A. amused B. common C. complete D. disconnecting E. means F. mission G. perform H. positive I. prepared J. spreading K. struggle |
The world of live action role-playing
For many people, the days of playing make-believe (假扮) ended in childhood. But for some, the game of make-believe lives on in Live Action Role-Playing, or LARP. This is a game where people act out characters in a(n)
Although pretty much anything goes in LARP, nearly every event involves players completing a(n)
The genius of LARP is that each event can be any kind of story. The most
One
A.efficiency B.employ C.effective D.chemicals E.accelerating F.existing G.projected H.trapped I.power J.simultaneously K.artificially |
This past July was the hottest recorded month in human history. Heat waves smashed temperature records worldwide and even brought summer temperatures to Chile and Argentina during the Southern Hemisphere’s winter. It’s more than just a matter of sweaty discomfort. In the U.S. alone, it kills more people each year than floods, tornadoes and hurricanes combined. As climate change worsens, access to
Yet standard air-conditioning systems have
It’s becoming increasingly clear that humans cannot outrun climate change with the same air-conditioning technology we’ve been using. One well-known problem with current AC systems is their reliance on refrigerant
Standard air-conditioning systems
Even with some of the best technologies available, the gains in
A. untouched | B. preparation | C. disproportionately | D. outlook | E. committed | F. shake |
G. redirect | H. target | I. reduced | J. expose | K. typically |
Over the past few weeks, many people around the world joined me in celebrating my career firsts — from winning my first Golden Globe to earning my first Oscar. While I am grateful for this unforgettable moment in my professional life, I want to
My life changed eight years ago when one moment shook my
It was April 25, 2015, and I was visiting local organizations. Suddenly, a deadly earthquake hit the country. I have never felt the type of fear and panic I felt that day, when the ground beneath shook so powerfully that I was not able to stand on my own feet.
I was fortunate to make through that day uninjured, but not
Crises are not just moments of disaster: They
To fully recover from a disaster and be prepared for the next one, the specific needs of women and girls must be factored into the humanitarian response.
This year we are halfway toward the 2030
A. network B. specify C. traditionally D. ingredient AB. uneasy AC. additional AD. culturally BC. block BD. determine CD. requirement ABC. critical |
A multicultural person is someone who is deeply convinced that all cultures are equally good, enjoys learning the rich variety of cultures in the world, and most likely has been exposed to more than one culture in his or her lifetime.
A multilingual salesperson can explain the advantages of a product in other languages, but a multicultural salesperson can motivate foreigners to buy it. That’s a(an)
No one likes foreigners who are arrogant (自大的) about their own culture. The trouble is, most people are arrogantly monocultural without being aware of it. Foreigners sense monocultural arrogance at once and set up their own cultural barriers, which may effectively
Multiculturalism is a(an)
For 20-odd years, I’ve run an executive-search firm from Brussels. When clients ask us to find the right person for a new pan-European sales position, I start by asking them to
Of course, it’s far more difficult to
One Medical
On Thursday, Amazon announced its first major acquisition (收购) under Mr. Jassy’s occupation as C.E.O., spending $3.9 billion for One Medical, a chain of primary care clinics around the country. The deal is a sign of Amazon’s health care ambitions. As the company has
Health care has been
Amazon wants to be the “front door” through which customers
A. observe B. change C. third-party D. expected E. enforce F. international G. conducted H. under I. improved J. foreign K. hostile |
Korean President Moon Jae-in told United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that top DPRK leader Kim Jong-un promised to make open the closedown of the Punggye-ri nuclear test site to the ROK and the United States as well as to the
The ROK president asked the UN chief to allow officials to
During the April 27 summit with Moon at the border village of Panmunjom, Kim said his country will close the Punggye-ri nuclear test site in northeast of the DPRK, where all of six nuclear tests were
After the summit, Moon and Kim signed and announced the Panmunjom Declaration, agreeing to the complete denuclearization and the
The two leaders also agreed to stop all
Local media on Tuesday reported that the DPRK was removing propaganda loudspeakers from the border area, in a bid to
Guterres said he was willing to cooperate in the process in response, noting that though Moon’s calls require the approval from UN Security Council, he will make efforts to help settle peace on the Korean Peninsula. Guterres added that he will appoint a UN official in charge of arms reduction to cooperate with the ROK.
Moon also asked Guterres to issue a statement welcoming and supporting the Panmunjom Declaration by the UN General Assembly or the UN Security Council, saying UN support will be a great help to
US President Donald Trump on Monday said he has considered the Demilitarized Zone separating the DPRK and the ROK as a possible site for his meeting with Kim,
“Numerous countries are being considered for the MEETING,” Trump tweeted on Monday morning, “but would Peace House/Freedom House, on the Border of North & South Korea, be a more Representative, Important and Lasting site than a
A. make comments on B. stare at C. be ignorant of D. be bored with E. bear repeating F. shortage of G. be confused with H. under pressure I. make sure J. find fault with K. throughout your life |
2. Don’t
3. He will
4. Many citizens are likely to
5. Please
6. The sugar must
7. His mother’s expectation of his son’s success put him
8. These well-known stories
9. You can’t avoid making mistakes
10. Sometimes my classmates like to
11. In some large cities of our country,
A. average B. grouped C. contribution D. initiate E. planted F. worn G. consume H. serve I. evolved J. tracked K. scene |
Science and technology are advancing at tremendous speed. We may think we’re a culture that gets rid of our
To figure out how much power these devices are using, Callie Babbitt and her colleagues at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York
As we accumulated more devices, however, we didn’t throw out our old ones. “The living-room television is replaced and gets
So what’s the possible solution? The team’s data only went up to 2007, but the researchers also explored what would happen if consumers would replace old products with new electronics that
A. benefit B. closely C. containing D. deprived E. feasted F. fundamental G. introduction H. original I. purchasing J. supply K. typically |
The Pleasures of the Table
APRIL 9, 2020 was the darkest day in the recent recorded history of the restaurant industry. The
Being
Yet restaurants in their current form are a few hundred years old at most. They do not satisfy some primeval (原始的) urge, but rather those of particular sorts of societies. Economic and social forces have created both the
People have long
These were more like takeaways, though, or stands where food might be thrown in with a drink, than eat-in restaurants. The table d’hôte, which appeared in France around Cole’s time, most
What does the history of the restaurant say about its future? In recent weeks, global restaurant reservations have risen back up close to their pre-pandemic levels. The long-term future of the restaurant is less clear. The pandemic has led to many people
A. pairing B. push C. hitting D. mainstream E. luxurious F. moviegoers G. attendance H. comparing I. mix J. distracting K. diverse |
Dinner and a movie was a two-part affair. But increasingly, the two have merged into a single experience, allowing
Dine-in cinemas are not altogether new. In the late 1980s, brothers Mike and Brian McMenamin opened one in Portland, Ore. A decade later, inspired by the McMenamins, Tim and Karrie League began
Full-service theaters appeal to a broader, more regionally
The rise in full-service movie-going coincides with declining ticket sales across the industry. North American movie
Full-service theaters are not without their doubters. Despite server’s attempts at stealth (动作轻柔), many find them
But for those with the funds, the full-service theater offers reason enough to quit online movies.