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I joined the coast guard because I wanted to help people. Hovercraft (气垫船) are rare and special. They've been discontinued in most commercial operations because they're so expensive to make, but when it comes to search and rescue, they're priceless.

From far away, a hovercraft looks like a normal boat. But if you look under its skirt, the craft is not touching the water —it floats on a cushion of air. That cushion allows us to travel over everything from water to muddy land — and even break through ice. We do all of that as a 70-tonne machine, going a maximum of nearly 120 kilometers per hour. These features allow us to rescue a large number of people quickly, get onto land, and get someone into an ambulance far easier than with any other device I can think of.

The advantages of hovercraft can also make them difficult to handle. We've got a massive vehicle moving fast, sometimes in a thick fog bank up a narrow river. During assignments on other coast guard ships, I had 20 minutes to make changes to avoid a crash. In a hovercraft, I have 10 seconds. You have to have enough situational awareness to make the right decision every time.

People call us for all sorts of problems: missing divers, on-board fires, or even when they've run out of fuel or had a mechanical breakdown. A container ship could burst into flames. We have a strong network here at the base to help everyone through difficult situations like that. Thankfully, we have captains who train us in a safe environment, but you don't ever get fully comfortable. Anything can throw the hovercraft off—maybe your lift settings are off a little, or the wind blows with a bit of extra weight. After several years operating a hovercraft, I'm still learning. Every one of the captains here agrees: you can drive this thing for 20 years and still be surprised.

The person who set the course of my life was a school teacher named Marjorie Hurd. When I stepped off a ship in New York Harbor in 1949, I was a nine-year-old war refugee, who had lost my mother and was coming to live with the father I did not know. My mother, Eleni Gatzoyiannis, had been imprisoned and shot for sending my sisters and me to freedom.

I was thirteen years old when I entered Chandler Junior High. Shortly after I arrived, I was told to select a hobby to pursue during "club hours" . The    idea    of hobbies    and    clubs    was    perplexing    to    my immigrant    ears, but I decided to follow the prettiest girl in my class. She led me into the presence of Miss Hurd, the school newspaper adviser and English teacher.

A tough woman with salt-and-pepper hair and determined eyes, Miss Hurd had no patience with lazy bones. She drilled us in grammar, assigned stories for us to read and discuss, and eventually taught us how to put out a newspaper. Her introduction to the literary wealth of Greece gave me a new perspective on my war-torn homeland, making me proud of my origins. Her efforts inspired me to understand the logic and structure of the English language. Owing to her inspiration, during my next twenty-five years, I became a journalist by profession.

Miss Hurd retired at the age of 

62. By then, she had taught for a total of 41 years. Even after her retirement, she continually made a project of unwilling students in whom she spied (发现) a spark of potential. The students were mainly from the most troubled homes, yet she alternately bullied and charmed them with her own special brand of tough love, until the spark caught fire.

Miss Hurd was the one who directed my grief and pain into writing. But for Miss Hurd, I wouldn't have become a reporter. She was the one who sent me into journalism and indirectly caused all the good things that came after.

Growing Green Thumbs

Children's Community Garden

2200 Bowling Green Ave., 940/349-2883

www.cmga.com

LEARN: Join the weekend work at the community garden, where caregivers and master gardeners help kids aged 5 or older plant and water new vegetables, and harvest from the gardens. All harvested foods are either sold at the community's farmers ' market or donated to the area food bank. The instructors also lead games about nutrition, beetles and butterflies and more. Work begins in May, 10 a. m. - 5 p.m. on Saturdays.

COST: Free

Coppell Community Garden

255 Parkway Blvd Coppell

www.coppellcommunitygarden.org

LEARN: Kids (aged 6 but not turning 12 before Dec. 31 this year) with a parent can volunteer at either the Helping Hands Garden, 25 Parkway Blvd. or Ground Delivery Garden, 45 S. Denton Tap Road. Children will have the opportunity to till (耕) the ground, plant vegetables, harvest from the garden and more. Work begins every Saturday at about 9 a. m.

COST: Free

Callie's Kids by Calloway Nursery

Denton, 940/591-8865; Flower Mound, 972/691-2650

www.mytexasgarden.com

LEARN: Kids aged 5 to 10 years old can explore and plant in the Calloway gardens with a caregiver's supervision at 9:30 a. m. on the first or third Wednesdays from June to August. A garden expert will share tips and advice for the best gardening practices during the 45-minute session beginning on June 2. Preregistration online is required.

COST: Free

1. 表示安慰；

2. 如何解决该矛盾；

3. 如何与同学和睦相处。

注意：

1. 写作词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Charles,

Li Hua

Jenny was the only child in her home. She had a quarrel with her mother that afternoon and she ran out of the house angrily. She couldn't help weeping sorrowfully when she thought of the scolding from her mother. Wandering aimlessly in the street for hours, she felt a little hungry and wished for something to eat, but it was not possible for her, since she had nothing with her. She stood beside a stand for a while, watching the middle-aged seller busy doing his business. However, with no money in hand, she sighed and had to leave.

The seller behind the stand noticed the young girl and asked, "Hey, girl, you want to have the noodles?"

"Oh, yes. . . but I don't have money on me…" she replied.

"That's nothing. I'll treat you today," said the man. "Come in."

The seller brought her a bowl of noodles, whose smell was so attractive. As she was eating, Jenny cried silently. 

"What is it?" asked the man kindly.

"Nothing, actually I was just touched by your kindness!" said Jenny as she wiped her tears. "Even a stranger on the street will give me a bowl of noodles, while my mother drove me out of the house. She showed no care for me. She is so merciless compared to a stranger!"

1） 第一节 根据文本内容从方框中选择恰当的词并用其正确形式填入文本图示中, 每词限用一次, 有两词为多余选项。

2）第二节根据文本内容回答下列问题

After running out of the house, what did Jenny think of her mother?

Hearing what Jenny said in the last paragraph, what will the seller probably say to her? 

What do you think Jenny will do in the end? 

Every Saturday night Mama would sit down by the kitchen table and divide the money Papa had brought home into several parts. Each part had different use. For example, the big silver pieces were for the rent. In our (day) life, Mama tried her best not to draw money out her Bank Account, however hard the life was. When Nels wanted to go on to high school, my family members and I did our best (earn) or save money instead of (go) to the Bank. To get enough money, Nels (volunteer) to work in Dillon's grocery after school; Papa decided (give) up smoking and I planned to look after the Elvington children every Friday night.

Twenty years later, when the check of my first story came, I hurried over to Mama's and asked her to put in her Bank Account. She had to admit that she had never been inside a bank.

Actually, Mama's Bank Account mentioned many times by Mama was just (make) us children feel secure.

The heaviest snow in a hundred years hit the south of China. It snowed1 for half a month. Many people were2 in railway stations, bus stations and airports. People did everything they could to fight the3  ; nobody was killed from cold and4  . Gradually, the trapped people all went back home5 . While fighting the snow, people6 their animal friends until a moving story of a swallow couple appeared on the Internet. 

The couple hadn't eaten anything for several days7 the snow. They tried to fly into people's home to warm themselves, but every house was8 tightly. They got to a side of a balcony (阳台)where wind couldn't reach. They jumped and flapped (拍打)their wings to9 the attention of the people inside the house, who were10 their own things. The wife's body was11 . She couldn't move any longer. The husband came near and12 her with his wings. The husband lost his heat soon because of his opened wings.

The next morning the housemaster went to the balcony to13 his flowers and saw a dead swallow outside. 14 it, he found they were two embracing (拥抱) together. Thinking of the15 the snow had brought to people, he was moved to tears. He took them in for giving them some warmness they couldn't feel any longer. He found a small box, filled it with some hay (干草) and lay the couple in. He buried them in the garden of the community.

Ways to Create Calm in Your Daily Life

Most of us need some space for calm in our lives. A few simple minutes can create much needed moments of calm. You can use these skills to create calm in your busy schedule.

Go walking. Walking is perfect and you can do it well anywhere. Simply walking and taking in the view is stress reducing. It makes room for new ideas to take root. Appreciate nature. When we think of nature we think of getting out into the open air, and that's great if you can. Actually , nature is everywhere. Find a park or a small patch (小块地) of great green, or just stick your head out of the window! You have many ways to appreciate nature.

Listen to music. Many people listen to music to calm themselves down. Music actually lifts us out of ourselves. Discover what music works for you. .

Do some activities. Certain activities like yoga and tai chi need quiet focus.  They are good for the body, mind and spirit. Classes are a good place to begin, but once you learn the skills, you can practice anywhere: home, school or even on the road.

Try out some of these ways and you'll soon be practicing "moments of calm".

A. But what if you are in the city?

B. Notice the animals around you.

C. They are perfect for active calming.

D. Music is a way to express the way that they are feeling.

E. It's a time to get stressful thoughts out of your head.

F. With enjoyable music even work can be "music to your ears".

G. You don't have to find a mountain to sit on, or empty your mind of all thoughts for hours.

Many years ago, my dad was facing a serious heart condition. He was unable to do a steady job. He fell suddenly ill and had to be admitted to the hospital.

He wanted to do something to keep himself busy, so he decided to volunteer at the local children's hospital. My dad loved kids. It was the perfect job for him. He ended up working with the seriously ill children. He would talk, play, and do arts with them.

One of his kids was a girl with a rare disease that paralyzed (瘫痪) her from the neck down. She couldn't do anything, and she was very depressed. My dad decided to try to help her. He started visiting her in her room, bringing paints, brushes and paper. He stood the paper up, put the paintbrush in his mouth and began to paint. He didn't use his hands at all. All the while he would tell her, "See, you can do anything you set your mind to."At the end of the day, she began to paint using her mouth, and she and my dad became friends. Soon after, the little girl was sent home because the doctors felt there was nothing else they could do for her. My dad also left the children's hospital for a little while because he became ill. Some time later after my dad had recovered and returned to work, in came the little girl who had been paralyzed and only this time she was walking. She ran straight over to my dad and hugged him really tight. She gave him a picture she had done using her hands. At the bottom it read: "Thank you for helping me walk."

My dad would cry every time he told us this story and so would we. He would say sometimes love is more powerful than doctor, and my dad—who died just a few months after the little girl gave the picture—loved every single child in that hospital.

Port Lympne Reserve, which runs a breeding (繁育) programme, has welcomed the arrival of a rare black rhino calf (犀牛幼崽). When the tiny creature arrived on January 31, she became the 40th black rhino to be born at the reserve. And officials at Port Lympne were delighted with the new arrival, especially as black rhinos are known for being difficult to breed in captivity (圈养).

Paul Beer, head of rhino section at Port Lympne, said: "Obviously we're all absolutely delighted to welcome another calf to our black rhino family. She's healthy, strong and already eager to play and explore. Her mother, Solio, is a first-time mum and she is doing a fantastic job. It's still a little too cold for them to go out into the open, but as soon as the weather warms up, I have no doubt that the little one will be out and about exploring and playing every day."

The adorable female calf is the second black rhino born this year at the reserve, but it is too early to tell if the calves will make good candidates to be returned to protected areas of the wild. The first rhino to be born at Port Lympne arrived on January 5 to first-time mother Kisima and weighed about 32kg. His mother, grandmother and great grandmother were all born at the reserve and still live there.

According to the World Wildlife Fund, the global black rhino population has dropped as low as 5500, giving the rhinos a "critically endangered" status.

Explore Central Park, one of the largest city parks in the world and one of the most famous symbols of New York. Let's have a look at its main sights.

Central Park is New York's largest city park and one of the biggest in the world, with an area of 843 acres. This park is home to man-made lakes, waterfalls, grass and wooded areas. You will also find the Central Park Zoo, among other attractions in this green space of New York.

Besides being the city's primary green lungs, Central Park is also a favorite spot for many New Yorkers. It is perfect for sunbathing, going for walks, or doing outdoor sports. Something that we found curious is seeing so many people running with their babies in prams (婴儿车).

On Foot or By Bicycle

To get to know some of the wildest parts of Central Park we suggest walking. However, to get a general feel for the whole park, the best thing to do is to hire a bicycle and enjoy the scenery.

If you decide to hire a bike, you will find lots of bike rental stores around Central Park that are not very expensive.

Open Time

From 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekends. From 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on weekdays.

Price

Entry to the Park is free. But if you visit some parks like Central Park Zoo, you need to buy a ticket.

Transport

Subway: Line 5, 6, 7, A, B, C and D. Bus: Line M1, M2, M3, M4 and M10.

53-year-old Diarra Boubacar was welcomed by a hospital in Chengdu, Sichuan, as a specially  (invite) expert.

Boubacar was born in the African country of Mali, whose people found  difficult to get affordable healthcare. This was  Boubacar continued the family tradition of training to be a doctor. In 1984, he joined a government-sponsored program to study in China. In his freshman year, Boubacar  (earn) a grade as low as 40%. The frustrated man was not defeated by  hardship of learning the ancient Chinese language to read traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)  (classic), and he was gradually absorbed in TCM.

However, the greatest challenge he faced was to convince people that even though he was a foreigner, he could still treat them  (effective) with TCM. Fortunately, his fluency in Chinese got improved and it helped. In 1997, he became the first foreigner  (receive) a doctoral degree in acupuncture(针灸) from Chengdu University of TCM.

Besides his work, Boubacar has been helping patients in (distance) villages in Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. Due to his contributions in the community, where he has also been helping train village doctors in TCM, today Boubacar is known "China's barefoot doctor" and the "African Norman Bethune".

It all started when I learned to read, or rather, before I learned to read.

When I was two years old, my grandma decided it was time to 1 me to poetry. I didn't understand the words, but my parents said my first complete sentence was the recitation of a poem because my grandma had read it to me so many times that I could 2 it.

Throughout my childhood, I always had a bunch of 3  about who I would become when I was older, like an inventor, a doctor, or a dancer. But these ideas 4  in middle school. I spent a few years wandering 5  through life, having no clue what I was 6  about.

7 , in my first year of high school, I met Miss King, who 8 my life. She was enthusiastic and encouraging. I loved her and I wanted to make her proud of me. So I worked hard and put my 9 into every essay she assigned. I even practiced 10 in my spare time and brought what I wrote to her for feedback. One day, she said to me encouragingly, "I recommended you to the school newspaper, and you can write for it."

Her words 11 something in me. Suddenly, I wasn't 12 anymore. I had a destination. I'd become a 13 . Doing well at the school newspaper was the first step to get there.

Thanks to the first poem my grandma read to me and Miss King's 14 , now I'm writing for newspapers all round the world. It's still the bottom of the ladder, and I've got miles left to 15 , but at least I've made somewhere.

The Best Ways to Get Good at Any Sport

If sports are something that interests you, it stands to reason that you would want to be good at them. Succeeding in a sport takes skills, and skills take patience and determination. Skills alone may take you far, but you'll never go all the way unless you have the right attitude and team spirit to back it up.

Join a sports team.

If you want to become a sports superstar, joining a team is a good way to start. Even if your skills are currently low, joining an amateur league will sharpen up your skills. Sports teams are everywhere, and most of them are free to join. If you go to school, you should go for team tryouts when they're happening.

Practice until your skills become second nature. 

If you're wondering at what point a skill becomes mastered, it is when you're able to do it automatically and without thinking. This is called the autonomous stage, and it's where you want to be at if you want to play sports competitively. When you're in the fight of a game, you won't have time to think everything through, so practice until it's all automatic, so you'll know you're ready.

Set ambitious but realistic goals for yourself.

 Instead, you should take a look at what you are, and figure out where you think you would like to be. Give yourself a suitable amount of time to achieve that goal, and break it down into smaller parts if the goal is especially big.

One of the biggest reasons people join sports teams in the first place is to make friends with new people. Chances are you'll develop friendships with at least some of them. Making these friendships a priority is a good move if you want to become great at sports. You can practice together on your own time. The morale (士气) boost of playing with friends helps as well.

A. Set your sights wide.

B. Promote friendships with other players.

C. Recreation centers are often host to sports teams as well.

D. This doesn't mean saying you'll be professional within a year.

E. But if the desire is intense enough, you will do anything to realize your dreams.

F. Given enough time and repetition, a skill will eventually fall under this category.

G. However, you need to think about other things if you want to be a good sports player.

Four Libraries of Oxford University

Education Library

Located within the Department of Education at 15 Norham Gardens, the Education Library supports all members of the University studying and researching in the field of education. The books we hold are based around the Department's teaching. We also have journals, online resources, study rooms and super staff to help you throughout your studies and research.

Opening hours: Mon-Wed: 8:30 a. m.-5:30 p. m./ Thurs-Fri: Closed

English Faculty Library

Established in 1914, the English Faculty Library (EFL) primarily serves all those reading and teaching English at Oxford. The EFL holds over 104,000 volumes to support the range of teaching, study and research in the English Faculty. Most of the EFL's collections are borrowable. We offer borrowing services, IT and printing facilities and a variety of study lounges (自习室).

Opening hours: Mon-Thurs: 9 a. m.-5 p. m./ Fri: Closed

Social Science Library

The Social Science Library (SSL) is one of the University of Oxford's busiest lending and reference libraries, supporting staff and students in the Social Sciences Division. We have around 250,000 books on a range of subjects and extensive collections of academic journals. We offer a wide range of individual study rooms, as well as printing and IT facilities and research support.

Opening hours: Mon-Thurs: 9 a. m.-7 p. m./ Fri: 9 a. m.-5 p. m./ Sat: Closed

Art, Archaeology and Ancient World Library

The Art, Archaeology and Ancient World Library is one of the Bodleian Libraries' principal research libraries, with collections focusing on the study of archaeology and the ancient world, art and architectural history. We offer borrowing services, IT and printing facilities and study halls.

Opening hours: Mon-Thurs: 9 a. m.-9 p. m./ Fri:9 a. m.-5 p. m./ Sat-Sun: Closed

The Christmas Spirit Strikes Again

I always dreamed of making a big surprise of a lifetime. Thanks to a little determination, some luck, and a generous helping of Christmas Spirit, my dream became a reality.

My family is Canadian, although my sister moved down to Australia a few years ago to study. She was graduating just before Christmas, but due to my own scholarly schedule back home, I would be unable to make it down in time for her graduation. She was understandably disappointed, and I felt guilty that I wasn't able to be there for her on this special occasion.

While I was talking to my professor the week before my sister's graduation, she commented, "Well, if you want to go, just go ahead!"I couldn't believe my luck! I nearly jumped for joy. "Just make sure you get permission from administrator（行政主管），" she added. My heart sank. The administration at my school was infamous for denying any sort of time-off requests. I almost didn't bother asking, because I knew it would be a waste of time. But something in me decided to try, just in case. Maybe it was the hope that the Christmas Spirit would somehow affects the administrator at this time of year. When I returned home to check the reply in my inbox, I steeled myself for disappointment. I held my breath, opened the e-mail, and started to read. And re-read, just to make sure I'd understood. Approval? I couldn't believe my luck!

Immediately, I called the airline. Unexpectedly, even during the busy Christmas season, I was able to change my ticket to arrive the day before my sister's graduation. With news this fantastic, I was bursting to tell my sister. But, fingers on the dial（拨号盘）， I paused. Wouldn't it be much more fantastic if I could surprise her? What a state of shock she would be in! Slowly a great idea came to my mind. I decided a much more dramatic arrival than just a ring of the doorbell. What if I couldn't arrive in a box?

注意：

1．续写词数应为150左右；

2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

I started to plot. 

I, hidden in the big box, heard the mailmen ringing my sister's doorbell.

注意：1．写作词数应为80左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Jack,

Yours,

Li Hua

In Europe and around the world, Germany（see） as a country of wealth and hope—good job opportunities, good transport links and lots of（culture） attractions. But there are problems below the surfacecould affect the younger generation.

Peter Matuschek, chief political analyst at the German polling（民意测验） institute Forsa, says that while Germans tend（be）content with their own lives, they feel less satisfied with the direction the country is taking.

So what（exact） is going on? Youth unemployment here was 

6.4% in 2017, far （low）than that in EU countries like Italy or Greece. But there is still a feeling that the older generation isn't focusing enoughareas that will affect young people.

"The politics we have now here in Germany are more for middle-aged people, said 24-year-oldAaron Hinze（work） in health care in Berlin. "When I look in the future and askis going to pay for my retirement when I get old, the answer is nobody."

However, elsewhere in Europe and the world, Germany remains a promised land for young people. Dino Cviko, a 24-year-old journalism student in Sarajevo, said that he hoped to move to Germany when he finished his studies--even if it meant giving up the（possible） of working in journalism.

Susan and I both worked at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta for over a decade and were in the same department for five years. Both of our husbands were experiencing kidney（肾）1 . We generally just2 and said hello when we3 one another. But a five-minute restroom conversation last September changed everything.

We ran into each other in the restroom as we were4 our hands. It proved to be a life-changing5 . We started having a conversation about where my husband and I were in the transplant（移植） evaluation process. And with that we started talking about blood types. To our surprise, we soon6 Suan was a match for my husband, Rodney, and I was a match for Susan's husband, Lance.

A sudden7 jumped into my head. What if we could8 our kidney s to each other's husbands? We both9 . I went back to my office and set everything up with her donor coordinator（协调人）. Seven months later, Susan, Lance, Rodney and I10 a paired kidney exchange transplant. All four surgeries went smoothly and Lance's and Rodney's bodies accepted their new kidneys.

"We are11 because a lot of men and women and children wait years—and I mean seven tonine years, not just one or two," Susan said. "And sometimes, their time on the wait12 will outlive them."

According to doctor Christina Klein, our experience is very rare. She has been a doctor since 2008, and she has personally never seen this13 before. Going through the transplant process together gave our families a unique14 . "We skipped friendship," Susan said. "We bypassed friendship and we are15 family now."

Managing Time with the Pomodoro Technique

The Pomodoro Technique, one of the most efficient time management techniques, was developed by Francesco Cirill o in the late 1980s.These blocks are separated by short breaks. Each block is known as a "pomodoro"， the Italian word for "tomato". Cirillo named the system after the tomato-shaped kitchen time r that he used to track his work time when he was studying as a university student. He developed a habit of doing short blocks of work followed by resting periods. He realized this method could help him work with time instead of struggling against it.

First, choose a task that you'd like to get done. It can be something big, something small, or something that you've been putting off for months. What matters is that you are ready to give it your full attention. Next, set a timer for 25 minutes. Try to spend the full 25 minutes with your complete attention on the task.Sit back, have a drink, go for a short walk, or do something else that is not work-related. Once you have completed four of these 30-minute cycles, treat yourself to a longer break that lasts 15 to 30 minutes.

After trying the Pomodoro Technique, you may want to experiment a little. Some people have found that 90-minute blocks work best, while others might perform better with more flexible periods.Just remember, like many things in life, simpler is often better!

A．It varies from person to person.

B．Cirillo was struggling to focus on his studies.

C．Then, when the timer goes off, take a five-minute break.

D．It uses a time r to break down your work into 25-minute blocks.

E．The Pomodoro Technique is built around a handful of important steps.

F．In 2006, Cirillo published his Pomodoro Technique for people to use for free.

G．In theory, the longer break will allow your brain to get ready for the next round of pomodoros.