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When is the best time to ...
Drink coffee
A recent study shows taking a very small amount of coffee each time is best done early in the day. Drunk later, it can reset your body’s clock and_____sleep. You may try not drinking the coffee for a few weeks to see what a night of truly good rest feels like.
Eat
It’s best to eat your biggest meal early, against a common American day. A chemical in your body called insulin reaches the highest point in the first half of the day, then slowly______ . So your blood sugar is less possible to skyrocket after a big breakfast than after a comparable dinner.
Sleep
Around 8 or 9 p.m., our bodies start to cool down, and we sleep better when we have a low body temperature. But how much shut-eye is ideal? Studies show that those who get six and a half to eight hours are less possible to die too soon. Eight hours seems to be _______ .
Exercise
Some people believe in early - morning running. But muscle tone（肌肉张力）is highest around 5 p.m..____professionals get an increase: West Coast NFL teams won more often in matches after 8 p.m. on the East Coast. Still on Pacific time, their bodies were ready to play.
Be __________
Research suggests the development of language starts with late - night talks. So save the short story you’ve been meaning to write for a dark and restless night, and many different ideas may come up.
Do math
Scientists think we reach the closest attention between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., with a highest point around noon.
For the first new hours after we wake, our brains have a(an) __________to use some more energy.
1.A.predict B.prevent C.provide D.produce
2.A.appears B.improves C.drops D.returns
3.A.perfect B.limited C.boring D.serious
4.A.Still B.Just C.Yet D.Even
5.A.creative B.confident C.generous D.responsible
6.A.attitude B.chance C.resource D.order
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The earliest maps were probably drawn in the Middle East. Some of these maps have _______ and they show us the people at that time thought the earth flat (平的) . As time went by, the pictures became more detailed and maps were more correctly made. Later on, ancient Greeks used their _______ of math and science to make maps . Greek maps tell us the Greeks knew the world was round.
From simple pictures, mapmaking has turned into a science. Maps are made by surveying land. In the 1900s, people around the world started to share information to make better maps. With the help of the photographs taken from the sky and space, maps are now more ________ made than ever. Since the world is always changing, we will always need new maps.
There are many types of maps, but almost all use ______ and pictures to________ what a place is like when the map is made. A map usually tells what the pictures__________ . Some maps may show the whole world. A road map will help you know the distance from one place to another. Other maps may use pictures to show the temperature and population in different places.
1.A. explained B. apologized C. survived D. complained
2.A. knowledge B. energy C. challenge D. technology
3.A. quickly B. carelessly C. simply D. exactly
4.A. sounds B. methods C. words D. ideas
5.A. process B. describe C. pretend D. translate
6.A. stand for B. after all C. used to D. search for
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Throughout history there have been stories about how clever or brave animals can be. Take, for example, all the films about animals making _______ journeys to find their owners after they’ve become lost. But dogs are also skilled at getting people to feel sorry for them and give them food!
One dog has show himself to be _________ good at both finding his way around and getting food. Every morning Rusty, the dog goes down to his local railway station. He boards the train and then rides into the city centre. When he gets there, Rusty jumps off the train and goes off to the shops. He always goes around all his favourite _________ shops. First shop is a corner shop, where he has biscuits that the owner gives him for breakfast.
Then late in the morning, Rusty goes over to the restaurant owner, where he gets something for his lunch. When he’s eaten everything, Rusty makes his way home on the train.
When Rusty first started making this trip, station staff _________ to allow him to get on the train without anyone to accompany him or buy a ticket for him. But then they felt sorry for him and have now given him the permission to take the train, because they’ve been so impressed by his cleverness at finding his way around the city’s complicated transport system without getting lost.
_________, once Rusty worried all his friends in the city by failing to appear at his favourite eating places for several days. This started a search for the missing dog, and his pictures were shown on TV and the Internet. Rusty finally returned to find he’d become a TV star. ‘He’s obviously been off on a(n) _________,’ said one TV viewer, ‘but Rusty’s not telling anyone what he’s been up to !;
1.A.boring B.amazing C.similar D.regular
2.A.likely B.actually C.immediately D.especially
3.A.toy B.food C.pet D.gift
4.A.expected B.planned C.refused D.forgot
5.A.However B.Therefore C.What’s more D.Above all
6.A.picnic B.holiday C.exercise D.adventure
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Secret codes keep messages private. Banks, companies, and government agencies use secret codes in doing business, especially when information is sent by computer. People have used secret codes for thousands of years. As long as there have been codes, people have tried to break them. Code breaking never ______ code making. The science of creating and reading coded messages is called cryptography（密码系统）.
There are three main types of cryptography. You can ______ a message by having the first letters of each word spell it out. For example, the first letters of “My elephant eats too many eels（鳗）” spell out the message “Meet me.”
Another way is to use symbols to ______ specific letters of the alphabet. You might represent each letter with a number, for example. Let’s number the letters of the alphabet, in order, from 1 to 26., If we replace each letter with a number, the message “Meet me” would read “13, 5, 5, ______, 13, 5.”
A code uses symbols to replace words, phrases, or sentences. To read the message of a real code, you must have a code book. With a code book, you might write down words that would be ______ as other words. For example, “bridge” might refer to “meet” and “out” might mean “me.” The message “Bridge out” would have meaning of “Meet me”. It is very hard to break a code with out the code book. Actually, it is also hard to keep a code book secret for long. ______, codes must be changed frequently.
1.A.goes ahead B.takes the place of C.falls behind D.depends on
2.A.send B.take C.translate D.hide
3.A.stand for B.make up C.deal with D.find out
4.A.17 B.18 C.19 D.20
5.A.explained B.misunderstood C.remembered D.acted
6.A.However B.Therefore C.In addition D.Otherwise
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The British are famous for how frequently（频繁）they say -sorry" - even when they make no mistakes.
Believe it or not. it is the most over-used word in the United Kingdom: whether they are sorry about the weather or sorry because someone else has knocked into them. a British has blurted( 脱口而出) at least one apology in the past hour or two.
A recent of more than l,000 British finds that the person almost says "sorry" around eight times per day.
But do the British really apologize more frequently than members of other cultures? If so, what's the reason for this special behavior?
Getting true information on the frequency of apologies in different countries is than you might think. "There's certainly guess that Canadians and British apologize more than Americans, but it's difficult to study in a way that would any strong facts." says Karina Schumann, a psychologist(心理学家) at the University of Pittsburgh.
British society values that its members show without disturbing someone else's personal space, and without drawing attention to oneself. America, on the other hand, is a positive-politeness society, characterized by friendliness and a desire to feel part of a group.
1.A. directly B. perhaps C. forever D. rather
2.A. After all B. For example C. On average D. In return
3.A. result B. performance C. survey D. message
4.A. cheaper B. quicker C. deeper D. harder
5.A. believe B. improve C. realize D. provide
6.A. respect B. attitude C. tradition D. shame
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Most people make their living (谋生) with theirhands. But Dick makes his living with his_________. Dick lived in a small city in England. His parents were very poor. There were seven people in his family. They lived in their _____ house. Dick didn’t have_____to play, so he had to play in the street. Dick’s father often played football. Little Dick__to play it, too. After a few years he could play football very ____. Now Dick is one of the best football players in the world.
1.A.hands B.feet C.arms D.legs
2.A.nice B.big C.small D.new
3.A.member B.time C.club D.place
4.A.wanted B.arrived C.talked D.discussed
5.A.badly B.well C.slowly D.hard
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Omega Teen Camp is an experience like no other! Our summer camp is about fun connection, self-awareness, and self-expression.
Here, teens aged 13-17 have the freedom to from more than 50 activities each day. We offer lots of traditional summer camp activities like crafts, swimming, boating and basketball.
What makes the Omega Teen Camp unique (独特的 ) ?
Taking part in workshops and experiences.
High quality instruction and leadership by professional teachers.
A summer programme for teens that allows room for choice and self-direction.
Focusing on the integration(综合) of body, mind and spirit.
Omega Teen Camp offers everything teenagers and parents would from a teen summer camp. Teens can build confidence and self-respect by having fun and exciting activities.
You will challenge yourself and find inner strength. You will get used to your body and learn new ways to move.
If you're looking for a teen summer camp, Omega Teen Camp has the progressive summer programme for teens you have been looking for.
Our
The Omega Teen Camp is directly owned and operated by Omega School in Rhinebeck, New York. Omega is the nation's largest and most trusted education provider and is highly regarded for its pioneering work in studies health, yoga, psychology, world music and art. etc.
Our Location
The Omega Teen camp is located in Holmes, New York, ninety minutes north of New York City. We have a _ --week summer camp programme running from July 16 to August 12.
Come and join Omega Teen Camp It must be a great place to be who you are.
1.A. compare B. choose C. organize D. prevent
2.A. introduce B. suggest C. explain D. expect
3.A. Background B. Ambition C. Business D. Friendship
4.A. as well as B. in flavor of C. such as D. because of
5.A. two B. four C. six D. eight
6.A. exactly B. actually C. luckily D. probably
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Doctors tell us that holidays are necessary(必需的) and we must often rest from _______ for a week or two weeks every year. “If it is possible,” they say, “we must leave our homes and go to another _________ of the country. We must go away for a holiday. Then after the holiday, we come _________ home happily and are ready for another year of work.”
This seems(似乎) to be right for most adults(成年人) but not for _________. Some people don’t like to leave their homes to stay in strange(陌生的) _________. For young children it is usually quite different. They don’t like to go far away from their _________. They like their homes best of all.
1.A.working B.playing C.swimming D.running
2.A.school B.town C.village D.part
3.A.away B.back C.out D.at
4.A.children B.women C.all D.both
5.A.countries B.restaurants C.places D.towns
6.A.cities B.schools C.families D.villages
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Books have magical power. They contain knowledge and knowledge makes our human become wiser and stronger. Between their pages, readers can be transported to anywhere imaginable and become just about anyone ... or anytime. ____________ , many children all over the world don’t have access to books.
For several years now, Maria Keller, a teenager from Minneapolis, Minnesota, has been trying to change that fact.
When she was 8 years old, Maria already loved reading. She also noticed that some of her classmates didn’t read as much as she did. When she asked her mother why that was, her mother said that they might not be able to ______books. Maria had never thought of this. She couldn’t believe that some children didn’t have bedtime stories read to them, and she became______to change this.
With her mother’s help. Maria created a non-profit organization which is dedicated（致力于）to collecting and distributing books to children_______
During the early stages of Read Indeed, Maria set the goal of collecting and distributing I million books by the time she was 18.
It didn’t take long to reach that goal. Up till now, she has collected over 2.4 million books and has shipped them to many states and countries around the world.
She said, “I cannot live without books. As I continue my mission（使命）. I have learned that the number of kids who have no books is in the hundreds of millions. So I just can’t______. even after reaching my original goal of 1 million books.”
She recently set a new goal:to distribute donations to kids in need in every state in the US, and every country in the world. She keeps records of her_______ on a large map at the warehouse（仓库）where her books are stored and sorted.
1.A.So B.However C.After all D.Instead
2.A.choose B.afford C.share D.read
3.A.excited B.used C.supposed D.determined
4.A.in safety B.in danger C.in need D.in trouble
5.A.set out B.give up C.get off D.take up
6.A.industry B.research C.progress D.study
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People often remember what they were doing when they heard the news of important events in history. In the United States, ________, many people remember what they were doing on April 4, 1968. This was one of the most important events in modern American history. On this day, Dr Martin Luther King was killed in the city of Memphis in America. Although some people may not remember who murdered him, they remember what they were doing when they heard about it.
Everyday activities can seem important. Robert Allen is now over 40. He was just a student at that time, but he remembers what he was doing when he heard the news. “It was a bright, sunny day,” Robert remembers. “We were having fun in the playground when the bell rang. Our teacher asked us to ________ what we were doing and listen. He told us the news: “Dr Martin Luther King died just ten minutes ago! We couldn’t believe it!” School closed for the day, and Robert and his friends walked home together in silence.
Dr Martin Luther King’s murder ________ about thirty years ago, before many Americans were born. However, in more recent times, most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was destroyed by terrorists. The date --- September 11, 2001 --- has special ________ to most Americans.
Not all events in history are as ________ as the above, of course. Many Americans also say they remember what they were doing when man first walked on the moon on July 20, 1969. In more recent history, most Chinese remember what they were doing when Yang Liwei became the first Chinese astronaut in space. Yang went into space on October 15, 2003. His ________around the Earth lasted about 22 hours. When he returned, he became a national hero in China, and became famous all over the world.
1.A.by the way B.at first C.for example D.as well
2.A.stop B.admit C.imagine D.learn
3.A.went wrong B.broke down C.grew up D.took place
4.A.event B.meaning C.notice D.message
5.A.funny B.lucky C.terrible D.interesting
6.A.flight B.distance C.knowledge D.order