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My dad is the kind of parent that has to know where I am and what time I'll be home. He is strict with me because he cares about me more than anything in the world. My dad's strictness comes from the way he was raised. He grew up working long hours on his family farm and his dad would throw wooden boards at him when he did something wrong. In high school, my dad woke up at four in the morning to get his chores done and walked to school so that he would make it to basketball practice by five. After school he went home to start a long night of chores.
On top of all the responsibilities my dad had at home, he played three sports and went to school. School would have been easy, but my dad had dyslexia(诵读困难). Every teacher my dad had thought that he was just unable to learn. My dad struggled in school until one teacher took the time to sit down and teach him how to read and write. To this day my dad tells me how grateful he is to that teacher who gave him a chance.
The best part about my dad is his attitude toward our family. When he comes home from a terrible day at work, he always puts a smile on his face because he knows the family is a lot more important than his own problems.
I know that I get my best qualities from my dad. He has shown me that with hard work I can accomplish something, and have fun while doing it. I know that my dad has strict rules because he loves me, and wants me to learn responsibility.
An airline passenger ensured a 20-year-old man was reunited with his lost wallet-along with a little extra something to make up for their time apart.
Hunter Shamatt first lost his wallet while he was on a Frontier Airlines flight from Omaha to attend his sister's wedding in Las Vegas earlier this month. On realizing his wallet was lost, he contacted the airline to see if anyone had turned it in—butto no avail. Since the wallet contained his ID, a signed paycheck, his debit card and $60 in cash, he "feared the worst".
Shortly after the flight, however, Hunter was shocked to receive a package in the mail from an unknown sender. Inside was his wallet-along with an additional $40 in cash.
"Found this on a Frontier flight from Omaha to Denver-row 12, seat F stuck between the seat and wall," read a letter in the package. "Thought you might want it hack. All the best. PS: I rounded your cash up to an even $100 so you could celebrate getting your wallet hack. Have fun!"
Hunter's mother, Jeannie, posted a photo of the letter to social media in hopes that they would be able to track down the sender and thank them for their kindness. All they had to go on was that the letter was sent from Applied Underwriters in Omaha and the sender's initials were signed: "T.B".
The Good Man was later identified as Todd Brown, a father-of-five who was delighted at the chance to "have a little fun" with helping out a hard-working stranger. Brown says that he often tries to do good deeds without any recognition, thus why he didn't sign his full name on the letter, but Jeannie later insisted on praising the Nebraska native on social media.
"I try to teach my children to do the right things in life, help people when you can despite the outcome," she wrote on Facebook. "This story is more about restoring faith in people than anything".
The outbreak of locusts, an insect that mainly lives in Africa and Asia, is the worst experienced by Kenya in 70 years. The crowds are some three times the size of New York City, eating their way through thousands of acres of crops and animal grassland and destroying livelihoods in the process.
"These hungry things are alarming," says Keith Cressman, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's senior locust forecasting officer. "A crowd the size of Manhattan can, in a single day, eat the same amount of food as everyone in New York and California combined."
Desert locusts are infamous for their ability to breed(繁育)rapidly in large numbers every three months. And with some help from the wind, they can travel as much as 80 miles a day. Most years, the insects stay in African deserts. However, under the right environmental conditions, they can multiply quickly, spread as much as 400 times every six months and cause extensive destruction if left unchecked.
"The insect has the ability to take advantage of good conditions." Cressman says.
The "good conditions" the scientist is referring to began in mid-2018 when a rainstorm from the Indian Ocean struck a remote area of the Arabian Peninsula known as the "Empty Quarter". Normally, it would dry out within a short period, killing most of the locust population, which depends on green plants for food. However, in late 2018, a second rainstorm struck the same region. The huge sandy area got wet, which is exactly what desert locusts need to lay their eggs and breed. The extra food supply caused the population to explode for the second time in six months.
Luckily, the locusts, experts say, are easy to control with chemicals. Kenya badly needs equipment and a steady supply of chemicals to effectively wipe out the massive insects. Hopefully, leaders worldwide will recognize the tough situation and contribute generously to control the locust outbreak.
Under Ohio law, a driver can have 12 points' worth of violations within two years before his license is automatically suspended(失效). That is, he could be caught going 30 miles over the limit three times or cause several accidents resulting in careless-driving charges before losing the right to drive. Should he commit vehicular manslaughter(驾车过失杀人), his license would be suspended, but he could get it back in as little as six months. Other states have similarly forgiving laws. Considering that 94 percent of crashes involve some form of driver error or injury immediately before crashes you have to wonder. Are we too tolerant of bad driving-or is the problem more basic? Are we, as humans, simply not suitable for the task?
According to one analysis, 4 million of the nearly 11 million crashes that occur yearly could potentially be avoided if distractions (使人分心的事物) were removed. But instead, we actively seek out distractions, like texting. Analysis of 28 studies confirms that typing or reading on our phones while driving badly affects reaction time, vehicle control, and, yes, collision rate. Some researchers have concluded that texting while driving may cause more of an accident risk than driving either under the influence of marijuana(大麻) or at the legal alcohol limit. And, contrary to a generally accepted idea, teenagers aren't the primary offenders: A survey of more than 2, 000 adults suggests that they are just as likely as teens to have texted behind the wheel, and much more likely to have talked on their cellphone.
That isn't to say we're all equally bad in the driver's seat. Perhaps unsurprisingly, people who report becoming angry while driving are more likely than others to behave recklessly(不计后果地)on the road. So are people who drive fancy cars. In one pair of studies, researchers observed that drivers of expensive cars were less likely than those with older, less expensive, or beat-up vehicles to give way to other drivers and pedestrians.
Driverless cars are looking better and better. They won't text with each other, or get angry. And they won't cut you off just for the hell of it.
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Do you ever wish you could change something about your body? If so, you're not alone. But when you get stuck on what you don't like, it can really bring down your self-esteem (自尊).
So, want to look and feel your best? Here are some ways:
Accept your body
Nobody's perfect. Everybody wants to be liked and accepted just as they are. Don't body-shame yourself. When you say something negative about your own body, it hurts your self-esteem. It hurts just as much as if someone else said it. Be kind and respect yourself.
Like your body
Find things to like about your looks. Maybe you like your hair, face, or hands. What about your shape shoulders, or legs? Your eyes or your smile? If you get stuck, think of what your good friends like about how you look. Accept those things and let yourself feel good.
Take care of your body
Eat healthy foods. Learn what foods are good for you, and how much is the right amount. Eating right helps you look your best. When you treat your body right, you feel good about yourself.
Be active every day. Your body needs to move to be strong, fit and healthy. You can run, walk, swim or dance. Pick activities you like and have fun.
Keep to a healthy weight. Always talk to your parents or doctor first. But don't try to diet on your own. Your doctor can suggest ways you can stay at a weight that's right for you.
A. Attend to your body's needs.
B. Tell yourself what you like and why.
C. You can be active by playing a sport.
D. You can change a thing about your body.
E. Lots of people feel unhappy with some part of their looks.
F. Being a healthy weight helps you feel good about your body.
G. That's true whether you say it out loud or think it to yourself.
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Last semester in my final year of high school, I had Mr. Smith as my teacher, a teacher that I can never forget.
I was not necessarily the best student when it came to taking1 While I2learning, I had to work extra hard to get good3. Anyways, this class that I truly enjoyed still had me4to do well on my exams. Mr. Smith 5helped me and was always ready to answer my questions, which I greatly6.
I remember the day of taking my final exam, I was the last one still writing and7my exam paper as always, while everyone else had8and left the exam room. Having9my exam paper, I had thought to leave,10I decided to turn around and say what I intended to say.
What I did right then was that I went over,11to Mr. Smith and thanked him for everything. What I said to him lastly apparently12a lot more to him than I thought it would –"I really enjoyed this class." I did not think much about it. I was just being13with him, but the look of surprise and14on his face was remarkable. He seemed deeply15and thanked me for my simple16, just knowing that one of his students had truly enjoyed his class. That is what I call a simple, yet very meaningful act of kindness to17a teacher's day, because they work so hard for us and truly18us to learn.
I firmly believe such a simple compliment(赞美)can make somebody else's day extra19. So always give acts of kindness a20even a teenager can do it!
用单词的适当形式完成短文
Temperatures around the world are rising. Many places (experience) extreme weather events such as extreme heat since the start of the new century.
Scientists have shown all that is going to get even (bad). They looked at cities in the north half of the planet. They (especial) paid attention to those in the US.
According simple geography, the cities near Canada have cool to mild weather. Those near Mexico (be) hotter and more humid(潮湿的). However, things are going to look and feel a lot different in 2080.
The scientists created a weather model (study) the weather changes in 2080. They considered two important points. One was the warming of the planet by 1.5℃ to 3℃ and other was the increasing greenhouse gas levels. Unluckily, what the scientists found was (surprise)! The cities in the north turned into ones in the south— about 500 (mile) south. For example, Washington, DC felt like Greenwood, Mississippi，and Mississippi felt like Mexico.
That's bad news for people in the US, it's also bad for people everywhere because we're all in the same boat.
短文改错
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。
The summer holiday is coming, but it makes me very excitedly. I have been looking forward to relax myself and I'd like to go fishing and climb high mountains. Ride my bicycle is also good for me. I think I can play football or play the chess with my father as well. How a wonderful time I will have during the summer holiday! But my father had different opinions. He does not want me to go out. He's afraid I'll be knocking down by a truck, fall into rivers, fall off a tree or fight with others. What's worse, he's afraid I will be kidnapped. I hate kept in a cage like a bird. I need freedom and I will try his best to persuade my father.
感谢信/祝贺信
1）陈述写邮件的原因；
2）词典可能遗落在何处；
3）邮资由你来付。
注意：1）词数80左右；
2）可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3）开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mr. Smith，
How is it going? I'm back home in China now.
……
Yours，
Li Hua
