Only lately________about the dark secrets beh...

Only lately________about the dark secrets behind the seemingly-happy

marriage of the golf star Tiger Woods.

A. the public have known             B. were the public known

C. have the public known             D. the public knew

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Only lately________about the dark secrets behind the seemingly-happy marriage of the golf star Tiger Woods.

A．the public have known                   B．were the public known

C．have the public known                   D．the public knew

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Most of us might only begin to think about dinner in the late afternoon: What should I make today? But Jelena Petrovic begins to think about her big meal early each morning. After morning tea, she and her husband, Milan, begin their plans for a traditional Serbian dish. The cooking method they use probably comes from Jelena’s mother or grandmother. Each recipe uses local foods found in Serbian markets.

Milan goes to the market to get the food they need. And the 69-year-old Jelena makes plans for how she will explain the cooking process to her 150,000 followers on YouTube. Once she is ready, Jelena films her cooking show from a small kitchen table. Milan holds the camera.

Jelena has many years of cooking experience at home. Ten years ago, she started an online program, where she shared recipes and cooking suggestions for meat, soup, bread, sweet treats and more.

Her number of followers grew over time. She decided to start a blog and began also making videos she filmed with her mobile phone. Today, her videos on YouTube have over 50 million views.

Last year, “Granny’s Kitchen” was named one of the Top 50 YouTube channels in Serbia.

Now her YouTube channel takes up much of her day. She works from her small kitchen and home office. Colorful plants and flowers fill the room. A bright cloth covers the table where she works. She says she gets tired from cooking long hours each day. But, she said, “My viewers wait for a new recipe every morning. If I am late, they will ask if I am well or what is happening.”

Often, her viewers write that the recipes bring back happy memories of their childhood. “My recipes are all local, traditional home-food recipes,” Jelena said. “I make things my mother or grandmother used to make.”

1.What is special about Jelena’s dealing with dinner?

A.She prepares dinner with special foods. B.She considers her dinner plan earlier.

C.She asks her husband to prepare dinner. D.She completes dinner in the late afternoon.

2.Which of the following can best describe “Granny’s Kitchen”?

A.Boring. B.Simple. C.Little-known. D.Popular.

3.How does Milan help his wife make the cooking program?

A.By cooking food.

B.By explaining the cooking process.

C.By buying goods and shooting the videos.

D.By analyzing cooking methods for dinner.

4.What encourages Jelena to continue her cooking program?

A.Her viewers’ care and expectation.

B.Her love for traditional home food.

C.Her happy memories of childhood.

D.Her real interest in cooking food.

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American doctors have been trying to figure out the secrets behind Asians being healthier than Americans since the early 90s - The Japan has the lowest mortality rates in the world and Chinese medicine has been around for thousands of years, since around 2000 B.C. only meant that there's more to Asian health philosophy. In Asian medicine, there's an acknowledgment of the whole-body theory of medicine, instead of isolationism that's prevalent in many American doctor's offices.

The main reason behind a better health lies in the difference between Asian and American culture. Diet, exercise, and a holistic approach to medicine all contribute to Asians living longer and healthier than their American counterparts. In addition, the result of the Asian lifestyle has led to a stronger overall immune system and better detoxification（解毒） efficiency.

The more preferred drink in the American lifestyle is soda, beer or coffee. However, in Asian culture, the preferred drink is water or herbal tea. Consumption of water serves to immediately strengthen one's body detoxification program, since water dilutes toxins and helps flush the body. Americans savor red meat and pork, while most Asians prefer chicken, rice and fish. Also, the foods in Asia are mostly organic and lack the hormonal toxins that American food carries. Overall the Asian diet leads to less food-introduced toxins into the body, and allows the body to spend its energy on its immune system rather than toxin control. Also, the fish that Asians consume have very strong immunological effects, providing more antioxidants than the red meat preferred in America.

The average American family has more than one car. In Asia, on average there's 1 car per 4 families. In Asian cultures, people use bicycles more than four-wheeled transportation. The Asian lifestyle also involves more labor and physical work, such as agricultural labor and gardening. The American lifestyle praises white-collar jobs which lead to Americans sitting in front of computer screens for hours on end. Exercise helps detoxification in two ways: it speeds up metabolism, and induces sweat.

Medicine in Asia centers mostly on natural ingredients that have healing properties. Asian medicine also addresses the mind-body connection and the importance of mental balance. There are more traditional medicine doctors per person in Asia than in America. American medicine costs more and is symptom-focused, often ignoring the overall cause of the symptoms. In America, the prescriptions that are chemically derived are dangerous toxins that stress the body's detoxification system. Using Asian medicine means using only natural ingredients, which the body can easily detoxify while getting the same health benefit.

It is not very difficult to adopt the Asian lifestyle and improve your body's detoxification and immune system. You can change your lifestyle today by eating and drinking organic, exercising rigorously at least three times a week, and using organic health alternative therapies over dangerous prescription medicines.

Emma Deangela is the author of detox and fasting site at eDetoxify.com. Combining both Asian and Western philosophy, Emma Deangela has helped many people by giving them health consultation to make their lives better and healthier through natural health philosophy. Visit eDetoxify.com to discover the health philosophy that leads many people to a healthy life.

1.According to the first paragraph, which theory is more popular among American doctors?

A．whole-body theory                      B．isolationism

C．Combined Theory of East and West          D．Not clearly mentioned.

2. The differences between Asian and American culture are not discussed in _____

A．Diet              B．Exercise           C．Medicine          D．Accidents

3.“contribute to” in the second paragraph means _____.

A．leads to           B．pay money to       C．agree on          D．result from

4. From the third and fourth paragraphs, the writer thinks Asians live longer than Americans because ______.

A．Asians don’t eat beef or mutton

B．Asians are good at catching fish

C．Asian lifestyle involves physical work more

D．Asians are not fond of office work

5. The writer’s advice is put forward in the ____ paragraph.

A．last              B．last but one        C．first              D．missing

6.The passage is overall a(n)______.

A．advertisement to a website                B．lecture to college students

C．magazine introduction                    D．newspaper front-page

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The Secret Behind a Great Person

A long time ago I watched a video of Josh Groban singing Vincent. It was a beautiful song and I loved it. I got interested in what the song is about.

The song is about a 19th­century Dutch painter, Vincent van Gogh. 1. Unfortunately, he didn’t enjoy all the fame and wealth that his paintings should have brought him. He died when he was only 37 years old.

At that time only a few people knew his work and even fewer appreciated it. 　 2.　 For years he had mental illness. He only sold one painting in his lifetime and badly needed financial support.

Even so, he still managed to create lots of great paintings. What was it that made it possible? The answer is that he had a strong supporter, his younger brother Theo. Theo supported Vincent financially, but more importantly, he continued to believe in his brother no matter what happened. 　　　 3.　 I think it’s safe to say that Vincent was able to become a great artist because of this unfailing support from his brother.

There is an important lesson here: never underestimate (低估) the value of a supporter. Having someone who believes in you through the difficulties makes a big difference. 　 4. You might not realize it, but much of what you have achieved is most likely because of your supporters.

A. If you have such a supporter, express thanks to him.

B. Moreover, he went through many difficulties in his life.

C. His letters to Vincent were full of praise and encouragement.

D. His paintings are among the most famous and expensive in the world.

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.He suddenly saw what looked like a snake in the darkness. For an instant his heart seemed to stop ______.

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Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Are your studies sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and smile all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you’ll find that the whole world smiles to you.

While in school, sometimes you are tired of your lessons, but have you ever noticed the happy smile on your teacher’s face when you did a good job?

One day it is fine. Just before you go out, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why don’t you sit down and listen to the free concerts that the nature offers you? And with the timely rain, crops in the fields will grow better and better and farmers will have a good harvest.

Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, sometimes failure can’t be avoided. I think failure is not terrible, and the terrible thing is that we are afraid of it and give up hope. When we face failure, we must be confident in ourselves, draw a useful lesson from it and try our best to finish what we have decided to do. As a popular saying goes, “Failure is the mother of success”.

Attitude decides everything. With an optimistic attitude life is easy and pleasant. Let’s smile to whatever we meet and the whole world will smile to us.

1.People sometimes complain _________.

A. the sky is always dark

B. their studies are successful

C. they see the world with their heart

D. life is tiring

2.When we face failure, we ___________.

A. must be confident in ourselves

B. shouldn’t be afraid of it

C. shouldn’t give up hope

D. All of the above

3.The best title for the passage is_______.

A. Smile and the World Smiles to You

B. Complaining about Life

C. Failure is the Mother of Success

D. It is Very Hard to Succeed

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She didn’t recognize the man who hit her because she could only ______a dark shape moving towards her.

A. make out         B. turn out       C. set out       D. bring out

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A shopkeeper sent his son to learn about the secret of happiness from the wisest man in the world. The boy walked a long way, and finally came upon a beautiful castle where the wise man lived.

Rather than finding a holy man, though, our hero, on entering the main room of the castle, saw a hive of activity: tradesmen came and went, people were chatting in the corners and a small orchestra was playing soft music. The wise man talked with everyone, and the boy had to wait for two hours before it was his turn.

The wise man listened carefully to the boy’s explanation of why he had come, but told him that he didn’t have time just then to explain the secret of happiness. He suggested the boy look around the palace and return in two hours.

“Meanwhile, I want to ask you to do something,” said the wise man, handing the boy a teaspoon that held two drops of oil. “As you wander around, carry this spoon with you without allowing the oil to spill”.

The boy began to walk up and down stairs in the palace, keeping his eyes fixed on the spoon. After two hours, he returned.

“Well,” asked the wise man, “Did you see the Persian tapestries (波斯织锦) hanging in my dining hall? Did you see the garden that it took the master gardener 10 years to create?”

The boy was embarrassed, and replied that he had observed nothing. His only concern had been not to spill the oil.

“Then go back and observe the wonderful things of my world,” said the wise man.

Then the boy picked up the spoon and returned to his exploration of the palace, this time observing all of the works of art on the ceilings and the walls. He saw the gardens and the mountains all around him. When he returned, he described in detail everything he had seen.

“But where are the drops of oil I gave to you?” asked the wise man. Looking down at the spoon he held, the boy saw that the oil was gone.

“Well, there is only one piece of advice I can give you,” said the wise man. “The secret of happiness is to see all the wonders of the world and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.”

1.When the shopkeeper’s son arrived at the castle, he ______.

A. received warm welcome from the wise man

B. didn’t expect to see so many people around

C. was shown around the palace by the local people

D. had already missed his chance to talk to the wise man

2.The wise man gave the boy two tasks in order to ______.

A. let the boy enjoy his palace and garden

B. show him how to observe the wonderful things in the world

C. make him learn from his mistakes

D. teach him the secret of happiness

3.We can infer from the article that “the drops of oil on the spoon” probably refer to ______.

A. the beauty of nature

B. the fortune a person owns

C. the responsibilities of a person

D. the great opportunities in life

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?

A. The wise man was satisfied with the way the boy performed the second task　

B. It took the wise man about 10 years to finish his garden.

C. The wise man wasn’t paying much attention to the boy at first.

D. The boy took no notice of the surroundings during his first task.

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Reading These 3 Books Will Change Your Life

When Warren Buffett was asked about the secret to his wealth and success, he revealed that he read every day—500 pages, to be precise. 1. But what if you could get the benefits of reading without sacrificing all of your free time? You can! With the help of our experts, you can have a quick, easy and memorable understanding of these books. 2.

1. Thirteen Things Mentally Strong People Don’t Do by Amy Morin

You can’t escape misfortune in life. 3. Do you struggle to get over your failures? Getting over these obstacles can have a profound influence on your everyday life. Morin shares how her most successful patients overcame these difficulties.

2. 4.

Ever wondered why you can’t stop worrying about something? No matter how hard you try, can you focus on the same issue? By defining the source of your stress, you can get over it once and for all. The author came up with a timeless method that helps you deal with any situation.

3. How Will You Measure Your Life? By Clayton M. Christensen, James Allworth and Karen Dillon

What do you think would make you happier at work? 5. Are you making the right trade-offs (平衡) in life? While career achievements can be satisfying, ignoring your family and friends can be harmful in the long-run – in ways you can’t even imagine.

A. Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman

B. But you can change how you respond to it.

C. How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie

D. Have you ever felt pressured to live your life in a certain way?

E. Perhaps a little more pay might be nice, or maybe some more admiration from fellow colleagues.

F. Unfortunately, if you’re already working 9-5, you might not have the time to read at all, let alone an entire book a day.

G. Start with the 3 most-read titles on self-improvement and see if you don’t feel a little more satisfied already.

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