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Unitlᓫᐗ:120ᑖᑖ:150ᑖᑖᐳ⁚ᑖ30ᑖ⁚ᐳ5⚪;⚪1.5ᑖᑖ7.5ᑖ☢5 ᨵ!⚪,#⚪$ᡠ&ḄAஹBஹC)!⌱⚗$⌱,ᨬ.⌱⚗/ ,01ᨵ102Ḅᩭ45ᨵᐵ⚪7▅9⚪ :9;M:Youlookprettybusy.What'sup?W:We'reputtingtogetheranofficepartythisFridayevening.There,11beabout30people,andrmtheorganiser.M:Nice!Butit'sprobablybestnottooverworkyourself.l.Whatisthewomanbusydoing?A.Workingonapaper.B.Tidyinguptheoffice.C.Organisingaparty.W:Iheardyouwenttothehospitalyesterday.Areyousick?M:No,rmfine.Ijustgothereafewtimesayeartohaveahealthexamination.YouknowIhadanoperationtwoyearsago.2.Whydidthemangotothehospitalyesterday?A.Hewassick.B.Hehadahealthexamination.C.Hehadanoperation.•BW:Doyouworknearhere?M:Yes,Ido.Iworkatabank.Whataboutyou?W:IteachattheschoolnexttoNo.1Hospital.3.Whatdoesthewomando?A.Sheisateacher.B.Sheisadoctor.C.Sheisabankclerk.5ᫀAM:Hi,Maggie.rmcoming,butit,ssnowingandthetrafficismovingslowly.W:OK,David.Takeyourtime.We"11waitforyou,sowecanhavedinnertogether.4.Whereisthemannow?A.Onhisway.B.Inarestaurant.C.Athome.5ᫀAM:Donna,haveyoubookedtheflighttoLondonforme?W:Sure,BiH.Doyouneedaridetotheairport?!candoit.
1M:No,thanks.Iwillparkmycarattheairport.5.WhatdoesDonnaoffertodoforBill?A.Bookaflightforhim.B.Drivehimtotheairport.C.Helphimparkthecar.ggB=⁚ᐳ15⚪;⚪1.5ᑖᑖ22.5ᑖ☢5 ᡈ?@ ᡈ?@ ᨵA!⚪,#⚪$ᡠ&ḄAஹBஹC)!⌱⚗$⌱,ᨬ.⌱⚗ ᡈ?@B0Cᨵ▅9ᔜ!⚪⚪52;/ ᔜ⚪C&,52ḄE5 ᡈ?@9;6ᩞᧇ456ஹ7⚪W:Hey,Peter,rmsorry!M:Hi,Diana,what,swrong?W:WeweregoingtoHongKongthisweekend,butI'mafraidIcan'tgo.M:Howcome?W:IhaveareallybiggeographytestandIhavetostudyforit.M:Wecangonextweekinstead.W:No,Idon'twanttoruinyourweekend.YougoaheadandpleasetakethebookIboughttomyfriendSally.TellherIhavetostudyallweekend,becauseIcan'taffordtofailthetest.M:OK,thenI'11gowithDan.Butit,sapityyoucan'tcome.6.WhydoesDianasaysorrytoPeter?A.Shehastogiveuphertravelplan.B.Shewantstovisitanothercity.C.Sheneedstoputoffhertest.HJA7.WhatdoesDianawantPetertodo?A.Helpherwithherstudy.B.Takeabooktoherfriend.C.Teachageographylesson.ggB7ᩞᧇ458H10⚪W:Hi,Mark.I'vedecidedtoleavethecompany.Ihadanamazingtimehere,butitistimeformetomoveon.M:MayIaskwhy,Cathy?Idohopethatyoustaywithushere.W:Well,youknowI'vegotanewjobinabigengineeringfirm.Ittsamanagementposition.M:Inthatcase,IthinkthatIunderstandyourdecision,andyouhavemysupport.W:Thanksforunderstanding.But,Icanworkheretwomoreweeks.M:That,sgreat.Willyoubeabletofinishyourpresentproject?W:Sure.Andifyouhiresomeonewithintendays,I?dbehappytoprovidetraininginmyareas.8.WhydoesCathywanttoquitherjob?A.She'11joinanotherfirm.B.She"11runherownbusiness.C.She'sfedupwithit.
25ᫀ|A9.WhatisMark'sattitudetowardsCathy'sdecision?A.Forgiving.B.Sympathetic.C.Supportive.gg]c10.WhatmightCathydoforthepresentcompany?A.Applyforaproject.B.Trainanewperson.C.Recommendanengineer.gl]B8ᩞᧇ4511H13⚪M:Hey,Lucy.Doyouhavesometimetotalkaboutnextweek'stripwithme?W:Sure,Dave.M:OK.So,we,releavingonMondayfromHartsfieldInternationalAirport,andreturningonFriday.Dowetakeourselvestotheairport?Maybeweneedtobookataxi,orjustgobybus.W:No,wedon'thaveto.Thecompanycarwillpickusupandtakeusthere.M:Oh,that'sgood.When?W:Ourflightleavesat11:00am,sotheyshouldpickusupbetween8:00and9:00am.Besides,thecompanypaysforourtrip,includinghotelandfood.M:Howmuchwillthatbe?W:Well,NewYorkisaprettyexpensivecity.So,eachofuswillget$200aday.M:Oh,OK.Thanksfortellingmethat.W:You'rewelcome.11.HowwillthespeakersgotoNewYork?A.Byair.B.Bytaxi.C.Bybus.KA12.Whyarethespeakersmakingthetrip?A.Forbusiness.B.Forshopping.C.Forholiday.H]A13.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Driverandpassenger.B.Husbandandwife.C.Fellowworkers.9ᩞᧇ4514H17⚪M:Hello.W:Oh,hello.Youmustbeanewstudent.DidyoufinditOK?M:Well,IgotabitlostbecauseIaskedastranger.ButIgotiteventually.W:Oh.Dear!Haveyoucomefartoday?M:OnlyfromBrighton.Iwasstayingwithmybrother.W:Oh.Good.Howdidyougethere?M:Mybrothertookmetotherailwaystation.AndIgotonabusatthisend.
3W:Aha.Well,you?dbettertellmeyournamesoIcanfindyourform.M:It'sMarkBum.W:Ah,yes.Hereisthekeytoyourroom.It's501.M:Thanks.HowdoIgetthere?W:Goupstairsandit'sonthethirdfloor.M:Thankyou.Oh,here"sameetingfornewstudents.Whattimeisthat?W:It's9:10now.Themeetingistobeginin20minutes.YouJdbetterhurry.M:Thanksalot.Goodbye.14.WhatisMark?A.Anewteacher.B.Anewstudent.C.Atourist.5ᫀ|B15.HowdidMarkgetthere?A.Bytrainandbycar.B.Byplaneandbycar.C.Bytrainandbybus.ggc16.WhichoneisMark,sroom?A.Room501onthethirdfloor.B.Room551onthefirstfloor.C.Room501onthefirstfloor.LA17.Whenisthemeetingtobeheld?A.9:10.B.9:30.C.9:20.5ᫀB10ᩞᧇ4518H20⚪Hello,TmJeffAndersonfromCoventry,England.Andintoday'sprogramJ'dliketosharewithyouaspecialkindofEnglishculture-thefootball.AlotofpeopleinEnglandarecrazyaboutfootball.Duringthefootballseasonwheneverthereisabigmatch,alltheflagsforlocalfootballteams,suchasLiveipoolandNewcastle,arehungoutsideeverywindow,orevenspreadproudlyonT-shirtsorscarves.Thereisanatmosphereofexcitementintheair.Groupsofyoungmencrowdintodark,packedpubsstaringattelevisionscreens.Ofcoursetheyarecoveredheadtotoeinthecoloursoftheirteam.Theyshoutandscreaminsadnesswhentheirteamlosesagoal,orwithjoywhenthereisamomentofsuccess.Youdonothavetobeafanoffootballtogetcaughtupintheexcitement.Asfarasvictoriesareconcerned,Englandhaditsbigmomentin1966inWembleyStadium.TheWorldCupvictoryisintheheartsandmindsofallfootballfans.Now,wheneverEnglandisplayingabigmatch,redandwhitecoverseveryinchofeverypub,asymbolofhopetheEnglishflag.WhilefootballhasneverbeensomethingIamparticularlyinterestedin,foryearsI'vehadtopretendexcitementandpickateamtosupport.Youcannotsayyoudon'tlikeordonotfollowfootballinEngland,asoftenthiswouldleadtoalongdialogueinwhichsomeonewouldbegintellingyouwhyyoushouldsupporttheirteam.18.WheredoyoungmengotowatchbiggamesaccordingtoJeff?A.Pubs.
4B.Stadiums.C.FriendsJhomes.MA19.WhydoesJeffhavetopickateamtosupport?A.Toavoidbeingbothered.B.Toopenaconversation.C.Toearnrespectfromothers.NA20.WhatdoesJeffmainlytalkabout?A.England'smomentofsuccess.B.Englishflagasasymbolofhope.C.England,sall-timefavouritesport.ggc=ᑖ▅9ᐳ⁚ᑖ50ᑖ⁚ᐳ15⚪;⚪2.5ᑖᑖ37.5ᑖ▅9ᑡPᦻ#⚪ᡠ&ḄAஹBஹCஹDR!⌱⚗$⌱,ᨬ.⌱⚗AYourfirstbig-screenexperienceislikelytohavebeenDisneyproductions—whetherwearetalkingaboutSnowWhiteandtheSevenDwarfsorFrozen—thathavelongbeenconsideredsafe,healthychoicesforkids,andpicturesthatparentscanfeeltheydon'tneedtoscreeninadvance.Whenyouareabigpersonsmovieseeninatheatreismuchlargerthanlife;whenyou*realittleperson,itcanbelikeanewentryopeningintheuniverse.Thoseexperiencesmatter,andDisneyknowsthepower-andtheprofitpotential-ofwhat,sinitsvalues,whichhelpsexplainthestudio*songoingstrategyofremakingitsmostpopularanimatedfilms,ofteninlive-actionversions.Howdoyoufeelaboutdirectors'interpretationofthesemovies,acombinationoflive-actionfilmmakingtechniques,virtual-realitymethodsandcomputer-generatedimaginary,dependslargelyonhowyoufeelabouttheoriginal.Thestories,evenwithagentlyupdatedscript,areroughlythesame.Ifyou'veseentheoriginal,youknowhowtherestofthemgo-Inthefollowingyears,we'11alsowatchotherDisney'sremakessuchasMidcm.AnychildrenraisedbyDisneyfilmswouldthinkthatthisisagreattimetobealive.Right?Butjudgingbycritics'ratingsofsomelive-actionmovies,itseemsthatthepowerfulstudiohasbeenunabletowowaudiences.Sowhymoreliveactions?ThemoneyLei'sfaceit:WaltDisneyPicturesisallaboutgeneratingmorerevenue 4ᦇᐭ.Eventhoughitdidnotmanagetocapturecritics,itstillmanagedtocatchtheaudienceJshearts.Andthatismorethanenough.Afterall,filmsarenotmadetoentertaincritics;it,sallaboutcreatinganultimatecinematicexperienceforcasualmoviegoers.Andaslongasthey'reentertainedwithnewinteipretationsofbelovedstories,whystopmakinglive-actionfilms?Inclusion
5Whenyouspendyourentirechildhooddancingandsingingalongtothesecharacters,it?sbeyondmagicaltoseethemagainwhenyou'reanadultandarethesameageasthem.That,soneofthefewmagicaleffectsofmovies.Nottomention,Aladdin,sSouthAsiancastisalsoastrongstatementfortheworld.PerhapsthisisalsothereasonwhyDisneywantsMalantohaveanallAsiancast.Let'shopethey'renottheonlyonesandDisneyisbringingmorediversestoriestobetold.NostalgiaᝰVAlloftheseDisneyremakesaredesignedtofuelthenostalgiaofboomers,GenX-ersandmillennials,andmanyofthemoviegoerswhogrewupwiththesemovies,inparticular,nowhaveyoungkidsoftheirown.Littlewonderthestudioisseeingbigdollarsignsinthem.ூWᦻXYZᦻᦻ[\⌕^_`abcḄᵯe21.DisneyproductionsareparentsJfirstchoicefbrkidsbecausethey.A.promotechildren'soverallhealthB.don'tneedbookinginadvanceC.don,tneedascreentoenjoythemD.havebeenenjoyingagoodrepulationDḄfᳮᑨi⚪᪷k$Ḅ^...whetherwearetaikingaboutSnowWhiteandtheSevenDwa^orFrozen—thathavelongbeenconsideredsafe,healthychoicesforkids,…''lmabcᵯe nopᩭYXqᐰᏉtḄ⌱uᵫwf,abcxᨵyzḄ{|22.Yourfeelingaboutthelive-actionfilmsremademainlyrelieson.A.thefilmmakingtechnologyB.thepopularityofthefilmsC.thefamiliaritywiththestorylineD.thecomputer-generatedimaginaryggc}Z~⁚ᳮ}⚪᪷k)Ḅ"Howdoyoufeelaboutdirectors*interpretationofthesemovies,acombinationoflive-actionfilmmakingtechniques,virtual-realitymethodsandcomputer-generatedimaginary,dependslargelyonhowyoufeelabouttheoriginal."lm0 ᵯeᕈḄyᜧ0 EḄᵫwlm,C⚗23.1ntheauthor'sopinion,whatcouldbethemainreasonforDisney'smoreliveactions?A.It,stryingitsbesttosatisfybothcriticsandaudience.B.It,ssparingnoeffortstoearnasmuchrevenueaspossible.C.It'sseekingandaddingglobalelementstomakediversestories.D.It,sbringingbackthosesweetmemoriestoitsloyalagingfans.ᫀ|B}᪆~⁚ᳮ}⚪᪷kThemoneyᑖḄ"Let'sfaceit:WallDisneyPicturesisallaboutgeneralingmorerevenue.,,'5rmabceᙠ⌼Ḅᦈᐭ,ᡠ⌱B⚗ 2020•E᪥¡¢
6Fancyyourownsatellite?ArizonaStateUniversityisworkingtowardsmakingthisarealitywithitsSunCubeFemtoSatproject.SmallerthanastandardCubeSat,thelow-coststudent-designedspacecraftisaimedatprovidinggreateraccesstospaceforscientistsandhobbyistsalike.AssistantprofessorJekanThangaandateamofstudentshavebeendevelopingtheSunCubeFemtoSatforthepasttwoyears.Thesmall3x3x3cmcubeweighsinatjust35gandalonger(3x3x9cm,100g)modelhasalsobeendesigned,whichincludesstoragespace.EachSunCubeFemtoSathasitsowncommunication,datacollectionandpropulsion(f¤)systemsandispoweredbysolarpanels.ltismadeofoff-the-shelfpartsthatareavailableinshops,andtheenergy-efficientsolarpanelsarecutfromscrap(¦ᱏ)whichmakesitsaveenergy,soldatadiscountbymanufacturers.t4Withaspacecraftofthissize,anyuniversitycandoit,"saysThanga."That'spartofourmajorgoal—spacediscoveryforeverybodyTheteamsaysthatwhilelaunchingyourownsatellitewouldusuallycostbetweenUS$60,000-70,000perkilo,itwouldonlycost$1,000tosendaSunCubeFemtoSattotheInternationalSpaceStation,and$3,000tosenditintolowearthorbit.Leavingtheearth'sgravitywouldcostanestimated$27,000.TheFemtoSatwouldbepackedwitha'jackinthebox“stylesystemthatmatchesstandardCubeSatsizes(around10cubiccm),simplifyingtheprocessofgettingthetinysatelliteintoorbit.NASAhassent30CubeSatsintospaceoverthelastfewyears,withanother50awaitinglaunch.ThangaandhisstaffviewtheFemtoSatasastartingpointforscientistsandstudents,andevenhopethedevicecouldbeboughtonthewebsitelikeAmazononeday.Thangaimaginesdevelopingfourmainapplicationsforthedevice,includinghands-ontestingexperiencesforstudents,andartificialgravityexperiments.Inaddition,groupsofSunCubeFemtoSatscouldeventuallybeabletodothejoboflargerspacecraftatavastlydiscountedcost.ூ©ª}9WᦻXªYZᦻᦻ[^_`¬®¯°Ḅᡂ²ẆᑴµC¶·ᜧ¸¹º»¼Ḅl½ឋ24.WhatisthemajorgoaloftheSunCubeFemtoSatproject?A.Toactonteachinginouterspace.B.Toprovideaccesstospacecraftdesign.C.Tohelpcarryoutaclassroomexperiment.D.Tohelpaverageindividualsexplorespace.gg]Dᘥfᳮᑨi⚪᪷kḄᨬ $Ḅ^thelow-coststudent-designedspacecraftisaimedatprovidinggreateraccesstospaceforscientistsandhobbyistsalike.”lmẆᑴÀ¬¯°Ḅ\⌕ÁḄX¶·ᜧ¸¹º»¼25.WhatisspecialaboutSunCubeFemtoSats?A.Theyareofthesamesize.B.Theyareenergy-efficient.C.Theyaremainlydesignedforlabuse.D.Theyaremainlyusedtocollectinformation.ÂB}Z~⁚ᳮ}⚪᪷k)Ḅஹ=$Ḅ<4...ispoweredbysolarpanels.Itismadeofoff-the-shelfpartsthatareavailableinshops,andtheenergy-effic
7ientsolarpanelsarecutfromscrap,whichmakesitsaveenergy”lm,À¬¯°Ãᵨ»□½ÆÇᵯᡠᵨḄᩞᧇ1X⁚½ÈÉḄ26.WhatdoesThangaexpectofSunCubeFemtoSats?A.They'11beavailableonline.B.They'11beprovidedforfree.C.They11matchthesizeofCubeSats.D.They'11besentintospacewithCubeSats.ÊAË~⁚ᳮ}⚪᪷kᨬ Ḅ$Ḅ4tevenhopethedevicecouldbeboughtonthewebsitelikeAwtzz^/2oneday.,,'5rmÌÍÎÏpᙠнÑH||SunCubeFemtoSatso27.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.FemtoSatsWillRuleSpaceB.YourOwnSatelliteIsComingC.GoingintoSpaceHasBeenAffordableD.YouCanDesignYourOwnSpacecraftH]B}᪆[᪗⚪ÕÖ⚪᪷k$Ḅ“FancyyourownsaieHite?”7)$Ḅ"That'spartofourmajorgoal-spacediscoveryforeverybody,B⚗“0ØÙḄ¯°Ú⌕ᩭ`”lᭆÝᦻ[Ḅ\⌕ᑁßCChinaisdevelopingasystemthatrecognisesindividualsbytheirbodyshapeandwalkingmovements.Systemsthatrecognisehumanfacesarealreadybeingusedtoidentifypeopleincrowdsorasasecurewaytounlockpersonaldevices.Thenewsystem,knownas“gaitrecognition^JsalreadyontrialbypoliceonthestreetsofBeijingandShanghai.TheChinesetechnologycompanyWatrixdevelopedthesystem.Thecompanyannouncedlastmonththatithadraised$14,5milliontospeedupthedevelopmentandsaleofthetechnology.Thesystemworksinasimilarwaytofacerecognition.Camerascapturevideoofpeopleinpublicplaces.Then,machinespoweredbyartificialintelligence(AI)examineandstudythevideo.Facialrecognitionsystemsidentifytheshapesandexpressionsonaperson'sfacetoidentifythem.Gaitrecognitionusesaperson'sbodyshapeandtheirwayofwalkingtoidentifythem.Thesystemrecordsapersonysshapeandmovementsandthencreatesamodelofthewaytheywalk.HuangYongzhenisaformerresearcherwhoco-foundedWatrixin2O16.HetoldtheAssociatedPresshissystemcanidentifypeoplefromupto50metresaway.Itisdesignedtoworkevenwhenaperson'sfaceiscoveredorhidden.Huangsayshisgaitrecognitionsystemiscorrect94percentofthetime.Thisisbelowthesuccessrateofmanyfacerecognitionsystems.Buthesaysthesystemcanstillbehelpfultopoliceandforothercommercialpurposes.Healsobelievesthesystemcanbeeffectivewhenusedtogetherwithfacerecognition.Gaitrecognitionisnotnew.ThetechnologyhasbeenresearchedbyscientistsinJapanandBritainandbyU.S.defenseofficialsforabout10years.Butattemptstosellthetechnologyhave
8beenslow.Oneofthereasonsthetechnologyhasnotdevelopedfurtheristhatthesystemsaremorecomplexthanfacialrecognition.ூ©ª}9Wᦻàá`$âᙠẆãäåçèéê,ëéê½ìíî®7ïðñᩭçèòó28.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A.Asystemthatcanrecognisehumanfacesisaroundthecorner.B.Itistoughtoaccuratelyfbllowapersonincrowds.C.Asystemthatcanidentifyapersonbywalkingisbeingdeveloped.D.Anewsystemthatcancheckabodyshapeisunderway.H]cô~⁚ᳮ}⚪᪷k$Ḅ4tChinaisdevelopingasystemthatrecognisesindividualsbylheirbodyshapeandwalkingmovements.,,'5rmÁBᙠõãäìíòö7÷ïᩭçèòóḄéêᡠ⌱C⚗29.WhatdoyouknowaboutWatrixmentionedinthepassage?A.Ithasinventedalotofsystemsadoptedbythepolice.B.Ithasearned$14.5millionbyinventingthesystem.C.Ithasbecomefamousforthefacerecognitionsystem.D.Ithasgotwellpreparedforthenewsystem.øDô~⁚ᳮ}⚪᪷k=Ḅᨬ 44Thecompanyannouncedlastmonththatithadraised$14.5milliontospeedupthedevelopmentandsaleofthetechnology.“lmëùúûüýþ`1450ÿ ᐗᢈḄ├ᵫ ᐙ Ḅᜓ"#ᦑ⌱D⚗3O.Facialrecognitionissimilartogaitrecognitionbecause.A.camerascatchvideoofpeople'sexpressionsB.aperson'sbodyshapecanberecognisedveryeasilyC.camerasrecordvideoofapersoninpublicplacesD.aperson'sactionwillbesenttothepolicegi]c')⁚ᳮ'⚪᪷./01Ḅ“Camerascapturevideoofpeopleinpublicplaces”23,5678Ḅ9:;ᜐ=:@AᣓᣍᐳEᡠGHḄI⚣KC⚗LM31.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.JapanandBritainkeptasecretaboutthesystem.B.Thesystemsofgaitrecognitionarehardtodevelop.C.Gaitrecognitionwillsufferapoormarketverysoon.D.Almostnooneunderstandshowgaitrecognitionruns.ᳮᑨO⚪᪷.ᨬQR1Ḅ“thesystemsaremorecomplexthanfacialrecognition”23KSTUᩖWXYZᐭᵫ23B⚗LMD 2020•ᐰ^ᔁIReturningtoabookyou'vereadmanytimescanfeellikedrinkswithanoldfriend.There,sawelcomefamiliarity-butalsosometimesaslightsuspicionthattimehas
9changedyouboth,andthustherelationship.Butbooksdon,tchange,peopledo.Andthat*swhatmakestheactofrereadingsorichandtransformative.Thebeautyofrereadingliesintheideathatourbondwiththeworkisbasedonourpresentmentalregister.lt*strue,theolderIget,themoreIfeeltimehaswings.Butwithreading,itysallaboutthepresent.lt*saboutthenowandwhatonecontributestothenow,becausereadingisagiveandtakebetweenauthorandreader.Eachhastopulltheirownweight.TherearethreebooksIrereadannually.Thefirst,whichItaketoreadingeveryspring,isErnestHemingway'sAMoveableFeast.Pubhshedin1964,itTshisclassicmemoirof1920sParis.ThelanguageisalmostintoxicatingabG◌⏥Ḅe,anagingwriterlookingbackonanambitiousyetsimplertime.AnotherisAnnieDillard'sHolytheFinn,herpoetic1975rambleafgeabouteverythingandnothing.ThethirdbookisJulioCortzar*sSaveTwilight:SelectedPoems,becausepoetry.AndbecauseCortzar.WhileItendtobuyalotofbooks,thesethreeweregiventomeasgifts,whichmightaddtothemeaningIattachtothem.ButIimaginethat,whilemoneyisindeedwonderfulandnecessary,rereadinganauthor'sworkisthehighestcuireiicyareadercanpaythem.Thebestbooksaretheonesthatopenfurtherastimepasses.Butremember,it'syouthathastogrowandreadandrereadinordertobetterunderstandyourfriends.ூij'kmᦻ=Rjopᦻ#ὅrstuvwxykz{Ḅ|K}~ykḄ0mzḄᑁ}ᐸ32.Whydoestheauthorlikerereading?A.Itevaluatesthewriter-readerrelationship.B.It,sawindowtoawholenewworld.C.It,sasubstitutefordrinkingwithafriend.D.Itextendstheunderstandingofoneself./D')⁚ᳮ'⚪᪷./R1Ḅ“There'sawelcomefamiliarity-butalsosometimesaslightsuspicionthattimehaschangedyouboth,andthustherelationship.Butbooksdon'tchange,peopled.”23y▅kzᑮᦋtuv/1Ḅ/R⊤y▅kz{Ḅ ᝯ;ᜐᙠᡃH#ḄᐵᡃH¡Ḅ¢ᳮ£ᵫ23#ὅwxykzḄ|KᙠkzZt¥¦uvḄᳮ'33.WhatdoweknowaboutthebookAMoveableFeast^A.It,sabriefaccountofatrip.B.It'saboutHemingway'slifeasayoungman.C.It,sarecordofahistoricevent.D.It,saboutHemingway'sfriendsinParis.Ḅ)⁚ᳮ'⚪ᵫᦻ§/01Ḅ“…anagingwrileiiookingbackonanambitiousyetsimplertime.“23¨MoueaReFeasf=©ᑏ«¬®¯Ḅ°±²ᦑ⌱B⚗34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“currency"inParagraph4referto?A.Debt.B.Reward.C.Allowance.D.Facevalue.⊀B
10|'᪆¶ᳮᑨO⚪᪷.·ᦻḄ“whilemoneyisindeedwonderfulandnecessary,...”¸¹ᔠ»ᦻḄ“areadercanpaylhem”23¼Ḅ½¾¿"money”9ᐵᜐḄ½¾=“yk#ὅḄz=ÁÂ¥HᨬÃḄᝄÅaÆÇedebt“ÈÉ”;reward"ÆÇᝄÅ°Æ''allowance"ËÌ⊡Ì”;facevalue“☢Дᑖ᪆ÒÓ⌱⚗23⌱B⚗35.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthetext?A.Helovespoetry.B.He'saneditor.C.He,sveryambitious.D.Heteachesreading.9AÔᳮᑨO⚪ᵫᦻ§/01Ḅ44ThethirdbookisJulioCortzar,sSaveÕÖØoems,becausepoetry.AndbecauseCortzar.”23#ὅᨬwxykḄ/0mz{=SaueTM/igÙ:Se/ecfedØoeÚ=RmÛ⌱ÜᐸḄ5ÓbecauseÝᑮtÞß#ᵨᵫ#ὅwxÛáᦑ⌱A⚗/⁚aᐳ5â⚪;~â⚪2.5/ã12.5ᑖe▅k»☢äᦻåäᦻQḄ⌱⚗⌱æ2çᐭèéᜐḄᨬê⌱⚗⌱⚗ᨵ5⚗ìí⌱⚗InordertomaketheintroductiontoroboticsassimpleaspossibleformanypeopleVvecreatedamobilerobotkitforexperimenterscalledARobot.ARobotcomesinkitaîᜓeform.36Thisallowsyoutogetyourrobotworkinginacoupleofhoursinsteadofacoupleofmonthsormore.37Oneofthefirstthingsyougettodoisdecideonapaintjobforyournewrobot.ARobotusestheBasicStampIIcontroller.38ThereisplentyofexpansionroomonARobotandanentiresetofwebpagesthatshowyouhowtoattachadigitalcompass,sonarrangefinder,lightsensorsandotherdevicesatthewebsite.ARobotisdesignedtobeaboutthesamepriceasatypical"fromscratch^^robotbutwithoutallthehassleaïðe.You'11alsofindagalleryofimagesandafrequently-asked-questionssection.ARobotisalsothesubjectof“RobotBuildingforDummies^^wherethereaderisshownhowtoaddatemperaturesensor,motiondetector,videocamera,andspeech.39Ihopethisarticlehelpsyouwithoutsoundinglikeacommercial.rvebeenbuildingrobotseversinceIwasakidandIlovehelpingothersdothesame.40A.Youwillfinditeasytomakearobot.B.Iamsureyou'regoingtoLOVEROBOTICS!C.Itisverypopularandveryeasytoprogram.D.Inthisway,youcangettherobotworkingimmediately.E.However,thecircuitboardaᵯòóeandcablesarepre-builtandtested.F.YoucanfinditatAmazonandatmostbookstores.G.ARobotismadeofmetal,notplasticorwoodlikesomeoftheotherrobotsoutthere.ôᫀ'᪆ூij'kmᦻö⌕ᔣAᘤG᰿ ὅûütARobotḄᑴ⌼ÿ 36.E᪷“Thisallowsyoutogelyourrobot…”Ḅ"This”ᡠḄᦻᢚᐵ ,ᡠ E⚗
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15Itis7aminthemorningandthealarmremindsmeonceagaintopreparefortheschool.ltisabeautifuldaywithclearskyandlotsofbrightsunshine.ButIdon,thavetimetosoakintothisbecausemyschoolvehiclewillcomeat8sharpandincaseImiss,myparentwillgivemeabeating.Sobetterrun.Myschoolbusjusttookoffanddrovepasttheresidentialtowers.lttakesonly5minutestoreachtheschoolwhereeachofuswillhavedesignatedroutinestofollowandanydeviationwillbecaughtonCCTVandreportedbacktomyparentsonlineontheirdesk.Afterall,itistheyear2300.Ohyes!Wearethe4thgenerationpeoplelivingonEuropainahabitablespacewhichhasbeencreatedspecificallyforusbymaninthe22ndcentury.Theearthbecamedangerousforlivingduetoincreasingpollutionwhichourforefatherscreatedandhencemankindhadtolooktootherplacesforaliving.Allovertheworld,ahandfulofpeoplewereselectedandmygreatgrandparentstravelledallthewaytothisplacetocontinuealife.Itis12pmandlunchtime.Todaywewereservedsomedeliciouscreamandchocolates.ThesearemadeonplanetMarsthesedaysandbroughtheredirectly.Iamfeelingalittlesleepybutmyroboticteacherwon'tgivemeabreakandalsoourresultswillbeouttoday.Iamfeelingalittletensed.OhmyGod!Ihavecomefirstinmyclass,feelingoverthemoon(Or,overtheEuropa).And,youwon,tbelieveme—Ihavegotachancetovisittheearthalongwithothersonadaytrip.Iamsoexcitedaboutthetripandmyparentsareequallyso.Iamcarryingmylatestcameratocatcheverymomentofthejourney.Finallyweareontheearthafterthe4hours'journeyandweareinourorgano-syntheticsuittoprotectagainsttheharmfulenvironmentwhereoncemankindtooktheirfirstbreath.Zh:Åᑏ ᦪ150³´Therearestillsomecolomesoflmmansspreadingacrosstheglohemostlyinthetnangularlandmass[historianssayitAfrica)andlamveryeagertoseethemclosely._Itisgettingdarkerandwehacltogohack._ὃᦻTherearestillsomecoloniesofhumansspreadin^acrosstheglobemostlyinthetrian^ularlandmass(historianssayitAfricd)andlamveryeagertoseethemclosely.Uponarrival,wefoundourselvesdeepinhazyatmosphere,which,asmyrobotguidetellsme,istheresultofairpollution.Wewerealmostoutofbreath,sowehadtolookforsomeplaceswherewecouldbreathe.Howcouldmankindsurvivehere?Iwondered.Luckily,weescapedandlandednearaschool,wheresomecrazykidsarerunningaroundaballonanopenground,shouting“Goal,Goal,Goal”allthetime.Myrobotguidetoldmethatitwascalled“Football"-themostpopulargameontheearth.Ithoughtofmygameof“AlienInvasion^^whichismoreexciting.Thenwecontinuedourtrip...Itisgettingdarkerandwehadtogoback.Whtieback,Istillthoughtabouttheairpollution,thedirtywater,thebarelandontheearth.Ican,tunderstandwhymankinddidn'tcareabouttheirhome?ThoughIcarriedmycamera,!tookfewpictures.Thejourneytotheearthmademesadforthosewholiveinthatplace.
16Unit2ᓫᐗÎÏx:120ᑖÐᑖ:150ᑖᑖÑÒᐳ⁚ᑖ30ᑖ⁚ᐳ5Ó⚪;ÖÓ⚪1.5ᑖᑖ7.5ᑖѽ☢5Á×ØÖÁ×Ø ᨵÓ⚪,*⚪.ᡠḄAஹBஹC⌱⚗.⌱ÜᨬÞ⌱⚗ÑÊÖÁ×Ø ,ßᨵ10àÐḄxᩭâãᨵᐵÓ⚪`▅¼½Ó⚪ÖÁ×Øä¼åW:Ohmy!Mycarbrokedown,andIhavetomeetmyauntattherailwaystationbeforenoon.M:You'relucky.Icandropyouoffonmyway.l.Whatwillthemandoforthewoman?A.Repairhercar.B.Giveheraride.C.Pickupheraunt.^]BW:What,swrongwithyou?Youaresopale.M:ThebusItookbrokedownonthehalfway,andIhadtowalkhere.2.Whatdidthemando?A.Hetookabus.B.Hewalkedhere.C.Hetookataxi.ãᫀ]BW:DidyouhearthatMrPetersoniscomingnextweek,Gordon?M:Yes,soIcalledallthedepartmentheadstomyofficethismorning.Weneedtogivehimreportsonourprogram.3.WhomightMrPetersonbe?A.Anewprofessor.B.Adepartmenthead.C.Acompanydirector.W:IgotadmittedtoHarvardUniversity.M:Tmveryhappyforyou.Haveyoutoldittoourteacher?W:Notyet.I'11givehimapleasantsurprise.4.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Teacherandstudent.B.Twoclassmates.C.Jobseekerandinterviewer.W:CanIhelpyou?M:Yes.rdliketotrythisjacketon,please.
17W:Okay.Thechangingroomsareoverthere.5.Wherearethespeakers?A.Ataswimmingpool.B.Inaclothingshop.C.Ataschoollab.º⁚ᐳ15Ó⚪;ÖÓ⚪1.5ᑖᑖ22.5ᑖѽ☢5Á×ØᡈéêÖÁ×Øᡈéê ᨵëÓ⚪,*⚪.ᡠḄAஹBஹC⌱⚗.⌱ÜᨬÞ⌱⚗ÑÖÁ×ØᡈéêTìᨵx▅¼ᔜÓ⚪ÖÓ⚪5àÐ;ÑÊ ᔜÓ⚪ìÜ5àÐḄSãxÖÁ×Øᡈéê¼åÑ6Áᩞᧇâã6ஹ7⚪W:SoBill,whatdoyouusuallydoontheweekend?M:IoftengotothemovieswithfriendsonFridaynight.Howaboutyou,Sarah?W:Well,IloveseeingmusicalplaysonBroadwaywithmyfriends.Haveyoubeentomany?M:Notreally.IsawonewhenImovedtoNewYorkandanotherwhenmyparentscametovisit,butnoneeversince.6.WhatdoesBilloftendoonFridaynight?A.Gotothemovies.B.Visithisparents.C.WalkalongBroadway.îA7.Whowatchesmusicalplaysmostoften?A.Biirsparents.B.BilLC.Sarah.ggcÑ7Áᩞᧇâã8ஹ9⚪W:Comeon,we'regoingtobelateforschool.Whalareyoureading?M:Oh,it,soneofDad'sbusinessmagazines.HaveyouseentheplanforthisFreedomShip?W:No,whatisit?M:Well,it,sjustaconceptatthemoment,butthey'replanningtobuildahugeshipthatlookslikeafloatingtowerblock,withanairportontop.W:Thatsoundsabitunstableifyouaskme.Let*shavealook.Oh,that,samazing!Itlookslikeamulti-storeycarpark.Aretheyreallygoingtobuildit?M:Onlyifitcanbeprofitable,soifyouaskmej'dbesurprised.Theyneedbillionsofdollarstoevenstart,soitmayneverhappen.8.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Aship.B.Atower.C.Acarpark.ïA9.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheplan?A.Practical.B.Reasonable.C.Impossible.ggcÑ8Áᩞᧇâã10ð12⚪W:Welldone.Congratulations!Howareyoufeeling?M:Tired.rmjusttired.
18W:Butyoudidsowelltogetsecondplaceintoday'scarrace.M:Well,Icameouthereaimingforthegold.Igotthirdplacelasttime,anditwasnottheresultIhadhopedfor.W:Whathappenedtoday?Youwerelookingextremelygoodatthestart.M:Iblewit!Thecarwasabitoutofcontrol.W:Somepeoplemighthavegivenupatthatpoint.M:Iwasdeterminedtodoit,tofinishtheround.W:So,whatnow?M:Tomorrow,sgoingtobetough,muchtougherthantoday.W:Well,Ithinkyoushowedgreatdeterminationtoday.Goodluckfortomorrow,andthanksforspeakingtous.lO.Howdidthemanfeelabouthisperformancetoday?A.Greatlyencouraged.B.Abitdissatisfied.C.Terriblydisappointed.11.Whatdidthemansayhelpedhimovercometheproblem?A.Patience.B.Luck.C.Determination.12.Whatisthewomandoing?A.Conductinganinterview.B.Holdingapressconference.C.Hostingaceremony.ïAÑ9Áᩞᧇâã13ð16⚪M:Hi,Lucy!It,snicetoseeyouagain.W:Youknow,Jack,!havebeenintendingtocallyouforalongtime.M:Me,too.Howhaveyoubeen?W:Prettygood.M:LasttimeIsawyou,youwereplanningtogotolawschool,werentyou?W:YesJwas,butasitturnedout,Ichangedmymind.M:Oh,really?Whatchangedyourmind?W:Well,thesimplereasonisthatatthemomentdoctorsarebadlyneededinChina,soVvedecidedtogotomedicalschoolinstead.M:Medicalschool?That,sveryinteresting.W:Andhowaboutyou?Doyoustillintendtostudybusiness?M:No,Ihavealsochangedmymind.rmstudyingEnglishnow.W:Why?M:IfImastertheEnglishlanguagewellJ'msureIcandobetterinthefuture.W:Oh,thatsoundsgreat!13.Whatwasthewomanplanningtolearnwhentheylastmet?A.Law.B.Business.C.Medicine.
19ãᫀ|A14.Whatmadethewomanchangehermind?A.Thattherearetoomanylawyers.B.Learninglawcanbehardwork.C.ThegreatneedfordoctorsinChina.15.Whatlanguageisthemanlearning?A.Chinese.B.English.C.French.gg]B16.WhatJsthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Teacherandstudent.B.Motherandson.C.Friends.ggcÑ10Áᩞᧇâã17ð20⚪Hello,everyone.Intoday'sprogram,!*dliketoshareatruestoryofmine.Oneday,myfriendsandIhadjustfinishedlunchatahotelwhenitstartedtorainheavily.Whenitbecamelighter,1decidedtobravetheraintogetmycarandgohome.Itwasparkedthreeblocksaway.MyfriendsarguedIshouldn,tgobecauseatthattimeIwasduetogivebirthinthreemonths.Ipromisedrdbeverycareful.Oneofthemwantedtocomewithme,butIinsistedshestaywithanotherfriendwhoneededhelpwithherbaby.WhenIwalkedtothefirstcrossroads,ataxistoppedandapassengercameoutwithanumbrella.BeforeIknewwhatwashappening,hewalkedrightbesidemeandtoldmehewouldwalkwithmetowhereIwouldgo.Irefused,butheinsisted.Duringourwalk,hekepttellingmetowalkslowly.Whenwegottothecarpark,!thankedhim,andwepartedways.Ididnotgethisnameandmaynotevenrecognizehimnow.Didhepurposelystopforme?r11neverknow.17.Whatwastheweatherlikethatday?A.Itwasrainy.B.Itwassunny.C.Itwassnowy.H]A18.Whatdidthespeakerdecidetodoafterlunchthatday?A.Staytohelpherfriend.B.Walkalonetohercar.C.Waitfortheraintostop.ggB19.Wheredidthespeakermeetthetaxipassenger?A.Atacrossroads.B.Infrontofahotel.C.Besideacarpark.&IA20.Whatdoesthespeakertalkabout?A.Anexcitinglunchparty.
20B.Awell-knownshortstory.C.Anunforgettableexperience,ggc ᑖ▅ᐳ⁚ᑖ50ᑖ!⁚ᐳ15Ó⚪;ÖÓ⚪2.5ᑖᑖ37.5ᑖ▅¼½ᑡᦻ*Ö⚪ᡠḄAஹBஹCஹD⌱⚗.⌱ÜᨬÞ⌱⚗A 2020•ᐰ/ᔁHTheLakeDistrictAttractionsGuideDalemainMansion&HistoricGardensHistory,Culture&Landscapeõö.Discoverandenjoy4centuriesofhistory,5acresofcelebratedandaward-winninggardenswithparklandwalk.OwnedbytheHasellfamilysince1679,hometotheInternationalMarmaladeFestival.Giftsandantiques,plantsales,museums&MediaevalHallTearoom.Open:29Mar-29Oct,SuntoThurs.Tearoom,Gardens&GiftShop:10:30-17:00 16:00inOct.House:l1:15-16:00 15:00inOct.Town:PooleyBridge&PenrithAbbotHallArtGallery&MuseumThoseviewingthequalityofAbbotHairstemporaryexhibitionsmaybeforgivenforthinkingtheyareinacitygallery.TheimpressivepermanentcollectionincludesTurnersandRomneysandthetemporaryexhibitionprogrammehasCanalettoandtheartistsfromStIves.Open:MontoSatandSummerSundays.10:30-17:00Summer.10:30-16:00Winter.Town:KendalTullieHouseMuseum&ArtGalleryDiscover,exploreandenjoyaward-winningTullieHouse,wherehistoriccollections,contemporaryartandfamilyfunarebroughttogetherinoneimpressivemuseumandartgallery.Therearefourfantasticgalleriestovisitfromfinearttointeractivefun,sothere'ssomethingforeveryone!Open:HighSeason1Apr-31OctiMontoSat10:00-17:00,Sun11:00-17:00.LowSeason1Nov-31Mar:MontoSat10:00-16:30,Sun12:00-16:30.Town:CarlisleDoveCottage&TheWordsworthMuseumDiscoverWilliamWordsworth'sinspirationalhome.TakeatourofhisLakelandcottage,walkthroughhishillsidegardenandexploretherichesofthecollectionintheMuseum.Visittheshopandrelaxinthecafe.Exhibitions,eventsandfamilyactivitiesthroughouttheyear.Open:Daily,09:30-17:30 lastadmission17:00.Town:Grasmereூ÷ᦻdÉᵨᦻᦻø⌕Xú℉kḄrüõ²,ᒹªᔜýḄᱯ⁐ஹÃÿ ᡠᜐḄᐹ21.WhenistheHouseatDalemainMansion&HistoricGardensopenonSundaysinJuIy?A.09:30-17:30.B.10:30-16:00.
21C.l1:15-16:00.D.12:00-16:30.ggc⁚ᳮ⚪᪷OpenᑖḄᨬ House Ḅᑁ!"#$%ᙠ'ᨴ)Ḅ*+ᜩ-. /1115ᑖᑮ16ᦑ⌱C⚗22.WhatcanvisitorsdoatAbbotHallArtGallery&Museum?A.EnjoyRomneyJsworks.B.Havesomeinteractivefun.C.Attendafamousfestival.D.Learnthehistoryofafamily.4A᪆⁚ᳮ⚪᪷⚪6Ḅᐵ89AbbotHallArtGallery&Museum":;┝=>,᪷ᐸḄ>A"#$BCᦈEᨵRomneyḄGHᦑ⌱A⚗23.WhereshouldvisitorsgoiftheywanttoexploreWordsworth*slife?A.Penrith.B.Kendal.C.Carlisle.D.Grasmere.ID᪆|⁚ᳮ⚪᪷⚪6Ḅᐵ89Wordsworth;slife":;┝=K$᪷ᨬ Town Ḅᑁ!"#ᐸᐹᦑ⌱D⚗ThetwogranitebouldersLMNOPQ,knownastheDinnieStonestogetherweighnearly332.5kg.Ninetymenhaveliftedthemsincetheirrediscoveryin1953.TheyarenamedafterDonaldDinnie,whocarriedthemacrossPotarchBridgein1860.Justonewoman,JanTodd,liftedthemin1979.LeighHolland-Keenbecameonlythesecondwomantodoit.Shesaid,“Ilwasfantastic,quiteanemotionalexperience.!feltcrazytobeabletodothat,andhavingthecrowdbeingsopositivecreatedanamazingatmosphere.^^Holland-Keen,29,whoisanAustraliannurse,wasinspiredbyhermotherandstepfathersloveofweighttraining,andstartedgoingtothegymwhenshewasonlyabout14.Shefirstattemptedtoliftthestoneslastyear,whileaccompanyinghermotherandstepfatherwhohadcometotryit herstepfathersuccessfullyliftedthemin2009.Shehadn'texpectedtoattempttoliftthemandhadn'ttrainedforit,butcouldn,tpasstheopportunityup."Itrieditandwasveryclose,soIthoughtmaybeIcouldactuallydothesewithinthenextcoupleofyears,“shesays/4MymumandImadeitourgoaltotrainandgettheseup.”Shealsosays,“Theappealofweightliftingisinnotgivingup.It,sgoodtoconstantlychallengeyourself.Ifyoucan,tliftitupthefirsttimeyoutry,it'ssomethingtoworktowards.Youkeepperseveringandthenyoucandoit.ltfeelsgoodtoachieveit.Trainingcangosowellandthenonthedayanythingcanhappen.IfIdidmakeit,itwouldbefantastic.IfIdidn,t,Iwouldjustcomebacknextyearandtryagain.^^Holland-KeenborrowedsomereplicaLRᑴHQDinnieStonesringsandloadedthemwithweightsandtrainedinhergaragethreetofourtimesaweek,foruptotwohoursatatime.Shesays,"It'sgettingbetterbutthereisacommonmyththatifyouliftheavyweights,you'regoingtolookverymanly.”ூUVWHolland-Keen☠Ḽ[\Ḅ]^_`aḄbc$ᡂefghiᙽklm332.5ᓟoḄMNP
2224.WhyarethetwograniteboulderscalledtheDinnieStones?A.Becausetheyareveryheavy.B.Becausetheyareveryfamous.C.BecausetheybelongtoDonaldDinnie.D.BecausetheyarenamedafterDonaldDinnie.pqrDs⁚ᳮ⚪᪷tuA4tTheyarenamedafterDonaldDinniewhocarriedthemacrossPotarchBridgein1860.“"#$vw/᪷tDonaldDinnieḄxyᩭ{BiᙽMNP|xḄ25.WhoinfluencedHolland-Keenintryingtoliftthetwograniteboulders?A.Hermotherandstepfather.B.Hergymcoach.C.DonaldDinnie.D.JanTodd.IAḄ⁚ᳮ⚪᪷>tA44Holland-Keen,29,whoisanAustraliannurse,wasinspiredbyhermotherandstepfather,sloveofweighttraining...’'"#,Holland-KeenᙠB~☢Ḅ᰿/_᱄Ḅ26.WhatmadeHolland-KeensuccessfullylifttheDinnieStones?A.Honesty.B.Inspiration.C.Perseverance.D.Confidence.glK⁚ᳮ⚪᪷utHolland-KeenᡠḄ“Youkeepperseveringandthenyoucandoit.”“Ifkiidn'Llwouldjustcomebacknexlyearandtryagain.”"#$/Holland-KeenḄ[ᢝᡂefghBiᙽMNP27.FromthepassagewecanlearnthatHolland-Keenis.A.warm-heartedandeasy-goingB.strong-willedandhard-workingC.sweet-temperedandgood-lookingD.cold-bloodedandtired-lookingBᳮᑨ⚪Wᐰᦻ"#,Holland-Keenᡂeᙢfgiᙽklm332.5ᓟoḄMNP/☠[\Ḅ]^_`aḄbcᵫ$/]^[\¡¢£¤¥¦ḄvCManyWesternershavetheideathateveryoneinChinaknowshowtodokungfu.Thisis,ofcoursessillybelief.ButitistruethatkungfuisabigpartofChineseculture.LikemostpeoplefromtheWest,!wasfirstintroducedtokungfuthroughHongKongactionfilms.StarslikeBruceLeeandJackieChanmadekungfupopularintheWesternworld.TheflashyandimpressiveperformancestheygaveinfilmslikeRumbleintheBronxandEntertheDragonmadethemhouseholdnamesintheU.S.andelsewhere.
23However,myownpersonalinterestinkungfuwasactuallyinspiredbyahiphopgroup.Wu-TangClan,foundedintheearly1990sinNewYorkCity,isoneofthemostinfluentialhiphopgroupsinhistory.Intheirsongs,theysometimesmentionphilosophicalconceptsthatcomefromWudangquanaclassicChinesemartialartfromwhichtheytaketheirname—andShaolinTemple.IwasjustateenagerwhenIfirststartedlisteningtoWu-TangClan—littledidIknowthatIwouldactuallyenduplivinginChinalaterinmylife!Imyselfdonotpracticekungfu.However,theconceptsbehinditarequiteinterestingtome.ThereisaBruceLeequotethatIoftenthinkofwhenVmstrugglingwithchallengesinlife/'Beformless,shapelessJikewater,heoncesaid.Bythis,hemeantthatyoushouldbereadytoadapttoandchangeyourattitudesorbeliefswhenyoufacedifficulties.!thinkthisisagoodwaytodealwithlife.ூUVW§e¨©ª~vᨵ«ᜧḄᦻGὅ¯°±²³Ḅ$©§e¨´µh¶·Ḅᐶ¹$s§e¨º ⅾ¼Ḅ½¾¿ÀÁGὅᡊÃhµÄḄ«ÅÆÇIS.Whatdoesthephrase^asillybelief'inParagraphlreferto?A.AllChinesepeoplecandokungfu.B.Chinaismostfamousforitskungfu.C.KungfuisabigpartofChineseculture.D.ManyWesternersadmirekungfu.ÈAÆ9ÉÊË⚪᪷tḄ44ManyWesternershavetheideathateveryoneinChinaknowshowtodokungfu.Thisis,ofcourse,asillybelief.”"#,Thisᢣͪ~vÎϧvÐ#⍝Óᵨe¨BÕÖ$ᵫ"#,B₠ᖆḄÕÖÙ/$ᡠᨵ§vÐÚe¨29.Whatinspiredtheauthor'sinterestinkungfu?A.HongKongactionmovies.B.ATVprogramaboutkungfu.C.KungfustarsinHollywood.D.AU.S.hiphopgroup.IDÛ⁚ᳮ⚪᪷utᑁ!"#,Gὅ©Ü§e¨Ḅᐶ¹Ýܯ°±²³,B²³ḄxyÞß“áâã30.WhatdoweknowabouttheWu-TangClan?A.TheyhaveChinesecultureintheirsongs.B.TheytaughttheauthorhowtodoWudangquan.C.TheyperformedChinesemartialartsintheU.S.D.TheyshowedtheauthorthewaytoliveinChina.äAå⁚ᳮ⚪᪷KtḄA"#$ᙠáâãḄæç$ᨵ Úèᑮ½áâé_êìḄíáâé/§Ḅïáð$ñ/²³xyḄᵫᩭòówḄæçÚôõ§ᦻᓄ31.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Theauthorwassorrythathecouldn'tdokungfu.
24B.Theconceptsofkungfuchangeovertime.C.Thespiritofkungfuhelpstheauthorovercomedifficulties.D.BruceLeewasthemostpopularmartialartsmaster.gg]cḄᳮᑨ⚪᪷ᨬ tᑁ!"#$Gὅ©Ü§e¨º Ḅ½¾¿ᨵ«ᜧḄᐶ¹,¡÷øõh½⍝ᳮùúûḄAxüýþGὅ$ᙠ☢©ÆÇḄ ⌕ᦋḄ〉ᡊDWhilevisitingtheNorthPoleinwintermaynotbeatthetopofyourbucketlist,theever-changingICEHOTEL,whichopeneditsdoorstovisitorsonDecember14thisyear,maychangeyourmind.200kmnorthoftheArcticCircleintheSwedishvillageofJukkasjarvi,thehotel,whichiscarvedentirelyfromice,isrebuiltannually.The35rooms,builttoaccommodatevisitorsonallkindsofbudgets,varyfromexpensivesuitestobasicroomsthatarefurnishedwithjustanicybedandareindeerskin.Amongthehighlightsthisyearisthe“SpruceWoods“suite.SculptedbyChristopherPascoeandJennieO'KeefeofCanadajtdescribesacampingscenecompletewithaclassicmicrobus,aforest,andevenanartificialcampfire.Thereisalsotheartfully-carved“LivingOcean^^suitetoremindvisitorsoftheimportanceofsavingouroceans.Theroomisfullofcarvedsealifethatincludescoralandashark“swimming”rightovertheicebed."Thesuiteisinspiredbyglobalwarmingandtheoverfishingthataffectsouroceans,“saysartistJonathanPaulGreen.UIalsothinktheideaofusingfrozenwaterfromariverinnorthernSwedentocreateanoceanwithshells,fish,andcoralisexciting.^^Thenearby“Haven“suiteisa“magicalgateofice“guardedbytwolargeanimals/4Weareinspiredbythemeetingbetweenpeopleandwanttocreateanexperiencethatstimulatescuriosityandcreativity,vsaysartistJonasJohansson."Itfeelslikeadreamtogettoworkwithicethatallowsourloveforlight,shine,andreflectiontowanderfreelyfromthoughttocreation.^^Regardlessofwhethervisitorsselectthecarvedsuitesorthebasicicerooms,thetemperatureisalwayssettoabone-chilling-5࠷!Thatiswhyguestsareadvisedtosnuggle∡ upinsidesleepingbagsandwearglovesandwinterhatsallnight.Notsurprisingly,mostendupspendingjustasinglenightatthisuniquehotelbeforemovingontotheconventionalandwarmerhotelsnearby.ூ!"#%ᦻ'(!)*ᦻ+⌕,-.ᓅᙌᑁḄ(3ᵨ56ᡂḄ8✂SZ.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"bucketlist^meaninthetext?A.Ashoppinglistofbuckets.B.Alistoftravellingdestinations.C.Alistofexpensivehotels.D.Alistofexcitingideas.:ᫀB"<=>?⚪᪷BC(DC(EFG HᯠJᜩᓅ8LFM'NḄ✌⌱ QR3ᓄḄ58✂FMTᦋNḄUV;X8✂YZ[12ᨴ14]ᔣL_`aᵫXEcḄ'"0dᖊd©?40111^0ᓃ'"kᔬmn±2pq8«3£1101£r“ 15t0u',wxᔠF{G,|}<~“8LḄᙢḄᑡ⊤“ ᦑB⚗33.Whatcanweknowabouttheicehotel?A.Itisrebuilteveryyear.B.Itsroomsareexpensive.
25C.Itorganizescampingactivities.D.Itliesinacoastalcity.A|⁚ᳮ"⚪᪷BC(DCE44200kmnorthoftheArcticCircleintheSwedishvillageofJukkasjand,thehotel,whichiscarvedentirelyfromice,isrebuillannuany.“FG R3ᐰᵫ5ᡂḄ8✂ZT6 ᦑA⚗34.Wheredoestheinspirationof"LivingOcean"suitecomefrom?A.Artandliterature.B.Oceanlifeandvoyages.C.Climatechangeandhumaninfluence.D.Themeetingofpeople.gg]c⁚ᳮ"⚪᪷BCDCEcḄ44Thesuiteisinspiredbyglobalwarmingandtheoverfishingthataffectsouroceans,,"5rG RᝅḄᮣᩭᐰᳫᨨ¡¢Ḅᣓ¤ ᦑC⚗35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.AnAdventuretotheNorthPoleB.AnExperienceClosetoNatureC.ATasteofCold:ANightinaVillageD.AWinterDestination:SwedenJsIcehotel¥D|+¦ᜧ~⚪᪷Bᐰᦻᑁ¨ ©ᐸ'C(DCE44200kmnorthoftheArcticCircleintheSwedishvillageofJukkasjarvi,thehotel,whichiscarvedentirelyfromice,isrebuiltannuaHy.''FG,%ᦻ+⌕,-.(ᜐJ¬8LḄᜐ:¯ᐺ58✂ ᦑD⚗ᨬ〉ᔠ²%ᦻ᪗⚪C⁚ᐳ5µ⚪;µ⚪2.5ᑖ ·12.5ᑖ ▅#¹☢»ᦻ »ᦻ¼Ḅ⌱⚗c⌱qF½¾ᐭÀÁᜐḄᨬÂ⌱⚗⌱⚗cᨵÄ⚗ÅÆ⌱⚗TheEiffelTowerishosttomorethan7millionvisitorsperyear,withalmost70percentofthosevisitorsfromcountriesotherthanFrance.36UsethesetipstolearnhowtovisittheEiffelTower.PurchaseyourticketstotheEiffelTowerbeforeyourvisit.37Theyareelevatoraccesstothetopofthetowerandelevatoraccesstothefirsttwofloors.Ticketspurchasedonlinearestampedwithanentrancetimeandyoucannotusetheticketbeforeorafteryourtimestamp.Ifyouprefertotakethestairs,youwillhavetopurchaseyourticketsatthetowerbecausestair-onlyticketsarenotavailableforpurchaseonline.38TherearemanywaysoftransportationinParisorEuropethatwillgetyoutothetower.YoucanchoosetotaketheMetro,abus,abike,aboatoracar.Stoptoenjoytheviewsfromthesecondfloor.39Italsohousesthevisionwell,whichisaglasswindowwithaviewtogroundlevel.Whileyouareonthesecondfloor,browseinthegift
26shopforsomesouvenirsorgrababitetoeatattheJulesVerneRestaurant,whichoffersFrenchcuisine.VisittheEiffelToweratnight.40NotonlyisthereflectionontheRiverSienneabeautifulsight,butsoareallthelightsinParisorEurope.A.Checktheweatherbeforeyourvisit.B.DecidehowyouaregoingtogettotheEiffelTower.C.Eachhour,everyhour,thetowerislitupfor5minutes.D.YouwillgetabeautifulviewoftheEiffelTowerfromthere.E.TheEiffelTowerwebsiteofferstwotypesofticketsonline.F.IfyouwouldliketopayavisittotheEiffelTower,dosomeplanning.G.ThisflooroffersthepanoramicviewsofParisandisapopularspotfortakingphotos.:ᫀÇ"᪆ூ!"#ÉÊËÌᛞZᔾÏḼᐰÑÒḄ700ÅÓL_ ᐸc70%ᩭÔ×NUØÙÉÊËÌᛞ ¹☢'ÚÛ6Ü36.F᪷B¹ᦻḄ“ÝᵨRÞ6Üᩭ."ßØÙÉÊËÌᛞ''FG ᵫF⚗“×NUØÙÌᛞ⌕àáᑜ”FÏq¹ᦻ37.E᪷B¹ᦻḄ“äå'ᵯçèᛞ⚔ᵯçèêÄëḄἠ”FG,E⚗“ÌᛞḄíîïðÄñἠ”FÏq¹ᦻ38.B᪷B¹ᦻïᑮḄ"YoucanchoosetotaketheMetro,abus,abike,aboatoracar.“FG óᜐ',-ÉÊËÌᛞḄôõ,ᡠ½⌱B⚗39.G%÷rᑖḄµ᪗⚪'"Stoptoenjoytheviewsfromthesecondfloor.”,G⚗cḄ“Thisfloor...”Føùúᦻ40.C%ûᑖḄµ᪗⚪'“VisittheEiffelToweratnight.”,C⚗“Eachhour,everyhour,thetowerislilupfor5minutes.“üᔠ3ýCûᑖþÿᵨᐳ⁚ᑖ30ᑖ⁚ᐳ15⚪;⚪1ᑖᑖ15ᑖ▅☢ᦻ⚪ᡠḄAஹBஹCஹD⌱⚗ ⌱ !"ᐭ$%ᜐḄᨬ(⌱⚗Iwasrecentlyinvolvedinabadtrafficaccident.IwasknockedunconsciousbytheimpactsoIdon,t41anythingabouttheaccident.Myfirstmemoryisbeinggivenoxygenasthedoctorsandnursestriedto42mebacktolife.AsIlayintheemergencyroom,Ifoundmyself43mylifeandthankingGodthatIwasluckythatIwasstill44.Thegoodnewsisthatnobodyelsewas45.Sincethatday,thephysicalrecoveryhasbeen46,butnotastoughastheemotionalrecovery.rvelearnedalotaboutmyselfandaboutwhatreally47inthisworld.Thingsthatarereallyimportantarenot"things".]'mnotinvincible*+ḄandIcannot48everythingthathappensinmylife.Ineedtobebetterat49thethingsthatcomemywaythatIdidn'tplanfor.Assomeonewhowasalwaysina50,ittaughtmetoslowdownalittle.Ihavelearnedtoliveeachdayhonestlyand51.52Icontinuetohealphysicallyandemotionally,!haveadifferentopinionon_53_.Whentragedystrikes,youcaneitherletit54yourspirit,oruseitasanopportunitytogrow.Ihavechosento55fromit.ூ-./1ᦻ2ᜳ4ᜳ56ᦻ78ὅ:⍗<=>Ἢ@⏨BCDEὃGH
2741.A.receiveB.rememberC.mentionD.careᫀ|B᪆J᪷L$MḄ“Iwasknockedunconscious”N$BO Ḅ“fkslmemory”PQ8ὅRSᑮᜫV 28○bᙠ(As)8ὅ´µḄ▤· 8ὅpHm(life)ᨵ<^¸Ḅ¹53.A.loveB.futureC.workD.lifeºDv»⚪/᪆54.A.liftB.breakC.protectD.show¼½¾¿ᒓÁᩭḄÂÄ!ÅÆÈ(break)ÄḄWÊË!ᵨÆᩭtu̦ᡂÎ55.A.sufferB.escapeC.discoverD.leam`D¼bÏ8ὅ⌱Ð< ᔾÒ(learn)ᦟÓÔ⁚(ᐳ10⚪;⚪1.5ᑖᑖ15ᑖ)▅☢ᦻᙠ$%ᜐ"ᐭ1〉¾ḄᓫØᡈÚÛᑁᓫØḄfÝÞßIfyou56.(consider)Australiaasatraveldestinationatthemoment,pleasedosomeresearchbeforebuyingyourtickets.Similar57.anyindustrygravelinghasitsonandoffdaysandseasons.Generally,theweekends58(be)thebusiesttraveldays,soairlinescanchargehighpricesfromFridaytoSunday.Butduringotherdays,airlinesareprayingfor59(travel)toboardtheirplanes.Ifyouareplanningtotravelsmart,youshouldkeeptheselittlefactsinmindwhenbookingaflight.Australiaisverybeautiful.WhileyouareinAustraliaandexpecttowalkalot,60.isimportanttochoosepairsofshoesthatfityouperfectlyandcomfortably.WhatJsmore,checkingtheweatherforecastonlinebeforehandwillmakeyourpackingmuch61(easy)thanyouexpect.Theinternetisvery62.(use)whenyoubookandplanyourtrip.Thereissomuchinformationontheweb.Bydoingsomeresearch,youwillbecomefamiliarwiththelocalcustomsandfindsomegreatattractions63---------------willmakeyourtripmoreexcitingandfun.Usetheinternet64.(find)outwhatrestaurantstovisit,whatactivitiestodoandwhatkindoflandmarkstosee.PlanningyourtriptoAustraliaproperlywill65(final)resultinhavingthebesttimeofyoulife.àᫀâ/᪆ூ-./1ᦻ2ãbᦻᦻ7äå 2964.tofindὃ23.J Ḅᵨ,“KᵨLM'’ḄPḄ“Qᑮ⌕TḄ⚶✂ஹ⌕X!ḄYZ[\⌕]^Ḅᙢ`“ᦑtofindo65.finallyὃa ᜐJ F⛲resultin,⊤ "ᨬ&”,ᦑfinally"ᑖᑏ$ᐳ⁚ᑖ40ᑖc⁚efᑖ15ᑖhᎷ3jkljḄmnopCarlqrᨣᎷtᩭvwx,yᩭz{ᔣj}~ᨵᐵ*z{ᑁ5ᒹ1.vw2.\ᳮᵫ3.⍸ᑮj:1.ᦪ802.([〉⁚[K!ᦻDearCarl,Yours,LiHua]ὃᦻDearCarl,IamgladthatyouarecomingtoSichuanthissummervacation.Ihavetoldmyparentsandtheyarehappyaboutittoo.LocatedinwesternChina,Sichuanisanimportantjunctionofsouthwest,northwestandcentralregions.Sichuanhaslotsoffamousplaceswhicharewell-knownaroundtheworld,suchas,JiuzhaiValleywhichisfamousforitsbeautifullakes.Theyarecolorfulwithclearwaterwhichyoucanseethebottom.DujiangyanIrrigationhasahistoryoftwothousandyears,whichisstillusednow.AndtheotherfamousplaceisWolongreservationwhichisfamousforpandas.Isincerelyinviteyoutomyhome.Wewillhavehotpottogether.Iamlookingforwardtoseeingyousoon.Yours,LiHuac¢⁚efᑖ25ᑖh▅¤¥☢ᩞᧇ᪷©ᐸᑁ5«ᡠ®¯°ᜮ ²ᑏ´®Kµ᪀ᡂ¸¹Ḅ4ᦻArockasbigasahouse,That*showtheguide-bookdescribedGiantRock.Dadsaiditwascarriedherebyaglaciere»whmillionsofyearsago.Iwasfinallygoingtoseeit,onsnowshoes,withmycousinAndrew,mydad,andmyuncleDon.rdbeensnowshoeingbefore,andIlikedtravelingthroughdeepsnowalongsidewildanimaltrackse¼½h.Attheparkingarea,afterputtingonoursnowshoes,westudiedthemap/4Westarthere,^^Dadsaid,“ontheredtrail ¾¿h.Thenweturnleftontothepurpletrail.ThatTswhereGiantRockis.”“Remembertosticktogether,boys,“UncleDonsaid.Thetrailranuphillalongsideastonewall.Itwaseasytofollowbecauseredmarkerswerestuckontothetrees.Atthetopofthehill,weturnedontothepurpletrail.DadandeveryoneelsewereinfrontandIwasintheback.MycousinwasfasterthanIwas,butImanagedtocatchup. 30Thelateafternoonsunfeltwarm,althoughitwasgoingdown.Isawlotsofanimaltracks——mostlyrabbitprints.Aswecairiedonupthetrail.AndrewsaidwhatVdbeenthinking,4tWillweeverreachGiantRock?DoyouthinkyourdadinventedtheideaofGiantRockjusttogetusawayfromtheTVforawhile?^^Ilaughed."Youneverknow.”Finally,wereachedthetopofahillandsawthelargerocksittingaloneintheforest.“Itreallyisasbigasahouse!”Andrewsaid.Standingintherock,slongshadoweÀÁ,1noticedthesunhadgotevenlower.“Let'sheadback,“Dadsaidafterafewminutes.SoonwewereonourwayhomedwasalittlebehindthegroupwhenInoticedasetofanimaltracks.Theywerehardtoseeamongthesnowshoeprints,soIfollowedthemoffthetrailforacloserlook.Theylookedliketinyhandprintsandfootprints.MustbearaccooneÂÃhIthought,matchingthemtoprintsinmyguide.:²ᑏᦪÅ150Whenllookedupjsuddenlyrealizedlwastotallyalone._Thenlcametoacrossroads.]ὃᦻWhenllookedupjsuddenlyrealizecllwastotallyalone.^ey!1shouted."Whereiseveryone?^^Nothing,justthesoundofmyownbreathing.Theycouldn'thavegonefar,Ithought,steppingontothetrail.IwouldcatchupwiththemifIhurried.ltseemedtogrowdarker.Ihadnoflashlight.Nophone.Mymindstartedtorace.Soonitmightbetoodarktotellwhatcolorthemarkerswere.IcouldnJtjustfollowmyownfootstepsbecausethereweresomanytracksfromothertravelers.Thenlcametoacrossroads.WhichwayshouldIturn?Ipicturedthemap.ToreachGiantRockwehadturnedleftontothepurpletrail.Togetback,Ineededtodotheoppositeandtumrightontotheredtrail.Ifthisdidn'tworkÆ'dstayputandletmygroupfindme.ThenIheardsomeonecallingandnoticedthestonewallandthetrailrunningalongsideit.Thishadtoberight.Iwentdownthehillinlargesteps.ThenIsawtheparkingareaandmyfamily!!shoutedasIrantowardthem.Unit3ᓫᐗÉÊeË:120ᑖÌfᑖ:150ᑖhcÍᑖÎÏeᐳ´⁚fᑖ30ᑖhc⁚eᐳ5¾⚪;Ó¾⚪1.5ᑖfᑖ7.5ᑖhÎ¥☢5®ÔÓ®Ô&ᨵÕ¾⚪,D⚪IᡠḄAஹBஹCÖÕ⌱⚗I⌱ÙᨬÚ⌱⚗ιӮÔ&,jÛᨵ10ÜÌḄËᩭÝᨵᐵ¾⚪«▅¤¥¾⚪Ó®ÔÞ¤ßM:Excuseme,youdroppedsomething.ltlookslikeawallet.W:Oh?Itfsmypassport!Thankyousomuchforpickingitup!Itmusthavefallenfrommybag. 31l.Whatdidthewomandrop?A.Herwallet.B.Herbag.C.Herpassport.W:Hi,Henry.Didyousayyou'regoingtotakeavacationnextweek?M:Actually,rmleavingforSanFranciscothisweekend.W:Cool.ButIcan,tgetawayuntiltheendofAugust.2.WhenwillHenrystarthisvacation?A.Thisweekend.B.Nextweek.C.AttheendofAugust.■AW:ThemuseumhasextrahoursonThursdaythisweek.Wecouldfinallygoafterwork.M:Iwasplanningtoplaybasketballthatnight,but...IcanchangeittoFriday.3.WhatwillthespeakersdoonThursday?A.Haveadayoff.B.Gotothemuseum.C.Playbasketball.■BM:Wehaven*tseensnowinthreeyears.Let,sdrivetothemountainsthiswinter.W:Wecaninvitemyparents,too.Theycanplaywiththekidswhilewegoskiing.4.Whydoesthewomanwanttoinviteherparents?A.Theylikeskiing.B.Theywanttoclimbmountains.C.Theycanlookafterthechildren. ᫀ|cM:Goodmorning,madam.WhatcanIdoforyou?W:Well,thesleevesofthisjacketaretoolong.Canyoumakethemshorter?M:Letmetakealook.Okay,!candoitfor20dollars.5.Whatdoesthemando?A.He'satailor.B.He,sawaiter.C.He'sashopassistant.H]Ac¢⁚eᐳ15¾⚪;Ó¾⚪1.5ᑖfᑖ22.5ᑖhÎ¥☢5®ÔᡈáâÓ®Ôᡈáâ&ᨵãÕ¾⚪,D⚪IᡠḄAஹBஹCÖÕ⌱⚗I⌱ÙᨬÚ⌱⚗ÎÓ®ÔᡈáâäjtᨵË▅¤ᔜÕ¾⚪Ó¾⚪5ÜÌ;ι&ᔜ¾⚪tÙ5ÜÌḄÝËÓ®Ôᡈá⤴ßÎc6®ᩞᧇÝc6ஹ7⚪W:ThebiggestmistakeImade,uh...wasleavingcollegeinmylastyearandnotcompletingmyeducation.So,rmthinkingofgoingbacktoschool.M:School?Tostudywhat?W:Ecology.rminterestedintherelationshipbetweenhumansandnature.M:CooLIsitwhatyoustudiedyearsago? 32W:No,Imajoredinchemistrythen.6.Whatdoesthewomanregret?A.Givingupherresearch.B.Droppingoutofcollege.C.Changinghermajor.7.Whatisthewomaninterestedinstudyingnow?A.Ecology.B.Education.C.Chemistry.■AÎc7®ᩞᧇÝc8æ10⚪W:Whatareyoulookingat,Jim?Mrmreadinganarticleabouttheworld'shomelesspopulation.W:Homelesspopulation?M:Yes,sociologistsdefinehomelesspeopleasthosewhohavenofixedshelteronanygivennight.Thesefiguresshowfivecountrieswithlargehomelesspopulation.W:Wow,that'samazing.IneverrealizedthatthereweresomanyhomelesspeopleinGermanyandFrance.M:Youknowwhat?OurowncountrytheUSAranksnumberoneamongthesecountries!W:Surelynotilndiatopsthelistwiththreemillionhomelesspeople.M:Well,itdependsonhowyoulookatit.AlthoughwehaveamillionfewerhomelesspeoplethanIndia,wehavethehighestpercentageofhomelesspeople.8.Howdoesthemangettheinformationabouthomelesspopulation?A.Fromanarticle.B.Fromtheradio.C.FromTV.%A9.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutthefiguresofhomelesspeople?A.Proper.B.Amazed.C.Puzzled.ᫀ|B10.Whichcountryhasthehighestpercentageofhomelesspeople?A.India.B.TheUS.C.Germany.ggBÎc8®ᩞᧇÝc11æ13⚪W:CanIhelpyou,sir?Mrdliketobuyacamera.W:Right.Wehaveordinarycameras,moviecamerasandvideocameras.TheyJrealldigital.M:Well,Iamthinkingofavideocamera.W:Let,ssee.Howmuchdoyouwanttospend,sir?M:Oh,rmnotreallysure.Whatistheprice?W:Well,thatdependsonthemodelandanythingelseyouwanttohavewithit.M:Isee.W:Howaboutthisone?Ithasoneofthenewmemorysticks,andaprotectivecaseforfilmingunderwatersoyoucantakeitwhenyougodiving.M:Doesithaveauto-focus? 33W:No,itdoesn,t.M:That,sokay.Theunderwaterfilmingisimportantforme,actually.Howmuchisthis?W:Itcosts650euros.M:Oh,that,sabitexpensiveforme.Haveyougotanythingsimilarbutlessexpensive?W:Well,hereisthesaleoftheweek.It,sexcellentfortheprice,only470euros,anditincludes...11.Whatkindofcameradoesthemanwant?A.ATVcamera.B.Avideocamera.C.Amoviecamera.ggB12.Whichfunctionisthemanmostinterestedin?A.Underwaterfilming.B.Alargememory.C.Auto-focus.H]A13.Howmuchwouldthemanpayforthesecondcamera?A.950euros.B.650euros.C.470euros.ggcÎc9®ᩞᧇÝc14æ17⚪M:Hello.IsthatCathy?W:Yes,speaking.M:Thereisareallygoodfilmonatthecinemathisweek.WouldyouliketoseeitwithmeonFridayevening?W:No.rmafraidIcan't.VmgoingtotakepartinameetingatPekingUniversityonFriday.M:Whatapity!Howlongwillthemeetinglast?W:Itdepends.I,dlovetoseeasciencefictionfilm.M:Iknowyoulikeit.Bothofuslikesciencefictionfilmssincechildhood.W:Icanneverforgetthefirstsciencefictionfilmwewatchedtogether.M:Yes^StarWars!Itwassoexciting!Wecouldnotfallasleepafterthefilmalthoughitlasted2hoursuntil11ofclock.Well,whataboutSaturdaythen?W:Thatwouldbegreat.Whattimedoesitstart?M:At7:00pm.Wouldyouliketogoforadrinkfirst?W:Yes,fine.Issixo'clockOK?Wecanmeetoutsidethecinema.M:0K.14.WherewillthewomangoonFriday?A.ToPekingUniversity.B.Tothecinema.C.Totheman'shome.ggA15.Whatkindoffilmdoesthewomanlike?A.Actionfilms.B.Sciencefictionfilms.C.Comedies.çB 3416.WhattimedidStarWarsstart?A.At11:00pm.B.At9:00pm.C.At2:00pm.ggB17.WhatwilltheydofirstonSaturdayevening?A.Buythetickets.B.Watchthefilm.C.Haveadrink.Îc10®ᩞᧇÝc18æ20⚪Hello,everyone.TodayI'mgoingtotalkaboutsmalltalk,thatis,shortconversationspeopleoftenhavewithstrangerstheymeet.Suchexchangesoccuratbusstops,onbuses,whilewaitinginline,almostanywherethatstrangersgatherclosetogether.Asamatteroffact,theseshortconversationsareagoodwayforpeopletosayhelloandexpressfriendliness.Suchconversationsusuallycoverawiderangeoftopics.Thetopicsmayincludeweather,customerservice,movies,TVshows,localsportsorlatestnews.Butyoushouldalwayskeepitinyourmindthatprivatequestionsaboutsalaries,familylife,religiousbeliefsandpoliticsshouldbeavoidedduringtheseconversations.Besides,it,sbettertoaskopen-endedquestions.Ifyouaskvisitors,€tDoyoulikeourcity?”Theymaysaysimply,"Yes”.Ontheotherhand,ifyouask,“Whatdoyouthinkofourcity?”Theywillhavemorefreedominanswering.Thistypeofquestionalsoshowsthatyouareinterestedinthem.Ifyouappearinterestedinwhatpeoplearesaying,theyJdfeelmorecomfortabletalkingwithyou.18.Whowouldliketomakesmalltalkaccordingtothespeaker?A.Relatives.B.Strangers.C.Visitors.ggB19.Whydopeoplehavesmalltalk?A.Toexpressopinions.B.Toavoidarguments.C.Toshowfriendliness.gg]c20.Whatdoesthespeakerrecommendattheendofhislecture?A.Askingopen-endedquestions.B.Feelingfreetochangetopics.C.Makingsmalltalkinteresting.ggAc¢Íᑖ▅¤eᐳ´⁚fᑖ50ᑖhc⁚eᐳ15¾⚪;Ó¾⚪2.5ᑖfᑖ37.5ᑖh▅¤¥ᑡ4ᦻDÓ⚪ᡠḄAஹBஹCஹDvÕ⌱⚗I⌱ÙᨬÚ⌱⚗AWhenyouthrowsomethinginthetrash,soonagarbagetruckwillcometotakeitaway.Thenwheredoesitgo?Thatdependsonwhereyoulive.Differenttownsdealwithtrashindifferentways. 35RecyclingArecyclingtruckpicksuppapencardboard,metal,plasticandglass.Thesegototherecyclingplanttobesortedandmadeintonewthings.aRecyclingIncineratorftAnincineratorisahugestovethatburnstrashtomakeheatandelectricity.Theashthat'sleftgetsburiedinalandfilLTrashashcanbepoisonous,soithastobestoredJcarefully.Butittakesupalotlessroomthanjustplaintrash.JCompostFoodwastemightgotoacomposter.Inacompostheapeᚮᨴëᚮh,bacteriaandwormsbreakdowndeadplantsandoldfood.Theyturnitintogood,richoil.Somepeoplekeepcompostheapsintheirgardens.Bigcommercialcompostershandlewastefromrestaurantsandfarms.LandfillsSometrashgetsburiedinlandfills.Alandfillstartsasabighole.Trucksdumptrash.Big■¢ᔆearthmoverspushitintoplaceandcrushitdown.TheycoverthetrashwithdirttokeepscavengerseìῖZᱥhaway.Thebottomofalandfillislinedwithabarriertokeepbadthingsfromleakingintotheground.Pipesdrainawayliquid.Whenthelandfillisscoveredwithearth.Ilmightbecomeaparkorlawn.ூ ¸ò¤ôᦻ/⌕õöᚗøᜐᳮḄvù`,21.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Recyclinghelpstogenerateenergy.B.Bacteriaandwormshelphandlefoodwaste.C.Thelandfillisusedtodrivescavengersaway.D.Trashashiscarefullyhandledtosaveroom.ggBò᪆|⁚ᳮò⚪᪷©CompostIḄc¢Et€Inacompostheap,bacteriaandwormsbreakdowndeadplantsandoldfood.,,'5T),B⚗“üýþ≯ ᨵᜐᳮᒕḄᱥ“22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"They” Para.4referto?A.Deadplants.B.Composers.C.Bacteriaandworms.D.Foodwasteandsoil.ggc᪆ᢣ⚪᪷☢Ḅ“bacteriaandwormsbreakdowndeadplantsandoldfood” 4\..turnitintogood,richoil.,,-5T ,!ᜐḄtheyᢣḄ"#“Bacteriaandworms”23.What'sthepurposeofthepassage?A.Toinformusoftrashtreatment.B.Toappealfortrashclassification.C.Todiscusssolutionstotrashpollution. 36D.Toraiseawarenessoftheharmoftrash.ggA᪆ᑏ%&Ḅ⚪᪷⊤()*+ᨬ-*."Differenttownsdealwithtrashindifferentways/01Ḅ23ᨵ01Ḅᜐᳮᚗ5Ḅ678” ⊤(:Ḅ;<=᪗⚪Recycling/?@,Incinerator AB8,Compost/ᚮD8 Landfills/EF8G ,HIᦻK#ᙠᔣNὅPQ;Rᚗ5ᜐᳮḄS7Tᡠ ⌱A⚗BTheworldcanbeascaryplacewhenyou'reyoung.ltcanbeevenscarierwhenyou'reayounglittlebluepenguin(Y3Z)——thetiniestofthepenguinspecies.Luckily,therearesomehumanswillingtohelp.TheysteppedintoprotectBilly,abluepenguinthatappearedonabeachinChristchurch,NewZealand.SpottedonNovember29attheslipwayatMoncksBay,nearSumner,inChristchurch,thelittlepenguinimmediatelyattractedasmallcrowd.JeffMeinSmithsawthecrowdwhilehewasbicyclingthatafternoon,andhebikedhometogethiscamera.Whenhereturnedtothescene,hefoundthatthepenguinhadreceivedalittlesign,onethatread"Hi,I'mwaitingformymumtocomeback.DOC(DepartmentofConservation)knowsI'mhere.Pleaseleavemealone.Keepyourdogaway.Thanks.Billy—thebabybluepenguin.”Billydidn'tmoveawayfromthesign.TheDOCarrivedlaterthatafternoontopickupBilly,thoughtheyweresurprisedtoseeitonthebeach.uIt?sunusualforabluepenguintobeoutintheopenonthebeachduringtheday,“AnitaSpencer,aDOCseniorranger,loldStuff.BillywastakentotheChristchurchPenguinRehabilitationCentreafterbeingretrievedfromthebeach.Volunteersbelievethebirdmayactuallybeafemalepenguin,andisaround2monthsold.Thechickweighsamere550grams,lessthanastandardbasketball.Abluepenguinshouldweigharound900gramsatthisage.Mostlittlepenguinsgrowuptoweigh1kilogram.Thecentrewillhelpthelittlepenguingainsomeweightbyfeedingitfishjuice,beforeit'ssetfreeintotheocean.ூ^IN`ᦻa⌕cde*f=gYhᙠijḄkᨬlmᦗḄᦑp24.Whycantheworldbefrighteningtoayoungpenguin?A.Itisararespecies.B.Itfacespotentialdanger.C.Itissurroundedbythecrowd.D.Itisthreatenedbydogs.qrsᳮᑨu⚪᪷)v+Ḅᑁx,yᐸ#“Pleaseleavemealone.Keepyourdogaway.“G T{|ᨵiᙠ}f=gYh~e* 37B.hasexpresseditsthanksC.weighslessforitsage0.preferslivingonthebeachsᳮᑨu⚪᪷);+:Ḅ4tThechickweighsamere550grams,lessthanastandardbasketball.Abluepenguinshouldweigharound90Ogramsatthisage.”G THf=gYhfᨵ550TᜐH<Ḅ=gYhḄ¡¢ᑮ900¤¥ᵫ!Gs THf=gYhḄ¦H<Ḅ=gYhḄᦑC⚗26.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“retrieved“inParagraph4?A.Ignored.B.Cured.C.Givenaway.D.Broughtback.§D¨©ª«⚪᪷);+)*.“BillywastakentotheChristchurchPenguinRehabilitationCenterafterbeingretrievedfromthebeach.”G THf=gYh#¬®¯°±ᑮ²³ᱯµḄ* 38average,wefoundthatbolderfemalesstopfeedingthosethataretwokilogramsheavier,comparedwiththeshyestfemales,improvingtheirchancesofsurvivingthefirstyearoflife,“saidBubac.Theseresultspresentsomeveryinterestingbiologicalquestions,explainedColtman,professorofbiology/'Thisresearchshowsthatyounggreysealmomsthatareboldtendtostopfeedinglargerpuppiescomparedwithshymoms.However,oldergreysealsalsotendtobebolder.Ifbolderanimalshavebiggerpupsandlivelonger,whydoesvariationinboldnessremain?Whybeshy?”ூ^IN`ᦻ#*IÒ¨ᦻÀÓÔ#ᨵ<ឋḄTÀÓḄ<ឋÖ×ÃØÙ-ÚÛ28.Whatisthepurposeofthestudyofseals?A.Totesttheireffectsonecologicalprocesses.B.Tostudyhowsealsinteractwitheachother.C.Tocheckhowtheenvironmentaffectsmammals.D.Toexaminemarinemammals'personalitydifference.Ḅsᳮᑨu⚪᪷)*+:Ḅ4tThestudyisamongthefirsttoexamineboldnessinwildmarinemammalsinthefieldofanimalpersonalily.”G TẆÝḄ&Ḅ#eÀÁÞßÌÍàᱥḄ<ឋÖ×29.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?A.Animalshaveremainedtheirpersonalitysincetheywereborn.B.Femalesealsbehavemoreboldlyinthelactationperiod.C.Seals'boldnessresponsesremainthesameovertime.D.Thestudyonseals'personalityhasbeenverymature.Igeásᳮᑨu⚪᪷)Ð+)*.:Ḅ€lDuringthebreedingseason...withinthelactationperiodofagivenyear,,A4€Thisprovidesanexampleofanimalpersonality,withconsistentindividualdifferencesobservedovertime.”G ,ÀÓḄâᦢឋäᢝ0æ3O.WhichofthefollowingmayChristiBubacagreewith?A.Bolderfemalesealsadjustthenursingtimetotheirbabies'weight.B.Mothersealstendtogetbabiesasslimaspossible.C.Itusuallytakesmotherseals20daystonurse.D.Bolderfemalesealsfeedlessthanshyones.§A¨ç⁚ᳮ⚪᪷);+:ḄuBodymassisagoodpredictorofreproductivesuccessbecauseitindicatesthepuppies,chancesofsurvival.”G ,éâᦢḄÀÓᝤᝤᗎìííḄ|îïð ííḄñ31.Wherearewemostlikelytoreadthetext?A.Inatravelguide.B.Inatextbook.C.Inamagazine.D.Inanartgallery.ggcsᳮᑨu⚪òNᐰᦻG TᦻKa⌕PQeÀÓḄ<ឋÖ× -ḄÚÛ,ôẆÝõöTᨬG÷øùᙠᩖû¯ 39 2020 ᐰüᔁHWhenyouweretryingtofigureoutwhattobuyfortheenvironmentalistonyourholidaylist,furprobablydidn'tcrossyourmind.Butsomeecologistsandfashion/|þ8enthusiastsaretryingtobringbackthemarketforfurmadefromnutria/Àÿ .UnusualfashionshowsinNewOrleansandBrooklynhaveshowcasednutriafurmadeintoclothesindifferentstyles."soundscrazytotalkaboutguilt-freefur-unlessyouunderstandthatthenutriaaredestroyingvastwetlandseveryyear,"saysCreeMcCree,projectdirectorofRighteousFur.ScientistsinLouisianaweresoconcernedthattheydecidedtopayhunters$5atail.SomeofthefurendsupinthefashionshowsliketheoneinBrooklynlastmonth.NutriawerebroughttherefromArgentinabyfurfarmersandletgointothewild.'Theecosystemdowntherecan'thandlethisnon-nativespeciesᱥ.It'sdestroyingtheenvironment.ltrsthemorus,"saysMichaelMassimi,anexpertinthisfield.Thefurtradekeptnutriaincheckfordecades,butwhenthemarketfornutriacollapsedinthelate1980s,thecat-sizedanimalsmultipliedlikecrazy.BiologistEdmondMoutonrunsthenutriacontrolprogramforLouisiana.Hesaysit'snoteasytoconvincepeoplethatnutriafurisgreen,buthehasnodoubtaboutit.Huntersbringinmorethan300,000nutriatailsayear,sopartofMouton'sjobthesedaysistryingtopromotefur.Thenthere'sRighteousFuranditsunusualfashions.ModelPaigeMorgansays,"Togivepeopleaguilt-freeoptionthattheycanwearwithoutsomeonethrowingpaintonthem-Ithinkthat'sgoingtobeamassivething,atleasthereinNewYork/'DesignerJenniferAndersonadmitsittookherawhiletocomearoundtotheopinionthatusingnutriafurforhercreationsismorallyacceptable-She*stryingtocomeupwithalabeltoattachtonutriafashionstoshowitiseco-friendly.ூᦻᦻ ⌼ᡂ Ḅẚ!,#$%&'()*+(ᣓ- ./01(Ḅ23ᑴᡂ5632.WhatisthepurposeofthefashionshowsinNewOrleansandBrooklyn?A.Topromoteguilt-freefur.B.Toexpandthefashionmarket.C.Tointroduceanewbrand.D.Tocelebrateawinterholiday.7Aᘥ9ᳮᑨ<⚪᪷?@ABᑁDEF.ᙠHIJKLMNḄ56OPQRS,U V WXḄY#.+(ZP[#\]Ḽᵨ`ᱥ23ᑴaḄ⊟cdeᑮᑁgᵫ$9 40A.Boomed.B.Becamemature.C.Remainedstable.D.Crashed.~D⚪᪷?ᡠᙠḄ.ᐸbut☢iḄkeepsthincheck“...ᑴ”E9 4137.CᵫBáᑮḄ“liedlogstogethertomakerafts""wovereedsandbranchestomaketidylittleboats”Ý“sewedanimalskinstogether...”EF.BḄâ⚪ã\+(ᵨäÀᩞᧇçèéê.ᡠx⌱C⚗38.B᪷?”...werebigandheavyandhardtosteer.”EF,B⚗ëᔠ39.GVÆ⚪Ḅᐵî"steamengines”,G⚗ᨵ“steamengines”,dïÈᦻðñ40.DᡠºḄÜᐰᦻḄóôD⚗“ÒÓÔÕ®ḄÖ×Øᡂ ÙÚÛ×''ᦻðḄᭆ÷Ýóô@ÂøᑖùúᵨᐳI⁚.¶ᑖ30ᑖ@⁚ᐳ15³⚪;´³⚪1ᑖ.¶ᑖ15ᑖ▅¸☢ᦻ.¹´⚪ᡠûḄAஹBஹCஹDuJ⌱⚗⌱iExºᐭ¼½ᜐḄᨬ¿⌱⚗Mostofushaveexperiencedachangeofimageatsometimeinourlives.Thechangemaybeso41thathardlyanyonenoticesthedifference,oritmaybesogreatthatevenourclosefriendsdon*timmediately42us.Changesofimagemaybepersonalorpublic.A n43changeissomethingthatis44forusasindividualsbutfairlynormalforsociety.45,ifamangetshisheadshaved,thismaybeanimportantchangeforhimpersonally,butitisn't46forsocietyingeneral.However,inmanypartsoftheworld,peoplecan'tstandawomangettingherheadshaved.WhenAmericanpopstarBritneySpearsshavedherhead,manypeopledecidedthatshemustbelosingher_47.Headshavingmay48somepeoplebecauseofitsshockvalue——itmaybeasymbolofindependence,ofescapefrom49attitudes.ltisaverypublicactanditforcespeopleto50youdifferently.Inthatway,itisperhapssimilartopiercingýþ.Peoplethinkthatwhentheyhaveitdone,theyare51whattheylooklike.Notallpiercingisshocking,however.Forwomen,havingyourearspiercedisseenasquite52,whilehavinganosestudÿ⛲isslightlyunusual,53stillnotshocking.Formenontheotherhand,wearingearringsisstillquitesurprisingandpiercingofotherpartsofthefacecannotbe54insomeplaces.Onereasonwhypiercingmaybeshockingisthatitsuggestsself-inflictedḄpain,whichsomepeoplemightfind55tosee.Inthatrespectjtisliketattoos.Buihavingatattoodoneisoftenacauseforregretbecausetattoosaremorepermanent.ltJssaidthat75%ofpeopleeventuallyregrethavingatattoodone.ூᦻᦻᦻᦋ !" #$%&ᩭḄ()41.A.rapidB.realC.slightD.suddenggc᪆+᪷-.ᦻḄ“hardlyanyonenoticesthedifference"#"great”/,1ᜐᢣ“56Ḅ slightᓄ”42.A.believeB.recognizeC.praiseD.ignore9:᪷-;ᦻḄ“great''/,ᨵ=ᓄᜧ?@ABCDE!FG''IJ recognize“ᡃL«43.A.personalB.finalC.publicD.entire^A᪆+᪷-;ᦻḄ"personalorpubHc”#.ᦻḄ"asindividuals”/N1ᜐOP“ Ḅ personal”ᓄ44.A.newB.niceC.completeD.great 42RAS:᪷-.ᦻḄ“butfairlynormalforsociety”/,TUVᩭWXY“ZḄ(new)”ᦋ45.A.AtfirstB.InadditionC.AboveallD.Forexample⍋D᪆|᪷-.ᦻḄ“ifamangetshisheadshaved”/,1ᜐᙠ“^_(Forexample)”46.A.shockingB.interestingC.preferableD.practical`A᪆|᪷-;ᦻḄ“fairlynormalforsociely”/Nᵱ ᑻᐝᜮE%e f?“ᔛh(shocking)”47.A.heartB.mindC.placeD.lifegm]Bi᪷-However/,jᑖl;ᦻ ᡂnᢚᐵqNᢣᙠrsᙢu Lvwxy ᑻᐝᜮ{1N L|ᑮBritneySpearsᑻᐝᜮ=NDf?“ᾯ(mind)“E48.A.attractB.changeC.frightenD.challenge᪷-.ᦻḄ“itmaybeasymbolofindependence”/,1ᜐᑻᐝᜮ“ᔾ(attract)” Ḅ{49.A.realisticB.carelessC.negativeD.conventional]DḄ᪷-/,1ᜐlindependenceᑡ,ᢣᑻᐝᜮFḄஹE“Ḅ(conventional)”Ἥ┲Ḅ SO.A.likeB.treatC.knowD.findgg]BᡠᱯF L“U¡(treat)”V=ᨵᡠE¢Sl.A.showingB.destroyingC.imaginingD.controllinggg]D£:;ᦻ¤ L¥¦ᑻᐝᜮᩭᦋ§ UVḄ|wNl1“¨©(similar)”, LIªV¥¦«ὡஹᡚ¯⛲°ª“±ᑴ(controlling)”VḄ⊤52.A.normalB.cruelC.painfulD.strangeµAᳮ᪷-·;ᦻḄ“Notallpiercingisshocking”/N «ὡr“¸(normal)”Ḅ¹53.A.SOB.butC.forD.orº»ᯠ ᡚ¯⛲ᨵ½E¢¸,“¾(but)”¿EÀᙠ$%;ÁÂᯠᜧÃ54.A.noticedB.explainedC.preventedD.accepted`D᪆[ÅÆÇᵱḄE¢᪷-ontheolherhand/Nᵱ ᡚὡ⛲IªXY“È hÉḄ(surprising)”ªN⌕ᙠËᐸÍjÎᡭᙠX½u᪷E ”ÐÑ(accepted)”55.A.impossibleB.uncertain 43C.unusualD.uncomfortableᫀ|D:ᜧÒᡠf?ᡭEx᧕ÐÑ{ªTYªᡠ&ᩭḄÔÕers “E—×(uncomfortable)” ⁚(ᐳ106⚪;Ü6⚪1.5ᑖNÝᑖ15ᑖ)▅.☢áᦻNᙠâãᜐäᐭ1 〉çḄᓫéᡈëìᑁᓫéḄî ïThedaybeforeheheadstoawar,anundefeated56---------------(command)namedQihasadreaminwhichhelosesabattleanddies.Whenhewakesup,Qigetsreadytogoandfight.Whilegainingsuccessivevictories,Qidecidestocelebrate,althoughthereisafinalbattle57_________(wait)forhim.Whenhegets58(drink)andfallsasleepinhistent,QiJsarmy59.(attack)bytheenemyandhegetskilledjustashisdreampredicted.ThisisthestorythathasinspiredthelatestKunquOperaproduction.AsoneoftheoldestofthetraditionalChineseopera60.(form),KunquOpera,whichisabout600yearsold,61.(combine)singing,dancingandlyricalrecitationperformedintheSuzhoudialect(uð).UNESCOlistedKunquOperaasanintangibleheritage(ñᱥóᦻᓄ⍡õ)ofhumanityin2001.Earlierthisyear,aplanofcombiningKunquOperaandtraditionalChineseidiomswasdeveloped,62.wouldallowyoungChinesedirectorsandKunquOperaperformers63._(work)together.TheyoungartistsareworkingondevelopingoriginalplaysbasedontraditionalChineseidiomstokeep64.traditionalivewhilemakingitpopularagain65.newideas.ᫀ᪆ூᦻXWöᦻᦻOPX⚗ø#ú9ᡂûᔠÁᩭḄýᑜÿ ᑜḄᡂḄᒓ,ᢝ Ḅ !"#$%Ḅᳮ'()*+,ᩭ56.commanderὃ01232an4562undefeated7⛲12,9:;ᜐ=Ḅ"namedQi”⊤?:;ᜐ◤⌕BC⊤DEFḄ12ᦑHcommander,⊤D“ᢣᢵLMN”57.waitingὃ0PQR25SbattleTwaitUV᪀ᡂXYZḄ[Qᐵ]ᦑᵨR2-`g5S=abᦑHwaiting,58.drunkὃ0562cᜐde562getsḄ⊤ᦑHdrunk,⊤D“f⏥hḄ59.isattackedὃ0R2"j᪷lnoᐰᦻḄẠ"sBtuᙠ",Qi'sarmyTattackUV᪀ᡂwRᐵ]ᡠᵨBtuᙠ"ḄwRᦑHisattacked60.formsὃ012oneof=ynᦪ12{ᦪᦑHforms61.combinesὃ0"j[QBᑖ᪆~᪀no:ᜐ◤⌕HᑏQR2ᵫ▰ḄᦑᵨBtuᙠ",[KunquOpera,⊤Dᓫᦪᭆ'ᦑQR2ᵨᓫᦪ5SᦑHcombineso62.whichὃ0P▲ᑴឋb~ᑖ᪆~᪀no,cᜐP▲ᑴឋb~ᢣC[~ᑁ6ᙠ~[ᦑᵨᐵ]2which»63.toworkὃ0R2bSallowsbtodosth⊤D“ᐕ“R2bS⊡¢ᦑHtoworko64.theὃ032cᜐᱯᢣ Ḅᡠᵨb32⊤ᱯᢣᦑHthe65.withὃ0¤2ᑖ᪆~᪀no,cᜐᵨ“with+12”¥⊤D“ᵨ"ᦑHwith"ᑖᑏ$(ᐳ⁚ᑖ40ᑖ)!⁚(¨ᑖ15ᑖ) 44Ꮇ®¯Ḅ°±²Jennyᩭ³´¶ᙠᨣᎷ¸Vᩭ¹º»¼ᒓ½¾ᐶÀÁᵨÂÃijÅÆBÇÈÉᑁ6ᒹËÌ1.Íλ¹ºÏÐÑ2.ÓÔᒓÕÖ×ØÑ3.¼U+ḄÙÚÛÜÌ1.2ᦪ80ÝÞÑ2.n〉àáÎâ⁚+ᦻäåÍὃᦻDearJenny,IamgladtoknowthatyouarecomingtoChinaforlearningChineselanguagethissummervacation.Besides,hearingthatyouareinterestedinBeijingOpera,!?dliketooffersomesuggestionstoyou.Firstly,youJdbetterapplyforaChineselanguagetrainingclassandattendtheclassactivelyeveryday.InsuchaclassyouwilllearnMandarinquicklyandeffectively.Secondly,youcanwatchthespecialperformanceofBeijingOpera.BeijingOperaplaysanimportantroleinChinesetraditionalcultureandit'swidelyacceptedinChina.ThusyouwillhaveabetterunderstandingofChineselanguagebydoingso.IwishyouahappystayinChinaandleaveawonderfulimpressionforever.Yours,LiHuaç⁚è¨ᑖ25ᑖé▅ëì☢îᦻ᪷lᐸᑁ6ᑏBð602ÝÞḄᑁ6ᭆ⌕DeepSeaDivingThesmallcanoe-likeboatrockedasthebreakerscrashedagainsttheshore.Isatinonecomer,justalittlenervous.AfterallIwasabouttogodeepseadivingandIwasjustthirteen.Mymouthwasdry,myhandsshaking.Myfathersmiledatme,andthatwasmorethanenoughtosettlemyshakingnerves.Thewaterwascold,mybodychilled.Iwasinthewaterandnow,myoxygentankhadtobeputon.Itwasquiteatasktosaytheleast.Iwashalfunderthewaterandstrappingupthetank,whichwasincrediblydaunting.Now,!feltasifIwasgoingtothrowup.Thenitwasdone,andthetanksecurelystrappedaroundme.Iwasreadyandthecouragehadreturned.MyinstructorandIdippedunderthewater.Anexpanseofcrystalbluewatersenvelopedme.Itookadeepbreathandletitout;anarmyofbubbleschargedoutofmymask.Imovedmylegsupanddown.Atfirstitseemedempty.Butthenaschooloffishzoomedpastus.IwatchedinamazementastheyswaminunisonèB.1startedtodescendfurtherintoNeptune'sterrain.Therewascoral,fishandoyster.Therewaspurple;therewasgreenandtherewasred.I 45breathedintheoxygenandletitoutmatchingthebubbleseruptoutagainandagain.Ifeltfreelikeafish.Wedescendedfurtherdown,thesilkywhitesandoftheseabedcomingintoview.AswereachedtheseabedoftheIndianOcean,!noticedallthestarfishcamouflagedè◚òéonthecoral.Wekneltdownonthesand,thesmoothgrainsscratchingatmybareknees.ThisiswhenInoticedthebeautyofthesea.Thebrightraysofthesunhadilluminatedthewholeocean,thereflectionsripplingonthesand.Myinstructorpointedtowardsanoyster,thetinywhitestructureopeningandclosingitsmouthtorevealitsvelvetytongue.IfounditthemostbeautifulofallcreaturesIhadcomeacrossinmyunderwaterjourney.Soonitwastimetoresurfacebacktoouratmosphericterrain.Iwassadtosaytheleast.ltfeltasthoughIwasmeanttostayhereforever,likeachildoftheocean.ÍὃᦻThestoryisaboutthewriter'sfirstexperienceofdeepseadiving.è⌕ó1Atthirteen,thewriterwentdivingforthefirsttime.Withoutdoubtshewasnervousaboutit.Asshewentintothecoldwater,shebecamemorefrightened.è⌕ó2Whatshesawinthewatermadeherrelaxed.Shewassurroundedwithallkindsofcolorfulfishandsheswamlikeafish,too.è⌕ó3Thebeautyoftheseatouchedthewriter,whichattractedhertobeachildofthesea.è⌕ó4Unit4ᓫᐗõöè"V:120ᑖ÷¨ᑖ:150ᑖéBøᑖùèᐳû⁚¨ᑖ30ᑖéB⁚èᐳ5ü⚪;ÿ ⚪1.5ᑖᑖ7.5ᑖ☢5ᨵ ⚪,⚪ᡠḄAஹBஹC⌱⚗⌱ ᨬ ⌱⚗ ,!ᨵ10"#Ḅ$%ᩭ'(ᨵᐵ ⚪*▅, ⚪-,.W:DoyoureallythinkthatTinaisindebt,John?M:No,notatall.Ithinkthatshe'slying.W:ButIheardthesamethingfrombothLindaandLisa.l.Whodoesthemanthinkislying?A.Tina.B.Linda.C.Lisa./AM:Excuseme.HowcanIgettothenearestsupermarket?W:It'sonPenningsRoad.Gopastthepostofficeandit,sonyourleft.2.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inasupermarket. 46B.Inthepostoffice.C.Inthestreet.W:CanIcometoseeyouatteno'clock,Mr.Jones?M1rmsorry,Mary,butT11stillbemeetingwithmystudentsthen.Whynotcometwentyminutesafterthat?3.Whenwillthespeakersmeet?A.9:40.B.10:00.C.10:20.W:Tom,yourmusicistooloud.M:Ourbandispracticingfortheshow,Mom.W:Butit'salreadythemiddleofnight.M:Okay,we,11cutitoffrightaway.4.WhatwillTomdonext?A.Turndownthemusic.B.Postponetheshow.C.Stoppracticing.(ᫀ3cW:Ihaven'tseenyouforalongtime.Wherehaveyoubeen?M:Oh,manyplaces.rvebeenlookingforajob.Butit?sbeenveryhardtofindone.W:Ifyouhavebothknowledgeandexperience,itwillbeeasier.Doyouknowmybrother?Hefinishedhisstudies,andhe'sgotajobinabigcompanynow.M:Really?That,swonderful.5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Finishingstudies.B.Findingajob.C.Workinginacompany.(ᫀ|B45⁚7ᐳ15 ⚪; ⚪1.5ᑖᑖ22.5ᑖ☢5ᡈ;<ᡈ;<ᨵ= ⚪,⚪ᡠḄAஹBஹC⌱⚗⌱ ᨬ ⌱⚗ ᡈ;<>?ᨵ$%▅,ᔜ ⚪ ⚪5"#; ,ᔜ ⚪? 5"#ḄA($%ᡈ;<,B.46ᩞᧇ'(46ஹ7⚪W:Excuseme.Couldyouhelpme?M:Certainly.WhatcanIdoforyou?W:We'relookingforagirl'sskijacket.Ilikethisstyle.Doyouhaveitinsize10?M:Letmesee...Size4,6,8...Hereyouare.Size10.W:Oh.Mydaughterdoesn'tlikeyellow.Whatothercoloursdoesitcomein?M:Itcomesinred,pink,lightblue,andblack.W:Thepinkisnice.Howmuchisit?M:It,s$160.W:Oh,well,it,sabittoodear.We'11havetothinkaboutit.6.Forwhomdoesthewomanprobablywanttobuyajacket? 47A.Herhusband.B.Herson.C.Herdaughter.gg]c7.Whydoesn'tthewomanbuythejacket?A.It,stooexpensive.B.It'stoobig.C.Shedoesn'tlikethecolours.EA47ᩞᧇ'(48ஹ9⚪W:Hello,DrBaker*soffice.M:Hello,thisisTomKeller.rdliketomakeanappointmenttoseethedoctorassoonaspossible.W:Isitanemergency?M:Well,rvebeensufferingalotfromverybadstomachpainfortwodaysnow.Atfirst,!thoughtitwouldgoawayquickly.ButnowIdon'tthinkIcanwaitforanotherday.W:YouareoneofDrBaker,sregularpatients,aren'tyou?M:Yes,Iam.W:Inthatcase,thedoctormightbeabletofityouinbetweenappointments.Whydon'tyoucomeinthisafternoon?M:Thankyouverymuch.W:Youarewelcome.8.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Inawaitingroom.B.InthedoctorJsoffice.C.Overthephone.gg]c9.What'swrongwiththeman?A.Hehasastomachache.B.Hehasatoothache.C.Hehasaheadache.FA48ᩞᧇ'(410G12⚪W:So,whatisyournewapartmentIike,Terry?M:Oh,it,sgreat.Therearetwobedrooms,anicekitchen,andalivingroom.W:Soundsnice.M:Yeah.Andthereisagrocerystorenexttotheapartmentbuilding.Andthereisalaundryandafastfoodrestaurantacrossthestreet.Soitisaquickwaytogetameal.W:That,sgood.Howmuchdoyoupayinrent?M:Well,Ihavearoommate,soIpayhalftherent.Thatis$275amonthwithgas,water,andelectricityincluded.AndtheInternetandsatelliteTVareseparate.W:That,sreallyawonderfulprice.Howonearthdidyoufindaplacelikethis?M:Ijustfounditonline.W:Great! 4810.Whatisnexttotheapartmentbuilding?A.Arestaurant.B.Alaundry.C.Agrocerystore.gl]c11.Whichisincludedintherent?A.Electricity.B.TheInternet.C.SatelliteTV.HJA12.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheapartment?A.It'squitelarge.B.It'swellfurnished.C.Il'sworththemoney.49ᩞᧇ'(413G16⚪M:Lookatthemap.ThisistherouteIthoughtwecouldtakeonourhike.W:Howlongisitaltogether?M:It'saboutthreemiles.W:ThatsoundsOK.Sowestarthereatthecarparkandwalkalongthepathtothewaterfall.M:Right?Thenweturnleftandwalkupthissmallhill.Theviewfromthetopofthehillisworththeclimb.Wecaneatasnackthere.W:Thenwewillfollowthispathdowntothefootofthehill.Wecanseeanoldchurchthere.M:Wecanstaytherefbrabouttwohours.Thenwewalkalongthispath,turnsouth,andcomebacktothecarpark.W:Howlongdoyouthinkitwilltakeustocompletethewalkaltogether?M:Ithinkitwilltakeaboutfourhours,includingbreaks.W:That'sfine.Arethereroadsignsalongthewayincasewegetlost?M:Yes,thereare.Theytelluswhichwaytogoandhowfarwehavetowalk.13.Whatarethespeakerslookingat?A.Amap.B.Apark.C.Awaterfall.FA14.Wherewillthespeakershaveasnack?A.Outsidethechurch.B.Onthetopofthehill.C.Atthecarpark.§1]B15.Whereistheoldchurch?A.Nearthewaterfall.B.Atthefootofthehill.C.Behindthepark.16.Howlongwillthespeakersspendhikingintotal?A.Abouttwohours. 49B.Aboutthreehours.C.Aboutfourhours.ggc410ᩞᧇ'(417G20⚪WelcometoWindsorCastle,oneoftheworld'soldestandlargestcastles.WindsorisoneoftheofficialhousesoftheQueen,whosometimesstayshere.Weofferfreetoursforblindandpoor-sightedvisitors.Wealsoprovideguidedtours.Visitorscanexplorethehistoryofthecastlewithanexpertguide.Forthosevisitingwithchildren#specialfamilytourandvarioussafeactivitiesareofferedduringschoolholidaysandatweekends.ToursstartthroughoutthedayfromtheCourtyardandfinishattheentrancetotheStateApartments.However,visitorsarrivingatthecastleafter3:00pmfromMarchtoOctoberareadvisedtovisitSt.George,sChapelfirstbeforeitcloses.Shopsoffermanykindsofsouvenirs,includingbooks,postcards,jewelryandchildren'stoys.PleaseaskattheMiddleWardshopsaboutourhomedeliveryservice.BottledwatercanbeboughtfromtheCourtyardandMiddleWardshops.FromApriltoSeptember,icecreamisalsoavailable.17.WhatdoweknowaboutWindsorCastle?A.Itiswherethekinglivesattimes.B.Itiswherethequeenlivesattimes.C.Itiswheretheofficialsworkattimes.ᫀ|B18.WhocangoonafreetourinWindsorCastle?A.Theblind.B.Thepoor.C.Theold.HA19.Whatareespeciallyofferedtothosevisitingwithchildren?A.Expertguides.B.Aspecialfamilytour.C.Someadventurousactivities.ᫀ|B20.Wheredothetoursend?A.AttheCourtyard.B.AtSt.George,sChapel.C.AttheentrancetotheStateApartments.ggc ᑖ▅ᐳ⁚ᑖ50ᑖ4⁚7ᐳ15 ⚪; ⚪2.5ᑖᑖ37.5ᑖ▅,ᑡJᦻ⚪ᡠḄAஹBஹCஹDL⌱⚗⌱ ᨬ ⌱⚗AIfeelitagreathonourthatyouchoosetostayatCentralInternationalHotel.WeareideallysituatedinZhenruCentre,oneofthefourcentresinShanghai,nexttoShanghaiWestRailwayStation.TubeLine11isonlysixminuteswalktoourhotelbythesixthexitthatcanreachShanghaiDisneylandinabeeline.OntheeastsideofourhotelliebusNo.107tothedowntownPeople'sSquare,busNo.762toShanghaiHongqiaoInternationalAirport,busNo.869totheNationalExhibitionCentreandTubeLine2toShanghaiPudongInternationalAirport. 50•CustomerSatisfactionSurvey iJo]$Pleaseletusknowyourneedssothatwecanprovideyouwithbetterservices.Pleasefilloutthecustomersatisfactionsurveyformsthatcanbefoundinyourroom.•EnvironmentalProtectionProgrammesWearecommittedtoenvironmentalprotectionandenergysaving.Weencourageyoutoparticipateourenvironmentalprotectionprograms.Ifyouareinterestedinit,pleasereadtherelevantinformationcardinyourroom.•GreenHotelAccordingtotheregulationsontheManagementofHouseholdGarbageonJuly1,2019,hotelmanagementunitsmusin'tactivelyprovideconsumerswithroomone-useddailynecessities7M◤Oi.Asafive-starChinesegreenhotel,ifyouneedroomone-useddailynecessitiesduringyourstay,pleasecalltheRoomServiceonthephoneforfreetorequestoreyetherobotJs2Dcode75Pṹtobuy.•RoomCleaningYourroomwillbecleaneddaily.Forimmediatecleaning,pleaseclickthePleaseCleanUpserviceordialRoomServiceonthephone.•NoDisturbingIfyouwishtobeleftalone,pleasepresstheNoDisturbingbuttoninyourroom.Ifyoudonotwishtoreceiveanycalls,pleasecalltheOperatoronthephone.ூSTU,WXTYᵨᦻAὅ\⌕^_`abcdefḄgh▭⏀kḄEᐵlm21.HowdoyoureachDisneylanddirectlyfromthehotel?A.BybusNo.762.B.BybusNo.869.C.BysubwayNo.2.D.BysubwayNo.l1.fgDno⁚ᳮU⚪᪷r4"TubeLinellisonlysixminuteswalktoourhotelbythesixthexitthatcanreachShanghaiDisneylandinabeeline."st⌕uᙶᙢx11yz,ᡠ{⌱D⚗22.Whatcanyoudotojoinintheenvironmentalprotectionprogramme?A.Pressthebutton.B.Letusknowyourneeds.C.Readtherelatedinformationcard.D.Fillinthecustomersatisfactionsurvey.H]cU|o⁚ᳮU⚪᪷rᦻ}4“Ifyouareinterestedinit,pleasereadtherelevantinformationcardinyouiroom.”st◤⌕▅,EᐵḄlmᓱ23.Howcanyougetfreedailynecessities?A.ByclickingPleaseCleanUp.B.Byeyeingtherobot's2Dcode.C.BycallingtheOperator.D.BycallingtheRoomService. 51ᳮᑨ⚪᪷rᦻ}4LḄ46Asafive-starChinesegreenhotel,ifyouneedroomone-useddailynecessitiesduringyourstay,pleasecalltheRoomServiceonthephoneforfreetorequestoreyetherobot's2Dcodetobuy.”st◤⌕ᡭᵯBWhenIwasfiveorsixyearsold,IrememberwatchingTVandseeingotherchildrensufferinotherpartsoftheworld.Iwouldsaytomyself,4tWhenIgrowup,whenIcangetrich,Iwillsavekidsallovertheworld.MAt17,1startedmycareerhereinAmerica,andbytheageof18,1startedmyfirstcharityorganisation.!wentontoteamupwithotherorganisationsinthefollowingyears,andmet,helped,andevenlostsomeofthemostbeautifulsouls.Thesix-year-oldJasminaAnemawhopassedawayin2010fromleukemia(<⊈),whosestoryinspiredthousandstovolunteerasdonors.To2012whengrandmotherlostherbattlewithcancer,whichistheveryreasonandthedrivingforcebehindtheClaraLionelFoundation(CLF).We,reallhuman.Andwealljustwantachance:achanceatlife,achanceineducation,achanceatafuture,really.AndatCLF,ourmissionistoimpactasmanylivesaspossible,butitstartswithjustone.Peoplemakeitseemtoohardtodocharitywork.Thetruthis,youdon,thavetoberichtohelpothers.Youdon'tneedtobefamous.Youdon'tevenhavetobecollege-educated.Butitstartswithyourneighbor,thepersonrightnexttoyou,thepersonsittingnexttoyouinclass,thekiddowntheblockinyourneighborhood.Youjustdowhateveryoucantohelpinanywaythatyoucan.Andtoday,!wanttochallengeeachofyoutomakeacommitmenttohelponeperson,oneorganisation,onesituationthattouchesyourheart.Mygrandmotheralwaysusedtosay,“Ifyou'vegotadollar,there'splentytoshare.”ூSTU,ᦻXTᦻ᠄ᗐᐵᐵᐵᦟ;Ḅ¡¢ᡂ¤¥¦Ḅ§¨24.Whatdidtheauthorwanttodoatayoungage?A.WatchTV.B.Growupquickly.C.Becomewealthy.D.Helpotherchildren.©Do⁚ᳮU⚪᪷r4Ḅ45ª<4Iwouldsaytomyself,'Whenlgrowup^henlcangetrichjwillsavekidsallovertheworld/”¬ᔠ4ᑁ°st $ᙠᵯ³´ᑮ¶·Ḅ¸¹Aὅº⌕ᙠ»ᜧ½¾ᦑ⌱D⚗25.WhatdirectlycausedtheauthortocreateanddeveloptheCLF?A.Asix-year-oldkid'srequest.B.Hergrandmothersdeathofcancer.C.ManyvolunteersJinspiration.D.OtherorganisationsJencouragement.ÀBUÁ|ᳮᑨ⚪᪷r454Lª<4...grandmotherlostherbattlewithcancer,whichistheveryreasonandthedrivingforcebehindtheClaraLi 52onelFoundation(CLF).”stᙠ2012Ã,ἔÅÆÇÈWÉÊAὅᡂË`ÌÍÍ ÎᑁÐÑÒÓ(CLF)26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“one"inParagraph2referto?A.Achance.B.Atask.C.Alife.D.Anorganisation.ggcÔÕÖ×ᢣÖ⚪᪷r45Ḅᨬª<6AndatCLF,ourmissionistoimpactasmanylivesaspossible,butitstartswithjustone.,,^TÙÚ,ᙠÌÍÍ ÎᑁÐÑÒÓAὅḄÛXÜsÝÞßàáḄâãäWÛÞßḄâãåæ᪷rçªḄ“asmanylivesaspossible”,ᔠ"bul...justone”st,nz×oneᢣÖ“alife”27.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestpeopledointhelastparagraph?A.Dolittlethingstohelpthosearoundthem.B.Workhardtogetacollegeeducation.C.Challengetheirfriendstoofferhelp.D.Docharityworkwhateveryouare.©AḄᳮᑨ⚪᪷r4Ḅ4èª<€Butitstartswithyourneighbor,thepersonrightnexttoyou,thepersonsittingnexttoyouinclass,thekiddowntheblockinyourneighborhood”stAὅéê᠄ᗐḄ¡¢CPeopleoftenaskhowIdecidewheretogo,andIusuallygethesitatedwithmyresponse,asIdon,tactuallyhaveananswertothat.Formorethanthreeyears,!havebeenmakingmovementswiththeuniverse,travelingfromlocationtolocationatseeminglyrandomintervals.AfriendofminepostedaFacebookstatusaskingifanybodywasinterestedinajobteachingEnglishinChina.SoIjumpedonacomingplane.Walkingintomyfirstclass,Iwasbombedby16strangechildrenwhocouldn,tunderstandasinglewordoutofmymouth.WhenIwalkedoutofmylastclass,sixmonthslater,!hadmadeapersonalconnectionwiththem.SomeofmystudentscouldbarelyspeakChineseorEnglish.Butsomehow,throughdeterminationandforce,weconnected.EveryclasswasnotonlyalessoninEnglish,butingoodfellowship,beingarolemodel,beingaparent,andbeingafriend.Ibecameafathertosome,anolderbrothertoothers.Iwaslovedandadored,fearedandhated.Ihadtolearndiscipline,andnotonlyhowtodealitout,buthowtodisciplineandconductmyselfasarolemodel.Butinbetweenthediscipline,!hadtomakelearningafunexperience.AndtheyforgavemewhenIyelledorgotupset.Andwhentheythrewtemperorbruisedtheirkneeormissedtheirmommy,!forgavethem,kissedtheirbruisesbetter,andgavethemashouldertocryon.TeachingEnglishinChinais,byfar,themostemotionallyrewardingandfulfillingthingI'veeverchallengedmyselftodo.Ihavewalkedawayfromthisjobwithasoftenedheart,knowingthatIhavemadeadifferenceinsomanylives.Iwantthat.Iwantmyteachingstobereciprocalbecausetheytaughtmehowtounconditionallyopenmyheartandhowtobeamorelovingandpatientperson. 53ூSTU,WXTᦻᦻ}ëì`AὅᩭhᦟíSḄîᔊðᐸᙠᦟòóôḄõgö÷Ó,òâᦟÓ½ùÝᡂúàûᨵ᰿g*ὊgḄ28.WhatcanwelearnaboutthewriterbeforehecametoChina?A.Hedidn'thaveafixedjob.B.Hewasaprofessionalwriter.CHeworkedinatravelagency.D.Hetaughtinalanguageschool.ISA©ᳮᑨ⚪᪷rᦻ}4Ḅ46FormorethanthreeyearsJhavebeenmakingmovementswiththeuniverse,travelingfromlocationtolocationatseeminglyrandomintervals.^^stᙠAὅᩭhþ>½ÿᨵḄ,ᡠ⌱A⚗29.Whatwasthesituationlikewhentheauthormethisstudentsforthefirsttime?A.Hard.B.Exciting.C.Touching.D.Inspiring.A⁚ᳮ⚪᪷ᦻ Ḅ<4Walkingintomyfirstclass,Iwasbombedby16strangechildrenwhocouldn'tunderstandasinglewordoutofmymouth.“ ,ὅ!ᑮ#Ḅ$%&'$%()*+#,Ḅ-ᵫ/012&Ḅ34ᨵ56730.WhatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromParagraph3?A.Hewascasualandpatient.B.Hewasresponsiblebutsensitive.C.Hewascautiousbutbad-tempered.D.Hewasself-reflectiveandconsiderate.8D90ᳮᑨ;⚪᪷<Ḅ=<4EveryclasswasnotonlyalessoninEnglish,butingoodfellowship,beingarolemodel,beingaparent,andbeingafriend.”>?☢ḄᑁB 'ὅCᗐEFᡃHI'JKL$%MNOḄP31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reciprocal“inParagraph4mostprobablymean?A.Beneficial.B.Interacted.C.Encouraging.D.Acceptable.QRBSTU1⚪᪷ᦻV Ḅ^...becausetheytaughtmehowtounconditionallyopenmyheartandhowtobeamorelovingandpatientperson.” '#ᙠᦟ$%ḄY&'$%Zᦟ[\#]^_ᡩ'bcdᨵ᰿_fὊ_ḄPᵫ/01'hᓫSḄjIk“mnḄ”,B⚗pᔠ⚪jDIwasselfishasateenager.Iusuallyspentmytimethinkingaboutmyselfandtakingcareofmyownneeds.Iletmyolderbrotherdomostoftheworkaroundthehouseuntilheleftforcollege.IletmymomanddadworryaboutourbillsandproblemswhileIreadbooks,played,andlostmyselfinmyownimagination.Thisdidn,tchangeevenwhenIwenttocollegeeither.I 54studiedhardbutonlytomakemyownlifebetter.EvenwhenIstartedtoexploremyfaith,itwasonlytoincreasemyownhappiness.Imarriedaftergraduationanddecidedtostartafamily.Ofcourse,!hadnoideawhathardknocksrealityhadinstoreformyselfishsoul.SoonIfoundmyselfunemployed,deeplyindebt,andwithanewbabyontheway.Ifoundoutthatlifehaslittlesympathyforspoiledpeople.Infact,allofthestrugglesIwasgoingthroughwerebeatingtheselfishnessslowlyoutofme.Still,Ididn,tgiveuponhappiness.Iknewthattheremustbeawaytofindit.Ifinallyrealized,however,thatithadtoincludemorethanjustmyownneeds,wants,anddesires.Theanswerbegantomakeitselfclearonenightshortlyaftermybabyboywasborn.Igotabottleandheldhiminmyarms.AsIwasfeedinghimIlookeddownandsawhisbig,innocent,trustingeyes.Ismiledandtalkedtohim.ThenhesmiledandIcouldfeelmyheartgrowing,expandingwithlove.Ifeltsuchpeaceandjoy.AtthatmomentIhadahintofthetruth:itisbygrowingourheartswithlovethatwefindourhappiness.CarolynArendswrote:"Themorepeopleyouletintoyourheart,thebiggeryourheartgets.Themoreloveyouget,themoreloveyouhavetogive.ltjustkeepsgrowing."So,keeploving,keeplivingandkeepcaring.Keepgrowingyourhearttoday,tomorrow,andalways.ூtuvxᦻCuyzᦻᦻ{⌕}~\ὅᵫFḄPᡂk_ L#Pᨵ᰿ḄP'Z\“᰿#Pᓽ”Ḅ⍝ᳮḄᔊ32.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthorfromthefirstparagraph?A.Heoftenhelpedhisbrotherwithhousework.B.Hestudiedhardforhisfamily.C.Heputhisownneedsaboveothers’.D.Hewasconcernedabouthisfamily.ggc0ᳮᑨ;⚪᪷ Ḅ<4Iletmyolderbrotherdomostofthework...Thisdidn,tchangeevenwhenlwenttocollegeeither.IstudiedhardbutoMytomakemyownlifebetter."x“...itwasonlytoincreasemyownhappiness."Ḅ~ 0'ὅᙠ☘&F'kᜐCὃ⇋F'*kPὃ⇋'ᓽ#FḄ◤⌕¡ᙠ¢PḄ◤⌕£¤33.Whatdidtheauthorrealizeafterhesufferedinlife?A.Spoiledpeoplecan'tsurvivethehardshipoflife.B.Lifeiscrueltospoiledpeople.C.Spoiledpeopleareneverhappyinlife.D.Selfishnessishelpful.H]B≆⁚ᳮ⚪᪷ Ḅ44SoonIfoundmyselfunemployed,deeplyindebt,andwithanewbabyontheway.Ifoundoutthatlifehaslittlesympalhyforspoiledpeople.” ,ὅᙠᔊ\P%Ḅᜫj?'§E¨©%ªL«¬ḄPC®⏙Ḅ34.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Theauthorlovedkids.B.Theauthoroftenfedhisbaby.C.Theauthorrealizedtheimportanceofhappiness.D.Whencaringforhisbaby,theauthorgotinspired. 55°ᫀ|D0ᳮᑨ;⚪᪷< Ḅ"Aslwasfeedinghimllookeddownandsawhisbig,innocent,trustingeyes.Ismiledandtalkedtohim.ThenhesmiledandIcouldfeelmyheartgrowing,expandingwithlove.Ifeltsuchpeaceandjoy.AtthatmomentIhadahintofthetruth:itisbygrowingourheartswithlovethatwefindourhappiness.,,,sr0 ,ὅᙠ᯿ᧇ´µḄ¶· ⚞¹ᑮ\º»Ḅ⌶½35.Whichcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.LovingOthers,aWaytoHappinessB.TheElderOneGrows,theMoreHeGetsC.HelpOthers,HelpOneselfD.KeepGrowingtoLiveaHappyLife¾A¿᪗⚪ÁÂ⚪᪷ᨬ? Ḅ“"Themorepeopleyouletintoyourheart^hebiggeryourheartgets.Themoreloveyouget^hemoreloveyouhavetogive.igustkeepsgrowing.'So,keeploving,keeplivingandkeepcaring.Keepgrowingyourheartloday,lomorrow,andalways.”Ḅ~ 0 'ÄuᦻḄ{ÅC“᰿#Pᓽ⁚Æᐳ5È⚪;ÊÈ⚪2.5ᑖ'Ìᑖ12.5ᑖÍ▅vÏ☢Ðᦻ'ÑÐᦻ?Ḅ⌱⚗ ⌱Ò ÓᐭÕᜐḄᨬÖ⌱⚗⌱⚗ ᨵ×⚗kØÙ⌱⚗Children,sGamesinAncientChinaUnlikethechildrennowadays,thechildrenduringancienttimesdidn'thavesmartphonesorcomputerstoentertainthemselves.36.LetJstakealook.KickingstoneballsDuringtheQingDynasty,kickingastoneballaroundwasapopularsportinthenorthernpartofChina,anditwasoftenplayedinthewintertokeepwarm.Stoneswerecarvedintosmallballsandkickedalongwithfeet.FlyingkitesKiteshavequitealonghistory.Theearliestkitesweremadeofwood,insteadofpaper.Nowadays,thethreemostfamouskitesaretheBeijingkite,TianjinkiteandWeifangkite._37.Forexample,theswallow-shapedkiteisawell-knownBeijingstyle.Playinghide-and-seekHide-and-seekisatraditionalgameforchildren,populararoundthenation.Evennowadays,manychildrenlikeplayingit.Therearetwowaystoplay.Onewayiscoveringachild'seyeswhileotherkidsrunaroundtoteasehim.38.39Theclosestthingtowatchingafilmortelevisionforentertainmentduringancienttimeswasgoingtoseeashadowplay.Folkartistsmanipulatepuppetsbehindthescreen,narratingstoriesandaccompaniedbymusic.SettingofffirecrackersFirecrackershaveahistoryofmorethan2,000years.ltissaidthattherewasabeastnamed“Nian"inancientChina.40.Aftergunpowderwasinvented,itgraduallyreplacedthebamboojointcracker.CrackersarestillsetoffduringtheSpringFestivaltosymbolizeauspiciousnessÆᔡἝÍ. 56A.WatchingshadowplaysB.MakingafilmC.EachofthemhasdistinctivefeaturesD.DifferentmaterialsareusedtomakethekiteE.Andtoscareoffthebeast,peopleburntbamboojointstomakethemblastF.Morecommonly,participantshideandonechildmusttrytofindthemG.Instead,theycameupwithinterestinggamestoplayintheirchildhoodᫀ᪆ூxᦻCu,ᦻ'{⌕ÝÞ\ᙠßà á´µ(âḄãäå36.G/ᜐæ¤çÏ'è=}ßàḄ´µ(éᨵêëìíᡈᵯᾯᩭòóF,ôÏᦻÝÞ\ßàḄ´µ(âḄãäå'ᡠ/ᜐõöC}#(ᙠ´÷&âᨵøḄäå'ᦑ⌱G⚗37.C/ᜐúæ¤çÏḄᵨ᪷¤ᦻᡠ}'©ᙠᨬᨵüḄ<ýþÿ ᓅஹᜩᔠᦻḄḄ ᨵḄᓅḄ ᔜᨵᱯ⁐ᦑ⌱C⚗38.F᪷)*ᦻḄ+11«3,\¥0\¥2/$1 ^ᓃ/.0Ṓ\¥@/15...1©aS©115.'' ,8ᜐ: ;ᣍ=>Ḅ?ABᦑF⚗CᔠD39.A8ᜐ FGḄH᪗⚪᪷)FGḄᑁL ,FG MNOPQᦑ⌱A⚗40.ERᜐSTḄ UVWXᨵY“[”Ḅ]^ᔠᦻᑁL ,Rᜐ: _`bcd ]^ᦑ⌱E⚗ᑖᵨᐳ⁚ᑖ30ᑖe⁚gᐳ15H⚪;jH⚪1ᑖlᑖ15ᑖm▅o☢qᦻrj⚪ᡠtḄAஹBஹCஹDuv⌱⚗U⌱w xyᐭR{ᜐḄᨬ}⌱⚗Lifecangiveyousomanychoicesandopportunities,butintheenditisuptoustotakethefirststep.It,s41toturnyourbackontherestoftheworldafterexperiencingalotofpain.BeforebecominginvolvedwithHestia acharityfoundedin1970,1oftenfeltthatIjustwantedtobeleft42.1thenvolunteeredtohelpdistributeHestiaJsnewsletter.Iwas43asmallamountformyinvolvementanditwasagreatfinancialhelpatthetime.DuringthistimeImetsomewonderfulpeople—staffandotherserviceuserswithinHestiaandit44thatIactuallyhadagoodtime.Ifeltrespectedandappreciatedformy45.IfIhadnotdecidedtohelpout,Iwouldn'thaverealizedthebenefitthatIgainedbothfinanciallyand46.Iwasstillunwillingtobecomemore47though.However,whenIrealizedthatsittingwithinthefourwallsofmyroomwouldn'thelpmuch,lknewIhadto48myself.ByhelpingotherserviceusersIstartedfeeling49aboutmyselfandthroughoutitallIhave_50myconfidenceandcreatedgoodandlasting51withotherpeople.Thishasencouragedmeandgivenmestrengthtotakeonother52withinHestia.IlaterlearnedaboutothervolunteeringopportunitiesatHestiaand53inthereceptionareagavemeasenseofbelonging.AfterawhileIjoinedthefinancedepartmentwhereIwaspartofateamandwhereIwasshown54—somethingIwasnot55to.ForthefirsttimeIfeltIcouldbe"Me”.ூ~ὅ5᠄ᗐᑮᡃᙠḄ41.A.hardB.easyC.impossibleD.necessary 57ᫀ|B()᪷+ᦻḄ“aflerexperiencingalotofpain” ,ᙠᔊL᧕(easy)v¡42.A.outB.lonelyC.aloneD.asideggc᪆|~ὅ¢¢£¤¥¦§¨_(alone)43.A.paidB.savedC.receivedD.chargedS1]AI᪆I᪷)ᦻḄ"itwasagreatfinancialhelp” ,~ὅḄ©§ª~t¬ᩭH®ᦈᐭ44.A.figuredoutB.madeoutC.tookoutD.turnedout᪆[± (turnedout)~ὅ¤៝³45.A.helpB.effortsC.expertiseD.skillsgg]A᪆[᪷)*ᦻḄ“involvedwithHestia” ,~ὅᡠ´Ḅµ¶¤ᑮ·¸¹º46.A.physicallyB.emotionallyC.literallyD.morallyᫀ|B»᪆~ὅᙠ½*¾*(emotionally)¿¤Àᜐ47.A.addictedB.linkedC.involvedD.satisfiedH]c»Á᪷)ᦻḄ"However,whenlrealizedthatsittingwithinthefourwallsofmyroomwouldn'Ihelpmuch” ~ὅÂᯠħÅÆᐭ(involved) Ç48.A.remindB.stopC.loseD.push᪆|᪷)*⚪»᪆ ~ὅÈ⌕Ê(push)¥5ËḄ49.A.betterB.horribleC.differentD.funny,AḄ~ὅᙠµ¶Ì_Í¥£ÎᩭÎÀ(better),ÏÑÒÓ5O.A.heardB.madeC.formedD.built-D᪆|~ὅÑ(built)ÒÓ51.A.impressionsB.relationshipsC.connectionsD.championships.BÔ~ὅÕÖ_ᙠµ¶Ḅ×UØÑÙÚÀÛÜḄᐵÞ52.A.challengesB.projectsC.opportunitiesD.tasks 58|»᪆|᪷)ᦻḄ“nateiiearnedaboutothervolunteeringopportunitiesatHestia” àḄᔊá~ὅâ5ãäåᢕçHestiaᐸÖḄ©§éê53.A.seeingB.displayingC.workingD.achievingglJc»᪆|᪷)ᦻḄ"gavemeasenseofbelonging” ᙠSëª~t~ὅ¬ᩭìí54.A.deathB.respectC.mercyD.support⊀BïÁ᪷)ᦻḄ“Forlhefksttimelfelllcouldbe'Me' ,~ὅðtñò55.A.usedB.supposedC.expectedD.meantóA»ô᪷)eõGUḄ“loftenfeltthatljustwantedtobeleft...” ðtñò ö÷~ὅᙠS øᨵᔊḄeõ⁚(ᐳ10H⚪;jH⚪1.5ᑖlᑖ15ᑖ)▅o☢qᦻᙠR{ᜐyᐭ1v〉üḄᓫþᡈ 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«1.¬®¯°2.᤺0±°3./²³´A«1.ᦪ80µ¶°2.⚪¸¹oᑏºMyWeekendὃᦻMyWeekendLastweekend,myclassmatesandIwenttoafarmtopickgrapes.Thegrapefarmislocatedatthefootofahill,whereliesasmallriver.Wewerestuckbythebeautyofthescenery.Grapesgrownonthisfarmwerebigandsweet.Wecouldn'thelpeatinggrapeswhilepickingthem,asweweretoldthegrapeshadn'tbeentreatedwithpesticides.Meanwhile,severalgirlssangsomesweetsongs,whichmadeusfeellessexhausted.Onthewaybackhome,wewerewornout.However,wehopedwecouldhavechancestocomebackagain,becausephysicallabournotonlyexercisesourbody,butalsomakesuscherishthefruitsoflabour._¼⁚ᑖ25ᑖ▅¾☢ᩞᧇ\᪷Fᐸᑁ?ᡠÁÂÃÄᜮ ÆᑏÂ\3{᪀ᡂ% ÈḄ¨ᦻ 2020•iÉÊË%ÌItwasonlyadollar.DylanBelschernoticeditonthefloorashesatatthebackofhisEnglishclass.Whentheschooldayended,Belscherwanderedbacktotheclassroom.Thewrinkledoldbillwasstillthere.Hecouldeasilyhavepocketeditwithoutthinkingtwice.Instead,hepickeditupandbroughtittohisEnglishteacher,KatieMattison. 60“Itwasn'tmymoney,vBelschersays,whichheseesasampleexplanation.Mattison,54,wasalittlesurprisedhe'dturnthedollarin,knowingalotofpeoplewouldhavejustkeptit.ShesuggestedthatBelschertapeÍÎittothewhiteboardatthefrontoftheclassroom,whereshealwaysputslostthings.Maybethedollarwaslunchmoneyorbusfareforthestudentwhodroppedit/'Youcanalwaystellwhensomeoneislookingforsomething,Mattisonsays.Adayortwolater,theschoolshutdownforEasterbreak.Neithertheteachernorherstudentthoughttwiceaboutthedollar.Tapingitup“wasjustgoodkarma,9,saysBelscher.HunterRose,thenasenior,wasinEnglishclassafterbreakwhenhespottedthedollaronthewhiteboard.44TherewasamysterytoitÏRosesays.Afterclass,heaskedMattisonwhyitwasthere.Shewasstillwaitingfortheoriginalownertoclaimit,soshereplied/41don'tknow.”RosetookthetapefromMattison'sdeskandtapedaseconddollartotheboard.Thatgotitrolling.Thesightofthetwodollarbills,sidebyside,stimulatedsomethinginMattison'sstudents.Theystartedaskingaboutthepurposeofthemoney,towhichMattisonalwaysgavethesameanswer:Shedidn'tknow.Atthatpoint,itwasabsolutelytrue.Morestudents,excited,tapedupsingledollarbills.Mattison-anexperiencedteacherwhorecognizedaphenomenoninthemaking—wrotetheinitialsofeachstudentoneachspecificbill,andshestartedtoleavethetapeonthetrayofthewhiteboard.´A:ÆᑏᦪQo150µ¶Theeffortsnowhalledandmanystudentswantedtohepartojyvhateverthiswas._ThatleftMattisontodecideuponthehestresolution.ὃᦻTheeffortsnowhalledandmanystudentswantedtohepartojyvhateverthiswas.idkeBraniecki,anothersenior,sayseveryoneunderstoodthattheeventualplanforthedollarswouldbefor"somethinggood^.HetÐeda$20billanda$10billtothewhiteboard.MeganMakowskidugintoherChristmasandbirthdaysavingsandtapedupanother$20,Theamountcontinuedtogrowoverseveralweeks,untilitreached$175.76.Asfortheoriginaldollar,thepersonwholostitnevercamelookingfor.ThatleftMattisontodecideuponthehestresolution.ShethoughtofherbrotherJackHain.Eightyearsearlier,Jackhaddiedofarareanddevastatingneurologicaldisease—ALS.Mattisontoldthatstorytoallherclasses.SheaskedtheteenswhethertheymindedifshedonatedthedollarsintheirnamestoALSInstituteestablishedtoseekacureforthedisease.Theiranswerwastotapeenoughmoneytothewhiteboardtopushtheamountandmakethedonation.Mattisonchokedbacktearsatthis. 61Unit5ᓫᐗÒÓS|:120ᑖÔᑖ:150ᑖ_%ᑖÕÖᐳ⁚\ᑖ30ᑖ_%⁚ᐳ5×⚪;Ù×⚪1.5ᑖ\ᑖ7.5ᑖÕ¾☢5ÂÚÛÙÂÚÛmᨵ%×⚪,[⚪.ᡠÁḄAஹBஹC`⌱⚗.⌱ßᨬá⌱⚗ÕÈÙÂÚÛm,âᨵ10ãÔḄS|ᩭåᨵᐵ×⚪?▅¾%×⚪ÙÂÚÛq%æW:Twopeachesaremissing.That,sstrange.M:Don'tworryaboutthat.Iatethemwhenyouwerecookinginthekitchen.l.Whatdidthemaneatjustnow?A.Anapple.B.Somechicken.C.Somepeaches.W:Whatisgoingon?It,sMay,andwestillhavetowearwarmclothes.M:Well,there*ssomegoodnewsontheradio.Youprobablycanwearshortstomorrow.l.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Weather.B.Clothes.C.News.çAW:MrBlack,couldIhaveameetingwithastudenthere?M:Sorry,nothere,MissHopkins.Weneedaquietenvironmenttopreparefortomorrow'slecture.3.What,stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Classmates.B.Colleagues.C.Teacherandstudent.W:Excuseme.CouldyoutellmewhattimeFlightAF35getsin?M:Well,it,sdueinat6:20pm.Buttheannouncementsaidjustnowthatithasa30-minutedelaybecauseofthebadweather.4.Whenwilltheflightarrive?A.At18:20.B.At18:35.C.At18:50. ᫀ|cM:Ms.Miller,couldyoutellmehowIcanimprovethisarticle?!gotaBplus.W:It,squitegood,actually.Thelanguageisgoodandthemainpointsarecovered.There,sjusttoomuchrepetition.Youcouldhavesaideverythingwithintwopages.5.Howcanthemanimprovehisarticle?A.Bydeletingunnecessarywords.B.Byaddingacoupleofpoints.C.Bycorrectinggrammarmistakes. 62_¼⁚ᐳ15×⚪;Ù×⚪1.5ᑖ\ᑖ22.5ᑖÕ¾☢5ÂÚÛᡈéêÙÂÚÛᡈéêmᨵë×⚪,[⚪.ᡠÁḄAஹBஹC`⌱⚗.⌱ßᨬá⌱⚗ÕÙÂÚÛᡈéêG\ìᨵS|▅ᔜ×⚪\Ù×⚪5ãÔ;ÕÈm\ᔜ×⚪ìÁß5ãÔḄfS|ÙÂÚÛᡈéêæÕ_6Âᩞᧇ\å_6ஹ7⚪W:Hello,HelenSmithspeaking.CanIhelpyou?M:Hello,thisisDavid.CouldIspeaktoMike,please?W«rmafraidhe'snotavailableatthemoment.Wouldyouleaveamessage?M:Yes.rmcallingtocancelameetingwescheduledforthisafternoon.W:Okay.Letmetakethisdown.CouldIhaveyournameagain?M:Certainly.It,sDavidStone.6.WhydoesDavidwanttospeaktoMíe?A.Toinvitehimtoaparty.B.Todiscussaschedule.C.Tocalloffameeting.ggc7.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeakers?A.Theyarecolleagues.B.Theyareclosefriends.C.They'venevermetbefore.5i]cÕ_7Âᩞᧇ\å_8î10⚪W:Whatdoyouwanttodotonight?M:Howaboutgoingtothecinema?!shouldbehomefromworkat5:45.Thenwecangooutandeatbeforeweseeafilm.W:Whatdoyouwanttosee?M:There,sagoodartfilmattheGreenHouseCinema.W:Letmesee...itstartsat6:15.1don'tthinkwecangetthereintimetoseethebeginning.HowabouttheactionfilmattheNewStateCinema?Itstartsat6:50.Perhapsthe7:00oneattheUMECinemaisevenbetter.ltstarsJackieChan.M:OK,thatrsfine.Ilikehim,too.8.Whenwillthemanbehomefromwork?A.At5:45.B.At6:15.C.At6:50.ïA9.Wherewilltheyprobablygobeforeseeingthefilm?A.Tothesupermarket.B.Totherestaurant.C.Tothepark.10.Wherewillthespeakersgo?A.TheGreenHouseCinema.B.TheNewStateCinema.C.TheUMECinema.ggc 63Õ_8Âᩞᧇ\å_11î13⚪M:Youlookpale,Stephanie!WhatJswrong?W:Idon'tfeelgood.Ihaveabadheadache.Infact,Ihaven'tgotmuchsleepthispastweekendIfeelreallytired.M:Whydon'tyougotoseeadoctor?W:Yeah,IthinkIshould.ButIhaveareporttodotomorrow.Ms.JenkinsneedsitfbrtheboardmeetingnextMonday.M:Well,it,sWednesdaytoday.Whydon,tyoutalktoMs.JenkinsandaskifyoucanhanditinonFridaymorning?W:MaybeIshouldtry.IguessIjustneedagoodsleep.Thanks,Gorge.M:Ifyouneedanyhelpforthereport,justletmeknow.11.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inahospital.B.Intheoffice.C.Athome.ᫀ|B12.Whenisthereportdue?A.Thursday.B.Friday.C.NextMonday.ggA13.WhatdoesGeorgesuggestStephaniedowiththereport?A.Improveit.B.Handitinlater.C.Leaveitwithhim.ᫀBÕ_9Âᩞᧇ\å_14î17⚪W:Soyouhaven'tbeenfeelingverywellrecently.Isthatright?M:Yeah.Il'smyleg,Doctor,myrightleg.Ikeephavingthisstrangepain.W:Howwouldyoudescribethepain?M:It'slikeboilingwaterrunningdownmyleg.ItJsbeengettingworserecently.rvebeenlosingsleep,andactuallyIhadtoputoffanimportantappointmentthismorningbecauseofthepain.W:Sothepainhasbeenkeepingyouawake?M:Yes,that'sright.Doyouthinkit'sserious,Doctor?Doyouhaveanymedicinethatmighthelp?W:Well,withoutdoingsometests,!can'tbesurewhethermedicinewouldhelpornot.M:Myusualdoctorthinksit,sonlybecauseIhavebeenworkingtoohard.W:Thatcouldbethereason.DonJtworry.We*11doafewtestshereandseewhatwefind.M:OK,thankyou.DoyoumindifIaskhowlongthetestsmighttake?Ihaveanimportantmeetingat2pmandthenabusinessdinnerat7pm.14.What'swrongwiththeman?A.Hisrightlegaches.B.Hecan'tsleep.C.Hehasafever.ðA 6415.Whatdoeshisusualdoctorthinkcausesthepain?A.Hisstrangehabit.B.Hisworkingtoohard.C.Hisunhealthydiet.ᫀB16.Whenwillthemanhaveameeting?A.At2pm.B.At5pm.C.At7pm.ᫀA17.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?A.Heishealthy.B.Heislazy.C.Heisbusy,ggcÕ_10Âᩞᧇ\å_18î20⚪Anicknameistheshortenedformofaperson'sname.Itcanalsobeanameforaplaceorthing.ManyAmericancitieshavenicknames.LosAngelesisoneofthem.LosAngelesisthesecondlargestcityinpopulationafterNewYorkCity.LosAngeleshasseveralnicknames.OneisLA.ItisalsocalledCityofAngelsbecauseLosAngelesmeans”Iheangels^^inSpanish.LosAngelesoftenhaswarm,sunnyweather.SoanothernicknameisCityofFlowersandSunshine.NewYorkiscalledtheBigApple.SoLosAngelesissometimescalledtheBigOrangebecauseofthefruitthatgrowsinthatcity'swarmclimate.TheAmericanmotionpictureandtelevisionindustriesarebasedinLosAngeles.SoitisnotsurprisingthatitiscalledtheEntertainmentCapitaloftheWorld.ManyfilmsaremadeintheareaofLosAngelescalledHollywood.Millionsofpeoplevisitthearea.NotriptoLosAngelesiscompletewithoutseeingtheword"Hollywood“spelledoutinhugelettersonahillside.AnothernicknameforLosAngelesisLa-LaLand,usingthefirstlettersofLosandAngeles.Thismeansaplacethatisfunandnotserious,andmaybeevenoutoftouchwithreality.Manypeople,includingRandyNewman,whosingsabouthishometown,loveLosAngelesforitswarmsunnyweather,beautifulmountainsandbeaches,andmoviestars.18.HowmanynicknamesofLosAngelesarementioned?A.Four,B.Five.C.Six.ggc19.WhatcanbeanecessarypartofatriptoLosAngeles?A.WatchingRandyNewman'sconcert.B.Seeingtheperformanceofmoviestars.C.Seeingthehugelettersof“Hollywood"onahillside.20.Whatdoest4La-LaLand^^mean?A.Itmeansafunplace.B.Itmeansawarmplace.C.Itmeansaplacefullofsunshine.ggA 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65▅¾ᑡ¨ᦻ\[Ù⚪ᡠÁḄAஹBஹCஹD⌱⚗.⌱ßᨬá⌱⚗AHousekeepingservices-Theyarelookingforaresponsible,professional,detail-oriented,experiencedhousekeepertotakecareofallcleaningdetailsofalocalbusinessinAngwin.Thispersonwillbeneededapproximately2-3timesperweekforabout8hoursperday.Pleaseemailthemforadditionalinformationandbereadytoprovideresumeandworkhistory.Driver*slicenserequiredandtheabilitytoliftatleast50pounds.Paywillbe$20-$25perhour.Tocontactthem,emailrecruitingangwin@gmail.com.CaregiverPosition—Lookingforacaregivertohelpwitha91-year-oldwomanwholivesinCalistoga.ShespeaksbothEnglishandSpanish,butSpanishisherpreference.Shesleepsquiteabitduringthedaysothereistimetodohomework.Shecannotbeleftalonebecausesheisafallrisk.Shewalkswithawalkeronherown.Pleasecall9257858500ifinterested.WorshipMusicLeader—FirstPresbyterianChurch(FPC)inNapaislookingforsomeonewhowillselectsongsandusemediaforchurchservicesonSundays.Applicantsmustbeabletocommit8-10hoursperweekforserviceandmeetingsaswellasbeingavailableeverySundayfrom9:00amto12:00pm.Thepayisabout$18anhour.DetailedjobinformationwillbepostedonthePayrollOffice?swindow.Ifinterested,sendyourcoverletterandresumetoDavidStokeratdavid@fpcnapa.org.CateringCompany-OakAvenueisapremiercateringcompanyinSt.Helenasearchingforpassionatepeopletojointheirtalentedteamofchefsandserviceprofessionals.Hoursareflexibleandcanworkaroundstudents'schedules.Part-timepositionsavailableforaspiring(ᨵòóḄ)chefs,bakers,servicehelpers,andcaptains.PleasesendabriefcoverletterandresumetoMaritza@oakavenuecatering.comorcall7079639278formoreinformation.ூ "ᦻ$% Qᵨᦻᦻ(+,-ëôõöf21.Toworkasahousekeeper,oneneedsto.A.bequalifiedtodriveB.bealocalinAngwinC.workabout8hoursperweekD.beabletospeaktwolanguages÷Aøù⁚ᳮ⚪ᵫHousekeepingservicesᑖ.Ḅ“Driver'slicenserequired”LM\Uöf⌕ûᵭ£ὅᨵþÿ 22.Whatdoweknowaboutthecaregiverposition?A.TheapplicanthadbetterspeakSpanish.B.TheapplicantmustspeakEnglishverywell.C.Theapplicantcannotdohomeworkwhileonduty.D.Theapplicantcanleavethewomanaloneoccasionally.⊀A■⁚ᳮ⚪ᵫCaregiverPositionᑖḄ4€ShespeaksbothEnglishandSpanish,butSpanishisherpreference.,,'5r,ᵭὅᨬᱛ23.1fyouwanttobecomeagreatbaker,whichshouldyoucontact?A.9257858500.B.7079639278. 66C.David@fpcnapa.org.D.Recruitingangwin@gmail.com.H]B᪆[⁚ᳮ⚪ᵫCateringCompanyᑖḄ“Parl-limepositionsavailableforaspiring ᨵ!ᒹ#Ḅ$ :1^£95@1^^...”%&417079639278”'()⌱B⚗BGoingtocollegewasnotoptional.Inmyfamily,itwasjustanothersteptowardtheAmericandream.AssoonasIgraduated,!enrolled ᐭ-$intheEnglishDepartmentofColoradoStateUniversity.Iwentontoearntwoscholarships,andmembershipintheNationalHonourSociety.Itrulybelievedthehardworkwasworthit.Itwasn'tuntilafewmonthsagothatIrealizedhowcluelessIwas.Ihadbeencombingthroughtheclassifiedswhenmyeyesfelluponmydreamob:NationalCollegeMagazinelookingforwriters.Thrilled,!spenttheweekendcomposingaresume.Needlesstosay,Iwasstunnedwhentheinterviewerbarelytookoneglancebeforethrowingitaside.“Noexperience,''hesaidflatly.Ifeltlikescreaming,t4Whatdoyoumean,noexperience?Lookatthesegrades.^^Iwaslefttoabsorbtheshockofrejection,thinkingthatnobodyevertoldmethata4.0studentwouldbeturneddownforajob.Didn'tallofmyhardworkcountforanything?Iseeplentyofdemandsfortwoyearsofexperienceataprintpublication,butnonerequiringextensiveknowledgeofhowtowriteacademicpapers.Yet95%ofmyenergyinschoolwenttowardthelatter,leavingmelittletimetodevotetoanythingelse.Ifcareerpreparationissupposedtobethepointofcollege,thenwhyisn'titthefocus?Hasacollegedegreejustbecomeanothersocietalstatussymbollikefancycarsordesignerclothes?Givenmyexperience,!feelthatacollegedegreewouldbealotmorevaluableifstudentswererequiredtogetsomeoutsideexperiencetosupplementtheirin-classknowledge.Insteadofrequiringfourscienceclasses,whynotthreescienceclassesandanintemship?Inmycollegecareer,!tookoneclassthattaughtmehowtowriteandsubmitessaysforpublication.Thisever-so-brieftasteoftherealworldwaslikeholdinganicecreamsundaeinfronlofachildandonlygivingherasmallbite.ூ/02ᦻ45/67ᦻᦻ89⌕;<=>=?5@ABCDEFḄGHI,JὅKL-MNὃP=ᜧ-NRS=T⚗ᝄ-VCWXKL-MYᨵZ[\4ᙠ^_`aJbcdefgNC!hijkḄl^mnop⌕24.Whydidtheauthorstudysohardatcollege?A.Tomaintainafamilytradition.B.Tofindanidealjob.C.Tofulfillparents'expectations.D.Towinscholarshipsforthetuition. 67qᳮᑨs⚪᪷uv5wḄ44Iwentontoeamtwoscholarships,andmembershipintheNationalHonorSociety.Itrulybelievedthehardworkwasworthit.”x%yᦻḄ^ᔊ',Jὅᙠᜧ-KL-MY4>={|g`}aJ25.WhataccountedfortheauthorJsfailureinjobhunting?A.Hisdullresume.B.Hismisjudgmentinhighscores.C.Hislackofexperience.D.Hispoorperformanceintheinterview.~qᳮᑨs⚪᪷uvwḄ“Noexperience,“'NJὅ`aJᜫḄ4CᨵaJ^m26.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphimply?A.Academicwritingisasmallpartofcollegelife.B.Collegeeducationalwayscoversunimportantthings.C.Competitionincollegeisnotasfierceasthatintherealworld.D.Theauthorfeelsheldbackbyhislackofreal-worldexperience.cᳮ⚪ᑖḄ☢4“BAḄᨚᕡYᙠ☢Ḽᙛ¡Nᓾ£¤5¦)”¨fNBAḄª«⌕¬ᜧ-®27.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusbywritingthisarticle?A.Getacollegedegreeandyouwillgofar.B.Collegestudentsshouldmakethebestoftheirtime.C.Careerpreparationisanecessityforcollegeeducation.D.Landingasuccessfulcareerisbetterthanacollegedegree,ggc9¯ᜧ⚪᪷uᐰᦻᑁ²',Jὅᑏ/ᦻ8Ḅ´Ḅ4µ¶ᡃD¸ᜧ-ᦟºᩭ,¼|½¾¿ᜓ4Á⌕ḄᑖC 2020 ᐰHᔁHSomeparentswillbuyanyhigh-techtoyiftheythinkitwillhelptheirchild,butresearcherssaidpuzzleshelpchildrenwithmath-relatedskills.PsychologistSusanLevine,anexpertonmathematicsdevelopmentinyoungchildrenattheUniversityofChicago,foundchildrenwhoplaywithpuzzlesbetweenages2and4laterdevelopbetterspatialskills.Puzzleplaywasfoundtobeasignificantpredictorofcognition Ã$aftercontrollingfbrdifferencesinparentsJincome,educationandtheamountofparenttalk,Levinesaid.Theresearchersanalyzedvideorecordingsof53child-parentpairsduringeverydayactivitiesathomeandfoundchildrenwhoplaywithpuzzlesbetween26and46monthsofagehavebetterspatialskillswhenassessedat54monthsofage.“Thechildrenwhoplayedwithpuzzlesperformedbetterthanthosewhodidnot,ontasksthatassessedtheirabilitytorotate ÄÅ$andtranslateshapes,“Levinesaidinastatement.Theparentswereaskedtointeractwiththeirchildrenastheynormallywould,andabouthalfofthechildreninthestudyplayedwithpuzzlesatonetime.Higher-incomeparentstendedtohave 68childrenplaywithpuzzlesmorefrequently,andbothboysandgirlswhoplayedwithpuzzleshadbetterspatialskills.However,boystendedtoplaywithmorecomplexpuzzlesthangirls,andtheparentsofboysprovidedmorespatiallanguageandweremoreactiveduringpuzzleplaythantheparentsofgirls.ThefindingswerepublishedinthejournalDevelopmentalScience.ூ/02ᦻ45/hᦻẆÇÈᕒÊBNËÌÍÎÏÐÑÒDÓÔÕᦪ-×ᐵḄᢈÐNÚᐸ4ÜÝÞßᢈÐ28.1nwhichaspectdochildrenbenefitfrompuzzleplay?A.Buildingconfidence.B.Developingspatialskills.C.Learningself-control.D.Gaininghigh-techknowledge.àBh⁚ᳮ⚪᪷uváwv5ᑁ²'NTâᑮâfÝḄËÌÍ,ÐäÊåḄÜÝᢈÐᦑ⌱B⚗29.WhatdidLevinetakeintoconsiderationwhendesigningherexperiment?A.Parents'age.B.Children'simagination.C.Parents'education.D.Child-parentrelationship.Ige⁚ᳮ⚪᪷uváwḄᨬg5'NèéAmê,Levineὃ⇋ᑮ=᱄íḄᦈᐭx%ïᦟºḄðñᦑ⌱C⚗30.Howdoboysdifferfromgirlsinpuzzleplay?A.Theyplaywithpuzzlesmoreoften.B.Theytendtotalklessduringthegame.C.Theyprefertousemorespatiallanguage.D.Theyarelikelytoplaywithtougherpuzzles.òDó⁚ᳮ⚪᪷u᎔ᦪváwᨬg5'NᵱDöᔣ¸Ëøᩖ5úḄÌÍᦑ⌱D⚗31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Amathematicalmethod.B.Ascientificstudy.C.Awomanpsychologist.D.Ateachingprogram.⎀9¯ᜧ⚪ᦻ89⌕;<=ᨵᐵËÌÍḄẆÇÊBNüýᔠᨬg5wᑁ²ÿ ᦻᦑ⌱B⚗LastMayIwashiredbyalargegovernmentagency.Ihadsevencoworkersandaboss,Mrs.King.Ourjobwastosorthugeamountsofmailintofourhundredslots.We 69deliveredthemailoutofgrocerycartswewheeledfromofficetooffice,pickingupoutgoingmailaswewentalong.Eachmaildeliverytookanentirehalf-daytosortanddeliver.MytroublesbeganalmostassoonasIarrived.Iwashorrifiedtoseethattheslotswerelabelednotwithpeople'snamesbutwiththeirinitials.Withoutthinking,!askedwhythiswasagoodidea,onlytoreceiveasharpglancefromMrs.King.SoIrepeatedthequestion.ThistimeMrs.KingtoldmenottoquestionwhatIdidn'tunderstand.ltwasthefirstofmanysuchexchanges,andIhadn'tbeenonthejobahalf-hour.ThelongerIworkedatthejob,themoreIsawhowinefficientalltheprocedureswere,fromdeliveryroutestotimesforcoffeebreaks.WhenIaskedMrs.Kingabouttheprocedures,however,shealwaysreactedthesameway.Icontinuedwithitoverthenextsevenweeks,butmyeffortswerefruitless,evencounterproductive.Twomonthslater,!wasfired.Iobjected,ofcourse.ThepersonnelmanageraskedmeifIhadeverheardofthebarnyardpeckingorderthetopchickenpecksontheonebelowitjhesecondpecksonthethird,andsoonallthewaydownthelinetothelowliestchicken,whoselifeisaconstantmisery.Mrs.King,themanagersaidjwasthatlowliestchickenatthebottomofthepeckingorderintheagency'smanagement.Nooneshoulddoubtforamomentthatsheruledherrooster.Ireflecteduponmyadventureintheagency.EventuallyIsawhowarrogant,andhowunsympatheticmybehaviourhadbeen.Inmynextjob,r11learnthepeckingorderbeforeIbecomeareformer,ifIdo.ூᦻᦻᦻ ὅ!ᙠ# $%&'ᶧ)*Ḅὁ-.# /012345ᩭ ὅ78)*ᙠ# $Ḅ9᠒,ᔾ=ᑮ ?@ᦟB32.Whattroubledidtheauthormeetwhenhestartedhisjob?A.Hehadtoomanycoworkersandabosstoworkwith.B.Hefoundtheslotswerelabelednotwithfullnamesbutinitials.C.Hehadtospendtoomuchtimeinsortinganddelivering.D.HisbossMrs.Kingglancedathimsharplyandansweredhimquickly.CBDE⁚ᳮ⚪᪷JKLM$Ḅ44Iwashorrifiedtoseethattheslotswerelabelednotwithpeople,snamesbutwiththeirinitials.,,'5rN4 ὅ◫PᙢRSTUVWḄ᪗YZ[\1]\Ḅ✌_`4ᡠb⌱B⚗33.Whywastheauthorfiredtwomonthslater?A.HequestionedhisbossMrs.Kingendlessly.B.Hedidnotworkaccordingtoworkprocedures.C.Heworkedinefficiently.D.Hedidnotmakehiseffortstowork.ggA᪆dE⁚ᳮ⚪᪷JKLM$Ḅ“Solrepeatedthequestion.”.KeMfN4ᡃZᙢ'ᶧ4ᡠb⌱A⚗34.Whatdoesthe“barnyardpeckingorder^^inParagraph3referto?A.Workprocedure.B.Jobmorality.C.Productionline.D.Rankingsystem. 70hijkl⚪᪷JKeM$Ḅ4tthetopchickenpecksontheonebelowit,thesecondpecksonthethird,andsoonallthewaydownthelinetothelowliestchicken”fN,thebarnyardpeckingorderᢣḄnoᑴq,ᡠb⌱D⚗35.Whathavetheauthorlearnedfromhisjobadventure?A.Honesty.B.Self-confidence.C.Respect.D.Perseverance.ggchᳮ⚪᪷JKrM$Ḅ44EventuallyIsawhowarrogant,andhowunsympatheticmybehaviorhadbeen.Inmynextjob,rlllearnthepeckingorderbeforelbecomeareformer,indo.,,'5rN4ᙠsḄ# ?ᔊ$ ὅuv wx,ᡠb⌱C⚗KL⁚ᐳ5z⚪;|z⚪2.5ᑖ4~ᑖ12.5ᑖ▅☢ᦻ4ᦻ5Ḅ⌱⚗$⌱fbᐭᜐḄᨬ⌱⚗⌱⚗$ᨵ⚗%⌱⚗Nowadaysalongwiththeboomingofcomputerscience,computersarewidelyusedhereandthere.Peopleevencanfindcomputersinmostclassrooms.Whileteachersremainmoreorlessthesame,computersaredoublinginspeedandcapabilityeveryfouryears.36AsfarasIamconcerned,teachersstillplayamajorroleandarestillofgreatimportance.37Howeveradvancedtheymaybe,computersarenothingmorethanhumaninventionsprogrammedtoperformcertaintasks.Theyareunabletodealwithstudentswithdifferentbackgrounds.Needlesstosay,aclassroomisaplacewhereindividualattentionandcreativitymattermost.Therefore,computersarenobetterthanothertoolsusedbyteachersandcouldn"tpossiblymaketherolesplayedbythemweaker.Intermsofaccuracyandtheamountofinformation,computersoutshinehumans.38Indeed,agoodteacherorganizesandinspiresthestudents.Besides,theinteractionbetweenstudentsandteachersisvitalforthelearning.Accordingtoattitude,torespondtoandencouragethemwhenevertheyshowsignsoffrustrationandimpatience.39Despitetheincreasingpresenceofcomputersinsideclassrooms,teachersarejustasessentialjfnotmoreso,asinstructorswereinthepast.40A.It,stimethatteachersshoulddevelopthemselves.B.Withoutthiskindofinteraction,educationisunimaginable.C.Advancedascomputersmaybe,someteachersarelessimportant.D.Buttomakeagoodteachermeansfarmorethanbeinganencyclopediaᐰ.E.Peoplecan'thelpwonderingwhetherteachersareasimportantastheyoncewere.F.Somedrawbacksmakeitimpossibleforcomputerstoreplaceteachersinclassrooms.G.Itiswellknownthatcomputersarebetteratrepetitiveworkbutincapableofcreativethinking.ᫀ᪆ூᦻᦻḼuḄR3,ᵯᾯᩭ%ᙢ2¡ᵨᑮ£ᚪᦟu$ᵯᾯ¥ᯠ§¨x©# ,ª«ᨵ¬⌼®¯ὁ°Ḅᙢ±ᯠ.²᪵4£ᚪᦟuḄ´µὅ.ᢣ¶ὅ 7136.E᪷J²·fN4¸¹ὁ°º»«ᨵ¼ᓄ,ªᵯᾯḄ¾¿Àq.ÁÂ|rÃÄvÅÆ;᪷J5·fN4ÇÈᡃÉὁ°Ḅ ᵨ±ᯠÊx⌕JÌfN4ᜐ⊤Î[ÏvÐᦟ°ᔲᐜ²᪵x⌕ÔÕᝰᶧ4ᦑE⚗×ᔠ37.G᪷J5fN4Z¹ᵯᾯ%ᐜÚ4ªÛÏÜ[ÏḄRÝ4ᵨᩭÞᡂUᱯáḄâãJÌfN4ᜐ¡äåᵯᾯḄᱯæ4ᓽᵯᾯ§¨ᜐᳮx©ឋḄ# ,ª«ᨵ¬⌼ឋ8é4ᦑG⚗êë38.D᪷J5fN4ìíḄὁ°¡î®´µ.ïðuÕJÌfN4ᜐ¡Ðìíὁ°Ḅ᪗ñḄ ,ᓽòὁ°Zóóᐰ4ᦑD⚗êë39.B᪷J²fN4ὁ°¡îôõuÕqḄᦋ¼4îsÏ⊤S«ᨵὊùᡈûüḄýþÿ ,ᓽᜐ▰ḄḄ , ᜐ ▰ Ḅ⌕ឋ#ᦑB⚗&'40.F᪷ ) #*+ᵯᾯᙠ/ᚪ12345ᵨ#7ὁḄᙢ:;ᯠ=>)?᪵⌕ , ᜐAB #CDᐰᦻ#GHᵯᾯḄI▲ឋ5ᵯᾯKLᙠ/ᚪ1MNὁ#ᦑF⚗&'OPQᑖTUVᵨWᐳY⁚#[ᑖ30ᑖ\O?⁚Wᐳ15]⚪;`]⚪1ᑖ#[ᑖ15ᑖ\▅bc☢eᦻ#f`⚪ᡠhḄAஹBஹCஹDjk⌱⚗m⌱n>oᐭ qᜐḄᨬs⌱⚗Peoplegotocollegeoruniversityformanydifferentreasons.I41thatthethreemostcommonreasonsaretoprepareforacareer,tohavenewexperiences,andto42theirknowledgeofthemselvesandtheworldaroundthem.Goodpreparationforfuturecareersisbecomingmoreandmore43toyoungpeople.Formany,thisistheprimary44togotocollege.Theyknowthatthejobmarketis_45_.Atcollege,theycanlearnnewskillswhichwill46themwithmoreopportunities.ltisexpectedthatcareersinthefieldofinformationtechnology,forexample,willneedalargeworkforceinthecomingyears.47,studentsgotocollegetohavenewexperiences.Thisoftenmeanshavingtheopportunitytomeetpeopleotherthanthosefromtheir48.Formoststudents,itisthefirsttimetheyhavebeenawayfromhomebythemselves.Inaddition,thisisthefirsttimetheyhavehadtomakedecisions49.Makingthesedecisionsincreasestheirknowledgeofthemselves.Besides50self-knowledge,peoplealsogotocollegetoexpandtheirknowledgeinsubjectstheyfindinteresting.Formany,thiswillbetheirlastchanceforalongtimeto51aboutsomethingthatdoesnotrelatetotheircareer.Ithinkthatpeoplegoingtocollegeshouldnotbesofocusedonacareer.52,theyshouldthinkofgoingtocollegeasanopportunitytohave53experiencesandlearnaboutthemselvesandtheworldthey54.Thismaymakethembetterpreparedfortheir55.ூTuvbxᦻyzᦻ{ὅ}~1ᜧᨬḄPk41.A.expectB.believeC.decideD.doubtBvHᵫcᦻ{ὅvḄ #“ believe“1ᜧᨬḄᨵPk42.A.spreadB.increaseC.showD.keepὒB 72|᪆ᵫcᦻḄ“Goodpreparationforfuturecareers”=“increasestheirknowledgeofthemselves” , PkᨬḄ——ᩭ“ᜓ”ஹḄᔊஹ“(increase)”¡ᡃ£¤>Bᕜ¦§¨Ḅv43.A.difficultB.obviousC.importantD.impossibleggcv᪆Bᩭª«Ḅᜓ¬ᩭ¬⌕(important)44.A.valueB.opinionC.reasonD.advantageglc᪆᪷1ᦻ6^4Teoplegotocollegeoruniversityformanydifferentreasons.,,^r #ᜐᢣ“®⌕”45.A.risingB.encouragingC.attractiveD.competitive D᪆ᵫ1ᦻ¯ᑮḄ“jobmarket''=cᦻmḄ“needalargeworkforce” #B±²³ᩭG#ᩭᜓ´µ¬ᩭ¬⌕# ⍝·¸¹“ᐹᨵ»¼½(competitive)”, ¾1ᜧᨬ®⌕Ḅ46.A.coverB.provideC.combineD.support¿B⎀ᜧᡠᢈL>h²³“¯Â(provide)”ÃÄḄ(Æ)ÈÉ47.A.AlsoB.AgainC.YetD.ThusÊAvË“ᨵḄᔊ”A1ᦻḄ“ᩭᜓ”⌴ÍᐵÏ#ᦑᵨAlsoo48.A.collegesB.marketsC.officesD.hometownsI^MID|᪆ᵫcᦻḄ“itisthehrsttimetheyhavebeenawayfromhomebythemselves” #1ᜧh¯Â“⍗(meet)”ᐸḄÈÉ#Ò ÓKᩭ¡“ÔÕ(hometowns)”49.A.nowandthenB.allofasuddenC.atanearlyageD.ontheirownÖD᪆ᵫcᦻḄ“increasestheirknowledgeofthemselves” #1ᜧ¾×O?ØÉ“¡Ù(ontheirown)”ÚÛ50.A.lookingforB.lookingatC.lookingintoD.lookingupggAËᵫ1ᦻO?Ø¡ÙÚÛ # ? B¡ᡃ£¤Ḅ“}Ü(lookingfor)”51.A.hearB.learnC.speakD.worryÝB᪆ᵫcᦻḄ“somethingthaldoesnotrelatetotheircareer” #1ᜧ>×ᑮÃÄ×Þ“ᐶàḄ”/á ¤#ÒBᜧÄᦪᩭG# ¾L“ã(learn)”AäᩭåᐵḄ ¤ḄᨬæḄÈÉ 7352.A.BesidesB.InsteadC.AnyhowD.ThereforeçBè“Kéyêë½ìmíᙠ1”A“éyῊḄᔊv¡ᡃ=ᕜ¦Ḅ§¨”ïᢚᐵÏ#ᦑᵨInsteado53.A.commonB.directC.previousD.new¿Dñ1ᜧ¯Â“Ḅ(new)”ᔊv¡ᡃ=ᕜ¦Ḅ§¨ḄÈÉ54.A.imagineB.createC.liveinD.travelaroundggc¿ᵫ1ᦻḄ“Iheworldaroundthem” #1ᜧ>×£¤¡ᡃ,Bᡠ"ó(livein)”Ḅ§¨Íôv55.A.familyB.educationC.experienceD.future§1]D◖öᵫ1ᦻḄ“Goodpreparationforfuturecareers” #{ὅ£B¡ᡃ=§¨Ḅv·B“ᩭ(future)”ëḄᜓO÷⁚(ᐳ10]⚪;`]⚪1.5ᑖ#[ᑖ15ᑖ)▅bc☢eᦻ#ᙠ qᜐoᐭ1k〉ḄᓫúᡈüýᑁᓫúḄ&'ÿ 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75Theyaskedtheporteraboutthechargesfordeliveringtheirgoodstotheirhome.Theoldporterquotedjust$20,wellbelowthemarketprice.Yet,thecouplearguedandbargainedwiththeporterandfinallysettledfor$15.Theporterwasstrugglingtomakeevenonetime'smealsoheneededanythinghecouldearn.Thecouplewasveryhappythinkinghowwelltheybargainedwiththepoorporterandpaidhim$15inadvanceandleftaftergivingtheportertheiraddressfordelivery.Theyreachedtheirhomeandonehourpassed,andtwohourspassed,buttheporterstilldidn'tdelivertheirstuff.Thewifestartedtogelangryatherhusband,“Ialwaystellyounottotrustsuchperson,butyouneverlistentome.Iamsureinsteadofdeliveringthegoodstoourhome,hemusthavedisappearedwitheverything.Wemustimmediatelygobacktothemarkettoinquireandthentothepolicestationtofilethecomplaintagainsthim.”Theybothlefttowardsthemarket.Ontheirwaynearthemarket,theysawanotherporter.Theystoppedhimtoinquireabouttheoldporterandnoticedthathewascarryingtheirgoodsinhiscart!TheangrywifeaskedhimÚWhereisthatoldthief?Thisisourgoodsandhewassupposedtodeliverthem.Itseemsyoupoorthievesarestealingourgoodsandgoingtosellthem.”¹b:Ôᑏ1ᦪ@c150»¼Whentheporterheardtheangrywife'sasking,heturnedhack._Uponheanngthis.thehusbandhadtearsinhiseyes,ËὃᦻWhentheporterheardtheangrywife'sasking^eturnedhack.Theporterreplied,“Madam,pleasecalmdown.rmnotathief.Thatpooroldmanwassicksincelastmonth.Hecouldn'tearnenoughtoevenhaveasinglemealoftheday.Therefore,hefelldownandhandedme$15,saying,'Ihavetakenanadvanceforthisdelivery,andyoudeliverthegoodstothecouple'shome.'Madam,heispoorandhungry,butheisanhonestman.Iamjustonthewaytocompletetheoldman'slastdeliverytoyourhome.^^Uponhearingthis.thehusbandhadtearsinhiseyes.mAthewifefeltsoashamedthatshehadnocouragetolookherhusbandintheeyes.Suddenlysherushedtothemarket.Halfanhourlaterjhewifecamebackwithsomefoodinherhand.Shepassedthefoodontotheporter,andsaidsorrytotheporter,sayingthatsheshouldn'tsuspectthem,andtookthemasthieves.Atlast,theportertookthegoodstotheirhouse,andtherichcouplechangedtheirattitudetothemanliketheporter.
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