They lost their way in the forest, and ______ made matters worse was the night began to fall.A. thatB. whatC. it

Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story to their children. And they must have 1 how difficult it is to write a 2 children's book. Either the author has aimed too 3 so that the children can't follow what is in his (or more often, her) story, 4 the story seems to be talking to the readers. The best children's books are 5 very difficult nor very simple, and satisfy both the 6 who hears the story and the adult who 7 it. Unfortunately, there are in fact 8 books like this, 9 the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not 10 to solve. This may be why many of books regarded as 11 of children's literature were in fact written for 12 “Alice's Adventure in Wonderland” is perhaps the most 13 of this. Children, left for themselves, often 14 the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in bookshop or 15 and he will 16 willingly choose the books written in an imaginative way, or have a look at most children's comics, full of the stories and jokes which are the 17 of teachers and right-thinking parents. Perhaps we parents should stop trying to brainwash children into 18 our taste in literature. After all children and adults are so 19 that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the 20 books. So I suppose we'll just have to compromise over that bedtime story. 1. A. hoped B. realized C. told D. said 2. A. short B. long C. bad D. good 3. A. easy B. short C. high D. difficult 4. A. and B. but C. or D. so 5. A. both B. neither C. either D. very 6. A. child B. father C. mother D. teacher. 7. A. hears B. buys C. understands D. reads 8. A. few B. many C. a great deal of D. a great number of 9. A. but B. however C. so D. because 10. A. hard B. easy C. enough D. fast 11. A. articles B. work C. arts D. works 12. A. grown-ups B. girls C. boys D. children 13. A. difficult B. hidden C. obvious D. easy 14. A. are B. show C. find D. add 15. A. school B. home C. office D. library 16. A. more B. less C. able D. be 17. A. lovingness B. interests C. objections D. readings 18. A. receiving B. accepting C. having D. refusing 19. A. same B. friendly C. different D. common 20. A. common B. average C. different D. same

---Hi，Jack．Is this your new bike？---No，_________is over there．It's a present from my uncle．（ ）A. MineB. YoursC. HersD. His

AUSTRALIAN adults want to see “life skills” introduced into school curriculums, including money management, job preparation and domestic tasks. New research from Monash University showed Aussie adults also widely supported the inclusion of technology, coding and artificial intelligence subjects to student curriculums to prepare them for future jobs. Co-author Professor Neil Selwyn, from Monash’s new Education Futures think tank, said the survey results of more than 2,000 Australians had taken himself and Dr Deana Leahy by surprise. “The life skills—I wasn’t expecting that at all,” he said. Those quizzed were asked to rate the value of a list of subjects already in the curriculum, but were also given an open space to write what they think should be included. Prof. Selwyn said people called for schools to teach financial skills, budgeting, cooking and doing taxes. “You could argue that these are things people should be learning themselves, or learning from their families,” Prof. Selwyn said. “But we’ve got to be thinking forward in terms of the skills people will need for jobs and their ways of living.”One respondent said schools should introduce a “contemporary life skills” subject: “A compulsory 1-hour a week class on skills needed that parents seem continually unable to teach their kids.” Suggestions for the class included resume writing, filing tax returns and health claims. Another respondent called for students to be taught “general life skills as unfortunately not enough kids will have parents to actually be bothered to educate them or simply parents don’t know themselves”. Of the subjects, maths was the highest ranked (75.5 percent), followed closely by English (74.8 percent). And while science was the third highest ranked subject (46.2 percent), it was more strongly supported by those who earned higher wages and were university educated compared to lower income earners. Aspects of school life considered least important were students having fun, learning about things that interested them and being given the opportunity to be creative. 【小题1】Why did the adults suggest adding “life skills” to school curriculums? A．To vary school curriculums. B．To enrich students’ school life. C．To prepare students for future work and life. D．To save parents the trouble of educating kids. 【小题2】What did Prof. Selwyn think of the adults’ suggestions? A．Reasonable. B．Ridiculous. C．Interesting. D．Impractical. 【小题3】What does Paragraph 3 focus on? A．Differences of school subjects. B．Reasons for the school survey. C．Opinions from the surveyed. D．Investigations of the respondents. 【小题4】What can we know from the text? A．The present curriculums are to adults’ taste. B．Contemporary life skills involve resume writing. C．Students’ interests have been greatly promoted. D．The parents quizzed think highly of school life

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A.abandoned B.advanced C.biased D.chances mitment-|||-F.dampens G.dependent H.distant I.frequent J.fulfillment-|||-K.grant L.merely provide N.understandably O. unrealistically-|||-Contrary to popular belief,older people generally do not want to live with their children.Moreover,-|||-most adult children 1 every bit as much care and support to their aging parents as was the case in the-|||-"good old days",and most older people do not feel 2 -|||-About 80%of people 65 years and older have living children,and about 90%of them have 3 -|||-contact with their children.About 75 % of elderly parents who don`t go to nursing homes live within 30-|||-minutes of at least one of their children.-|||-However, 4 having contact with children does not guarantee happiness in old age.In fact,some-|||-research has found that people who are most involved with their families have the lowest spirits. This-|||-research may be 5 however,as ill health often makes older people more 6 and thereby increases-|||-contact with family members.So it is more likely that poor health,not just family involvement, 7 -|||-spirits.-|||-Increasingly,researchers begun to look at the quality of relationships,rather than at the-|||-frequency of contact,between the elderly and their children.If parents and children share interests and-|||-values and agree on childrearing practices and religious 8 they are likely to enjoy each other`s-|||-company.Disagreements on such matters can 9 cause problems. If parents are angered by their-|||-daughter`s divorce,dislike her new husband,and disapprove of how she is raising their grandchildren,-|||- 10 are that they are not going to enjoy her visits.|A.bandoned B. Advanced C.Biascd D.Chances E. Commitment F. dampens G.Dependent H. Distant I. Frequent J. Fulfillment K.grant L.Merely M. Provide N.Understandabl O.unrealistically| Contrary to popular belief,older peoplegenerally do not want to live with their children. Moreover, most adult children 1_every bit as much care and support to their aging parents as was the case in the "good old days",and most older people do not feel 2 About 80% of people 65 years and older have living children, and about 90% of them have contact with their children. About 75% of elderly parents who don't go to nursing homes live within minutes of at least one of their children. However, 4 having contact with children does not guarantee happiness in old age. In fact,some research has found that people who are most involved with their families have the lowest spirits. This research may be 5 ,however,as ill health often makes older people more 6 and thereby increases contact with family members. So it is more likely that poor health, not just family involvement, spirits. Increasingly, researchers have begun to look at the quality of relationships, rather than at the frequency of contact, between the elderly and their children. If parents and children share interests and values and agree on childrearing practices and religious 8 they are likely to enjoy each other's company. Disagreements on such matters can 9 cause problems. If parents are angered by their daughter's divorce, dislike her new husband, and disapprove of how she is raising their grandchildren, _10_are that they are not going to enjoy her visits.

That man was enough not to tell the manager that he would not do the job.A. careB. carefulC. carelessD. carelessness

The fifth generation computers, with artificial intelligence, _______ and perfected now.A. developedB. have developedC. are being developedD. will have been developed

【题文】 Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a getting. It was not until in my later thirties that I made this important discovery: giving-away makes life so much more exciting. One discovery I made about giving away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in an unexpected form. One Sunday morning the local post office delivered a letter to my home, though it was addressed to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation. More than a year later I needed a post office box for a new business I was starting. I was told at the window that there were no boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list. As I was about to leave, the postmaster appeared in the doorway. He had overheard our conversation. “Wasn’t it you that wrote us a letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?” I said it was. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office if you have to make one for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get nothing but complains.”【小题1】At first the author looked upon life as a process of getting. He formed this view of life because .A．other people were selfishB．he thought it exciting to get from othersC．of his early educationD．of his character【小题2】The author wrote a note of appreciation to the post office because .A．he knew what such a note would mean to the post office.B．he had discovered giving-away made life all the more excitingC．he believed he would get something back by doing soD．the post man delivered an important letter in time【小题3】When the author needed a post-office box, .A．many had applied for post-office box before himB．he asked to put his name on a waiting listC．he tried to see the postmasterD．he wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation【小题4】The postmaster came around because .A．he overheard this conversationB．he had received a lot of complaints for lack of post-office boxC．he was thankful for the letter the author had writtenD．he was proud of their good service

A study published in PLoS ONE found that both action and non-action games improved _______ in the participants.A social skills B cognitive function C mental health D independent thinking