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12021ᔁὃ⚪⚪ᜧ⚪ூᔁ21-23⚪ᦑ, ᦻ!ᳮᑨ$▅ᑡᦻ⚪ᡠḄAஹBஹCD⌱⚗,⌱ᨬ⌱⚗ ᙠ ⚪ !"⚗#$ALeslieNielsen'schildhoodwasadifficultone,buthehadoneparticularshiningstarinhislife-hisuncle,whowasawell-knownactor.TheadmirationandrespecthisuncleearnedinspiredNielsentomakeacareer &'(inacting.Eventhoughheoftenfelthewouldbediscoveredtobeano-talent,hemovedforward,gainingascholarshiptotheNeighborhoodPlayhouseandmakinghisfirsttelevisionappearanceafewyearslaterin1948.However,becomingafull-time,successfulactorwouldstillbeanuphillbattleforanothereightyearsuntilhelandedanumberoffilmrolesthatfinallygothimnoticed.Buteventhen,whathehadwasn'tquitewhathewanted.Nielsenalwaysfeltheshouldbedoingcomedybuthisgoodlooksanddistinguishedvoicekepthimbusyindramaticroles.Itwasn'tuntil1980-32yearsintohiscareer-thathelandedtheroleitwouldseemhewasmadeforinAirplane/Thatmovieledhimintothesecondhalfofhiscareerwherehiscomedicpresencealonecouldmakeamovieafinancialsuccessevenwhenmoviereviewerswouldnotrateithighly.DidNielsenthenfeelcontentinhiscareer?Yesandno.Hewasthrilledtobedoingthecomedythathealwaysfeltheshoulddo,butevenduringhislastfewyears,healwayshadasenseofcuriosity,wonderingwhatnewroleorchallengemightbejustaroundthecomer.Heneverstoppedworking,neverretired.LeslieNielsen'sdevotiontoactingiswonderfullyinspiring.Hebuiltahugelysuccessfulcareerwithlittlemorethanplainoldhardworkanddetermination.Heshowedusthatevenasingledesire,nevergivenupon,canmakeforaremarkablelife.21.WhydidNielsenwanttobeanactor?A.Heenjoyedwatchingmovies.B.Hewaseagertoearnmoney.C.Hewantedtobelikehisuncle.D.Hefelthewasgoodatacting.22.WhatdoweknowaboutNielseninthesecondhalfofhiscareer?A.Hedirectedsomehighqualitymovies.B.Heavoidedtakingonnewchallenges.C.Hefocusedonplayingdramaticroles.D.Hebecameasuccessfulcomedyactor.23.WhatdoesNielsen5scareerstorytellus?A.Artislong,lifeisshort.B.Hewholaughslastlaughslongest.C.It'sneverloolatetolearn.D.Wherethere'sawillthere'saway.ூ&'(ᫀ21ஹC22ஹD23ஹDூ,⚪-᪆ூ)᪆-ூᑖ᪆-ᦻ./012ᦻᦻ34⌕678LeslieNielsenḄ:;<= 21⚪>)?⁚ᳮ)⚪BCᦻ3D/E“hisuncle,whowasawell-knownactor.TheadmirationandrespecthisuncleearnedinspiredNielsentomakeacareerinacling.FGḄHH./I℉KḄ:ᕒNielsenḄHHᡠᡡNḄOPQRSTGU8:;V'(“XYNielsenZ[:ᕒḄ\.Z]GHH•᪵ᦑ⌱C⚗/ூ22⚪>)•?⁚ᳮ)⚪BCᦻ3DaE'"Thatmovieledhimintothesecondhalfofhiscareerwherehiscomedicpresencealonecouldmakeamovieafinancialsuccessevenwhenmoviereviewerswouldnotrateithighly.FbcᵯefGgᐭ8&'<=ḄijEᓽfelmnbcᵯelopqrsstGḄuᒓ⊤:xXyfbcᵯezN{|Ḅᡂ~(“XYᙠNielsen&'<=ḄijEGᡂ8/ᡂ~Ḅuᒓ:ᕒᦑ⌱D⚗
2ூ23⚪>)•ᳮᑨ⚪Bᐰᦻᔠᦻ3ᨬi/E“Hebuiltahugelysuccessfulcareerwithlittlemorethanplainoldhardworkanddetermination.Heshowedusthatevenasingledesire,nevergivenupon,canmakeforaremarkablelife”GtḄ8/ᡂ~ḄV'Gᡃᓽf.ᨵ/pᡂxḄm<(''XYNielsenḄ&'{ᔊᡃᨵ¡ὅV£ᡂᦑ⌱D⚗/•---------------------------------“3456---------------------------------•2L23-1ூ/Ạp¤ornin1965,ShaniaTwainwasthesecondoffivechildreninherfamily.Attheageoftwo,shemovedwithhermotherandtwosisterstoTimmins,atownnorthofToronto.WhenShaniawaseightyearsold,hermothertookhertomanydifferentbars,clubsandconcertstoperform.Inhighschool,Shaniajoinedalocalband,withwhichsheoftenperformed.Afterthat,ShaniamovedtoToronto,whereshecontinuedsinging.WhenShaniawas21yearsold,herparentswerekilledinacaraccident.ShehadtotakeovertheroleofparenttoheryoungersiblingsFᐘ¦§¨(.Takingcareoftwoteenagebrothersandasisterwasadifficultthing.Suddenly,shehadtopaythebills,keepfoodonthetable,andmakealiving.Anyway,Shaniamanagedtopaythebillsbysinginghereandthere.In1991,ShaniawenttoNashville,thehomeofthecountrymusicindustry.In1993,sherecordedShaniaTwain,herfirstCD.In1995,hernextCD,TheWomaninMe,whichhadeighthitsongs,soldmorethantenmillioncopies.HerthirdCD,ComeonOver,wasalsopopularandshehadanotherhitsong.ShaniaandRobertLange,afamousproducer,gotmarriedin1993.Afterfinishingher2000worldtour,shedecidedtotakeabreakfromperforming.InAugust2001,theyhadalovelyson,whomtheynamedEja.AfterSeptember11th,Shaniadecidedtospendmoretimeonherfamilyandstayedathomeuntilthefallof2002.HerreappearanceFª(inthemusicworldputherfaceonmagazinecoversandcountrymusicpublications.ShealsobegantopromoteF«¬hernewCD,Up,onTVshows.1ஹAccordingtothetext,Shania.A.wenttoTimminsin1965B.wasbomintoamusicalfamilyC.begansinginginpublicatanearlyageD.recordedherfirstCDinhighschool2ஹWhat'stherightorderoftheeventsinShaniaTwain'slife?a.ShemovedtoNashville.b.ShemarriedRobertLange.c.Shelostherparentsforever.d.ShepromotedUponTVshows.e.SherecordedTheWomaninMe.A.c,b,a,d,eB.a,c,e,b,dC.c,a,b,e,dD.a,b,e,d,c3ஹWhatdoestheauthormainlytalkaboutinthetext?A.WhyShaniaTwainchosetobeasinger.B.Agirl'sroadtosuccessasasinger.C.Howdifficultitistobecomeasinger.D.ShaniaTwain'sopiniononmusic.ூ&'(ᫀ1ஹc2ஹC3ஹB21-23-2ூ7ᓣJodieFosterwasbomonNobember19,1962,inLosAngeles,Carlif.,US.SheisanAmericanfilmactresswhobeganhercareerasamatureFᡂḄ(childactress.Jodiebeganherperformingcareerasaveryyoungchildintelevision,appearingfirstincommercialsFᖪ'¯(.Shestarredinherownshort-livedseries.PaperMoon 1974,basedonthe1973filmofthesamename.SheappearedinanumberofDisneyfilms,beginningwith
3NapoleonandSamantha(1972).DirectorMartinScorsesecastJodieinabitpartinAliceDoesn'tliveHereAnymore(1974)beforegivinghertheroleofIrisinTaxiDriver(1976).HermatureperformanceinTaxiDriverearnedheranAcademyAwardnomination(±K)asbestsupportingactress.Herlaterfilmsaschildactresswerelessimpressive,butherperformanceswerealwaysadmired.JodiegraduatedfromYaleUniversityin1985.Perhapsbecauseofherscreenimageofearlymaturity,Fosterwasablertomakearelativelysmoothtransitiontoadultroles.InTheAccused(1988),shegaveaperfectperformanceasSarahTobias.InTheSilenceoftheLames(1991),shetracksakillerasFBIagentClariceStarling.BothperformanceswonherAcademyAwardsasbestactress.In1990s,Jodiewentintootherareasoffilmmaking.Shedirectedherbestfilm,LittleManTate,in1991,inwhichshealsoco-starrcd.In1994,sheco-producedNell,forwhichshealsoreceivedanOscarnominationforbestactress.In1997,FosterstarredinContact.HerlaterfilmsincludedPanicRoom(2002),InsideMan(2006),andTheBraveOne(2007).1ஹWhichofthefollowingfilmwonJodieFosterAcademyAwardsasbestactress?a.TaxiDriverb.TheAccusedc.Nelld.TheSilenceoftheLambsA.bcdB.acC.bdD.abcd2ஹWecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A.itwasinaTVseriesthatJodiemadeherfirstTVappearance.B.somcofJodie'sperformancesasachildactresswerethoughttobeverybad.CJodiebecamefamousatayoungagebecauseofhermatureperformance.D.JodieplayedaveryimportantroleinAliceDoesn'tLiveHereAnymore.3ஹInwhichpartofanewspaperwouldyoumostprobablyreadthispassage?A.PeopleB.BusinessC.FashionD.Careerூ&'(ᫀ1ஹc2ஹC3ஹA21-23-3ூ7ᓣCharltonHestonwasbornin1923inEvanston,Illinois.CharltonHestondiscoveredhisinterestinactingwhileperforminginplaysathishighschool.HelaterspenttwoyearsstudyingtheateratNorthwesternUniversityinEvanston,Illinois.ButheleftcollegetojointheArmyAirForcesduringWorldWarTwo.Afterthewar,hefoundsmallrolesinthetheateraswellasintelevisionshows.HisperformanceinatelevisionversionofthebookJaneEyrecaughttheattentionoftheHollywoodproducerCecilB.DeMillewholateraskedHestontoplaytheroleofMosesinhismovieTheTenCommandmentswhichcameoutin1956.ThisrolemadeHestonfamousanddefined(³´)hiscareerasaheroandleader.Hisfaceandbodyrepresentedstrengthandheroisminmanydifferentroles.Heplayedcowboys,soldiersandathletes.The1959movieBenHurmadeCharltonHestonanevenbiggerstar.BenHurwonelevenAcademyAwards,includingBestActorforCharltonHeston.Hestonstarredinmanyadventuremoviesduringthe1960s.Inthe1970s,HestonappearedinpopulardisastermovieslikeEarthquake,.SkyjackedandAirport1975.CharltonHestonwasalsoveryactiveinthemovieindustry.HeworkedtohelpsetuptheAmericanFilmInstitute.In1977hewashonoredforhisserviceintheindustry.HereceivedtheJeanHersholtHumanitarianAwardfromtheAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciences.In1997hewasawardedaKennedyCenterHonor.And,in2003,PresidentBushgaveCharltonHestonaPresidentialMedalofFreedom,thenation'shighestcivilianhonor.In2000,CharltonHestonissuedastatementannouncingthathehadanAlzheimer'sdisease.Hediedin2008athishomeinBeverlyHills,California.1ஹWhatkindofroledidCharltonHestonoftenplayinfilms?A.Heroes.B.Cowboys.C.Soldiers.D.Athlctes.
42ஹWhichfilmwonBestActorforCharltonHeston?A.JaneEyre.B.Earthquake.C.BenHur.D.TheTenCommandments.3ஹWhatcanwelearnaboutCharltonHestonaccordingtothepassage?A.HebegantoshowhistalentinBenHut.B.Heusedtobeasoldier.C.HewasonceawardedbyKennedy.D.HewonelevenAcademyAwards.4ஹWhat'sthemainideaofParagraph2?A.HowCharltonHestonbecamefamous.B.HowCharltonHestonbeganhiscareer.C.WhomadeCharltonHestonapopularstar.D.WhomadeCharltonHestonwinsomanyawards.ூ&'(ᫀ1ஹA2ஹC3ஹB4ஹB21-23-4ூ9:ReeseWitherspoonwasbornonMarch22,1976inNewOrleans,Louisiana.Sheisthesecondchildofthefamily.ReesespentthefirstfouryearsofherlifeinWiesbaden,Germany,whereherfatherJohnWitherspoonservedintheUSArmyReserves.Shortlyafter,JohnmovedthefamilybacktotheUnitedStates,settlinginNashville,Tennessee.Reesewasintroducedtotheentertainmentindustryataveryearlyage.Atage7,shebeganmodeling.Thisledtoappearancesonseverallocaltelevisioncommercials.Atage11,shewasplacedfirstinaTen-StateTalentFair.In1990,shelandedherfirstmajoractingroleinTheManintheMoon(1991).Herroleasa14-yearoldtomboyearnedhergoodreviews.RolesinbiggerfilmssuchasJacktheBear(1993)andAFarOffPlace(1993)followedshortlyafter.Followinghighschoolgraduationin1994,ReesedecidedtohaveapauseinheractingcareerandattendStanfordUniversitywhereshewouldmajorinEnglishliterature.However,herplanswereshortlystoppedwhensheacceptedrolestostarintwomajormotionpictures.Althoughneitherfilmwasahugebox-officesuccess,theydidhelptomakeReesearisingstarinHollywoodandopenthedoorforbiggerandbetterfilmroles.HerbreakthroughrolecameasElleWoodsinthe2001comedyLegallyBlondeInboxofficeterms,themoviewasagreatsuccessandmadeReeseoneofthetopfemalestarsinHollywood.Intheyear2014,sheproducedbothGoneGirlandWild,forwhichshegotnominated(±K)forabestactressOscaragainforherrole.Reeseisactivelyinvolvedinchildren'sandwomen'sadvocacyorganizations.SheisalongtimesupporterofSavetheChildren,anorganizationthathelpsprovidechildrenaroundtheworldwitheducation,healthcareandemergencyaid.1ஹWhydidReesestopherstudiesatStanfordUniversity?A.Becauseshestanedintwosuccessfulfilms.B.BecauseshewasmorefamousinHollywood.C.Bccauseshewasinvolvedinadvocacyorganizations.D.Becauseshedecidedtotakeonrolesintwoimportantfilms.2^Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardReese?A.Caring.B.Defensive.C.ConfusingD.Admiring.3ஹHowdoesthepassagedevelop?
5A.Followingtheorderoftime.B.Usingfigures.C.Givingexamples.D.Makingcomparison.ூ&'(ᫀ1ஹD2ஹD3ஹA21-23-5ூ/ẠPopidolsarecelebritieswhoburnbrighterthanregularstars.Ifastarissomeoneyoucanrecognizeonthestreet,anidolissomeonewhowillcauseastiratapublicappearance.Withoutfans,anidolisjustanordinaryperson,likeyouandme.AsReeseWitherspoononcesaidwhileannouncingtheOscarfbrbestmake-up,moviestarslookjustlikepeopleindocumentariesFµ¶ᱏ(ifyouseethemwithoutmake-up.Iwasonceinvitedtoaprivatepartywhereabouthalfoftheguestswerestarsandtheotherhalfentertainmentreporters.Guesswhat?Thegood-lookingoneswerethereportersbecausetheytendtobeyoung,andtheyglowwithoutmake-up.Someidolsareborn;somearcmade.Mostidolsarecreatedbyamachinecalledtheentertainmentindustry.Theymayhavesomecharmsandtalent,butnotenoughtobecomefamous.Theyaretherawmaterialoutofwhichastar,orevenanidol,ismade.Anarmyofbehind-the-scenesassistantswillhypeF᮴¹(orevenmakeuptheirvirtuesandhidetheirshortcomings.ParisHiltonisthekindofstarwhopossessesnorealtalentbutyetisquitewell-known.Thisistheresultofendlesshype.Ifyouarethrustintothelimelightoftenenough,youcanbecomeacelebritywithouthavinganytalent.Televisioncontestshowscreateamuchfairermoretransparentplatformwhereyoungpeoplecancompeteandshowcasetheirtalent.ThesoapoperaisanotherplatR(rmfbridolmaking.Thesedramaseriesarelong,givinganactormuchneededexposure.Theactorsandactressesarealwayswell-lit,madeupandbeautifullydressed.NowalltheyneedissomegooddialoguefromthescriptwriterFºᒓ(.1ஹWhichofthefollowingstatementsagreeswiththewriter'sviewpoint?A.Mostidolsareborn.B.Theentertainmentindustryismorepopular.C.ManystarsareoftengoodlookingD.Popidolsarenotasprettyasyouthink.2ஹWhydoesthewriterusetheexampleofParisHilton?A.Toshowthathypeisanimportantelementinmakingastar.B.ToindicatethatParisHiltonisveryfamous.C.Toproveastaroftenlackstalent.D.Toshowastarispopularbecauseoftheactingskills.3ஹWhatdoesthewriterthinkofthetelevisioncontestshow?A.Morepractical.B.Moreformal.C.Moreequal.D.Morecompetitive.ூ&'(ᫀ1ஹD2ஹA3ஹC21-23-6ூ9:Wedon,talwaysgetasecondchancetoachieveourdreams.Butsomepeoplearelucky,likeMatthewMcConaughey.Oncealmostunknown,theactorhasrecentlyfoundhimselfbackonthelistofthebestactorsinHollywood.HisnewmovieInterstellarisjustanothersignthathiscareerreinventionhasbeenanincrediblesuccess.4tThefilmreliesonMcConaughey'sperformancetoholdtogethertheemotionalstoryofafatherandhisdaughteragainstthebackgroundofspacetravelandtheendoftheworld,'Torbescommented.Butonlyyearsago,theTexasnativewasoftenthebuttofjokes »¼aboutbeingtoohandsome.In1993,aftermeetingwithdirectorRichardLinklater,McConaugheystarredinDazedandConfused.AndaHollywoodcareerwasborn,mostlyinromanticcomedies.Fora
6longtime,thewholeworldbelievedMcConaugheywasjustahandsomeguywithcomictalent.ButMcConaugheystoppedstarringinthattypeofmovie,andbegantousehislooksdifferently.Slowlyhebuiltuphisreputationasaseriousactor.In2013,McConaugheywasofferedtoplayanAIDSactivistinDallasBuyersClub.Therolesawthenormallymuscularactorlosing50poundsinordertoappearsick.HisperformancewonhimanOscarforBestActor.TheactorgavethankstosomeonehehasalwayslookeduptoasaheroduringhisOscaracceptancespeech.Whenhewas15,theactorsaid,hedecidedthathisherowouldbehimselfin10years.But10yearslater,hepushedthedeadlineaheadanotherdecade.Then10yearslater,anotherdecade.l4Myhero'salways10yearsaway,“hesaid.'Tmnevergoingtoattainthat.Thatkeepsmewithsomebodytokeeponchasing."Orperhapsconstantlychasingthechancetobehisownherohasgivenhimasecondchancetofollowhisdreams.1ஹWhywasMcConaugheyoftenthebuttofjokesinhisearlycareer?A.Hewaslimitedtohandsomeroles.B.Hcwasunknowntotheaudience.C.Heplayedinromanticcomedies.D.Hewashandsomeandemotional.2ஹWhatrolewonMeConaugheyanOscarforBestActor?A.Acaringfather.B.AnAIDSactivist.C.Aseriousbuyer.D.Astronghero.3ஹWhatcanwelearnaboutMcConaughey?A.HewasborninHollywood.B.Hchasbecomeaheroofhisown.C.Hewasn'lfhmousuntilrecently.D.Heisn,tcontentwithhisachievements.ூ&'(ᫀ1ஹA2ஹB3ஹDூ;ᔁ24-27⚪ᜳ ᜳ=>?ᜧ@@Aᓄ᪗⚪ᑨ$BWeliveinatownwiththreebeaches.Therearetwoparkslessthan10minutes'walkfromhomewhereneighbourhoodchildrengathertoplay.However,whatmychildrenwanttodoafterschoolispickupascreen-anyscreenDandstareatitforhours.Theyarenotalone.Today'schildrenspendanaverageoffourandahalfhoursadaylookingatscreens,splitbetweenwatchingtelevisionandusingtheInternet.Inthepastfewyears,anincreasingnumberofpeopleandorganisationshavebeguncomingupwithplanstocounterthistrend.Acoupleofyearsago,film-makerDavidBondrealisedthathischildren,thenagedfiveandthree,wereattachedtoscreenstothepointwherehewasabletosay“chocolate“intohisthree-year-oldson'searwithoutgettingaresponse.Herealisedthatsomethingneededtochange,and,beingaLondonmediatype,appointedhimselfMmarketingdirectorforNaluren.Hedocumentedhisjourneyashesetabouttreatingnatureasabrandtobemarketedtoyoungpeople.TheresultwasProjectWildThing,afilmwhichchartsthebirthoftheWildNetwork,agroupoforganisationswiththecommongoalofgettingchildrenoutintonature.“Justfivemoreminutesoutdoorscanmakeadifference,nDavidBondsays."Thereisalotofreallyinterestingevidencewhichseemstobesuggestingthatifchildrenareinspireduptotheageofseven,thenbeingoutdoorswillbeahabitforlife.MHisownchildrenhavegotintothehabitofplayingoutsidenow”Wejustsendthemoutintothegardenandtellthemnottocomebackinforawhile.”Summerisuponus.Thereisanamazingworldoutthere,anditneedsourchildrenasmuchastheyneedit.Letusgetthemoutandletthemplay.24.Whatistheproblemwiththeauthor'schildren?A.Theyoftenannoytheneighbours.B.Theyaretiredofdoingtheirhomework.C.Theyhavenofriendstoplaywith.D.Theystayinfrontofscreensfortoolong.25.HowdidDavidBondadvocatehisidea?A.Bymakingadocumentaryfilm.B.Byorganizingoutdooractivities.C.ByadvertisinginLondonmedia.D.Bycreatinganetworkoffriends.
726.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“charts“inparagraph2?A.recordsB.predictsC.delaysD.confirms27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.LetChildrenHaveFunB.YoungChildrenNeedMoreFreeTimeC.MarketNaturetoChildrenD.DavidBondARoleModelforChildrenூ&'(ᫀ24ஹD25ஹA26ஹA27ஹCூ,⚪-᪆ூ)᪆•ூᑖ᪆-ᦻ.•012ᦻᦻ34⌕678ᵯeᑴ¹mDavidBondñ8òóôõö÷øùûüḄýþ !ûᯠ ├•ூ24⚪⁚ᳮ⚪᪷Ḅ"However,whatmychildrenwanttodoafterschoolispickupascreen—anyscreen-andstareatitforhours. ᯠ ᡃḄ!"#$%&'Ḅ()*+,——./+,——0Ḽ234567''9:ὅḄ!ᙠ+,=ᕆḄ6?@ABᦑ⌱D⚗ூ25⚪⁚ᳮ⚪᪷F“Hedocumentedhisjourneyashesetabouttreatingnatureasabrandtobemarkedtoyoungpeople”GHIBGḄJKGLMNᜧPᯠ Q3ᑮ7“9:DavidBondTUVWIᱏYZGḄ&[ᦑ⌱A⚗•ூ26⚪\]^_⚪᪷ᑜa\bᦻ“afilm”9:d]ef(gᵯijᦻ“thebirthoftheWorldNetworkklmnoḄpq7''rBsgᵯiḄetᵫv:ᑜa\chartswx“HIஹz{”}“records”w~ᦑ⌱A⚗ூ27⚪etᜧw⚪᪷FḄ"Hedocumentedhisjourneyashesetabouttreatingnatureasabrandtobemarketedtoyoungpeople.TheresultwasProjectWildThing,afilmwhichchartsthebirthoftheWorldNetwork,agroupoforganisationswiththecommongoalofgettingchildrenoutintonature.kGNPḄJHIjᩭLMNPᯠ ├ᐸ(ProjectWildThing,gHIBWorldNetworkklmno7pqḄᵯiWorldNetworkklmno7(Q!"ᜧPᯠxᐳ᪗Ḅ7''9:dᦻe⌕BᵯiᑴDavidBondxBQ!"+,VPḄJPᯠ ├ᵫv9:C⚗MarketNaturetoChildrenkNPᯠ├7〉ᔠdᦻ᪗⚪ᦑ⌱C⚗•----------------------------------------------------------------..24-27-1ூ/ẠjChildrcn'saveragedailytimespentwatchingtelevisionorusingmobiledeviceincreasedfrom53minutesat12monthsoldtomorethan150minutesat3yearsold,accordingtoananalysisbyresearchersattheNationalInstitutesofHealth.Childrenaged7weremorelikelytospendthehighestamountofscreentimeiftheyhadbeeninbadhome-basedchildcareorwereborntofirst-timemothers.“Ourresultsindicatethatscreenhabitsbeginearly,“saidEdwinaYeung,aninvestigatorinNationalInstituteofChildHealthandHumanDevelopment(NICHD),“Thisfindingsuggeststhatinterventionstoreducescreentimecouldhaveabetterchanceofsuccessif
8introducedearly.”Intheresearch,mothersof4,000childrenrespondedtoquestionsontheirkids1mediahabitswhentheywere12,18,24,30,and36monthsofage.TheAmericanAcademyofPediatricsrecommendsavoidingdigitalmediaexposureforchildrenunder18monthsofage,introducingchildren18to24monthsofagetoscreenmediaslowly,andlimitingscreentimetoanhouradayforchildrenfrom2to5yearsofage.Inthecurrentstudy,researchersfoundthat87%ofthechildrenhadscreentimeexceedingtheserecommendations.Howeverwhilescreentimeincreasedthroughoutinfancy,after8yearsofage,screentimefelltounder1.5hoursperday.Theresearchersbelievethisdecreaserelatestotimeconsumedbyschool-relatedactivities.Thestudyauthorsclassifiedthechildrenintotwogroupsbasedonhowmuchtheiraver-agedailyscreentimeincreasedfromage1toage3.Thefirstgroup,73%ofthetotal,hadthelowerincrease,fromanaverageofnearly51minutesadaytonearlyanhourand47minutesaday.Tliesecondgroup,27%ofthetotal,hadthehigherincrease,fromnearly37minutesofscreentimeadaytoabout4hoursaday.Higherlevelsofparentaleducationwereassociatedwiththeloweroddsofinclusioninthesecondgroup.1ஹWhichofthefollowingisareasonforchildren'saddictiontothemedia?A.Loweconomiclevel.B.PoorfamilyeducationC.Themedia'sattraction.D.Theshortageofparents'love.2ஹWhafsEdwina'sadvice?A.Tostopchildrenusingthemedia.B.TbhelpparentscareforchildrenwellC.Toreducechildren'sscreentimeearlierD.Toincreaseinterventiontochildren3ஹHowdidtheauthordevelopthemainbodyofthetext?A.Bygivingsomeexamples.B.Byshowingsomedata.C.Byanalyzingsomereasons.D.Byconcludingsomeresults.4ஹWhatdoestheunderlinedword"odds"inthelastparagraphmean?A.Probability.B.Price.C.Cost.D.Income.ூ&'(ᫀIஹB2ஹC3ஹB4ஹAToday,wcarctold,childrendon'tspendenoughtimeinthefreshair.ManyofthemarcaddictedtoascreeneitheronacomputeroraTV—theyseemtobelivinginavirtualworld.Theyhavelosttouchwithnature.Butnow400organizationsintheUK,fromplaygroupstotheNationalHealthService,areencouragingchildrentohavesome“wildtime”.Theywantkidstoswapatleast30minutesofwatchingTVorplayingcomputergamesfortimeplayingoutside.Activitiessuchasbuildingdens,climbingtrees,rummagingR)rconkersandplayinghideandseekarejustsomeofthethingskidscando.Eveniftheyliveinacity,theycangoonadventuresinthegardenorthepark.Childrenoftenneedahelpinghandfrommomanddad.Theyneedtobeshownwhattodoandwheretogo.AndySimpsonfromNationalHealthServicesays,“Wewantparentstoseewhatthismagicalwonderproductdoesfbrtheirkids'development,independenceandcreativity.,bygivingwildtimeago”.Sodespitethecomplicatedworldthatyoungpeoplegrowupinnow,itseemsthatgoingbacktobasicsandexperiencing"nature'splayground''iswhatmodemchildrenneed.DavidBondfromProjectWildThingsays,“Weneedtomakemorespacefbrwildtimeinchildren'sdailyroutine,freeingthisgenerationofkidstohavethesortofexperiencesthatmanyofustookfbrgranted”.Thismightsoundabitoldfashionedtoyouormaybe,likeme,it'smadeyouthinkaboutstickingonyourboots,gettingoutdoorsandrelievingyourchildhood.There'snoagelimitonenjoyingyourself!1ஹWhat'sthebesttitleofthetext?
9A.WildtimeforchildrenB.BenefitsofwildtimeC.MorcspaceforchildrenD.Adventuresofchildren2ஹChildrenareencouragedtodothefollowingactivitiesexcept.A.buildingdensB.climbingtreesC.playinghideandseekD.watchingTV3ஹAccordingtoAndySimpson,weknowthat.A.wildtimeishardtodesignB.wildtimeisbeneficialforchildrenC.parentsknowtheimportanceofwildtimeD.parentslikekeepingtheirchildrenindoors4ஹWhat'sthemainideaofParagraph4?A.Modernchildrenneedwildtime.B.Adultsvalueoutdooractivities.C.Thcpresentworldiscomplicated.D.Thisgenerationofkidshavenofreedom.ூ&'(ᫀ1ஹA2ஹD3ஹB4ஹA24-27-3ூ7ᓣTeenagerswhospendmoretimewatchingTV,usingiPadsandplayingelectronicgamestakelongertofallasleepandgetpoorerqualityrest.Anewstudysuggeststhegrowthinuseofelectronicmediadevicesbychildrencouldharmtheirphysicalandmentalhealth.The16-19-year-oldswereaskedhowmuchscreentimetheyspentoutsideschoolhours,andonwhatactivities,foranyofsixelectronicdevices:computer,tablet,smartphone,MP3player,gamesconsolek¡¢7andTV.Theywerealsoaskedquestionsabouttheirsleeproutineonweekdaysandatweekends:whentheynormallywenttobedandgotup;howmuchsleeptheyneededtofeelrested;andhowlongittookthemtogettosleep.Girlsspentlongerontheircomputerschattingonlinewhileboysspentlongerplayinggamesoncomputers.Thestudyfoundpoorerqualitysleepwasrelatedtomoretimespentonsuchdevices,anditoftentookmorethananhourtodropoff.Totaldaytimescreenuseofmorethanfourhourswasrelatedtoa49percentgreaterriskoftakinglongerthan60minutestofallasleep.Onaverage,theteenssaidtheyneeded8-9hoursofsleeptofeelrested.Butthosewhospentmorethantwohoursemailingorchattingonlineweremorethanthreetimesaslikelytosleepfbrlessthanfivehours.Thosespendingmorethanfourhoursinfrontofanyscreenwere3.5timesaslikelytosleepforlessthanfivehours.Computerswerethedevicemostlikelytocauseproblems.DrMariHysing,ofUniResearchHealth,Bergen,saidscreenusemaysimplyreplacesleepingtimeoritmayaffectsleepbystimulatingthenervoussystem.Itisalsopossiblethatthelightfromelectronicdevicesmayaffectateenager'sbodyclock."TherecommendationisnottohaveaTVinthebedroom,“addedDrMariHysing.1ஹWhatdoboysprefertodoontheInternet?A.TheyprefertowatchTVoncomputers.B.Theyprefertogetsolutionsfbrhomework.C.Theyprefertomakefriendswithothers.D.Thcyprefertospendtimeoncomputergames.
102ஹTheunderlinedphrase“dropoff'inthethirdparagraphmaymean"'A.getupB.payforC.takeoverD.fallasleep3ஹWhatwillhappenifchildrenspendovertwohoursonline?A.Theywillsufferfromlackofsleep.B.Theywillsleepforovereighthours.C.Theywillfeelexcitedduringdaytime.D.Theywillcreateanewbodyclock.4ஹWhatdoesDrMariHysingadvisepeopletodo?A.changethechildren'ssleepingtimeB.findwaystostimulatenervoussystemC.makechildrensleepastheycouldD.removeelectronicdevicesfromchildren'sbedroomூ&'(ᫀ1ஹD2ஹD3ஹA4ஹD24-27-4ூ9:InanewstudypublishedinjournalJAMAPaediatrics,researchersfoundtheamountoftimethatchildrenundertheageoftwospendlookingatscreensondigitaldeviceshasmorethandoubledovera17-yearperiod.Theteamtookalookbackatatimewhenmobilephoneusewasfarlesscommonthanitistoday,assessingchildren'sscreentimein1997andthencomparingitto2014.TheresearchersusedstatisticspreviouslygatheredbytheChildDevelopmentSupplementPanelStudyofIncomeDynamicsattheUniversityofMichigan,analysingdataregarding1,327childrenin1997and443childrenin2014.Accordingtotheirfindings,childrenundertheageoftwointheUSwouldspendanaverageof1.32hoursinfrontofascreenonadailybasisin1997.By2014,thisaveragehadincreasedto3.05hours,morethandoublingover17years.Incomparison,childrenagedbetweenthreeandfivespentanaverageoftwoandahalfhoursinfrontofscreensonadailybasisin1997.Thishadincreasedslightlytothreehoursadayby2014.“Thereisgrowingconcernovertheamountoftimethatchildren,particularlyveryyoungchildren,spendwatchingshowsandinfrontofscreens,"saidWeiweiChen,assistantprofessorintheDepartmentofHealthPolicyandManagement.lfcOurfindingsweresurprisingasitfeelslikemobiledevicesarceverywhere,buttelevisionsarestillthemostcommonwayforyoungchildrentoconsumemedia.Furtherresearchisneededtoassesschangesinmediaconsumptionanddeviceuseinmorerecentyears.”Expertswarnedthatvulnerablechildrencouldfacebecoming“lostindigitalspace“asthey'regrowingupwithoutenoughInternetsafetyeducation.1ஹWhatcanweknowaboutthenewstudy?A.Ittook17yearstoconduct.B.Itincludedchildrenbornin1997.C.Itcomparedstatisticsfromtwodifferentperiods.D.Itwasdonebytwoorganizationsworkingtogether.2ஹHowdidthedailyscreentimeofchildrenbetween3and5change?A.Italmostdoubled.B.Itreducedslightly.C.Itreached2.5hours.D.Itsawasmallchange.3ஹWhatsurprisedtheresearchers?A.ChildrenspentmoretimeonTVthanonmobiledevices.B.Digitaldevicesgainedmorepopularityamongchildren.
11C.Childrenstaredatscreensformuchlongerthanbefore.D.Digitaldevicesfailedtoattractyoungchildren.4ஹWhatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.ScreenTimeDamagesChildren'sHealthB.NewMethodsFoundtoReduceScreenTimeC.ParentsInstructedtoLimitChildren'sScreenTimeD.ChildrenunderTwoSpendTwiceLongeronScreensூ&'(ᫀ1ஹc2ஹD3ஹA4,D24-27-5ூ/ẠiAcampaignk£¤7isbeinglaunchedtoencouragechildrentogiveup30minutesofscreentimeadaytoheadforthegreatoutdoors.ThenewlyformedWildNetwork—acooperationofnearly400organisations-istryingtoattractteenagersawayfromtelevisionandcomputerscreenandintofields,woodsandparks.OrganiserssaythatitistheUK'sbiggestevercampaigntoreconnectchildrenwithnatureandoutdoorplay,andthatitcouldhelpimprovefitness,mental ¥Ḅ7healthandgeneralwellbeing.Adocumentaryfilm,ProjectWildThing,willannouncethelaunchatmorethan50cinemasacrosstheUKfromFriday.Itlooksattheincreasinglyweaklinkbetweenchildrenandnature.AndySimpson,chairmanoftheWildNetwork,said:"Thesadtruthisthatkidshavelosttouchwithnature.Timespentoutdoorsisdown,activityareasandlevelsarefallingstronglyandtheabilitytoidentifycommonspecieskᱥ§7hasbeenlost."Suggestionsofhowtogetmoretimeinnatureincludecampingorracingandobservingautumncolourontreesandsoon.FromJanuary,thenetworkwillaimtomakesuggestionstopoliticiansonhowgovernmentcandomoretogetchildrenmuddy ¨©ª«Ḅandbright-'-eyed.Thisisnotthefirsttimethemessageoflessscreen,moreplayhasbeenbroughtup.Childreninthe1980swereaskedtodothesamebytheBBCTVseriesWhyDon'tYou,whichsomewhatconfusinglycalledonitsviewersto"switchoffyourTVset,anddosomethinglessboringinstead".1ஹThepurposeofthecampaignistocallonkids.A.toloveanimalsB.toplayoutdoorsC.togiveupscreensD.toprotectnature2ஹWhatmaymakeAndySimpsonsad?A.Kids'disabilitytonamesomecreatures.B.ThefallingdurationofRids'vacations.C.Strictrulesonkids'outdooractivities.D.Thedisappearanceofcommonspecies.3ஹWhatdocsthenetworkappealtothegovernmenttodo?A.Reconnectkidswithnature.B.Providekidswithmoremud.C.Takemeasurestoprotectkids.D.Payattentiontoeyeprotection.4ஹWhydoestheauthormentiontheBBCTVseries?A.TotellthedevelopmentofBBCTVseries.B.Toprovetherecognitionofhissuggestion.C.ToshowtheTVseriescausedconfusion.D.TocomparepresentTVserieswitholdones.ூ&'(ᫀ1ஹB2ஹA3ஹA4ஹB
1224-27-6ூ9:NVhatdoyourememberaboutyourchildhood?Ihavegoodmemoriesofexploringk¬_7thefieldsnearmyhouseandridingmybikearoundthepark.Today,childrendon'tspendenoughtimeinthefreshair.Manyofthemfixtheireyesonascreeneitheronacomputer,oraTV-theyseemtobelivinginavirtualworld.Theyhavelosttouchwithnature.Now400organizationsintheUKareencouragingchildrentohavesome“wildlime”.Theywantkidstoexchangeatleast30minutesofwatchingTVorplayingcomputergamesfortimeplayingoutside.Thesimplepleasuresofexploringanddiscoveringnaturehelpchildrentolearnandkeepfittoo.AndySimpson,whoispartofthecampaign6®£¤7says:"Anextra30minutesofwildtimeeverydayfbrallunder12-year-oldsintheUKwouldbetheequivalentk¯7ofjustthreemonthsoftheirchildhoodspentoutdoors."Evenifthekidsliveinacity,theycangoonadventuresinthegardenorthepark.However,childrenoftenneedahelpinghandfromMumandDad.Theyneedtobeshownwhattodoandwheretogo.Sodespitek°±7thecomplexk²ᩖḄ7worldthatyoungpeoplegrowupinnow,itseemsthatgoingbacktobasicsandexperiencing“nature'splayground“iswhatmodernchildrenneed.AndySimpsonadds:"Wcwantparentstosecwhatthismagical“playground”doesfbrtheirkids'development,independenceandcreativityk´U⌼¶7bygivingwildtimeago”.DavidBondfromProjectWildThingsays,“Weneedtomakemorespacefbrwildtimeinchildren'sdailyroutine,freeingthisgenerationofkidstohavethesortofexperiencesthatmanyofustookfbrgranted.”1ஹWhatdoestheauthorthinkaboutthepresentkids?A.Thcydependontheirparentstoomuch.B.They'reeagertoplaywiththeirparents.C.Theyspendtoomuchtimeplayingoutside.D.Thcydon'tgetclosetonature.2ஹInthefirstparagraph,theunderlinedword“virtual“probablyrefersto.A.magicalB.perfectC.unrealD.wonderful3^WhatsuggestiondoesDavidBondgiveus?A.Preventkidsfromplayingcomputergames.B.Hclpchildrenmasterbasicskills.C.Teachkidshowtofacedifficulties.D.Letchildrenhavemorewildtime.4ஹWhatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A.Hedislikedhischildhoodfullofstudyandexams.B.Hehadahappychildhoodbyexploringtheoutdoors.C.Heoftenwenttoschoolbyridingonabicycle.D.HeshowedagreatinterestinwatchingTV.ூ&'(ᫀIஹD2ஹC3ஹD4ஹBூ;ᔁ28-30⚪>?ᜧ@,EFᦻGHIJᱥLMᜧ@NOᳮ-
13Ifyouevergetiheimpressionthatyourdogcan“tell"whetheryoulookcontentorannoyed,youmaybeontosomething.Dogsmayindeedbeabletodistinguishbetweenhappyandangryhumanfaces,accordingtoanewstudy.Researcherstrainedagroupof11dogstodistinguishbetweenimagesk·¸7ofthesamepersonmakingeitherahappyoranangryface.Duringthetrainingstage,eachdogwasshownonlytheupperhalforthelowerhalfofthepersonஹface.Theresearchersthentestedthedogs'abilitytodistinguishbetweenhumanfacialexpressionsbyshowingthemtheotherhalfoftheperson'sfaceorimagestotallydifferentfromtheonesusedintraining.Theresearchersfoundthatthedogswereabletopicktheangryorhappyfacebytouchingapictureofitwiththeirnosesmoreoftenthanonewouldexpectbyrandomchance.Thestudyshowedtheanimalshadfiguredouthowtoapplywhattheylearnedaboulhumanfacesduringtrainingtonewfacesinthetestingstage."Wecanruleoutthatthedogssimplydistinguishbetweenthepicturesbasedonasimplecue,suchasthesightofteeth,MsaidstudyauthorCorsinMtiller."Instead,ourresultssuggestthatthesuccessfuldogsrealizedthatasmilingmouthmeansthesametilingassmilingeyes,andthesameruleappliestoanangrymouthhavingthesamemeaningasangryeyes.”“Withourstudy,wethinkwecannowconfidentlyconcludethatatleastsomedogscandistinguishhumanfacialexpressions,rMullertoldLiveScience.Atthispoint,itisnotclearwhydogsseemtobeequippedwiththeabilitytorecognizedifferentfacialexpressionsinhumans.°Tous,themostlikelyexplanationappearstobethatthebasisliesintheirlivingwithhumans,whichgivesthemalolofexposuretohumanfacialexpressions,nandthisexposurehasprovidedthemwithmanychancestolearntodistinguishbetweenthem,Miillersaid.28.Thenewstudyfocusedonwhetherdogscan______.A.distinguishshapesB.makesenseofhumanfacesC.feelhappyorangryD.communicatewitheachother2W9.atcanwelearnahoulthestudyfromparagraph2?A.民Researcherstestedthedogsinrandomorder.CDiversemethodswereadoptedduringtraining.Picturesusedinthetwostagesweredifferent.D.Thedogswerephotographedbeforethetest.30.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.Asuggestionforfuturestudies.B.Apossiblereasonforthestudyfindings.C.Amajorlimitationofthestudy.D.Anexplanationoftheresearchmethod.ூ&'(ᫀ28ஹB29ஹB30ஹBூ,⚪-᪆ூ᪆•ூᑖ᪆s(ÀÁÂᦻ⚗ẆÄÅÂÆÇÈÉÊËḄ☢g⊤ÎÏ=ÐÑÒÓ2"xÔÕᨵs§Ç¶9ÇḄ×Ø(2"A6?}Ëᐳq£•ூ28⚪⁚ᳮ⚪᪷FḄ"Researcherstrainedagroupof11dogstodistinguishbetweenimagesofthesamepersonmakingeitherahappyoranangryface.kẆÄᕒ|B11ÛÆᩭÜᑖῊbḄ⊤Î(ÞᐶÐ(7“9:âãẆÄḄᐵåæ(Æ(ᔲÇÈÜᑖḄ☢g⊤Îᦑ⌱Bூ29⚪⁚ᳮ⚪᪷FḄ“Duringthetrainingstage,eachdogwasshownonlytheupperhalforthelowerhalfoftheperson'sface.Theresearchersthentestedthedogs'abilitytodistinguishbetweenhumanfacialexpressionsbyshowingthemtheotherhalfoftheperson'sfaceorimagestotallydifferentfromtheonesusedintraining.kᙠ|▤éÛÆÛ3ᑮῊḄbêgᑖᡈjêgᑖẆÄᕒì%_íBÆîÊË☢g⊤ÎḄǶᔣÆðñBḄòê☢gᡈ}óᵨḄõᐰÑḄ·¸7“9:ᙠ÷_í▤Æ3Ḅ᯿ᱏ(Ñ᪵Ḅᦑ⌱C-ூ30⚪
14etᜧw⚪᪷ᨬ%Ḅ““Tous,themostlikelyexplanationappearstobethatthebasisliesintheirlivingwithhumans,whichgivesthemalotofexposuretohumanfacialexpressions,andthisexposurehasprovidedthemwithmanychancestolearntodistinguishbetweenthem“Mullersaid. MullerÁû“üᡃ"ᩭÁ,ᨬ9ÇḄrþÿ ᙠᨵḄ☢⊤ !"#ᑖ&'ᨬ)*+⌕-.!/0123☢⊤Ḅ&045ᦑ⌱B••------------------------------3456-------------------------------•28-30-1ூ/ẠHorsemenwillalwaystellyouthathorsessenseemotions9:,especiallyfear.Nowanewsmallstudysaysnotonlycanhorsessensehumanemotions,theycanalsoreadhumanexpressionsandrememberthemforlater.ResearchersattheuniversitiesintheUKheldexperimentsinwhichhorseswereshownlargephotosofeitheranangryorahappyperson.Severalhourslater,thehorsesmetthatmaninpersonbutwithnoexpression.However,thehorsesreactedbasedonhowtheysawthemaninthephoto,turningtheirlookinacertaindirection.Whenhorsessawthepersontheyhadseenwearinganangrylookinthephoto»theyspentmoretimelookingwiththelefteye.Theyalsoshowedsignsofanxiety9ᯖ£=>.Butwhenthehorsessawthepersontheyhadseensmilinginthephoto,theyspentmoretimelookingwiththerighteye.“Whatwe'vefoundisthathorsescannotonlyreadhumanfacialexpressions,buttheycanalsorememberaperson*sprevious9ᐜAḄ>emotionalstatewhentheymeetthemlaterthatday,and,importantly,thattheychangetheirbehavioraccordingly,"ProfessorKarenMcCombfromtheUniversityofSussexsaidinastatement.Thehorsesseemedtohavemadeaquickjudgmentonthepersonbasedonlyontheexpressioninthephoto.Theresearchersbelievehavingthisabilityhelpshorseswithsocialbondingandavoidpossibledangers.“Itisquiteanamazingresultreally/'McCombtoldTheGuardian.44Itisreallyinterestingthatanimalsarcpickinguponthedetailedemotionalexpressionsthathumansareshowingonamoment—to-momentbasis.Importantlyintakingthatinformationin,theydon'tforgetit,buttheyuseit—theyhaveamemoryfortheemotionalstatesthattheyhaveseeninhumansandtheyusethatinformation.”1>Whatcanbelearnedabouttheexperiment?A.Horseslookedatpreviouslyhappypeoplewiththerighteye.B.Horsesrefusedtoseepeoplewithnoexpression.C.Horsesshowedcuriosityaboutunhappyexpressions.D.Horsespreferredtoseethephotosofhappypeople.2^Howcanhorsesbenefitfromtheabilitymentionedinthetext?A.Theycanrunmuchfaster.B.Theycanbetterprotectthemselves.C.Theycanhaveasmarterbrain.D.Theycanbetterexpressthemselves.3ஹWhatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inthelastparagraphreferto?A.Theinformation.B.Theability.C.Themoment.D.Theresult.4ஹWhatismainlytalkedaboutinthepassage?A.Horseshaveatalentforjudgingphotos.B.Horseshavethesameemotionsjustashumanbeings.C.Horsescanreadhumanexpressionsandlearnfromthem.
15D.Horsescanrememberandreacttopeople'spreviouslook.ூᫀ1ஹA2ஹB3ஹA4ஹD28-30-2ூᓣIfyouevergettheimpressionthatyourdogcan"tell"whetheryoulookdelightedorannoyed,youmaybeontosomething.Dogsmayindeedbeabletodistinguishbetweenhappyandangryhumanfaces,accordingtoanewstudyResearcherstrainedagroupof11dogstodistinguishbetweenimages ofthesamepersonmakingeitherahappyoranangryface.Duringthetrainingstage,eachdogwasshownonlytheupperhalforthelowerhalfoftheperson'sface.Theresearchersthentestedthedogs'abilitytodistinguishbetweenhumanfacialexpressionsbyshowingthemtheotherhalfoftheperson'sfaceonimagestotallydifferentfromtheonesusedintraining.Theresearchersfoundthatthedogswereabletopicktheangryorhappyfacebytouchingapictureofitwiththeirnosesmoreoftenthanonewouldexpectbyrandomchance.Thestudyshowedtheanimalshadfiguredouthowtoapplywhattheylearnedabouthumanfacesduringtrainingtonewfacesinthetestingstage."Wecanruleoutthatthedogssimplydistinguishbetweenthepicturesbasedonasimplecue,suchasthesightofteeth,"saidstudyauthorCorsinMuller."Instead,ourresultssuggestthatthesuccessfuldogsrealizedthatasmilingmouthmeansthesamethingassmilingeyes,andthesameruleappliestoanangrymouthhavingthesamemeaningasangryeyes.""Withourstudy,wethinkwecannowconfidentlyconcludethatatleastsomedogscandistinguishhumanfacialexpressions,"MullertoldLiveScience.Atthispoint,itisnotclearwhydogsseemtobeequippedwiththeabilitytorecognizedifferentfacialexpressionsinhumans."Tous,themostlikelyexplanationappearstobethatthebasisliesintheirlivingwithhumans,whichgivesthemalotofexposuretohumanfacialexpressionsandthisexposurehasprovidedthemwithmanychancestolearntodistinguishbetweenthem."Mullersaid.1ஹThenewstudyfocusedonwhetherdogscan.A.distinguishshapesB.makesenseofhumanfacesC.feelhappyorangryD.communicatewitheachother2ஹWhatcanwelearnaboutthestudyfromparagraph2?A.Researcherstestedthedogsinrandomorder.B.Diversemethodswereadoptedduringtraining.C.PicturesusedinthetwostagesweredifferentD.Thcdogswerephotographedbeforethelest.3ஹWhatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.Asuggestionforfuturestudies.B.Apossiblereasonforthestudyfindings.C.AmajorlimitationofthestudyD.Anexplanationoftheresearchmethod.4ஹInwhichsectionisthetextmostlikelytobefoundinanewspaper?A.EntertainmentB.EconomyC.ScienceD.Natureூᫀ1ஹB2ஹC3ஹB4ஹC28-30-3ூThelastknowneggsoftheGreatBustard weretakenin1832,andthebirdwasnearlyextinctbytheendofthe19thcentury,avictimofhunters.In2004,theendangeredspecieswasreintroducedtoSalisburyPlain,withtheaimofestablishingaself-sustainingpopulationhere.
16TheGreatBustardGroup(GBG),thecharitybehindtherelease,wassetupin1997andithasnowbeen16yearssincetheinitial10"yeartrialbegan.Long-termvolunteersFredandRonaAndrewshavebeeninvolvedfromthestartand,workingaspartofateam,havehelpedraiseover200chicksfromeggssourcedabroad.“Forthefirstweekthechickneedstohavefoodplacedinitsbill,soweuseafeedingpuppettoimitatethebehavioroftheparent,“explainsFred."Itisquitehardwhenthebustardsareyoungbecausetheyneedfeedingeveryhourandittakesalongtimetofeedone.”GreatBustardsreachmaturityataboutfiveyearsold."SeeingthefirstwildbredchickoutonSalisburyPlainin2009,shortlyafterithatched,wasaproudmomentfbrme,“saysRona.Onaverage,12chicksarereleasedeachyearontoSalisburyPlainandin2018thesurvivalratewas100percent.“Theaimhasbeentoreachapopulationof100birds,“saysGBGexecutiveofficerDavidWaters.4tNowwehavethatnumber,andwearehopingthepopulationwillcontinuetogrowbynaturalreproduction.^^“Beinginvolvedwiththeworld'sheaviestbirdalivetodaythatcanflyhasgivenusbothagreaterknowledgeofbirds,conservationandfarmingMstatesRona."Wearecontributingtoanimportantconservationprojectthatalsobenefitsotherspecies.”)1ஹWhydidtheGBGreintroduceGreatBustardstoSalisburyPlain?A.Totesttheirchanceofsurvival.B.Toincreasespeciesdiversitythere.C.Tohelpsavethethreatenedspecies.D.Tohelpthelocalbustardsraisechicks.2ஹWhatdoesFredsayaboutfeedingtheyoungbustards?A.Itisdangerous.B.Itisdemanding.C.Itisinteresting.D.Itisfairlycostly.3ஹWhatdoesDavidWatersexpectofGreatBustards?A.Theywillsurviveontheirown.B.Theywillreachapopulationof100.C.Theywillhatch12chickseachyear.D.Theywillliveinpeacewithotherspecies.ூ&'(ᫀIஹc2ஹB3ஹA28-30-4ூ9:[fyouhaveevertriedtocatcharestingbutterfly,youknowitissurprisinglydifficult.AnewstudyhelpsexplainPreviousresearchhadsuggestedthatabutterfly^overheadwingclapforcestheinsectforward.Researchersthoughtthewingclaplikelyformedapocketofairthatshootsoutlikeajet.Butnoonehadtestedthatuntilnow.Toanalyzetheirflight,theyplacedsixbutterfliesoneatatimeinsideawindtunnelwhichwasfilledwithsmokeandthenusedalasertolightupthesmokejustbehindthebutterfly.Fourhigh-speedcameraswereplacedinthetunneltotakephotosofthemovementofthebutterflyandthesmokeasthebutterflywastakingoff.Thislettheresearcherscreatea3Dpictureofthatairmovementastheinsectflappeditswings.Theyanalyzedatotalof25takeoffsbysixbutterflies.Eachincludeduptothreewingbeatsaftertakeoff.Thebutterfliesprovedmorelikelytoclaptheirwingstogetherduringthefirstfewwingbeatsthanlaterinflight.Thephotosshowthatforcescreatedbythewingsgiverisetoaflightpath.Thebutterfliesriseastheirwingsmovedownandshootforwardastheirwingsmoveup.Awingclapontakeoff,pairedwithaquickturn,allowedthebutterfliestoflyawayquickly.Theyalsonoticedthewingsformedanairpocketjustbeforeclappingandthatthewings'flexibilityandthispocketimprovedthejetforcecreatedby
17theclap.“Thestudyisexalting,^^saysAyodejiBode-Oke,amechanicalengineerinCharlottesville.Thatmeans“wehavesolvedthelongtimepuzzleabouthowbutterfliesfly,anditprovesnothingisimpossibleontheroadofscientificresearch.Ican'twaittolearnabouthowthestudymightinformdesignsforsmallflyingvehicles.”1ஹWhywaslaserusedintheexperiment?A.TofrightenthebutterfliesintoHying.B.Tohelpresearchersobservethebutterflies.C.Tohelptakeclearphotosofairmovement.D.Toguidethebutterfliesthroughthesmoke.2ஹWhatisthefindingoftheresearchaccordingtoparagraph5?A.Butterfliesflyforwardaswingsmovedown.B.Anairpocketformsafterbutterfliesclapwings.C.Butterfliesbeatwingsthreetimesbeforetakingoff.D.Upwardwingmovementshelpbutterfliesflyforward.3ஹWhatdoestheunderlinedword"exalting"inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A.Puzzling.B.Exciting.C.Simple.D.Impossible.4ஹWhatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.WhyCanButterfliesFlyLikeaJet?B.HowCanButterfliesMakeWingClaps?C.HowCanButterfliesMakeQuickTurns?D.WhyCanButterfliesRunAwayQuickly?ூ&'(ᫀIஹC2ஹD3ஹB4ஹD28-30-5ூ9:'Whydobirdssing?,,Iaskagroupofchildren."Toattractmetes9DᏔ>!"answeredaboy.A4-year-oldgirladdedshyly,*'Birdssingbecausetheyarehappy,andtheywanttomakeushappy,too."Ithinkbothanswersareprobablytrueinaway.Ifbirdssinghappily,itshowsalliswellintheforest:nopredators9ᣓGὅ>arepresent,andthebirdscanfeed,singanddootherbirdthings.Thesoundofarelaxedrobinsingingiseasytounderstandbecauseitmakeusfeelthiswaytoo-it'sasoundthatliftsourownheartswhenwehearit.Whathappenswhenapredatorcomesintotheirareas?Thenearbybirdsquicklygiveanalarm9IJ>call,ashortsoundthatwarms,"Dangeriscoming!nOnhearingthesound,theotherbirdsstopsingingandflyfbrcover,thedeerlifttheirheadsandstopmovingandtherabbitsrunintothebushes.Suddenly,theforestbecomessilent.Whenhumanswalkthroughthewoodsinahurryorwhilewalkingwithafriend,wedon'tseemuchwildlife.Wemaythinkthataren'tmanyanimalslivingthere,butmorelikely,theyknowwearecomingandhideminutesbeforeourarrival.Butifwelearntoavoidsettingoffalarms,wecanseemanymorewildanimalswithoutfrighteningthem.Topractice,findaplaceinaparkandsitquietlyfbranhour.Takenotesasthebirdsbegintorelaxandsingagain.WhenIdothis,Iamalwayssurprisedatthewonderfulthinganimalswilldowhenhumanssimplystaystilllongenough.1ஹInthewriter'sopinion,thechildren'sanswerstohisquestionare.A.funnyB.reasonableC.honestD.important2ஹHearingabird'salarmcall,adeerwill.A.runquicklyintothebushesB.standstillwithitsheadupC.liedownonthegroundatonceD.actasifnothinghashappened3ஹAccordingtotheauthor,whycan'tweseemuchwildlifeinthewoods?A.Becausewecomeatthewrongtime.B.Becausewefailtogivewarnings.C.Becausewehavesetoffalarms.0.Becausefewanimalslivethere.
184ஹThepurposeoflastparagraphisto.A.advisepeopletoenjoythesongsofbirdsB.askpeopletolearnsomethingaboutbirdsC.tellpeoplehowtoprotectbirdsinwildD.showpeoplehowandwhenbirdssing5ஹWhatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Thelifeofthebirds.B.Birdsintheforest.C.Howbirdssingintheforest.D.Themessagesinbird'ssinging.ூᫀ1ஹB2ஹB3ஹC4ஹA5ஹD28-30-6ூᓣThenumberofgiraffesisbecomingsmalleracrossAfrica,accordingtotheGiraffeConservationFoundation.Thetotalpopulationhasdroppedby40percentinthelast15years.Peoplecarelittleaboutit.Surprisingly,evenscientistshaven'tgivenmuchattentiontogiraffes."Wearelearningmoreabouttheirecology,butwhatweknowisstillwaybehindwhatweknowaboutotherspecies.It'sasilentextinction9KLMN>saidDr.JulianHennessy,awildlifescientist."Themainreasonfbrthesmallernumberofgiraffesistheirlossoflivingplaces,"saidHennessy,Hasanincreasingpartoflandisusedforfarming.Buthuntingalsohasabiginfluence."Youmightwonderwhyhunterslikegiraffes.Firstofall,onceagiraffeisbroughtdown,thereislotsofmeatwithasmallamountofeffort.Besides,thereisanotherthingencouragingthehunting.InTanzania,Hennessysays,thelatestwordonthestreetisthateatinggiraffemeatcouldcureAIDS.Freshgiraffeheadsandbonescanbesoldatpricesofupto$140perpiece.Anotherwidespreadmisconceplionaboutgiraffesisthattheyareeverywhere.Lookatkids'bookswhicharefullofgiraffes.Theyarealwaysinzoocollections.Theycanbeseeneasily,soyoudon'tthinkwehavetoworryaboutthem.Butthetruthisthattheyareindangerofextinction.Thereisalackofrightandtruedata.Hennessyandotherresearchersarenowpullingtogetherthedataneededtoimprovethesituationoftheentiregiraffespecies.Hehopesthattheworldwillfinallystarttorealizehowendangeredthesebelovedanimalshavebecome.1ItcanbeinferredfromthefirstParagraphthat.A.giraffesareunpopularinAfricaB.thegiraffeisalwayssilentindailylifeC.Scienlistdon'twanttolearntheecologyofAfrica.D.theextinctionoccurswithoutenoughattention2ஹWhathascausedthehighpriceofgiraffemeatinTanzania?A.Thecountry'scustom.B.Theillegalinternationaltrade.C.Thefunofhuntingagiraffe.D.Thcideathatit'sacureforAIDS.3ஹTheunderlinedword"misconception1'inPara.3isclosestinmeaningto.A.ProtectionB.expressionC.misunderstandingD.impression4^ThefinalpurposeofHennessy'sgreateffortisto.A.collectmoreinformationaboutgiraffesB.raisepublicawarenessofprotectinggiraffesC.provegiraffewilldisappearinthenextfewyearsD.workwiththeInternationalUnionforConservationofNatureூᫀIஹD2ஹD3ஹC4ஹB
19ூ;ᔁ31-35⚪EFᦻQRHST᪷PQᦻᑁTUQᦻ)Ḅ⌱⚗W⌱X0Yᐭ[\ᜐḄᨬ^⌱⚗⌱⚗Wᨵ_⚗ `⌱⚗You'vegotmail--andifsapostcardPauloMagalhaes,a34-year-oldPortuguesecomputerengineer,lovestoopenhismailboxandfindabrightlycoloredpictureofRome'sColosseum.OrAfrica'sVictoriaFalls.OrChina'sGreatWall.31“Ioftensendpostcardstofamilyandfriends,MhesaystoChinaDaily,“butyoucanimaginethatafterawhile,youneverreceiveasmanyasyousend,andyourealizethatnoteveryoneisintoit.32Seekingotherlike-mindedsouls,however,Paulostartedlookinginasomewhatunlikelyplaceaonline.ManywouldsaytheInternetisaplaceforpeoplewhohavegivenuponthetraditionalpostalservice,butPaulo'shunch bcpaidoff.Todayhishobbyhasdevelopedintothewebsitepostcrossing,com,asocialnetworkthathasgrownto575,217registeredusersin214countriesandregionssincehestartedit10yearsago.33Runningthewebsitehasalmostturnedintoafull-timejob.Languageiscertainlyabarrierformanypeople.Forpostcrossingtoworkworldwide,acommoncommunicationlanguageisneededsothateveryonecanunderstandeachother.AscoolasitmaybetoreceiveapostcardwritteninChinese,theconceptdoesn'tworkifonedoesn'tunderstandit.34Soacommonlanguageisrequiredandinpostcrossingthat'sEnglishsinceit'swidelyspoken.wManypeopleinChinahavelimitedexposuretoEnglish.35Thatsaid,weknowofmanypostcrossingmembers,includingChinese,whohaveactuallyimprovedtheirEnglishskillsthroughtheiruseofpostcrossing,**Paulosays.A.Andthafstotallyfine.B.Thatmakesitextrahardtolearnandpracticeit.C.Helikestothinkofsendingpostcardsasafamily-friendlyhobby.D.Manylovetomakeaconnectionwithsomeonefromacrosstheworld.E.OnAugust5,thenumberofpostcardsexchangedbymemberstopped31million.F.Similarly,ifyouspeakonlyChinese,receivingacardinSwedishlakespartofthefunaway.G.Inshort,helovespostcards,andtheexcitementofgettingahand-writtennotefromsomeonefaraway.ூefgᫀ31ஹG32ஹA33ஹE34ஹF35ஹBூj⚪l᪆ூl᪆•ூᑖ᪆nᦻ opqᦻ+⌕rs!PauloMagalhacstupostcrossing.comḄvwxᐸz{PauloMagalhaes|}~qᱏ ᨵᢗḄ U⍝ᔠḄ5 t!postcrossing.comḼᙠᐰᳫᜧᡂ ¢£Ḅ+⌕¤¥)ᩭ§¨⌱ ᐳª«ᜧ¬®•[31⚪¯lᦻ“PauloMagalhaes,a34-year-oldPortuguesecomputerengineer,lovestoopenhismailboxandfindabrightlycoloredimageofRome'sColosseum.OrAfrica*sVictoriaFalls.OrChina*sGreatWalL 34°Ḅℍ⃔ᱛᵯᾯ¶w·PauloMagalhaes~ᡭḄ¹ºᯠ)¼z½⁐¿À⁑ḄÂÃᧅÅÆÇÈᡈὅ|ÊḄËᑭÍ᭣Ïᡈὅ WÐḄÑÒ>”rs!Paulo~qᱏḄ½᰿ÕÖᦻ”...andyourealizethatnoteveryoneisintoit.”pq×ØᢗḄ⌱⚗G"Inshort,helovespostcards,andtheexcitementofgettingascribblednotefromsomeonefaraway.9Ù Ú~qᱏÛ~ᦈᑮÞªßàḄ«ᩩãḄä ᐶæ>”ᑮçèÖḄéᵨ=ë!ᦻPaulo~qᱏÛìXÖᦻᐵḄ~ÕîᑮïðḄñ⚪ᦑ⌱G⚗■ூ32⚪¯lᦻ“"Ioftensendpostcardstofamilyandfriends.MhesaystoChinaDaily,44butyoucanimaginethatafterawhile,youneverreceiveasmanyasyousend,andyourealizethatnoteveryoneisintoit9“ᡃõ}ö¬÷øùúq
20ᱏ”p"ü&ýþÿ ᦈᑮḄᱏḄ ᑮ ᪵#Pauloᑮ$%Ḅ& '() '*ᨵ,-Ḅ᰿/ 01*23ᚆᯠ6789 01⌱⚗A“=ᐰ?@⚪”CᔠEᦑ⌱A⚗ூ33⚪IJLᦻ“TodayhishobbyhasevolvedintothewebsitePostcrossing.com,asocialnetworkthathasgrownto575,217registeredusersin214countriesandregionssincehelaunchedit10yearsago. O *Ḅ᰿/PQRSᡂUPostcrossing.comVWXYZ[10\]*^_XY`ᩭ PQᨵᩭZ214bc'ᙢeḄ575217fghᵨᡝk”ᙠmno]XYḄRSpq 01CᔠᦻḄrᨵE⌱⚗“8ᨴ5t ᕒvwḄᱏᦪyzᑮ3100{|”ᙠmn}XY,ᐵḄᦪᦑ⌱E⚗ூ34⚪IJ•Lᦻ“AscoolasitmaybetoreceiveapostcardwritteninChinese,theconceptdoesn'tworkifonedoesn'tunderstandit.ᦈᑮ|ᵨᦻᑏḄᱏ3⏙ ᳮJ ᭆk”#*b ᦈᑮᦻᱏḄ@⚪⌱⚗FuSimilarly,ifyouspeakonlyChinese,receivingacardwritteninSwedishtakespartofthefunaway.-᪵ᙢ r#ᦻ ᦈᑮᐺEḄᓱᱏ2ᑖk”#b ᦈᑮ*bEᱏ2⍗ᑮ,-Ḅ@⚪,ᔠ Cᔠ¡ḄE¢⌕¤ ᦑ⌱F⚗ூ35⚪IJLᦻ“ManypeopleinChinahavelimitedexposuretoEnglish.¥b 3¦6§ᑮ¨Ek”#©ª« ᩭ#¬¨EḄ®¯°±ᔠ²ᦻ”…whoactuallyimprovedtheirEnglishskillsthroughtheiruseofpostcrossing.*´9▭L¶ᵨᱏᩭ·±*´Ḅ¨Eᢈk''º ᑏᱏᡂ»¼½¨EḄ¾⍝01⌱⚗B“¶À¬'½ÁÀÂÄÅ”CᔠE⌕¤ #©« ᩭ#¬'½¨EḄÅÆ°± 0»¾⍝°¦ᦑ⌱B⚗•------------------------------3456-------------------------------••31-35-1ூ/Ạ[Summerbreakprovidesteenswithanopportunitytomakealittleextramoneyandgainsomepracticalexperience.Herearesometipsonfindingsummerjobs.Taketimetothinkaboutthetypesofjobsthataresuitableforyou.Thencom-paretheseskillswiththoseyoualreadyhave.Themoreyourskillsmatchthejob,themorelikelyyouwillenjoyyoursummerjobwhilebuildingagoodreferenceforfuturejobs.Doyouwanttoearnextramoneyforsomethingspecial,ordoyouneedajobtomakeendsmeet?Areyoulookingforajobwhereyourfriendswork,soyoucanbewith*them?Thesearejustafewofthequestionsyouneedtoanswerbeforestartingyourjobsearch.Whenyou'researchingforasummerjob,lookforhelpbeyondthewantedsigns.Letyourfamily,neighborsandteachersknowthatyou'relookingRkrajob.Andevenifabusinessdoesn*thaveasignoradvertisementindicatingthattheyarelookingfbrhelp,stopbyandaskamanager.Beflexiblewhenyou'relookingforasummerjob.Icecreamshops,restaurants,grocerystoresandmovietheaterscommonlyhirestudents.Thesejobsareprobablynotwhatyou'relookingfor.However,summerjobsdon'tlastforever.Youcanstillbuildyourskillsandexperiencewhilemakingmoney.A.Lookattheskillsrequiredforeach.
21B.Figureoutwhatyourinterestsare.C.Youcanthinkaboutyourinterestsandpassions.D.Youmightfillinanapplicationthatleadstoaposition.E.Thesummerjobmarketfbrteenscanbehighlycompetitive.F.Understandwhyyouwanttoworkanddeterminewheretoapply.G.Ydumaytakeajobthathaslessdesirablehoursorthatyoudon'tenjoy.ூ&'(ᫀ1ஹE2ஹA3ஹF4ஹD5ஹG31-35-2ூ7ᓣHaveyoueverheardthephrase“inchwide,miledeep”withrespecttopickinganareaoffocusfbryoureducation,work,website,business,etc?Andyoushouldconcentrateonbecominghighlyskilledinoneparticularfield.Thenyou'llbeabletohaveaspaceinyourindustryandhopefullymakeagoodliving.Youcandothat.ltdoesworktoacertainextent.Youdon'thavetousethe“inchwide,miledeep“approachifitbothersyoutodoso.Andit'srightlyso.TherearesomebigconsequencesUVWXtoconsider.Idon'tusethisapproachfbrmyworkbecauseIdon'tliketheconsequencesofstickingtoonenicheUᔠ〉Ḅ\]Xfbrsolong.rdalsofeelboredevenifIpickedsomethingIlove.Ilikevarietytoomuch.Thislifeisprecioustome.WhileIlovedoingdeepdives,Idon'twanttobefbeusedonanyoneaspectoflifeorbusinessfbrsolongthatImissoutonexploringtheotheraspectsthatalsointerestme.Youcouldsaythatmynicheispersonalgrowth.Butthatisn'treallyanicheatallbecauseanythingfitsintothathugespaceÇproductivity,relationship,work,health,lifestyle,values,socialskills,andmore.Ipreferthe“milewide,miledeep“approach.ltworkswell,too.Therearesomeconsequencestoaccept,butyoumayactuallylikethoseconsequences.A.Insistonthesamenarrowtopic.B.Manypeoplehavemixedfeelingsaboutit.C.Thcideahereisthatyoushouldnarrowyourfocus.D.TdbeboredwithinafewyearsnomatterwhatIpicked.E.Butthisarticleisaboutwhyyoumaynotwanttodothat.F.Ifsimportanttofocusonthelong-termrelationshipwithothers.G.NameanytopicyoucanthinkofandIcanlinkittopersonalgrowth.ூ&'(ᫀ1ஹC2ஹE3ஹB4ஹD5ஹG3L35 3ூ9:^LookforFriendshipinCyberspaceInsomanyways,cyberspacemirrorstherealworld.Peopleaskforinformation,playgames,andsharehobbytips.Othersbuyandsellproducts.Stillotherslookfbrfriendship,orevenlove.Identityandappearancemeanverylittleincyberspace.Rather,aperson'sthoughts-oratleastthethoughtstheytype-arewhatreallycount.Soeventheshyestpersoncanbecomeachat-roomstar.They'relookingfbrseriousloverelationships.Iscyberspaceagoodplacetofindlove?Thatanswerdependsonwhomyouask.Someoftheserelationshipsactuallysucceed.Othersfailmiserably.Personalappearancedoesn'tgetintheway.Butcriticsofonlinerelationshipsarguethatnoonecantrulyknowanotherpersonincyberspace.Andtheydon'thavetoworryaboutwhattheir“nonverbal“communicationisdoingfbrtheirimage.Inasense,they'renotreallythemselves.Butnotknowingapersonisabigprobleminaloverelationship.Withsomanyunknowns,it'seasytoletone'simaginationfillintheblanks.Thisinevitablyleadstodisappointmentwhencouplesmeetinperson.Howsomeoneimaginesanonline
22friendisoftenquitedifferentthantherealperson.So,beforelookingfbrloveincyberspace,remembertheadviceofInternetpioneerCliffordStoll:"Lᔛintherealworldisfarricherthananythingyou'llfindonacomputerscreen.”A.SupportersofonlinerelationshipsclaimthattheInternetallowscouplestogettoknoweachotherintellectuallyfirst.B.Unliketherealworld,however,yourknowledgeaboutapersonislimitedtowordsonacomputerscreen.C.A11ofthismaybefineiftherelationshipstaysincyberspace.D.Policecanhelpustoidentifytheonewewanttoknow.E.However,someInternetuserswantmorethanjustsomeonetochatwith.F.Gamersgetalotfunincyberspace.G.ThatisbecausetheInternetgivesusersalotofcontroloverhowothersviewthem.ூᫀ1ஹB2ஹE3ஹA4ஹG5ஹC31-35-4ூᓣIsitamazingtonotethattheInternetisstillsuchanewdevice,andyetitisoneofthefastestandmostpowerfulmediatools.OntheInternet,abigonlinecompanyberunbyonlytwoguysintheirgarage.Soitisreasonablethatpeopleshoppingonlinewouldbealittledoubtfulaboutthesecuritylevels.Theyworkhardtomakepeoplefeelsafewhenshoppingonline.Creditcardcompanies,too,quicklyseethepotentialfbronlineshopping.Ifyoueverhaveaproblemwithyouronlinecreditpurchases,manycreditcardcompanieswillhappilyrefund⌨Ëkyourmoneyandthensettheirclawsonthecompanythatwrongedyou.Nowthafsthebuyingpower!Noliningup,fbrone.Noannoyingmallshoppingcartswithbrokenwheelsandkidscryingbecausetheirparentswon'tgetthemwhattheywant.Whenshoppingonline,consumerscansitdown,haveacoffee,andweartheirslippers,nothavingtoworryabouttheirhairorparking,andjustclickingthrough.Comparisonshoppingcouldn'tbeanyeasier.AndexpresscompaniesÌ⌴ÎÏkcontributetoitalot.Nowondersomanycompaniesareshakingtheirheadsattraditionaladvertisingandinsteadlookingtothevirtualworldtoattractonlineshoppers.A.Internetgiantsknowconsumerconfidenceisthekeytogettingavirtualshoppingofftheground.B.Thereareotheradvantagesforonlineshoppers,ofcourse.C.Shoppingonlinehasbecomepartofourlives.D.Youneverneedtowaitlongerthanadayortwotogetthosepurchasesdeliveredrighttoyourdoor.E.Butthinkaboutitforamoment.F.Consumerscanevenbenefitalotfromshoppingonline.G.Thcyhaveinstalledthingslikeanonlineshoppinginsuranceforpeople.ூᫀ1ஹE2ஹA3ஹG4ஹB5ஹD3L35-5ூjF'acebookIsaBigWasterDuringthefirstdecadeofthe21stcentury,apopularandnewwordhascomeintoourvocabulary—Facebook.ThisisthemostpopularsocialnetworkingwebsiteontheInternet.Youcansendmessagestoyourfriend'selectronicwall,putupastatussayingsomethinglike"Goingtothemall,Ineedtogetanewpairofshoes'*or"it'sfinallytheweekend!:M.Inspiteofthebenefititdoesoncommonpeople,itistruethatthissocialnetworkisabigwaster.Thereareabout350millionactiveusersonthiswebsiteand67%ofthemarebetweentheagesof13-25.Morethan35millionusersupdatetheirstatuseveiyday..
23ThehighestagegroupwhouseFacebookareteenagers.Mostofthemkeepthewebsiterunningwhenevertheyareusingthecomputer,iftheyaren'tinschoolorwhentheyaren'tasleep.Facebookisjustchangingthenewgenerationofyoungstersunconsciously.Theteenagelifeisoneofthemostimportantstagesoflife.Itisadistractiontotheirmindaswell.Nowadays,whenalltheirhomeworkandresearchareonICTÐᢈÑktheywouldeasilyswitchtoFacebookjusttocheckiftherewasanythingupdatedamongtheirfriends.Facebookisalsowherepeoplecanseethegossipamongtheirfriends,virtualarguments,relationshipstatusandupdates,whoisinwhose"topfriends".It'snotjustteenswhobecomeaddicted,evengrown-upsdo.Anaveragepersonspendsabout55minutesonFacebook.Technologymightbetakingoverpeople'slife.ThisshowspeopleusingFacebookontheirphonesaswellascomputersjustcan'tstandbeingawayfromthewebsite.Facebookislikecracktosomefolk.Thiswouldmakethemthinkhowlifeislikewithoutsayingwhat'sontheirmindtoalltheirfriendsontheInternet.Abreakwouldalsomakethemmoreactive,likesocializinginperson.Thiswouldfinallyhelpthemfocusbetterinschoolorinwork.A.And2.5billionphotosareaddedeachmonth.B.WastingitonFacebookisnotencouraginginanyway.C.Thisstatisticisn'tthatbadbutsomepeoplespendabout3-5hours.D.ItistimepeopleshouldtakeabreakfromFacebookonceinawhile.E.Asaresult,theaverageFacebookusershave130friendswhotheysharelinkswith.F.Usually,whenpeoplehearthewords"socialnetworking",theirbrainsautomaticallygotositessuchasTwitterorFacebook.G.ThemainideaofFacebookisthatyoucankeepintouchwithallyourfriendsaroundtheworldwhohaveFacebook.ூᫀ1ஹG2ஹA3ஹB4ஹC5ஹD3L35-6ூẠgoyouwanttobecomeafamoussinger?SingingisagreatcareerchoicefbrthosewhoarepassionateÒÓḄkaboutit.However,onlybeingpassionateisn't'quiteenough..Herearesomeusefultipsthatcanhelpyou.Bepatient.Itisanecessaryabilityforasinger.,butalsobecauseintheinitialstagesofyourcareer,youmighthavetofacerejectionseveraltimes.Sometimes,evenifyougetachancetoshowyourtalent,everythingmightjustnotgoyourway..Beconfidentaboutyourskills,anddon'tbeafraidoffacingalargeaudience.Youhavetocompletelyovercomeyourstagefear,asstageperformancesarepartofasinger'sjob.Besides,suchliveconcertshelpingainingalotofpopularityandpublicsupport.Participateincompetitionsandtalentshows.Nowadays,forpeoplewantingtoachievenameandfameinthefieldofmusic,manycompetitionsandtalentshowsarcheld,whichexposethemtotheindustry,andofferthemafairchancetobeapartofit.Bytakingpartinsuchevents,youaremakingyourselfknown..Bebrave.,youwillhavetofacecriticismattimes.Learntodealwitheverykindofcriticismbybeingoptimistic.Andbedeterminedenoughtorisefromtheashes.Moveon,ratherthanbeingdisturbedorgettingintoarguments.A.OvercomeyourfearB.AskforencouragementC.ThisisnotonlybecauseyoumayhavetopracticethesamethingagainandagainD.YoualsoneedtoadoptpropermethodsE.NomatterhowgoodasingerorperformeryouareF.YoushouldmakesurethatyouhavegreattalentfbritG.Peoplewillrememberyouifyouoftenappearbeforethemூᫀ1ஹD2ஹC3ஹA4ஹG5ஹE
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2736-55-1ூ/Ạb▅¢£☢ᦻ¥ᦻ¦ᔜ⚪ᡠ7Ḅ¨©⌱⚗[48, 2«¬g⌱0ᐭb¯ᜐḄᨬ²⌱⚗³ᙠ´⚪kµ¶⚗·¸ItwasawarmSaturdaymorninginDecember.Ireachedmy____examcentrewhichwasunreachablebypublictransport.NotverynervousaboutmycorrespondenceBachelorComputerApplicationexam,Ienteredtheexaminationhallandthen____onecornerseatintheclassroom.Onmyfrontbenchwasanoldmaninhisseventies.Questionpaperswere____tousandIfilledmyanswersheet.I____theoldman.HehadneatlydrawnlinesfbreachHavinghandedinmypaper,Icameoutofthehallandwaitedfbrhim.Hecameoutafterthelastbell.I____himandaskedhimwhathewoulddowiththe____atthisage outofcuriosity.Hereplied,thoughtIwouldfindsomegood-lookinggirlshere”.Laterhetoldmehowhewasbeforehisgrandkidsfornotknowinghowtouseaandthathewantedtoexploretheboxandthingsinsideandbequalified[ᨵ¹ºḄfbrit.Myquestionwas"Doyouunderstandthingswritteninthebookatthisage” asItounderstandmanythingsinit.Heclearedhisthroatandreplied,t4Wcdon'tstoplearningbecauseweareold;wegrowoldbecausewestoppedourlearning.Weelderlydon'thavefbrwhatwehavedone,butratherfbrthingswedidn'tdoandtheonlypeoplewho____deatharethosewithregrets.MIadmiredthemanfbrhisIgavehimaridetillhishouseand____telephonenumbers.We____ourresultsaftertwomonthsandwepassedourexams.Icalledtheoldman.Hisgrandkid____thecallandinformedabouthisdeath.Growing____ismandatory[»ᑴឋḄbulgrowingupisoptional0⌱¾Ḅ.1ஹA.seriousB.variousC.uniqueD.distant2^A.arrangedB.bookedC.tookD.offered3ஹA.handedB.postedC.readD.introduced4ஹA.talkedwithB.lookedatC.droppedintoD.smilcdat5ஹA.passageB.seatC.answerD.exam6ஹA.guidedB.approachedC.visitedD.encouraged7ஹA.questionB.prizeC.practiceD.degree8ஹA.jokinglyB.cautiouslyC.proudlyD.anxiously9ஹA.disappointedB.frightenedC.embarrassedD.amazed10ஹA.languageB.phoneC.dictionary0.computer11ஹA.amusingB.immediateC.basicD.informal12ஹA.refusedB.desiredC.failedD.tcndcd13ஹA.regretsB.problemsC.opinionsD.rules14ஹA.causeB.fearC.bringD.stop15ஹA.calmnessB.generosityC.kindncss0.enthusiasm16ஹA.expectedB.exchangedC.discoveredD.forgot17ஹA.gotB.changedC.ignoredD.produced18ஹA.luckilyB.seldomC.excitedlyD.usually19ஹA.putupB.setupC.gaveupD.pickedup20ஹA.oldB.tenseC.angryD.impatientூ&'(ᫀ1ஹD2ஹC3ஹA4ஹB5ஹC6ஹ9ஹC10ஹD11ஹB12ஹC13ஹA14ஹB15A18ஹC19ஹD20ஹA
2836-55-2ூ7ᓣ|AfewweeksagoIwasatthecomerstore,andtherestoodanoldladyinfrontofmeinline.Sheseemedverywhenthecashieraskedhertopay$38,00.Shehadabout$5.00inherwallet,andshebeganto.Thecashierbecamevery,tellingherthatshecannotbuythesebecauseshedidn'thaveenoughmoney.So,Itoldthecashiernottoit,andthatIwouldthedifference.Thecashiergavemeafunnylook,Ireallyfeltforthiswoman.Anyway,Ipaidformygroceriesandthestore.WhenIgotoutside,Isawtheladystandingthere.Iaskedherwhatwas.Shesaidthatshecouldnotrememberwhereshelived,andshebegantocryagain.Isaidsomenamesofthearoundtheareabutshehadnoclue[ÁÂ.Justthen,acarandawomanjumpedoutofthecar.Itwasthislady'sdaughter.Ithathermothercouldn'tfindherwayhome.ThedaughtertoldmethatshehadAlzheimer'sdisease[ÃÄ₈ÆÇÈandthatshehadbeenoffalotlately.Thenthedaughterthathermotherhad3-bagsofgroceriesandwonderedshegotthemoneytopayfbrthem.IwasnotifIshouldtellherthatIpaidforthem,butIdid.Thedaughterwantedtopaymeback,butI.Thedaughtersaid“Thankyou"andIsaid“Goodbye”.1feltsoandhappyrightthroughtheday,becausemakingothersfeelmakesmefeelgood.1knowthatifthishappenedagain,Iwoulddothesamething.1ஹA.excitedB.puzzledC.disappointedD.convinced2ஹA.cryB.bargainC.argueD.interrupt3ஹA.unfairB.uncomfortableC.impatientD.impossible4ஹA.dietsB.programmesC.detailsD.items5ஹA.askforB.worryaboutC.chargeD.order6^A.makeB.judgeC.payD.measure7ஹA.soB.andC.thereforeD.but8ஹA.enteredB.searchedC.leftD.closed9ஹA.wrongB.matterC.happenedD.problem10ஹA.goodsB.streetsC.suggestionsD.solutions11ஹA.droveoutB.pulleddownC.droveoffD.pulledup12>A.respondedB.explainedC.describedD.recoinmended13ஹA.travellingB.racingC.wanderingD.wondering14ஹA.watchedB.noticedC.collectedD.relumed15ஹA.whyB.whereC.whcnD.whether16ஹA.doubtfulB.urgentC.jealousD.sure17ஹA.refusedB.appreciatedC.deniedD.ignored18ஹA.anxiousB.pleasedC.interestedD.rclaxcd19ஹA.wellB.contentC.goodD.proud20ஹA.situationB.conditionC.surroundingD.experienceூÉÊ´ᫀ1ஹB2ஹA3ஹC4ஹD5ஹB6ஹC7ஹD8ஹC9ஹA10ஹB11ஹD12ஹB13ஹC14ஹB15ஹB16ஹD17ஹA18ஹB19ஹC20ஹA36-55-3ூ9:Weliveinthecountryside.Mymotherisahousewife.Shetakescareofabigfamilyof8,________shehastogotothegrocerystoreinthetownatleastonceaweek.Oneafternoon,shewenttothegrocerystoreinahurryandacarttofeedourbigfamilyforthecoiningweek.Shehadanumberoferrands[ÌZtorun,butwhenshebuyingeveiythingsheneeded
29andpushedthecartouttotheparkinglot,shefoundshehadherkeysinthecar.Shecalledalocksmith[┝ᓈ,whothecardoorforher.Afterthelocksmithacheck,mymothergotinthecarandinahurryasshehadalotofhouseworktodo.Abouttenminuteslater,mymothersuddenlythatshehaddonesomethingterrible—she'dtoputhercartfullofhundredsofdollarsworthofgroceriesintothecarbeforegettingintothecar.Youknowthatwasasumofmoneyfbrourfamilyatthattime.Shehurriedandlookedeverywhereforhercartofthenewlyboughtfood.Itwastobefound,andshewassureithadbeenstolenbysomeoneelse.Mydiscouragedmothermadethe45minutebacktoourhome.Shefeltandcouldn'thelpsheddingtears.Whenshepulledupinthedriveway,however,toher,shesawallthebagsofthegroceriesinfrontofourhome.Inoneofthebags,shenoticeda,whichsaidtheicecreamwasintheneighbor'sfridge.Onepersonhadseenmymotherdriveoffandleavehercartbehind,soshegotmymother'sfromthelocksmith'scheckanddroveallthewaytodeliverthegroceries-toacomplete1ஹA.busyB.rudeC.strangeD.crazy2ஹA.butB.ifC.soD.unless3ஹA.checkedB.foundC.boughtD.fillcd4ஹA.continuedB.finishedC.consideredD.tried5ஹA.lockedB.offeredC.hiddenD.destroyed6ஹA.brokeB.repairedC.openedD.decorated7ஹA.writingB.postingC.promisingD.Iending8ஹA.lookedB.workedC.left□.examined9ஹA.wishedB.realizedC.imaginedD.explained10ஹA.forgottenB.expectedC.decidedD.hurried11ஹA.normalB.familiarC.ncwD.large12ஹA.backB.homeC.upD.down13ஹA.somewhereB.nowhereC.anywhereD.everywhere14ஹA.walkB.flightC.dreamD.drive15ஹA.interestedB.sadC.movedD.bored16ஹA.disappointmcntB.angerC.sorrowD.surprise17ஹA.watchB.penC.noteD.man18ஹA.kindB.poorC.freeD.determined19ஹA.phoneB.cardC.addressD.car20ஹA.housewifeB.foolC.neighborD.strangerூÉÊ´ᫀ1ஹA2ஹC3ஹD4ஹB5ஹA6ஹC7ஹA8ஹC9ஹB10ஹA11ஹD12>A13ஹB14ஹD15ஹB16ஹD17ஹC18ஹA19ஹC20ஹD36-55-4ூ/Ạ▅¢£☢ᦻ,¥ᦻ¦ᔜ⚪ᡠ7Ḅ¨©⌱⚗[AஹBஹC«Dg⌱0ᐭb¯ᜐḄᨬ²⌱⚗³ᙠ´⚪ᓱµ¶⚗·¸Itwasraining.1wentintoacafeandaskedfbracoffee.Iwaswaitingfbrmydrink,1realizedthattherewereotherpeopleintheplace,butIsensed.Isawtheirbodies,butIcouldn'tfeeltheirsouls[ᮣÒtheirsoulsbelongedtothe.
30Istoodupandwalkedbetweenthetables.WhenIcametothebiggestcomputer,Isawathin,smallmaninfrontofit.'TmSteve”,hefinallyansweredafterIaskedhimacoupleoftimeswhathisnamewas.uIcan'ttalkwithyou.Vni*,hesaid.Hewaschattingonlinewithsomebody—probablysomeonehedidn'tknow—and,,hewasplayingacomputergame—awargame.Iwas.Whydidn'tStevewanttotalkwithme?Itriedtospeaktothatcomputergeek ᵯᾯÕÖnotawordcameoutofhismouth.Itouchedhisshoulder,butnoreaction.Iwas.Iputmyhandinfrontofthemonitor,andhestartedtoshout,u!”Itookafewstepsback,wonderingifallthosepeopleinthecafewerelookingatme.I.andsawnobodyshowedanyinterest.,Irealizedthatthepeopletherewerehavinganiceconversationwiththeirmachines,notwithpeople.Theyweremorehavingarelationshipwiththe,particularlySteve.Iwouldn'twanttothefutureofhumanbeingsiftheypreferredsharingtheirliveswithmachineswithpeople.IwasworriedandIsankinmythoughts.Ididn'teventhatthecoffeewasbad,Stevedidn'tnoticetherewasapersonnexttohim.1ஹA.BeforeB.SinceC.While□.Although2ஹA.lonelinessB.painC.sadnessD.fear3ஹA.untilB.whenC.becauseD.unless4ஹA.homcB.worldC.cafeD.net5ஹA.sleepingB.sittingC.laughingDJearning6ஹA.thirstyB.busyC.tiredD.sick7ஹA.firstofallB.justthenC.atthesametimeD.bythattime8ஹA.frightenedB.delightedC.movedD.surprised9ஹA.onccB.againC.firstD.even10ஹA.butB.soC.ifD.or11ஹA.excitedB.respectedC.afraidD.unhappy12ஹA.ShutupB.EnjoyyourselfC.LeavemealoneD.Helpmeout13ஹA.walkedaboutB.walkedoutC.raisedmyhandD.raisedmyhead14ஹA.FromthenonB.AtthatmomentC.InallD.Aboveall15ஹA.interestedinB.tiredofC.carefulabout0.troubledby16ஹA.geekB.soulC.shopD.computer17ஹA.tellB.planC.imagineD.design18ஹA.otherthanB.insteadofC.exceptforD.aswellas19ஹA.pretendB.understandC.realizeD.insist20ஹA.asifB.justasC.justafterD.eventhoughூÉÊ´ᫀ1ஹc2ஹA3ஹC4ஹD5ஹB6ஹB7ஹC8ஹD9ஹB10ஹAIkD12ஹC13ஹD14ஹB15ஹA16ஹD17ஹC18ஹB19ஹC20ஹB36-55-5ூ9:¥ᦻ¦ᔜ⚪ᡠ7Ḅ¨©⌱⚗[AஹBஹC«Dg,⌱0ᐭb¯ᜐḄᨬ²⌱⚗³ᙠ´⚪ᓱµ¶⚗·¸Onacoldwintermorning,anoldmansatawkwardly ×ØᙢagainstawallatSydney\CircularQuaystation.IglancedforamomentbuthimandwalkedontomyofficeasIhewasaderelict[ÙÚÛ.Onmywaybackthatafternoon,intheplaceIsawanambulanceandthemanwasbeingbytwonurses.Hewasn'taderelict
31butaworker,whofellillonhiswaytowork.ShameshockedmewhenIrealizedthatsick,oldmanhadputupwiththeoftheentireday.Heprobablyreachedouttopassers-byforNoonestopped.Noone.AdifferentseasonandIagainanoldmanhalflyingonthefootpath.Caughtupintherushofpeoplecommuting[ÜÝ£ÞIwouldhavehimquicklyasIhaddonebefore.However,theoftheoldWinterManforcedmetowalktothemanontheground,whowasdressedinsmartclothesbutlifeless,and____downtoaskifhewasOK.Heconsciousnessagain,andtoldmehewasdiabetic[ßàÈandmetocallanambulanceforhim,whichIdid.Veryweak,hesaidtome,inaáNobodystopped.Thankyou/'Ilookedintohiseyesfbramomentin,butmuchwasspokenwithoutawordbeingsaid.Astheambulancesiren[âãäannouncedthearrivalofhelp,anumberofrushedatme:sadnessfbrtheWinterManandthatIdidn'twalkpastanotherpersoninneed.Iwasamazedthatithadbeensoeasytobehelpful.1ஹA.ignoredB.rememberedC.comfortcd□.understood2ஹA.announcedB.provedC.expectedD.thought3ஹA.firstB.nextC.publicD.same4ஹA.watchedB.attendedC.supportedD.improved5ஹA.nearlyB.finallyC.suddenlyD.immediately6ஹA.violenceB.coldnessC.tirednessD.anger7ஹA.safetyB.moneyC.help0.attention8ஹA.servedB.likedC.knewD.cared9ஹA.cameacrossB.gaveupC.lookcdforD.focuscdon10ஹA.frequentB.greatC.usualD.gradual11ஹA.greetedB.foundC.followedD.passed12ஹA.guidanceB.memoryC.impressionD.comment13ஹA.lieB.bendC.holdD.look14ஹA.gainedB.returnedC.offeredD.received15ஹA.forcedB.allowedC.encouragedD.asked16ஹA.lossB.hurryC.whisperD.panic17ஹA.surpriseB.excitementC.silcnceD.pain18ஹA.movingB.approachingC.droppingD.calming19ஹA.emotionsB.dreamsC.plansD.opinions20ஹA.reliefB.shockC.iuckD.regretூÉÊ´ᫀ1ஹA2ஹD3ஹD4ஹB5ஹC6ஹB7ஹC8ஹD9ஹA10ஹC11ஹD12ஹB13ஹB14ஹA15ஹD16ஹC17ஹC18ஹB19ஹA20ஹAூ;ᔁ56-65⚪abc
32▅¢£å⁽ᧇᙠb¯ᜐᐭ⍝éḄᑁë(1©ᓫM)ᡈñòᑁᓫMḄÉÊóItdoesn'timpresslikeGeoi^eWashington'splantationonthePotomac,butLincoln'shomeindowntownSpringfield,Illinois,56(prove)irresistibletovisitorssinceitopenedtothepublic.Beautifullyrestored(&')toits1860appearance,thehousewasAbrahamandMaryLincoln'shomefor17years.In1844theyboughtit57$1,200andsomelandfromCharlesDresser,whoperformedtheir^8^_(marry)ceremonyin1842.Whenthehousewasbuilt,itwasmuch59(small)thanitistoday.Mary'sniecewrote,“Thelittlehome60(paint)white.Itwassweetandfresh.Marylovedit.Shewasextremelypretty,andherhousewasareflectionof6j__(she),everythingingoodtasteandinperfectorder.”AlthoughMarylovedflowers,62shenorherhusbandwasknownasagardener.Along:timeneighborsaidtheyneverplantedtreesandonlykeptagardenforoneyear.Mary'ssister,FrancesToddWallace,oftencameover63(plant)flowersinthefrontyard.64Lincolnsenlargedthehousetoafulltwostoriesin1856tomeettheneedsoftheirgrowingfamily.ThreeofthefourLincolnsonswerebomhere.AfterLincolnwaselectedPresidentoftheUSin1861,theyrentedthehouseand65(sell)mostoftheirfurniture.ூ&'(ᫀ56.hasproved/hasproven57.for58.marriage59.smaller60.waspainted61.herself62.neither63.toplant64.The65.soldூ,⚪-᪆ூ?᪆•ூᑖ᪆DEFGHIᦻᦻLMNOPQRSUᙠWᑭYWZ[\]^_`abḄὁefḄghᔊjூ56⚪l?ὃnopqrstuvwxyz{ᙠ|ᡲ~ᶂḄ᪵ᶇᓺUᙠWᑭYWZ[\]^_`abḄᔣᩭ¡ᩭ¢Eu£ᢙ¥Ḅᑖ᪆qfᡂᑖ£§¨©ᜐ«¬opLincoln'shomeindowntownSpringfieldIllinois«®¯°ᔠqr²¨©ᜐ³Ḅ´µ¶qsinceitopenedtothepublic£§·ᜐᢣ¹º»¼Ḅ½¾¿ᙠ⌼ᡂḄÁÂÃᔠ¿ᙠÄᡂ´ᭆÆᦑ¨©ᜐᵨ¿ᙠÄᡂ´¯¿ᙠÄᡂ´°᪀Ehas/have+¹ºᑖp¯®Lincoln'shomeindowntownSpringfieldIllinoisEÊËÌᓫᦪᡠÐopᵨhas,ÑÒpproveḄ¹ºᑖpÓÔEprovedᡈprovenᦑÖhasproved/hasproveno•ூ57⚪l?ὃnMpqrs1844×ØÙ1200PᐗḄÛÜn^[•_ÝÞßaàODáefâFãäᙢn^[ _ÝÞᙠ1842×æçOØÙḄèé°ᔠqr£§·ᜐὃnêëìbuysth.for+ÛÜrí“……ÛÜàïᱥ”ᦑÖfor•58⚪l?ὃnñpqrs1844×ØÙ1200PᐗḄÛÜn^[•_ÝÞßaàODáefâFãäᙢn^[•_ÝÞᙠ1842×æçOØÙḄèé°ᔠ¨©òḄÓópឋᱥ®õp£§·ᜐ⌕ᵨñpÓÔ¯°ᔠ¨©ᜐ³Ḅceremony,£§·ᜐrí“è锯ÑÒpmarryrí“è÷”ᐸñpÓÔímarriagemarriageceremonyrí"èé"ᦑÖmarriageூ59⚪l?ὃnÓópqrsDúefûᡂ´ü¿ᙠýþÿᔠḄmuchḄthanᜐὃ᪀much++than,smallḄ smallerᦑ smaller,ூ60⚪"#ὃ%&')*+,-./0%1ᡂ34⁐ᑖ᪆)0᪀ᜐ89'&Thelittlehorned
33;'ᔠ)*<=>/0?“%1”Ḅ;'9'&BC?%&ᐵEᡠG⌕ᵨ%&'J᪷LMᦻḄwasbuiltᜐ OPQRSJOPQRSḄ%&'᪀?was/were+QRᑖJ;'Thelittlehome?ᓫᦪVWXYᡠG⌕ᵨwas,paintḄQRᑖ?paintedᦑ waspaintedூ61⚪"#•ὃ[)*+]=^_Ḅ/0?`aḄᑏ᯿Oᑗefᨵhijjᨵᩩ᪷L)*ᜐ* “`a”ᜐὃlm[JsheḄlm[?herselfᦑ herself•ூ62⚪"#ὃn)*+oᯠqrstuvḄwxey?ᨵzḄ{|᪷L)*ᜐὃn᪀“neither…nor…"* "~y……y……”ᦑ neither•[63⚪"#•ὃ&y)*+qrḄᨽ•ᡲ•=ᩭ▾uᑖ᪆)0᪀ᜐ8'J᪷L)*ᜐ?Ḅ'JḄ'ᵨ&y⊤JplantḄy tplantᦑ toplant.•ூ64⚪"#•ὃ)*+xᝣᙠ1856/0ᜧᑮ3G¡¢£¤¥¦Ḅ§¨Ḅ◤⌕᪷L)*ᜐ* “O§”J᪷LḄLincolnsᜐὃ“the+ª«¬ᦪ”⊤xᝣᡈὅO§Xᜐi°)✌ᡠG✌²³⌕ᜧᑏᦑ The•ூ65⚪"#•ὃ&)*+1861´⌱¶·¸¹¡¢º3/0ᓬᣵ3ᜧ½ᑖ§ᐹᑖ᪆)0ᡂᑖᜐ☢Ḅ&rentedOÀÁÂᑡ9'J᪷LSC'1861ᜐᵨOPQRSsellḄQR?soldᦑ sold•------------------------------3456-------------------------------••56-65-1ூ7ᓣÄÅÆ☢Çᦻᙠ4ᜐ ᐭ1-〉´ḄᓫᡈÊËᑁᓫḄÍÎAreallchangesgood?Itisacommonlyheldbeliefthataspeoplegetolder,theybecomeresistanttochange.Theircomplaintsthatthingsusedtobebetterinthepastorsomenewdevelopmentisnogoodcanbedismissedastheunavoidablethoughtsofpeoplewho(simple)don'tlikechangeandaretherefore(able)toseethebenefitsofprogress.Butisthisautomaticallytrue?Aretheviewsofanolderpersononanewdevelopmentalwaystobedisregarded?Thiswouldsuggestthateverynewdevelopmentmustbeagoodandsurelythatcannotlogicallybecase.Take(architect)forexample.Inthe1950sand1960s,manyolderBritishpeoplewerehighlycriticalofthenewconcretehousingblocksthatsuddenlysprangupincities,(say)thattheywereuglyanddepressingplacestolivein.Theywere(tell)thattheyweresimplybeingold-fashionedandthattheywereincapableofappreciatingtheadvantagesofthesenewbuildings,whichhadreplacedthestreetsofsmallhousesthattheywerefamiliarwith.decadeslater,theseverysameblockswerebeingpulled,asnewgenerationsdecidedtheywerebothuglyandbadforsociety.ூ&'(ᫀ1ஹthat2ஹsimply3ஹunable4ஹone5ஹthe6ஹarchitecture7^saying8ஹtold9ஹYet##But10ஹdown
3456-65-2ூ/Ạ▅ÅÆ☢ᩞᧇᙠ4ᜐ ᐭ〉´ḄᑁÓ1-ᓫÔᡈÊËᑁᓫḄÍÎMrs.WilliamsbecameafostergrandparenttoMarywhenshewasnineyearsold.AtfirstMarywasshy.ShewasafraidbecauseMrs.Williamswasastranger.ButshecametoseeMaryeveryday.____(gradual),shebegantotrustMrs.William.AtlastMaryletMrs.Williamsdothingsfbrher.Shecame____lunchtimeandfedher.Onedayshehandedherthespoonandguidedittohermouth.Shetoldhershemustlearntofeed____"MostofthelunchendeduponusinsteadofMary."Mrs.Williamsremembers.tkButitwas____startfbrMary.”ThenMarywasreadyformore____(treat).ThankstoMrs.Williams,aftershe____(learn)todoonesimplething,shecouldlearntodoothersimplethings.Mrs.Williams____(train)tohelpwithMary'streatment.Tobecomefostergrandparents,peoplemustbeatleastsixty-fiveyearsoldandingoodhealth.Theymustbewillingtogivetheirtimetodisabledchildren.Theyarcvolunteers,____theyarcnotpaid.Mrs.Williamsspeaksfbrmostfostergrandparentswhenshesays,“Weallbenefit.Thedisabledchildrenbenefit____wehelpthemlivemoreusefullives.Andwebenefitbecauseweknowthechildrenneedusandloveus.Foranyperson,thereisno___(great)happinessthanthat!”ூ&'(ᫀ1ஹGradually2ஹat3ஹherself4ஹa5ஹtreatment6ஹ(had)learned7ஹwastrained8ஹso(and)9ஹbecause10ஹgreater56-65-3ூ9:▅ÅÆ☢Çᦻᙠ4ᜐ ᐭ1-〉´ḄᓫᡈÊËᑁᓫḄÍÎOnceregardedasageographicaldisadvantage,ShantangvillageinZhejiangprovincehasnowbecomean(attract)tourismdestination.It(locate)in(henortheasterntipofGuangchentown.Itwasoffthebeatentrackwhentheroadwasnotingoodcondition.However,withtransportationimproved,thevillageisconnectedtoShanghaibyastonebridgeariver.Touristscanenjoy(they)bywalkingamongtreesandgrasslands,takingintheviewofthelakeandgettingalookatthepastthrougholditemssuchas(sew)machines,radiosandphotoswhicharcpreservedinamuseumconverted(ᦋ⌼)fromanoldhouse.Busesconnectingthevillagetoneighboringprovincesarcupandrunninginendlessstream.Overthepastfewyears,dragonboatcompetitionsandlocalfestivalshavebeen(regular)heldtoenrichvisitorexperience.LocalauthoritieshavealsorestoredastreetdatesbacktotheQingDynastytopromoteruraltourisminthevillage.Shantangnowofferssightseeing,leisureandshopping(activity).Favorablepolicieshavebeenintroducedtoencouragelocals(set)upshopsonthestreets.Lastyear,thehistoricalstreethad400,000touristvisits,earningmorethan20millionyuanintourismincome.ூ&'(ᫀ1ஹattractive2ஹislocated3ஹover4ஹthemselves5^sewing6ஹan7ஹregularly8ஹwhich##that9ஹactivities10^toset56-65-4ூ9:ÙÅÆ☢ᩞᧇᙠ4ᜐ ᐭ〉´Ḅᑁ(yÚ°3-ᓫ)ᡈÊËᑁᓫḄÍÎMs.Marywasovereighty,butshestilldroveheroldcarlikehalfherage.Sheloveddrivingveryfast,andboastedofthefact____shehadnever,inherthirty-fiveyearsofdriving,beenpunished___adrivingmistake.Thenoneday,shenearlylostherrecord.Apolicecarfollowedher,andthepolicemeninitsawherpassaredlightwithout____stop).WhenMs.Marycamebeforethejudge,helookedather____(severe)andsaidthatshewastoooldtodriveacar,andthatthereason____shehadnotstoppedatredlightwasmostprobablythathereyeshadbecomeweakwitholdage,____shehadsimplynotseenit.Whenthejudgehadfinishedwhathewassaying,Ms.Maryopenedthebighandbagshewascarryingandtookouthersewing.Withoutsayingaword,she___choose)aneedlewithaverysmalleye,andthreadeditatthefirsttime.
35Whenshehadsuccessfullydonethis,shetookthethreadoutoftheneedleagainandhanded____theneedleandthreadtothejudge,saying,“Nowitisyourturn.Isupposeyoucandrive____carwell,andyouhavenodoubtsaboutyoureyesight.^^Thejudgetooktheneedleandtriedtothreadit.Afterhalfadozentimes,hehadstillnot____(success).ThecaseagainstMs.Marywasdismissed,andherrecordremainedunbroken.ூ&'(ᫀIஹthat2ஹfor3ஹstopping4ஹseverely5ஹwhy6ஹso/and7^chose8ஹboth9ஹa10ஹsucceeded56-65-5ூ$I'Û ▅ÅÆ☢ᩞᧇᙠ4ᜐ ᐭ〉´Ḅᑁ(O-ᓫ)ᡈÊËᑁᓫḄÍÎÍÎÜᫀᑏᙠÜᔁMOnedayMarywasbusyworkinginherofficeinLondonshereceivedane-mailfromherfriendJoan.InJoan'se-mail,shepersuadedMary(look)foraflatinLondonforher.Asshehad(littlc)moneyathercommandthanbefore,theflathadtobecheap,butithadtobemodern,withelevators,gaslines.Ithadtobeinthe(east)partofLondon,withpetrolandsubwaystationsnearby.ThoughMaryfounditdifficulttofindsuchaflat,shestillwent(care)fromoneblock(⊙à)loanother,lookingforaflatwouldmeet()Joan'srequirements.Havingtriedtoomanytimes,Marymetherbossandpolitelyaskedhimadvice.Itwasthefirsttimethatshe(talk)withhisbossaboutherpersonalproblems.Ithappenedthatthebossjusthadsuchaflatforrent,sotheyquicklyreachedagreement(áâ).Buttohersurprise,whenshee-mailedJoan,tellingherthegoodnews,Joansaidthatshehadchanged____mind—shewasnotreturningtoLondon.ூ&'(ᫀ1ஹwhen2ஹtolook3ஹless4ஹeastern5ஹcarefully6ஹwhich/that7ஹfor8ஹhadtalked9ஹan10ஹher56-65-6ூ/ẠÄÅÆ☢ᩞᧇᙠ4ᜐ ᐭ〉´Ḅᑁ(1-ᓫ)ᡈÊËᑁᓫḄÍÎMaryandherhusbandDimitrilivedatinyvillageofPeiachora.OneofMary'sprize(possess)wasalittlewhitelambwhichherhusbandhadgivenher,Shekeptit(tie)toatreeinafield.Oneevening,however,thelambwasmissing.Theropehadbeencut,soitwasobviousthatthelambhadbeenstolen.WhenDimitricameinfromthefields,hiswifetoldhimhadhappened.Dimitriatoncesetouttofindthethief.Aftertellingseveralofhisfriendsaboutthetheft,Dimitrifoundoutthathisneighbour,Aleko,hadsuddenlyacquiredanewlamb.Dimitri(immediate)wenttoAleko'shouseandangrilyaccusedhimstealingthelamb.Hetoldhimhehadbetterreturnitorhewouldcallthepolice.Aleko(deny)takingitandledDimitriintohisbackyard.Itwastruethathehadjustboughtalamb,heexplained,buthislambwasblack.(shame)ofhavingactedsorashly,DimitriapologizedtoAlekoforhavingaccusedhim.Whiletheyweretalkingitbegan(rain)andDimitristayedinA1eko*shouseuntiltherainstopped.hewentoutsidehalfanhourlater,hewas(astonish)tofindthatthelittleblacklambwasalmostwhite.Itswool,whichhadbeendyedblack,hadbeenwashedcleanbytherain!ூ&'(ᫀ1ஹpossessions2ஹtied3ஹwhat4ஹimmediately5^of6ஹdenied7ஹAshamed8ஹtorain9ஹWhen10ஹastonishedூ;ᔁ66⚪ VO⁚åᵨᦻᑏ8Óᑖ15ᑖÔ46.᧤ᜩèéê3ë᪥íîḄëï·ð8hñòó᪥ôᦻõᑏOö÷øᑁᒹÊ:1.ñûSCஹᙢý;
362êñÿ ;3.1.ᦪ802.〉⁚ᦻ ூ ᫀInordertoenrichstudents*after-schoollife,anexhibitionofstudents'traditionalChinesepaintingsisbeingheldbyourschool,whichsparksagrowinglovefortraditionalart.Theexhibitionisheldonthefirstflooroftheschoollitrary.Mostofthestudentsthinkhighlyofthisexhibition,whichprovidesaplatformforthemtoexplorethebeautyofChinaandexperiencethecharmofChineseart.Throughtheexhibition,notonlycanyouadmirewonderfulpictures,butalsoenableyouunderstandtheartoftraditionalChinesepaintingbetter.Theexhibitionwilllastfortwoweeks,everystudentiswelcometovisit.ூ"᪆ூᑖ᪆%&'☢⊤*+,-ᵨᦻ⌕0ᑏ2&ᐵ,4᪥67Ḅ49:;<=Ḅ>?@ூA"1.BCDE;drawing—*paintingFGspirit—►sparkHIappreciate—>admircJKgreet—>welcome2.LMNOᓫLQRᔠLTLTheexhibitionwilllastfortwoweeks,everystudentiswelcometovisit.ᔠULTheexhibitionwilllastfortwoweeks,duringwhicheverystudentiswelcometovisit.ூVWூXᑖLY1anexhibitionofstudents'traditionalChinesepaintingsisbeingheldbyourschool,whichsparksagrowinglovefortraditionalart.%LZwhich[\Ḅ]▲ᑴឋabcLூXᑖLY2Mostofthestudentsthinkhighlyofthisexhibition,whichprovidesaplatformforthemtoexplorethebeautyofChinaandexperiencethecharmofChineseart.%LZwhich[\Ḅ]▲ᑴឋabcLூXᑖLY3]Throughtheexhibition,notonlycanyouadmirewonderfulpictures,butalsoenableyouunderstandtheartoftraditionalChinesepaintingbetter,notonly...butalso dḄUeUL
37•------------------------------3456---------------------------------•66-1ூ9:|ᎷahZijk⍸mᦟHenry•qrs:tu(pwer-cutting)xymz{ᑏ|}~ᑁᒹ1.ஹᙢV2.ᑁ1.ᦪ1002.〉⁚ᦻ ூ&'(ᫀDearHenry,I'mverydelightedtowritealettertotellyousomethingaboutChinesepaper-cuttingexhibition,whichwillstartonJune20inourschoollecturehallandlastforaweek.Asiswell-knowntousall,Chinesepaper-cuttingisfamousallovertheworldandI'msureyouwillbeinterestedinit,soIplantoinviteyoutopayaclosevisit.Theexhibitionisacollectionofworkscreatedbysomefamouspaper-cuttingartistsinChina.Duringtheactivity,IwillshowyouaroundourschoolandthisisagoodchanceforyoutoenjoyyourselfandlearnmoreaboutChinesetraditionalculture.Wouldyoupleasehavealookattheexhibitionwithme?I'dappreciateitifyoucouldacceptmyinvitation.I'mlookingforwardtoreceivingyourreplyassoonaspossible.Yours,LiHua66-2[SW|]|ᎷahZijk⍸mJack2qrs:xy(ancientChineseartexhibition)mz{ᑏ2|}~ᑁᒹ1.ஹᙢV2.ᑁ3.〉⁚ᦻ ⌕01.'ᑏᓰᔁ☢ᑖ3ᑖ2.100ᦪᡈᡷ◀ᔁ☢ᑖ2ᑖDearJack,Yours,LiHuaூ&'(ᫀDearJack,Howarethingswithyou?I'vegotgreatnewsforyou.TherewillbeanancientChineseartexhibitionthismonth.KnowingthatyoushowgreatinterestinChineseculture,I'dliketoinviteyoutoattendtheexhibitionwithme.Theexhibition,tobeheldintheCityHallofXi'an,lastsforsevendaysfromJune6thto12th.FeaturingChinesepaper-cutting,Chinese-paintingandcalligraphy,theexhibitionnotonlyshowsavarietyofpaper-cutsindifferentregions,somewell-knownChinesepaintingsand
38somefamousperson'sworksofcalligraphyincluded,butalsopresentstousthehistoryanddevelopmentoftheseartsinChina.Iamsureitwillbroadenyourhorizonsandthatyouwillenjoyit.Iwonderifitisconvenientfbryoutojoinmeinvisitingtheexhibition.Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Yours,LiHua66-3ூ7ᓣIᎷahZijZXsḄ49¡Ḅ¢£"s:¤¥?¦ᦻᓄh᪥67s:?¦ᦻᓄ(theTraditionalChineseCultureExhibition),mzhḄᦟMr.Greenᑏ|}~⍸m{rᑁᒹ1.ஹᙢV¨r¢ᕒ2.ᦻᓄḄª«3.ᑁ¬ᐵ'ஹ᯿ᱏஹE;ஹtu°1.ᦪ1002.〉⁚ᦻ DearMr.Green,Yours,LiHuaூ&'(ᫀDearMr.Green,I'mLiHua,ChairmanofHongXingHighSchool.TmwritingtoinviteyoutotakepartintheTraditionalChineseCultureExhibitiontobeheldattheAcademicHallthisFridayafternoon,from3pm.to5Pm.ToenablemorepeopletolearnaboutthetraditionalChineseculture,alltheteachers,studentsandtheirparentsaswellasanyoneinterestedinitarewelcometoparticipate.Attheexhibition,typicalandrepresentativebooks,photos,paintings,papercuttingandotherrelatedstuffwillbepresented,throughwhichvisitorswillnotonlyunderstandtraditionalChineseculturebetterbutalsoenjoytheuniquebeautyofit.Ifyou'reinterested,pleasecomeandappreciateit.I'llbemorethangladtoofferanyhelp.Pleasereplytomeatyourearliestconvenience.Yours,LiHua66-4ூ9:ᎷahZijk⍸mh᪥±ᣚ9Allen2³r´ᙠ¶xys·67ᙢ“ᡃºᡃḄἔ:”⚪Ḅ'¾E;(paintingandcalligraphyexhibition)mz{ᑏ|ᵯÀ}~ᑁᒹo1.rÁḄ2.rᑁ3.Âa1.ᦪ1002.〉⁚ᦻ
393.ÃᜮºÅÆÇzÈᐭÊᦪDearAllen,HearingthatyouarcinterestedinChineseculture,TmwritingtoIamlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.YoursLiHuaூᫀDearAllen,HearingthatyouareinterestedinChineseculture,EmwritingtoinviteyoutoattendthepaintingandcalligraphyexhibitionbeingheldintheArtsCentre.Itwillbeagoodopportunityyoucan'tmisstohaveacloselookatChineseculture.Theshow,whosethemeis'MyPeopleandMyCountry',displaysavarietyofclassicpaintingsaboutthediligentChinesepeopleandtheirhappylife,fromwhichyoucanalsolearnaboutthebigchangeandtherapiddevelopmentofthecountryinrecentyears.Besides,somegreatcalligraphyworksfromsomewell-knownartistsareincluded.Tinsureyouwillbemostinterested.WillyoubeavailableontheSaturdaymorning?Iwouldliketopickyouupat8:30attheschoolgate.Iamlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Yours,LiHua66-5ூẠᎷahZij,k⍸mᦟHenry2qrs:tu(paper-cutting)xymz{ᑏ|}~,ᑁᒹ:1.ஹᙢV2.ᑁ1.ᦪ802.〉⁚ᦻ DearHenry,Yourssincerely,LiHuaூᫀDearHenry,IamwritingtoinviteyoutoattendtheChinesepaper-cuttingartexhibitiontobeheldintheartgalleryfrom8:00amto5:00pmnextSundayinourcitycenter.Paper-cuttingisatraditionalartforminChina,whichhasahistoryofmorethan1,500years.Peopleoftenbeautifytheirhomewithpaper-cuttingduringfestivalsaswellasweddings.Inthisexhibition,youcanseepaper-cuttingwithawidevarietyofpatterns.Inaddition,therearewell-knownartistswhowillperformhowtocutpaperonthespot.1wishthatyoucouldgraspthisopportunitytolearntraditionalChineseculturefurther.
40Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Yourssincerely,LiHua66-6ூ9:|ᎷahZ᪥49ijh᪥ÍÎ67“s:?¦Ïxy(theChineseTraditionalFolkArtExhibition)”,mhzᩭÑÒ:ḄᦟJaneᑏ-2|ᵯÀ}~⍸mr.ᑁᒹ1.ḄºᙢV2.ᑁ3.⍸mᦟᑖÕÒ:Ḅᦻᓄxy.1.Öᦪ100;2.〉⁚ᦻ .DearMrsJane,Yours,LiHuaூ&'(ᫀDearMrsJane,IamLiHua,chairmanoftheStudentUnion,andIfeelhonoredtoinviteyoutoparticipateintheChineseTraditionalFolkArtExhibition.It)stobeheldattheArtCenterinourschoolat9amthisSaturdaymorning.Intheexhibition,youcanenjoyagreatnumberofelegantceramics,specialumbrellasmadeofpaperandbambooaswellasdelicatepapercuttings.Besides,relatedbooks,picturesandvideoswillbecovered,throughwhichvisitorswilldefinitelygetagoodknowledgeofthefolkarts.Meanwhile,inordertoimproveculturalexchanges,wouldyouliketoshareBritishcultureandartwithusattheexhibition?Lookingforwardtoyourreply.ூ;ᔁ67⚪ᦑ
41×Ø⁚ÙÚÛᑏÜÝᑖ25ᑖà▅Ùâ☢ãᦻ᪷åᡠzç⁚èÛᑏ,é᪀ë2ìíîḄᦑðMydad,George,onlyhadaneighthgradeeducation.Aquietman,hedidn'tunderstandmyworldofschoolactivities.Fromage14,heworked.Andhisdad,Albert,tookthemoneymydadearnedandusedittopayfamilyexpenses.Ididn'treallyunderstandhisworldeither!Hewasalivestocktnicker,andIthoughtthat1wouldsurpass#$%&anythinghehadaccomplishedbythetime1walkedacrossthestageathighschoolgraduation.Summersinthemid-'70swerespentathomeshootingbaskets,hittingabaseball,orthrowingafootball,preparingformyfutureasaquarterbackonafootballteam.Inpoorweather,Ireadaboutsportsorpracticedmytrombone#+,&.ThesummerbeforemyeighthgradeIwasoneofagroupofboysthataneighboringfannerhiredtoworkinhisfield.Heexplainedourbasictask,thetractorfiredupandwewereoff,ridingdownthefieldlookingfbrweedstospraywithchemicals.Afterashortway,thefarmerstoppedandpointedataweedwhichwemissed.Thenwebeganagain.Thishappenedoverandover,butwesoonlearnedtoidentifydifferentgrasseslikecockleburs,lamb,s-quarters,foxtails,andthekingofweeds,theprettypurplethistle.Itwastiringwork,butIlookedforwardtothepay,eventhough1wasn'tsurehowmuchitwouldamountto.Athome,mydadsaid,"Ajob'sabigsteptogrowingup.Fmgladyouwillbecontributingtothehousehold.nMydad'swordsmademerealizethatmyearningsmightnotbeminetodowithasIwished.MylaborslastedaboutIwoweeks,andthefarmersaidtheremightbemorework,but1wasn'tinterested.IdecideditwasnotfairthatIhadtocontributemymoney.23!1.ᡠ5ᑏ7ᦻḄ:ᦪ<=150?@;2.DEFᵨ5H7ᦻI᪗ᨵLᑜNḄᐵP:Q;3.5ᑏRᑖᑖ=TU,VUḄWᜮQY=Zᑏ[;4.5ᑏ\ᡂ^_`ᵨLᑜN᪗aZᡠFᵨḄᐵP:QூdᫀThepayarrivedatlast.Althoughthejobwasverytiring,IwasveryhappyinmyheartfbrIgotsomethingfrommywork.Thetoiloflaborwasforgottenforthetimebeing.IthoughtIshouldhavemyownmoneyandplannedhowtospendit."Howmuchmoneyhaveyoucarncd?^^Dadasked.Iwassurprised,reluctanttosaymyincome.Thenextmorning,mydad'slivestocktruckstartedrunning.Isawmyfather^hard-workingfigureandthoughtofhiswords"Ajob'sabigsteptogrowingup”.Iunderstoodimmediatelywhatmyparentswereworriedabout.TheywereworriedthatIwastooselfishtogive.Irealizedthatmylaborwasveryhard,butmygrowthandourwholefamilyhadbeendependingonthehardworkofmyparents!Dadnevercomplainedaboutunfairness!Heevenseemedtothinkthatwasfair.Ithought,4tFveonlyworkedfbrtwoweeks,buthowmanyyearsmyfatherhasworked!nIntheevening,Dadcameback.IproudlytookoutmyownmoneyandhandedittoDad.ூg᪆ூᑖ᪆iᦻjkᱥ=NmnW_opqrὅtIuv^_wxyz{r_||}}ᢳᑮḄ__^ᩭᙠᑮ᱄Ḅ|^_ᳮgq᱄Ḅ%__¡ᙢ£¤ᡠ¥¦᱄Ḅᦑ¨ூ©g1.Uª5ᑏ!জᵫ®U✌°ᑁ²“{´ᑮq”¶_®U¶·ᑏrὅḄ{´ᑮ¸^_tᐶᙢºᑜᵨ»¼_3¦᱄_ᯠ^ᑮ᱄Ḅ|ঝᵫ¿U✌°ᑁ²“ᡃÁÂÃÄq᱄Ḅ”¶_¿U¶·ᑏrὅÃÅq᱄Æ¥_q_ᯠ^¡ᙢǦq᱄2.5ᑏNm!tᐶ®®ºᑜ®®®®ÈÉ®®®®¡3.:ÊËÌÍ=ÎজºᡀI!programme/planঝ.!give/devoteঞÈÉ!see/findÑÎজ.Ḅ!unwilling/reluctant
42ঝ.¡ᙢ!proudly/withprideூÒÓ[tᑖ°Õ1].IthoughtIshouldhavemyownmoneyandplannedhowtospendit.#ÖᵨqᶧØ:x¤:ÙÚrÛQ&[tᑖ°Õ2].Irealizedthatmylaborwasveryhard,butmygrowthandourwholefamilyhad thatÜ|ÞḄÛQß°jà%á\ᡂâÍã&••---------------------------3456----------------------------••äåL☢ᩞᧇ_᪷êᐸᑁ²ìᡠUªWᜮQ5ᑏTU_F᪀ᡂ®î\Ḅ7ᦻ67-1ூ/ẠWhenIwas8,mydadhelpedmebuymethefirstoldbikefromourneighbor.Iearned$60bycuttinggrassandsweepingthesnowandmydadraisedtheotherhalf.1wouldpayhimbackoverthenextsixmonths.Althoughitwasn'tinthelateststyle,itwasmytickettotheadultworld.Ispentthatsummerandautumnridinghappily.MysisterLizneverhadachancetohaveherownbike.Wehadolderbrothersandsisters,afewofwhom'hadbadtasteonbikes.Now.however,Iwasabletoridetoeverycomerofthetown,sometimesevenasfarasthebeach.Inthosedaysbeforeonegainedadriver'slicense,owningagoodbikewasaproudthing.JustbeforetheChristmasdeadlinetopaymydadback,wewerehitbyseveralsnow-storms.Thisallowedmetosweepenoughdrivewaystopayoffmydebt.Iwasnowofficiallyabikeowner.Workingforabikeofmyownwasaspecialfeelingunlikeothers.However,myjoywasshort-livedaftermydadcalledmysisterLiztothekitchen.haveonemoregiftfbryou,“hesaidasheopenedthedoor.There,onthesteps,stoodanewbike.Ididn'thearherscreamsofjoy.Atthemoment,allIcouldhearwastheengineofthegrassmachine,thesoundofthemetalsnowshovel ðñ&ontheroad.Afterseveralweeksoffindingmeunhappy,mydadfinallypulledmeaside."Isevery-thingOK?”Icomplained,44Ifsunfair,Iworkedsohardformybikeandit'snotevennew.ThenLizgotanewoneassoonasImadethefinalpayment.Shedidn'thavetodoanythingfbrit”Mydadsmiled.44Shedidn'thavetodoanythingfbritbecausethebikeisnotreallycompletelyfbrher,“hesaid,andthenlefttheroom.23!1.5ᑏ:ᦪ<=150?@ò2.`ᢥ᯿LöÚᙠd⚪ᓱḄù<úûrdWhatdidDad'swordsreallymean?Still,Iwasn'tsmartenoughtofigureoutwhatmydadmeantuntilyearslater.ூ&'(ᫀOnepossibleversion:WhatdidDad'swordsreallymean?Whyisthebikenotreallycompletelyforher?Ididn'twantherbike-itbelongedtoagirl.LaterLizandIwereridingalloverthetowntogethersothatshecouldkeepupwithme.Aswcgrew,LizandIbecametruefriends.Wcrodedowntoswimatthelocalpool,andthenrodesevenmilestotakethefreetennislessonstogether.Weendedupstudyingatthesame
43college,andevengraduatedatthesameyear.Still,Iwasn'tsmartenoughtofigureoutwhatmydadmeantuntilyearslater.ThatnewbikewasnotagiftforLiz,butinfactitwasagiftforme.Mydadhadgivenmethegiftofmysister'scompany,thechancetostaytogetherwithherratherthanlivefarapartfromeachotheraswegrewup.Hegavememybestfriend.Itisagiftthat1willvalueeverydaytilltheend.I▅åL☢7ᦻ_᪷êᡠ⁚âÍ5ᑏ_F᪀ᡂ®H\Ḅᦑ¨Father'sStoriesThefollowingstoriesaren'tmine,butmyfather's.IwastoosmalltoreallydoanythingatthetimebutIstoodtowitnessthem.Igrewupthinkingalloftheworldwaslikemyfather.Ithinkthatallmylifehasbeenfullofbothkindnessandcrueltybutthekindnessaffectedmedeeperthananythingelse.MyfathersaysthatthismaygoontheInternet,butasksthatitshouldnotbepublishedinpaperformastheseareverypersonaltohim.ThefirstactofkindnessthatIcanrememberwaswhen1wasverylittle.Iwassixyearsoldandmyfamilyand1hadbeenoutcamping.MomandDadandthesisterswerereadytogohomeandasweputeverythinginthevantogohomeDadtoldustomovethefireextinguisherfromthebackofthevantounderthedriver'sseatandtoldusastoryofhowafriendhadbeentrappedinaburningcarandhowsincethenitwasalwaysimportantfbrhimtohaveanextinguisherready.Mom,alwaysrolledhereyes—itwastheonehundred`thousandthtimehehadtoldthestory,sometimesherememberedtheextinguisher,sometimesnot.Onourwayhomefromthelakewecamped,wetooka“shortcut"whichwasnoshortcutatall.ItwasgettinglateandabouttorainandMomstartedtogetnervous.Ididn'trealizeeveryonehadgonequiet.Iwasenjoyinglookingatthecloudsasweturnedalongcorner.Mydadturnedintotheleftlaneandstoppedthevanandranout.Momtoldhimtocomeback.ItwasthenthatIlookedoutofthefrontwindowandsawalittleredcaronthesideoftheroad,smokewascomingoutofthehood.Beforemyfatherreachedthedriver'ssidedoor,itburstintoflames.23!1.ᡠ5ᑏ7ᦻḄ:ᦪ<=150?@ò2.5ᑏRᑖᑖ=TU_VUḄWᜮYaParagraph1:Dadcamebacktothevanandtookouthisknife.Paragraph2:DadleftMomandmyoldersisterontheroad.ூ&'(ᫀParagraphI:Dadcamebacktothevanandtookouthisknife.Approachingtheburningcarbravely,myfatherstruggledtocutthedriver'sseatbeltandpulledhimbacktothevan.ThenDadtookoutthefireextinguisherunderhisseatandheadedforthecaroncemore.Luckily,thefirehadbeenbroughtundercontrolbeforethingsgotworse.Whatanarrowescape!Theyoungdriverwouldhavebeenkilledwithoutmyfather'skindnessandbravery.Luckily,themanwasonlyslightlyinjuredandcametohimselfafterawhile.Warm-hearted,myfatherevenvolunteeredtodrivehimtotheirhome.Paragraph2:DadleftMomandmyoldersisterontheroad.Hetookthemantohishomeanhour'saway.Hisparentscouldnothelpexpressingtheirappreciationformyfather'stimelyhelp,withoutwhichtheirsonwouldneverhavesurvivedtheterribleaccident.Sincethen,wehavenevertakenmyfather'sstorylightlyandhiskindnesshasbeenplanteddeeplyinmymind.Theexperiencetaughtusnotonlythe
44importanceofpreparingfortheurgentsituation,butalsothesignificanceofbeingkind.67-3ூ9:þåL☢ᩞᧇ_᪷êᐸᑁ²ìᡠUªWᜮQ5ᑏTU_F᪀ᡂ®î\Ḅ7ᦻAfarmergrewsomevegetablesinhisgarden.Onedayhiswifewasillandhehadnomoney.Hehadtosellsomecabbagesandcarrotsinthemarket.Thenextmorninghetooktwobasketsofvegetablestothetown.ButitwasSnowinghardthatafternoonandtherewerefewpeopleinthestreet.Whenhisvegetablesweresoldout,itwasdark.Heboughtsomemedicineandhurriedtohisvillage.Onhiswayhomehesawapersonlyinginthesnow.Heplacedhisbasketsonthegroundandwasgoingtohelpthepersontogetup.Atthattimehefounditwasadeadmanandtherewasmuchbloodonhisbody.Hewassoafraidthatheranawayquickly,withouttakingthebasketswithhim.Thenextafternoonthefarmerwassenttothepolicestation.Havingshownthebaskets,anofficerasked,"Aretheseyours?”“Yes,sir/'thefarmeransweredtimidly#ÿ ᙢ."Haveyoukilledtheman?""No,no,sir/thefarmersaidinahurry."Whendidyouseethedeadman?”“Aboutsevenlastevening.'*"Didyouseewhokilledtheman?”"No,sir.'*Theofficerbroughtoutaknifeandasked,"Haveyouseenityet?”“No,sir."Theofficerbecameangryandtoldapolicemantobeatupthefarmerandsenthimintoprison.Theofficerwantedtotrapthefarmerintotheconfessionbutthefarmerdidn'tadmithewasthemurderer.1.ᑏᦪ1502.ᢥᙠ⚪ᓱḄ !"Theofficerwassoangrythatheaskedthepolicemantobeathimupagain.Thefarmerwaslucky.Afewdayslater,ayoungmancametothepolicestationwithalotofjournalists.ூ&'(ᫀOnepossibleversion:Theofficerwassoangrythatheaskedthepolicemantobeathimupagain.Thinkingthathewouldbesentencedtodeathbykillingpeople,hefeltextremelyfrightened,buthedidn't,hewasinnocent.Onnoaccountdidheadmitwhathedidn'tdo.Hemusttellpeoplethetruth,butnoonecouldhearhisvoice.Hehopedthatsomeonecouldcomeandsavehim.Thefarmerwaslucky.Afewdayslater,ayoungmancametothepolicestationwithalotofjournalists,sayingthathesawthemurderer.Itwasthepoliceofficerwhokilledthemaninthesnow!Hesawthepoliceofficerusedaknifekillingthemanlateintheevening.Hewassofrightenedandranaway.Buttheyoungmanthoughtthefarmerwasinnocent.Sohetookthegreatcouragetoexposetherealcriminal.Aftertheinvestigation,theyoungmanwasright.Thepoliceofficerwassentintoprisonandthepolicemanwhobeatupthefarmerwasfired,andthebraveyoungmanwasregardedasaherobythevillagers.67-4ூ9:$%☢'ᦻ᪷*ᡠ,-⁚/0ᑏ12᪀ᡂ567Ḅᦑ:Alexstaredthroughthecabinwindowatthedarkness.Soonhisdadwouldcallhim."WeTeready,“Dadsaidashecameinfromtheporch.uGrabyourrod."Alexturnedawayfromthewindowandslowlypickeduphisfishingrod.“Weshouldhavedonethisbefore,Dadsaid."Let'sgocatchingabigone!Maybewecanseesomerareinsectsandanimals,suchasfirefliesandwhipDOorwills!”Dadpickeduphistacklebox,rod,andbaitcanfromtheporch.Theywalkeddownthehilltowardthelake.TheonlythingAlexcouldseewasthecircleofweedsandrocksattheirfeet.
45Insectvoicesfilledhisears.Hundredsofbugswaitedinihedarktoattack."Mosquitoes,"Dadsaid."Ibroughtsomespraytokeepthemoff?'SuddenlysomethingrushedpastAlex*shead.Hegasped."Whatwasthat?”“Probablyabat,“Dadsaid.“Willbatsbeflyingaroundourheadsthewholetime?^”Thisistheirtimetobeoutcatchinginsects,'ஹDadexplained."Theywon*thurtyou."Hepushedtheboatoffthegravelandjumpedin.Dadrowedtothemiddleofthelakeandstopped."We'Hjustlettheboatdriftforawhile.Keeptheflashlightinthebottomoftheboat.Thefishwon*tbiteiftheyseelightflashingaround.Whenwe'redonebaitingourhooks,we'llturnthelightoff?'Leaningdowntogetclosertothelight,Alextriedtothreadawormonhishook,buthecouldn'tseemtoworkhisfingersright.Sowhatifthewormwasonlypartlyonthehook?Hedidn'twanttofishanyway.Hedidn'tevenwanttobehere.Dadswitchedofftheflashlight,andthenightfelloverthemlikeaheavycape."Ican'tseeanything,''Alexsaidweakly.“Themoon'shalffull.Itgivesussomelight,nDadsaid.Alexlookedup.Surelyenough,therewasthemoon.Andhecouldseetheshorelineandthedarkformsoftrees.1.ᡠᑏ'ᦻḄᦪ1502.=>1ᵨ56'ᦻ@᪗ᨵᑜDḄᐵFG3.ᑏHᑖᑖJKLKḄMᜮGOPᑏQ4.ᑏ7ᡂRᵨᑜD᪗SPᡠ1ᵨḄᐵFGParagraph1Lookingintothetreesontheshore,Alexnoticedtinypointsoflighttwinklingthere.Paragraph2DadtookasandwichfromhisjacketpocketandhandedittoAlex.ூ&'(ᫀParagraph1Lookingintothetreesontheshore,Alexnoticedtinypointsoflighttwinklingthere.Thelongerhelooked,themoreflasheshesawinthedark.Theylookedlikestarsthatcamedownfromthesky."Look,Dad,fireflies!”"Perfect!”Dadnodded.Aloudwhistlingsounderuptedfromthewoods.ttListen!^^saidDad."It'sthewhiDDOorwill.We'rereallyluckytohearthewhippoorwill!”Alexhadneverheardsuchanodd,excitingcall—sadbutquick.Itblockedouteverythingelse.Indeed,theothernightcreaturesseemedtostayquietforawhiletolistentothewhippoorwill.Paragraph2DadtookasandwichfromhisjacketpocketandhandedittoAlex."Wemightgethungry."Alexunwrappeditandtookabigbite.“MyfavoriteAfterawhileDadrowedintotheshore.Theydidnotcatchabigone-onlythreesmallfishandtheyputthembackintothelake.Buttheyhadagoodtime.Theytieduptheboatandwalkedbacktothecabinthroughthelightofthefireflies.67-5ூ7ᓣ▅%☢ᩞᧇ᪷*ᐸᑁYZᡠ,K[MᜮGᑏJK12᪀ᡂ5\7Ḅ'ᦻWhenIwastenyearsold,IwasagradefourprimaryschoolstudentinasmalItown.IhadahappytimeatschoolbecauseIhadafewgoodfriendsthere.Weusuallyspentoursparetimetogether,doingourhomework,goingtotheamusementpark,playingwithourpets,andsharingourhappinessandsorrowstogether.Buteverythingchangedwhenmyparentsdecidedtochangetheirjobsandmovedtoabigger
46city.Ievenhadnotimetosaygood-byetomyoldfriendsandteachers.AsImovedtothenewcity,Ibeganmyschoollifeinatotallynewschoolwithnewsurroundings,newteachersandnewclassmates.Duringthefirstweek,IfeltlonelywhenIwasatschool.Myclassmateskneweachother,buttheydidn'tknowme,whichaddedtomylonelinessandsadness.Thatweekdayafterday,Iwassittingonmyseat,pretendingtobereading.HowIsecretlywishedthatsomeonewouldcometomeandintroducehimselftomeorevenplayatrickonme,butdisappointingly,nobodycame.Thenoneday,whenmyparentssentmetothebusstationandsaidgoodbyetome,Ididn'tgetonthebustoschoolasusual.Instead,1walkedandwalkedonthestreet,lookingatthebeautifulwindowdisplaysandforgettingeverything,withnoworryaboutthenewschool,newteachersandnewclassmates.ThenmyemptystomachstoppedmeandIusedmypocketmoneytohaveabowlofnoodlesinasmallrestaurant.Itwasnoonatthetime,butstillIdidn'twanttogotoschoolorgohome.SoIwenttoaparkandsatonthebench,staringatthesky.AndthenIhadanap.WhenIwokeup,Idecidedtogobacktomyhometown,wheremyformerteachersandfriendslived.SoIwenttotherailwaystation.ThereIwasstoppedbyapoliceman,whoaskedformyIDcard,whichIdidn'thaveatthetime.ThenthepolicemancalledsomeoneandIwasaskedtostaywithhim.1.ᑏᦪ1502.ᢥᙠ⚪ᓱḄ !"Anhourlater,Ifoundmyparentsrunningtowardsme.Thenextday,whenIwassenttoschoolbymyparents,IwasafraidIwouldbepunished.ூ&'(ᫀAnhourlater,Ifoundmyparentsrunningtowardsme.Theylookedworriedandexhausted.4iWherehaveyoubeenallday?”demandedmyfatherangrily,4tYouarcplayingtruantnow,aren'tyou!”Hiseyeswerefumingwithrage.Ifeltaggrieved,tearsinmyeyes.Imuttered,^There'snobodyIcantalktointhiscity."Mymotherhuggedme,kissingmycheeks,andsaid“Iamsorry,mydear.It*sourfaultnottohavenoticedthisandgivenyouourtimelyhelp.Butnexttimeyoumeetanyproblems,turntousfirst."Hearingthis,thoughalittlebitupset,Ifeltbetterwithmyparents'comfort.Thenextday,whenIwassenttoschoolbymyparents,IwasafraidthatIwouldbepunished.Insteadwhentheclassbegan,theteachertoldthewholeclassthatIwaspermittedadayofftohangaroundthecitythedaybeforeandaskedmetosharewhatI'dseen.Surprised,Iwasgladtotalkaboutthosewindowdisplaysandbeautifulscenesinthepark.WhenIfinished,theapplauseshooktheclassroom.Later,Imadefriendswithquiteafewclassmates,whichmademereallyhappy.Ilearnedfrommyteacherlaterthatitwasmydadwhoaskedhertodothat.Thewhiteliestartedanewlifeforme.67-6ூ7ᓣ▅%☢'ᦻ᪷*ᡠ,-⁚/0ᑏ12᪀ᡂ567Ḅᦑ:I'mMartha.Mymiddleschoolhadatraditioncarriedouteveryyearduringtheeighth-gradegraduation:abeautifulgoldandgreenjacketwasgivenasaprizetothestudentwhohadkeptthehighestgradesforeightyears.Iwasfourteenandintheeighthgrade.1hadbeenastraightAstudentᐰ^_sincethefirstgradeandthislastyearIhadlookedforwardverymuchtoowningthatjacket.
47OneafternoonwhenIwasonmywaytothegym,IsuddenlyrememberedmyRE.shortswereleftinthebagundermydesk.SoIwentbackandgetthem.IwasalmostbackatmyclassroomdoorwhenIheardvoicesraisedinangerasifinsomesortofargument.Irecognizedthevoices:Mr.Smith,myhistoryteacher,andMr.Brown,mymathteacher.Theyseemedtobearguingaboutme.“Irefusetodoit!Idon'tcarewhoherfatheris,hergradesdon'tevenbegintocomparetoMartha's!"ThatwasMr.Smithandhesoundedveryangry.Mr.Brown?svoicesoundedcalmandquiet."Look.Joann'sfatherisnotonlyontheBoardᚯ:aheownstheonlystoreintown...^^Thepoundinginmyearskeptouttherestofthewords,onlyawordhereandtheregotthrough.t4...MarthaisMexican...impossible...won'tdoit."TothisdayIdon'trememberifIgotintroubleinP.E.fbrbeinglateorhowImadeitthroughtherestoftheafternoon.ThenextdayIwastoldbytheheadmasterthattherehadbeenachangeinpolicythisyearthatwhoeverwasawardedthejacketwouldbechargedfifteendollarsandiftheprizewinnerwasunableto^aythemoneyitwouldbegiventothenextoneinline.Thatwasunfair!Icarriedallthewayhome,sobytimeIgothome,myeyeswereredandpuffybᜧḄ.IwenttoDad,whowasworkinginthebeanfield.Hesawmyshadowandlookedup.1.ᡠᑏ'ᦻḄᦪ1502.=>1ᵨ56'ᦻ@᪗ᨵᑜDḄᐵFG3.ᑏHᑖᑖJKLKḄMᜮGOPᑏQ4.ᑏ7ᡂRᵨᑜD᪗SPᡠ1eḄᐵFParagraph1Hewaitedfbrmetospeak.Paragraph2Itwasaverysadandupsetgirlwhodraggedintotheheadmaster'sofficethenextday.ூ&'(ᫀParagraph1Hewaitedformetospeak.1clearedmythroatnervouslyandclaspedmyhandsbehindmybacksohewouldn'tseethemshaking."Dad,1haveabigfavortoaskyou."Thenextwordscameoutinaneagerrush.Ipouredoutallmybitternesstohim.Dadstraighteneduptiredlyandturnedtome.Heasked,“Whatdoesascholarshipjacketmean?"Iansweredquickly.Hewentbacktohoeingtheweedsquietly.FinallyhespokeagainasIturnedtoleave,crying.uThcnifyougayforit,Martha,it'snotascholarshipjacket,isit?TellyourheadmasterIwillnotpaythefifteendollars?*Paragraph2Itwasaverysadandupsetgirlwhodraggedintotheheadmaster'sofficethenextday.Isatverystraightinthechair,tryingtoworkupthecouragetotellhimDad'sdecision.4tMyfathersaidhewouldn'tpaythefifteendollarsandifIhadtofbrit,thenitwouldn'tbeascholarshipjacket.^^Thewordsslippedoutofmymouth.Theheadmasterwalkedovertothewindowandstoodlookingoutatsomethingoutside.Feelinghopeless,Istooduptoleave.Iwasalmosttothedoorwhenhestoppedme.Iturnedandlookedathim,waiting.Hewatchedme,bitinghislip."Okay.We'llmakeanexceptioninyourcase,TiltelltheBoard,you'llgetyourjacket.”
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sothatḄ2.Rᑏx Mäᑐ——ᒘõéêöᐰò——ä婪ᘤ©ªW—éêø!ù——úᦗéê᱄¡%ï——ὅÛÜ%ó[ᑖW2],Itisagiftthat1willvalueeverydaytilltheend.3.z{|ᐵzthatW}~67-2ூ/Ạூ&'(ᫀParagraph1:fûü¬È:struggletodo/trytodoDadcamebacktothevanandlookouthisknife.〈¬àýMdrivesb.tohome/takesb.tohome/sendsb.backApproachingtheburningcarbravely,myfatherstruggledtocuthome 75þ᪷ plantdeeplyinone'smind/takerootinone'smind“6X9{ᑏ;<\ᡭ☘Ὴ6VWᯠgᢝijWklḄexpressingtheirappreciation/showone'sgratitude/beঝᵫXY{✌ᑁ“;Qᜩ69:qr/ḼgratefulQὅᩭᑮ_`a“6XY{ᑏᨵ9:/uvញurgent/emergency;<Ḅkl6;<\£¤⌼2.}ᑏ23[ᑖ1]Approachingtheburningcarbravely,myfather\ᡭ9R——gᢝ——u——¦¤——JKstruggledtocutthedriver'sscatbeltandpulledhimbacktothe3.§¨©van.ᵨᙠᑖª1[ᑖ2]Hisparentscouldnothelpexpressingtheirজᑨᑛbesentencedto/becondemnedtoappreciationfbrmyfather'stimelyhelp,withoutwhichtheirsonঝ®admit/acknowledgewouldneverhavesurvivedtheterribleaccident.ᵨ“ 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ᑖÇᙠstḄÈᔊÉÊË.|ÌÍÎTU:2.1ᑏ234C´——ÏÐÑḸÓAᨵTÔ£——ᑖÇA[XᑖZ[1]Thelongerhelooked,themoreflasheshesawinthe—Õ@ÖOᦟØAÙ¹dark.\Sᵨ“the+^_`the+^_`”Z[a3.EFGH[XᑖZ[2]TheylookedlikestarsthatcamedownfromtheIJKsky.\SᵨthatbcdefZaজC´¤¥4demandedangrily/saidmadly67-517ᓣூ&'(ᫀAnhourlater,IfoundmyparentsঝÏÐÑḸÓ4tearsinmyeyes/tearsstartedfrommyeyes/runningtowardsme.Theylookedworriedandexhausted.uWhereeyeswerefilledwithtearshaveyoubeenallday?”demandedmyfatherangrily,4tYouarcঞᑖÇ4sharesth./talkaboutsth./tellsb.sth.playingtruantnow,aren'tyou!”Hiseyeswerefumingwithrage.IPQKfeltaggrieved,tearsinmyeyes.Imuttered,“There'snobodyIcanজÔ£Ḅ4upset/sadtalktointhiscity."Mymotherhuggedme,kissingmycheeks,andঝÙ¹Ḅ4happy/pleased/gladsaid“Iamsorry,mydear.IfsourfaultnottohavenoticedthisandூTUgivenyouourtimelyhelp.Butnexttimeyoumeetanyproblems,[XᑖZ[1]Insteadwhentheclassbegan,theteachertoldthe 77wholeclassthatIwaspermittedadayofftohangaroundthecityজᵫ-QK✌SᑁU“WXḼᡃ[D“\],-QK\^ᑏthedaybeforeandaskedmetosharewhatI'dseen. ᵫwhenß|ὅ34?᱄AQᑗ`a᱄AḄbccḄ¯áâefZihatbcḄãefZotoldḄãeঝᵫ-.K✌SᑁU“-.ᜩ,QefghijkḄmnḼwhatbcḄãefZoshareḄãeaopḄqrst?᪥1Ḅuv”\],-.K\^ᑏ[XᑖZ[2]Later,Imadefriendswithquiteafewclassmates,ὅC᱄AḄDx3?᪥1`a᪥1Ḅbcwhichmademereallyhappy. ᵫᐵäåEwhichbcæ▲ᑴ2.Mᑏz{Hὅ3]᱄A——᱄AḄbc—ὅx3᪥1ឋdefZa——᪥1Ḅbc67-61Ýᓣூ&'(ᫀParagraph143.}~Hewaitedfbrmetospeak.Iclearedmythroatnervouslyandclaspedmyhandsbehindmybacksohewouldn'tseethemজ.Hhaveabigfavor/lendsb.ahand/inquiresb.tohelpshaking."Dad,Ihaveabigfavortoaskyou.,,Thenextwordsঝ.ᔣHlookoutat/lookoutside/havealookcameoutinaneagerrush.Ipouredoutallmybitternesstohim.Dadstraighteneduptiredlyandturnedtome.Heasked,“Whatজ.ᎢᙢᩭHstraightenuptiredly/turnstraightwearilydoesascholarshipjacketmean?"Iansweredquickly.Hewentঝ.ᑮHfeelhopeless/seemhopeless/feeldesperatebacktohoeingtheweedsquietly.FinallyhespokeagainasIHtumedtoleave,crying.4tThcnifyoupayfbrit,Martha,it'snota[ ᑖS1].Iclearedmythroatnervouslyandclaspedmyhandsscholarshipjacket,isit?TellyourhcadmaslerIwillnotpaythebehindmybacksohewouldn'tseethemshaking.ᵫsofifteendollars.”ᑡSParagraph24[ ᑖS2].Myfathersaidhewouldn'tpaythefifteendollarsItwasaverysadandupsetgirlwhodraggedintotheheadmaster'sandifIhadtopayfbrit,thenitwouldn'tbeascholarshipjacket.officethenextday.Isatverystraightinthechair,tryingtoworkḕᶍ?that¢£Ḅ¤¥¦S§ᵫifḄ¨¥¦SupthecouragetotellhimDad'sdecision.t4Myfathersaidhe[ ᑖS3].Iturnedandlookedathim,waiting.ᵨªᙠᑖ}wouldn'tpaythefifteendollarsandif1hadtopayfbrit,thenit¨¥wouldn'tbeascholarshipjacketZ,Thewordsslippedoutofmy[ ᑖS4].Feelingnervous,Iclearedmythroatandputmymouth.Theheadmasterwalkedovertothewindowandstoodhandsbehindbacksothatmyfatherwouldn'tknowtheywerelookingoutatsomethingoutside.Feelinghopeless,Istooduptoshakingunavoidably. 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