The room is to hold five people to live in it.
—_______. I'm not thirsty.
Body image—the way people feel about their looks—is a big problem for many young people today. According to a 1 , more than half the teenage girls in the USA think 2 should be on a diet, and almost one in five teenage boys are 3 about their bodies and their weight.
But what's the cause? In the study, many blame(责备)the media(媒体). Turn on the TV and you'll 4 see beautiful models, handsome actors and fit sports stars. 5 a magazine or a newspaper, look through the Internet, and it's usually 6.
Many young people feel pressure to 7 these "perfect" people. But for most, this is just not possible. In the USA, the average(平均的)woman is 163 cm tall and weighs 64 kilos, 8 the average model is 180 cm tall and weighs 53 kilos.
When people don't look the way many 9 people look, they may become less confident. Some stop eating 10 in order to lose weight. Students can lose so much confidence that they start to 11 taking part in classroom activities at school.
Body image problems don't 12 as we get older, either. In the UK, for example, women over 50 spend more money on cosmetics(化妆品)than any other 13 group. Older men spend a lot of money trying to 14 hair loss.
Is there a solution to the problem? A 2016 study in the UK suggested that body image lessons should be provided in 15. Others believe it's a problem that all of society needs to deal with. As Meaghan Ramsey says, "We need to judge(评判)people by what they do, not what they look like."
Tom is a young man. He has a very big dog and he has a very small car, too. He likes playing tennis. Today he plays tennis for two hours at the club and then he wants to go home by car. His dog comes after him, but it does not jump into the same car. It jumps into the next car. "Come here, foolish(愚蠢的) dog!" Tom shouts at it, but the dog still stays in the next car. Tom puts his key into the lock(锁)of the car, but the key does not turn(转动). Then he looks at the car again. It is not his car! He is in the wrong car! And the dog is in the right car!
Love and Time
Long long ago, all the feelings (情感) lived on an island (岛) , Sadness, Knowledge (知识) , the island was going to sink (下沉) , so they all made boats and left but only Love stayed. .
Richness in a big boat passed by (路过) Love. Richness answered, "No, I can't. There's no place for you. "Love decided to ask Sadness. "Sadness, Love. I am so sad that I need to be by myself!" Sadness answered. But she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.
It was an old man. Love was happy and even forgot to ask where they were going. When they got to a safe place, the man walked away. Love asked Knowledge, another old man "Who helped me?"
"" Knowledge answered.
"But why did he help me? "Knowledge smiled and answered, "Because only Time can understand how valuable (珍贵) Love is. "
A. It was time. B. Happiness passed by Love, too. C. Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come Love. I will take you. D. When the island was almost unseen, Love decided to (决定) asked for help. E. Love asked, "Richness, can you take me with you?" |
The Phone Call
It was getting dark. Paul looked out of the window and signed ( 叹气 ). Dad said he could come home by 5:30, but it was almost 7:00. Even if Dad came back, it wouldn't be much fun playing1in the dark. Paul walked into his room and threw his baseball into the corner. He tried to do some homework, but couldn't.
The phone rang at about 8:00. It was Dad, "Paul, I'm2, but I couldn't play baseball with you tonight. I have to finish my work at the office. Maybe we can play this weekend. Oh no. How about next weekend?
Paul couldn't understand why Dad was so3 He threw himself into the sofa and soon fell asleep. His book was still opened to the first page.
The next day at school, Paul didn't hand in his homework and 4 a test. Mrs Green, his teacher, asked him to stay after school. "Paul, you didn't do your homework. You didn't pass the test and only got a D. This isn't like you. What's wrong?"
Paul just sat there 5"Paul, if you don't want to talk, I will. I know that something's worrying with you, but you have to get it out. You need to tell someone.
As Paul walked home, he thought of what Mrs Green said. Maybe he didn't do his homework because he wanted to get his dad's 6He knew Mrs Green was right. He decided to take her advice.
When Paul got home, he 7his dad. But there was no answer. Then it went to voicemail(语音信箱). Paul began talking, "Dad, I can't play with you next weekend. I've got lots of problems with my homework. Also, I really don't want to spend another day looking out of the window and waiting, whenever you 8our plans, Dad, it hurts me. It's not too late to rebuild our relationship, but we have to start small. Maybe you can help me with my 9sometime. Dad, I love you. "
As Paul ended the call, he felt much relaxed. He didn't know whether his dad would be different, but it didn't matter. He himself 10 He expressed his feelings to the right person. He had a clear head as he was doing his homework that evening.
Children these days their parents too much.
—Sure! Would you like some ______?
I what you said.
this film?
Are you and Li Lei in the same school? -- _________
A. Yes, he is B. Yes, We are C. Yes, they are D. Yes, I am
This is an important problem. Please .
A. write it down B. write down it C. write it in D. write in it