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EASY TO USE Today, cell phones are hard to hear, difficult to dial and overloaded with features you may never use. That’s not the case with the Lively Flip. A large screen and big buttons make it easy to call family and friends, and the powerful speaker ensures every conversation is loud and clear.
EASY TO ENJOY Wherever you go, a built-in camera makes it easy and fun for you to capture and share your favorite memories. Plus, the flashlight and built-in magnifier help you see in dimly lit areas.
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** Monthly fees do not include government taxes or fees and are subject to change. Plans and services may require purchase of Lively device and one-time setup fee of $35. Urgent Response or 911 calls can be made only when cellular service is available. Urgent Response tracks an approx.location of device when device is turned on and connected to the network. Lively does not guarantee an exact location. Urgent Response is only available with the purchase of a Lively Health & Safely Package.
1. Which of the following is not the feature of the Lively Flip?| A．It abandons the unnecessary functions. |
| B．It ensures every call is in high quality. |
| C．It doesn’t require a phone number-change. |
| D．It enables the user to call the doctor for help at any moment. |
| A．Businessmen traveling regularly |
| B．Teenagers attending school |
| C．The aged unfamiliar with digital technologies |
| D．Tech enthusiasts enjoying collecting the latest cellphone models |
| A．The high-quality camera ensures great photos in any lighting conditions. |
| B．The urgent response button design is unique to the Lively Flip. |
| C．Fixed monthly fees are involved in the use of the Lively Flip. |
| D．The urgent response service is activated when the device is connected to the network. |
2 . Covid has made online shopping addicts of us all
Impulse-buy moments can happen to anyone. Since the pandemic began, I have received a stream of requests for advice on how to curb (抑制) shopping compulsions. Despite rising unemployment and economic struggles, online spending keeps breaking records.
Shopping can provide an escape into wished-for realities, distraction from uncomfortable feelings, and a sense of having control over aspects of our lives that, ultimately, may not be controllable.
Psychologists have identified a human tendency to turn to objects to help compensate for unmet needs. This starts in the cradle, with babies reaching for their favourite stuffed toys in order to ease the anxiety that arises from their parents' absence at bedtime. Turning to products for emotional comfort doesn’t stop after childhood. Shopping addictions are most likely to occur when feelings of depression and anxiety become more lasting. So as the pandemic drags on, shopping addictions risk occurring in increasingly more of us. Buying products as a way of feeling more empowered or to escape from uncomfortable feelings can result in guilt due to over-splurging. This increased discomfort can, in turn, intensify the urge to shop.
If since Covid-19 arrived you have shopped more than usual, and want to stop, here is a suggestion.
| A．The next time you find yourself browsing online for a sudden must-have thing, take a moment to reflect on what you truly need. |
| B．This web-based activity may dip as shops often back up, and people feel comfortable in them again. |
| C．While there are many reasons why people shop, boredom, loneliness, depression and anxiety are the most common precursors to shopping on impulse. |
| D．The modern ability to command products to our doorsteps with the wave of a finger makes resisting these emotion-driven impulses even harder. |
| E．The next step is the tracking of users’ emotional states in real time through voice, gesture, facial expressions and movements. |
| F．Like drugs, food and alcohol, shopping stimulates an increase in dopamine, a neurotransmitter that helps lift mood and temporarily numbs us to negative emotions. |
3 . Credit cards
However you view credit card, it’s hard to live in the modern world without one. And if you have one, you owe it to yourself to use it properly.
Although credit cards are becoming a more acceptable part of the financial scene, they are still regarded with suspicion by many as being a major part of the “live now pay later” syndrome(综合症).
Advertising campaigns have, however, promoted a growing realization of the advantages of these small pieces f plastics. They avoid the need to carry large amounts of cash and are always useful in emergencies. All the credit card organizations charge interest on a monthly basis.
Using a credit card wisely takes discipline and a little self-control. Once you realize your debt is someone else’s profit margin, your approach to your plastic will change. With a bit of discipline and some practical knowledge, you can make your cards work for you, rather than the other way round.
| A．The cardholder must pay a defined minimum position of the amount owed by a due date, or may choose to pay a higher amount. |
| B．It is worthwhile shopping around before deciding on a particular credit card. |
| C．They provide encouragement to spend more money. |
| D．In other words, they combine payment services with extensions of credit. |
| E．As a matter of fact, a credit card can cost noting or at least help you through a period of financial difficulty. |
| F．Yet wise purchasing using a card can mean you obtain up to seven weeks’ interest-free credit. |
Natural perfume or artificial perfume?
The use of perfume dates back to earliest times. The ancient Egyptians perfumed the bricks used to build their houses and temples, and wore perfumed fat in their hair.
These days, consumer demand for perfumed products is intense. In the home, from washing-up liquid to paper tissues, soap to shoe polish, fragrance is the common ingredient. Artificial leather is perfumed to make it smell like the real thing, and in Japan, some companies spray perfume through building’s air-conditioning system at key times of the working day.
To meet the demands of the perfume industry, scientific developments have made the companies use substitutes for some natural ingredients. Scientists have also discovered that natural and artificial materials are highly complementary and are acceptable to the consumer. Even the most expensive perfumes are in fact compounds of both natural and artificial ingredients. The French perfume manufacturers were among the first to blend artificial compound when they made the famous perfume Chanel No. 5 in 1923.
Producing natural oils is very expensive. For example, 1000 kilos of jasmine flowers make just one kilo of extract. Using artificial fragrance has reduced the costs of manufacture overall, although the chemical operations involved can be very time-consuming and costly-sixteen or seventeen chemical separations may be needed to produce the right result.
Nevertheless, the use of complex chemical to reproduce fragrance is likely to increase, as the artificial ingredients as well as natural oils gives perfume manufacturers more control over the production process, which is why many classic perfumes owe their characteristic top notes to fruits of science not nature.
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5 . Blind boxes originated in Japan. As the name implies, they are boxes that may contain surprise or
Digging deeper into the issue, you will learn the very marketing of blind boxes is called
Why are blind boxes so popular among Gen Z? Well, these are consumers raised in a relatively good period characterized by abundant
Blind boxes can be used as a tool to clearly identify target consumers and their needs. Ever since Pop Mart launched its first store in Beijing in 2010, it has been
While trying to stimulate consumption demand with blind boxes, companies should be aware of the hidden risks. They should not hold the surprise tricks as a way to
| A．disappointment | B．curiosity | C．wonder | D．confusion |
| A．fabulous | B．external | C．visible | D．plastic |
| A．wisely | B．pleasantly | C．heavily | D．freely |
| A．below the average | B．beyond their imagination | C．within their reach | D．on the decline |
| A．intensive | B．panic | C．competitive | D．probabilistic |
| A．regular | B．original | C．casual | D．satisfied |
| A．chased | B．generated | C．expected | D．reinvested |
| A．demonstrates | B．releases | C．equals | D．expresses |
| A．encourage | B．confirm | C．transfer | D．repeat |
| A．trend | B．amusement | C．addiction | D．trouble |
| A．devices | B．supplies | C．opportunities | D．choices |
| A．As a result | B．By contrast | C．In other words | D．On one hand |
| A．exploring | B．utilizing | C．maintaining | D．transporting |
| A．entertain | B．fool | C．safeguard | D．charge |
| A．fashionable | B．solid | C．profitable | D．native |
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| A．It is the most unlucky day in a year. | B．It is the busiest shopping day now. |
| C．It is the day after Thanksgiving. | D．It is the day before Christmas. |
| A．Check out the latest price reduction online. |
| B．Look round for items in the physical stores. |
| C．Order the products from the online stores. |
| D．Wait in queue outside the stores overnight. |
| A．100 million dollars. | B．670 million dollars. |
| C．20 billion dollars. | D．25 billion dollars. |
| A．On a bus. | B．In a swimming pool. |
| C．In an English class. | D．In a sporting goods store. |
| A. overwhelmed；B. stood；C. worth；D. paling；E. consciously F. resulting；G. averaged；H. relief；I. swarmed；J. crashed；K. prematurely |
Chinese sportswear brand Erke announced Thursday that its internal computer system had
Erke also said in a live-stream that its supply chain is
The brand has been struggling financially but nevertheless pledged last week to donate 50 million yuan ($7.75 million)
In response, Chinese customers have bought any Erke product they could find. The brand’s live-stream on e-commerce platform Taobao
Lacking sufficient staff to process all the
Founded in the southeastern city Xiamen in 2000, Erke employs about 30,000 people and last year had around 2.8 billion yuan in revenue,
Erke went public on the Singapore Stock Exchange in 2005, but it was suspended six years later for accounting irregularities.” The company was delisted last year.
“I thought you were going bankrupt, but you still donated so much,” reads the top-voted comment under Erke’s donation announcement from July 21, which garnered over 800,000 likes. “It’s so rare for brick-and-mortar businesses to donate 50 million yuan,” another user wrote. “It’s hard to imagine how many shoes you’d have to sell.”
Erke CEO Wu Rongzhao has since repeatedly asked the public to think twice before opening their wallets. “I want to extend my sincere gratitude to everyone’s support,” he said in a video message on Sunday. “And I’d also like to use this opportunity to ask you to spend
But few customers seem to have heeded his words. Across the country, media reported that people have
The sudden attention has also brought scrutiny. A blogger who had sifted through public records discovered that Erke had, by Saturday, only given about 200,000 yuan. A day later, the two recipients of Erke’s donation, One Foundation and Zhengzhou Charity Federation, said that the company’s contributions would arrive in batches.
“We will fulfill our donation pledge based on the needs of these two institution.” Erke CEO Wu said in his video message.
How to place an Order of Custom Jeans
→Fabric （布料）—Select the Fabric from our large collection of Denim Fabric Samples. →Special Wash—Select your favorite special wash treatment to make your jeans look stylish. →Thread Color—Select the thread color you want. You can select secondary thread color also, which can be used at certain stitches. Also, you can specify where you want to use the secondary thread under special not at the end of measurements. →Pocket Style - Select the front pocket & back pocket style. If you want your own styled front & back pocket, select my own design & send us the photo of the pocket style you want. If you are going with our default （默认） pocket style, we will make your jeans with basic 5-pocket pattern, which is universal style for jeans in all countries in the world. →Fly Style - Select the fly style you want, the Zip Fly or the Button Fly.
Select one option from “Make My Jeans” & “Copy A Jeans” →Make My Jeans - First Select ftting type according to what type of ftting you want for your jeans. Give your exact body measurements as described & shown in the photos. We will leave extra loosing as described in “Fitting Guide Table”. So refer to table first & then decide your fitting type. →Copy A Jeans - If you already have a perfect jeans and you like it the most, then you can send us all the measurements to us by following the instructions in “Copy A Jeans” section. We will make the perfect copy of your favorite jeans. Please note we can copy only the measurements, not the fabric and accessories. The measurements written in the measurements box by you will be the final measurements for your order processing. To change or modify it, contact us by E- mail or by phone and we will inform you about your order status and we will tell you what modification we are able to do at that stage.
By pressing PROCEED tab, you will be redirected to “Confirm Order” page. On this page, you will see all the details you selected during order, you can again modify order by clicking edit tab. After confirming your order, press PROCEED tab.
You can make payments in different ways. We provide PayPal (direct pay by PayPal & by your credit card), net-banking, cheque or cash deposit and send a demand draft options.
After confirmation of your payment, we will start the jeans making process for you, and we will deliver your jeans within 30 days. After dispatching from here, it will take 3-5 days to deliver in India and 6-9 days to deliver out of India.
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Select the Fabric & Styles1. In Fabric & Styles, which item leaves you with the least personal choice?
| A．Fabric. | B．Fly Style. |
| C．Pocket Style. | D．Thread Color |
| A．The tailor will meet all the requirements on your jeans on condition that you state every detail clearly in your order. |
| B．If the order with wrong measurements has already been processed, nothing can be done to fix the situation. |
| C．Before payment, you can check your order in detail and feel free to make modifications multiple times. |
| D．The tailor will make an identical copy of your favorite jeans if you follow the instructions in “Copy A Jeans” section. |
| A．Oct.21 | B．Nov.11 |
| C．Nov.16 | D．Nov.20 |
Is renting clothes greener than buying them?
Clothing rental is a hot new industry and retailers are demanding to get on board in hopes of attracting green shoppers. But is renting fashion actually more environmentally-friendly than buying it, and if so, how much more? Journalist and author Elizabeth Cline investigated this question and concluded that it’s not as sustainable as it seems.
Take shipping, for example, which has to go two ways if an item is rented — receiving and returning. Cline writes that consumer transportation has the second largest carbon footprint of our collective fashion habit after manufacturing. She writes, “An item ordered online and then returned can send out 20 kilograms of carbon each way, and increases up to 50 kilograms for rush shipping. By comparison, the carbon impact of a pair of jeans purchased from a physical store and washed and worn at home is 33.4 kilograms, according to a 2015 study by Levi’s.”
Then there’s the burden of washing, which has to happen for every item when it’s returned, regardless of whether or not it was worn. For most rental services, this usually means dry cleaning, a high impact and polluting process. All the rental services that Cline looked into have replaced perchloroethylene (氯乙烯), a carcinogenic (致癌的) air pollutant that is still used by 70 percent of US dry cleaners, with hydrocarbon alternatives, although these aren’t great either.
Lastly, Cline fears that rental services will increase our appetite for fast fashion, simply because it’s so easily accessible. There’s something called “share washing” that makes people engage in more wasteful behaviors precisely because a product or service is shared and thus is regarded as more eco-friendly. Uber is one example of this, advertised as “a way to share rides and limit car ownership.” and yet “it has been proven to discourage walking, bicycling, and public transportation use.”
Renting clothes is still preferable to buying them cheap and throwing them in the dustbin after a few wears, but we shouldn’t let the availability of these services make us too satisfied. There’s an even better step—and that’s wearing what is already in the closet.
