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浙江新目标(Go for it)版2018-2019学年初中英语九年级全测试卷(二十三)(含小段音频)
Bradford City Matters
Welcome to the winter edition(版) of City Matters.
"Don't Drop It; Stop It!"
Put rubbish in your wheelie bin(有轮大垃圾筒).
You must put your rubbish in your wheelie bin to keep your environment clean. Don't pile your rubbish up(堆放) in your house or garden-use a wheelie bin or one of our larger bins.
You can buy a wheelie bin from our Waste Management Section at 01943 874122.
You can tell us about mice or rubbish in your area by phoning our Public Health Unit at 01943 874146.
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Did you know that you can get a 50 fine(罚款) for dropping rubbish on the streets? Our Council officers are on the streets of Bradford looking for people who drop rubbish. They will fine people who drop litter. This is part of our "Don't Drop It; Stop it!" campaign(运动).
Don't fill your bin-recycle.
Just think how full your bin gets over the holidays.
To reduce your waste:
Say "no" to unwanted bags.
Take your own bags to the supermarket or reuse old ones.
Get your free shopping bag from our Advice Center.
Recycle your waste.
Take bottles to your local recycling center.
Buy recycled things.
Cards and paper are good examples.
Our competition winners
As part of our "Don't Drop It; Stop It!" campaign, community groups from the north, south, east and west of the city-500 volunteers-entered our competition to clean up their area. The goal was to make the city cleaner for those who live, work, shop or play there.
The four winners were: High Trees Parent Group, South Bradford Community Project, The Bridge Community Association and Forest Youth Group.
At times, some teenagers love their idols (偶像) blindly and try to copy the hair or clothing style of the stars. This reflects their lack of (缺乏) self-confidence. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}The key to standing out is to build your body confidence. That's really necessary for teenagers.
{#blank#}2{#/blank#}It's about accepting and being kind to yourself. Research has shown that feeling good about your body can make you do much better in working and learning. But you don't need to fix on the outside of your body. After all, the look is only a small part. An expert on development of teenagers named Jade said, "{#blank#}3{#/blank#}If you spend much time on the so-called ‘perfect look', you will have less time to do something more meaningful."
To improve body confidence, Jade gives the teenagers some advice.
● Don't talk anything bad about yourself or others.
● Focus on the things you do well in. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
● People like you for many reasons. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}And always tell yourself you are becoming better.
● Learn more knowledge to make you open-minded and believe in yourself.
A. What is body confidence? B. Write down the reasons you hear. C. The cost of achieving "perfect look" is high. D. They can help to bring out the best in yourself. E. Actually, everyone can be different from others. |
Are you interested in helping your kids take up a new hobby? Here are some ideas for you.
| Gardening Gardening not only allows your kids to get their hands dirty but also makes them quiet. It can provide a good way to work out. You don't even need to have an outdoor space of your own,because community gardens will work just fine. |
| Bread﹣making Bread﹣making is a hands﹣on activity. Kids get excited to make something they like. Also,they learn some simple cooking skills. Most importantly,you get closer to your kids while spending time doing something fun. |
| Calligraphy(书法) Chinese calligraphy is beautiful handwriting. It is done with a special brush or pen. This hobby will improve your kids' handwriting,hand﹣controlling skills and help them focus better. |
| Paper﹣folding Paper﹣folding is special. It helps to improve your kids' hand﹣controlling and creative thinking skills. It also saves money because there are a lot of videos online to teach your kids for free. |
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