The pine tree is a special kind of tree. ______________ This is because many people put pine trees in their homes at Christmas time. They decorate the tree with colored lights, and put Christmas presents under the tree.
Pine trees are different from other trees because most other trees lose their leaves in winter. __________ So pine trees are also called evergreens.
__________ They have hard, thin leaves called needles. Pine trees also have pine cones. Pine cones look like hard berries. If you walk in a forest, you will see many pine cones on the ground. ______
_____ When the seeds fall to the ground, a new tree starts to grow.
___________ The wood is used to make furniture and boats. Many kinds of birds build their nests in pine trees. The seeds of pine trees are food for small animals such as squirrels and mice and for bigger animals such as rabbits and black bears. The needles are good food for large animals such as deer and moose when they cannot find anything to eat in the winter.
If you walk in a forest of pine trees, the air has a wonderful smell. In winter, the white snow on the dark green trees looks very beautiful.
A.Inside the pine cones are seeds |
B.Pine trees are valuable for many reasons |
C.Pine trees are very beautiful all year round |
D.Some people call the pine tree a Charismas tree. |
E.Pine trees do not have soft leaves like the maple tree.
F.Pine trees stay green all year long, even in winter.
G.The seeds inside the pine cones are the favorite food for some animals.
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What is a big dream ? Or , is a big dream something that provides only entertainment? Children dream big dreams, but there are three barriers to realizing dreams. They often kill them before they ever have a chance to grow.
The Self
Immediately following the birth of a big dream, a negative self-talk takes over and gives all the reasons why it cannot happen. This inside voice is the ego(自我). It’s there for protecting and should be listened to. Most people are influenced by the inside voice. That’s why only a handful of people make their dream come true.
Family and friends are a lot like the ego. They want to protect those they love, so they will often list all the reasons why the big dreams won’t come true. Sometimes, family and friends destroy dreams of those they love most, out of their own fear of being left behind.
The World
If one gets past the first two barriers, one has to face the world. In the past, big dreamers were locked up and sometimes even killed when they were shown to the world. Fortunately, in most of the world today, big dreamers just get laughed at.
The way to realize a big dream is with confidence and action. When children have confidence and then take action, they will be ready to accept any failure. The truth is that every great dreamer whose dreams have never seen the light of success knows failure well.
A.Family and Friends |
B.How Big Dreams Die |
C.Does a big dream show one’s future ? |
D.They simply fail until they succeed. |
E.It is the last and the most terrible barrier.
F.Sometimes it is right, but more often it is wrong
G.And their big dream is to be a rock star or a famous artist.
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Health is the most important thing in the world. Nothing is more important than health. If we take away our money, houses, cars or even our clothes, we can still survive. That is why we always try to eat in a healthy way and exercise regularly.
How can we keep healthy?In order to eat healthily, I usually avoid eating food high in fat, like French fries or cookies, which are junk foods. I eat a lot of vegetables and fresh fruit which are full of vitamins.
Taking exercise every day helps us build a strong body. Regular exercise is an important part of keeping me healthy.
What’s more, I think friends are an important part of one’s health. I always feel better when I am with friends than when I am alone. When I am with my friends, I always laugh. Laughing is also an important part of health. It is good to stay with my friends.
By eating properly and exercising regularly, I can keep my body at a proper weight and keep healthy. By spending time with my friends, I can keep my mind as well as my body happy. These things sound easy to do, but not many people can manage them.
A.On the other hand, doing exercise is very important. |
B.There are some people who like staying alone, but they keep healthy. |
C.Many studies show that people with a range of social contacts don’t get sick. |
D.But if our health was taken away, it is certain that we would surely die. |
E.I only eat little meat.
F.I think a strong will is necessary if we want to keep healthy.
G.Some people appear fat because they often eat too much.
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How to Eat slowly to Avoid Overeating
Eating slowly can help you to better understand your real hunger signals and can help you to recognize reasons for faster eating , such as emotions or simply liking the taste of a food. However, eating slowly is not a decision that you make suddenly.______________
1.Adjust you mind. Do not even attempt to acquire the habit of eating slowly before you're mentally ready. Relax and use your imagination to create mental images that your brain will remember. As part of this mental process , imagine yourself lean and fit.
2._____________ .eating slowly isn't just about slowing down the chewing ; it also about slowing down your food choices. As you show out the processed food, replace it with healthy , unprocessed or much less processed choices.
3. Always relax before you start eating . Take a few deep breaths through the nose and not through the mouth . As you do so, hold your breath briefly and exhale(呼气) slowly by the mouth.___________In this way, you start to remove any risk of comfort eating.
4. Drink a glass of water or eat a small bowl of soup before your main dish. This will help you sense of fullness . Be aware that not everyone advocates drinking during a meal though ,as some people believe that this can remove the nutrients from your meal ____________
5. Spend at least 20 minutes on your meal . ________________ Eat your last portion really slowly , if you are still hungry after 20 minutes ,it means you are eating too fast !
A.Put the fork down after putting food in your mouth. |
B.Get rid of the stress before you start eating. |
C.Rather ,it's a habit that you'll need to acquire with practice. |
D.However ,specialists believe water actually aids in digestion. |
E. Remove as many processed foods from your plate or food storage as possible.
F. Have a wall clock in plain view from the table to adjust your eating speed.
G. It is wise to speak to your doctor about this ,if it's still the case for you.
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In a national spelling contest in America, an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her soft voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. ____ At that time, the girl knew she had misspelled the word. But instead of lying and telling the judges she had said the correct letter, she told the truth that she had said the wrong letter. __
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As the girl walked off the stage, the entire audience stood on their feet clapping to applaud her honesty. Later, dozens of newspaper wrote about this 11-year-old girl’s courage and honesty, even when it cost her the contest. ____
Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is what we would do if we knew we would never get caught.
This young girl could easily have lied, and nobody would have known it but her. But that’s just it: She would know she did wrong. ____
This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own conscience and character more than the prize from a spelling contest. Her respect for herself was more important than any respect others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the choice she made at the moment. ____
A.So she won the contest. |
B.As a result, she lost the contest. |
C.The judges wanted to give her another chance. |
D.But the fact is that she won the biggest contest that day: the contest of her character. |
E. It’s so true that the choices you make today make what you are tomorrow.
F. They talked it over and finally decided to simply ask her what she had said.
G. It’s been said, “If you cheat, you make yourself cheap.”
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As parents tend to pass on genes that determine looks, this could result in handsome men becoming rather thin on the ground. For example, Yasmin Le Bon is signed to the same modelling agency as daughter Amber, and Jerry Hall’s daughters Elizabeth and Georgia Jagger have both taken to the catwalk.
Dr Satoshi Kanazawa, of the London School of Economics, analysed data from a survey of 17,000 babies born in Britain in March 1958 and tracked them throughout their lives. When they reached 45, they were asked about the gender of any children they had.
Those rated as attractive were equally likely to have a son or daughter as their first child – but the unattractive sorts were more likely to have a son.
Dr Kanazawa believes that parents tend to produce children who benefit from their own features.So it pays for attractive women to have daughters. But couples blessed with strength and aggression rather than looks are better off having boys, as these characteristics are of more use to males.
A.Women are becoming more beautiful over the generations because attractive women have more children than plain ones. |
B.Single girls have always complained that good-looking men are difficult to find. |
C.Beauty is of more benefit to a woman than a man. |
D.At the age of seven, their attractiveness was rated by their teachers. |
E. Put another way, the beautiful women were more likely to have daughters.
F. And it may also explain why many models have daughters who follow in their fascinating footsteps.
G. Famously good-looking parents like Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes are more likely to have girls than uglier couples.