If the last blog didn’t give you enough ideas on how to entertain the family over the summer holidays, we have a few more great activities for you!

Get gardening

Start up a summer project in the garden and plant some seeds with the children! Cucumbers, peppers, beans and tomatoes are perfect vegetables to plant in your garden ,and a sunflower would be a lovely addition to watch grow throughout summer.

Visit a local farm or zoo

Local farms are a brilliant way to expose children to different types of animals, see them up close and sometimes  even feed them! A trip to the zoo will probably cost a bit more, but usually have more animals for children to see and  learn about.

Obstacle (障碍)course

Children love the thrill of a sports day at school； but there  is no reason why you can’t recreate that at home! Set up a mini obstacle course suitable for your children’s ages, and let the family sports day begin!

Have a treasure hunt

A treasure hunt around the house ,garden, or local park will be a great way to drop in some presents for the children for their good behavior over the summer  holidays — and who doesn’t love a treasure hunt? Get creative with the theme of the treasure hunt Pirate, Graffiti, or a Bear Hunt we think will go down a storm！

Let us know what you are planning for your summer holiday activities through our social media pages! Candy Floss hopes you all stay safe this summer — and have a fantastic time!

21.  Who is the passage mainly intended for?

A.    Parents.      B. Teachers.      C. Teenagers.      D. Internet workers.

22.  What can children do when visiting a farm or zoo?

A.    See different kinds of animals.     B. Watch sunflowers grow.

C.    Plant some vegetables.            D Hunt bears

23.  Which activity entertains those who are interested in sports?

A. Getting gardening.            B. Having a treasure hunt.

C.    Taking an obstacle course.       D. Visiting a local farm or zoo.

24.  Why should children be given presents in a treasure hunt?

A.    To show the parents' creative thinking.

B.    To praise them for their behavior in holidays.

C.    To encourage them to find more treasure

D.    To honor them for gaining high marks in the exam

A company’s logo (徽标) is a recognition tool for the public to link their services or products to the company. Let’s have a look at the most well-known companies in the world and see how their logos have changed over the years.

Microsoft

    Think “Microsoft” and you might think up an image of the billionaire Bill Gates or a Windows PC, or perhaps a bold, italic typeface (粗斜体) bearing the company’s name. But in the early 1970s, the founders of the company had quite a different brand image. Back then, it was all curves (曲线) and capital letters－even separating ‘micro’ and ‘soft’ into two levels.

Canon

   The camera giant was founded in Japan in 1934 as Kwanon－named after a Buddhist goddess. The following year it rebranded as Canon to coincide with the launch of its first ever 35mm camera. Exactly half a century later, the company launched its first digital camera. In 2016, Canon enjoyed a 20% share of the digital camera market, more than any other brand.

McDonald’s

   McDonald’s once had no iconic yellow ‘M’. In 1940, brothers Dick and Mac McDonald opened their McDonald’s barbecue restaurant in San Bernardino, California. The logo was made up of the words: McDonald’s FAMOUS BARBECUE. Ray Croc joined the business in 1955, bought the chain from them and oversaw its worldwide expansion.

Apple

   The first Apple logo was created in 1976, where it featured the famous scene of how Issac Newton discovered gravity－sitting beneath an apple tree. In the same year, the logo was changed into the shape of an apple with rainbow stripes, and it took a bite out of the apple, which made it different from others. It was then further simplified into an apple image consisting of only black. Since the year 2000, the apple logo has been recognized as a monochrome (单色的) apple.

25. Back in the early 1970s, Microsoft had its logo ________.

  A. divided into two levels                                   B. in a bold, italic typeface

  C. with two capital letters                                   D. with some curves

26. What can we learn about Apple from the text?

  A. Its logo has been changed twice at the most.

  B. Its logo was linked with Newton’ s gravity brainstorm.

  C. The color of its logo used to be only light red.

  D. The logo was first invented by Newton.

27. What is the text mainly about?

  A. The logo changes of some famous brands.

  B. The best suggestions for designing good logos.

  C. The development of some famous companies.

  D. The key to success of some famous companies.

During last year’s presidential debates, and through this year’s speech, Merriam-Webster has been an active presence on Twitter, sharing words experiencing an increase in search.

You might even say the dictionary provided a safe space on social media, or “a place (as on a college campus) intended to be free of unfairness, conflict, criticism, or potentially threatening actions, ideas ,or conversations. ”

It’s suitable, then, that “safe space” is among the 1,000 new additions Merriam-Webster made to its online dictionary today. The word was first used in 1970，and has been used by colleges post-election to describe themselves as campuses that will protect students who might feel in danger due to their religious fa iths, sexual beliefs, race or gender.

Not all of the added words have been around for decades. Some of them, like “ binge- watch” and “photo bomb ”,are products of newer technologies, but saw big increases in recent use.

In an announcement, Merriam-Webster explained its methods :“ In some cases ,terms have been observed for years and are finally being added; in others, the fast rise and broad acceptance of a term has made for a quicker journey. "

In a statement to The Huffington Pos t, Merriam-Webster's editor-at-large Peter Sokolowski added that the words announced today were added to the dictionary’s digital pages. “The online dictionary gives us both more space to expand entries and a way to add them more quickly, ” he said.

Other entries are updates of pre-existing words, such as “ ghost” used as an informal verb, and “train wreck” used to describe “a disaster or mess. ”

The new additions come from medicine, sports, literature ,fashion, politics and technology. One even comes from the name of a productive word inventor — “ Seussian” meaning “ suggestive of the works of Dr. Seuss. ”

28.  How is “safe space” used?

A.    It is frequently used in the president’s speech.

B.    It is only used in Merriam-Webster and Twitter.

C.    It is used to mean a place without danger or unfairness.

D.    It is used to refer to the college campus on social media.

29.  Why is “photo bomb” added to the dictionary?

A.    It is being widely used now.          B. It has existed for many years.

C.    It is a new technology word.         D. It has an updated usage.

30.  What is considered magic in the author’s opinion?

A.    The highest self.                B.      The great love.

C.    Share of pleasure.                D. Removal of poverty.

30.  What is the advantage of an online dictionary?

A.    It makes for the fast rise of new words.

B.    It has more space to add more words quickly.

C.    It shares words with other media like Twitter.

D.    It makes new words more popular with people.

31.  Which word is newly added as it has a different usage?

A. Binge-watch.           B. Disaster.        C. Ghost. D. Seussian.

Seventh-grader Jonah Maxwell has become a local well-known person after an anti-bullying (反欺凌) video he made became popular online.

He wrote and directed a 6-minute 30-second film with friends from school whose faces can not be seen as a way to take back power from bullies insulting (辱骂) others on social media.

“If it’s happened to you, you have to tell someone. If you are doing it, just think about this: It’s just as easy to be nice as it is to be mean and manners and respect cost nothing,” he said.

This social media has given bullying a whole new life far beyond fights in the school lunchroom or hallways.

“It’s mainly happening through social media but there is physical and social bullying. I have seen people getting ‘booked’ in hallways—somebody gets knocked into and the books fall all over the floor. The victim gets embarrassed.”

   “My dad told me when he was a kid the bullying would stop at 3:30 every day. I told him it’s not like that anymore. They can get you 24/7, ”he says in the video. Jonah said bullying can start very early in grade school.

He has been interested in making videos from an early age. The first video he ever made was with a Crayola camera when he was 6 years old. His dad is a filmmaker with the final editing for his anti-bullying video.

The youngster said he wants people to “make their voices heard without fear” and tell someone if they are being bullied.— “Tell someone - it’s too hard to go through something like this alone, ” he said.

“The bullying never stops if there is social media involved—you don’t leave it behind you at the school gates. It’s scary for me to think what kids go through but what is worse is that the kids don’t feel they should or can tell. Jonah’s message clearly states it doesn’t have to be this way,” his mother said.

    Maxwell said teachers in the United States and abroad, including Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom and Australia, have been showing the video in school. “If it changes one person’s life it will have made a difference in our lives, ” she said.

32. In Jonah’s anti-bullying video, ________.

  A. the bullied are shown as faceless to protect their privacy

  B. he reminds people that being kind and respectful is not difficult

  C. the bullying people are afraid to show their faces on social media

  D. people are asked to report the bullies and take away their power

33. The example of people getting “booked ”in hallways is mentioned to ________.

  A. prove that bullying happens anytime

  B. describe bulling on social media

  C. give an example of physical bullying

  D. show that bullying hurts the victim deeply

34.What can we learn about Jonah Maxwell from the article?  

  A. He has become famous nationwide for his video.

  B. He made the video with the help of his mother.

  C. He has been interested in photography since he was 6.

  D. He believes sharing an experience helps people deal with it.

35. From the passage and his mother’ s word, we can know that they ________.

  A. hope to encourage people that are bullied to speak up

  B. have no doubt that bullies will be educated by the video

  C. are proud that the video spread to other countries in the world

  D. believe the video can be helpful in changing people’s lives

You might think that fitness and fun can hardly ever go together. Well, that is changing with the Color Run, or a 5km run (5k) where participants get colored dust thrown at them. Sounds crazy, right? Well, this is known to be a very fun activity in the US, and it’s getting more popular in China too.

     36   This is an ancient cultural festival that came from legends that talk about good beating evil,   37   Everyone throw colored dust at each other and yells“ Happy Holi!” This year Holi fell on March 24.

    The Color Run is called the “Happiness 5k on the Planet”. The race is not timed and there are no winners or prizes. The only rule is that runners must start the race wearing all white.   38 

    There is a color station once every kilometer. Each color station is associated with a different color and volunteers throw colored dust at runners when they pass each color station.   39   There is even a color dance party at the end!

       40   Well, it is made of corn that comes in your food, so it is safe and easy to clean off. But it’s best to try and keep it out of your eyes.

     Do you want to join in the fun race?

A. By the end of the race, runners are covered in all the colors of the rainbow.

B. An Indian festival called Holi inspired this colorful run.

C. The point is for everyone to forget about the competition and enjoy the unique experience.

D. It has therefore become the largest five-kilometer event series in the United States.

E. But today it’s all about having fun.

F. The first Color Run event took place in March 2011in Phoenix, Arizona.

G. You might think the dust would be dangerous to throw at people.