Nowadays there seems to be an app for everything. And mobile apps have been a part of our life. The following apps are part of the most popular apps.

Ctrip can be the best helper when you feel it hard to buy the train or airline tickets. You can buy tickets anywhere at anytime.

Ximalaya Reading has millions of books including poems, short stories, novels and even fairy tales for children. What’s special about it is that you can use it to download book recording that can be listened to. It has more than 1 million valuable resources.

Baby Bus is a very good friend for children under three years old. Kids can learn to speak, understand numbers and draw pictures with the help of this app.

Word Hero may help learn more English words while you’re playing games, so if you have problems remembering the new words when you learn English, use it!

World of Tanks Blitz(坦克世界), a free-to-play online: game with over 40 million downloads, bring quick-fire tank fights. “A lot of tanks, a lot of people and a lot of fun.” It will be the best choice to kill your time.

1.Ctrip is a useful app for .

A. playing games

B. learning English

C. booking tickets

2.You can NOT know about from Ximalaya Reading.

A. poems B. novels C. news

3.To remember words in a fun way, is a good choice.

A. Ctrip B. Word Hero C. Baby Bus

4.World of Tanks Blitz has downloads and it fits people’s free time.

A. more than 40 million

B. less than 1 million

C. more than 40 billion

5.According to the information above, .

A. we can buy tickets from Ctrip only in the daytime

B. Peter, a 2-year-old boy, can learn to draw pictures with the help of Baby Bus

C. we can’t use Ximalaya Reading to download book recording

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1.Which course would be helpful for an English beginner?

A. High School ESL B. General English

C. Night Classes D. Academic English

2.How much will you pay if you spend two weeks taking the Night Classes?

A. 360. B. 300.

C. 600. D. 240.

3.If you want to learn more about the courses mentioned in the text,you can .

A. make a call B. write an email

C. visit the website D. submit an application

4.When can you take Academic English?

A. Monday 4:00pm B. Sunday 4:00pm

C. Saturday 4:00am D. Friday4:00am

5.In which section can we find this passage?

A. Life style B. Opinion

C. Health D. Study

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that the St. Louis Outlet Mall is expanding its restrictions on unaccompanied teenagers. In 2006, a parental-escort (陪同)policy was established: on Fridays and Saturdays starting at 6 p.m., anyone under 17 that isn’t accompanied by a guardian who is at least 21 years old will be kicked out of the mall. It was around this time that other malls around the U.S. likewise banned unaccompanied teens during certain evening hours.

Starting from this Friday, the St. Louis Outlet Mall is pushing its parental-escort rule back to 3 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Similarly, the Mall of America expanded its parental-escort policy during the recent holiday shopping season. Normally, the policy bans kids under 16 without guardians(监护人) from 4 p.m. until closing time just on Fridays and Saturdays. But because of a fight in the mall involving dozens of young people that took place on Dec. 18, 2012---- a weekday, the policy was broadened to include peak 2013 holiday shopping hours, including Thanksgiving Day and all of the Christmas week.

Teen disturbances in other malls may cause more shopping centers to introduce or expand parental-escort policies. The Indianapolis Star noted that two incidents in 2013 in area shopping centers raised the possibility that Indianapolis malls might need to consider banning unaccompanied teenagers.

Obviously, such bans are aimed at stopping violence and other outbursts involving teenagers. More importantly, from a purely business perspective, these bans aim to attract shoppers who might otherwise be hesitant to go to the mall because of concerns about violence and outbursts involving teenagers. The restrictions allow mall security officers to systematically kick out a group of people that are considered to be loud, thuggish and bad for business overall. But they attract much criticism from online communities. Some argue that teens have the right to shop without a guardian. “Not all teens are disrespectful and troublemakers,” Pamela Chapman wrote. “In fact, it’s been my experience that most are good kids.”

Again, the biggest influence on stricter mall policies for teens seems to be that they’re just plain good for business. Malls reported strong sales growth after they first carried out the policies six years ago. “We’ve had some success with the parental-escort policy, and families like shopping out here together,” the manager of the St. Louis Outlet Mall told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch . If there’s one rule in retail, it’s this---- if a small initiative proves successful in boosting sales, then it’s all but guaranteed that a larger initiative will follow.

1.What made malls restrict unaccompanied teenagers?

A. Teenagers’ disturbances.

B. Teenagers’ safety.

C. Limited holiday shopping hours.

D. Teenagers’ potential purchasing power.

2.What might be Pamela Chapman’s attitude towards the parental-escort policy?

A. Unconcerned. B. Skeptical.

C. Opposed. D. Positive.

3.The manager of the St. Louis Outlet Mall seemed to believe the parental-escort policy ______.

A. was temporary B. helped increase sales

C. was unfair to teenagers D. discouraged some families

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A. Violent incidents happening in St. Louis.

B. Malls’ bans on unaccompanied teens.

C. Security measures at American malls.

D. Parents’ duty to protect teenagers.

Across the street from where we live, there stands a big hospital. To earn some money, we ______ the rooms upstairs to patients. One evening, there was a(n) ______ at the door. I opened it and saw a short man who was ______ taller than my eight-year-old son. But the worst thing was his face— it was really ugly. He told me he’d been___________a room since that noon but no one seemed to have one. ________I hesitated, not wanting to rent him a room, but his next words ______ me. He said, “I could sleep on this chair. My bus leaves early in the morning.” I told him we would find him a bed.

It wasn’t a long time ______ I found that this old man had a beautiful heart in that ______ 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. ______, he was grateful that no pain was caused by his ______ and that he still had strength to keep going. At bedtime, we put a camp cot (吊床) in my children’s room for him. Before he left the next morning, he asked, “Could I come back and _____ when I see the doctor next time? ______ are bothered by my face, but children don’t seem to ______.” I told him he was welcome to come again.

____ his next trip, he brought a big fish and a bag of the largest oysters(牡蛎) 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 ______. And from him we learned what it was to accept the bad without complaint and the good with ______.

1.A. left B. rented C. removed D. hired

2.A. knock B. call C. answer D. bell

3.A. hardly B. even C. almost D. seemingly

4.A. checking in B. looking at C. going through D. hunting for

5.A. All at once B. All of a sudden C. For a moment D. For an instance

6.A. pushed B. encouraged C. convinced D. promoted

7.A. until B. since C. that D. before

8.A. disabled B. strong C. tiny D. sick

9.A. exchange B. support C. surprise D. please

10.A. Instead B. Otherwise C. Moreover D. However

11.A. daughter B. face C. work D. disease

12.A. chat B. stay C. visit D. pay

13.A. Grow-ups B. Doctors C. Fishermen D. Patients

14.A. mind B. notice C. refuse D. suffer

15.A. For B. With C. In D. On

16.A. greetings B. letters C. packages D. cards

17.A. Believing B. Telling C. Doubting D. Knowing

18.A. get B. find C. make D. mail

19.A. precious B. acceptable C. personal D. attractive

20.A. gratitude B. pride C. patience D. honesty

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