While I studied at school, I felt great difficulty in learning my Latin translations. I was always very____in using a dictionary, and____it most difficult, while to other boys it seemed no____
I formed an alliance(盟友) with a boy in the Sixth Grade. He was very clever and____read Latin as easily as English. My friend for his part was almost as____troubled by the English essays he had to write for the headmaster as I was____these Latin words. We agreed together that he should____me my Latin translations and that I should do his essays. The arrangement____wonderfully. The headmaster seemed quite____with my work, and I had more time to myself in the morning. On the other hand, once a week____I had to compose the essays of my friend. For several months no difficulty____, but once we were nearly caught out.
One afternoon, the headmaster_____my friend to discuss one essay with him in a lively spirit. “I was interested in this____you make here. I think you might have gone further. Tell me_____you had in your mind.” The headmaster continued in this____for some time to fear of my friend. However, the headmaster, not wishing to____an occasion of praise into____of fault-finding, finally____him go. He came back to me like a man who had had a very narrow____and I made up my mind to make every effort to study my____
1.A.quick B.slow C.hard D.good
2.A.made B.got C.found D.left
3.A.trouble B.difference C.labor D.worry
4.A.might B.would C.should D.could
5.A.very B.little C.much D.few
6.A.for B.by C.in D.to
7.A.change B.take C.forgive D.tell
8.A.worked B.tried C.happened D.developed
9.A.angry B.satisfied C.frightened D.sad
10.A.or so B.or else C.as usual D.as far
11.A.became B.seemed C.lay D.appeared
12.A.called B.taught C.arranged D.sent
13.A.aim B.goal C.point D.opinion
14.A.why B.how C.which D.what
15.A.excitement B.way C.meaning D.disappointment
16.A.turn B.leave C.grow D.become
17.A.none B.one C.either D.some
18.A.ordered B.asked C.took D.let
19.A.surprise B.escape C.hope D.chance
20.A.reading B.writing C.translations D.essays
How to Make a Chinese Hot Pot
Eating a Chinese hot pot is a very common experience. People gather around the pot, dipping their food, waiting for it to cook, mixing their own seasonings (调味品) and enjoying each other's company. 1.
Firstly, prepare a large pot of soup. There is no right or wrong way to prepare a soup, so feel free to make your own. A simple soup can be made by boiling water with the addition of meat bones or fish heads and a mixture of herbs, seasonings and vegetables.
Then, cut a variety of meats and fish into thin slices.2.. Choose any food that you enjoy. Some common choices for Chinese hot pot include thin pieces of beef, pork, lamb and so on. You can make your hot pot using the more traditional method of using the meats and seafood that are local to you. Meanwhile, select, wash and prepare some vegetables. 3. Mushrooms of all kinds are also common to Chinese hot pot preparations.
4.At home, a single hot pot would work well up to 4-8 people depending on the size of the pot. Make sure everyone is sitting in a circle and has easy access to everything on the table. Prepare a separate small dish for each guest to mix their seasonings. 5.!
A. Finally, arrange the seating reasonably
B. Now comes the turn to enjoy your hot pot
C. It will guarantee that the items will cook quickly and fully
D. Here are some easy steps to make a Chinese hot pot at home
E. For more variety, consider dumplings, rice cakes and tangyuan
F. Popular choices include: cabbage, pea leaves, winter melon and tomato
G. It usually lasts a couple of hours because you are cooking and eating in small parts
Started in 1636 Harvard University is the oldest of all the many colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.
In the early years, these schools were much alike. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Little was known about science then, and one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.
In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could receive their training in Harvard’s law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began to teaching American history.
As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.
Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with（涉及）special fields of learning. There’s so much to learn that one kind of school can’t offer in all.
1.The oldest university in the US is _________.
A.Yale B.Harvard
C.Princeton D.Columbia
2.Form the second paragraph, we can see that in the early years, _____.
A.those colleges and universities were almost the same
B.people, young or old, might study in the colleges
C.students studied only some languages and science
D.when the students finished their school, they became lawyers or teachers
3.Modern languages Harvard taught in 1825 were _______.
A.Latin and Greek
B.Latin, Greek, French and German
C.American history and German
D.French and German
4.As knowledge increased, colleges began to teach ______.
A.everything that was known
B.law and something about medicine
C.many new subjects
D.the subjects that interested students
Hundreds of thousands of lives were saved in 2017 alone because of the improvement of the environment, according to a new research. Fine particle pollution declined rapidly following the new rules on industrial emissions and the promotion of clean fuels, according to the study, published on Monday in the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. The study, which focused on the period from 2013-2017, was conducted by a group of Chinese researchers and scientist.
PM2.5, as this kind of pollution is known, is so small that it can enter the bloodstream, potentially leading to cancer, stroke and heart attack in the long term. After rapid industrialization and weak regulations left the country with a reputation for smog and bad air quality, Chinese authorities started to take air pollution seriously in 2008.
In 2013, Beijing had PM2.5 concentrations 40 times higher than levels recommended by the World Health Organization(WHO), and the government introduced its toughest-ever clean air policies that year. The study found “significant declines” in PM2.5 levels across China from 2013-2017, with new emissions rules for vehicles. The authors say this “confirms the effectiveness of China’s recent clean air actions.”
These recent actions have seen Beijing fall out of the top 100 most-polluted cities in Asia in recent years, with the pollution levels 10% lower across Chinese cities between 2017 and 2018, according to a report by Greenpeace and Air Visual. Shanghai, the country’s largest city and financial capital, has also made environmental advances, such as adopting strict recycling regulations. Public pressure has been the driving force of pollution policy in China.
Air pollution is a global issue, and India is now home to 22 of the 30 most polluted world cities, according to the Greenpeace and Air Visual report. In the US, a recent study said air pollution was linked to more than 107,000 deaths in 2011 and cost the country $866 billion.
1.What saved many lives in China?
A.China’s clean air policies.
B.The increased particle pollution.
C.The study by researchers.
D.The reduction of the clean fuels.
2.Why did PM2.5 cause many diseases?
A.It was called smog.
B.It made the air cleaner.
C.It went into the blood.
D.It had a bad reputation.
3.When did Chinese government decide to treat the pollution?
A.In 2008. B.In 2013.
C.In 2017. D.In 2018.
4.What did people in Shanghai do to protect the environment?
A.They built the thermal power plants.
B.They stopped using industrial boilers.
C.They made Shanghai financial capital.
D.They tried to recycle some rubbish.
A couple in their 60s has travelled 12,000 miles across 16 countries from Britain to China — riding their bikes the entire way. Grandparents Peter and Chris stepped on the long journey after deciding to ''do something a bit different''. They travelled across cities, deserts, mountains and everything in between across Europe, the Middle East and the East Asia. The married couple of 37 years enjoyed themselves with delicious local food and spent most nights inside a tiny tent put up wherever they could find shelter.
Peter, 66, said the moment they finally had a look at the famous Great Wall after a year and a half of cycling 30 miles a day was ''really exciting''. At the end of their journey, the special pair didn’t fly home but instead choose to book a cabin inside a 400m-Iong container ship. The final part was a three-week voyage from Singapore across the Indian Ocean and into the Mediterranean Sea before arriving at Southampton.
''You never know what the day is going to bring. All you know is that you are going to get on your bike and cycle. Every day is an adventure and every day is new. Overall, the experience is absolutely unbelievable, '' Peter said.
Peter and Chris initially set out to cycle from Britain in January 2017 but were forced home. They had cycled all the way to Hungary when Peter slipped on tiles and broke his leg. After even nonths of recovery, the couple set out again in Britain. They finally arrived in China in November 2018.
3th Peter and Chris agreed that the best part of the entire trip was coming across the kinhood of strangers along the way, many of whom invited the couple for food and drink. Chris, 64, said ''It was a wonderful experience, particularly wonderful because of the amazing people we met along the way. ''
1.What’s the couple's purpose of taking the long journey?
A.To try something new. B.To break the world record.
C.To go across 16 countries by bike. D.To celebrate their 37-year marriage.
2.How did the couple go back to their home after the trip to China?
A.By cycling. B.By train.
C.By plane. D.By sea.
3.Why did the couple put off their trip in 2017?
A.Peter had an accident. B.They ran out of their money.
C.They met with a heavy snow. D.Peter fell ill suddenly in Hungary.
4.What's the best part of the trip for the couple?
A.The beautiful scenes. B.The help from others.
C.The delicious food and drink. D.The kindness from other cyclists.
Artificial intelligence (Al) is practically everywhere today. There are so many products out there which use Al. Some are being developed, some are already in use, and some failed and are being improved, so it’s very difficult to name a few of them and regard them as the best.
Vi
It is an Al personal trainer which is mainly concerned with fitness and coaching. It, however, requires the use of bio-sensing earphones and other fitness tracking equipment! It can play your favourite music while you work out and all you have to worry about is the exercise you're doing.
Deep Text
Do you ever wonder how an ad appears suddenly just when you are looking for something similar? This is because of Deep Text. It uses real-time consumer information to produce data which in turn is used to target consumers. Thus, if you search online for flight tickets from Bangalore to Delhi, it is very likely that an ad relating to hotels in Delhi will soon follow.
Hello Egg
If you live alone and miss your mother because you always miss your breakfast or don’t know what to eat for dinner, then Hello Egg is exactly what you are looking for. A very healthy choice of the 2-minute noodles and oats, Hello Egg provides you with a detailed weekly meal plan about the needs of your body. It is truly a modem AI-powered home cooking tool for the young.
Wordsmith
You can put Mr. Smith into your Microsoft Excel using their free API, and let it write up detailed analysis of the stories behind your numbers. It can produce detailed reports on thousands of pages of spreadsheets in seconds.
1.What can we learn about Vi from the text?
A.It is an AI music player.
B.It is a bio-sensing earphone.
C.It doesn't work without bio-sensing earphones.
D.It can make you more energetic while you work out.
2.Which can help you improve cooking skill?
A.Deep Text. B.Vi.
C.Wordsmith. D.Hello Egg.
3.What can Wordsmith do for us?
A.Produce a detailed report. B.Provide us with a detailed meal plan.
C.Book a ticket ahead of time. D.Offer us information on hotels for traveling.
