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Christmas is no fun when you're poor.Twenty years ago I was a young, 1. (struggle),substitute(替补) teacher whose calls into work had been few.Money was tight, bills were due 2. my wife and I couldn't even afford to get Christmas gifts for each other.The only gifts we could get for our children were a few soft toys that I had found 3. (sell)at half price in the supermarket.I opened the door and brought in the gifts I 4. (hide) in our old car's trunk.Then I handed 5. to my son and daughter.I watched with a sad smile as they did their best to tear off the wrapping(包装) paper.As they pulled out their toys, though, I noticed their 6. lit up and they jumped up and down.My daughter 7. (happy) hugged her toy and then hugged her Mom and me as well.I laughed as I watched my children play with their toys _ 8. _ hours, and Thanked God for the 9.(great) gift I’ve ever been given.Till today I still treasure 10. gift of pure love that my son and daughter gave me that day.

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If you see a group of people dancing and singing on the street or in the railway station, you don't need to feel surprised.They are a flash mob (快闪族), which is a group of people who come together suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a brief period of time, and then quickly break up.They are usually organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communication network.At a predetermined time, they gather and perform some distractions(消遣) such as waving their hands and exchanging books, Then, they quickly break up before the police can arrive.Using mobile phones, the flash mob can change its location if the first one has been replaced for any reason.

Bill Lasik, senior editor of Harper’s Magazine, organized the first flash mob in Manhattan in May 2003 and the first successful flash mob came together on June 3, 2003 - after the first attempt was foiled at Macy's department store.Lasik claimed that the activity was designed to make fun of hipsters (起时髦的人), and call attention to the cultural atmosphere.

Flash mob gatherings can sometimes shock people.Such an activity might seem amusing and untrue, but it also might frighten people who are not aware of what is taking place.Undoubtedly, flash mobs can serve as good political tools in any direction.They also have great economic potential, such as using flash mobs to advertise a product.

The flash mob is now becoming more and more popular.People use it to do many things.For example, in 2009, Michael Jackson's fans took part in a flash mob to remember him.Hundreds of his fans gathered singing and dancing Michael's famous song "Beat It" together.Flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory.

1.The undefined word "foiled" in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by _ 。

A.forgotten B.prevented

C.announced D.confirmed

2.What can you learn about the flash mob from the passage?

A.The flash mob usually breaks up quickly for lacking enough time.

B.Once the place for the activity is determined, it can't be changed.

C.The flash mob can be made use offing many fields just for fun.

D.It gives people the chance to come together to do something unusual.

3.The main purpose of the passage is __________.

A.to entertain B.to encourage

C.to inform D.to persuade

4.The writer's attitude towards the flash mob is__________.

A.negative B.favorable

C.objective D.doubtful

In Los Angeles, drivers spend sixty-one hours every year stuck in traffic.These drivers know all too well how bad the traffic can be.“There're too many cars, and you can't move around a lot.”

Professor Cyrus Shahabi also knows about traffic jams.He lives more than 65 kilometers from his office at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles.He is always late even with the help of a navigation (导航) system.

He decided to develop a program called ClearPath for that.He says his program uses historical data to predict traffic conditions even before the driver leaves the house. “What’s unique is that we use a lot of data that’s currently become available including traffic data, weather data, and we analyze that so that we can predict what's going to happen in front of you when you leave home.”

Professor Shahabi says his system does more than just respond to current traffic conditions.With ClearPath, he says, a driver can decide what time he wants to leave, and ClearPath will give the fastest route.It looks at the entire road network, including surface streets as well as highways, before the driver hits the road.Professor Shahabi hopes to have ClearPath available nationwide and overseas once they can collect traffic data from other cities.

“I always thought thatLos Angeles had the worst traffic, but now I know that Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, believe it or not, Singapore, Hong Kong certainly are examples that can immediately use this.”

Professor Shahabi hopes to share this new technology with companies that already have navigation systems, such as Google and Apple.

1.Drivers in Los Angeles were mentioned in order to__________.

A.show care for them B.introduce their life

C.solve traffic problems D.raise the topic

2.What is unique about ClearPath?

A.It can use a lot of information all over the world.

B.It can ensure that you will never be late for work.

C.It helps drivers see clearly what happens on the road.

D.It helps drivers know the road conditions ahead of time.

3.The underlined word “hits” in the fifth paragraph probably means __________.

A.have an accident B.get to

C.turn left or right D.collect traffic data

4.What's Professor Shahabi’s attitude toward his invention?

A.Disappointed. B.Proud.

C.Optimistic. D.Worried.

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