2021英语人教版选择性必修第四册习题：Unit1-5单元测评

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2Thissuperbfilmisanentertainingadventure,witharichercomponentoffantasythantheotherMarvelfilms.ThecharacterofBlackPantherisestablishedasoneofMarvel'sgreatestheroes.ltisabighitacrosstheboard.ltalsoemploysRachelMorrisonwhoisMCU,sfirstwomancinematographer,aphotographerwhooperatesamoviecamera.MarvelStudios'president,KevinFeige,haspromisedtogetmorewomenwritersanddirectorsonboard.Sofar,theonlyMarvelfemalewriterisNicolePerlmanfbrGuardiansoftheGalaxy.No.lThonRagnarokItissmart,visuallyexcitingandperhapsaboveall,funny.Andit,sfunnyinawaythatonlyMarvelfilmscanbe.ltsuggeststhattosomedegreecomedycanbeanimportantpartofthedrama.TaikaWaititiwasaninspiredchoiceasdirector.HemsworthplaystheroleofThorandCateBlanchettplaysHela,thegoddessofdeathwhoalsohappenstobeThor'shalf-sister.ூ^etu௃wᦻxhᵨᦻ஺ᦻyz{|pq}⌱ḄᨬḄᑡᵯ஺l.Accordingto772£?GwtzrrfztZA?,whichfilmranksfirst?K.BladeII.B.BlackPanther.C.GuardiansoftheGalaxy.D.Thor.Ragnarok.ᒘDḄ⁚ᳮt⚪஺᪷Ḅᨬ“Recently,77zeG஻a4ia஻hasselectedthreeofthemostpopularMarvelfilms.”“No.l77?”R஻g/ভ''|pq}⌱ᨬḄᑡᵯ,77?“RḄ2"஺᝕᣸஺2.Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?A.Rankingsuperherofilmsiseasy.BladeIIisatypicalsuperherofilm.C.NicolePerlmanistheonlyMarvelfemalewritersofar.D.TaikaWaititi,HemsworthandCateBlanchettactinonefilm.ggc

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13Inanexperiment1.(intend)tofindouthowpeopletreatrobotswhentheyactlikehumans,manyparticipantsstruggledtopowerdownabeggingrobotnamedNao.2.experimentwasconductedbyresearchersinGermany,whosefindings3.(publish)indiescientificjournalPLOSONE.TherobotNao,4.wasdesignedtobegabouthalfoftheparticipantsnottoswitchitoffbutnottheotherhalf,wasused5.(measure)ifhisbeggingaffectedhowpeoplereacted.Inonepreviousexperiment,researchersfoundthatpeoplepreferredcommunicatingwithrobotswithcomplementary(Ø⊡Ḅ)personalitycharacteristicstotheirown.Andsincerobotscanexhibitsocialcharacteristicseither6.(speak)withhumanvoicesortakingtheshapeofahumanbody,theresearch7_________(suggest)thatpeopletendtoreact“8__________(especial)socialtothem.”Theresearcherssaidapossible9.(explain)fortheirresultswasthatpeopleregardedNao'sbegging10."asignofmakingitsowndecision^^.ᫀ3᪆ூ௃mᦻ'L)Oᦻ஺᝞Û5ÜXᘤ5ÝÞ(⌕ᐵᣵà$<⊤wâãᔩåᦻæçèéê3NaoḄëìXᘤ5஺1.intendedὃîïðI¹Q஺ᑖ᪆ò>ó᪀Â$ᜐᵨïðI¹Q;experimentintend᪀ᡂö÷Ḅé¹ᐵ¼$ᵨøᑖQ3¢ù-I;beintendedto…⊤w"ûᙠ...”$ᦑýintendedo2.TheὃîᐢQ஺᪷I᛻Â$ᜐᱯᢣ“ᦻᑮḄῊ”ᜐ✌⌕ᜧᑏ✌,ᦑThe஺3.werepublishedὃ!᝱#$᝱஺᪷&'(Ḅwasconducted)*ᜐ!᝱+ᵨ-./0!⊤2/034Ḅ56;8ᦪ:findings;publish᪀ᡂ>ᐵ@ᦑwerepublishedo4.whichὃA▲ᑴឋ$E஺ᑖ᪆HI᪀)*,ᜐJKA▲ᑴឋ$EL⛲ᐜOTherobot,ᢣᱥE(Q'$ᦑwhicho5.tomeasureὃAR$஺ᑖ᪆HI᪀)*ᜐ+ᵨAR$;beusedlodosth⊤2“>ᵨᩭTU5“VWXYḄZ$ᦑtomeasure஺6.speakingὃAR$஺ᑖ᪆HI᪀)*ᜐ+ᵨAR$;᪷&ortaking[\either...or…I᪀^_`abcḄᡂᑖ)*+speaking஺7.suggestsὃ!᝱஺᪷&$᛻)*ᜐ+ᵨ-.eᙠ!▰hij5ᦑsuggests,⊤2“⊤kᨩ2”஺8.especiallyὃm஺ᜐ+nᵨmL⛲opsocial,ᦑmespeciallyo9.explanationὃ:஺᪷&Va[\oppossible)*ᜐ+ᵨ:ᓫᦪoW,ᦑexplanationolO.asὃs஺regard...as…tuv⊤2“w...yX....“ᦑsas஺VI.ᭆ⌕ᑏ7▅{|☢~ᦻ᪷&ᐸᑁpᑏ-60Ḅᑁpᭆ⌕஺YourRobotTeacheroftheFutureWillyourjobbedonebyarobotinthefuture?BankofEnglandeconomistspredictthatalmosthalfofallUKjobsareunderthreatofautomation.Thosemostatriskinvolverepetitivemanuallabour,suchasfactorypositions.Butcouldeventherespectedprofessionofteachingsoonhavetocompeteagainstpowerfulelectroniceducators?

14Atfirstglance,teachingmightseemunlikelytobereplacedbyrobots.Teachersusearangeofsoftskillsthatmachinesfindhardtoreplicate.Theyjudgepupils'needsandtailorfeedbackaccordingly.Theyadaptmaterialstomakethemmoreattractiveandeffective.Andtheylookoutforstudentswholagbehindordisrupttheclass.Nonetheless,somebelievethefutureofeducationwillbetechnological.InaninterviewwithBusinessinsidermagazine,futuristThomasFreypredictsthat"by2030thelargestcompanyontheInternetisgoingtobeaneducation-basedcompanythatwehaven'theardofyet.”Hethinksthatonlinerobotteacherswillmakeeducationsoefficient.Studentswillbeabletogetanundergraduatedegreeintosixmonthsoflearning.Abotlearnswhatyour"interests”and""referencepoints^^are,“anditfiguresouthowtoteachyouinafasterandfasterwayovertime,“accordingtoFrey.Whetherornotsuchincrediblespeedswillbereached,overthelastdecadetherehasbeenahugeincreaseinonlinelearningplatforms.Somecompaniesproducecoursesthatallowmillionstolearnathomeforfree,attheirownpace.Buttherearelimitations.Withouttheface-to-facestimulationofaclassroomenvironment,themajorityofstudentsfailtocompleteonlinecourses.Howtosustainmotivationtolearnisonemoreskillthatonlineteacherswillneedtomaster.Indeed,Freyadmitsthereissomewaytogo:ctNobodyhasquitecrackedthecodeforthefutureofeducation.,,Whatdoteachersthemselvesthinkaboutthis?ProfessorDonaldClarkfromDerbyUniversityintheUKthinksthatweshouldwelcomechange,eventhoughpeoplewilllosetheirjobs."Artificialintelligencewilldestroyjobs—sowhynotuseitforasocialgoodsuchaslearning?^^heasked.ὃᦻThearticleintroducesthepossibilityofarobotteacherinthefuture.⌕1Thoughrobotsmayreplacehumansinfactories,itisimpossiblethatteachingwillbedonebyrobots.⌕2Teachersusesoftskillssuchasfeedbackandpersonalcareatclassrooms.However,onlinerobotteacherswillknowalearner?sweaknessesandstrengths,sotheyprovideefficientteaching.⌕3Somecompaniesprovidefreecoursesonlinebutstudentslackmotivationtofinishtheirlessons.Anyway,AIiswelcomedtodogoodtolearning.
⌕4SectionDUsingLanguage
II&AssessingYourProgress
ᓣẠ

15I.ᓫ89ᑏl.Theywavedhatsandtowelcomethereturninghero.|ᫀhandkerchiefs2.AbombᰦatoneofLondon'sbusiestrailwaystationsthismorning.ᫀexploded3.Thewindwassostrongthatitpushedmeafewstepsᔣ.ᫀbackwards4.Thelittleboyreachedforthe,whichstoodinthemiddleofthetable.ᫀlamp5.1hadadreamthatIwasinanoldstudy,surroundedby☩books.ᫀleather6.Couldyou0ᩭmemyglassesfromtheotherroom,please?ᫀetchII.feelIike,haveanurgeto,turnout,drawabreath,pushthrough,dueto,againandagainl.Thechancesarethatthisbookmaytobethebestsellerofourlime.ᫀturnout2.WouldyoucomingalongwithustotheconcertthisSunday?ᫀfeellike3.Mybrother‘determinedthathewouldgoonclimbing.ᫀdrewabreath4.ThecrowdinQuanchengSquarewassothickthathehadto.ᫀpushthrough5.Thetownwascutofffromtherestoftheworldtheheavysnow.ᫀdueto6.ThevacationiscomingandItravelaroundtheworld.ᫀhaveanurgeto7.MrBrownwascarefulandwouldgooverhisworkuntilhefelthehaditright.|ᫀhgainandagainm.ᡂi.⌕_¡¢ḄY᪗ᡂ¤Ḅ¥¦§¦¨ᜧ஺youhavedirectcontroloveryourgoal,youwillhaveamuchhigherchanceofsuccess.ᫀAs/Solongas2.©0ª«◀ᡃ¯᜜±a²³*⍝5஺Itseemseverybodyelseknewaboutitexceptme.|ᫀ|asif/though3.ᡃµ[tᡃ¶ᨬ¸ᑮ¹º᪛¼I½¾¿ÀÁ஺IwemighttraveltoasfarasOakValley,butweonlymanagedhalfofthetrip.ᫀhadthought4.ÂÃhÄÅÆᡃÇÈÉÊËX஺thoseadvantagesabovemakemequalifiedfortheposition.

16ᫀtis;that5.ᡃÌÍᐶÏᑮÐÑÒÓᡃ¶ḄὁÕÖ×Ø|Ù஺”Iwasthubellringandourteacherannounce,"Classisover.^^ᫀsopleasedtohear••…ߟ.…ÜÝᓣIV.▅ᳮ'⚪$᛻:²;á¦$âã:äkᦻᦪå294æç:ਭਭਭਮWhenpeopleseemachinesthatrespondlikehumans,orcomputersthatperformamazingfunctions,theysometimesjokeaboutafutureinwhichhumanitywillneedtoacceptrobotoverlords☊'.Butburiedinthejokeisaseedofunease.Science-fictionwritingandpopularmovieshaveshownusaboutartificialintelligence
AIthatescapesitscreators?control.Evenintherealworld,noteveryoneisreadytowelcomeAIwithopenarms.Inrecentyears,ascomputerscientistshavepushedtheboundariesë▲ofwhatAIcanaccomplishjeadingfiguresintechnologyandsciencehavewarnedpeopleaboutthefrighteningdangersthatartificialintelligencemayposetohumanbeings,evensuggestingthatAIcoulddestroythehumanrace.ButwhyarepeoplesofrightenedabouttheideaofAI?ElonMuskisoneofthevoicesthathaveraisedredflaqsaboutALInJuly2017,MusktoldpeopleatameetingoftheNationalGovernorsAssociation,"Ihaveexposuretotheverycutting-edgeALandIthinkpeopleshouldbereallyconcernedaboutit.Ikeepsoundingthealarmbell.Butuntilpeopleseerobotsgoingdownthestreetkillingpeople,theydon'tknowhowtoreact,becauseitseemssoimpossible.,,Earlier,in2014,MuskhadlabeledAI“ourbiggestexistentialthreat”,andinAugust2017,hedeclaredthathumanityfacedagreaterriskfromAIthantheterrorists.PhysicistStephenHawking,whodiedonMarch14,2018alsoexpressedconcernsaboutAljellingtheBBCin2014that"thedevelopmentoffullartificialintelligencecouldspelltheendofthehumanrace”.It'salsolessthanreassuringthatsomeprogrammers—particularlythosewithMITMediaLabinCambridge,Massachusetts—seemdeterminedtoprovethatAIcanbeterrifying.ூ$í{௃ïᦻÃäkᦻ஺ᦻðñᑮ²âò²ËóḄ᝱ç஺l.WhataretopscientistsinAIworriedabout?A.Ithaswonderfulfunctions.B.Itcontributestoomuchtomovies.C.Itmayendthehumanracesomeday.D.Ithasanabilitytounderstandouijokes.gl]côõ⁚ᳮí⚪஺᪷&øùú᎔ᦪøù)*üýᢈÿ☢Ḅ⚞ᱥḄᓻ◅ឋ⊤஺2.WhatisElonMusk'sattitudetowardAI?A.Disapproving.B.Ambiguous.C.Understanding.D.Supportive.

17■AḄᳮᑨ!⚪஺᪷$%&'(,2014)*+,᎛./01234“ᡃ7ᨬᜧḄ:;<=”,2017)8ᨴ?@3☢AḼCᩭḄEᜧF◅஺ᵫHI?ᢝKḄ᝱M஺3.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“redflags“inParagraph3mean?A.Questions.B.Warnings.C.Complaints.D.Wonders.NBOPQRI⚪஺᪷$S'TUV'Ḅ%VW(,EkmMuskY4Zᡃ7[;Ḅᨬᜧ<=\O]^ᑖZ“”ḄaQ஺4.WhatcouldAIdoinStephenHawking'sopinion?A.Beagreatthreattohumanbeings.B.Learnthehumanemotionslikefear.C.Predictthefutureofthehumanrace.D.Turnhorribletalesintoscarystories.bAcd⁚ᳮf⚪஺᪷$%g'(:ijkl᪵⊤noḄpqᙠ2014)sBBCt,ḄuvwxḄy஺V.:☢⊤=Ꮇ{|Z}~|ᡭᔣ|Ḅ᜜Eric₞V^ᨬḄᦻᵯᙢᳫ⌕᝞U1.,ᙢ2.ᵯ¡ᵯஹ£¤ᙢᳫ……;3.₞஺¦a1.Pᦪ80P¨©2.〉«¬d⁚®¯°ᦻ±²஺³ὃPµᙢᳫTheWanderingEarth>ὃᦻDearEric,How'severythinggoing?I'mwritingtorecommendafilmTheWanderingEarthtoyou.Iwatchedthefilmatthelocaltheatrelastweekend,whichisregardedasthebestsciencefictionfilminChinesefilmhistory.AndIwasdeeplyimpressedwiththefilmthemewhichisaboutprotectingtheearth.Theearthisourcommonhomeandweshouldsparenoefforttoprotectit.Istronglyhopeyoucanhaveatryandthefilmwillneverdisappointyou!Yours,LiHuaVI.
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18DreamforFuturePeoplewerebusyintheirownlaboratoriesintheMars.Turtextoldme,“LetusgototheEarthtohaveacupofcoffee.^^IlaughedforsuchachildishjokeandIalsojokinglyaskedhim,“IstherenocoffeeshopintheMars?”Hereplied,44Ithasbuttheycan'tpreparecoffeeastastyasthatontheEarth.9,However,forawhileIthoughtitwouldbebettertotakeacupoftastycoffeefromRamu'sCoffeeShoplocatedatourvillage,Kushmandi.Turtextoldmetoenteraroomnearhislaboratory.Weenteredthereandfoundthattheroomwasinternallycoatedwithsomematerialslikesponge.Tuilexclosedthedooroftheroomwithaclap.Isawsomecolourfulbuttonsinsidetheroom.AfterafewsecondsIheardanotherclapandnoticedthatthedooropened.Turtexsaid,“Comewithme.”Iasked,ttWhere?^^Hereplied,“NowweareatKushmandi.^^Ishouted,"What?”WecameoutoftheroomandIastonishinglyviewedthesky-scrapersaroundme.Turtexsaidloudly,^What*swrongwithyou?Comewithme.,,EventuallyweenteredacoffeeclubdesignedlikeaFiveStarRestaurant.SuddenlyInoticedadisplayboardwithanelectronictexton,“WelcometoKushmandi.NowyouareinfamousRamu'sCoffeeShop.EnjoythetasteofthebestcoffeeontheEarth.”Suddenlymanyhazyandcrazyquestionscametomymind.“Whatwasthenearbyroomofthelab?HowwasitpossibletotravelanenormousdistancefromtheMarstotheEarth?IsitlikeopeningmyfavouriteTVchannelwitharemote?HowthepoorcoffeestallofourvillageturnedintoaFiveStarCoffeeClub?Inwhichcenturywerewe?”¦a:ÃᑏPᦪÍ4150¨©஺Thinkingsuchhazythings,IfollowedTurtexintothecoffeeclub._Thewaiterbroughtustwocupsofcojfeeandleft._³ὃᦻThinkingsuchhazythings,Ifo)llowedTurtexintothecoffeecluh.Thedelicioussmellofcoffeerushedintomynose.Oh,myloveabletastycoffee.HoweagerIwastohaveacupofitatonce!uComehere.^^Turtexsaid.Stillabsorbedinthosehazyquestions,!followedTurtexandsatbesideatable,whichwascoatedwithstrangematerials,waitingtoenjoythebestcoffeeontheEarth.Thewaiterbroughtustw^ocupsofcojfeeandleft.ImpatientlyItookitandtookasip."Oh.Mygosh."Itwassohotthatitseemedthatmymouthgotburnt.ButthenIheardahair-cuttingsound.Islowlyopenedmyeyesandfoundthatanursewascuttingmyhairandputtingthemintoatraybesidemybedandtellingme,“Nothingserious.ltneedsjusttwostitchesonyourforeheadandyouwillbeOKwithinaweek.^^IfinallyrealisedthatitwasourvillagehospitalatKushmandithatIwasin,notatthecoffeeclub.

19Unit2lCONICATTRACTIONSSectionAReadingandThinking
ᓣ…••ÐẠÒÓI.ᓫ89ᑏ1.TherearetwoCDEḄGpartiesintheUSHtheDemocraticPartyandtheRepublicanParty.|ᫀ|political2.TheCI⍝Gistheboundarybetweenthenorthernandsouthernhemispheres.|ᫀequator3.Let,sgotothesupermarkettobuythefoodanddrinksfortheCKLG.ᫀbarbecue4.Asyoucansee,thefirstquestionheaskedmewasquiteCMᓫḄG.ᫀstraightforward5.Aswepassedby,asmellofbreaddriftedfromsomedistantC☢ᒹOG.ᫀbakery6.YouhavereadthatsoundmakesairCP&,thusmakingsoundwaves.ᫀQibrateII.referto,majorin,incontactwith,agreewith,makeup,playanimportantpartin,feelathome,dosomeresearchl.WhenIstudyEnglish,!liketoputmydictionarywithinmyreachsothatIcanitwhennecessary.ᫀreferto2.1nthenextpart,theauthorwouldmostprobablydiscusswithyouhowtofbrthelosttime.ᫀmakeup3.Haveyoubeenyourfriendsinthelastfewweeks?ᫀincontactwith4.1tisuniversallyacknowledgedthatreadinglearningEnglish.ᫀplaysanimportantpartin5.Myfriendlyandsupportivecolleaguesheresoonhelpedmeto.ᫀfeelathome6.scienceorengineering,you11havenotroublefindingworkaftergraduation.|ᫀ|Majoringin7.WecanontheInternettolearnmoreaboutthetopic.ᫀH஺someresearch8.Weshouldanalysewhattheysaidandnotjusteverything.ᫀagreewith

20in.ᡂ1.$tÔÕᦑ×ØÙÚᡂo20ÛÜÂÝ஺_____________________________________thestoryhasbeentranslatedintoover20languages.ÞᫀItissaidthat2.³àávâ,ᡃ7ãäoåᜧàáæḄçè஺theartexhibition,wediscussedthegreatartists'works.|Þᫀ|Whilevisiting3.᱄ë⁚ZVÕì᝕⊤n?7᱄ëḄ᰿ïðḄ⁚ñ஺FatherJsDayisafestivalsonsanddaughterswillshowtheirloveandrespecttotheirfather.|Þᫀ|onwhich4.ᡃæᨵÕóô$tZõö÷UᩭḄ஺Myfamilyhasavase,whichissaidto_______________________________theMingDynasty.|Þᫀdatebackto5.ø℉úûüᜧýᯠÿᑗ
,᪵ᙠᱏ▎Ḅᙢ஺TheAborigineshadtobeinclosecontactwithnaturesurviveinthisvastland.ᫀsoasto••…ߟ.…ᓣIV.▅ᳮA⚪"᛻:%&'ᯠ")*+:,ᵨᦻ/ᦪ127823:Ifyou'dliketogosightseeing,thefollowingWorldHeritageSitesmaybeyourbestchoices.JiuzhaigouValleyScenicandHistoricInterestAreaJiuzhaigouValley,whichliesinthenorthernpartofSichuanProvince,China,reachesaheightofmorethan4,800m,withaseriesofdifferentforestecosystems4᝱67.It'sparticularlyfamousforitsexcellentwaterfalls.About140kindsofbirdsliveinthevalley,aswellasanumberofendangeredplantsandanimals,includingthegiantpanda.JiuzhaigouValleywasrecognisedasaWorldHeritageSitebyUNESCOin1992.KhamiRuinsNationalMonunient

21ThecityofKhami,whichdevelopedafterthecapitalofGreatZimbabwehadbeengivenupinthemid-16thcentury,isofgreatarchaeological4ὃ9Ḅ:interest.ThediscoveryofobjectsfromEuropeandChinashowsthatKhamiwasamajorcentrefortradeoveralongperiodoftime.ItjoinedtheWorldHeritageListin1986.HendersonlslandHendersonIsland,whichliesintheeasternSouthPacific,isoneofthefewatolls4;ờ:intheworldwhoseecologyhasbeenuntouchedbyhumans.lt'sparticularlyfamousforthe10plantsand4birdsthatcanonlybeseenontheisland.ltwasrecordedintheWorldHeritageListin1988.TheTajMahalTheTajMahalisconsideredtobeoneofthemostbeautifulbuildingsintheworldandthefinestexampleofthelatestyleofIndianarchitecture.ltwasbuiltbytheemperorShahJehan,whoruledIndiainthe17thcentury.ltwasinmemoryofhisfavouritewifewhodiedin1631.ThearchitecturewasgivenaWorldHeritageStatusin1983.ூ")>?௃AᦻB,ᵨᦻ஺ᦻCDEFGᜐIJ⍡L⍡ᙬNOP⌱R஺l.WhichofthefbllowingcanbefbundinJiuzhaigouValley?A.WonderfulwaterfalIs.B.Ancientobjects.C.Beautifulbuildings.D.Untouchedecology.SA>᪆|V⁚ᳮ>⚪஺ᵫZ[\]"It'sparticularlyfamousforitsexcellentwaterfalls.“^_`ᙠabcdefᑮ᭣i஺2.WhatcanwelearnabouttheTajMahal?A.Itdoesn'texistnow.B.Itwasbuiltbyanemperor'swife.C.Ilhasbecomeaplaceofinterest.D.Itlooksmorebeautifulthanotherbuildings.ggc>᪆jV⁚ᳮ>⚪஺ᵫᨬlm\]“ThearchitecturewasgivenaWorldHeritageStatusinl983.”^_`op○rsᡂBmᜐuOvᙢ஺3.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwereadthetext?A.Industry.B.Travel.C.Science.D.Business.|gwᦻCxᜐ⚪஺y?ᐰᦻ^_`)ᦻCDEFG{IJ⍡L⍡ᙬ`ᨬᨵ^x}ᙠ~ḄuO]஺

22⚪"᛻:%&'ᯠ")*+:wᦻ/ᦪ132023:ਭਭਭਮTheForbiddenCityiswellknownforbeingfullofChineseculturalandhistoricalrelics.ButMastersintheForbiddenCityᡃᙠᦑᦻᱥ:doesnotjustfocusonthestoriesofthepast.Instead,thedocumentarymovie,whichcameoutinChinesecinemasonDec.16,focusesonordinaiypeople——therestorers4ὅ:ofrelicsandantiquities49ℏ:.Thestoriesaretoldataslowandrelaxedpace,reflectingtherestorers*work.Restorationofculturalrelicsandantiquescanbetime-consuming,andsometimesboring.YettheserestorersJpatienceandpeaceofmindareespeciallypreciousinasocietywhereeverythingischangingsofast.“Ifyouchoosethisjob,youhavetostandhoursofworksittingonachair.Youneedtobequietandgetusedtobeingquiet,"saysWangJin,anancientclockrepairexpert.Atouchingpartofthedocumentaryisthespiritofcraftsmanship4:intherestorers/'Yearsofhumdrumworkrequiresnotonlyskill,butalsofaithandspirit^ChinaDailycommented,''Lookingforpreciseness4:andperfection,devotingyourselftowork,patience,endurance4Ὂ,loneliness...allthesequalitiescomefromthecraftsmanspirit.^^Butunlikethepopularideaofstuffy49Ḅ:expertswhositaroundbeingserious,thedocumentaryshowsofftheenthusiasmoftherestorers.Theyplaytheirguitarsandmakejokesabouteachotherafteralongdayofrestorationwork.OnescenethathasbeenverypopularwithInternetusersfeaturesayoungfemalerestorerridingabicyclethroughtheemptyForbiddenCityonaMonday.Whilesheisdoingthis,anarratorsays,“ThelastpersontodothiswasPuyi,thelastemperoroftheQingDynasty.^^MastersintheForhiddenCityhasprovedwrongmanypeople'sideasaboutantiquerestorers,allowingthemtorealisethattheyarenotold,dullprofessors,butpeopleintheir40s,30sandeven20swhocanbequitepleasingtotheeye.ூ")>?௃Aᦻm)wᦻ஺DEFᱏᡃᙠᦑᦻᱥᡠ᧜xḄ]9ℏḄᓈ஺4.What'sthemampurposeofihedocumenlaryMastersintheForbiddenCity?A.Toshowpeoplehowantiquesarerestored.B.Todisplayrelicsseldomseenbyordinarypeople.C.TodrawattentiontoChineseantiquerestorers,lives.D.TopraisethecraftsmanshipofChineseantiquerestorers.ggjcV⁚ᳮ>⚪஺᪷¢Zm\]Ḅ44Instead,thedocumentarymovie,whichcameoutinChinesecinemasonDec.l6,fbcusesonordinarypeoplemtherestorersofrelicsandantiquilies”^_,ᱏᡃᙠᦑᦻᱥḄ⌕¤Ḅ¥%ᐵ§]9ℏḄ¨஺5.AccordingtoWangJin,wecanlearnthat.

23A.heoftengetstiredofhisworkB.thereisnoneedtodorestorationworkfastC.antiquerestorersneedtobepatientandpeacefulD.ittakesyearsofhardworktoadapttoantiquerestorationUK⎀V⁚ᳮ>⚪஺᪷¢Z[\]Ḅ44YettheserestorersJpatienceandpeaceofmindareespeciallypreciousinasocietywhereeverythingischangingsofast.(ᯠ«`ᙠm{mᑗὅ¬ᙠ®¯ᓄḄ±²],³Ḅ«´µ¶ᑁµḄ¸☟ᱯ»¼½Ḅ)”^_`¿lÀÁḄÂÃ>ÄmÅ`ᙠÆᩭ`9ℏ◤⌕Ὂµ¶¸¶஺6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"humdrum"probablymean?A.Boring.B.Different.C.Relaxing.D.Unusual.ggAÉ/ÊËÌ⚪஺ᦻÀÁ᝞ÎÏ⌱RF9ℏÐÑ`ÏÒÓᙠ᫹Õᙶ×Ø{ÙÚ`Ï◤⌕Û☟,ÜÝÛ☟`ÞᓫàḄ஺á᪷¢Éâ/lḄ4tworkrequiresnotonlyskill,butalsofaithandspirit,,'5r_`ãäᓫàḄÑåæ◤⌕ᢈè`«é◤⌕êë¶`ᵫì^_Éâ//ÊB“ᓫàḄ7.Thebicycle-ridingsceneinthedocumentaryisusedto.A.remindtheaudienceofthelastQingemperorB.showthestrangehobbiesofyoungantiquerestorersC.encouragetheyoungtoconsideracareerinantiquerestorationinthefutureD.showthatthedocumentarybreaksfromtheold,dullimageofantiquerestorersggDîïðᳮᑨò⚪஺᪷¢ᨬlm\]Ḅ“anowingthemlorealisethaltheyarenotold,dullprofessors”^_`óᱏôõ'ö÷ḄøùúᵨᩭûüóᱏᡭẚF9ℏ⊦ὁஹḄ஺SectionBLearningAboutLanguage
ᓣ/•…••ẠI.ᓫ1.1havereadabook(entitle)PhrasalVerbsinConversationbyColinMortimer.|ᫀentitled2.Wecan,therefore,cometotheconclusionthatnothingissopreciousas(free)intheworld.ᫀfreedom3.Lei'sgoandhavealookatthosechildren(dive)foroystersoverthere!|ᫀdiving4.Thelecture(sponsor)bythecollegedrewalargenumberofstudents.ᫀsponsored5.Theorganisationwassetuptopreserve(endanger)speciesfromextinction.

24|ᫀendangeredII.ᵨTUᑖ8ᡂl.TheTownHallᙠ1800ᡂḄwasthemostdistinguishedbuildingatthattime.completedin1800Z.Playingcomputergamesisawayofrelaxation,butifwe...them,wemuststepawayfromthescreen.ᫀbecomeaddictedto3.JennyhopesthatMrSmithwillsuggestagoodwayto᝛Ḅ!"inashortperiod.ᫀhaveherEnglishimproved4.Johnreceivedaninvitationtodinner,and#$%ᡂ&,hegladlyacceptedit.ᫀwiththeworkfinished5.(.ᡠᔾ+IihebeautyofMountTai,thestudentsdecidedtospendanothertwodaysonit.ᫀAttractedby6.,.-.II/ᜓnothavinglockedthecomputerroom,Alicewasinlowspirits.ᫀBlamedfor7.ᑏ234ᨎ,thebookinspiresconfidenceinstudentswhowishtoseektheirownanswers.|ᫀ6Clearlywritten8.Theproducercomesregularlytocollectthecameras⌨8Ḅourshopforqualityproblems.9:returnedtoin,ᵨTUᑖ8ᦋᑏ!ᑡ1.Thoughitisstillpractisedtoday,theteaceremonymaynotbeaspopularasitusedtobe.—>today,theteaceremonymaynotbeaspopularasitusedtobe.;ᫀ6Thoughstillpractised2.Nomatterhowfrequentlyitisshown,theTVseriesPrisonBreakstillattractspeopleallovertheworld.—>Nomatter,theTVseriesPrisonBreakstillattractspeopleallovertheworld.|ᫀ|howfrequentlyshown3.Ashewasinspiredbywhathehadseen,hemadeuphismindtostandonhisownfeetagain.—>whathehadseen,hemadeuphismindtostandonhisownfeetagain.|ᫀinspiredby4.rmcallingtoenquireaboutthepositionwhichwasadvertisedinyesterdayJsChinaDaily.

255.Themanagerwassatisfiedtoseemanynewproductswhichhadbeendevelopedaftergreateffort.—Themanagerwassatisfiedtoseemanynewproductsaftergreateffort.leveloped=>!ᓣIV.▅ᳮ@⚪᛻:DEFᯠHIJ:KLᦻNᦪ:399PQ:ਭਭਭਮFormanyyears,BruceBexlerdreamedofgoingwherenohumanhadgonebefore.Hewantedtocutapaththroughunexploredlandsanddiscoverrare,exoticspecies.Thatmightsoundlikeanimpossibledream,butBexlerturneditintoareality.InDecember2015,heandateamofAustralianandAmericanscientistsventuredintoanisolatedtropicalrainforestontheislandofNewGuinea.Theywerethefirstpeopleevertoenterthemist-coveredregion."Astimewaslimited,weweredroppedinbyhelicopter.Oncewewereontheground,therewerenotrailsanywhere;itwasreallyhardtogetaround,“Bexlersays.Withinminutesoflanding,theteamspottedablackchicken-likebirdwithstrangeorangeskinhangingfromitsneck.Thescientistssoondeterminedthattheunusualcreaturewasatypeofhoneyeaters—thefirstnewbirdspeciestobesightedonNewGuineain60years.Thehoneyeaterwasn'ttheonlysuipriseforthescientists.Theydiscoveredmorethan40previouslyunknownplantandanimalspecies-13birdsofparadise,20frogs,fourbutterflies,andfivepalms."WewerelikekidsinacandysloreJBexlerrecalls/'Everywherewelooked,wesawamazingthingswehadneverseenbefore.”Thenewfoundspeciesdidn'tshyawayfromthescientists.Twolong-nosedechidnas

26ᳮᑨ⚪஺᪷<,BruceBexler]^_DI`aᑮcḄᙢe<ᩩaḄxyḄ᜻ᱥ|஺,BruceBexlerY<ᐹᨵᑈ◅¡ḄDᦑ⌱A⚗஺2.WhatdoesBruceBexlermeanbysaying“Wewerelikekidsinacandystore”?A.Theydidn,thaveenoughfoodandwerehungry.B.Theywereveryexcitedaboutwhattheysaw.C.Theyweremisbehavinglikenaughtychildren.D.Theyknewthatiftheykeptsearching,they'dfindsugarintheforest.¤¥¦ᳮU⚪஺᪷§¨Ḅ"Everywherewelooked^esawamazingthingswehadneverseenbefore/'^r,i©ª«`acḄ~ᱥ¬ᑮ᜻஺,“Wewerelikekidsinacandystore”ᢣḄYBruceBexlerᙠ¯᩵±D²Ḅᙢe,³xy&´µa¶cḄtᱥ|f·¸ᐶº,»¼½¾¿ÀḄÁÂ<᪵஺3.Whydidsomeoftheanimalsallowthescientiststopickthemup?A.Thescientistsseemedtobeveryfriendly.B.Thescientistswereskilledinhandlinganimals.C.Theanimalshadbeenwell-trainedbythelocalpeople.D.Theanimalshadnoexperienceorfearofpeople.ÄDÅÆ⁚ᳮU⚪஺᪷ȨḄ"BexlerthinkstheanimalswerenJtscaredbecausetheyhadneverseenhumansbefore.^T

27again.Ratherthangettingcaughtupinhowyoucouldhavedonebetter,whynotofferyourselfacompassionate(ᨵèéê)response?t4Thatdidn'tgoasplanned.But,Itriedmybest.^^•Recogniseallofyourstrengths.Writethemdowninajournal.Begintotrainyourbraintolookatstrengthsbeforeweaknesses.Listallofyouraccomplishmentsandachievements.Youhaveajob,earnyourdegree,andyougetoutofbedtoday.4•Nowthatyou'velistedyourstrengthsjistyourimperfections.Turnthepageinyourjournal.Putintowordswhyyoufeelunworthy,whyyoudon,tfeelgoodenough.Now,readthesewordsbacktoyourself.5Turntoapageinyourjournaltoyourlistofstrengthsandachievements.Seehowawesomeyouare?A.Feelingupsetagain?B.Wheredoyoustart?C.Nothingistoosmalltocelebrate.D.Remember,youareonlyahuman.E.Setanintentionforself-acceptance.F.Stopcomparingyourselfwithothers.G.Whendoesthecomparisongamestart?ᫀEU᪆ூHUV௃XᦻY(,9*ḄᡂAᑡCᩭ஺*ᨵFGHI*JKLMN*OᜩQᨵRS஺ᨬUV:XYZ[\],^_K`a஺ᦑ⌱C⚗஺5.A᪷bᦻcḄ“Putintowordswhyyoufeelunworthy,whyyoudon'tfeelgoodenough.“ᜐ⊤“deᑮghLᔩ?don'tfeelgoodenoughA⚗cḄupseljk஺ᦑ⌱A⚗஺SectionCUsingLanguage(I)
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28ᫀstretches4.Youwillbe(amaze)attheprogresswehavemadeinsuchashorttime.ᫀamazed5.Johnsonreturnedhomeeachyear(celebrate)ChristmasandNewYearwithhisfamily.|ᫀcelebrate6.(locate)justseveralhundredmetresawayfromthestation,thehotelisverypopular.|ᫀ|LocatedII.beagainst,consistof,alltheway,allinall,setupLWe'vejustmovedacrosscountrytobeginanewlife.ᫀalltheway2.Wethisagreementandwewillresistitinanywaywecan.ᫀareagainst3.Yourtaskenjoyingthemovie,havingadiscussionafterwardsandgivingyourowncomments.|ᫀconsistsof4.,itappearedthataprettydepressingsummerawaitedJones.ᫀ|A1Iinall5.Dependingonthekindofraceyouplantoenter,youcanatimetablefortheremainingweeksbeforetherace.Yᫀ|selupin.Z[\ᣚl.Insummary,ifwecontinuetoignoretheissue,moreproblemswillcomeup.—,ifwecontinuetoignoretheissue,moreproblemswillcomeup.|ᫀ|Tosumup2.Thoughtheywerecaughtinthetraffic,theywerejustintimeforthelecture.—>Thoughtheywerecaughtinthetraffic,theywerejustintimethelecture.|ᫀQ஺attend3.UnlessourmanagerobjectstoTom'sjoiningtheclub,weshallaccepthimasamember.HourmanagertoTom,sjoiningtheclub,weshallaccepthimasamember.ᫀIf;doesntobject4.Inordertogetenoughmoney,myfriendsuggestedthatIsellthecar.—Inordertogetenoughmoney,myfriendsuggestedthecar.ᫀmyselling5.Theexplosivemixtureinarocketismadeupofbothfuelandasupplyofoxygen.—Theexplosivemixtureinarocket_____________________bothfuelandasupplyofoxygen.|ᫀconsistsof••….…{|$ᓣ

29IV.(~⚪᛻:6ᡃ:ᜳᜳᦪ:268:Iamoneofthoserarepeoplewhohadaperfectchildhood.EverythingIsawwasnew,wonderfulandexciting.Iwas1whetheritwasrainyordry,whetheritwashotor_2_,whetheritwasnightorday.Ijustwantedtodiscoverallthethingsaroundme.Formetheonlybig3wasthatIwasawakeorasleep.WhenIwasawake,!wantedto_4_thetimejustforplayingwithmyfriends.Intheschool,wehadmanyinterestingactivitiesandhobbyclasses,5rangefromsinging,dancingtodramaanddrawing.My6wasfullofsunshineandhappiness.ButIcan't7time.WhenIreachedmyteens,Istartedtorealisetherewasadifferentsideoflife.Inolongerhadenough8forlittlethings-discoveringarainbowwasnotsurprising,lookingatagiraffeinthezoowasnormal,and9abuildingwith50floorswasnotamazing.Arainydaywasa10daybecausethetrafficwasslow,andthefirstdayofspring_11_meofallergies.Lifemovesonagain.Thefirstdayofthemonthisnotjustthebeginningofanewmonth;it,sthetimeto12bills.Goingtothesupermarketisa_13;itisnotjustfunwalkingaround,lookingforthingsandseeingthepeoplearoundme.Lifeisa14inwhicheveryonehasmanyobligations,bulifeveryonetriedtoseelifethroughtheeyesofachild,Iamsurethateverydaycouldbe15.ூ௃IὅᨵF-XX⇋Ḅ,Ḽ¡Ḅ¢£,ᜐ¤☘᧡§Ḅ¨©ª«¬ᑮḄ®¯j°±Ḅª²ᩭ²ᜧ஺Iὅ´;µḄ¶·¸¹°±º°±»K¼½¾¿஺l.A.anxiousB.gratefulC.confidentD.happy|᪆[᪷bᦻcḄnew,wonderful%excitingIὅFÂ^ÃÄ®஺happyÅÆ''Ä®Ḅ",Èᔠ᛻ᦑ⌱D⚗஺2.A.warmB.coldC.windyD.snowy᪆|᪷vÉḄ“rainyordry”ÊvḄ“nighlorday”,orÉÆËk,hotḄËkÆcold,ᦑ⌱B⚗஺3.A.expectationB.victoryC.treasureD.difference§1]D᪆᪷vḄ“awakeorasleep”,̤IὅᩭÍᨬᜧḄ¬j,⏨ḼÏ,ṑḼ஺differenceÅƓѬj”,Èᔠ᛻ᦑ⌱D⚗஺4.A.reduceB.wasteC.lengthenD.passggc‷Ô᪷vḄ“justforplayingwithmyfriends”IὅÕÖ×ØÙḄ¡8FÚ஺lengthenÅÆ“ºÛ8”Èᔠ᛻ᦑ⌱C⚗஺5.A.whichB.that

30C.whatD.whereÜA᪆ÝtÆÞ▲ᑴឋât,ᐵäåᢣÉ☢^J46manyinterestingactivitiesandhobbyclasses,,5ᙠtcI~,ᡠ&uwhicho6.A.studyB.lifeC.journeyD.friendé᪷᛻ᜐ,ᙠêᑏIὅ§ḄÄ®°±஺lifeÅÆ“°±”Èᔠ᛻ᦑ⌱B⚗஺7.A.saveB.recordC.tellD.stop᪆|᪷ᦻḄ“Whenlreachedmyteens”ᜐ⊤ëIὅXìí¡஺stopÅÆ“º;ï“Èᔠ᛻ᦑ⌱D⚗஺8.A.timeB.moneyC.cashD.attemptðA᪆Ý᪷bᦻḄ“Whenlreachedmyteens”%᛻Iὅ=ᐭ☘ò§,Qᨵ¡·ᐵóFÚ]Z஺timeÅÆ“¡”,Èᔠ᛻ᦑ⌱A⚗஺9.A.paintingB.seeingC.purchasingD.sharing᪆discoveringlookingatÊvôᑡ,^⊤듸”ḄõI஺seeÅÆ"¸ᑮ"Èᔠ᛻ᦑ⌱B⚗஺lO.A.badB.specificC.favoriteD.wonderfulöAö᪷rainyÊvḄ“thetrafficwasslow”÷ᜩ,øùḄFᜩ஺badÈᔠ᛻ᦑ⌱A⚗஺ll.A.informedB.remindedC.persuadedD.freed᪆ÝtÅ:...᧡ᜩḄúFᜩûíᡃÕᑮ஺informsbofsthÅÆ“/üüZ”;remindsbofsthÅÆ“ºüÕýüZ”;persuadesbofsthÅÆ“ºüþÿ
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3114.A.processB.rewardC.lessonD.skillNA):5/OPOQᨵST1MḄUV……oprocess“UV”,"ᔠ$᛻ᦑ⌱A⚗஺15.A.worseB.shorterC.betterD.slowerggc|Y᪆[᪷]D^Ḅ"ifeveryonetriedtoseelifethroughtheeyesofachild”_`&ᦻIḄ“perfeclchildhood”abcdḄefg@ᑮiIḄ67᝞kPOQlm_efḄnᐝᩭ@q,P/ᜩLstuv஺better“uvḄ”,"ᔠ$᛻஺V./w⚪$᛻:Fyt$z{|:}~ᦻᦪ196Forthefirsttimein94years,thePalaceMuseumhasextendeditsopeninghours,allowingthepublictocelebratetheLanternFestivalatnightintheancientpalace.About3,000luckyvisitorsreceivedfreeticketsfromthegovernment,among1.wasZhangZhifu,a77-year-oldpublicsecurityvolunteer.ltJsamarkofgratitudeforhervolunteerwork/'Itis2(true)anhonourtobegrantedthisspecialprivilege,Zhangsaid.Toguaranteethe3.(safe)ofthepalace,festivalorganisers4.(plan)thisyear,sLanternFestivaleventusedLEDlightsratherthantraditionalpaperlanternsandredcandles.lt*safascinatingeventforvisitorstoabsorb5.(they)inthefestiveatmosphereinthemuseum.DiscussionofthePalaceMuseum'snewlooklitupsocialmediafollowingTuesday'sdisplay.SincehebecamedirectorofthePalaceMuseum,ShanJixiang6.(bring)manychangestotheworld's7.(large)imperialcomplex().OnceinaspeechShansharedhisideaabouthowtomaketraditional8.(treasure)comealiveagain.Hesaid,"9.matterstoamuseumisnothowmanyvisitorstheyhave,buthowclosetheyare10.people?sdailylives.^^ᫀFY᪆ூ$zY௃ᦻ5/z}~ᦻ஺ᦻw⌕iᦑᱥ▾▾94_ᩭ✌ᙠᐗ⁚Kᑖ¢£¤¥¦,§¨©i£Tᐵ«஺l.whomὃ¬$®)஺ᑖ᪆)f¯᪀)±▲ᑴឋ$®)µᐜ·“Aboul3,0001uckyvisitors”ᙠ®)I¸amongḄ¹$ᢣᡠ_Lᵨᐵ¼½whom¨¾,ᦑ¿whomo2.trulyὃ¬ឋÀᣚ஺ᑖ᪆)f¯᪀DÂᜐᡠᙠ)f¯᪀Ã᦮LᵨÅÆ⛲᦮O)fᦑ¿trulyo3.safetyὃ¬ឋÀᣚ஺᪷]DÂ^Ḅ“ihe”`ᐸÉḄ“0ÊËÌᜐLᵨÍᦑ¿safety஺4.planningὃ¬±Î$Ï஺ÌᜐÏplanFÐÑw$festivalorganisersÒ᪀ᡂwÏᐵ¼,ᡠ_LᵨÓᙠᑖÔÕ஺5.themselvesὃ¬½஺ÌᜐÏabsorbÉḄ¹$LFÐÖw$visitors×ᢝ/Ùᡠ_LᵨÚÛ½themselves¸¹$஺

326.hasbroughtὃ¬ÏḄc᝱ÝwÎ/Ù஺since¨¾cÞ$®)cw)IḄÎ$ÏßᵨÓᙠÃᡂcµw$5àáâᓫᦪ஺7.1argestὃ¬ÔäḄᨬæç஺Ìᜐ⊤éᓫ◥ëì§Oíî&ᨬᜧḄðᩭiñTòᓄ஺ᦑÌᜐLᵨÔäḄᨬæçÔÕ஺8.treasuresὃ¬ÍḄᓫôᦪ஺treasure“õö”,5ᦪÍ4᪷]$᛻ÌᜐLᵨᐸôᦪÔÕ⊤é“÷øḄõö9.Whatὃ¬w$®)஺ᑖ᪆)f¯᪀,DÂᜐ¨¾w$®)µᙠ®)I¸w$ᡠ_ÌᜐLᵨùú½whal¨¾஺«✌ûüᜧᑏ஺10.toὃ¬஺closeto“úþ☠”஺VI.ᭆ⌕ᑏ7▅☢ᦻ᪷ᐸᑁᑏ60Ḅᑁᭆ⌕஺AreYouaTeamPlayer?Wehearalotaboutteambuildingthesedays.Team-buildingexpertsarehiredbysomecorporationstolectureusonhowtoworkmoreeffectivelywitheachother.Andtheyorganiseawaydays—atimeemployeesspendtogetherawayfromtheirusualworkplace.HereintheUK,employeescantakepartinactivitiessuchasZombiebootcampswheremilitaryinstructorstrainyouhowtofightwalking“deadpeople^.ForthebrainierofficeworkersamongstustherearecrimeinvestigationsmodelledonpopularTVdramaslikeSherlockHolmesandCSI.Stressed-outcityworkersmighthaveukulelelessonsmadeavailabletothem.Whyisthatagoodteam-buildingexercise?UkuleleteacherLorraineBowsays,'Thefactthattheycanplayamusicalinstrumentwithinanhourisquiteafulfillingthing,really.Itrsnotcompetitive——it'squiteeasytodoandabitlessintimidatingthanaguitar..Actually,ahorsemightbeabitmoreintimidatingthananinstrumenl.TheanimalsareusedbyacompanyinAbuDhabiwhichteachesleadershipthroughhorsetraining.Basically,youhavetogoinayardwithahorseandpersuadeitthatyou,rethebossbyusingbodylanguage.KellyEide,co-founderofTrueLeadership,says,44Thehorsesdon,tcareifyourhairispurple,ifyou'reamanorawoman,ifyou'reoldoryoung...Ittranscendsallofthoseculturalboundariesage,gender,religion,tradition,etc.—sothat*saperfectfit.Andinanorganisationwhereyoureallyneedgroupsofpeopletogel!"ᔠ,whocomefromdifferentbackgroundswhichhavenocommonnorms,youcanteachthatmostefficientlywithahorse.”Andthehorsefeelsinstinctivelywhetherornotyouareanaturalleader.Soifafteryou'vedoneagoodpresentationyourbossoffersyouacarrot,you'11knowwherehemighthavelearntitfrom.>ὃᦻThearticleanalyseshowtocultivateaspiritofteamworking.⌕%1Team-buildingexpertsorganiseawaydayswhichaimtobuildteamspiritamongpeopleworkingforthesamecompany.⌕%2IntheUK,employeescanjoininZombiebootcampstoleamhowtokill

33%3Workerssufferfrompressuremaylearnukulelelessonsinanhourwhilehorsesareemployedintrainingtheleadershipbecausetheycarenothingaboutyourbackgroundbutyourbodylanguage.⌕%4SectionDUsingLanguage
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34LᡃḄABCDEᡃCF▬ḄHIJK஺Myfriendssuggestedtoplacesofinterestnearby.|0ᫀ|our/usgoing2.MᑮᨬPCQRST᩟ᙢWXYZ[\ᐵḄ^_஺Notuntilrecentlythedevelopmentoftourism-relatedactivitiesintheruralareas.|0ᫀdidtheyencourage3.`abcde⌕fgḄh_iᵫk`lᜩḄᜧopqprs஺ThesportsmeetingwhichistotakeplacethisFridayhastobeputofftheheavyrainthesedays.0ᫀbecauseof4.ᡃCtᨵ50H64ᐸvwxyz6q{|஺Thereare50studentsinourclass,aregoodatEnglish.0ᫀmanyofwhom5.᝞~ᡃqḄᡃeFᎷ஺rmgoingtoEuropeonvacationJohnifIcangetenoughmoney.0ᫀtogetherwith••…ߟ…•ᓣIV.▅ᳮ⚪᛻:yZi:ᦻᦪ297:ਭਭਭਮTheParismuseum-thePompidouCentre—hasasecureplaceintheheartofParisandinParisians?hearts.Butitwasn'talwaysthecase.“Whenitwasfirstbuilt,thereactionwasoneofdisbelief,saidSergeLasvignes,presidentofthePompidouCenlre."LeMo஻denewspaperwrotethemuseum'sconstructionbroughtshameonParis,andcitypoliticiansthoughttheirmoneyhadbeentotallywasted,“saidLasvignes.Criticssaiditlookedlikeanoilrefinery¡ᔆ.France*sfirstmuseumentirelydevotedtocontemporaryartsawthelightofdaythankstothedeterminationofoneman—GeorgesPompidou,anartloverwhoservedasFranceJspresidentfrom1969to1974.In1971,hestartedaninternationalcompetitiontobuildthemuseum,originallyknownastheCentreBeaubourg.Thewinningteam,whichincludedthreeyoungarchitectsfromBritainandItaly,wascompletelyunknownatthetime.RenzoPianoandRichardRogers,thetwoarchitectswhosawtheprojectthrough,madetheplanareality.“Theydidn'tthinktheyhadachancetowin.Sotheythoughttheymightaswelldoexactlywhattheywanted,MLasvignessaid.“Thedesigntookeveryonebysurpriseanditwascompletelydifferentfromanyothermuseum.SomeonesaidtoPiano,*Yourthingisterrible—withtheescalator
£_ᢄ¥ontheoutside,itlookslikeasupennarket!?”Lasvignesadded.Fortyyearslater,themuseumstilltriestomakecultureavailabletoeveryone,Lasvignessaid.HecallsthePompidouCentreamuseumlikenoother/'Wearenotonlyamuseum,95hesaid."Wehaveconcerts,debates,performances,alibrary...andeverythingflowstogether.”

35Pompidoufeltputtingupwallsbetweendifferentformsofartwasharmful."Soweareahouseofculturewherepeoplereturnagainandagain,“Lasvignessaid.ூ௃¦ᦻᦻ஺ᦻ§⌕¨©ªᨬᜧḄ«¬ᱥ✂——°±Ḅ²³´vµ஺l.Whatwaspeople'sattitudetothePompidouCentreatfirst?A.Theydislikedit.B.Theyrespectedit.C.Theywerecuriousaboutil.D.Theypaidlittleattentiontoit.A¶rᳮᑨ¹⚪஺᪷º»¼vḄu...oneofdisbelief,<4broughtshameonParis,,<

361.₞⌕Ḅ2.Ḅ3.ᐸ஺1.ᦪ80!"2.#$〉&'()⁚$+,ᦻ./஺ὃᦻDearNoah,rmreallygladthatyoutakeagreatinterestinancientChinesearchitecture.MillionsofancientarchitectureshavesurvivedinChina'shistory.However,thereisnobetterplacetovisitthantheForbiddenCityinBeijing.ltservedasaroyalpalaceforcenturies.Summerisagoodtimefortravelling,soshallwegothereonAugust1st?Ibelieveyou'11haveabetterexperienceifyouknowitshistory.You'dbetterdosomeresearchonline.Pleaseletmeknowifyouneedfurtherinformation.Yours,LiHuaVI.234ᑏ▅27☢ᩞᧇ᪷<ᐸᑁ=ᡠ?@ABᜮD4ᑏE@+F᪀ᡂIJK᦮ḄMᦻ஺After21yearsofmarriage,mywifewantedmetotakeanotherwomanouttodinnerandamovie.lt'shardtoimaginethattheotherwomanwasmymother,whohasbeenlivingalonefor19years,butIamtoobusytovisitheroften.ThatnightIcalledtoinvitehertogooutfordinnerandamovie."What'swrong?Areyouwell?^^sheasked.Mymotheralwaysdoubtsthatalatenightcallisasignofbadnews.“Itwouldbepleasanttospendsometimewithyou,“Iresponded.AsIdroveovertopickherup,!noticedthatsheseemedtobenervousaboutourdate.Butshesmiledfromafacethatwasasbeautifulasanangel's."ItoldmyfriendsthatIwasgoingtogooutwithmyson,andtheywereimpressed,9,shesaid.Wewenttoarestaurantthatwasveryniceandcomfortable.MymothertookmyarmasifsheweretheFirstLady.Afterwesatdown,Ihadtoreadthemenu.Hereyescouldonlyreadlargeprint.Isawmomsittingtherelookingatmewithasmileonherlips.“Iusedtohavetoreadthemenuwhenyouweresmall,“shesaid."Thenit'stimetoletmereturnthefavour,9,1responded.Duringthedinner,wehadanagreeableconversation-nothingspecialbutcatchinguponrecentevents.Wetalkedsomuchthatwemissedthemovie.Aswearrivedatherhouselater,shesaid,'T11gooutwithyouagain,butonlyifyouletmeinviteyou.^^Iagreed.:4ᑏᦪOP150!"஺Whenl^othome.mymfesharedherstoryabouthermomwhopassedawayyearsa^o._

37Severaldayslaterjreceivedmyinother'sinvitation.ὃᦻWhenl^othome.mywifesharedherstoryabouthennomwhopassedawayyearsa^o.Shesaidwhenshewasyoung,shewasverynaughty,andhermotheroftenpunishedherforherwrongdeeds.Laterwhenshegrewupshebecameawareofhermother*slove.Buthermotherdiedoflungcancerandsheneverhadachancetoshowhergratitude.AtthatmomentIrealisetheimportanceofsaying“love"toourbelovedonesintime.Severaldayslater.IreceivedmymotherTsinvitation.Wewentoutforamovie.Youcan'timaginehowhappywewerethatday.Wediscussedthemovie,laughedandevenplannedthenextdate.Onthewayhome,!heldmymother*shandandsaidtohergently,^Nothingismorevaluablethantheloveofyouintheworld.Believeme,yourdearsonwillreturnthefavour.Mom,!loveyou.^^Welookedateachotherwithtearsrollingdown.Unit3SEAEXPLORATIONSectionAReadingandThinking
ᓣ…••SẠUVI.ᓫXᑏl.ItisreportedthattheexhibitionhasbeenYZ[\foranothermonth.|^ᫀextended2.MyfriendtoldhisYᦑa\withsimplewordsanybodycouldunderstand.^ᫀtale3.ThepublishinghousehadjustbeguntoYbᑨ\forhernextbooks.^ᫀnegotiate4.Asisreportedinthenewspaper,theirfootballteamisthebestintheYὶe\.^ᫀleague5.TheformerYḇgḄ\palaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.^ᫀroyal6.T0herdisappointment,herkneeinjuryforcedhertoY⌨\fromthecompetition.^ᫀwithdraw7.TherehasbeenagreatincreaseinTVY⚣⍝\inthepastfewyears.^ᫀchannels

388.Theagreementstrengthenedthe(lm)betweenthetwocountries.oᫀbond(s)ILMDpqsetsail,inaleagueof,developrelationswith,withdrawfrom,inhand,becomeknownas,searchfor,forthebenefitof1.Whilepassengerslovetocomplainabouttaxidrivers,thedriversofNewYorkaretheirown.^ᫀinaleagueof2.1ttookmegreateffortstogetthesebooks.^ᫀinhand3.ChristopherColumbusfortheNewWorldintheSantaMaria.^ᫀsetsail4.Dogshaveaverygoodsenseofsmellandareoftenusedtosurvivorsinanearthquake.^ᫀsearchfor5.Thecompanyhasdecidedtosomeofitssportssponsorship.^ᫀwithdrawfrom6.Youneedpeopleworkingthecommunity.^ᫀforthebenefitof7.TheseChineseimmigrantssettledinanareathatlaterChinatown.I^ᫀbecameknownas8.Wewillcontinuetoimproveandthedevelopedcountries.I^ᫀdeveloprelationswithHI.Kᡂrs1.⌕tᑭᵨᐜxᢈz{|}ᐜ~ᨵSḄ஺Theyhavetohaveabasicunderstandingofcomputerstheadvancedtechnology.^ᫀinordertouse2.ᨴḄ,{ᑮᡃ{ᙠFP(ᑭḄᙢ஺Afterseveralmonths'voyage,theyfinallyreachedCalifornia.^ᫀwhatwenowcall3.ᯠᨵᦪ⍝ᙠᐸḄ¡¢£ᜧ஺toonlyafew,hisreputationamongthemisverygreat.^ᫀAlthoughknown4.¥ᩭ§¨ᦦḄ᝕«¬ᜧ§ᯠḄ®ᡠᔾ°±²ᙠ³´µEᜩ஺thebeautyofnature,thegirlfromLondondecidedtospendanothertwodaysonthefarm.^ᫀAttractedby5.ᡃ··ᙠ¸¹º»ᑮᨵ¼½¾¿PᨵÀÁÂᙠÃ᝛஺Mysisterfeltalittlenervousonthestagewithsomanypeople_____________________her.I^ᫀRookingat••….…ÅÆᓣ

39M▅ᳮAÈ⚪D᛻:˧ᯠDJÌÍ:Oᵨᦻᦪ:273ÎÏFourWinterSpotsHerearefourspotsaroundtheworldworthawintertrip.•Christmaslsland,AustraliaOnChristmasDayof1643,CaptainWilliamMynorssailedpastthistropicalYÐmḄ\island224milessouthofJavaandnamedit,ofcourse,“Christmas”.Consistingofrainforest,sandbeaches,coralreefsandoneoceanicmountain,twothirdsofthis52-square-mileislandisanationalpark,hometopipistrelles,flyingfoxes,endangeredseabirdsandseaturtles.Manyofthe2,000localpeoplecelebratetheChineseLunarNewYeareveryyear.•Quito,EcuadorInQuito,thesunalwayssetsatsix.AsthesecondbiggestcityinEcuadorandthesecondhighestcapitalintheworld,QuitomakesaconvenientaccesspointtotheAmazonrainforest,thethrill-seekersparadiseYᜩᚪ.Inonlythreehours,travelerscantravelfromthebest-preservedhistoricalcitycenterinLatinAmericatothelandofgianttortoises,lavalizardsandblue-footedboobies.•SunPeaks,CanadaSnowshoeing,dogsleddingandstorm-watchingallmakeBritishColumbiaafavoritewinterdestination.Butifyou'replanningonskiing,ski-bikingorsnow-limo-riding,pleaseheadforSunPeaks,Canada?ssecondlargestskiarea.•Lijiang,ChinaAwintertriptothesouthwestChineseProvinceofYunnanpromisesmild,dryandsunnyweather-excellentconditionsforskiingthetrailsofChina?shighestskiresortYÒᙢ\JadeDragonSnowMountain.Hometoplentyofwildlifeand400typesoftrees,themountainislocatedabout10milesfromtheUNESCOWorldHeritageOldTownofLijiang,animportantcenterforthefascinatingNaxipeoplewhose1,000-year-oldDongbacharactersaretheonlylivingpictographicYÓÔᦻÕḄ\writingsystemworldwidetoday.ூDJ2௃ᦻØIJOᵨᦻ஺ᦻÙÈ⌕ÚÛÜᜐ〉ᔠßàá,ḄÒᙢ஺l.WhatmakesQuitooneofthebestwinterdestinations?A.Thevariousrareanimals.B.Thebeautifulsunsetsthere.C.Thethrillingwinteractivities.D.Theclosenesstotherainforest.S1]D᪆[)⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷

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41ூ௃ᨵᙠ▬Ḅ᰿ᴊ!ᜧ#Ḅᛛᧇᚗ'஺)*ᜐ,-,/0ᕒ234ᑮ!67⁐9:;ஹ=Ḽ?@AA@BḄCDE஺FGHᦪJᔴḄᛛᧇLᱥᙠNOᚮ᝞RSᡂ!6U“WXờ4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"(Para.3)mostprobablyreferto?A.TheAegeanSea.B.Plasticpollution.C.Thevolunteergroup.D.Thewastesite.⎀[\ᢣ[⚪஺᪷`aᦻḄ44Seaspollutedwithplastichavebecomeoneofthemostshockingsignsofhumandamagetotheplanet.,,^Tc,dᜐḄilᢣḄHaᦻeᑮḄᛛᧇfg஺5.WhatisbelievedtobethestartofthepollutionoffAndros?A.Collapseofawastesite.B.Extremelybadweather.C.Wastethrownawaybytourists.D.PlasticwasteproducedbytheGreeks.hAij⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷`mnoᨬqrs4tTheseapoIlutionoffAndrosisthoughttodatebackto201l,whenheavyraincausedawastesitetocollapse.Mostofthewastefellintothesea.,,^TcfgḄtuHᚗ'vḄwx஺6.WheredoestherubbishfinallyendupaccordingtoRoss?A.Theoceans.B.Inthefields.C.Intherubbishsites.D.Thewastetreatmentfactories.#Ayzᳮᑨ|⚪஺᪷`ᨬq6oRossᡠ~ḄUlfpeoplearewonderingwheretheirrubbishendsup,weseeiteachtimewegointothewater,,'src,ᚗ'ᨬᐭ!O஺7.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.GulfofPlasticCoralsJFoundinAegeanSeaB.TheParadiseLiesintheCaribbeanSeaC.CoralReefsAreFullofEveryColourD.WaterPollutionIsVerySeriousᒘAḄᜧ⚪஺ᐰᦻc/0ᕒᙠḄ0234ᑮ!67⁐9:;ஹ=Ḽ?@AA@BḄCDE஺HᦪJᔴḄᛛᧇLᱥᙠNOᚮ᝞RSᡂ!6U“WXờᵫdc,A⚗ᦻḄ᪗⚪஺SectionBLeamingAboutLanguage
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42l.Myfriendisdeterminedtomajorinatthecollege.ᫀpolitics2.My¢£hadanimportantinfluenceintheformationofmycharacter.|ᫀprofession3.WhatdelightedthefanswasthatTomperformedwellinthetabletennis┶᪗¦.ᫀtournament4.The§ᔠᱥofflour,waterandyeastisthenleftinawarmplacefbrfourhours.ᫀmixture5.1lovemy©iªᵯᾯcomputer,asitholdsallofmywritingandthoughts.ᫀlaptop6.Mygrandmalikesmagazineswithextensive⌚®°ofdietandhealthtopics.±ᫀ|coverage7.Personspresentstoodto²³hisunforgettableactofcourage.ῳᫀ|applaud8.1tissaidthatManhattanhasthehighestµᦈintheUnitedStates.·ᫀ|taxn.inreturn,makeplansfbr,cometrue,inone,sopinion,participatein,berelatedto,
beproudof,exceptforl.Asweknow,pooreducationalperformanceemotionaldisturbance.ᫀisrelatedto2.Aslongasyouareconfident,!believeyourdreamissureto.ᫀcometrue3.Thelittleboystartedtohisnextsummervacation.ᫀmakeplansfor4.Lastspring,!wasfortunatetobechosentoanexchangestudyprogramme.ᫀparticipatein5.herillnesses,shehadaparticularlyhappychildhood.|ᫀExceptfor6.Wewerealldeeplymovedandhavingsucharesponsibleteacher.ᫀproudof7.Thesearegesturesofgenuinefriendshipwithnofavoursexpected.ᫀinreturn8.,whateverwedo,weshouldneverabandonhopefbrsuccess.ᫀInmyopinionin.ᓫ/1.1amverybusybecauseIhavealotofreadings
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433.1didn'tmean(eat)anythingbuttheicecreamlookedsogoodthatIcouldn'thelptryingit.|ᫀ"eat4.DuringtheMid-AutumnFestival,familymembersoftengathertogether(share)ameal,admirethemoonandenjoymooncakes.ᫀloshare5.1waswatchingtheclockallthroughthemeeting,asIhadatrain(catch).ᫀlocatch6.1ftheywinthefinaltonight,theteamaregoingtotouraroundthecity(cheer)bytheirenthusiasticsupporters.ᫀtobecheered7.HarrisonFordisthoughttobeoneofthefewmoviestars(work)asacarpenterbefore.ᫀtohaveworked8.Theboypretended(read)whenhisteachercameintotheclassroom.|ᫀbereading9,Manyairlinesnowallowpassengerstoprinttheirboardingpassesonline(save)theirvaluabletime.|ᫀQ஺save10.(learn)moreaboutChineseculturejackhasdecidedtotakeChinesefolkmusicasanelectivecourse.|ᫀ|Tolearn••…ߟ.…¹ºeᓣIV.▅ᳮ⚪᛻:b3cᯠef:ghᦻ8ᦪ¼31801jਭਭਭਮTheUnderwaterPhotographeroftheYear,whichoriginatedfrom1965,isayearlycontestbasedintheUnitedKingdom.Asyoumightexpect,thefocusisonphotostakenunderwater,whetherintheocean,inlakesorrivers,orevenswimmingpools.Thepicturesarejudgedinseveraldifferentcategories.Thecontestin2019hadover5,500entriesfrom70differentcountries.Thegrandprizewinnerwas“FrozenMobileHome^^byFrenchphotographerGregLecoeur.Thephotoshowssealsswimmingaroundasmalliceberg.Togetthepicture,Mr.LecoeurtraveledtoAntarcticainasmallboatandspenttimetrackingthelifearoundfloatingicebergs.

44Thephoto“LastDawn,LastGasp“byPasqualeVassalloofItalywontheawardforOceanProtectionPhotographeroftheYear.Mr.Vassallosaidthathewentdivingearlyinthemorningtotakethispictureofatuna(¾¿À)trappedasfishermenpulledtheirnetsin.Mr.Vassalloalsotook“OctopusTraining“/picturethatwoninthecategoryof“Behaviour”.Hesaysthatwhenhecameupafteradive,henoticedasoccerballfloatingonthesurface.Whenhewenttocheckitout,hesawthattherewasanoctopushangingfromtheball.Mr.Vassallosayshedoesn'tunderstandwhattheoctopuswasdoing,butwondersifitwastrainingfortheWorldCup.ThoughRoomanLucofBelgiumdidn'twinthe4tPortraif,category,hisphoto,titled"AngrySeahorse”,isquitestriking.Theclose-upshotofaseahorsestaringstrictlyintothecamerawasnamedrunnerup(secondplace).Hesaidhespentnearlyanhourstandinginknee-highwaterbeingbittenbymosquitosinordertogetthepicture.Thecontesthasmanymoreamazingphotosthatcanbeviewedonthesite,alongwiththestoriesbehindthem.Thereisevenabookwithallofthecontentsthatcanbedownloadedforfree.ூ௃ᦻH6~Âᦻ஺ᦻÃ⌕ÅÆ!2019ÇᙠÈÉÊËḄ“ÇÌ0᤬ÎᜧÏ'’ᜧ¦ÒᑖÔÕ᜻Ḅ×ᝄ[⊤Ú஺1.Whichisn'tsuitabletoentertheUnderwaterPhotographeroftheYearcontest?A.Thecryingdolphin.B.Savingtheelephant.C.Thedancinglemonshark.D.Kissingthewhale.ᨽBÜj⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷`m6omÝs44Asyoumightexpect,thefbcusisonphotostakenunderwater,whetherintheoceanjnlakesorrivers,orevenswimmingpools.”cÞßHᙠ0à᤬Ḅ᯿ᱏãäHᙠ?ஹåæᡈè@éêHëìí஺B⚗Hᙠ▮ᙢ,ᡠð⌱B⚗஺2.1nwhichsectionofawebsitecanwereadthetext?A.Arts.B.Literature.C.Documentary.D.Education.|gòᦻÃóᜐ⚪஺᪷`ᦻÃḄᜧc,ÇÌ0᤬ÎᜧÏᜧ¦Ḅ×ᝄ᤬ÎÚôᯠö÷øùᡠð⌱A⚗஺3.Whatisthephoto“LastDawn,LastGasp”aimedtotellus?A.Atunaishardtoshoot.B.Weshouldprotectoceananimals.C.Divingearlyinthemorningispainful.D.Therearetoomanyfishingnetsinthesea.ὒB

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⃬XYZ-ᙠ[\]^_E⍝Z-aXaᙠbcdefg஺ᵫhDijᑮ᤬Ḅlmno஺V.p⌱Ur⚪s᛻:vwxᯠs{|}:ᦻ?ᦪ273:ਭਭਭਮTheBermudaTriangleisanearlyhalf-millionsquare-mileareaofoceanroughlydeEnedBbyBermuda,PuertoRico,andthesouthernmosttipofFlorida.DrawinganimaginarylinetolinkthesethreeplacescreatesthethreesidesofatriangleB.ThereisamysterysurroundingtheBermudaTriangle.1Somepeoplebelievethatatleastfiftyshipsandtwentyplaneshavedisappearedthereduringthepastonehundredyears.TheaccidentthatfirstsuggestedthedangeroftheBermudaTrianglewasthedisappearanceoffiveAmericanNavyplanesin1945.Theplanescarriedfourteenpeopleonatrainingflight.2Andaplanesenttosearchforthemalsodisappeared.NewspaperreportersandotherwriterscalledtheplanestheLostPatrol.Theybegantryingtoexplainthetragicevents.3Onewritersaidtherewerepowerfulforcesunderthewater.Theseforcesinterferedwithcommunicationdevicesandcausedplanestocrashandshipstosink.Anotherwritersaidcreaturesfromouterspaceguardedthearea.4SomecriticssaidtheBermudaTrianglestorieswerefalse.Theysaidmostoftheeventsthattookplaceintheareacouldbeexplainedscientifically.AndtheysaidmostoftheaccidentslinkedtotheBermudaTriangledidnothappenthere.Criticssaidonlyaboutfiverealaccidentshappenedwithinthetriangleysborders.TheUnitedStatesCoastGuardagreed.5A.Theyneverreturned.B.Someoftheexplanationswerestrange.C.Nobrokenshipsordeadbodieshavebeenfoundsofar.D.Thesecreaturespulledtheplanesandshipstoanotherplanet.E.Theareaseemstobeextremelydangeroustoairplanesandships.F.Itisknownas'TheTriangleofDeath"foritsstrangeseawaterandsuddenstorms.G.Itsaidthestoriesaboutitweremostlysciencefictionsandshouldnotbetakenseriously.ᫀw᪆

46[s{௃ᜓᩭ᠋ᜧḄ¡¢A¤¥ᜫ§¨©;ª)«¬®ᨵ°ᨵ±²³S´µ¨©aᵫ¶xᯠ·¸⌼ᡂḄ஺1.E᪷S“!v»bᙠ¼%Ḅ!½¾¿ᨵUᓝ⁂ÂAÃᓝĤ¥Åᜫᙠƽ”DE,E⚗“ÆÈᙢʤ¥A¢ᱯÌᓻ◅”DÏÐ(ᦻ஺2.A᪷SÑᦻḄ'\..thedisappearanceoffiveAmericanNavyplanesin1945”A(ᦻḄ“Andaplanesenttosearchforthemalsodisappeared”DE,Ƥ¥ᜫ§),ᡠÓ⌱A⚗஺3.B᪷S(ᦻḄ“!ÔÕÖ'(ᨵ×ᜧḄØÙ……”DE!Û᜻ÝᡠÓB⚗ÞÏÐ(ᦻ஺4.DÑᦻßᑮ“!᜜áᱥ”,ᵫhDE,D⚗“ᱥ8¤¥Aâᢝᑮ)ä!Èáᳫ”DæçÑᦻ஺5.GᡠèḄaéᦻḄᨬ!W஺G⚗“ᜓᐵêëḄᦑ¨ᜧ¡aíîïXHI2ð”DÕbéᦻḄñò஺SectionCUsingLanguage(I)
ᓣ…••ôẠö÷I.ᓫ/l.Heisworkinginapostoffice,andthemeanwhileheisawriter,too.H]in2.Withthedevelopmentofglobalwarming,(migrate)patternsofsomebirdshavechanged.øù]migration3.rvedisplayedafewofthemostimportantfilesand(directory)inthecode.ᫀdirectories4.Wehavehadmeaningful(negotiate)andIbelieveweareveryclosetoadeal.ᫀnegotiations5.Thecurrent(politics)situationwasconsideredwithaviewtoitscausesanditseffects.ᫀpolitical6.Youmayneedtoseek(profession)help.ᫀprofessional7.MyfriendandIhavedecidedtotakepartinthewhale(watch)campthissummer.ᫀwatching8.Doyouthinkimportanttolearnaforeignlanguage?gl]itn.tellapart,carryout,addto,aseriesof,firstofall,leapoutof1.Commitmentshavebeenmadewithverylittleintentionofthem.|carrying;out2.technicalproblemscameupduringtheprocess.

47ᫀAseriesof3.Thetoyslooksomuchalikethatwecanhardlythem.ᫀteH;apart4.Thislatestincidentwillthepressureonthegovernment.ᫀaddto5.Hearingthestrangenoise,hehisbedandlookedabouttheroom.ᫀleapedoutof6.weshouldmakeprimaryeducationuniversal.ᫀFirstofallHI.ᡂ1.ᡃ(ûüḄ3᎛6ᙠ(ᜧþ஺IthappenedwhenIgotoffthetrain.|ᫀberaining2.ᡃ᱅᱅ᜩᙶᙠᵯᐶᙢ⌕Ḅ⁚஺Mygrandfathersatinfrontofthetelevisioneveryevening,anythingthathappenedtobeon.|ᫀhappytowatch3.⌕!"Ḅ#ᨵ%&'(ᙢ)Ḅ*+,஺Theairportnextyearwillhelppromotetourisminthisarea.|ᫀ஺becompleted4.-./.01ᩭ3456789஺Theenginejustwon'tstart.Somethingseemswrongwithit.|ᫀ஺havegone5,ᙠ;<ᝍ>ᓱᨬA᝕CDE,AnneBenedictFGHIᡠᨵK%᝛MNOḄP஺AfterreceivingtheOscarforBestSupportingActress,AnneBenedictwentonallthepeoplewhohadhelpedinhercareer.|ᫀthank••…••.…STUᓣIV.(W⚪Y᛻:P\]^Y_`a:bcᦻeᦪg223hiOneday,thesewerlinejklm⍝ounderourhouseburst.Myfirst]wastocalltheplumberjlm".1expectedthemanto2ofsuchamiserablejob.3,hesimplyasked,"Theaddress?”Anhourlater,Stevearrivedinhistruck.I4anxiouslyashewalkeddownintothedampdepths.Afewmomentslaterhe5,saying,"It'sbroken.,,“Canyoufixit?”Iaskedwithamixtureofdoubtand6.Stevelookedatmeasifscoldingmeformylackof7saying,"Sure."Thenhetoldmethathehadtogetabackhoej᢬qoand8thestreettothemainsewerlineandthatitwouldn'tbedoneuntilevening.Ifeltsomewhat9upondrivingoffinmycleanvehicle,leavingStevetosucha
n10task.Iwentintotownandvisitedafewfriends.11,around6p.m.,mycuriositygotthebetterof

48me.Iwenthomeandsawasweeter12:thenewly-pavedstreetandacovered-upexcavationacrossmyfrontgarden.Isatdown,lostin13.1wastakenbytheveryideathat,sometimesterriblethingsmighthappentoanunluckyhomeowner,14thereisalwayssomebodywhois15initssolution.ூY_st௃vᦻw4_bcᦻ஺xὅzḄ{l⍝klmẚ}4~lm"9ᜧḄ"Kxὅ9஺"x40xὅH0஺l.A.requirementB.solutionC.scheduleD.responseDWgxὅzḄ{l⍝klmẚ}xὅḄ4(response)wᡭᵯlm"஺2.A.inquireB.approveC.thinkD.complainD‷᪷"suchamiserablejob”xὅP^ឌ(complain)'⚗"xḄ¢£஺3.A.HoweverB.AnywayC.AgainD.Thus¤A¥¦§¨P©ªᙢ9xὅḄ«¬®¯°ᙬ஺4.A.shoutedB.watchedC.hesitatedD.explainedH]Bs᪆[´lm"{{l⍝Ḅµ᎛xὅᙠ4·ᯖញᙢḼ(watched)஺5.A.refusedB.droppedC.noddedD.appeareds᪆I´lm"6ᩭ(appeared)E»¼xὅklm½¾஺6.A.hopeB.anxietyC.happinessD.regretA¿᪷xὅḄ¯⚪“Canyoufixit?”ÀÁÂḄ"mixture”xὅÃᝰᶧÆÇÈ´lm"ÉÊ´"xᦑ⌱A⚗஺7.A.wisdomB.strengthC.faithD.courageggcÍ᪷ᦻ“amixtureofdoubt”ÂḄ"doubt”´lm"ÎÏᙠÐÑxὅÒÓÔ(faith)o8.A.goalongB.getthroughC.driveintoD.tearupH]Ds᪆[᪷“backhoe”À“ihemainsewerline”Õ¯⚪Ö×ØÙ◤⌕ᵨ᢬qÜWm⍝ḄÝ᢬Þ(tearup)஺9.A.proudB.upset

49C.relaxedD.guiltyggD᪷ßE“upondrivingoffinmycleanvehicle,leavingStevetosucha(n)task”Õxὅᨵàᑁâ(guilty)஺lO.A.dangerousB.unpleasantC.urgentD.meaninglesssã᪷ᦻ“suchamiserablejob”Õ'0w4äåæᦑ⌱B⚗஺11.A.InstantlyB.ThankfullyC.EventuallyD.Naturallyggcç᪷ßḄᑁèÕ,xὅé╋ëì94àíîᨬE(Eventually),ᑮ9{ᓤ6ñxὅ᜻lm<óô᪵9஺12.A.situationB.phenomenonC.environmentD.sightö÷D^tg4^Jfe44thenewly-pavedstreetandacovered-upexcavationacrossmyfrontgarden,,'5røùᓃᜐᢣxὅᡠᑮḄýþᦑ⌱D⚗஺13.A.imaginationB.memoryC.thought□,considerationÿ|᪷“Iwastakenbytheveryideathat...”,ᜐᢣὅ◍ᐭ(thought)஺14.A.butB.soC.andD.forA᪷ᦻᢚᐵᡠ!"buto15.A.interestedB.fortunateC.successfulD.experiencedD#᪆%&ᨵ(᎛*+,-⍗ᑮ0123Ḅ56,78ᨵ01ᨵ9:Ḅ(experienced);-<=#>஺V.@A"+⚪@᛻:;EFᯠ@HIJ:KLᦻMᦪO195PQPollutiontakesawayallthebeautyofthebeachesofHawaii.Ihatetogotothebeachesonl._(sun)weekendsandseerubbishbagslyingonthesand,cigarettebutts(Sᜮ)2.(bury)inthesand,andsodacansfloatingintheocean.OnethingthatreallyannoysmeisthatIsee3_________(tour)whovisitHawaiileavetheirrubbishonthebeaches.Iwasalwaystaughtafterdrinkingsodatothrowthecanintotheplace4itshouldstay-thetrashcan.Anotherthingthatannoysmeisthatsomepeoplewalkrightbyrubbish5.pretendthatit'snotthere.Thedogsorthefisharenottoblame6it.It,sourfaultandwemustblame7(we).Everyonehastodohisorherpart8.(solve)thisproblem.ltcan'tbedifficulttodothejob.Therearealotofthingsthatwecando.Firstofall,wecanhelppickuprubbishalongthebeaches.Wecouldalsoformorganizationsthathelpcleanupour

50beaches.More9(important),weneedtostartnowbeforethebeaches10.(damage)beyondrepair.WᫀE#᪆ூ@H#Z௃\ᦻ+⌕^_`abcḄd⚪஺1.sunnyὃfMgᣚ஺i⛲kM0lᵨgnMᦑᵨgnMsunnyi⛲ᐸḄkMweekendso2.buriedὃfqr@sM஺ᑖ᪆uv᪀,buryxᐸyz+@cigarettebutts᪀ᡂs|ᐵᦑᵨᐸ}~ᑖMg|@⊡@஺3.touristsὃfMgᣚ஺vᔠ@ḄᐵMwhoᜐḄᐜM<⊤;ḄkM,@Ḅr@sM<ᦪ,ᦑᵨkMᦪg஺4.whereὃf@஺ᑖ᪆uv᪀ᜐ@ᙠᙢ@,i⛲ᐜMtheplace,ᦑ"where05.butὃfM஺᪷@᛻ᜐᙠyzḄᢚᐵᦑᵨMbul஺6.forὃfM஺ᜐὃfMbetoblameforsth”5ᨵ''ᦑᵨMfor஺7.ourselvesὃfM஺Eu+@weᜐᵨ¡¢MourselvessMblameḄ|@஺8.tosolveὃfqr@sM஺ᑖ᪆uv᪀,ᜐᵨsM£⊤¤Ḅ஺9.importantlyὃf¥M஺¥M0li⛲gnMஹ¥MஹsM,§¨᦮ªuᙠu@஺ᦑᵨ¥Mimportantly,i⛲᦮ªu஺10.aredamagedὃfsMḄ(᝱x@᝱஺ᑖ᪆uv᪀,damagex+@thebeaches¬®sᐵ,᪷¯Ḅ“need”,ᜐ°±0lḄ6²ᦑᵨ0l³ᙠ(Ḅ®s@᝱஺VI.ᭆ⌕ᑏ7▅Z☢¶ᦻ᪷ᐸᑁnᑏ0H60M¹ºḄᑁnᭆ⌕஺Anewstudywarnsthataboutthirtypercentoftheworld'speoplemaynothaveenoughwaterbytheyear2025.AprivateAmericanorganizationcalledPopulationActionInternational(PAI)didthenewstudy.ltsaysmorethan335millionpeoplelackenoughwaternow.Thepeoplelivein28countries.MostofthecountriesareinAfricaortheMiddleEast.PAIresearcherRobertEngelmansaysbytheyear2025,about3,000millionpeoplemaylackwater.Atleast18morecountriesareexpectedtohaveseverewaterproblems.Thedemandforwaterkeepsincreasing.YettheamountofwaterontheEarthstaysthesame.MrEngelmansaysthepopulationincountriesthatlackwaterisgrowingfasterthaninotherpartsoftheworld.Hesayspopulationgrowthinthesecountrieswillcontinuetoincrease.Thereportsayslackofwaterinthefuturemayresultinseveralproblems.ltmayincreasehealthproblems.Lackofwateroftenmeansdrinkingwaterisnotsafe.MrEngelmansaysthereareproblemsallovertheworldbecauseofdiseases,suchascholerawhicharecarriedinwater.Lackofwatermayalsoresultinmoreinternationalconflict.Countriesmayhavetocompeteforwaterinthefuture.Somecountriesnowgetsixtypercentoftheirfreshwaterfromothercountries.Andthereportsayslackofwaterwouldaffecttheabilitytoimprovetheireconomies.Thisisbecausenewindustriesoftenneedlargeamountsofwaterwhentheyarebeginning.ThePopulationActionInternationalstudygivesseveralsolutionstothewaterproblem.Oneway,itsays,istofindwaystousewaterformorethanonepurpose.Anotherwayistoteachpeopletobecarefulnottowastewater.Athirdwayistouselesswaterforagriculture.

51Thereportalsosayslong-termsolutionstothewaterproblemmustincludecontrolsonpopulationgrowth.>ὃᦻAnewstudyshowsthatabout30%oftheworld'speoplemaysufferashortageofwaterinthefollowingfiveyears.(⌕m1)Nowadays,over335millionpeoplein28countrieslackenoughwaterintheyearstocome,whiletheamountofwaterremainsthesameandthepopulationisgrowingfaster.(⌕m2)Theshortageofwaterwillcausehealthproblemsandinternationalconflict.(⌕m3)Fortunately,waysarefoundtosettlethewaterproblem.(⌕m4)SectionDUsingLanguage(II)&AssessingYourProgress
ᓣ…••¾ẠÀÁI.ᓫ/1.Beforetheywentabroad,theygaveawaytheir(possess)totheirneighbours.|ᫀ|possessions2.Aftertheboat'smotorfailed,theywere________themercyoftheweather,ggat3.Two________(arrest)weremade,butthemenwerelaterreleasedwithoutcharge.ᫀarrests4.1rememberedaparticularstoryaboutapostmanwhowasa(murder).ᫀmurderer5.(understand)moreabouttheseawillalsohelpusmanageitsresourcesbetter.|ᫀ|Understanding6.Hefeelsthathisskillshaveneverbeenfullyappreciatedor(exploit).ᫀexploited7.Heracedthroughthelivingroom,only(find)thefrontdoorclosed.|ᫀ"findn.takeplace,takeaction,withoutmercy,headto,comeupwith,putintooperational!ofasudden,amountsofl.Theexperimentshowsthatproperexercise,ifcarriedoutregularly,canimproveourhealth.|ᫀamountsof2.1twassaidthatCaptainWhitewhippedhiscrew.ᫀwithoutmercy3.Theleadersmustnowtopromoteequalopportunitiesforall.ᫀtakeaction

524.Sheandherchildboardedaplanewhichwhereherfamilylived.Wᫀheadedto5.Doyouthinkitnecessarytoaskforofficialpermissionfortheeventto?Wᫀtakeplace6.Cheaperenergyconservationtechniqueshavebeeninthedevelopedworld.Wᫀpulintooperation7.0urclasstheideatomakebetteruseofusedmaterials.Wᫀcameupwith8.1wasridingalongthestreetand__________,acarcutinandknockedmedown.|Wᫀjailofasuddenm.Âᡂu1.=ᨬÄÅᜩÇÈ01(ÉÊsË᪵=Í!ÎᢝÐÑᐙÓ஺ÔsoastoYouhadbettersetasidesometimeeverydayforsportsyourselfenergetic.Wᫀsoastokeep2.ÕᯠÖ(ᡃØÙ£ᳮ#ËÛᵯÝḄÞß7ᡃàáᡃḄâ;ãäsáåæ஺Ôtoo...to…v᪀çAlthoughIwasthenthemeaningofthefilm,1remembermyfamilyweremovedtotears.Wᫀlooyoungtounderstand3.èéÐÑᐰÛëᙠìíîèḄᡂïð-ñò஺Ôproblem¶@çHefocusesonstudying,sohewillimprovinghisgrades.|Wᫀhavenoproblemin4.ᡃ,óᔲáᑮõöḄ÷øᢝùᨵúûü஺
itg+@ç________________________________________________whetherwecangetenoughsupportfromthegeneralpublic.WᫀýIlremainstobeseen5.ᡃ,þ<ᨵÿ⌕
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itWepeoplefullyawareofthedangerofbreakingthetrafficrules.ᫀthinkitnecessarytomake••…ߟ.…!ᓣIV.▅$ᳮ&'⚪᛻:+,ᯠ./0:12ᦻ4ᦪ631178:ਭਭਭਮJellyfishareaspeciesofseaanimalthatarenamedbecauseoftheirbodies.Despitethename,theyarenotfish.Ajellyfishhasnohead,brain,heart,eyes,orears.

53Fossilevidenceofthesecreaturesdatesbacktoover650millionyearsago,perhapsearlierthandinosaurs.Withsomanykindsofjellyfishfloatingabout,theremustbevarietyintheappearanceoftheirbodyparts.However,thetypicalbodyismadeupofthebell,theoralarmsandthetentacles;<=.Thebellofthejellyfishisthesmoothumbrella-shapedbodythatisdesignedtopump.Insidethebellarethemouthandstomach.Thedigestivesystem;>ᓄ@Aisverysimple.Thestomach,whichcanbeconsideredthejellyfish?s"inside”,islinedwithcells.Wecaneasilyseetheir"inside"becausewatertakesupthemajorpartoftheirbodies,thepercentageofwhichisover95%.Thejellyfishhasnobrain,butitdoeshaveasimplenervoussystemcalledanervenet,whichspreadsthroughouttheoutsidelayeroftheanimal'sskin.Whenthejellyfishcomesincontactwithpotentialdanger,thecellsofthenervenetrespondbyshootingoutmanytentacles.Althoughthejellyfishdoesnothavesensoryorgans,itdoespossesstinysimplesensorystructures.Theirspecialstructuresinthebodycanreacttolight.Thusthejellyfish,thoughlackingabrainandeyes,canrespondtosunlightshiningthroughthewater.ltshouldbenotedthat,althoughitcanperceivelight,withouteyesitcannotseeimages.Jellyfish,becauseoftheirstinging;BḄtentacles,canbedangeroustohumans.Ofthemorethan2,000species,roughly70arethoughttobepotentiallydangeroustohumans.Thestingsofsomeofthesecanevenbedeadlytohumans,andmayleavepermanentscarsonanyvictimwhoisluckyenoughtosurvive.ூ.&$௃EᦻFG.12ᦻ஺HIFJKᙠMNOḄGPQRSJᱥUᨬWXYZᑮ6\5ᓟ^_`UabcអefW஺l.Whatcanbefoundineachjellyfishsbody?A.Head.B.Heart.C.Adigestivesystem.D.Sensoryorgans.lg]c&᪆|i⁚ᳮ&⚪஺᪷lmGnoḄ“Ajenyflshhasnohead,brain,hearl,eyes,orears.”pmqnoḄ“Thedigestivesystemisverysimple.”rs᎔ᦪmunmGvXwᫀ஺2.Whycanthe"inside"ofjellyfishbeeasilyseen?A.Theirbodiesareumbrella-shaped.B.Theyhavefewercells.C.Theirbodiesmainlyconsistofwater.D.Theyhaveverythinskin.gg]c⎀i⁚ᳮ&⚪஺᪷lmqnᨬyGv"Wecaneasilyseetheir'inside'becausewatertakesupthemajorpartoftheirbodies,thepercentageofwhichisove25%.’‘XwUᡃ{|}~᧕ᑮHIḄᑁUFHIḄ'⌕ᡂᑖFH஺3.Theunderlinedword“perceive“inParagraph5isclosestinmeaningto"A.absorbB.senseC.recognizeD.judgeggB&᪆4⚪஺᪷lEn`ᦻoḄ“...canrespondtosunlightshiningthroughthewater."XwUHIᨵᜧᾯpUFᯠ{|ᑮHOḄᐝ,ᡠr⌱B⚗஺

544.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Jellyfish'sdigestivesystemiscomplex.BJellyfishsharethesamebodyappearance.C.Jellyfishprotectthemselveswiththeirtentacles.D.Jellyfish'sattackmakespeopledieimmediately.ggcᳮᑨ¢⚪஺£m¤nᨬyGv4tWhenthejellyfishcomesincontactwithpotentialdanger,lhecellsofthenervenetrespondbyshootingoutmanytentacles.”XwU¥⍗ᑮᓻ◅¨,HI©ª«¬<=ᩭ®¯,°஺V.±☢⊤´Ꮇ¶·F¸¹U·º᪥¼ᑜ¾¿ºJÀᜧÁÂÃÄ“ᡃ᰿ᜧÁ”ḄÈÉKÊUË·Ì·ÍḄᣚJJamesᑏGÐÑÒ,⍸ËÔÕÖ஺ᑁ~ᒹØ61.Ùᔠ¨ÛsᙢÝÞ2.KÊß᣸:ᣙâãÝäᡮḄᚗçUÈÉᦻ2èéU᰿¯ᦻᓄ⍡ëÞ3.ìíî⚗஺ìí61.4ᦪ80ïð;ñᜮpóôõ̬Uö¼ᐭø4ᦪÞ2.Xr〉¥úÖi⁚UrûÄᦻüý஺DearJames,rmLiHua.OurschoolisplanninganactivitytocallonpeopletolovetheGreatCanal.Yours,LiHuaÕὃᦻDearJames,IymLiHua.OurschoolisplanninganactivitytocallonpeopletolovetheGreatCanal.I,mwritingtoinviteyoutotakepartinit.Wearetomeetattheschoolgateal7o'clockthisSaturdaymorningandthengototheGreatCanalbybus.Afterarrivingthere,we'11pickupthelitterbesidetheGreatCanal.Aspeechabouttheimportanceofprotectingculturalrelicswillalsobegiven.Sincetheactivitywilllasttill3o'clockintheafternoon,you'dbetterwearcomfortableshoes.Besides,everyoneisexpectedtobringtheirlunchandshareit.Wouldyouliketojoinus?Hopetoseeyouthen.Yours,LiHuaW.ᑏ▅☢ᩞᧇ᪷ᐸᑁᡠᜮᑏ᪀ᡂ᦮Ḅ#ᦻ஺NicoleMoorewaswalkingaroundinwaist-deepwateratabeachinCancun,Mexico.ltwasthelastdayofJanuary2011,andthe39-year-oldnursewasvacationingwithfriendsfromherexercisegroupfromOrangeville,Ontario,asmalltownnorthofToronto.

55Butatthatmoment,shewasalone.She'djustfinishedplayingbeachvolleyball,andwhiletheotherguestsheadedbackuptothehotelforlunch,sheenjoyedthewarmwaterandsplashedthesandfromherbody,theresultofsomedramaticvolleyballsaves.Shedidn'trealizeit,butthissimpleactionwascreatingadisturbanceinthesea.NicolelookedupandglimpsedtwopeopleonJetSkiswavingatherandyellinginSpanish.Shewavedbackandlaughed,thinkingtheywerehavingfun.Whatshedidn'tknowwasthattheywerecallingforhertogetoutofthewater.They'dseentwobullsharks,andtheyweretryingtowarnherwhileattemptingtoscarethesharksbackintothedeep.Onesharkdidleave,buttheotherprovedmorepersistent.Insteadofturningouttotheboundlessocean,itveeredintowardtheshore.TheJetSkiersyelledonceagaintoNicole.Onlythendidsherealizesomethingwaswrong.Nicolepivotedtowardthebeachandbegantowadein.Shefeltabump.Whatwasthat?Beforeshecouldreact,thesharkrippedintoherleftthigh,itsbarbedteethtearingintoherflesh,downtothebone.ThesharkyankedawaymorethanafootofskinandmusclefromNicole*sleg.Thewaterwasinstantlyablazewithbillowing,brightredblood.ThoughNicolefeltnopain,sheknewhowmuchtroubleshewasin.Sheneededtogetoutofthewater.Butthesharkhaddestroyedherleftleg,leavingituseless.Shestartedusingherarmstopropelherselftotheshore,strugglingtomoveforwardinthewater.Asshedidso,thesharkcircledher,andthenlunged,clenchingherleftarminitsjaws."No!”shescreamed.%&:ᑏ(ᦪ*+150,-஺Thesharkhadherentireannlockedinitstnouth.anditstartedtopullherunderwater._OneoftheJetSkiersacceleratedtowardNicole.whowasclosetoslippingbeneaththewaves.>ὃᦻThesharkhadherentirearmlockedinitsmouth.anditstartedtopullherundei^water.Realizingitisthelastchancetosurvive,shehadtotakeactionatonce.Gatheringwhateverstrengthshehadleft,shehitthesharkonthenose.Thesharkletgoandswamaway,leavingNicoleMoorefloatingthereinaseaofblood.OneoftheJetSkiersacceleratedtowardNicole,whowasclosetoslippingbeneaththewaves.Gr

56Unit4SHARINGSectionAReadingandThinking
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IstGshirt.|ᫀpotton5.ItisrequiredthateverystudentshouldwearschoolCᑴvGwhileatschool.ᫀuniform6.ThewholetownturnedouttoseetheCwxy⊤zG.ᫀcircus7.HewipedawaythebeadsofsweatonhisC{ᜮG.ᫀforehead8.ThetrainwasabouttoleaveandIwasnotevenontheC}~G.ᫀplatform9.YoucanenjoyallthebenefitsandCᱯᩗGofclubmembership.IᫀprivilegesH.theotherday,achorusof,adaptto,tobehonest,makeadifference,nottomention,comeacross,participatein1.,ittookmemorethanamonthtoadjusttothedifferentculture.IᫀTobehonest2.1ranacrossoneofmyoldfriendswhenIwaswalkinginthestreet.ᫀtheotherday3.WhodoyouknowIhappenedto_________duringmystayinSpain?ggcomeacross4.Shedidn'tthediscussion.ᫀparticipatein5.Bystayingconnected,wecanallnomatterwhereweareintheworld.ᫀmakeadifference6.TakingsomeonlinecoursesofspokenChinesecanbehelpfulforyoutotheChineselanguageenvironment.Iᫀ|adaptto7.Hehasabighouseandanexpensivecar,avillaC᛽GinFrance.

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beabouttodo4ᫀwasabouttophone3.ᓽ7YZ[\7Ḅ]^_`ᢝbc஺hegotangry,hisvoiceremainedlevel.4ᫀEventhough4.defg8hᨵj3kḄᭆm஺Thekidsdoingexperiments.I4ᫀhavenoconceptof5.noᶧq,Srsᑮtuᡂv᝞xSyᢝz{஺thatyouwillfindhappinessandsuccessifyoupersevere.4ᫀThereisnodoubt••…ߟ.…}~ᓣIV.▅ᳮAK⚪᛻:r:ᦻ(ᦪ282:Asavolunteer,youwilldiscovertheuniqueopportunityofvisitingtherealworldbeyondthetouristwindowandbecomeimmersedLintheculturesyouvisit.Formanytravelers,thistimespentworkingonmeaningfulprojectsandgettingtoknowthelocalareaanditspeopleisoftenregardedastheirmostmemorable,enjoyableandfulfillingexperience.Whocanvolunteer?Kayavolunteersare18-80yearsoldpeoplewithanadventurousspirit.Whetheryouhavetimefora2-weektripora6-monthbreak,travelingonyourown,withagrouporwithyourfamily,oryouareastudent,takingabreakfromyourstudyorhaveevenretired,theywillfindaprojectthatcanuseyourhelp.Whattypeofworkcanyoudo?Kaya'sprojectadvisersworkwithyoutodecidewhichprojectisbestforyouandwhattypeofworkyouliketodo.Youcanworkinthefollowingfields:*Environmentalpreservation—FromtheEcuadorianrainforesttothejungleofThailand,repairthedamagedonetosomeofthemostbeautifulanddiverseplacesonearth.*Workwithchildren-Theyhaveover40projectsworkingwithchildrenacrosstheworldinorphanages,schoolsandsheltersfortheabused,anddisabled.

58*Sports—Throughsportstheirprojectscanprovideopportunitiesforhealtheducationandthedevelopmentoflifeskillssuchasteamwork,communication,disciplineandself-confidence.*Education-FromEnglishteachingtoeducationprogramsforspecialneedsandminoritygroups,givegreateropportunitytothedisadvantagedthrougheducation.Allprojectsincludeairportpickupsanddropoffs,accommodation,orientationand24-hoursupport.Manyoftheirplacementsalsoincludeallmealsandsomelanguageclassessothatyoucangetevenmoreinvolved.ூ௃ᦻ*ᵨᦻK⌕:Kayaὅ⚗Ḅᩩ¡¢£⚗Ḅ¤¥ᐵ§¨஺l.What'stheauthor*spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.Toinspirepeopletovolunteer.B.Toshowtheadvantageofvolunteers.C.Tocallonvolunteerstotakepartincertainprojects.D.Toexplaindifferentprojectstovolunteers.gg]c©ᑏH&ª⚪஺᪷««¬£46Formanytravelers,thistimespentworkingonmeaningfulprojects,,'5rHὅᑏ®ᦻ¯ḄḄ°ᔙὅ²e⚗஺2.Whatcanavolunteerdowhiledoingtheadvertisedvoluntarywork?A.Receivesomeextrapayfortheirwork.B.Travelaroundforfree.C.Helpthelocalpeoplewiththeirwork.D.Visitthelocalplacesofinterest.³D©´⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷“Whattypeofworkcanyoudo?”·ᑖ¹Ḅ44FromtheEcuadorianrainforesttothejungleofThailand,repairthedamagedonetosomeofthemostbeautifulanddiverseplacesonearthºὅᙠj¼HḄ@᎛¾¿ÀÁᙢḄeÃÄÅÆ஺3.Whatcanweinferfromthesecondpartofthispassage?A.Fewpeoplearewillingtodothevoluntarywork.B.Therearealmostnorestrictionssetonvolunteers.C.Peoplewithoutvoluntaryexperiencesarenotwelcome.D.Juniorschoolstudentscanparticipateintheproject.gg]B᪆|ÉᳮᑨË⚪஺᪷“Whocanvolunteer?”·ᑖ¹ḄÌͺKayaὅ⚗◀:ᨵÏÐḄ⌕Ñ᜜ÓÔhᨵÕÖ▲ᑴ஺BK⚪᛻:r:ÙÚᦻ(ᦪ351:ਭਭਭਮJoshMorrison,17,dreamedofraising$100,000tobuildahomeforalow-incomefamily.Afteryearsofhardwork,hisdreamhascometrue.Thehouseisnowintheearlystagesofbuilding.Sixyearsago,JoshandhisdadwentintoaHabitatforHumanityRestorerhomeimprovementstoreanddonationcenterrunbythenon-profitorganization.Theyweretheretobuy

59asink.Josh,then11,alsonoticedacollectionofpennies/41instantlyfelttheurgetohelpoutwiththat,^^hesaid.Joshsetafund-raisingÝÞLdeadlineoffouryears.Manypeopledoubtedwhetherhecouldreachhisgoalof$100,000,butitdidn,tshakehisfaith.Heraisedmoneyathisschoolandothernearbyschools.Hecollectedmoneyfromneighbours,gotpublicityfromlocalnewspapers,andplacedcansinstoressothatpeoplecoulddonateextrachange.Josh'sfund-raisingeffortsbegantoproduceresults.Still,therewerechallenges.Fourmonthsbeforehisdeadline,hewas$30,000short.HedecidedtoholdaFamilyFunFairandSpaghettiDinnereventinUxbridge,whichisintheprovinceofOntario.Theeventraised$19,000.“Ididn,tcarehowlongittookme,“Joshsaid.'ேwouldraise$100,000.“Withthreeweeksleft,acompanycalledJosh'shouse,offeringtodonate$18,000.Eventually,Joshreachedatotalof$124,000beforehisdeadlinuC'Themomentumiustkeptgoing,andwedecidedtodomore,,,hesaid."Josh'sPennyHouse“isbeingbuiltbyHabitatforHumanityRestoreinthecityofOshawa,alongwith24newtownhouses.Joshhashelpedwithsomeoftheconstruction'shaveothervolunteers.Hewillchoosethefamilythatmovesintotheunit.Nextyear,the17-year-oldwillheadtocollegeinBritishColumbia,Canadayswesternmostprovince.Asan11-year-oldkidwhenstartingfund-raising,Joshwasabletosendapowerfulmessageacrosstheworld.Nomatterhowoldyouare,ifyouhaveadreamandarewillingtodoanythingtoachieveit,itcancometrue.ூ௃ᦻÙÚᦻ஺Ã11àḄáÏâãᏔᯠḄæᔊèc+éᦈᐭìíîᣎðñ,æòᦪÏḄz{óôᨬö3÷:®øO஺4.WhichwordcanbestdescribeJoshMorrisoninParagraph2?A.Straightforward.B.Open-minded.C.Determined.D.Cautious.ggcùÉᳮᑨË⚪஺úᔠ«ü¹Ḅ"Manypeopledoubtedwhetherhecouldreachhisgoalof'SlOO^OO,butitdidn'ishakehisfaith.''ºþÿ
ᝰᶧᔲᙠᡂ஺5.WhywastheFamilyFunFairandSpaghettiDinnereventinUxbridgeheld?A.Tocallformoreattention.B.Toattainhisgoal.C.Towinapprovalfromthelocals.D.Tofindsponsorsforafamily.gm]B᪛⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷!"#Ḅ“ᵨ580'0($100,000'')!*#Ḅ"Still,therewerechallenges.Fourmonthsbefbrehisdeadline,hewas$30,000short.HedecidedtoholdaFa1^^^11+,...$19,000.''/0,ᙠ23456Ḅ7ᨴ9Ḅ:;<᪗>?30,000@ᐗ,BCDE7FGᩭIᑮ<᪗஺6.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4mean?A.Hisprojectbecamemorepopular.B.Hereceivedcontinuousdonations.C.Theresultwasbeyondexpectations.D.Hegotmoresupportfromthecompany.

60|᪆NOPᳮ⚪஺᪷QᦻḄ"wedecidedtodomore”ST“'Josh'sPennyHouse'isbeingbuiltbyHabitatforHumanityRestoreinthecityofOshawa,alongwith24newtownhouses.Joshhashelpedwithsomeoftheconstruction,,/0ᣎ;VᜮXYZᢝQ\ᦈᑮ^_ᨬa<᪗b
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62Rosiewastakingpartintheunder-16sevent.Thiswassupposedtobenon-contact,andshewaswearingfullprotectiveclothingjustincase.Alltheseprecautions⚜■didn'thelphowever,whenhercompetitormisjudgedamoveanddeliveredaviolentblowtoherhead.“Guys,weneedsomehelpoverhere!^^Overwewent,allthreeofuscarryingvariousbitsofkitᐹ.Rosiewaslyingontheground.Asweapproachedwecouldseeshewasconscious.Brian,mycolleaguetookthelead.“Heythere,stayniceandstillforme.Chrishereisjustgoingtoholdyourhead.Don'tworry;itTsjustaprecaution.^^Ihelped.painfullyawarethathundredsofsetsofeyeswerefollowingoureverymove.HoweverIsoonforgotallaboutthisasIfocusedonthetaskathand.Rosiewascomplainingofthepaininherneck.Theseareailclassicsignsofapossiblespinalinjury.Quickly,Brianfoundtherewerenootherinjuriesandanambulancewascalled.Iwasstillholdingherheadanddoingmybesttocomforther.ThedoctorsarrivedandweputRosiecarefullyintotheambulanceforatriptohospital.Thenwewentbacktothefirstaidpostquickly.Tenyearsonwhenacallcomesin,thatslightfeelingofnervousnessisstillthere.However,soisthefeelingofmakingadifference,beingthereduringapainfulmomentinsomeoneJslife.ூ௃ᦻᦻ஺ᦻ⌕ὅ!ញᦗ$%ὅḄ'ᔊ஺l.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“withflyingcolours^^probablymean?A.Slowly.B.Carefully.C.Poorly.D.Successfully.)D*+,-.⚪஺ᵫ1234Ḅ"IwasattendingmyfirsteventasafullyqualifiedRedCrossvolunteer”56,ὅ89⁐ᙢ<=ញᦗ>?ὃ᪶BᡂD2EᔠGḄHᓝJ$%ὅ஺2.HowwasRosieinjured?A.Shewashitbymistake.B.Shemadeawrongmove.C.Shedidn'ttakeprecautions.D.Shewasnotherselfandfell.KALMN⁚ᳮ⚪஺ᵫ1Q34Ḅ4thercompetitormisjudgedamoveanddeliveredaviolentblowtoherhead,,'5r6,RosieḄRS!9Tᑨ,V᝛ᜮYZZ2[஺3.HowdidtheauthorhelpRosie?A.Shetookhertohospital.B.Shecheckedherinjuries.C.Shedidsomethingforherpain.D.Sheheldherheadandcalmedher.ốD᪆^N⁚ᳮ⚪஺ᵫ1_34Ḅ"Iwasstillholdingherheadanddoingmybesttocomforther.“56BὅᡲaRosieḄᜮYBbcdef᝛஺4.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthornow?A.Sheoftenreceivesfirstaidtraining.

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2Ḅᵨ஺ihechancetodosth“Ḅ]^”஺VI.ᭆ⌕ᑏ7▅`a☢bᦻ᪷eᐸᑁXᑏij60klḄᑁXᭆ⌕஺AHelpingHandWhenadisasteroccurs,humanityoftenlosesinterestintheeventafterthedevastationisover.Anaccidentoccursandmorepeoplecareaboutthenumberofliveslostcomparedtothehelpoffered.Lastsummer,mymomtaughtmetheimportanceofthisineverydaylifewhenshehelpedapersoninneed.IrememberclimbingintothecarfullofhotsummerairandwonderingwhyMrsEdelman,myfriend'smom,wassittinginthefrontseat.MymomandMrsEdelmanweren'tclosefriends,justfriendly,soIwassurprisedtoseeher.MymomtoldmeMrsEdelmanhadgottenintoacarcrashandneededaridehome,accompaniedbyalookthatsaiddon'task.MymindwaspicturingamillionscenesonthedrivetoMrsEdelmanJsfromtheBatMitzvahIhadjustattended.Afterwedroppedheroff,mymomletoutasighofreliefandbegantotellthestory.ShespokeofthebusystreetcorneroutsideofthetemplewhereshehadseenMrsEdelmanstandingobviouslyupset.Shehadtotaledherbrandnewminivanbecauseshewasdistractedandranthrougharedlight.MrsEdelmanwasteemingwithanxietyanddespair;herfragilebodyshooklikealeafeventhoughitwasahotsummerday.“Igotoutofmycarandwalkeduptoher,“mymomsaid."Ihelpedherexplaintothepolicewhathadhappenedandassistedherincontactingherinsurance.^^MymomwasakindpersonsoIwasn,tsurprised/4Afterthecarhadbeentowed,Itookhertogetsomecoffeeandcalmdown.Thecozycafeandthearomaoffreshlybakedsconessmoothedher.,,MrsEdelmansaidshewasinapredicament.Herhusbandwasoutoftownandsheneededtopickupherdaughterandgetaridehome.Aftermymomofferedtogiveheraride,shebombardedmymomwithamillionthank-yousandwasquiterelieved.

69Thecarpulledintothedrivewayjustasmymomfinishedthestory.IthoughtabouthowgratefulI'dbeifsomeonestoppedtohelpmeinasimilarsituation.ThelessonIlearnedhadbecomeanimportantthemeinmylife:toalwaysbekindandofferahelpinghand.>ὃᦻThestorytellsusthewriter'smomofferedahelpinghandtoothers.(⌕m1)MrsEdelmanhadacarcrashandstoodthereanxiouslywhenthewriterJsmomdrovepast.ShehelpedMrsEdelmancontactherinsuranceandcomfortedherwithacupofcoffeeandsomescones.(⌕m2)Whenknowingshehadtopickupherdaughter,thewriter'smomgaveheraride.(⌕m3)Thewriterlearnedfromhermomthatweshouldalwaysbekindtoothersinneed.(⌕m4)SectionDUsingLanguage(II)&AssessingYourProgress
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70l.Marywastoldthenewsfirstandthensheitherclassmates.tᫀrelayed;to2.ManyChineseuniversitiesprovidedscholarshipsforstudentsfinancialaid.tᫀinneedof3.Thelittlegirlmadethechoicetowithdrawfromcollegetohersickmother.tᫀtakecareof4.,1don'tthinkwehaveachanceofwinningthematchtomorrow.|tᫀwobehonest5.1thattheyhadarrivedattheappointedplacealready.tᫀtookitforgranted6.,whenitcomestopracticingourmusicalinstruments,!havetopracticemorethandoublethetime.tᫀInaddition7.AsfarasIamconcerned,eachofuscanthefutureoftheworld.tᫀcontributeto8.Atfirsthetheidea,butlaterhecamearound.|tᫀ|wasopposedtoin.ᡂi.yzM{|z0}~\ifwepayavisittoMountTaiwithourfriends?tᫀWouldntitbebetter2.⌕9^Ḅ\ᡃzḄthepeoplepresentatthemeetingdon'tagreetooursuggestion?ᫀWhatif3.Ḅtᫀ99┯ᐵ?,ᩭ஺whetheryouranswerisrightorwrong,andjustspeakitout.tᫀItdoesn'tmatter4.ᡃᙠ

71madeawareofwhatmentalillnesswas.Shewantedtolearnmoreanddevelopagoodsupportsystemforher.MentalillnessaffectstensofmillionsofpeopleintheUnitedStateseachyear,yetonlyhalfreceivetreatment,accordingtotheNationalInstitutesofMentalHealth.BuddyProject'swebsitesaystheserviceisnotasubstitutefortherapyÆÊᶭÉorothertypesofmentalhealthcare,anditdirectspeopletoresourcesforfurtherhelp.Sincefoundingtheorganisationasahighschoolstudent,Frosthashelpedmorethan200,000participantsfindanewfriend.OnthedaywhenBuddyProjectwaslaunched,sheusedherpowerfulsocialmediapresencetoattractnearly3,000participants.'"Thiswasaroundthetimewhenteensreallybegantalkingaboutmentalhealthandfoundasupportivecommunityonlinetotalkaboutit,“shesaid.Oneofthebiggestsocialbarriersshehadtojumpoverwasthatpeopledidn'tviewherseriouslybecauseshewasa15-year-oldgirl,andevennow,she*sstillayoungwoman.44Sometimesit'sfrustratingbecausepeopledon'tthinkwhatIdoisneededortheydon'tthinkI'mprofessional,Mshesaid.uMostpeopleareblownawaythata20-year-oldgirlisrunningthisandthatit?sonepersondoingthisbutnotawholeteam.rmjustluckythatI'vefoundasupportsystemthathasbeenabletohelpmymomandmewiththeproject.”ூjÍ`௃Ïᦻ9ij¾¿ᦻ,ÐÑ¡GabbyFrostᙠ15ÒḄD᎛¡ÔÕÖ×Ḅ{|ᡊÙ£ᳮÚÛÜᡂÝ¡BuddyProject஺BuddyProjectÔÕ¡Þßᨵ£ᳮᏉâã⚪Ḅ஺äå⍗ᑮ¡ÞßèÂ,é᝛ëìᢝ\î஺l.WhydidGabbyFrostsetupBuddyProject?A.Totreathermentaldisease.B.Toknowwhatcausesmentalillness.C.Tohelpherfriendtofightmentaldisease.D.Tocurethosewithmentaldisease.fgcÜï⁚ᳮÍ⚪஺᪷eñiò.Ḅ“Shewanledlolearnmoreanddevelopagoodsupporlsystemforher”óñ¯ò.Ḅ“BuddyProject'swebsitesaystheserviceisnotasubstitutefortherapyorothertypesofmentalhealthcare,anditdirectspeopletoresourcesforfurtherhelp”HI᝛9¡ÔÕ{|6£ᳮÚÛᢙõöᡂÝ¡BuddyProject,ᦑtᫀC⚗஺2.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A.Americanspaylittleattentiontomentalhealth.B.ManyAmericanshavetroublewithmentalhealth.C.BuddyProjectprovidesfinancialaidforpatients.D.BuddyProjectcancurethosewithmentaldisease.øBᐺï⁚ᳮÍ⚪஺᪷eᦻúñ¯òñi+.Ḅ44MentalillnessaffectstensofmillionsofpeopleintheUnitedStateseachyear,,'5rIᙠûüÞßýᨵ£ᳮᏉâþ☢Ḅã⚪ᦑtᫀB⚗஺3.WhatproblemdidFrostface?A.Shecouldn'tgetsupportfromhermother.B.Shecouldn'thelpsomanypatientsatatime.C.Shewasn'tabletoattractenoughparticipants.

72D.Shewasn'tthoughtwellofbecauseofherage.ÿ⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷ᨬḄ44Oneofthebiggestsocialbarriersshehadtojumpoverwasthatpeopledidn,tviewherseriouslybecauseshewasal5-year-oldgirl,andevennow,she,sstillayoungwomarT“peopledon'tthinkwhatldoisneeded...professional”᝛☢Ḅ⚪᝛Ḅ᝛!"#$%᝛&'ᦑ)ᫀD⚗஺4.HowdomostpeoplefeelaboutyoungFrostJsrunningtheprojectalone?A.Completelydefeated.B.Totallyconvinced.C.Stronglyimpressed.D.Fullysatisfied.ggcᘥ-.᝱0⚪஺᪷ᨬḄt4Mostpeopleareblownawaythata20-year-oldgirlisrunningthisandthatit,sonepersondoingthisbutnotawholeteam.rmjustluckythatrvefoundasupportsystemthathasbeenabletohelpmymomandmewiththeproject”ᜧ2ᦪ4205Ḅ᝕789(☠<=)?⃩A⚗BA#CDEᑮGHஹJKᡈᓺNOPᦑC⚗ᨬQRSᜧ2ᦪḄTᳮᦑ⌱C⚗஺V.:☢⊤=ᎷWXYZᨣ\ᙠ^_`ab!ᙢdᱥ✂⌕hijkᘤ(China)m஺nᑏpqᵭnstuὅᑁxᒹz{1.ᑏq~2,DBḄஹ஺~{Lᦪ802.〉!⁚ᦻ஺DearSir,Yourssincerely,LiHua>ὃᦻDearSir,IamLiHua,aChinesestudentwhoistakingasummercourseinNewYorknow.IhavelearnedfromyouradvertisementthataChinesechinaexhibitionwillbeheldinthelocalmuseum,soIamwritingtoapplyforthepositionasavolunteer.IcanspeakfluentEnglishaswellasstandardChinese.BesidesJoncelearnedalotaboutchinainourschool'schinaclubandhavebeencrazyaboutcollectingvarietiesofcupsmadeofchina.Youngandenergetic,!mkeenoncommunicatingwithforeignfriends.ThusJ*mconvincedthatVmqualifiedforthejob.Iwouldbegratefulifmyapplicationcouldmeetwithyourapproval.rmlookingforwardtoyourreply.

73Yourssincerely,LiHuaVI.
Bᑏ▅☢ᩞᧇ᪷ᐸᑁxᡠᜮᑏ᪀ᡂ£¤᦮Ḅ¦ᦻ஺Iwasavolunteerforanorganisationatthebeginningofthisyear.Theorganisationisaimedathelpingchildrenwhosufferfromcancer.Oneday,wewereaskedtoraisemoneyforcancerresearchandprogramfundingatanevent.SincemyfriendLisawasalsoavolunteerfortheorganisationjwenttotheeventwithher.Thereweremanypeopleattheevent.Afterseeingourposter,somepeoplecametousandtalkedwithus.Butfewpeopledonatedmoney.ltwasabithotthatday.BothLisaandIgotreallyupset.Halfanhourlater,Lisastartedcomplaining,don'tthinkwecanraisemuchmoneytoday.”“Don'tworry.Theeventlastsforthreehours.Thereisstillalotoftimeleft,,,Isaid,thoughIalsothoughtpoorlyofourplantoraisemuchmoneythatday.WhileLisaandIweretalking,alittleboyofabouteightyearsoldcametous.Hestoodinfrontofourposterandstartedreading.Afterawhile,heasked,“Whatiscancer?^^Iexplainedwhatcanceris.ThenIsaid,"Manypeoplearoundtheworldaresufferingfromcancer.ltcanbereallydangerous.Moreresearchisneededtolearnaboutitsothatpeoplewithitcansufferless.That,swhywe'recollectingmoneyforit.”“Dochildrensufferfromcancer,too?”askedtheboy.“Yes.Manychildrensufferfromcancer.Someofthemmaydie.Theyneedhelp,^^LisasaidandInodded.Hearingthat,theboybecamesad.Thentheboyasked.ccHowmuchmoneyhaveyoucollected?^^BothLisaandIwereembarrassedtotellhimthatwedidn'traisemuchmoney.Atlast,wesaid/Notmuch.”Theboylookedintoourdonationcontainerandonlysawafewone-dollarandfive-dollarbills.Theboysaidnothingafterseeingthatandleft.Thensomegirlscametousandwestartedtalkingwiththem.NeitherLisanorIthoughttheboywouldreturn.However,abouttwentyminuteslater,theboydidreturn.~:ᑏᦪD150஺Thehoyhappilyrantousandasked^WouldyoutakeadonationfronichildrenTy_BothLisaandlweredeeplytouched.§ὃᦻ

74Thehoyhappilyrantousandasked^WouldyoutakeadonationfronichildrenVLisa.andIlookedateachother.Wecouldn'tbelievesuchalittleboywouldcare.Thoughwedidn'tbelieveit,wesaid"yes”.Theboyputhishandinhispocketandtookoutsomefive-dollarbills.Hesaid/ijustaskedforthemfrommymother.Ireallywanttohelpthechildrensufferingfromcancer.^^BothLisaandlweredeeplytouched.Wethankedtheboy,butheleftsoon.Lookingathisback,bothLisaandIweregreatlyencouraged.Wewantedtotryhardertoraisemoney.Soinsteadofjuststandingthere,wewenttopeopleandtoldthemaboutourprogram.Attheendoftheday,weraisedoverthreethousanddollars,alotmorethanLisaandIhadexpectedinthebeginning.UnitsLAUNCHINGYOURCAREERSectionAReadingandThinking
ᓣ…••¬Ạ®CI.ᓫ/l.Mybrotherwantedtobecomea__________(law),buthewasadvisedtobeateacher.|ᫀ[lawyer2.JennyandMaryhavealwaysbeenactive(participate)inthediscussion.ᫀparticipants3.(detect)storiesarepopularwithyoungpeoplebecausetheyareveryinterestingandattractive.ᫀDetective4.The(account)checkedthisunnecessaryspendingingoodtime.[accountant5.Tangpoemsareverynice.That,smoreandmorepeopleareinterestedintheTangDynasty.oᫀ|why6.AsMrsBrownisheavilydebt,shehastoworkdayandnighttopayoffit.gl]inn.makechoices,(be)suitedto,beusefulfor,focuson,providewith,avarietyof,divideup,inconclusionl.Thekeytobecominganeffectiveleaderisnottomakingotherpeoplefollow,butonmakingyourselfthekindofpersontheywanttofollow.ᫀfocusonZ.Studentslearningmaterialsthroughouttheircourseandtherewillneverbemorethan15participantsineachclass.ᫀareprovidedwith3.Youcanseekadvicejeamabouttheoptionsandthatarerightforyou.ᫀmakechoices

754.,theenvironmentissovaluablebecauseitcan'tbereplaced,keepsusalive,andservesasagreateducationaltool.)ᫀnconclusion5.Theirshowsareabitmorematureforyoungerkidsandbetterkidsaged5andup.¯ᫀsuitedto6.NowthattheworkhasbeenJeteachonegetonwithhisownjob.)ᫀdividedup7.ProfessorSmithhasalargeamountofinformationthatourresearch.)ᫀisusefulfor8.Mostpeoplelearnbestusingmethods,buttraditionalclassesareanidealstartformanypeople.I)ᫀavarietyofin.ᡂi.ᙠAᱯ±²Pᡃ2´µ¶QX··T¸¹஺Onthisspecialoccasion,howIwishIaheart-to-hearttalkwithyou.I)ᫀºouldhave2.»¼½ᜩᨵÀÁ40%ḄᑭÃÄÅÆÇᱛÉÊᡈÊËÌḄÍ஺todayover40%ofCaliforniansspeakSpanishasthefirstorsecondlanguage.I)ᫀ
Thatiswhy3.ÎÏÐḄ²᎛ᡠᨵÒ¯ÓÔÕḄÖ×ᡠᡭÙ஺MountHuang,allthetouristswerestruckbyitsbeauty.I)ᫀ|Whenclimbing4.Û2DÜÝ'Þ᪵ᡃàᜧ`²4áᩭᐙä嵶æ4ᡃçsḄ#èéᡠ஺Likemanynewgraduates,!leftuniversityfullofhopeforthefuturebutwithnorealideaof.)ᫀwhatIwantedtodo5.ᙠᡠᨵḄêçAᡃᨬEᐶìḄ஺Ofallthedreams,thisistheoneI'mmost.I)ᫀpassionateabout••…••.…íîïᓣW.▅ᳮAñ⚪᛻:ôõö£÷ø:Dᵨᦻᦪ{262ú0:Nursesarerequiredinallareasofthemedicalfieldfromhospitalsandnursinghomestoschoolsandthearmedforces,leadingtoagreatneedofcertifiednurses.Herearesomebestuniversitiesforadegreeinnursing.SimmonsCollegeSimmonsCollegeisaprivatewomen'scollegefoundedinBostonin1899.Nursingisthetop-rankedmajorattheschoolaswellasthemostpopular.ThenursinggraduatesfromSimmonsmakeabout$58,000everyyear.VillanovaUniversity

76VillanovaUniversityisaresearchuniversitylocatedinRadnorTownship,Pennsylvania.NamedafterSaintThomasofVillanova.TheschoolistheoldestCatholicuniversityinPennsylvania.Nursingisapopularmajorandisofferedasanonlinedegreeaswell.ThenursinggraduatesfromVillanovamakeabout$63,000everyyear.UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngelesTheUCLASchoolofNursingisknownforitsexcellenteducationprovidedbyagroupofleadersinthemedicalfield.Thefour-yearprogrammeallowsstudentstobequalifiednursesthroughclassroomlearningandclinicaltraining.AnursingdegreefromUCLAleadstopositionsinmanyhospitalsandclinics,withayearlyincomeofabout$84,000.NewYorkUniversityNewYorkUniversityattachesgreatimportancetoreal-worldexperience.Alongwithtakingclassesinschool,studentsmainlyworkinthehealthcareenvironmentreceivingtechnicaltraining.Additionally,NYUCollegeofNursingstudentshavethechancetostudyinAbuDhabi,ChinaandothercountriesinAfrica,Asia,EuropeandSouthAmerica.TheeducationfromNYUwillpreparestudentstohelpdoctorstreatpatients,earningayearlyincomeofabout$86,000.ூ௃ûᦻᑣýþ஺ÿ▾ᶭ▾ᑮ᪥ᡠᨵḄᶭ⚞◤⌕ᔠḄ◤ᜧ஺ᦻ!"#$%&'(ᳮ*ᨬ,Ḅᜧ஺l.IfNorahastolookafterherchildrenathome,whichuniversitycanshechoosetogetanursingdegree?A.SimmonsCollege.B.VillanovaUniversity.C.UniversityofCalifornia.D.NewYorkUniversity.U]B-⁚ᳮ/⚪஺᪷2VillanovaUniversity3Ḅ4tNursingisapopularmajorandisofferedasanonlinedegreeaswell.,75T4,6᪥'(ᙠ8*஺᝞:;<ᙠ=᯿?@A᝛CD⌱FVillanovaUniversityᜧGHᳮ*஺2.WhatmakestheUCLASchoolofNursingfamous?A.Itshigh-qualityteaching.B.Itsfour-yearprogramme.C.Theclinicaltrainingitoffers.D.Theyearlyincomeofgraduates.fgA᪆|-⁚ᳮ/⚪஺UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles3Ḅ"TheUCLASchooloiNursingisknownforitsexcellenteducationprovidedbyagroupofleadersinthemedicalIeld.”C46᪥DᐸKLMḄᦟOPQ஺3.NYUCollegeofNursingfocusesmoreattentiononstudentsJ.A.futureincomeB.learningenvironmentC.practicaltrainingD.chancetostudyabroadIᫀK

77|/᪆|-⁚ᳮ/⚪஺᪷2NewYorkUniversity3Ḅ46NewYorkUniversityattachesgreatimportancetoreal-worldexperience.,,'5r4UVᜧᳮ▾WXYZ[Ḅ\]^_஺B`⚪a᛻:defᡃahi:jkᦻlᦪn326op:ਭਭਭਮWorkersarereturningtotheircareers,orstartingnewones,afterage65.Morethanever,workiswheremanyofusderiveoursenseofpuipose.Thatdoesn'tendatage65.Afterbeingretiredforonlythreemonths,SueEllenKingreturnedtoworkattheUniversityofFloridaHealthinJacksonville,Florida,whereshehadbeenacarenurseandnursingeducatorfor38years.Sheisnowworkingpart-timeinapositioncreatedjustforher.'Tt'sperfect,“shetoldTheNewYorkTimes.^lgetthesatisfactionofhavingpeopleappreciatewhatIdoTWiththeaveragelifespanforthosewhoreachage64nowstretchingallthewayto84yearsold,thosewhoreachretirementagestillhavemanypotentialyearsofworktogo.Jobsitesconnectedtowardpart-timers,temporarypositions,andsomecanalsoturnupopportunitiesthatmayleadtolonger-termwork.FredDoddtriedapart-timejobafterhisunemploymentasariskanalystforlargebanksatage63.He'dthoughtaboutretiringthen/4Butpartofmejustwantedtokeepworking—partlyforthemoney,butmorejustbecauseIfeltIwantedtodomoreinmycareer,“hesaid.Theretiredhavetheadvantageofnotneedingtofocusontheearningspotentialofwhateverjobstheytakeon,sotheseolderworkersareattractedtomoremeaningfulwork.Andsincetheyarevoluntarilyputtingtheirskillsandexperiencetogooduse,theymaywellhavemoreflexibilitythantheirmid-careercolleagues.Two-thirdsofretireeswho'dcomebacktotheworkworldweredoingmeaningfulworktheyenjoyed.Legalworkandcommunityservicewerepopularchoices,aswasteaching—allareasinwhicholderworkersmighthaveanopportunitytomaketheirownschedules.Earningmoremoneyrarelyseemslikeabadidea,butitcancauseissuesforretirees,includingeffectswhentheyclaimsocialsecurilysᵭuvwxyzbenelltsearly.ூa/|௃~ᦻ%jkᦻ஺ᦻ!✌ᐜ$⌨ὅZᔣ*Ḅᯠᑖ᪆$ᐸ3Ḅ஺4,HowdoesSueEllenKinglikeherwork?A.Interesting.B.Satisfying.C.Boring.D.Encouraging./᪆|-⁚ᳮ/⚪஺᪷2ᦻ!Ḅ"It'sperfect""Igetthesatisfaction”C4,SueEllenKingfḄ஺5.Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytellus?A.Whymanyretireesreturntowork.B.WhySueEllenKingfoundanursingjob.C.Whatrealpurposeourworkhas.D.Whattheaveragelifespanis.MA¡`¢ᜧ⚪஺`⌕⌨Ḅd£Z¤Ḅ¥A⚗ᨬ§⌱⚗஺

786.WhydidFredhaveanotherjob?A.Hewasoutofwork.BJobsiteshelpedhim.C.Hehasfinancialdifficulty.D.Helikescontinuingworking.H]D¨-⁚ᳮ/⚪஺᪷2ᦻ!©ᨬ%ªḄ44butmorejustbecauselfeltlwantedtodomoreinmycareer,,'5r4ᙠ«¬3WḄ®¯Fredᙠf63°±Z¤Ḅ஺7.Whydotheretiredlikemeaningfuljobs?A.Thesejobshavemoreflexibility.B.Thesejobshavelotsofpotential.C.Theretireddon'tcaremuchforsalary.D.Theunretiredcan'tdoveryhardjobs./¡-⁚ᳮ/⚪஺᪷2ᦻ!²%ªḄ”...havetheadvantageofnotneedingtofocusontheeamingspotential”C4⌨Ḅd³´YZᦈᐭ·¸ᨵ¹Ḅ`⌕஺SectionBLeamingAboutLanguage
ᓣ…••¼Ạ¾\I.ᓫ89ᑏl.Thecompanywantedtohiresomeonewithexperience,someonewhoknowsaboutreals¿ᙢÁz.Ãᫀ|esiaie2.Tomlookedembarrassed,asifhewereasÅÆzwhosecoverhadbeenblown.Çᫀ|spy3.1forgottoincludemyexperienceasanswÈzinmyresume.Çᫀaccountant4.AsÉÊḄzyoungmaninhisneighbourhoodheardthenewsandwentintothecavehimself.Çᫀ[greedy5.Weareaminorityandmustwinpeopleroundtothes˹zofourcause.IÇᫀjustice6.HewassᢣÍzofrobbingabankandwassentencedtotenyearsinprison.Çᫀaccused7.Chinaisasvw`¹Ḅzcountry,andadevelopingcountryaswell.Çᫀ|socialistII.makegreatcontributionsto,cometoaconclusion,ofgreatimportance,beaccusedof,bedevotedto,inspiteof,alongwith,makethemostof

791.Afterthesystematicinvestigationandstudy,they.Çᫀcametoaconclusion2.Weallhopetomaketheacquaintanceofmorepeople,whichistous.Çᫀofgreatimportance3.Withourknowledgebasedonpractice,wecanoursociety.Çᫀmakegreatcontributionsto4.Thiscompanyusingmisleadingadvertisementsinitspromotionofthedietpills.Çᫀwasaccusedof5.Onlywhenwerealizetheimportanceofhelpingeachothercanwebuildingaharmonioussociety.Çᫀbedevotedto6.Youhadbetteryourintelligencetoservethepeople.Çᫀmakethemostof7.thelarge-scaleconstructionofroadsandhighways,thereisstillmuchroomforimprovement.ÇᫀInspiteof8.yourwonderfulinnovation,youneedtohandinareport,explaininghowyoucameupwiththeidea.ÇᫀAlongwithHLᑏ☢ᑖḄᡂᑖ!ᑡl.Thisbookcangiveyoutheanswerstothequestionsmostoftenaskedbyparents,teachersandstudentsthemselves.■ÏÐᑖlÑaÒa஺ª:~ÓCDÔÕ᱄×ஹὁÚ[fᨬÛḄÛ⚪ḄÇᫀ஺l.Walkingtogether,myfatherandIusedtohavealotofconversationsthroughwhichIlearnedlessonsfromhisexperiences.ᶢÒaݪ஺ª:ᙠ%Þᡃ᱄ßᡃàáᨵâã,äÏ&ãᡃÝ·Ḅáᔊ3ᔾç$ᦟ^஺3.Theengineersaresobusythattheyhavezerotimeforoutdoorsportsactivities,eveniftheyhavetheinterest.☄éêëaݪ஺ª:ìÚ¸íîᓽð·¸ᨵᡝ᜜óôõöḄᐶøùúᨵ±ÅÐ஺4.Theschoolrulesstatethatnochildshallbeallowedoutoftheschoolduringtheday,unlesstheyarcaccompaniedbyanadult.ûᩩýëaݪ•ª:᪥þ!þÒ◀ᨵᡂᔲᑣᙠ᪥᪥஺

805.Weshouldrespectfoodandthinkaboutthepeoplewhodon,thavewhatwehavehereandtreatfoodnicely.஺:ᡃ!"#ᱥ%%&'(ᨵᡃ)*ᡠ,ᨵḄ./Ḅ0012#ᱥ஺6.John'ssuccesshasnothingtodowithgoodluck.ltisyearsofhardworkthatha஺madehimwhalheistoday.■45஺:67Ḅᡂ890:;ᐵ஺=>?Ḅ@ABCᡂDEFᜩḄHI஺7.Nomatterhowcarefullyyouplanyourfinances,noonecanpredictwhentheunexpectedwillhappen.ᶢ஺:;KL1HIḄMNOᑜQ?RST(ᨵU⚜WᑮYRZ᎛\']^_`U^a஺8.Asagrass-rootssinger,shereadseverythingshecangetholdofconcerningmusic,andtakeseveryopportunitytoimproveherself.■b஺:cd\e₝᪷hi᝛▅l᝛QᑮḄ9mnoᐵḄᡠᨵpᧇrsᑭuv\wxUyz{HI஺••…ߟ.…zᓣIV.▅ᳮ⚪᛻:9U:ᦻᦪ332:ਭਭਭਮTheyaskedKatherineJohnsonforthemoon,andshegaveittothem.Withlittlemorethanapencil,aslideruleandoneofthefinestmathematicalmindsinthecountry,Mrs.Johnson,whodiedat101onMonday,calculatedtheprecisetrajectories⍝thatwouldletApollo11landonthemoonin1969and,afterNeilArmstrong*shistory-makingmoonwalkjetitreturntoEarth.YetthroughoutMrs.Johnson's33yearsinNASAandfordecadesafterward,almostnooneknewhername.Mrs.Johnsonwasoneofseveralhundredstrictlyeducated,supremelycapableyetlargelyunrecognisedwomenwho,wellbeforethemodernfeministmovement,workedasNASAmathematicians.Butitwasnotonlyhersexthatkeptherlongunsung.Forsomeyearsatmidcentury,theblackwomenweresubjectedtoadoublesegregation◞:Theywerekeptseparatefromthemuchlargegroupofwhitewomenwhointurnweresegregatedfromtheagency'smalemathematiciansandengineers.Mrs.JohnsonbrokebarriersatNASA.Inoldage,Mrs.Johnsonbecamethemostcelebratedblackwomenwhoservedasmathematiciansforthespaceagency.Theirstorywastoldinthe2016HollywoodfilmHiddenFigures,whichwasnominatedforthreeOscars,includingthebestpicture.In2017,NASAdedicatedabuildinginherhonour.Thatyear,TheWashingtonPostdescribedheras“themosthigh-profileofthecomputers^^—“computers“beingthetermoriginallyusedto

81describeMrs.Johnsonandhercolleagues,muchastheword“typewriters"wasusedinthe19thcenturytorepresentprofessionaltypists.She“helpedournationenlargethefrontiersofspace,"NASA'sadministrator,JimBridenstine,saidinastatementonMonday,"evenasshemadehugestepsthatalsoopeneddoorsforwomenandpeopleofcolourintheuniversalhumanquesttoexplorespace.^^AsMrs.Johnsonherselfwasfondofsaying,hertenureatLangley—from1953untilherretirementin1986—was“atimewhencomputersworeskirts”.ூl௃ᦻ>\ᦻ஺ᦻ⌕¡¢E67£¤1¥¦§¨©ᙠᦪOª«☢ᡠcḄᜧ¯°Ḅ_±ᵫ³᝛Ḅ´µ¶᝛?·¸¹Uᡠº»஺l.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?A.TopresenttheApollomoonmission.B.TostressMrs.Johnson'scontributions.C.TohonourNeilArmstrongsmoonwalk.DTomournagreatwoman\Mrs.Johnson.¼B½¾ᳮᑨÁ⚪஺᪷Âᦻ¼\ÃÄḄ4tMrs.Johnson,whodiedat101onMonday,calculatedtheprecisetrajectoriesthatwouldletApollo1Handonthemoonin1969and,afterNeilArmstrong'shistory-makingmoonwalk,letitreturntoEarth.,,"5rÅÃḄcᵨD>ᙠ4567£¤Ḅ"⌕¯°஺2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"barriers“inparagraph4referto?A.Genderinequalityandcolorline.B.Mrs.Johnson'sunrecognisedtalents.C.Theagency'smalemathematiciansandengineers.D.Thehardshipsbeforethemodernfeministmovement.ÇAḄÈÉW⚪஺᪷¼ÊÃzᑮḄ“……´᝕ឋÎᑮÏ"◞,C9ᜧÑÒ᝕ឋᑖÔ,u)'᝕ឋÕ9x᪀ḄᵱឋᦪØÙÚÛÜᑖÔ''ÞÅßàᓫᢣḄD>ãᦻzᑮḄ“ឋäåæÙçèé▲3.WhywereMrs.Johnsonandhercolleaguesdescribedas“computers”?A.Becausetheyusedcomputerstokeeptheirworksecret.B.Becausetheyweretheagency'shumancalculators.C.Becausecomputersystemsengagedthemdeeply.D.Becausetheyopenedadoortoouterspace.ḄT⁚ᳮ⚪஺᪷Âᦻ¼ìÃÄḄiirThatyear,TheWashingtonPostdescnbedheras4themosthigh-profileofthecomputers*—'compulers'beingthetermoriginallyusedtodescribeMrs.Johnsonandhercolleagues,muchastheword'typewliters*wasusedinthel9thcenturytorepresentprofessionaltypists.,,"5rÅCí>¥¦§¨©ḄîOªᘤ஺4.WhatcanwelearnfromMrs.Johnson'sexperience?A.Trythingsthatmaynotwork.B.Theworldawaitsourdiscovery.C.Useknowledgetowipeoutignorance.D.Neverbelimitedbythelabelsattachedbyothers.

82ðᫀ|DḄ¾ᳮᑨÁ⚪஺òlᐰᦻÞÅcd´67£¤1¥¦Ḅ¨ᜩ_ôõEᜧḄ¯°஺᝛ḄöᔊøùᡃᡃᑗÞᓾü³äýᡃᡠþḄ᪗஺V.⌱⚪᛻::ᦻᦪ275:ਭਭਭਮWanttoBeHappyatWork?CareLessAboutItAfriendrecentlytoldmethatshewasreadytoquitherjob,explainingtomethattherewerebigchangesatherworkplaceandnowayshecouldperformallhertasksontime.1FormanyofusintrovertsᑁᔣḄ,ourprofessionaleffortsandresultsareareflectionofourselvesandourdedicationtoouremployer.Becausewearen'tthesocialbutlerlliesoftheoffice.Wefeelaneedtoprovetooursuperiorsthatwearesmart,hard-working,anddependable.Forpeoplelikemeandmyclose-to-quittingfriend,theconceptofgivinganythinglessthanourbestdoesn'tcrossourmind.2Wearedisappointedandfrustratedwhenwecan,talwaysachievethosestandards.It'sgreattomakeadifferenceatwork,butyouhavetotakecareofyourselffirst.Puttinginslightlylesseffortintimesofhighstressdoesn'tmeanyoudon'tcareaboutyourjob.3Considerthissaying:Theperfectistheenemyofthegood.Whenyoureducethepressureonyourselftoattainperfection,youcanflowmorequicklyandeasilythroughyourtasks.4Hereismyadviceforyouwhenyoufindyourselfinthemidstofpanic.First,askyourself:whatJstheworstthatwillhappenifImissadeadlinebyoneday?5Writedownthespecifictasksthatarecausingthefeelingsofstress.Talkitoutwithafriendorfamilymember.Youmightdiscoverthatthesituationisn'tashorribleasyouthought.Byapproachingyourtasksoneatatimeyoucanmakerealprogress.A.Wesethighstandardsforourselves.B.Itmeansyoucareaboutyourselfmore.C.Thepressureonyourselfshouldn'tbeignored.D.Youmightachievemorewhenyoucareless.E.Asherfriendwho'dbeeninasimilarsituation,!wantedtohelp.F.Next,slowdownandanalyzewhat,precisely,isstressingyouout.G.Freedomfromtheweightofperfectioncanbecreativelyliberating."ᫀ$᪆ூ$'௃)ὅ+$⌕-.Ḅ/012)3⌕45617⌕89:;<1=ὃ⇋@A1=⌕@BCDE2)3ḄFG஺1.EᦻH✌JKL)ὅḄ9M/0Nᜓ-.P-.ḄQR1ᦑE⚗)UVWXᨵBZᜐ᛻Ḅ/0,ᡃ4]]᝛஺_ᔠ᛻஺2.Aaᦻᑏᑮ“eᡃf=ghijᑮk:᪗Nm1ᡃfnᑮᜫpPqr”஺A⚗ᡃfUtuvwxyzḄ᪗N஺_ᔠ{ᦻ|}஺3.B~⊤“ᙠyᜧḄm᎛189=ᕡḼ=ᐵ<Ḅ2)”1ᦑB⚗ᕡḼᐵ

83SectionCUsingLanguage(I)
ᓣ/•…••±Ạ³´I.ᓫ/l.WhenJennyopenedthebook,shefoundabeautifulcard(attach)tothefirstpage,givingherbestwishes.|"ᫀjattached2.SomeexpertssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantageoftheancientChinesewisdom__(make)upforthedrawbacksofWesternphilosophy.|"ᫀ¶make3.Theyhelpstudentsprepareforcollegemathematicsovercometheiranxietyaboutthisamazingfieldofstudy.·ᫀ|and4.Facinguptoyourproblemratherthan(run)awayfromthemisthebestapproachtoworkingthingsout."ᫀrunning5.Architectshavelonghadthefeelingtheplacesweliveincanaffectourthoughtsandbehaviours."ᫀthat6.Marythoughtthatshearmedherselfwithalltheknowledgeshecouldgathershecouldhandleanything.ggifII.agreewith,attendto,referto,passionateabout,majorin,dependon1.Thereweresomanycustomersthattheshopassistantscouldn'tthemall.|"ᫀ|attendto2.Hehasdecidedtofinanceatcollegeandgainsomeworkexperienceininvestmentbanksaftergraduating."ᫀmajorin3.Pleasetheattachmentswhichincludetheapplicationformandresume."ᫀreferto4.Ifsometimeswedon'teachotheroversomeminorthings,weshouldtrytoputourselvesintheirshoes.|"ᫀ|agreewith5.Wehavesuchadiversegroupofreadersandauthorswhoarealltechnology.[passionateabout6.Youcanitthatshewillcometothewedding.Afterall,sheJsacceptedyourinvitation.I"ᫀ[dependonin.ᡂi.ᡃᑏᵭº»¼ᙠ½¾¿3À¾ÁÂ~ḄÃÄÅ.Æ஺

84Iamwritingthepostofaprivatesecretaryadvertisedintoday'sChinaDaily.|"ᫀ¶஺applyfor2.ᡃᙠ3ÇÈÉÊ1ᡂÌᙢὃᐭxÏÐᜧÇ஺AfterIgraduatedfrommiddleschool,!successfullyofShandongUniversity."ᫀpassedtheentranceexamination3.ᡃᙠᜧÇᡂÑyÒ1ÓÔxᝄÇÖ஺Iattheuniversityandwasawardedscholarships.|"ᫀ|golgoodgrades4.ÈÉÊ1ᡃᩭᑮᓅØ1ÙÚxtuḄ2)PÛÜÝ஺JcametoBeijing,beganworkingandstartedanewlife."ᫀAftergraduation5.ᡃ4ÞßP]àᩭtᐸâÀãḄäå஺Iwouldlikeyoungpeoplefromothercountries.|"ᫀ|tomeetandhelp••…w…•æçèᓣIV.Fêëì⚪᛻::íKᦻᦪ208:Itwasmanyyearsago.Iwasacollege]withadegreebutnojob.MysubstituteteachingworkhaddriedupandIwasgetting2.1hadafamilytofeedandlittlemoneyleft._3_,myoldestbrotherhadbeenabletogetmeajobatthelocallumbermillwhereheworked.WhileIwas4,myfirstdaytherewasquiteablowtomyego
tî.Thejob5barelyaboveminimumwage.Theworkwashardandbackbreaking.ltwasfullof_6_,lifting,andcarryingheavywoodforeighthoursaday.SplintersᩈðweresoonmybestpalsandeverydayIwenthome7andexhausted.Whenwinterarrived,myglovestoreandmyfingerssplitand8inthecoldair.IfoundmyselfusingmorebandaidsñUòᓰandducttapethanIeverthoughtIwouldjusttokeepmyhandsworking.Theturnoverrateatthemillbecameso9thatattheendoftwoyearsonlyfourotherpeoplehadworkedtherelongerthanIhad.EverymorningIwould10myselfoutofbedandgotoworkknowingitwasgoingtobeanother11day.Itriedmybesttokeepmy12upbutmanytimesduringthoseyearsIfoundmyselfsaying,“Whyme?WhyamIhavingto13_this?WhyhasmylifenotturnedoutthewayIdreameditwould?vInevergotan_14.ItisonlynowmanyyearslaterthatIhaveahintofwhyIhadtogothroughthosetoughtimes.Ithinkthatitisthe“Whyme??,timesofourlivesinwhichwe15themost.ூ$'௃ôᦻi9íKᦻ஺)ὅõBtuḄö÷øᔊúûf1üᨵøᔊBÜÝ3Ḅý1fþgÔVᡂÿ஺l.A.editorB.graduateC.professorD.reporter^]B
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852.A.delightedB.satisfiedC.desperateD.modestfgc᪷ᦻḄ“Mysubslituteteachingworkhaddriedup”,ὅḄᦟ!"#$%&'ᑮ(!)*+,-஺3.A.HopefullyB.FortunatelyC.SadlyD.Frankly.B᪆᪷ᦻḄ"myoldestbrotherhadbeenabletogetmeajobatthelocaHumbermillwhereheworkecT/0Ḅ1Ḅ22ᙠ45!Ḅᙢ781&$9!஺4.A.busyB.worriedC.calmD.grateful:D;<ὅᨵ$!)*>?“AB”஺S.A.paidB.costC.reducedD.wastedCADEF:H9!Ḅ!IJᶍLMᨬO!I஺ᦑ⌱A⚗஺6.A.stoppingB.jumpingC.bendingD.wandering;P|᪷ᦻḄTifting,andcarryingheavywood”ὅ◤⌕TᜩVWXY'Zᙢ[Ὺஹ^_`a0bcḄᩈᜮ஺7.A.achingB.tremblingC.cheeringD.chokingA<)8fᜩa0bcḄᩈᩞᡠiὅfᜩᑮjYᐰl“mn”oAᑮ%pq஺8.A.bumtB.brokeC.shookD.bledḄrᜩḄY᎛ὅḄtᝅvẚ$tᢣᙠyz{|}~`⊈(bled)஺9.A.lowB.highC.fixedD.steadygg]B᪆I᪷ᦻḄ"attheendoftwoyearsonlyfourotherpeoplehadworkedtherelongerthanlhad”ᨵWᙠH|!ḄYὅ,Ḅᣚ>?L(high)஺lO.A.pushB.releaseC.pressD.pullᫀD᪆IὅḄ!>?,*ᜐᵨ“punmyselfoulofbed”⊤ὅ'ᩭ'஺ll.A.difficultB.helpfulC.interestingD.meaningfulggA;ᦻᑮὅḄ!>?,ᡠiὅ⍝H%⁎ḄTᜩ஺

8612.A.handB.voiceC.spiritsD.tunes¡ᫀC;᪆keepone'sspiritsup“¤¥¦”ὅ!+§¨)*fᜩ©ªᨬᜧ¬¤¥¦஺13.A.giveupB.gothroughC.prepareforD.carryout®B¯ὅḄ!+§¨)*ὅ°45“8±²ᡃ´8±²ᡃµ¶·ᔊH¹?”gothrough"·ᔊ;·¼“஺14.A.answerB.aimC.orderD.opportunity.A½᪷ᦻᑮḄ“Whyme?”*ᜐ¾¿“¡ᫀ”,ᡠi⌱answer஺15.A.complainB.loseC.growD.expect<ᡃÀ8ÁᙠᡃÂÃÄŹ“8±²ᡃ?”ḄYᐝÄᡃÂᡂ(grow)ÈᨬÉ஺v.ËÌÍzÎ⚪Ë᛻:ÑÒ}ËÓÔÕ:Ö×ᦻØᦪ:203(2019ᐰÚᔁH)A90-year-oldhasbeenawarded"WomanofTheYear"for1.(be)Britain,soldestfull-timeemployee—stillworking40hoursaweek.NowIreneAstburyworksfrom9amto5pmdailyatthepetshopinMacclesfield,2.sheopenedwithherlatehusbandLes.Heryearsofhardworkhave3(final)beenacknowledgedafteracustomernominated(Ý)hertobeCheshire'sWomanofTheYear.Pickingupher"LifetimeAchievement^award,proudIrene4.(declare)shehadnoplans5__________(retire)fromher36-year-oldbusiness.Irenesaid,"Idon'tseeanyreasontogiveupwork.IlovecominghereandseeingmyfamilyandallthefriendsI6.(make)overtheyears.IworknotbecauseIhaveto,7.becauseIwantto.”GranddaughterGayleParks,31—whoworksalongsideherinthefamilybusiness—saiditremainedunknownastowhonominatedIrenefortheaward.Shesaid,“Wedon'thaveanyideawhoputgrandmaforward.Whenwegotacall8.(say)shewasshort-listed,wethoughtitwas9.joke.Butthenwegotanofficialletterandwewereblownaway.Wearesoproudofher.lt's10.(wonder).^^¡ᫀÑ;᪆ூËÓ;à௃âᦻTÓ(ãä⍝஺ᦻåæç$T90èḄéÚ᝕ëìᯠîᢝ!ðñ8“᝕ឋ”Ḅóô஺1.beingὃö>÷ËøØ஺foræØùøØY⌕ᵨøØ■ûgüý஺2.whichὃöþËÿ஺ᐜthepetshop,ᐵᙠ▲ᑴឋ,ᡠwhicho3.finallyὃ஺ᑖ᪆ᡂᑖᡠḄᙠ"ᡠᵨ$%஺4.declaredὃ&᝱஺᪷)*ᦻḄ"shehadnoplans”,ᜐ./Ḅ0123Ḅ45ᡠᵨ6701&஺5.toretireὃ89஺ᑖ᪆ᡂᑖ,plans:;9<%஺

876.havemadeὃ&᝱஺᪷)Ḅ&>"“overtheyears''@ᵨAᙠBᡂ&஺7.butὃC஺ᑖ᪆D᪀,ᜐ“not...but...“D᪀FG“<...J....8.sayingὃ89஺callKsayᨵMᧇOḄP8ᐵᡠᵨ9Qg$%ᩭSTcallḄᑁV஺9.aὃW஺jokeᓫᦪᦪZ,ᜐ⊤\]ᢣ,ᡠao10.wonderfulὃ$V஺ᡠḄᙠ⊤,ᡠᵨ$V$%஺VI.ᭆ⌕ᑏ7▅`*☢bᦻ᪷)ᐸᑁVᑏ6e60fgḄᑁVᭆ⌕஺Whattimedoyoustartwork?Doyoupreferaleisurelystarttotheday,orareyouanearlybirdwholikestogetgoingatthecrackofdawn?AtonecomputerprogrammingcompanyintheUSyouhavenosuchchoice.Workbeginsatthesameoddlyspecifictimeeveryday-9:06am.Incontrasttoamoreconventional9amkick-off,employeesinPivotalSoftware's20officesaroundtheglobehavetobeatworkandreadytogopreciselysixminuteslater.Atthattimeacowbellisrungandemployeesgatherforabriefstand-upmeeting.Afterthatit'salongtimetowork,withnoothermeetingsordistractionsthroughouttheworkingday.Theyfocusonworkinguntil6pmsharp,atwhichpointeverybodystopsworking.Sowhat'sthereasonbehindthisuniquetimekeeping?CompanyCEORobMeeexplainsit'saboutmakinghisteamofcomputerprogrammersasefficientaspossible.“Irealizedthatprogrammers,iflefttotheirowndevices,mayrollinat10am,^^hesays.“Wethoughtthatifwemadeit9am,developerspreparethemselvesforthedaywouldthink,'Wellifitis9amI'11belate.'"Heneededalittlemoreextratime,butastartingtimeof9:05amfelttoorigidlyprecise—whereas9:06amseemed"fun”.MrMeewasalsothinkingoftheirstomachs.Lazierprogrammerswhoturneduparound10:00amwouldalsooftenhavemissedbreakfast.Thismeanttheywouldbehungryby11:00amandtakeanearlylunch,leavingthemwithanendlesslylongworkingafternoonahead.Sohedecidedtoprovidebreakfastasanextraincentivejklmtogetintotheofficeontime.Thecompany'sapproachtopunctualitymayseemboring,butPivotalSoftwareisinfactahighlysuccessfulcompany,valuedat20billionRMB.AndPivotalisnotalone:SiliconValleyhaslongbeenassociatedwithanalternativeworkingculture.Googlehas“nappods“andmeditationclasses,whileNetflixoffersayear*spaidparentalleavejnᎷm.>ὃᦻThetexttellsusaboutthestartingworkingtime.PivotalSoftwarebeginsat9:06ambecauseCEORobMeebelievesthatithelpsemployeesbecomemoreefficient.j⌕plFirstly,itensuresworkersbegintoworkatagoodtime,nottoolateinthemorning.Bychoosingausualtimetherequirementseemsfunnyratherthanstrict.j⌕p2Robisalsoconcernedaboutemployeesmissingbreakfastbecauseiftheydon'teatbreakfast,theywillhaveanearlylunchandthenhavetofaceaverylongafternoonofwork.j⌕p3Someothercompanieshaveotheralternativeworkingcultures.j⌕p4

88SectionDUsingLanguage(II)&AssessingYourProgress
ᓣ…••ẠI.ᓫ/l.SomeofthecountriesinAfricahavenoaccessto(finance)aid.ᫀfinancial2.1tisawisechoiceforyoutoprepareyourselfgoodeducation.for3.(work)hardrightnowwillprepareyouwellforyourlifeinthefuture.ᫀWorking4.1tdoesn'tmatteryoutackleeventhesmallestpartoftheproblemjustgetstartednow.ᫀwhether5.1tisreallyamazingthattheonce-ruinedplacehasnowbeenturnedabeautifulschool,fulloflife.ᫀinlo6.Therobotshavebeenusedasvoice(assist)whocanreadnews,playmusicandevenmakejokesfortheirusers.|ᫀ|assistants7.Heiskeen(point)outthebenefitswhichthefamilynetworkcanprovide.|ᫀQpoint8.Anydiscoverythatwemaymake,howeversmall,willremain(acquire)knowledge.|ᫀ|acquiredII.cometrue,takeon,applyfor,dependon,referto,makesure,bepopularwith,attendtol.Ifyouaretomoreresponsibilitiesatwork,itislikelyyouwillbepromoted.|ᫀhakeon2.Whetherlifewillcontinueontheearthformillionsofyearstocomewillwhetherthisproblemcanbesolved.|ᫀdependon3.TheotherdayIcameacrossanoldfriendofminewhenIwasgoingtothelibrarytosomebooks.ᫀreferto4.Theexamsarelikelytoworkoutasexpectedandmydreamtobeadmittedintomyfavouriteuniversitywill.|ᫀ|cometrue

895.1suggestthatyouPekingUniversity,whereyoucangainaccesstothebestChineseculture.qᫀ
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