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Our flat was on the fifth floor but you could still hear the roar of the ocean and see the stars at night. I used to take long walks along the water. The food in town was delicious and the people were very friendly. The area was very quiet and peaceful, and fairly deserted.

The last evening of our vacation, however, we all heard strange footsteps following closely behind us as we were walking up to our flat in the holiday centre. We turned around and noticed a fairly young man moving very rapidly across the beach and getting closer to us. He was tall and wore a baseball cap. We couldn¡¯t see his face and he was approaching us very rapidly. The man¡¯s actions made my dad very nervous. Dad warned us that we¡¯d better try to make it to our flat as quickly as possible. I didn¡¯t like my dad¡¯s voice; I could hear fear in it. It was late and we were all alone. We didn¡¯t have any cell phones on us. I never saw Dad as worried as he was then and I knew that something was terribly wrong. The sense of fear started to overwhelm Mom and me. We had had such a good time in town. Now, the night was rapidly turning into a dangerous situation.

We could hear the man¡¯s footsteps getting closer. Dad¡¯s face was almost pale. The so-called intruder (ÇÖÈëÕß) had moved nearer and nearer when all of a sudden, the nearby vending(×Ô¶¯··Âô) machine started going crazy and spitting out cans of soda! The noise actually scared the intruder and he ran out of sight. My parents were shaking, but we all turned around to see who had put money into the vending machine downstairs, and actually saved us, but no one was around at all. Not a soul.

It¡¯s one vacation I will never forget.

1.Where did the writer spend her vacation?

A. Near a river.B. In a city.

C. In a mountain.D. At the seaside.

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

A. move.B. impress.C. control.D. excite.

3.What helped them get rid of the trouble?

A. Their quick action.

B. Other people¡¯s kind help.

C. The noise from the vending machine.

D. The young man¡¯s warning.

Alexander von Humboldt was born in 1769 in Berlin, Germany. As a young boy, he wanted to learn about the world. Humboldt followed his dream. In 1799, he traveled with a friend to Central and South America.

On their trip, Humboldt and his friend saw and did many things. They sailed down the Amazon River. They watched dolphins play in the ocean. They explored the rain forest and climbed mountains and volcanoes. They were able to make the first maps of the northern part of South America.

Humboldt set a world record for mountain climbing. He also made a discovery. During his climb, Humboldt became very sick. He found out that the higher he climbed, the less oxygen there was in the air. This made it more difficult to breathe. Later, this became known as mountain sickness.

Science was another part of Humboldt¡¯s interests. He wanted to write about all of the new things he saw. He described the new plants, animals, and rocks which had never been seen by scientists before.

Humboldt also studied the way of life of the local people. He learned how the native people along the Amazon River used plants in their daily lives. For example, they used a strong poison from a vine(ÂûÉúÖ²Îï) to make poisoned arrows. The natives used these arrows for hunting their food.

The Amazon Indians also used a native plant to treat malaria (ű¼²), a serious illness. The plant grew wild, but after it was dug up, it was never replanted. Humboldt warned the natives that the plant was in danger of dying out. He looked for ways to preserve the plant and to make it grow strong.

Although Humboldt took many risks during his trip, he lived to be 90 years old. In his lifetime, he made many discoveries and shared them with the world. As a tribute (ËÌÑï) to Humboldt, there are rivers and mountains named after him.

1.We can infer that Humboldt was probably a (n) ________.

A. explorerB. inventorC. doctorD. writer

2.Humboldt and his friend made maps of ________.

A. the central part of South America

B. the northern part of South America

C. the north part of Central America

D. the southern part of Central America

3.What do we know about mountain sickness?

A. It can be treated with a plant.

B. It is a serious illness like malaria.

C. It mainly influences one¡¯s breathing.

D. It was discovered by Humboldt¡¯s friend.

4.We can tell from the text that Humboldt was ________.

A. easy-goingB. imaginativeC. optimisticD. ambitious

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How to talk to your child about a future career

Thinking about a future career can bring a lot of stress. 1. This cuts up the question into workable issues that you and your child can enjoy dealing with throughout their childhood years. Here¡¯s how:

¡ñIn your child¡¯s life, there are times when they are given the opportunity to see and/or discuss a certain career. Schools have Career Day, an aunt or uncle talks about what they do for a living or your child¡¯s youth group goes on a trip to a hospital and talks to the staff there. 2.

¡ñWhen your child shows interest in a certain career, you should do some research. Then, you can offer your child some information on that job and related jobs. 3. It is a wonderful free online resource.

¡ñHelp your child weigh the pros and cons for his or her different career interests. Encourage your child to narrow(ËõС) the choices down to five at the most.

¡ñ4. This is a good time to begin ordering in college and technical school lists. Use the lists and any other information you have found as an ice breaker for more conversations with your child.

¡ñ5. Make this a clear message. Teach your child that part of being independent is knowing when and who to lead on, trust and respect.

A. Do you feel you have open communication with your child?

B. The Occupational Outlook Handbook gives you what schooling is needed.

C. The final decision lies with your child, but you do have the right to have input.

D. Choosing the right career is one of the most important decisions your child will make in life.

E. Figure out the path your child would have to take to obtain the schooling for his career choices.

F. Each of these times is an opportunity for you to ask your child what he thought of those jobs or that field of work.

G. Parents need to learn to help their child conquer this great question by dropping seeds of conversation as time goes by and watch them grow into ideas.

A trip across the Pacific will guarantee you a different experience with a tipping(¸øС·Ñ) culture you¡¯ve never come across in China.

In the US,giving a little extra money to service workers on top of your bill is a common practice.

Though US national law requires that businesses pay workers at least $7.25 (45 yuan) per hour,employees receiving tips¡ªoften waiters and waitresses¡ªare the exceptions.They usually only receive at least $2.13 an hour,and tips make up the difference.As The Wall Street Journal put it:¡°The American system of tipping holds the promise of great rewards for waiting staff.¡±

So how should you tip if you are in the US?

Normally you pay tips as a percentage of the bill.Offering an extra 15 percent of the bill to the waiter or waitress in a restaurant and to the delivery man or woman is customary and expected.You can offer more for great service and less for poor service.

Yet there is an exception.For take-out food,you don¡¯t have to provide tips,though some people say that filling an order still requires work and time that deserve a little extra¡ªbut maybe a little less.

Tips are not expected at fast food restaurants,pizza parlors,caf¨¦s or ice cream shops either,though a tip jar might be right by the cash register (ÊÕÒø»ú).Don¡¯t feel obligated to throw some money in,but also remember that it doesn¡¯t hurt.Those workers do not rely on tips.

Other service workers also receive tips.For taxi drivers,15 percent is the norm (±ê×¼),more if they help with your bags.Hairdressers often receive about 15 percent of the bill.The same goes for spa therapists(ÀíÁÆʦ) and tour guides.

Today,you can even pay tips on a credit card.When receiving a copy of the bill to sign,you are free to fill in how much you¡¯d like to tip.

Though thinking about when to tip and how much you should tip causes a big headache for many Chinese people,it¡¯s important to bear in mind that as long as you show respect and use your reasoning,things will be just fine.

1.What is the article mainly about?

A. How tipping culture started in the US.

B. How to give tips properly in the US.

C. New ways to give tips in the US.

D. The different attitudes that Chinese people and Americans have toward tipping.

2.Which of the following is said to be against the norm of tipping in the US?

A. Paying waiters and waitresses less than $7.25 per hour.

B. Ignoring the tip jar at fast food restaurants,caf¨¦s,or ice cream shops.

C. Tipping taxi drivers less than 15% because of poor service.

D. Refusing to give tips to your tour guide.

3.The underlined word ¡°obligated¡± in Paragraph 7 probably means ¡¡¡¡¡¡.

A. being forced to do something B. being grateful for something

C. being surprised at something D. being embarrassed about something

4.According to the author,Chinese consumers ¡¡¡¡¡¡.

A. don¡¯t necessarily have to follow the tipping rules in the US

B. should use their credit cards to give tips

C. must argue about the amount of tip they have to pay

D. should take it easy and give the correct tips for different occasions

Across the street from where we live, there stands a big hospital. To earn some money, we rented the rooms upstairs to patients. One evening, there was a(n) ________ at the door. I opened it and saw a short old man who was hardly ________ than my eight-year-old son. But the worst thing was his face¡ªit was ________ ugly. He told me he'd been ________ a room since that noon but no one seemed to have one. For a moment I hesitated, not ________ to rent him a room, but his next words convinced me. He said,¡°I could ________ on this chair. My bus leaves early in the morning." I told him we would find him a ________.

It wasn't a long time before I found that this old man had a ________ heart in that tiny body. He fished for a living to ________ his daughter, his daughter's children, and her disabled husband. He didn't tell it by way of complaint. Instead, he was ________ that no pain was caused by his disease and that he still had strength to keep going. At ________, we put a camp cot(µõ´²) in my children's room for him. ________ he left the next morning, he asked, ¡°Could I please come back and ________ when I see the doctor next time? Grown-ups are bothered by my ________, but children don't seem to ________. ¡±I told him he was welcome to come again.

On his next trip, he brought a big fish and a bag of the largest oysters£¨Äµòã©I had ever seen. Other times we received ________ in the mail. There were oysters, fish or some fresh vegetables. ________ how little money he had and that he must walk three miles to ________ these made these gifts much more precious. And from him we ________ what it was to accept the bad without complaint and the good ________ gratitude.

1.A. bellB. answerC. knockD. call

2.A. tallerB. healthierC. betterD. stronger

3.A. hardlyB. usuallyC. reallyD. finally

4.A. searchingB. looking at

C. hunting forD. checking in

5.A. knowingB. refusingC. fearingD. wanting

6.A. waitB. sitC. hideD. sleep

7.A. bedB. seat

C. tableD. living room

8.A. funnyB. beautifulC. smallD. normal

9.A. pleaseB. surpriseC. supportD. exchange

10.A. interestedB. scaredC. gratefulD. worried

11.A. midnightB. suppertimeC. bedtimeD. noon

12.A. ifB. onceC. beforeD. after

13.A. visitB. stayC. payD. chat

14.A. actionB. voiceC. faceD. manner

15.A. noticeB. requireC. mindD. escape

16.A. cardB. lettersC. greetingsD. packages

17.A. BelievingB. KnowingC. DoubtingD. Telling

18.A. mailB. getC. findD. make

19.A. rememberedB. explainedC. learnedD. showed

20.A. forB. withC. inD. under

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