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1
、
How to
Rent Your House
Before
handing
the
keys
to
your
house
over
to
a
complete
stranger
for
care,
there
are
decisions you need to
make. In fact, the decisions you make now, before
searching for a
tenant
(
房客
), will make the biggest
impact on the success
of your
rental.①__________
What
Condition Do You Want Your House in?
There is no end to the amount of
improving you can do to your house before renting
it out.②__________
When is good enough, good enough?
A house should be clean, empty (unless
you are offe
ring it “furnished”, which
is
uncommon) and free from any major
repairs at the time the tenant moves in.
Remember, the home does not need to be
as fancy as you would want it to
be.③__________
Tenants
will
generally
never
take
as
good
care
of
your
house
as
you
do―so
don’t
spend
too
much
time
or
money
making
unnecessary
upgrades
that
will
only
be
ignored
or
broken.
Should You Use a Property
Manager?
④__________
If
you
have
the
time,
abilities,
and
energy
to
manage
yourself―you
can
save
a
good
deal
of
money
by
doing
so.
However,
if
you
try
to
manage
without
the
ability―it
could end up
costing you much more than what a property manager
might charge.
How Much Can You Rent
Your House for?
Luckily, discovering
what the monthly rent will bear for your house is
not
difficult.
⑤__________
In
business,
market
research
means
to
get
out
there
and
find
out what others in your
industry are charging; learning how much to charge
for rent is
no
different.
Your
house
will
generally
rent
for
about
the
same
amount
as
other
properties
that are of similar location, size and
condition.
A. The problem becomes
learning when to stop.
B. No one wants
to be a landlord with those problems.
C. The following are some questions to
answer before you rent out you house.
D. Have a professional carpet cleaner
clean the carpets before showing the property.
E. Look around at other rentals in your
area and try to see what the typical quality is.
F. The best way to determine how much
your house will rent for is to simply do market
research.
G.
The
decision
about
whether
to
manage
yourself
or
hire
a
property
manager
cannot
be
made
by anyone other than you.
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How to Make a Chinese Hot
Pot
Eating
a
Chinese
hot
pot
is
a
very
common
experience.
People
gather
around
the
pot,
dipping
their
food,
waiting
for
it
to
cook,
mixing
their
own
seasoni
ngs(
调味品
)and
enjoying
each other’s
company.
①__________.
Firstly, prepare a large pot of soup. There is no
right or wrong way to prepare
a soup,
so feel free to make your own. A simple soup can
be made by boiling water with
the
addition8of
meat
bones
or
fish
heads
and
a
mixture
of
herbs,
seasonings
and
vegetables.
Then,
cut
a
variety
of
meats
and
fish
into
thin
slices.
②__________
.
Choose
any
food
that
you
enjoy.
Some
common
choices
for
Chinese
hot
pot
include
thin
pieces
of
beef,
pork,
lamb
and
so
on.
You
can
make
your
hot
pot
using
the
more
traditional
method
of
using
the
meats and seafood that are local to you.
Meanwhile, select, wash and prepare some
vegetab
les.③__________
. Mushrooms of all kinds are also
common to Chinese hot pot
preparations.
④__________
.
At
home,
a
single
hot
pot
would
work
well
up
to
4-8
people
depending
on the size of the pot. Make sure
everyone is sitting in a circle and has easy
access to
everything on the table.
Prepare a separate small dish for each guest to
mix their
seasonings.⑤__________!
A. Finally, arrange the seating
reasonably
B. Now comes the turn to
enjoy your hot pot
C. It will guarantee
the items will cook quickly and fully
D. Here are some easy steps to make a
Chinese hot pot at home
E. For more
variety, consider dumplings, rice cakes and
tangyuan
F. Popular choices include:
cabbage, pea leaves, winter melon and tomato
G. It usually lasts a few hours because
you are cooking and eating in small parts
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从短文后的选项中选出能
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Moving into a new home in a new
neighborhood is an exciting experience. Of course,
you
want
to
make
sure
that
you
become
an
accepted
and
valuable
part
of
your
new
neighborhood.
The
easiest
way
to
accomplish
this
is
to
make
sure
you
conduct
yourself
as
a
good
neighbor
should ①
__________
Perhaps
one
of
the
most
important
things
you
can
do
as
a
good
neighbor
is
to
keep
your
property(
房产) neat, clean,
and in good repair ②__________
By choosing to keep the
outside
of
the
home
in
great
shape,
you
will
help
to
improve
the
look
and
feel
of
the
area.
Second, take the
overall appearance of the neighborhood seriously.
When going for a
walk,
take
along
a
small
garbage
bag
③__________
This
small
act
will
let
your
neighbors
know that you care
about the area.
④__________
If a neighbor is going to be out of
town, offer to collect mail and
newspapers.
If
a
neighbor
suffers
an
illness,
offer
to
do
the
grocery
shopping
.
Let
them
know
that you are there
to help in any way that
is
acceptable, while
still respecting the
privacy of your neighbor.
⑤__________
By
following
the
basic
rules
of
respecting
others,
taking
care
of
what
belongs to you, and
taking pride in the appearance of the neighborhood
in general, you
will quickly become a
good neighbor that everyone appreciates.
A. In general, keep an eye on their
property while they are gone.
B. A good
neighbor is also one who likes to help out in
small ways.
C. Being a good neighbor is
more or less about considerate behavior.
D. Sometimes neighbors may go to the
supermarket together to do shopping.
E.
Should you come across waste paper thrown out of a
passing car, pick it up.
F. People tend
to take pride in keeping everything in their
street fresh and inviting.
G. Here are
a few tips to help you win over everyone in the
neighborhood quickly.
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We’d
better
develop
our
interest
in
English
at
the
beginning
of
our
study.
1
We may feel good when we
can say something simple in English.
2
So
we
must
make
some
plans
before
study.
And
we
should
certainly
carry
out these plans in our
study.
3
Our notes are much thinner
than the books so that we can learn them by
heart easily and can often review and
read them. We may also record our notes on tapes
so as to listen to them easily.
Reading
a
newspaper
is
the
best
thing
to
improve
your
English.
4
It
will
help you
keep in touch with a lot of subjects in English.
5
Learn by heart the whole
sentences and the phrases that contain the new
words so that we may know how to use
the words.
If time permits
(
允许
),
we may
read
a
mini Chinese-English dictionary carefully from
cover
to
cover,
which
may
help
us
widen
our
sight
and
master
(
掌握
)
knowledge
in
all
ways.
A. Read a little from
a newspaper every day.
B. Don’t read
books without making notes.
C. Carefully write an e-mail in
English.
D. It’s easy to develop an
interest in English study.
E. The more, the better.
F.
Plans are always very necessary.
G.
Never just memorize
(
记住
)single English words.
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中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Stress simply means the way a person
reacts to things that happen to him or her. 1
For
example,
problems
that
have
something
to
do
with
health
such
as
getting
injured,
having
difficulties with a disease, etc. can
make some people feel stressed. Young children may
feel stressed when they go to a new
place. Other people could feel stressed because of
not having enough money.
2
Saying
when
you're
asked
to
help
with
work
is
sometimes
helpful.
Taking
more
work
than
you
can
possibly
achieve
can
be
stressful.
That
you
feel
you
can
achieve
something
doesn't mean that
you should take it on personally. After all, there
are only a certain
number of hours in a
day.
Laughter is indeed the best
medicine for any problem including stress.
Sometimes we
get
so
busy
with
all
kinds
of
plans
and
endless
meetings
that
we
forget
to
have
fun. 3 .
Hobbies
also
can
be
a
great
way
to
manage
stress.
4 While
hobbies
like
listening
to
music
and
reading
can
take
your
mind
off
your
worries,
creative
hobbies
like
painting,
gardening and the like can help in
increasing your self-respect, too.
In
a
word,
stress
is
like
a
leaking
fountain. 5
Leaving
it
ignored
will
only
make
the matter worse.
A. The
earlier you fix it, the better.
B. So
try and watch movies and shows that are funny.
C. There are different reasons why
people get stressed.
D. They are
activities you can do without the fear of being
judged.
E. Speaking to people you
believe in is a great way to manage stress.
F. Eating slowly and in a relaxed state
of mind helps you manage stress.
G.
Luckily, whatever causes, there are also different
ways to deal with stress.
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选项。
Lots of people find
it hard to get up in the morning and put the blame
on the alarm
clock. In fact, the key to
easy morning wake-up lies in resting your body
clock. 1
Here is how to make one.
●
2 In
order
to
make
a
change,
you
need
to
decide
why
it's
important.
Do
you
want
to get up in time to
have breakfast with your family, get in some
exercise, or just be
better prepared
for your day? Once you are clear about your
reason, tell your family or
roommates
about the change you want to make.
?
Rethink
mornings. Now that you know why you want to wake
up, consider re-arranging
your morning
activities. If you want time to have breakfast
with your family, save
some time the
night before by setting out clothes, shoes, and
bags. 3
That’s a
quarter-hour more you could be sleeping
if you bought a coffee maker with a timer.
?
Keep your
sleep/wake schedule on weekends. If you’re tired
out by Friday night,
sleeping
in
on
Saturday
could
sound
wonderful.
But
compensating(
补偿
)
on
the
weekends
actually
feeds
into
your
sleepiness
the
following
week,
a
recent
study
found. 4__Keep
a record and
evaluate it weekly. Keep track of your efforts and
write down how you
feel.
After
you’ve
tried
a
new
method
for
a
week,
take
a
look
at
your
record.
5 If
not, take another look at other methods
you could try.
A. Get a sleep
specialist.
B. Find the right
motivation.
C.
A better plan for sleep can help.
D.
And consider setting a second alarm.
E.
If the steps you take are working, keep it up.
F. Stick to your set bedtime and wake-
up time, no matter the day.
G.
Reconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the
café to get coffee.
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Travel Abroad Do’s and
Don’ts
Planning a trip abroad
with family or friends this summer break? Here are
a few
travel tips to keep you
1. If you want to make your trip safe
and easy, plan ahead.①__________
The less
you
have
to
carry
around,
the
more
quickly
you
can
move.
Besides,
planning
ahead
will
save
your time and make sure you don t miss
best things.
2.②__________
No one wants bad things to happen but
you’ll feel better when
you’re ready
for them if they do. When you travel abroad, you
are in a place you don’t
know well and
you can always be a target, especially your
valuables. Don’t keep large
amounts
of
cash
in
your
wallet.
③__________
Also,
take
copies
of
your
travel
documents
with you and leave
your passport and other important documents in the
hotel.
3.
Nothing
ruins
a
trip
faster
than
the
unexpected
crisis.
④__________
It
will
insure yourself against
unexpected accidents, so it is necessary to buy
the insurance.
But you need to be
careful about the items in the contract
(
合同
), so that you know what
you are and are not covered for when
you book travel insurance.
4. While enjoying the
moment in
the
bar, be
cautious and keep an eye
on
your drink
at all times.
Besides, being on holidays doesn’t mean you have
the right to do what you
want.
⑤__________
Keep
these
tips
in
mind
and
make
the
most
of
your
time.
Have
fun
with
family
and friends and explore and enjoy your time away.
A. Expect the unexpected.
B.
Take more in any case.
C. Take the
necessities with you.
D. Don’t leave
your hotel alone.
E. Be
respectful and don’t do anything
illegal.