Finding Home

“I hate New Orleans! I wanna go home!” I    41    to my mother as we moved boxes.    42   , going home was not easy because my home was 1, 100 miles away.

I was born and    43    in northern Virginia. Virginia was my home, and I never expected that to    44    In 2014, my family experienced a tragedy (悲剧), so my parents decided to move to my mom’s hometown of New Orleans.

Only three months after my parents made the    45    to move, I found myself moving boxes into our new house. My announcement to my mother that I    46    the new environment was partly motivated by how hot it was, but it was mostly due to the fact that I felt like my entire life had been turned upside down. 1,100 miles away from everyone and everything I had ever known, I was    47   . To make matters worse, I was starting high school in two weeks. Beginning high school is a scary    48    on its own.

I spent my first few months in New Orleans,    49    wanting to go home to Virginia. But after a few months of missing home, I    50    that I had a choice. I could continue thinking about how much I missed my old home,    51    I could start trying to build a new home right here. I chose the latter.

As soon as I stopped giving all my    52    to how much I missed Virginia, I was able to begin accepting the love that people were already giving me. I joined some clubs at school, which gave me the chance to make friends. My neighbor taught me how to cook some New Orleans food, and I found a wonderful    53    of fellow cooks and neighbors. Overall, I seized every possible opportunity to    54    myself and to rebuild my life.

Because of my resilience (复原力) in creating a new home for myself and the    55    that people have shown to me, home is right here.

41．A．announced       B．replied                   C．turned                    D．pointed

42．A．Therefore        B．Instead                   C．However                D．Besides

43．A．trained            B．raised                     C．promoted               D．fed

44．A．develop           B．continue                 C．exist                      D．change

45．A．command        B．suggestion              C．excuse                    D．decision

46．A．preferred         B．missed                    C．hate                       D．imagined

47．A．surprised         B．frightened               C．delighted                D．relieved

48．A．performance    B．region                    C．presentation            D．experience

49．A．partly             B．badly                     C．slightly                  D．hardly

50．A．realized           B．remembered            C．observed                D．complained

51．A．and                 B．but                         C．or                          D．so

52．A．attention         B．patience                  C．trust                       D．confidence

53．A．generation       B．community             C．race                       D．school

54．A．teach              B．accept                    C．judge                     D．better

55．A．belief              B．freedom                 C．love                       D．interest

 Color is fundamental in home design—something you’ll always have in every room. A grasp of how to manage color in your spaces is one of the first steps to creating rooms you’ll love to live in. Do you want a room that’s full of life? Professional? Or are you just looking for a place to relax after a long day? 88．, color is the key to making a room feel the way you want it to feel.

Over the years, there have been a number of different techniques to help designers approach this important point. 89．, they can get a little complex. But good news is that there’re really only three kinds of decisions you need to make about color in your home: the small ones, the medium ones, and the large ones.

90．. They’re the little spots of color like throw pillows, mirrors and baskets that most of us use to add visual interest to our rooms. Less tiring than painting your walls and less expensive than buying a colorful sofa, small color choices bring with them the significant benefit of being easily changeable.

Medium color choices are generally furniture pieces such as sofas, dinner tables or bookshelves. 91．. They require a bigger commitment than smaller ones, and they have a more powerful effect on the feeling of a space.

The large color decisions in your rooms concern the walls, ceilings, and floors. Whether you’re looking at wallpaper or paint, the time, effort and relative expense put into it are significant. 92．.

A．While all of them are useful

B．Whatever you’re looking for

C．If you’re experimenting with a color

D．Small color choices are the ones we’re most familiar with

E.It’s not really a good idea to use too many small color pieces

F.So it pays to be sure, because you want to get it right the first time

G.Color choices in this range are a step up from the small ones in two major ways

Home fires can happen quickly, destroying lives and property, but unlike other disasters, most home fires can be prevented. Read on to learn 4 unexpected home fire dangers.

Having old smoke alarms

An effective smoke alarm can make much difference when it comes to surviving a house fire. It's not enough to change the batteries twice a year, you also need to replace your alarms every decade. "You should test your smoke alarms every month, "says Lorraine Carli, vice president of the National Fire Protection Association. "But also don't forget to check the dates and replace an alarm that is more than10 years old."

Leaving the kitchen while you cook

One in five Americans admitted leaving food cooking unattended on the stove, found an American Red Cross survey. Walking away from food cooking in the kitchen is a serious fire risk." The leading cause of home fires is cooking and the leading cause of those fires is unattended cooking," says Carli. If you need to use the stove or oven, be sure to keep an eye on it.”

Turning the heat too high when you cook

Turning up the heat too high can be deadly, even if you're in the kitchen while you cook. Kevin Kelley, senior director of the American Red Cross, recommends paying close attention and turning off the burner if you see smoke or grease( 油脂 )starting to boil while frying food.

Having a dirty stove while you cook

If your stove is covered with grease, a small kitchen fire can get out of hand quickly. Clean and clear the area around the stove before turning on the heat, or the result will be dangerous.

1 ． How long should you have a new smoke alarm?

A ． 2 years. B ． 10 years. C ． 12 years. D ． 8 years.

2 ． What is the leading cause of fires from kitchen?

A ． Having a dirty stove.

B ． Turning the heat too high.

C ． Having an old alarm.

D ． Walking away from food cooking.

3 ． Which of the following is NOT true?

A ． Some home fire dangers can be prevented.

B ． It is advisable to change the batteries of smoke alarms twice a year.

C ． Kevin Kelley suggests paying close attention to fried food.

D ． Having a dirty stove is dangerous while you cook.

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We all know that cycling is a greatly exercise. A doctor tells me people who lives the longest are dancers and cyclists. Maybe it is because the combination of fresh air, smooth movement and exercise. Whether you ride a bicycle, you don’t use petrol. So they are not producing carbon dioxide and not cause air pollution. Just see how cars have been taken over our cities. They often run at high speeds, what may put our lives in danger. And there were traffic jams, too. Our cities will be better places if we replace cars with bicycle.

Important Things to Know When Dining Out

Cultural dining etiquette ( 礼节 ) might surprise you with some of its important rules. 36 . Knowing some tips will help ensure that you have an enjoyable meal with friends or family — no matter where you are in the world.

Chopstick Rules

The way you handle chopsticks is important to avoid annoying your companions. When you put them down between bites, always put them down together so they are parallel with the edge of the table in front of you. 37 .

Hands or Utensils ( 餐具 )

In India and the Middle East, it’s considered very rude to eat with your left hand. People in France expect you to eat with a utensil in each hand. 38 , instead preferring to use their hands. In Chile, you may never touch any food with your fingers. People in Thailand generally use their forks only to push food onto their spoons.

Making Requests

39 . In Portugal, this would be a serious mistake, because it shows the chef that you don’t like their seasoning skills. Similarly, in Italy, never ask for extra cheese to add to your food.

Some of these cultural dining etiquette rules may seem random and strange, but they are important in various countries. 40 , the more comfortable you’ll begin to feel with its foreign cultural practices.

A ． The more friends you make in your lifetime

B ． The more time you spend in any given country

C ． Mexicans consider it inappropriate to eat with utensils

D ． Don’t get caught making an embarrassing mistake at a restaurant

E ． It’s a good sign for the chef if you make a mess around your plate

F ． Never stick them upright in your food or cross them as you use them

G ． It may seem like a simple request to ask for salt and pepper at a meal