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Yoghurt

It was a rough week. The price of oil skyrocketed as the temperature dropped sharply in Maine. We were looking at a high of eight degrees that week, and I had missed three days of work so my paycheck was going to be lower than normal. I was stressed, to say the least. I shopped strategically, looking for every possible way to cut pennies so I could buy groceries and keep the house warm.

My eight-year-old son didn't understand when I told him we were struggling that week. He wanted a special kind of yoghurt, but I didn't have the three extra dollars to buy it for him. It was a kind of yoghurt with a cartoon kid riding a skateboard on the front of the box, and a mere two spoonfuls in each cup. It was a kind of product that wasted a parent's money and made me hate advertising.

I felt guilty as a parent when those big eyes looked at me with confusion, as if to say, "It's just yoghurt. What's the big deal?" So I found a way. I put something back as single mothers often do. He got his yoghurt.

On the way driving back from the grocery store, I noticed a homeless man holding a sign by the side of the road. My heart hurt, and I tried not to look at him. I watched people stay away from him on the street and walk by without even meeting his eyes. My son didn't seem to care much, either. I looked at the man closely then-bare hands grasping a piece of cardboard, snot frozen to his face, a worn-out jacket. And there I was struggling because I had to buy oil and groceries. But I decided to help. I pulled over to the man and handed him a five-dollar bill.

注意：续写词数应为150左右。

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Seeing this, my son became confused and surprised.

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On that day, my son performed an act that most adults wouldn't have done,

注意：1.词数 80 左右(开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 

Dear Dad and Mom,

How time flies!

Yours,

Li Hua

Shen Kuo was a scientist of the Northern Song Dynasty. He was  all-round scholar of astronomy, physics, chemistry, geology and medical science. However, Shen Kuo's reputation has been mostly in the field of scientific writing: he was the first (build) solid orographic maps.

Thankshis mother, Shen Kuo received a formal education in his childhood. He was (intelligence) and diligent, and he read so much that he suffered from eye pain later in life. While in his thirties, Shen Kuo frequently dreamed of a place. In the dream, he climbed a hill, the top ofwas covered with brightly colored flowers and trees. Clear waters (flow) at the bottom of the hill, with trees on either side. Later on, when (travel) around, he was shocked to find a piece of land that was (exact) the one in his dream. There he settled and wrote of the  (discovery) he had made during his lifetime. 

This extraordinary story is the origin of Shen's Mengxibitan(《梦溪笔谈》).The book was a milestone in the history of Chinese science. So far, this amazing scientific work (put) into a number of different languages, including English, French, German and Japanese.

As everyone grows, they realize there will always be someone who is better. I learned this1  in the second year in high school. The shock this experience brought was so great that I felt my pride was left on the side of the road for dead. That was all it took: one year, and one person2 everything.

Her name is Jenny. She was the girl who always raised her hand and had useful comments about everything. When teachers needed challenging problems answered, they3 her. And if students needed answers, they went looking for her. I didn't4 her, but I admitted her presence annoyed me. In the first year, as a model student, I was the person everyone5  and all the teachers trusted. Then she came out of6 ! We also had two classes7 . There I got to see what everybody thought of her. When an exam finished, it became a8 that she got the top grade and it didn't matter to my classmates whether I was right there,9 I also got an excellent grade. They would cross a desert and10 her! I was left being denied my presence.11 , I felt like not trying anymore.

I stopped trying to put on a show because no one was 12 anymore. Later, I volunteered at the graduation ceremony. She was called to make a(n)13 and discussed her difficulties. I realized all her hard work got her there, not her desire to 14 . It finally hit me that Jenny 15 the attention she got. She showed me how big the world is and how small a world I used to live in. I'll do my best because I know it will pay off. 

Building up your confidence not only helps feel good about yourself but also helps you leave a good impression on others.  Here are some tips that may help you achieve it.  

Make sure to present yourself well. Shower daily, brush your teeth, fix your hair and dress for confidence. You don't have to buy a whole new wardrobe to feel better. As long as you're clean, comfortable and feel good, you've set up for confidence!

Perfect your posture. How you carry yourself conveys a lot to others. Keep your shoulders back, your spine (脊椎) straight, and your chin high.  Positioning yourself like that will make you genuinely feel in charge. And to top it off, having confident body language has been linked to lower levels of stress, too.

You will be surprised how even the smallest of smiles can disarm many a social situation and make everyone feel more comfortable. In fact, research shows that smiling reduces stress hormones in the brain. Can you imagine approaching someone who has a black look? No, thank you.  

Make eye contact. Our eyes are windows to the soul, and our gaze (凝视) showcases our attention and feelings. Eye contact is a subtle change, but it can work wonders on how other people perceive you. It shows not only that you are a person worthy of communicating with, but it tells them you respect them, and acknowledge their presence. 

A.Keep your smile in easy reach.

B.The same goes for your face and hands.

C.It should only be up to yourself to appear confident.

D.So don't be afraid to meet the gaze of someone else.

E.Devote a little time each day to your own personal image.

F.Other people are actually just as shy about eye contact as you are.

G.Walk with a sharp pace instead of dragging your feet and sit up straight.

A new report from the U.K. says more than 1 in 5 teens there spends five hours or more per day on social media. And the heavier users of social media get to bed later and get poorer sleep quality. The new study was based on self-reported survey data from nearly 12,000 teenage participants in the U. K.'s Millennium Cohort Study.

Megan Moreno, a researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, says social media is too often described as either entirely good or bad, when the reality is more complicated for teens. "Social media may have its problems, but it is the way that they stay in touch with each other," she says.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the study found a link between high social media usage and poor sleep patterns. Especially teens who are heavier users of social media go to sleep later. And the researchers note late bedtime is linked with poorer academic and mental health consequences.

Holly Scott, a researcher at the University of Glasgow, isn't sounding the alarm. She says, "It's easy to look at the results of this and think, 'We should just get teenagers to spend less time on social media.' I think that's an understandable response, but what I really encourage people to do is look beyond that." She says people should pay attention to the important emotional, cognitive(认知的) and social factors when teenagers are using social media.

Scott stresses that the study is pointing to a connection between social media and poor sleep, but not necessarily explaining cause and effect.

"Certainly some teens do say they struggle to get away from social media at night—they might be worried about missing out on fun, or affecting their friends by not answering messages—and they stay up late for that," she says. "As for some of those young people, they have a naturally later body clock and they are passing their free time at night on social media until they're ready to fall asleep."

With the improvement of privacy protection awareness, everyone has questions about the telephone address, ID card information and so on. This visible privacy has been particularly concerned, but for chat photos and original pictures, it has not attracted enough attention. The topic "How much privacy can a photo reveal" has been trending on Sina Weibo, sparking concern and heated discussion about privacy awareness. In group chats, some people may post their original photos. But that may give away their home address and other information.

Images often contain a lot of information and various traces left by digital cameras or photo manipulation (处理) software. This data, called Exchangeable Image File Format (EXIF), is a key tool for many professionals. It can detail whether the photographer used a flash, which digital effects were applied to a picture and when the photo was taken. EXIF can also contain the precise GPS coordinates (坐标) of the location where a photo was taken, according to CNN. If you take a landscape picture from your window and send the original picture to a group chat, it means that you are releasing your location data to all strangers in the group. They may even accurately infer your house number by analyzing the shooting time and angle.

Not just in a group chat, sending an image in a text message, email, or other delivery tools will also include the accompanying information. So how do we protect our privacy when sending photos? The most effective way is to avoid sending original photos in group chats. If it's necessary, try not to tap the "original picture". However, photos sent by WeChat Moments are automatically pressed by the system, and they travel without location and other information. To solve the problem at its root, we can delete and remove a picture's EXIF data on a computer. If you are using an iOS smartphone, you can turn off location services for the camera in the privacy settings. If you're using an Android device, the settings vary. Typically, you can go to the setting menu and switch the services off for the camera, according to CTV News. There is one more thing you can do — photoshop your photos before you share them. What comes with your edited images is photos without stored location data.

I love my smartphone — it's my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me. I also love my laptop computer, as it holds all of my writing and thoughts. Despite this love of technology, I know that there are times when I need to move away from these devices and truly communicate with others.

On occasion, I teach a course called History Matters for a group of higher education managers. My goals for the class include a full discussion of historical themes and ideas. Because I want students to thoroughly study the material and exchange their ideas with each other in the classroom, I have a rule — no laptops, iPads, phones, etc. When students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy.

Most students assume that my reasons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students misusing technology. There's a bit of truth to that. Some students assume that I am anti－technology. There's no truth in that at all. I love technology and try to keep up with it so I can relate to my students.

The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is that I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversations and truly engage complex ideas. Interruptions by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for ideas. I want students to dig deep within themselves for inspiration and ideas. I want them to push each other to think differently and make connections between the course material and the class discussion. 

I've been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the evaluations reflect student satisfaction with the environment that I create. Students realize that with deep conversations and challenges, they learn at a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom.

I'm not saying that I won't ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason for the change, I'm sticking to my plan. A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up.

Whatever your level is, taking French lessons in France is the best way to learn French. Place yourself in the local culture and practice your newly found skills in your free time.

You will be taught by native French speakers who have a passion for teaching and excellent teaching techniques. Lessons are interesting and you will speak French on the first day both inside and outside the classroom.

Learners

1. Suitable for all levels from beginners to the advanced

2. Over 18 years old 

Class Schedule

1. Classes will run throughout the summer.

2. Please arrive at the school by 8:15 am on your first day for a level test. It will help to place you in the right class.

3. Classes run from Monday to Friday each week.

4. Classes start at 8:45 am each day.

5.You will have 3 classes per day lasting 55 minutes each.

6.You will have a short break between classes. 

Free Time and Tours

1. The school offers a lot of cultural activities throughout the week. These activities include cooking lessons, wine and cheese tastings, visits to Paris, cycling and much more.

2. You will have plenty of free time to explore the local area and practice your newly found language skills or just relax on this learning holiday with a difference.

Other Information

1. You should bring a small dictionary, pens and paper.

2. Get more from your holiday, have fun, meet new people and take home a new language skill that will stay with you forever.

How far would you go to help a friend? Jeremy Savage, aged 17, and Ian Marshall, aged 16, both from Canada, had their friendship tested to the limit on a recent trip to the Rocky Mountains with their parents.

On Saturday morning, the two. boys decided to climb Cathedral Mountain by themselves while their parents relaxed at the campsite. After three hours, they reached the top and enjoyed the beautiful view from the mountaintop.

However, trouble began when they started the climb down. On one very dangerous part of the mountain, Ian fell three meters off the side of the path. Jeremy climbed down to where Ian was and found him badly injured and not able to move then. Jeremy had to decide what to do. He needed help but he did not want to leave his friend. He cleaned the dirt and blood from Ian's face and hands, and then tried to help Ian stand up, but Ian's right leg was hurting too much. With incredible calmness and his former experience in the mountain, Jeremy then gave Ian his food and water and let him lie on his jacket. They had to wait and hope that help would come. While they waited for help, Jeremy used his jacket and an extra shirt to keep Ian warm and they rested together. Sensing his friend's pain and anxiety, Jeremy gently comforted him and gave him constant encouragement in a determined tone.

Meanwhile, as darkness started to fall, their parents back at the campsite became very worried that the boys had not returned. Desperate tears welling up in the eyes, the mothers frantically prayed to God for their sons' safety. They got in touch with park workers and began searching for the boys. Soon more than 20 people were looking for them on Cathedral Mountain.

注意：1．续写词数应为150左右；2．请按如下格式作答。

内容包括：1．你对该名言的理解；2．举例说明你的观点。

要求：1．词数80左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Acupuncture, an ancient Chinese medical practice, has been the remedy for （count）patients for thousands of years. There is evidence that acupuncture （date） back to the Stone Age, when stone tools were used to press areas of the body （relieve） pain. Over time, this primitive practice gradually evolved into a comprehensive and profound medical system and shaped the root of acupuncture.

acupuncture actually functions is not clearly understood. But people have come to universal agreement that acupuncture is a treatment that aims to promote the body's self-regulating functions. Its therapeutic principles are in line with the philosophical concepts of traditional Chinese medicine, emphasize all-inclusive treatment, meridian（经络） adjustment, balance of bodily functions and overall physiological well-being.

 the uncertainty about its medical basis, acupuncture has become a global therapy. Over the years, acupuncture （see） many advancements in scientific research and modern medicine. It is now a mainstream alternative and complementary treatment for （vary） of weaknesses. According to a WHO report, acupuncture  （include） in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2010 is now used in 113 of its 120 member countries, illustrating its widespread recognition and application.

As an ancient Chinese medical practice with a rich history and deep cultural significance, acupuncture is an embodiment of profound cultural heritage and a holistic path to healing.

Gardening changed how I see myself as a disabled woman. When I started gardening in 2018, I didn't know anything about plants, let alone how to grow things we can 1 . I thought gardening required a lot of 2 tasks. As I have a genetic condition that causes my bones to3 easily, I didn't believe I could complete them. The thought of taking care of plants in a wheelchair every day made me feel 4 . But just like how I gradually learnt everything else as a disabled person, I had to 5 how to garden my way.

That first season, I visited my garden as much as I could. Noticing my interest in gardening, my neighbors in the community 6  offered me advice and support. Under their careful 7 , I managed to pull up the weeds and watered my plants on my own. Finally, I was so 8  to eat the tomatoes I grew and even shared some more produces with neighbors.

Gardening has 9 how I see other parts of my life. As a disabled woman, I fear being seen as a 10 and struggle to ask for the things I need. Gardening helped me 11 the fact that I have needs. I don't think my plant is a heavy load because it needs more nutrition. I don't 12 it for getting insects and not being able to fight against them. Gardening also helped me 13 my social circle and grow closer to people in our community.

Over the years, gardening has made me feel more 14 in every aspect of my life. I'm planting what I want to grow, and I have gained a lot of 15 from that.

There are many reasons why some cats are bad-tempered. It's commonly believed that their temperament can be influenced by the way they are born or raised. According to veterinarian Dr Katrin a Warren, the problem can generally be solved, but you'll need to look for underlying issues.

Changes in a cat's behaviour can often be explained by a health problem. Pain can cause cats to behave differently. It's easy to mistake a problem as behavioural, which in fact is medical. Should you observe a significant change in your cat's behaviour, then a visit to the vet is the best place to start. Also hiding and avoiding being touched. Be sure to report all changes to your vet. There are many health problems that can be readily treated to ease symptoms and pain for your cat.

It pays to remember that cats don't like to share or queue. Sharing of ‘resources' such as litter trays and foodbowls can cause stress and anxiety for many cats. It's always a good idea to provide each cat with their own litter box, food, water bowls and bed. A lack of space to hide from or avoid other cats, competition for territory and lack of individual attention can also add to household friction.

Moving to a new house, the arrival of a new baby, new pets and other types of change can seriously impact cat behaviour. Cats are creatures of habit and tend to be territorial. Try to keep your cat's environment as calm as possible and ensure there are places where they feel safe.

 These are often cats that received limited socialisation with humans when they were kittens. These cats do best in a quiet household without children and need understanding and patience to help build their confidence.

A．Some cats simply do not like being touched and handled.

B．Watch out for changes in eating, drinking or litter-box habits.

C．When your cat seems lonely, you can hold it gently in your arms.

D．If so, offering the cat a high place to sit, such as a climbing tree, can be helpful.

E．So a change in routine may cause them to react, including withdrawal or aggression.

F．Don't forget their incredible sense of smell, which is a useful tool of communication.

G．In fact, even the sweetest cats can suddenly become bad-tempered and behave out of character.

The Age of Information is bulging: if you tried to download all the data available today, you'd need more than 180 million years to do so. But you are wrong to assume that all information would stimulate a boost of innovation to match the output of data. Indeed, the last time we found ourselves in a period of significant innovation was over 120 years ago, called the Age of Insight.

Innovations, big or small, start with a new idea. Often, these ideas occur as a moment of insight —the result of a novel connect ion in our brains made between existing and new information. Studies show insights involve quiet signals deep in the brain. Anything that helps us notice quiet signals can increase the chance of insights. However, it's becoming more challenging to find those signals today, every moment filled with an endless supply of content.

Besides, we also want to increase the quality of them to sort through big new ideas and find the really valuable ones that can be hard to measure. Launched in 2015, the Eureka Scale （尤里卡量表）allows us to assess the strength of our insight experiences on a five-point scale, namely, intense emotions, motivation, memory advantage, aftershocks, and following ideas. The Scale combines these five variables into a single value to define the importance of a new idea and has broad applications for measuring and improving individual and organizational performance. Even it can be used to measure the impact of different kinds of work environments and learning approaches on participants' growth. The level-5 insight, involving the richest emotion, motivation, and lasting impact, holds the greatest significance.

In order for organizations to benefit from another age of insight, it's not enough to try to access more data or increase the number of insights we generate. Instead, it's about making space for the biggest ideas to emerge from all the information. Using the Scale as a way to measure how important ideas are will enable better decision-making toward practical and competitive outcomes. If we're to enter a new age of insight, we must make timely and necessary changes to design our environments for the best insight possible to surface.

In parts of Africa, people communicate with a wild bird—the greater honeyguide—to locate bee habitats and harvest honey. It's a rare example of cooperation between humans and wild animals, and a potential instance of cultural co-evolution. Brian Wood and Claire Spottiswoode were lead authors on a study showing how this valuable partnership is maintained and varies across cultures.

"Our study demonstrates the bird's ability to learn distinct voiced signals, expanding possibilities for mutually beneficial cooperation with people," Wood said. "Honeyguides seemingly know the landscape well, gathering knowledge about the location of bee nests and sharing with people who are eager for the bird's help," Spottiswood e said. The honeyguides also benefit from locating the colonies: They eat the leftover honeycomb.

Their study was done in cooperation with the Hadza in Tanzania and the Yao community of Mozambique. The prior work in both communities documented differences in how each culture attracts honeyguides. Among the Hadza, a honey-hunter announces a desire to partner with the bird by whistling. In Mozambique, Yao honey-hunters do so with a "Brr!"followed by a "hmm!"

Using mathematical models and audio playback experiments, the team studied these signals, their usefulness to people and their impacts on birds. They experimentally exposed honeyguides to the same prerecorded sounds, hoping to test whether honeyguides had learned to recognize and prefer the specialized signals local honey-hunters used or were naturally attracted to all such signals.

The honey guides in Tanzania were over three times more likely to cooperate when hearing the calls of local Hadza people than the calls of "foreign" Yao. Those in Mozambique were almost twice more likely to cooperate when hearing the local Yao call than the "foreign" Hadza whistles.

The study proposes that differences in honeyguide-attracting signals are not random, but make practical sense. While honey-hunting, both the Hadza and Yao come across mammals, but only the Hadza hunt them, using bows and arrows. The Hadza's hunting might explain the less notable whistles they use. Filmed interview s show Hadza hunters explaining they can escape being detected by their prey because their whistles "sound like birds." Contrarily, the signal the Yao use to communicate with the honeyguide can help scare off animals they find dangerous.

Working at a bank in New York City in the mid-2010s, Anna Sacks was not living the life she wanted. Sure, she was happy. But she wanted to do something that felt important.

Some people seeking meaning might read a self-help book or perhaps volunteer a few hours a week. Sacks packed up her life and moved to Connecticut to participate in Adamah, a farming program that focuses on sustainable living and growing sustainable food. When she return ed to New York, her life was with a new purpose and many new skills to make her dreams a reality.

"One of the things that really stuck with me from Adamah was how little waste they produced and how they handled the waste they did have, primarily through composting（堆肥）," she says. The Adamah program opened Sacks' eyes to the damage consumer culture is doing on a local, national, and global level, and the need to find solutions. So in 2017, she began what she calls "trash walking".

During. tours around her community, Sacks picks through garbage to look for reusable items. Soon, her "trash walking" expanded to include corporate trash along with residential trash. Surprisingly, she discovered a wide range of really great stuff—like clothing, decorations, and food —all of which she documents on TikTok.

Under the name The Trash Walker, Sacks quickly gained popularity for her videos that highlight the problems with consumerism. "The root issue is overproduction, which leads to overconsumption, which leads to a large amount of waste," she says.

The fact is, companies often choose to trash items rather than give them away to people who might need them. A big reason for this waste is the way our current tax laws are structured, Sacks says. Sellers who destroy goods can claim the cost as a loss on their taxes and be refunded. If they give away goods, they can claim only a small amount as a charitable reduction on their taxes.

Sacks' main focus is simply getting people to pay attention to how many unnecessary things they buy and then throw away. "Once you become aware of the way you consume, you can see ways you improve," she says.

From: Bridget Pecolini <bpecolini@mathcontest.com>

To: Anson Wong <mransonwong@email.com>

Re: Questions about online math contest

Date: February 18, 2024.

Dear Mr. Wong,

Thank you for your email. We're so glad your child is signed up to participate in our math contest. I hope it will be a rewarding and enriching experience for him.

You can access the training session and practice tests by logging into our website at www.mathcontest.com. Once you're signed in, you will see several tabs on the left-hand side.

One of them will say "Enrolled." If you click on the drop-down menu there, you'll find the name of the child you registered. If you click on the name, you'll be given the option of joining a training session or doing practice tests. Of course, you can choose neither.

I hope that answers your question!

Please let me know if you need any further help.

Sincerely,

Bridget Pecolini