As the world’s climate changes, ocean warming is getting faster and sea levels are rising more quickly, warns a new report. The report also discusses a relatively new problem appearing in the oceans: heat waves.
The unusually hot water affected animals that live off the coast of Maine, which are important to the local fishing economy (经济). What’s more, it quickly became clear that the state wasn’t alone. “Heat wave events have popped up all over the ocean.” says Andrew Pershing, scientific officer at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute. “We’ve actually had three huge heat waves in the Gulf of Maine—2012, 2016 and 2018—and now we’re looking at repeat heat waves in the northern Pacific; Australia’s also had some repeat heat waves.”
That’s a big deal for coastal communities whose economies depend on fish and other seafood. Heat waves in recent years drove a lot of changes in life off the coast of the Pacific Northwest, which in turn led to disastrous seasons for fishermen. Unusually hot water supported the growth of algae that polluted the Dungeness crab (螃蟹) fishery on the West Coast, shutting it down for months. At the same time, the hot water off the coast led to continuous dry weather on land, which killed large numbers of salmon (鲑鱼) and raised the risk of wildfires.
The report suggests actions to slow ocean warming and rising and to adapt to its influences. Most importantly, the authors support what has been known for many years: Greenhouse gas emissions (排放物) are the main driver of changes in the world’s oceans, and the global economy must make a complete change to reduce those emissions.
“Even if we cut carbon emissions right now, we are still looking at 20 to 30 years of change.” Pershing explains. “That means, no matter what we do, we have to work out how we are going to adapt to these changes.”
1. What are the first two paragraphs mainly about?A.The results of global climate change. |
B.The increasing frequency of heat waves. |
C.The cause of heat waves in the oceans. |
D.The problem ocean animals are facing. |
A.By presenting research findings. | B.By following the order of time. |
C.By providing examples. | D.By following the order of importance. |
A.We should manage to reduce carbon emissions. |
B.The measures to deal with climate change are useful. |
C.We have a promising future of the world environment. |
D.The influences of climate change on oceans are unavoidable. |
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【推荐1】Something was in the air. All his senses told White Fang that some big change was about to come. “Listen to that!” said Matt. Through the open door came a low, anxious howl, like a sobbing under the breath.
The truth was that Scott was torn. He was miserable at the idea of leaving White Fang, but he knew a dog like him needed the wide-open spaces of the frozen North. Five or six times he changed his mind. But in the end he decided firmly against taking him. He told himself, “He would hate living in a city, anyway.”
Then came the day when White Fang saw his master pack and take two large bags out of the cabin. “Poor fellow,” said Scott, gently rubbing White Fang’s ears. “I’m hitting the trail, old boy, I’ve got a new job in California, where you can’t follow. Now give me your howls. A goodbye howl!” But White Fang wouldn’t howl. He gave his master a wistful, searching look and buried his head out of sight, between his master’s arm and body.
Matt locked the door. Scott wiped his eyes. “Take good care of him, Matt,” he said, “Write and let me know how he gets on.” “Sure,” replied Matt. “But listen to that!” Both men stopped. White Fang was howling inside. His howl burst upwards, dying down into trembling misery. It rose again and again.
Near the steamship, Scott said goodbye to Matt and was to have a final handshake with Matt. But Matt’s hand dropped. He stared at something behind them. Sitting on the deck and watching wistfully was White Fang! “Did you lock the door?” asked Scott. “Sure did.” Said Matt. As Scott patted the dog, he noticed blood on his nose and a fresh cut between his eyes. “We forgot the window!” he cried. “He’s all cut up. Must have made his way clean through the glass!”
The steamship whistled its final. Scott bent down to White Fang, “Howl for me now, you stupid, brave fellow!” White Fang knew he had won. He howled and nuzzled his beloved master for all he was worth.
1. Why doesn’t Scott take White Fang at first?A.Because life stress outweighs reality. | B.Because he blocks his pursuit of career. |
C.Because he dislikes the city environment. | D.Because he belongs to the spacious wild. |
A.dialogues | B.actions | C.inner thoughts | D.emotions |
A.To interpret his emotional changes. |
B.To interact with the devoted animal. |
C.To create an atmosphere of sadness. |
D.To present a vivid account of the animal. |
A.White Fang gets seriously injured all over. |
B.Scott is the first to find White Fang on the deck. |
C.White Fang’s fearless love contributes to their reunion. |
D.White Fang catches up with Scott by breaking the door. |
【推荐2】Who would win in a fight, a lion or a tiger? Well, if size has anything to do with the matter, the tiger would win. That’s because tigers are the largest of all cat species.
At the start of the 20th century, there were over 100,000 tigers living in the wild. By the turn of the century, the number of tigers outside of catch decreased to just over 3,000. Interestingly, the most serious threats that tigers face come from a much smaller species, one with an average weight of around 140 lbs. That species is Homo sapiens, better known as humans.
Humans have done great damage to the world’s tiger population through hunting, but perhaps more damage has been caused through the destruction of habitat. Tigers once ranged widely across Asia, all the way from Turkey to the eastern coast of Russia. But over the past 100 years, tigers have lost 93% of their historic range. The tiger population is now isolated in small pockets in southern and southeastern Asia.
A.A lion is not as large as a tiger but runs faster than it. |
B.This is because humans have heavily changed the environments. |
C.Tigers have also been hunted as game. |
D.Tigers are hunted for many reasons. |
E.Tigers are not only large, they are also fast. |
F.Humans threaten tigers in primarily two ways: hunting and destroying habitat. |
G.Though humans have done great harm to tigers. |
【推荐3】A six-year-old longing to keep a unicorn in her backyard figured she’d get the hard part out of the way first.
Last November, Madeline wrote a letter to the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control with a straightforward request. “Dear LA County, I would like your approval if I can have a unicorn in my backyard if I can find one. Please send me a letter in response.”
Director Mayeda replied two weeks later. The department does in fact license unicorns, she said, under certain conditions. Those include polishing the unicorn’s horn at least once a month with a soft cloth, feeding it watermelon at least once a week, covering it with only nontoxic and biodegradable sparkles and giving it regular access to sunlight, moonbeams and rainbows. And, because unicorns are indeed very rare to find, the department is also giving Madeline a toy unicorn to keep her company during her search, as a token of appreciation.
“It is always rewarding to hear from young people who thoughtfully consider the requirements of providing a loving home for animals,” Mayeda wrote in the letter. “I like your sense of responsible pet ownership to seek permission in advance to keep a unicorn in Los Angeles County.”
Mayeda told the Washington Post that this is the first time the department has received a request for a license for a unicorn or any mythical creature. They were impressed with the first-grader for wanting to ask permission in the first place, and doing her research to work out how to go about that. She and her colleagues deal with a lot of “life-and-death” issues on the job, whether that’s seeing cases of animal abuse or animals hurting people or making decisions about having to put down dangerous or sick animals. So Madeline’s letter has considerably brightened their spirits, and she is due to visit the department this week to discuss her unicorn license application. Safe to say, she’s in for a magical surprise.
1. Why did Madeline write the letter?A.To apply to visit a unicorn. | B.To learn to provide animal care. |
C.To ask permission to keep a pet. | D.To figure out how to find a unicorn. |
A.Her application was disapproved. | B.Requirements should be met for the license. |
C.She was presented with a live unicorn. | D.Guidance was given for her search. |
A.Imaginative. | B.Sensitive. | C.Flexible. | D.Convincing. |
A.Because it is the first application letter for a pet. |
B.Because animal protection is a life-and-death issue. |
C.Because they are worn out with their daily work. |
D.Because they are touched with the girl’s deeds. |
【推荐1】Scientists have discovered the world’s largest known field of sea grass. They did it using videos shot by some unusual helpers — tiger sharks. The work helps protect the sea grass, and also shows a powerful way to explore the ocean.
Sea grasses are flowering plants that normally grow in shallow waters near coasts. They grow in thick fields, known as meadows (草甸). Sea grass meadows help clean the ocean’s water, and provide food and shelter for many sea creatures. Importantly, sea grass meadows also help in the fight against the climate crisis. That’s because they store huge amounts of carbon — the harmful pollution that’s making global warming worse. Damaging these sea grass meadows can release this pollution again, so it’s important to protect them.
Though they’re very important, scientists don’t have a good idea of the size and number of the world’s sea grass meadows. From above, the meadows can be hard to spot, because the water is either too deep or not clear enough. And the ocean is so huge that it’s simply not possible to study it all by diving.
So a team of scientists decided to have sharks help with the research. Tiger sharks are huge, strong and deadly. They also live underwater, are fast swimmers and spend a lot of time in sea grass meadows.
Between 2016 and 2020, a team of researchers attached cameras and other trackers to seven tiger sharks. After catching the sharks, scientists worked quickly to attach the equipment and then let them go again.
The cameras were designed to fall off after a few hours and float to the surface. Tracking signals helped the scientists find the floating cameras and collect the videos the sharks had taken. The scientists were left with hours of videos taken as the sharks traveled for miles over the sea floor.
1. What benefit can the scientists’ discovery bring?A.Expanding the largest grass. |
B.Reducing the ocean pollution. |
C.Helping protect the sea grass meadows. |
D.Improving tiger sharks’ living environment. |
A.They clean dirty water. |
B.They produce many sea creatures. |
C.They release huge amounts of oxygen. |
D.They store large amounts of carbon. |
A.Tiger sharks played a critical part. |
B.The researchers raised several tiger sharks. |
C.The researchers found the cameras in the deep sea. |
D.Tiger sharks need some days to explore with cameras. |
A.Sharks Help Fight Against Climate Crisis |
B.Tiger Sharks Help Scientists Map Sea Grass |
C.A New Technology Contributes a Lot to Ocean Protection |
D.Researchers Found a Largest Shark in the Ocean Exploration |
【推荐2】The use of fossil fuels in transportation is one of the major reasons for climate change. A survey by the Asian Development Bank indicates that Asia’s carbon dioxide emissions from transportation increased 3.9 percent yearly, nearly twice the global level.
If left unchecked, emissions from transport will continue to rise. By 2050, Asia’s demand for transportation will likely double from the current level.
First, shorten travel time and distance. City planning should be focusing on reducing people’s travel time as well as cutting carbon emissions through practical measures.
Second, improve transportation structure. It is important to encourage the use of low-carbon transportation means and reduce high-emissions vehicles. Most Asian cities including Yichang in China and Jakarta in Indonesia are not large and thus suitable for building effective and economic public transit systems.
Third, promote the use of clean energy.
As the continent with one of the largest number of developing economies, Asian is key to pushing the global low- carbon transition. With regional joint efforts, the transition could be more practical and hopeful.
A.To carry it out requires promoting the use of clean energy. |
B.However, there are multiple challenges to be overcome. |
C.To achieve the low-carbon goal, strategies should be adopted. |
D.Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems in some Asian cities has been promoted. |
E.This strategy is to increase the efficiency of energy in transportation and reduce emissions. |
F.It is important for countries here to solve environmental problems caused by transportation. |
G.Many Asian cities have introduced online education and remote working during the COVID-19. |
【推荐3】Unimportant though it may seem, sand is a critical ingredient of our lives. It is the primary raw material modern cities are made from. The concrete used to construct shopping malls, offices, and apartment blocks, along with the material we use to build roads connecting them, are largely just sand gravel glued together. The glass in every window and smartphone screen is made of melted-down sand. And even the silicon chips inside our phones and computers—along with almost every other piece of electronic equipment in your home—are made from sand.
And what is the problem with that? Our planet is covered with it. Huge deserts from the Sahara to Arizona have numerous dunes(沙丘) of the stuff. Beaches of coastlines around the world are lined with sand. But believe it or not, the world is facing a shortage of sand. How can we possibly be running low on a substance that seems essentially limitless?
Sand, however, is the most-consumed natural resource on the planet besides water. People use some 50 billion tons of aggregate—the industry term for sand and gravel, which tend to be found together—every year. That’s more than enough to blanket the entire United Kingdom. The problem lies in the type of sand we are using. Desert sand is largely useless to us. The overwhelming mass of the sand we harvest goes to make concrete, and for that purpose, desert sand grains are the wrong form. Shaped by wind rather than water, they are too smooth and round to lock together to form stable concrete.
The sand we need is the more angular(棱角分明的) stuff found in the beds of rivers, lakes and the seashore. The demand for that material is so great that around the world, riverbeds and beaches are being laid bare, and farmlands and forests are torn up to get the precious grains.
1. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?A.Sand must be melted down before making glass. |
B.Concrete is the primary material in making a city. |
C.Electronic equipment may not work without sand. |
D.The value of sand may go beyond our imagination. |
A.To suggest it is rich in producing sand. | B.To warn us that sand is over used in it. |
C.To stress sand is used too much every year. | D.To show sand is important in our daily life. |
A.Shape | B.Weight | C.Ingredient | D.Size |
A.Concerned | B.Subjective | C.Indifferent | D.Favourable |
【推荐1】Scientists have found life 900 meters under an, ice shelf (冰架) in the Antarctic, the southernmost region on the earth. Ice shelves are floating ice connected to the land and cover a large area of sea. The discovery was made accidentally by a team of researchers from the British Antarctic Survey, an organization that studies the southern polar region. Their findings were published on 15 February. The team was making a hole through the Filchner- Ronne ice shelf to collect the information of the sea floor when they hit a large rock. After sending a video camera down the hole they saw that the rock was home to a community of sea creatures. The video appeared to show 16 sponges (海绵动物) and 22 other unknown creatures, some of which are thought to be barnacles (a small shellfish that attaches itself to objects under water) and tube worms (管虫). Scientists also found a shrimp-like creature and a jellyfish swimming under an Antarctic ice sheet. A curious shrimp-like creature came swimming by and then parked itself on the camera’s cable.
These creatures are known as filter-feeders (滤食动物), which means they stay still and feed on nutrients that are carried in the water. Nutrients are substances in food that help living things grow. This is the first time that marine life like this has been found under an Antarctic ice sheet. Before that, it was thought that living things couldn’t survive in these conditions, because of the low temperatures and little sunlight. The discovery has made scientists rethink the conditions in which animals could survive.
Dr. Huw Griffiths, a marine biologist for the British Antarctic Survey, says, “Never in a mill years would we have thought about looking for this kind of life because we didn’t think it would be there.”
1. What does the underlined word “accidentally” in paragraph 1 mean?A.By chance. | B.By design. |
C.In advance. | D.In practice. |
A.Sponges and tube worms are filter-feeders. |
B.Filter-feeders were found in the Atlantic. |
C.Filter-feeders couldn’t survive without enough sunlight. |
D.Filter-feeders feed on the living things in the water. |
A.Uninterested. | B.Amazed. |
C.Doubtful. | D.Disappointed. |
A.To call on people to protect deep-sea creatures. |
B.To inform readers of life found under ice shelves. |
C.To show the findings of a research about ice shelves. |
D.To stress the importance of ice shelves to filter-feeders. |
【推荐2】“Don’t tell anyone”. We hear these words when someone tells a secret to us. But it can be hard to keep a secret. We often tend to“spill the beans”, even if we regret it later.
According to Asim Shah, professor in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine, US, keeping a secret may well“become a burden”. This is because people often have an“obsessive (强迫性的) and anxious urge to share it with someone”.
An earlier study, led by Anita E. Kelly, a scientist at the University of Notre Dame, US, suggested that keeping a secret could cause stress. People entrusted with secrets can suffer from depression, anxiety, and body aches, reported the Daily Mail.
But with secrets so often getting out, why do people share them at all? Shah explained that people often feel that it will help them keep a person as a friend. Another reason people share secrets is guilt over keeping it from someone close to them. A sense of distrust can develop when people who are close do not share it with each other.“Keeping or sharing secrets often puts people in a position of either gaining or losing the trust of someone.”according to Shah.
He added that talkative people could let secrets slip out. But this doesn’t mean that it is a good idea only to share secrets with quiet people. A quiet person may be someone who keeps everything inside. To tell such a person a secret may cause them stress, and make them talk about the secret.
Shah said that to judge whether to tell someone a secret, you’d better put yourself in their position. Think about how you would feel to be told that you mustn’t give the information away. Shah also recommended that if you accidentally give up someone’s secret you should come clean about it. Let the person know that their secret isn’t so secret anymore.
1. The underlined phrase“spill the bean”is closest in meaning to _______.A.keep a secret | B.let out a secret |
C.suffer from stress | D.talk about other people’s private lives |
A.should keep everything inside |
B.tends to lose the trust of someone |
C.often has an anxious desire to share it with others |
D.may have to put up with physical or psychological problems |
A.Quiet people are more likely to keep the secrets to themselves. |
B.Sharing secrets helps establish friendship or get over the sense of guilt. |
C.It’s better to inform others of the chances of your leaking secrets beforehand. |
D.Putting yourself in others’shoes helps realize the difficulty of keeping secrets. |
A.Supportive. | B.Disapproving. |
C.Objective. | D.Uncaring. |
【推荐3】How do you know if a watermelon is perfectly ripe? Well, one theory is that if you knock hard on the outside, the sound you hear will help determine if it’s ready to eat. That theory led to a huge online debate in China about what kind of people tend to engage in the art of “watermelon knocking”.
The discussion, which thousands of people contributed to on the Chinese micro-blogging site Sina Weibo, was kicked off by an unknown event thousands of miles away in Italy.
It all began when a Chinese social media user posted the picture of a sign in an Italian supermarket asking customers not to knock on the watermelons. The sign was stuck in a full box of watermelons which read,“Please stop knocking on the watermelons. They will not respond to it!”
There was no indication that the supermarket was targeting this message at customers with Chinese heritage. The sign was in Italian, not Mandarin. But somehow it was taken as an attack on a practice which some Chinese observers regarded as being unique to their national customs.
Many shared jokes aimed at the supermarket sign.
Online users are keen to show they know better, especially on the subject of watermelons.
A quick online search will reveal that Chinese social media users are not alone in their thinking. Watermelon knocking and listening for a hollow sound is indeed a nearly universal concept. It even appears in films. The popular Russian cartoon, Nu, pogodi!, includes watermelon knocking as part of an episode.
There are no absolute guarantees about what to do when it comes to choosing fruit. But at the risk of causing an international diplomatic incident we would suggest some common ground about what to look for to choose the perfect watermelon.
Feel the weight of the melon. The heavier, the better.
Press on the watermelon. It should feel firm and if it springs back, it’s ready to eat.
Look at the markings on the melon. A yellow patch on one end indicates it’s ready.
Of course if all these fail, you could always, knock and wait for a reply.
1. What was the cause of the heated discussion?A.The art of watermelon knocking. |
B.Whether the watermelon is ripe. |
C.The traditional Italian customs in the supermarket. |
D.The picture of a sign in an Italian supermarket. |
A.serious | B.humorous |
C.approving | D.critical |
A.by feeling the weight |
B.by waiting for a response |
C.by pressing |
D.by observing markings |
A.To bring up an international diplomatic incident. |
B.To present a research result. |
C.To give practical advice by telling a story. |
D.To introduce the traditional customs of Italy. |
【推荐1】Sometimes when she felt bored, she would pick up one of the numerous biographies(传记) about herself and begin to note on it. “I never did that” or “simply not true” she would write roughly in the margins at the sides of pages. Since journalists, biographers and more recently even “bloggers” had been writing about her since the day she was born, there was plenty of material to edit. Not that her notes or corrections were ever shared with the authors. Lately, however, she even seemed to have lost her appetite for correctness. Did it matter anymore if things were not right?
She knew that sitting alone chewing away on downbeat thoughts would not get her anywhere and would leave those around her confused and upset, should they ever catch her out. After all she was the decisive one, always on top of her game. A printed timetable for the following day lay on the table. full day of openings and presentations, of smiling and nodding and flowers.
Shaking herself out of her gray mood, she stepped over towards the computer where a sudden burst of energy gave her an idea. The screen flashed up in front of her but instead of clicking on the familiar icons which would lead her to the emails Randolph had considered she needed to read, she simply went to visit Mr. Google and began her search for train timetable.
A dish heaped with multi-coloured jellies and plenty of ice cream, served by a white-gloved train waiter with a perfect moustache. So many years had passed but she still remembered the jelly dissolving on her tongue in small but delicious mouthfuls. Each spoonful had to be lifted delicately to her mouth under the watchful eye of her grandmother, who was a stickler for good manners. It was unlikely that they served jelly on the trains these days, what with all the concern about childhood fatness, but even a Spartan menu could not kill the romance of a train journey. As the timetable for Linehurst line flashed in front of her, she remembered that the Mayor of Alwoy would be expecting her to make a short predictable speech at the opening of the new bridge.
1. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?A.Randolph is probably an assistant or a secretary to the main character. |
B.The main character is always busy editing plenty of material about herself. |
C.The main character is probably a journalist writing blogs about royal members. |
D.The authors probably had chances to get the notes or correctness from the main character. |
A.She wishes she still knew where the handsome train waiter was. |
B.Today's children aren't allowed to eat the same things that she ate as a child. |
C.She wishes that she were still a child so that she could eat jellies and ice cream. |
D.She is reminded of these foods because the thought of a train journey reminds her of them. |
A.include a range of sweets, but no jelly |
B.be suitable for a romantic dinner |
C.have mainly low fat, healthy foods |
D.include foods which are easy to transport |
A.Randolph will send some emails to the main character. |
B.The main character will update her blog on the Internet. |
C.The main character will decide to take a rail journey. |
D.The main character will practise her speech for greeting the Mayor of Alwoy. |
【推荐2】Short Story Competition
●The competition begins at June 30 and ends at December 15.
●It is open to all local citizens of Ontario who are at 16 or over, except the employees and judges. and anyone living with any employee of the sponsors or judges.
●The author's name. address, phone number and a 25-50-word self-introduction must be included with each entry on a separate sheet of paper. The name of the author should not appear in the story itself.
●Stories must be original and unpublished up to the time the winners are declared on December 25.
●Stories must be written on a computer, be double-spaced and no more than 2,500 words. Total word count should be printed on the front page of the story,
●No changes to a story are allowed once the Star receives your entry. Typescripts (文稿)will not be returned.
●A $ 5 entry fee must accompany each entry. Cheques or money orders should be made out to the Star Short Story Competition. Please do not send coins,
●Winners will be informed by telephone between 9 am and 5 pm on December 25.
●Professors from the Writing Centre at Ryerson University will complete the first round of judging. Another group of professional writers will select the final three.
More Information:
Send your story to:the Star Short Story Competition, the Star Street, Ontario M5E1E6. Full contest rules are available at www. the star, com/contests
Tel: 416-367-2000
1. Who can join in the competition?A.A daughter of the judge. |
B.A salesman living in The Star Street. |
C.A visitor coming from another city. |
D.A student in the local primary school. |
A.A true story written on a piece of paper. |
B.A famous story copied from the Internet. |
C.A newly created story printed by its author. |
D.An original story with its author's name in it. |
A.Change the story at any time. |
B.Take the typescripts back. |
C.Pay the fee by credit card. |
D.Surf the website for information. |
【推荐3】It’s a Saturday night, the kids are asleep and we have no plans. Before we fall into our routine and watch a movie, I try to talk my husband into playing a card game. Unconvinced, he continues tapping away on his phone. But just before disappearing into the social media rabbit hole, he has an idea. He looks over me and suggests, “Why don’t we try calling one of our friends?”
I look at him with raised brows, as if his suggestion is somewhat ridiculous and perhaps even socially unacceptable. You can’t just call someone out of the blue now…right? But then I think again and realize that at one point in time, in the not so distant past, this was the norm. I spent my early teenage years connecting with friends through a phone that was connected to a wall. It wasn’t “smart”, but it allowed me to keep in touch with the latest gossip and news. We would chat for hours, sometimes while I hid under my blanket in order to avoid the chance of being caught by my parents.
I could even memorize the phone numbers of loved ones then. While I did own an address book—and there was always the White Pages, where you could look people up by their names—I had the contact details of special friends, first loves and family members committed to memory. I guess these days, they would be on my “Favorites” list in my smartphone.
Today, many of my “favorite” people are followed from a distance through social media, and even they very rarely—if ever—would get an actual call from me. The birth announcement by my oldest friend is received through catching a well-defined bump into a photo that I scroll past. The news of a divorce from a couple whom I had considered my second parents when I was in middle school arrives after a photo of a woman led me on a quest for more gossip. Bits of such information, a collection of wonderful, exciting, shocking and also boring news, may have been a part of my digital feed for years. The idea of actually picking up the phone to reconnect with a long-lost friend is an intimidating one—even seeing the name of an old friend pop up in an incoming call can feel a little afraid.
I ask my husband, “Who would we call?” After tossing around a few names, we agree on some potential candidates—people whose lives have taken them in different directions, but with whom we still share deep friendships.
1. How does the author feel about her husband’s suggestion at first?A.Excited. | B.Motivated. |
C.Nervous. | D.Surprised. |
A.difficult but interesting | B.peaceful and meaningful |
C.pleasant and unforgettable | D.inconvenient but enjoyable |
A.share more of their private information with others |
B.contact more long-lost friends through social media |
C.have more personal communications with their friends |
D.add more friends’ names to the contact lists in their phones |