Predicting when an earthquake or volcanic eruption will take place is extremely difficult, even with the advanced technological equipment available to modern scientists．There are some people, however, who believe they can sense when a major geological(地质学上的)event is coming．They claim to be "earthquake sensitive"．
Sensitivity to the earth's movements, according to those who say they have it, is revealed in different ways．Some say they are unusually clumsy and keep dropping things and having small accidents just before a big event．Others suddenly have a strong desire to eat popcorn, and don' t know why．Though it may sound crazy, they say it tells them that a big earthquake is less than 24 hours away．
The most common sign of an approaching disaster among earthquake sensitive people is said to be a bad headache．Arguably the first person to connect her own headaches to coming geological events was an American woman called Charlotte, King．She became famous for her prediction of the eruption of Washington's Mr．St．Helens on May 18, 1980, when she was accurate to within 12 minutes of the actual event．
King was tested by doctors and scientists and found to possess unusual hearing abilities．She could hear sounds in frequencies that most human beings cannot, and claimed to have been hearing such sounds since 1976．Three years later, she noticed that when the sounds changed in pitch or rhythm, giving her unpleasant headaches, a large earthquake would be reported within 72 hours．
(1)
It is stated in the first paragraph that there may be _________．
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A．
people who are able to detect earthquake activity
B．
people who are developing new methods of preventing earthquakes
C．
new machines to help earthquake sensitive people make predictions
D．
new machines that will soon be able to accurately predict earthquakes
(2)
Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
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A．
Charlotte King
B．
A magical ability
C．
Human vs Machine
D．
Earthquake and volcanic eruption
(3)
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a sign of an approaching earthquake?
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A．
A very loud noise．
B．
A painful headache．
C．
An urge to eat popcorn．
D．
A tendency to drop things．
(4)
Charlotte King became well known because she _________．
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A．
timed an earthquake to within 12 minutes
B．
correctly predicted a big volcanic eruption
C．
can make sounds other people cannot hear
D．
is smarter than many doctors and scientists
(5)
What enables Charlotte King to predict a geological event?
Welcome to Language upon Thames．This brochure has been designed to give you an overview of our Language School and the courses we offer．If you have some additional questions please do not hesitate to contact us for more information．
At Language upon Thames, we feel it is important to be flexible, in order that students can decide what period of study suits them best．
Small Group General English Courses
These courses are aimed at students who wish to improve their speaking, listening, reading and
writing skills and are offered at the following levels：
BEGINNERS
ELEMENTARY(初级)
PRE－INTERMEDIATE
INTERMEDIATE
UPPER－INTERMEDIATE
Studying one of the above courses will enable you to use English more confidently and competently(适合地)on a daily basis．
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Exam courses
These courses are aimed at students who wish to gain academic qualifications in English and are offered at the following levels：
University of Cambridge exams：
ADVANCED1－FCE(First certificate)
ADVANCED2－CAE(Advanced)
ADVANCED3－CPE(Proficiency)
Studying one of the above courses will enable you to continue your education or enter university in this country．(Students wishing to gain admission to a British university are normally required to have the Cambridge Proficiency Certificate．)
Speaking, Listening ＆Pronunciation
This course builds on communicative confidence and competence and is aimed at students who wish to develop the important skills of speaking and listening．
Emphasis is also placed on pronunciation, with activities designed to meet the needs of students of different nationalities, who need to focus on different areas．
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Other Languages
At Language upon Thames we offer a wide range of cafes, restaurants, shops and bars．Most importantly, we have foreign language classes of French, Japanese, German, Spanish and Italian during the day, evening or on a one-to-one basis．
(1)
What does this passage mainly talk about?
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A．
An overview of the language school．
B．
Ways to develop students' language skills．
C．
A brief introduction to some English courses．
D．
Solutions to build students' communicative confidence．
(2)
If you attend Exam Courses, you will ________．
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A．
use English more confidently and competently
B．
gain academic qualifications in English
C．
have better pronunciation and deal with everyday English well
D．
be able to get admitted into a university for further education in this country
(3)
Judging from the description, we can tell that this passage must be taken from ________．
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A．
a newspaper
B．
a magazine
C．
the Internet
D．
a guidebook
(4)
According to the passage, we may conclude that the English courses offered by Language upon Thames ________．
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A．
are flexible but with few language activities designed for students of different nationalities
B．
are flexible and will meet the needs of students at different levels and with different
backgrounds
C．
place much emphasis on language skills but pay less attention to the needs of learners
D．
are all aimed to improve students' communicative competence by giving classes on a one-to-one basis
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12-year-old Romina Mohaqqeq, believed to be Iran's youngest filmmaker, is dreaming of winning an Oscar someday．
“I will not regard myself a filmmaker until I win an Oscar,” she remarks．Born in 1998, she has so far directed several documentaries(纪录片)and short films and has received several awards at national and international festivals．
“I made my first documentary when I was eight years old．The idea came to my mind when I saw an Afghan boy who was collecting paper in a dustbin near our house．I thought it might be a good topic for a documentary,” she said．
“I asked my dad to make a movie about this boy but he said that it would not be an interesting topic．He told me to work on the topic myself if I liked it, so I made my first documentary and named it Long Way”．
Romina's “Long Way” took the best film award at Roshd International Film Festival in 2007, encouraging her to continue filmmaking．“Next, I adapted a story published in a magazine and made the short film A Box Full of Affection”．
She is now working on Thought, a new documentary about positive thinking．
Romina admits that her dad has been her only advisor all these years．
“When Romina decided to work on a topic herself at the age of 8, I taught her the whole process of filmmaking within 6 to 7 months．I even worked as a cameraman in some of her productions．” her father said．
“We also reviewed the book Film Directing Shot by Shot．We read all the sections together where she learned the entire process from pre-production to post-production．”
Romina also played in one of her dad's productions when she was 6, and acted in the movie The Earrings．She was among the judges of 39th edition of the Roshd International film Festival．
(1)
Which of the following films is not directed by Romina?
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A．
Long Way
B．
A Box Full of Affection
C．
Thought
D．
The Earrings
(2)
We know from the passage that ________．
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A．
Romina has won an Oscar Award
B．
Romina's first movie was a short film
C．
Romina once worked as a cameraman
D．
Romina's father was her first guide to filmmaking
(3)
According to the passage, “Film Directing Shot by Shot” is ________．
