October 15th is Global Handwashing Day.Activities are planned in more than twenty countries to get millions of people in the developing world to wash their hands with soap.
Experts say people around the world wash their hands but very few use soap at so-called critical moments.These include after using the toilet, after cleaning a baby and before touching food.
Global Handwashing Day is the idea of the Public-private Partnership for handwashing with soap.The goal, they say, is to create a culture of handwashing with soap.The organizers say all soaps are equally effective at removing disease-causing germs.They say the correct way to wash is to wet your hands with a small amount of water and cover them with soap.Rub it into all areas, including under the fingernails.Then, wash well under running water.Finally, dry your hands with a clean cloth.
The Partnership says soap is important because it increases the time that people spend washing.Soap also helps to break up the dirt that holds most of the germs.And it usually leaves a pleasant smell, which increases the chances that people will wash again.
It also says that washing hands with soap before eating and after using the toilet could save more lives than any medicine.It could help reduce cases of diarrhea, which is the second leading cause of child deaths, killing more than one and a half million children a year, by almost half.
(1)
What does the author intend to tell us in the passage?
[ ]
A.
To keep healthy by washing hands.
B.
To wash hands with soap.
C.
To take action to wash hands.
D.
To wash hands often.
(2)
Which of the following is the right way to wash hands?
a.Washing hands well.
b.Covering hands with soap.
c.Drying hands.
d.Rubbing hands with soap.
e.Wetting hands.
[ ]
A.
a--c--b--e--d
B.
e--d--a--b-c
C.
a--c--b--d--e
D.
e--b--d--a--c
(3)
Which fact can NOT explain why soap is important?
[ ]
A.
It gives people a longer handwashing time.
B.
It helps to remove a lot of germs from hands.
C.
It attracts people to do more handwashing.
D.
It gets all people into the habit of washing hands.
(4)
According to the last paragraph, diarrhea is a disease that _________.
[ ]
A.
kills half of the kids in the developing countries a year
B.
causes the greatest number of child deaths
C.
can be prevented to some degree by washing hands with soap
SINA and Capital On-Line will provide Internet training for the public.The focus will be on browsing the Internet; how to find useful information on the web; and how to design an elementary web page.
Foyer activity area
(5)The student from Beijing TV University for the aged will provide a calligraphy(handwriting)demonstration.
(6)Children activities.
Lectures
21st Century, the educational weekly of China Daily, will invite experts from English-speaking countries to hold lectures from 18∶30 to 20∶30 on October 27 to 29 and in the daytime on October 30.
(1)
A 70-year-old teacher wants to see how to use writing brush well, so he should go to ________.
[ ]
A.
Classroom area
B.
Computer area
C.
Internet training area
D.
Foyer activity area
(2)
The students of English Department have a chance to learn English at ________.
[ ]
A.
9∶00-9∶45 a.m.Oct.27
B.
15∶00-15∶45 Oct.30
C.
17∶15-18∶00 Oct.28
D.
12∶00-12∶45 Oct.25
(3)
The programs will last ________.
[ ]
A.
a week
B.
a month
C.
five days
D.
two days
(4)
The underlined word“browsing”in the text probably means ________.
[ ]
A.
seeing everywhere
B.
going here and there
C.
staring everywhere
D.
reading here and there in books, etc.
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Café Hub
Next to the Castle lies The Hub, home of the Edinburgh International Festival and one of the most talked about spots in town.Our café is open every day for mouth-watering lunches, snacks and fine dining.Come in and enjoy the atmosphere of The Hub or watch the world go by from our beautiful terrace.
The Hub, Castlehill, Royal Mile, Edinburgh.Open every day from 9∶30 a.m.till late.
Tel:0131 473 2067 www.thehub-edinburgh.com
Farm World
Enjoy being “A Farmer for a Day”.Join in delivering and feeding our spring babies-bottle feeding sessions twice daily.Fun for all family.Horse Rides, BMX Bikes Cross Country Course, Tractor Ride through 600 acres, New Adventure Playground, Nature Trails.Full details on website.
Open:May-Oct Wednesdays to Saturdays and daily during school holidays 11 a. m.-5 p. m.
Tel:01797 260256/260321 www.farmworld-rye, co.uk
Enter the Europe-wide student competition!
Are you curious, creative and energetic? Are you interested in the new media? Are you between 12 and 19 years of age? Then Join Multimedia 2006 is for you!
Your challenge is to build a team and develop a multimedia presentation in English-based on one of three different topics.You can register(报名)between May 1 and June 15,2006 and will have to turn in your entry before September 15,2006.
The rewards are wonderful:£150 000 in prize for schools and teams and the chance to attend a European student camp.
For further information and registration forms go to:www.siemens, com/join-multimedia.
(1)
You’ll have to register first if you want ________.
[ ]
A.
to enjoy delicious food
B.
to try Tractor Ride through 600 acres
C.
to enter the Europe-wide student competition
D.
to watch the world go by from the beautiful terrace
(2)
According to the passage, there will be ________ rewards for the Europe-wide student competition.
[ ]
A.
only one
B.
two
C.
three
D.
four
(3)
You can visit Farm World ________.
[ ]
A.
on Monday in May
B.
any day in October
C.
on Thursday in June
D.
at 10∶30 a. m. during school holidays
(4)
From the advertisements above, we can learn that ________.
[ ]
A.
Café Hub is a popular place in the local area
B.
families can enjoy Horse Rides on New Adventure Playground
C.
Farm World provides lunches, snacks and fine dining
D.
the Europe-wide student competition will be held on June 15,2006
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Peter King, 15, and Mary King, 13, went to see a doctor.Peter had a bad cold, so the doctor gave him some pills to take.Mary had a bad cough, so the doctor gave her some cough medicine.
There are the words on the bottle of the medicine:
Cough Medicine
Shake well before use.
Take three times daily after meals.
At one time:adults-2 teaspoonfuls
Children 8=14 1 teaspoonful
Children 4-7 1/2 teaspoonful
Not suitable for children below the age of 4
Store in a cold place.
Use before Oct.2007.
(1)
Mary should take _________ in a day.
[ ]
A.
2 teaspoonfuls
B.
3 teaspoonfuls
C.
4 teaspoonfuls
D.
1 teaspoonful
(2)
The medicine should be kept in _________.
[ ]
A.
a refrigerator
B.
hot water
C.
any place
D.
the sun
(3)
Mary should _________ before she takes some.
[ ]
A.
shake the medicine well
B.
eat her meals
C.
do some exercises
D.
drink something
(4)
People aged _________ cannot take the cough medicine.
[ ]
A.
80
B.
l5
C.
20
D.
3
(5)
Mary or mother should _________ the medicine left after Oct.2007.