This is where my kids grew up

For years now, I’ve been wanting to sell our home, the place where my husband and I raised our kids. But to me, this house is more than just a building. In the front room, there’s a wall that has hundreds of pencil lines. Every growth stage 【1】(mark) in pencils, with each child’s name and the date.

Of all the objects and all the memories, it’s this one thing in a home that’s 【2】(hard) to leave behind. Our kids grow in so many ways, but the wall is physical evidence of their progress. Friends I know have visited their previous home only 【3】(discover) their wall of heights has been freshly painted over. Over the years, I’ve talked about how much I would hate leaving that wall behind when I moved, 【4】 the last marks were made 10 years ago when my kids stopped growing. So one day, while I was at work, my children decided to do 【5】 about it.

They hired Jacquie Manning, a professional photographer 【6】 work is about capturing the beautiful things in life. She came to our house while I was at work, and over several hours, 【7】(take) photos of the hundreds of drawings and lines, little grey fingerprints, and old marks. Somehow, she managed to photograph 【8】 we had experienced in all those years. Afterwards, she put all the photos together into one image, 【9】(transform) them into a beautiful history of my family.

Three weeks later, my children’s wonderful gift made its way to me —【10】 life-size photo of the pencil lines and fingerprints that represents entire lifetimes of love and growth.

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My uncle is the owner of a restaurant close to that 1 love .Though not very big ,but the

Restaurant is popular in our area .It is always crowded with customers at meal times .Some

People even had to wait outside My uncle tells me that the key to his

Success is honest. Every day he makes sure that fresh vegetables or high quality oil are using for cooking. My uncle says that he never dreams becoming rich in the short period of time. Instead,he hopes that our business will grow steady.

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A. wash B. washed C. washing D. to wash

Emphasizing social play in kindergarten improves academics

Emphasizing social play and students helping one another in kindergarten improves academic outcomes, self-control and attention regulation, finds new UBC research. The study, published in the journal PLoS One, found this approach to kindergarten curriculum also 【1】 children’s joy in learning and teachers’ enjoyment of teaching.

“Before children have the ability to sit for long periods 【2】 information, they need to be allowed to be 【3】 and be encouraged to learn by doing,” said Dr. Adele Diamond, the study’s lead author. “Indeed, people of all ages learn better by doing than by being told.”

Through a controlled experiment, Diamond and her colleagues 【4】 the effectiveness of a curriculum called Tools of the Mind (Tools). The curriculum was introduced to willing kindergarten teachers and 351 children with different backgrounds in 18 public schools.

Tools was developed in 1993 by two American researchers. Its basic 【5】 is that social-emotional development and improving self-control is as important as teaching academic skills and content. The Tools 【6】 the role of social play in developing skills such as self-control, selective attention and planning. “Skills like self-control and selective attention are necessary for learning. They are often more strongly associated with school readiness (入学准备) than intelligence quotient (IQ),” said Diamond. “This experiment is the first to show 【7】 of a curriculum emphasizing social play.”

Teachers reported more 【8】 behavior and greater sense of community in Tools classes. Late in the school year, Tools teachers reported they still felt 【9】 and excited about teaching, while teachers in the control group were exhausted. “I have enjoyed seeing the 【10】 progress my students have made in writing and reading.” said a Tools teacher in Vancouver. “I have also enjoyed seeing the students get so excited about coming to school and learning. They loved all the activities so much that many students didn’t want to miss school, even if they were sick.”

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It was fine and the sky was clear blue. I wanted to go somewhere excited with my roommates. Finally we decided to climb to the Great Wall. It took us one and a half hour to get there by bus. Upon arriving, we begin to climb happily, sharing stories about the Wall. After two hours of climbing, we reached the top, where we enjoyed the breathtaking scenery or took quite a few photos. See the Great wall wind its way over the mountains, both of us felt really amazed. How a wonder! As the famous saying goes, “He who has never been to the Great Wall not a true man.” I felt like I was the true man.

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信鸽协会 Pigeon Association

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【题目】

Thanks for your interest in visiting the Los Angeles Zoo with your school group! Please read the following information before booking your field trip.

Requirements

Special discounted admission prices are available with advance reservations ONLY for California school groups, short-termed as CSG, (registered with the California Department of Education). They can enjoy 10% off.

PLEASE NOTE:

Reservation blackout dates(限制日期) may apply to all groups at certain times of the year (e.g. holidays and spring break). If your group comes on a blackout date or has not made the necessary reservations before arriving at the Zoo, your group will be charged the regular admission fees.

Docent(讲解员)-Guided Tours

Our docent guides lead educational walking tours for students and their teachers, beginning at first grade. A limited number of docent-guided tours are available. There is no additional fee for a docent-guided tour, but you must book your tour at least two weeks in advance. Do not assume you have a guided tour booked until you have received a confirmation number and packet from the Los Angeles Zoo. On the day of your field trip, your group will need to arrive at least 30 minutes before the confirmed start time of your tour to check in. Make sure to tell Zoo staff upon your arrival that your group has a docent-guided tour. If you are more than 15 minutes late for your tour, it may be canceled.

Maximum number: 150 participants Ages: K-12

Regular Pricing: $5 per student, 1 teacher per 10 students is included, $5 per additional teacher

【1】How much should be paid if a California school group with 2 teachers and 13 students has made an early booking for the zoo?

A.$63.B.$67.5.C.$70.D.$75.

【2】From the above information, we can learn that _________.

A.California groups have access to special discounted prices

B.all groups may have to pay regular prices in spring break

C.additional fees for a docent-guided tour will be chained

D.a field group must arrive half an hour earlier to check in

A. don't wait

B. am impatient

C. can't wait

D. can hardly wait

A. for B. so C. but D. Or

A. Every time B. Some time C. At times D. The time