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1、Lightning (闪电) is a beautiful and inspiring phenomenon, but it can be deadly. Over the past 30 years, lightning has killed an average of 67 people per year in the United States alone. . Follow these steps to safety the next time there's fire in the sky.
Find shelter immediately
If you find yourself caught in a lightning storm, never stand under a tree, and avoid being close to power lines as they're both excellent conductors (导体) of electricity and could potentially cause death, if not serious injury. . It's the key to minimizing danger.
Watch out for dangers
Windows provide a direct path for the lightning to travel. Keep windows closed, stay away from them and try to stay within inner rooms of the structure. Using a landline phone is the main cause of lightning-related injuries. Lightning can travel into the home from through any material that conducts electricity. This includes landlines, electrical wiring, and plumbing.
Being near water is extremely dangerous during a lightning storm, so move away from the body of water. If you are fishing, swimming or on a boat, get out of the water immediately and hurry back to the bank.
Stay inside
Stay inside at least 30 minutes after the last strike. Don't go out just because the rain is starting to let up. There is still a significant risk of lightning strikes from a departing storm. .
Lightning is dangerous but you can minimize your risk. The advice is simple: increase the awareness of avoiding danger and master proper knowledge to protect yourself from a thunderstorm.
A. Get away from the water
B. Prepare enough water
C. Go to hospital quickly
D. Don't touch anything metal or electrical
E. Find shelter near or under a stony shelter
F. Wait for news that the danger has passed
G. Fortunately, most lightning-related deaths are preventable
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2、Jason, a straight-A student from the University of Pennsylvania, uses the term "pseudo-working" to describe how many of us study. The pseudo-worker looks and feels like someone who is working hard — he or she spends a long time in the library and is not afraid to push on late into the night — but, because of a lack of focus and concentration, he or she doesn't actually accomplish much.
This phenomenon can be seen in most colleges. For example, at Dartmouth there was a section of the main library that was open twenty-four hours a day and the students I used to see in there late at night crowded in groups, drinking coffee, were definitely pseudo-working.
By placing themselves in distracting environments and insisting on working long hours, these students are damaging their brain's ability to think clearly and efficiently to accomplish the task at hand. In the end they get half the results with twice the effort.
The bigger problem here is that most students don't even realize that they're pseudo-working. To them pseudo-working is work — it's how they've always done it, and it's how all of their friends do it. It never crosses their mind that there might be a better way. Straight-A students, on the other hand, know all about pseudo-working. They fear it, and for good reason it not only wastes time, but it's also mentally tiring.
In fact, the most important skill in becoming a better student is the ability to get work done quickly and with a minimum of wasted effort. Some cognitive science research concludes that about 50 minutes is the optimal learning period to maximize the material learned per time unit.
So how can students manage to study efficiently? One key factor is captured in the following simple formula: work accomplished = time spent×intensity of focus. Pseudo-working features a very low intensity of focus. Therefore, to accomplish something by pseudo-working, you need to spend a lot of time. The straight-A approach, on the other hand, maximizes intensity in order to minimize time.
(1)、Which of the following phenomenon is an example of pseudo-working?A、Tom is busy taking notes while attending a lecture. B、Alice and Sara are sitting on the sofa reading their favorite books. C、Mike is sitting in the study room in preparation for a final exam quietly. D、Jack spends a long time in the library on his essay while listening to music.(2)、What can be inferred from paragraph 3 and 4?A、Straight-A students believe some tasks are worth twice the effort. B、Too much thinking may weaken the brain's ability of the students. C、Negative effects of pseudo-working are not fully realized by many students. D、Students will get good grades once they realize that pseudo-working is ineffective.(3)、What does the underlined word "optimal' mean in paragraph 5?A、Longest. B、Best. C、Least. D、Effective.(4)、Why does the author mention the formula in the text?A、To show the benefit of working hard. B、To prove the necessity of accomplishing work. C、To emphasize the importance of concentration. D、To explain the reason for spending much time. -
3、Born on her family's farm in Ray, North Dakota, Mary Sherman Morgan had been helping her father with farm work before she could attend the small-town schoolhouse. Being a few years behind didn't hold her back and she graduated from high school with honors. Aware of her intelligence, she ran away from Ray to attend Minot State University as a chemistry major, where her skill was evident.
The outbreak of World War II led to a national shortage of chemists and scientists. In spite of the fact that she was still a student and a woman, she was offered a job as a chemical analyst due to her talents, producing explosives (爆炸物) for the wartime effort. She put her degree on hold and moved to Ohio, taking on the dangerous job of analyzing unstable chemicals to produce weapons.
After the war ended there was a fall in demand for explosives, so she made a move to the field of aeronautics, moving to California to work for NAA (North American Aviation). The only woman out of 900 engineers, she was soon promoted to a role which involved calculating the performance of rocket propellants (推进剂) and designing special fuels to work with different engines. However, never having returned to complete her degree, she was not afforded the rank or higher pay of an engineer, even though she had all the skills and knowledge of one.
Her experience with propellants meant that when NAA was tasked to find a fuel capable of lifting the redesigned Redstone missiles into space, Morgan was appointed technical lead on the project. National pride was on the line, so Morgan set about investigating fuels. After countless trials, she finally designed her own mixture, which was named Hydyne.
Hydyne tested well with the Redstone missiles and subsequently other aircraft (飞行器) , such as Jupiter-C rockets, proving to be a quick solution to getting to space without a total rocket redesign. The fuel made the first successful US satellite launch possible, even if Morgan silently slipped away from her success, retiring to focus on her family and leaving her chemistry career behind.
(1)、What do we know about Mary?A、She attended school while helping with farm work. B、She was offered a job as a chemistry analyst after graduation. C、She changed her working focus because her country's demand changed. D、She launched the first US satellite before retiring from her career.(2)、What was Mary doing after the war ended?A、Analyzing chemicals. B、Producing explosives. C、Mixing and saving fuels. D、Designing and building aircraft.(3)、What made Mary the technical lead on the project of NAA?A、Her special knowledge in fuels. B、Her rank as an engineer. C、Her discovery of Hydyne. D、Her sense of national pride(4)、Which of the following words can describe Mary Sherman Morgan?A、Caring and determined. B、Intelligent and skillful. C、Courageous but sensitive. D、Accomplished but proud. -
4、With the rise of social media and the increasing number of online platforms, businesses have too many options when it comes to promoting their products or services. We will compare some of the top online advertising platforms and help you determine which one is right for you.
Google Ads: The Powerhouse of Online Advertising
When it comes to online advertising, Google Ads is undoubtedly the most powerful and widely used platform with its mighty targeting options. Businesses can target specific keywords, demographics (人口统计), locations, and even custom audiences based on their website visitors or customer lists. This level of precision ensures precise ads reaching.
Facebook Ads: Targeting Your Audience with Accuracy
Facebook Ads offers businesses various ad formats such as image ads, video ads, audio-visual ads, and more to engage with their target audience effectively. One significant advantage Facebook Ads have over other platforms is its advanced targeting abilities. With Facebook's large user data, businesses can target their ads based on demographics, interests, behaviors, and even life events. This level of accuracy allows you to tailor your ads to specific audience divisions and increase the chances of transformation.
LinkedIn Ads: Connecting with Professionals
If your business operates in the B2B space or targets professionals and decision-makers, LinkedIn Ads is an excellent platform to consider. One of the key advantages of using LinkedIn Ads is its professional targeting options, including job titles, industries, company size, and even specific companies. This high level of precision ensures that your ads are viewed by related professionals who are more likely to be interested in your products or services.
YouTube Ads: Engaging Your Audience through Video
Video advertising has gained significant popularity in recent years due to its ability to draw users' attention effectively. One major advantage of YouTube Ads is its widespread reach. With over 2 billion logged-in monthly users spending an average of 40 minutes on the platform, YouTube offers advertisers access to a large global audience.
(1)、What key feature sets Facebook Ads apart from other platforms?A、Comprehensive user data. B、Advanced targeting capabilities. C、Professional targeting options. D、Widespread audience reach.(2)、Which platform would you choose if you are targeting professionals?A、LinkedIn Ads. B、YouTube Ads. C、Google Ads. D、Facebook Ads.(3)、What is the purpose of the passage.A、To promote advertising websites to schools. B、To introduce different advertising companies. C、To help businesses select advertising platforms. D、To analyze the pros and cons of online advertising. -
5、假定你是李华,你的英国笔友Jim打算参加其学校举办的"Campus Upgrade Tips"校园环境优化创意征集大赛,来信寻求你的建议。请你用英文给Jim写一封回信,建议一项具体方案,内容要点包括:
1. 说明优化做法;
2. 说明理由。
注意:
词数不少于80词。
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6、Blind boxes, or mystery boxes, are sealed packages containing surprise items. Buyers don't know exactly what they're purchasing until they open the box. It transforms the way collectibles are marketed and purchased. Today, brands like Pop Mart have perfected the formula, offering themed blind boxes that cater to different tastes.
The blind box phenomenon isn't limited to collectibles. Businesses across sectors can incorporate this trend to increase customer engagement, attract a wider audience, and enhance the shopping experience. Here are a few ideas for how different types of businesses can incorporate blind box concepts.
Create mystery product boxes.
Introduce a line of mystery boxes for your products. For example, a beauty brand could create blind boxes with a mix of skincare or makeup products. Each box could include items of varying values, creating an element of surprise for customers.
Create exclusive (独有的) blind box series that feature one-of-a-kind items or unique packaging, which can increase demand and bring in regular customers. Offering these boxes on a seasonal or limited-time basis also adds an element of urgency, motivating customers to act quickly.
Incorporate blind boxes in loyalty programs.
For businesses with loyalty programs, offering blind boxes as part of a rewards program can drive engagement. This would give them a unique stimulation to continue buying and interacting with your brand.
Adopting the blind box model can help businesses tap into the excitement and mystery that drives this trend, while also providing a fun and memorable experience for customers. By adding elements of exclusivity and variety, brands can boost sales and customer loyalty, turning each purchase into an engaging experience.
A. Consider rarity an artistic focus.
B. Launch limited-edition blind boxes.
C. This trend started in Japan and quickly spread worldwide.
D. And a fashion shop might offer mystery gift packs.
E. Regular customers could exchange points for mystery boxes.
F. There are countless social media groups discussing the blind boxes.
G. It has also become a business model for industries ranging from fashion to beauty.
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7、Doctor Dolittle, the well-known, fictional naturalist who famously possesses the ability to converse with animals and understand their languages has now inspired a high-paying science prize aimed at cracking the challenge of interspecies communication. A grand prize of $500,000, awaits whichever research team can make real progress: not just decoding the language of another species but using it to draw a reply from an animal. Last week, an initial $100,000 went to a US team studying dolphin whistles — after decades of recording bottlenose dolphins in Florida, they identified around 20 distinct messaging whistles.
The Coller Dolittle Challenge financed by Jeremy Coller, a vegan and animal lover, is unashamedly modelled on the Turing test (图灵测试). That 20th-century test promotes efforts to design a machine capable of imitating human conversation, and became a touchstone in the evolution of AI. It also became a focus for concerns about machines tricking, even taking over, humans. The ability to commune with other species is likely to raise similar, unsettling questions as research progresses. If we were able to decode animal chatter, should this knowledge change how we treat them, whether as pets, labour or food? The prize presents a moral challenge and it forces us to reconsider our relationships with other species.
Philosopher Jonathan Birch, also a judge of the Jeremy Coller Centre, stressed that the Challenge is looking beyond the interspecies communication we have with pets, or that a farmer has with a sheepdog. Those relationships involve signalling and behavioural responses, Birch explains, "but that's not telling us how animals communicate with each other... this prize is about understanding it so well that we can start to join the conversation."
While Coller hopes his charity will reshape our attitude to animals, the truth is that even groundbreaking research has largely failed to move the dialon their welfare. Recent work on cephalopod's (头足类动物) intelligence has not stopped plans to farm the creatures. We might one day be able to understand what animals are saying — but there is no guarantee we will listen.
(1)、Why is Turing test mentioned in the passage?A、To stress its role and value in AI progress. B、To show its difference from the Challenge. C、To warn of concerns the Challenge may face. D、To show its use in interspecies communication.(2)、Which research would Birch approve of to win the prize?A、People communicating with their pets. B、People directing sheepdogs during work. C、Researchers recording how cattle communicate. D、Researchers interacting with birds using whistles.(3)、What does the "move the dial" mean in the last paragraph?A、Make a change. B、Win the prize. C、Slow the process. D、Continue the research.(4)、What's the author's attitude toward the practical effect of the research?A、Optimistic. B、Doubtful. C、Objective. D、Dismissive. -
8、Is text-messaging driving us apart? These days, we talk to each other a lot with our thumbs — sending six billion text messages a day, and likely a few billion more on services like Whats App.
But some worry that so much messaging leads to less communication. For instance, when hanging out with friends, we'd be texting secretively at the same time, pretending to maintain eye contact but mentally somewhere else.
New technologies often upset the way we relate to one another, of course. But such division caused by texting has a strong echo in the arguments we had over telephone a hundred years ago. The small device gave us a new way to contact one another and quickly promote new forms of socializing. Callers arranged regular "visiting" calls, dialing remote family to catch up on news.
Soon, though, social critics thought it would be so easy to talk that we'd never leave each other alone. Others worried that the telephone sped up life, demanding instant reactions. The use of the telephone gave little room for reflection. It produced a craziness in the ordinary concerns of life which didn't make for domestic happiness. "We shall soon be nothing but transparent piles of jelly (果冻) to each other," a London writer moaned in 1897.
However, nowadays the telephone call seems like a throwback to a gentler era. When Jenna Birch, a communication professor at the University of Iowa, started dating a man who insisted on calling her on the phone, she found it warm and delightful. So she doesn't think the shift to texting has degraded our interactions. According to her study, teenagers who text the most are also those who spend the most time face to face with friends. Communication, it seems, brings more communication, and — as she argues — just because talk happens in text doesn't mean it's not meaningful.
Michéle Martin of Carleton University, thinks we're living through a replay of the telephone, where the things that made it valuable — instant communications — are the same that made it annoying. "People believe they are liberated because they can bring the mobile phone everywhere," Martin says. "But at the same time, they are slaves to it."
(1)、What's the function of the first paragraph?A、To introduce the topic. B、To describe a scene. C、To offer an argument. D、To issue a warning.(2)、According to paragraph 4, what does telephone use cause?A、People experience very tight schedule. B、People tend to lack individuality. C、People become narrow and uninformed. D、People lose the ability to reflect.(3)、What can we learn from paragraph 5?A、Telephone calls are particularly welcomed in dating. B、Teenagers are addicted to communicating by texting. C、The shift to texting is destructive to face-to-face time. D、The meaning of communication goes beyond medium.(4)、What's the best title for the text?A、Oh My God! We've Been Here Before! B、Gone with the Wind, Dear Texting! C、Life is Too Short for So Many Texting. D、Oh, Telephone, a Tale of Two Sides. -
9、From an early age, Edward Norton was taught what protecting the environment really requires. His father, an environmental lawyer, founded the Grand Canyon Trust and his grandfather was a pioneer in low-income housing policy.
Norton built his own career in a different field, becoming one of his generation's most respected actors. When Norton first became famous, he concluded that he wasn't interested in ordinary celebrity ambassador work. "I am not interested in being some weak sauce kind of spokesperson," he says. "It's not that I don't believe those things are important, but that held no nourishment for me."
What does nourish Norton is his work with a Kenya-based organization called the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust which helps the Maasai people to make a living from their land through innovative means. One project that Norton is particularly proud of channels profits from the sale of carbon offsets (碳补偿) to local Maasai communities who use that money to support health, education, and conservation initiatives.
One challenge that concerns Norton would be familiar to his father and grandfather: raising funds. This led Norton to a realization. "We can't have the conservation movement depend only on donor-funded charity," he says, "It not only can't scale; it's fundamentally unstable."
A new model is needed. Norton and his partners argue that tourist dollars being spent in fragile places ought to remain in-country — or better yet, in-community. Norton and his team have started a company called Conservation Equity that will invest in tourism in critical places and will reinvest its profits locally, instead of paying distant shareholders.
Norton is optimistic about the model's prospects, "I think what we are doing has no previous example to follow. The needs of people are not going to take a lower priority to the spiritual value of nature. If protecting and restoring nature can't produce a stronger and more reliable economy, the effort will fail."
(1)、How did Norton feel about being a typical celebrity spokesperson?A、Enthusiastic. B、Tolerant. C、Dissatisfied. D、Confused.(2)、What is special about Norton's new model of conservation?A、Downplaying the value of nature. B、Raising funds from distant donors. C、Focusing on local children's education. D、Benefiting local economic development.(3)、Which of the following words best describe Norton?A、Confident and honest. B、Generous and talented. C、Practical and pioneering. D、Ambitious and conventional. -
10、This Summer, It's All Gas, No Breaks!
School's out. Time to Go All Out! Whatever you're into — whether it's a hobby, a passion, or a new pursuit — we're here to fuel your drive. With the High School Summer PassTM, you can get FREE access to participating Planet Fitness (PF) in New York City. No excuses. No holding back. No cost.
Planet Fitness' High School Summer PassTM
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(1)、Who can gain free access to PF?A、A 19-year-old outside NYC. B、A 17-year-old registering alone in July. C、A 13-year-old with a parent within NYC. D、A 16-year-old with a guardian at the registered club.(2)、What will happen to PF memberships after August 31?A、Free access will extend through December. B、Memberships will auto-renew at $15 per month. C、Members can choose to continue paid membership. D、Members should upgrade to a PF Black Card® membership.(3)、What is the text?A、A safety notice. B、A program promotion. C、A parental guide. D、A gym introduction. -
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How often do we get(stick) in traffic jams? How often do we arrive at work or school,(stress) out, tired and angry? For many, the answer is every day. But personal(angry) and stress are nothing(compare) to the real costs socially.
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Can a sixth extinction(avoid)? Experts say it is not yet too late if we take action now. We need to take steps to save endangered species, including setting up special areas plants and animals can be protected. We need to change how we work and travel by using cleaner,(natural) sources of energy. If we want to survive, we need to stop(destroy) the planet.
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The third mass extinction was known as the "Great Dying", killed 90% to 96% of all species. And the fifth event, which(occur) 66 million years ago, caused the death of the dinosaurs. The reasons for extinctions are varied, including volcanic eruptions, asteroids(hit) the earth from space and global warming. Many scientists say we are entering the sixth mass extinction. This time, human activity will be(blame). Although it is not unusual for species to die naturally, the rate at which this is now happening is cause for concern.
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To be at the top in sport, I have to face enormous fears and worries on a day-to-day (base). I am always tired and every workout has a mental intensity that seems too much for most (handle). I have little time to get together with my families. In order to find a swimming pool to train in, I (ruin) a family holiday in France. You may think my lifestyle is (healthy) and my preparations are overdone. However, if you want to be an Olympic champion and reach the winner's platform, you'd better be totally (commit) to your sport. Doing the extra little bit sets us from other competitors. And (get) to the top inspires everyone to strive for greatness.
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15、I had always loved hip-hop dancing, so when senior year began, I couldn't wait for what I thought would be another exciting hip-hop class. But my heart1 when I learned we had a new teacher — Ms. Barton, a strict ballet instructor. On that first day, I2 in the crowd. While all the other girls wore perfect ballet outfits, I showed up in my baggy hip-hop clothes. My face burned when Ms. Barton made me demonstrate a grand plié (大屈膝), then told the class, "This is exactly how not to do it." That night, I almost3.
But something4 inside me refused to give up and I kept trying. While Ms. Barton never smiled, I started noticing little nodes of5. Then came the shock — she asked me to join a ballet dance for our year-end show!
During practice, I tripped, I stumbled, but I kept going. On opening night, as the spotlight hit me during the finale, all my6 melted away. The audience's cheers washed over me like warm sunshine.
Another shock came on the last day of school. When Ms. Barton called my name for the "Ballerina" award, I nearly7 my books. That serious teacher was actually smiling at me. As I received the award, a bit teary-eyed, I smiled back at Ms. Barton and said, "Thank you for challenging me."
Holding the8, I realized something important — my biggest9 had become my proudest moment. In that instant, it hit me. When you10 in life, make it part of your dance.
(1)A 、beat B 、sank C 、pumped D 、hardened(2)A 、came out B 、came by C 、stood by D 、stood out(3)A 、complained B 、failed C 、hesitated D 、quit(4)A 、stubborn B 、humble C 、passionate D 、sensitive(5)A 、dismissal B 、approval C 、proposal D 、withdrawal(6)A 、loneliness B 、sadness C 、nervousness D 、emptiness(7)A 、opened B 、dropped C 、threw D 、collected(8)A 、hand B 、breath C 、prize D 、book(9)A 、achievement B 、acknowledgement C 、embarrassment D 、disappointment(10)A 、trip B 、jump C 、run D 、turn -
16、阅读下列材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
In the quiet town of Willowbrook, where autumn leaves turned the streets gold, lived a young girl named Lily. At fourteen, she was neither the tallest nor the most athletic girl in her class, but her spirit burned brighter than any campfire under the starry sky. Lily had a dream — a dream to climb the ancient oak tree in her grandmother's garden, a tree so tall that it seemed to touch the heavens. This tree, known as the "Guardian (守护者) of Willowbrook", had stood for centuries. Its branches were a silent witness to countless stories of victory and defeat.
Lily's great interest in the tree began when she was just a little girl. She would sit beneath its large base, staring up at the astonishing heights, imagining resting among the leaves, feeling the wind tell secrets in her ear. But every time she tried to climb, fear would hold her heart fast, and she would draw back, promising herself she'd try again tomorrow.
One cold morning in early October, Lily decided that tomorrow had finally arrived. She determined not to let anything annoy her. Her best friend, Max, a boy with a talent for adventure and a heart as brave as a lion, accompanied her. Max had climbed the Guardian countless times, but he was never tired of watching others overcome their fears.
"Ready?" Max asked, as they stood at the base of the tree.
Lily nodded, her knees shaking slightly. She took a deep breath, reached for the first big branch, and pulled herself up. The tree was rough against her hands, and her muscles hurt with every move. But Lily kept going. She thought only about the next branch and then the next, ignoring the pain in her arms and her racing heart. Halfway up, she felt the treetops waving at her.
注意:
1.续写词数应为100词左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Suddenly, Lily lost her balance and almost fell. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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17、假定你是李华,你的英国朋友Alex的学校社团正在招新。作为新生,Alex困惑于选择社团需要考虑的因素,来信向你咨询。请你给他回信,内容包括:
1.你的建议;
2.你的理由。
注意:
1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Alex,
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Yours,
Li Hua
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18、阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In early and mid-August 2025, the Pingyao County of Shanxi Province welcomed a special team of cultural heritage protection (volunteer) to repair historical buildings in its two villages.
The team came there (attend) a workshop for cultural relics repair. The project (organize) by Shanxi International Communication Center. During the 13-day period, the members, including six French, one Mexican and ten Chinese, tried their hands at repairing a gate belonging to Ming Dynasty villager in Dongquan village. The repair marked the first stage of their mission. Under the guidance of local (experience) craftsmen, the members began their work by removing the gate and wall according to requirements.
The job was (relative) easy. However, members learned to improve efficiency through teamwork. While some Chinese members were removing the gate and bricks (use) ladders, the others lined up to transport the bricks a destination. On the other side, craftsmen taught members to sort out bricks in better condition for the repair was scheduled in the following days.
Aurore Franche, the head of the team's French members, said, "Over the 13 days, I (learn) a lot of things — not only the knowledge of protecting historical heritage but also the cooperation with people from different cultures."
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19、I was heading back to my room when I heard my mother call, "Siani, mail for you" I rushed downstairs and found a neatly addressed1 waiting on the table. It was from my pen pal, Beth, in Chicago. We'd been2 each other on Facebook for a while, and after seeing others share their pen pal stories online, we felt3 to give it a try.
In her first letter, she wrote, "The idea of having a pen pal feels so4 to me. While I love the modern world, some5 things are also beautiful."
I felt exactly the same. My love for letters wasn't new — I'd always enjoyed6 personal notes to close friends. But Beth's letters and mine7 anything I'd written before: through these notes, we were getting to know each other for the very first time.
I learned several fun8 about Beth from her letters: she prefers novels to poetry; the rooftop of her building is one of her favorite places in the world. I also got to know Chicago9 — a city that, in many ways, feels a lot like Philadelphia, actually.
10, I shared pieces of myself. I wrote about why spring is my favorite season, and how my name comes from Siani Lee, a news reporter — a funny coincidence (巧合). I'm studying11, too.
I love sharing these small12 in my letters. The digital age makes things easier to do, but it's13 to hold something in your hand that your friends took the time to14. From the words chosen to the paper it's written on,15 is thoughtful and special.
(1)A 、present B 、package C 、envelope D 、notebook(2)A 、following B 、teaching C 、helping D 、encouraging(3)A 、allowed B 、invited C 、forced D 、inspired(4)A 、familiar B 、romantic C 、difficult D 、boring(5)A 、well-protected B 、newly-built C 、open-minded D 、old-fashioned(6)A 、handwriting B 、texting C 、receiving D 、collecting(7)A 、made up for B 、differed from C 、gave way to D 、broke away from(8)A 、stories B 、ideas C 、facts D 、skills(9)A 、closer B 、faster C 、sooner D 、better(10)A 、In turn B 、In return C 、In fact D 、In short(11)A 、literature B 、advertising C 、journalism D 、psychology(12)A 、details B 、gifts C 、secrets D 、wishes(13)A 、practical B 、pleasant C 、convenient D 、suitable(14)A 、buy B 、find C 、make D 、read(15)A 、nothing B 、anything C 、something D 、everything -
20、The Value of Travel
Travel is not only about reaching a destination but also about experiencing the world in new ways. Through each journey, you discover cultures, stories, and values that can broaden your mind.. A 2025 study reported that open-minded travel promotes growth and cross-cultural connections among students. To help you unlock these benefits, here are some tips to make your journey meaningful.
Plan ahead but stay adaptable
Having a plan gives you direction, but travel is full of surprises. Unexpected changes may challenge your ideas while also creating new opportunities. If you hold too tightly to your original plan, you may miss out on these chances.. By doing so, you enjoy both safety and discovery.
Every community has traditions and lifestyles worth noticing, from food and music to simple greetings. Showing honour through small actions, like saying hello in the local language, can leave a positive impression. These gestures help you build genuine connections with students you meet.
Slow down and notice the details
Rather than rushing through famous spots, try slowing down to notice what might otherwise be ignored. The sound of street music, the smell of local dishes, or even a short chat with a shop owner may remain in your memory far longer than any postcard photo..
Reflect on your journey
Writing a diary or taking photos allows you to reflect on what you have learned on the way.. Such reflection strengthens your understanding and can inspire others to begin their own journeys.
A. Respect local traditions
B. Focus on daily lifestyles
C. Try to enjoy the famous sights in detail
D. It can teach you lessons no classroom offers
E. Revising your plan when needed helps you adapt
F. These small experiences often leave the deepest impressions
G. This practice also provides a way to share your experiences with others