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The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean,so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other forever.He sent his camera crew out one evening to film the sunset for him.

The next morning he said to the men,“Have you provided me with that sunset?”

“No,sir,” the men answereD.

The director was angry.“Why not?” he askeD.

“Well,sir,” one of the men answered,“we’re on the east coast here,and the sun sets in the west.We can get you a sunrise over the sea,if necessary,but not a sunset.”

“But I want a sunset!” the director shouteD. “Go to the airport,take the next flight to the west coast,and get one.”

But then a young secretary had an ideA. “Why don’t you photograph a sunrise,” she suggested,“and then play it backwards? Then it’ll look like a sunset.”

“That’s a very good idea!” the director saiD. Then he turned to the camera crew and said,“Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”

The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director.“Here it is,sir,” they said,and gave it to him.He was very pleaseD.

They all went into the studio.“All right,” the director explained,“now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye.Run the film backwards so that we can see the ‘sunset’ behind them.”

The “sunset” began,but after a quarter of a minute,the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.

The birds in the film were flying backwards,and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.

1.One evening,the director sent his camera crew out ________.

A. to film a scene on the sea

B. to find an actor and an actress

C. to watch a beautiful sunset

D. to meet the audience

2.Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?

A. Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset.

B. Because he was angry with his crew.

C. Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset.

D. Because it was his secretary’s suggestion.

3.The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because ________.

A. it went well with the separation of the hero and heroine

B. when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening

C. it was more moving than a sunrise

D. the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset

4.After the “sunset” began,the director suddenly put his face in his hands ________.

A. because he was moved to tears

B. as he saw everything in the film moving backwards

C. as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined

D. because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine

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Freda Bright says, “Only in opera do people die of love.” It’s true. You really can’t love somebody to death. I’ve known people to die from no love, but I’ve never known anyone to be loved to death. We just can’t love one another enough.

A hear-warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary. All day she felt nervous and late in the afternoon she summoned the courage to approach her employer. To her delight, the boss agreed to the raise.

The woman arrived home that evening to a beautiful table set with their best dishes. Candles were softly glowing. Her husband had come home early and prepared a festival meal. She wondered if someone from the office had tipped him off, or --- did he just somehow know that she would not get turned down?

She found him in the kitchen and told him the good news. They embraced and kissed, then sat down to the wonderful meal. Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note. It read: “Congratulations, darling! I knew you’d get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you.”

Someone has said that the measure of love for his wife is love without measure. What this man feels for his wife is total acceptance and love, whether she succeeds or fails. His love celebrates her victories and soothes her wounds. He stands with her, no matter what life throws in their direction.

Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said, “What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family. And love your friends. Love them without measure.”

1.The sentence in the first paragraph “Only in opera do people die of love.” means ________.

A. no love in the world is believable

B. love is one thing, and life is another

C. love in operas is truly touching

D. love can survive forever, though people die at different ages

2. That the husband prepared her a second letter about her raise suggests that ________.

A. he loves her because he believes that she is sure to receive a raise

B. he has a great way to promote his wife’s love towards him

C. he has a false love for people even if the person is his wife

D. he loves his family members truly, whether they are in good conditions or not

3.From the text, we might say the author ________.

A. refuse any spiritual emotions as embraced and kissed

B. criticizes the attitude of suspicion of the love

C. doesn’t believe there is true love in the world

D. thinks the true love does not expect repayment

When 24-year-old Hannah Brencher moved to New York after college,she was hit by loneliness. One day she felt so that she want to reach out to someone. And so she put pen to paper and started writing letters-letters to complete .

But these weren’t letters about how she was feeling. There were happy letters,all about the other person,not her. She would write messages for people to have a “ day " and tell strangers how brilliant they were, they thought no one else had noticed. Brencher began dropping the all over New York,in cafes,in library books,in parks and on the subway. It made her letter,knowing that she might be making somebody’s through just a few words. It gave her to focus on. And so,The Word Needs More Love Letters was born.

The movement is all about letters—not emails,but handwritten letters. Not love letters,written to a real beloved,but letters for strangers. They don’t necessarily say “I love you”,but they are . kindness—telling people they are remarkable and 15 and all-round amazing. It’s the sort of stuff that most people don’t really say out loud even to the people they ,let alone a total stranger.

Brencher’s initiative(初衷) has now .There are more than 10,000 people who join in all over the world. Last year,she gave a talk. In it,she talked about a university student who dropped letters around her campus,only to suddenly everyone was writing them and there were love letters hanging from the trees.

It’s a very cute idea. I know that if I was on the end of a letter like that,it almost certainly would put a on my face. So I decided to give it a try and see if I could do the same for someone else.

1.A. sick B. alone C. comfortable D. great

2.A. businessmen B. friends C. strangers D. fools

3.A. formal B. sad C. long D. careless

4.A. rainy B. cold C. hot D. bright

5.A. in case B. so that C. as though D. even if

6.A. notes B. pens C. papers D. books

7.A. feel B. behave C. study D. play

8.A. way B. day C. fortune D. dream

9.A. funny B. sweet C. big D. empty

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

11.A. opening B. reading C. writing D. answering

12.A. countless B. endless C. public D. conventional

13.A. official B. polite C. apology D. surprise

14.A. full of B. short of C. prepared for D. known for

15.A. strong B. special C. common D. friendly

16.A. look down upon B. give up on C. care about D. worry about

17.A. failed B. occurred C. stopped D. exploded

18.A. find B. forget C. remember D. guess

19.A. receiving B. sending C. starting D. finishing

20.A. sign B. wrinkle C. smile D. sticker

International Exchange Programme

The application form for participation on the exchange programme for 2016/17 can be found in Application Procedures.

Applying Qualification—Current Queen Mary undergraduate students(with the exception of students in Biomedical Sciences,Chemistry,Dentistry and Medicine)have qualifications to apply.

Law Students—Students enrolled in The School of Law should contact Sheila Shirley(s.shirley@qmul.ac.uk)for details of study abroad opportunities.

English and Drama Studen—Students cannot study abroad for the full academic year. Students will be able to spend only the autumn semester studying at one of our exchange partners·

Applications

A complete application will consist of the two-page application form,a personal statement and a supporting academic reference.Students should follow these application procedures. Applicants must ensure they have spoken to their departmental study abroad instructor before submitting their application.Applications can be submitted in person at The Study Abroad Office(E09,Ground Floor,Queens’Building)or by email to h.gibney@qmul.ac.uk

New Exchange Partners for 2016/2017

For 2016/17 we hope to offer students the opportunity to study abroad at the following new partners:The University of Pennsylvania—UPenn(USA),The University of Sydney(Australia) and Waseda University(Japan).Should we be unable to send students to any of these new institutions on exchange,and if you intend to include one or more of these destinations with your application,please provide at least one alternative destination from the list of other partner programmes.

1.Who can apply for the exchange programme?

A.Students in Biomedical Sciences

B.Students in Chemistry

C.Students in Dentistry

D.Students in English and Drama

2.The law students who want to study abroad should______.

A.email to h.gibney@qmul.ac.uk

B.email to s.shirley@qmul.ac.uk

C.go to E09,Ground Floor,Queens’Building

D.go to Masons Lecture Theatre Hall,Bancroft Building

3.What will you do if you can’t be sent to the new exchange partners?

A.Wait for another proper opportunity.

B.Cancel your exchange programme.

C.Provide another university from the list.

D.Contact the university by yourself.

Nearing the age of 101 has not slowed down one Japanese woman.In fact,in the swimming pool—she is only getting faster.

Recently,a 100-year-old Japanese woman became the world’s first centenarian to complete a 1,500-meter freestyle swimming competition in a 25-meter poo1.

Her name is Mieko Nagaoka.Ms.Nagaoka set a world record for her age group at a recent Japan Masters Swimming Association event in the western city of Matsuyama.She swam the race in 1hour,15 minutes and 54 seconds.

By comparison,the overall female world record holder completed the same distance in just under 15 and a half minutes.But that swimmer,Katie Ledecky,is only 17 years old.And Ms.Nagao.ka was not competing against her.In fact,Ms.Nagaoka was the only competitor in the 100-104 year old category.Her race was not a race of speed but of endurance,or not giving up.

Breaking swimming records is nothing new to Ms.Nagaoka.So far she has broken 25 records.But she began competing when she was much younger—at 88.

Ms.Nagaoka sufferred a knee injury in her 80s,so she began swimming to help her body recover.Since her first international swimming competition,she hasn’t looked back,except maybe to see if her competition is catching up.

In 2002.at a masters swim meet in New Zealand,Ms.Nagaoka took the bronze medal in the 50-meter backstroke.In 2004,she won three silver medals at an Italian swim meet.

Masters swimming is a special class of competitive swimming to promote health and friendship among participants.Swimmers compete within age groups of five years.

Japan has a large number of people who live beyond 100 years old.Until she passed away this month,the oldest person in the world was also from Japan.Misao Okawa was born in 1 898.She said her secrets for longevity,or long life,were good genes,regular sleep,sushi and exercise.

1.The underlined word“centenarian”refers to someone who is____.

A.from Japan B.100 or older

C.an old competitor D.a new swimmer

2.Which is possibly the age category of the masters swimming competition?

A.82 to 87 years old. B.93 to 97 years old.

C.95 to 99 years old. D.106 to 110 years old.

3.It can be inferred from the passage that_____.

A.some people are born with longevity genes

B.people who like swimming live longer

C.the Japanese are interested in swimming

D.woman usually live much longer than men

4.Which can best explain the spirit of Ms.Nagaoka?

A.Not to advance is to go back.

B.After a storm comes a calm.

C.The early bird catches the worm.

D.Keep on going,never give up.

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