I learned a valuable lesson from my 13-year-old son last week. We were hiking in the woods on our very hilly, rocky farm. He stopped near a cliff (悬崖) and started ______ some rather large stones towards the edge, seeing how ______ he could break them into pieces on a large rock lying at the ______. I got tired of ______ him do this after about 20 minutes and suggest that we ______ on. He refused and kept on his constant picking, ______ and throwing stones.
Finally after some time I said, “Do you ______ that you have been-picking up stones for more than half an hour? This is just the ______ task as Dad asks you to do every weekend to help ______ the fields. But you always do it for no more than two minutes, and then find a( n) ______ to quit.” His reply was, “But this is ______!”
This hit me like a rock. How many tasks that we are tired of can be ______ something fun? I know this sounds like a ______ because sometimes things are just not fun at all. ______, with some creative thinking, I bet there are ______. For example, you can try turning on some pleasant music and then dancing ______ the vacuum cleaner (真空吸尘器), or you can write a secret message in the dust on your dresser and erase it when you clean it.
For ______, organizing competitions for your employees can create some fun and increase ______. If you ______ a business yourself, you can compete just with yourself. Simply set your goals and choose a(n) ______ for your completion. The idea is to make achieving goals fun. So, make your work fun and get it done.
1.A.throwing B.piling C.building D.pushing
2.A.naturally B.successfully C.reasonably D.confidently
3.A.side B.top C.line D.bottom
4.A.watching B.helping C.hearing D.having
5.A.look B.hold C.move D.take
6.A.cutting B.carrying C.packing D.hiding
7.A.understand B.advise C.insist D.realize
8.A.right B.free C.same D.hard
9.A.clear B.plant C.protect D.create
10.A.cure B.duty C.matter D.excuse
11.A.fun B.boring C.sensible D.familiar
12.A.left out B.tumed into C.asked for D.made up
13.A.challenge B.news C.pity D.statement
14.A.Besides B.Therefore C.However D.Instead
15.A.invitations B.experiences C.varieties D.possibilities
16.A.to B.for C.with D.by
17.A.workers B.managers C.experts D.coaches
18.A.intelligence B.courage C.communication D.motivation
19.A.expand B.own C.guide D.analyze
20.A.chance B.honor C.prize D.profit
Tips for Writing a Great Speech
How to write a strong speech? There are a lot of different ways to answer that question. 1.
Read your speech out loud.
Unlike almost all other forms of writing, speech-writing is designed for listeners. So, when reviewing your text, read it to yourself and pay attention to how the words sound and feel. 2. If your phrases make you stumble （结巴）,they are guaranteed to make your boss stumble as well. Just remember that good writing is not necessarily good speech-writing.
Simple phrases are your friends.
Keep your sentences short and sweet. Compound phrases with multiple clauses may look great on paper, but are likely to confuse your audience and decrease the effectiveness of your speech. Limit yourself to one or two ideas per sentence. 3.
Do your research.
Before beginning a speech, make sure to familiarize yourself with the subject. 4. The creative aspects of speech-writing are only effective when backed by a strong foundation of knowledge by the speaker. The audience must trust your words in order for their meaning to sink in. If you' re well-prepared, it will show.
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Your listeners should be a strong determining factor of the content, tone and style of your speech. Before drafting remarks, think about who you' re speaking to, the place you' re speaking at and the timing of your speech. There's a time and a place for every type of remarks. It's your job to figure out when and where you are.
A. Know your audience.
B. Show respect to your listeners.
C. Express them as clearly and powerfully as possible.
D. Thus, you can write about it with confidence and authority.
E. Do they slip off the tongue or are they clumsy and awkward?
F. Different writers are most likely to adopt diverse approaches to speech-writing.
G. Here are rules that all writers should follow in order to write a winning speech.
①An increasing number of young people tend to rent clothes recently. Clothing rental is a hot new industry and retailers are entering this in hopes of attracting newly conscientious shoppers. This past summer alone, Urban Outfitters, Macy’s , Bloomingdale’s, American Eagle, and Banana Republic have all announced rental services—a sure sign of changing times.
②But is renting fashion actually more environmentally-friendly than buying it, and if so, how much more? Journalist and author Elizabeth Cline explored into this question and she concluded that its not as sustainable as it seems.
③Take shipping, for example, which has to go two ways if an item is rented—receiving and returning. Cline writes that consumer transportation has the second largest carbon footprint（碳足迹）of our collective fashion habit after manufacturing.
④She writes, “An item ordered online and then returned can emit（排放）20 kilograms of carbon each way, and up to 50 kilograms for rush shipping. By comparison, the carbon impact of a pair of jeans purchased in physical stores and washed and worn at home is 33.4 kilograms, according to a 2015 study by Levi's.”
⑤Then there’s the burden of washing, which has to happen for every item when returned, regardless of whether or not it was worn. For most rental services, this usually means dry-cleaning, a high-impact and polluting process. 70 percent of US dry cleaners used perchloroethylene, a carcinogenic（致癌的）air pollutant, which can produce harmful waste and air pollution .
⑥Le Tote is the only service that uses ‘wet cleaning’ for 80 percent of its items and strives to avoid dry cleaning unless absolutely necessary.
⑦Lastly, Cline fears that rental services will increase our appetite for fast fashion, simply because it’s so easily accessible. There’s something called ‘share-washing’ that makes people engage in more wasteful behaviors precisely because a product or service is shared and thus is perceived as more eco-friendly.
⑧Renting clothes is still preferable to buying them cheap and pitching them in the trash after a few wears, but we shouldn’t let the availability of these services make us complacent（自鸣得意的）. There’s an even better step --and that’s wearing what is already in the closet.
1.Why does the author mention Urban Outfitters, Macy’s?
A.to prove clothing renting is becoming popular.
B.to tell us they have joined rental services
C.to introduce the topic of the passage
D.to show us they are companies of big brands
2.How does the author develop paragraph 4?
A.By analyzing data B.by using example
C.by providing description D.by making comparison
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A.it's a better way to buy clothes cheap and pitch them in the trash than renting clothes
B.Share-washing is perceived as eco-friendly and won't lead to wasteful behaviors.
C.Renting fashion is not as environmentally-friendly as we expect.
D.Consumer transportation has the largest footprint of our collective fashion habit
4.What’s the structure of the passage?
A.①②—③④—⑤⑥—⑦—⑧ B.①②—③④—⑤—⑥⑦—⑧
C.①—②—③④—⑤—⑥—⑦⑧ D.①—②—③④—⑤⑥—⑦⑧
A disastrous fire surrounded Notre Dame（巴黎圣母院）destroyed large parts of the Gothic architecture on Monday.
“Notre Dame is our history, our literature, part of our spirit, the place of all our great events, our wars, our liberations, the center of our lives” French President Emmanuel Macron told reporters in front of the still burning Paris landmark and promised to rebuild Notre Dame.
“Notre Dame is burning, and I know the sadness felt by so many fellow French people. But tonight, I’d like to speak of hope too, ”he said, announcing the launch of a fundraising campaign.
“Let’s be proud, because we built this cathedral（大教堂）more than 800 years ago, we’ve built it and, throughout the centuries, let it grow and improve it. So I gravely（严肃地）say tonight: we will rebuild it together. ” he added.
The disastrous fire engulfed（吞没）the upper reaches of Paris' towering Notre Dame Cathedral as it was undergoing renovations（翻新）.
Tourists and Parisians looked on horrified from the streets below. France’s Interior Ministry said firefighters might not be able to save the structure.
The fire collapsed the cathedrals’ spire（尖顶）and spread to one of its landmark towers “Everything is burning; nothing will remain from the frame,” Notre Dame spokesman Andre Finot told French media. The 12th-century cathedral is home to incalculable（不可计算的）works of art and is one of the world's most famous tourist attractions, due to Victor Hugo’s novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
The cause of the fire was not known, but French media quoted the Paris fire brigade（消防队）as saying the fire is “potentially linked” to a 6 million- euro（$6.88 million）renovation project on the church’s spire and its 250 tons of lead. Officials opened an investigation as Paris police said there were no reported deaths. Some 400 firefighters were battling the fire well into the night.
1.What’ the main point of Emmanuel Macron’s speech?
A.Notre Dame was the symbol of Paris in history.
B.It took more than 800 years to build Notre Dame.
C.He was desperate when he made the announcement.
D.The French government are going to rebuild Notre Dame.
2.Which of the following is true according to the text?
A.Notre Dame Cathedral was burnt down entirely.
B.The structure was well saved by the firefighters.
C.People who were killed in the fire are some firefighters.
D.The fire was likely caused by a renovation project on the church’s spire.
3.What does the underlined part probably mean?
A.The novel made the Notre Dame famous.
B.The cathedral is repeatedly mentioned in the novel.
C.The novel became a bestseller thanks to the cathedral.
D.The novel became more mysterious due to the cathedral.
4.What is the tone of the author in writing the article?
A.Disappointed. B.Humorous.
C.Objective. D.Critical.
Chinese movie goers set a box office record for the eve of the weeklong National Day holiday on Monday, with takings（票房收入）more than twice the previous record, according to several industry trackers. The major blockbusters（大片）contributing to the box office record were three new releases--My People, My Country, The Captain and The Climbers--which all opened on Monday.
Industry analyst Wu Nian said more than 80 film companies invested in the three blockbusters, which would provide a substantial boost to the recently lackluster market.
My People, My Country, a 158-minute anthology that saw seven famous directors join hands, dominated the box office, according to Maoyan（猫眼）.
Consisting of seven short stories set in historic moments to look back at New China’s 70years of existence, the movie was codirected by Chen Kaige as well as 6 other directors--who have all directed domestic hits or international award winners.
Chen, who served as chief director, said China has seen a huge transformation in the past seven decades.As the painstaking efforts of several generations had contributed to the country’s achievements, Chen said the team working on the movie had decided to use it to revisit milestone moments through ordinary people’s eyes.
Another highly anticipated film, The Captain, earned 194 million yuan to occupy second place on the box office charts.
Starring actor Zhang Hanyu, the film is based on heroic Sichuan Airlines pilot Liu Chuanjian, who completed one of the most miraculous emergency landings in China’s civil aviation history.
Also adapted from real events, The Climbers grossed 157 million yuan on Monday. With a stellar cast including Zhang Ziyi and Wu Jing, the film is about Chinese mountaineers’ ascent to the summit of Mount Qomolangma, via its perilous north ridge in 1960 and 1975.Wu Jing said the film filled a gap in the market, with sports-themed titles quite rare in the world's second-largest movie market.
Aside from the three blockbusters, eight other films--covering a wide range of styles from animation to fantasy-will be released during the holiday ending on Oct 7.
1.Which film contributes to the box office the most?
A.My People, My Country B.The Climbers
C.The Captain. D.We don’t know!
2.What does the word anticipated mean?
A.participated B.expected
C.demanded D.predicted
3.The three films have much in common except________.
A.being adapted from real events
B.being made up of some short stories
C.being released to the public on the same day
D.contributing greatly to the box office for the National Day
4.What can we know from the passage?
A.Liu Chuanjian starred in the Captain.
B.80 companies invested in the three blockbusters.
C.Some important events of motherland are shown in My People, My Country .
D.The Climbers filled a gap with sports-themed titles in the world's largest movie market.
The following are some of history’s most inspirational women recommended by Therese Borchard.
Who Was Mother Teresa ? ￥66.00
Born in Macedonia, Mother Teresa（1910—1997）taught at St. Mary’s High School, in Calcutta, India, but was forced to do something about the suffering and poverty. In 1950 she founded the Missionaries of Charity. Although her devotion to the poor is inspiring, it’s her persistence（坚持不懈）through years of doubt, as recorded in her private journals, that inspired me the most.
The Diary of a Young Girl ￥55.10
In The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank （1929—1945） documented her life in hiding from 1942 to 1944 during the German Occupation of the Netherlands. She is a role model of honesty, strength, and hope for me — that even in the most miserable circumstances, you can lead with love.
A Life of Discovery ￥111.10
“Do one thing every day that scares you,” wrote Eleanor Roosevelt （1884—1962）. She had a lot to choose from, as her life was full of challenges. Eleanor inspires me to bravely deal with problems that matter to me, and to find her way through life’s trials and hardships with gracefulness and determination.
Story of My Life ￥32.50
A deaf-blind author from Alabama, Helen Keller （1880—1968） provides a powerful example of a woman through two major disabilities to achieve a meaningful life. “We could never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world,” she said. Her attitude of hope and optimism inspires me to use my suffering to become a better and wiser person, to go beyond my pain into service of others.
1.Why does Therese Borchard recommend Mother Teresa?
A.She worked as a teacher for years. B.She set up a charity organization.
C.She published a private journal. D.She helped the poor in spite of doubt.
2.What made Eleanor Roosevelt special?
A.Facing challenges bravely. B.Loving doing scary things.
C.Having high intelligence. D.Continuing carrying out trials.
3.Which book should the disabled losing hope read?
A.Who Was Mother Teresa ? B.The Diary of a Young Girl
C.A Life of Discovery D.Story of My Life
