If you and your partner love to travel, a destination wedding is a perfect idea! It's important that you plan out what the best location is for you and your future partner, considering your costs and what it will cost your loved ones. Here is a list of the best when it comes to inexpensive destination weddings.
1. St. Petersburg, FL
With pleasant weather nearly year-round and beautiful oceanfront views, St. Pete is a perfect place for a destination wedding. Your loved ones can easily drive or get relatively inexpensive plane tickets and you can get married on the water. The average wedding in St. Pete costs around S5000.
2. Negril, Jamaica
Covered in beautiful resorts, Negril offers not only natural beauty on its beaches, but also excellent elegance if you'd like to stay indoors. The best way to do it is to buy a package through a resort which will cost you between $2500-$10000 depending on the options you choose.
3. Playa del Carmen, Mexico
This is a top destination wedding location because it's inexpensive for both you and your guests. With 30 guests it will cost about $45000 and includes so many amenities(令人愉快的事): decorations, set-up and even a couple's massage(按摩)!Plus, most hotel rooms cost around only $ 100 a night.
4. Newport, RI
Newport is a sleepy, romantic town that has the New England feel without the cost. You can have your weddings on the beach if that suits you, but if you can wait until the off-season, you can buy a package at a satisfying mansion(公馆)for less than $5000.
1.Which destination can you choose to stay indoors?
A.St. Petersburg, FL. B.Negril, Jamaica.
C.Playa del Carmen, Mexico. D.Newport, RI.
2.What can you do in Newport, RI?
A.Have the feel of England. B.Experience a couple's massage.
C.Have a wedding on the water. D.Enjoy a package at a satisfying mansion.
3.Where does the passage most probably come from?
A.A travel journal. B.A news report
C.A science textbook. D.A library guide.
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It was about five in the morning in Ontario, Canada, when Donna Strickland's phone rang. The Nobel Prize committee was on the line in Stockholm, calling to tell her she had won the prize in physics.
"I wondered if it was a joke," Strickland said in an interview with a Nobel official after the call. She had been asleep when the call arrived. "Something was wrong because it came so early in the morning. But then I knew it was the right day, and it would have been a cruel joke."
Strickland, an associate professor at the University of Waterloo, shares the honor with two other scientists for their work in the 1980s in transforming lasers(激光)into tiny tools that today have countless application. The prize money $1.4 million will he shared among the three. Half the prize went to Strickland and her cooperator Gerard Mourou, a professor at the Ecole Poly technique in France. The other half was awarded to Arthur Ashkin, a retired physicist who worked at the famous Bell Labs in the United States.
Strickland's win is historic in more than one way. It's been over 55 years since a woman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. In 1903, Marie Curie became the first-ever woman to win a Nobel Prize in Physics. For the next 60 years, no women physicists were awarded. Maria Goeppert Mayer became the second woman physicist to win the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1963.
Strickland herself was surprised to learn she was the third woman to receive the honor in physics. "Is that all, really? I thought there might have been more." she said at a press conference Tuesday. "We need to celebrate women physicists, because we're out there. Hopefully, in time, it will start to move forward at a faster rate."
1.What was Donna's first reaction after she received the call?
A.She felt all efforts paid off. B.She was too excited to say a word
C.She was doubtful about it. D.She was annoyed at being waken up.
2.How much was Donna rewarded for winning the Nobel Prize?
A.About $350,000. B.About $2.8million.
C.About $700,000. D.About $1.4 million.
3.What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?
A.Strickland's achievements in physics.
B.The history of the Nobel Prize in Physics.
C.Strickland's struggle to win the Nobel Prize.
D.Three women winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics in history.
4.What does the underlined "it" in the last paragraph refer to?
A.The Nobel Prize in Physics.
B.The achievement of men physicists.
C.The celebration of the Nobel Prize winners.
D.Awarding women physicists the Nobel Prize in Physics.
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When most people think about the "American culture", images of Coca-Cola, hot dogs, baseball games, big cars come to mind. Actually, American culture is more than that, and its history features the variety of American culture. Especially southern culture, plays a part in American culture. And the southerners are known for their hospitality, language and food.
Southerners' hospitality is very famous in the world. People who live in the South are very nice and are always willing to help another person in any way they can. If someone is from out of town and needs directions to a certain place, Southerners will make sure he or she knows how to get there. Southerners are very polite. Everytime they pass someone on the road, they are going to wave at him or her. Towns in the South have fewer people and everyone knows everyone. The people in the South are nicer than anywhere else in the United States.
Language in the South varies according to which area someone is in and what the person's background is. Most white people have a country draw in the accent. Most black people talk using Ebonies(黑人英语)，but some do have a draw in their accent. The other groups talk in their native languages or in English with an obvious accent. The languages in the South are alike in most places except in Southern Louisiana
The South's food is like no other places. It is colourful, has a wonderful smell that fills the whole house and tastes good. All the things that the Southerners use will wake up one's taste and are really delicious.
Southern culture is well-known in the world. The South is very different from other areas in the United States. The people are nice, the language is very different and the food is great.
1.What does the underlined word "hospitality" in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A.Being honest. B.Being friendly.
C.Being generous. D.Being beautiful
2.What can you infer about the southerners from the passage?
A.They enjoy waving at others. B.They prefer to talk on the road.
C.They arc glad to help strangers. D.They don't get along well with others.
3.Which of the following statements about the South is NOT true?
A.People in the South speak the same language.
B.People in the South are the nicest in America.
C.The culture in the South is unique in the world.
D.The food in the South are different from other places.
4.Which of the following can be the best title?
A.The Origin of Southern Culture. B.American Culture.
C.Southerners' Hospitality. D.Southern Culture.
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The government has proposed to spend money developing wireless charging roads in the UK as part of a ￡40 million plan. Wireless charging roads could be developed to recharge electric cars while they drive along to solve some problems about limited equipment to encourage ownership of these vehicles and ensure better air quality. The government has promised the money to developing both on-street and wireless charging to help transformation from internal combustion engine(内燃机)cars to electric cars.
These systems work similarly to a Scalextric toy car. Wireless charging uses a process called electromagnetic induction(电磁感应)to move energy. On the ground is a pad in which electricity is passed through a set of wire to create a magnetic field. It is then moved to a receiver on the underside of the car. Once the technology works, it could mean that drivers can fill up their cars as they drive along, meaning there could be longer periods between charging.
The proposal was made in Department for Transport (DFT) and could also see charging points positioned at service stations and car parks. New homes will also, where permitted, be built with some points. David Martell, of the electric car charging company BP Chargemaster, said, "Wireless charging will make driving an electric vehicle as similar as possible to driving a petrol car but without going to the petrol station frequently."
This is not the first time that wireless charging roads have been proposed as a number of firms have developed technologies. Renault partnered with Qualcomm and VEDECOM Tech to develop a road to test the technology's capability. The 100-meter test track was said to be capable of a charge up to 20 kilowatts at speeds up to, and over, 62 miles per hour (nearly 100 km/h).
1.What's the attitude of the UK government to electric vehicles?
A.Supportive. B.Unfavourable.
C.Indifferent. D.Objective.
2.What is the second paragraph mainly about?
A.How a Scalextric toy car functions. B.How the electric cars get charged.
C.How the wireless road systems run. D.How the electric cars benefit people.
3.How does David Martell find the new technology?
A.It gets petrol cars unfavourable. B.It saves drivers' trips to petrol station.
C.It gives rise to many new car parks. D.It makes electric cars difficult to drive.
4.Why does the author mention the figures in the last paragraph?
A.To show the experiment of some firms.
B.To announce the progress of the new technology.
C.To show the efficiency of the wireless road systems.
D.To encourage the cooperation among different firms.
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Migration(迁徙), is a long journey carried out by some birds to other areas where they hope to find more food and a warmer place to spend winter. Hundreds or thousands of miles' journey is actually difficult and dangerous. So why do birds migrate?1.However, it all comes down to survival.
Migrating for a Meal
For all birds, one of the main driving forces behind migration is food shortage. If all birds were to stay in the same warm regions all the year round, food would become lacking and producing their young would be less successful. As food resources are rich in the north each spring, millions of birds migrate there for the food supplies.2.
Migrating for Family
Over thousands of years, birds have evolved different migration patterns, timing and destinations to fly around the world to produce their young. Birds take advantage of a wide variety of suitable conditions to raise their young.3.
Migrating for Climate
Birds have evolved different types of feathers to survive different climates.4.So many birds leave the Arctic producing grounds, for example, when temperatures begin to fall and they need warmer habitats. Similarly, the hottest regions can be a bad environment for raising little chicks, and they will choose cooler areas to lay eggs.
Migrating for Predators(掠食动物)
Habitats that have rich food resources all the year round also attract a greater number of predators that can threaten their nests.5.It gives their young a better chance of reaching maturity. Many birds even migrate to specialized habitats that are nearly inaccessible to predators.
A.Birds always tend to fly to warmer places.
B.And changes in those climates can affect migration.
C.This increases the surviving chances of little chicks.
D.Birds have adapted themselves to their own surroundings.
E.There is more than one reasons for different birds to migrate
F.As the food supplies decrease in fall, they return to warm regions.
G.So birds migrate to different habitats to avoid being eaten by predators.
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When life hands you lemons, well, don't bother. Six-grader Jamaria Crump has already set an example. It took the 11-year-old one year to perfect her_________lemonade recipe(柠檬水配方)along with some_________, like cookies and cheesecakes that had made her business a_________. And what's even more_________is that, with some help from her_________, Jamaria built her own brand LemonTopia.
"She_________for a lemonade stand for a year or two before I let her do it." said her mom, Jasmine Hall, "When Jamaria's previous school_________a bake sale, it was the perfect_________. And the school told her she had to offer baked food_________lemonade. So Jamaria added lemon to desserts she already knew how to bake. After the bake sale, she kept__________at school and community events."
"It continued by word of mouth (口头上)________she served the party at the city hall," Hall said, "LemonTopia became well-known and we made a(n)__________at the party." And with that money, Jamaria must__________her mother for rides and__________the stand. "She's a kid, so sometimes she's like 'I don't want to stand at LemonTopia, and I want to go to the concert.'" Hall said, "If I have to__________, she would offer me money hourly."
Market Manager Andy Weaver said, "Jamaria's drinks and snacks are a special, cheerful presence in the market."__________, the market space is competitive so Jamaria has to think of ways to__________customers. And she has shown__________as she developed many lemonades of new flavours.
"She doesn't want to________so much into it because she's like 'I'm finished with it but she hasn't.' So, I'm very________of her for sticking with it." said Hall.
1.A.complex B.expensive C.unique D.familiar
2.A.pies B.desserts C.candies D.drinks
3.A.hit B.reality C.record D.test
4.A.amusing B.upsetting C.confusing D.amazing
5.A.father B.mom C.friends D.classmates
6.A.applied B.looked C.acted D.begged
7.A.forbade B.started C.indicated D.foresaw
8.A.achievement B.phenomenon C.chance D.challenge
9.A.instead of B.rather than C.as well as D.by means of
10.A.selling B.wandering C.exhibiting D.advertising
11.A.when B.until C.as D.though
12.A.plan B.order C.decision D.fortune
13.A.praise B.please C.pay D.persuade
14.A.renting B.lending C.pushing D.working
15.A.fill in B.go away C.stand by D.take in
16.A.Therefore B.However C.Otherwise D.Besides
17.A.hope for B.deal with C.compete for D.take over
18.A.creativity B.interest C.courage D.knowledge
19.A.put B.share C.involve D.experience
20.A.fond B.confident C.aware D.proud
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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
When carnival1.(begin) in Europe, people saw it as a last chance to have fun at the end of the winter season. Having fun meant eating, drinking and2.(dress) up. The most famous carnival was in Venice. People walked around the streets wearing masks, doing3.they wanted without being recognized.
Later, wearing masks4.(limit) by law. Finally, at the end of the 18th century, masks were banned5.(complete).6.in the late 1970s, the tradition was revived by students and the festival was developed for international7.(tourist). Today, carnival in Venice is celebrated for five days in February. Hotels are fully booked and the narrow streets are crowded8.wonderful costumes. Visitors from all over of the world come here9.(feel) the fun of carnival. Now, Carnival has become10.celebration of life itself.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(A)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画- -横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
In order to promote Chinese traditional culture and help students have better understanding of Chinese traditional culture, the Student Union would organize a Tang Poetry Recitation Contest.
As is scheduled, the contest is to be held in the school lecture hall in Jan 20, 2020, before which you are supposed to get prepared. Above all, it's recommended that you recited enough poetry from Three Hundred Tang Poems, but learn to appreciate the beauty of Chinese poetry. In addition to, any student which wants to attend is welcome to sign up for the contest in the Student Union office before Jan 15, 2020. I'm surely you will learn a lot .Don't missing the great chance to enjoy the Chinese Poetry. It will be a feast for your eye.
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假如你是李华，在得知中国女排世界杯夺冠，打算在你校的网站上发帖，请根据以下提示用英语写一篇帖子，内容如下：
1.简要介绍夺冠原因(刻苦训练，团队合作等)；
2.你的感想；
3.你的打算。
注意：1.词数100 左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
At the news that the Chinese Women Volleyball Team won the World Cup, the whole nation was wild with joy.
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