Joshua , Helmut ,and Bethlehem

Michelle O.Donovan

ISBN9781462058679

Life is not easy for nine –year-old Joshua during World War II Because of his family’s Jewish background, they are sent to live in the concentration camps (集中营). Scared and alone, Joshua one day makes friends with a little mouse he calls Bethlehem who becomes his closest friend.

 More Things in Heaven

Bill Bosworth

ISBN 9780595433582

In his More Things in Heaven ,Bill Bosworth presents the highlights of his 83 years of life, including his trips to India and the study of the writings of several

great spiritual leaders.

More things in Heaven will appeal

to anyone who insists on finding the

deepest meaning for their existence

based on their own experience.

 

 Encourage Me!

Inspirational Poetry

Gloria Coykendall

ISBN9781412027854

It is an easy to read collection of poems originally written to encourage in faith and to be a cure for chromic depression(长期抑郁) … cure to strengthen identity and purpose.

 

Creation or Evolution

Michael Ebifegha

ISBN9781450289023

Were humans created ,or did they evolve? How old is the Earth? The debate between science and religion continues to be heated. In Creation or Evolution, Michael Ebifegha examines these two opposed world views within the structure of empirical(实证的) science.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Seeking the Edge

Dr. Joseph L. Rose

ISBN9781462031795

Seeking the Edge provides the tools and techniques to find that edge in one’s life .---driving readers to achieve success whether in your current job, finding a new job, in education, family, or even hobbies.

 

1.Who wrote the story about a little boy and a little mouse?     

A. Bill Bosworth.                     B. Michelle O. Donovan.

C. Dr. Joseph L. Rose.                           D. Gloria Coykendall.

2.What kind of readers will probably like reading More Things in Heaven?

A. Those who are searching for the meaning of life.

B. Those who are trying to be spiritual leaders.

C. Those who study the art of writing.

D. Those who like traveling abroad.

3.Which of the following books explores the origin of humans?

A. Seeking the Edge.

B. Creation or Evolution.

C. Joshua, Helmut, and Bethlehem.

D. More Things in Heaven.

 

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Handwriting can make or break the first impression . If your handwriting is difficult for others to read, you will sometimes feel embarrassed._ 1___. It needs lot of practice to improve your handwriting.

___2___. Try each of them out on a piece of paper by signing your name .Find out which type of pen you can write best with. You may be amazed at the change in your handwriting just by changing to another pen.

___3_ _. Do not just do what feels comfortable because that is just your old bad habit coming back into play. Try to hold the pen lightly and don’t press too hard.

Use your chosen pen to write Os on some pieces of lined paper .Write until you have filled up all the lines. Be careful with each O that you write.  _4___.

Practice writing Os as much as possible . Remember , practice makes perfect .You may practice for weeks or months if you need to._ _5___.

As your handwriting shows signs of improvement ,  go ahead and keep on practicing by writing more words.

A.Gather different types of pens

B.Practice holding your pen in different ways.

C.However ,a bad writing habit is hard to break.

D.Choose a type of pen with which you write best.

E. It won’t help if you write a lot of careless Os on the paper.

F. Two to three months’ practice is enough to get good handwriting.

G. After you are confident in your Os, do the same thing with your name.

 

It was New Year’s Night. An aged man was standing at a window. He raised his mournful eyes towards the deep blue sky, where the stars were floating like white lilies on the surface of a clear calm lake. Then he cast them on the earth, where few more hopeless people than himself now moved towards their certain goal --- the tomb. He had already passed sixty of the stages leading to it, and he had brought from his journey nothing but errors and remorse. Now his health was poor, his mind vacant, his heart sorrowful, and his old age short of comforts.

The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him, and he recalled the serious moment when his father placed him at the entrance of the two roads --- one leading to a peaceful, sunny place, covered with flowers, fruits and filled with soft, sweet songs; the other leading to a deep, dark cave, which was endless, where poison flowed instead of water and where devils and poisonous snakes hissed and crawled.

He looked towards the sky and cried painfully, “O youth, return! O my father, place me once more at the entrance to life, and I’ll choose the better way!” But both his father and the days of his youth had passed away.

He saw the lights flowing away in the darkness. These were the days of his wasted life; he saw a star fall down from the sky and disappeared, and this was the symbol of himself. His regret, which was like a sharp arrow, struck deeply into his heart. Then he remembered his friends in his childhood, who entered on life together with him. But they had made their way to success and were now honored and happy on this New Year’s Night.

The clock in the high church tower struck and the sound made him remember his parents’ early love for him. They had taught him and prayed to God for his good. But he chose the wrong way. With shame and grief he dared no longer look towards that heaven where his father lived. His darkened eyes were full of tears, and with a despairing effort, he burst out a cry: “Come back, my early days! Come back!”

And his youth did return, for all this was only a dream which he had on New Year’s Night. He was still young though his faults were real; he had not yet entered the deep, dark cave, and he was still free to walk on the road which leads to the peaceful and sunny land.

Those who still wander on the entrance of life, hesitating to choose the bright road, remember that when years are passed and your feet stumble on the dark mountains, you will cry bitterly, but in vain: “O youth, return! Oh give me back my early days!”

1.We can learn from the passage that ____.

A.the man returned from a long journey and regretted what he had done

B.the man didn’t enter the deep, dark cave when he was young

C.the man was deserted by his parents when he was only a child

D.the man found it no use crying over the spilt milk

2.Why does the author set his story on New Year’s Night?

A.He wants to tell people it’s time to recall the past

B.he suggests the aged man will have a bright future

C.He tries to stress the man’s sad feeling

D.He expects people to share the man’s emotion

3.The aged man in the passage can be described as ________.

A.sorrowful, fearful and regretful             B.hopeful, cheerful and peaceful

C.regretful, painful and disappointed          D.disappointed, regretful and hopeful

4.The author writes the passage mainly to ________.

A.encourage young people to take the right road B.help the old man to pick up his confidence

C.describe the old man’s unsuccessful experience   D.show his compassion for the aged man

 

Angry Birds is a video game developed by Finnish computer game developer Rovio Mohile. Inspired primarily by a sketch of stylized wingless birds, the game was first released for Apple’s mobile operating system in December 2009.Since then, over 12 million copies of the game have been purchased from Apple’s App Store.

With its fast-growing popularity worldwide, the game and its characters---angry birds and their enemy pigs---have appeared in television programs throughout the world. The Israeli comedy A Wonderful Country ,one of the nation’s most popular TV programs, satirized(讽刺) recent failed Israeli-Palestinian peace attempts by featuring the Angry Birds in peace negotiations with the pigs. Clips of the segment (片段)went viral, getting viewers from all around the world. American television hosts Conan O’Brien ,Jon Steward ,and Daniel Tosh have referenced the game in comedy sketches for their programs, Conan, The Daily Show, and Dash. O. Some of the game’s more famous fans include Prime Minister David Cameron of UK, who plays the iPad version of the game, and author Salman Rushdie, who is believed to be “something of a master at Angry Birds.”

Angry Birds and its characters have also been featured in advertisements in different forms. In March 2011,the characters began appearing in a series of advertisements for Microsoft’s Bing search engine. In the same year, Nokin produced an advertisement in Austin, Texas that included the game’s characters on a downtown building for its new mobile phone. Later, a T-Mobile advertisement filmed in Spain included a real-life mock-up(实物模拟)of the game in a city center .Nokin also used the game in Malaysia to promote an attempt to set a world record for the largest number of people playing a single mobile game.

Angry Birds has even inspired works of philosophical analogy(哲学类比).A five-part essay with the title“ Angry Birds Yoga(瑜伽)---How to Eliminate the Green  Pigs in Your Life” was written by Giridhari Dasar in Brazil ,utilizing the characters and game play mechanics to interpret various concepts of yoga philosophy. The piece attracted much media attention for its unique method of philosophical presentation.

1.What is the purpose of the passage?

A.To explain how the video game Angry Birds was devised.

B.To investigated why Angry Birds has quickly become well-liked.

C.To introduce Angry Birds characters in TV programs and advertisements.

D.To report on the spread of Angry Birds in different media around the world .

2.Which of the following is closed in meaning to the word “viral “in Paragraph 2?   

A.apparent

B.popular

C.exciting

D.disgusting

3.According to the text, Which of the following persons is good at playing Angry Birds?

A.Salman Rushdie

B.Conan O’Brien

C.Giridhari Dasar

D.Daniel Tosh

4.Which of the following is TRUE about the use of Angry Birds according to the text?

A.It has been used by UK Prime Minister to explain political issues.

B.Its characters are used in advertisements mainly for Apple’s products.

C.It has been developed into a film about the life of a Brazilian yoga master.

D.Its real-life mock-up has appeared in an advertisement for mobile phones.

 

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