● Whether it’s a business trip, a family vacation or a quick weekend away, Trip IT will organize all your plans in seconds.

● Share your travel plan information with others.

● Instantly send plans to your calendar or anyone you choose.

● Unlike other travel apps, Trip IT can organize it no matter where you book.

● Trip IT is free but paid version is available that has more functions.

Google Translate

● Text translation: translate between 103 languages by typing.

● Offline: translate with no Internet connection (59 languages).

● Instant camera translation: translate text in images at once just by pointing your camera (38 languages).

● Handwrite text onto the screen.

● Google Translate is available for free.

Open Table

● It is an online service which helps users to search for restaurants.

● You can have a table available, cancel or rebook anytime, anywhere.

● You can pay the meals with Open Table.

● Open Table is free for android, iPhone and iPad.

【1】How does the app Trip IT help the users?

A.It helps them plan their trips.B.It offers any help in their trips.

C.It encourages them to leave home.D.It helps them communicate better.

【2】Google Translate is used for ________.

A.taking nice picturesB.surfing online

C.learning different languagesD.providing translation service

【3】What can users do with the app Open Table?

A.Enjoy food for free.B.Have a quick dinner.

C.Book a table before eating out.D.Find the best cook.

【4】What can be learned about the apps from the passage?

A.All of them are apps on the sale.B.None of them are travel apps.

C.All of them are free apps.D.Not all of them are game apps.

What can be both red or green, round or sharp, big or small, and more importantly loved or hated by someone? Yes, the answer is chilies (辣椒).

Many of us in China enjoy adding chilies to our food, 【1】 did you know that this spicy (辣的) vegetable could also be dangerous? A 34yearold man 【2】 (recent) ended up in hospital after eating a Carolina Reaper, the spiciest chili people 【3】 (know) so far. After taking just a single bite of one, the man had serious headaches in the following days, reported BBC News.

In fact, eating spicy food causes stomachache and headache. But if chilies are 【4】 (harm), why do people like to eat this vegetable? So 【5】 makes people love chilies so much? The human body 【6】 (influence) by natural chemicals that produce “a sense of happiness”, noted BBC News.

And chilies do good to people 【7】 another way. Scientists find that people who eat spicy food once or 【8】(two) a week live longer than those who eat it less than once a week. This 【9】 (encourage) people to eat more spicy food to improve health and bring less health risk at 【10】 early age. So, don’t worry if you love spicy food. It seems that chilies are actually good for us.

5 Tips for Language Learning Success

Learning a foreign language can be difficult but if you follow certain techniques, soon you’ll be able to learn any language. Although there’s no easy way to go about it, the following tips will increase your ability to succeed in language learning.

【1】.

It is natural to feel uncomfortable in a language class. A language course is different from most other courses you will ever take. Not understanding and making mistakes are a very natural part of the language learning process. Accept the fact that you will not understand everything. In fact, at the very beginning, you will not understand much at all.

【2】.

Research shows that language students learn more effectively when they study more often and for shorter periods of time than study less often and for longer periods of time. Try to study each day, and whenever possible, several times a day.

【3】.

Whenever possible, speak the language aloud rather than reciting it silently to yourself. Say vocabulary words out aloud, read passages in the text aloud, do pronunciation activities aloud and not just silently. The process of using language from your mind to your mouth is a skill that requires a great deal of practice.

【4】.

Meet regularly with classmates to work together on homework assignments, to learn vocabulary, to study for tests, or just to practice speaking the language. Communication does not only happen between the teacher and students but more among you and your classmates.

【5】.

There is no “best” way to learn a language, because everyone learns a bit differently. Find your own personal strengths and let them help you in your learning process. It is more important for you to learn, to think in the language than to know the meaning of every word.

A. Be always confident of yourself.

B. Discover your own way to learn the language.

C. Set possible expectations.

D. Break study time into smaller parts.

E. Practice language actively.

F. Make study groups.

【1】I bought a silk t________ to match dad’s suit last week.

【2】A true friend r________ for your hand and touches your heart.

【3】Ten and ten is twenty. Twenty and twenty is f________.

【4】My dear kids, please care about y________ when you are playing outside.

【5】Online shopping is g________ in popularity.

【6】The movie The Wandering Earth was p________ by most people when it first came out.

【7】Picture 1 is different from picture 2. There are a few d________ between them.

【8】He is the man who needs the l________ help. He can try his best to do everything by himself.

【9】He is mean and only thinks about himself. He doesn’t treat others n________.

【10】My father always touches my head softly to show his love a________ he never says, “I love you.”

Over 1 billion young people are at risk of hearing loss due to listening to loud noise for long periods of time, WHO said. Listening to music or watching a TV show at loud volumes can harm your hearing.

The United Nations has standards for safe listening. It is not safe to listen to sounds that are louder than 85 decibels for eight hours or 100 dB for 15 minutes. The sound of a busy road is about 85 dB and the sound of a rock concert can be about 100 dB.

Loud noise is harmful to the inner ear. Most of us are born with about 16,000 hair cells in our inner ears. These cells detect sounds. However, listening to loud noise for a long time can make these cells work too hard and cause some of them to die. This is what causes hearing loss.

Some people might think that their music isn’t all that loud. But this can depend on where you are. For example, if you are in a noisy place like the subway, you might turn up your music too loud without realizing it. Later, when you listen to it at the same volume in a quiet place, you might feel uncomfortable.

WHO said the “safe level” for most sound is below 80 decibels for up to 40 hours a week. A level of 80 decibels is nearly the same as the noise of a subway.

Word Bank:

decibel n. (dB 分貝) inner ear 內(nèi)耳detect vt. 探測

【1】According to the story, WHO suggests that it is NOT safe to _____.

A.listen to music every dayB.watch TV for over an hour

C.listen to loud sounds for a long timeD.go to a rock concert

【2】The sound level of a busy road is about _____.

A.80 dBB.85 dBC.100 dBD.115 Db

【3】Why can listening to loud music cause hearing problems?

A.Because it puts our brains under great pressure.

B.Because it can cause hair cells in the inner ear to die.

C.Because it prevents our ears from resting.

D.Because it allows people to get used to listening to loud sounds.

【4】What does the fifth paragraph tell us?

A.People love to listen to loud music.

B.It’s reasonable to listen to loud music in some places.

C.People are likely to listen to music on the subway.

D.People don’t always realize how loud their music is.

In my high school, we are required to take two semesters(學(xué)期) of PE 【3】 (graduate). We play real sports during PE classes, such as basketball and volleyball. There are also some other kinds of American sports that we often play, such as kickball.

I didn’t know the rules of kickball 【4】 I first came to the US. The teacher allowed me to sit on the sidelines and watch how other students played it in order to let me know the rules.

We also learn some 【5】(use) life skills in PE. Last year, I learned how to do CPR（心肺復(fù)蘇）which is a life-saving skill. We 【6】(teach) how to provide first aid to someone who is choking（窒息）.These skills are a large part of the final grade for the PE class in my high school.

I prefer PE classes in the US to the 【7】 in China. I think they are more fun and useful.

I 【2】(start) collecting stickers when I was four years old. One day when I was playing in his house, he showed me his stacks of stickers albums. I was amazed to see so many colorful stickers of all shapes and sizes. He gave me a few pieces from his collection. My 【3】 (interest) in stickers started from that day.

During my free time, I will bring out all my lovely collections, lay them on the ground and enjoy them.

friends, nervous, kill, excitement, happy, quiet, liked, guns, miss

I used to hunt and have killed quite a few deer. There was great 【1】 in waiting and shooting.

One cold morning in winter, I went alone to a hillside. I carried my gun and three thick sandwiches. I found a natural hiding place. It was pretty cold, but I had warm clothing on. I sat there waiting for one hour. Nothing showed. The place was really 【2】. Suddenly, a beautiful buck(雄鹿) appeared. Surely I couldn’t 【3】 it. I must wait for him to realize I was there. I waited for him to run with a start (驚嚇).

To my surprise, he came towards me! He was curious, I suppose. He must have known about men and their 【4】which would kill him. But he walked right up where I was sitting. Then he stopped and looked at me! I was getting a bit 【5】 now. A big buck can do a lot of damage.

What happened next was hard to believe. But it all seemed quite natural. I reached up and scratched(撫摸) his head. And he 【6】 it. That big, wild, beautiful buck bent（彎下） his head.

I scratched his body and fed him my last sandwich. Then he went his way, down the hill. I just watched him go--a strong buck carrying a proud head.

I picked up my gun and started walking back. Suddenly, I heard the shots—two of them. If you’ve hunted enough you know two shots mean a(n) 【7】. I had forgotten that there were other hunters around.

I decided to give up hunting from that day on.

【1】Our monitor won the first prize in the c____________.

【2】The u_________ rain dropped down over and over again in the city of Urumqi from June 7th to June 17th.

【3】All of us have been here e_________ Tom. He has gone to London.

【4】You were so c_______ that you made at least five mistakes in the test.

【5】He gave really clear ____________(指示) during P.E. class.

【6】All the students in my class____________(參加) the concert last night.

【7】I think it’s not good for students to go __________ (國外) at a young age.

【8】I promised to buy my son a new bicycle but I had to _________(使失望) him.

【1】What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A.Friends.B.Neighbors.C.A couple.

【2】When will the woman hold a party?

A.This Saturday evening.

B.This Saturday afternoon.

C.This Sunday afternoon.

【3】Where does the woman live?

A.Across the street.B.At the end of the street.C.Next to the man’s house.

【4】Why will the woman hold a party?

A.To celebrate Christmas.

B.To thank the new neighbors.

C.To get to know the new neighbors.