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◆The Big Cake Show comes to the WestPoint Arena in Exeter, England, March 21-22. Hopefully, cakes of all sizes will be on sale and on show. An impressive list of famous cook sharing their great knowledge and skill includes Mary Berry, Paul Hollywood and Gregg Wallace. Tickets, from ￡12, can be bought online (bigcakeshow.com).
◆From January 27 to March 8, RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey, England has some special guests to brighten the winter: beautiful butterflies. Butterflies in the Glasshouse introduces a group of butterflies from other countries feeding on fruit and the juice-rich plants of the Exotic Zone, Tickets for adults are ￡13.20, for children are ￡6.60. For a family with 2 adults and 2 children, they should pay ￡32.75 in total. For groups of more than 10 adults, each should pay ￡10.80 (rhs.org.uk/wisley).
◆The week-long London Wine Week starts from May 18. Buy a ￡5 wristband (手带) to get a pocket-sized guidebook and discounted（折扣）wine at a around the capital. Partnering with London’s best bars and restaurants, we will be organizing events such as master classes and meet-the-maker time, and there will be a special offer to wristband wearers ( londonwineweek.com ).
◆The World Shakespeare Festival begins in April, with everything from foreign productions of Shakespearean plays at Shakespeare's Globe to Shakespearean plays at the Royal Opera House. Plays will run until the end of the year in London, Birmingham, Newcastle and Gateshead. And there’s a programme of events such as director talks and family workshops. Prices start from ￡60 (worldshakespearefestival.org. uk).
1.Perhaps Paul Hollywood is ___________.
A. the event organizer
B. a beautiful butterfly
C. a famous cook
D. the cake show host
2.If you want to buy wine at lower prices, you should _____________.
A. pay ￡5 for a card
B. buy a wristband first
C. get a guidebook
D. eat in London’s restaurants
3.Which of the following activities lasts for the longest time?
A. The Big Cake Show.
B. The London Wine Week.
C. Butterflies in the Glasshouse.
D. The World Shakespeare Festival.
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When I was nine years old, I wrote my first poem. My mother read the little poem and cried. “Buddy, it’s a beautiful, beautiful poem!” My mother poured out her praise.
“What time will Father be home?” I asked. I could hardly wait to show him my poem. My father had begun his movie career as a writer. He would be able to appreciate（欣赏）my poem even more than my mother. I confidently put the poem right on my father’s plate on the dining table.
My mother said he would be home around 7. But My father got home an hour later than expected. He sat down at the table and noticed his plate. “What is this?” I heard him say.
“Ben, Buddy has written his first poem. And it’s beautiful, so amazing!” Mother said.
“If you don’t mind, I’d like to decide that for myself,” Father said.
I kept my face lowered to my plate. It was only 10 lines long. But it seemed to take hours. “I think it’s bad,” my father said. I couldn’t look up. My eyes were getting wet.
“Ben, sometimes I don’t understand you,” my mother was saying. “This is just a little boy. He needs encouragement.”
“I don’t know why,” my father held his ground. “Isn’t there enough bad poetry(诗歌) in the world already? No law says Buddy has to become a poet.”
I ran from the dining room, threw myself on the bed and cried.
A few months later, I read that first poem. It was a bad poem. I worked up the courage to show him a short story. My father thought it was not good but hopeful. I was learning to rewrite.
As I worked my way into other books and plays and films, I realized how lucky I was to have a mother who said, “Buddy, it’s wonderful!” and a father who shook his head “I think it’s bad.” Both are love that forces me to improve. In fact, all of us in life need both loving force.
1.What did the mother think of the Buddy’s poem?
A. She was so moved that she cried.
B. She thought the poem was well written.
C. She considered Buddy had no talent for poetry.
D. She believed Buddy needed advice from his father.
2.The underlined sentence “My father held his ground” may means ________.
A. My father began to explain his reasons
B. My father got so angry that he stood up
C. My father refused to change his thoughts
D. My father threw my poem on the ground
3.From the passage, we can infer that Father is ________.
A. loving and strict B. careful and strict
C. careful and rude D. careless and strict
4.Which of the following is right?
A. A few months later, the writer stopped writing.
B. After years the writer hated his father very much.
C. That day Father didn’t come home until a quarter past eight.
D. The writer was confident that Father would praise his poem.
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Katie was in big trouble．She was such a sweet kid; a third-grade teacher always dreamed of having a classroom filled with Katies, she was never ever a discipline（纪律） problem. I just couldn't imagine why she had made her parents so angry．
It seemed that Katie had been spending money in the lunchroom. Her parents explained that Katie brought a great homemade lunch each day, and there was no reason for her to buy school lunch. They wondered why but failed．So they asked me to help them get to the bottom of this situation.
The next day, I asked Katie to my office. “Why are you buying lunches, Katie? What happened to your homemade lunch?” I asked. “I lose it,” she replied. “I don't believe you, Katie. Is someone stealing your lunch, Katie?” I asked. “No. I just lose it,” she said．Well, there was nothing else I could do．
The problem was still unsolved the next week when I noticed a boy who was new to the school sitting alone at a lunch table. He always looked sad and scared. I thought I would go and sit with him for a while. As I walked towards him, I noticed the lunch bag on the table. The name on the bag said “Katie”.
Now I understood and I talked to Katie. It seemed that the new boy never brought a lunch, and he wouldn’t go to the lunch line for a free lunch. He had told Katie his secret and asked her not to tell anyone that his parents wanted him to get a free lunch at school. Katie asked me not to tell her parents, but I drove to her house that evening after I was sure that she was in bed. I had never seen parents so proud of their child.
Katie still buys lunch every day at school. And every day, as she heads out of the door, her mom hands her a delicious homemade lunch．
1.What did the writer think of Katie?
A. She behaved well at school．
B. She often tells lies at school．
C. She often made trouble at school．
D. She used to be a discipline problem．
2.Why did Katie eat school lunch instead of her homemade lunch every day?
A. She lost her homemade lunch．
B. She had her homemade lunch stolen．
C. She didn’t like the taste of her homemade lunch．
D. She gave her homemade lunch to a hungry boy．
3.How did Katie’s parents feel when they knew the truth about the lunch?
A. They were very angry.
B. They were quite proud．
C. They were rather sad.
D. They were so scared．
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Katie’s secret of lunch was discovered by the writer．
B. Katie was told that her parents had known her secret．
C. Katie told the writer the truth of her lunch during their first talk．
D. Katie stopped buying lunch at school after her secret was discovered．
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What Is Self-tracking All about
Perhaps you’ve tracked（观测） how many kilometers you’ve run, how many hours you’ve slept or how much you’ve eaten in a day.
If so, you’ve taken part in a popular movement called the “Quantified Self Movement” or “Self-tracking”. Maybe you’ve wanted to change a bad habit but couldn’t. Self-tracking may be your answer. The idea is to collect information about your everyday activities and analyze（分析） them to help improve and form a healthier lifestyle.
Recently, tools such as smartphones, apps, along with newly published wearable things, are making self-tracking easy. Today, one can use Fitbit, the Jawbone Up, Google Glass or a smart watch to record personal data(数据) including sleeping hours, stress levels, heart rate and mood.
So why does a person self-track? Someone may be trying to lose weight or improve their sleep. Another person feels tired after eating. Self-tracking could help him to know what foods make him sleepy and watch his diet.
Tracking daily activities isn’t a new concept. In years past, athletes and their coaches kept notes food, training and sleep in order to achieve an athletic goal. Similarly, doctors have also helped patients to record parts of their lifestyles and eating habits to help fight health problems. However, it wasn’t until 2007 that magazine writers Gary Wolf and Kim Kelly created the term (术语) “Quantified Self” or “self-tracking”.
Although self-tracking has many advantages, Dennis Nash, president of Data Speaks Health Solutions, says self-tracking has its disadvantages. Once people start tracking their daily activities, it can become an extra task people like to do often. Also, they might begin to worry too much about their health.
Though self-tracking doesn’t make sure that one’s quality of life will improve, it can encourage people to make healthier choices.
1.People choose self-tracking because _______.
A. it watches your eating habits
B. it increases your movement
C. it records how many kilometers you run every day
D. it collects personal data and leads to self- improvement
2.The writer mentions tools such as smartphones and apps in Paragraph 3 to show _______.
A. we depend too much on them
B. it is easier to do self-tracking
C. they do harm to people’s health
D. tools are necessary to do self-tracking
3.Self-tracking was firstly come up with by _______.
A. two magazine writers
B. athletes and their coaches
C. doctors and their patients
D. scientists of Data Speaks Health Solutions
4.You can find this article in the part of _______.
A. Education B. Sports C. Health D. News
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A bit of stress and worry might be helpful in encouraging you to do better, but too much of it can do harm to your health and stop you from working or studying. So it’s necessary for you to deal with stress and worry.Become somebody who can know how to relax
Don’t sit down before the computer or the television set for long, or you may feel more stressed and worried. You can choose something like deep breathing or listening to some music to relax yourself instead.
Get proper exercise, food as well as sleep
You’d better exercise properly because you will feel stronger and less stressed after exercising. It is also very important for you to have enough sleep so that you can do your activities of daily life. Besides, to become energetic, you should have healthy food.
Communicate with others
If something worries you, Remember to share your problems with your family or friends. Doing so can make you feel more understood and you are not alone.
Connect with nature
When you feel low, it’s a good idea to take a walk with a friend or two. You’d better choose a place which you know well and where you feel safe in order to be able to enjoy and relax in nature.
Try thinking in the positive (积极的)manner
We have to think more of the beautiful and good things of our lives, which helps you in letting your minds go away from unnecessary stress and worry.
Ask a doctor for help
At times, stress becomes so serious that it becomes a cause of worry. In this case, it is wise for you to go to a doctor for help. He or she is able to help you solve the problem better and faster.
Title: How to Deal with Stress and Worry
1. for dealing with stress and worry
A bit of stress 2. you do better, but too much of it is 3. to your health and influences your study or work.
4. of dealing with stress and worry
Become somebody who can know how to relax
Choose something like deep breathing to relax yourself instead of 5. down before the computer or the television set for long.
Get proper exercise, food as well as sleep
Exercise properly in order to make you feel less stressed. Enough sleep and proper food give you lots of energy to do 6. activities.
Communicate with others
Don’t 7. to share your problems with your family or friends if you feel worried.
8. with nature
Take a walk with your friends in a place where you feel safe.
Try thinking in the positive manner
Think 9. of the beautiful and good things of our lives.
Ask a doctor for help
Go to a doctor for help if stress becomes very 10. .
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