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15．--You seemed to be impressed by his skill．
--Not exactly so．It was his courage_____ his skill that really impressed me．（　　）

14．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 corner 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!
66．What's the meaning of the underlined word"flourished"in Paragraph 5？（No more than 5words）developed．
67．Why is overpopulation a cause of poverty today？（No more than 12words）
Because there're more mouths to feed and less income．．
68．What's the situation of education in underdeveloped countries？（No more than 8words）The level of education is very low．．
69．What does the passage mainly talk about？（No more than 10words）
Main causes of poverty in the world today．．
70．In your opinion，what's the most significant cause of poverty today？Please give your reason．（Open）Lack of education．People without good education can't adapt to society，so they're much likely to suffer from poverty．．

13．〔1〕My mother always told us there is no use crying over spilled milk．That means you should not get angry when something bad happens and cannot be changed．She also told us you have to break some eggs to make an omelet（煎蛋卷）．This means you have to do what is necessary to move forward．
〔2〕My mother believed you are what you eat．A good diet is important for good health．She would always give us nutritious food．She liked serving us meat and potatoes for dinner．Meat and potatoes can also mean the most important part of something．It describes someone who likes simple things．
〔3〕My father was also a good and honest person．People said he was the salt of the earth，because he would never pour salt on a wound，or make someone feel worse about something that was already a painful experience．However，sometimes he told us a story that seemed bigger than life．So we had to take it with a grain of salt．That is，we could not believe everything he told us．
〔4〕My manager at work does not always know what is going on in our office．Yet she is right about one thing：there is no such thing as a free lunch．Something may appear to be free，but there may be a hidden cost．When we fail to see problems at work，my manager tells us to wake up and smell the coffee．We need to pay more attention and fix the problem．I once made a big mistake at the office and felt foolish．I had egg on my face．
〔5〕Over the weekend，my friend invited me to watch a football game on television．But I do not like football． It is not my cup of tea．
〔6〕I hope I have given you food for thought，that is，something to think about．
56．What is the main idea of the whole passage？（ within 9words）
Some expressions related to food or drinks．
57．What would the author's mother tell them to do when problems came up？
（ within 7words）
Keep calm and move forward．
58．If someone tells you a story that seems bigger than life，what should you do？
（ within 8words）
take it with a grain of salt.\not believe everything he says．
59．What can you say if your face turns red because of a foolish mistake according to the passage？（ within 8words）
I have an egg on my face．

60．Explain the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5．（ within 7words）
Football is not my favourite sport.\I don't like football．．

12．If you two had been able to _______ your anger，the quarrel would have been avoided．（　　）

11．Alice，together with two boys，________ for having broken the rule．（　　）

10．-Smoking is bad for your health．
-Yes，I know．But I simply can't ________．（　　）

9．Please ______ these money and I'm sure they will ______ more than 10，000yuan．（　　）

	A．	add； add up		B．	add up； add up to
	C．	add up； add up		D．	add； add up to

8．If you ____________ of Mary，ask her to come and see me．（　　）

	A．	lose sight of		B．	catch sight of
	C．	are in the sight of		D．	are at the sight of

7．They looked at me I was from another planet．（　　）

6．Only in Paris a pair of shoes like that．（　　）

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