【推荐1】The Master Gardener Foundation

Aim

The Master Gardener Foundation provides free information to the public on environmentally safe gardening practices and water conservation. The information is research-based and encourages limited use of farm chemicals and fertilizers.

Donation Activities

The master gardeners here did much donation work. They donated over 35,000 volunteer hours, serving 40,000 adults and more than 5,200 children. They did this through about 35 plant clinics, 6 demonstration gardens, 4 youth gardens, as well as a classroom program and dozens of workshops. The Master Gardener Foundation provides roughly two-thirds of the financial support for all these valuable activities.

Washington State University currently provides the salary and benefits of the Master Gardener Program. The foundation funds office space and supplies, as well as a part-time program assistant.

The Master Gardener Program

Safe and green gardening and water use practices are vital to preserving our environment. The Master Gardener Program seeks to provide this kind of education and information to the citizens for free. It is a highly successful example of cooperation between a foundation and volunteers.

Waiting for Your Donations

The Master Gardener Foundation is a non-profit organization, and all donations are allowed by law and support the Master Gardener Program and activities.

Please consider a donation to the Master Gardener Foundation and help keep our environment green!
1. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A．Science research.	B．Adopting children.
C．Donation work.	D．Contributing money.

2. What do we know about the Master Gardener Program?

A．It’s very expensive.

B．It proves to be unsuccessful.

C．It provides education just in producing farm chemicals.

D．It’s a bridge between the foundation and volunteers.

3. What is the main purpose of the text?

A．To encourage donations.

B．To describe volunteer work.

C．To spread the agricultural knowledge.

D．To give some suggestions to gardeners.

【推荐2】Welcome to Amazon. Here are some top films to recommend this week.

Magellan
 Scores 5.5
101 min 2017

When NASA picks up three outer space signals coming from within our own solar system, the space agency speeds a mission to investigate the sources. As Earth’s lone messenger, they send Commander Roger Nelson, the test pilot for an experimental spacecraft called the Magellan, assisted by an on board A. I. named Ferdinand.

Rent Movie HD $3.99
Buy Movie HD $9.99
The Lost City of Z
 Scores 6.6
141 min 2016

The Lost City of Z tells the unbelievable true story of British explorer Percy Fawcett, who journeys into the Amazon at the beginning of the 20th century and discovers evidence of a formerly unkown and advanced civilization that may have once ruled the region.

Rent Movie HD $6.99
Buy Movie HD $19.99
The Post
 Scores 7.2
115 min 2017

Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep team for the first time in this exciting true story about how the Washington Post uncovered a huge cover-up of government secrets that lasted three decades. It made Richard Milhous Nixon, the president of the United States of the time, lose his power in the end.

Rent Movie HD $5.99.
Buy Movie HD $19.99
Room
 Scores 8.2
117 min 2015

Both highly suspenseful and deeply emotional, Room is a unique and unexpectedly gentle exploration of the endless love between a mother and her child. After 5-year-old Jack and his Ma escape from the closed surroundings that Jack has known in his entire life, the boy makes a thrilling discovery: the outside world.

Rent Movie HD $3.99
Buy Movie HD $12.99
1. Which film lasts the shortest time?

A．Magellan.	B．The Lost City of Z.
C．The Post.	D．Room.

2. Which films are based on true stories?

A．Magellan and The Post.	B．The Post and The Lost City of Z.
C．The Lost City of Z and Room.	D．Room and Magellan.

3. The Post would probably attract audiences who love ________.

A．adventuring outdoors	B．exploring outer space
C．discussing politics	D．studying human nature

【推荐3】4 Study and Homework Apps for Android!

Brainly

Price：Free/$15 per 3 months/$24 per year

Brainly is a social network for learners. You sign up, ask questions, and get answers (usually).Additionally, you can browse the site, answer other people's questions, and help them out as well. They charge on a quarter basis ($15)or a yearly basis($24).

Forest

Price: Free/Up to $1.99

Forest is a different type of app. One of the biggest distractions during study is your smartphone.Forest helps put a stop to that. You open the app and a tree grows, The tree dies if you leave the app.Thus, there is a little motivation to leave the thing alone while you study or do homework.

Google Play Books

Price: Free app, book costs vary

Google Play Books is an excellent source of learning material. Sometimes your textbook just isn't enough and apps like this have plenty of additional resources. Books cost money obviously. However, you only pay for them once. Books are available offline on your smartphone or tablet.

Quizlet

Price: Free/$19.99 per year

Quizlet is one of the most popular flashcard apps for language learning. You can create flashcards play memory games, and even share flashcards with classmates. It also supports 18 languages for about any subject or topic. The free version should work just fine for simple uses, though. The premium version costs $19.99 per year, which isn't expensive for a study aid.

1. What is special about Forest?

A．It helps keep you focused.	B．It answers your questions.
C．It provides textbooks for your study.	D．It motivates you to plant more trees.

2. Which app can you choose to learn languages?

A．Brainy.	B．Forest.
C．Google Play Book.	D．Quizlet.

3. What do these apps have in common?

A．They have no advertisements.	B．They charge for some services.
C．They have enough learning resources.	D．They are designed to do homework quickly.