1 . The Winners Club is a bank account specially designed for teenagers. It has been made to help you better manage your money.
·No account keeping fees!
You’re no millionaire so we don’t expect you to pay large fees. In fact, there are no account keeping or transaction fees!
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You want your money to grow. The Winners Club has a good rate of interest which gets even better if you make at least two deposits without taking them out in a month.
·Convenient
Teenagers are busy — we get that.
·Magazines included
Along with your regular report, you will receive a FREE magazine full of good ideas to make even more of your money.
The Winners Club is a great choice for teenagers.
| A．Perfect Service Systems |
| B．Excellent interest rates |
| C．And it is so easy to join |
| D．You may never need to come to a bank at all |
| E．The Winners Club is set up for you to save money |
| F．It’s a club with impressive features for teenagers |
| G．Some fantastic stories are also offered for Winners Club members |
2 . Four Interesting Science Museums
Polytechnic Museum, Russia
For many guests of the capital, some of the most vivid childhood memories are associated with this museum. A variety of technical fields are presented in 65 halls-Mining, Space, Energy, and Transportation, etc. And the exposition（博览会）is the only museum project in Russia about the history of the bike. The interactive division "Technoplay" is open, where you not only can but also need touch most of the exhibits with your hands. In addition to self-experimentation, for personal requests the museum's experts will show many entertaining experiments.
Eureka, England
The Eureka educational center is a huge complex where modern science and technology are becoming clear, even to kids. The main exhibition is devoted to the human body, the laws of physics and natural things. Visitors can obtain energy or create paper with their own hands. On the area of the Eureka educational park there is a botanical garden and a collection of minerals from the rock types of Finland is presented there.
Deutsches Museum, Germany
In this museum you can see more than 100 thousand different items from windmills（风车）to medical equipment. All aspects of industrial production appear before the eyes. Several museum rooms are arranged especially for children-there are exhibits that entertain kids starting from three.
NEMO, the Netherlands
The largest Dutch research centre stands ready to share its secrets with everyone. This immersion（沉浸）in the world of science and technology will not be dull. All significant information is presented in the form of exciting games. All exhibits are interactive; visitors are allowed to touch, pull and press on anything. The museum is for children from 6 to 16, as well as for their parents-it will be interesting to all.
1. What can visitors do at Polytechnic Museum?| A．Learn how the bike developed. | B．Touch all of the exhibits. |
| C．Watch entertaining movies. | D．Show entertaining experiments. |
| A．Polytechnic Museum. | B．Eureka. |
| C．Deutsches Museum. | D．NEMO. |
| A．It is specially designed for children. |
| B．It is the largest museum in the world. |
| C．It shows information of exhibits in games. |
| D．Some exhibits can be touched or pressed. |
The European Union is
The idea of the European Union
In 2004, the European Union increased to 25 members. The Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia, plus the Mediterranean islands of Cyprus and Malta all became members. The
4 . If knowledge is power, then books are fuel and libraries are power stations! Here are four amazing libraries that can get you positively charged.
New York Public Library—New York
Opened in 1911, New York Public Library was the largest marble building in the world. Over the years the library has a collection of 53 million items, including rare first edition books, 300 million pages of historical newspapers and around 40 ,000 restaurant menus dating back to 1850!
Chetham's Library— Manchester
Founded in 1653, Chetham's Library is a free public library with the longest history in the UK. The building itself is even older —built in 1421, it's one of the most well—protected medieval buildings in England!
With 100 ,000 + books lining the shelves, the special atmosphere of the library attracts students and scholars alike to attend guided tours offered throughout the year.
The Library of Congress Washington, D. C.
Located on Capitol Hill, the Library of Congress is considered the national library of the US and the second largest library in the world. The library has around 168 million items, adding 10 ,000 to this number every day.
Need to catch up on the news? The Library of Congress, which was founded in 1800, holds the world’s largest newspaper collection, with some dating back as far as 1659!
The British Library—London
The British Library was founded in 1973. With around 170 million items spread across 750 km of shelving, it's the largest library in the world. And this number is continually growing and 8 km of shelving has to be added every year! This is partly because the British Library must receive a copy of every publication produced in the UK and Ireland, by law.
1. Where can you visit the oldest library?| A．In New York. | B．In London. |
| C．In Manchester. | D．In Washington, D. C. |
| A．Its large area. |
| B．Its various functions. |
| C．Its building materials. |
| D．Its newspaper collection. |
| A．The legal rule. | B．The public's help. |
| C．The printing skills. | D．The librarians' efforts. |
5 . At Mia's “Reuse-a-Palooza” party, eight colored bins contained items of matching colors. Staff arranged them in rainbow order. Materials included pipe cleaners, buttons, rings, funnels and tubes.
Imagine the possibilities
Jewelry, sewing, instrument making, and Reuse-a-Palooza have been the most popular themes so far.
Get this party started
Every Creative Reuse party helps our planet. It is estimated that each participant uses between half a pound and one pound of materials. Creative Reuse's executive director Ash Andrews says, “
The results are in
| A．The small shop has no windows facing the street. |
| B．The inspired kids created one-of-a-kind masterpieces. |
| C．Creative Reuse's birthday parties have helped the environment. |
| D．Creative Reuse officially began offering birthday parties in 2018. |
| E．That is important to us as an environmentally focused organization. |
| F．But there are several other themes Creative Reuse offers for parties. |
| G．Teaching artists from Creative Reuse came to Mia's home for her party. |
You may have heard of the Red Cross. It is an
One day when she was 11 years old, her elder brother was
Soon, Clara began taking care of injured animals. Neighbors began bringing their pets to her. And, almost always, she made them better.
When she was older, she became a nurse in the American Civil War and she helped save hundreds of
After the Civil War, Clara traveled to Europe to rest.
She decided that the Red Cross
7 . Children should spend at least one hour playing and spending time in nature each day, according to the Wildlife Trusts （野生生物基金会）.
The children showed a great increase in personal health.
| A．Parents care much about their kids' nature time. ” |
| B．However, parents on their own aren't giving kids that time. |
| C．81 percent said they had better relationships with their teachers. |
| D．The calling comes from a study by University College London. |
| E．The students are asked to study in University College London for one day. |
| F．The UK organization speaks for 46 groups and 2,300 nature protection areas. |
| G．And they also showed a sense of connection with the natural world and high levels of enjoyment. |
8 . Four stories to inspire you
Flipkart: Flipkart is a well-known e-commerce service provider that delivers the ordered product right from the shop to your doorstep. At first, Flipkart was a book market, but as it kept growing, it now sells almost everything. Its name currently comes in the top 5 global billion-dollar startups (初创公司) with a net cost of $11 billion according to the reports by The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones VentureSource.
RedBus: RedBus was launched in 2016, and in just five years, the company has grown rapidly. The company works to improve the booking of road transport and hotels via the online platform (平台). Its success is a result of an idea that three businessmen, Charan, Phanindra and Sudhakar came up with when Phanindra couldn’t go back home for a festival without a bus ticket.
Zomato: The company was launched in 2008, and in just 13 years, it has become one of the most known and globally liked food delivery and restaurant rating platforms. It currently covers 331, 200 restaurants in 19 countries. Many don’t know it was originally started as Foodiebay.com. The idea was so good that it was well received within two years of its launch in India and went on to obtain global recognition in another two years.
HestaBit: The company was a tech startup back in 2012 but it has now become one of the leading website development firms. The three founders, Dipanshu Upadhyay, Harshvardhan Lakhera and Prashant Gautam, started the company back in their college days with a little uncertainty and some big dreams. However, since they moved ahead in time, they not only expanded their business across the USA, the UK and India, but gained recognition from famous organizations like Bill.
1. Which startup was inspired by an unpleasant incident?| A．Flipkart. | B．RedBus. |
| C．Zomato. | D．HestaBit. |
| A．In 2008. | B．In 2010. |
| C．In 2012. | D．In 2021. |
| A．It was set up in India in 2012. |
| B．It was founded to help college students at first. |
| C．It started with a dream in some young minds. |
| D．Its founders were classmates at university. |
Tell your friend that attending a TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference can be a potentially life changing event as he will be able to listen, share, and interact with great
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