While I was twelve, my family moved to a new home on the top of mountain. It was a1house, but life was a little tough there. We could only get2from a nearby spring and the only 3of heat was a wood stove in the kitchen. My Dad had become 4with a back injury so it was up to me and my brother to chop wood for the stove and5home five-gallon containers of drinking water every day. I 6both chores and avoided them whenever I could. For the first few years there, my brother did most of the7

    When he left home for the army8it was up to me to9these chores. At first I 10a lot, but after a while I found that I didn't 11doing them at all. Maybe I became12or maybe I was becoming a little less spoiled. All I13was that it felt good to be able to help Mom and Dad. It made me feel alive.14 and closer to my parents even while 15 was (were) dropping from my face.

    Though many years have passed, I still16those boyhood chores. It isn't the work that matters. It is the way you17when you do the work that matters. In this life we are all going to have 18work of one kind or another. It can bring us misery or19 .When we do our work with all our 20it becomes a gift that we give to ourselves and others.

    Bike Share Toronto is the city's official bike share program, designed to give locals and visitors a fun, affordable and convenient alternative to walking taxis, buses and the subway. There are 200 Bike Share Toronto stations and 2,000 bikes across the city, making Bike Share the most accessible way to get around and explore.

    How it works

    Become an Annual Member or buy a day Pass to access the system.

    Find an available bike nearby, and get a ride code or use your member key to unlock it.

    Take as many short rides as you want while your pass or membership is active.

    Return your bike to any station, and wait for the green light on the dock(停靠点) to make sure it's locked.

    Choose a plan

    For Visitors

    Day Pass: $7. Unlimited 30-minute rides in a 24-hour period.

    3-Day Pass: $15. Unlimited 30-minute rides in a 72-hour period.

    For locals

    Monthly Pass: $25. Unlimited 30-minute rides for a month.

    Annual Membership: $90. Unlimited 30-minute rides for a whole year. The Annual Membership is the best deal for locals of Toronto and other frequent riders.

    The fee of the first 30 minutes of each ride is included with the membership or pass price. Don't charge extra fees if you drop off your bike within 30minutesatany other station. If you keep a bike out for longer than 30 minutes a time, you will be charged an extra fee, $1.50 for the first extra 30 minutes, $4 for the next 30 minute, and $7 for each additional 30 minutes after that.

    Contact us

    Customer Service: (855)898-2388

    Repair Service: (855)-2378

    Corporation Partners: (855)898-2398

    Employment Opportunities:(855)898-2498

    Once upon a time, a daughter complained to her father that her life was unhappy and that she was tired of struggling all the time.

    Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes, eggs and coffee beans in them. After 20 minutes, he took them out, putting the potatoes and eggs in a bowl and the coffee in a cup. Turning to his daughter, he said, “Look closer, and touch the potatoes.” She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to taste the coffee. Its good smell brought a smile to her face.

    “Father, what does this mean?” she asked. He then explained that the potatoes, the eggs and the coffee beans were in the same adversity (逆境)—the boiling water. However, each one reacted differently.

    The strong and hard potato became soft and weak in boiling water. The egg was fragile, with the thin outer shell protecting its liquid until it was put in the boiling water. Then the inside of the egg became hard. However, the coffee beans were unique. After they were exposed to the boiling water, they changed the water and created something new. “Which one do you want to be like?” he asked. “When adversity knocks on your door, how will you respond?”

    In life, challenges happen to us all, but the only thing that truly matters is what happens within us.

    What should you think about when trying to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects than others. These may show strengths that you can use in your work. A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work. So it is important to know the subjects you do well in at school. On the other hand, you may not have any especially strong subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard. Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value. A knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you will have learned to remember facts and details. This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs.

    Your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work. You may be good at metalwork or cookery and look for a job where you can improve these skills. If you have had a part-time job on Saturdays or in the summer, think what you gained from it. If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with older workers. You may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example. Just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside in a part-time job.

    Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself. You may be all thumbs when you handle tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures. It is better to face any weakness than to pretend they do not exist. Your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background. You should not be apologetic about it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work.

    Batteries can power anything from small sensors to large systems. While scientists are finding ways to make them smaller but even more powerful, problems can arise when these batteries are much larger and heavier than the devices themselves. University of Missouri(MU) researchers are developing a nuclear energy source that is smaller, lighter and more efficient.

    “To provide enough power, we need certain methods with high energy density (密度)”，said Jae Kwon, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at MU. “The radioisotope (放射性同位素) battery can provide power density that is much higher than chemical batteries.”

    Kwon and his research team have been working on building a small nuclear battery, presently the size and thickness of a penny, intended to power various micro/nanoelectromechanreal systems (MNEMS) Although nuclear batteries can cause concerns, Kwon said they are safe.

    “People hear the word 'nuclear' and think of something very dangerous,” he said, “However, nuclear power sources have already been safely powering a variety of devices, such as pace-makers, space satellites and underwater systems.”

    His new idea is not only in the battery's size, but also in its semiconductor(半导体). Kwon's battery uses a liquid semiconductor rather than a solid semiconductor.

    “The key part of using a radioactive battery is that when you harvest the energy, part of the radiation energy can damage the lattice structure(晶体结构) of the solid semiconductor,” Kwon said, “By using a liquid semiconductor, we believe we can minimize that problem.”

    Together with J. David Robertson, chemistry professor and associate director of the MU Research Reactor, Kwon is working to build and test the battery, In the future, they hope to increase the battery's power, shrink its size and try with various other materials. Kwon said that battery could be thinner than the thickness of human hair.

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    Nowadays, after-class activities are becoming increasingly popularly in senior high school. We also have many kind of after-class activities in our school, such as English Corner, Sunshine Radio Station. Happy Reading Club and so on. I'm most interested in English Corner, that can not only helps(helps应该为help) me make some new friends but also improving my spoken English. However, I'm a member of Sunshine Radio Station. In Monday morning, every student are able to enjoy my sweet voice all over our school. Here I can have unforgettable experience and I hope my dream of be a host may come true one day. These after-class activities make me become more confident and enrich my school life as well as.

    Driving to the airport in the early morning. I felt       (excite) because I would spend the summer in Paris. While       (look) for more interesting things to do besides sleeping and eating on the plane, I jumped at the chance to study French in this city know for       (it) art, food and culture.

    My connecting flight(转机) was in Frankfurt, Germany, 14 hours from Denver. But when I arrived there, a feeling of anxiety       (begin) to set in. I was very nervous        I was in a country        language I could not speak. But when I found my way, I gained        (confident). When I boarded the second plane and discovered that the flight was less than an hour, I was filled       excitement.

    When I stepped on foreign ground for the first time, I was       (extreme) happy. I quickly had my first experience trying to communicate in       language that I had only practised in school. As I left the airport, with one sharp turn, the Eiffel Tower came into view. I was fully in Paris.

1)主题: Love English & Love Drama

2)时间: 周日晚上19:00-21:00

3)地点: 春蕾剧院

4)参赛队伍: 高一的十个班级

5)联系人: 李华(电话81691511)

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Dear Kelly,

    My name is Li Hua, chairman of the Students' Union of Chenxing Middle School.

    Best wishes.

Yours,

Li Hua