One day my mom and I read a story on a magazine called Humane Society News. A wild dog named Solo died for lack of medical care after he was ill. I knew how sad the story was because my own dog, Kela, had recently died. My world had ended when I lost Kela. She had been my best friend since I could remember. The article continued to tell about wildlife rehabilitators. They nursed the sick animals back to health, but as more and more animals were rescued, the medical expense became a big burden for them. I immediately determined to do something for them. I may be a kid, but why can’t I do a fund-raiser to help save more dogs?
My mom thought it was hard for an eleven-year-old girl to raise, but she told me to go ahead and try it anyway. I realized that I needed a name for the fund-raiser and thought since I was trying to protect dogs’ life, I would call my program Help Dogs. I decided that pet stores would be really good places to go with donation boxes and Help Dogs flyers (传单). I used little green Chinese take-out boxes, decorated with a picture of Tiko, one of the dogs I chose to help, and me. I wrote on each box “Help protect the life of dogs by donating a dollar”. I thought my actions might not raise much money for the dogs, but they can at least increase people’s awareness of wild animals protection.
One afternoon, after all the boxes had been distributed throughout our community, I got a call from a local newspaper reporter who had seen one of my flyers. The reporter decided to do an article about Help Dogs. After the article came out, I waited for a few days before checking to see if there were any donations.
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I was really nervous when I finally went to collect the money.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________I realized many people feel the same way as I did but didn’t know how to help.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2 . I can’t leave my house because there’s 45 cm of snow on the ground, I’ve had some time to think about my running goals for the coming year. Setting running goals is a great way to stay motivated to run, and the start of a new year is the perfect time to think about what you want to achieve. Here are some tips for setting reasonable goals:
Choose practical goals. Never set a goal that you can’t achieve. For example, you’re not going to cover 5 km in 25 minutes with your best personal record being 35 minutes. Your chances of achieving your goals will be much better if they’re practical.
Don’t take on too much. If you have too many goals, you’ll burn yourself out and may not achieve any of them, leaving you feeling disappointed and unsuccessful. Instead, just focus on a few key goals and the steps you need to take to reach them.
Set small, easy goals. If you have a great goal, make sure that you have small, easy goals along the way, so that they can help you make progress and prevent you from getting frustrated. If your goal is to complete a 10K, first try to run a 3K or 5K, and then 8K every time. An added advantage of setting these small, easy goals is that even if you don’t meet your final goal at last, you’ll still achieve other success along the way.
Pick some fun goals, too. Not all your running goals have to be performance-related. Come up with some creative goals, such as running a race on a holiday, running a race for charity, reading a book about running, and making some new friends while running. Non-performance related goals can keep you from feeling unsuccessful even if you give up some of your other goals.
1. Why does the author present this passage?| A．To give advice on setting running goals. |
| B．To inform readers of the tips of running. |
| C．To follow some ways of keeping healthy. |
| D．To voice subjective opinions on running. |
| A．To show we shouldn’t choose unrealistic goals. |
| B．To prove we can’t run 5K meters in 20 minutes. |
| C．To introduce hard goals lead to better results. |
| D．To explain running long is bad for our health. |
| A．By reasoning. | B．By listing. | C．By arguing. | D．By classifying. |
| A．More difficult goals will lead to more improvement. |
| B．The degree of success relies on the amount of goals. |
| C．Small, easy goals would make us sense successful. |
| D．Non-performance-related goals lower running plans. |
3 . Technology bosses who fail to protect children online face up to two years in prison after 40 Tory MPs (保守党议员) backed plans for a new law.
With great support for an amendment (修正案) to the Online Safety Bill from a few figures of authority, which would enable senior managers to be put to prison if they willfully or neglectfully fail to carry out their duties to children, the MPs are forcing Downing Street to take the amendment seriously. Similar laws were passed in Ireland last month.
At present, the bill has criminal sanctions (制裁) for managers — but only if they fail to cooperate with Ofcom, the regulator — and fines of up to 10 percent of a company’s global income for failures to protect children online. MPs and campaigners believe these are not a serious enough deterrent to protect children online or to prevent a repeat of the Molly Russell tragedy. Under the bill,a company should ensure children do not encounter unhealthy content promoting self-harm, eating disorders and suicide. The companies must use technology to identify the age of people using the platform. The measure is due to be voted on at report stage on Jan.17th 2023, after which the process of making and passing laws will move on to the Lords.
However, Monica Horten, the policy manager at Open Rights Group, which defends human rights online, warned:“Does this turn Britain into an powerful state? One that would put people in prison, not for what they’ve written but for what other people are writing and other people’s misuse of the system. I think that for parliament (议会) to be just nodding this through with no debate would be morally wrong and deserving criticism.”
The government said,“Our aim is to hold to account social media platforms for harmful content, while also ensuring the UK remains a great place to invest and grow a tech business. We are confident we can achieve both of these things.
1. What can we know about the new law?| A．Up to 10 percent of a company’s global income will be fined for failures soon. |
| B．Senior managers could face a serious sanction once the law comes into effect. |
| C．The amendment to the Online Safety Bill has gained support from all people. |
| D．Similar laws were passed in Ireland last month and will be passed in Britain. |
| A．Money. | B．Blow. | C．Fine. | D．Failure. |
| A．Parliament will face severe criticism for nodding the new law. |
| B．This new law would turn Britain into a powerful state eventually. |
| C．Molly Russell was a sufferer exposed to unsafe online environment. |
| D．The government approves of the amendment unconditionally. |
| A．Opinions on a New Law Protecting Children Online |
| B．The UK Aiming to Punish Some Technology Bosses |
| C．An Amendment Support to the Online Safety Bill |
| D．Prison Threat for Online Harm to Children Since |
TO: Educational Staff
Re: School Choices 2023-24
Date: April 20,2024
Dear Staff,
We have finally completed our report, analyzing school choice data so that we can plan for the future. Surveys were sent to all the parents/guardians of students in our schools, from Kindergarten to Grade 12. We heard from a good percentage of families — 89% of them responded. It is important to note that a result like this means that our families are really invested in education and want to improve the system.
I’ve included one chart from the report. The rest of it is available on our website. There is nothing further you need to do, other than to look at the charts if you want to.
A committee has already been formed to figure out what to do with the data we now have. This committee includes board trustees, the chair of the school board, and several staff from the head office, as well as principals and teachers from both elementary and secondary schools.
Please let us know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Colleen So
Chair, Ohio First School Board
School Choice by Grade| Grade Rate Choice | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Virtual | 15% | 17% | 18% | 18% | 20% | 24% | 25% | 24% | 27% | 28% | 31% | 60% | 50% |
| In-person | 78% | 74% | 75% | 84% | 78% | 75% | 74% | 68% | 67% | 65% | 50% | 45% | 66% |
| Hybrid | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 7% | 4% | 10% | 16% | 18% | 11% |
| Other | 4% | 10% | 8% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% |
1. What is missing from this email?
| A．The school board leader’s name. | B．The rest of the report. |
| C．The action they’ll be taking. | D．The number of grades. |
| A．To decide on what to do with the findings. |
| B．To carry out some of the big changes. |
| C．To keep the community interested. |
| D．To follow the rules that are in place. |
| A．The younger the student, the more they appreciate being online. |
| B．The lower the grade, the more educated they were. |
| C．The higher the grade, the fewer responses received. |
| D．The older the student, the more likely they want to learn online. |
In the digital era in which people’s attention is often distracted by fragmented, eye-catching information, the annual World Book and Copyright Day is probably one of the few moments
The Wenjin Book Awards, which are granted by the National Library of China every year for this special occasion, was organized as a key event ahead of the day — and as a guide for readers. The list of winners of the 19th Wenjin Book Awards
The Wenjin Book Awards,
Visitors who travel to jiayu county, Xianning city, in Central China’s Hubei province for the first time are often impressed with its food offerings, especially the fish and lotus roots (莲藕). Almost every restaurant offers dishes
Xiao Wo, a poet from Beijing, once remarked on how amazing it is that some restaurants can make an entire table of dishes
Located in the south of Hubei,
Jiayu,
Jiayu
“The south produces good fish, and the fish swim and wag their tails. There is fine wine at the
Aside from its delicious dishes, Jiayu is also famous for its lotus roots, wudu (a clay instrument) and culture of the Three Kingdoms (220-280) period.
7 . Scholarship Competition
(140 Scholarships available)
Contribute to improving the world with IED！
If you’re passionate about Design, Fashion, Visual Arts, or Communication, seize the opportunity to be part of our contest. You could win one of 140 scholarships offered by Fondazione Francesco Morelli, IED. These scholarships cover 100% or 50% of the tuition fees for Bachelor’s Degree programs, Five-Year Diplomas, Four-Year Diplomas, and Foundation Courses available at our campuses in Milan.
Humanity, the environment, and sustainability are key in design. We deeply include this philosophy, evident in every course and project we undertake. While there are many angles to approach this theme, what matters is our collective goal.
Find inspiration in the world around you, release your creativity, and push your boundaries.
To enter the scholarship competition, submit your concept by June 22nd. Your concept should solve a major planetary issue, identify its causes, and propose design-driven solutions.
Your concept is required to be developed in 2 steps: a mood board and a text.
·The digital mood board is your chance to express yourself using any technique or style you like. It’s a collection of images, objects, colors, and words, whether in physical or digital form. By mixing images and objects, the mood board helps you see different angles of your project and boosts your creative process.
·In the text (which should be between 150 and 300 words), explain your idea, why you chose the design of your mood board, and what inspired you to use that language and technique.
Combine both your text and mood board into one file, keeping it under 8 MB and saving it in any commonly used format. If you decide to make a video, share the link to it on Vimeo.com or Youtube.com.
Make sure to read the regulations carefully and enter the competition. The deadline is June 22, 2024.
1. Who is the competition mainly intended for?| A．Any fashion design lover. | B．Any environmentalist. |
| C．University teachers in Milan. | D．Students for further education. |
| A．A description with as many words as you like to use. |
| B．A video well linked on Vimeo.com or Youtube.com. |
| C．A combination of a mood board and a text into one file. |
| D．A design to show your great gratitude for scholarship. |
| A．Creativity for human beings. | B．Creativity for the earth. |
| C．Creativity for scholarship. | D．Creativity for the degree. |
I cannot remember a point in my life when I desire anything other than becoming a teacher. As a child I played school with my little cousins and friends just so I could practice for my future career. But what I didn’t realize as a child was how expensive my dream was. I came from a poor family, and it seemed as though we always struggled to make ends meet. My dream of attending the University of Connecticut seemed so out of reality but I wasn’t willing to settle for anything less.
At the beginning of my senior year in high school, I began applying to colleges, but in my heart I had already made my decision. The University of Connecticut was the one. But a huge hurdle(障碍) stood between me and the dream—lack of financial resources.
At first, I was ready to give up. I mean, who was going to give me, the average high-school girl, that kind of money? I wasn’t the smartest person in my class, not even close; but my heart was in the right place, and I was determined. I knew that scholarships were only given to the really smart kids, or so I thought. I applied for every scholarship I could get my hands on. What did I have to lose? And then my teacher told me about the financial aid system. I applied, but l didn’t think I would qualify for that either. After the holidays, my friends started receiving their acceptance letters from colleges, and I eagerly anticipated mine. Finally, a letter arrived from the University of Connecticut. Feelings of fear and joy overwhelmed me, but I was ready. I opened the envelope with trembling hands as tears filled my eyes. I had done it! I had been accepted to the University of Connecticut I cried for a while, feeling both extremely excited and afraid. I had worked so hard to get accepted; what if I was denied admission because of my financial status?
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I had been working a full- time job.
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__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________9 . Sunlight was cutting through the classroom, and it was close to lunchtime, with everyone feeling bored. This was in the sickening final weeks before the Leaving Cert. the state exams every Irish teenager has to sit if they want to go to university.
With the Leaving Cert, we’d ever felt more unhappily involved in the faceless machinery of education. Our only objective for an entire year had been to memorize as much information as possible, in order to bring it back in one exam after another. Our teacher’s only objective was to drill all that information and rote learning (死记硬背) into us.
And it was just another day of that, when it happened. I don’t know why, but the teacher suddenly broke off what he was saying and considered us for a moment. He leaned against his desk, folded his arms, and then he went off without referring to his prepared notes.
He spoke about how we were going to leave school soon, and head into the world, separately, for ever. He said we wouldn’t be able to grasp it yet, but our horizons were about to expand in ways we wouldn’t believe. I know it sounds cheesy—it probably was cheesy—but for the teenage me it was something quite new and surprising to hear an adult address us like this, not as kids to whom he needed to feed information, but as humans with whom he wanted to share something like wisdom.
What stayed with me was the image he used: he said our awareness would be like a flame (火焰) in a dark cave. The brighter and larger the flame grew, the more of the cave we would see. But with every bit of light, there would come a growing awareness of the vastness of the cave, of just how little of it we were actually seeing, and of how much more space and opportunity was left for our flame to grow.
1. What do students think of preparing for the Leaving Cert?| A．Boring. | B．Challenging. | C．Exciting. | D．Rewarding. |
| A．Innovative. | B．Harmful. | C．Attractive. | D．Commonplace. |
| A．The use of knowledge. | B．The exploration of the unknown. |
| C．The command of skills. | D．The importance of education. |
| A．By describing a fact. | B．By reasoning a conclusion. |
| C．By using a figure of speech. | D．By making a sharp contrast. |
10 . The original Chick-fil-A location holds a special place in the company’s history. symbolizing innovation and the birth of a brand that would eventually expand to serve customers across 47 states and Washington, D.C.
Chick-fil-A, a company that has grown from a small outlet in Arlanta’s Greenbriar Mall to a fast-food giant, yet now faces the closure (关闭) of its original store. The reason behind the closure of Chick-fil-A’s original location is symbolic of the changes sweeping through retail (零售) and consumer habits. Reports indicate that the decline in foot traffic at Greenbriar Mall, attributed to the loss of customers, has made it challenging to sustain the restaurant.
This trend is reflective of a broader shift in consumer behavior, with traditional shopping malls facing declining footfalls as online shopping gains popularity.
The closure of Chick-il-A’s first location is not just about the end of a physical space. It represents the development of a brand and the bittersweet reality of growth and change.
Each business, in its journey towards success, often outgrows its origins. This transition, while a sign of progress, can also be a moment of reflection on the roots and values that laid the foundation for future achievements.
Interestingly, Chick-fil-A is not alone in this journey. Other big brands like Starbucks, Dunkin (formerly Dunkin Donuts), McDonald’s, and KFC have also followed similar paths. While some of their original locations have become museums or maintained as historic sites, others have adapted or closed in response to changing times and consumer needs.
The original Starbucks in Seattle, Dunkin’s first store in Massachusetts, and one of the earliest McDonald’s in California are examples of how these brands have preserved their heritage (遗产). In contrast, Chick-fil-A’s decision highlights the reality that not all beginnings can be physically preserved.
This narrative around Chick-fil-A’s original store closure serves as a good lesson for companies and business leaders. It’s a reminder of the importance of remembering and honoring one’s origins while supporting growth and change.
1. What does the closure of Chick-fil-A’s first location mean?| A．The end of the food industry. | B．The change of the food industry. |
| C．The beginning of a new brand. | D．The innovation of store management. |
| A．To prove a common occurrence. | B．To reduce people’s anxiety. |
| C．To arouse the readers’ sympathy. | D．To raise a new problem. |
| A．Heart-broken. | B．Overjoyed. | C．Indifferent. | D．Bittersweet. |
| A．Try to keep it physically forever. | B．Redecorate it for further use. |
| C．Never forget its historical significance. | D．Never care about its future. |
