外研版（2019）选择性必修四高中英语Unit 4 Everyday economics 分层训练

And when he saw the mists rising from the river and the soft clouds (surround) the mountain tops, he was reduced to tears.

Lighting (account) for about 7% of the total electricity consumed in the US.

While the younger generations prefer (communicate) visually, for those used to working with traditional tools like email, it may feel like a learning curve(曲线).

It takes them hundreds of years (break) down.

advantage of using symbols in note­taking is making key words noticeable.

The second paragraph is mainly about the distribution big trees in California forests.

If praise is sincere and focused on the effort not the outcome, you can give it as often as your child does something that (deserve) a verbal reward.

If the air you (breath) now is clean—which it would be if you're away from the smog of cities—then the air is filled with life­giving, energizing oxygen.

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Surrounded by roses as she was growing up, Zhang Yue paid them little attention. It was only after (graduate) from university overseas that Zhang realised the potential and decided to return to her home town and grow roses, surprised many people. "I wanted to experience the freedom of being (I) own boss," she said. "But I also wanted to give something back to my home town." The road to success is a long and difficult one, with many (challenge) along the way. The (big) challenge at the initial phase was to persuade people to work for her company, which was totally outside her experience. She (overcome) a number of obstacles in nursing her business to the success it is today. Now her product is one of the best in Asia. This year, she can pay all her fellow workers decent bonus. Though she welcomes the new entrepreneurial sprint, she advises that people be realistic and (seek) guidance from expert consultants before rushing into things. " (success) in business, you need more than a good idea, hard work and determination. What (real) matters is a sound business plan, access to capital and good management and negotiating skills. You should know your own limits and those of the people you work with" says Zhang.

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Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important discovery: giving away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry if you lack money.

This is how I experimented with giving away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighbourhood store flashes to me, I step in and make the suggestion to the storekeeper. One discovery I made about giving away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in all unexpected form.

One Sunday morning, the local post office delivered an important special delivery letter to my home, though it was addressed to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation. More than a year later I needed a post office box for a new business I was starting. I was told at the window that there were no boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list. As I was about to leave, the postmaster appeared in the doorway. He had overheard (无意中听到) our conversation. "Wasn't it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?" I said yes. "Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office if we have to make one for you. You don't know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get nothing but complaints."

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Most people get rid of their leftover foods, but in Nigerian­born visual artist Haneefah Adam's kitchen, they're put to good use.

Adam, 28, is famous for1food in creative ways, using it to make portraits and other works of art. She has 2 been artistic. Her mother said she had a 3 for art. Now, she's building a career out of changing food into art. "I do 4portraits and also often sew and paint, but what 5 me the most is food art, "she says. Adam is inspired by 6 things, including life experiences and culture. She 7 everything around her as something that can be made into art.

In 2016, she 8 the TechMeetsArtNG exhibition, which was 9 and funded by Samsung Nigeria and Rele Gallery. "10 the competition, my art was mostly random, and I was just recording food art on social media. But after winning, I started to think about 11 making a living from food art, "she says.

Winning the competition kick­started Adam's 12 and her full­time job is now 13art for food brands such as Maggi and Dangote Salt. "I want to 14 in more exhibitions. I currently live in Kwara, northern Nigeria；it is difficult to 15 in the country's art scene from here, "she says.