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Ted's Dream to Fly
Ted Brown's dream as a child was an unusual one: he wanted to fly. What was more unusual was the way in which he made his dream come true.After high school, he wanted to join the U.S. Air Force but he failed because of his poor eyesight. However, his dream remained.At the age of 33,Ted was a truck driver in Los Angeles. One day, while siting outside in his garden, he watched planes fly overhead and an idea came to him: to useballoons to fly.
A few weeks later, Ted bought 42 huge balloons. He tied them to a chair and then he sat down in the chair with some beer, sandwiches and a gun. His plan was to fly to 10 meters above his garden, enjoy a few hours in the air, and then shoot some balloons with his gun to get back down. But things did not go as he planned.
Once his fiends cut the ropes under Ted's chair, the 42 balloons flew into the sky at an astonishing speed until about 4000 meters above the ground with Ted and his chair. He didn’t shoot any of the balloons because he was afraid he might break the balance of his plane. Ted stayed in the sky with his beer and sandwiches for 14 hours, cold and frightened.
Planes heading towards Los Angeles’ busy international airport reported the strange sight. And Ted's balloons caused great danger to them. At last, Ted gathered his courage to shoot a few balloons and slowly landed on the ground, where many policemen were waiting for him.
Ted made his dream come true, but it cost him: he was fined $ 1,500 for breaking the law about air safety. When asked by a reporter why he had done it, Ted answered, “A man can't just sit around and do nothing, he should have his dream and go for it.”
1.Why couldn't Ted join the American Air Force?7
A.Because he was too short.
B.Because his parents stopped him.
C.Because he didn't finish high school.
D.Because there was problem with his eyes.
2.He was fined $ 1,500 because ______.
A.he took a gun with him
B.he used too many balloons
C.he stayed too long in the air
D.his balloons caused trouble to planes
3.What does the passage mainly talk about?
A.Ted Brown paid the price for his behavior.
B.Ted Brown realized his dream in an unusual way.
C.Encouragement is very important to one's success.
D.Ted Brown became famous because he set a new flying record.
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Cooking and learning
In this E-book package, we have four e-books.
Fun with FoodThis fun e-book is filled with exercises --- photo tests, word exams, riddle games coloring pages and exercises on learning more about food.
Kids Food Science ExperimentsLearn more about science and cooking with these food science experiments and instructions for kids.
Food Facts E-BookTo go with the kids cooking lessons e-book, we’ve put our food facts into one e-book. Each part is easy to print off. You can keep it in the kitchen and teach kids facts about the food we eat.
The Food Facts E-Book has over 60 pages.
Kids Cooking Lessons E-Book
We’ve brought all our kids cooking lessons together into one easy e-book. We have a unit for each age group. This e-book is just planned to help you with cooking experience in the kitchen1.Fun with food will offer ______.
A. photo tests B. science experiments
C. food facts D. cooking instructions
2.The pages of ______ are easy to print off.
A. Fun with food B. Kids Cooking Lessons E-book
C. Food Facts E-book D. Kids Food Science Experiments
3.Mrs. Green wanted to learn some cooking together with her two daughters and she choose Kids Cooking Lessons E-book because_______.
A. There is a unit for each age group
B. there are a lot of photo tests in it
C. Kids can learn more about science
D. each part is very easy to print off
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How to Be a Better Student
Maybe you are a common student. You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessary so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here's how:
Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First set your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying. Don't forget to set aside enough time for entertainment. A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.
Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television! When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.
Make good use of your time in class. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teachers say. Really listening in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.
Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material. This will help you understand the next class. If you do these things regularly, the material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer.
Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won't end if you don't pass a test, so don’t be over worried.
There are other methods that might help you with your studying. You will probably discover them after you have tried these.
1.The writer gives you ______ methods to help you in the passage.
A.Four. B.Five. C.Six. D.Seven.
2.What should you do if you want to plan your time?
A.Make a schedule of your time.
B.Find a good study area.
C.Take advantage of class time.
D.Review the important points.
3.How can we remember what the teacher says?
A.By taking notes in class.
B.By concentrating on the subject.
C.By listening to everything.
D.By discussing with your classmates.
4.What is the purpose of a test according to the writer?
A.To help you solve some problems.
B.To make us become better students.
C.To discover if you are interested in a subject.
D.To show what you have learned about a subject.
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Smoking in indoor public places including public working places, public transport vehicles(车辆)and some other special outdoor working places has been banned(禁止)in China since January 2011.Let’s look at the following advantages of banning smoking.
First, banning smoking will not only help in saving smokers from health problems and diseases, but will also be good for passive(被动)smokers. When the smoker is smoking in a restaurant, the people around him are sure to breathe(呼吸) in the smoke and suffer from(受苦，患病) the diseases an active smoker gets. If smoking is banned, spread of these diseases can be controlled(控制).
Next, banning smoking will put stress on smokers to give up. Since a smoker is prevented from smoking, he will learn how to live without smoking for long hours. When a smoker doesn’t smell or see anybody around him smoking, it might reduce his wish to smoke too. As a result, people have to give up smoking.
Smoking in public places influences non-smokers to start smoking, especially adolescents. When teens see people around them smoking, they will follow them easily. Thus the number of teen smokers will increase. Also asthma(哮喘)and other problems are often seen in children living around smokers. So if it is banned, these places will become safe for children and teenagers.
Looking from the economic point of view, smoking should be banned to increase work productivity(生产率).Employees(雇员)who smoke usually take breaks to smoke while working. So the number of hours they put in their work is smaller.
If you see from the environment point of view, smoking should be banned. Smoking causes air pollution. If it is banned, it will help keep the environment from getting worse.
1.________ doesn’t belong to a non-smoking place
A.A field B.A hospital C.A library D.A restaurant
2.The second paragraph mainly wants to tell us ________
A.banning smoking is good for restaurants
B.banning smoking is good for non-smokers
C.banning smoking is good for spread of diseases
D.banning smoking is good for active smokers and passive smokers
3.According to the text, the underlined word “adolescents” means ________
A.men B.women C.adults D.teenagers
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