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The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sad before a huge pile of troublesome stuff that were called “books”. I was going to have my exam the next day. "When can I go to bed?" I asked myself. I didn't answer; as a matter of fact, I dared not.
The clock struck twelve. "Oh, dear!" I cried, "five more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the poorest in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.
The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I had learnt. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God! Please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.
Like all big cities, Paris has a traffic problem: lots of cars, lots of traffic jams and lots of pollution from exhaust fumes (废气). So the city began a project to improve the situation.
Under the Velib project ('Velib' comes from vélo liberté, or 'bicycle freedom') people can take a bicycle, use it for as long as they want, and then leave it at the same or another bicycle station. The first half-hour on the bike is free, but if you don't return it after 30 minutes, you have to pay. But it's only €1 a day or €29 a year! The bicycles are heavy (25 kg), and they are all grey and have baskets. There are about 20,000 of them in the city, and around 1,450 bicycle stations. So there are a lot more Velib stations than the 298 subway stations!
Paris is not the first city to have a project like this. But not everybody thinks it's a great idea. One Parisian said, “These bicycles are only for short journeys. If people want to travel across the city, they won't use a bicycle — they'll still use their cars.”
A city spokesman said, “The bicycle project won't solve all our traffic problems, of course. But it might help reduce air pollution. Traffic, together with factory fumes, is a big problem. There aren't any simple answers to traffic problems and pollution in cities. But unless we do something now, there will be more traffic jams and temperatures will continue to rise, so the problems in our environment will get worse. The bikes might help people to lead a healthier life, too.”
We've all been blamed (责备) wrongly sometimes in our lives. How do we deal with it? Not with anger, hurt and tears, but in a collected way…
If you are wrongly blamed, let others know of the true state of things at once. Do it calmly and clearly — if you lose your temper, people will stop listening or become defensive.
If you don't find a sympathetic ear, find a person who will hear you out — a teacher, a parent, a friend, or a brother or sister who believes in you.
If you've been in trouble before, it may be easy for people to doubt you. So win your respect back in their eyes by behaving with honesty.
If what you are blamed for is something unimportant, sometimes it's better to smile it off.
If you've been blamed for something serious, it's important to put your side of the story forward quickly and truthfully.
Just remember:
Respect your friends' secret if you don't want to be wrongly blamed for making them known.
Don't blame others without first getting proof of their wrong doing.
Putting the blame on someone else for what you have done wrong is weakness. Admit your mistake quickly.
If someone else is wrongly blamed, stand up for that person.
Don't pass the responsibility to others.
Do you often lose things? Don't worry. Now a new tool, which can be connected to any object you might lose, may be the way to solve your problem. The Tile, a small square linked up to your iphone or ipad by means of Bluetooth, lets you see how close you are to your missing item, within a 50-to-150-foot range (范围). If the item goes out of your phone's 150-foot range, it can still be found on other smart phones with the same app.
When you drive the app on your phone, it shows you, with green bars that increase or decrease, how close or far away you are from the Tile. You can also program it to make a sound when you get close to the Tile. And you can link up your phone with up to ten Tiles. And if your lost object — a dog, for example, or a stolen bike — go out of your own phone's 150-foot Bluetooth range, you can set it as a “lost item”. If any of the phones with the Tile app comes within range of your lost item, a message will be sent to your phone, telling you its position. The Tile app also has the function to remember where it last saw your Tile, so that you can easily find where you left it.
Since the Tiles use Bluetooth rather than GPS, they are never out of battery or needn't to be charged, and they work for one year before needing to be replaced. And the app works with all generations of iPhones and iPads.
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For many high school students, it seems that there is never enough time. There are several steps you can take to organize your time better.
⒈Make a to-do list every day. It makes it easy to plan any activities or meetings you may have in addition to homework. Be sure to set priorities (优先的事物).
⒉Use spare time wisely. Do you have a study hall? Instead of wasting that time, read a book or do homework. If a friend asks you to do something and you have homework to do, realize which is more important and see your friend later.
⒊Decide on the time that is good for you to do certain things. If you are more of a morning person, try getting up an hour earlier and do schoolwork before school. Review your notes every day. If you spend a few minutes at the end of every day going over what you learned, it will mean less time studying when it is time for the exam.
⒋Studies have shown that getting enough rest helps your memory. When you are tired, everything seems more difficult. It is best to stay on a regular sleeping cycle as much as possible.
⒌Tell your friends and family about your work timetable. Explain that you will be working at certain times and ask them not to disturb you. you can call your friends later.
A. Set goals for yourself.
B. Get a good night's sleep.
C. Do the most important tasks first.
D. And also, do not be afraid to say “no”.
E. You should finish your homework on time.
F. Don't wait until just before a test to remember everything.
G. Don't take phone calls during the time you set aside or work.
Smith, an old man, lived in the middle of town. One day he found his watch 1 in his own store. It 2 a lot to him because it was from his wife. After searching 3 in the store for a long while, he 4 to ask for help from a group of children playing outside the store. He 5 them that the person who found it would be rewarded.6 this, the children hurried inside the store, went through and around the 7 store, but still could not find the watch.
Soon the man felt hopeless and wanted to 8. A little boy went up to him and asked for another 9. The man looked at him and thought, “Why not?10, this kid looks sincere enough.”11 the man sent him back in the store. After a while the boy 12with the watch in his hand! The man was very 13, and he asked the boy how he found it while the others had 14. The boy replied, “I did nothing but sit on the ground and15. Then I heard the ticking (嘀嗒声) of the watch and just looked for it in that 16.”
We usually do something in a hurry and don't think about our own needs, which can't bring peace into our mind.17, we need to think about ourselves and keep peaceful for a while, which can produce a 18 result. So allow a few minutes of19 to your mind every day, and see how it helps you deal with your work and make 20 as you expect to!
One day a rich man took his sons on a trip to the countryside. He wanted to show them how the poor lived so that they could be thankful his wealth through hard work.
They spent a couple of (day) on the farm of what would be considered a poor family.
On their return, the father asked the elderly boy (explain) what he had learnt. To his surprise, the boy, who had kept (silence) and deep in thought on the journey home, (reply) in a way that shocked his father.
“I want to become a farmer, the farmers can enjoy the beautiful night stars while we have only expensive lanterns.” Finally, he asked his father, "What makes us safer, large walls around our house or some friends will protect us?"
After a while, the boy finished by saying, "Before the trip I thought we (be) rich but today I learnt who is (true) rich." With this, the boy got up and walked away, (leave) his father sitting on their comfortable sofa, totally speechless.
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This morning I got up early and went to school as usually, only to find there were nobody in the classroom because it is Sunday. “How a bad memory I have!” I couldn't help laughing. Stand in front of the school gate, I began to wonder what to do next. Suddenly a good idea occurs to me. “Why not to get together with some good friends for visit to the nursing home?” I immediately telephoned some of my best friends, but they both agreed to join me. About two hours late, we finally arrived there with some apples and flowers. We really had a good time spending with elderly today.
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