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I can't wait to describe to you what senior high school life is like. The path before you leads to a world full of (challenge): a new environment, new knowledge and new ways of thinking., for those of you with a positive mind, opportunity lies in each challenge. When you rise to the challenges, you will have the opportunity (get) great knowledge and enjoy personal growth. Most importantly, your time and effort at senior high school will open the door to your potential (潜力).

"What is potential?" you may ask. Potential is your natural ability can be developed when you try hard enough. Who knows what beautiful works of art you will create, what medical advances you will make or what amazing technologies you will develop! The possibilities are (end), and I have confidence in your ability to make a difference your family, to your community and to our country. Over the next three years, you will discover your potential while you develop as a student and as a person.

Good study habits, useful skills and a positive attitude are of (equality) importance. (careful) plan your study, set clear goals and balance your schoolwork with other activities. As a senor high school student, you must make efforts to improve your communication and problem-solving skills. Last but not least, always look on the bright side and never lose hope, even in difficult situations. In time you (find) yourself growing into well-rounded individual.

Twelve years ago, on a hot day in July 2011, then-Detective(警探)Sweeney3 an emergency call of a baby drowning.4 he rushed alone to the5 , in a home in Severn. They just pulled the baby out of the swimming pool, and he was no longer6 .

Detective Sweeney knew he had to act quickly. He held Matthew and7 first aid on the tiny boy. His efforts8 . The 14-month-old boy survived, and they were all happy to see him smile again. After little Matthew's9 , they visited Detective Sweeney, and they posed(摆姿势)for a(n)10 .

When Matthew's grandmother saw Sweeney's photo, she11 the Police Department. There, she told the officials how Sweeney brought their baby boy to12 , who is now a teenager.

After they heard the story, the staff in the office planned a surprise reunion. They13 everything and then, as Sweeney entered the room, he was14 . He never thought he would see Matthew again. Matthew was very happy to finally meet the person who saved his life twelve years ago. He knew that this man was the15 he was alive today.

Everyone in the police station felt happy as they saw a reunion after twelve years.

Her lifestyle in many ways has been made possible by the non-profit organization EngAGE, which has revitalized (使重焕活力) the aging process by providing various free on-site programs in its senior communities, including (包括) novel writing, performing plays, storytelling for radio, and art shows. It helps seniors remain active, giving them the control to age the way they want to age.

The idea for EngAGE developed when founder Tim Carpenter was working in the healthcare and aging industry, trying to change a broken system. Yet he did not see the change he desired. When he met developer John Huskey, who was building good-looking senior communities, the two partnered up. "We started throwing spaghetti against the wall, and some of it stuck (粘) on the wall. And we continue to do it that way and try almost everything," said Carpenter.

Ninety-five percent of the population EngAGE serves is low-income. Seniors are surrounded by quality programs, learning opportunities, and state-of-the-art facilities. In Carpenter's view, retirement is like college, a new stage when you are trying to figure out what to do next. It can be a starting point, with the spare time to try something different or revisit an old passion. Those seniors can build on their knowledge of a subject or start from zero. It is only the beginning of something, not the end.

McElroy concluded, "EngAGE is a place where members of old people are provided with endless opportunities. My son once asked, ‘How long do you plan on living here?' and I joked, ‘They're going to have to carry me out of here.'"

Some players had never kicked a football before joining the team, so training them took hours of hard work and patience. After a good few weeks, they got down to training and really started to take it in what the coach wanted. "I insist on doing the basic stuff well and letting the girls decide what they feel they need to work on." James said.

James' first season was ruined by the pandemic, which forced him and Andy to get creative with training. They organized team-building activities with the girls to help them bond on and off the field. James then spent the sessions they could hold focusing on the basics of football like passing and shooting, bringing the girls up to a good standard.

James watched the girls develop over the course of last year, and in September they played their first match of the new season. They won the game, and since then went on an unbeaten run of eight games. The team's star player, 15-year-old Chelsea, has also impressed the audience individually, becoming the top scorer in the league with incredible 30 goals.

James said, "All the effort that the girls, us coaches and parents have put in to get this point has been enormous. If I hadn't had the support of Andy helping me every week, this would have been an impossible task. So I'm incredibly grateful to have him on side. All we want is to bring more girls into the game and show that it's not all about having the best players; it's about hard work and giving everyone the chance to play."

Come to work with us and experience the rural Ghanaian way of life! We are looking for those who'd like to help out in schools to help with the teaching and understanding of the English language. Volunteers will be placed in primary or junior high schools which are located together.

Typical day

       7:30 am - Volunteer transport leaves the volunteer house to project sites

       8:00 am - School starts

       12:30 pm - 13:00 pm - Lunch break

       15:00 pm - School closes

       15:30 pm - Return to volunteer house

Please note this is an example of a schedule. Schedules change in different schools.

Free - time activities

       Swimming

       Visiting museums

       Shopping in malls or going to the cinema (showing latest films)

       Wandering at beautiful beaches

Requirements

       Age: 18 years and above

       Language Skills: English (fluently)

       Nationality: No limits

       Time Commitment: Monday - Friday from 8:00 - 15:00

Program Salary

       4 weeks: €265

       12 weeks: €795

       50 weeks: €2,689

Because the roads were too2 for travel, Mr. Lacey couldn't take the dog to the pound (走失猫狗收容所) right away. He3 to let it sleep in the basement.

Four days passed and the dog did not4. It never cried in the night. It didn't5 anything in the basement. It wouldn't follow Doris up the basement steps unless it was6. It was a good dog.

A week had gone by, but Doris didn't7 the dog. She knew her parents made so little money that8 a pet was out of the question, and that the dog would9 go to the pound when the snow stopped.

Nine days after the dog had arrived, the weather10, and Mr. Lacey drove the dog to the11.Doris cried herself to sleep, feeling a deep sense of12. When she woke up, her parents were drinking coffee.13, Doris entered the kitchen. Mr. Lacey looked at her and said, "You'd better feed that dog before it dies of14."

Overjoyed, Doris threw her arms around her father, and then15 to her little dog.

Find a location where you're surrounded by trees.

But if you live far away from one or don't have the means to get there, any place that has a lot of trees and quiet spaces will do.

Set aside a good amount of time.

To gain the ultimate rewards of forest bathing, plan to spend two to six hours in the woods, says Qing Li, a researcher on forest bathing. Another study found that participants who walked in the forest for two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon saw an increase in anti-cancer proteins and immune (免疫的) cells.

Your forest bathing session is not the time to squeeze (挤) in your hard exercise. Instead, it is about calming down your nervous system and reducing your heart rate and blood pressure. If you exert yourself too much physically, your tiredness will reduce the effect of forest bathing.

Breathe in the scents of the forest

Many of the benefits of forest bathing come when we breathe in the chemicals that trees release into the air, called phytoncides. They can reduce our stress hormones and increase our levels of white-blood cells known as natural killer cells. What if you can't make it to a forest?

A. Aim to reduce heart rate.

B. Engage in gentle exercise on a regular basis.

C. Forest bathing is a magical way to explore nature.

D. The ideal place to forest bathe is, well, in a forest.

E. The scent of fallen leaves and ancient soil fills the air.

F. Dr. Li says you could try spreading tree-based essential oils at home.

G. His research showed forest bathing for that amount of time helped boost immunity.

A wide range of research suggests that the better option would be to let him or her know you are interested. In short, we tend to like people who we know like us. But, interestingly, according to a recent research published in Psychological Science, an even better choice might be to not let the other person know one way or the other.

In this study, participants viewed Facebook profiles (简介) of several people. Participants were told that the people in the profiles were either interested in them, not interested in them, or that it was unsure if they were interested in them.

Results found that people were more interested in the person in the Facebook profile if they thought the person was interested in them, than if they thought they were not. But, the Facebook profiles that were considered most attractive were the ones in which the profile's owner may or may not have been interested in the participant.

We have all heard that playing hard to get can work, but we also know that this could backfire. And we all have heard that we tend to like people who like us, but we also know that a little mystery is appealing.

I imagine some readers at this point thinking, "God, this sounds like playing games. And, I hate that! " I am thinking the same thing, but I think it is important to realize these are first impressions and very early stages of attraction. At some point (dates later), not knowing where the other person stands could be incredibly frustrating. It would be interesting to see the effects of uncertainty on attraction in more long-term relationships.

There's no special reason why tornadoes seem to miss big cities. It just comes down to chance. "Cities are small targets compared to vast stretches of forests, mountains or otherwise rural regions," said Victor Gensini, a climatologist at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb. "It's very rare for a downtown metro business district to get hit." But, as cities grow and developments spill beyond city limits, these areas become part of an "expanding bull's-eye" effect.

Though rare, tornadoes have hit big cities. In 1999, a strong tornado blew through Salt Lake City, causing one death and at least 81 injuries. In 2000,a tornado struck downtown Fort Worth, Texas, killing two people. And in 2008, a powerful tornado struck downtown Atlanta, killing one person and becoming the first on record to strike that city center.

"These are very low probability events, but if and when they occur, they will likely be devastating." Gensini said. Part of the danger of a tornado hitting an urban area is the huge amount of debris（残骸）such a storm would generate. "The big thing that you need to worry about is flying glass. There's a lot more glass in New York City than in Shawnee, Oklahoma, where I live," said Patrick Marsh, a meteorologist.

In big cities like Chicago or New York City, there's also a lot of tightly packed buildings, which could result in power cuts that affect a greater percentage of the local population, he added. But these increased risks don't necessarily mean urban tornadoes will be more deadly. "In big cities, most of the structures are concrete or metal, so you have a lot of structures that the vast majority of tornadoes are not going to be able to break through," Marsh said.

●Honor Roll for Undergraduates

An Honor's List for undergraduates will be calculated and generated twice a year. Undergraduate students with a grade point average (GPA) of 3.75 or higher in each quarter will be recognized as follows:

Honor's list:3.75-4.00

A minimum of 10 GPA quarter credits must be taken at Walden in each of the two quarters.

●Undergraduate Honor Society

Undergraduate students have the opportunity to join Walden's chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda, a national honor society for adult learners. Honor society invitations are extended to eligible (符合条件的) students twice a year. Students are not required to join. Once students join the chapter, no further academic reviews are required to maintain their membership.

To qualify for an invitation, undergraduate students must meet the following requirements:

◇A minimum of 45 institutional quarter credits earned at Walden

◇A minimum GPA of 3.75

●Undergraduate Latin Honors

Latin Honors are awarded to graduating seniors with a GPA of 3.5 or higher:

◇Cum laude:3.500-3.749

◇Magna cum laude:3.750-3.899

◇Summa cum laude:3.900 and above

The Latin Honors type will appear on a student's Walden transcripts (成绩单). Undergraduate students must complete a minimum of 45 credit hours at Walden University to qualify.

●Presidential Commendation for Undergraduate Academic Achievement

Walden University recognizes the significant accomplishment of undergraduate students who achieve a perfect grade point average in their undergraduate work. Students with a perfect (4.0) GPA at the time of graduation will receive a Presidential Commendation for Academic Achievement.

Wilma was a lively child who always wanted to play outside. The only problem was, she got sick — a lot! Ever since she was born, she was either feverish, coughing, sneezing or covered in spots. . . or at least, that was how she remembered it! Poor Wilma caught lots of diseases with long names and spent a lot of time in the hospital. "If being ill were a sport, I'd be a champion!"

When she was five, Wilma caught something called polio, and it looked as if she might never get to play outside again. Wilma recovered from catching polio, but her left leg and foot were badly weakened by the disease. This made it difficult for her to walk.

That meant she couldn't go to nursery school or her first years of primary school like everyone else. It made her upset to see the other kids having fun outside. While the doctors treated her weak leg and she learned how to walk again, she had lessons at home.

Wilma also had to take a fifty-mile bus ride with her mum twice a week to go to Meharry Medical College. The kind doctors and nurses at the college gave her exercises to strengthen her muscles. She had to wear a metal brace (支架) that supported her left leg. Using this, she could finally walk by herself and go to school with other kids. That sounded good, but the little girl really hated wearing it. She had to wear it with heavy shoes that made her stand out.

"What will the other kids say? " she asked her mum. "I don't want to look different!" Her mother tried to cheer her up. "You won't have to wear it forever, dear. Just keep exercising and make your leg strong!" That's what Wilma did! She made sure to do all the exercises the doctors gave her to make her leg better. It wasn't easy, but she kept imagining how wonderful it would be to walk to school without the brace.

注意：

(1)续写词数应为150个左右；

(2)请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。

When Wilma was twelve, the doctors decided that her leg was strong enough.

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Then, she was invited to join her school's track team.

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（1）你制作的美食；

（2）你的感想。

注意：

（1）写作词数应为80个左右；

（2）请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。

Dear Linda,

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Yours,

Li Hua

The world's largest three-dimensional LEGO model of "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" was displayed in Hong Kong last week.

Covering 47 square meters, the exhibit became a popular attraction, artfully (piece) together a wonderful world where the old and the new met.

"We rolled out this exhibit mainly (promote) traditional Chinese culture through creative events appealing to young people, " said a deputy general manager of Bank of China.

As people walked along the 26-meter-long and three-dimensional model made of up to 3 million lego bricks, they could picture themselves in lively ancient streets, sellers were offering goods and kids were playing hide and seek.

Pointing at two-storey building with a front door decorated with colorful ribbons, Li Chun-tung, a (lecture) at the University of Hong Kong, said, "This was one of the (busy) restaurants then, with decorations that were typical inns and bars in Northern Song Dynasty. "

The lego model recreated many details of life over centuries ago, much the same as those presented in the painting. It combined two (entire) different cultural representatives from the East and the West, (offer) viewers a glimpse into the past and inspired them to explore the (rich) of Chinese heritage.