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11．Bottled water is a booming industry in New Zealand，but it's terrible for the environment-each bottle thrown away adding to the 190，000tons of plastic New Zealanders throw into landfills each year．
But now one company has created water storage that they hope will prove to be just as convenient as a plastic bottle-but contains no actual plastic．
Skipping Rock Labs make Oohos，flexible membranes filled with water that are constructed using a seaweed extract-meaning they，re totally edible and biodegradable，wrapping and all．
There aren't any known side effects from digesting the membranes，which are tasteless-though Ooho!says flavors can be added to make them more appetizing．
The company took to crowdfunding site CrowdCube with the idea，and it has since gone viral-with more than 900investors bagging them A£751，700 to develop and launch the Ooho!balls （ $1.35million）．
Skipping Rock Labs create the balls by dipping ice into brown algae and calcium chloride，with the membrane taking shape around the ice-and while that may sound complicated，the company says it，s more cost-effective than producing a plastic bottle．
A layer atop the membrane can be peeled off just before drinking，for hygiene purposes．Skipping Rock Labs are hoping their new product takes off-and that it starts to put a dent into the plastic packaging industry．

32．The product Oohos made by the company Skipping Rock Labs has the following good points except thatD．
A．it is non-plastic
B．it is edible
C．it is biodegradable
D．it is expensive to make
33．How does the company make their idea work in practice？C
A．By working with other companies．
B．By advertising their samples．
C．By crowdfunding through a website．
D．By borrowing money from the bank．
34．What does Paragraph 6 mainly tell us about？C
A．Why the company made their product．
B．Where the company made their product．
C．How the company's product was made．
35．What section of a newspaper will most probably carry this article？A
A．Environment．
B．Opinion．
C．Politics．
D．Agriculture．

10．If you are reading this right now，you are taking part in the wonder of literacy．Because of printed words，people can relay information across both time and space．Much of the credit for this phenomenon can be attributed to one man．
Born in Mainz，Johannes Gutenberg，studied at the University of Erfurt in 1418and spent much of his young adult life practicing the profession of goldsmithing．In 1439Gutenberg borrowed money from investors but found himself in financial trouble．
In 1439the city in which Gutenberg lived was planning to exhibit a large collection of some relics，which was expected to bring many visitors to the town．Gutenberg created many metal mirrors which were to be sold to the visitors．The mirrors probably would have sold well，but due to severe flooding the event was delayed by one year．The investors demanded that Gutenberg return their investments，but he had already spent the money on the mirrors．In order to satisfy the investors，Gutenberg decided to share his secret with them．This secret would forever change the world，all of history，and even the，process of keeping history．He had created the mechanical printing press with movable type．
Gutenberg's brilliant idea would soon change the world，but he was in financial trouble once again and was accused of mismanaging money．The courts ruled against Gutenberg and Gutenberg lost．the shop he had created．
Before the spread of Gutenberg，s idea，literature was primarily handwritten and thus books were extremely rare and valuable．There was little reason for common people to learn to read or write．Gutenberg's invention would change all of that．His printing press allowed literature to be produced on a mass scale．His movable metal type could be arranged once to form a page，and his press could print the page again and again．
Though Gutenberg had failed as a businessman，the technologies that he had created spread across Europe rapidly．As these printing technologies and techniques spread，news and books began to travel across Europe much faster than previously possible．The world has not been the same since．

28．Which of the following can replace the underlined word in Paragraph one？D
A．referred
B．devoted
C．exposed
D．owed
29．Why did Gutenberg's plan to sell mirrors fail？B
A．The mirrors were less popular than he had expected．
B．Flooding delayed the event for an entire year．
C．Too many other people had the same idea．
D．Newly invented glass mirrors made his metal mirrors old-fashioned．
30．Which of the following is best supported by evidence from the text？C
A．Gutenberg's idea was a tremendous success that made him incredibly wealthy．
B．Gutenberg's idea didn't become popular in his lifetime，but grew very popular after his death．
C．Gutenberg，s idea did not make him rich but spread very quickly．
D．Gutenberg，s idea did not become popular right away but made him incredibly rich over time．
31．Which of the following titles best expresses the main idea of this text？D
A．Investing Wisely：Turning Your Good Ideas into Money
B．How to Make Books Using the Gutenberg Method
C．The City of Mainz：Life in Medieval Germany
D．Gutenberg：A Man Who Changed the World．

9．What will the woman probably do next？
A．Make a cup of tea．B．Cook a soup．C．Call her mother．

8．How will the woman go to the conference？
A．By taxi．B．By bus．C．By plane．

7．What can we learn about the speakers？
A．They are flying a kite．B．They are on a plane．C．They are on a ship．

6．What will the speaker do next？
A．Get a coffee．B．Have lunch．C．See a dentist．

5．What does the man do？
A．A decorating worker．B．A beauty expert．C．An artist．

4．What can we learn from the conversation？
A．The woman wants to be a professional signal．
B．The man invites the woman to a performance．
C．The speakers decide to see a show together．

3．What is the relationship between the speakers？
A．Boss and employee．B．Husband and wife．C．Mother and son．

2．How many pills will the woman take every day？
A.6．B.12．C.48．

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