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The coffee shop Starbucks will give people a discount if they bring their own cups. It wants to cut down on the number of paper cups that are put in the rubbish bins. It is part of a two-month experiment in cafes in England. Starbucks wants to reduce waste and recycle more, The president of Starbucks in the UK said, "We are very happy to increase recycling rates(比率)，and reusable cups are a key part of our waste reduction plan." Bosses will decide later if they will continue the discounts. People who bring their own cups will not get a discount on the cafe's cheaper filter coffee.

The problem of paper cups has been in the news a lot. Around seven million cups are thrown away every day. Reporters say that some cafes lie about how many paper cups they recycle. The reporters say the cafes do not recycle as many cups as they say. Customers wrongly believe that a coffee shop is environmentally friendly. Less than one in 400 paper cups at coffee shops are recycled. A coffee drinker said she would bring her own cup. She said, "I am so sad that cafes recycle so little. I thought they were more responsible."

1.Starbucks will give people discounts if they bring their _______.

A.families B.pets C.cups D.friends

2.How long will the discounts of the experiment in cafes last in England?

A.Two weeks. B.Two months. C.Two years. D.Ten years.

3.What do people waste in the cafes?

A.Cheaper coffee. B.Filter coffee. C.Paper cups. D.Water.

4.People feel _______ when they know cafes waste a lot of paper cups.

A.surprised B.excited C.happy D.sad

5.The passage is mainly about _______.

A.food B.drinks C.health D.environment

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—Shall we have a picnic this coming Saturday?

—_________

A.You’re welcome.

B.That’s a good idea.

C.Thank you.

D.Here you are.

--Could you tell me something about the boy who helped you just now?

-- Sorry, I know little about him. We are .

A.friends B.neighbors C.classmates D.strangers

根据短文内容和所给中文提示, 在空白处写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

Development in technology now brings us closer than ever before. We can keep in touch with our friends 1.（通过）calling or e-mailing from a thousand kilometers away.

However, did we ever think about what we are losing? As a person who likes writing letters, I often feel 2.（沮丧, 悲哀）. These days, few people give letter writing a fair chance. Maybe you think it is out of 3.（样式, 款式）. But in my mind, I4.（更喜欢）writing and sending letters more often.

To begin with, there's lots of love in handwritten letters. And they bring much more 5.（温暖）because we spend more time. Writing letters helps us to 6.（表达）how much we care about them in a special way.

So when we 7.（收到）a letter, we feel we are loved, remembered and missed. In fact, the 8.（过程）of writing a letter can make us feel happy, too. When we sit down and think about what we are writing, we allow ourselves to relax our9.（大脑）.

What's more, while messages come and go, letters can be kept forever. We can always go back and read again. It's 10.（确切地）the way to keep a good relationship between that person and us.

Pick up your pen now!

Raising chickens seems a difficult task for teenagers. Gracie Goodpasture, from Virginia, US, not only raises them, but also tries to breed (喂养) the “perfect chicken”. And she even won an award for her love of science.

Gracie started breeding chickens in her third grade at Steward School. At first, she worked on some farms for her school project. But later, the 14-year-old started to have some ideas of her own.

“Some have thicker eggshells (蛋壳),and they’re hearty (健壮的) throughout the winter,” said Grade.

Since then, the young science lover started to try to find the healthiest free-range (散养) chickens. And she ended up breeding a type that now bears her name.

The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) gave the 2015 Angela Award to Gracie Goodpasture. Her interests don’t end with chickens and eggs. She is also into building robots and testing preservatives (防腐剂) in fast foods. In her words, she wants to go to Virginia Tech for poultry (家禽) sciences in the future.

1.Where is Gracie from?

2.In which grade did Gracie start breeding chickens?

3.What did Gracie find about some chickens’ eggshells?

4.When did NSTA give the Angela Award to Gracie?

5.Why does Gracie want to go to Virginia Tech in the future?

All the apples are picked ________ hand. It's a hard job.

A.in B.by C.with D.on

As everyone knows, rubbish everywhere.

A.need be thrown B.mustn’t be thrown C.can’t throw D.can be thrown

Two men were sitting together in an airplane. They were on a long journey. One of the men was a teacher. The other was a cook.

They sat without talking for a while, then the cook said, “Let’s do something to pass the time.”

“What do you want to do?” the teacher asked. “We can ask each other riddles (谜语),” the cook said, “You start.”

“Let’s make the rules first,” the teacher said. “To make the game more interesting, we play it for money. If we don’t know the answer to a riddle, we have to pay a dollar.”

The cook thought about it and said, “That’s not fair (公平的). You are a teacher, an educated man. You know more things than I do. I am just a cook.”

“That’s true,” the teacher said, “What’s your suggestion?” “If you don’t know the answer to a riddle, you need to pay me $100. If I don’t know the answer to a riddle, I’ll pay you $50.” the cook said.

Thinking for a while, the teacher said, “OK. That’s fair. Who’ll go first?”

“I will,” the cook said. “Here is my riddle. What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies?”

The teacher repeated the riddle, “What has three legs when it walks, but only two legs when it flies? Mm, that’s a good one. I’m afraid I don’t know the answer.”

He gave the cook $100, then he said, “What’s the answer?”, “I don’t know,” the cook said and gave him $50.

1.Why did they play the riddle game?

A.To earn money. B.To kill the time.

C.To have a long journey. D.To know each other well.

2.Who can get the answer to the riddle?

A.The teacher. B.The cook.

C.Neither of them. D.Both of them.

3.How much money did the cook get at last?

A.$1. B.$50. C.$100. D.$150.

4.What is the correct order of the following statements?

a. The cook showed his riddle.

b. The cook made the rules fair.

c. The teacher paid the cook money.

d. The teacher made the rules for the game.

A.d-b-a-c B.b-d-a-c C.d-c-a-b D.b-c-a-d

5.What do you think of the cook?

A.Brave. B.Wise. C.Educated. D.Polite.

The old man lives ________ and sometimes he feels ________.

A.alone, alone B.alone, lonely C.lonely, alone D.lonely, lonely

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