—He is _________. His job is to make sure that drivers obey the traffic rules.
—OK, but a dress might be___.
—Don't worry. Perhaps it _________ at your home.
Life is short, so you have to make the most of it. Has anybody ever told you that? Maybe they just said ''YOLO" to you instead. It 1 "You Only Live Once", and is a very popular saying on social media.
Having a YOLO attitude means that you make the 2of every day. It means you life,3 you only get one. Someone who has a YOLO attitude is always open to doing new and fun activities.
Now, thanks to a US study, YOLO might be more than just a popular 4 The study found it might be 5 to have a YOLO attitude!
A research team did an experiment with two groups of students 6 different US universities. One group pretended (假装) they only had 30 days left before moving to a new city. They did lots of activities and 7 time with people they loved. In other words, they had a YOLO lifestyle. Another group continued to live 8 normal lives.
At the end of the experiment the students did a survey to 9 how happy they were. It showed that the first group was much happier.
"The study shows that being and making close friendships are important to 10 life," the research group told The Washington Post. However, they also called on others to do experiments with different groups of people and. see if their results were similar.
Mike was reading in the garden when his mother came. She pointed to something and asked Mike what it was. Mike felt quite 1, but he told her it was a sparrow (麻雀) and got back into reading. Several minutes later, his mother pointed to the same sparrow and asked the same question again. Mike got a little angry but 2 answered her question. After a little while, his mother did the same thing once more. This time Mike could not 3 his anger. He shouted at her for disturbing him again and again.
The old lady silently 4 an old diary, turned to a page and showed it to Mike. Though a little impatient, Mike began to read it.
"Today, I was watering the flowers in the garden when little Mike pointed to a 5 on the grass and asked me what it was. I 6 at him, said it was a sparrow and kissed him.
After a while Mike asked me again and I did the same. Pointing to the same sparrow, little Mike asked me what it was twenty times and I 7 answering his question and kissing him every time.
Something gently touched Mike's 8. His face turned red with 9 for being so impatient to his mother and he hugged (拥抱) her tightly.
Your parents have given you many things in their lifetime, but you may not 10 that until they are gone.
A: Hey, Tony. You look so excited. What's up?
B: And we will be in the final (决赛).
A: You mean the school soccer games?
B: Yes. It was quite hard for us to beat Class Two.
A: Congratulations to you all!
B: But now I am a little nervous.
A: Take it easy. You should be confident and believe in your team.
B: But sometimes I feel that we don't work well enough as a team.
A: Teamwork is very important.
B: Sounds good. I'll do it right away.
A:
B: Next Tuesday.
A: I will be free then and I can watch the game.
B: See you then. Bye!
A: See you!
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A. By the way, when is the final? B. That would be nice! C. We have just won a game. D. Thanks, Cindy. E. What about next Tuesday? F. Maybe you can talk with your teammates about that. G. What should I do? |
If you or someone near you is in danger, how will you do the first aid? Mr. Zhang, a doctor in Beijing First Aid Center has some useful suggestions.
Check the environment. Watch the situation carefully. Is there anything that might do harm to you? Will you or the victim be hurt by fire, harmful smoke, a broken building, electrical wires or other dangerous situations? Do not rush into a place where you could be a victim yourself.
If being close to the victim will put your life in danger, search for skilled help at once. Skilled people have received special training and know how to deal with these situations. First aid isn't helpful if you do it but hurt yourself.
Call for help. Call the police or some other first-aid services immediately if you believe someone is seriously injured. If you are the only person on the scene，try to restart the patient，s breath before calling for help. Do not leave the victim alone.
Care for the person. Care for someone who has just gone through serious hardness. Remember to stay calm, encourage him (her) and you should be reassuring. Let the person know that help is on its way and that everything will be all right.
Emma and Hannah are 13-year-old school girls from Minnesota, USA. They are good at making new things both of them are also good at sales. They are selling charms (小装饰物) made out of bottle caps.
The girls came up with the idea last summer when they saw charms were popular with kids. They talked with their parents about the idea. Since then they have sold enough charms to buy a bike for Hannah.
The girls collect bottle caps and then clean them. They find some interesting pictures on the Internet or on paper, and then glue them onto the inside of the caps. There are different kinds of pictures, "Peace signs are popular with girls, and single-letter charms are popular with boys whose names start with those letters," Emma and Hannah said.
Now, charms can be found everywhere at Dakota Hills Middle School in Eagan. "Students put charms on purses, backpacks, and their lunch boxes," said Emma. Emma and Hannah also have a shop on the Internet. They hope they can sell their charms to more kids. They're thinking about selling their charms at the Eagan Market Festival next summer.
Their business is not only for getting money. At their Valentine's sale, 20% of the income (收入) went to charity.
Learners of English, especially self-taught learners may have trouble in understanding speeches by native speakers. The following ways might help improve their listening ability.
First of all, do things step by step. It is not good to listen to something beyond your level. Better choose a suitable course and start with the first book. Go on to the second book only after you are sure you understand the first one.
Secondly, stick to one course of study. Don't change books often. Never let your attention be attracted by another course just because it seems to be more "fashionable".
Thirdly, listen to the English news program over the radio from time to time. Better go through the news stories in the Chinese-language newspaper first. That will make it easy for you to understand the English news on the radio.
Fourthly, if you have time, listen to some interesting stories in "Special English from the V.O.A. or the listening materials of the same level as that of your textbook".
Are you still doing the V for victory sign? It's out. The latest popular hand gesture (手势) is to curl (卷曲) both of your hands and put them together to make a heart shape.
Known as "Hand heart", many young stars in the US including Justin Bieber, Blake Lively and Taylor Swift have done the gesture in recent photos.
"The heart hand gesture means something between I love you and thank you," said the country singer Taylor Swift. It's a sweet, easy message which you can send without saying a word.
Taylor Swift often puts her hands above her head in the heart shape at her concerts. And she as believed to be the first to make the gesture popular. Last month during a charity show, Justin Bieber and his superstar friends did the hand heart and put the photo online. They did it to help three kids whose parents were killed in a car accident. The gesture became more popular after that.
"It used to take longer for nonverbal (不用语言的) culture to move. But now, with smart phones and the Internet, it's much faster," said Patti Wood, an American language expert (专家).
In our neighbor country—South Korea, the hand heart has been popular for a long time. In a different way, people there like making a "bigger heart" by putting their hands above their heads and making a heart shape with their arms. It means "I love you".
There was a tree in my garden. One day, two birds came to the tree and built a house for their three babies. One day, I heard the sound of these birds. I ran to the garden and found two babies eating food on the ground. A few minutes later, the father bird and the mother bird came back. They brought some food for the third baby. The father bird put the food on the ground，far away from the third baby. To get the food, the baby had to fly to it.
The third baby was hungry, but she was afraid to get out of the nest. To my surprise, the father bird and the mother bird just stood there and did nothing.
After about ten minutes, the third baby bird didn't have any other choice. She slowly went to the border (边缘) of the nest and began to fly. Finally, she landed safely on the ground and enjoyed the food. Just like the birds, if you want to get something you want, you must depend on yourself.
1）这种单车的使用方法（如：APP查看车辆、扫码开锁等）；
2）这种单车的优势；
3）你对这种单车的看法。
注意：1）词数100左右；
2）开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：智能手机smartphone；扫码scan the QR code；交通工具a means of transportation。
Dear Jim,
I'm siting to tell you more about the new form of sharing bike-mobike mentioned in your latest letter.
Hope to ride a mobike with you in China.
Yours,
Li Hua
