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The Greeting Card Association reports that Americans purchase 6.5 billion greeting cards each year. 1. Here’s a look at ways to reduce your holiday greeting card costs.

Gold digital.

2. Add photos or video to make your e-cards more personal.

3.

If you plan to mail your cards, remember to consider postage costs. Square cards look cool,

but they cost more than a regular stamp to mail because they’re not a standard size. If cost is a consideration, stick to rectangular(矩形的)cards and avoid too heavy ribbons that increase your mailing costs.

Look at unexpected sources.

You don’t have to order custom greeting cards with your family’s photo. 4. Check

dollar stores or even garage sales for affordable greeting cards. The best part is that when these cards don’t have a photo or the year printed on them, you can use any leftovers in the future.

Make your own.

Use old greeting cards(with written messages cut out,of course), wrapping paper and ribbons,

or magazine photos to create your own holiday cards.

Shop after-Christmas sales.

Starting from Dec. 26, sellers who want to clear out holiday stocks will deeply discount cars,

wrapping paper and decorations. 5.

A. Search for promotion codes.

B. Avoid paying for extra postage.

C. Buy envelopes for your cards for different purposes.

D. And Christmas cards account for a big percentage of that.

E. Preprinted greeting cards can cost less and work just as well.

F. So this is a good time to stock up if you have the storage space.

G. If you’re short of time or money, e-cars could be you best choice.

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How can we all get more laughter into our lives? Here is what the experts suggest:

1._________

Nancy Alguire,a teacher in Clifton Park,N.Y.was once painfully shy and she seldom laugheD. Then she married a circus clown (小丑).“I became interested in the clowns,” she recalls,“ One day I put on a costume and paint my face.That afternoon my whole life changeD. I learned to laugh and enjoy life in a way I had never done before.” 2._________ To this day,she still makes it a rule to be with people who enjoy life and laughing.

3._________

It doesn’t take you too much time and can be easy.Collect favorite cartoons and jokes.Also,keep a paper for writing down humor you find in everyday life.“Good ideas come and go fast,you have to capture them quickly or they are gone,” says Virginia Tooper.

Laugh when you need it most.

“4._________” says comedian Bill Cosby.“And once you find laughter,no matter how painful your situation might be,you can survive it,” he insists.

Gray Alan,a sociology professor at the University of Minnesota,claims that laughter is a skill we can all gain—because it comes naturally.5._________ Just remember:we are just here for a period,so get a few laughs.

A. You can soften the worst blows through humor.

B. Mix with people who laugh.

C. Practise the art of laughing.

D. Keep a laughter file.

E.He who laughs last laughs best.

F.But it’s also something that has to be developed.

G.People’s joy can affect those around them.

International Exchange Programme

The application form for participation on the exchange programme for 2016/17 can be found in Application Procedures.

Applying Qualification—Current Queen Mary undergraduate students(with the exception of students in Biomedical Sciences,Chemistry,Dentistry and Medicine)have qualifications to apply.

Law Students—Students enrolled in The School of Law should contact Sheila Shirley(s.shirley@qmul.ac.uk)for details of study abroad opportunities.

English and Drama Studen—Students cannot study abroad for the full academic year. Students will be able to spend only the autumn semester studying at one of our exchange partners·

Applications

A complete application will consist of the two-page application form,a personal statement and a supporting academic reference.Students should follow these application procedures. Applicants must ensure they have spoken to their departmental study abroad instructor before submitting their application.Applications can be submitted in person at The Study Abroad Office(E09,Ground Floor,Queens’Building)or by email to h.gibney@qmul.ac.uk

New Exchange Partners for 2016/2017

For 2016/17 we hope to offer students the opportunity to study abroad at the following new partners:The University of Pennsylvania—UPenn(USA),The University of Sydney(Australia) and Waseda University(Japan).Should we be unable to send students to any of these new institutions on exchange,and if you intend to include one or more of these destinations with your application,please provide at least one alternative destination from the list of other partner programmes.

1.Who can apply for the exchange programme?

A.Students in Biomedical Sciences

B.Students in Chemistry

C.Students in Dentistry

D.Students in English and Drama

2.The law students who want to study abroad should______.

A.email to h.gibney@qmul.ac.uk

B.email to s.shirley@qmul.ac.uk

C.go to E09,Ground Floor,Queens’Building

D.go to Masons Lecture Theatre Hall,Bancroft Building

3.What will you do if you can’t be sent to the new exchange partners?

A.Wait for another proper opportunity.

B.Cancel your exchange programme.

C.Provide another university from the list.

D.Contact the university by yourself.

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When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. ______, it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so ______.

As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly _____ cold — very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.

With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move ____ that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also ______. Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something______. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear, ” said the old lady. “I need _____. I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes. ”

“Airport? You ______ are lost, ” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers ______ you reach the T-junction. Turn left and ______ for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the _____ to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no ______ you’ll get there in five minutes!”

“Thank you very much, dear, ” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry — I’ll ____ in time. ”

The _____ moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it ______ and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something _____ happened. The car began changing. First, its color ______ from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, ______ just above the ground. As the car _____ into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling ______, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…

1.A. however B. Therefore C. Besides D. Otherwise

2.A. excited B. brave C. curious D. stubborn

3.A. fell B. seemed C. proved D. grew

4.A. aside B. around C. forward D. backward

5.A. arrived B. stayed C. stopped D. started

6.A. gathered B. existed C. moved D. dropped

7.A. gas B. help C. rest D. water

8.A. necessarily B. normally C. basically D. certainly

9.A. if B. until C. unless D. as

10.A. march B. walk C. follow D. drive

11.A. address B. signs C. notices D. guidance

12.A. doubt B. room C. time D. way

13.A. have it B. get it C. make it D. finish it

14.A. door B. window C. headlight D. wheel

15.A. passed B. rushed C. turned D. continued

16.A. strange B. sensitive C. imaginable D. horrible

17.A. developed B. appeared C. spread D. faded

18.A. rolling B. floating C. drawing D. flashing

19.A. pointed B. returned C. broke D. rose

20.A. tune B. voice C. sound D. tone

Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.

“I’ll be the first millionaire in Coleford!” Richard used to boast.

“And you’ll be sorry you knew me,” George would reply “because I’ll be the best lawyer in the town!”

George never did become a lawyer and Richard never made any money. Instead both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street. It was hard to make money from books, which made the competition between them worse.

Then Richard married a mysterious girl. The couple spent their honeymoon on the coast—but Richard never came back. The police found his wallet on a deserted beach but the body was never found. He must have drowned.

Now with only one bookshop in town, business was better for George. But sometimes he sat in his narrow, old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his formal rival. Perhaps he missed him?

George was very interested in old dictionaries. He’d recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition. When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was delighted. But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in. He was astonished—the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, George started reading.

“Bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rival Dylans. The company, owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in Australia.”

1.George and Richard were ______ at school.

A. roommatesB. good friends

C. competitorsD. booksellers

2.How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance?

A. He envied Richard’s marriage.

B. He thought of Richard from time to time.

C. He felt lucky with no rival in town.

D. He was guilty of Richard’s death.

3.What can we infer from this article?

A. Richard’ wife played an important part in his career.

B. Competition could make close friends become rivals.

C. George got information about Richard from the wrapping paper of a book.

D. Richard became a millionaire while George had no great success.

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