When people talk about air pollution, they are usually thinking about outdoor air____ .But do you know that there is ____ air pollution inside homes , offices, hotels and other buildings ? The air in your home can be 2 to 100 times more polluted than the air outdoors! In fact, some American doctors say that 50% of illnesses have____ to do with polluted indoor air. A lot of pollution comes from indoor activities ___ smoking and cooking. As most people ___ about 80-90% of their time inside buildings, it is important to take indoor air pollution seriously, too. Air pollution influences our health ____ . When the air is polluted, not only young children and old people suffer from it, ____ people with health problems suffer as well. Indoor air pollution can ____ people's eyes, noses and throats. Air pollution, both indoor and outdoor, can also lead to lung cancer（肺癌）and heart disease! In the great London fog in 1952, 4,000 people died in a few days ____ the pollution! ____ is said that half a million young children and women die each year in India because of indoor air pollution!
A．pollution B．sadness C．illness D．business
A．too B．none C．also D．neither
A．nothing B．everything C．something D．anything
A．as well as B．such as C．instead of D．for example
A．take B．cost C．give D．spend
A．in many ways B．in many things C．in many houses D．by the way
A．and B．but C．or D．until
A．hit B．hurt C．polluted D．destroyed
A．because of B．thanks to C．related to D．or
A．This B．That C．What D．It
The water tap was leaking again, and the noise was driving Tina crazy.
Tina looked at her . It was nearly eleven o’clock. Her parents were . She climbed out of bed quietly in order not to wake them up. mother’s Mr. Fix-It Book was on the top shelf. Tina took the book. She read it quickly she found the page she was looking for, and then she began to read carefully. After a while, she stepped down quietly.
Next, Tina opened a box in the kitchen and picked out the tools she needed and several small things. It was not for her to do the repair. She tried several times but couldn’t make it. Finally, the water tap was in pieces. One by one, she laid them out on the table . That way she would know how they went back.
Tina worked late into the night. At one point, she thought she was done. Oops! A small piece that she had forgotten still lay on the . Slowly Tina took the water tap apartone more time. This time she made sure was left on the table. She the water tap on and then off. One…two…three…She waited a full minute. There was leak! Tina smiled and put the tools back into the box. Then she went back into bed.
The next morning, Dad breakfast in the kitchen when Tina got up.
“Did you notice anything, Dad?” she asked.
He looked around and listened. “Hmm, something is missing… I can’t find out it is… Wait, it’s too in here!”
“That’s right,” Tina said. “Something is missing. I the water tap. It doesn’t leak
any more.”
“That’s my girl. You’re the in my eyes,” Dad said. “It’s a good thing you are really like your mother..”
A．watch B．book C．shelf D．tool
A．talking B．reading C．sleeping D．studying
A．His B．My C．Her D．Your
A．although B．until C．if D．because
A．difficult B．easy C．dirty D．clean
A．carefully B．carelessly C．loudly D．angrily
A．bed B．box C．chair D．table
A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing
A．got B．turned C．put D．took
A．no B．little C．some D．much
A．made B．makes C．has made D．was making
A．when B．who C．what D．that
A．noisy B．quiet C．small D．large
A．picked up B．gave up C．went up D．fixed up
A．best B．friendliest C．earliest D．funniest
Shopping online is easier than actually going to a store and saves your time. However, it’s not always so easy. Sometimes, you may have a few .
A university student named Xu Zijiao often buys clothes Taobao. “The colors might be __ . And since you can’t the clothes, the quality might be bad,” he said.
Many people had similar experiences to Xu---buying that isn’t as good as the advertisements suggest, going into a store for a special offer but still paying a lot. What would you do then? is World Consumer Rights Day(国际消费者权益日). According to consumer(消费者) protection laws in China, consumers nine rights, including the right to truthful information, free choice , respect and so on.
If you there’s any problem with your goods, talk to the seller first, and try your money back or get an exchange. If you can’t reach an agreement, call 12315 or go to your local consumers association (协会) for help.
A．questions B．advice C．problems D．messages
A．in B．at C．to D．on
A．difference B．different C．same D．similar
A．feel B．sound C．hear D．look
A．anything B．nothing C．everything D．something
A．or B．and C．but D．yet
A．March 12 B．May 11 C．April 15 D．March 15
A．has B．had C．have D．will have
A．find B．finds C．will find D．found
A．get B．gets C．to get D．getting
Every mobile phone has a ringtone(铃声). It tells you that someone is calling you. Now, there _ a ringtone called “mosquito tone(蚊子铃声)”.
Mosquito tone has a special . Only children and teenagers can hear it. Using it, students can receive calls and text messages in class the teacher will not realize what is happening. However, it also has a bad influence on their study if students use it in class.
“Not all the students are in mosquito tone.” Jerry Jones, a high school student of 17, says, “Using mosquito tone too often is bad for our hearing. I may use it for , but not in class
A．be B．will be C．is D．was
A．sound B．voice C．noise D．music
A．and B．or C．then D．but
A．interest B．interested C．interests D．interesting
A．pleased B．pleasant C．pleasure D．please
Have a good idea and want to make money out of it ? just do it. This is also the advice given by 17-year-old Nick D’Aloisio. The British schoolboy a mobile phone news app(应用软件)and sold it to Yahoo for about $30 million.
Nick got his first when he was 9 and he used it to create movies. He began writing apps the age of 12. In 2011, he created a free app named “Summly”. It can divide(把…分成) news stories into different groups and help its users to read what they want in an and fast way. The app had been downloaded (下载) almost a million before he sold it to Yahoo.
Nick said he had the of “Summly” when he was preparing for a history exam. He felt so frustrated(受挫，灰心) after he searched for some information on the Internet. There was so much information he wanted on the Internet, but it had not been ordered. He decided something about it. At last, the clever schoolboy turned his good idea something real. How will Nick so much money?
The teen millionaire(千万富翁) said “…I will get a new computer，too. but at the moment, I want to save and bank it.”
A．created B．wrote C．discovered D．made
A．book B．invention C．computer D．bike
A．by B．after C．until D．at
A．easy B．easily C．easier D．hard
A．dollars B．times C．pieces D．copies
A．way B．idea C．plan D．dream
A．doing B．did C．do D．to do
A．to B．on C．into D．in
A．pay B．cost C．spend D．take
A．still B．just C．ever D．even
It was a cold afternoon. Ginny and I were walking home after work when suddenly a young man asked us, "Do you want a hug（拥抱）?”He carried a sign in his hand which read "Free Hugo". I lookedand noticed there were other young people with him. They all lifted their handmade signs high. The message was the same on all of them - Free Hugs!
"Sure!" Ginny smiled and hugged him with all theshe had in her heart,
"WOW!" he shouted. "That is the best hug I've had all day!"
Then the young man looked at me and asked, 'How about a hug?"
"You got it!" I walked into hisarms. We held a hug briefly（简短地）and parted at once.
Ginny and I stepped back and watched the "free huggers" hug those whothem. All of the young people offered hugs to them.
Not all the people accepted their offers, but the fact was that those who opened their arms in return, walked away withon their faces.
I felt warmth in my heart. So warm that it seemed as if it were not a cold winter day. At that time, Ginny and I were going through times. We had little money and were heavily in debt(负债). We were stressed and, but that afternoon, for a short moment, we ___ all our problems because of a hug with love.
It took a simple hug to make everyone smile and make everything better. A. out B. down C. round
A. strength B. feelings C. love
A. open B. warm C. strong
A. accepted B. attracted C. admired
A. kindness B. shyness C. smiles
A. busy B. lonely C. difficult
A. bored B. worried C. surprised
A. forgot B. solved C. met