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浙江省宁波五校联考2024年五月中考适应性考试英语试卷
If someone said they'd pay you $1,800 to stay off social media(社交媒体) for 6 years, would you do it? Could you? An American mom challenged her son to do just that, and he succeeded.
Sivert Klefsaas is the youngest of Lomna Gold-strand Klefsaas'four children, and his three older sisters all used social media growing up. It was influencing their feelings, as well as their friendships. So, Lorna thought, "If I could, I'd be willing to do whatever to keep Sivert off social media as long as I could, whatever that looks like." And that's where the idea for this challenge came from.
It all started when Lora heard about a similar "16 for 16 challenge" on the radio, where a mother called Amanda Green gave her daughter Teresa $1,600 when she turned 16 if she stayed off social media. So, Lorna decided to create her own "18 for 18 challenge". Not only did Sivert finally complete this challenge, but he would do it again, too.
"It wasn't too difficult to live without social media, and I didn't think about it much during the 6 years," Sivert said. "As time went on, it was more of a pride thing."
He had his friends keep him up to date on the latest information. Sivert added, "I got to avoid all the unnecessary things that were on there. It also meant I had more time to focus on my grades and sports instead."
Now that he's done with the challenge, Sivert joined Instagram(照片墙), but has no plans to let social media define (定义) him.
"Social media is great. We certainly need to use it," Sivert said. "But also make sure you spend time in other areas of your life, especially those personal relationships."
Still, Lorna is proud of her son's success. "We are certainly not against social media, but it's the healthy using of it," Lorna told CNN.
Sivert Klefsaas. |
A lemon at a fruit stall (货摊) In England, a cook found a lemon at a fruit stall. It was 22 centimeters long and weighed nearly 1.8 kilograms. Tammy bought it for £10 and said it was bigger than her baby's head. She used it to make different lemon-flavored food. |
Calories on menus Restaurants in the UK now show how many calories are in their food and drinks on their menus. Calories measure the energy in food and drinks. The government says this action will help people to stop becoming too fat. |
A man ate dogs' biscuits by mistake A man ate biscuits for dogs by mistake. At a meeting, he ate some special dark biscuits that he enjoyed very much. However, when he was leaving, someone told him that those biscuits were for dogs.But he said he liked them. |
| Hello! I'm Li Hong and Mary is my English name. I'm a student in Class Two, Grade Seven. I have long black hair. My favorite color is red. My telephone number is 7986-5621. You can see some books in my arms. I like them very much. So, can you guess my hobby? |
| Good morning! I'm Mike. I'm an English boy. I'm in Beijing with my mom and my dad. Mary is my good friend. She and I are in the same class. My hair is short and brown. Green is my favorite color. I love playing basketball. My telephone number is 2356-9879. |
| Hi! My name is Liu Jia and my English name is Ann. I'm in Class Five, Grade Eight. I have a round face and big eyes. I'm often in a pink dress. I love singing very much. 2535-6678 is my home telephone number. |
| Hello! I'm Liu Bing. Ben is my English name. Liu Jia and I look the same because we are twins. We are in the same class. I like blue, too. I love drawing a lot. |
Mr. Wang once worked in an emergent(急救) center. He wrote reports every day and the following are four reports from him.
Name: Brain Morton Telophone:3827-0834 Date of birth:5/29/1982 Accident: His car hit a tree after trying not to hit a dog at 10:45 a. m. Injuries(伤害): His head got hurt. |
Name: Steven Lee Telephone:3654-4924 Date of birth:1/31/1979 Accident: He was at home alone and his house was on fire at 5:30p. m. Injuries: He had problems breathing(呼吸). |
Name: Norman Bailey Telephone:7836-4923 Date of birth:11/22/2002 Accident: He fell down while playing football in the park at 3:40p. m. Injuries: He had a very bad pain in his left arm. |
Name: Tracy White Telephone:3728-3890 Date of birth:2/7/2010 Accident: She went for a picnic with her parents in a forest. A snake bit her at 4:00 p. m. Injuries: Her right foot was bleeding(流血). |
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