【推荐1】I just counted how many foreign languages I’ve studied so far in my life and it’s been twelve! I always follow my interests and find ways to put my language learning into things I’m already interested in. I like to read blogs in other languages.    1    .For the most part, bloggers tend to write the same way they speak, so I don’t have to worry much about adopting strange terms that are only used in writing.

Movies are also a really good tool, especially if you can find subtitles in the language you’re learning.    2    , they will still keep your brain listening and reading in the same language. Music is another way to start listening to things in your new language. Personally, I’m so bad at understanding lyrics（歌词）even in English, so this one doesn’t really work for me, but I have friends who learn a language through lyrics. Games are of course also an excellent way of studying a new language. A lot of language learning computer programs include games. I’m super competitive and if I play any of them, I can be hooked for hours.    3    .

When the initial excitement of learning a new language begins to fade, it can be hard to stick with it. The hardest bit for me is when I’m comfortable enough with a language to understand most things and make myself understood. I’m actually stuck at this stage in Norwegian.    4    . Ideally I should sign up to take a big language exam. Each time I start getting self-satisfied, it’s time to take a new course or sign up for online lessons, or take up some sort of challenge that will require me to level up my skills.

    5    .The best language class I’ve ever taken was my beginner’s Russian course at university where my professor never used any English. It got to the point where I would kind of just forget about English while in Russian class, which helped me to really immerse myself in the Russian language and do a whole lot with the limited Russian I had.

A．That’s really uncomfortable.

B．It doesn’t matter what languages they’re translated into.

C．I also try to think in the language I’m learning.

D．It’s time well spent if I’m learning the language.

E．Computer games always make me feel worn out.

F．They don’t always exactly match what’s being said.

G．I found them the perfect learning tool because they’re usually written in oral language.

【推荐2】How to protect children Web fans from unsuitable material on-line while encouraging them to use the Internet has long been discussed in the U.S.

    1    . But jungles contain wonders as well as dangers and with good guides, some education, and a few precautions , the wilds of the Internet can be safely navigated . “Kids have to be on-line. If we tell our kids they can’t have access(机会) to the Internet, we’re cutting them off from their future,” said an expert.

Most kids have started to use search engines.     2    . There are search engines designed just for kids. A certain software contains only sites that have been selected as safe. The most popular way to limit access would be to use what is known as a “content screener(过滤器)”. But this can’t be wholly reliable , and the best thing parents can do is to talk to their kids and let them know what is OK or not OK to see or do on the Internet.    3    

A few other tips

●Don’t put the PC in a child’s room but keep it in an area where mum or dad can keep an eye on things. That also makes the Internet more of a family activity.

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●Tell your child not to give on-line strangers personal information, especially like address and phone number.

●And tell your children never to talk to anyone they meet on-line over the phone, send them anything, accept anything from them or agree to meet with them unless you go along.

A．Many of them are great for finding tons of interesting Internet sites, and they can also locate places where you might not want your kids to go.

B．Another way is that mum or dad is nearby when the child is surfing the Internet.

C．Ask your child what he or she has been doing and about any friends they make on-line.

D．For some parents, the Internet can seem like a jungle, filled with danger for their children.

E．Most kids are taught to have started to use search engines.

F．Don’t give online strangers personal information.

【推荐3】Follow these tips to start a book drive in your neighborhood or school.

Before your book drive

Identify your volunteers. Recruit a committee of volunteers to assist you with planning and pick-ups on collection day.

Determine where to hold the book drive. Good locations include: small retail businesses or local schools. You don’t have to choose just one. You can ask businesses all over your area to collect books for the drive.

Choose an appropriate time to hold the book drive. Join forces with an already-scheduled community event, or take advantage of a national celebration.

Determine what type of books you want to collect and what age group you are targeting. Your range can be as wide or narrow as you like.

Plan a kick-off event. Host a party, and ask each attendee to bring a book.

During your book drive

Motivate. Organize a competition to encourage friends, neighbors, other parents, club members to donate. Keep track of which location and which individual contributes the most books. Recognize the donors with certificates or awards.

Spread the word. The most successful way to gather books is to ask your personal network to contribute. Make these requests in person or by phone. To reach a larger audience: Hang flyers in grocery stores and schools (with permission).

After your book drive

Sort your books. Count the number of books you collected, and sort them by age range or where they will be donated.

Review. Get your committee together to consider what worked and what didn’t. Document changes to make your next book drive even better.

1. When is the best time to hold a book drive in your neighborhood?

A．During the weekends.	B．When stores are holding sales.
C．During the National Day holiday.	D．At the beginning of a new semester.

2. How can you encourage people to donate more books during the book drive?

A．Hold reading activities.	B．Put on shows during the event.
C．Reward donors with prizes.	D．Place collection boxes everywhere.

3. What should you do after the book drive?

A．Promote the drive online.	B．Sum up the experience and lessons.
C．Choose receivers of the books.	D．Set a goal for the next book drive.

【推荐1】We usually interpret someone looking us straight in the eye during an interaction as a sign of trustworthiness.     1    This is at least the case in the Western world.

But research is increasingly challenging this standard view.     2     In a competitive environment where a negotiation is taking place, looking at another person directly in the eye can be a sign of competition and unkindness, rather than kindness.

While folk wisdom tells us eye contact is a sign of honesty and trustworthiness, these findings were not a surprise. Animals have direct eye contact not before engaging in kind behaviors but rather immediately before an attack.     3     We humans seem to be carrying on this tradition by looking our opponent directly in the eye before we "attack".

What does this mean for the work place? In a competitive business environment, when taking part in negotiations or a business deal, for example, be aware that people who look you directly in the eye may not be as friendly as you think.     4     In many Asian cultures, for example, looking a person of higher status in the eye is a sign of disrespect, while looking away signals respect.

    5     And this must be fully understood. This means they most likely don't apply to social environments, such as spending time with friends, family or loved ones. In these cases, direct eye contact, often referred to as a "gaze", can still be a sign of intimacy（亲密）and kindness.

A．This may help you understand eye contact much better.

B．Eye contact is a sign of challenge and threat from another.

C．The study led by Jennifer Jordan shows quite the opposite.

D．All the experiments took place in a competitive environment.

E．We use eye contact as a marker of intimacy and straightforwardness.

F．Actually it can be rather upsetting when someone avoids eye contact.

G．If you want to express honesty and reliability, direct eye contact may indicate the opposite.

【推荐2】Google, hoping to put down a protest by employees upset that the technology they were working on could be used for deadly purposes, will not renew a contract with the Pentagon(五角大楼) for artificial intelligence work when a current deal expires next year.

Diane Greene, who is the head of the Google Cloud business that won a contract with the Pentagon’s Project Maven, said during a weekly meeting with employees Friday that the company was backing away from its AI work with the military, according to a person familiar with the discussion but not permitted to speak publicly about it.

Google’s work with the Defense Department on the Maven program, which uses artificial intelligence to interpret video images and could be used to improve the targeting of drone strikes, riled the internet giant’s workforce.

About 4,000 Google employees signed a petition（请愿书） demanding “a clear policy stating that neither Google nor its contractors will ever build warfare technology,” and a handful of employees resigned in protest.

The money for Google in the Project Maven contract was never large by the standards of a company with profit of $110 billion last year — $9 million, one official told employees, or a possible $15 million over 18 months, according to an internal email.

But some company officials saw it as an opening to much greater revenue down the road. In an email last September, a Google official in Washington told colleagues she expected Maven to grow into a $250 million-a-year project, and eventually it could have helped open the door to contracts worth far more.

1. What does the underlined word “renew” most probably mean?

A．fix

B．sign

C．recover

D．extend the period of time

2. Why did Google employees go on rebellions protest?

A．Because they were not paid enough.

B．Because they thought Google should go on cooperate with Pentagon.

C．Because they thought the company cheated them about the Maven Project.

D．Because they thought Google should end the cooperation on a warfare technology with Pentagon.

3. The last two paragraphs are aimed to _______________________.

A．show what else Google could do to make money

B．show what consisted of the revenue of Google last year

C．show what big loss of revenue Google’s decision of giving up the cooperation with Pentagon will cause

D．show the money that the Project Maven contract Google brought last year was not large by the standards of a company with revenue of $110 billion last year

4. What can we infer from the article?

A．Google chose humanity over profit.

B．The employees’ rebellions didn’t work at all.

C．Pentagon will definitely give Google a big lesson.

D．Google is a company that is not qualified enough in the field of AI technology.