Campbell Remess, a 12-year-old boy from Tasmania, has an unusual hobby—sewing(缝纫). He makes teddy bears, and gives them to children at the local hospital. “If Campbell could be on that sewing machine for 24 hours, he would,” said his mother, Sonia.
Campbell is one of nine children, so when he had the idea of giving Christmas presents to kids in hospital, the only choice was to make them himself. “First, I took a lot of practice,” said Campbell. “ I haven't sewn anything before.” He downloaded patterns from the Internet and learned by trial and error （反复试验）. At first, a bear took him five hours to make, but now it only takes him an hour to make a bear.
Campbell visits the hospital every Thursday, giving out new bears and visiting kids whom he's given gifts before. “He looks at sadness and tries to turn it upside down,” Said Sonia.
There has been sadness in his family, too. Five years age, his father Nathan had cancer. Even though he received the medical treatment, there was still an 80-percent recurrence rate（复发率）. “When we discovered Dad had cancer, we all felt very upset.,” said Campbell. “As a result, the cancer got worse with stress. So I made my first bear, hoping that Dad could be free from cancer.
Since Nathan got the bear, ▲ It's the longest period he has been free from cancer.“ there's a little magic in it,” said Nattan. “ A lot of magic in Campbell though.”
Campbell explained his project with this: “ I think being kind will change the world.”
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Low-salt diets are actually harmful to our bodies, a recent study found. The scientists, led by Andrew Mente of McMaster University, found that no matter whether one has high blood pressure or not, low sodium intake（钠摄入量）increased the risk of stroke（中风）,heart attack and death.
The study goes on to suggest that only certain people who are likely to get high blood pressure and who eat food with high levels of sodium should be worried about reducing sodium intake in their diets. McMaster university's Martin O'Donnell,the study's co-author, said in May 2016,“This study adds to our understanding of the relationship between salt intake and health. The study also doubts the correctness of the present guidelines that suggest low salt intake for everyone.”
Mente added, “low sodium intake reduces blood pressure in some degree, but it also has other effects.” In the McMaster University study, the researchers considered a high level of sodium consumption（消耗） to be over 6 grams every day. Mente pointed out, “This shows that many people around the world are taking in healthy amounts of salt.” Mente did not agree with the present guidelines on reducing sodium intake in almost all countries. However, he would accept efforts to reduce salt intake in some areas, such as China and Central Asia, where the average salt consumption is unusually high.
However, Elliott Antman, past president of the American HeartAssociation(AHA) was angry with Mente's study. “The study does not correctly measure sodium intake, and it should not make Americans stop worrying about salt. The American Heart Association continues to suggest less than 1.5 grams of sodium each day from all sources,” he said.
① with stroke ② with hypertension{高血压} ③ with heart attack
④ from China ⑤ from America
A.Be patient when talking to others. B.Show respect(尊重) towards others. C.Do not lose your temple. D.Speak in a proper voice. E.Be polite to others. F.Do not correct the person. |
A gentleman is a man who is polite and well-educated, and who always behaves well. Gentlemanly manners are one of the best ways to show the excellent qualities(品质) in humans, so it is necessary for everyone to learn how to become a gentleman. Here are some tips.
You should behave politely no matter how impolite other people are. Even if you do not like the person, it is always better to avoid him or her instead of stopping for any fight. Remember that politeness will show you to be a better man.
Never be too loud or just hearable, as it can make other people angry, Speaking loudly will show that you are using force rather than argument to make a point. Also, speaking loudly in public is impolite.
Only when you learn to control your temple will you be in control of other things. When you show anger, others will think you are neither patient nor polite. Keep your cool no matter how stressful the situation becomes. This will make other people get a good impression of you.
Allow them to finish what they are saying and do not simply interrupt（打断）them for no reason. It is bad manners to express your ideas when someone is speaking. And it will show that you have no social skills.
The more you respect others, the more respect you will get in return. Offer your help to anybody in need and you will always be popular for your gentlemanly behavior.
Last, one small suggestion—look into other people's eyes while you are speaking to him or her, but take care that you do not stare at the person.
Last Friday, I was just in France to visit my 96-year-old grandmother who is very dear to me 1 lives alone. I don't visit her very often, so every time I go to see her, 2of us think that it might be the 3 time we see each other. Last time I visited her in December of 2014, I did some video interviews about her life. I asked her 4 it was like to grow up with her father in the 1920s, to live with two young children, with her husband 5 in a prisoner's camp (集中营) in Germany. I also asked her about her greatest 6 . I learned a lot of amazing new things about her that I never know before.
This year, I did not really have questions to ask. I only wanted to tell her how loved she is. So, I cooked for her and read stories. I gave her a foot massage （按摩）. 7 leaving, I wanted to leave something 8 behind besides the memory of our time together. So I wrote her five different love and thank notes to let her knows how much she means to me. I 9 them in different places where I knew she would 10 find them. One of them was under her pillow. 11 one was hanging from the lamp shade by which she reads in the evening. Another one was by her toothbrush. One was in her mailbox which she has to check every day. And the last one was in her car. She still 12 to the nearby village a couple of times a week!
I knew that these cards would surely cheer her up after I left. Really she called me as I was catching my plane back to the US. She said, “ I found your three cards! By the time I discovered the third, I was laughing out loud! They did me so much good. Thank you so much!” I smiled to myself, 13 she still has two more to go! It is Sunday today, so my guess is that she hasn't 14 her mailbox or driven her car! I can 15 how happy she will be when she finds them.
Students at Shanming Middle School in Jiangsu often take part in activities (hold) by nearby communities. Does it sound fun? Well, students have mixed feelings. They enjoy the time outside school. But they don't find the activities (interest).
Why not design (they) own activities? Some students got this idea and soon students joined the project.
They first thought about activities ideas and listed them in an “activity menu”. They included: visiting science museums and companies; watching movies and basketball competitions.
“The menu looked great, we soon found problems,” said Wang Ziming, one of the (designer).
First they needed a place to hold the activities. The students decided to talk to the local government to let them use the district stadium.
“We first presented the benefits of these community activities to them,” said Wang. “ Then we promised we'd use the stadium (careful ) and clean it afterwards”.
The local government agreed that they could use the stadium and some sports equipment once month.
The students also designed a virtual (虚拟的) bank to encourage volunteering.
Students volunteered as librarians or cleaners would be rewarded with “gold coins”. A certain amount of coins gave you free entry to entertainment events such as (watch) a movie.
Now, this special activity menu (become) popular in Wuxi communities. The students are happy with this.
—- Neither have my parents.
① introduce yourself
②tell the person the course you will study: English
③ politely ask for he following information:
the time of the course;
where to stay;
where and what to eat;
what activities to do;
how to travel to school.
④Thank the person for helping you.
注意：①信件需要涵盖以上所有要点,可适当发挥；
②文中不能出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息；
③词数：80 词左右。开头和结尾已给出(不计入总词数).
Dear Mr.Miller,
I'm Li Ping from Yangfan Middle School.
I would like to thank you for your help and I'm looking forward to your reply.
Yours truly,
Li Ping
