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regoingtogettoHouston,formygrandson'
sheartsurgery,"
saidAllred.Shedecidedtogooutsideandhavealemonadestandandmakesomedrawingsandpicturesandsellthem.”That'
swhenAddisonandherfriendsErikaandEmilyBordendecidedtoselllemonadefor50centsacupandsellpicturesfor25centseach.
BeforeAllredknewit,NewMexicoStatePoliceOfficerswereamongthemanystoppingbyhelpingthemreachatotalof$568.
Thefamilyturnedtosocialmediaexpressingtheirgratitudesaying,"
Fromthebottomofourhearts,wewouldliketodeeplythankeachandeverypersonthatstoppedby!
1:
WhodidAddisonraisethemoneyfor?
2:
HowdidAddisonraisethemoney?
1.D)Herlittlebrother.
2.B)Bysellinglemonadeandpictures.
NewsReport2:
Lastweek,Franceannouncedthatthecountrywillpave621milesofroadwithsolarpanelsoverthenextfiveyearswiththegoalofprovidingcheap,renewableenergytofivemillionpeople.CalledtheWard
Way,theroadswillbebuiltthroughjointeffortswiththeFrenchroadbuildingcompanyColasandtheNationalInstituteofSolarEnergy.Thecompanyspentthelastfiveyearsdevelopingsolarpanelsthatareonlyaboutaquarterofinchthickandarestrongenoughtostanduptoheavyhighwaytrafficwithoutbreakingormakingtheroadsmoreslippery.Thepanelsarealsodesignedsothattheycanbeinstalleddirectlyontopoftheexistingroadways,makingthemrelativelycheapandeasytoinstall.Franceisthefirstcountrytokickaroundtheideaofpavingitsroadswithsolarpanels.InNovember2015,theNetherlandscompleteda229-footlongbikepathpavedwithsolarpanelsasatestforfutureprojects.However,thisisthefirsttimeapanelhasbeendesignedtobelaiddirectlyontopexistingroadsandthefirstprojecttoinstallthepanelsonpublichighways.
3:
WhatwasFrance’spurposeofconstructingtheWard
Way?
4:
WhatisspecialaboutthesolarpanelsusedintheWard
3.B)Providingcleanenergytofivemillionpeople.
4.C)Theycanbelaidrightontopofexistinghighways.
NewsReport
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LionshavedisappearedfrommuchofAfrica,butforthepastfewyearsscientistshavewonderedifthebigcatswerehangingoninremotepartsofSudanandEthiopia.Continuousfightingintheregionhasmadesurveysdifficult.ButscientistsreleasedareportMondaydocumentingwithhardevidencethediscoveryof"
lostlions."
AteamwithOxfordUniversity’sWildlifeConservationResearchUnit,supportedbyacharityorganization,spenttwonightsinNovembercampinginanationalparkinnorthwestEthiopiaontheEthiopia-Sudanborder.Theresearcherssetoutsixcameratraps,capturingimagesoflions,andtheidentifiedliontracks.
ThescientistsconcludedthatlionsarealsolikelytoliveinaneighboringnationalparkacrosstheborderinSudan.TheInternationalUnionforConservationofNaturehadpreviouslyconsideredtheareaa"
possiblerange"
forthespecies,andlocalpeoplehadreportedseeinglionsinthearea,butnoonepresentedconvincingevidence.
5:
WhathasmadeitdifficulttosurveylionsinremotepartsofSudanandEthiopia?
6:
Whatwasthemainpurposeoftheresearch?
7:
Whatdidtheresearchersfindinthenationalpark?
5.C)Endlessfighingintheregion.
6.D)Tofindevidenceofthelions'
disappearance.
7.A)Lions'
tracks.
ConversationOne
M:
Ibegyou’relookingforwardtotheendofthismonth.Aren’tyou?
W:
Yes,Iam.Howdidyouknow?
Davidtoldmeyouhadaspecialbirthdaycomingup.
Oh,yes.That’sright.Thisyearwouldbemygoldenbirthday.
Whatdoesthatmean?
I’veneverheardofagoldenbirthday.
I’veactuallyjustlearnedofthisconceptmyself.Fortunately,justintimetocelebrate.Agoldenorluckybirthdayiswhenoneturnstheageoftheirbirthdate.So,forexample,mysister’sbirthdayisDecember9thandhergoldenbirthdaywouldhavebeentheyearsheturns9yearsold.Cometothinkofit,myparentsdidthrowherasurprisepartythatyear.
Interesting.ToobadImissedmine.Mygoldenbirthdaywould’vebeenfouryearsago.Iassumedlygotabigplanthen.
Actuallyyes.Myhusbandisplanningasurpriseholidayforthetwoofusnextweek.Ihavenoideawhathe’sgotteninmind,butI’mexcitedtofindout.Hashementionedanythingtoyou?
Hemighthave.
Anythingyou’dliketoshare?
I’mdyingtoknowwhatkindoftriphehasp