Make your home a safer place
You probably think that your home is the one place where you are safe. That’s what I thought until last week. Now I knew our flat is full of accidents waiting 1. (happen). Next month we’ll look 2. my niece and nephew while their parents go away for 3. short break. We asked them to come and make sure that everything was 4. (total) OK. All of us got a few 5. (surprise).
We started in the spare bedroom, in 6. the children will sleep. Everybody knows you shouldn’t put children’s beds under a window in case a child 7. (try) to climb out. Next was the bathroom. We keep our medicines on a shelf above the washbasin. Never leave medicines somewhere children can find 8. (they). They might think they are sweets. Finally, the kitchen. This is the most 9. (danger) room in the house. Knives should be 10. (keep)in drawers children can’t reach, and all cleaning liquids in high cupboards. So we have three weeks to make our house safe. It’s not difficult...once you know how.
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Erik, an athletic child, lost his vision in his early teen. At first he ___________ to use a walking stick or learn Braille (盲文), ___________ he could do as well as any teenage. He finally came to ___________ his disability, though. He couldn’t play the same ___________ as he used to. But then he discovered wrestling, a sport ___________ sight wasn’t as important as touch and ___________ . Then, at 16, he discovered rock climbing was like wrestling in some ways. A wrestler and a rock climber ___________ information through touch. Rock climbing ___________ mountain climbing, the greatest challenge of his life.
Erik’s teammates say he isn’t different from a ___________mountaineer. The major difference is that he isn’t as thin as most climbers. ___________ , his strong upper body, flexibility and mental toughness make him a(n) ___________ climber. The only help for Erik’s blindness is to place ___________ on his teammates’ jackets so that he can follow them ___________.
Climbing Mount Everest was ___________ for every climber on every team. The ___________ to the mountain air for Erik was the same as it was for his teammates: ___________ of oxygen causes the heart to beat slower, and the brain doesn’t___________ as clearly as normal. In some ways, Erik had an advantage ___________ his teammates：as they got near the top, the vision of all climbers was ___________ . So at a certain altitude, all his teammates were like Erik--nearly ___________.
To climb Mount Everest is an achievement for any athlete. Erik showed his disability wasn’t as important as his ability.
1.A. promised B. refused C. demanded D. decided
2.A. insisting B. praying C. admitting D. appealing
3.A. ignore B. consider C. overcome D. accept
4.A. cards B. parts C. sports D. jokes
5.A. that B. where C. what D. whose
6.A. feel B. thought C. smell D. taste
7.A. give B. store C. get D. exchange
8.A. fell behind B. lay in C. depend on D. led to
9.A. disabled B. sighted C. satisfied D. determined
10.A. However B. Besides C. Therefore D. Otherwise
11.A. amateur B. optimistic C. responsible D. perfect
12.A. ropes B. flags C. bells D. marks
13.A. casually B. easily C. eagerly D. slowly
14.A. challenging B. compulsory C. optional D. comforting
15.A. application B. limitation C. adaptation D. reaction
16.A. lack B. change C. supply D. existence
17.A. survive B. function C. recover D. refresh
18.A. against B. to C. over D. with
19.A. wasted B. broadened C. improved D. restricted
20.A. hopeless B. dizzy C. blind D. dead
When you’re in high school, it can be difficult to find a job. You may not have much, or any, formal work experience and there aren’t many jobs available for teenagers. However, if you’re looking for a job, there are things you can do to help get your application noticed and help yourself get hired. 1.
Don’t be shy.
Tell everyone you know you are looking for a job. Many jobs aren’t advertised and you may be able to get a good job lead from a friend or family member.
2.
One good way to get experience is to start by working for friends and neighbors. Babysitting, garden work, doing cleaning, and pet sitting all can be included on your resume(简历).
Keep an open mind.
3. This is a tough market and you may not be able to find a job doing what you want to do. The more flexibility you have, the more opportunities you’ll be able to apply for. Plus, even if the job wasn’t your first choice, it may turn out to be better than you expected.
Check the rules.
There are only certain jobs you can do and hours you can work. 4. The minimum age you can work at paid non-agricultural employment is 14.
Write a resume.
A resume may not be required by employers. 5. Even though you may not have much information to include, a resume shows that you’re serious about your job search.
A. Start close to home.
B. Be always optimistic.
C. You can count on the following chance.
D. Don’t limit yourself to certain types of jobs.
E. But it can help you stand out from the competition.
F. These job search tips will help you get your job search started.
G. Check the Child Labor Law regulations to see how they apply to you.
The World Health Organization (WHO) said that processed meat may be carcipogenic(致癌). Do you still dare eat cancer-linked processed meat ? Here are some comments on the website.
Bill (Australia) I’d rather live a short, pleasant life than a long, unhappy one, denying(拒绝给予) myself tasty food just because some experts say it’s not healthy. We should all enjoy the one life we have ---if I had listened to every piece of health advice I would never go anywhere, eat anything or enjoy life in any way. So, I won’t change my habit. I am going to have bacon sandwich, glass of wine, burger, can of coke whenever I fell like it.
Tim (America) Is meat really as bad as smoking: I don’t think so. According to the WHO 34,000 people die worldwide per year because they eat processed meat. In 2012, 8.2 million people died of cancer worldwide. That means if you eat a lot of processed meat you have a chance of being among the 0.41 percent of people dying of cancer because of processed meat. I’ll take the chance.
Helen (Switzerland) The WHO doesn’t say that just one bite of meat causes cancer, it is rather saying that people should vary their diet. People who eat more meat often have other unhealthy habits. They usually eat fewer fruits and vegetables and they also often exercise less.
Van (China) Perhaps this report will make people consider becoming vegetarians ( 素食者). So for your health, the environment and future generations, it is not difficult; it just needs a change of attitude. There is a vast variety of other delicious food available to enjoy.
1.What if Bill has to change his habit ?
A. He’ll feel unhappy.
B. He’ll live a pleasant life.
C. He’ll go on a diet.
D. He’ll become a vegetarian.
2.What does Tim think about eating processed meat ?
A. Too risky. B. Fairly safe.
C. Popular worldwide. D. Very unhealthy.
3.What may be Helen a response to WHO’s warning ?
A. Caring little about it.
B. Eating whatever she likes.
C. Varying the diet and doing exercise.
D. Taking a diet without meat.
4.Who have the most similar viewpoints ?
A. Bill and Tim. B. Tim and Helen.
C. Helen and Van. D. Bill and Van.
In the past, friendships were greatly limited by time, space and attention； increasing home and workplace mobility has made it even harder to keep social relations over time. Through a combination of user controls, new technologies and changing standards of social behavior, Facebook is freeing us from these limitations, making friendships more accessible, pleasant and diverse than ever before.
First, Facebook allows you to find and rediscover friends and then reminds you of these connections, so that you are less likely to fall out of touch with the long-lost school friend, or the family member in a different country. 'Second, Facebook creates an environment that allows you to interact easily with others ： you can share your photos，videos，links and thoughts with your friends， and respond to what they share in turn. Third, Facebook’s unique technical system helps you to discover your friends，most valuable stories. These technologies allow people to keep and enrich friendships that they might otherwise have been unable to keep.
The effect of this is very great. A recent study by Keith Hampton for the Pew Internet and American Life Project discovered that users of social networking websites have larger, more diverse social circles, online and offline. This outcome comes at no cost to one’s closest relationships, which are kept in person and over the phone. Instead, the hour that the average user spends each day socializing on Facebook comes at the expense of less social activities, such as the three or so hours a day the average person spends watching television.
Time may limit our ability to keep social ties, but our desire for social communication is limitless. Just as boats have allowed us to cross oceans and vehicles have allowed us to move mountains, Facebook is a tool that allows us to stay more deeply connected with a larger and more diverse set of friends.
1. What can you do with the help of Facebook according to the text?
A. Protect the environment.
B. Find a new house or workplace.
C. Rediscover long-lost classmates.
D. Change the behavior towards your friends.
2. What will social networking websites do?
A. Increase the diversity of social relations.
B. Share the hours of watching television.
C. Restrict personal friendship.
D. Limit social activities.
3. What is the author's attitude towards Facebook?
A. Worried. B. Doubtful. C. Approving. D. Curious.
At primary school in New Zealand, I was introduced to a school savings account run by one of the local banks. When our money box was full, we took it to the bank and watched with pride as our coins flowed across the counter. As a reward，we could choose our next money box from a small variety, and start the whole savings routine again. Every week I watched my parents sort out the housekeeping and “make ends meet”. Sometimes it was annoying to wait for things we really felt we needed.
Later, as a university student, I managed on an extremely small student allowance. Students were ignored by banks then, because we were so poor, and there was no way I could have gotten credit, even if I had tried. We collected our allowance three times each year, deposited it to the best advantage and withdrew it little by little to last until the next payout of the allowance.
When our daughter, Sophie, began to walk, we made a purposeful choice to encourage her to use money wisely. We often comment when the TV tells us “You owe it to yourself to borrow our money"—to whom do we really owe it? And what would happen if our income were reduced or dried up? Now, as a 12-year-old child, it’s almost embarrassing to see her tight “financial policy”，and wait for the unavoidable holiday sales to buy what she wants.
I agree that financial education in schools is very important. But the root of the problem lies with us and the way we behave as role models to those who follow.
1.What did the author learn from her parents?
A. How to become a banker.
B. Where to open a savings account.
C. Where to choose a money box.
D. How to make ends meet.
2.How did the author manage the student allowance?
A. He applied for a credit card.
B. He spent it three times a year.
C. He put it in the bank.
D. He seldom withdrew it.
3.What reflects Sophie’s tight “financial policy”？
A. Reducing her savings.
B. Buying things on sales.
C. Canceling holiday plans.
D. Borrowing money from banks.
4.What’s the text mainly about?
A. Parents，money problems.
B.Students' school performance.
C. Children’s saving behavior.
D. Children’s financial education.
