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14．Are you guilty of throwing away food？Many of us end up binning unwanted，uneaten or out-of-date food while millions of people in the world （51）B．The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization estimates that 33percent of food produced is thrown away．This fills up landfill sites and （52）D greenhouse gases．
Part of the problem seems to lie with the supermarkets that （53）B us to buy more．They offer （54）A such as buy-one-get-one-free （BOGOF） that（55）D us to stock up on food that we'll never be able to consume．In Europe alone，people throw away 100million tons of food every year．
But the problem isn't just us throwing away leftovers in the fridge or cupboard．Although we all love the convenience，price and choice of food that supermarkets offer，a lot of food is discarded（丢弃）before we even see it．Some stores（56）A fruit and vegetables because they're the wrong size or shape．And shoppers are equally to blame because they demand that items like these look（57）C．
BBC reporter，Caroline Hepker，（58）Athe problem in the USA and said"Food waste is a huge issue in America．Forty percent of all food goes uneaten and it's a problem that starts long before you get to the dining room table．"
Another issue is the'sell-by'and'use-by'dates printed on food packaging，which（59）B shoppers．Anything older than a'sell-by'date makes us think it is old and the food has gone off．But，in fact，this is just the date until which supermarkets can （60）Aits freshness．
（61）C，in some parts of the world，people are struggling to buy even the most basic food．A report by the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization found that there is enough food for everyone-just a lot of（62）B．So what can be done？
Apps and websites that （63）A excess（多余的） food are becoming more popular．And food banks are being set up too．These are charitable organizations people（64）D food to．It's then distributed to those who have difficulty buying their own food．
Perhaps the best idea is that we all think twice before we fill our baskets up with too many groceries and we put pressure on supermarkets to change some of their wasteful（65）C．How much food do you waste？

51．A．preserve	B．starve	C．advance	D．survive
52．A．changes	B．dissolves	C．measures	D．creates
53．A．oblige	B．encourage	C．challenge	D．instruct
54．A．promotions	B．presents	C．groceries	D．profits
55．A．remind	B．expect	C．permit	D．tempt
56．A．reject	B conceal	C．crash	D．introduce
57．A．astonishing	B．confident	C．perfect	D．terrible
58．A．looked into	B．coped with	C．inquired about	D．figured out
59．A．supervises	B．confuses	C．reflects	D．reminds
60．A．guarantee	B．assess	C．investigate	D．maintain
61．A．Instead	B．Therefore	C．Meanwhile	D．Otherwise
62．A．inconvenience	B．inefficiency	C．irresponsibility	D．impossibility
63．A．distribute	B．exploit	C．export	D．sell
64．A．deliver	B．expose	C．divide	D．donate
65．A．characteristics	B．products	C．practices	D．customs

13．It is universally acknowledged that fresh food is beneficial to our health．As a small child，I didn't know about the benefits of fresh food．（41）B，I considered canned fish and fruit，bottled soft drinks and（42）B snacks to be the most appetizing （令人垂涎的）．As I learned to prefer fresh and（43）C foods to the artificial taste of chemically-enhanced snacks，I began to（44）A starting a vegetable garden in our backyard．
"What would it take？"I asked my mom．We had the space and were（45）D to take care of the plants every day．（46）D doing some research online，we（47）C to dig out a space of 16square feet in our yard．It would have to be at least a foot deep （48）A with a raised vegetable bed，the vegetables would have two feet of depth to grow．
It was February of 2013．We knew that we had to work（49）A if we wanted to plant vegetables that spring．That month，every day after school，I pushed（50）B the tough clay （粘土） under our lawn with a large shovel （铲子）．Luckily，the rain made the soil（51）B，and before we knew it，we had finished digging the bed．Next came my favorite part：shopping for（52）C and plants．By June，our plants，especially the tomatoes，were growing（53）D．We had never（54）A such fresh tomatoes； they were so sweet that you could almost taste the （55）C in them．To give our friends gifts，we packed jars of our little tomatoes．We also（56）A Italian pasta sauce with our tomatoes and basil （罗勒，一种香料）．It reassured （使…放心） us to know that we were eating healthy and fresh produce．
The work we put into our vegetable garden was （57）D worthwhile．As long as we had the （58）D to start and maintain the garden，we（59）A a bountiful （大量的） harvest for the entire summer and fall in return．Thanks to the success of my vegetable garden，I can say that if the （60）C of life is to be happy，I'm one little step closer．

41．A．Otherwise	B．Instead	C．Therefore	D．Likewise
42．A．prepared	B．preserved	C．prevented	D．protected
43．A．particular	B．delicious	C．nutritious	D．special
44．A．think about	B．worry about	C．adapt to	D．appeal to
45．A．absent	B．late	C．satisfied	D．willing
46．A．Before	B．Since	C．As	D．After
47．A．led	B．refused	C．decided	D．afforded
48．A．so that	B．now that	C．as long as	D．even though
49．A．quickly	B．hardly	C．gradually	D．suddenly
50．A．over	B．through	C．across	D．beyond
51．A．harder	B．softer	C．heavier	D．deeper
52．A．flowers	B．fruits	C．seeds	D．vegetables
53．A．at risk	B．with care	C．in excitement	D．like crazy
54．A．tasted	B．sensed	C．watched	D．smelt
55．A．tear	B．cloud	C．sunshine	D．wind
56．A．cooked	B．offered	C．provided	D．supplied
57．A．rather than	B．other than	C．no more than	D．more than
58．A．fact	B．force	C．doubt	D．willpower
59．A．received	B．accepted	C．spent	D．fulfilled
60．A．way	B．quality	C．goal	D．standard

12．Every evening，15-year-old Rashida returns home from school，changes out of her uniform，and rushes to a neighboring farm to help her mother harvest vegetables．Her father is disabled，so the modest profit the two of them earn must cover food，clothing and other necessities for all seven children and their parents．Despite having precious little time to study，Rashida is one of the top students at her junior secondary school．But with so much responsibility on her small shoulders，she admits that it is sometimes hard for her to imagine a more promising future．
Last year，Rashida was invited to join 155 other girls at Camfed Ghana's first Girls'Career Camp，a program designed to inspire girls growing up in the country's Northern Region to dream big，and to support them to pursue those dreams．"We organized this camp because we wanted to let girls know that even if they are struggling with poverty，their lives will not be defined by limitations，"says Dolores Dickson，Camfed Ghana's Executive Director．
Over the course of five days，the camp led the junior and secondary school students through a range of experiences and career opportunities that were entirely new to them．Dr．Agnes Apusiga，a lecturer from the University of Development Studies，ran the workshop on goal-setting and career choices，describing the universities and training colleges in Ghana that could help them achieve their dreams．Participants then visited the University for Development Studies，where they toured the medical school and science labs．Another highlight was a workshop at the computer lab at Tamale Secondary School．Many of the girls had studied information technology from a book but had never before seen a computer．
"When the girls arrived at camp，they were not ambitious，because they didn't have any idea what the world held for them，"says Eugenia Ayagiba，Project Officer with Camfed Ghana．"Many had scarcely traveled beyond their own villages．"
"I t hink the most important thing that happened at the camp is th at we opened a window of hope for a group of girls coming from backgrounds of poverty，"says Eugenia．For Rashida，who has been laughed at in the past by her schoolmates because of her father's disability，the experience was important．"She told one of the camp mentors（辅导员） that when she is at school，she often feels like a misfit，and she prefers to keep to herself，"says Eugenia．"But at the camp，it was different．She made friends with girls who have similar struggles．She took part in every single activity，every single game．On the last day，she said to her mentor，‘The camp has challenged me to study hard．Now I see that there is light at the end of the tunnel．'
24．How many are there in Rashida's family？C
A．Seven B．Eight C．Nine D．Ten
25．Why did the camp lead the students to visit universities and training colleges？B
A．To show they are better than their schools
B．To encourage them to get good education．
C．To show them what they are like
D．To get them to touch the advanced equipment there
26．What can we infer from the passage？D
A．Rashida has become friends with her mentors
B．Rashida's mentors has encouraged her a lot．
C．Rashida was sad because of her father's disability．
D．Rashida has had her new dream since the camp
27．The best title of the passage isB．
A．Poor Girls in Ghana
B．Girls'Career Camp
C．Camfed Ghana
D．Students in Ghana Dream Big．

11．The Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the（61）largest （large） of the Earth's oceans，（62）covering（cover） about 46% of the Earth's water surface and 32% of its total surface area．It extends （63）fromthe Arctic in the north to the Antarctica in the south，surrounded by Asia and Australia in the west and the Americas in the east．The Pacific Ocean contains about 25，000 islands．The（64）majority（major） of them are found south of the equator．（65）Thewater near the equator is less salty than that found in the mid-latitudes （中纬度） for（66）abundant（abundance） equatorial precipitation （赤道降水） throughout the year．The surface circulation of Pacific waters is（67）generally（general） clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere．The exploitation of the Pacific's mineral wealth is various，（68）which is influenced by the ocean's great depths．In shallow waters off the coasts of Australia and New Zealand，natural gas is produced，and pearls（69）are harvested（harvest） along the coasts of Australia，Japan and the Philippines．One more thing worth（70）mentioning（mention） is that the Pacific's greatest wealth is its fish．

10．I had just started my second year studying at Cambridge University when I was faced with the news I had never expected．A lump in my neck（41）Cout to be cancer．I would（42）Asix months of chemotherapy（化疗）．
    After the shock，I was struck by this thought：my（43）Ddidn't have any room for cancer．I had so much I wanted to（44）Band so many goals I wanted to chase．
    I was faced with the（45）Cjob of telling my friends and family．Then，I had to decide whether to（46）D in Cambridge and take five exams at the end of the year．My doctor（47）Bagainst it，and so did my parents and teachers．
    My doctors and teachers convinced me that taking some time off to（48）Aand relax would be the best thing for me．I could not think of anything （49）B．I did not want to（50）Da year of my life，receiving pity from those around me．
Together with my parents，I tried to persuade the university to（51）Cme to stay at Cambridge and study only halt the course．At the end of the year I would take two exams．It was really a（52）Ato persuade them to agree．
    Treatment began and I was up and down from Cambridge to London every other week．It made me feel（53）A，but to a much lesser degree than I had expected．I was（54）Cto read，eat and socialize exactly as I used to．I slept a lot and rested a lot，but I also worked hard at my studies．It gave me focus，and it also gave me purpose．Completing my（55）Dat the end of term felt like a great personal victory．
    I took a（56）Bto continue studying while undergoing treatment，and it（57）C．I was successful in my exams-and more（58）D，I made a full recovery．
    Every person facing a disease like cancer must make the （59）Athat are right for them．I am （60）Dthat I made the decision that was right for me．

41．A．stuck	B．came	C．turned	D．worked
42．A．require	B．expect	C．sense	D．arrange
43．A．body	B．memories	C．family	D．dreams
44．A．face	B．achieve	C．show	D．understand
45．A．necessary	B．temporary	C．difficult	D．disappointing
46．A．join	B．treat	C．settle	D．continue
47．A．fought	B．advised	C．acted	D．decided
48．A．recover	B．exercise	C．study	D．play
49．A．better	B．worse	C．more	D．less
50．A．save	B．spend	C．take	D．miss
51．A．help	B．remind	C．allow	D．invite
52．A．struggle	B．failure	C．burden	D．trouble
53．A．tired	B．relaxed	C．confident	D．nervous
54．A．afraid	B．ready	C．able	D．eager
55．A．purpose	B．projects	C．treatment	D．exams
56．A．rest	B．risk	C．privilege	D．job
57．A．ended up	B．passed on	C．paid off	D．broke out
58．A．clearly	B．interestingly	C．specifically	D．importantly
59．A．choices	B．changes	C．efforts	D．chances
60．A．surprised	B．excited	C．determined	D．proud