—That's ______ it has a unique dining environment and quite a few wonderful dishes.
In our daily life, we have too many things to deal with. It seems as if life is always tiring. However, whenever I feel 1, I'm grateful to everything life2me and try to make the best of everyday. I learnt this attitude towards life from the story of my friend Joanne.
In middle school, Joanne was always 3 , with a big smile on her face, as if she was always 4with what life offered her. But soon, things 5 changed. She passed away because of a serious6. Her smiles only exist in my memory. The last time I saw her in the hospital, she was terribly ill. However, she still7 a warm smile and was happy about my 8 . I prayed(祈祷)for her recovery. 9 , she lost the battle against10at last.
This made me think of another story. Maria and Jessie, who were good friends, had a big argument one day and they 11to talk to each other in the following months. Maria, who was deeply sorry for her 12words, intended to call Jessie to 13first but don't have enough14to do it. Feeling quite 15 , she asked her classmates for 16, and even consulted some of her teachers. For many times, she 17her phone but gave up at last.18 one afternoon, she got the news that Jessie had lost her life in a traffic accident.
The lesson I learned is that nobody can 19what will happen in the future. Anytime you feel upset or depressed, why don't you change your20and value every day!
Summer Camps in Season!
STEM Camp July 10 to August 14, Cost: $180
90% of the jobs in the future will require STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) education. We find ways to make learning fun and exciting for students to help ensure their futures. Campers participate in fun and engaging STEM activities! Register: www.stemcamp.ca or call 519-475-6600.
Kandalore June 15 to 28, Cost: $2,340
The finest traditional camp in Canada, provides the best of both canoe (独木舟) adventures and in-camp activities. For more than 65 years, Kandalore has given campers the opportunity to know and be themselves. We create a warm and supportive environment where kids can express their unique self, grow in self-confidence and build lifetime friendships. Register: www.kandalore.com or call 416•322•9735.
ESL Summer Camp June 25 to July 21, Cost: $5,500
Pickering College has an exciting ESL summer camp for students aged 12－18 who want to learn English and experience the wonders of summer at our 42-acre campus; students enjoy the excellent dormitory, dining, academic, and social facilities of one of Canada's oldest independent schools. Register: www.pickeringcollege.on.ca or call 905-175-8900.
DEEP Summer Academy August 16 to 26, Cost: $465
We provide highly motivated high school students from across the world with the opportunity for advanced study in a variety of engineering, technology, business and science subjects. Organized by the University of Toronto. DEEP is one of the most diverse pre-university engineering programs all over the world with scholarships. Register: www.outreach.engineering.utoronto.ca or call 416-946-0816.
As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remember less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.
In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research team wanted to know the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the second group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.
In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the Internet. The information was in a specific computer folder(文件夹). Surprisingly, people later remember the folder location better than the facts. When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called "trans active memory (交互记忆)".
According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead, computer users are developing stronger trans active memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesn't mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing。
After a homeless man offered a college student in England all the money he had so she'd be able to get home safely, the woman is paying it forward—in a massive way.
The story began in early December. It was about 3 a.m. and Harrison-Bentzen was panic. “I came out after a student night out and realized I didn't have any battery on my phone. I'd lost my friends,” the 22-year-old told BBC Radio 5. She'd also lost her bank card, she discovered, and she had no money.
Just then, a homeless man, known only as Robbie, approached the young woman and asked her if she needed help. He reached into his pocket and pulled out all the money he had—loose change amounting to about $4.60. He insisted that Harrison-Bentzen take it to pay for a taxi so she'd get home safely.
Harrison-Bentzen, a student at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston, England, says she refused to take Robbie's money and found another way to get home. But following her encounter（偶然相遇）with the generous man, she says she couldn't get him out of her mind.
For the next few days, the student searched for Robbie, driving around the streets with her mom and using social media in an attempt to locate the man. In that time, Harrison-Bentzen says she learned more about Robbie and discovered that he actually had a reputation for helping strangers.
Finally, after four days of driving around Preston, Harrison-Bentzen found Robbie. She was determined to do something to help change Robbie's life.
So, earlier this month, the student launched a fundraising campaign in Robbie's name. She explained that she would be spending 24 hours on the streets, so as to “understand the difficulties” that the homeless face on a daily basis.
Harrison-Bentzen says she had initially（最初）hoped to raise about $780 with her campaign. Her expectations, however, were quickly blown out of the water. As of Thursday morning, 4,800 people have donated almost $50,000.
Happiness doesn't mean being joyful or laughing all day long. Although happiness should be defined by each of us for ourselves, a general understanding of it could be having more good moments and memories than bad ones and having an overall feelings of satisfaction and fulfillment. Read on and you will know the answer.
Many of us have the impression that we're not allowed to be happy and that we don't deserve it. Well, we all deserve to be happy, no matter what others say or even what we believe. So allow yourself to be happy.
Smile even if you don't feel like it. Yes, smile as often as you can. If you're alone, smile for at least 3 minutes and our brain will take it as a real smile and will start producing feel-good hormones(荷尔蒙) and other chemicals.
Enjoy the now. Worrying about the future will not make you any more ready for whatever it is that finally happens. Choose the now and make an effort to live it.
Count your blessings. Take a piece of paper and something you like to drink and sit comfortably maybe with some nice music in the background. Then write a list of every blessing in your life. Start with the smallest ones: I'm alive... to the biggest ones you can feel. Once you're done, leave the list on the table. Read it every morning during breakfast for a week.
A. Don't leave anything out.
B. Give yourself permission.
C. If you are with people, they'll feel warmer.
D. Be brave and imaginative with your words.
E. So, how can we have more happy moments?
F. Feeling bad about the past will not change it a bit.
G. Why not say something loving to one person today?
The old man stood by the window, his eyes _______ on the people playing in the park.
A ． fix B ． fixing
C ． fixed D ． to fix
My English teacher, who is strict ______ us, contributes some articles ______
the newspaper every month.
A. with; for B. with; to C. in; to D. in; for
It can be difficult to make friends when you don’t know many people. Over years of experience and studying social skills, I discovered that it’s possible to make friends without even trying. ___16___ .
Be seen without trying to get attention.
You don’t have to say anything witty or interesting to get people’s attention..____17____ . This can be done anywhere you go, such as the supermarket or your yoga studio.
Use the power of listening.
When you listen to other people, they’ll keep talking. ____18____. Just keep giving them good eye contact and show with your body language that you care.
Think about what you can give to the other people.
So often we think about what we can get out of others when we try to make friends, but that thinking needs to be flipped around. ____19____ .
Always have 3 good stories to tell other people.
When you have at least a few stories to share with others, you’ll never run out of things to talk about.
____20____.
A smile is one of the most attractive things that someone can display when they’re meeting new people. Try to smile when meeting with someone will help you a lot.
A. A faint smile is also useful
B. Smile like there’s no tomorrow
C. Listening is a mechanism to build trust and likeability
D. There are just a few strategies that you have to use on a consistent basis
E. All you have to do is place yourself in environments where people will see you
F. These five strategies are always available if you want to develop true relationships
G. Try offering a piece of helpful advice or invite someone you just met to grab coffee
It was September, 2003 and I was struggling to find work. Nothing 61 (go) well with me. I sat in the house and constantly worried I would spend the night in the street as soon as 62 ( I ) savings ran out.
I decided to find some volunteer work to occupy my thoughts when I 63 (tell) not to be employed. The first 64 (choose) of mine was the Arizona Humane Society . 65 (be) with all kinds of animals was the only time when I 66 (true) felt I had a place in the world. That was where I found peace at a time when I was 67 (frighten) and unsure of everything life was throwing at me.
I hadn’t been around horses for nearly 15 years so I found 68 was difficult for me to handle(驾驭) them. But 69 the help of other volunteers, I did well very soon. During my stay there, I had a great time working with humans and animals equally.
I believe the peace which comes from working with our animal brothers is something that can make the world 70 more harmonious place!
SELF-REFLECTION OF TEACHING PRACTICES READING, WRITING,TALKING
| School: | Date: |
| Grade(s) presently teaching: | |
Please do not sign your name. Mark the responses that most nearly reflect your teaching practices. This is one way to reflect your practices and how much you got out of it.
Keep one copy and give one to your tutor(s0.
HOW OFTEN:
0=never 1=rarely 2=sometimes (1-2x/ week)
3=moderately(3x/week) 4=often(4x/week) 5=daily
| DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATENESS:I provide opportunities for students to use literacy for their own purposes using previous knowledge, developmentally appropriate strategies and world experiences | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| EVIRONMENT: I use flexible grouping, e.g. pairs, small groups of different levels, small needs-based groups, and working alone. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTION: I provide opportunities for students to interpret literary and informational texts before, during and after reading or listening by talking, writing, enacting, drawing, etc. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING: I assess students’ use of literacy strategies using this information to measure student progress and refocus my own teaching. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| DEMONSTRATION OF STRATEGIES: I read aloud to students and write in front of them, using literary and informational texts. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| READING STRATEGIES: I instruct students to read strategically, e.g. to reflect, predict, decode, question, connect, retell, summarize, map, etc. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| WRITING STRATEGIES: I provide opportunities for students to work through the writing processes alone and with others, e.g. thinking about purposes and audiences, prewriting, drafting, revising, editing and publishing. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| SELF-SELECTION: I provide time for the self-selection of books for independent reading in the classroom, and for book sharing. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| DEVELOPING MEANING: I provide clear targets to students to develop higher levels of learning, e.g. What does it mean? Why do I need to know it? How will I use it? | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| EXTENTION OF LEARNING: I provide opportunities and activities for students to learn more about topics of their choice through problem-based learning assignments, etc. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| BUILDING SUCCESS: I structure lessons/activities that provide opportunities for all students to experience success. | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
70. According to the passage, who most probably mark the responses in the form?
A. Professional tutors. B. Language teachers.
C. Personal physician. D. Psychological therapist.
71. According to the passage, which frequency degree would you choose if you carry out the practice in the form not at all often?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3
72. Mr. Kent bears EXTENTION OF LEARNING idea in mind, he quite often tends to _______.
A. always set groups to encourage students to work out something by putting heads together
B. prepare grade-level materials for teaching
C. develop students reading skills during pre- while-and- post-reading stage
D. provide students with extra learning materials to further their study
73. Mrs. Grace likes to share her version of tasks outcome in class, which could be labeled _____.
A. ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING B. KNOWLEDGE CONSTRUCTION
C. DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIES D. SELF-SELECTION
After a confirmed rabies(狂犬病) case in Parke County, Indiana, experts are urging caution if you find a bat(蝙蝠) in your home or office.
“If you try to kill a bat, you are more likely to get bitten,” said Joy O’Keefe, assistant professor of biology and director of Indiana State University’s Centre for Bat Research, Outreach and Conservation. “Most bats people find in their houses are healthy and are not going to bite them and give them rabies.” But they could be a federally endangered species, such as the Indiana Bat, which is found in this area.
So if you spot a bat in your home or office, don’t kill it or touch it with bare hands, O’Keefe said. Instead, put on a pair of heavy gloves and gently move it into a box or bucket. Once contained, the bat can be removed outside.
“If it’s a healthy bat, it’ll fly away eventually,” O’Keefe said. “If it doesn’t move or seem to be healthy, you can take it to the health department to be tested.”
This is the time of year when bats move from their summer resting sites to their winter resting sites, O’Keefe said.
“We get calls every year during the first month of school year from people finding bats in the university’s buildings,” said O’Keefe.
Bats are a great help to people, as every night they can eat up to their entire body weight of insects. Bats, however, are facing great threats from epidemics(流行性疾病), habitat destruction and other things.
“The best way the average person can help bats is by understanding them and by telling other people how awesome bats are and what bats do for us,” O’ Keefe said. “Hopefully, it will make people think that if there’s a bat in their house, they should try to get it out but not kill it. That would be really positive for bats—to not have people be one of their major threats.”
24. According to the text, experts are giving the public a warning about _______.
A. the biting by bats B. the danger of keeping bats
C. the spreading of an infectious disease D. the extinction of an endangered species
25. In O’Keefe’s opinion, when you find a bat in your house, you should _______.
A. put it on a tree B. send it to get tested
C. remove it with gloves D. report to the health department
26. We can infer that the text is probably written in _______.
A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
27. The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph probably means _______.
A. what bats like to eat B. people’s awareness of bats
C. the best way to protect bats D. the greatest threat bats are facing
Instagram is a fast，beautiful and fun way to share your life with friends and family．Take a picture or video，choose a filter to transform its look and feel．and then post to Instagram—it’s that easy．You can even share to Facebook, Twitter and more．It’s a new way to see the world．So many photos of food are contained on Instagram—now a pop-up diner in London is taking advantage of this new trend by letting people settle the bill for their meals simply by uploading photos of their dishes to social networks．
I always thought people’s taking pictures of their food was kind of silly，but at this new pop-up restaurant in the UK，I’d probably do it too．“The Picture House” is the world’s first pay-by-photo restaurant. You order, click a photo of the food, share on Instagram and eat for free!
The restaurant belongs to frozen food giant(巨人)Birds Eye，who came up with the idea to cash in on people’s addiction with photographing food and sharing the pictures online．They conducted a survey and found out that more than half of the British population regularly took pictures of their meals．So they realized it was a better way to advertise their new dining range．
The pop-up diner was open in Soho，London for three days in May，and is now moving to other major UK cities．They serve two-course meals that customers don’t have to pay for，if they photo and Instagram it.
The restaurant is a part of Birds Eye’s “Food for Life” campaign，a new marketing project that aims at changing the way people look at frozen food．“Taking photos of food enables people to show off and to share their mealtime moments—from the everyday to the special，”said marketing director Margaret Jobling．
The reaction to the Picture House has been great so far And the pay-by-picture concept has proven to be an effective way．Alternative payment methods are actually gaining popularity among a lot of businesses．Last year in a cafe in Germany customers pay by how much time they spend there，not by what they eat．
24．Instagram probably is________．
A．a program used to share photos B．a campaign of“Food for Life”
C．a restaurant free of charge D．a new marketing project
25．What’s the author’s attitude to this new trend?
A．Confused B．Interested C．Opposed D．Unconcerned
26．“The Picture House” encourages sharing photos of its food to_______．
A．raise the price of frozen food B．create a new social media trend
C．attract more customers D．reward the regular customers
27．Which of the following can serve as the best title for the passage?
A．Food for Life B．The Pop-up Diner
C．No Need to Pay D．Pay by Picture
