At the just-concluded Tokyo Olympic Games, the
It took place in a teacher’s family. One day, Ben was playing basketball in the living room after school, when he accidentally threw the ball at a vase sitting on the shelf. The vase dropped to the floor and a large piece broke off. What made Ben more upset was that the vase was not a common decoration but an antique (古董), which was handed down through generations from the 18th century. It was also his mother’s favourite possession. To cover his terrible action, the terrified boy glued the pieces together hurriedly and put the vase back to its place.
As the mother herself dusted the vase every day, she naturally noticed the cracks (裂纹) that evening. To her surprise, the repair work was actually very good. At dinner time, she asked her boy if he broke the vase. Fearing punishment, the suddenly inspired boy said that a neighbour’s cat jumped in from the window and he couldn’t drive it away no matter how hard he tried. It raced around the living room and finally knocked the vase off its shelf. His mother was quite clear that her son was lying, for all the windows were closed before she left for work each morning and opened after she returned. However, in the face of her son’s nervous eyes and the suspicious looks of the other family members, Ben’s mother remained calm. She realized she shouldn’t just simply blame and punish her son for lying. She came up with another idea.
Before going to bed, the boy found a note from his mother in his room, asking him to go to the study at once. The boy thought he would now be punished but, as he had already lied, he was determined to deny everything to the end, no matter how angry his mum became.
In the study, calmly bathed in the light, his mothers face showed no sign of anger. On seeing her son push open the door and cautiously enter, she took a chocolate box out of a drawer and gave him one.
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The mother said, “This chocolate is a reward for your imagination: a window-opening cat!”
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4 . TROUBLESHOOTING
For possible malfunctions as described below, please contact Customer Services at 1-800-2020-123
PROBLEM | POSSIBLE CAUSE | SOLUTION |
The coffee is not hot. | • The cups were not preheated. | • Warm the cups by rinsing (冲洗) them with hot water (N.B. you can use the hot water function). |
Coffee does not come out of the spouts (喷嘴). | • The spouts are blocked. | • Clean the spouts with a toothpick. |
The coffee does not come out of the spouts, but from around the service door. | • The holes in the spouts are blocked with dry coffee dust. • The coffee guide inside the service door is blocked and cannot swing. | • Clean the spouts with a toothpick, sponge or hard kitchen brush. •Thoroughly clean the coffee guide, particularly near the hinges (铰链). |
The frothed (起泡) milk has large bubbles. | •The milk is not cold enough or is not semi-skimmed (半脱脂的). | •You should ideally use skimmed or semi-skimmed milk at refrigerator temperature (about 5 °C). If the result is not as you wished, try changing brand of milk. |
The milk is not frothed. | • Cappuccino maker is dirty. | • Clean as described in the section “Cleaning the cappuccino maker after use”. |
Steam delivery stops. | • A safety device stops steam delivery after 3 minutes. | • Wait, then activate the steam function again. |
The appliance (电器) does not come on. | • It is not plugged into the mains socket (电源插座). • The main switch (A2) is not turned on. | • Plug into the mains socket. • Place the main switch in the I position. |
A.It has been used for many years. | B.It is not plugged into the socket. |
C.Its temperature is too high. | D.Its spouts are blocked. |
A.If coffee tastes bitter, you may add some milk and sugar. |
B.If coffee is delivered too slowly, you may wait and activate the function again. |
C.If coffee doesn’t come out of spouts, you may check them with a toothpick. |
D.If milk is not frothed, you may use semi-skimmed milk. |
A.A coffee bean package. | B.A coffee machine quality report. |
C.A coffee machine advertisement. | D.A coffee machine handbook. |
One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all of his books. I thought to myself, “Why would anyone bring home all his books on a Thursday? He must really be a nerd (书呆子).” Thinking of a football game with my friend the next day, I shrugged (耸肩) my shoulders and went on.
As I was walking, I saw a bunch of kids running toward him. They ran at him, knocking all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt. His glasses went flying and landed in the grass about ten feet from him. He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes. My heart went out to him. So, I rushed towards the kids shouting “Hey! Leave him alone!”
I jogged over to him and as he crawled around looking for his glasses, and I saw tears in his eyes. As I handed him his glasses, I said, “They shouldn’t have done that.” He looked at me and said, “Hey, thanks!” There was a big smile on his face. It was one of those smiles that showed real gratitude.
I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it turned out, he lived near me. We talked all the way home, and I carried his books. He turned out to be a pretty cool kid. I asked him if he wanted to play football on Saturday with me and my friends. He said yes. We hung all that weekend and the more I got to know Kyle, the more I liked him.
Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends. Graduation day was around the corner. As the top student of our class, Kyle was to deliver a speech on the graduation day. I could see that he was nervous about his speech. So, I patted him on the back and said, “Hey, don’t worry. You’ll be great!” He looked at me and smiled. I knew that we would always be friends.
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On the graduation day, I saw Kyle and he looked great.
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I just looked at my friend with disbelief as he told the story of the first day we met.
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1. 推荐的旅游城市;
2. 介绍该城市的旅游景点或历史文化等;
3. 祝旅途愉快。
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Dear Steven,
I am so glad that you are coming to China during the summer holiday.
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Yours,
Li Hua
Chinese researchers
The relics were uncovered in six pits (坑),
“Thanks to the new
“Once the two pits had been cleaned, the urgency for further excavation did not exist,” he said. “Archaeology cannot be rushed. We have to wait
Following an academic project aimed at more deeply understanding the ancient civilization in Sichuan province known as Shu, whose
9 . Brandy? I didn’t recognize the name, but I opened the email anyway. “I’m sorry it took us so long to
I realized who Brandy was. Her father had been my nameless
I chose my words
Brandy and I kept in touch via Facebook. There I learned more about her father, Larry. She
We laughed about that. The more I
A.remove | B.respond | C.request | D.realize |
A.unforgettable | B.unusual | C.difficult | D.special |
A.donor | B.nurse | C.patient | D.doctor |
A.back | B.neck | C.chest | D.knee |
A.casually | B.carefully | C.purposely | D.freely |
A.annoyed | B.admired | C.impressed | D.grateful |
A.loss | B.remark | C.outcome | D.comfort |
A.provide | B.declare | C.expect | D.deserve |
A.treated | B.served | C.described | D.admitted |
A.brighter | B.lighter | C.longer | D.calmer |
A.elegant | B.suitable | C.wanted | D.favorite |
A.inform | B.remind | C.accuse | D.warn |
A.fortune | B.accident | C.fate | D.fiction |
A.talked | B.concerned | C.argued | D.learned |
A.spread | B.awakened | C.conveyed | D.brought |
10 . It’s easy to let your life be consumed by a cell phone. People use their phones for pretty much everything these days, which can result in your feeling like you’re limited by technology.
Monitor how often you’re using your phone. The first step to reducing your cell phone is being honest with yourself about how much time you spend on your phone. You can monitor your cell phone usage on a notebook.
Use a real alarm clock over your phone. Many people use their phones as an alarm clock.
Calm your fears about not knowing what is going on. Some people have a hard time putting their phones down because they worry that they will miss out on important news or updates on social media.
A.Block time to respond to messages. |
B.Communicate openly about online safety. |
C.This can lead you to check your websites first thing in the morning. |
D.There are many ways to lessen the use of your phone. |
E.However, having the news or updates an hour sooner will not make a difference. |
F.You can also use a phone APP to see how many times you’re on the phone. |
G.Therefore, they should not post anything they do not want someone to see. |