If businesses are to get workers back into the office, finding ways to keep social distancing(社会隔离)will be important. An Israeli company thinks it can help, using smart sensors installed on workplace ceilings.
PointGrab developed its technology before COVID-19 to help workspace managers optimize(优化)how employees use office space. About the size of a smoke alarm, the sensors can record the exact number and location of people in buildings including offices, hotels and restaurants. One of the company's first clients was Deloitte, which installed the system at its London office last year. PointGrab s sensors were connected to screens in the building to show the availability（利用率)of desks and shared areas in real time. PointGrab CEO Doron Shachar says it was one of a series of innovations that helped Deloitte fit 30% more people into 3% less space.
Now to prevent the coronavirus spreading face to face, PointGrab has adapted the technology to some degree so the sensors can also monitor social distancing by keeping track of how far apart people are, and whether they're traveling in one direction around a building. Workspace managers can set up alarm for when two people are closer than two meters for more than 30 seconds, for example. The sensors have been included in the “six feet office” concept created by a company Cushman & Wakefield to encourage employees to practice social distancing. They are currently being used in this way at a university in the Netherlands, and at an innovation centre in Belgium. While the social distancing innovation is new, PointGrab has installed more than 10, 000 sensors for workspace optimization, including in the offices of Coca-Cola, Facebook and Dell.
Workers might not like the idea of being monitored, but PointGrab says no images or identifying features are recorded. Instead, each employee is represented as a dot on a screen. “The sensor does not violate people’s privacy,” Shachar says. This is extremely important in the workspace.
1. What were the sensors used to do before COVID-19?| A．To identify employees. | B．To record locations. |
| C．To keep track of employees. | D．To make better use of office space. |
| A．Introduced. | B．Adjusted. |
| C．Formed. | D．Boomed. |
| A．Smart sensors give away people’s privacy. |
| B．PointGrab is in good conditions. |
| C．Workers are in favor of the company management. |
| D．Worker appearance will not show clearly on the screen. |
| A．How we can get workers back into their office |
| B．How we can improve the employees’ efficiency |
| C．Smart sensors make office social distancing easier |
| D．Smart sensors are a key technological innovation |
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【推荐1】Disability aids are vital to those who suffer problems with executing work with two hands. These are people who have been disabled due to some major sickness or some other problems. In order to help them carry on their work in the normal way, disability aids are manufactured. This helps them make their life a lot easier than what it would have been without these aids. The kind of disability aids that an individual might require depends on the person only. It is the problem that a person faces that decides the aids that he/she will use for carrying out their respective jobs. The following is the list of a few disability aids that come of significant use.
The first and foremost aid is the stocking aid, aiding the individuals suffering from the problem of bending down to reach the foot and wear their own socks. These stocking aids have a gutter that is made up of plastic material. These gutters are shaped in a certain way along with the attachment of cotton tapes in it. The sock is then put over the gutter. The foot is placed inside the gutter. The cotton tapes help in pulling the socks up the leg and subsequently the sock. In this manner, the sock is worn by a person who has problems wearing it by bending one’s back and reaching the foot.
There are openers that help the people who have problems with their hands or wrists to open bottles of ketchup, jam and other such bottles and jars that necessitates the use of hands and fingers.
The third type of disability aids that comes to our minds are lifts. Now what are lifts? Lifts are certain machines that help in lifting people from specific areas, such as a bathtub or a set of stairs. These lifts are of varied types and come for numerous applications. It is for the individual to decide the type that he/she requires to use.
For people, who have problems in balancing their upper bodies in a stable manner, there is something known as grab rails. These grab rails are installed for those who have mobility problems in their upper bodies. These rails come in varieties of shapes, sizes and angles. These grab rails are available to home users as well, in their different variations. One can purchase and fix one to their homes according to one’s specificities. These grab rails require the act of screwing and drilling in order to fix them to their appropriate place. The prices of these rails also vary according to the variation of their shapes and sizes.
A portable book holder is a much sought-after disability aid. It can be used by anybody for that matter, not just the disabled. These portable book holders are light-weight and can be easily moved about. These holders relieve the strains on one’s hands, necks and shoulders that might occur due to the handling of a book. The holders are provided with extended legs that help in placing the reading material at suitable distance.
Thus with the help of these disability aids, the old and disabled people can make their lives much more convenient and comfortable that would otherwise have been a cumbersome and complex one.
Disability Aids
Theme | Disability aids are of great | |
Different | Stocking aids | Help the individuals who have problems |
Openers | Aid the disabled to open the bottles of ketchup when they can’t take | |
Lifts | Assist in lifting people from | |
Grab rails | Help those having mobility problems in their upper bodies to keep their | |
Book holders | Help to make the strains on one’s hands, necks and shoulder | |
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【推荐2】The sporty all-electric car from the Netherlands resembles a BMW coupe, but is unique: It captures more carbon than it emits.
“Our end goal is to create a more sustainable future,” said Jens Lahaije, finance manager for TU/ecomotive, the Eindhoven University of Technology student team that created the car.
Called ZEM, for zero emission mobility, the two-seater houses a Cleantron lithium-ion (锂离子) battery pack, and most of its parts are 3D-printed from recycled plastics, Lahaije said. The target is to minimize carbon dioxide emitted during the car’s full lifespan, from manufacturing to recycling, he added.
Battery electric vehicles emit virtually no CO2 during operation compared with fuel vehicles, but battery cell production can create so much pollution that it can take EVs (Electric Vehicles) tens of thousands of miles to achieve “carbon parity (相等)” with comparable fossil-fueled models.
“Direct air capture is a fairly new method of cleaning the air by capturing CO2 into a filter (过滤器). We have made use of this innovative technology and implemented this in our car. The idea is very simple: while we’re driving, air will move through our self-designed filters and the CO2 will be captured and stored.”
ZEM uses two filters that can capture up to 2 kilograms of CO2 over 20,000 miles of driving, the Eindhoven team estimated. They imagine a future when filters can be emptied at charging stations.
The students are showing their vehicle on a US promotional tour to universities and companies from the East Coast to Silicon Valley.
1. What does the article tell us about ZEM?| A．The four-seater is equipped with a lithium-ion battery pack. |
| B．All of its parts are modern plastics. |
| C．The process of manufacturing the car creates little pollution. |
| D．The CO2 can be caught and stored while we’re driving. |
| A．take in | B．give off | C．put aside | D．clear off |
| A．What challenges the students met. |
| B．How the students got this idea. |
| C．How this innovative technology works. |
| D．How this technology can be improved. |
| A．A Newly-invented Sporty Car Has Gained Great Popularity. |
| B．All-electric Car or Fuel-engine Car? |
| C．Dutch Students Devise Carbon-eating Electric Vehicle. |
| D．The Advantages of the Sporty All-electric Car. |
【推荐3】Google’s AlphaGo defeated the South Korean Go grandmaster Lee Sedol four games to one Artificial intelligence had suddenly reached a new and unexpected height.
But AlphaGo is no longer the best Go “player” in the world Google’s artificial intelligence group, DeepMind. has created the next generation of its Go-playing program, called AlphaGo Zero The new A1 program is unique in the way it learned to play Go Instead of learning from human matches, as its predecessor (前任) did, AlphaGo Zero mastered Go in just two days without any human knowledge of the game and defeated AlphaGo by day three, reported The Guardian It then went on to defeat AlphaGo 100 games to zero.
To learn how to play Go, AlphaGo Zero played millions of matches against itself using only the basic rules of the game to rapidly create its own knowledge of it tike the previous version, it used “reinforcement (增强) learning to become its own teacher, ”ccording to DeepMind’s website.
“It’s more powerful than previous approaches. ’’ David Silver, AlphaGo’s lead researcher, told The Guardian, “because by not using human data, or human expertise in any fashion, we’ve removed the constraints (约束) of human knowledge and it is able to create knowledge itself . ”
AlphaGo Zero’s approach to selt-learning is a significant advancement in AI could be applied to help solve some of the world s biggest problems, according a recent research report published in the journal Nature. For example, DeepMind co-founder DemisHassabis argues that AlphaGo Zero could probably find cures for a number of serious diseases within weeks, according to The Telegraph Indeed, the AI is now being used to study protein folding, which is connected to diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
So now that AI has surpassed human beings in some ways, perhaps the question is not about what AI can learn from humans, but what humans can learn from AI We can only wait and see.
1. What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?| A．AlphaGo defeated Lee Sedol five games to zero |
| B．AlphaGo Zero defeated AlphaGo within one day |
| C．AlphaGo Zero is the first program to defeat a human at Go |
| D．AlphaGo Zero has become the new best Go player |
| A．It can collect human knowledge automatically |
| B．It can create knowledge with human data |
| C．It can become its own teacher in learning Go skills |
| D．It can play many matches without a break |
| A．Treating diseases. | B．Making new Go rules. |
| C．Solving math problems. | D．Creating new proteins. |
| A．increased | B．outdone |
| C．declined | D．hidden |
【推荐1】When you’re sitting in class or behind your desk waiting for the clock to strike a time when you can go home, it is natural that the mind can wander (走神) a bit. It is common for our mind to wander to a vacation and even travel the world. What if there is a way that you can travel the world without having to pay any money?
A person that managed to make it around the world without spending much was Shantanu Starick. How did he trade off his service? Starick realized that as a photographer he had a service that people would usually be willing to pay money for, but he would instead offer his photography service to anyone who could provide him with food, accommodation and transportation. Starick has been traveling for a surprising 30 months and has visited countries ranging from the United States to Ecuador.
In English-speaking countries, trading off service and communicating aren’t difficult for Starick. However, in farther areas where there isn’t an English-speaking person in sight it can be quite difficult. More than anything, the locals admire the effort behind trying to speak their language, even if he doesn’t exactly sound like a native speaker.
You can do it too!
Honestly, with a bit of confidence, drive and a skill you can trade, you’ll be able to do exactly the same as Starick.
Start thinking about what you can do to get around the world without paying money. With our social networks and the connectivity our world has, you can easily connect with and market yourself to people across the world without any effort.
1. What is the author's purpose in writing the first paragraph?| A．To introduce the topic. |
| B．To describe students in class. |
| C．To give an example of travelling. |
| D．To show peoples state of mind. |
| A．Give up. | B．Exchange. |
| C．Cut down. | D．Improve. |
| A．He is too poor to afford the travels. |
| B．He earns his living by traveling. |
| C．He travels without paying much money. |
| D．He can speak many languages. |
【推荐2】People generally like to pick out the best-looking fruits and vegetables when shopping for produce, but Canadian supermarket chain Loblaws is attracting customers with badly-shaped and imperfect produce at the price of 30% lower than normal-looking ones.
A trial run of the ugly food line, named "Naturally Imperfect", began with only apples and tomatoes
to choose from. Consumer(消费者) demand has been so huge that Loblaws is going to introduce more ugly vegetables and fruit like onions and mushrooms.
All the produce that will be sold through Naturally Imperfect would otherwise have been used in juices, sauces, or soups, or have not been harvested at all. The director Dan Branson explained that this program benefited both food producers who would otherwise have to let abnormal produce go to waste, and consumers who could buy fresh produce at low prices. And he was right, considering how popular the line has become.
"It really went well beyond our expectation," Branson said. "I think it really spoke to the fact that Canadians are out there really looking for some Choices."
Of course, Canadians know that beauty is more than skin(外皮) deep, and they also recognize that they get the same flavor and nutritional (营养的) benefits in spite of appearances. The positive response to the offering of apples and potatoes showed the opportunity to expand the line and offer more choices at a greater price to Canadian families.
"If you grow produce in your backyard, there will be a lot of produce that won't look as pretty as what you will see in a grocery store”, said Branson. “ And nature doesn’t grow everything perfectly. I’d like to think if somebody were to take a NO Name Naturally Imperfect apple, put it right beside a No. 1 apple, close his eyes and eat them, there would be no difference.”
1. Loblaws is different from other supermarkets because_______.| A．more fruits are offered at lower prices |
| B．normal-looking produce is banned there |
| C．only apples and potatoes are sold every day |
| D．imperfect produce is sold at lower prices there |
| A．prevents people from wasting their food |
| B．teaches food producers how to grow |
| C．happens to be a win-win arrangement |
| D．enables consumers to eat more fresh produce |
| A．Canadians are used to eating perfect produce. |
| B．Customers' support helps the development of Loblaws. |
| C．Smart consumers know the importance of ugly produce. |
| D．Loblaws intends to improve customers' quality of life. |
| A．Imperfect fruits are as tasty and nutritious as perfect ones. |
| B．We should eat imperfect apples with our eyes closed. |
| C．The world is usually full of imperfect things. |
| D．The fruits grown by ourselves are more nutritious than those in the store. |
【推荐3】The ancient city is in Pingyao county, Shanxi Province. The city wall was first built during the Zhou Dynasty and rebuilt in 1370. Since 1997, it has been listed as a World Heritage Site. Now Pingyao city is the only one in China completely protected as it was hundreds of years ago.
The perimeter (周长) of this square city is 6.4k m long and the city wall is the earliest and largest city wall in China. It is 12m high with width of 5m . The wall was built with earth and covered with bricks. Outside the city wall there is a river, 4m wide and 4m deep.
There are several gates of the city, two each on the east and west and one each on the south and north side. All the gates have two doors each. This has given the city the name “Turtle City” with the two gates on the south and north standing for the head and tail of the turtle and four gates on the east and west as the four legs. The doors on the south and north st and opposite each other. like the head of the turtle extending out and two wells just beyond southern gate are like a turtle’s two eyes.
Located on the trade route between Beijing and Xi’an, Pingyao developed into a merchant center where the local people set up the nation’s earliest banks. These banks were the first in China to use checks (支票).
Several old courtyards have been turned into museums, most of which were homes and offices of Pingyao’s old banks. One of the most unusual aspects of a visit here is realizing that this place was very important to China’s financial history.
1. What does the passage mainly talk about?| A．The ancient city — Pingyao. | B．China’s ancient financial center — Pingyao. |
| C．The city wall of Pingyao. | D．The museums in Pingyao. |
| A．the city wall of Pingyao was first built in 1370 | B．Pingyao city hasn’t been a World Heritage Site |
| C．Pingyao’s streets are wide and made of earth | D．Pingyao city is well protected |
| A．Four. | B．Five. | C．Six. | D．Seven. |
| A．Pingyao city played an important role in ancient China’s finance. |
| B．museums in Pingyao city are now used for bank offices. |
| C．Pingyao city was one of the largest cities in ancient China. |
| D．old banks in ancient Pingyao city used checks only. |
【推荐1】We know that St. Patrick’s Day festivities may include a little bit of drinking. But there are plenty of kid-safe St. Patrick’s Day events around metro Phoenix, too. Here are the lucky St. Patrick’s Day celebrations for kids.
3/17： Lucky St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes
Kids can make their own treats at the Children’s Museum of Phoenix this St. Patrick’s Day. Children can make and decorate their cupcakes with rainbow candies and chocolate pots of gold. To-go containers will also be provided.
Details: 1—3 p. m，Friday, March 17. Children’s Museum of Phoenix, 215 N. 7th Street, Phoenix. $3 for members. $4 for non-members. 602 -253 -0501.
3/17—19: Fountain O’ Green Artisan Market
This community festival will include sculptures paintings，handcrafted jewelry and apparel from selected local and regional artists, live music and dance performance throughout the weekend. There will also be a food court.
On Friday, emerald-colored water will shoot from the town’s fountain at noon. Take the kids to see the annual tradition and picnic in the park.
Details: 10 a. m. —5 p. m. , Friday — Sunday, March 17—19. Avenue of the Fountains and Saguaro Boulevard, Fountain Hills. Free. 480 -488- 2014.
3/17 ： St. Patrick’s Day Party at AZ Air Time
Kids above 12 years old can collect their free, green glow necklaces and jump for three hours, scale the rock climbing wall or dive into the giant pit of foam. Jump socks required.
Details： 8—11 p. m. Friday, March 17. AZ Air Time, 13802 N. Scottsdale Road，Suite 145, Scottsdale. $15, which is a $14 savings, 480 —427 - 2000.
1. Which telephone number can people call at if they want to make and decorate cupcakes?| A．602 - 427 -2014. | B．480 -488 -2014. |
| C．480 -427 -2000. | D．602 -253 -0501. |
| A．St. Patrick’s Day at the Irish Cultural Center. | B．Fountain O’ Green Artisan Market. |
| C．St. Patrick’s Day at AZ Air Time. | D．Lucky St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes. |
| A．Lucky St. Patrick’s Day Cupcakes. | B．St. Patrick’s Day at the Irish Cultural Center. |
| C．Fountain 0’ Green Artisan Market. | D．St. Patrick’s Day at AZ Air Time. |
【推荐2】In this section we consider what you can do to train your brain to improve your game playing skills.
Daily workout
It is very easy to find tactical puzzles and train. However, you must try to solve them. Don’t just stare at the position for 10 seconds and then turn to the solution. You won’t learn anything. Have a go at trying to solve the puzzle. If you got it right then great — well done. However, if you got it wrong, then have another look. Ask yourself questions such as the following:
Why did I get it wrong?
What was wrong with my solution?
What was the weakness that the tactic exploited?
Where can you find tactical puzzles?
It’s easy. They are everywhere. Many newspapers, including Independent, and magazines have a daily or weekly chess puzzle. Key “chess puzzles” into Google and you’ll find a whole load of them. There are plenty of puzzle books.
Use software
Nowadays chess software is terribly cheap. World Champion Vladimir Kramnik recently lost a match 4 — 2 against a software program. This program is available for about ￡30.
In general, people use chess software for the wrong reasons. They often play game after game against the machine and get beaten every time. Bored with this, they turn the playing level right down so that the program is almost playing random moves and then they can beat it every time and feel better.
Neither method will help you improve. However, chess software can be a fantastically useful learning tool if used in two particular ways.
The first is if you have tried to solve a puzzle but it’s a bit too difficult and you don’t really understand the solution. Never mind — well done for trying. Now set the position up on the program and try different moves. Chess software is faultless at tactical play. It will instantly tell you the right and wrong moves and why they do or don’t work.
Secondly you can run over games you have played to learn where you have gone wrong and where you could have improved. Get into the habit of keeping the score (i.e. writing down the moves) of games that you play. This will help you to improve and refine your understanding of tactical themes and patterns.
1. What would be the best title of this passage?| A．How to Train Your Brain | B．Where to Find Tactical Puzzles |
| C．Daily Workout and Use of Software | D．How to Improve Your Chess-Playing Skills |
| A．puzzles making us better understand themes and patterns of difficult games |
| B．puzzles showing us how to train our brains to think more effectively |
| C．puzzles teaching us some skills to play more difficult games |
| D．puzzles only teaching us how to play chess games well |
| A．Playing as many games against the machine as possible. |
| B．Always trying difficult puzzles to improve your chess skills. |
| C．Running over games you’ve played to learn from mistakes and improve. |
| D．Turning the playing level down to build your self confidence and feel better. |
| A．Chess software will help a lot if properly used. |
| B．Chess software below 30 pounds is too cheap to use. |
| C．Chess software is a fantastically useful learning tool in daily work. |
| D．Chess software helps improve understanding of tactical themes and patterns. |
【推荐3】If you are studying at school, do be a polite and clever student! There is no excuse for not doing your assignments. If you can’t come to school, you should call your teacher or your classmate ask about homework. It is your responsibility to find out what homework you have missed. It is not the teacher’s job to remind you of the missed assignments.
You must not be absent on a test day. If you are seriously ill, call and let the teacher know you will not be there for the test. If your teacher allows a make-up test, you should take the test, again within one or two days after you return to class. Serious illness is the only reason for missing a test.
Be on time! It is impolite to be late. Also, it bothers other students. If you must come in late, be sure to do it quietly. Have your books and papers out of your bag before you come into the classroom. Then go to your seat and sit down quietly. In the USA, it is not necessary to knock before you enter the classroom. Most teachers will give you a low grade if you are often late.
In America, you should call your teacher by his or her last name instead of “teacher”. Also you should use Mr, Miss, Ms or Mrs before the last name (such as Mrs Smith or Mr Jones). The teacher will tell you the title that he or she likes. It is impolite in the USA to eat, drink or chew gum during class. Don’t do these until the break. Also, removing your shoes in the classroom is not polite.
1. What should you do if you miss a class ?| A．Give an excuse for missing the assignments. |
| B．Tell the teacher you can’t come to school or do the assignments. |
| C．Call your teacher or your classmate to find out what assignments were given. |
| D．Ask your teacher to remind you of the missed assignments. |
| A．A test for all students. |
| B．A test for the students missing the last test. |
| C．A test for the students with low scores. |
| D．A test for whoever missed the last test. |
| A．When he or she is late for the test. |
| B．When he or she doesn’t want to have the test. |
| C．When he or she failed another test. |
| D．When he or she is really sick. |
| A．Teacher Black | B．Ms Susan |
| C．Susan Black | D．Ms Black |
【推荐1】History tells us that footwear was one of the first things ancient people learned to make. Footwear helped them across rocky paths or hot sands without injuring themselves. The earliest footwear we know of was simply a piece of plaited (编织的) grass or leather tied to the feet.
The ancient Egyptians seem to have invented the first footwear with a firm sole (鞋底) — sandals. Egyptian royalty usually wore sandals that had a different style from those with lower status (身份), while slaves were not allowed to wear anything on their feet. The sandal is still the basic form of footwear in many countries, particularly those with a hot climate, whereas in cold climates, an entirely different type of shoe appeared — the moccasin — a slipper-shaped shoe made of soft but strong leather.
The Greeks were the first to develop shoes with heels (鞋跟). Then, in the Middle Ages, shoes with long points at the toe became very chic for the nobility. These shoes were often very difficult to wear. Other trends followed, with square-toed shoes, wide shoes, and even shoes that could make a woman stand two feet taller. Not surprisingly, these sometimes led to accidents. Even today, fashion rather than comfort often leads to the kind of shoes women wear.
Mechanical shoemaking appeared in the 1800s in North America. Until then, shoes had been made with the same kinds of hand tools used by the ancient Egyptians. And in 1858, a machine was invented that could stitch (缝合) the sole of a shoe to the upper part. Now it was possible to make shoes that were shaped to fit either the left or right foot. Toward the end of the 1800s came a new type of shoe that was specifically designed for sports — the sneaker — and it soon become an all-time favorite.
1. What did shoes often show in ancient times?| A．The rich resources. | B．People's different beliefs. |
| C．People's status in society. | D．The changeable climates. |
| A．Valuable. | B．Convenient. |
| C．Fashionable. | D．Comfortable. |
| A．shoes were often very difficult for people to wear. |
| B．all the shoe patterns made by the Greeks were the same. |
| C．the only function of footwear was to protect people's feet. |
| D．people wore the same-shaped shoes on their two feet |
| A．By providing examples. | B．By making comparisons. |
| C．By following the order of time. | D．By following the order of importance. |
【推荐2】A long-term dream for 3D bioprinting is that people on active waiting lists for organ donations might one day have the option of getting a bio-printed organ. Although the ability to produce a functional heart or kidney this way likely lies years in the future, realistic near-term goals include bioprinting simpler structures. Living tissues printed outside the body, however, would still require implantation operation, which often involves large incisions （切 口）that increase the risk of infection and lengthen recovery time.
Scientists in Tsinghua University are working on a way to print cells directly inside the body. The idea would be to use existing minimally invasive （微创）operation techniques to insert 3D printing tools into patients and then lay down new tissues.
Much of the previous research has focused on treatments of skin and other tissues in the outer part of the body, because the necessary equipment is normally too large to access :he digestive tract (消化道）and other centrally located organs. Scientists in China wanted to develop a mini bioprinting robot that could enter the human body with relative case, so that they can use the technology for conditions like stomach ulcer （胃溃疡）.
The resulting micro robot is just 30 millimeters wide—less than half the width of a credit card — and can fold to a length of 43 millimeters. Once inside a patient's body, it unfolds to become 59 millimeters long and can start bioprinting. The team has constructed clever mechanisms that make the system compact when entering the body yet extend to provide a large working area once past the tight entry. In their experiments， the researchers in China fitted the micro robot onto a long tube that can be inserted through bodily openings and successfully snaked it through a curved pipe into a transparent plastic model of a stomach.
1. What is the aim of Tsinghua's new research?| A．To repair wounded skin of the human body. |
| B．To take stomach ulcer out of the human body, |
| C．To print new tissues inside the human body. |
| D．To plant 3D printed organs into the human body. |
| A．Immediate organ sharing. |
| B．Reduced patient suffering. |
| C．Less use of operation equipment. |
| D．Accurate health condition identification. |
| A．A plastic stomach. |
| B．A snake- like long tube. |
| C．A 3D printed structure. |
| D．A mini bioprinting robot. |
| A．To guide. | B．To inform. | C．To advertise. | D．To argue. |
When your Laker dream comes true tomorrow， you need to figure out a way to invest in the future of your family． This sounds simple， and you may think it's a no﹣brainer， but take some time to think on it further．
I said INVEST．
I did not say GIVE
Let me explain．
Purely giving material things to your siblings（兄弟姐妹） may appear to be right decision． So you buy them a car， a big house， pay， all of their bill． You want them to live a beautiful comfortable life， right？
But the day will come when you realize that as much as you believed you were doing the right thing， you were actually holding them back．
You will come to understand that you were taking care of them because it made YOU feel good， it made YOU happy to see them smiling and without a care in the world ﹣ and that was extremely selfish of you． While you were feeling satisfied with yourself， you were slowly eating away at their own dreams and ambitions． You were adding material things to their lives， but subtracting the most precious gifts of all．
Invest in their future， don't just give．
Use your success， wealth and influence to put them in the best position to realize their own dreams and find their true purpose． Put them through school， set them up with job interviews and help them become leaders in their own right． Hold them to the same level of hard work and dedication that it took for you to get to where you are now， and where you will eventually go．
I'm writing you now so that you can begin this process immediately， and so that you don't have to deal with the hurt and struggle of weaning（断绝） them off of the addiction that you facilitated That addiction only leads to anger， hatred and jealousy from everybody involved， including yourself．
As time goes on， you will see them grow independently and have their own ambitions and their own lives， and your relationship with all of them will be much better as a result．
Trust me， setting things up right from the beginning will avoid a ton of tears and headache， some of which remains to this day．
Much love，
1. What might be the best title of his letter？| A．To My Younger Self |
| B．For My Dear Family |
| C．To My Beloved Son |
| D．For My Older Self |
| A．Independence and growth |
| B．wealth and health |
| C．love and dedication |
| D．success and leadership |
| A．The writer will stop offering his siblings help in the future． |
| B．The writer didn't think it a good fortune to become successful early． |
| C．The writer intends to remind others not to care too much about materials |
| D．The writer was once troubled by the relationship between him and his family． |
