I went to a local post office to send a gift to Florida yesterday afternoon. When I __1 _ the door, there were many people waiting there. A bit 2 , I decided to calmly wait for my turn to place the precious package on the 3 .
Since I didn’t 4 the tape to seal(封住)the box, I went to buy the tape. As I 5 secure the top of the box, a woman in front of me, a similar situation, asked if she could use some 6 . I gave her some and helped her put the gift into her 7 . Then a woman behind me also asked me if she could have some tape, since her envelop had ripped and I gladly 8 it to her.
When the woman in front of me 9 who I was sending the package to, I explained that my 80-year-old 10 Selma lives in Florida, 1200 miles from my home. She has a(n) 11
neighbor named Diane who has, on several occasions, accompanied her to the hospital. My mom 12 her “her angel” and had asked me to send her two willow tree angel.
As we spoke, the line moved and she offered me a place in front of her. I was 13 and thanked her. At that moment, the other people in front of her ushered me in front of them by the time
I __14 the counter, we were all smiling and laughing and I thanked them sincerely.
A few inches of tape can seal the world 15 .
A．looked for B．ran towards C．walked through D．stood against
A．sad B．satisfied C．nervous D．disappointed
A．counter B．ground C．wall D．window
A．borrow B．have C．know D．accept
A．wanted B．forgot C．began D．continued
A．money B．tape C．paper D．advice
A．had B．box C．pocket D．car
A．brought B．showed C．gave D．bought
A．asked B．announced C．said D．expressed
A．aunt B．grandma C．sister D．mother
A．wonderful B．careless C．sick D．unfortunate
A．makes B．promises C．calls D．teaches
A．afraid B．regretful C．delighted D．unhappy
A．reached B．left C．saw D．moved
A．open B．together C．apart D．enough
Are your table manners much better when you are eating at a friend’s home or in a restaurant than they are at your own home? Probably so, __1__ you are aware that people judge you by your table manners. You take special pains when you are eating __2__. Have you ever stopped to realize how much less self-conscious you would be on such occasions if __3__ table manners had become a habit for you? You can make them a habit by __4__ good table manners at home.
Good manners at mealtimes help you and those around you to feel __5__. This is true at home as much as it is true in someone else’s home or in a restaurant. Good __6__ make meals more enjoyable for everyone at the table.
By this time you probably know quite well what good table manners are. You __7__ that keeping your arms on the table, talking with your __8__ full, and wolfing down your food are not considered good manners. You know also that if you are mannerly, you say “Please” and “Thank you” and ask for things to be passed to you.
Have you ever thought of a pleasant attitude as being __9__ to good table manners? Not only are pleasant mealtimes enjoyable, but they aid digestion. The dinner table is a __10__ for enjoyable conversation. It should never become a battleground. You are definitely growing in social maturity (成熟) when you try to be an agreeable table companion.
A．because B．but C．unless D．though
A．in public B．at home C．at ease D．in a hurry
A．such B．no C．some D．good
A．acting B．enjoying C．practicing D．watching
A．comfortable B．stressed C．depressed D．outstanding
A．dishes B．manners C．atmospheres D．friends
A．mention B．prefer C．doubt D．realize
A．stomach B．hands C．mouth D．bowl
A．essential B．considerate C．obvious D．unusual
A．time B．place C．chance D．way
The birthrate is Europe has been in a steady decrease since the 1960s. European countries, realizing crisis is at hand, are providing great encouragement for parents to create more babies in the 21st century.
Affairs Ministry concluded last year that, __1__ cash encouragement, some women just don’t want to be __2__ holding the baby. “What we know is that it’s good for the __3__ if men and women share the burden of having children,” says Soren Kindlund, family policy adviser at the Swedish ministry. __4__ Swedish parents can take their paid leave as they wish, men use a mere 12% of it; 60% of fathers do not take even a(n) __5__ day off work.
Experts fear that the tendency for women to use most of the parental leave could make employers __6__ to give young women the permanent jobs they need to qualify for paid maternity leave (产假). In January, Sweden decided to allow new fathers two months’ paid leave, with a warming: use it or __7__ it.
Kindlund admits that men are under __8__ to stay at work, even though parental pay comes out of the public purse. “It’s not popular among bosses and perhaps with other men in the workplace,” he says. “But it’s good for the father and for the child if they can __9__ a relationship.”
In Norway, a (n) __10__ policy has worked wonders. 70% of dads in Norway now take parental leave, and the birthrate of 1.85 children per woman is one of the highest in Europe.
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Farmers, as we all know, have been having a hard time of it lately, and have turned to new ways of earning income from their land. This involves not only planting new kinds of crops, but some __1__ ways of making money, the most unusual of which has got to be sheep racing. Yes, you heard me __2__! A farmer now holds sheep races on a regular basis, and during the past year over 100 000 people have __3__ to watch the race. “I was passing the farm on my way to the sea for a holiday,” one punter (赛马经纪人) told me, “and I thought I’d have a look. I didn’t believe it was serious, to tell you the truth.” According to a regular visitor, betting on sheep is more interesting than betting on horses. “At proper horse races everyone has already studied the form of the horse __4__, and there are clear favourites. __5__ nobody has heard anything about these __6__! Most people find it difficult to tell one from another in any case.” I stayed to watch the races, and I must admit that I found it quite __7__. In a usual sheep race, half a dozen sheep race down hill over a course of about half a mile. Food is waiting for them at the other end of the __8__ just to give them some encouragement, I ought to add! The sheep run surprisingly fast. __9__ they have probably not eaten for a while. Anyway, the crowd around me were obviously enjoying their day out at the races, __10__ by their happy faces and the sense of excitement.
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Several factors make a good newspaper story. First, obviously, it must be new. But since YV can react to events so quickly, this is often a problem for __1__. They usually respond to it in one of the three ways.
lBy providing __2__ derails, comment or background information.
lBy finding a new __3__ on the day’s major stories.
lBy printing completely different stories which TV doesn’t broadcast.
What else? Well, it also has to be __4__. People don’t want to read about ordinary, everyday life. Because of this, many stories __5__ some kind of conflict or danger. This is one reason why so much news seems to be __6__ news. “Plane lands safely, no more hurt” doesn’t sell newspaper. “Plane __7__, 200 feared dead!” does.
Next, there’s human interest. People are interested in other __8__－particularly in the rich, famous and powerful. Stories about the private lives of pop singers, actors, models, politicians, __9__, all appear regularly in certain newspapers.
Finally, for many editors, __10__ is an important factor, too. They prefer stories about people, places and events which their readers know. That’s why the stories in Tokyo’s newspapers are often very different from the stories presented in Paris, Cairo, New York or Buenos Aires.
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Many people find that regular physical activity gives them an unexpected benefit. They sleep better and wake up feeling more __1__, in part due to increased amounts of deep sleep. Deep sleep may play a role in the body restoring (恢复) itself __2__ , as opposed to REM (rapid eye movement) or dreaming sleep. Researchers have found that physical exercise, especially __3__ in the afternoon or early evening, produces more __4__ early in the night.
__5__ can also help you get a better night’s sleep in a number of indirect ways. The relaxation and tiredness __6__ by exercise can improve sleep.
Exercise encourages weight loss and also may __7__ depression. Exercising later in the day can also help delay the __8__ drop in your body’s temperature. The __9__ of exercise are especially important for older people, __10__ exercise has been shown to increase the amount of sleep senior adults get in a night and reduce the time it takes to fall asleep. But be sure you finish exercising at least 4 hours before bedtime－working out later than that could leave you too excited to fall asleep easily.
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