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It has been shown that watching English movie trailers (预告片) can improve your English vocabulary and thinking skills. 

The first step is to find them. Go to some overseas video websites and do a search for something like "official trailer". Several film trailers will appear. Animated films can be an especially good choice for English practice no matter how old you are. These films are usually humorous and relatable. To find animated films, try doing a search for something like "animated official trailer".

Make sure the video you choose offers closed captions (字幕), which you will use later. You can find the closed caption mark at the bottom of the video. It may be listed as "CC" or something else. Keep in mind that trailers more than five or seven years old may not offer closed captions on some overseas video websites.

Next, watch the video at a normal speed without closed captions. Try to understand what the story is about overall. Then watch it again to seek more details. It will give you an idea of whether the dialogue is too fast or difficult for your skill level. 

Find the "CC" setting at the bottom of the video and click the captions. This can help you in several ways. You can confirm whether you understand the dialogue in your first viewing, make clearer any dialogue you do not understand, and connect the sound of words with their spellings. You can also write down a few of the new words in a notebook or on your mobile phone.

A. So choose newer videos. 

B. You can choose some that look interesting. 

C. They may sound a little strange at a slower speed. 

D. With this method, you are testing your English skills. 

E. Then watch the video again, this time with closed captions. 

F. Besides, try using your notebook as you learn English in your everyday life. 

G. Now let's talk about steps you can take to get the most out of watching them.

The life of a premature baby born during the winter storm in Texas was saved thanks to a team of medical professionals, including a doctor and two nurses who traveled from east Austin to Marble Falls in an effort to save a newborn baby's life.

When Arias began experiencing pains, she and her parents headed to the closest hospital, Baylor Scott & White. Arias gave birth to her daughter, Zaylynn, who weighed just over one pound and was in need of advanced special care. However, the hospital does not offer the specialized care premature babies require. 

"We had five or six people out at the nurses' station calling hospital networks all over the state of Texas," said Meredith Schubert, the labor and delivery nurse on duty when Arias arrived. "Nobody could answer our cry for help. "

They finally reached Dr. John Loyd through a patient, division neonatologist chief at Dell Children's Medical Center in Austin, Texas. Around 5 p. m. , after already having worked a full shift, Loyd packed his SUV with equipment and he and two NICU nurses set out for Marble Falls, about 55 miles away. The drive took Loyd and the nurses about two hours as they drove in the night through ice and snow.

After safely arriving at the Marble Falls medical center around 8 p. m. , the Dell Children's crew set up a temporary newborn ICU. Together, the Dell Children's and Baylor Scott & White teams worked around the clock to care for the mother and daughter.

Once the weather cleared enough to allow for a helicopter to safely land, Zaylynn was transferred to Dell Children's, where there is a Level IV newborn intensive care unit.

"It was incredible when the helicopter lifted off. There were tears from all of us," said Schubert. "It was a huge relief and sense of accomplishment and joy that Zaylynn was doing so well and getting to the place that she needed to be. "

Arias told KVUE that she was grateful to the doctors and nurses who worked together to save her daughter. 

Aleeda Rodriguez Pedrasa has one of the most unusual jobs in the world. She gets paid by the Cuban government to make sure that a statue of John Lennon, a famous British musician, always has a pair of glasses on when tourists come to take a picture with it. 

In the year 2000, on the 20th anniversary of John Lennon's death on December 8th,Cuba set up a bronze(青铜的)statue of the famous musician with his name carved(刻着)on it in the Havana Park.

The statue of John Lennon quickly became a major tourist attraction, but also a target for thieves who loved nothing more than to steal the artist's symbolic round glasses. In the beginning, the government would replace the stolen glasses with new ones, but the new pair wouldn't last long.

About two years ago, after seeing that Lennon's glasses constantly went missing, Aleeda started placing her own glasses on the statue. One day, they were stolen as well,and then an-other pair. But the authorities noticed her devotion and hired her as the official guardian of the glasses. Today, Pedrasa receives 245 Cuban pesos a month which is more than what most Cu-bans make. Her job is to look after the glasses and make sure that they are on the statue of Lennon's nose when tourists arrive at the Havana Park to take photos with him 72-year-old Aleeda has become known as the guardian of Lennon's glasses. Even though it may not be the best job, Pedrasa is comfortable in her position after doing it for two years.

You know the feeling. You finish a full meal and are like "I'm never eating again. " But then, out comes a beautiful piece of cake. And, you said you were full, but not for dessert! It turns out you really can "make room" for dessert.

And there's a scientific reason why. The thing that gives you room for dessert is called "Sensory-Specific Satiety" That's what Dr. Rolls, a nutritional scientist, has been studying since the 1980s. Here is how her experiment went. She gave six people a giant plate of spaghetti and told them to eat until they were full. And then, for the second course, she gave them more. Then, she gave them ice cream. On average, after they said they were full on spaghetti, each person could eat just one more ounce of it in their second serving. But when she gave them ice cream, somehow they could eat three times as much. They "made room" for dessert.

The experiment shows that when you feel full, it's not: necessarily that your stomach is physically full. It's more about how interested you are in eating more. Sensory-specific satiety is the change in how much you like a food, how much you want to eat, as you're eating it. "I've just had enough of the food; I want something else" is really what sensory-specific satiety is.

And that natural ability has a purpose: it's meant to keep us healthy. It's going to help to guarantee that we're going to cat the variety of nutrients that we need. However, it can backfire of course, because if we are presented with a variety of foods, it makes us extra likely to overeat. 

要点：(1)袁隆平简介； （2）个人成就； （3）你对他的评价。

注意：(1)词数100左右； （2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Yuan Longping, a Pride of China

    electric vehicles (EVs电动车) are a new form of transport that could cut down part of greenhouse gases. 

Sometimes parents' control of young kids will such an invisible rope.

  I applied for this job. 

My mother always tell me there is nothing    

Some young people,    were well-educated, chose to start up in business after graduation from university. 

 spot definite available combine argument 

 property disappoint evaluate patient finance 

The first Chinese film to expose the inner workings of overseas online fraud (诈骗), No More Bets, has become  major hit, taking the lead in terms of screen share and box office. 

  (base) on tens of thousands of actual fraud cases in China, No More Bets was produced by famed director Ning Hao and his studio and directed by Shen Ao. The movie(follow) characters like programmer Pan Sheng and model Anna who are tricked overseas by high-paid job offers, only  (find) themselves falling into the trap of an overseas fraud factory. 

Shen shared the (origin) intention behind making the film at the premiere ceremony (首映式) in Shanghai on August 2, stating that smartphones have made our lives more convenient, they have "also (accidental) opened the door to online fraud. " He hopes the film will raise the awareness of online safety moviegoers.

The film's release matched with a recent official announcement,government plans were revealed to crack down on (严厉打击) overseas telecom fraud according to the law, in a move to safeguard the (interest) of the public.

When Matthew Shifrin turned 13, he got a life-changing birthday present from his friend, Lilya Finkel. 

It was an 843-piece Middle Easten 1 palace. And with it were instructions that Finkel made 2  for it. Finkel invented a unique name for every piece in the palace set. Then she spent countless hours typing building 3 in Braille (盲文) that spelled out how to 4 them all together. 

His mind was 5 . As a blind person, he had never before been able to complete a Lego set on his own, Shifrin knew immediately that he had to help other blind children find the same 6 . 

Shifrin says, "For blind people, Lego sets act as small 3D 7 for real-life buildings instead of two-dimensional photographs. Lego bricks allow me to see things that are8 to explore by touch. "

For years after that incredible Lego experience, he created similar instructions for about 45 other Lego sets, together with Finkel, all published on a website they created, "Lego for the 9 ".

Shifrin began10  to Lego several years ago to discuss his work, 11 it was in 2017, when Finkel died of cancer, that he finally connected with the right person. 

His years-long devotion 12 when the Lego company released its first audio and Braille building instructions. The project is a high-tech version of what Shifrin and Finkel did for their 13 . 

It couldn't have been completed without Shifrin's 14 or without his determination.

He just wished Finkel had been here to see it. "I think she'd be very glad that we came this 15 ," Shifrin said.

"Why is life worth living?" If you ask this question, you will get different answers. But we have put together a few reasons from different people as to why life is worth living.

Learning. This is the reason we heard from school and college-going kids.  Right from studies to games, the eagerness to do better and learn more makes their lives worth living. 

 When we speak to a few office workers and professionals, this is the reason they give. The ability to create things seemed to make life worthwhile for many. 

New Opportunities. This is another reason that is put forth by people in different professions. Both professionally and personally, these people look forward to moving ahead and getting appreciation. They like to catch the new opportunities life throws at them which can make their lives worth living. 

Exploring. Touring around the world, learning about the world history and visiting the most famous places do make life worth for many people. 

Love. Well, this reason is an evergreen one. Life is worth living for the loved ones around, be it a wife/husband, children or friends.  Being able to love someone and being loved back can certainly make life worth living. 

A. Creating. 

B. There is no clear or right answer in this case. 

C. Such relationships make life worth everything. 

D. Get together and share special moments. 

E. Getting wiser makes life worth living for many people. 

F. Some people just like to say that they want to explore more and discover new horizons. 

G. People all look forward to knowing, learning and finding out more about everything. 

Space tourism is the term used to describe space travel for recreational or leisure purposes. What was once only a dream, as described in A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke, is now becoming a reality. 

Futurologists attempt to make predictions of what life will be like in the future. After the first man landed on the moon, they thought that hotels would be built on the moon by the year 2000. They also considered the possibility that, in the 21st century, families might go for a holiday on the moon. Neither of these predictions have come true yet-but the rapid development of technology may mean these predictions are possible in the years to come. 

Space Adventures is currently the only company to have succeeded in sending paying passengers into space. It worked with the Federal Space Agency of Russia and Rocket and Space Corporation Energia to provide flights for the world's first private space explorers. Each paid over $20 million for their 10-day trip to the International Space Station.

Following successful explorations into space, other companies are now considering the possibility of enabling tourists to visit space. To make it affordable, suborbital space travel is being considered by some companies, like Virgin Galactic. Passengers would be transported to a height of between 100 and 160 km above earth, experience 3 — 6 minutes of weightlessness and a view of the stars before back to earth. This is expected to cost around $200, 000 per person. 

Whilst it could be an enriching experience, there are some disadvantages. Many critics say that a huge growth in the spaceflight industry could drastically speed up the process of global warming. The ozone layer would be damaged further and the polar regions would suffer. In addition, space travel is only really affordable for the super-rich, though Virgin Galactic claims to be ‘opening space to the rest of us'.