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Freezing winter is harmful _________ orange trees.
A. for B. to
C. of D. at
一 How did you find your trip to Water Park in the summer of 2016?
一 I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was than I expected.
A. even much interesting B. far more interesting
C. so far interesting D. far from interesting
Hey, ladies! It’s summer again and it’s time for a new you! No more make-up, no more pretending! Yes, that’s right! It’s time to stop making ourselves beautiful for the camera, and start posting confident pictures without all the make-up and extra tricks we add onto ourselves in the hope of appearing more attractive and beautiful. Because believe it or not, we already are!
After we wash our face and go to bed, it is not so perfect. You know it the face we should confidently be showing to the world! Who cares if you have pimples（面痕）or your eyes look small, or if you have crow’s feet? Guess what? Those are actually what make you such a beautifully grown woman. And any person who doesn’t think so is just not as strong as you.
Nowadays we tend to do anything and everything to make us look as young and perfect as possible. Yet the truth is, by doing this, we are actually making our true skin get worse and badly affected by all the junk we put on. We are making ourselves believe that by changing our appearance we will be more accepted and seem more attractive to other people. And yet, our final goal is to find that without all of the make-up. What kind of twisted（扭曲的）game are we really playing with ourselves?
So I would like to make a suggestion for all women out there to give yourself a break at least this summer. Take a couple of pictures without all of that make-up on. You don’t need it every single day, especially not this hot summer! You’ll be surprised that the more confident you are about showing the real side of you, the more attractive you will be to everyone else.
Yes, the saying, “Beauty comes from within” is an old one, definitely still holds some truth today. So be brave, carefree, and make-up free! Let the world see you for who you really are!
1.The author thinks that ladies should show others _______.
A. their crow’s feet B. their beautiful pictures
C. their real face with confidence D. their attractive appearance
2.What does the author think of adding make-up to our face?
A. It makes perfect images. B. It’s really meaningless.
C. It makes true images go outdated D. It’s hard to achieve what we wish.
3.What is the author’s purpose of quoting the old saying?
A. To declare it’s what one really is that matters.
B. To show the importance of adding make-up
C. To give us some examples of adding make-up.
D. To tell us not to neglect those old sayings.
4.What is the topic of this text?
A. Spending more time being with families and friends.
B. Not putting on any make-up on our face this summer.
C. Paying enough attention to ourselves in this summer.
D. Showing the beautiful side of ourselves to others.
It is at the party ________ there is no doubt ______ we’ll meet Tom.[
A. that; that B. where; whether
C. that; whether D. where; that
——I’m thinking of the test tomorrow. I’m afraid I can’t pass this this time.
—— ________! I’m sure you ‘ll make it.
A. Go ahead B. Good luck
C. No problem D. Cheer up
Hilton Universal City
Outdoor swimming pool; rooms with two double beds (sleep 4); mini-fridges in rooms; on-site restaurants and 24-hour room service with children’s menu and snack cafe; fee car parking; the hotel is walking distance to Universal Studios and City Walk with lots of restaurants.
Holiday Inn Universal Studios Hollywood
Rooms with two queen beds (sleep 4), a mini-fridge, a microwave and a game table; on-site restaurants serving breakfast, lunch and dinner with family-friendly food; outdoor swimming pool; fee car parking.
Holiday Inn Express Universal City
Indoor swimming pool; rooms with two queen beds (sleep 4); breakfast is included in the room rate; free car parking; coin-operated laundry.
Magic Castle Hotel
Breakfast is included in the room rate; snacks (such as cookies and ice cream); one or two bedroom suites (sleep 4); suites have fully-equipped kitchen, living and dining areas; restaurants in the neighborhood; fee car parking; outdoor swimming pool.
1.If you like to swim indoors, you can choose ______.
A. Hilton Universal City
B. Holiday Inn Universal Studios Hollywood
C. Holiday Inn Express Universal City
D. Magic Castle Hotel
2.Children will love to stay in Hilton Universal City because ______.
A. it has mini-fridges in rooms B. it serves children’s food
C. they love to swim D. they can sleep well
3.At Magic Castle Hotel, you needn’t pay extra money for ______.
A. breakfast B. snacks
C. swimming D. washing
4.At which website can you find the advertisements?
A. www.goodnews.com. B. www.children’ stories.com.
C. www.teens’life.com. D. www.travelforfamilies.com.
Children make quicker decisions to eat “tasty” food and reward centres in their brains light up after watching food commercials on television, compared to non?food commercials, a small study finds.
The researchers studied 23 children aged 8 to 14 who gave taste and health ratings for 60 food items. Afterwards, kids chose whether to “eat” or “not eat” each food item—without actually eating them—while undergoing brain scans. The scans measure changes in blood flow within the brain, which is thought to reflect the activity of brain cells.
While the kids were making their decisions, they were periodically shown TV commercials, some for fast food outlets and some for non?food businesses. Each set of commercials was followed by a set of 10 food choices.
In general, kids did not choose foods based on their health ratings and chose based on taste. But after watching a food commercial, taste seemed even more important to them and they made their choices faster. The area of the brain involved in reward valuation was more active during food decisions after watching food?related commercials than after non?food commercials.
“What we know from studies like this one is that food marketing has effects that go beyond simply increasing our liking or wanting of the product being advertised and actually affect our preferences for all foods in that category，” said Emma Boyland of the University of Liverpool.
“Parents should be aware of these results so that they can put limits on screen time that involves food advertising，” Bruce said. “They should also discuss with children the importance of thinking about commercials properly.” “But commercials are almost everywhere—television, online, radio, clothing. As adults, we have to work to teach children that a real healthy diet to support a full and active life contains very little of the food they see advertised，”Boyland said.
1.What were the children asked to do in the research?
A. Select favourite commercials. B. Decide whether to eat or not to eat.
C. Observe the activity of brain cells. D. List health ratings for some foods.
2.What happened to the children after watching food commercials?
A. The reward centres in their brains acted actively.
B. They made food choices based on health ratings.
C. They confused taste rating with health rating of the foods.
D. They had a good command of the methods to choose foods.
3.What can we infer from Boyland's words?
A. Food marketing should be strictly controlled.
B. It's hard to stop kids being exposed to food advertising.
C. Parents should forbid children to watch food commercials.
D. Children should be warned not to eat the advertised foods.
4.What is mainly talked about in the passage?
A. Children make decisions quickly when watching commercials.
B. Children's bad eating habits are mainly caused by food commercials.
C. Parents are concerned about the effect of food advertisements on kids.
D. Food advertisements can have a great effect on children's eating habits.
Do you dream of the day when you can drive a car? In the United States, teenagers can get their driver’s license when they are only 16 years old, but it feels like forever until that day comes. Trust me, because I’ve been there.
1. But in my opinion, it’s worth it because it means having a lot of freedom. 2. and everything there is really spread out. So until I turned 16, my parents had to drive me pretty much everywhere.
There were several steps before I got that special plastic card. In Iowa, everyone can get their learner’s permit at the age of 14, which means you can only drive if your parent is sitting in the seat next to you.
3. In the state of Iowa, if you live more than a mile (1.6km) away from school you can get a school permit. You can only drive to school and back home. Luckily, I lived just over a mile away from school, so I was able to drive my mom’s car to school. 4.
Finally, after taking (and passing) a three-month-long driver’s education course and the final test, I was able to get my driver’s license. 5. It did in fact make life quite a bit easier.
A. I could almost taste the freedom already.
B. Still, on the day of my driver’s test, I was nervous.
C. The next step was to get my school permit at the age of 15.
D. Getting a driver’s license takes a lot of time and energy.
E. I’m from the rural state of Iowa that doesn’t have a lot of public transportation.
F. To many people, getting a driver’s license is a rite of passage (仪式) that involves a lot of luck.
G. But if you were caught going outside that route you would get in big trouble.
假如你是李华，要参加你校举办的以“Better English, Better Life”为主题的英语演讲比赛。请根据以下提示写一篇演讲稿讲述学英语的益处。
1.在生活上的好处；
2.在学业上的好处；
3.在就业上的好处。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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d marketing has effects that go beyond simply increasing our liking or wanting of the product being advertised and actually affect our preferences for all foods in that category，” said Emma Boyland of the University of Liverpool.