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The Top 4 Restaurants of 2018

No. 4

Kuya Ja's Lechon Belly (4 stars): 5268-H Nicholson Lane, Rockville, Md. 240-669-4383. kuyajas. com.

Open: Breakfast, lunch and dinner Wednesday through Monday; breakfast and lunch Tuesdays.

Prices: Sandwiches, bowls and combination meals, $ 6. 99-$ 12. 59.

Sound check: 74 decibels (分贝)/ Must speak with raised voice.

No. 3

Little Havana (41/2 stars): 3704 14th St. NW. 202-758-2127. littlehavanadc. com.

Open: Dinner daily.

Prices: Sandwiches and mains $ 9-$ 25.

Sound check: 70 decibels / Conversation is easy.

No. 2

Three Blacksmiths (41/2 stars): 20 Main St., Sperryville, Va. 540-987-5105. threeblacksmiths. com.

Open: Dinner Thursday—Saturday.

Prices: Small plates $ 5 - $ 20, large plates and family-style plates $ 24 - $ 94.

Sound check: 81 decibels / Extremely loud.

No. 1

Momofuku (5 stars): 1090 I St. NW. 202-602-1832. ccdc. momofuku. com.

Open: Lunch Monday through Friday, dinner daily, breakfast Saturday and Sunday.

Prices: Small plates $ 5 - $15.

Sound check: 75 decibels / Must speak with raised voice.

Many families take their children on vacation. They will usually travel for a few days or weeks during school breaks. But Julie and Tim Smith planned a longer vacation with their two children. The Smith family is on a one-year trip around the world. They plan to visit 30 countries in all. Right now, the four travelers are about halfway through their trip. Ms. Smith says they are trying to see as much of the world as they can.

Mr. Smith says one of the most interesting experiences of the trip has been meeting new people. He says people have been extremely friendly, very welcoming and love their kids. Eleven-year-old Tyler says he has enjoyed learning about the people they have met. He said, "I learned in Africa that people have very different lifestyles than in America. "His sister, 9-year-old Kara, discovered that she liked Thai food. Ms. Smith says that the trip teaches the children a lot.

It took the family a year to prepare for the trip. They had to sell their house and cars. Ms. Smith left her job and her husband is using unpaid leave. They carry small bags filled with lightweight clothing and whatever else they need. Ms. Smith says she enjoys being able to carry everything she needs on her back. She says she does not miss the things she has back home. "What has become more important is making these memories as a family and taking those with us instead."

The Smiths will continue to head east for the next six months.

Now scientists believe that global warming affects hibernating animals, causing them to wake up earlier. While this may seem a little concern, it is in fact a significant environmental problem. The shortened hibernation (冬眠) period could actually lead to significant declines in the populations of several species.

Some of the first concrete evidence of the phenomenon came from Colorado, where researchers at the Rocky Mountain Biological lab have been observing marmot(旱獭)hibernation behavior since the 1970s. In the early days of their studies, marmots generally hibernated several weeks into the month of May. Nowadays, however, temperatures in the area have risen by 2. 5 degrees Fahrenheit, and the marmots are waking up about a month earlier.

At least the marmots are still hibernating. Several other animals have not been hibernating at all recently. Brown bears in the Spanish Cantabrian Mountains did not hibernate last year. In parts of the United States, chipmunks(花鼠)also skipped the hibernation period. The bears seem to have survived without losing many individuals. The chipmunks, however, were not so lucky. Many of the animals died of starvation during the winter.

The problem with animals waking up early, or skipping hibernation altogether, lies with the creatures' metabolism(新陈代谢). When an animal hibernates, their metabolism drops significantly. The animals' heart rate slows, and they require very little energy to live. When the animals awake from their winter slumber, their metabolism returns to normal.

But while their metabolism may be as active as it was before hibernation, food sources aren't as available as they were before. A marmot may wake up when temperatures get warmer, thinking it's spring, but plants will not have gotten the amount of sun they need to signal their spring period of growth. So until the plants grow, the marmots have no reliable food source.

Many scientists believe the problem will continue to get worse. In addition to changes in hibernation patterns, some believe that other animals will also begin to change their migration patterns or begin to give birth earlier. For many biologists, that's a scary prospect. Terry Root, an animal expert at Stanford University, said: "I do think what we will be facing is the extinction of many species."

You can't buy your 10-year-old daughter a smart phone because you are scared of her becoming a social outcast. Sometimes as the parent, you have to make the hard decisions and be the backbone. But you need to be confident in your decision, and to do that you have to think it through and discuss it.

It's possible for children to have smart phones and not become addicted, which means they can use theirs smartphones reasonably. They can have one and also read a lot and even play outside. It's not black or white. You may ask me what I would do as a parent. I have never been addicted to technology, but I don't refuse it. I haven't and wouldn't buy my daughter a smartphone, but I have given her my old ones with rules attached. And it's important for parent to understand their children's phones and how they work. But parental decisions made with no discussion don't harvest respect and understanding, only hostility. And there will be the seeds of anger later.

It's interesting that you see the smartphone as more of an issue than social media. I am the opposite. A smartphone can be an amazing tool to help your children communicate with others and discover new things, but it can also become a tool that brings school life and its problems home. That's what I would oppose most because we all need switch-off time. Think of some rules for using smartphones, but they need to be discussed and work for you. For example, no phones upstairs, minimal use at home, no social media sites, or only certain, no independent app-buying, etc. A smartphone shouldn't be a byword for" do what you want".

This will be the first of many things your daughter feels passionate(热情的) about and you may not agree with. She needs to listen to you and you also need to listen to her. As an adult, you are in charge and are supposed to build a good relationship with her. And it's your job to take the long view at times when her vision can see only what's right in front of her.

Some years back, nobody paid much attention to the waste in homes and landfills. It became so vast that the government started getting concerned the phenomenon could create a disaster. A solution had to be found, but one that is kind to humans and the environment. . Below are the reasons why we need to recycle.

Conserve natural resources

. If a lot of pressure is put on these natural resources, they might be run out of fast. The only way to stop the pressure applied to these resources is recycling. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, recycling one ton of paper saves up about 17 trees as well as 7 tons of water.

Reduce carbon emissions

Recycling greatly minimizes carbon emissions, commonly referred to as greenhouse gases. , they would end up being burned, giving out dangerous greenhouse gases. Whatever your opinion on global warming, a lot of people agree to the idea that everyone needs to play a role in minimizing the effects of pollution and emissions.

Recycling has been proved to save up lots of energy. Companies that use recycled aluminum save up to 95% energy during production of aluminum products when compared to companies that source raw materials.

One person can make a big difference

Most people have already made up their minds that one person cannot make any difference in regard to recycling waste. That thinking might apply in other fields. In recycling, an individual can make a big difference. Averagely, every American produces about 1, 600 pounds of waste every year. Up to 1, 100 pounds of waste is able to be recycled every year per person. .

A. Save energy

B. Protect the environment

C. That's how recycling was born

D. If these wastes were not recycled

E. That represents half a ton per individual

F. Many kinds of resources are considered limited

G. You and your neighbor's effort to recycle will mean clean surrounding air

When I settled in Chicago, my new city seemed so big and unfriendly. Then I had a problem and had to go to hospital for a 1examination.

It seemed a small thorough examination compared to the one I was about to face, but things started to go2right from the beginning. Not having a car or 3the city, I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B. 4 I'd left myself plenty of time, soon it was 5that I was going to be late, because I had mistakenly get on a bus that was taking me in the 6 direction.

I 7the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do. I looked into the eyes of a8, who was trying to get past me. 9, instead of moving on, she stopped to ask if I was OK. After I explained my 10to her, she pointed to a bus stop across the street, where a bus would take me back into the city to my appointment. Sitting there waiting, I felt 11 that someone had been willing to help. Then, hearing a horn nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend 12at me to get in. She had returned to offer me a 13 to the hospital.

Such unexpected 14from a passer-by was a lovely gift to receive. As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose 15, for all things are possible.

Charlie Chaplin is absolutely a master of nonverbal humor, who made people happy. However, his life was anything but easy. He was born in a poor family in 1889. His parents were both poor (perform), and is astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk. (fortunate), his father died, (leave) the family even worse off. By his teens, Charlie had become one of the most popular child actors in England.

With time going by, he began making films. His charming character made the audience laugh at a time they felt (depress). He brightened the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and the hard years in between. Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and (produce) the films he starred in. Because his outstanding performance, in 1972 he (award) a special Oscar and remembered forever. To this day, Charlie Chaplin is still considered as one of the (great) actors in the history of the cinema.