Do you know which social app Chinese young people use a lot now？（1） Some users use Tik Tok （抖音） and Kuaishou． They think it is fun to share short videos about their lives， while others have other purposes as well．
A l2﹣year﹣ old user named Elsa has about 2.7 million fans on Tik Tok． The girl has shared videos about her dancing studies since last July．（2） "I feel really glad to share happiness with people by short videos，" said Elsa．
As some videos are about the latest news， a group of users depend on them to get information． To some other users， they have a different purpose． "Because I can't spend many hours watching a whole video and I'm not a very patient person，（3） I prefer to watch short videos of wonderful parts in programs，" said Wang Zhihao．
（4） "Killing time is the main reason for me to watch the short videos， but many are almost the same， so I think it is a waste of time． What's more， I really don't like the videos which show strange even dangerous things，" said Wen Nan， another college student．
Recently， something else has happened． Some videos are telling people what products are worth buying．（5） So they should think twice． Some short videos even sell bad products， but these sellers won't let you get your money back．
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A． I don't like waiting for a program to end． B． "Short videos" are certainly the most popular． C． But after they buy the products， they may regret soon． D． One of the videos won her about one million fans． E． I can make money with short videos． F． However， some young Chinese feel bored with some short videos． |
A college teacher once gave a lively class to his students．
He began by holding up a glass（1） some water in it． He held it up for all to see， and asked the students， "（2） do you think this glass weighs？"
"50g!" "100g!" "125g!" the students answered．
"I really don't know unless I weigh it，" said the teacher， "but my（3） is what would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes？"
"Nothing，" the students said．
"OK． What would happen if I held it up like this for an hour？" the teacher asked．
"Your arm would begin to（4） "said one of the students．
"You are right． Now， what would happen if I held it up for a（5） ？"
"You might have muscles （肌肉） stress． You could（6） move the arm，" said another one．
"You might have no （7） in the arm， or paralysis （瘫痪），"said a naughty student，"You （8） go to the hospital for sure!"
"Very good． But during this period， did the weight of the glass（9） ？" asked the teacher．
"No，" the students said．
"Then what（10） the arm ache and the muscles stress？"
The students were（11） ．
"No one knows？" the teacher asked， "Well， can you tell me how to（12） it？'
"Put the glass down!" said one of the students．
"Exactly!" said the teacher．"The problems of life are something like this． Think of them for a few minutes in your（13） and you seem OK． Think of them for a long time and you begin to hurt． Think of them even longer and you will not be able to do anything． It's important to think of the challenges in your life， （14） it's even more important to ‘put them down' at the end of every day before you go to sleep． That way， you are（15） ﹣you wake up every day fresh and strong and can solve any problem that comes your way!"
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（1）A． by |
B． on |
C． with |
D． to |
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（2）A． how many |
B． how much |
C． how long |
D． how far |
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（3）A． question |
B． idea |
C． answer |
D． plan |
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（4）A． lose |
B． die |
C． stay |
D． hurt |
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（5）A． day |
B． summer |
C． year |
D． century |
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（6）A． hardly |
B． quickly |
C． widely |
D． usually |
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（7）A． matter |
B． problem |
C． sense |
D． secret |
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（8）A． needn't |
B． can |
C． shouldn't |
D． must |
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（9）A． stop |
B． happen |
C． change |
D． arrive |
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（10）A． sent |
B． caused |
C． tried |
D． repeated |
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（11）A． in need |
B． in silence |
C． in danger |
D． in time |
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（12）A． take off |
B． hear from |
C． deal with |
D． get into |
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（13）A． arm |
B． body |
C． head |
D． mouth |
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（14）A． but |
B． and |
C． so |
D． or |
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（15）A． worried |
B． lucky |
C． nervous |
D． relaxed |
Scientists have long wondered how Australia's koalas get enough water to live．A new study p（1） an answer．
The lead writer of the new report on koalas is Valentina Mella of the University of Sydney． It was earlier t（2） ，she explains，that the animals got most of the water they needed in the leaves they ate．
In the wild， koalas get water from the plant leaves they eat． But they also get it from water r（3） down from the trees during it rains．
Mella and other scientists w（4） koalas in the wild every year．They find that koalas are a
（5） at night． They live in trees and depend on them for food， drinking and also for resting places．
Koalas spend most of the time high up in the trees． They eat lots of leaves． An adult koala n（6） eats between 0.5 and 0.8 kg of leaves a day． Koalas sleep about 20 hours a day．
Mella notes that a koala usually spends 98% of its 1（7） in trees． She also notes that the only time they come down to the ground is to d（8） another tree with better leaves．
In fact， the word "koala" means"no drink" in the l（9） language． Koalas did not go down onto the ground very often． So it was considered that they had no need to drink water．
The koalas' living e（10） is getting worse now because the fires from September 2019 to January 2020 in Australia have burned about 30% of the forests where they live．
Here are some good suggestions for you to learn English well．
（1） Even if there is no one around to speak to， talk to yourself． Name things as you pass them． This simple language learning skill will help you understand these everyday words．
Talk to your friends you know in English． （2） They may understand you even if they don't speak it．Simple expressions like"Good morning!" in English will make those sentences more natural to you．Your friends may even start to learn a few sentences as well．
（3） You'll hear the language used in a real situation and this will help you judge（判断）the pronunciation even better． You will also come to further understand and better enjoy the culture behind the language．
The easiest language learning skill is to try! Don't be afraid to make mistakes when you speak and write English， In fact， you will learn as much from your mistakes as you will learn from your success． （4） ．
It's a good way to find an English club． It's helpful to speak with other peuple who are still going through the course of lerning English． （5） ．
A． Explain to them you are practicing it．
B． They will give you lots of learning skills．
C． You can speak Chinese with your friends．
D． Listen to English songs when you are free．
E． The best way to get better at English is to speak it．
F． Never let the fear of making any mistakes hold you back．
My dad had to leave high school to support his mom and six brothers and sisters at the age of 16． He tells my brothers and me the stories of when he was our age．
One day， when he came home after school， he found a（1） on the door． It said that his family must move out of the house at once．
Smoking and drinking（2） all his dad's money，but my dad wasn't angry about it．Instead，when he remembered the happy times he had sat with his father enjoying football matches，he felt a little（3）
My dad's little sister would cry at birthday parties（4） she could never have one of her own at home． My brothers and I have had（5） every year， but we had my dad's first birthday party when he was forty．
He tells us to work hard and stay in school． We've heard it so much that sometimes we don't take it（6） ． But now I often think of his words： "There's（7） you can't do if you stay in school and work hard．" I think my father's fate（命运） would be changed（8） if he'd had just one person saying those words to him．
He works hard for 16 hours a day， so we can（9） a good home and do the things he never could．
My dad has always told me this， but now it's my turn． I am so（10） of you， Dad．
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（1）A． map |
B． stamp |
C． notice |
D． menu |
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（2）A． spent |
B． cost |
C． paid |
D． took |
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（3）A． nervous |
B． afraid |
C． worried |
D． excited |
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（4）A． because |
B． whether |
C． although |
D． after |
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（5）A． theirs |
B． ours |
C． yours |
D． his |
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（6）A． slowly |
B． quickly |
C． seriously |
D． simply |
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（7）A． something |
B． nothing |
C． anything |
D． everything |
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（8）A． darkly |
B． politely |
C． differently |
D． carefully |
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（9）A． catch |
B． lose |
C． join |
D．own |
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（10）A． proud |
B． angry |
C． sad |
D． lucky |