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    A study shows that one million lives might be saved each year if people wash their hands with soap(肥皂) often. It also says that hand-washing with soap could be among the best ways to reduce diseases. Doctors say many diseases can be prevented from spreading by hand-washing. These include the common cold, influenza(流行感冒), hepatitis(肝炎), infectious diarrhea(腹泻) and so on.

    Doctors say you are easy to catch a cold by touching your nose or eyes after someone nearby has sneezed or coughed. Another reason to catch a disease is to eat food prepared by someone whose hands were not clean.

    They also say that hand-washing is especially important before and after preparing food, before eating and after using the toilet, after touching money and sneezing or coughing. The most helpful way is to wash them together while using soap and warm water. You do not have to use special soap. Be sure to wash all areas of the hands for about ten to fifteen seconds.

Title : Basic Knowledge of hand-washing

    Benedict Allen was born in England in 1960．His dad was a pilot(飞行员)，and Benedict dreamed of travelling around the world like his dad.His dream came true—Benedict became an explorer(探险家)．But he doesn't travel the world in a plane.He finds a place he wants to explore，and then he lives with the local people．He learns important skills from them，and then uses those skills to explore the place he's visiting．He doesn't use modem things like mobile phones．and he likes to travel alone．

    Benedict's explorations are often dangerous，but he likes them．One of his favourite explorations was in 2001．He wanted to be the first person to travel alone across the ice from Siberia to Alaska．So he went to Siberia and lived with the Chukchi people．He learned how to live like the Chukchi people and drive a dog team．He travelled 622 miles with only a dog team．The weather was really bad．There was a lot of snow,wind and ice．so the journey was very difficult．Benedict almost lost the dog team，and he almost died，so he ended his journey early．It was scary,but he learned a lot．

根据材料内容简要回答下列问题。

Human's Greatest Achievements

    The Earth is 4.5 billion years old, but the human race has lived on it for just 200,000 years. In that short time, we have achieved some amazing things.

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#} The list is almost endless. The invention of the airplane has changed our lives. The discovery of antibiotics(抗生素) has saved the lives of millions of people. Can you imagine living without electricity? What about the printing press? Without the printing press, you wouldn't be reading this. In the last 50 years, there have been great achievements in communication, such as radio, TV, computers, the Internet, and smartphones{#blank#}2{#/blank#}

    What about arts? The arts have brought pleasure to many people, but are the Beatles and Bach more important than antibiotics?{#blank#}3{#/blank#}

Finally, we must not forget humans' early achievements{#blank#}4{#/blank#}We can't imagine modern life without cooked food and cars.

    What are humans' greatest achievements? To answer the question, we need to decide what we mean by “great”{#blank#}5{#/blank#} Or is it just something that makes us say “Wow,” like the Great Wall? What do you think? 

A. We could probably live without them, but life wouldn't be as interesting.

B. Is it something that makes us rich or happy or save lives?

C. And is Mickey Mouse as important an achievement as going to space?

D. They used fire for cooking and heating and invented the wheel.

E. Many of humans' great achievements are in science and technology.

{#blank#}1{#/blank#}⑴Tom is looking for his schoolbag. He wants to do his homework

{#blank#}2{#/blank#}⑵Mike can't find the model plane. He is worried.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}⑶Linda lost her ID card. She is asking her friends about it.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}⑷An English book is in the teacher's office. Is it yours?

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}⑸Some keys are in the computer room. Call Mary if you lost keys.

    When was the last time you gave or received a hug? Do your parents hug you before you go to school? In Western countries, {#blank#}1{#/blank#}.

    You might hug your teammates after winning a basketball game. If one of your friends is having a bad day, {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. Friends who haven't seen each other for a long time will usually hug each other when meeting.

    Of course, {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. After coming to China, I've noticed that people are generally more reluctant (不情愿的) to hug than they are in my home country, the US.

    My Chinese friends told me that hugging is considered to be very intimate (亲密的) in their culture, {#blank#}4{#/blank#}, like couples. Chinese people don't usually hug in public, either.

    But people's attitudes toward hugging can also change.

    I remember watching a video story about a "hugging party" that was held in Shanghai. A local artist held the party, inviting strangers and asking them to hug each other.

    The Chinese participants clearly looked uncomfortable, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. They decided that hugging doesn't have to be awkward (尴尬的) and can actually be quite nice. So next time you see your mom or dad, give them a hug—see how it makes you feel.