Shake Shack is a new kind of restaurant becoming more popular in the U S．The restaurants are not“fast food．”They are known as“fast casual．”
Observers say Americans want more choices and fresh food when choosing where and what to eat．This trend is one reason why the fast food restaurant McDonald’s has struggled financially．In the last quarter of 2014，McDonald’s net income dropped by about$300 million．The January earnings report brought more bad news．Worldwide sales dropped for the eighth month in a row and even more than expected．While McDonald’s is struggling to get their customers back，Shake Shack，is doing well in making money．The New York-based burger chain had a very successful IPO，or initial public offering，of shares at the end of January．On its first day of trading，Shake Shack went from$21 a share to just under$46 a share．Being part of the“fast casual”trend has helped Shake Shack．Other fast casual restaurants in the U．S．include Chipotle and Panera．
Bonnie Riggs，a restaurant expert with NPD has studied Americans’restaurant habits for almost 30 years．She says one reason why Americans like fast casual food is that it’s new．It is creative，it is something different and people like to try new things．Her study shows Americans made 61 billion visits to restaurants last year．Three out of four visits were to fast food restaurants，like McDonald’s．Fast casual is still a small percentage of restaurant visits，but it has developed fast．Just as Ms．Riggs says，“It’s growing by leaps and bounds，because they meet consumers’needs．They know it's being prepared while they wait，it’s fresh，quality food，good tasting food at what they say are reasonable and affordable prices．”
Many Americans still like their fast food．They just are not going as often．They are finding other ways to have a meal．
1.What is the trouble with McDonald’s?
A．Its share goes down to$21．
B．Shake Shack has taken its place．
C．It’s not popular with Americans．
D．Its sales and income have dropped．
2.We can learn from Bonnie Riggs that Americans____________．
A．1ike to try something new
B．care only about the quality
C．don’t like fast food any more
D．pay more restaurant visits to fast casual
3.What does the underlined phrase“by leaps and bounds”in Paragraph 3 mean?
A．Steadily． B．Rapidly．
C．Slowly． D．Normally．
4.Which of the following best describes fast casual?
A．Fresh-made and tasty．
B．High-quality and expensive．
C．Farm-to-table and traditional．
D．Time-consuming and special．
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When I first learn to write in English, I ran into much difficulties. The main problem was that I always thought in Chinese and tried to translate into my own language everything which I came across while I was reading. My teacher advised myself to keep a diary. I followed his advices and put down 100 words or so each day.
Soon I began to enjoy talk to myself as I was learning to express myself with simple English. One day I wrote a story and showed to my teacher. He liked it very much that he read it to the class. All said that the story was a good one. Their words were an great encouragement to me.
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Over the years I’ve been teaching the 1. ( Britain)kids about a simple but powerful concept— the ant philosophy(哲 学 ) , an 2. ( amaze)four-part philosophy.
First, ants never quit. If they’re heading somewhere and you try to stop them, they’ll climb over, they’ll climb under, or they’ll climb around. They never quit 3. ( look) for a way to get where they 4. ( suppose )to go! Second, ants think about winter and summer. They are always gathering in their winter food in the middle of summer and they are making 5. ( prepare)for the long cold winter. So you have to think about storms in summer ; think about rocks 6. you enjoy the sand and sun. Third, ants think about summer all winter. During the winter, they remind 7. ,“ This won’ t last long and we’ll soon be out of here. ”On the first warm day, the ants are out. If it 8. ( turn)cold again, they’ll dive back down. But they come out again if it is warm. Last, how much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All that it 9. ( possible) can. 10. you can learn from the ant philosophy is: Never give up, look ahead, stay positive and do all you can.
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People often lose their driving license because of driving after drinking. I have always myself that I will never drive if I have drunk alcohol , no matter the .
Still, half a year ago I made this of driving after having drunk two beers at my friend’ s. Then I drove home, since it wasn’t very . I thought that there would be no , because it was very late at night. However, to my surprise, I was and left without my driving license for three months. I told my parents nothing , but then I had to invent a lie, because I did not have the to tell them that I had drunk alcohol and that was the real reason for which I was left without my driving license.
Those three months seemed to pass very for me, because I had got into the of driving almost daily and I really needed my car quite often. I had to take a and I didn’t like it as I spent lots of money. It was, indeed, a( n) for me not to have my driving license and I told myself never to repeat this mistake.
this, being drunk while driving a real danger not only for the driver, but also for . Car accidents caused by alcoholism are very nowadays. Teenagers especially use alcohol going out with friends and then return home driving their cars. They are very irresponsible as they put their lives and health and, therefore, I advise people to drinking alcohol before driving.
1.A. promised B. taught C. settled D. prepared
2.A. possibly B. recently C. gradually D. previously
3.A. color B. taste C. quantity D. brand
4.A. decision B. mistake C. conclusion D. prediction
5.A. far B. long C. high D. fast
6.A. postman B. spaceman C. caveman D. policeman
7.A. moved B. stopped C. followed D. forgotten
8.A. in the end B. from then on C. at the beginning D. after a while
9.A. time B. patience C. strength D. courage
10.A. slowly B. quickly C. closely D. peacefully
11.A. way B. habit C. race D. trouble
12.A. bus B. bike C. taxi D. boat
13.A. question B. opportunity C. competition D. punishment
14.A. Apart from B. Instead of C. Along with D. Due to
15.A. escapes B. reduces C. represents D. changes
16.A. lookers-on B. passers-by C. grown-ups D. baby-sitters
17.A. strange B. complete C. necessary D. frequent
18.A. before B. though C. while D. whether
19.A. in danger B. in doubt C. in advance D. in difficulty
20.A. enjoy B. avoid C. keep D. consider
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Tips on buying outdoor solar lights
As solar lighting is becoming useful for homes, many different such outdoor lights can now be found in supermarkets. Here are some helpful tips for customers.
Does your area receive enough direct lighting?
1. So you shouldn’ t even give it a thought if you live in an area that doesn’t get much sunlight. These lights need direct sunlight, or they just won’t work very well.
2. The expensive one usually means good quality. Choosing the cheapest ones will result in many problems. For once, it’s best to buy more expensive lights of high quality. 3. At least you should know the difference between a $ 10 light and a $ 45 light.
Buy lights that require less installation(安 装 ) .
Most solar lights are simply driven into the ground. Therefore, you shouldn’t deal with the difficulty in installing a system that involves anything more than that. 4. You don’t need to buy lights that require half an hour each to plant into the ground because that’s just a waste of time.
Make sure the lights can store enough energy.
Different solar lights can store different amounts of energy. 5. Therefore, you should choose lights that are able to store enough energy to last for a few hours or more, at least those that will last from nightfall throughout most of the night and part of the morning.
A. Without sunlight, solar lighting is useless.
B. Buy many solar lights instead of just one or two.
C. It means some will stay lit longer than the others.
D. Choose something a bit more expensive for once.
E. Solar lights are becoming more and more popular.
F. That doesn’ t mean you have to spend all your money.
G. They should take a few minutes each to get into the ground.
