A.encouraged | B. excuse | C. featured | D. favor | E. approaches | F. defended |
G. access | H. serve | I. regional | J. celebrated | K. lengths |
When Coca-Cola was first sold in 1886, nobody thought it could be improved. Nearly a century later, in 1985, New Coke was introduced to replace the original recipe of Coke in order to rebrand the product amidst falling sales——Coke was losing customers to Pepsi, whose sweeter taste was finding
Something similar is happening with A Bite of China, a
In the first episode of Season Two, a teenager in the countryside collects honey high up in a tree. The scene is stunningly filmed, telling a moving story about the dangerous
Innovation is generally
A. fit B. practice C. promising D. boast E. ingredients F. disturbed G. evolution H. excuses I. passing J. stuck K. honouring |
The Origin of Trick-or-treat
On October 31, hordes of children armed with Jack-o’-lantern-shaped buckets and pillow cases will take to the streets in search of sugar. Trick-or-treating for candy is equivalent to Halloween, but the tradition had to go through a centuries-long
Historians agree that a Celtic autumn festival called Samhain (萨温节) was the origin of modern Halloween. Samhain was a time to celebrate the last harvest of the year and the approach of the winter season. It was also a festival for
Instead of leaving them outside for
It wasn’t until the 1950s that trick-or-treat gained popularity in the US. Following the Great Depression and World War II, the suburbs were booming, and people were looking for
A. rival B. contributed C. benefiting D. witnessed E. accounts F. uneasy G. enrolment H. intentionally I. delays J. declined K. unconsciously |
Put off by US, Chinese students eye other universities
Caught in the US-China trade war, Chinese students are looking for alternative study destinations.
China
The chilling effect which makes students and their parents
Chinese students
A. structured B. treasures C. revolution D. accessible E. professions F. responsive G. promises H. formalized I. popularized J. declared K. creation |
How the Victorians Invented the “ Staycation ”
Holidays feel like an important refreshment after such a tough year. While international travel is possible, it’s not exactly easy, so many are choosing to stay closer to home, taking a “staycation ”. This year holidaymakers are discovering the
Domestic tourism as we know it began in the 19th century when the idea of the holiday was just becoming
This gave way to the
The great summer holiday as we know it was designed by the Victorians. The 19th century saw the industrial
There was more
In 1871 the Bank Holidays Act was passed. This appointed certain days as holidays on which banks closed, though, over the years, more businesses began observing these days off work. Before 1830, banks closed only on the 40 saints’ days of the year, though by 1834 this was just four days, including Christmas day. From 1871, any day could be
excite experiment result from result in fit in survive push show off |
2. Wandering Earth tells of a grand plan of mankind: when the earth is facing destruction, humans
3. Are you attracted by all the clown’s tricks
4. He wasted too much time dealing with some insignificant things,
5. What
6.
7. Decorations and color began
A. defining B. internationally C previously D serving E driving F historically G digest H. dining I. compared J. beat K. cooking |
The presence of Cantonese restaurants in the U.S. —due largely to historical reasons — has made weekend dim sum with a pot of tea a gastronomic (美食的)highlight for Chinese communities overseas. In mainland China, however, its Sichuan food that has largely defined
The importance of Sichuan food has also been recognized
Of the regional cuisine restaurants registered on Meituan, eateries
According to Meituan’s database, Sichuan cuisine made up the highest percentage of eateries in 2017 and 2018 as well, growing from 4.4% in 2017 to 4.8% in 2018. Meituan also reported that young Chinese millennials born in the 1990s are the
Located in southwestern China, Sichuan has
Two of the
A. double B. intense C. pressures D. stock E. agriculture F. trapped G. withdrawal H. availability I. drive J. expanding K. rising |
Throughout history, people have fought bitter wars over political ideology, national sovereignty and religious expression. How much more
Less than three percent of the planet’s
Global
A. disorder B. influencing C. escalates D. reset E. satisfaction F. fruitless G. refreshed H. coincidence I. functions J. powerful K. recommended |
The best thing you can do for your health: sleep well
Do you think you got enough sleep this past week? Can you remember the last time you woke up without an alarm clock, feeling
Insufficient sleep is now one of the most significant lifestyle factors
Perhaps you have also noticed a desire to eat more when you’re tired? This is no
Worse, should you try to diet but don’t get enough sleep while doing so, it is
Put simply: sleep – a consistent seven- to nine-hour opportunity each night – is the single most effective thing we can do to
A. supervising B. serious C. hit D. illustrate E. transformed F. practiced G. contrasted H. landscape I. comparing J. critical K. starts |
If Stan Lee revolutionized the comic book world in the 1960s, which he did, he left as big a stamp on the even wider pop culture
Mr. Lee was a central player in the creation of all properties of Marvel Comics. Indeed, he was for many the father of Marvel,
Stan Lee was born on Dec. 28, 1922, in Manhattan, the older of two sons born to Jack Lieber, and Celia Lieber, both immigrants from Romania. When graduated at 17 from high school, he aspired to be a writer of
In 1961, Mr. Lee and Mr. Kirby produced the first issue of The Fantastic Four, about a super-powered team with humanizing dimensions, which was a
Mr. Lee
Under Mr. Lee, Marvel
A. physical B. practical C. popular D. capable AB. range AC. blame AD. return BC. concerns BD. dropped CD. shared ABC. improvements |
Born and raised in a digital age, today’s young people are generally tech savvy (技术娴熟的). But when it comes to basic life skills, they are less
According to a recent study by YouGov, a UK-based market research firm, 69 percent of 18-24-olds in the UK have no idea how to bleed a radiator (暖气片换水). About 35 percent of them don’t know how to sew on a button, while about 11 percent don’t understand how to change a light bulb or iron clothes.
In fact, the problem is
Technology may be to
Indeed,
However, this change has raised
That’s why there’s an increasing call for the