Around the world there is an increase in the demand for reforestation. This is because the consumption of the forests has affected not only the animals living in the area but also the people. And reforestation is about the rebuilding of the forests that have been severely destroyed. It can offer a lot of benefits when the recreation is successful. This includes collecting seedlings(幼苗) that are native in the area to make sure that there is a natural reconstruction of the area. Some additional trees which are not native in the area also need to be planted.
The importance of having multiple species of trees is considered to make sure that the needs of other species that will live and grow in the area are met.
Destroying a forest is easy but rebuilding it is really hard. The plan must include accurate spacing on plants and trees. This is to ensure that they won’t cover each other while they grow.
The forest greatly helps in the reduction of the air pollution. Trees are responsible for the production of oxygen and absorption of carbon dioxide. It is there for a reason just like everyone else on this planet.
There cannot be a better way to restore the balance of nature than to increase the forest area. We must remember that the forest is a natural habitat of wide variety of animals and plants. In this manner, there is no substitute for reforestation.
| A．And global warming will speed up the destruction of forests. |
| B．Keep in mind that you can’t just plant the seedlings anywhere. |
| C．Recreations won’t work until all these details have been considered. |
| D．So a good plan is needed to make the reforestation a successful one. |
E. The forest also protects us from typhoons and other natural disasters.
F. There are many things to be done when it comes to this type of effort.
G. It is important to make sure that they are suited to the climate and the type of soil.
A: Advance Reservations．Can I help you?
B:
A: Yes, we do have a single room available for those dates．
B: What is the rate, please?
A: The current rate is $50 per night．
B:．
A: For $50 you will have a radio, a color television, a telephone and a major international newspaper delivered to your room every day．
B: That sounds not bad at all．I’ll take it．
A:．
B: Yes, it is Charlson．
A: How do you spell it, please?
B: It’s C-H-A-R-L-S-O-N．
A: C-H-A-R-L-S-O-N． ．
B: （010）888-1000．By the way, I’d like a quiet room away from the street if that is possible．
A: ．OK．We look forward to your visit．
B: Thank you and good-bye．
A: Good-bye．
| A．What services come with that? |
| B．A quiet room away from the street is preferred． |
| C．Do you have a single room with a bath for October 5? |
| D．What about your telephone number? |
E.Yes, I’d like to book a single room with a bath from the afternoon of October 4 to the morning of October 10．
F.Sorry, I forgot your telephone number．
G.Very good．Could you tell me your name, sir, please?
Choosing the right job is probably one of the most important decisions we have to make in life, and it is frequently one of the hardest decisions we have to make. One important question that you might ask yourself is: “How do I get a good job?”_______.
There are people who can answer an insignificant advertisement in the local paper and land the best job in the world; others write to all sorts of places all over the country, and never seem to get a reply at all. Still others believe that the in-person, door-to-door approach is by far the best way to get a job; and then there are those who, through no active decision of their own, just seem to be in the right place at the right time. ______. He used to spend a lot of his free time down by the sea watching the tall ships, but never thinking that he might one day sail one of them. His father was a farmer, and being a sailor could never be anything for the boy but an idle dream. One day, on his usual wandering, he heard the captain of the ship complaining that he could not sail because one member of his crew was sick. Without stopping to think, the lad（少年） offered to take his place. __
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___. If the lad had gone home to ponder（考虑）his decision for a week, he may have missed his chance. It is one thing to be offered an opportunity; it is another thing to take it and use it well.
Sometimes we hear stories about people who break all the rules and still seem to land plum jobs（美差）. When you go for a job interview or fill out an application, you are expected to say nice things about the company to which you are applying. _____ And within a year this person had become general manger of the company.
| A．This story also illustrates the importance of seizing an opportunity when it presents itself. |
| B．People find jobs in an infinite number of ways. |
| C．it’s almost impossible to find a good job by answering advertisement in newspapers |
| D．Take for example the young man who wanted to be a sailor. |
E．But there was one person who landed an excellent job by telling the interviewer all the company’s faults.
F．He spent the rest of his life happily sailing the ships he had always loved.
G．It is very important to seize an opportunity when it presents itself.
Getting your children to study can be a little like getting them to eat their vegetables.
____ Make a study time and have it at the same time every day. This will help your kids to learn to schedule their day and will give them a sense of control over how they spend their time.
Allow them to study in blocks of time，such as for half an hour with a five-minute break in the middle.___ Ideal(理想的) study times are after dinner or right after school before dinner.
Never allow your children to study in front of the television，as that will encourage passive activity.__
You'll also need to help your kids find the right place to study. After you've set up a good study time for little learners，set up a good place where they can get those creative juices flowing.
___ Make sure there is a table or a desk and a comfortable chair.
___ This includes helping them out with their homework sometimes and being there for them with the answers to any questions. The input you give your children during study periods will help form a bond and help make studying enjoyable.
| A．Pick a place where your children can study properly. |
| B．Hold them to the schedule they create for themselves. |
| C．Finally，spend time with your kids when they're studying. |
| D．Keep the atmosphere light and offer lots of encouragement，too. |
E．Instead，use TV as a treat or a reward when the homework is completed.
F．Try to stop this bad habit by offering some sort of reward.
G．One of the best ways to form good study habits for your kids is to design a schedule that they keep to.
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Cats are those creatures that we love having in our homes. There are plenty of advantages of having these felines (猫) as a part of your family. If you don’t know the advantages as yet, I can enlighten you. Come on, it is worth your time.
1. They are great hang-out buddies (同伴)
Are you too sad about sleeping alone every night? On a cold night, you can hug your kitty friend and keep yourself warm. Similarly if you just want to hang out doing nothing, your pet cat will be more than ready to give you company.
2. They are hygienic (卫生的)
Cats don’t litter anywhere unlike dogs. Once you train them, they will use a litter box effectively. So you won’t have to clear up their mess in future. They are clean, so you don’t have to worry about them dirtying your house.
3. They can look after themselves They don’t require you to constantly run after them, they can easily take care of themselves and clean themselves up.
4. They keep you entertained
What is better than having a full time entertainment in your own home? Cats are such adorable creatures who never fail to bring a smile on your face no matter what the circumstances are. Drag a thread on the floor and watch your cat chasing after it. It will be fun!
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Cats are perfect for you if you are a laid-back kind of a person. If you are a little lazy and don’t have the energy to run after your pet all the time, cats are perfect for you.
Getting your family a cat friend can never be a bad idea. You will love having this new family member in your house.
| A．Need a laugh? |
| B．Cats are independent animals. |
| C．All you got to do is see, read below. |
| D．It will keep you from feeling lonely. |
E. They don’t give you much work to do
F. They will provide you with much work
G. They will keep you from living by yourself.
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。
Section A: Do-It-Yourself Section -- On these shelves customers can find the latest manuals(手册) on how to do everything from building a computer to constructing(building) your own home.
Section B: Business & Finance -- Students, business people or anyone interested in the world of commerce are certain to find the book they are after here. We have special subsection for international trade and e-commerce.
Section C: Humor Section -- A great selection of joke books, funny stories and wonderful real life adventures that are sure to keep the reader laughing for days.
Section D: Sports & Leisure Section -- Stocks a large range of the latest books on your favourite sporting teams and events. Pick up the perfect Father’s Day present here.
Section E: Education -- Has a huge range of textbooks and supplementary material covering all the major high school and university subjects. Buyers showing their student cards receive a 15% discount on all purchases from this section.
Section F: Biography -- Find out about the lives of your favourite sports stars, singers, actors and other famous people from today and the past. Learn what they had to go through to become successful and the effect it had on their lives.
阅读下列关于各书籍的信息，匹配书籍与其所应放置的书架：The Delighted Eye -- by Prof. John Nash -- The 1994 Nobel Prize Winner for Economics, whose ideas have influenced a generation of the world’s greatest economic minds, tells his life story: growing up in a small town in America, becoming one of America’s most influential mathematicians and his battles with mental illness.
Mother Tongue: The English Language -- by Bill Bryson -- Bryson’s book is a journey through the history and different aspects of the English language , one that is both informative and hugely entertaining. As with most of Bryson’s books, fun comes before facts and readers will be left with a smile on their faces.
Into Thin Air -- by John Krakauer -- is a riveting first-hand account of a disastrous race to the top of Mount Everest. In March 1996, `Outside’ magazine sent veteran journalist and experienced climber John Krakauer to join the team led by the famous Everest guide Rob Hall. Despite the expertise of Hall and the other leaders, by the end of the race eight people were dead.
ReadyMade: How to Make (Almost) Everything -- by Shoshana Berger -- beautifully written with great factual information. The theme behind this book is re-use, re-claim, re-cycle and there are many detailed easy-to-do projects for the reader to try such as making a photo frame(相框) from a book cover or a pot for your plants from plastic shopping bags.
The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron -- by Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind - As the title suggests the authors cover the rise of the American electricity company to become one of the 10 richest companies in the world and its spectacular fall into dishonour and bankruptcy(破产). A perfect guide on what not to do in business.
Habits of highly successful students
Never over-study
When you spend much time studying you will quickly lose focus and the time spent in studying will become “junk time”. You think you’re studying but you’re just sitting there re-reading the same sentence about 100 times and you’re not getting anywhere. Instead, take regular breaks.____ __.Besides, it will give your mind some time to take in what you have been doing.
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Top students don’t just randomly(随意地) sit down and complete work. They actually plan what they are going to do. They actually plan the time they will study and they set goals for what will be achieved. If you want to be successful, do as successful people do. Set a plan and, set a goal and stick to it, which create a routine and a routine is the first step towards developing a habit.
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Front up to the toughest work first
Many of us like to do the easy things first to build our confidence. That’s fair enough. The only challenge with this approach is that you use up your primary energy at the start of any study period and so if you are dealing with the easy parts with your primary energy your batteries will be low when it comes the time to deal with the hard part. So what happens then? _____. We all do it. We really shouldn’t, though. So develop the habit of giving your primary energy to the hard tasks and completing the easy stuff last.
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Do we really have to explain this? Just turn them off for an hour; we promise the world will still be there when you log back in. Don’t text your friends; don’t chat while doing memory activities; don’t make phone calls; just focus on what you're doing. Ever if you focus on work for 15 minutes followed by 5 minutes of chatting, it’s better than 30 minutes of work while also chatting. You get that right?
| A．Taking breaks can make you get everywhere. |
| B．You get tired and impatient and just give up |
| C．Positive habits decide future success |
| D．Plan your study |
E. Taking breaks will make you energetic again and refresh your mind
F. Get off social networking sites and turn off the phone
G. Achieve your goal
What is your favorite color? Do you like yellow, orange and red? ．Do you prefer grey and blue? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead．You tend to be a pessimist（悲观主义者）．At least，this is what psychologists tell us，and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of color preference，as well as the effect that colors have on human beings．
．If you happen to love brown，you did so，as soon as you opened your eyes，or at least as soon as you could see clearly．
．On the one hand，a yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one；and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the coldest winter day．
．A black bridge over the Thames River, near London．used to be the scene of more suicides（自杀）than any other bridge in the area—until it was repainted green．The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply．Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue．
．It is self-evident that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey．
| A．On the other hand，black is depressing． |
| B．The rooms are painted in different colors as you like． |
| C．They tell us that we do not choose our favorite color as grow up—we are born with our preference． |
| D．If you do，you must be an optimist（乐观主义者），a leader or an active person who enjoys life． |
E．Light and bright colors make people not only happier but more active．
F．Life is like a picture or a poem，full of different colors．
G．Colors do influence our moods—there is no doubt about it
Coconut oil has become popular as healthier oil in cooking, cleaning and even as part of a natural beauty product．At room temperature except in warmer climates, it hardens, but naturally becomes liquid as the temperature rises．
Healthy fat is an important part of the diet, and coconut oil is one source of the healthy fat．Coconut oil is also nature’s richest source of medium-chain fatty acids （脂肪酸）．This oil’s health benefits include, but are not limited to, improving heart health, helping chemical reactions on our body, keeping a healthy weight, helping weight loss and supporting the immune system．
Coconut oil is all-natural and does not contain the chemicals you will find in most shampoos and body washes．It is a wonderful body wash that can be applied directly to your skin to keep your skin wet． Using it in your mouth for twenty minutes is a much better method of cleaning the entire mouth and removing bacteria．
Strong chemical cleaners are not safe or healthy for you, your family or the environment．___ It can be used to clean and shine furniture or leather．You can even use coconut oil as a spot remover．
Do you use it for cooking, cleaning or as a natural beauty product?
| A．It can also take the place of mouth-wash． |
| B．Instead, clean with greener methods, like coconut oil． |
| C．There are a number of health benefits of using this oil in your daily life． |
| D．How do you use coconut oil in everyday life? |
E．Coconut oil removes more bacteria．
F．So you can replace most of your cooking oils with coconut oil for better health．
G．It can change our immune system．
May the first is an important date in the college admission process in the United States．This is the last day for high school seniors to accept or reject offers of admission in the fall．But according to a recent report，there is a great change．Acceptance rates at the top colleges this year were lower than ever． ．
These days，college applicants are applying to more colleges because online and common applications make the process easier． On the other hand，deciding students for top colleges to accept can be difficult because it takes much time．Students may not like being put on waiting lists．Also，common colleges work more to get the students they accept to accept them．Some colleges hold visiting days that offer a chance to attend classes and stay overnight．Some universities send gifts．
For many families，the most important thing colleges can do is show them the money， especially this year；the weak economy makes parents nervous． ．The recent problems that spread from the housing market to credit markets have even affected student’s loans．So lately，top schools have to spare lots of money to increase their financial aid for students．
．The Education Department expects the number of high school graduates to start to go down．This will happen as the last of the children of the baby boom generation finish high schoo1．The number is not expected to start rising again until 2015．
| A．Besides，top colleges are facing changes in the population． |
| B．What contributes to it? |
| C．But a mistake can be costly if it happens． |
| D．But top colleges ignore them． |
E．They have international students who know English．
F．It can mean several acceptances to choose from．
G．They cannot afford college as planned．
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。
以下是儿童读物的信息：
A. You and Me, Baby
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B. Ruff! Ruff! Where's Scruff?
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C. The Giving Tree
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D. Where the Wild Things Are
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E. Goodnight Moon (Board book)
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F. Guess How Much I Love You (Board book)
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以下是购书者或小读者的信息。请匹配购书者或小读者的信息与他们对应的读物。
Mrs. Green is a nurse in a hospital in London. She has a lovely daughter. She often says to her "Hey, Baby! Look at you, looking at me, looking at you looking at me". She is going to send her daughter to Grade 1 this September and buy a book with 40 pages for her.
Joe enjoys reading picture books about animals. He often buys some new ones. Last Saturday he bought a new book. There is such a sentence on the first page: “In a heartwarming twist on the ‘I-can-do-anything-you-can-do-better’ theme, Little Nutbrown Hare goes through a series of declarations regarding the breadth of his love for Big Nutbrown Hare”.
Tong Tong is five years and two months old now. His father bought him a story book for his birthday on July 2. Now he is reading “But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave. … ”.
Mr. Smith lives in New York City. He has a two-year-old grandson, who likes to listen to some stories about animals and read picture books with a hide-and-seek adventure and lots of pop-up surprises on every page!
Susan’s mother bought her a new book today. In this book, there are many good bedtime activities--a reappearing little mouse is particularly pesky. By the end of the little rabbit's goodnight poem, the story has quieted to a whisper, and the drawings have darkened with nightfall. As you turn the last page, you can expect a sleepy smile and at least a yawn or two.
A. A scarf, a good present for fair ladies. In winter, in addition to keeping you warm, a scarf around your neck can help draw other’s attention.
B. Guitar Beginners. Do you like music? Do you want to play the guitar well in a short time?
This new book, written by guitarist Frank Jones, helps even the most basic beginner read his way to being a competent guitar player in just 20 days.
C. The Milk Calcium, produced for the senior. More and more people have realized that to be healthy is really the most important. The milk Calcium is especially good for the ones lack of calcium(钙).
D. The Classic Explorer’s Compass, a precious instrument, will help you know wherever you are. Each comes with its own waterproof leather case.
你打算为你的朋友Mike, Mary, Robert和Lily选购新年礼物。请阅读有关对他们的描述，匹配信息选出最适合他们的礼品。_______ Mike likes sports and travel. He would like something that he can take with him on his journeys, especially when he is camping or hiking, because sometimes it is hard to find the direction.
_______Mary likes parties and discos. She likes to look smart, and she is very fond of music. She says that she likes books, but she never reads any. Now, she wants to learn how to play a musical instrument.
_______ Robert is an eighty-year-old man. He likes doing exercise in the morning. But one week ago, the doctor told him that he suffered from osteoporosis(骨质疏松) in a common health examination.
_______Lily is a beautiful girl. She sings well and is going to perform at the New Year’s party. She’d like to wear something that is attractive at the party.
根据短文内容，从下框的A~F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有一项为多余项。
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| A. When a child should learn to read B. Why it is fun to teach a child reading C. What if a child has reading problems D. How you prepare a young child for reading E. What is the best way to teach a child reading F. Whether reading early promises later achievements |
Learning to read early has become one of those indicators — in parents' minds at least – that their child is smart. In fact, reading early has very little to do with whether a child is successful academically. Research has shown that difficulty with reading is often due not to inferior intelligence but to differences in the developmental wiring of each individual child. In some cases, there are neurological problems and developmental lags that can be overcome with proper training._______________.
Traditionally, American schools teach children at age six, but many schools begin teaching informally in kindergarten and pre-kindergarten. If parents start too early to encourage reading, and a child does not immediately succeed, the parent has a hard time relaxing and letting the child go at his or her own pace._____________________
Over the years, research has proved that the use of both the “whole language" method and the "phonic" method works best for a child to master reading. While the whole language approach, which includes reading to children and getting them interested in both the activity of reading and the story they are reading, is helpful, phonics must be taught. Children must be taught that one of the squiggles they see is a "p" and another a "b". Getting the print off the page requires a different ability than being able to understand the meaning of what is written.___________________
You can start developing the skills needed in reading at a very young age without putting any pressure on children. Besides reading to them, parents can start "ear training" their child by playing thyme games. This develops the child's ability to recognize different sounds. In reading to children, parents also can point to words as they go, teaching the child that the funny lines on the page are the words you are saying. All this should be a fun activity._____________________
Once a child is in school, the learning of reading is inevitably more serious. For children who have some kind of reading difficulty, you must get a professional diagnosis. While the teacher might say the child is merely disinterested but will get over it, disinterest or poor performance in reading can stem from a number of things, some being very specific learning disabilities that can be identified and worked on. But it is very tricky for parents to deal with their own child's learning disabilities.
Peter, Helen, Catherine, Elizabeth和Levin 想根据各自在环保方面的兴趣进行案例研究。阅读下面某杂志的专题报道摘要（A、B、C、D、E和F），选出适合他们研究的最佳案例，并在答题纸上相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。Peter: Reducing plastic and other wastes through DIY．
Helen: Making use of the heavy traffic to produce electricity．
Catherine: Building a community without private cars
Elizabeth: Building houses with recycled materials and energy-efficiency systems
Levin: Developing a new type of urban car which burns less gas
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| Vauban We know cars are terrible polluters, but would you give yours up? Vauban, a community in southwestern Germany, did just that, and its 5,000 citizens are doing fine．Most streets are free of vehicles, and there are generous green spaces and good public-transport lines, including fast buses and bicycle paths．When people must drive, they can turn to car-sharing clubs．“All the citizens had the chance to plan their own city,” says Andreas Dellexe, an energy expert, “and it’s just how we wanted it to be．” |
Denmark During the period of gas shortage in the early 70s, Denmark decided to become self-sufficient（自足）．So they began a few projects making smart investments along the way． On the island of Satosoc, local families, fishermen and farmers bought wind turbines（涡轮机） to produce their own energy, Within seven years these turbines were completely paid for．And can you believe just one of wind turbines produces enough electricity for 600 households? |
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| Trey Parker and Matt Stone Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of South Park, have built a sustainable（可持续的） castle with outer siding and inner flooring of recycled wood, recycled carpeting, high-efficiency boiler systems． I think more and more people today are willing to make a statement about the Earth and how they want to protect it,” Michael Ruth, home designer and builder says．“For high-end homes in this valley, this is entirely consistent with what they cost．” |
P-NUT Who doesn’t love the name P-NUT—short for Personal-Neo Urban Transport? It’s Honda’s latest attempt to create a tiny footprint for a new urban vehicle． This little P-NUT is unique．With a central driving position, the car is designed to move in tight settings．The 11-foot micro car will seat three with two rear-seat passengers behind the driver． “The P-NUT concept explores the packaging and design potential for a vehicle designed for the city lifestyle．” Said Dave Marek, a Honda design spokesman． |
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| Israel Company Is it possible that annoying rush hour traffic could become a source of renewable energy? Israel’s Technion Institute of Technology claims that if we placed special generator（发电机） under roads, railways, and runways—we could harvest enough energy to mass-produce electricity．A trial process has been used on a smaller scale, in dance clubs for instance, where the pounding feet of dancers light up the floor． “We can produce electricity anywhere there is a busy road using energy that normally goes to waste,” said Uri Amit, chairman of Israel’s Technion Institute of Technology． |
Coffee Coffee．Some of us can’t start our day without it, and we don’t mind waiting 10 minutes in line for it． Here is the most effective tip to make you a superstar in environment protection． Get a coffee machine for your home or coffee, or persuade your company into buying one．（Tell them it will improve productivity．） Skip the coffee line on the way to work and make something that is better-tasting and much better for your wallet． Plus, you won’t need those plastic cups or carrying cases that just get thrown away．Better yet, use your favorite travel mug． |
The iPod Generation
Today it is common to see people who walk about with colored wires hanging from their ears wherever they go. They move about in their personal bubbles, sometimes unaware of what’s happening around them. They walk around in their own spaces, with their personal “digital（数码的） noise reduction systems” So are you one of them?
For me, walking around in my own personal bubble is perfect. What’s even better, wearing earphones seems to give a signal to people which says, “I’m not available for chatting at the moment.”
Suppose you’re at work and about to make a breakthrough, but a colleague suddenly turns up. At this exact moment, the slightest disturbance would interrupt your work. Once again, those wires hanging from your ears would be sure to give that “Go away!” signal.
It’s probably part of the growing up stage when they just want to ignore their whole family. While their mothers give them lectures about why they should do, their “Yes. Mum.” Problem solved.
Pretty soon, not only will we have pretty colored wires hanging from our ears, but also our brains will be directly plugged into some new high-tech instrument. We’ll be in a virtual(虚拟的) world, communicating with everyone else, or choosing not to, as we like. And they are changing our social habits along the way.
| A．Outside life is shut out. |
| B．Our high-tech tools are changing quickly. |
| C．I also have wires hanging from my ears. |
| D．In the home situation, teenagers love these wires. |
E. I don't have to deal with the noise from the environment.
F. After all, I am listening to my favourite music and would rather not be disturbed.
G. Listening to music through earphones is the perfect way to ignore such interruptions.
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