Over the years, Brian Wansink, director of the Food and Brand Lab at Cornell University, has studied such things as how far Americans typically drive to buy food, how many times we refill our plates at all-you-can-eat buffets and how we organize our kitchens. In the mid-2000s he famously coined the phrase "mindless eating"(and wrote a book by that name) to focus attention on all the bad dietary decisions we make without really thinking about them.
His new book, Slim by Design: Mindless Eating Solutions for Everyday Life, aims to change the design of restaurants, school lunchrooms, office cafeterias and homes so that the mindless choices we make will be more healthful ones. Some examples:
Keep kitchen counters clear. No visible snack food, no bread, no nuts--not even breakfast cereal. In Wansink's research, "women who had even one box of breakfast cereal that was visible-anywhere in their kitchen--weighed 21 pounds more than their neighbor who didn't."
Trick yourself into drinking less wine. "We tend to focus on the height of what we pour and not the width, so we pour 12 percent less wine into taller wineglasses than we pour into wider wineglasses." And the shape of the glass is not the only variable that affects how much we drink. Wansink writes: "Because red wine is easier to see than white wine, we pour 9 percent less red wine whenever we pour a glass."
Wansink said his researchers also found that people ate less at restaurants when sat in well-lighted areas near windows and doors, than in darker areas or in the back. They ate less if they were offered a doggie bag, or to-go box, before they got their meals: apparently the idea of getting a "free" second meal outweighed the impulse  to clean their plates. Workers who frequently ate at their desks weighed 15.4 pounds less, on average, than those who didn't. Fruits and vegetables kept on the top shelf of the refrigerator were eaten at higher rates than those on lower shelves.
The point, Wansink says, is to consider findings like those and change your environment or habits. Then you won't have to think about it: You'll just eat less.

Question: Why did Brian Wansink write Slim by Design: Mindless eating Solutions for Everyday Life?

Choices:
- Because he wanted people to become thin.
- Because he wished to change the design of public places.
- Because he hoped to coin a new phase "mindless eating".
- Because he intended to help people make more healthful dietary decision.

Question: According to Wansink, which of the following affects the amount of wine we drink:   _  .

Choices:
- the shape of wineglasses
- the color of wineglasses
- the taste of wine
- the quality of wine

Question: What's the main idea of the passage?

Choices:
- Changing environment or habits of eating will help you eat less.
- Eating fruits and vegetables is better for your health.
- Keeping your kitchen counter clear of any food will help make you thin.
- Many people eat or drink too much without paying attention to it.


Should doctors ever lie to benefit their patient---to speed recovery or to cover the coming of death? In medicine as in law, government, and other lines of work, the requirements of honesty often seem dwarfed   by greater needs: the need to protect from brutal news or to uphold a promise of secrecy; to advance the public interest.
What should doctors say, for example, to a 46-year-old man coming in for a routine physical check up just before going on vacation with his family who, though he feels in perfect health, is found to have a form of cancer that will cause him to die within six months. Is it best to tell him the truth? If he asks, should the doctor reject that he is ill, or minimize the gravity of the illness? Should they at least hide the truth until after the family vacation?
Doctors face such choices often. At times, they see important reasons to lie for the patient's own sake; in their eyes, such lies differ sharply from self-serving ones.
Studies show that most doctors sincerely believe that the seriously ill patients do not want to know the truth about their condition, and that informing them risks destroying their hope, so that they may recover more slowly, or deteriorate   faster, perhaps even commit suicide.
But other studies show that, contrary to the belief of many physicians; a great majority of patients do want to be told the truth, even about serious illness, and feel cheated when they learn that they have been misled. We are also learning that truthful information, humanly conveyed, helps patients cope this illness: help them tolerate pain better, need less medicine, and even recover faster after operation.
There is urgent need to debate this issue openly. Not only in medicine, but in other professions as well, practitioners may find themselves repeatedly in difficulty where serious consequences seem avoidable only through deception  . Yet the public has every reason to know professional deception, for such practices are peculiarly likely to become deeply rooted, to spread, and to trust. Neither in medicine, nor in law, government, or the social sciences can there be comfort in the old saying, "What you don't know can't hurt you."

Question: What is the passage mainly about?

Choices:
- Whether patients should be told the truth of their illness.
- Whether patients really want to know the truth of their condition.
- Whether different studies should be carried on.
- Whether doctors are honest with their patients.

Question: Which of the following is TRUE?

Choices:
- Sometimes government tells lies because they need to meet the public interest.
- Doctors believe if they lie, those seriously-ill patients will recover more quickly.
- Many patients don't want to know the truth, especially about serious illness.
- Truthful information helps patients deal with their illness in some cases.

Question: From the passage, we can learn that the author's attitude to professional deception is    _   .

Choices:
- supportive
- indifferent
- oppositive
- neutral


Coral reefs  are not just beautiful to look at,but also very useful.They shelter nearly 25% of ocean life and provide food for billions of people.However, like many other species,this amazing ecosystem  is in danger of dying out!
There are two main reasons for the destruction--the rising carbon dioxide levels caused by global warming as well as human influences like bottom operation.While not much can be done about the former,the loss caused by the latter can be reduced.
Bottom operation involves dropping nets to the ocean bed and then dragging them up when filled with fish.This action damaged the ocean floor,causing the coral branches to separate from the reefs.While that is very discouraging,the good news is that if these branches are found quickly,they can be saved.At present,that work is being performed by volunteer divers. But the method has only limited success because they cannot stay long underwater, nor reach depths of over 200 meters where some of the deep-sea coral grows.
However,this is not the case for Coralbots--the robots that can constantly seek out broken branches.A team of 'coral bots',each individually working to simple rules will piece together damaged bits of coral, allowing them to regrow. They are programmed to be able to distinguish between other things and the coral.The robots work together in groups,similar to bees.If one coralbot is damaged, then the others will still be able to complete the task.
Dr Lea-Anne Henry said:"The project of using coralbots offers us the possibility to restore  the function of reefs.It is in the final stage of testing.Once ready, the researchers hope to build hundreds of _ and use them effectively in the waters off Scotland and then hopefully in the oceans across the world."

Question: Which of the following is a cause of the danger that coral reefs are facing?

Choices:
- The appearance of new creatures.
- The seriously polluted sea water.
- The activities of volunteer divers.
- Human activities like bottom operation.

Question: Compared with volunteer divers,coralbots   _  .

Choices:
- can stay longer underwater
- must work as bees do
- can distinguish what is coral
- can never be damaged

Question: We can infer from the passage that   _  .

Choices:
- bottom operation has affected most underwater creatures
- broken branches of coral can regrow if saved in time
- hundreds of the coralbots have worked well in the oceans
- with the coralbots all damaged coral reefs can be restored


This year, some twenty-three hundred teenagers from all over the world will spend about ten months in their US homes. They will attend US schools, meet US teenagers, and form impressions of the real America. At the same time, about thirteen hundred American teenagers will go to other countries to learn new languages and gain a new understanding of the rest of the world.
Here is a two-way students exchange in action. Fred, nineteen, spent last year in Germany with George's family. In turn, George's son Mike spent a year in Fred's home in America.
Fred knew little German when he arrived, but after two months' study, the language began to come to him. School was completely different from what he had expected --- much harder. Students rose respectfully when a teacher entered the room. They took fourteen subjects instead of the six that are usual in the United States. There were almost no extracurricular  activities.
Family life, too, was different. The father's word was law, and all activities were around the family rather than the individual . Fred found the food too simple at first. Also, he missed having a car.
'Back home, you pick up some friends in a car and go out and have a good time. In Germany, you walk, but you soon learn to like it.'
At the same time, in America, Mike, a friendly German boy, was also forming his idea. 'I suppose I should criticize American schools,' he said. 'It is too easy by our level. But I have to say that I like it very much. In Germany we do nothing but study. Here we take part in many activities. There ought to be some middle ground between the two.'

Question: The exchange programme is mainly to   _  .

Choices:
- help teenagers in other countries know the real America
- send students in America to travel in Germany
- let students learn something about other countries
- let teenagers learn new languages

Question: Fred and Mike agreed that   _  .

Choices:
- American food tasted better than German food
- German schools were harder than American ones
- Americans and Germans were both friendly
- There were more cars in the streets in America

Question: After experiencing the American school life, Mike thought   _  .

Choices:
- better education should include something good from both American and German schools
- German schools trained students to be better citizens
- American schools were not as good as German ones
- the easy life in American schools was more helpful to students


Ask a teacher to name the most annoying invention of recent years and they will often mention the mobile phone. Disturbed by the problems they create, many head teachers have ordered that pupils should keep their phones switched off at school. Others have told pupils to leave them at home.
However, education researchers at The University of Nottingham believe it is time that phone bans were reassessed, because mobile phones can be a powerful learning aid, they say. Dr Elizabeth Hartnell-Young and her colleagues have reached this conclusion after studying the consequences of allowing pupils in five secondary schools to use either their own mobile phones or the new generation of 'smartphones' in lessons.
During the nine-month experiment, 14- to-16-year-old pupils used the phones for a wide range of educational purposes, including creating short movies, setting homework reminders, recording a teacher reading a poem, and timing experiments with the phones' stopwatches. The smartphones, which could be connected to the Internet, also allowed pupils to access revision websites, log into the school email system, or transfer   electronic files between school and home.
The research involved 331 pupils in schools in Cambridgeshire, West Berkshire and Nottingham. "At the start of the study, even pupils were often surprised at the thought that mobile phones could be used for learning," Dr Hartnell-Young said. "After their hands-on experience, almost all pupils said they had enjoyed the project and felt more inspired."
Some teachers found that pupils who lacked confidence gained most from the project. However, they recognized that greater use of mobile phones in schools could cause problems.

Question: When the students first used mobile phones for learning, they  _  .

Choices:
- all enjoyed the project very much
- didn't know what they were used for
- didn't fully realize the learning functions of mobile phones
- were surprised that they were allowed to use mobile phones in schools

Question: Who benefited most from the project?

Choices:
- Older pupils.
- Pupils who were not confident.
- Younger pupils.
- Pupils who were confident.

Question: The purpose of the text is to tell us that  _  .

Choices:
- mobile phones can actually help students learn
- mobile phones begin to be widely used in schools
- too much use of mobile phones in schools can cause problems
- the mobile phone is considered the most annoying invention of recent years


Chinese New Year celebrations, also known as the Spring Festival start on the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month of the Chinese calendar, and end on the 15th day of the first lunar month in the following year in the Chinese calendar. Chinese New Year's Day's date is calculated according to the Chinese lunar calendar. In 2015 it's Thursday, February 19.
Many people clean their homes to welcome the Spring Festival. They put up the red posters with poetic verses on it to their doors, Chinese New Year pictures on their walls, and decorate their homes with red lanterns. It is also a time to reunite with  s so many people visit their families at this time of the year.
In the evening of the Spring Festival Eve, many people set off fireworks and firecrackers, hoping to cast away any bad luck and bring forth good luck. Children often receive lucky money. Many people wear new clothes and send Chinese New Year greetings to each other. Various activities such as beating drums and striking gongs, as well as dragon and lion dances, are all part of the Spring Festival festivities.
The Spring Festival is a national holiday in China. Government offices, schools, universities and many companies are closed during the period from the Spring Festival Eve to the seventh day of the first lunar month in the Chinese calendar. However, some enterprises such as banks often arrange for workers to be on shift duty. Public transport is available during the Chinese New Year period.
The red posters with poetic verses on it were initially a type of amulet  , but now it simply means good fortune and joy. Various Chinese New Year symbols express different meanings. For example, an image of a fish symbolizes "having more than one needs every year". A firecracker symbolizes "good luck in the coming year". The festival lanterns symbolize "pursuing the bright and the beautiful".

Question: The passage mainly tells us

Choices:
- Chinese New Year is around the corner
- what people usually do during Chinese New Year
- how people treat each other on the special day
- Chinese New Year witnesses the longest holidays

Question: Traditionally Chinese New Year will last about

Choices:
- 23 days
- 15 days
- 7 days
- 25 days

Question: The original purpose of the red posters is

Choices:
- to show some wonderful poems to others
- to decorate the house with bright color1s
- to drive the evils away from their homes
- to welcome friends and  s warmly

Question: It can be inferred from the passage that

Choices:
- the New Year symbols mean good for the future
- giving lucky money is a must for parents
- the Chinese celebrate the festival differently
- the staff in banks have a seven-day holiday


Born in America in 1898, William was an extraordinary boy, gifted with an amazing IQ between 250 and 300. The genius went to a grammar school when he was only 6 years old and graduated just within 7 months. At the age of 11, he became the youngest student of the Harvard University. He graduated with high scores at the age of 16 and entered Harvard Law School at 18.
    Gifted with an amazing IQ between 220 and 230, Terence Tao makes it to this list of the people with the highest IQ in the world. Born in Adelaide, Australia in 1975, this genius first displayed his incredible intelligence at a mere age of 2, when he managed to solve basic arithmetic questions on his own. At the age of 16, he graduated with both Master's and Bachelor's degrees at the Flinders University. He has been considered as ''Mr. Fix it " by Charles Fefferman, who is a professor of Mathematics at Princeton University, and many other mathematicians want to interest him in their problems.
    This 31-year-old Japanese-American astrophysicist lands him third in this list. At the age of 12, Christopher Hirata already worked on college-level courses, around the time most of us were just in the 7th grade. At the age of 13, this gifted kid became the youngest American to have ever won the gold medal in the International physics Olympiad.
At the age of 16, he was already working with NASA on its project to conquer planet Mars. After he was awarded the Ph.D. at Princeton University, he went back to California Institute of Technology.
    The next person with very high IQ is Albert Einstein. With an IQ between 160 and 190, Albert Einstein is the genius behind the theory of relativity, which has had great impact on the world of science. He possessed such an amazing ability that after his death, researchers were eager to preserve and make research on his brain in search for clues to his exceptional brilliance, which to this day, has remained a mystery.
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Question: About William, which of the following is true?

Choices:
- His IQ reached between 220 and 230.
- At the age of 16, he graduated from a grammar school.
- At the age of 6, he graduated with both Master's and Bachelor's degrees.
- At the age of 11, he became the youngest student at the Harvard University.

Question: How many people with remarkable IQ are mentioned in the passage?

Choices:
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6

Question: Who once worked on the project to conquer planet Mars?

Choices:
- William
- Terence Tao
- Christopher Hirata
- Albert Einstein

Question: From the passage we can know that  _  .

Choices:
- .when William graduated from the Harvard University, he got the highest scores
- at the age of 2, Terence solved basic arithmetic questions on his own
- Christopher Hirata is a Japanese
- researchers have found out why Albert Einstein was so brilliant


BEIJING - China will build a nation-wide network within three to five years to monitor the impact of air pollution on health, a latest step to deal with a _ smog crisis in big cities, an official said.
A total of 43 monitoring spots will be set up in 16 provinces and municipalities frequently engulfed by smog so as to facilitate research on air pollutants in different regions, the impact on the health of vulnerable groups and the study of related diseases, said Xu Dongqun, an official with the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
With funds allocated by the central government, the study will provide reference for preventive efforts to reduce the PM 2.5, Xu said.
Thick and dangerous smog have hit 17 provinces and municipalities with a population of 600 million this year. One of the major cities is Beijing, which has been shrouded in smog for several days during the ongoing seven-day national holiday in 2013.
China recently issued a 1.75 trillion-yuan (284.2 billion U.S. dollars) plan to deal with the worsening air, improving air quality within five years in order to decrease the number of heavily polluted days and improve the air in major city clusters.

Question: China will build a nation-wide network in order to  _  .

Choices:
- monitor the impact of air pollution on health
- improve air quality
- improve air pollution
- increase the PM 2.5

Question: China will take measures to deal with air pollution except  _  .

Choices:
- China recently issued a 1.75 trillion-yuan (284.2 billion U.S. dollars) plan
- set up monitoring spots in 16 provinces and municipalities
- improveliving standard
- improve the air in major city clusters


The Queen's English is now sounding less upper-class, a scientific study of the Queen's Christmas broadcasts has found. Researchers have studied each of her messages to the Commonwealth countries since 1952 to find out the change in her pronunciation from the noble Upper Received to the Standard Received.
Jonathan Harrington, a professor at Germany's University of Munich, wanted to discover whether accent changes recorded over the past half century would take place within one person. "As far as I know, there just is nobody else for whom there is this sort of broadcast records," he said.
He said the noble way of pronouncing vowels  had gradually lost ground as the noble upper-class accent over the past years. "Her accent sounds slightly less noble than it did 50 years ago. But these are very, very small and slow changes that we don't notice from year to year."
"We may be able to relate it to changes in the social classes," he told The Daily Telegraph, a British  newspaper. "In 1952 she would have been heard saying 'thet men in the bleck het'. Now it would be 'that man in the black hat'. Similarly, she would have spoken of 'the citay' and'dutay', rather than 'citee' and 'dutee', and 'hame' rather than 'home'. In the 1950s she would have been 'lorst', but by the 1970s 'lost'."
The Queen's broadcast is a personal message to the Commonwealth countries. Each Christmas, the 10-minute broadcast is put on TV at 3 pm in Britain as many families are recovering from their traditional turkey lunch .
The results were published  in the Journal of Phonetics.

Question: The Queen's broadcasts were chosen for the study mainly because  _  .

Choices:
- she has been Queen for many years
- she has a less upper-class accent now
- her speeches have been recorded for 50 years
- her speeches are familiar to many people

Question: Which of the following is an example of a less noble accent in English?

Choices:
- "Dutay".
- "Hame".
- "Citee".
- "Lorst".

Question: We may infer from the text that the Journal of Phonetics is a magazine on  _  .

Choices:
- Christmas customs
- speech sounds
- TV broadcasting
- personal messages

Question: What is the text mainly about?

Choices:
- The changes in a person's accent.
- The Queen's Christmas speeches on TV.
- The relationship between accents and social classes.
- The recent development of the English language.


Children today would rather toy with new technologies. The role of children has changed as well as that of teens. The world has truly evolved  throughout the years.
Today,a typical day in the life of a five year old is entirely different from what it once was. A few decades ago children used to work. They did the kind of work parents do today. Today there are shows on which children are putting pounds of makeup on and have flashing things all over their bodies. This makes a child want to _ all of their imperfections. They think they have to look perfect all the time.
Teens have changed as well. My grandma got married when she was thirteen. Girls who had an arranged marriage had no time to play because they were expected to cook, clean,take care of the kids, and do housework every single day. Today,we go to school every morning, maybe participate in some after-school activities, and possibly go to work for extra cash. Then we go home and do homework, and eat. After all of this we have to find the time to socialize by texting, talking on the phone, or logging on to social networking sites. We enjoy ourselves a lot.
The generation before us complains about how they did not have the things we have now. They say we are not appreciative and do not value life or just do not care about our futures anymore. Let's make a change! The youth have the power to work on whatever they believe in and make a difference in the world. Take advantage of your resources. It is never too late to make a positive change in our world.

Question: The role of children and teens has changed mainly because   _  .

Choices:
- new technologies are developing and widely used
- they don't have to work hard as their parents did
- their world has truly evolved
- they look perfect all the time

Question: We can learn from the text that nowadays teenagers   _  .

Choices:
- do housework as their parents did
- are having a social life in richer ways
- are seldom satisfied with what they have
- don't appreciate and value life

Question: The author's attitude towards changes of teen's life is   _  .

Choices:
- critical
- neutral
- optimistic
- complaining


Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships.One strength of the human condition is our tendency to give and receive support from one another under stressful circumstances.Social support consists of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties.Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to deal with major life changes and daily difficulties.People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties.Studies over a range of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, show that the presence of social support helps people protect themselves from illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.
Social support _ stress in a number of ways.First, friends, relatives and coworkers may let us know that they value us.Our self respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others despite our faults and difficulties.Second, other people often provide us with informational support.They help us to explain and understand our problems and find solutions to them.Third, we typically find social companionship supportive.Engaging in leisure time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distract(...)us from our worries and troubles.Finally, other people may give us important support--financial aid, material resources, and needed services--that reduces stress by helping us solve and deal with our problems.

Question: Research shows that people's physical and mental health has much to do with  _  .

Choices:
- the social medical system
- the amount of support they get from others
- their strength for dealing with interpersonal ties
- their ability to deal with daily worries and troubles

Question: Social companionship is beneficial in that it

Choices:
- helps strengthen our ties with relatives
- enables us to get rid of our faults and mistakes
- makes our leisure time activities more enjoyable
- draws our attention away from our worries and troubles


Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house.In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out of the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks, and shirt as he went.
He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, a crocodile was swimming toward him.His mother in the house was looking out of the window and saw the two.In great fear, she ran toward the water, shouting to her son as loudly as she could.Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his mother.It was too late.Just as he reached her, the crocodile reached him.From the shore, the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as the crocodile snatched his legs.That began an incredible tug-of-war between the two.The crocodile was much stronger than the mother, but the mother was much too passionate to let go.A farmer happened to drive by, heard their screams, raced from his truck, took aim and shot the crocodile.
Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived.His legs were extremely scarred by the attack of the animal.And, on his arms, were deep scratches where his mother's fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.
The newspaper reporter, who interviewed the boy, asked if he would show him his scars.The boy lifted his legs.And then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter, " _ .I have them because my Mom wouldn't let go."
Never judge another person's scars, because you don't know how they were made.

Question: Hearing Mother's shouts, the boy  _  .

Choices:
- remained in the middle at a loss
- didn't stop swimming forwards
- swam back towards the shore
- was ready to fight the crocodile

Question: Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

Choices:
- A crocodile attacked him when the boy and his mother were swimming.
- The crocodile bit the arms of the boy when it reached him.
- There is always an interesting story behind every scar.
- It was the farmer who shot the crocodile.

Question: Which of the following will be the best title for the text?

Choices:
- Scars of Love
- Women Hold up Half the Sky
- A Terrible Experience
- Don't Judge by Appearances


Beginning college is exciting: new ideas to explore, new challenges to be met and many decisions to be made; your future begins here.
However, you will find college life is different from your previous school environment. Many of us can be easily overwhelmed by the details of running a well-balanced life. While some of us may have the know-how, I guess there are more of us who can benefit from learning about the experiences of others who have walked the college halls before you.
The following you may find of use about life on campus:
*Plan well. There are so many new things to do at a new college or university. Give yourself time to make new friends and became familiar with the campus, but don't forget why you are there. Give some time for social activities and manage your time wisely.
*If you don't have a "system" for planning your time now (like a day timer a computer data book). get one. Most of all, don't depend on your memory.
*Don't miss the guidelines. The restrictions, rules and regulations of all kinds can usually be found in your student's handbook. Consider them well-balanced food for thought. What dates are important? What pieces of paper need to be handed in? What can / can't you do in your student residence ? Who has the right for what? What do you need to complete to graduate?
*Write the word "STUDY" on the walls of our bedroom and bathroom, and maybe it will help to to write it on a piece of paper and stick it on the telephone, TV and the kitchen table. Consider this -- you are paying thousands of dollars for your course. You pay every time you have to repeat or replace a course.
*Build your identity. This is the time for you to decide what to do and what not to do. Take as much time as you need to explore new ideas. Do not be afraid of the beyond. This is learning to make good choices.

Question: What is the main purpose of the passage?

Choices:
- To offer advice on college life.
- To explain why college life is exciting.
- To describe the importance of college life.
- To persuade you to go to college.

Question: According to the passage, why is it exciting to begin college life?

Choices:
- Because you will have more freedom at college.
- Because you will no longer be afraid of the beyond
- Because you prepare for your future career and life there.
- Because professors there will provide you with many new ideas.

Question: According to the passage, college students   _  .

Choices:
- needn't learn from those who went to college before them
- spend as much time as possible on social activities
- should know what they have fight for on campus
- are supposed to repeat or replace at least one course


Israel has passed a law banning the use of underweight models in advertising. Known as the "Photoshop Law", it also requires that agencies tell their audience if they've digitally changed pictures to make models look thinner.
The new law forbids the use of models with a body mass index of 18.5 or less, a standard based on internationally accepted measures. The figure matches the set of fixed limits by the U. S. Department of Health.
The law doesn't set a money amount that can be gained in court from such a _ . Lawmakers realize that it may be a long and difficult process to prove in court that a company broke the new law, but they feel that simply having the law in place will accomplish what they want; stopping advertising companies from continuing to influence Israelis with images of unhealthy-looking models as the gold standard of beauty.
Some modeling agencies in Israel aren't happy. They say that the indexes on which the law is based are arbitrary  and are not suitable for every model. Many models who are totally healthy girls might be disqualified because of the law. Some models are naturally thin and unable to gain weight and the new law would unfairly prevent them from finding jobs.
However, plus-size American supermodel Emme told CNN that she thinks the law will cause other countries to make similar measures against showing underweight models. "I think this is fantastic because so many young women and men are suffering to look in a way that is unrealistic and unhealthy," she said.

Question: What is "Photoshop Law" about?

Choices:
- Banning the use of underweight models.
- Banning underweight models in advertising.
- Banning changing pictures digitally.
- Banning models in advertising.

Question: What can we know from the passage?

Choices:
- All models are happy about the law.
- All advertising agencies are happy about the law.
- The law makes no sense.
- There are arguments over the beauty standard of models.


When we say older people shrink, we don't mean they become tiny enough to fit in your pocket! We just mean that it's common for older people to become a little shorter over time. This kind of shrinking can't be reversed, although people can slow or stop this process. But why does shrinking happen at all?
Because of gravity (the force that keeps your feet on the ground) , cushions between the bones in the spine  , get compressed  , which makes a person lose a little height and become shorter.
Another reason why some older people shrink is because of osteoporosis  . Osteoporosis occurs when bone is broken down and not enough new bone material is made. Over time, bone is said to be lost because it's not being replaced. Bones become smaller and weaker and can easily break if someone with osteoporosis is injured.
Older people--especially women, who generally have smaller and lighter bones to begin with--are more likely to develop osteoporosis. As years go by, a person with osteoporosis can get small breaks in bones that are called compression fractures . These breaks cause collapse of the spine and over time the person with osteoporosis can become hunched over  .
Did you know that every day you shrink a little, too? You aren't as tall at the end of the day as you are at the beginning. That's because as the day goes on, water in the disks of the spine gets compressed due to gravity, making you just a tiny bit shorter. Don't worry, though. Once you get a good night's rest, your body recovers, and the next morning, you're standing tall again!
Smoking and drinking alcohol can make this problem worse. Want to do something right now to build strong bones? I believe what I will say will help you.

Question: Which of the following statements is true?

Choices:
- For shrinking, people can do nothing about it.
- If someone is injured, he will become shorter.
- Women have smaller and lighter bones than men.
- We aren't as tall at the end of the day as we are at the beginning.

Question: What should we do if we don't want to shrink faster?

Choices:
- We should try to reduce gravity.
- We should be careful not to be hurt by others.
- We should sleep as long as possible.
- We should keep away from smoking and drinking alcohol.

Question: What is the topic of the passage?

Choices:
- How can we stop shrinking?
- Why do we shrink?
- Some tips on how to keep tall.
- How to live a healthy life.

Question: About osteoporosis, we know that   _  .

Choices:
- gravity is one of the causes of osteoporosis
- once our bone is broken down, osteoporosis will occur
- women are more likely to develop osteoporosis
- if we develop osteoporosis, we are more likely to be shorter


The computers and the Internet
The computer is one of the most important inventions of today. Ever since it was invented, it has changed our lives a lot.
People can do a lot of things with the computer. For example, some software can be used too help people finish their work. If one can't finish it at once, the computer can save it so that one can find it quickly the next time.
When you talk about computer, you must mention the Internet.. The Internet is a huge worldwide collection of computer networks. A network is a small group of computers working together. You can find information about almost any topic in the world from this network.. For example, you can use the Internet instead of a library to find information about current issues for your homework. You can also find information about your favorite pop or film stars, talk to your friends or even do some shopping. As well as words, most pages include pictures, sounds, and even videos.
Email is a fast and cheap way to keep in touch with friends and family. It's much cheaper and quicker than sending a letter.
Quick, easy and fun---that is the Internet. However, it also has its shortcomings .If you always _ the computer, you could become lazy and lonely. There is also a lot of bad information on the Internet. Some of it is bad for our ideologies . Many parents don't allow their children to use the Internet because they think that the Internet is useless and they only think about its disadvantages.
In my opinion, the computer and the Internet are good for us if we can adopt a correct attitude towards them. They are several reasons. Firstly, they can store a very, very large amount of ...

Question: According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

Choices:
- One day the computer will completely replace humans.
- In modern times, the computer is the only most important invention.
- With the computer used in our daily lives, we can do some things easier than before.
- In the future, we can use the computer to do everything.

Question: What's the author's attitude towards the Internet?

Choices:
- If the Internet is used in the right way, it is good for us.
- All the information on the Internet is bad for children.
- We can only use the Internet at home.
- The Internet should always used by adults.

Question: With the help of the internet,  _  .

Choices:
- You can find information about almost any topic in the world from this network..
- You needn't to go to the library to find information about current issues for your homework.
- You can talk to your friends or even do some shopping.
- You can also find information about your favorite pop or film stars


In today's Internet age, online games can be a change from the pressure of school and work. However, they can also cause problems and unhealthy addictions. This is most clearly seen in the example of South Korea. This country has the world's highest percentage of high-speed Internet services. It also has a high number of game players who are addicted to online games.
In 2004, a young man died after playing online games almost nonstop for 86 hours. A 12-year-old boy stole $16,000 from his father to continue online games which he could not get away from. Such problems are spreading to other parts of Asia as well. In 2005, it was reported that about 80 percent of China's 13.8 million online game players were under 25. And many of these were said to be addicted. Such numbers point toward a growing problem among Chinese youth.
Dr. Sue-Huei Chen, a psychologist, discovered some signs of at-risk people. Such people often go online to escape from their problems. And they usually have no friendship or good social skills. They feel the need to spend more and more time online, so they may be absent from school or family. And they become upset if anyone tries to shorten their online game playing.

Question: The passage is mainly about   _  .

Choices:
- reasons for online game addiction
- problems caused by online games
- computer problems in Asia
- problems caused by young people

Question: In the passage, the writer tells us a fact that   _  .

Choices:
- South Korea has a large number of Internet schools
- more and more young men are stealing money for online games
- China's online game players are all under the age of 25
- online game addiction is a very common problem in South Korea

Question: According to the passage,   _  are more likely to become addicted to online games.

Choices:
- people under great pressure from school and work
- people well-known in the field of computer games
- people with unsolved problems and few friends
- people who'd like to take a risk in computer games


Cutting global warming pollution would not only make the planet healthier, it would make people healthier too, new research suggested.
Cutting carbon dioxide emissions could save millions of lives, mostly by reducing preventable deaths from heart and lung diseases, according to studies released Wednesday and published in a special issue of The Lancet, a British medical journal.
"Relying on fossil fuels leads to unhealthy lifestyles, increasing our chances of getting sick and in some cases takes years from our lives," US Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said in a telecast briefing from her home state of Kansas. "As greenhouse gas emissions go down, so do deaths from cardiovascular  and respiratory  diseases. This is not a small effect."
Instead of looking at the health ills caused by future global warming, as past studies have done, this research looks at the immediate benefits of doing something about the problem, said Linda Birnbaum, director of the US National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Some possible benefits seemed highly speculative, the researchers conceded, based on people driving less and walking and cycling more. Other proposals studied were more concrete and achievable, such as reducing cook stoves that burn dung , charcoal and other polluting fuels in the developing world.
And cutting carbon dioxide emissions also makes the air cleaner, reducing lung damage for millions of people, doctors said.
"Here are ways you can attack major health problems at the same time as dealing with climate change," said lead author Dr. Paul Wilkinson, an environmental epidemiologist at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Wilkinson said the individual studies came up with numbers of premature deaths prevented or extra years of life added for certain places.
For example, switching to low-polluting cars in London and Delhi, India, would save 160 lost years of life in London and nearly 1,700 in Delhi for every million residents, one study found. But if people also drove less and walked or biked more, those extra saved years would soar to more than 7,300 years in London and 12,500 years in Delhi because of less heart disease.

Question: What does the passage mainly talk about?   _  .

Choices:
- How can people live longer?
- Cutting carbon dioxide emissions saves lives.
- Global warming threatens people's lives.
- People should stop relying on fossil fuels.

Question: The new research differs from past studies in that   _  .

Choices:
- it focuses on the immediate benefits of cutting carbon dioxide emissions
- it studies the bad effects arising from future global warming
- it is believed by more people
- it mainly targets at developing countries

Question: According to Kathleen Sebelius,   _  .

Choices:
- sometimes it takes years to see the bad effects caused by consuming fossil fuels
- without greenhouse gas emissions, people would not die of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases
- the main reason why people get sick is that they rely on fossil fuels
- deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases are closely related to greenhouse gas emissions

Question: Which of the following is the most practical way to cut carbon dioxide emissions according to the passage?   _  .

Choices:
- Driving less
- Walking and cycling as much as possible.
- Stopping using fossil fuels
- Reducing the use of polluting fuels to cook.

Question: It can be inferred from the passage that   _  .

Choices:
- London and Delhi have already benefited from reducing greenhouse gas emissions
- switching to low-polluting cars would save 160 lives in London each year
- walking and biking instead of driving will reduce the chance of heart disease
- attacking health problems and dealing with climate change are contradictory


Now I know that we black people are much more likely to have high blood pressure and diabetes  than white people. And _ often lead to heart attacks and other untreated diseases. For example, black people are three to four times more likely than white people to have high blood pressure and twice as likely as the white population to die of a stroke .
New research has found out the surprisingly high levels of salt in many of black people's favorite meals. I stopped putting extra salt in my food at the table long ago and I try to cut down on the salt I use in cooking. The recommended daily level of salt for adults is 6 grams. It is easy to see that if you avoid processed  foods and use salt in your cooking within the limit, you won't exceed the daily level.
The research showed how much salt there is in some foods that we buy from restaurants and takeaways. An average salad with rice and peas has 6.2 grams of salt. This is more salt than you are supposed to eat for the whole day.
A researcher talked about the importance of home cooking rather than take-outs. At home, he pointed out, not only can you hold control of the salt shaker, but also you can create tasty food which is low on salt. The researcher later provided curry goat and rice and peas. They were low on salt, but completely delicious.
I do not suppose Jamaicans are going to stop buying takeaways soon. But if you suffer from high blood pressure, it is probably better not to buy them often.

Question: What would the writer probably suggest black people do?

Choices:
- Order no salad in a restaurant.
- Take in no salt for several days.
- Stop cooking their favorite meals.
- Eat less takeaways.

Question: The researcher provided curry goat and rice and peas in order to   _  .

Choices:
- thank those who came to his home for his research
- let people know that eating less salt makes one healthier
- show that tasty food with less salt can be made at home
- prove the less salt the food has the more delicious it is

Question: What would be the best title for this passage?

Choices:
- Watch the salt.
- Take care, black people.
- Say no to takeaways.
- Say no to high blood pressure.


How will you celebrate New Year's Eve? By having a party with your classmates? Going to the karaoke for a singing competition? Many people around the world celebrate the day. Let's have a look at what people in other countries do.
    In the United States, thousands of people jam into Times Square in New York to welcome in the new year at midnight. The change from New Year's Eve and New Year's Day is very exciting. People count down   the seconds to welcome the new day as the New Year ball slowly gets down and lights up the area.
    In Spain, when the clock strikes midnight, everyone eats 12 grapes. They eat one grape for each toll   to bring good luck for the next 12 months of the new year.
    In Scotland, fireworks are set off in front of the Edinburgh Castle. Immediately after midnight, people sing Auld Lang Syne (<<>> ). The words are in Scottish and mean "days gone by". The famous Scottish poet Robert Burns wrote the song.
    In Brazil, most people wear white clothes on New Year's Eve to bring good luck for the new year. If they live near a beach, after midnight, people go there, light candles in the sand, throw flowers in the sea and make a wish. They say that the goddess who protects the sea will make their wishes come true.
    Did you know?
    The date January 1 was picked by the Roman leader Julius Caesar   as the change of the year when he established his own calendar in 46 BC. The month of January was named after the Roman god, Janus. He is pictured with two heads. One head looks forward and the other back. They represent a break between the old and new.

Question: What's the best title of the passage?

Choices:
- The history of New Year.
- New Year joy all around the world.
- Where to celebrate the New Year's Eve.
- 12 grapes, 12 months .

Question: People in the US don't_when on the New Year's Eve.

Choices:
- eat 12 grapes
- go to the Times Square
- count down the seconds
- get excited

Question: In Scotland, you will probably see   _  .

Choices:
- the famous poet Robert Burns sings the Auld Lang Syne
- most people wear white clothes
- people go for a singing competition
- fireworks set off in front of the Edinburgh Castle


Struggling in the US? Move to China!
I graduated from the university with a degree of civil engineering. It is a good field but my heart was not in it. I wanted to be an actor or work in the entertainment industry...living a creative life. My choice of civil engineering was really a mistake but I realized too late. As soon as I graduated, I moved straight to Los Angeles--the home of the film and television industry!
For three years, I tried to get a job in that field. I often worked as an extra in movies and TV shows--standing in the background while actors are in the foreground. This was fun for a while, but I wanted a real acting job, where I was speaking! Sadly, in Los Angeles, there is too much competition. Every race and age is represented: old, young, black, white, Asian and thousands of blondish-red haired Midwestern types like me. Being an extra couldn't make enough money for me to live in Los Angeles. I had to do something else for money.
After three years of trying, I gave up my dream of being an actor and started a different career. I then tried network-marketing, but in the end, that failed. Seven years after graduating college, I was still in debt, still searching for a satisfactory life. I decided to go back to civil engineering.
However, I was starting to get very disappointed with my life. Why is life not like what I expected? I expected to have made a lot of money, gotten married, with a house and nice cars, kids, time freedom, etc.  _ I want my life to be different, more satisfactory, more alive. America was not providing that for me...
In addition, America was too expensive--always worrying about money was a headache. I wanted a life filled with adventure, romance, friendships, successes, and dreams realized.
...
I decided to move to China.

Question: How can we describe the writer's attitude toward life?

Choices:
- Practical
- Passive
- Disappointed
- Positive

Question: What did the writer do before he finally decided to move to China?

Choices:
- Engineer-extra-marketing-engineer
- Extra-marketing-engineer
- Engineer-extra-marketing
- Extra-engineer-marketing

Question: What can we infer from the passage?

Choices:
- Life is easier in the US.
- Life in China is not easy.
- There is always somewhere in the world where you can enjoy life.
- More Americans will move to China.


HK's Family Affair
The 32nd Hong Kong Art Festival, to be held early next year, will be based on the theme of "family".
The art festival, considered to be Asia's best, began in 1973.
"We hope that people from Beijing and from all over the world will go to Hong Kong to enjoy the multiple performances in our art festival,"Douglas Gautier, the festival's management director, said in a press conference in the capital.
In the 29 days of the festival, which runs from February 8 to March 7, 2004, the audience can choose from 111 performances of 51 programmes staged by 700 foreign performers, 450 local artists and 160 actors from the mainland.
Programmes vary from classical music, jazz, world music, Western and Peking opera, drama and dance to outdoor spectaculars.
The programmes include Beethoven's only opera Fidelio, Shakespeare's drama Rromeo and Juliet, the ballet Mozartina and African dances, to name just a few.
The lineup includes the English Touring Theatre, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Zurich Ballet, The Spanish National Dance Troupe, as well as Europe Galante, the Petersen Quartet, pianists Angela Hewitt and Marc-Andre Hamelin, and saxophonist Jan Garbarek.
In an effort to increase attendance, hotels and airlines are offering _ along with art festival ticket sales, most of which are at 20% and 30% discounts.
For more information, please check:
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Question: The press conference must have been held   _  .

Choices:
- in Hong Kong
- in Europe
- in Beijing
- in England

Question: According to the text, we do NOT have any information about   _  .

Choices:
- who will perform on stage
- what programmes there will be
- when the 32nd Art Festival will be held
- which theatres will put on performances

Question: The main purpose in writing this text is   _  .

Choices:
- to make the 32nd Art Festival known
- to announce the plan of the art festival
- to introduce the cost of the art festival
- to sell a service during the art festival


Water is very important to living things. Without water there can be no life on the earth. All animals and plants need water. Man also needs water. We need water to drink, to cook our food and to clean ourselves. Water is needed in offices, factories and schools. Water is needed everywhere.
There is water in seas, rivers and lakes. Water is found almost everywhere. Even in the desert part of the world, there is some water in the air. You can not see or feel it when it is a part of the air. The water in the seas, rivers and lakes is a liquid, the water in the air is a gas, and we call it water vapour  .
Clouds are made of water. They may be made of very small drops of water. They may also be made of snow crystals . Snow crystals are very very small crystals of ice. Ice is frozen water. It is a solid. There can be snow and ice everywhere in winter.
Water may be a solid or a liquid or a gas. When it is a solid, it may be as hard as a stone. When it is a liquid, you can drink it. When it is a gas, you can not see or feel it.

Question: Where can we find water?

Choices:
- We can find water when it turns into vapour.
- Water is only in seas and rivers.
- We can see water in deserts here and there.
- Water can be found almost everywhere.

Question: We can drink water when it is  _

Choices:
- a solid
- aliquid
- in the air
- turned into ice

Question: Clouds are made of  _

Choices:
- seas, rivers and lakes
- blocks of ice
- very small drops of water or snow crystals
- solid, liquid and gas

Question: Water has three states . They are  _

Choices:
- solid, liquid and gas
- solid, vapour, snow
- drops of water, blocks of ice and crystals of water
- ice, snow and air


John Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn't, the girl with the rose.
His interest in her had begun thirteen months before in a Florida library. Taking a book off the shelf he found himself intrigued, not with the words of the book, but with the notes penciled in the margin. The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the previous owner's name, Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he located her address. She lived in New York City. He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to correspond. The next day he was shipped overseas for service in World War II.
During the next year and one month the two grew to know each other through the mail. Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. A romance was starting Blanchard requested a photograph, but she refused. She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn't matter what she looked like.
When the day finally came for him to return from Europe, they scheduled their first meeting --7:00 PM at the Grand Central Station in New York. "You'll recognize me," she wrote, "by the red rose I'll be wearing on my lapel." So at 7:00 he was in the station looking for a girl whose heart he loved, but whose face he'd never seen.
I'll let Mr. Blanchard tell you what happened: A young woman was coming toward me, her figure long and slim. Her blonde hair lay back in curls from her delicate ears; her eyes were blue as flowers. Her lips and chin had a gentle firmness, and in her pale green suit she was like springtime come alive. I stared at her, entirely forgetting to notice that she was not wearing a rose. As I moved, a small, attractive smile curved her lips. "Going my way , sailor?" she murmured.
Almost uncontrollably I made one step closer to her, and then I saw Hollis Maynell. She was standing almost directly behind the girl. A woman well past 40, she had graying hair tucked under a worn hat. She was more than plump, her thick-ankled feet thrust into low-heeled shoes. The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away. I felt as though I was split in two, so keen was my desire to follow her, and yet so deep was my longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned me and upheld my own.
And there she stood. Her pale, plump face was gentle and sensible, her gray eyes had a warm and kindly twinkle. I did not hesitate. My fingers gripped the small worn blue leather copy of the book that was to identify me to her.
This would not be love, but it would be something precious, something perhaps even better than love, a friendship for which I had been and must ever be grateful. I squared my shoulders and saluted and held out the book to the woman, even though while I spoke I felt choked by the bitterness of my disappointment.  "I'm Lieutenant John Blanchard, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to dinner?"
The woman's face broadened into a tolerant smile. "I don't know what this is about, son," she answered, "but the young lady in the green suit who just went by, she begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!"
It's not difficult to understand and admire Miss Maynell's wisdom. The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive. "Tell me whom you love," Houssaye wrote, "And I will tell you who you are. "

Question: How did John Blanchard get to know Miss Hollis Maynell?

Choices:
- They lived in the same city.
- They were both interested in literature.
- John knew Hollis's name from a library book.
- John came across Hollis in a Florida library.

Question: Hollis refused to send Blanchard a photo because  _  .

Choices:
- she was only a middle - aged woman
- she wasn't confident about her appearance
- she thought true love is beyond appearance
- she had never taken any photo before they knew

Question: How could Blanchard recognize Hollis?

Choices:
- She would be wearing a rose on her coat.
- She would be holding a book in her hand.
- She would be standing behind a young girl.
- She would be wearing a scarf around her neck.

Question: What was the real Miss Hollis Maynell like?

Choices:
- She was a plump woman with graying hair.
- She was a slightly fat girl, with blonde hair.
- She was a middle - aged woman in her forties.
- She was a young, pretty girl wearing a green suit.

Question: When Blanchard went over to greet the woman, he was  _  .

Choices:
- satisfied and confident
- disappointed but well - behaved
- annoyed and bad - mannered
- shocked but inspired

Question: Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

Choices:
- A Test of Love
- The Symbol of Rose
- Love is blind
- Don't Judge a Book by its Cover


A new survey finds that more than eighty percent of Internet users in the United States search for health information online. The survey found that searching online is one of the leading ways that people look for a second opinion though doctors are still the main source of health information.
Forty-four percent of people are actually looking for doctors or other providers when they search for health information online. Another finding of the survey: Two-thirds of Internet users look online for information about a specific disease or medical condition.
The Internet has also become an important source of emotional support for people with health problems. Susannah Fox says one in five Internet users has gone online to find other people who have the same condition. It was more popular among people with more serious health issues--one in four people living with chronic diseases  . And it was basically _ with people living with rare disease. They are so eager to find other people online who share their health concerns.
A disease is considered rare if it affects fewer than two hundred thousand people worldwide. The rise of social networking has made it easier for people with rare diseases to connect with each other and feel less alone. Social networking is also changing the way some doctors and patients communicate with each other. Dr. Jeff Livingston operates a medical center for women in Irving, Texas. His office uses password-protected software to share information with patients.
"We provide the patient full access to their medical care. Anything I can see, the patient can see. All of their notes, all of their doctor visits are right there. All of their lab work is right there." Dr. Livingston says the software has increased efficiency, reduced costs and improved relations with patients.

Question: By using social networking, patients with rare diseases can   _  .

Choices:
- find effective cures
- get emotional comfort
- ask for financial support
- consult doctors anytime

Question: Which of the following is NOT true of Dr. Livingston's software?

Choices:
- It cuts down medical expenses.
- It decreases the time spent on medical care.
- It takes doctors closer to their patients.
- It gives patients a medical test online.


Taichi with English narration
   A veteran  Taichi teacher, about 38, teaches the basic 24 movements, pushinghands and self-defense techniques, suitable for the beginners and intermediate level.
   Time:10:00-12:00 a.m., every Sunday morning
   Place: Bamboo Garden Hotel, No 24, Xiaoshiqiao Hutong, jiuprefix = st1 /Gulou Street, Northwestof Drum Tower in the downtown.
   Fee: 60 yuan each time
Chinese ink & water painting class
   To learn the techniques of painting a bird, flower, or lady with brushes. The Chinese philosophy and culture will also be included
   Time: 7:00-9:00p.m. every Wednesday
   Place: Library Bar, first floor, Tower B of East Gate Plaza ,right behind the poly plaza at the East Second Ring Road.         Fee: 60 yuan each week
                                     Big-bowl-tea
   Ten yuan (US$1.2) for a cup of Chinese tea and live performance of Peking Opera is the tempting offer up for grabs at Dawancha (big-bowl-tea) Theatre, a new branch of Lao She Tea house.
   The atmosphere of a traditional Chinese tea-house of the past is evoked  with window seats overlooking Tian'an Men Square.
   Place: east side of north end of Qianmen Dajie, facingArrowTower
   Tel: 318-4723,  6318-2107
Acrobatic  show
The Tianqiao area of Beijingwon its name as the city's major outdoor performance site for acrobatics shows before the founding of New China in 1949. Acrobatic shows are still staged every evening in a theatre located in the Tianqiao area. The shows, put on by the Beijing Acrobatics Troupe, include many national or world award-winning programmes.
Time: 7 p.m., daily
Place: Wansheng Theatre
Price: 100 yuan (Us$ 12.0)
Tel: 65287750 ext 198

Question: If you are a sport lover you can go to   _  .

Choices:
- Library Bar
- Bamboo Garden Hotel
- Lao she Tea-House
- Wansheng Theatre

Question: Which item is the cheapest and most relaxed to spend your leisure time?

Choices:
- Taichi with English narration
- Chinese ink & water painting class
- Big-bowl-tea
- Acrobatic

Question: Which of the following is NOTtrue?

Choices:
- You can enjoy acrobatic shows every day at 7 p.m. in the open air.
- You can see live performance of Peking Opera while enjoying Chinese traditional tea
- You don't have to worry about the language problem to attend Taichi if you are an Englishman
- Chinese ink &water painting class is probably open to learner from outside China


Forget Twitter and Facebook, Google and the Kindle. Television is still the most influential medium around. Indeed, for many of the poorest regions of the world, it remains the next big thing--finally becomes globally available. And that is a good thing, because the TV revolution is changing lives for the better.
Across the developing world, around 45% of families had a TV in 1995; by 2005 the number had climbed above 60% . That is some way behind the U.S. ,where there are more TVs than people, and where people now easily get access to the Internet. Five million more families in sub-Saharan Africa will get a TV over the next five years. In 2005 , after the fall of the Taliban ,which had banned TV, I in 5 Afghans had one. The global total is another 150 million by 2013--pushing the numbers to well beyond two thirds of families.
Television's most powerful effect will be on the lives of women. In India, researchers Robert Jensen and Emily Oster found that when TVs reached villages, women were more likely to go to the market without their husbands approval and less likely to want a boy rather than a girl. They were more likely to make decisions over child health care. TV is also a powerful medium for adult education. In the Indian state of Gujarat, Chitrageet is a popular show that plays Bollywood songs with words in Gujarati on the screen. Within six months, viewers had made a small but significant improvement in their reading skills.
Too much TV has been associated with violence, overweight and loneliness. However, TV is having a positive influence on the lives of billions worldwide.

Question: Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

Choices:
- Americans used to get access to the Internet easily.
- The world's TV sets will total 150 million by 2013.
- 45% of families in the developing countries had a TV in 2005.
- Over two thirds of families in the world will have a TV by 2013.

Question: The author intends to   _  .

Choices:
- stress the advantages of TV to people's lives
- persuade women to become more independent
- encourage people to improve their reading skills
- introduce the readers some websites such as Google

Question: What would be the best title for the passage?

Choices:
- TV Will Rule the World
- TV Will Disturb the World
- TV Will Better the World
- TV Will Remain in World


I love everything about making Easter dinner except the Saturday shopping. That day, the supermarket can be as crowded as a department store at Christmas. And this Easter, on top of my regular checklist, I had to buy the ingredient  for a delicious, new recipe I'd discovered: sliced ham and turkey layered with Swiss cheese and cabbage, all wrapped in pastry dough.
Trouble was that my work schedule had left me no time to shop earlier in the week. I would get up extra early and take care of everything on Saturday morning, I thought, as I drove to the office on Friday. But that morning, Yola, one of my co-workers, asked if my husband Robert and I would help her move the next day. "I really don't have anybody else to ask," she apologized.
"Sure," I told her, soft touch that I am. Early Saturday morning, Robert, my 15-year-old son Ben, and I drove our truck to her old apartment. Oh, the piles of furniture and boxes! It took us till late afternoon to get her settled in her new place.
By the time we returned home, I was exhausted. I don't know how I'm going to go shopping now, let alone cook Easter dinner, I thought. The only ingredient I had at home was the cabbage. On the kitchen counter were two shopping bags of food that Yola had sent home with us -- her thanks for helping her move. She was leaving on a trip the next day, and didn't want the food to go to waste.
I reached into the first bag and pulled out a package of sliced ham. Well, that's lucky, I thought. Then I pulled out a package of sliced turkey, and another of Swiss cheese. That's strange, I thought. There's no way Yola knew my Easter dinner plans. I reached back into the grocery bag, thinking of the Easter miracle. All of a sudden, the strangest feeling came over me. I lifted it out. It was a box of pastry dough -- the final ingredient I needed for my recipe.

Question: According to her plan, what was the author going to do on early Saturday morning?

Choices:
- Shop in the supermarket.
- Cook some delicious food.
- Do extra work in her office.
- Help her co-worker move.

Question: What do we know from the passage?

Choices:
- It took the author the whole morning to finish moving.
- Helping Yola move took the author nearly a whole day and a lot of effort.
- Only two people carried the furniture and boxes for Yola.
- Yola's new home is far away from her old apartment.

Question: Why did Yola give the author food?

Choices:
- The food she bought was too much to eat up.
- She knew that the author liked eating the food.
- She was leaving and feared the food would go to waste.
- She knew that the author didn't buy Easter food.

Question: Which of the following things surprised the author most?

Choices:
- Yola had so much furniture and many boxes to move.
- Yola gave her so much food to express her thanks.
- Yola had known what she was in need of.
- Yola gave her exactly what she wanted to buy.


America's child movie star Shirley Temple Black died late Monday evening at the age of 85. Her fans in China are also deeply saddened. Temple is just one example of movie stars that China adored, and still adores. Here's our editor's pick of the top movie stars who have influenced China.
1. Sylvester Stallone
Oh, Rambo! The first strong American man that China knew. His accented English, easily recognizable even for someone who doesn't speak English, and his eyes that never seemed to smile, makes him someone whom cannot be forgotten. He represented the strong American image, and even stirred a boxing and bodybuilding fever in China.
2.Charlie Chaplin (April 16, 1889 - December 25, 1977)
In the 20th century, it is not too much to say that Einstein made the greatest contributions to science, and not many would disagree that Chaplin did the same for film. He was the first actor that introduced comedy to most Chinese viewers, and politically, he was also a close friend of China's. His silent films broke the barrier of language and his form of art was recognized by all. It will be a difficult task to find a person in China who does not recognize Chaplin, even today.
3. Shirley Temple ( April 23, 1928 - February 10, 2014)
When Chinese audiences saw this adorable child star for the first time on screen, Shirley Temple had already lived for more than half a century. In her movies, she was always alone or in trouble, but this adorable little blonde  could always resolve anything with her kindness, push away the fogginess and bring about light. The brand "Shirley Temple" was a product of the Great Depression. People watched her act to forget their hardships as Temple entertained the poor, the rich, adults and children alike. Several decades later, when her films were screened in China, the effects were the same.
4. Audrey Hepburn( May 4, 1929 - January 20, 1993)
She will forever be the princess in Chinese people's hearts. Even to this day, a large number of tourists go to Rome to visit the Mouth of Truth with their lovers and eat ice cream on the Spanish Steps. Her sense of style seems to never go out of style. When she was alive, she was living perfection. Even after her death, she has remained an _ . That's something that only Audrey Hepburn is capable of.

Question: According to the passage, who was most known for comedy in China?

Choices:
- Sylvester Stallone
- Charlie Chaplin
- Shirley Temple
- Audrey Hepburn

Question: What can we learn from the passage?

Choices:
- Sylvester Stallone taught boxing and bodybuilding and caused a fever in China.
- Charlie Chaplin was China's close friend because he introduced comedy to China.
- Audrey Hepburn's movie made the Mouth of Truth and the Spanish Steps popular.
- Shirley Temple's works can only help Americans forget hardships and enjoy life better.

Question: In which part can we most probably read this passage?

Choices:
- Art
- Columns
- Music & Theater
- Film &TV


Now that America has declared a state of swine flu   public health emergency, you may be asking yourself -- what am Isupposed to do? Here is a list of practical steps you can take to prepare and protect yourself and your family.
1) Know the symptoms-- Here are some of the symptoms that sound like swine flu -- fevers over 100 degrees (37.8degC), body aches, cough, runny nose, and sometimes, nausea   and diarrhea  . It's also useful to know if you might have had an exposure   either by recent travel to Mexico, or to the areas of known cases so far in America -- specific areas of California, Texas, New York, Ohio and Kansas. Or you may have been exposed to a sick person who came from those areas.
2) Don't panic-- If you have symptoms that sound like swine flu, do not rush to hospitals. Not only is this difficult for the healthcare system, it can also be potentially dangerous for everyone. Call your doctor or local public health clinic before going in.
3) Contain the illness-- Hand-washing works. Wash, wash and wash. Invest in some hand sanitizer   for the whole family. Avoid hugs and kisses of well-wishers, and do not share telephone handsets or computers. Be especially careful to always cough into the elbow of your arm (yes! the elbow, not your hand!). Cover your cough and sneeze to protect others.
4) What about a mask?-- The data shows that masks do work --as long asthere is a tight seal   about the mouth and nose.
5) Eat the pork(if you want) -- Swine flu gets its name because pigs can get the infection and spread it to each other -- as well as to humans. This latest virus contains pieces that indicate it evolved   from swine flu virus, and can now spread from person to person. Swine flu is not spread by properly prepared and cooked pork products. So if you want to eat pork, you can.
6) Getting sick? Stay home!-- In our go-go-go culture and these severe economic times, it can be very hard to call a boss and cancel a day's work. Now, however, if you or your loved ones are feeling like there's a flu coming on, stay home.
7) Stockpile?-- Right now, it's too early for any of us to become a Swine Flu Shut-In, but the public health department recommends that each home have two weeks of supplies, in case we must stay home -- either for illness or to help contain transmission. That means two weeks of food for everyone in your home, two weeks of all medications, and, if you're like most people, two weeks of books and DVDs.

Question: The purpose of the writer is mainly to   _  .

Choices:
- analyze the possible causes of swine flu
- tell people how to protect themselves from swine flu
- give people some information about the present situation of swine flu
- suggest some treatments for swine flu

Question: According to the passage, which of the following is one of the reasons why the disease is called "Swine flu"?

Choices:
- Some patients have eaten some not-so-well-cooked pork.
- Some patients have contact with pigs in their life.
- The virus is probably developed from swine flu virus.
- The disease is mostly passed from pigs to humans.

Question: Suppose Mr Fernando has just been back from prefix = st1 /Mexicoand he's got a high fever and runny nose, what shall he do?

Choices:
- Go to hospital as soon as possible.
- Ask a day off and stay at home.
- Call his doctor to ask for directions.
- Take some medicine and have a good rest.

Question: Which of the following is NOT a suggestion given by the writer?

Choices:
- Cough and sneeze into your hands.
- Wash your hands and wear a mask.
- Go on eating pork if you like.
- Store some food and medicine at home.


Throughout the world, clothing has many uses. It is used to provide protection from cold. It is also worn to prevent others from seeing specific parts of one's body. However, the parts of the body that must be covered vary widely throughout the world. Some clothing is worn to provide supernatural protection. Wearing a lucky shirt to take an exam is calling for supernatural assistance.
People in all cultures use clothing and other forms of bodily decoration to communicate status , intentions and other messages. In North America, we dress differently for business and various leisure activities. North American women usually are much more knowledgeable of little difference in messages communicated by clothes than men. At times, this leads to silly mistakes of understanding of female intentions on the part of men. Of course, clothing styles also are intended to communicate messages to members of the same gender .
Long before we are near enough to talk to someone, their appearance tells their gender, age, economic class, and often even intentions. We begin to recognize the important cultural clues at an early age. The vocabulary of dress that we learn includes not only items of clothing but also hairstyles, jewelry, and other body decoration. In most cultures, however, the same style of dress communicates different messages depending on the age, gender, and physical appearance of the individual wearing it.
Putting on certain types of clothing can change your behavior and the behavior of others towards you. This can be the case with a doctor's white lab coat, or an army uniform. Most uniforms are clearly symbolic so that they can rapidly and unmistakably communicate status. For instance, the strange hairstyle and clothing of the English "punks" are essential aspects of their uniforms.
There are many forms of body decoration other than clothes that are used around the world to send messages. These include body and hair paint, and even body deformation. When doctors put braces on teeth, they are actually doing the same thing - deforming or reforming a part of the body to make it more attractive.

Question: Which of the following is the best title for this passage?

Choices:
- Clothing and Culture
- Ways of Sending Message
- Clothing and Social Behavior
- Communication through Clothing

Question: Some people wear lucky shirts to take an exam because they believe  _  .

Choices:
- clothes can hide their fear for the exam
- clothes have extraordinary power
- shirts can make them more comfortable
- shirts provide protection against bad weather

Question: In North America, men sometimes misunderstand women's intention because  _  .

Choices:
- men are more careless than women
- women spend more time on their clothes
- men and women have different views on clothing styles
- men care less about the different messages communicated by clothes

Question: According to the passage, the behavior of others towards you can be changed by your  _  .

Choices:
- age
- dress
- status
- gender

Question: From the passage, it can be inferred that  _  .

Choices:
- clothing plays an important role in social activities
- words of dress are unable to communicate different messages
- dress is better than language in communicating messages
- messages communicated by clothes are the same in different cultures


Every few years, two groups carry out a study of how many Americans wash their hands after using the toilet. These groups are the American Society for Microbiology and the American Cleaning Institute, formerly the Soap and Detergent Association.
There was good news in the latest study. Researchers found that eighty-five percent of adults washed their hands in public restrooms last month. That was the most since the studies began in 1996.
Researchers visited restrooms at a baseball park in Atlanta and a science museum and aquarium  in Chicago. They also visited two train stations in New York City and a large farmers' market in San Francisco. In all, they observed about six thousand adults, with females and males equal in number.
The researchers found that seventy-seven percent of men and ninety-three percent of women washed their hands. That was up from sixty-six percent of men and eighty-eight percent of women in the last study three years ago.
The lowest rate of hand washing among men was at Turner Field, home of the Atlanta Braves baseball team. Only sixty-five percent of men washed their hands, compared to all but two percent of women.
Chicago and San Francisco had the most hand washers--eighty-nine percent of adults. Atlanta followed at eighty-two percent. New York had the lowest rate, at seventy-nine percent of the adults observed at Grand Central Station and Penn Station.
The findings of the observational study conflicted  with the findings of a separate telephone survey of about one thousand people. Ninety-six percent of them said they always washed their hands after using public restrooms.
Almost nine out of ten also said they always washed after using the bathroom at home.
Hand washing can help prevent the spread of many different infections.
To clean your hands well, wet them first and rub in soap for at least twenty seconds, including between the fingers and under the nails. Then wash under running water. In a public restroom, if you dry your hands with a paper towel, you should also use the towel to shut off the water and open the door.
Hand washing is also important when preparing food and after changing a baby's diaper . You should also wash if you cough or sneeze into your hands.

Question: According to the latest study, about  _  women washed their hands after using public bathroom.

Choices:
- 1,980
- 2,310
- 2,640
- 2,790

Question: Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

Choices:
- Hand washing is up in public restrooms in the US
- Americans like washing their hands so much
- Adults have their hands washed in public restrooms
- Why hand washing never enjoys popularity in the US


The cheetah is best known for being the world's fastest land animal, reaching speeds of just over 110kph for short period of time. However, many people know little else about this wonderful animal. The word cheetah probably comes from a Hindi word spotted animal. It is very similar to other cats but also has some obvious differences. Its body is much leaner than most cats and it has much longer legs.
People sometimes make a cheetah a leopard because they both have spots, but in fact they are very different. A leopard is far heavier and more powerful, but also much slower. The cheetah's spots cover most of its body except for its stomach and throat. The cheetah's tail has spots and these become rings at the end of the tail.
An adult cheetah weighs between 35-65 kilograms and is about 80 centimeters high at the shoulder. The cheetah's head is quite small and the eyes are quite high up. A black line runs from each eye down to its mouth and makes it look a little sad. It has high shoulders that help it to walk so gracefully.
Cheetahs are very fast but they are not very strong. They are not good fighters and will run away rather than fight another animal to protect their food. If they make a kill, it is sometimes taken away from them by stronger animals such as lions and leopard. These animals will kill their young if they get the chance. The cheetah is not a threat to humans at all. It will not attack humans and prefers to stay away from occupied areas.

Question: Many people know that the cheetah  _

Choices:
- is a fast runner
- runs faster than any other animal on land
- runs as fast as it can
- is very fast for periods of time

Question: The cheetah   _

Choices:
- has spots all over its body including its tail
- has spots on its stomach and throat
- does not have spots on its stomach and throat
- has spots everywhere except for its stomach and throat

Question: Cheetahs will not fight another animal to protect their food because   _

Choices:
- they can quickly run away
- they are very fast runners
- They want to protect their young
- They are poor fighters


My friend Mike was shaking his head in disbelief. "That young woman who just waited on me," he said, pointing to an employee of the fast food restaurant where we were eating, "had to call someone over to help her count change. The cash register   showed her I needed 99 cents, but she couldn't figure out how to count out the coins." I understood Mike's concern. What we have done is to create several generations of individuals most of whom have no idea how to reason; how to do simple math; how to do research; or, finally, how to be creative . The reason for this is our overuse of information technology: video games, television, digital watches, calculators, and computers. Information technology feeds us information without requiring us to think about it and let us perform operations without understanding them.
It is time we took a hard look at an educational system that only teaches our children how to push buttons. Our kids can't tell time if the clock has hands. They can use calculators, but cannot add, subtract , divide, or multiply. Video games have taken the place of active, imaginative play. Although most of them are technically educated, they choose not to read. They are so used to television and movies that they cannot use their imagination to stay interested in a book.
     Therefore, we must do something to help our children. If we don't, they will never learn how to solve problems. They will never learn even basic reasoning skills and will certainly not develop creativity. Instead of filling classrooms with electronics, let's concentrate on good old-fashioned literacy -- reading books. Students must see how things work and how processes lead to results, and they must also stretch their imagination.

Question: What was the employee's problem?

Choices:
- She couldn't operate the cash register.
- She forgot to count change.
- She couldn't solve simple math problems.
- She was in need of coins for customer.

Question: According to the text, Mike worries that   _  .

Choices:
- information technology is developing too fast.
- many restaurants do not provide good service
- we are creating people who cannot think for themselves
- modern technology feeds us with too much information

Question: What's probably the author's suggestion about children's problem?

Choices:
- To get them off TV and computer games.
- To teach them how to learn from video games.
- To turn off all electronic equipment at school.
- To give them freedom in the use of computers.

Question: We can learn from the text that the author believes   _  .

Choices:
- calculators help children expand their imagination
- reading benefits children more than electronics do
- there's no place for electronics in the classroom
- information technology does us a lot of good


Two thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house.
There lived many mice in the house. The woman in the house saw a mouse crawl  into the house in the moonlight. "Look! In comes one," she said to the man in the house. The thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside, "She found me when I was just in." But the thief outside didn't believe him, so he said, "Let us try to crawl into the house together." At that time two mice happened to crawl into the house, too. The woman saw the mice and shouted, "In come two, catch them!" The two thieves were terribly frightened. The man in the house said, "You saw them come in but where are they? I will catch them tonight." The two thieves started running away at once.
The two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing in their fields. The rope broke and the woman came home for a rope. She saw two men selling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man couldn't wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said, "How they look like the two of last night." The man said, "I asked you to fetch a rope, why don't you hurry for it?" The two thieves ran away very quickly without their sweet potatoes.

Question: The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because   _  .

Choices:
- they were found out
- they were frightened by what they had heard in the house
- they didn't work together well with each other
- mice stopped them from doing so

Question: When the woman said, "How they look like the two of last night!"   _  .

Choices:
- she referred to the two thieves
- she meant nothing
- she said it on purpose
- she referred to the mice

Question: "  _  "is the best title for this passage.

Choices:
- Two Clever Thieves
- Terrible Mice
- Hit the Mark by a Fluke
- A Clever Coupe

Question: Which of the following statements is NOT true?

Choices:
- The two thieves not only failed to steal things but also lost their sweet potatoes.
- Whenever they found mice, the people in the house would try to catch them.
- The two thieves ran away at once, because they thought the woman had seen them.
- The man let the woman go home for a rope, which would be used for catching the thieves.


To err is human. To blame the other guy is even more human.
Common sense is not all that common.
Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse?
These three popular misquotes are meant to be jokes, and yet they tell us a lot about human nature .To err, or to make mistakes, is indeed a part of being human, but it seems that most people don't want to accept the responsibility for the problem. Perhaps it is the natural thing to do .The original quote about human nature went like this: " To err is human, to forgive, divine ."This saying mirrors an ideal people should be forgiving of others' mistakes. Instead, we tend to do the opposite -find someone else to pass the blame on to. However, taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a making of great maturity.
Common sense is what we call clear thought. Having common sense means having a good general plan that will make things work well, and it also means staying with the plan. Common sense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm, but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshine.Common sense does not seem to be common for large organizations, because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything. People say that in a large company, "the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing."
And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art? One of the common problems with making excuses is that people, especially young people, get the idea that it's okay not to be totally honest all the time. There is a corollary to that: if good excuse is "good" even if it isn't honest, then where is the place of the truth?

Question: According to tile passage, which of following seems the most human?

Choices:
- To search for truth.
- To achieve one's ideal
- To make fun of others' mistakes.
- To criticize others for one's own error.

Question: According to the author, what is a sign of a man's maturity?

Choices:
- Doing things his own way.
- Bearing responsibility for his mistakes.
- Making as few mistakes as possible.
- Thinking seriously about his wrongdoing.

Question: Which of the following is N0T based on common sense?

Choices:
- A man tries to take charge of everything in a large company.
- A student goes out with an umbrella in stormy weather.
- A company's next move follows a good plan.
- A lawyer acts on fine judgments.

Question: What is the author's opinion about a good excuse?

Choices:
- Making a good excuse is sometimes a better policy.
- Inventing a good excuse needs creative ideas.
- A good excuse is as rewarding as honesty.
- Bitter truth is better than a good excuse.

Question: What would be the best title for his passage?

Choices:
- A Mirror of Human Nature
- To Blame or to Forgive
- A Mark of Maturity
- Truth or Excuse


A meteor  that exploded over Russia's Ural mountains and sent burning to earth has set off a rush to find fragments of the space rock which hunters hope could fetch thousands of dollars a piece.
Friday's explosion and following shockwave shattered windows, injured almost 1200 people and caused about $33 million worth of damage, said local authorities.
It also started a "meteorite rush" around the industrial city of Chelyabinsk,where groups of people have started _ the snow and ice.
"The price is hard to say yet... The fewer meteorites that are discovered, the higher their price is." Said Dmitry Kachkalin, a member of the Russian Society of Amateur Meteorite Lovers.
Meteorites are parts of a meteor that have fallen to earth.
Scientists at the Urals Federal University were the first to announce a significant find-53 small, stony, black objects around Lake Chebarkul, near Chelyabinsk, which tests confirmed were small meteorites.
The fragments were only 0.5 to 1 cm across but the scientists said larger pieces may have crashed into the lake, where a crater in the ice about eight metres wide opened up after Friday's explosion.
"We just completed tests and confirm that the pieces of matter found by our experts around Lake Chebarkul are really meteorites." said Viktor Grokhovsky, a scientist with the Urals Federal University and the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Many other people were in the area just hoping to find a meteorite after what was described by scientists as a once-in-a-century event.
Residents of a village near Chelyabinsk searched the snowy streets, collecting stones they hoped prove to be the real thing. But not all were ready to sell.
"I will keep it. Why sell it? I didn't have a rich lifestyle before, so why start now?" a woman in a woollen hat and winter jacket, clutching a small black pebble , told state television.
The Internet was filled quickly with advertisements from eager hunters hoping to sell what they said were meteorites - some for as little as 1,000 roubles ($33.18).
One seller of a large, silver-hued rock wrote in an advertisement:" Selling an unusual rock. It may be a piece of meteorite. It may be a bit of a UFO. It may be a piece of a rocket!"

Question: According to the passage, lots of people rushed to find meteorites for  _  .

Choices:
- fun
- money
- research
- fame

Question: Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

Choices:
- The price of meteorites will be very high without doubt.
- A meteor exploded over Russia's Ural mountains on Friday.
- All meteorites hunters want to sell what they found and become rich.
- People from all across Russia have rushed to Ural mountains to find meteorites.

Question: Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage?

Choices:
- How to identity a meteorite
- To sell or to keep your meteorite
- Meteorite rush around Chelyabinsk
- Meteor explosion caused great damage


We've all felt discouragement at one point or another in our lives. However, when this emotion bleeds into other aspects of our life, it can sometimes be inappropriate or even harmful.
I was personally discouraged by an adult during my high school. After telling her what university I wanted to attend, she plainly told me I would not get in. I was completely shocked and angry at her statement. The adult may have not intended to hurt me with her words, but it had an after effect. The meeting made me think she had no belief that I could possibly succeed in the future. After that it caused me to try to avoid any future meeting with adults until absolutely necessary.
We are all human; therefore, we can all understand that some days are more challenging. But when people allow situations of stress to consume  them, they cannot perform their best. People should pay attention to how their reactions could affect the person they are interacting with. People have the potential to perform their best when they _ the task at hand, but adults who come off in a rude and aggressive way through communication have an effect on teenagers' mind.
Adults whether in schools, or any other institutions should work to tear down walls gently and create a safe space for the person they are serving. These adults should also help and contribute to a person's academic, personal and professional growth. High school is an important time when young people need someone to believe in them.
In conclusion, I would like to add that it is not completely up to adults only. Students are responsible for seeking help from adults who are in authority  positions. They are also responsible for the way they approach adults in their academic surroundings. Students can expect to be treated in a respectful way when they express at the beginning. Generally the responsibility lies on both parties. When both sides can communicate in a polite manner then the complete environment of the school has the potential to develop well.

Question: The passage is mainly about   _  .

Choices:
- the adults' roles in school
- the skill to encourage students
- the way to communicate with children
- the importance of personal professional growth

Question: Who are responsible for children's development at school according to the writer?

Choices:
- Students.
- Teachers.
- Headmasters.
- Both students and teachers.

Question: The writer once tried to avoid meetings with adults because   _  .

Choices:
- he was very busy
- he thought highly of himself
- he was once hurt by an adult
- he couldn't get high marks at school