One thing we love about soup is that it's easy to make and it only needs a few simple ingredients(食材).Here are four of our favorite, simple homemade soups.Enjoy!

1.Chicken Soup

Chicken soup can help fight a' cold.You can prepare your soup using a whole chicken or just thin pieces of chicken.Do either of them -although a whole chicken is likely to make your soup more delicious.The main ingredients are:chicken, water, onions, carrots, celery(芹菜), salt and pepper and noodles.

2.White Bean Soup

There are many types of beans to choose from.It's simply a matter of personal taste.Dried beans are more traditional and cost less.However, canned beans also work.The other main ingredients are:onions, tomatoes and carrots.Add salt and pepper to taste.

3.French Onion Soup

When you get French onion soup in a restaurant, it might look a bit difficult to make.The hardest part is cutting up all those onions get ready for a good cry! The main ingredients are:six sweet onions, butter, water and salt.

4.Garden Vegetable Soup

In summer, you may find yourself with a lot of vegetables that need using up.Throw in potatoes, rice or even some meat with the vegetables.The best thing about this soup is that you can put in whatever you want.The main ingredients are:onions, carrots, celery, tomatoes and potatoes.

1.How can you make the chicken soup more delicious?

A. By adding carrots.

B. By using chicken pieces.

C. By adding onions.

D. By using a whole chicken.

2.What is the most difficult part when making French onion soup?

A. Getting good onions.

B.Cutting up the onions.

C.Making the soup look good.

D.Buying the ingredients.

3.What might be the best soup in summer time?

A. Chicken soup.

B. White bean soup.

C.French onion soup.

D. Garden vegetable soup.

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Chicken soup is good if you catch a cold.

B. Canned beans are cheaper than dried beans.

C. It's difficult to make French onion soup.

D.You cannot put meat in garden vegetable soup.

A fad diet is a diet that suddenly becomes popular, usually because it promises people that they will lose a lot of weight overnight. Although dieters may really show weight loss from a fad diet, they will almost certainly get back the weight if their usual eating habits remain unchanged. Moreover, fad diets continuously call for special products of questionable value or for “health foods” that may cost twice as much as supermarket foods. Worse yet, certain fad diets don't include nutrients(营养)good for health. People have been known to become very ill as a result of following medically unhealthy diets.

The worse fact of fad diets, though, is that they keep people who are over-weight or sick from receiving the medical care that they truly need.

1.The word “fad” in the first sentence means ______.

A. new B. wonderful

C. popular quickly D. loved by people

2.From the text we know that ______.

A. people refuse to accept fad diets

B. fad diets can help people to lose weight

C. a man can lose weight after eating a fad diet

D. fad diets are now welcomed by people

3.In the writer's opinion, fad diets______.

A. are very helpful B. are not healthy diet

C. won't cost much D. include lots of nutrients

4. A fad dieter has to ______.

A. spend more money B. lose much weight

C. keep his usual eating habits D. go to doctors very often

5.The last paragraph tells us ______.

A. that fad dieters are often overweight

B. fad dieters need medical care if they are overweight or sick

C. how fad dieters get sick

D. overweight or sick fad dieter can’t get medical care in time

The Beagle Brigade

When returning to the United States from a trip abroad, passengers will have their baggage inspected at U.S. airports by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Beagle Brigade, a team of beagles and their human partners. Working with their human partners, the beagles search for agricultural products carrying diseases and pests which are likely to infect American agriculture.

An orange or apple, for example, might harbor a Mediterranean fruit fly. Ham could carry a disease such as cholera. These and other pests could do harm to farmers’ crops. “Once we introduce something that is not part of the environment, there may not be any controls for it in the environment,” notes USDA’s Lisa Davis at the National Dog Detector Training Center in Orlando, Florida. “The best thing for us to do is to prevent it from coming across the border and spreading.”

When a beagle smells food smells, it signals its partner by sitting there. The human partners then investigate. When the dog is right--which happens 90 percent of the time—it gets something to eat.

“The dog is not out there working,” explains Davis. “It’s out there playing. It’s a game to the dog.” The partners give the beagles plenty of food and loving. They make sure they get first-class medical attention, too. When the dogs finally retire after 9 to 11 years, the USDA finds caring homes for them. It’s a dog’s life indeed!

Their people partners work and study somewhat harder. As specialized quarantine(检疫) officers, most hold degrees in the biological sciences or related sciences.

How well does the Beagle Brigade do its job? “On the average,” notes Davis, “each year our 54 teams prevent around 75,000, restricted(限制的) items.” Since even one infected item could cause widespread destruction, that’s a great result for America’s agricultural environment.

1.The beagles at the airport in the USA are used to __________.

A. conduct the check on foreign passengers’ baggage

B. stop the local products from being taken abroad

C. help inspect the baggage brought from abroad

D. keep their people partners safe

2.What will the beagle do when it finds a possible food product?

A. Signal by sitting next to it.

B. Bark and run around it.

C. Draw it to its partner.

D. Play a game.

3.How is the last paragraph mainly developed?

A. By listing the restricted food.

B. By analyzing the result.

C. By providing the facts.

D. By using examples.

4.What is the author’s attitude towards the use of beagles?

A. Curious. B. Uninterested.

C. Doubtful. D. Positive.

Have Fun at UK’s Most Famous Theme Park

Alton Towers Theme Park re-opens with selected rides and attractions for Half-Term from 19th to 27th of February 2011, and then again for the main season, starting on 26th March, 2011.

There’s something for the whole family at Alton Towers, with lots of terrific rides, amazing live shows, and wonderful costume characters. Guests of all ages will enjoy many different fun-packed activities. Here are some of the rides.

Thirteen

Thirteen is based on the discovery of an ancient burial site in an area of unexpected woodland known as the Dark Forest, and built on the site of the old Corkscrew roller-coaster. You are invited to take the final ride on Thirteen, going deep into the seemingly living, breathing Dark Forest.

You must be at least 1.2m tall to go on the ride. If you are 1.96m or over , you can’t go on the ride.

Laughs and frights

Are you up for a bit of light-hearted fun with friends and family? The roller-coaster at the Alton Towers Resort makes for an unforgettable experience. There is a great deal of fun and lots of laughs and fun frights on its amusement rides.

Attractions

There is entertainment for the whole family. There are lots of rides and activities to keep all ages happy, all day long. You may take a ride on the Skyride or start or finish your day with a round of Extraordinary Golf.

Save 20% by booking online and benefit from Early Ride Time. There is no online booking fee—the price you see is the price you pay.

Ticket Type Including Early Ride Time

Online Only Price

Online Family of Four Ticket

£ 90.24

Online Adult Ticket

£31.68

Online Child Ticket (age 4-11)

£24.48

1.The feature of the theme park is that ________.

A. it only provides terrific rides

B. everyone in the family can have fun there

C. only adults can go on the ride

D. none of the activities are suitable for tall people

2.If a family of four wants to buy tickets to the theme park at the booking office, they should pay________.

A. about 72 pounds B. about 90 pounds

C. about 150 pounds D. about 113 pounds

3.Which of the following statements is true?

A. A 13-year-old boy needs to pay 24.48 pounds for his ticket.

B. Guests can visit the theme park at any time of the year.

C. The theme park re-opens mainly for children.

D. You can save 20% of booking fee if you book online.

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