2 . There are two kinds of people: those who like to pack up leftovers as soon as dinner is over, and those who let leftovers sit out for a few hours so they can cool down.
However, both leaving leftovers out for a long period of time and adding hot items to the fridge can cause problems.
Whether you should immediately put food in the fridge or let it sit out to cool depends on its temperature. Dangerous bacterial (细菌的) growth happens between 41 and 135 degrees F. Potentially harmful bacteria grows most rapidly at these temperatures.
Placing lots of hot food in the fridge can raise the temperature of the fridge into this danger zone. Fridge temperatures should always be set below 40 degrees F. This may help the food get out of the danger zone as fast as possible.
However, there’s no harm in putting hot food directly into the fridge if you need to. If you are a forgetful person, or if you won’t be around to store the food after it has cooled enough, go ahead and put it in the fridge. Your fridge can handle the heat and get the food cooled quickly.
Food should never stay out at room temperature for more than two hours. Leftovers can become breeding grounds (滋生地) for dangerous bacteria if they’re left out too long and can make people sick.
“It is OK to leave the food cooling outside before you hit the two-hour mark,” says Serena Poon, nutritionist of Le Cordon Bleu’s Grand Diploma training program. “In fact, the sooner you can get your leftovers in the fridge, the better.”
1. Which temperature most contributes to the growth of harmful bacteria?| A．Below 40 degrees F. | B．Between 39～40 degrees F. |
| C．Between 41～135 degrees F. | D．Above 135 degrees F. |
| A．Unclear. | B．Neutral. | C．Worried. | D．Unconcerned. |
| A．Dividing them into small parts. |
| B．Storing them in the fridge right away. |
| C．Waiting until they cool down completely outside. |
| D．Leaving them sitting at room temperature for two hours. |
| A．When to Pack up Leftovers. | B．How to Prevent Bacterial Growth |
| C．To Cool Food Outside or in the Fridge | D．A Good Idea to Store Food in the Fridge |
3 . Books to gift everyone on your list
The Lightning Rod
Four years after The Escape Artist, a thriller book that earned Meltzer some of his best reviews, is back with its seque (续集). The Lightning Rod picks up where Jim “Zig” Zigarowski and Sergeant First Class Nola Brown left off (for good, they thought) when Zig finds something he shouldn’t have. They bring an unthinkable secret planning to light within the U. S. military. Longtime Meltzer fans will be surprised at an unbelievable Act I, and newcomers will be involved in without missing a beat.
Maps Quiz Book
Unlike any map books you’ve seen before, puzzles in Maps Quiz Book are related to the iconic (标志性的) buildings such as Australia’s Sydney Opera House from Florence, Italy, to the winding Tokyo rail system. Each map has questions of different levels of difficulty for both young learners and masters. Puzzlers will be given tasks with challenges from easy to difficult.
Maya Angelou’s Guide to Hope
A love letter was written by one of America’s greatest writers, Maya Angelou, whose Guide to Hope delivers encouraging pages in her work. The content includes 50 acts to help spread hope (Number 30: get power from friends, family, and ancestors) with Angelou quotes (her advice to job interviewees: “Take everybody with you all the time who has ever loved you” for support and confidence).
1. Who is The Lightning Rod written for?| A．Book lovers. | B．Movie fans. | C．Music fans | D．Sports fans. |
| A．Famous people are provided. |
| B．Quizzes on each map are the same in difficulty. |
| C．Puzzles are offered based on iconic areas. |
| D．It’s readable only for beginners. |
| A．A friend who is in love. |
| B．A schoolmate who loses heart. |
| C．A teacher who is into literature. |
| D．A relative who offered help to you. |
4 . Heathfield Day Summer Camp
It’s for girls aged 7 to 15. Heathfield started its own Summer Camp for local girls so they could enjoy the high quality activities and sports that we were already offering to overseas students on our International Summer School (ISS). Over the years more than a thousand girls have attended the camp, many returning year after year and bringing sisters and friends with them. Returning students receive a 10% discount from their second year. Day girls arrive between 08:45 and 09:15 when activities start. An Early Morning option with Breakfast is available at 08:00. At 5:30 girls are collected and signed out by parents or can take our Late Stay option until 6:30.
Heathfield’s teachers offer the girls a fun-packed and educational daily program, balancing creative, artistic and sporting skills. Campers are grouped together according to age and move together between activities. There’re different programs for junior and senior groups.
Girls enjoy the opportunity to spend time as a day girl and as a boarder. They can stay from one day to four weeks. But residential stays are for a minimum of one week. Each Thursday afternoon we invite parents to an exhibition or show to see what the girls are doing. The exhibitions include cookery, art, craft and photography in weeks 1 and 3, and in weeks 2 and 4, music, dance and drama shows take place. Two or three afternoons a week girls mix with the students from the ISS and take part in sports and games.
There’s an hour’s lunch break. Our dining-room service offers a great range of hot and cold dishes.
1. What do we know about Heathfield Day Summer Camp?| A．Its arrangements are flexible. |
| B．It offers participants 10% off. |
| C．Its programs are the same for groups. |
| D．It limits the number of participants. |
| A．Advise them to stay as boarders. |
| B．Forbid them to go out on weekdays. |
| C．Call on them to be independent. |
| D．Divide them into different groups. |
| A．Pay a visit to the ISS. |
| B．Have dinner with her. |
| C．See her dancing. |
| D．Take physical exercise. |
5 . A few years ago, I was an English professor, and I asked my students to finish a paper during the holiday. Mike, one of my students, came to class without it. He explained that his safe (保险柜)had been stolen by a worker who was repairing his house. His notebook computer was in the safe, where his paper was. I was sure that he didn’t tell a lie because he had been a really good student.
Then over the two weeks, Mike started to show up to class looking very tired. He said that he was on a hunt for the guy who stole his safe, and he was spending late nights with his cousin driving around looking for the thief because they knew his car. They wanted to find the thief and get the safe back because his living expenses were in it besides the paper.
Then Mike rewrote the paper and turned it in. It wasn’t up to his usual quality, and he still kept coming to class looking like he hadn’t slept all night. One day, he came very happily to my office, and he reported that he had found the thief after a long search that involved experiencing dangerous situations. He said that they found the thief’s car in front of a big super-market, and they caught him and sent him to the police station.
I read the news that Mike had in fact put an end to the thief’s attempt to steal from the supermarket. It turned out that Mike got his money and notebook computer back. I gladly accepted his original paper, and it got a much higher grade than the rewritten one because of his virtues. And I reminded him that he should be responsible for his own safety and talk to me or other teachers first if he met with anything like that.
1. What was the problem with Mike?| A．He was often late for class. |
| B．He always got low marks in exams. |
| C．He failed to hand in his paper on time. |
| D．He stayed up too late writing his paper. |
| A．He tried to earn his living expenses. |
| B．He practised driving with his cousin. |
| C．He went to the class which the professor taught. |
| D．He sought for the house repairman who had stolen his safe. |
| A．He voluntarily admitted the theft. |
| B．He was handed over to the police. |
| C．He escaped from a big supermarket. |
| D．He was reported caught by the professor. |
| A．Brave and honest. | B．Imaginative and creative. |
| C．Smart but lazy. | D．Poor but happy. |
6 . Tailor your experience, and master the English language in our exciting and comprehensive language programmes. Choose your preferred city, and you’ll study with and befriend other international students.
Our English Learning Programmes
·Learn English in Universities
Courses have been developed in partnership with famous universities in Australia to improve your English language skills. You will get to experience campus life abroad.
·Small Group English Programme
These intensive English classes are hosted in different language schools along the east coast. Talk to our programme advisers to choose the best location.
·One-on-One Tutoring
Our programme organizes tailored learning experiences based on your English learning goals. You will live in local families and have chances to practise your oral English.
·High School Study Abroad
There are few things in life which can make you feel more grown-up like living and learning in another country. Pack this with many fun cultural activities. And you will also have opportunities to experience science subjects taught in English, such as lessons about rocks and minerals, plants and animals, and engineering practices.
Four steps to get into our English learning programmes
Step One: Review the programme information and complete our online application form to get the ball rolling.
Step Two: You will have a 15-min interview with your programme adviser to discuss your interests, needs, destination and duration. Within three days after the interview, the adviser will be in touch by email to let you know if your application has been successful. If so, we’ll send you a formal offer.
Step Three: To confirm your place in our programme, you’ll need to reply to our letter of offer and make payment online according to the instruction. Once this has been done, we’ll send you the documents containing all the information you’ll need regarding your study trip.
Step Four: Once your flights have been booked, let us know your arrival details so that we can organize airport pick-up. We’ll be excited to welcome you to our programme in person!
1. If Henry wants to try a biology class taught in English, he may join in ________.| A．Learn English in Universities | B．Small Group English Programme |
| C．One-on-One Tutoring | D．High School Study Abroad |
| A．Reply to the letter and pay the cost for the study trip. |
| B．Get in touch with the organizer to confirm the destination. |
| C．Review programme information to prepare for an interview. |
| D．Provide the programme adviser with personal needs and goals. |
| A．People planning to improve their English . |
| B．People willing to apply for English teaching jobs. |
| C．People aiming to help learners go abroad. |
| D．People loving to share English learning experiences. |
7 . Fritz Sam was driving his Uber car when he picked up Jemimah Wei, who was on her way to LaGuardia Airport.
He asked Jemimah if she’d mind him pulling over to check it out. With Jemimah’s
Outside of the building a crowd had
Fritz chose the latter. He
| A．Driving through | B．Looking for | C．Talking about | D．Moving around |
| A．payment | B．direction | C．permission | D．urgency |
| A．hesitated | B．gathered | C．passed | D．moved |
| A．still | B．already | C．even | D．once |
| A．comparison | B．comment | C．sacrifice | D．decision |
| A．strange | B．crowded | C．dangerous | D．quiet |
| A．randomly | B．quickly | C．finally | D．patiently |
| A．leave | B．shout | C．return | D．relax |
| A．extra | B．valuable | C．safe | D．large |
| A．communicate with | B．depend on | C．agree with | D．check on |
| A．remembered | B．stopped | C．saw | D．chose |
| A．angry | B．embarrassed | C．regretful | D．frightened |
| A．impress | B．support | C．convince | D．control |
| A．previously | B．frequently | C．eventually | D．secretly |
| A．center | B．space | C．front | D．entrance |
| A．border | B．harbor | C．airport | D．station |
| A．developed | B．posted | C．found | D．selected |
| A．confirm | B．surprise | C．comfort | D．praise |
| A．attention | B．attraction | C．adaptation | D．explanation |
| A．desire | B．talent | C．bravery | D．responsibility |
8 . Ouarzazate is a desert town at the foot of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, Africa, which attracts Hollywood and European film makers for its varied scenery and picture-perfect locations. Its Kasbah, with its red and brown mud houses and narrow streets, is one of these locations. It’s been chosen by many US and British movie makers as a location for big-budget films such as Gladiators and Kingdom of Heaven.
The cinema has brought a lot to Ouarzazate, whose people may work as technicians, sound engineers or decorators, but they are mainly given unimportant roles as extras. Mbarka, her husband, and their five children have all appeared in Western films as extras. Mbarka has been in so many Hollywood films over the past 20 years that she cannot remember most of them. She doesn’t even know the name of the last one she appeared in.
“I was in the film for 15 days. My son, Azzedine, knows its name,” said Mbarka. It’s unnecessary to remember that. After all, it’s not that she likes the industry, but that she makes a living from it.
Kingdom of Heaven, a $180 million US production, provided eight months of work for 2800 Ouarzazate people. “When the cinema comes here, people are happy, ” said Azzedine who has appeared in movies since he was seven. When there’s no movie in town, his mother sells sandwiches in the local market, but he doesn’t seek any other job or go to school to improve his skills, not wanting to miss a film opportunity though he’s not well paid. In fact, inexperienced Moroccan extras get as little as $15 per day. Still, the money isn’t bad considering the average salary in Ouarzazate is about $6 a day. Those with experience earn more; they get about $24 per day or as much as $60. Inexperienced European extras, on the other hand, get about $40 per day. This has led to complaints of discrimination by some Ouarzazate people.
1. What can be learnt about Mbarka?| A．She is a senior extra. | B．She loves making films. |
| C．She’s left show business. | D．She has been forgetful. |
| A．He learns hard to be a real actor. | B．He always goes out to work. |
| C．He deliberately remains jobless. | D．He helps his mother in a market. |
| A．Tolerant. | B．Favorable. | C．Unwilling. | D．Carefree. |
| A．To promote two big-budget films. | B．To introduce the extras’ situations. |
| C．To recommend an African Hollywood. | D．To call for an end to pay discrimination. |
9 . With globally famous literary festivals, specialty bookshops and a rich cultural well to draw from, Toronto is a literature lover’s dream.
Here are two festivals. When Word on the Street was first held in Toronto in 1990, it was designed to celebrate Canada’s rich literary culture. Now it’s become the largest festival in the country devoted to books and magazines. It’s free for attendees. Of course, you have to pay if you buy books here. Then, the contemporary-literature-focused Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) will come next month-each October. TIFA Kids takes place at the same time, making for a literary escape for the whole family.
How about specialty bookshops?
Flying Books is a bookstore, book publisher and writing school founded by book editor Martha Sharpe. You can find Sharpe’s selection of titles at The Good Neighbor Espresso Bar and the Gladstone House. Extend your literature experience from home with its virtual classes on criticism, journalism, memoir and more, taught by experienced Canadian authors.
Ben McNally Books (possibly the city’s most beautiful bookstore) is in the east of the Financial District, whose owner is regularly on-site to assist you with recommendations.
Type Books across from green Trinity Bellwoods Park which is the perfect spot to read under the trees is co-owned by a former literature professor and best for general interest.
West end’s Monkey’s Paw, where you can find rare books, and unique finds, specializes in secondhand and ancient books.
Queen Books in Leslieville has an excellent kids’ section where you can buy the latest children’s books.
1. What do we know about Word on the Street?| A．It has grown gradually. | B．It is held each October. |
| C．It charges participants. | D．It is of TIFA origin. |
| A．Become a book editor faster. | B．Build up a personal library. |
| C．Get the free books from authors. | D．Improve your literary skills online. |
| A．Queen Books. | B．Ben McNally Books. | C．Type Books. | D．Monkey’s Paw. |
10 . Copenhagen has GREAT public transport. It is reliable, safe, and easily accessible. Of course, like everything in Copenhagen, it is not cheap. The system can be a little confusing, even for locals, but we’re here to help simplify it all for you! And today our focus is Travelling with a Bike.
BIKES ON THE TRAIN
Bicycles can be taken on s-tog lines for free but you can’t take bikes through Nørreport station during peak hours. To take your bike on a train, you need to put it on the first or last carriage, clearly marked with large signs of bicycles on the outside.
To take a bike on a regional train, which takes you to parts of Denmark outside Copenhagen, you must buy an extra ticket. The price depends on the distance and varies from 16 kr to 28 kr.
BIKES ON THE METRO
Bicycles can be taken on the metro for an extra 13 kr. You need to pay for the bike with its own ticket. You can’t take your bike on the metro during peak hours.
BIKES ON THE BUS
You can bring a bike on a bus but each bus is limited to two bikes, even if there is much space. Generally, people do not travel with their bikes on buses in Copenhagen.
BIKES ON THE FERRY(渡轮)
Charges for bicycles depend on the company and the destination. You will need to check with the ferry companies. When you book the ticket, you must state that you have a cycle, even if it’s free of charge.
1. Who is this text probably intended for?| A．Tourist guides. |
| B．Bike travelers. |
| C．Local citizens. |
| D．Ticket inspectors. |
| A．A peak time s-tog train. |
| B．A weekday regional train. |
| C．An off-peak metro train. |
| D．A weekend ferry. |
| A．Buses are too crowded. |
| B．It’s against the local custom. |
| C．Availability is not guaranteed. |
| D．It’s not welcomed by other passengers. |
