Two young girls were proud of their beautiful hands. One put them in shining water, and the 1. looked like diamonds dripping (滴下) from them.“What beautiful hands I have！” she said, and then2. her hands for others to admire. They were very soft and white, for she had done 3. but wash them in clear water.
The other girl crushed some flowers in her hands, and they 4. like perfume (香水). “What beautiful hands I have！” she said. Her hands smelled like flowers, 5. she’d never done anything but wash them with 6. every morning.
Another girl nearby didn’t show her hands. She hid them in the 7. of her coat.
An old woman came down the road and 8. before the girls. The first two 9. their hands and asked her whose hands were more beautiful. She10. her head at them and then asked to see the hands of the11. girl.
“Oh, these hands are clean, 12. ,” said the old woman,“but they are hard from 13. .These hands have been helping the girl’s mother and father dry the dishes, sweep the floor, water the garden, 14. for the baby, and show the little brother 15. to build blocks. These hands have been 16. making the house a happy home.” 17. the old woman brought out a ring set (镶嵌) 18. a diamond.“Here, wear this ring, my child. You deserve the 19. for the most beautiful hands that are always the most 20. .”
1.However, all floods are not alike. Some floods develop slowly, sometimes over a period of days. But flash floods can develop quickly, sometimes in just a few minutes and without any signs of rain. Flash floods often have a dangerous wall of roaring water. It carries rocks and mud and can sweep away most things in its path. Overland flooding occurs outside a river but still can be harmful. Flooding can also occur when a dam breaks, producing effects similar to flash floods.
If a flood is likely to occur in your area, you should:
Listen to the radio for information. 2. Don’t wait for instructions to move.
If you have time to prepare, you should:
Make your home safe by bringing in outdoor furniture. More essential items to an upper floor. 3. Do not touch any electrical equipment if you are wet or standing in water.
4.
Don’t walk through moving water. Six inches of moving water can make you fall. If you have to walk in water, walk where the water is not moving. Use a stick to check the firmness of the ground in front of you.
Don’t drive into flooded areas. If flood water rises around your car, give up the car and move higher ground if you can do so safely. 5.
The following are guidelines for the period following a flood:
Listen to news reports to learn whether the community’s water supply is safe to drink. Stay away from downed power lines, and report them to the power company.
A. Turn off all pieces of electrical equipment.
B. Otherwise you and the car can be quickly swept away.
C. The following are tips about escaping from floods.
D. Floods are one of the most common disasters in the United States.
E. If you have to leave your home right away, remember the following tips.
F. If there is any possibility of a flash flood, move immediately to higher ground.
G. There are many natural disasters like floods, storms, hurricanes in the US every year.
New York — Wednesday, October fifteenth, is the first Global Hand Washing Day. Activities are planned in more than twenty countries to get millions of people in the developing world to wash their hands with soap.
Experts say people around the world wash their hands but very few use soap at so-called critical moments. These include after using the toilet, after cleaning a baby and before touching food.
Global Hand Washing Day is the idea of the Public-Private Partnership for Hand Washing with Soap. The goal, they say, is to create a culture of hand washing with soap. The organizers say all soaps are equally effective at removing disease-causing germs (病菌). They say the correct way to wash hands is to wet your hands with a small amount of water and cover them with soap. Rub it into all areas, including under the fingernails. Then, rinse well under running water. Finally, dry your hands with a clean cloth.
The Partnership says soap is important because it increases the time that people spend washing. Soap also helps to break up the dirt that holds most of the germs. And it usually leaves a pleasant smell, which increases the likelihood that people will wash again.
It also says washing with soap before eating and after using the toilet could save more lives than any medicine. It could help reduce cases of diarrhea (痢疾), which is the second leading cause of child deaths, killing more than one and a half million children a year, by almost half.
1.The Partnership creates Global Hand Washing Day to _____.
A. call on people to wash hands
B. help the developing countries
C. make a culture of hand washing in the third world
D. promote the importance of soap in hand washing
2.The following facts can explain why soap is important EXCEPT that _____.
A. soap gets people into the habit of washing hands
B. soap helps to get rid of more germs off hands
C. soap attracts people to do more hand washing
D. soap gives people a longer hand washing time
3. According to the last paragraph, diarrhea is a disease that _____.
A. kills half of the kids in developing countries
B. can be prevented by washing hands with soap
C. causes the greatest number of child deaths
D. makes soap stand out in hand washing
University of Maryland student Ben Simon and his friends couldn’t stand to see good food thrown out on their campus. “We basically noticed that some of the extra food from the dining hall was going to waste at the end of the day. And we met with the dining services and asked them whether it would be okay if instead of throwing out the food we could donate it. And they were on board.” he said.
So 18 months ago, the students began what they call the Food Recovery Network. Each night, volunteers would show up at a campus dining hall to pick up leftovers and deliver them to area shelters and food banks. So far, they have donated more than 23,000 kilos of food that would otherwise have been thrown out.
Nationwide, $165 billion worth of food is wasted each year, according to the National Resources Defense Council. Spokesman Bob Keefe says that is about 40% of the country’s entire food production. “If we can reduce our waste in this country by 15%, we can feed 25 million hungry Americans. That is a huge benefit. That is what programs like this Food Recovery Network are doing. ” he said.
Christian Life Center is one of the beneficiaries of the students’ efforts. Ben Slye, the senior pastor（牧师）, said, “It has been just amazing to see these students take their own time, their own vehicles and own gas money and be able to make an effort like this. Each week we are able with this food probably to feed over hundred people.”
The University of Maryland’s Food Recovery Network now has 200 volunteers and the program has expanded to 18 schools across the country. “I want to grow 18 chapters to a thousand chapters within five years. And once we get to the Food Recovery Nation being at every college campus in America, we want to expand to restaurants and farms.” Said Simon.
The volunteers are committed to making that happen.
1.The dining services in University of Maryland _______.
A. wasted large amounts of fresh food on the campus
B. directly donated the leftovers to the poor
C. delivered the leftovers to area shelters and food banks
D. enjoyed the talk with the students and gave support
2.Volunteers from the Food Recovery of Maryland _______.
A. started to set up the organization two years ago
B. just donated their own leftovers to avoid waste
C. collected the leftovers and then delivered them
D. managed to solve the hunger issues in America
3.Ben Slye’s attitude toward the volunteers’ effort was that of _______.
A. unconcern B. appreciation
C. doubt D. opposition
4.We can learn from the text that _______.
A. Simon aims to expand the program to restaurants and farms
B. altogether 25 million Americans suffer from hunger nowadays
C. every college has started the Food Recovery Network
D. over 40% of the country’s entire food is wasted each year
5.What can be the best title of the article?
A. Battles Against the Problem of Hunger
B. College Students Rescue Leftover Food
C. How to Pick up Leftovers on College Campus
D. Waste Problems in University of Maryland
Blue is the most attractive eye colour according to a new research.
Blue eyes like those belonging to sexy star Angelina Jolie are the most appealing colour according to a pool of 3,000 18－24yearolds by Fresh Look One Day Colour. Angelina，her partner Brad Pitt and his exwife Jennifer Aniston all have blue eyes and all been named in a top twenty of the world's most desirable eyes.
The survey found that young folk with blue eyes is generally seen as being more flirtatious，sexy and kind.
And when asked if they would change the colour of their eyes if they could，only one in ten blueeyed people wanted to，significantly less than people with other colour eyes.
One in three people who didn't have blue eyes wanted a change.
One quarter of respondents have considered wearing coloured contact lenses to change their eye colour temporarily—and blue is the most wanted colour.
Green was the second most popular colour for those wanting a new look，with respondents saying greeneyed people were usually mysterious and creative.
People with brown or hazel eyes were perceived to be more trustworthy than people with other eye colours.
People with grey eyes were generally thought to be more intelligent than other people，and they were also described as usually being shy.
Blue was the most common eye colour among respondents，with 41 percent of those who answered the survey having baby blue peepers and 39 percent having brown or hazel eyes.
The survey also found that 18 percent of people don't know what colour eyes their partner has.
1.According to the new research，when considering changing their eye colour，the number of the people who will choose ________ ranks the second.
A．brown B．green C．grey D．hazel
2.According to the study result，if you were a manager and you wanted to find a most reliable person，you'd better hire one who has ________ eyes.
A．green B．blue C．brown D．grey
3.The underlined word “peepers” in the passage could be replaced by________.
A．babies B．colours
C．eyes D．respondents
4.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A．Who have the most charming eyes in the world?
B．Different eye colours in the world.
C．A survey result on eye colours.
D．Blue—the most attractive eye colour.
Exploit your parking space
An unused parking space or garage can make money. If you live near a city center or an airport, you could make anything up to £200 or £300 a week. Put an advertisement（广告）for free on Letpark or Atmyhousepark.
Rent a room
Spare room? Not only will a lodger（房客）earn you an income, but also, thanks to the government-backed “rent a room” program, you won’t have to pay any tax on the first £4500 you make per year. Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommateeasy.
Make money during special events
Don’t want a full-time lodger? Then rent on a short-term basis. If you live in the capital, renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money. Grashpadder can advertise your space.
Live on set
Renting your home out as a “film set” could earn you hundreds of pounds a day, depending on the film production company and how long your home is needed. A quick search on the Internet will bring up dozens of online companies that allow you to register your home for free—but you will be charged if your home gets picked.
Use your roof
You need the right kind of roof, but some energy companies pay the cost of fixing solar equipment(around￡14,000), and let you use the energy produced for nothing. In return, they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid. However, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from changing the roof.
1.If you earn ￡5000 from renting a room in one year, the tax you need to pay will be based on ______.
A. ￡800 B. ￡4500 C. ￡500 D.5000
2. If you want to use energy free, you have to_____.
A. sign an agreement with the government
B. keep the roof unchanged for within 25 years
C. sell the roof to some energy companies
D. pay around ￡14,000 for the equipment
3.For whom the text most probably written?
A. Lodgers. B. Advertisers.
C. Online companies D. House owners.
