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The hottest apps
IF you’re one of those people who likes to take a look at their phone from time to time, you’re not alone. Using apps has now become part of everyday life. But with so many on the market that claim to be the best, which ones should you download onto your phone to have fun with? Below, four have been picked out for you.
Evernote
In the world of note taking, Evernote is the king. It allows users to create electronic files such as text, photos, audio, and videos. It also lets you organize your files, tag (标记) them, and search them easily.
One of the most useful features on the app, though, is being able to log onto any device with your Evernote account and use your files. The app automatically stores your content in the cloud storage, and syncs (同步) it with your other devices.
Another feature that is new in the latest version of the Evernote app is “Places”, which allows you to sort the files, photos, audio or video you have created by the location where you created them.
So if you need some organization in your life, Evernote is the app for you.
Candy Crush Soda Saga
The original Candy Crush Saga took the world by storm, leaving millions addicted to its endless candy-popping levels.
But now there is a new challenge: Candy Crush Soda Saga. The app is similar to the original, but different enough to draw you in with a few new features. The app is still a match-3 game, which means that you have to move a piece of candy until there are three matching ones.
There are a few new features, though, such as soda bottles, which burst into purple liquid when you match three of them. There are also hidden gummy (粘性的) bears in this new version, and to complete the levels, you must clear the candies to reveal the hidden bear. These new features make the game a little harder than the old version, and you can expect to spend more time on each level.
So if you liked the original Candy Crush game, Candy Crush Soda Saga will be a new treat with much of the same fun as before.
Moment Cam
Moment Cam brings you some of the most useful and wanted features a camera app can have, such as adjusting the flash, sequence shots (连拍), adjusting the timer, and selecting different-sized frames for photo sharing sites. But what sets the app apart from all the others is the selection of simple, minimal buttons that you hardly notice are there.
The best thing about the app is not what it does, but what it leaves out. For once this app is not full of too many confusing and useless features. Instead, it is simple, clean, and easy to use. If you love taking photos on your phone, Moment Cam might be just what you never knew you were looking for.
Lychee FM
You may have listened to a lot of radio programs. Do you now dream of making your own? With Lychee FM, you no longer need expensive hardware and complex software to do just that. You can record your shows and finish editing them within the app. Then you can upload your program to all the listeners on Lychee FM or share it through your social networks.
Apart from making your own programs, you can also listen to more than 15,000 stations through Lychee FM. One such popular show is called nühanzi, meaning “tough girls”. It discusses how women can handle just about everything. There are also shows on many other topics like sports, comedy, and music. The hosts include famous people such as music producer Gao Xiaosong, and many other creative people.
The hottest apps
Reasons for 1. | *Using apps has now become part of everyday life. *With so many on the market 2. to be the best, it’s hard to decide which one should be downloaded. |
3. of apps | 4. and comments |
Evernote | *It allows users to create files such s text, photos, audio, and videos. *It also enables your files to get 5. and tagged. *Another new feature in the latest version is “Places”, which allows you to sort the content. |
Candy Crush Soda Saga | *There are hidden gummy bears in this new version. *The old version is not6. than the new one. *The app is 7. to the original, but different enough to be a new treat with much of the same fun as before. |
Moment Cam | *The selection of simple, minimal buttons that you hardly notice is 8. the app differs from all the others. *It is simple, clean and easy to use. |
Lychee FM | *With the app, you no longer need expensive hardware and complex software to make your own radio programs. *9. making your own programs, you can also listen to more than 15,000 stations through the app. *The shows10. many topics like sports, comedy, and music. The hosts include many famous and creative people. |
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Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
A consumercomplaint or customer complaint isan expression of dissatisfaction on a consumer’s behalf to a responsible party. It can also be described in a positive sense as a report from a consumer providing documentation about problems with a product or service.
So what are the common reasons for customer complaints? The most common complaints about retail(零售) storesfall into several aspects. First, they have to circle the filled parking lot endlessly, which is a waste of time and a test for their patience. They also can’t stand clutteredshelves, over-loaded racks, out-of-stock items and long check-out lines. Worst of all, sometimes some salespeople are rude, turning their mood into a bad one.
In fact, some modern business consultants urge businesses to view customer complaints as a gift but not a trouble.Some retailers, however,ignore complaints or deal with them dishonestly, which can cause a chain of events like bad reputation, leave theirbusiness with fewer and fewer customers. The resulting “snowball effect” can be disastrous to retailers.In the most severe cases, it can even cause companies to shut down.
Increasing competition is forcing companies to take more effective measures to satisfycustomers and better their customer service.During peak shopping hours, some moonlighting(业余兼职的) local police have been employed as parking attendants bysome retailers to solve the parking problems. Some hire flag wavers to direct customers to parking spaces that are empty. This guidance can avoid confrontation between those eyeing the same parking space.Retailers can relieve the headache by redesigning store layouts, pre-stocking sales items, hiring the cashiers with much experience, and having sales representatives on hand to answer questions.Most importantly, salespeople should be trained to deal with angry customerswith politeness.Try their best to resolve the problem if they can.
Quickly and properly solving customer complaints can help retailers smooth over issues and their business can grow and prosper.
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Talking to friends on WeChat, Wang Chenchen’s mood changes according to her friends’ replies. Long sentences are always heartwarming and happy emoticons indicate the other person’s good spirits. But one word replies like “OK”, “Oh” or “hehe” quickly kill the mood.
Over-reliance on online communication is causing division between people and social anxiety in this digital era. With social media bringing people closer together than ever before, a new set of online language norms also appears.
Connected or separated
Wang Chenchen, 20, an English major at the University of International Business and Economics says, “I tend to judge my friends by the quality and speed with which they comment on my updates on Weibo or WeChat.”
But to Chen Jie, 21, a biological engineering major at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wang’s evaluation system is problematic. “Everyone has their lifestyle and a certain way of using social media,” says Chen, who is always busy working in the laboratory and hardly has time for social media.
Ge Yan, a professor of communication at Shanghai Jiaotong University, says social media is causing fragmentation (碎片化) of communication. “People tend to judge their surroundings by the information available,” says Ge. “They also evaluate their friendships and others’ lifestyles based on fragmented pieces of information with which they construct a so-called reality.”
Need for emotion
According to Ge, such superficial communication helps encourage more interaction between people, but in terms of building solid interpersonal relationships it causes more harm than good. An online survey on Sina Weibo last month shows, “hehe” was the top conversation killer in 2013. “The words people hate all have one thing in common — a lack of emotion,” says Ge.
Zhang Wei, a professor of linguistics at Renmin University of China, thinks that such short expressions carry so little emotion that they separate people. Chatting online cannot convey the same emotions as communication in real life. This makes it difficult to understand the other person’s true intentions. “That’s why I always suggest talking face to face to resolve problems,” says Zhang. “Unfortunately the reality is that most people spend less time talking to each other in this way.”
Anxiety and insecurity
Zhang further explains that the reason why people’s mood is strongly affected by such unemotional words when communicating online is rooted in social anxiety. People feel insecure because of all kinds of pressures. It’s like a vicious circle — “Less time for face-to-face communication leads to more online communication, but online expressions of emotion are too changeable to provide the comfort needed,” says Zhang. “As a result, people become more anxious.”
Title | Conversation killers | |
Problems | People’s mood is easily affected by unemotional words while communicating online. In this digital era, people are feeling more separated, (1) ________ and insecure than ever before. | |
Reasons | People (2) ________ on online communication too much. Online talkers start to (3) ________ a new set of online language norms. | |
Name | (4)________ | What they say and think |
Wang Chenchen | An English major | I tend to judge a friend by how well and how (5) ________ they reply to my updates on Weibo or WeChat. |
Chen Jie | A biological engineering major | Wang’s evaluation system doesn’t hold water because different people have different (6) ________ and different ways of using social media. |
Ge Yan | Professor of communication | Incomplete (7) ________ can’t be used to evaluate people’s friendships, and superficial communication does harm to interpersonal relationships. People’s (8) ________ for short and careless replies like “hehe” arises from their lack of emotion. |
Zhang Wei | Professor of linguistics | Those unemotional expressions (9) ________ the gap between people. My (10) ________ is that people should talk face to face though busy. |
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The job of raising children is a tough one. Children don't come with an instruction handbook. And each child is different. So parents sometimes pull their hair out in frustration, not knowing what to do. But in raising children---as in all of life---what we do is influenced by our culture. Naturally then, American parents teach their children basic American values.
To Americans, the goal of parents is to help children stand on their own two feet. From infancy, each child may get his or her own room. As children grow, they gain more freedom to make their own choices. Teenagers choose their own forms of entertainment, as well as the friends to share them with. When they reach young adulthood, they choose their own careers and marriage partners. Of course, many young adults still seek their parents' advice and approval for the choices they make. But once they "leave the nest" at around 18 to 21 years old, they want to be on their own, not "tied to their mother's apron strings."
The relationship between parents and children in America is very informal. American parents try to treat their children as individuals ─ not as extensions of themselves. They allow them to fulfill their own dreams. Americans praise and encourage their children to give them the confidence to succeed. When children become adults, their relationship with their parents becomes more like a friendship among equals. But contrary to popular belief, most adult Americans don't make their parents pay for room and board when they come to visit. Even as adults, they respect and honor their parents.
Most young couples with children struggle with the issue of childcare. Mothers have traditionally stayed home with their children. In recent years, though, a growing trend is to put preschoolers in a day care center so Mom can work. Many Americans have strong feelings about which type of arrangement is best. Some argue that attending a day care center can be a positive experience for children. Others insist that mothers are the best caregivers for children. A number of women are now leaving the workforce to become full-time homemakers.
Disciplining children is another area that American parents have different opinions about. Many parents feel that an old-fashioned spanking(一顿打) helps youngsters learn what "No!" means. Others prefer alternate forms of discipline. For example, "time outs" have become popular in recent years. Children in "time out" have to sit in a corner or by a wall. They can get up only when they are ready to act nicely. Older children and teenagers who break the rules may be grounded, or not allowed to go out with friends. Some of their privileges at home like TV or telephone use may also be taken away for a while. Although discipline isn't fun for parents or children, it's a necessary part of training.
Being a parent is a tall order. It takes patience, love, wisdom, courage and a good sense of humor to raise children. Some people are just deciding not to have children at all, since they're not sure it's worth it. But raising children means training the next generation and preserving our culture. What could be worth more than that?
Title: The Job of Raising Children
Paragraph outline | Supporting details |
Introduction | It is no easy task to bring up children. Parents sometimes feel very 1________▲________, not knowing what to do. |
The goal of parents | They help children to be 2________▲________ instead of depending on parents. |
The relationship between parents and children | An informal relationship exists between American parents and children. ● Children are praised and 3________▲________ to realize their dreams. ● Children are treated 4________▲________more like friends. |
The issue of childcare | Most young couple struggle with this issue. ● 5________▲________, mothers stayed home with kids. ● Recently, a day care center is where preschoolers are put. ● There is a(n) 6________▲________ over whether attending a day care center is a positive experience for children. |
Ways to 7________▲________children | American parents have different opinions. ● "Time outs" have become 8________▲________ in recent years. ● 9________▲________ away some privileges is a way to punish some older children and teenagers. |
Conclusion | Raising children takes patience, love, wisdom, courage etc., but it is 10________▲________ . |
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It was a winter morning, just before Christmas, while most people were warming up their cars, my husband, Trevor, had to ride his bike 4 kilometers away from home to work. On his ________1.________(arrive), he parked his bike outside the back door________2.________usual. After 10 hours of labor, he returned to find his bike gone,________3.________was our only transport. Trevor used it to get to work, and also the bike was used ________4.________ (get) groceries, saving us from having to walk long distances from ________5. we live.
I was so sad that I wrote to the newspaper and told them our story. Shortly after that, several people in our area offered to help. One wonderful stranger ________6. bought a bike, and then called my husband to fetch it. Once again my husband had a way to get to and ________7.________ his job. It really is ________8.________ honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.
People say that a smile can ________9.________ (pass) from one person to another, but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so. This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it ________10.________ (strong) our faith in humanity. And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways, we, too, can share with others.
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Good study habits will contribute to a successful academic future. Good study habits lead to good grades, and good grades lead to applications for better colleges and universities. This in turn will lead to a great career.
To be successful, the first thing you need to do is to take responsibility for your actions. You are the only one who can decide your own important things and how to use your time. Your actions today will decide what will happen tomorrow and even in the near future.
Your success rests in your own hands. Do not be influenced by others. Be a leader, not a follower. Do not allow your friends to tell you what is important. Keep friends who lead you towards your goals, not away from them.
The most important thing to learn to succeed in the classroom is to make full use of your time outside the classroom. Review your class notes and the proper chapters (章节) in your textbooks. Different people work better at different times. Some students work better in the morning, while some can study better in the afternoon, or at night. Nightly review of your notes is a great idea and will help you understand your lessons to a much greater degree. This review will save time in the long run. If you study in the morning, plan to study your hardest subjects first. If you prepare for your lessons in advance, you will be more relaxed in classes.
Set the more important things into your plan, have a to-do list and put the most important project first. Once this is done, move to the second most important project. Crossing off each project as you finish will give you a sense of achievement.
Choose a study place where you can be comfortable and pay attention to other things that help to improve your productivity (效率). For example, can you study well with soft music in the background?
Always challenge yourself. Do not be satisfied with your own school textbooks. Ask questions and do your own research. Share your knowledge and listen to others. When you share your knowledge, you help others increase their knowledge. As an unexpected result, when you help others, you learn more.
Always seek solutions to problems. If you have difficulty understanding something in the book, read it again. If you still cannot understand it, ask the teacher for help. Make sure to look for help immediately or you may fall behind.
When you put your best effort into you work, you are already a success! When you follow these study habits successfully, you will develop a sense of satisfaction. This will provide you with a strong feeling of pride because of your achievement. Your good grades will give you confidence for the future. These habits will contribute to a successful and happy future!
Title | The 1._____ of good study habits |
Reason | In order to have a great career in the future, we need to form good study habits, which2. ______ to a successful academic future. |
3.______ | ·Be responsible for yourself and don’t be influenced by others. ·4. ______ your spare time reviewing what you have learnt in class. ·Make 5. ______ ahead of time so that you will feel relaxed. ·Put the most important projects into your 6._____ and cross off one when you finish it. ·Choose to study in a 7.______ place. ·Learn to 8.______ yourself and share your knowledge with others. ·Learn to turn to others for help and try to 9.______ the problems when facing difficulties. |
Conclusion | ·With these good study habits, you will develop a sense of satisfaction. ·With these habits, your good grades will make you feel 10.______ and confident. ·With these habits, You will have a successful and happy future. |
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There is a kind of shopping that is called compulsive(强迫性的) shopping. Compulsive shopping is usually described as out of control and not reasonable.
How can we know whether we are one of compulsive shoppers? Compulsive shoppers go out and buy things much more often than other people do.They often buy things they do not need.Many times they will spend over their budget limits and get into deep financial trouble.While someone else will think many times if they can afford this or that thing,compulsive shoppers will have no awareness of the boundaries of a budget.They also often hide the things they have bought in order not to be blamed by other family members.They often refuse to admit their problem and cover up their debts with cheat.
Compulsive shopping usually occurs when a person feels sad,lonely or angry. Shopping will not guarantee more love,or cure the hurts,regrets,stress,and the problems of everyday life. Just the opposite, it eventually may make these feelings worse because of the increased financial problems the person has got from this addiction. Some families even lead to a divorce as compulsive shoppers spend a lot of time away from home.
Treating a shopping addiction requires various approaches.The best thing to start with is to recognize the problem by compulsive shoppers themselves. First of all,don’t use their credit cards,and instead, start paying by cash. It might be useful to make a shopping list in order to buy strictly what is needed.And if there is a chance to get attracted, it might help to have just some small money and leave the wallet at home.It is also good to ask family and friends for support. And if after all these people still feel out of control,then it is recommended to seek professional advice or a selfhelp group to deal with this problem.
Title | Compulsive shopping |
________1.________ | Uncontrollable and unreasonable shopping. |
Features of compulsive shoppers | ●Going shopping more often and buying ________2.________things. ●Spending over their budget limits without being________3.________of the boundaries of a budget. ●Keeping what they have bought 4.________ to avoid being blamed. ●Denying their problem and ________5.________ to cover up their debts. |
Possible harmful ________6.________ | ●________7.________ people's feelings worse because of the increased financial problems. ●Causing a divorce. |
__8.__ | ● Recognizing the problem and _9._ using their credit cards. ●Making a shopping list. ●Taking along just some small money. ●Asking family and friends for support. ●Seeking________10.advice or a selfhelp group. |
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_______1.______, they have been drilling for sixteen hours and they still have a long way to go.
People will do anything to see a free show---even if it is a bad one. When the news
_______2._________ would be presented at our local cinema by the P. and U. Bird…
because balloons can be a great danger to aircraft. He said that someone _______3.________ the station and the pilot was ordered to ________4._______ the strange object.
Experiments have proved that children can be instructed in swimming ___________5._________.
Whether they will ever become future Olympic champions, ________6._________.
He looked pale and his clothes were in a frightful state. “What has happened?” she asked. “How did your clothes ________7.__________?”
This is a moving spectacle, for crowds of people stand on the shore ________8.__________ until they can be seen no more.
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HARVARD, the top university in the United States, is a dream place for many students. Imagine being able to see how unique Harvard students are. Asking them what they learn. And how their classes are conducted.
This month, 300 students from different parts of China had an opportunity to spend a week with Harvard students. They gathered in the High School Attached to Fudan University in Shanghai where the Harvard College Association for US-China Relations Summit for Young Leaders in China (HSYLC 2007) took place. Over 40 Harvard undergraduates took part in it!
Around 2,000 Chinese students applied online for the program, which included various activities. Wang Wenjing, 17, from Shanghai Jingye High School was one of the 300 participants to be selected.
Seminars (研讨会)
Every day, the schedule was very busy filled with seminars, lectures, workshops (研习班), games and parties. Wang liked the seminars most.
Seminars are small classes with no more than 10 students. Wang could choose six from 40 different seminars to attend. A Harvard student led each one.
"They explored international issues such as US immigration (移民). We were allowed lively discussion and sometimes the only thing we did in a class was debate," Wang said. "To prepare for the next seminar, we often stayed up late doing research. No one could keep silent and it was fun to share ideas with others."
Celebrities’(名人) lectures
Each day, two or three lectures were given. Wang was excited that the lecturers were famous figures that before she had only seen on TV.
"I finally know why people are crazy about Yi Zhongtian. He is intelligent and eloquent (有口才的). Pu Bajia taught me how to overcome difficulties and plan for the future. All the lectures were inspiring," she said.
At the closing ceremony, Wang and her partner from Nanjing presented their workshop project. It was a survey of how Chinese view Americans, as an article about how Americans view Chinese is popular on the Internet.
"The program taught me what I could not otherwise learn in the classroom. Harvard students also let me know how important to be creative," she said.
Background information | 300 Chinese students had an opportunity to spend a week with students of Harvard University, the most _1.______ one in the USA, being able to see how unique the Harvard students are, what they learn and how their classes are 2.___ out. | |
The programme was _3.____ in the PRC, with over 40 Harvard undergraduate students _4.____ part in it. | ||
About 2000 Chinese students applied online, but only 300 were luckily chosen. | ||
__5. __ | Seminars | Seminars are small classes with only 10 students, __6._____ by a Harvard student. |
There were 40 different seminars for participants to choose from. | ||
The Chinese students had to __7. _____ or debate in class. | ||
Everyone had to stay up late, __8. ___ for the next one. | ||
Celebrities’ lectures | Every day two or three _9.____ lectures were given by famous figures who once appeared on TV, such as Yi Zhongtian. | |
Conclusion | Participants had to present their workshop projects, intended to encourage their ___10.___. | |
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The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar.For thousands of years, the festival 1.___________ (mark) by eating zong zi and racing dragon boats in honour of Qu Yuan, who is said to have committed suicide(自杀) by drowning himself.
Qu was a minister of the State of Chu 2.________ (situate) in present-day Hunan and Hubei provinces, during the Warring States Period(战国时期).He was upright, loyal and highly respected.3._______, he was dismissed from office.4._______ (realize) that the country was in the hands of evil officials, Qu leapt into River Miluo on the fifth day of the fifth month.Nearby fishermen rushed over to save him but were 5._______ (able) to recover his body.
The people of Chu 6._______ mourned Qu’s death threw rice into the river to feed his ghost 7._______ year on the day of his death.But one year, the spirit of Qu appeared and told the mourners that a huge reptile(爬行动物)in the river had stolen the rice.The spirit then advised 8.________ to wrap the rice and bind it 9._______ throwing it into the river.
During the Duanwu Festival, zong zi is eaten to symbolize(象征,表示) the rice offerings to Qu.And the dragon-boat races symbolize10. ________ many attempts to rescue and recover Qu's body.
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