Exercising Together
Pets are great for our general health， and happiness． Dog owners especially benefit from increased levels of exercise．（1）
Dogs as personal trainers
Dog owners generally exercise more， and this has positive effects on their health over the long term． （2） Also， they can make their owners want to get up and go．
Security
Walking with a dog can help people，particularly women，feel safer．（3） walking with a dog can also improve social communication with other people．
Health benefits
（4） Simply taking your dog for a daily half﹣hour walk is a great way to bum kilojoules．It can also let you clear your head of the worries of the day and enjoy the company of others．
Good for dog
Regular exercise with dogs isn't just great for owners，and our dogs benefit as well．It helps keep them mentally and physically healthy just like their owners．
Other pets
（5） Cats， birds and fish can all help to reduce loneliness and stress， meaning pets owners visit the doctor less often than non﹣pet owners． Now that's a real benefit．
A． Walking is good for our health．
B． Other pets can get some benefits from owners．
C． Dr．Katrina shares her advice about exercising with pets．
D． Other pets can have a good influence on owners besides dogs．
E． These findings suggest dogs are almost like personal trainers．
F． This in turn can encourage owners to exercise more regularly．
Mother's Day is always a fun time at my house every year．This year is no exception．My brother and I want our mom to feel（1） by giving her a day off from family chores．In the morning，I woke up before everyone else to hang up a poster that（2） __ "Happy Mother's Day!"．My dad also got up（3） and helped set up a rose bouquet in a vase．
When my mom woke up， she read cards we laid out next to her bed with a big smile．While she was watching the morning news with my dad， it was time to（4） my cooking skills．I made some delicious food with my brother's help． My mom and I love board games， so after a short（5） around the neighborhood， we played all of her favorites． In my family，playing a fun board game turns into a big（6） and can become very heated． One of us always becomes a sore loser after being beaten in the game． The afternoon games made all of us tired． A delicious takeout dinner from my mom's favorite restaurant（7） __ us． The festivities（8） with ice cream and more quality family time， while watching one of my mom's favorite movies from her teenage years．
It was such a（9） day， and it was great to be able to show my mom how much we appreciate her and thank her for（10） she does for our family． Mother's Day should be every day．
|
（1）A． free |
B． special |
C． normal |
|
（2）A． said |
B． wrote |
C． recorded |
|
（3）A． late |
B． slowly |
C． early |
|
（4）A． show |
B． practice |
C． improve |
|
（5）A． talk |
B． walk |
C． rest |
|
（6）A．test |
B． discussion |
C． competition |
|
（7）A． relaxed |
B． excited |
C． surprised |
|
（8）A． started |
B． ended |
C． continued |
|
（9）A． happy |
B． busy |
C． tiring |
|
（10）A． whom |
B． that |
C． what |
Do you know the poem Song of the Great Wind？ Its（1） is Liu Bang， who was the first emperor of the Han Dynasty （206BC﹣ 220AD）． Born into a（2） farmer's family，Liu didn't go to school for long， but he still wanted to do something（3） ． In his thirties， he became a village official． In his forties， he became the leader of an army． In his fifties， he became the emperor． During all these years， he（4） many difficulties and won many wars． His life was exciting and successful， just as his poem Song of the Great Wind shows us． Liu wrote this poem when he went back to his hometown（5） an emperor． During a meeting， Liu remembered the old days and felt sad． He read this poem aloud for all to hear．
|
（1）A． reader |
B． special |
C． writer |
|
（2）A．big |
B． poor |
C． rich |
|
（3）A． great |
B． good |
C． interesting |
|
（4）A． had |
B． met |
C． overcame |
|
（5）A． like |
B． as |
C． for |
You might think the largest library in the world would be in Europe． But it isn't． It's in Washington．D．C．It's called the Library of Congress．
President John Adams started the library in 1800 for members of Congress．He wanted them to be able to red books about law．The first 740 books were bought in England． They were simply set up in the room where Congress met． Then Thomas Jefferson sold Congress many of his own books He felt Congress should have books on all subjects， not just on law． This idea changed the library fundamentally． The library grew and grew． Now it covers acres of land． It has 20 million books as well as scores of pictures，movies， globes and machines． Experts in every field work there． Hundreds of people call every day with all kinds of questions． Many of them get answers right over the phone．
The library is a huge storehouse． Thomas Edison's first movie and Harry Houdini's magic books reside there． And it is the proud owner of the world's best collection of comic books．
|
The（1） Library in the World |
|
|
Location of the library |
The largest library in the world is not in （2） ．In fact，It's in Washington，D．C．of the USA． |
|
Purpose of the library |
The library was started by President John Adams in 1800．He wanted the members of Congress to be able to read books about （3） ． |
|
Area of the library |
The library has（4） larger and larger． Now it covers acres of land． |
|
（5） of the library |
It has 20 million books as well as scores of pictures， movies， globes and machines． Thomas Edison's first movie and Harry Houdini's magic books are also collected there． |
Every day brings new stories and information about COV﹣ID﹣19． Some stories （1） __ （be）encouraging， while others bring bad news． How can you know who to turn to？ Can you trust（2） （they）？
It's important （3） （stay） informed in times like these． But while your（4） __ （friend）and family might share information on social media in（5） hopes of helping others， it's common for rumors （谣言） to spread in this way． You might have read stories（6） sound too good to be true． What do you think about them？ Would you consider that they might not be quite right？
If you can，try to get news（7） all kinds of sources（来源）．Read articles from government news platforms which（8） （usual） give timely fact checks． When dealing with such a serious issue， it's important to make your news "diet" just as much and（9） ___ （health）as your real diet．Last but not least， think twice before（10） （share） information online!