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MENTORING
Many adults in America and increasing numbers elsewhere take part in mentoring schemes. A mentor is an adult provides support and friendship to a young person. There are numerous different ways of mentoring: passing on skills, sharing experiences, offering guidance. Sometimes the most helpful thing to do is just listen. Mentoring is open to anybody - no particular experience is required, just a desire to make a difference to the life of a young person who needs help. This may seem a difficult thing at first, but many people find they have a real talent for it.
The support of a mentor can an important part in a child's development and can often make up to a lack of guidance in a young person's life. It can also improve young people's attitudes towards society and build up their confidence in dealing with life's challenges. For the mentor, it can be incredibly rewarding to know that they have had a influence on a child and helped to give them the best possible chance in life. , it is not only adults who are capable of taking this role. There is now an increasing demand for teenagers to mentor young children, for example by helping them with reading or other school work.
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The accountant and secretary of the company have gone on vacation since Monday.
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At Lincoln High school, vandalism can result in suspension or even being expelled from school.
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I had an all-expenses-paid business journey to Hong Kong last May, which was wonderful!
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cats
tapes
rides
cooks
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I remember _____ you somewhere but I'm sorry I forget your name.
We'll have to go without John if he _____ soon.
- "How are you feeling?"
- "I've been better since the doctor ________.”
Don't be late for the job interview, ______ the employer will think you are a disorganized person.
By the time you come here tomorrow, the work _____.
I live in a pleasant room __________ a big vegetable garden.
Although the professor gave ______ directions for the research paper, I was still confused.
"Play Date " was not a very popular song when it was first recorded, but now it's starting to _____________.
She has _____ an important distinction between mental and physical illnesses.
UNICEF _________ supports and funds for the most disadvantaged children all over the world.
We have made careful preparations to welcome the _____ from 40 countries.
A good stereo system doesn't have to cost ______ and _____.You can find one at a reasonable price.
Jenny reminds me _____ that famous actress we saw on television last night.
This is what we need for our new house, _____?
Frank is a freshman at _____ University of Liverpool.
Mrs. Brown and Mr. Beckham are talking in the dining-room.
Mrs. Brown: "Make yourself at home."
Mr. Beckham: “________”
Mary is talking to a passenger in front of her.
Mary: "Would you mind putting my case on the rack?"
The passenger: “_____”
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The cultural life of New Orleans is a synthesis or contributions by both the black and the white.
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The climate change is said to be the result of not only natural causes but also human activities. Furthermore, the rate of change is becoming alarmingly rapid.
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Those heavy users of Facebook lifestyle apps will soon be able to share more information with their friends that will gain more engagement.
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I've worked with her for donkey's years but I still don't know how to use this photocopier.
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A pioneer leader for women's rights, Susan Anthony became one of the leading women reformers of the 19th century. In Rochester, New York, she began her first public crusade on behalf of temperance, the habit of not drinking alcohol. The temperance movement dealt with the abuses of women and children that suffered from alcoholic husbands. Also, she worked tirelessly against slavery and for women's rights. Anthony helped write the history of woman suffrage.
At the time Anthony lived, women did not have the right to vote. Because she voted in the 1872 election, a US official arrested Anthony. She hoped to prove that women had the legal right to vote under the provisions of the 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution. At her trial, a hostile federal judge found her guilty and fined her $100, which she refused to pay.
Anthony did not work alone. She worked with reformers of women's rights such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Amelia Bloomer. Susan worked for the American Anti-Slavery Society with Frederick Douglas, a fugitive slave and black abolitionist.
On July 2nd 1979, the US Mint honored her by issuing the Susan Anthony dollar coin. Although Anthony did not live to see the fruits of her efforts, the establishment of the 19th Amendment is indebted to her efforts, according to US historians.
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The number of people who died of COVID-19 exceeded their expectations.
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"Let's go for a walk. We've been working all day," said Joanna.
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I will probably do well in my next English test.
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Women have to do too much housework. They will be exhausted.
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Rita had an intense headache all morning. She smiled and remained alert throughout the meeting.
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In December 2019, a number of pneumonia cases were reported in Wuhan, eastern China. The pneumonia is associated with a new type of coronavirus, This virus has now spread to other cities in China. There have also been cases in other countries around the world. Coronaviruses get their names because they look like crowns under the microscope: This group of viruses causes diseases in humans and other animals, including pigs and chickens. It is thought that the new coronavirus outbreak started in a market in Wuhan, which sold meat and live animals. Scientists say that the virus is not closely related to any human virus currently known. The World Health Organization has told countries around the world to track respiratory infections in their populations. There is currently no vaccination against the coronavirus.
The Wuhan coronavirus outbreak is similar to the 2002-03 epidemic of SARS coronavirus. This outbreak, which started in south China, spread to 37 countries, causing 8,098 people to become ill and 774 to die. Nearly 10% of people who were infected with SARS died. The deadly nature of the disease, the frequent human-to-human spread, and infection of hospital staff contributed to the seriousness of the outbreak. SARS was traced to several types of wild animals, which were sold as food in markets. The infected animals had no symptoms. The outbreak was stopped by closing markets and killing animals, and by treating and isolating patients. SARS has not been seen since 2003 and it is thought that the virus has now disappeared.
There are seven coronaviruses known to infect people, including the an coronavirus and SARS. Other human coronaviruses are those that cause the common cold as well as the deadly MERS virus. MERS is a common old virus that often jumps from camels to humans in the Middle East. It can cause severe pneumonia in people and spread from person to person. MERS was identified in 2012 and continues to be a significant problem in the Middle East. Nearly 2,500 cases of MERS have been identified, causing 858 deaths.
How the new Wuhan coronavirus came to be in humans, and how closely it resembled the SARS outbreak will be a focus of ongoing research. Outbreaks of new viruses, such as the Wuhan coronavirus, are a reminder of the need to invest in research in virus biology and evolution, how viruses infect and interact with human cells, and most importantly, to identify safe and effective drugs to treat or vaccines to prevent serious disease.