 5. the author wants to show__________ .
A. the special function of ghrelin
B. some decisive ways of losing weight
C. the great importance of breakfast to us
D. the nutrition we should take in during the breakfast
4.What will the passage develope next?
A. Another experiment on weight loss.
B. An importance of calorie.
C. People’s breakfast time.
D. The composition of the breakfast.
