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Thanks to social media recommendations, Zibo barbecue has become  overnight hit, with large numbers of visitors  (pour) to the city on weekends. People joked that the last time this many people showed up in the city  (be) during the Siege (围攻) of Qi, a famous battle in the area in 284 BC. 

Taking advantage of the barbecue craze, Zibo has gone all out to promote local tourism resources, while working to ensure the  (safe) of visitors and the quality of tourism products. Many areas have been changed into dining halls for the massed crowds.  (ease) restrictions on the supplies of meat and grills, local banks have started handing out low-interest loans designed  (special) for barbecue-related industries. 

This barbecue fever in Zibo should be helping China recover from its zero-covid era. Since the end of zero-covid, many tourists have described (they) as "special-ops" travelers. This means dropping into a location, spending as little time and money as possible, then moving on to the next spot.

Zibo barbecue has been one of the top items to tick off from travel lists. People eat and drink at low tables with a small stove, (heat) by coal. The craze is about more than the simple food. people across the country are seeking out in Zibo is Shandong's big-hearted hospitality.

Imagine students in rural Kenya using computers and reading books! 4,000 students across 10schools are busy 1  their computer skills on 2  machines. They learn everything from basic typing to coding to robotics, and even take part in 3  classes with NASA scientists in the US. Before 4  these lessons, however, very few of the students even knew what a computer was. Not being 5  to computers, children lack basic technology skills, and do not have access to STEAM programs. 

TechLit Africa, was 6  by Nelly Cheboi, a 29-year-old software engineer who grew up in 7  in a Kenyan village, her single mother struggling to support the family. In 2012, she received a full scholarship to attend college in Illinois, where she discovered a love for 8  science. Upon returning to Kenya after 9 , she founded her own school, Zawadi, which became a launching pad for TechLit Africa. Her organization now 10  with American colleges and businesses to 11  the recycled computers. 

For Cheboi, TechLit Africa is about more than just adding 12 to children's life: she hopes the students will use the 13 skill to find professional opportunities.

"I see a 14 in Kenya and in the rest of the continent where kids are becoming really tech literate," Cheboi says. "Once you come to the Internet, you become 15 —and by being so, you can help the world."

It is commonly thought that productivity involves doing several things at once. Newport, the author of Deep Work, describes the benefits of focusing on one thing and doing it with excellence. He explains deep work as "the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively (认知地) demanding task."

According to Newport, deep work is an invaluable skill in today's economy. It allows you to learn difficult things quickly. Most people are distracted when they work, so if you learn to work without distraction, that gives you an advantage. Developing excellence in one's craft can be deeply satisfying.

It's important to schedule deep work into your day. Otherwise, it's easy to let your time fill up with shallow work. Newport recommends doing deep work as your first task of the day. Shallow work does need to get done, but if you save it for later in the day, you can get your deep work done, too.

Because deep work is by definition cognitively demanding, you won't be able to do it all day. Beginners can usually only focus on deep work for approximately an hour, and even experts have trouble going more than four hours. If you really focus, you'll be surprised at how much you accomplish in a few hours.

A. So set reasonable goals for yourself.

B. Concentration is an increasingly valuable skill. 

C. That way you get it done before distractions build up. 

D. But the secret to success is the opposite of multitasking. 

E. Without smartphones, you fall into deep work more easily. 

F. It also enables you to produce to the best of your ability and acquire new skills quickly. 

G. It differs from shallow work, which consists of simple tasks performed while distracted. 

We don't think with a pen and paper. We "think" with Google. We don't even have to complete the search question ourselves. Google's auto-complete function takes that burden off our shoulders by telling us what we should be searching for and what we should be thinking. We then sort through selected results to find the answer to life, the universe, and everything. This process gives us the false impression of thinking—when, in reality, we've lost touch with one of the most basic of human experiences.

Thinking for yourself isn't just about reducing external inputs. It's about making thought an intentional practice and thinking about an issue before researching it. It's about forgetting the habit of immediately looking to others for answers and instead becoming curious about our own thoughts.

Deep thinking requires time. It's only by concentrating on the problem or question long enough that you'll dive deeper and locate better insights. Most of us resist setting aside time for deep thinking because it doesn't produce immediate obvious results. But ideas, as the filmmaker David Lynch puts it, are like fish: "If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want to catch the big fish, you've got to go deeper."

After you've gone deeper on a question by thinking about it yourself, turn to reading what others have written about it. But don't pause your own thinking. The goal of reading isn't just to understand. It's to treat what you read as a tool-a key to unlocking what's inside of you. Some of the best ideas that come up when I'm reading a book aren't from the book. An idea I read will often knock out a related thought in me that was previously hidden. The text will act as a mirror, helping me see myself and my thoughts more clearly.

Breakthroughs lie—not in absorbing all the wisdom outside of you-but in uncovering the wisdom within you. 

Tree-planting, intended to help draw down carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, has become a synonym (同义词) for climate action. In our constant focus on trees, we've developed a fixed understanding: Trees absorb carbon dioxide, end of story. The reality is that trees don't grow well alone. They exist within complex communities, helped along by each other as well as the animals they coexist with. The woodland isn't nature's only carbon sink: Grasslands and oceans also help reduce the carbon level and rely on a healthy amount of biodiversity.

That's what the paper, published in Nature, wants to get across. Co-author Oswald J. Schmitz, a professor of ecology at Yale University, said trees might not be able to do their carbon-uptake job efficiently without the right animals in their ecosystem. That's because animals animate the carbon cycle through their behavior and roles in the ecosystem. He added that the very presence of wild animals could cause feedback effects that change the ecosystem's capacity to absorb, release, or transport carbon.

In Serengeti, for instance, the sharp decline in wildebeest (角马) population s during the mid-20th century allowed grass to grow wildly, eventually promoting wildfires that consumed 80 percent of the ecosystem annually and led to a net release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. When disease management and bans on illegal hunting helped animal populations recover, a greater share of the carbon stored in plants was consumed by wildebeest and released as waste, keeping it in the system and restoring the grassland as a carbon sink. 

Researchers rarely consider wildlife conservation as a strategy to increase an ecosystem's carbon storage capacity, said Schmitz. "They think that animals either aren't important enough or that you can't take up carbon and conserve animals at the same time," he said. "Our message is that you can and should. It can be a win-win for both biodiversity conservation and carbon uptake." We need a full picture-with both trees and animals-to explore nature's full potential.

Earth Day falls on April 22 each year to inform people about environmental problems and inspire them to act. It first came into being in 1970, followed in 1972 by World Environment Day. It has been celebrated ever since, slowly but surely picking up steam. Interestingly, it remained a grassroots affair for 20 years before spreading out to 140 countries in 1990. Now, it is celebrated around the world. Humans still face many challenges, such as climate change and plastic pollution. But we can all make a difference. 

When Claire was in the seventh grade, she learned about plans to expand and modernize her middle school. As a follower of Earth Day, she wanted to help. Claire asked the school board to add solar panels to the project because, she explained, clean energy would contribute to a truly modern school, and help her school pursue sustainable development. 

The board liked the idea but said it could contribute just $25,000, one-fifth of the cost. So Clarie turned to the community, looking for a solution. Her friends and neighbors shared her enthusiasm. Soon Claire organized a group of kids and adults, who set to work raising the rest. They wrote grant (拨款) requests, put on a talent show and asked for donations, even going door-to-door for them at Halloween. And they appealed to charitable foundations too. One donated more than half the cost! 

After two years of hard work, the group paid for the solar panels, which now supply one-fourth of the school's electricity needs, saving the district thousands of dollars. "My favorite part about this project was that one person could start something small and then the project could grow and have a big impact on the community," Claire said "There are always going to be barriers and hard parts. When there's a challenge presented to you, use it as a learning moment and an opportunity to overcome it."

You can be a hero for the environment, so find out what can be recycled where you live. 

Located in Britain, the University of Oxford is respected internationally as a teaching and research center. Evidence shows that teaching existed in Oxford as early as 1096, and it has been ranked as the top university in the UK by The Times for many times. 

The Tutorial (导师的) System

In the University of Oxford, teaching is conducted primarily through the tutorial system. Tutorials are beneficial to students' skills of critical analysis, but the greatest advantage of the tutorial system is the individual guidance that students receive. The contrast between tutorials and large lectures common in the American universities is obvious. In the typical American university, students are taught by the same specialists, in the same manner, and held to the same standards.

Societies and Clubs

There are rich after-school activities at Oxford. Students may join a variety of clubs and societies according to their own interests. The Oxford University Scientific Society aims to bring together undergraduates to discuss scientific matters. The Oxford Union Society has gained a worldwide reputation for its debate. The Newman Society has served as a model for religious society throughout the English-speaking world. In addition, there are a great many clubs, including Oxford University Cricket Club, Oxford University Chess Club, and so on. 

Dates of Term

Oxford's year is divided into three terms and three vacations. The dates for Full Term 2023-24are set out below:

 Dear Li Hua,  

 How are you doing? 

I had a quarrel with my friend Bob last Monday, and we haven't said anything to each other since then. But I don't want to lose a good friend. What should I do?

 Yours, 

 Jack 

 注意：1. 词数：100-120；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 开头、结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。 

 Dear Jack, 

 …… 

 Yours, 

 Li Hua 

 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。 

 删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。 

 修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 

 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 

Far before the summer vacation began, I had been thinking about what to do it since I didn't have to go school for a couple of months. During the holiday, I finished my homeworks quite early. Then I thought it would be a good idea to finding a job to do for the rest of the boring holiday. I clearly remembered it was the first time I'd ever had the job. I spent a month in an office, main keying information into the company's database. Every day I just did the same thing but I try my best to love the work or continue. Although I found the job not interested and didn't earn many, I still learned a lot from it.