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Until now, many people 1. (see) Minions．No． 2. I am talking about is not the recent movies , but the village in England with the same name．Now it may be 3. (difficult) to find it than before，as the village has had to take down its sign because it worries about 4. (safe)．The village put up a special sign in May as part of a deal with Universal Studio 5. (promote) the movie Minions．The sign 6. (feature) three of the cute characters posing next to the village’s name．And the Minions sign proved popular with travelers，as 7. (apparent)
shown by the many pictures on special media posted by drivers 8. pulled in to take photos with the signs．Some local businesses wanted to keep the sign in place to help with tourism，but Carl Hearn， 9. local official , said officials had to take it down as they were worried about drivers 10. (stop) in front the sign in order to take photographs．
At an airport I overheard a father and a daughter in their last moments together. He said to his daughter, “I love you. I wish you __ She said, “Daddy, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever __.I wish you enough, too They kissed goodbye and she left.
The father stood there __ with tears in his eyes. I tried not to interrupt his privacy, but he __ me and greeted me by asking, “Did you ever say goodbye to someone knowing it would be __?” “Yes, I have,” I replied.
Saying that brought back my memories of expressing my love and __ of all my dad had done for me. Recognising that his days were __, I spent the time telling him face to face how much he __ to me. So I knew what this man was __.
“Forgive me for asking, but why is this a goodbye forever?” I asked. “I am old and she lives much too faraway I have __ ahead and the reality is that her next trip back will be __ for my funeral,” he said. “When you were saying goodbye, I heard you say ‘I wish you enough’. May I ask what that means?” He began to __. “That’s wish that has been handed down from other __.” He paused for a moment looking up as if trying to remember it in detail, and he smiled even more .
“When we said ‘I wish you enough’, we __ the other persons to have a life filled with enough good things __ them,” he continued the following as if he were __ it from memory. “I wish you enough sunlight to keep your attitude __. I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more. I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive. I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear __ bigger I wish you enough gain to satisfy your needs. I wish you enough ‘loss’ to appreciate all that you __. I wish you enough ‘Hellos’ to get you __ the final ‘goodbye’.” he then began to sob and walked away.
1.A. enough B. luck C. success D. health
2.A. support B. praise C. judge D. need
3.A. carefully B. silently C. seriously D. gratefully
4.A. noticed B. monitored C. thanked D. observed
5.A. endless B. meaningful C. forever D. temporarily
6.A. appreciation B. admission C. enthusiasm D. sacrifice
7.A. dark B. short C. wonderful D. Bitter
8.A. explained B. lent C. meant D. introduced
9.A. wondering B. experiencing C. approving D. imagining
10.A. differences B. passions C. wonders D. challenges
11.A. probably B. extremely C. gradually D. clearly
12.A. smile B. shout C. suffer D. Cry
13.A. countries B. generations C. mothers D. communities
14.A. admitted B. put C. thought D. wanted
15.A. promising B. teaching C. surrounding D. charging
16.A. reminding B. losing C. forgetting D. reciting
17.A. serious B. opposite C. bright D. open
18.A. only B. much C. any D. just
19.A. treat B. decide C. donate D. possess
20.A. through B. in C. along D. across
Tips for Teaching Kids Responsibility
Your best friend has a teenager who helps with housework without being asked. Your cousin has a one-year-old child that puts her bottle in the sink when she finishes the milk, but no reminders are needed. 1. Raising helpful, good kids who know how to make a sandwich is not a fantasy! The following tips can give you a better chance of raising a responsible child who then grows into a responsible adult.
2. You can’t suddenly spring responsibility on a teenager and expect he will know how to follow through. He needs time to practice and totally understand what responsibility means.
Let kids help you. Don t complain when it's time to do housework. Smile and invite your son to help. 3. He will take these good feelings and learn to take ownership of his home and feel pride in keeping it up.
4. Make responsibilities age appropriate. You can show how to complete small tasks in daily life and perform them at a child’s skill level. For example, if your kid wants a snack, show him where the apples are and how to wash one off.
Teach your child consequences. Learning to take care of his things also helps a child develop a sense of responsibility for his actions. Get your son to clean up after an art project, and inform him that he won^ be able to play with his crayons the next day if he leaves a messy table. 5. The more you carry out the rules, the more likely he is to clean up without being asked.
A. Have a sense of responsibility.
B. Why do they make a sandwich for kids?
C. Show kids how to perform responsibility.
D. Where do these wonderful children come from?
E. Start to teach responsibility to kids early.
F. When your child is invited to participate, he feels valued.
G. Then take away his supplies if he does not take his responsibility.
After a friend recommended that he join a secret Google project six years ago, Brian Torcellini became a driver in a driverless car.
Torcellini，31, leads a crew of test drivers who are legally required to ride in Google’s fleet of 48 driverless cars . They only take a control in emergencies. Otherwise, they make observations that help the company’s engineers improve the driverless cars.
The driverless cars already have covered more than 2 million miles in six years of testing on private tracks, on highways and city streets. The vehicles have traveled more than half that distance in automated mode (自动模式)，with one test driver in place to take control of the car if the technology fails or a potentially dangerous situation arises. Meanwhile, another driver sits in the front passenger seat taking notes of the problems that need to be fixed.
The job of the test driver requires a sense of adventure, something Torcellini acquired when he began to surf in high school. His other hobbies include fishing and scuba diving.
While the engineers who are programming the robot cars have technical backgrounds, most of the test drivers don’t. Torcellini worked in a book store. He dreamed of becoming a writer. He ended up at Google in 2009. Espinosa, 27, was working in a bicycle shop before he was hired as a test driver two years ago . Stephanie Villegas, 28, was a swim instructor, before becoming a test driver. Other test drivers were former soldiers and former photographers. They all share at least one thing in common: spotless driving records. Besides this, the job also requires a combination of good judgment, patience and fearlessness.
Before they are entrusted (托付) with the cars，Google’s test drivers must complete three-week training courses. The drivers are taught to take control of the robot car whenever there is any moment of doubt or danger.
Google employs “dozens” of test drivers but won't reveal the precise number . California law requires two test drivers per vehicle.
1.What do you know about Brian Torcellini ?
A. He is in charge of a crew of test drivers.
B. He used to be a swim instructor.
C. He led a secret Google project.
D. He has technical backgrounds.
2.The driver sitting in the front passenger seat is responsible for .
A. fixing the car problems
B. driving in emergencies
C. recording the car problems
D. monitoring the car driver
3.We can infer that .
A. Stephanie Villegas is interested in scuba diving
B. Brian Torecellini is very fond of literature
C. Espinosa is an excellent cyclist in California
D. driverless cars are very popular in California
4.The underlined word “this” refers to .
A. having good judgments
B. having clean driving records
C. breaking the traffic rules
D. having technical backgrounds
Those accustomed to browsing through thousands of books in large bookstores may find Japan’s Morioka Shoten a little strange. That’s because this tiny bookstore that is located in Ginza,Tokyo sells only a single book at a time.
Opened in May 2015, Morioka Shoten is the brainchild of Yoshiyuki Morioka. He began his career as a bookstore clerk in Tokyo’s Kanda district before branching out to open his own store. It was here while organizing book reading and signing that he realized that customers usually came into the store with one title in mind. Morioka began to wonder if a store could exist by selling multiple copies of just one single book. In November 2014, he partnered with Masamichi Toyama to establish a unique bookstore with the philosophy of “A Single Room with a Single Book”.
The selections that are picked by Morioka change weekly and vary widely to attract customers with different interests. Recent choices include The True Deceiver, an award-winning Swedish novel by Tove Jansson, Hans Andersen’s Fairy Tales, and a collection of Karl Blossfeldt’s photography of plants. Morioka has also selected books written by a famous Japanese author Mimei Ogawa.
To highlight his only offering, Morioka often uses clever tricks. For example, when selling a book about flowers, the storekeeper decorated his shop with the ones that had been mentioned in the book. He also encourages authors to hold talks and discussions so they can connect with customers. Morioka says his goal is for the customers to experience being inside a book, not just a bookstore.
Risky as the idea might seem, things appear to be going well. The storekeeper says he has sold over 2,100 books. Things can get better given that his bookstore is becoming increasingly popular not just among the locals but also visitors form other countries.
1.Why is Morioka Shoten unique?
A. It is popular with feigners.
B. It sells books of different topics.
C. It is decorated with colorful flowers.
D. It sells various copies of a book in a week.
2.Why does Morioka encourage authors to hold talks?
A. To introduce his bookstore.
B. To advocate his philosophy.
C. To make books better understood.
D. To help readers make more friends.
3.What’s the author’s opinion about the bookstore’s future?
A. Risky B. Promising.
C. Unpredictable. D. Hopeless
Scientists announced on Thursday, February 11, 2016, at a press conference in Washington, D. C that the more than half-century search for gravitational waves finally succeeded. They confirmed that they had detected gravitational waves caused by two black holes mixing together about 1. 3 billion years ago. It had been the first time the phenomenon was directly detected since it was predicted by Albert Einstein l00 years ago.
A China led space gravitational wave detection project is recruiting (招募) researchers from around the world, china news, com reported. The Tianqin project was started by Sun Yat-sen University in Zhuhhai. It centers on research of key technologies in space gravitational wave detection. To make the project more competitive，global talents in areas such as gravity theory，space gravity experiments and precision measurement are sought with an annual salary of up to 1 million yuan ($ 153.000). according to the report.
Gravitational waves are not easily detectable. When they reach the Earth, an extremely sensitive detector is needed, as other sources of noise can overwhelm the signal. Luo Jun. president of Sun Yat sen University said the detection of gravitational waves is a huge challenge and the project reflects the research competence of China.
The 15-billion yuan project aims to send wave-detection satellites into space in 15 to 20 years with construction of a research center and observatory to be started soon. Researchers will likely cooperate with other scientists from the European Space Agency’s LISA Project.
Gravitational waves are ripples (涟漪) in space time generated during the earliest moment of the universe, when the universe experienced a brief but disordered period of expansion. The detection of gravitational waves is believed to help scientists understand more mysteries of the universe.
1.What can we learn about gravitational waves?
A. They caused black holes to mix together.
B. They came out about half a century ago.
C. They wore proved true by Albert Einstein.
D. They have been discovered recently.
2.According to the passage, the Tianqin project is intended to .
A. develop technologies to detect space gravitational waves
B. attract talented researchers from across the globe
C. conduct various space gravity experiments
D. seek precision measurement in space
3.The underlined word “overwhelm” in the third paragraph probably means “ .”
A. absorb B. replace
C. remove D. cover
4.The main purpose of the passage is to .
A. explain the importance of the gravitational wave detection
B. present some new findings in space exploration
C. introduce a gravitational wave research project
D. encourage international cooperation in scientific research
