A. Culture fan: Karen, 17, American. She’s simply fascinated with other cultures. Her best friends come from four different countries. She enjoys foreign music and movies. She likes reading books, especially about culture and history. Send her a message at rickyroberts1000@yahoo.com.
B. Open-minded girl: Sarah, 17, Chinese. She spends most of her time knitting, dancing and seeing movies. She likes swimming, listening to music, learning foreign languages, collecting stamps and playing games. She’s willing to make friends with anyone between 17 —19 years of age. Her email: Sarah@hotmail.com.
C. Language Talents: Takumi is 18. This Japanese boy has mastered several languages such as Japanese, English and Russian. He likes learning about different cultures and listening to music. Do you want to learn languages? His email: ff8_angel19xx@hotmail.com.
D. Traveling around the world: Mary, 18, American. She enjoys art, pop music, and travel. She has been to several countries such as Italy, the UK, Ireland, China, and France, and she is always curious about different cultures. Her email address is bandana4real@hotmail.com.
E. Sports lover: Rodrigo, 22, Australian. He’s a teacher of physical education and a personal trainer. He likes sports very much. He also likes to write books. Contact him at lby4real@yahoo.com.
F. Music-loving girl: Ada, 19, English. She’s a college student. She plays some instruments: the piano, the guitar, and the violin. She plays the piano quite well. She can dance and sing really well in French, Japanese, Romanian, Italian, etc. Her email: si_a91@hotmail.com.
请阅读以下希望找到理想笔友者的自我介绍,然后根据他们的要求,匹配他 / 她拟要找的笔友俱乐部成员:I’m Andy, a second-year university student from the U.S. My major is elementary education, so I will become a teacher. In March 2008 I’m going to Japan to study at the Nagasaki College of Foreign Language. I’d like to make friends with someone who can help me with Japanese.
My name is Eliza. I’m a very outgoing girl. I love playing the piano. I hope to become a pianist. I also play the guitar. I can sing in several languages. I’m looking for someone who has a lot in common with me.
I’m Anna, and I live in Canada. I speak English, French and Spanish. A lot of things interest me, especially other countries’ cultures, because I would like to see what other people’s lives are like. If you are interested in the same things, let’s become friends.
I’m Emilio Ukabi. I’m a boy of 18 years old, from Nigeria. I want to become an engineer in computer science and my favorite hobby is playing basketball. Really, I love this game. I’d like to be your friend, as long as you are sporty.
I am Emiri, a 17-year-old girl from Tokyo, Japan. I want to make friends all over the world! I seek girls or boys around my age who have similar hobbies― listening to American pop music and traveling abroad.
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Possessing a car gives one a greater degree of freedom. With the building of good fast motorways, long distances can be covered rapidly and pleasantly. You will no longer be forced to rely on public transport and work locally. You can choose from a greater variety of jobs and probably changes your work more frequently as you are not limited to a small area.
Although you can afford to buy it now, you have to consider the future. However large the first sum you have to pay, you have to spend more in running the machine—the various taxes, the fuel, and of course the repairs. The last is especially endless. Any single repair may cost you thousands.
As more and more cars are produced and used, an even larger amount of poisonous gas is being sent out. Some of the contents of this gas, such as lead, can cause actual harm to the health of people. Many of the minor illness of modern industrial society, headaches, tiredness, and stomachaches may just arise from the gas.
It has been said that when a man is sitting behind the wheel, his car becomes the display of his personality. People who are normally quiet and pleasant may become unrecognizable when they are behind the wheel. They are ill-mannered and aggressive and selfish. All their hidden character seems to be brought to the surface by act of driving.
Traveling by car actually brings more inconvenience. Driving a car may be more comfortable than taking a crowded bus. But any advantage of driving a car is often gone in traffic jams, endless queues of cars through all the main streets.
A.Driving a car often brings out a man’s worst qualities. |
B.Driving a car may cause many traffic accidents. |
C.If you have a car, you can move around freely. |
D.Considering this, I don’t support the use of more cars. |
E. A car may bring you heavy financial burden.
F. More cars can produce serious air pollution.
G. Knowing you are able to drive makes you more confident.
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Shoppers who carefully plan their visit to the grocery store can save money on their grocery bills. ____
Shoppers should visit the grocery store on a full stomach by scheduling their trip immediately after a large meal. If that's not possible, they should find something healthy to eat while preparing a grocery list. ____
Although having a list and sticking to it is the most important factor in saving money, shoppers must prepare lists wisely in order to save. ____. Many special buys are announced through the local newspapers, so buying the “grocery issue”is worth the investment (投资). However, it's important to remember that many newer, more expensive products first offered through coupons may not yield enough savings for shoppers to give up the product they usually buy.
____ Once at the store, the shopper who wants to save money should follow a few more rules. The shopper should not stay longer than necessary,because bills go up each minute the shopper is in the store. So, setting a time limit and a cost limit can hold down the bill. __
__ If the grocery list is a short one,some shoppers choose to use the small handheld basket instead of the roomy grocery cart.
A.A carefully planned list should include in season produce and any items on sale or discounted through coupons (优惠券). |
B.Of course, the shopper should stick strictly to the shopping list and resist the temptation to buy additional items. |
C.People who are full are less tired and more likely to buy what they want. |
D.Now that the shopper has completed the grocery list, it's time to leave for the store. |
E. You should keep your shopping list carefully in case you can exchange it for coupons.
F. Most shoppers are less persuaded to buy extra goods when they are not hungry.
G. Shopping when not hungry, sticking to a grocery list,and following a few simple rules will cut down the grocery bill.
阅读下列网页信息,并按照要求匹配信息。
A. www.games.sina.com
In this website you can find a lot of net games to play. You can play the games by yourself or with others through the net. Anyone who is fond of computer games will be fond of the website. He is sure to have a good time.
B. www.google.com
This website is very useful because it can help you search for different websites. You can type the names in it and then the website you hope to find will be shown at once. It is said that it contains more information than other search engines.
C. www.rongshuxia.com
This is a website for the literature lovers. The people who are fond of literature can read others’ works and they can also write what they want to. There are many different kinds of literature forms such as poems, novels and so on.
D. www.nba.com
This is a website about American National Basketball Association, where you can find all the information about the NBA teams and the scores of basketball matches. If you are interested in basketball stars you can also find a lot of introduction about them.
E. www.rollingsone.com
This is a music website and you can find a lot of latest songs. The most interesting thing about this website is that you can even record your songs in the website and make others enjoy your voice! It’s marvelous, isn’t it?
F. www.ample.technology.com
The website represents many leading American and European manufacturers distributing the world’s most advanced devices, equipment and biochemical supplies into China. We specialize in the fields of biological engineering.
请阅读以下5个人的个人信息,然后匹配人物和适合他/她的网站:Professor David is a Canadian but he is interested in the Chinese poems, especially the Tang Poems.
Susan is a basketball fan and she is eager to know the career of the famous star—Michael Jordan.
Li Ming is tired of his study and he hopes to be relaxed for a moment. He doesn’t think music is a good way of relaxation.
Dickson is an engineer working in a large American company who wants to catch a glimpse of the latest development of technology.
Jeremy wants to find some information about a new sport.
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Taking good notes is a time-saving skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways. Second, your notes are excellent materials to refer to when you are studying for a test. Third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest.
You will want to take notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook or doing research for a report. whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process.
The following methods may work best for you.
• Read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.
• Carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts.
• Write your notes in your own words.
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• Note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written.
As you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand(速记). When you do, be sure that you understand your symbols and that you use them all the time.
A.Use words, not complete sentences. |
B.There are three practical note-taking methods. |
C.You must write your notes on separate paper. |
D.Otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later. |
E.You will also want to develop your own method for taking notes.
F.That means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes.
G.First, the simple act of writing something down makes it easier for you to understand and remember it.
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Choosing the right job is probably one of the most important decisions we have to make in life, and it is frequently one of the hardest decisions we have to make. One important question that you might ask yourself is: “How do I get a good job?”____.
There are people who can answer an insignificant(无关紧要的) advertisement in the local paper and land the best job in the world; others write to all sorts of places all over the country, and never seem to get a reply at all. Still others believe that the in person, doortodoor approach is by far the best way to get a job; and then there are those who, through no active decision of their own, just seem to be in the right place at the right time. ____. He used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships, but never thinking that he might one day sail one of them. His father was a farmer, and being a sailor could never be anything for the boy but an idle dream. One day, on his usual wandering, he heard the captain of the ship complaining that he could not sail because one member of his crew was sick. Without stopping to think, the lad(少年)offered to take his place. __
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____. If the lad had gone home to ponder(考虑)his decision for a week, he may have missed his chance. It is one thing to be offered an opportunity; it is another thing to take it and use it well.
Sometimes we hear stories about people who break all the rules and still seem to land plum jobs(美差). When you go for a job interview or fill out an application, you are expected to say nice things about the company to which you are applying. ____. And within a year this person had become general manger of the company.
A.This story also illustrates the importance of seizing an opportunity when it presents itself. |
B.People find jobs in an infinite number of ways. |
C.It’s almost impossible to find a good job by answering advertisement in newspapers |
D.Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor. |
E.But there was one person who landed an excellent job by telling the interviewer all the company's faults.
F.He spent the rest of his life happily sailing the ships he had always loved.
G.It is very important to seize an opportunity when it presents itself.