1 . If you are feeling that life just cannot be any worse for you, it can be challenging to think positive thoughts.
★Begin and end each day with a “Thank you for this wonderful day!”
★When you see the gas prices hiking, say “
★When you are late for work, say “I am so happy and grateful for my job as I know that many don’t have one.”
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★Write down what you’re grateful for each day. In moments when you’re feeling really down, read what you wrote before.
The key is to move yourself into a positive thought and keep it there long enough to make it a moment of peace.
A.This will help uplift your spirits. |
B.The more you practice, the happier you’ll be. |
C.If you are having health problems, be grateful for what does work. |
D.I am so glad that I am blessed to have a car in which to get around. |
E.No matter what you have experienced, just enjoy your life every day. |
F.But we can choose to think differently by beginning with the smallest of steps. |
G.Life seems so unfair sometimes. |
“The package is from Uncle Aaron in Scotland,” Rylee told her father. Her uncle travelled a lot on business, so Rylee seldom got to see him. Her father’s only response was to raise an eyebrow (眉毛).
Rylee opened the box. She pulled out a large necklace (项链). One side of the necklace had a symbol of circles. It looked like writing on the other side, but Rylee did not understand what the words meant.
The box also had a letter from her uncle. He explained how he had found the necklace at a curious little shop. He described how the elderly storekeeper had told him that the necklace had special powers and warned him to be careful with it.
Her uncle ended the letter with “BE CAREFUL!!!” in big letters and a “laughing” emoji (表情符号). He did not seem to take the storekeeper’s warnings seriously. “Let me wear it to school today, Dad,” Rylee said. “Maybe it will bring me luck on my history test.” “Good grades come from studying, not from luck,” Dad said. “I did study, but everyone thinks this will be a hard test.” Rylee put her fingers around the necklace she still held, “I wish you’d let me wear it.” “Yes, you can wear it today.” That made Rylee stop to wonder, because her dad had never given in that fast before.
At school, Rylee heard a group of kids talking. Some said her necklace looked ugly, while others thought it silly to believe in good luck necklaces. She wished her classmates thought the necklace was as cool as she did. Without warning, all eyes turned to Rylee and her necklace. Students began to push to get a closer look. Everyone seemed to talk at once, telling her how cool it looked. All Rylee’s friends wanted to borrow her lucky necklace. That made Rylee stop to wonder why everyone changed their minds so fast.
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Sitting at her desk, Rylee watched the teacher pass out their tests.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Rylee looked down at her test and found that her score was one hundred percent.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________1. What probably happened in Fountain Hills during winter?
A.All animals died off. |
B.It didn’t rain much. |
C.Many chemicals were used. |
A.The farmland produced no food. |
B.Black birds were missing. |
C.People there got sick easily. |
A.Animals ate them. |
B.The government killed them. |
C.They flew away. |
A.Bring bees from the town. |
B.Teach farmers how to grow food. |
C.Tell people the importance of bees. |
1. What does the watch look like?
A.It has a leather white band. |
B.The face of it is black. |
C.The face of it is square. |
A.He went to England with a little money. |
B.He got the watch from his father. |
C.He is still alive. |
A.It reminds him of his grandfather. |
B.It tells the right time. |
C.It is worth a lot of money. |
1. What may the man do at Christmas?
A.Have dinner with the woman's family. |
B.Stay at home with his family. |
C.Go shopping with his son. |
A.At the mall. | B.At online shops. | C.At the bookstore. |
A.Books. | B.Chinese tea. | C.A tea box. |
6 . Fill your free time with these options on offer in New York City this month.
Pop & Rock
Dec. 1 at Webster Hall, Manhattan
On tour in support of her new release of Softscars, the singer and producer Nat Cmiel will play at Webster Hall on Sunday. A frequent subject of her songs is the solution to the tensions between digital and physical existence. Tickets are $25.
Family Concert
Dec. 10 at the Scheuer Auditorium, Manhattan
Joanie Leeds is adding her voice to those calling for children’s books in libraries and children’s classrooms. With a guitar and other musicians, she’ll celebrate the release of her new work, starting at 10: 30 a. m., in an hour-long concert intended to make young listeners first grow up and later sit down and read. Tickets to the concert are required to be reserved online, starting at $14. Children are admitted free.
Jazz
Dec. 20 at the Village Vanguard, Manhattan
Bold and carefree, Johnathan Blake has come to represent certain of present jazz. This week’s Vanguard stand features his My Life Matters, calling for people to let one another live and grow. Watching the performance of the band will have a lasting impression on you. Tickets are $40.
Sketch Comedy
Dec.22 at the Peoples Improv Theater, Manhattan
The Peoples Improv Theater is welcoming comedy troupes (剧团) across the country for a celebration and discussion of sketch comedy, with Birch & Caven as the opening show. Tickets start at $ 15 per show. Four-day passes are $79, and one-day passes are $30. Tickets are to be bought at the ticket office in person.
1. Whose song discusses digital and real-life interaction?A.Nat Cmiel. | B.Joanie Leeds. | C.Birch & Caven. | D.Johnathan Blake. |
A.At Webster Hall. | B.At the Scheuer Auditorium. |
C.At the Village Vanguard. | D.At the Peoples Improv Theater. |
A.Online tickets. | B.One-day passes. | C.Four-day passes. | D.Separate tickets. |
Another school year was beginning. I had thirteen excited first graders eager to learn and ready to fill my classroom with laughs, tears, and everything. I realized that I had a small class size and got excited about the special projects we could do. One project that I had been particularly interested in was finding a doctor in Doctors Without Borders as a pen pal for my students, which could definitely broaden my students’ horizons.
I began by sending out an e-mail to our school district employees asking for names and contact information of any doctor in Doctors Without Borders which they knew of. I sent an e-mail to each one asking if we could communicate with them, but only one reply came: Dr. Denisar, who was in Africa for humanitarian medical work. Since six-year-olds’attention spans were short and many of the students were just learning how to read and write, I thought it would be the best to correspond through e-mail. Dr. Denisar quickly became a reward system. If students practiced and could read a book fluently, I would record it and e-mail it. If they finished a writing assignment, I would scan it and e-mail it. If students were misbehaving, I caught myself saying, “What would Dr. Denisar think about that?”
We also used the information Dr. Denisar included in his e-mails as learning opportunities. As we communicated with him, we learned more about him, as well as his missions from disease outbreaks to malnutrition of the locals. We started to lighten things up by recording songs and jokes, and sending art projects and care packages. He appreciated the communication. After Dr. Denisar returned, we continued to communicate with him, as my students had got quite attached. He promised that he would make a trip to our small town in Illinois to meet my class when he could.
The school year was beginning to wrap up when he contacted me in April about coming up to visit in May. For the first time, we began talking on the phone about his visit.
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As the day of his visit approached, the kids began to get nervous.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________A whole morning had passed before we knew it.
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A.angrily | B.eagerly | C.apologetically | D.worriedly |
A.guidance | B.negotiation | C.comment | D.emotion |
A.believe | B.remind | C.assess | D.reach |
A.promise | B.update | C.exchange | D.prediction |
A.physically | B.spiritually | C.practically | D.typically |
A.lightened | B.melted | C.broke | D.touched |
A.invited | B.visited | C.emailed | D.texted |
A.worry | B.duty | C.sympathy | D.anger |
A.matter | B.work | C.count | D.show |
A.air | B.nutrition | C.rest | D.advice |
A.awkward | B.natural | C.annoyed | D.honored |
A.find | B.purchase | C.donate | D.publish |
A.introduced | B.enjoyed | C.behaved | D.regarded |
A.carefree | B.guilty | C.positive | D.careful |
A.giving up | B.waking up | C.pulling through | D.checking out |
10 . With about 100,000 new cases diagnosed (诊断) annually, skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the US.
“I have always been interested in biology and technology, and this challenge gave me the perfect platform to showcase my ideas,” Bekele said.
Shripriya, a ninth grader from California, won the second prize for her invention “EasyBZ”. This sticker-like patch can be used to administer medicine without pills or needles.
A.Besides, it’s also expensive to treat. |
B.The third place was Sarah Wang from Massachusetts. |
C.After all, soap can be easily made and used worldwide. |
D.It promotes the youth to learn science with interest. |
E.People might not have the equipment to treat this disease. |
F.The kid suffered great hunger and lack of proper education. |
G.This is the 16th year of the annual 3M Young Scientist Challenge. |