A.wears | B.is wearing | C.are worn | D.is worn |
A.will have traveled | B.will travel | C.has traveled | D.travels |
A.laughing at | B.be laughed at | C.being laughed at | D.laughed at |
A.relieved | B.released | C.reviewed | D.received |
Zea Tongeman, a 14-year-old student, who is crazy about the Internet, applied technology to create an application that encourages people to recycle rubbish while having fun.
Zea was really inspired when she attended “Little Miss Geek Day”, an event that aims at making technology more accessible and appealing to young women and inspiring them to consider technology careers. Soon after, she entered “Apps for Good”, a competition that encourages students to create positive change through technology. Teaming up with her friend, Jordan Stirbu, she laid the foundations for the “Jazzy Recycling”.
The “Jazzy Recycling” application is designed to encourage young people to recycle rubbish more, which wins the favour of the youth. It turns waste disposal into a game and helps you find places to recycle it. Then you scan what you need to recycle, share it, and get rewards such as shopping vouchers (代币券) and games to be unlocked for what you have recycled.
Tapping into the teen enthusiasm for sharing every little aspect of their daily lives on social media, recycling efforts can be shared too as a fun game among friends, which can make more people take part in recycling activities.
Zea explains why she is addicted to the Internet and how technology has changed her ideas about the future, “I used to think technology was just fixing computers and using smartphones; I have become very tired of just using what is available. I have discovered another side of it and that I can make technology of my own.”
In fact, Zea Tongeman has taken the idea of recycling seriously and hopes all her fellow human beings would give it a serious thought. This teen girl from the United Kingdom has made use of computer programming to create her own app that would encourage people to go recycling for a better world.
1.What is “Little Miss Geek Day” intended to do?A.To inspire students to go recycling. | B.To encourage students to create more. |
C.To introduce some famous young ladies. | D.To get girls interested and involved in technology. |
A.It combines recycling with fun. | B.It offers money to those who recycle rubbish. |
C.It raises their awareness of waste disposal. | D.It provides varieties of convenient services. |
A.Brave. | B.Honest. | C.Creative. | D.Kind. |
A.Teenagers have a talent for creating apps. |
B.Technology plays a significant role in education. |
C.Competitions inspire teenagers to achieve success. |
D.Young people can make a difference in their own ways. |
A. resulted from B. are involved in C. set you apart from D. stressed out E. be aware of F. come up with G. cut the risk of H. was committed to I. was related to J. be to blame |
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Holiday World
Family-run Holiday World has developed into one of the most successful regional theme parks in the US, offering unlimited free soft drinks, free parking, free sunscreen and free Wi-Fi. The park is divided into four lands, each themed around a different holiday. Understandably, given that the park is located in Santa Claus, Indiana, one of these is Christmas, with the others being Thanksgiving, Halloween and the Fourth of July.
LEGOLAND California
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Universal Studios Hollywood
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SeaWorld San Diego
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1.What will visitors do in Holiday World?A.Appreciate the art of movie-making. |
B.Spend different festivals in a day. |
C.Enjoy a variety of attractions. |
D.Explore the world’s leading movie studios. |
A.SeaWorld San Diego. | B.Universal Studios Hollywood. |
C.LEGOLAND California | D.Holiday World. |
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C.A travel website. | D.An entertainment magazine. |