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When police experts debate climate change solutions, they often talk about “a price on carbon". They are (argue) about whether companies shouldpay when they put carbon pollution in the air.
Carbon pollution, like every other from of pollution, (have) an impact on the environment. (throw) waste into a river will cause the fish to die and the people drink the water to get sick. And when you produce carbon pollution, you get climate change-sea level rise, stronger storms, severe droughts, damage to agriculture, and more.
All of those impacts cost money. Insurance rates go up when storms get more (destruction). Taxes increase when cities have to rebuild bridges and roads. Military budgets go up when droughts and population (change) cause conflict, not to mention impacts on agriculture and health care costs.
In other words, the price on carbon is we all pay when there is no market force (limit) the pollution that causes climate change. So the debate is (real) about who will pay that price-- companies which are making a profit from the fossil fuels, or the taxpayers who pick up the cost now?
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If you are like most people, you’d say that your mouth does most of your communicating. But you might be _________ (surprise) to learn how much you can say with other parts of your head. There are several types of messages that______ (send) by using eyes and head.
Eye Contact
When people see someone they know quite well on the street, they may smile and make brief eye contact and then look away and continue on ________ saying a word. These gestures (手势) are another way of saying, “Hello, I’m glad to see you, but I don’t have time _______ (talk) right now. ”
When _______ (approach) someone on a narrow road, one usually looks_______ (brief) at other person’s eyes and then looks at the part of the road he or she wants to use. The other person generally moves away from the part of the road.
Nodding the head
A very rapid up and down movement means, “I understand. Keep going. ”
_______ slightly slower nod means, “I understand. I agree with you.”
A very slow nod may communicate the message, “I understand, But I ________ (agree).”
Tilting (使倾斜) the head
Head tilts also communicate different messages.
Turning the head so one ear faces the______ (speak) and tilting the head a little means, “I’m interested and I’m listening carefully.”
Tilting the head back and to the side says, “I am thinking about______ you said. ”
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Millions words have been said about young people in the United States. There are reasons for this great interest in their ideas, _ _(feel) and actions. Today there are about eight million Americans in the colleges and universities. The young under twenty-five make __ nearly half of the American population, many of will be in power in the U.S. (nature), their ideas are important to everyone in the country, and is necessary for the older people to understand they think and how they feel. College students today have strong opinions about right and . They are deeply interested in making a (good) life for all the people, especially for those who have never (give) a fair chance before.
Lily: It is the first time that I _____(come) to the field at this time of year. How promising the _____ (crop) are!
David: You mean that you have never been in the countryside before?
Lily: Yes. In fact both my parents were ___ (bear) in the countryside.
David: ___ so, you may know something about planting.
Lily: Yes, because I saw my grandparents plant cabbages ___ other day. It is really a difficult job.
David: There are several things ___(do), such as turning over soil, watering the field, and _____(put) some powder in and so on. ______, the most important thing is choosing the best seeds.
Lily: Do you make the seeds by yourself or bring them from other places?
David: Usually we make them by ourselves because the soil on our farm is quite different from ____ of the other lands.
Lily: Do you have any program to run your farm ___ your own way?
David: Yes, we plan to make our farm into a lab to make the best cabbage seeds.
People will do anything to see a free show, even it is a bad one.When the news got round that a comedy show would _(give) at our local cinema by the P.and U.Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it.We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began. _(lucky), the show was one of (boring) we have ever seen.Those who failed to get in need not have felt _ _(disappoint), as many of the artists who should (appear) did not come.The only funny thing we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the program.He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone.As soon he opened his mouth, everyone burst out _ (laugh).We all know the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was: 'This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company.Good ladies, evening and _(gentleman)!"
English has changed and _____(develop) when cultures met ang _______with each other.From AD 450 to 1150 new _________(settle) to England enriched the English language ang enlarged its _________.In 1620,some British settlers moved to America. Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to Australia too,and English was spoken in both countries.By the 19th,American English spelling was given a separate ______ when Noah Webster wrote his dictionary.At ________,more people speak English as their first,second or a ______ language than ever before.People in South Asia such _____India speak _______English.China may have the _______(large) number of English learner.
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Just as I began a new job in New York, I had to learn another important job: father. I was a businessman. At the office I had three new _(project), and at home I had a young son who was growing fast and (need ) me. I was puzzled and didn’t know how to deal with the relationship between job and family until one day, during my business trip in Chicago, I came_an old family friend Dan, was once a patient of my father. He told me something about my father. ___ was my father that helped him go through depression. When Dan knew he got depression, he was very upset and wanted ___ ( give ) up, but my father, his doctor, encouraged him to go on (fight) against depression. My father said to him, “You have _____wonderful life and three fine children. Take some time with them. It’s family that we live for---not just ourselves. Think of that _you will know life’s worth the fight.” His words touched me, and I_(sudden) realized that family are the most important in the world. I should spend more time staying with them.
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I wanted to do something special for my 15-year-old son, who has always been a perfect boy. He worked all summer to earn enough money to buy ___(he) a new racing-bicycle instead of asking for money from me. Then he spent hours and hours on it. I loved my son so much ____I bought him a pair of sunglasses and gloves. When my son rode the racing-bicycle with them, he looked very cool. He dreamed ___ taking part in a race and winning.
On November 10th, my birthday, when I went to the kitchen to start the milk and bread in the morning, I found ____ beautiful guitar on the table, beside which was a card, ____(say), “Happy birthday to my wonderful mother.” I was surprised and then began to sob. I remembered once I ____(joke) to my family that I wanted to learn playing the guitar to make my life colorful. I had ___(forget) it, but my son remembered. He took it ___(serious), and bought me one as a birthday gift. When I wondered ____ my son could buy this expensive gift, soon I realized that my son had sold his racing-bicycle ___(get) me the guitar.
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Singles’ Day falls on November 11th every year in China, is recognized as a day for people who have no girlfriend or boyfriend. Couples and lovers have Valentine’s Day in (celebrate) of their love, but how about the singles? There must be a day they can celebrate even without a partner. That’s people created Singles’ Day.
On Singles’ Day many singles choose to say goodbye to their single lives, (attend) blind date parties, and some people even decide to get (marry) with strangers. this day has recently become more of a time for shopping, because many shops online will give customers great discount (promote) their goods.
More and more people are (will) to shop online to get what they want, and I am one of them. I just can’t help buying things I need them or not. (honest) speaking, some of the things that I bought have been put aside forever in my closet.
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Now if you’ve got nothing to do today, why not go to the east part of the city and get digging? That’s the message from No.1 Senior High School, ____ is organizing a tree planting event near East Mountain. In order to improve the environmental ____ (educate) of its students and get more people ____ (organize), the school is planning to plant __ total of 1,400 trees paid by the government over the next few days. They are hoping to plant half of them today and they ___ (look) for volunteers to come along and help. No experience is necessary, ___ there will be experts to give directions and the ____ (equip) will be provided. Everyone is welcome to come along anytime ____ 10 am and 4 pm. I don’t think you need my advice of what sort of shoes or clothes you have to wear. And of course gloves will be essential ____ (protect) your hands. So it could be ___ (real) a nice day out for all the families. Enjoy your day.
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Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, and (thousand) of kinds of animals have disappeared from the world forever. About 170 kinds in the US alone (consider) in danger.
Why should people care? we need animals, and if they are gone, there will never be any more. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature. (destroy) one kind of animal can create many problems. For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks (老鹰), the farmers’ stores of corn and grain were destroyed rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied (繁殖) (quick).
Luckily, some people are working (help) save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger. Quite a few (country) have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animals on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger (be) growing.
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One rainy afternoon Betty (seat)on the stairs of a temple in Nepal, before which lay a muddy square. People had to walk on artificial path made by a line of bricks (get) to the other side. A friend of complained all the way while (step)on the bricks walking towards her. Looking around, her friend said extremely (patience), “Disgusting indeed! What if I fall into the dirty water?” Since he was her (acquaint), she nodded cautiously, hoping to comfort him by her silent sympathy.
A few minutes later another friend turned at the same scene. She walked on the same brick path dancing briskly and singing merrily, “Jump, jump, jump!” until she reached the dirty ground. She couldn’t help shouting, “ fun it is!” Eyes beaming with joy, she made the remarks, “The most pleasant thing of the rainy season is one can entirely be free from dust.”
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Have you ever thought about having meals at a restaurant in the sky? That’s became true in Kunming, Yunnan province. The open air restaurant, is lifted 30 meters high off ground by crane, surprised many people it appeared Wednesday, (attract)many foodies to try it out.
The dining area has 10 fixed seats (equip) with safety belts. It can (accommodation) eight customers, along with a chef and a waitress to serve them. A meal for 2 hours will cost 8,888 yuan per customer. So far 32 seats (book)for the four days between Thursday and Sunday.
Seeing the scene, someone yelled, “They’re taking risks! They are dinging the possible cost of lives.” But a male customer, after enjoying his dinner in the air, said (exciting), “It’s cool and I can have bird’s eye view of Dianchi Lake!”
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The local elementary school had just let out and I found myself behind a school bus as I was driving home. The bus stopped by a house (stand) on top of a hill. A little girl no more than seven years old jumped down the bus steps and (start) running up the driveway toward the house.
I looked up the hill to see she was going and saw her Dad waiting for her. As she got closer and closer her Dad smiled and bent down to greet her. When she got to him, he folded her in powerful arms and gave her a huge hug.
My eyes watered a bit as I watched this scene and remembered all the times my own children had ran into my arms with (smile) faces. Every single hug from them (be) a fountain of youth and a treasure of joy.
My lovely trip down memory lane was interrupted when I heard the car behind me sound its horn (喇叭). I saw school bus quickly pulling away. I started to follow it again with a (light) spirit than I had before. I took that beautiful moment and stored it (safe) in my soul where I knew it would remain forever.
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Waiting for a bus can be very (annoy). Often you (be) at the bus stop for half an hour, and the bus still hasn’t come. , people in Zhongshan, Guangdong don’t have to suffer this. It’s all because of a mobile APP, Zhongshan Real-time Buses. With the APP, people can find out the exact time a bus arrives and set an alarm to remind to go to the bus stop in time.
Five Senior 1 students make the APP possible. At first, they just wanted to add or change bus lines to help make it (easy) for students at their school to take buses. But later, they wanted to make something that is (benefit) to all the people of Zhongshan. (get) technical support, the team turned to the local public transportation group company. They carried out three surveys by collecting questionnaires are completed by about 600 people in shopping malls and bus stops. “The work took______almost all of our spare time for four months,” said Su Yinan, 16.
On Feb 25, Zhongshan Real-time Buses was born. It now covers over 100 bus lines in the city and has been downloaded more than 60,000 times. The project won the first place on the Fifth National High School Students Leadership Convention this summer.
“We are very happy that Zhongshan people are using the results of our efforts,”said Chen, “Students can also make a big difference society.”
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