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behind. They become "kidults" (kid+adult). Being a kidult has become a lifestyle-choice among young people
across Asia. Some kidults collect toys they once played with. Hello Kitty, Garfield, and Snoopy have many
adult fans around the world. It is not unusual to see a 20-something woman with a big, Garfield-shaped
cushion on her sofa or a Hello Kitty mobile phone accessory.
Other kidults still enjoy children"s stories and fairy tales. For example, Bloomsbury even published the
Harry Potter novels with an adult cover. That way, no one else on the subway will know that an adult is
actually reading a children"s book!
"Kidults can be like vitamins to society. Adults who value their childhood and hold on to pure, child-like
emotion may be needed in such a rough and dry society," said Lee Sojung, professor of Foreign Studies at
Hankuk University (韩国外国语大学). He added that kidult culture may fill the generation gap between adults
and kids. It could give children and their parents books, movies, and cartoon shows to enjoy together. He
may be right.
Tim Greenhalgh, a professor, explained that some kidults just refuse to grow up. They value childhood
because life in a busy and stressful city frightens them. Kidults would like to forget their age and openly
show their fear of society and adulthood.
C. Kidults like to have vitamins very much
B. Bloomsbury knows some kidults don"t want people to know that they are kidults
D. Some toys are so interesting that even adults like them very much
B. it can help kidults feel relaxed
C. it is helpful to solve some social problems
D. it can make people loyal to one"s parents
B. kidults have mental problems
C. our society is very dull
D. some people can never grow up
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And getting a visa just lets you arrive in the United States. It does not guarantee that an immigration officer
will permit you to enter the country.
If you are requesting a visa for the first time, you will probably have to go to an American embassy or
consulate (领事馆). You will need to bring a government form sent to you by your American school that
shows you have been accepted.
You will also need banking and tax records that show you have enough money to pay for your education.
And be prepared to provide evidence that you will return to your home country after your studies end.
All of this is important in satisfying the requirements to get a visa. A consular official will also take your
picture and your fingerprints.
Foreign students must contact their local embassy or consulate to request an interview and to get other
information. This includes directions about how and where to pay the visa application charge. The cost is
two hundred dollars.
You should apply for the visa as soon as you have been accepted to a school in the United States. The
government needs time to perform a background investigation.
You cannot receive a visa more than one hundred twenty days before the start of your program. And if
you are coming as a student for the first time, you cannot enter the country more than thirty days before
classes begin.
Once you come to the United States, you can stay for the length of your period of study. Your school
is required to provide the Department of Homeland Security with reports on your status as a student.
B. Banking and tax records.
C. Pictures and fingerprints.
D. Both A and B.
B. One hundred twenty days before you go to the US.
C. Thirty days before classes begin.
D. After the immigration officer permit you to enter the US.
B. Two hundred dollars.
C. One hundred twenty dollars.
D. Thirty dollars.
B. Some tips on how to get a visa.
C. How to enter the US.
D. Ways to be accepted by American universities.
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don"t overcome this anger, it can turn into bitterness (痛苦). Bitterness can result when we can"t forgive
someone who has hurt us or made us angry. Someone might say or do something that hurts us. 2 Before
long,a bitter feeling begins to grow. The bitterness shows when we constantly criticize the one who hurts us.
We may think we"re hurting that person,but we"re really only hurting ourselves.
3 It can lead to serious health problems such as high blood pressure. Bitterness can keep us from
concentrating on important things. Finally,holding on to bitterness can hurt our relationships with friends and
family members. No one enjoys being around an angry, negative person for a long time.
Author Chuck Swindoll once said, "Life is 10％ what happens to us and 90％ how we respond to it." 4
You can choose to 1et go of hurt, or you can hold on to hurt,which results in bitterness.
If you see bitterness in your life, the best thing you can do is to forgive and forget.You probably can"t
completely put the anger out of your mind. 5 Let it go and move on. You"ll enjoy better health and peace
of mind.
B. That means when someone hurts you, your response is more important than what happened.
C. But instead of working through the anger, we keep it deep inside.
D. Is there someone you hate?
E. Bitterness is a harmful emotion that affects the whole body.
F. But you can decide to forgive the other person.
G. We should never hate others.
go home?
No, it"s not a visit from their mothers, and not a threat to take away their cellphones or pocket money.
It"s high-frequency noise. The UK police recently agreed to use a device (装置) called the Sonic Teenager
Deterrent. It sends out a sound that makes teenagers become so impatient and angry that they have to cover
their ears tightly and walk away.
The sound is at extreme high-pitch that can be heard by those under 20. The body"s natural ability to detect
some wave bands (波段) decreases almost entirely after 20, so few adults can hear the sounds. The black-box
device, nicknamed the Mosquito because of its sound, can be fixed to the outside walls of shops, offices and
homes. It sounds to youngsters like a crazy insect or a badly played violin. But it causes no physical damage.
A number of police forces and councils have given permission to use the system and want to install it at
trouble spots.
Staffordshire Police Inspector Amanda Davies, who has given the device to shopkeepers in the Moorlands
area, said," It is controlled by the shopkeepers--if they can see through their window that there is a problem,
they turn the device on for a while until the group has run away."
B. drive away trouble-makers under 20
C. help mothers control their teenage children
D. help the police control shopkeepers
B. shopkeepers are troubled by noisy insects
C. high-frequency noise is beyond the listening ability of people over 20
D. the police invented a new device to deal with teenagers
B. to tell the reader a piece of news
C. to sell the device to shopkeepers
D. to inform the public as the spokesman of the police
B. The police.
C. Young people.
D. The producer.
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decide whether you are successful or not. If you have strong and healthy positive habits, it does not matter
whether or not you fail today because you will succeed in the long term. Having positive habits does not mean
that you will succeed every single time. However, in the long term, there is no doubt that you will achieve all
your goals and be successful. On the other hand, if you have strong negative habits, you will fail in the long
term. It does not matter whether you succeed today or not. Why are habits so important?
A single positive action will not change your life, but the same action repeated 1,000 times will have a great
effect on your life. For example, if you go to the gym one time, you won"t see a big difference in your life.
However, if your go to the gym 1,000 time over a five-year period, you will see a big difference in your body.
The same principle (原则) is true of finance (金融), health, relationships, work, career, and school. Simple
positive actions repeated every single day will have a great effect on your life in the long run. How to develop
positive habits?
There"s nothing easier than developing positive habits. You simply have to do every single day the action
you want to make a habit. If you want to develop the habit of running, run almost every day. If you want to
develop the habit of reading, read every day. Habits are created by repetition (重复). The more you do an
action. the easier it becomes in the long run. How to get rid of negative habits?
The only way to destroy negative habits is to stop reinforcing (加强) them. If you are a smoker, stop
smoking. If you are a drug user, stop using drugs. Yes, it will be very difficult at the beginning. The first
week will be very hard. After three weeks, you will feel a lot better. It"s hard to get rid of negative habits
because you got a lot of pleasure from these habits in the past. You can do it!
Everybody can change. All it takes is courage and determination. Decide right now to improve your life
by changing your habits. Take action right now! Don"t be afraid. Yes, you will probably make mistakes along
the way. But never forget that success is waiting for you if you have positive habits in your life. If you refuse
to give up, success will be yours.
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places that are also enjoyed by the inhabitants of a country. If tourists create too much traffic, the inhabitants
become annoyed and unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists and to treat them impolitely. They forget how
much tourism can help the country"s economy. It is important to think about the people of a destination
country and how tourism affects them. Tourism should help a country keep the customs and beauty that
attract tourists. Tourism should also advance the well-being of local inhabitants.
Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism grows too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work
in the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the country"s economy can suffer.
On the other hand, if there is not enough tourism, people can lose jobs. Business can also lose money. It
costs a great deal of money to build large hotels, airports, first-class roads, and other support facilities needed
by tourist attractions. For example, a major international-class tourism hotel can cost as much as 50 thousand
dollars per room to build. If the room is not used most of the time, the owners of the hotel lose money.