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1.The new technology, if rice growing,will help increase the grain output.
2.He urgently the international community and to donors to offer more support.
3.America helped the rebels for their promise to support democracy.
4.Last month, car accident victims almost a quarter of the hospital's patients.
5.Traffic for several hours by the accident,and no one knows how much longer we'll be stuck.
6.Police used tear gas riot.
7.The engine of the ship was out of order and the bad weather the helplessness of the crew at sea.
8.None of the other children play with her, and I think she feels rather .
9.When on a long walk, always wear suitable boots.
10.He became tougher and more mature after ups and downs in his life.
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1.The fact that she is not coming today makes her grandmother feel lonely and n .
2.Our camping trip was s by bad weather.
3.When you do not love him any more, all of his good points turn into d .
4.In our school, the size of an English class is r to 30 students.
5.Organizers have c widely with police, stewards and safety officers to ensure tight security.
6.She's carrying out a comparative study of health in inner cities and r areas.
7.To our relief, the new method finally p to be a success.
8.I have two tickets for the theatre on Saturday evening - would you like to a me?
9.If I say I'm a leading economic expert, won't that sound rather a ?
10. Rescuers were e in an all-night effort to reach the survivors before their supply of air ran out.
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How to Improve Eyesight Naturally
Eyes are important for everybody. You must take care and try everything in your hand to keep them in good condition. Here are some of the tips to improve your eyesight naturally.
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Strain is known to be a factor in many health conditions and eyestrain is no exception. Try meditation, yoga or other methods of stress relief to improve your vision and overall health.
Try palming.
Sit upright in a comfortable chair. 2. Cup your hands so that there is no pressure on your eyes. Let your fingers rest across your forehead. There should be no light entering your eyes. Palming should be done for a period of 5 to 10 minutes to start. Palming should be relaxing. It may help to do palming in a darkened room.
Avoid sugar as much as possible.
3. It will unpleasantly affect your eyesight, which affects the eyes by producing a larger amount of insulin (胰岛素) in the blood. Therefore you shouldn't be having much fruit juice or something that contains a lot of sugar.
Exercise your eyes.
The only exercise most eyes get is that daily rubbing we give them when we're tired or suffering from eyestrain. But eye exercises are actually good for your eyes and can improve your vision. 4. Blink as fast as you can for a few seconds then close your eyes tightly, open and repeat. Do this exercise 3 to 4 times daily.
Eat healthy.
You probably hear that statement all the time but eating the right foods are necessary to good health. 5. Foods that are high in fiber, vitamin C, D and beta carotene as well as other vitamins and minerals can help improve your vision. Here are a few foods that can be beneficial to good vision: carrots, eggs, blueberries, spinach, kale, grapes, and fresh garlic.
A. Reduce eyestrain.
B. Keep your eyes moist.
C. Sugar is your eye's worst enemy.
D. Give your eyes a workout with the following exercise.
E. You may not be aware that your diet affects your vision but it does.
F. Close eyes and cover them with the palms of your hands.
G. Be sure to get plenty of sleep so your eyes don't strain to stay open during the day.
Teenagers who drink alcohol are at higher risk of becoming victims of violence, a Cardiff University study has found.
A team from the School of Dentistry’s Violence Research Group studied drinking habits in children aged 11 - 16 in England. They found not only a link between drink and violence but also that children who drank were more likely to be hit, even if they weren’t violent themselves.
The researchers are now calling for measures to prevent alcohol misuse to reduce injury risk. Current policy focuses on reducing aggression but this research shows that there should be equal effort to reduce victimization.
More than 4,000 children were surveyed at 13 schools at four local authorities in the North, the Midlands, London, and the South. The study found that 25% of 11-year-olds were drinking monthly and 3.6% daily, with 12.8% admitting to getting drunk 3 to 5 times a year. By the age of 16, 40% were drinking weekly and 6.2% were drinking every day. The research also showed 22.6% of 16-year-olds were getting drunk more than 21 times a year.
The study, which has just been published in the Journal of Adolescence, found a strong link between frequency of drinking and frequency of hitting other people.
However, children who reported drinking monthly were also three times more likely to be hit. Adolescents（青少年） who drank but didn’t get into fights were more likely to be hit than those who did fight.
Professor Jonathan Shepherd, who led the research, said a lot of previous alcohol-related violence work had focused on the offenders（惹事的人） rather than the victims. His team is calling for more prevention work from parents and teachers in the first two years of secondary school by taking advantage of the “teachable moment”, that is, immediately after a student has missed school because of drunkenness.
Previous work by Professor Jonathan Shepherd has shown drinkers may be more at risk of violence because of reduced physical co-ordination, poor decision-making in threatening situations and isolation while out late at night. He said, “This new study seems to be the first to show a direct link between alcohol misuse and victimization. There now needs to be much more effort put into reducing alcohol misuse in order to reduce injury.”
1.The main idea of the passage is that teenagers who drink alcohol ________.
A. often offend other people
B. often become injured
C. are more likely to fight with others
D. are more likely to become victims of violence
2.The research argues that more effort should be made to ________.
A. reduce aggression B. prevent fighting
C. reduce victimization D. prevent drinking alcohol
3.Drinkers may be more at risk of violence because of all the following EXCEPT ________.
A. reduced physical co-ordination
B. isolation while out late at night
C. a higher frequency of hitting other people
D. poor decision-making in threatening situations
4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to Professor Shepherd’s research?
A. The frequency of children getting drunk increases with age.
B. Some children missed school because of drunkenness.
C. His previous alcohol-related violence work had focused on the offenders.
D. This new study shows a direct link between alcohol misuse and victimization.
Now scientists have discovered the first evidence that the animals actually behave like their masters. Just like children, they adopt a “look and learn” approach which means they can mimic (模仿) human's actions when going about their tasks.
Biologists and psychologists at the universities of Vienna and Oxford designed an experiment to test the theory that dogs do have the ability to copy what they see, using a simple wooden box. In the study, ten owners showed their dogs how to open the wooden box, sometimes using their heads to push a handle and sometimes using their hands.
In the first part of the test, five dogs were rewarded with a piece of sausage for copying their owners' actions. The other five were rewarded with food for not copying, and using other methods. With each dog the experiment was repeated hundreds of times, and the time taken for a dog to get it “right” on 85 percent of attempts (17 goes out of 20) was recorded. The dogs encouraged to mirror their owners reached this point almost three times sooner on average than those rewarded for not copying them. In the second part of the test, all the dogs were only rewarded for copying the method their owners used. The five dogs previously rewarded for copying their owners reached the 85 percent mark more than twice as the other five.
In a paper published in Proceeding of the Royal Society, they concluded, “Like humans, dogs can't help imitating actions they see.” Going further, they said, “The results suggest the imitative (模仿的) behavior of dogs is shaped more by their developmental interactions with humans than by their evolutionary (进化的) history of domestication (驯化).”
Caroline Kisko, from the Kennel club, said, “A dog's behavior is influenced much like that of a child learning right from wrong and adopting similar patterns of behavior. We hope that owners understand the importance of their actions and use this knowledge to set good examples and therefore positively influence the behavior of their pets.”
1.What's the best title of the passage?
A. Dogs Are Intelligent Animals
B. Dogs Are like Children Most
C. Dogs Behave like Their Masters
D. Dogs Can Complete Simple Tasks
2.The underlined part “they” in Paragraph 4 most probably refers to ________.
A. the dogs' masters
B. the magazine's publishers
C. all the people involved in the experiment
D. the biologists and psychologists
3.The researchers believe dogs' imitative behavior comes mainly from ______.
A. domestication B. human rewards
C. evolution D. human-dog interactions
4.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. Masters should influence their dogs as early as possible.
B. A man's bad behavior may influence his dog.
C. Dogs can't be influenced by men easily.
D. Dogs always behave positively.
Christmas Eve was tomorrow. I hoped one of the packages that held a camera had already been placed under the Christmas tree. It was the only thing I wanted. I had been dropping hints to my parents. I love taking photos. My bedroom walls are covered with photos I had taken with my mom's old camera. I'm always trying to capture those perfect moments in which you can hear the laughter or touch the beautiful scene, but my camera has always seemed to fall short.
I knew Mom had put a few presents under the tree this morning, so I went on a hunt in my mom's room. I opened the door and found my Christmas present was lying unwrapped on the floor — a big pink cat. I felt so disappointed.
Mom seemed to notice that, and she tried to cheer me up. “Stacy, I got your present today. I am so excited to surprise you!” “I can't wait,” I said. The next day I couldn't wait any longer. I needed to tell her.
“Mom, may I talk to you for a second?”
“Sure, dear. What do you need to talk about?” she asked.
And so it came — how upset I was that I was getting a cat.
“Stacy, that cat is for your sister Julia!” she said with a smile.
“Then what am I getting?” I asked.
She just smiled. “You'll have to wait and see.”
Next morning, I happily got into the living room and sat next to the tree. I pulled out the box with my name on it and opened the wrapping paper to find ...
My camera! “Thank you!” I said to both Dad and Mom.
Dad picked up the camera and took a picture of Julia, Mom and me. It has become one of my favorite pictures. Just on that Christmas morning, I took lots of photos with my camera — my little sister making a face, my parents giving me a soft smile — and all of these photos have come to mean one thing to me: love.
1.The underlined phrase “dropping hints” in Paragraph 1 means _____.
A. talking often B. suggesting indirectly
C. sending presents D. taking pictures
2.Why did Stacy feel disappointed at first?
A. Her mother couldn't understand her at all.
B. Her mother didn't buy her any Christmas gift.
C. She mistook her sister's Christmas gift for hers.
D. She didn't find her present in her mom's room.
3.We can learn from the passage that _____.
A. her mother bought Stacy a camera after discovering her disappointment
B. her mother knew what gift Stacy wanted for Christmas
C. Stacy thought it's OK to have an old camera
D. Stacy finally got her gift on Christmas Eve
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A. A Christmas gift as wished
B. Love is more important than gifts
C. A wonderful Christmas.
D. Love can not be bought
