Milan has prohibited the consumption and sale of alcohol to young teenagers in an effort to curb binge-drinking (抑制狂欢饮酒). Parents of children under the age of 16 caught drinking wine or spirits will be liable to heavy fines of up to 500 Euros ($700). A third of 11-year-olds in the city have alcohol related problems. In a country where for centuries wine has been part of local culture the prohibition has comes as a shock. But the authorities are deeply concerned about the increase in consumption of alcohol by children as young as 11 in the country’s industrial and financial capital. So as an experiment, supplying alcohol—either wine or spirits—to youths under the age of 16 in bars, restaurants and liquor stores will be prohibited. Heavy fines will be imposed on the parents of offending children and on shopkeepers or bar owners who serve them. A national law prohibiting the sale of alcohol to under-16s is only loosely enforced (执行), as Italian families are used to sometimes giving young children a teaspoon of wine as a family party treat. In the past centuries, Italian children would sometimes even be given wine to drink in preference to water which was often polluted. There has been a storm of protest by bar owners who refuse to act as alcohol police for young people. But more Italians have realized that their old easy-going attitudes towards consumption of alcohol will have to change. The difficulty in enforcing a national law to prohibit the sale of alcohol to young teenagers mainly comes from ______.
A. young teenager
B.protest of bar owners
C. Italian tradition
D.parents of teenagers
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Paul Newman was not only a movie star. He was also politically active, and fought for liberal causes. In 1968, he helped the Democratic Party presidential candidate in election. Newman protested the Vietnam War in front of the American Embassy in London. He expressed great pride that he was named on President Nixon’s list of enemies. Paul Newman also worked on social issues important to him. In 1978, his twenty-eight year old son Scott died after taking too much drugs and alcohol. In response, Newman created the Scott Newman centre to help educate children and families on preventing drug abuse (吸毒). In the 1980s, Newman decided to start selling a salad dressing he had created and given to many friends as gifts. The "Newman Own" company he started with his friends A.E. Hotchner became a huge success selling different food products. Over the gears, more than two hundred fifty million dollars in company profits have been donated to social causes and organizations. One of these is the Wall Gang Camp, started by Paul Newman in 1988. Its aim is to provide a free summer camp experience to children with cancer and other serious diseases. There are now camps in the United States and several other countries. Newman said that he started the organization as a way to honor the role that luck has played in his life. He said that the camp is a way to help children who are unfairly affected by luck’s cruelty. The Wall Gang Camp was supported with ______.
A. donation from social organizations
B.profits obtained from the movies
C. profits from the summer camps
D. donation from Newman’s Own
Outline: 1.我已经是成人了。 2.我应该学会自己做决定。 Words for reference: adult, responsible, independence, judgment. Let Me Make Decisions Myself
● 随着高科技的发展,越来越多的人选择在家工作● 选择在家工作的利与弊● 结论 To Work at Home
Although you may think that bottled water is an option than tap, two new reports show that the store-bought stuff is actually less regulated than the water you get out of your tap almost for free. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA.has little authority to regulate bottled brands, according to a U.S. Congressional report released recently. While municipal water utilities are required to provide public reports for test results, bottle-water makers are not. So although you may pay a pretty penny for bottled water, that doesn’t mean it’s any better than what’s coming out of your tap. In fact, it could be worse and you’d never know it. The new research is backed by a report from the Environmental Working Group (EWG). The nonprofit organization surveyed the labels and Web sites of nearly 200 popular bottle-water brands and found that less than 2 percent disclosed three facts that can affect safety: the water’s source, purification (净化) methods, and chemical pollutant (污染物质) in each bottle. Reaching for the most popular bottled brands isn’t necessarily a solution. In fact, the EWG report that some of the best-known brands are the least likely to report where the water comes from and what it contains. It may be concluded from this passage that ______.
A. people spend much money on bottled water only for safer water
B. bottled water from stores is not necessarily cleaner than tap water
C. the FDA has no right to regulate bottled water
D. most popular bottled brands are found better that less-known ones