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A daughter graduated from college. Her father planned to teach her a 1 . He said to her," My darling, you have grown up. Now I'm considering 2 my car, and can you help me get a good price for it?" The daughter agreed. Then the father asked her to take the car to 3 places and then choose the best 4 .
The daughter knew that her father's car was a good one. She was 5 that the car was worth a good price although it looked pretty old. She went to the first place—a used car market, and they offered her $1,000. Then in a pawn(典当) shop, she was told the car was worth just $200, which really 6 the daughter. Finally, she went to a car club. The workers there told the daughter 7 that the car was very hard to 8 in the market because it had been no longer in production and that they wanted to buy the car any time at $50,000 and even more.
The daughter told these 9 to her father. The father said," Don't be surprised. The value of the car is different in different places. Only the right place can give you the right value. Therefore, if you are not appreciated(赏识) by someone, do not be angry. It just means you are in the 10 place. You should move on and go to a better place where you can certainly go far."
Community Children's Trash- sorting(垃圾分类) Competition Theme: Trash- sorting About the Competition: The Community Children's Trash- sorting Competition about the environment will be held in the community next Saturday and there are more and more children joining in this competition. Rules: 1. Age Group: Children between eight and sixteen 2. Name and Contact(联系) details( in English only): Full name, age and full address including phone and e- mail. They must be provided while signing up. 3. The competition will be divided into two rounds. First Round: Answer race(抢答)— The host will ask questions about trash- sorting and children will have to answer them as soon as possible. The person who answer the question correctly and fastest can get one point. Second Round: Actual operation(操作)— The children will be given real trash, and they have to classify those trash in a limited time. Finally, the judge will count how many points can each person get according to the accuracy(准确度) of their trash- sorting and decide who will be the winner. Prizes for winner(s): The 1st Prize:one person—$600 and a fully- paid trip for the winner. The 2nd Prize:Two persons—$300 each and a fully- paid trip for each winner. The 3rd Prize:Three persons—A certificate(证书) for each winner. |
Pan Yuzhen, 77, comes from Taijiang County, Guizhou Province. She is an inheritor(继承人) of Miao embroidery(刺绣).
" The girls in my hometown can embroider at an early age. When I was five years old, I learned embroidery from my mother and sister. Miao embroidery skills are not easy to learn, but I have learned all embroidery methods," Pan said. At first, Pan embroidered for her own use, but as she grew older and married, her skills were put to use for her family, creating beautiful embroidered clothes.
Pan's daughter Zhang Yammei, who was born in 1977, suffered from an illness at the age of three. To treat her daughter and feed the family, Pan embarked on (开始) a journey, travelling to different cities to sell her Miao embroidery products.
In 1999, Zhang went to Beijing to join her mother. At that time, Pan had a store in a market. Here, she met a lot of foreign friends who were attracted by her embroidery skills and encouraged her to expand her business abroad." They advised me to go to foreign countries and sell cultural and creative products. Then I went to the US to do business connected with Miao embroidery," Pan said.
In 2016, Pan's career took a huge leap forward as she worked with a famous clothing brand in China . With the help of the brand, Pan went to the UK to take part in different fashion shows. Now Pan is well- known. Pan hopes more young people can inherit Miao embroidery skills.
a. Pan's daughter went to Beijing to join Pan.
b. Pan went to the US to sell Miao embroidery works.
c. Pan went to the UK to take part in different fashion shows.
d. Pan gave birth to a baby girl in 1977.
Are you a fan of spending your lunch breaks in a park? Or do you walk your dog in a park? Well, we have good news: spending just 20 minutes in a park every day will make you happier and less stressed.
New studies have suggested the benefits of spending time in parks. Researcher Mary Carol Hunter said," For lowering levels of the stress, you should spend 20 minutes sitting or walking in a place that provides you with a sense of nature. You don't have to travel to the wild lands. Getting out of an office block and sitting next to a tree can be enough."
A study from University of Alabama found people who visited their local urban parks felt happier. Researcher Hon Yuen sai," We did not find levels of physical activity are related to improved emotional well- being(幸福; 健康). Instead, we found time spent in the park is related to improved emotional well- being." The results are perhaps unsurprising— many studies have stressed the benefits of nature on a person's mental health. Therefore, nature- based activities can contribute to decreasing stress level.
King's College London researchers found being outdoors, seeing trees, hearing birdsong, and feeling in contact with nature were related with higher levels of mental well- being. Another research suggested that children growing up with greener surroundings have 55% less risk of developing mental diseases.
All of these studies mention the need for designing greener cities for the future and protecting our existing parks." There is increasing pressure on green space in cities," said Gavin Jearan, co- author of the urban parks study.
"I am worried because developers look to replace green space with tall buildings. The challenge facing cities is that there is increasing evidence about the value of city parks but we continue to see the disappearing of these spaces."
① walking or sitting in the park
②hearing songs indoors
③seeing plants
④reading books
⑤chatting with others
⑥being involved with nature
What is the most stressful thing in school? It is probably exams. Exams can put us under a lot of pressure. But some students do well under pressure while others feel terrible.
It all comes down to dopamine(多巴胺). It has many important roles: influencing memory, attention, and how we learn. Our brains work best when there is an even(均等的) balance of dopamine— not too much or too little. The brain controls dopamine in two ways. It either takes out dopamine quickly or gradually. Exam success can be related to how fast dopamine goes back to an even balance.
If you become stressed, your brain will start to have too much dopamine. The quicker you are able to go back to an even balance of dopamine, the quicker you can fix yourself perform better on a test.
Scientists found that, during a test, people who slowly got back to an even balance of dopamine scored 8 percent lower. The answer is yes. So don't fear, there is some good news. The study also found that the more practice you get, the less stressed you' ll be. So, it turns out that practice really does make perfect.
A. What happens when we sit for an exam? B. It is like a cup flowing over with water. C. So, why do some students perform better under stress? D. That's the difference between a good mark and a bad mark. E. Dopamine is a chemical in our brain that sends information to our body. F. Is there anything that can help change the speed of dopamine getting into our body? |
Jan's daughter is four years old and she is fond of reading. Jan wants to find some good books for her daughter. Tony is too busy these days. He felt too tired to carry on. He wants to stop and have a rest, reading a book or having a cup of coffee. Mary used to learn to draw and design, but she dropped it for being too busy. Now she wants to take up this hobby again. Lin is 14 and studies hard. She thinks she needs to practice more to improve her grades to get to a better high school. Jack is a student of a foreign language school. He needs to read some English magazines but he has not much money. | A. i- Fly Bookstore It sells all exercise books of all subjects from Grade 1 to Grade 12. It provides a good choice to improve your study. You can find what you need here. B. Book Traders Bookstore It's pretty tiny, but a good place for book lovers to buy cheap English— language magazines. It also sells lots of second- hand books including modern novels and travel diaries. C. Mix Paper Mix Paper is full of popular types which has a lot of books on art and literature (文学). The first floor offers literature in both Chinese and English, while the second floor has art, design, and photography titles. D. Garden Books It sells the best classics of Chinese literature(文学) in translation, and offers all kinds of modern literature and international bestsellers. You can find all kinds of children's books here. E. Lemon Tree Books Bar In this bar you can enjoy both a good book and a cup of coffee for the whole afternoon quietly. Besides, the bar holds talks every weekend, which is really fun! F. Max Tech Books It is a perfect place for technology fans. The latest books or newspapers about technology on all aspects(方面), home or abroad, can be found here. |
Many people draw on the paper, but few paint on stones. Mo Wuying, an artist from Chongqing, has been doing this for more than eight years. And the animals on stones are ( true) lifelike.
The poses of animals she creates ( decide) by the shapes of the stones. Mo says it is art form that requires creative ( idea).
According to Mo, the first step is to draw the outline of an animal on a stone. Then she colors it ( make) it lively. After that, she adds all the details.
Driven by her love of painting from a young age, Mo has been improving her stone painting skills for years. first, she tried her hand at sceneries and characters. In the past three years, she has focused on painting animals. Mo ( finish) hundreds of stone paintings so far." The longer I work on it, the ( interesting) I find it," said Mo proudly. She sometimes even forgets to eat or sleep the painting takes up all her attention.
" It is a( please) to paint on stones and that makes me more patient," said Mo, adding that she would continue working on it.
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Dear Jason,
I am so glad that you will visit Shenzhen as an exchange student next term.
I am looking forward to your visit.
Yours,
Li Hua
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