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When nine-year-old Zion Harvey was two, he lost both his hands and his legs below the knees due to a life-threatening infection. The infection also damaged his kidneys and he receive a healthy kidney donated by his mom, Pattie Ray.

In the first few years of his life Zion had more medical hardship than most of us in a lifetime. That didn’t kill his spirit, though. Last year he became the first child to receive a double-hand transplant in the US. NBC News checked with him to see just how he was doing after the operation.

“I will be proud of the hands I get, ”he told NBC News. “Now I can do many things most people take for granted. When I got my hands, it’s like, here’s the piece of my life that was missing. Now my life is complete.”

When his mom Pattie talks about him, you can see the pride in her eyes, but you also see her strength. You can tell she’s helped her child develop his unbelievable spirit. The two are clearly a team, and seeing them together would make any person’s heart overflow.

“One of the major concerns I have for him is his being able to do certain things in his life,” Ray explains. “Without my mom, I would not be right here right now,” Zion says. “She helped me get through the most difficult times of my life. She is the best mom in the world.”

Zion Harvey is an amazing spirit, and wise well beyond his years.

1.Zion lost his hands ________.

A. at the age of nine B. owing to a medical failure

C. because of being seriously infected D. after a kidney transplant operation

2.After Zion received the double-hand transplant, ________.

A. NBC News went to give him encouragement B. he took what he got for granted

C. he joined a team with his mother D. he was content with his life

3.What may Pattie care most about Zion?

A. Whether he can succeed. B. Whether he can manage on his own.

C. How he can suffer less hardship. D. How he can keep high spirits.

4.What emotion is expressed by the author in the last paragraph?

A. Appreciation. B. Excitement. C. Surprise. D. Satisfaction.

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One day, a patient came to see me. He worked as a waiter in a restaurant and his problem was acid reflux (胃酸倒流), a disease that influences as many as 40 percent of Americans, a marked increase in recent years. Reflux can lead to esophageal (食道的) cancer, which has increased by about 500 percent since the 1970s. The drugs we use to treat reflux don’t always work and may even increase the risk of developing cancer when used long term.

What is responsible for these worrying developments? For one, our poor diet, with its huge increases in the intake of sugar, fat, soft drinks, and unhealthy foods. But another important fact has been overlooked: dinnertime. Over the past twenty years, the time of my patients’ evening meals has become later and later. Dinner — already pushed back by longer work hours — is often further delayed by activities such as shopping and exercise.

In my experience, the single most important treatment for reflux is to avoid late eating. A patient with reflux came to see me because her father and uncle died of esophageal cancer, and she was afraid of getting it too. Her nightly routine (常规) included a 9 p.m. dinner with at least two bottles of red wine. The reflux was serious, and changes were needed.

She listened, then did not come back to see me for a year. “For the first two months, I just hated you,” she told me, “and for the next two months, I was having some trouble eating. I guessed I was going to die of esophageal cancer.” Then she added, “You know, we’re the reason that it’s not so easy to get 6 p.m. reservations (预约) at the good restaurants anymore.”

To stop the increase in reflux disease, we have to stop eating at least three hours before bed. As for my waiter patient? I told him to eat dinner before 7 p.m. Within six weeks, his reflux was gone.

1.The disease the waiter caught is _____.

A. on the rise

B. easy to control

C. unusual in America

D. the most dangerous cancer

2.What does the underlined word “overlooked” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. Talked about a lot.

B. Paid no attention to.

C. Carefully looked into.

D. Taken into consideration.

3.Why did the woman patient hate the author?

A. He spoke of her dead father and uncle.

B. He asked her to change her eating habits.

C. He couldn’t find a way to deal with her problem.

D. He couldn’t make her healthy again within a year.

4.The author writes the text to tell us _____.

A. not to work late at night

B. to avoid eating at restaurants

C. unhealthy foods cause cancer

D. the danger of eating late at night

A researcher has made a report 1. says having a lot of money makes you a bad person. Professor Paul Piff spent ten years 2. (look) at the personalities of rich people and 3. (find) that their behaviour was very different 4. the behavior of poor people. Rich people are more likely to break 5. (rule), not follow the law, and not care about other people. Wealthy people cheat more at games and are less likely to help other people. Professor Piff told the BBC, “Wealth makes you more 6. (worry) about your own interests, your own desires, your own welfare.” He added that rich people think their own goals and needs are the most 7. (importance) thing in their life.

Professor Piff also found that poor people are more generous than rich people. The poor give a higher percentage of their money 8. (help) others than the rich. The 9. (wealth) you are, the less generous you are. You give significantly smaller portions away to other people. However, he said that rich people could change their behavior and become nicer 10. more generous.

The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is awarded for a novel written by a writer from the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland and it aims to represent the very best in contemporary fiction. The prize was originally called the Booker-McConnell Prize, which was the name of the company that sponsored it, though it was better-known as simply the ‘Booker Prize’. In 2002, the Man Group became the sponsor and they chose the new name, keeping ‘Booker’.

Publishers can submit books for consideration for the prize, but the judges can also ask for books to be submitted that they think should be included. Firstly, the Advisory Committee gives advice if there have been any changes to the rules for the prize and selects the people who will judge the books. The judging panel changes every year and usually a person is only a judge once.

Great efforts are made to ensure that the judging panel is balanced in terms of gender(性别) and professions within the industry, so that a writer, a critic, an editor and an academic are chosen along with a well-known person from wider society. However, when the panel of judges has been decided, they are left to make their own decisions. Meanwhile, the prize sponsor has no further right to take part in any more.

The Man Booker judges include critics, writers and academics to maintain the consistent quality of the prize and its influence is such that the winner will almost certainly see the sales increase considerably, in addition to the￡50,000 that comes with the prize.

1.Who can submit books to the prize?

A. Judges. B. Writers.

C. Readers. D. Sponsors.

2.Why is the prize named the Man Booker Prize?

A. Because the prize is given to writers from the Commonwealth.

B. Because the prize was known as simply the ‘Booker Prize’.

C. Because the prize is sponsored by the Man Group and they kept the name.

D. Because the prize is aimed to award the very best contemporary fiction.

3.Which task can be done by the Advisory Committee?

A. Changing the rules for the prize on their own.

B. Selecting the judging committee.

C. Making decisions on who is the winner.

D. Submitting books for consideration for the prize.

4.The consistent quality of the prizes is guaranteed by ________.

A. the prize money

B. the gender of the judges

C. the make-up of the panel of judges

D. the increase in sales of the winner

Abby Harris has a dream. But unlike most ordinary 15-year-old girls, Abby’s dream has _______ to do with expensive shopping, meeting her _______ boy bands or throwing huge parties with her friends. This US teenager wants to be the _______ astronaut to walk on Mars. And she’s using the _______ of social media to make sure that she gets there.

According to Abby’s Internet blog, Astronaut Abby, she has wanted to be a (n) _______ since she was 5 years old.

She _______ more in the post People Say I’m A Dreamer: “When you’re that young and you have that big a dream, most people just _______ you. But I stuck with it. I made plans, I worked hard and I _______ on my goal. As I got older and continued to stay focused on science, technology, engineering and math(STEM), people in my life(my family, friends, teachers), began to notice and _______ me to dream big. I had huge ambitions, and was ________ to have people around me telling me that I could achieve them.

In the seventh grade, Abby ________ a Twitter account as part of a history project she was doing on the International Space Station. She ________ wanted to use Twitter to get in touch with NASA employees, but soon she found that it was a ________ place for her to write about her dreams, connect with others who have interest in space and ________ pictures of projects that she was working on. Her connections on Twitter then ________ her to create her website and blog, Astronaut Abby, located at astronautabby.com.

Several years ago, Abby ________ Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano at an airport and ________ him into becoming her mentor（导师）.

Abby is obviously doing everything she can to make her ________ a reality. Want to help her along? You can visit her ________ to learn more about this amazing girl and her ________ dream.

1.A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything

2.A. best B. top C. favorite D. worst

3.A. first B. last C. youngest D. oldest

4.A. energy B. ability C. strength D. power

5.A. blogger B. astronaut C. dreamer D. star

6.A. argues B. agrees C. explains D. explores

7.A. believe B. blame C. praise D. ignore

8.A. took B. focused C. counted D. lived

9.A. pushed B. prevented C. encouraged D. discouraged

10.A. anxious B. confident C. determined D. fortunate

11.A. set up B. built up C. made up D. took up

12.A. rapidly B. originally C. rarely D. finally

13.A. comfortable B. real C. great D. quiet

14.A. share B. draw C. take D. stick

15.A. persuaded B. stopped C. made D. helped

16.A. came after B. came across C. came into D. came at

17.A. talked B. forced C. trapped D. fooled

18.A. plan B. media C. dream D. life

19.A. website B. home C. school D. city

20.A. awesome B. absurd C. awkward D. awful

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Thank your friends for the following priceless things

Thank you for being completely honest with me—even when I don’t want to hear it.

1.There’s something different about hearing the truth from your best friend that makes it a little more bearable. Your best friend knows that always being honest with you will make you trust them, and that’s what friendship is about.

Thank you for always bringing my mood up.

2.You know you are with someone who knows you inside and out, and you can be your true self around them. How can that not put you in a better mood instantly?

Thank you for being selfless.

You have truly made this world a better place by caring more for others than for yourself. You are an inspiration. 3.Through their daily life they show you how to put others above yourself, and how to enjoy doing so. It takes a special person to be selfless, if you are lucky enough to have this type of person as a best friend, cherish them.

Thank you for knowing when something is wrong with me, and what to do to make it better.

You can’t fool your best friend. They know when something isn’t right with you, even when you try to lie through your teeth.4.If you are going through a breakup, they bring you your favorite type of ice cream and help you eat the whole thing.

Thank you for thinking about me.

A simple text asking how you’re doing, or how your day was can instantly change your day around. Your best friend checks in with you just to say hi because they are thinking about you.5. You both take time out of your day just to check in.

A. Distance can hurt a lot of relationships.

B. You share more memories with your friends.

C. Your best friend inspires you to be a better person.

D. They help you instead of getting disappointed with you.

E. It’s not easy to hear the truth when you don’t want to hear it.

F. It’s a great feeling to know someone cares about you that much.

G. Anytime you’re around your best friend your mood automatically gets better.

Billy: It's great to have the opportunity to see the Chinese acrobatics (杂技) performance. I like watching them very much.

Jennifer: So 1. I. Which act do you like the most?

Billy: I'm fond 2. the magic show.

Jennifer: Oh! It is beginning now. Is that tight-rope walking?

Billy: I think so.

Jennifer: I get nervous every time I watch this. It's so 3. (danger) and hard for him to balance. He may fall off and hurt himself.

Billy: Don't worry. It seldom 4. (happen). He has practiced a lot.

Jennifer: Oh, he's 5. (final) finished. I heard 6. many acrobats started their training when they were very young.

Billy: Yes. It takes many years of hard training before they can give 7. public performance.

Jennifer: Exactly. And the acrobats have to be cool-headed 8. (succeed) in their performance.

Billy: That's true. By the way, the clowns show is one of my favorites. I 9. (come) to see it next weekend. Would you like to come with me on that day?

Jennifer: I'd love to, Billy. Well, let's stop 10. (talk). There're many animals on the stage. Another show is about to begin.

Billy: OK. Look! The little dogs are so cute.

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In my opinion, we should try our best to reach our goals even though there is little hope. The efforts seem to be the lights in the darkness, 1.lead the way to hope and success.

I used to be 2. shy girl in my primary school. I was weak in English at that time, especially 3.

(speak) English. So I was afraid to answer the teacher’s questions during English classes. After I entered my dream middle school， something4.(change). I started to read many interesting English stories and my English teacher helped me a lot with 5.(patient). I studied hard in class and practiced by 6.(watch) English films and listening to English songs in my free time. Little by little, I found 7. more and more enjoyable to learn English. I could even talk with my classmates 8. (fluent)in English and I was not shy any9.(much). At last, I got high grades in English and I had 10.(confident) to do it better in the future.

When we talk about paper, we think of newspapers and books. But there are many other uses of paper. Only half of 1. world’s paper is used for books and newspapers.

Paper on 2.we usually write and draw is very good for keeping you warm. You have perhaps seen homeless men asleep on a large number of newspapers.3.Finland, it is sometimes -40° C in winter. The farmers wear paper boots in the snow. Nothing could be4. (warm).

Each year, more and more 5. (thing) are made of paper. We have had paper cups and plates for a long time. But now we hear that chairs, tables, and even beds can 6.(make) of paper. With paper boots and shoes, you can also wear paper hats, paper dresses, and paper raincoats. 7.you have used paper cups once, you throw them away and buy new8.(one).

The latest use of paper seems to be paper houses. These are not small houses for children 9.(play) in, but real, big houses for people to live in. You can buy a house with three rooms for about 500 dollars. You can put it up by yourself in a few hours, 10.you can use it for about five years.

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