Not sure how to treat the special person in your life who has a daily chocolate requirement? We pulled together a list of different gifts ranging from traditional hot chocolate kits to chocolate soaps that will take their favorite to a whole new level.
1. HOT CHOCOLATE ON A STICK KIT, $36
Rather than traditional powder, inside you'll find eight different chocolate sticks with flavors like peanut butter, peppermint, and salted caramel. All your giftee needs to do is steam some milk, stir in their preferred flavor, and enjoy the sweet, warm goodness.
Buy it: Amazon
2. PRECISION COOKER, $178
The secret to the right chocolate texture is finding the perfect temperature. This one promises to bring the professional temperature control technique to the home cook. And your giftee won't even have to stay in the kitchen to reap the benefits. The tool's iPhone and Android apps allow users to control the temperature and time from far away.
Buy it: UncommonGoods
3. CHOCOLATE SOAPS, $30
The magic of chocolate goes beyond the kitchen. Help your favorite chocoholics start their day off right —— with the smell of warm chocolate. Each of the soaps, which include Amber Chocolate, Chocolate Bar, and Raspberry Drizzle, are made from olive oil, coconut, refined sweet almond oil, fragrance, and cocoa butter.
Buy it: Amazon
4. CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES KIT, $35
This kit is easy to use, so even if someone has never made chocolate before, they can experiment with all sorts of flavors and combinations without any previous experience. Inside the kit is a thermometer, two bags of dark chocolate chips, organic cocoa powder, organic coconut flakes, sea salt, peppermint extract, and vanilla extract.
Buy it: UncommonGoods
1.What is special about PRECISION COOKER?
A.It can teach users temperature control technique.
B.It can be controlled from a distance by its users.
C.It can make chocolate of different flavors.
D.It can cook dishes with better smell.
2.Which one is suitable for a chocolate making beginner?
A.HOT CHOCOLATE ON A STICK KIT.
B.PRECISION COOKER.
C.CHOCOLATE SOAPS.
D.CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES KIT.
3.You can find this webpage on ______.
A.the website of UncommonGoods B.the website of Amazon
C.a website for chocolate recipes D.a website for gift shopping
假定你是李华，准备参加某国际中学生文化探索夏令营。请你用英语写一篇发言稿，介绍一项你最喜欢的中华传统艺术形式，如中国书法（calligraphy），国画、京剧等。
内容包括：
1.自我介绍；
2.简介该艺术；
3.欢迎大家体验。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文 中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）,并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
When my father left a store and returned to his car yesterday, he suddenly realised that he' d lock his keys and cell phone inside and didn't know why he could get his spare key. A teenager ride a bike saw him kick about a tire and asked what was wrong. My father explained his situation. The teenager handed my father his cell phone, "Call your wife but tell her I'm coming get the key.” That was a round trip of seven mile, but the teenager didn't mind. An hour late, he returned with the key. My father offers him some money, but they refused. Then, like a cowboy in movies, he rode off into the sunset.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In La Paz, Boliva, zebras dance among the cars. Well, all right, they are actually people 1. are dressed up in zebra clothes. They are Las Cebras de la Paz (“The Zebras of Peace") and they are much loved in the Bolivian capital.
The zebras can be seen waving, hugging children, and high-fiving pedestrians. Their joy is endless. The program 2. (create) in 2001 to address two of La Paz's most serious problems: noisy traffic and a high accident rate. 3. (name) after the zebra crossings on streets, Las Cebras trained its participants to educate and talk 4.( driver) into better habits — but to do so in 5. playful and joyful way.
The program handles a second problem as well. It is a chance for underemployed young people 6. (earn) a small amount of money and make a positive 7.(contribute) to the community.
The original 24 zebras have now expanded to 265 working 8.(active) in La Paz. They have both calmed traffic and improved the mood of their city. They may be dressed up 9. zebras, but they defend what 10. (be) human about the city.
I’ve done almost every sport I can think of, so I’ve had a lot of coaches. And my best coach was my _______ teacher, Mrs. Lane. It seemed she knew everything, _______ about you.
One Wednesday I practiced _______ a balled-up sheet of paper into the wastebasket from ten feet out. _______ it left my fingertips, Mrs. Lane came in and said, “_______!”
She pulled my ball of paper out from the wastebasket and _______ it to me. Then she walked to the _______ of the room and set the wastebasket in the comer.
“You did so well that I’d like to see some more,” she said “Get up and join me.”
We _______ the door. “I'd like to see 10 more shots, from here. Every time you miss, you _______ me one hour of detention（放学后留校）”.
The class became ____________. Any kid who's ever thrown a balled-up sheet of paper knows that there’s barely enough ____________ to get it all the way across the room, let alone accurately.
I ____________ the ball as tightly as I could and took my first shot. Enough ____________ but wide left. The class ____________ One hour of detention. Next shot: short. Two hours. At last I made three shots and ____________ seven. Seven hours of one-on-one with Mrs. Lane.
Later I ____________ why she was my best coach. I was ____________ to the school, having moved from Miami this summer. I was significantly ____________ in math, but I' d been able to hide what I didn’t know. Actually Mrs. Lane had ____________ what I didn’t know. Each detention was tailored to address a ____________ that she had spotted. It was thrilling to finally understand the things that I’d pretended to know. I grew comfortable with her.
1.A.football B.language C.science D.math
2.A.normally B.especially C.generally D.usually
3.A.throwing B.breaking C.rolling D.cutting
4.A.Each time B.Since C.If D.The instant
5.A.Terrible B.Nice C.Careful D.Casual
6.A.donated B.folded C.handed D.changed
7.A.back B.front C.middle D.entrance
8.A.closed B.answered C.approached D.watched
9.A.offer B.lend C.send D.owe
10.A.empty B.noisy C.crowded D.lonely
11.A.weight B.skill C.shape D.strength
12.A.squeezed B.caught C.kicked D.played
13.A.range B.height C.distance D.force
14.A.shouted B.agreed C.jumped D.sighed
15.A.added B.missed C.avoided D.found
16.A.set down B.showed off C.figured out D.made sure
17.A.small B.local C.new D.young
18.A.well B.behind C.quick D.around
19.A.discovered B.predicted C.ignored D.remembered
20.A.business B.sadness C.kindness D.weakness
With high rents and low wage growth, it's hardly surprising that young adults increasingly rely on parents for financial support. 1. A survey last year estimated that the $500 billion in financial help that parents give adult children is double what those same parents manage to save for retirement. Nearly 75% parents reported they put their adult kids' needs ahead of retirement.
2. The less you have saved for retirement, the more likely you will feel money-stressed in retirement---that' s not the goal, right? —and you may end up needing to rely on your kids for help in your later years. That' s surely not an outcome the entire family wants.
The decision to provide financial support for an adult child is, of course, personal. That said, if you have even the tiniest worries about retirement security, you owe it to your entire family to reconsider your support. Not overnight, but by setting a timeline expectation for when your child will be independent. 3.
Let adult kids contribute to family expenses. Once an adult child has a job, even if they are still living at home, it's time to have them participate in paying bills. At least, they should pay their share of a family cellphone plan.
4. Helping an adult child get established is one thing, but often help can extend into financing a nicer — than — needed lifestyle. For example, give money for groceries so they don't exist on a poor diet. 5. However, buying for a new car (which should be a used car) or contributing to rent for their own place (rather than shared) is you not setting smart limits.
Anyway, you must have enough savings to take care of yourself.
A.Set limits on what you will help with.
B.Make a major financial sacrifice for adult kids.
C.Besides, helping rent a shared apartment is also reasonable.
D.While the support is financial, we' re not talking pocket money.
E.And most importantly, you can also establish clear financial boundaries.
F.You should reduce your budget to come up with the extra cash to help.
G.Parents who make that choice could set everyone up for a difficult future.
