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Travelled abroad, you should follow the customs of the country where you are visiting. When you invited, it is good manners to refuse or accept an invitation, either by writing or by telephoning. If you go to the party, it is polite to reach on time. It is good manners to shake hand with your host. You can take a present if you like, possibly a bottle of wine, a box of chocolates and some flowers. However, it was not bad manners to take nothing. It is not polite to stay too late before the other guests have gone. Also, it is suggested to write or telephone a day or two late to thank your host.

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When 12-year-old Taylor Smith wrote a special letter to herself last spring, to be read in 10 years¡¯ time, she didn¡¯t know it would be opened before even a year had passed¡ª and that it wouldn¡¯t be her eyes reading the words.

¡°She had told me that she had written a letter to herself, and that she was excited that she was going to open it when she was older,¡±said Taylor¡¯s mother, Mary Ellen Smith.

Instead, it was opened by Taylor¡¯s parents after she died last spring. They posted the letter to Facebook, hoping it would inspire others.

It has. ¡°We¡¯ve gotten letters from lots of parents who have said it has encouraged them to love their kids and love each other,¡± said Mary Ellen Smith.

In the letter, Taylor congratulated herself on graduating from high school and asked, ¡°Are you in college?¡±

She also wanted to know if she had been on a plane yet and if the show ¡°Doctor Who¡± was still on the air.

Taylor also had some words for her future kids. After considering the idea of selling her iPad and getting an iPad mini instead, she told her future self to mention to her kids that ¡°We¡¯re older than the tablet.¡± She included a drawing of an iPad for them to see.

Taylor died suddenly of pneumonia (·ÎÑ×), leaving behind both her parents and an older brother.

¡°I just want people to know just what an awesome, awesome person she was,¡± her father, Tim Smith said.

Her mother said, ¡°I can¡¯t bring her back, but I¡¯m so grateful people have been inspired by her story.¡±

Taylor¡¯s father read the closing words of her letter, which said, ¡°It¡¯s been years since I wrote this. Stuff has happened, good and bad. That¡¯s just how life works, and you have to go with it.¡±

1.Taylor Smith decided to open her letter when she was ________.

A. 18 years old B. 20 years old

C. 22 years old D. 24 years old

2.Why did Taylor¡¯s parents post her letter to Facebook?

A. To show Taylor Smith¡¯s deep love for her parents.

B. To encourage parents and kids to love each other.

C. To make themselves well-known and make money.

D. To prove Taylor Smith was good at writing.

3.We can learn from the passage that Taylor Smith ________.

A. was a college student

B. had never got an iPad

C. had never taken a plane

D. wanted to join ¡°Doctor Who¡±.

4.What is the message conveyed at the end of Taylor Smith¡¯s letter?

A. We should develop the habit of keeping a diary.

B. We should accept everything that happens in life.

C. We should stop bad things from happening.

D. We should show our love for our parents in time.

Good health is the most valuable thing in the world. When you¡¯ve got it, you never think about it. When you haven¡¯t got it, you think about it all the time. Our biggest enemies are not terrible diseases and so on. We are our own biggest enemies because we sometimes destroy our own good health. Some of us eat too much, drink too much and smoke too much. And though our reason tells us we should control ourselves, we find it difficult. The fact is that most human beings need stimulation (´Ì¼¤). Who doesn¡¯t enjoy a drink after a busy day? Only a smoker knows the pleasure of a cigarette with a cup of coffee.

The danger is when these innocent pleasures run our lives and so destroy our health. When you find yourself eating between meals or eating too much rich food, when you can only keep yourself going by taking frequent (Ƶ·±µÄ) drinks or by smoking one cigarette after another, then it¡¯s time to stop and think what you might be doing to yourself. The funny thing is that when we don¡¯t control ourselves, simple pleasures are no longer simple pleasures.

All right, I know what you¡¯re thinking. You¡¯re probably saying, ¡°It¡¯s easy to say, but I can¡¯t help myself. I need that extra bit of food, that extra drink, that extra cigarette. Life has so many pleasures that I can¡¯t do without them.¡± But I¡¯m saying you can help yourself. Not only that, you must help yourself. Because if you don¡¯t help yourself, no one else can. So be your own best friend.

1.The underlined word ¡°innocent¡±(in Paragraph 2) means ________.

A. not having done something wrong

B. exciting or cheering

C. not having much experience

D. not expected to cause harm

2.This passage is mainly about _______.

A. terrible diseases and so on

B. enjoying pleasures after a busy day

C. the difficulty of controlling ourselves

D. the danger of too much drinking, smoking and eating

3.¡°I can¡¯t help myself¡± means ____________.

A. I can¡¯t do it myself

B. I must ask someone to help

C. I can¡¯t control myself

D. Do help me, please

A terrible competition is going on in England, with billions of dollars and hundreds of lives at risk. OK, that¡¯s not true. But competitors from around the world gathered on Thursday for the annual competition to compete for the world¡¯s biggest person who tells lies.

Each participant is given up to five minutes to make up the best fib in the contest, which was founded in honor of 19th-century Bridge Inn landlord Will Ritson, who was reportedly famous for his lies. Competitors gather at the Bridge Inn every year for the competition, a small pub in northwestern England. Anyone but lawyers and politicians can take part in the competition.

A study found that nearly all lies are detectable (¿É¼ì²âµÄ) through visible facial muscle reactions in the person telling a lie. ¡°Thus, while interpersonal cheat often is highly successful, signs of hidden emotional states are communicated clearly to the informed observer,¡± the study concluded.

A churchman of Carlisle reportedly holds what may be the greatest lie of all time in the competition, simply stating, ¡°I have never told a lie in my life.¡±

In 2003, Abrie Krueger from South Africa became the first one to win the competition. In 2006, comedian Sue Perkins became the first female to win the competition, telling a tale about people riding camels to work as a result of climate change.

1.Why does the author tell a lie at the beginning of the passage?

A. He likes telling lies.

B. He intends to talk about a contest.

C. Lies can be detected by someone.

D. Nearly everyone has told lies.

2.What does the underlined word ¡°fib¡± in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. Experience. B. Story. C. Lie. D. Plot.

3.Who can¡¯t take part in the competition?

A. Lawyers & politicians. B. Reporters & editors.

C. Doctors & teachers. D. Students & managers.

4.What¡¯s the author¡¯s main purpose of this passage?

A. To explain how to deal with lies.

B. To invite people to take part in the competition.

C. To discuss how to avoid telling lies.

D. To introduce a strange competition.

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When he was 18 years old, the boy left his comfortable home in a wealthy Midwestern suburb to live as a foreign exchange student in a lower-middle-class neighborhood in a foreign country. He in an apartment with no elevators, no dishwashers and one washer for 300 . The tile (´Éש) floors were always and the rainy winter days there seemed endless. He to wash his clothes by hand in the bathtub and water was so costly,he trained himself to his waist-length hair in less than five minutes.

At that time there were no cell phones and the Internet didn¡¯t exist. So for six months he had no at all with his family or friends in the US. He had no relatives there so he to face the fact that his to adapt and create a life for ,was one hundred percent up to me. At age seventeen his need for friends was and not knowing a soul was, needless to say, a bit stressful.

To to his stress, he didn¡¯t speak the and had no familiarity with the monetary(»õ±ÒµÄ) system nor the transportation system. One more that created stress was his family. Of all the families in the city he lived, he was with the ones who spoke the least (or worst) English.

Living abroad and developing in a foreign language required persistence and determination. He made many mistakes the way. Now he¡¯s transformed (ת±ä) his memories into his medals of honor (ÈÙÓþÑ«ÕÂ). They¡¯re the treasured stories that offer wisdom, provide him with insights into friends and family and provide him with the that he can surpass future challenges.

1.A. lived B.moved C. turned D. took

2.A. places B. names C. families D.children

3.A. warm B. empty C. tidy D. cold

4.A. tried B. asked C. learned D. forced

5.A. since B.although C. unless D. once

6.A. arrange B. comb C.wash D. adopt

7.A. contact B. quarrel C. letter D. chance

8.A. turned B. needed C. pretended D. stopped

9.A. imagination B.question C. ability D. career

10.A. none B. other C. another D. himself

11.A. impossible B.strong C. beneficial D. hopeless

12.A. adapt B. apply C. add D. reduce

13.A. truth B. language C. fact D. word

14.A. scene B. shortage C. fault D. challenge

15.A. host B. former C.own D. guest

16.A. occupied B. chosen C. compared D. housed

17.A. fluency B. trouble C. habit D. fame

18.A. over B. along C. in D. during

19.A. harmful B. beautiful C. hopeful D. hard

20.A. advantage B. confidence C. promise D. future

As a senior, my future is always on my mind. To be exact, thoughts of the future have kept me up countless nights and made me worry enough to do poorly on more than one test. Because of this, words of wisdom are a source of comfort. Steve Jobs once gave a speech to Stanford¡¯s graduating class in 2005 and his words resound repeatedly in my mind whenever I think about my future.

When I hear Jobs discuss his life as a student, some of my fears were eased. He, too, felt the need to attend college to make something of himself. He faced what many are extremely afraid of: uncertainty. His lack of understanding caused him to stop attending college and focus on what he felt was important. His story had a happy ending, of course, since he certainly turned out well. This doesn¡¯t mean that students shouldn¡¯t attend college, but rather that they shouldn¡¯t worry so much.

Jobs talked about the hardships in his work. His love of his work helped him carry on and he got where he was meant to be, which restates the point: don¡¯ t panic.

One particular part of his speech stayed with me. Steve Jobs quoted£¨ÒýÓã©the saying ¡°Stay hungry, stay foolish¡± and it has become my motto. Staying foolish is realizing that you are still a fool, no matter how much you¡¯ve learned or experienced. There is always more to explore. Staying hungry is wanting to find those things about which you are still uneducated.

Steve Jobs¡¯s level of success is attainable, and I aim to prove that. With the will power to go into the world living every day like it¡¯s my last and allowing the future to take care of itself, I will do great things. In the last moments of my life, I¡¯ll be proud of what I have done and hope to have all the wisdom a person could wish for.

1.The author felt worried when _________.

A. he had to take tests at school

B. he thought about his future

C. he had lots of sleepless nights

D. he searched for words of wisdom

2.It is suggested in first two paragraphs that _________.

A. Steve Jobs didn¡¯t attend college at all

B. Steve Jobs failed because of his decision

C. the author once discussed life with Jobs

D. Jobs¡¯ speech influenced the author greatly

3.What did the author gain from Jobs¡¯s speech?

A. Courage to drop out of school.

B. Confidence in defeating Jobs.

C. Bravery to face uncertainties.

D. Interest in computer industry.

4.What did NOT Steve Jobs encourage students to do in his speech?

A. Have the desire to learn more.

B. Be content with what they know.

C. Stay calm in the face of hardships.

D. Be modest so as to learn more.

5.The passage is mainly about _________.

A. the wisdom drawn from a speech

B. the most impressive quotation in life

C. a memorable meeting with Jobs

D. an experience of a speech

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