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Please carefully read the following essay, fill in the most appropriate word and, based on what they read in the article after the chart box.
Note: not every empty more than three words.
Countries also use animals as symbols. From eagles to lions, many countries use an animal to show its national spirit and character.
The image of an eagle is on the US President flag, and on the one-dollar bill. The bald eagle is a large, powerful, brown bird with a white head and tail.
The US declared that the eagle was its national bird in 1782. It was chosen because of “its long life, great strength, and noble looks”.
But, one of the Founding Fathers, Benjamin Franklin didn agree with the choice. “The bald eagle .. . is a bird of bad moral character; like those among men who live by robbing “he argued. Franklin wanted the turkey as the country national bird.
If Americans chose their national symbol deliberately (artificially) , the symbol of England arose out of history.
King Henry I (1068-1135) was a brave warrior but also wise. He was the first English King to use a lion as a royal symbol, which is popularly known as the “king of the jungle”. By the year Richard I, known as “The Lion Heart” for his bravery, came to the throne in 1189, the famous Three Lions badge had been formed. Now it can be seen on the shirts of England sports teams.
Everyone knows about the Australian kangaroo. Legend has it that the kangaroo gets its name from an early meeting between local aborigines and white settlers. When asked by the Europeans what these strange-looking animals were, a native replied “kangaroo” meaning, “I don understand you.”
The kangaroo is an individualistic animal. Although it does gather in groups, the kangaroo is not a herd animal. If a group is attacked, individuals run off in different directions. Australians think the kangaroo represents positive values, such as individual responsibility and pride.
Animals Showing National Spirit and Character strong> 2 Please carefully read the following essay, based on what they read in the article after the chart box to fill in the most appropriate word.
Note: not every empty more than three words.
Have you ever been frustrated (frustrated) when left talking to yourself after your mobile phone battery runs out in the middle of a call?
If yes, then here comes some good news. Scientists are now perfecting a way to recharge (charge) of electrical equipment while on the the move.
Researchers from the Netherlands, France and Portugal announced last week that they have developed very thin solar panels ( They can also be added to the furniture and rooftops. They change light solar panels) that can be put on clothes from the the sun into electricity.
In about three years, you l be able to wear a jacket that will recharge your phone as you walk. For camping fans, the development could lead to a tent which charges batteries all day so you can have light or music at night.
The basic technology of wearable solar panels is the same as that used for conventional (traditional) solar panels. Pairs of sheets, of semi-conducting silicon (semiconductor silicon) are linked together to form the panel.
But scientists made them much thinner by using different silicon. At one micro-metre, they are the same thickness as photographic film.
“This technology will make it easier for people to use clean energy sources,” said Gerrit Kroesen, a physicist in the Netherlands who led the team of scientists.
But the thin panels are not as efficient as the thicker ones. While some solar panels now operate at an efficiency of about 20 per cent, the new flexible ( flexible) panels are only 7 per cent risk group. But the scientists believe that this is worth accepting for a stronger and more useful the panel.
But the thinner the panel is cheaper. An A4-sized panel put onto the back of a jacket costs less than U.S. $ 13. It could charge a a cellphone during a summer walk in the countryside. of As long as you stay within range of the transmitting masts, (launching antenna) that relay a the call to the networks, phones will never again run out of power.
New-Way to Recharge Electrical Equipment strong> Please carefully read the following essay, and according to what they read in the article box in the chart to fill in the most the right word.
Note: not every empty more than three words.
Events such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions, and tornadoes are all natural disasters. They are mostly related to the weather. Some are predictable —- like a hurricane. Some, like an earthquake, surprise us. It is necessary for us to learn about them, so we can be prepared!
Flooding happens during heavy rains, when rivers overflow, when ocean waves come onshore, when snow melts too fast or when dams or banks break. Flooding is the most common of all natural disasters.
Hurricanes are severe tropical storms that form in the southern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and in the Pacific Ocean . Hurricanes gather heat and energy through contact with warm ocean waters. Evaporation from the seawater increases their power.
Hurricanes have winds at least 74 miles per hour. When they come onto land, the heavy rain, strong winds and heavy waves can damage buildings, trees and cars.
Tornadoes are nature most violent storms. Tornadoes must always be taken seriously. Tornadoes can be very dangerous —- sometimes even deadly. They come from powerful thunderstorms and appear as moving. Tornado winds can reach 300 miles per hour. They cause damage when they land the ground. They can damage an area one mile wide and 50 miles long.
While thunder won t hurt you —- lightning will! So it important to pay attention when you hear thunder. Thunderstorms happen mostly in summer and every thunderstorm has lightning. Lightning can strike people and buildings, which is very dangerous.
Thunderstorms affect small areas when compared with hurricanes and winter storms. The typical thunderstorm is 15 miles in diameter and lasts an average of 30 minutes.
A volcano is a mountain with a large opening at the top through which melting rock, steam, gases escape from time to time with violent force from inside the earth. When pressure increases, eruptions occur. Gases and rock shoot up through the opening fill the air with small pieces. Eruptions can cause lava flows, hot ash flows, mudslides, falling ash and floods, which is likely to knock down entire forests, cause floods and earthquakes. Fresh volcanic ash can cause damage to the lungs of older people, babies and people with respiratory problems.
Terrible Natural Disasters strong> (1) ___________ Reasons Basic features Possible damage to Flooding Heavy rains The most common (4) ___________ Snow melts Dams or banks breaks (2) ___________ (5) __________ Buildings Strong wind at least 74 miles per hour (7) __________ Heavy waves TornadoesWind 300 miles per hour 8 (6) __________ ThunderLightning (9) __________ (3) ___________ Pressure inside Earth Gases and rock shoot up (10) __________ Cause floods and earthquakes The people health 4 Please carefully read the following essay, and fill in the most appropriate word based on what they read in the article after the chart box.
Note: not every empty more than three words.
There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process People have generally viewed personal of growth as an external (external) result or a product that can are able to be identified and measured. The worker who gets a rise, the student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language-all these examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.
By contrast (control), the process of personal growth is much more difficult to determine, since it is a journey and not the specific signposts or landmarks along the way. The process is not the road itself, but the attitudes, feelings people have, and their caution or courage, as they meet with new experiences and unexpected difficulties. In this process, the journey never really ends; there are always new ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept.
In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a willingness to take risks, to face the unknown, and to accept the possibility that they may “fail” at first. How we see ourselves as we try a new way of being is necessary for our ability to grow. Do we see ourselves as quick and curious? If so, we tend to take more chances and be more open to unfamiliar experiences. Do we think we e shy and indecisive? Then our sense of fear can cause us to hesitate to move slowly, and we think we are slow to adapt (adapt to) change or that we e Not the smart enough to deal with a new challenge. Then we are likely to take a more passive role or not the try at all.
These feelings of insecurity (insecurity) and self-doubt are both unavoidable and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we protect ourselves too much, then we stop growing. We become trapped inside a shell of our own making. Title (1) ________-Product or Process Product: easily identified and (2) ______ ● The workers (4) ________ ● The students improve (5) _________ ● The foreigners learns new languagesProcess: ● (3) _________ to determine ● never really ends ● the attitudes, feelings people have ● (6) _________ ● experience the world (7) _________ ● try new ideas ● accept (8) _________ ● a willingness to (9) _________ ● face the unknown ● accept the possibility that they may “fail”
● tend to take more chances and be more open to (10) _________ strong> 5 Please carefully read the following essay, based on what they read in the article charts in the space to fill in the most appropriate word.
Bored at school now? How do you think it will look in the future? Last week, about 600 teenagers in the US imagined a future changed by technology in which their lessons are taught by robots and they learn about celebrities and alien languages.
According to a survey published last week by the US Internet service provider American Online (AOL), only one in 100 thinks that in the future they will walk from home to school; the rest believe they will use Jet packs, and hover boards (skate) as everyday transport.
All the participants of the survey are teenagers born into the the Internet age. The study is to show how the first the cyber generation dream about a future life created by advanced technology.
Most believe there will still be schools to go to, but that technology will play an increasingly important role in learning. The 600 teens surveyed think there will still be teachers, but 37 percent imagine them to be robots. Some 24 percent believe that teachers will still be human but they will have inter-changeable microchips so that one person can teach all subjects.
More than one in two believe hover boarding will be popular, while one-third say that wearing rocket boots will be their favorite activity. Another third think jet packs will be popular. Nearly 30 percent think playing football and bike-riding will remain popular.
When it comes to the curriculum, they think future generations will be learning about robot building (63 percent), alien languages ??(47 percent) celebrities (26 percent) and R music (22 percent).
Children will wear virtual reality helmets to bring lessons to life, say 40 percent, while over 20 percent believe they will not need lessons because microchips implanted in their head will send relevant information into the brain. Matt Whyman , adviser to the chief medical officer on youth issues of AOL, said: “The kids seem very aware of the liberation qualities of technology.”
Title strong> (1) _________school strong> Changes in the way of (2) _______ traveling At present, most students walk to school. In the future, students will use jet packs, and hover boards. Changes in the way of (3) ______ In the future, robots will (4) _______ as teachers and human teachers should be (5) _________ with inter-changeable microchips so that one person can teach all subjects. Changes in the way of (6) _______ Virtual reality helmets can bring (7) ________ lessons to them and with the help of microchips implanted in their head, they will not need lessons. Changes in (8) _______ Most students will (9) _______ hover boarding, wearing rocket boots and jet packs while a small (10) _______ of students think playing football and bike-riding will remain popular. Keys: 1 1. National Symbols2. Lion3. The US 4. Australia 5. Large 6. Brave 7. Its long life8. Noble looks9. Its long history10. Representing positive values 2 1. Recharging solar battery 2. Function3. Semi-conducting silicon4. Thinner 5. Flexible 6. Advantages 7. Clothes 8. Furniture9. Countries of researchers 10. The Netherlands 3 1. Natural disasters 2. Hurricanes 3. Volcanic eruptions4. Ocean waves 5. Heavy rain6. Dangerous, even deadly7. Trees and cars8 A large area 9. People and buildings 10. Entire forests 4 1. Growth 2. measured3. much more difficult4 get a rise5. their grades 6. caution or courage 7. in new ways 8. new challenges 9. take risks 10. unfamiliar experiences 5 1. future2. daily 3. teaching 4. work 5. equipped 6. learning 7. vivid / lively 8. activities / hobbies 9. enjoy 10. number < strong> strong> training strong> training strong> two
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Please carefully read the following essay, fill in the most appropriate word and, based on what they read in the article after the table box.
Note: not every empty more than 6 words.
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My University Days
I passed all the other courses that I took at my University, but I could never pass botany. This was because all botany students had to spend several hours a week in a laboratory looking through a microscope at plant cells and I could never see through a microscope. This used to enrage my instructor. He would wander around the laboratory, pleased with the progress all the students were making in drawing the structure of flower cells, until he came to me.
“I can see anything,” I would say. He would begin patiently enough, explaining how everybody can see through a microscope, but he would always end up in a fury claiming I was just pretending not to see it. “Try it just once again,” he say, and I would put my eye to the microscope and see nothing, except now and then a milky stuff. “I see what looks like a lot of milk.” I would tell him. This, he claimed, was the result of my not having adjusted the microscope properly, so he would readjust it for me. And I would look again and see milk.
I finally had to stay in the class for another year. The professor had come back from vacation, brown as a berry, and eager to explain cell-structure again. ” Well, “he said to me, cheerily,” we e going to see cells this time, aren we? “” Yes, sir, “I said. But of course, I didn see anything.
“We l try it,” the professor said grimly, “with every adjustment of the microscope known to man. By god, I l arrange this glass so that you see cells through it or I l give up teaching. “I could see he was beginning to quiver all over.”
So we tried it with every adjustment known to man. Finally, to my great pleasure and amazement., I saw flecks, specks and dots. These I hastily drew. The instructor, noting my activity, came towards me, with a smile on his lips. He looked at my drawing, “What that? “He demanded.” That what I saw, “I said.” No, you didn ! “He shouted, and he bent over and looked into the microscope.” That your eye! “He shouted. You e fixed the lens so that it reflects! You e drawn your eye! “My 1st year performance (1) (2) The reason (3) My teacher responds became (4) patiently explained (5) _____________ declared (6) ____________ My teacher assistance (7) The result I (8) My 2nd year performance I dew a picture of (9) My fault I (10) in a wrong way and it reflected strong> 2 Some beach creatures are wonderful – like dolphins , but others are dangerous. Find out more about the dangerous ones – puffer fish, blue ringed-octopus, and stingrays. The blue ringed octopus strong> The blue ringed octopus is not a very big creature but it is very dangerous. These octopuses are found all around Australian coast. They often lie in rock pools close to shore. The blue ringed octopus is usually a dull colour but it shows its bright blue rings when it is in danger. If it is taken out of the water on it is able to bite a person and poison them. the If this creature bites someone they will feel numbness (numbness) around the mouth, face and neck. Puffer Fish strong> Puffer Fish are found in the All Japanese seas. They are very easy to catch but must not be eaten because their flesh and internal organs contain a poison. Anyone who does eat the flesh can become sick very quickly. They may even stop breathing. The Blue Bottle strong> The Blue Bottle, is found in most Caribbean waters. Blue Bottles a float lightly on the surface of the water but their tentacles (tentacles) can be as long as 10 metres the Blue Bottles are much less dangerous than some other jellyfish, but they can give a mapping a swimmer a bad sting (thorn) if the mapping a swimmer accidentally touches them.
Stingrays
strong> There are many different kinds of stingrays in Mauritius waters. They usually swim and feed on the bottom of the sea. Accidents can happen if people stand on them or try to pick them up. Stingrays have a sting on their tail. These stings have poison on them. If someone is stung the wound can easily become infected.
Harmful Beach Creatures strong> 3 The World Bank, the United Nations and the London School Of Hygiene and Tropica1 Medicine did a study to urge hand-washing around the world. They found that one million lives could be saved each year if people washed their hands with soap often. They said that programs to increase hand-washing with soap could be among the most effective ways to reduce infectious disease. Doctors say, many diseases can be prevented from spreading by hand-washing. These include pinworms (parasite), influenza (influenza), the common cold, Hepatitis (hepatitis), meningitis (meningitis) and infectious diarrhea (diarrhea).
Hand – washing destroys germs from other people, animals or objects a person has touched. When people get bacteria on their hands, they can infect themselves by touching their eyes, nose or mouth. Then these people can infect other people.
The experts say the easiest way to catch a cold is to touch your nose or eyes after someone nearby has sneezed or coughed. Another way to become sick is to eat food prepared by someone whose hands were not clean.
The experts say that hand – washing is especially important before and after preparing food, before eating and after using the toilet . People should wash their hands after handling animals or animal waste, and after cleaning a baby. The experts say it is also a good idea to wash your hands after handling money and after sneezing or coughing. And it is important to wash your hands often when someone in your home is sick. The experts say the most effective way to wash your hands is to rub them together while using soap and warm water. They say you do not have to use special antibacterial soap. Be sure to rub all areas of the hands for about ten to fifteen seconds. The rubbing the action helps remove germs. Then rinse (wash) the hands with water on and dry them.
ThemeHand-washing, could be among the most effective ways to reduce infectious diseases. (2) ______can be prevented Pinworms, influenza, the common cold> hepatitis A, meningitis and infectious diarrhea. (3) ______ to do hand washing1. Before and after (4) _______ 2. Before eating and after (5) ________ 3. After handling animals or animal waste; 4. After cleaning a baby; 5. After handling money and after (6) ________; 6. when someone in your home is sick. (7) ______. to do hand-washingRubbing them together while (8) _______ and warm water, rubbing all areas of the hands for (9) _______ seconds and rinsing the hands with water and dry them.How hand-washing worksHand-washing destroys germs from other people, (10) _______ a person has touched.4 Events such as hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions, and tornadoes are all natural disasters. They are mostly related to the weather. Some are predictable —- like a hurricane. Some, like an earthquake, surprise us . It is necessary for us to learn about them, so we can be prepared! Flooding happens during heavy rains, when rivers overflow, when ocean waves come onshore, when snow melts too fast or when dams or banks break. Flooding is the most common of all natural disasters. Hurricanes are severe tropical storms that form in the southern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, and in the Pacific Ocean. Hurricanes gather heat and energy through contact with warm ocean waters. Evaporation from the seawater increases their power . Hurricanes have winds at least 74 miles per hour. When they come onto land, the heavy rain, strong winds and heavy waves can damage buildings, trees and cars. Tornadoes are nature most violent storms. Tornadoes must always be taken seriously. Tornadoes can be very dangerous – sometimes even deadly. They come from powerful thunderstorms and appear as moving. Tornado winds can reach 300 miles per hour. They cause damage when they land the ground. They can damage an area one mile wide and 50 miles long. While thunder won hurt you – lightning will! So it important to pay attention when you hear thunder. Thunderstorms happen mostly in summer and every thunderstorm has lightning. Lightning can strike people and buildings, which is very dangerous. Thunderstorms affect small areas when compared with hurricanes and winter storms. The typical thunderstorm is 15 miles in diameter and lasts an average of 30 minutes. A volcano is a mountain with a large opening at the top through which melting rock, steam, gases escape from time to time with violent force from inside the earth. When pressure increases, eruptions occur. Gases and rock shoot up through the opening fill the air with small pieces. Eruptions can cause lava flows, hot ash flows, mudslides, falling ash and floods, which is likely to knock down entire forests, cause floods and earthquakes. Fresh volcanic ash can cause damage to the lungs of older people, babies and people with respiratory problems. Terrible Natural Disasters strong> (1) ________ Reasons Basic features Possible damage to Flooding Heavy rains The most common (4) ________ Snow melts Dams or banks breaks (2) ________ (5) ________ Buildings Strong wind at least 74 miles per hour (7) _______ Heavy waves TornadoesWind 300 miles per hour (8) _______ (6) ________ ThunderLightning (9) _______ (3) ________ Pressure inside Earth Gases and rock shoot up (10) _______ Cause floods and earthquakes The people health 5 Have you ever been frustrated when left talking to yourself after your mobile phone battery runs out in the middle of a call? If yes, then here comes some good news. Scientists are now perfecting a way to recharge electrical equipment while on the move. Researchers from the Netherlands, France and Portugal announced last week that they have developed very thin solar panels (solar panels ) that can be put on clothes. They can also be added to furniture and rooftops. They change light from the sun into electricity.
In about three years, you l be able to wear a jacket that will recharge your phone as you walk. For camping fans, the development could lead to a tent which charges batteries all day so you can have light or music at night.
The basic technology of wearable solar panels is the same as that used for conventional (traditional) solar panels. Pairs of sheets, of semi-conducting silicon (semiconductor silicon) are linked together to form the panel.
But scientists made them much thinner by using different silicon. At one micro-metre, they are the same thickness as photographic film.
“This technology will make it easier for people to use clean energy sources,” said Gerrit Kroesen, a physicist in the Netherlands who led the team of scientists.
But the thin panels are not as efficient as the thicker ones. While some solar panels now operate at an efficiency of about 20 per cent, the new flexible (flexibility of ) panels are only 7 per cent efficient. But the scientists believe that this is worth accepting for a stronger and more useful panel.
But the thinner panel is cheaper. An A4 sized panel put onto the back of a jacket costs less than U.S. $ 13. It could charge a the cell phone during a summer walk in the countryside. of As long as you stay within range of the transmitting masts, (launching antenna) that relay a the call to the networks, phones will never again the run out of power.
New Way to Recharge Electrical Equipment strong> Keys: 1 My 1st year performance 1) passed all the other courses 2) could never pass botany The reason 3) could never see through a microscope My teacher responds 4) became enraged 5) patiently explained how everybody could see through it 6) declared I was just pretending not to My teacher assistance 7) readjusted the microscope for me The result
I had to stay for another year My 2nd year performance 9) I dew a picture of my own eye My fault 10) I fixed the lens in a wrong way and it reflected 2 1. Dangerous creatures 2. Not very big3. Contain a poison 4 Long tentacles 5. Have a sting6. Numbness 7. Stop breathing 8. Become infected 9. Around Australian coast 10. Most Caribbean waters 3 1. Hand-washing 2. Many diseases3. When 4. preparing food 5. using the toilet6. sneezing or coughing 7. How8. using soap9. about l0 ~ 15 10. animals or objects 4 1. Natural disasters 2. Hurricanes3. Volcanic eruptions 4. Ocean waves 5. Heavy rain6. Dangerous, even deadly 7. Trees and cars 8. A large area 9. People and buildings 10. Entire forests 5 1. Recharging solar battery 2. Function 3. Semi-conducting silicon 4. Thinner5. Flexible6. Advantages 7. Clothes8. Furniture 9. Countries of researchers 10. The Netherlands