【推荐1】McEvan’s Supermarket to Mark its Twentieth Anniversary on October 24!

We would like you to join us on October 24. On this special day, we will be giving you even more ways to save. And there will be music, some free food, and games for children throughout the day. There are more reasons than ever to come to McEvan’s on October 24.

We will offer: great discounts on hundreds of things from nearly every department, including the bakery, the dairy (奶制品) farm, fruit corner, the vegetable garden and electronics center.

Discount vouchers (代金卷) for $10.00, $15.00, or $20.00 to the first 100 customers.

McEvan’s Supermarket games for children whose parents are shopping that include free T-shirts and other giveaways.

To learn more about the special events planned for October 24, go to our website at www.mcevan-supermarket.com or ask any one of our 200 employees for more information.

Please tear the voucher out.

Happy 20th!

Me Evan's Supermarket

$20.00 discount

October 24 only

Please present to cashier at time of shopping

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First Name _________ Last Name _________

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City     5    State     6    Zip Code     7    

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We promise to keep your information to ourselves.It will not be sent to any third party.

1. What is the text about?

A．A supermarket sale.	B．A thank-you party.
C．A food exhibition.	D．A new product.

2. Who can get a discount voucher?

A．The new customers of McEvan's.

B．The employees of the supermarket.

C．The first 100 shoppers on October 24.

D．The winners of the games on October 24.

3. What can children get at Mc Evan's for free?

A．Fruit.

B．Milk.

C．Vegetables.

D．T-shirts.

【推荐1】OPENINGS AND PREVIEWS

Animals Out of Paper

Yolo! Productions and the Great Griffon present the play by Rajiv Joseph, in which an origami(折纸术) artist invites a teenage talent and his teacher into her studio. Merri Milwe directs. In previews. Opens Feb. 12. (West Park Presbyterian Church, 165 W. 86th St. 212-868-4444.)

The Audience

Helen Mirren stars in the play by Peter Morgan, about Queen Elizabeth II of the UK and her private meetings with twelve Prime Ministers in the course of sixty years. Stephen Daldry directs. Also starring Dylan Baker and Judith Ivey. Previews begin Feb. 14.(Schoenfeld, 236 W. 45th St. 212-239-6200.)

Hamilton

Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote this musical about Alexander Hamilton, in which the birth of America is presented as an immigrant story. Thomas Kail directs. In previews. Opens Feb. 17.(Public, 425 Lafayette St. 212-967-7555.)

On the Twentieth Century

Kristin Chenoweth and Peter Gallagher star in the musical comedy by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, about a Broadway producer who tries to win a movie star’s love during a cross-country train journey. Scott Ellis directs, for Roundabout Theatre Company. Previews begin Feb. 12.(American Airlines Theatre, 227 W. 42nd St. 212-719-1300.)

1. What is the play by Rajiv Joseph probably about?

A．A type of art.

B．A teenager’s studio.

C．A great teacher.

D．A group of animals.

2. Who is the director of The Audience?

A．Helen Mirren.

B．Peter Morgan.

C．Dylan Baker.

D．Stephen Daldry.

【推荐3】Fun Back-to-School Supplies to Help Your Kids Through This Atypical(非典型的)School Year

This year, your hack-to-school shopping list may have a few changes. Here’s what you might want to do to help start the school year out right and safely.

Headphones

Make virtual classes easier to hear with a nice set of headphones. For older kids, Beats headphones are worth spending so much money. To buy:$159;amazon,com.

For younger kids, consider gaming-friendly headphones like the BlueFire gaming headset,which can take them through rounds of Fortnite or Animal Crossing with their friends after class, too. To buy:$26;amazon,com. For truly young children, you might also consider wireless headphones like the LilGadgets. Buy:$50;amazon,com.

Lunchboxes

When they do go back to school, it might be safer to use lunchboxes that are easy to clean daily. Planet Box has stainless steel kits so you can throw it into the dishwasher daily to keep clean. To buy: From $30; planetbox. com.

LLBean’s Yumbox Bento Boxes also easily clean up in the dishwasher. To buy:$28;llbean. com.

Lapdesks

If your kids don’t like sitting at a standard desk, a nice lapdesk can turn any comfortable spot into a workspace. PBTeen lets kids represent their favorite Hogwarts House from Harry Potter and stash (存放)all their essentials in the tray. To buy: $99; pbteen. com.

1. Who are suitable to use Beats headphones?

A．Older kids.	B．Younger kids.
C．Teachers.	D．Young parents.

2. What’s the advantage of Planet Box?

A．It is convenient to carry.	B．It is easy to clean.
C．It is made of iron.	D．It is much cheaper.

3. How much should you pay if you buy a lapdesk?

A．$30.	B．$28.
C．$50.	D．$99.

【推荐1】Another person’s enthusiasm（热情）was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.

I was nine years old when she entered our home in the countryside of Virginia. My father introduced me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is well known for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no later than tomorrow morning.”

My stepmother walked over to me, raised my head slightly upward, and looked at me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are wrong. This is not the worst boy at all, but the smartest one who hasn’t yet found a way to give out his enthusiasm.”

That statement began a friendship between us. No one had ever called me smart, My family and neighbors had built me up in my mind as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.

She changed many things. She persuaded my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more successful and my brother and I could be better educated.

When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand typewriter and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her belief and began to write for local newspapers and finally reached the goal she set for me. I wasn’t the only beneficiary. My father became the wealthiest man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.

1. What does the author mean by “I wasn’t the only beneficiary”?

A．His stepmother bought typewriters for other family members, too.

B．Not only he but also his family gained from his stepmother’s enthusiasm.

C．Other family members’ enthusiasm has great effects on his stepmother.

D．There were other boys who behaved as badly as he did.

2. According to the author, ______ before his stepmother came into his life.

A．his father had been away from home for a long time

B．people had noticed his intelligence

C．he knew how to release his enthusiasm properly

D．he was considered a rude boy with wild behaviors

3. The author’s stepmother did all the following EXCEPT ______.

A．giving some writing lessons to him at home

B．moving the family into the centre of the county

C．planning the future for each family member

D．praising him from the bottom of her heart

4. Which of the following best serves as the title of the passage?

A．Enthusiasm, a Source of Authority

B．Enthusiasm, a Gift from my Father

C．Enthusiasm, a Trend in Families

D．Enthusiasm, a Power for Success

【推荐2】Cruising along the long country road in my car, I was singing at the top of my lungs to help pass the time. It was just before midnight and I was making the two-hour journey to see my then-boyfriend, Richard, who lived two hours apart.

Around 20 minutes in, I was driving down a straight stretch of road, when my steering wheel started jerking from side to side and the car shook violently. The wind is strong here, I thought. But when my car suddenly pulled to the other side of the road, the reality of what was happening dawned on me. I was in the middle of an earthquake!

Situated between a mountain on one side and power lines on the other, I was far too scared to stop in case they came crashing down on top of me. Instead, I decided the safest option was to keep driving slowly. But, as the ground continued to shake beneath me, I grew more frightened by the second.

When it finally stopped, I found a safe place to pull over and check my mobile for reception. But there was nothing. Shaken, I was desperate to make my way to the nearest town to find service as quickly as possible.

Traveling at around 100km/h, I noticed a strange shadow on the road ahead. As I got closer, I realized the bridge in front of me had been removed from the road and had risen around 30 centimeters from the ground. I hit the brakes, but there was no way I could slow down in time. Crashing straight into the raised road, my car broke down finally.

Pain tore through my neck and body. I got out and ran to safety on the other side of the road and screamed for help. But, alone in the dead of night, there was no one around to hear me. Thankfully, around 15 minutes later, I saw two headlights in the distance.

1. Why was the author driving on the country road?

A．To pass the time.	B．To meet her boyfriend.
C．To break up with Richard.	D．To escape from a natural disaster.

2. The author realized an earthquake happened ________.

A．before the wind became strong

B．after the steering wheel started jerking

C．as soon as the car started to shake violently

D．when her car pulled to the other side of the road

3. Why did the author keep driving after the earthquake happened?

A．Because she was too panic to apply the brake.

B．Because she tried to get out of the high-risk area.

C．Because she wanted to contact the outside world for help.

D．Because she was desperate to find service as soon as possible.

4. What would most probably happen to the author at last?

A．She was rescued by others before long.	B．She had to repair her car on her own.
C．She waited in the dark for help but in vain.	D．She warned other drivers of the raised road.

【推荐3】Old age may not sound exciting. But recent findings offer good news for older people and for people worried about getting older. Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of 50. In fact, they say by the age of 85, people are happier with their life than they were when they were 18 years old.

The findings came from a survey of more than 340,000 adults in the United States. The Gallup Organization questioned them by telephone in 2008. At that time, the people were between the ages of 18 and 85. The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, sadness and worry. They also asked about mental or emotional stress.

Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of 24 and 25. The findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply（突然地） after people reached their fifties.

The study also showed that men and women have similar feeling patterns as they grow older.

However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men.

Researchers say they do not know why happiness increases as people get older. One theory is that, as people grow older, they grow more thankful for what they have and have better control of their feelings. They so spend less time thinking about bad experiences.

Professor Stone says the emotional patterns could be connected to changes in how people see the world, or maybe even changes in brain chemistry.

The researchers also considered possible influences like having young children, being unemployed or being single. But they found that influences like these did not affect the levels of happiness and well-being（幸福） related to age.

1. According to the survey of the Gallup Organization people are most likely to become happier.

A．when they are between the ages of 18 and 85

B．when they come to their old age

C．when they are in their twenties

D．when they are 18 years old

2. You may have the highest level of stress when you are at the age of ______.

A．20

B．25

C．35

D．40

3. According to Arthur Stone, old people may .

A．have a positive attitude towards their life

B．know how to spend money wisely

C．dream about good things every day

D．control their behaviors better

4. Who would probably show the greatest interest in the passage?

A．Those who are worried about getting old

B．Those who are single and unemployed

C．Those who feel unhappy all the time

D．Those who suffer from mental stress

5. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Women Are Easier to Be Happy in Life

B．The Young Are Happier Than the Old

C．Getting Older Means Getting Happier

D．The Younger, the Happier

【推荐1】Online Free Courses

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We’ll present materials that cover grammatical principles, word usage, writing style, sentence and paragraph structure and punctuation. We’ll challenge you with quizzes and writing activities that will give you strategies to enhance the quality of your writing, and invite you to participate in discussions and assess the work of your peers (同龄人).

Length: 8 weeks
Instructor: Roslyn Petelin from the University of Queensland
Academic Writing Made Easy

From structuring and organizing an academic text to avoiding common mistakes that can negatively affect your credibility, this course offers a guide for those who want to improve their writing. Each week is comprised of video lessons, followed by exercises and tasks of assessing your peers' work.

The course requires upper-intermediate (中高级) to advanced English.

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Length: 6 weeks
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1. What do the first two courses have in common?

A．Both last for one and a half months.

B．Both involve some peer review tasks.

C．Both require upper-intermediate English.

D．Both are offered by the same university.

2. Who will offer the course on the importance of the business network?

A．Roslyn Petelin.	B．Heidi Minning.
C．Joel Ozretich.	D．Daphne Mackey.

3. What does the shortest course focus on?

A．Improving email-writing skills.

B．Giving tips on academic writing.

C．Exploring grammatical principles.

D．Introducing the basics of networking.

【推荐2】It doesn’t matter when and how much a person sleeps, but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That’s what all doctors thought, until they heard about Herpin. Herpin, it was said, never slept. Could this be true? The doctors decided to see this strange man themselves.

Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors came to his home in New Jersey. They thought for sure that he got some sleep of some kind. So they stayed with him and watched every movement he made. But they were surprised. Though they watched him hour after hour and day after day, they never saw him sleeping. In fact, he did not even own a bed. He never needed one.

The only rest that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were puzzled by this strange continuous sleeplessness. They asked him many questions, hoping to find an answer. They found only one answer that might explain his condition. Herpin remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he was born. But that was all. Was this the real reason? No one could be sure. Herpin died at the age of 94.

1. The main idea of this passage is that_____.

A．large numbers of people do not need sleep.

B．a person was found who actually didn’t need any sleep.

C．everyone needs some sleep to stay alive.

D．people can live longer by trying not to sleep.

2. The doctors came to visit Herpin, expecting_____.

A．to cure him of his sleeplessness.

B．to find that his sleeplessness was not really true.

C．to find out why some old people did not need any sleep.

D．to find a way to free people from the need of sleeping.

3. After watching him closely, the doctors came to believe that Herpin_____.

A．needed some kind of sleep.

B．was too old to need any sleep.

C．needed no sleep at all.

D．often sleeps in a chair.

4. One reason that might explain Herpin’s sleeplessness was _____.

A．his mother’s injury before he was born.

B．that he had gradually got rid of the sleeping habit.

C．his good physical condition.

D．that he hadn’t got a bed.

【推荐3】The beauty of single travel is that you can choose what you want to see and when. Here are some of the safest cities in the world guaranteed to meet the single travelers’ needs.

Singapore

As Singapore is one of the safest cities in the world, it is ideal for a single traveller. There’s no shortage of good hotels and the locals and hotel staff are known for their friendly nature. Take a walk through Chinatown, spend a day at Jurong Bird Park, hit the shops on Orchard Road or simply watch the world go by at Clarke Quay.

Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland is known for being one of the friendliest cities in the world, according to surveys by Condé Nast Traveler, so the single travellers will feel right at home. An affordable city with lots to see, such as the Civic Theatre, the Sky Tower and the harbour foreshore, Auckland is a wonderful place to visit on your own.

Vienna, Austria

One of Europe’s finest and most beautiful cities, Vienna has so much to offer and you can’t possibly get bored. You can go for a museum tour, a cruise of the Danube, spend a morning exploring historic St. Stephen’s Cathedral, or visit St. Anton, known for being the best ski party city in Europe.

Napa, California

While Napa is a romantic destination for two, it’s also an attractive spot for the single travellers. Famous for its fine grapes, Napa is the perfect place if you have a taste for good wines. Many hotels are equipped with private pools and lounging areas, so you can enjoy a relaxing environment.

1. What will you probably do if you visit Auckland?

A．Spend a day at Jurong Bird Park.

B．Hit the shops on Orchard Road.

C．Explore historic St. Stephen’s Cathedral.

D．Enjoy a play in Civic Theatre.

2. If you are a fan of ski party, where would you go?

A．Singapore.	B．Auckland, New Zealand.
C．Vienna, Austria.	D．Napa, California.

3. What is Napa, California well known for?

A．Quality wines.	B．Museum tours.
C．Private pools.	D．Lounging areas.