Ways to reduce food waste
Food waste is a big problem around the world. While some people t ___ 1___away unwanted food, lots of people in other parts of the world face food shortages.
In order to reduce food waste, many c ___ 2___in the world like German and France have food banks. People and grocery stores can give extra food to them and they can give the food to t ___ 3___in need. Shanghai Oasis opened China's first food bank in 2015. In five years, it saved seven million tons of food and h ___ 4___760,000 people.
Many fruits and v ___ 5___go to waste because they look ugly. For example, about 25 to 30 percent of carrots don't make it to the store because of their l ___ 6___. So try to buy ugly food next time, since it is j __ 7___as good as "normal" food.
Many Chinese restaurants are telling people to o ___ 8___dishes by using the "N-1"formula. "N" s ___ 9___for the number of people in your group. So if you're in a group of s ___1 0___people, you should order five dishes.
To reduce food waste is a big task, and it needs time. Everyone can do something to make a difference.
The smell of popcorn was in the air.I could hear kids laughing and shouting.People were everywhere!
My family and I walked around the amusement park,getting snacks and going on rides.I loved almost all types of rides.The (1)o rides that I didn't like were rides that turn you upside﹣down.But my elder sister,Laura,loved them.When we finally were near a ride that went upside﹣down,she started asking me to go with her.I told her I didn't like those rides,but she kept asking (2)b she really didn't want to go alone.I was feeling sympathy (同情)for her,so I stalled thinking that maybe I (3)s go with her,even though I really don't like to go upside﹣down.I turned to my parents for (4)h .
" Matt,you are allowed to stand up for yourself.If something makes you feel really uncomfortable,you can tell people (5)n .It's OK to tell Laura that you love her, (6)b that you can't go with her because going upside﹣down makes you uncomfortable.Be strong but kind when you tell her,so that she will (7)k you're serious. " Mom said.
"I don't want to make Laura mad or sad," I replied to Mom, "and I don't want her to think I'm being mean. "
"There's a (8)d between being aggressive (有攻击性的)and being assertive(坚决主张的).Saying 'no' doesn't mean you are willing to hurt her feelings.You're just listening to your own feelings to make sure you stay safe. " Mom answered. "The
(9)s goes for Laura.If you ask her to arm wrestle (角力)and she doesn't feel comfortable,she's allowed to say 'no',too.We are all allowed to stand up for ourselves. "
"Thanks,Mom."I said.I told Laura that I love her and like to do things with her,but that the upside﹣down rides make me uncomfortable because they scare me.She was sad,but went on the ride by(10)h and was really happy when it was over.We had a great rest of the day at the amusement park!
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Smiling is the best way of making friends.
When I was thirteen 46 old, my father found a job in the city. So my family moved there. I also came to a 47 school near where we live. My old school was far away. At first, I did not know anyone in my class. I was very lonely 48 I was afraid to make friends with my classmates. I 49 talk to anyone about my problem, and I didn’t want my parents to 50 me.
Then one day, something good happened. I was sitting at my desk 51 as usual while my classmates were talking happily with each other. At that moment, 52 came into the classroom. I didn’t know who he was. He passed me and then turned back. He looked 53 me and, without a word, smiled. Suddenly, I felt happy, lively and warm. That smile changed my life. I started to talk with the other classmates and made friends. Day by day, I became 54 to everyone in my class.
55 the smile, I have moved on to a new life. Now, I believe that the world is what you think it is. So smile at the world and it will smile back.
A.days B.weeks C.months D.years
A.old B.new C.same D.easy
A.because B.before C.after D.if
A.couldn’t B.mustn’t C.needn’t D.won’t
A.talk to B.look after C.worry about D.ask for
A.early B.unhappily C.quickly D.wonderfully
A.a girl B.a boy C.some girls D.some boys
A.of B.on C.at D.into
A.closer B.older C.cooler D.colder
A.Instead of B.Look forward to C.Pay attention to D.Thanks to
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Electric cars may seem like a recent invention,but they've been around for years.In the early 1900s,there were more electric cars on the road than there were petrol(汽油)cars.At that time,petrol was e(1) compared with other fuels(燃料)。W(2) petrol prices dropped and new technologies were developed,electric cars went out of fashion (过时).Instead,petrol cars became more p(3) because they could travel longer distances (距离)without stopping.
During the 20th century,petrol cars got bigger,heavier,and faster.They needed more fuel,and it c(4) more air pollution.For years,car makers didn't worry about pollution.They didn't worry about the amount of petrol cars used,e(5) .But when people began to realise that there was not enough oil on the earth,they asked car makers to produce more efficient(高效能的)and less polluting cars.
One m(6) of solving the problem was a "hybrid" car(混合动力车),one that ran partly on petrol and partly on electricity.Hybrid cars became popular in the 2000s when petrol prices went up and the prices of hybrid cars went d(7) .
An all﹣electric car uses no petrol.The problem,however,is that car batteries (电池) need to be recharged (再充电).That makes electric cars not so useful for long j(8) .
Many people are not p(9) with it.The government and car makers are w(10) together to develop safe,cheap,and useful electric cars.When people have these cars in the future,a petrol station may be a thing of the past.
Chinese people started to build gardens more than 2,000 years ago.Chinese gardens are a special form of (1)t Chinese culture and art.
At the entrance to a Chinese garden,there is usually a huge stone or wall to screen(挡住)your view.This is to give you a pressed﹣in feeling,in order to later produce unexpected joy (2)w you turn around the hall to see the amazing rock formations(假山)and a big lake.The best (3)e is the Summer Palace.
Rock formations play an (4)i role in the design of a Chinese﹣style garden.Without them,a garden could not be considered a Chinese﹣style garden.They are as important to a Chinese﹣style garden as sculptures are to a European﹣style garden.Ge Garden in Yangzhou is famous for (5)i Four Seasons Rockeries(假山花园).
(6)G in the south are mostly small in size.Chinese garden designers have used the method of "borrowing scenery with a mirror(镜子)" to create a sense of (7)s .A mirror is hung opposite a window to take in the outside scenery.A fine example of this is Pian Shi Shan Fang,a rockery in He Garden,Yangzhou.A big mirror is built into the wall of its west corridor.The whole garden will be (8)s in the mirror wherever the visitors are.A pool or a lake in a garden (9)a serves this purpose.A pool runs from south to north through the garden of Pian Shi Shan Fang.East of the rockery,a man﹣made moon is reflected(倒映)in the (10)p .
Whatever methods used,every effort is made to achieve the purpose of giving visitors a sense of space in the garden.
A woman saw three old men sitting outside .She said, "I don’t’ think I know you ,but you must be very hungry .Please come in and have something to (1) ______."
"We don’t go into a house (2) ______. " they answered ."Why is that ?" she asked .
One of the old men said ,"His name is Wealth(财富),this is Success, and I am Love ,Now go in and (3) ______with your family which one of us you want in your house ."
The woman went in and told her family all that happened .She said, "Let’s invite Wealth .We have been so (4) ______ ." Her husband disagreed." My dear ,why don’t we invite Success ? Don’t you want me to be a successful man ?" Then her daughter asked ."Would it be (5) ______ to invite Love ? Our life will then be filled with love!" In the end ,the family decided to take the (6) ______ advice.
So the woman went out and asked ,"Which one of you is (7) ______? Please come in and be our guest." Love got up and started walking to the house. The other two also got up and (8) ______ him. Surprised ,the lady asked Wealth and Success, "I ( 9) ______invite love .Why are you coming along ?" The two old men answered . "If you invited Wealth or Success, the other two would have to (10) ______ , but as you invite Love ,wherever he goes ,we go with him. Where there is Love ,there is Wealth and Success."
A. say B. eat C. use
A. together B. alone C. crowdedly
A. play B. exercise C. discuss
A. poor B. rich C. lucky
A. worse B. better C. less
A. father’s B .mother’s C. daughter’s
A. Love B. Wealth C. Success
A. left B. followed C. stopped
A. only B. hardly C. never
A. join in B. go along with C. stay out
Today, it is a big problem for young graduates to get satisfying jobs. 41 that there are thousands of different kinds of jobs in the world. Choosing the right one itself is not easy.
“Finding a job” is not 42 as “choosing a job”. Many young people end up in a job because they are not 43 for it. Sometimes “Chance” may 44 a more important part than “decision”.
Here are a few steps to help you think about jobs 45 you might enjoy doing after school or university. First, it is important 46 what kind of person you are, which special qualities 47 you outstanding among people and what you are interested in. There is a difference 48 an interest and a skill. If you like 49 and enjoy looking at pictures, that is an interest. But if you can 50 a horse that looks like a horse not a big dog, that is a 51 .
Then ask yourself a question, “ In the following three areas--skills with people, skills with information and skills with things, which are your 52 skills?”
After 53 your skills, the next step is research. To 54 as many different kinds of jobs as possible, go to the library and read books, magazines and newspapers for information. Ask your friends 55 the work they do.
Finally, trust your own ideas and your own thinking! It is your own life, just find the job you really enjoy doing.
A.It’s saying B.It’s say C.It is said D.It says
A.same B.as same C.so good D.the same
A.suitable B.fitted C.able D.like
A.take B.play C.have D.choose
A.which B.what C.if D.whether
A.feel B.realize C.to feel D.to realize
A.helps B.makes C.make D.help
A.both B.between C.from D.either
A.art B.music C.sports D.acting
A.ride B.feed C.draw D.treat
A.success B.skill C.hobby D.fact
A.good B.the best C.better D.best
A.examine B.have examined C.examining D.examined
A.find out B.look out C.find D.look at
A.what do they think of B.how do they think of C.what they think of D.how they think of
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Hell0.everyone!Hualin9’s fantastic (极好的)sale! You name it,and we l it at a Very good price. Do you like sweaters? 2 _ you like them at low (低的) prices? We have sweaters3 all colors for 50 yuan each! Do you need 4 bag for sports? We have great bags 5 just 6 yuan! For young boys and girls, we 6 T-shirts in red, green, yellow, orange, blue and black for 7 15 yuan! And socks for just 1 yuan! 8 that's not all. Can't you believe it? 9 here and see for 10 !
A.are B.buy C.have D.do
A.Do B.Are C.Does D.What
A.on B.in C.at D.of
A.a B.an C.the D./
A.of B.at C.for D.in
A.are B.have C.has D.there are
A.every B.price C.only D.all
A.And B.So C.Only D.Or
A.Go to B.Go C.Come to D.Come
A.your B.you C.yourself D.myself
On a cold December morning, my mother and I were walking home from pizza store. We were 1 warmly and equipped with the video___2___ we had been trying to watch. I was feeling a little tired 3 I was carrying our shopping bags of snacks and the video.
They were so 4 that I decided to throw away some of them. So I started to walk towards the dustbin __5___I noticed a poor man stepping out of the restaurant in front of us. He held a paper bag with his dirty hand. He 6 over to another nearby dustbin and started looking 7 it.
I suddenly felt very upset. I know this man would take all he could get, so I walked up to him and 8 the drink and some snacks to him. The man, with lines on his face and wrinkles(皱纹) on his forehead, looked up in 9 and took what I gave him.
A huge smile spread across his face and this made 10 feel indescribable satisfaction(满意). I felt like I couldn’t be happier with __11___, but then he said, “Wow, first someone gives me this sandwich, then this drink, and now some tasty food, this is my daughter’s 12 day!”
He thanked me happily and started off on his bike. I even heard him whistling(吹哨) a song as he 13 away.
I now understand what is meant by the saying “giving is getting”. Everyone in the world needs help, everyone can 14 help and everyone will be helped by something kind.
The image(图像) of that man’s happiness 15 by my small gift appears in my mind every time I have the chance to do something nice.
A.welcomed B.dressed C.invited D.served
A.that B.what C.who D.whose
A.because B.when C.although D.after
A.dry B.dirty C.heavy D.salty
A.while B.when C.until D.before
A.jumped B.climbed C.fell D.headed
A.through B.around C.for D.over
A.showed B.threw C.returned D.handed
A.sight B.danger C.surprise D.trouble
A.him B.me C.us D.them
A.himself B.ourselves C.myself D.themselves
A.busy B.boring C.terrible D.lucky
A.walked B.rode C.ran D.flew
A.offer B.receive C.refuse D.share
A.drawn B.led C.caused D.taken
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Time is very important in our life. However, I had never realized it until I received a beautiful gold watch from my father one day when I was 19 years old. This always tells me the importance of time in my life.
It was a cold rainy day. My father asked me to go to the to pick up my uncle and take him home. I should have arrived there 4:30 p.m. We had a basketball match at school that afternoon the match was too exciting. When the match was nearly over. I suddenly remembered my uncle and to the airport. It was too late. He had left the airport and taken a taxi to our house.
I was very worried that my father would be with me. As soon as I entered the living room, I saw my uncle in the sofa looking very tired. I dared not(不敢) my uncle and my father. I said hello to them in a very low voice. My father didn’t say . Instead, he asked me to sit next to him. “Peter, did you have a good time today?” He very disappointed, but his voice was still calm. I felt so sorry and answered in an ever voice. “Yes, Dad, but I’m really sorry about not my uncle. This will happen again. I promise.” My father handed me a box with a beautiful gold watch inside. It was a gift my uncle bought for him. He gave it to and said. “I hope you have learned something important today, and this watch will help you remember the importance of time.”
The watch has been with me for twelve years. I wear it not because of its price, but because of I learned from it. It tells me to respect and never be late to do what I have promised to.
A.watch B.clock C.bell D.time
A.hotel B.station C.bus stop D.airport
A.before B.from C.after D.to
A.though B.because C.and D.so
A.moved B.turned C.hurried D.flew
A.happy B.angry C.sorry D.lucky
A.look up B.look for C.look at D.look after
A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything
A.is B.was C.does D.did
A.funnier B.louder C.happier D.lower
A.waking up B.giving up C.picking up D.putting up
A.always B.never C.often D.usually
A.you B.him C.them D.me
A.what B.that C.which D.who
A.culture B.friendship C.time D.family
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You are so____at night, but you can’t sleep. Here are some good____.
First,you should be in a ____ room. That’s important. You should put your ______in some warm water ______you go to bed, and that’s a traditional way. You should have a glass of milk. It’s ______for sleeping. You should think you are in a beautiful place. It is very quiet there and there are many trees and you walk slowly. That _____like a good idea. It can help you to sleep soon.
Sleeping is important to our ______. Don’t be stressed out. Go to bed_____,eat more____and do some exercise. And everyone will have a good sleep tonight.
A man had a garden. He planted a rose and watered it c(1) . Before the rose blossomed (盛开),he noticed many thorns (刺) around the bud (花蕾) and he thought,"H(2) can any beautiful flower come from a plant with so many sharp thorns?" Because of this i(3) , he lost interest in this kind of plant, then he gave up watering the rose. And just b(4) it was ready to blossom, it died.
Good qualities are just like roses. There is a rose in e(5) spirit. The good qualities planted in us at birth, grow among the thorns﹣our weaknesses.Many of us look at o(6) and we only see our weaknesses.We lose heart,thinking that n(7) good can possibly come from us.We give up watering the roses in us, and slowly they die. We never realize the g(8) of being able to find out our good qualities.
Someone may not see the rose in himself,so we need to help him d(9) the rose.With love, we can accept a person into our life,even though we know his true weaknesses.At the same time,we should e(10) him to face his weaknesses bravely and correct them. Then he will blossom many times.
Our lives changed tracks the day our son was born. We (1)w whether we should move back to our home country Brazil. I remember looking down at our newborn baby and thinking about how different his life would be there.
During the ten years away from my big family and my culture, I missed the delicious foods,samba,Brazilian jujitsu(柔术), and sunny skies.My wife (2)m our homeland too.As a musician,it would be (3)e for her to do her work in Brazil. But in the United Kingdom, I had the funding and lab resources for my research. Would such a move be a disadvantage to my career?
A few weeks later, my brother called from Brazil, telling me that our father had passed away. The great happiness I felt about my son’s birth suddenly gave way to deep (4)s . We had no doubt it was the right time to (5)r to Brazil. We applied for the professor positions at a university in our hometown and (6)b received offers.
(7)H , it wasn’t easy getting started with my research in Brazil. I didn’t receive any startup funding for my lab. Now, thanks to Brazilian funding, I have a team of bright young scientists and can (8)a expensive lab resources.
We are living the lives we wanted to liveworking on rewarding research and feeling closer to our family and (9)c in our home country. My son is growing up close to his cousins. I take up Brazilian jujitsu training, which I haven’t been able to do during my years (10)a . My wife and I feel happy to find a way home.
Fill in each blank with a proper word with the help of the given letter.
Have you ever imagined (1)t to other countries without your paper passport?In the (2)f ,there will be a new kind of passport called the "cloud passport" and it will come into your (3)d life someday.Your paper passport will become history.
The cloud passport will have your name,photos and so on.It is easy (4)f you to check them on the computer.、
If you take a paper passport with you,you might lose it. (5)H ,with the cloud passport,you don't have to worry about that.Do you think the cloud passport is a great idea?
根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或首字母,在句子空白处写出各单词的正确形式 (每空只写一词).
I am a plastic bottle. A week ago, I was on a supermarket shelf, I had a(1) (正常的) the same as all my brothers and sisters﹣ other bottles full of water.I felt really happy.
Then a tall woman picked me up and put me in her (2) (篮子)! The woman took me home and put me in the fridge.It was cold,but I soon made friends with the cans and bottles in it.However,only a few hours later,she took me out of the fridge and (3) (喝) the water inside me. Then she threw me into a dustbin(垃圾箱). I have never felt so empty and alone in my life.
Early the next morning,a man took me out of the dustbin.He threw me and the other rubbish into the back of a truck.There were so many horrible smells.Then I was pushed (4) (一起) with the rest of the rubbish.Soon I was completely flat(平的).I cannot (5) (相信) how thin I became.
I slept for a while.when I woke up,I found (6) (我自己) in a terrible place.Everything around me was (7) (丑陋的)and had horrible smells.I felt afraid.I kept hoping that I would be moved somewhere else.Then huge trucks came and covered us with a layer of soil.
I asked another bottle what would happen to us.He said that we would never leave this horrible crowded place,but would have to stay here for (8) (数千) of years.
"Why can't they reuse or recycle us?" I cried.
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