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  Anna Douglas was 72 years old when she started writing her newspaper column.She had been a school teacher before she retired(退休), but she needed to keep   1  .She was even willing to work without pay.She then offered her   2   with a business that helped other businesses find jobs for old people.Every day she   3   other old folks like her.By talking with them, she   4   two things.Old people had abilities that were not   5  .But old people also had some   6  .She found a new purpose for herself then.

  Through the years, she   7   to write stories about people for national magazines.There was now a new   8  ; old people tike herself.She began to write a newspaper column called“Sixty plus”, which was about   9   old.She writes about the problems of old people, especially their problems with being   10  

  Anna Douglas uses her   11   ability to see the truth behind a problem.She understands   12   problems begin.For example, one of her   13   said that his grandchildren   14   the houses as soon as he came to visit.Mrs.Douglas   15   some ways for him to understand his grandchildren.

  “It’s important to know   16   about your grandchildren’s world,”says Mrs.Douglas.“That means questioning and listening, and   17   is not what old people do best.Say good things to them and about them,”she continues.“Never try to   18   your grandchildren or other young people.Never   19   your opinion.Don’t tell them what they should do.  20  , they have been taught they should have respect for old people.The old should respect them as well.”

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powerful

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service

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money

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students

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books

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observed

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met

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answered

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recognized

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studied

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used

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mistakes

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questions

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characters

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subject

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getting

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unknown

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visitors

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praise

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encourage

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speak out

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People all need friends because nobody wants to be lonely and a friend can help you in good and bad times.You’ve made friends since childhood,but you still don’t know who your true friends are.Here are some signs to tell you if your friend is a true friend:

Always honest

Honesty is important to keep a relationship alive.A true friend always tells you the truth.It may be hard sometimes but lying can destroy a friendship.It is important that your friend speaks honestly and never makes up stories.

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There are always periods in your life when you have problems or difficulties.A true friend will always have time to listen to your problems and give advice.It may not be able to offer a solution to your problems but the fact that your friend made time to listen is a sign he/she cares for you.Your friend is not a true friend if he/she can never make time for you when you are in trouble.You also need to be reasonable and accept that your friend also has other things to do so he/she can’t always listen immediately to your problems.

Always respectful (尊敬的)

A true friend will always respect your opinion no matter whether he/she agrees or not.Your true friend may disagree but never insists that he/she is correct.

Always understanding

It is possible that some problems will arise between you and your friend.A true friend will always be forgiving (体谅的) and understanding,even if it isn’t his/her fault.We are all different people and we all make mistakes.A true friend is always forgiving and understanding because he/she doesn’t want to take the risk of losing his/her best friend.

[语篇解读] 什么样的朋友才是真正的朋友呢?本文给出了答案

1.What’s the best title for the third paragraph?

A.Always there for you.

B.Keep your secrets.

C.Always happy for you.

D.Remember your important days.

2.According to the passage,a true friend will always________.

A.follow your advice

B.offer a solution for your problems

C.listen immediately to your problems

D.respect your opinion even if he/she disagrees with it

3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A.Never tell lies to friends.

B.Making time for friends.

C.Sharing fun with friends.

D.Paying attention to a friend’s opinions.

4.A true friend will always forgive and understand you because________.

A.he/she wants to help you

B.he/she doesn’t want to lose you

C.he/she wants you to feel confident

D.he/she doesn’t care about your mistakes

5.What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage?

A.To teach us how to make true friends.

B.To find out how long a friendship can last.

C.To introduce his experience in making friends.

D.To tell us how to find out if a friend is a true friend.

Dear editor,
I am Paul , a senior English teacher in Linchuan No. 1 Middle School in Jiangxi Province , China. This letter is written to ask for your opinion.
The other day, I met with a multiple - choice exercise. We teachers argued heatedly with each other over its answer. Unfortunately, neither side could convince the other. The sentence is to be attached at the end of the letter. There is no doubt that the reference answer C is correct. But I don’t  think it is the only answer. Personally, I do think A is also a reasonable choice in sense as well as in grammar, if the case is treated from another aspect.                                
What puzzles me is why we should deal with so many multiple - choice exercises with not rigorous(严谨的)enough reference keys. But being a teacher, it’s very important and necessary to make it clear to students which answer is correct, which is more appropriate, and which is the best one. Regrettably, Multiple - choice test, which is a bit old - fashioned in western countries, seems to be quite popular and covers a rather high percentage in all sorts of English tests in China, especially in NMET.
Personally speaking, I don’t think multiple - choice test form making up more than 75 percent of the total scores in college entrance examination is a very good and effective testing method. Instead, more subjective testing forms depending on one’s own thinking and his ability to use the language like key words falling, question answering, paragraph or passage summarizing, English - Chinese or Chinese - English inter - translation, etc. should be applied to English proficiency tests. Through the test forms mentioned above, students’ ability to use the language will be better developed. Consequently, more advanced and outstanding English learners could be picked out. In fact, a test paper focusing on multiple - choice test influences, in a sense, students to form their own language thinking, which hinders(阻碍)the development of their language ability as well. Do you think so?
I am looking forward to your authoritative opinion. Thanks.
Yours sincerely,
Paul Liao
【小题1】.
. What can be learnt from the letter is that the writer ________.

A.writes to argue with the editor over China’s present test system
B.thinks the reference answer to the sentence is completely wrong
C.thinks subjective test forms constitute a rather high percentage in NMET
D.doesn’t think highly of China’s present English proficiency test forms
【小题2】.
. In order to better develop students’ ability to use English, the writer suggests ________.
A.dealing with more multiple - choice exercises
B.laying stress on the practice of subjective exercises
C.arguing hotly with teachers over reference answers
D.considering a problem from different aspects
【小题3】.
Which of the following does NOT belong to subjective exercises in English learning?
A.Keeping a diary.B.Summarizing a paragraph.
C.Copying a test.D.Translating a passage.
【小题4】.
The writer seems to feel ________ as to the future development of students’ language ability.
A.concernedB.curiousC.confusedD.satisfied

Poverty today is a major global issue.Although there are all kinds of definitions used to explain it, in simple words, it means the inability of a person to even get his basic needs of food, shelter, clothing, safe drinking water, health and education.Poverty can be found in each and every comer of the world, although the causes may differ from country to country.Given below are the main causes of poverty in the world today.
Overpopulation is one of the main causes behind the threatening of poverty on an individual level as well as a social level.This is simple math: If there are more mouths to feed and less income, definitely much will remain poor.
Another theory which is used as an explanation for poverty is lack of education.If you look at any of the underdeveloped countries, you will find that the level of education there is very low.Lack of education means lack of employment opportunities, thus leading to unemployment coupled with poverty in the future.
Moving away from one's own homeland to another city or country in search of employment leads to poverty too.It may take these people a lot of time to find jobs.Meanwhile they live in bad conditions.The cost of living in the city or country is most of the time too high for them.
There may be other causes of poverty like the change in business.For example, in America, a couple of decades ago, heavy industry flourished, which employed a lot of African-American people.But now, the focus is more on information technology and health care, both of which employ only skilled and trained people.This has led to unemployment among African-Americans.
Poverty has many ill effects on society.That's why steps should be taken to get rid of it!
【小题1】What's the meaning of the underlined word "flourished" in Paragraph 5?
(No more than 5 words)
【小题2】Why is overpopulation a cause of poverty today? (No more thanl2 words)
【小题3】What's the situation of education m underdeveloped countries? (No more than 8 words)
【小题4】What does the passage mainly talk about?(No more than 10 words)
【小题5】In your opinion, what's the most significant cause of poverty today? Please give your reason.(No more than 25 words)

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