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10．In his younger days，Colombian pianist Oscar Garcia toured several continents playing Latin American music with popular bands．The experience was memorable．He stayed at luxury hotels，dined on delicious food and rubbed shoulders with star singers like Celia Cruz，Johny Ventura and Willie Chirino．
Yet the gig （演出） Carcia has enjoyed the most is the one he now does every morning-playing the piano at a public dining hall for senior citizens in Sweetwater．
For nearly two decades，he has arrived at the Claude & Mildred Pepper Senior Activities Center at 8 a．m．from Monday to Friday．He brings musical joy to dozens of seniors who go to the center to socialize，play bingo and enjoy a free lunch．
In Sweetwater，where many residents struggle to make a living，close to 17 percent of the population are over 65．About 500 benefit from social projects like the senior center，where English and citizenship classes are also offered．
García，who is in his 60s，arrives early to tune the piano and the organ．Then he begins playing easy listening songs to welcome the early arrivals at the center at 10600 SW Fourth St．
A recent morning，García told the story of how he became the pianist for the senior center and how the seniors became his favorite audiences．"These old people really enjoy what I do．It lights up their days，"he said．
It all started 18 years ago when tired of more than 20 years on the road with the band Los Melódicos，García decided to settle in South Florida．He moved in with relatives in Sweetwater，where every morning he would walk his little nieces to the senior center's lawn．
32．In his younger days，GarciaA．
A．was successful in his career
B．was not happy at all
C．looked down upon people around
D．disliked travelling around the world
33．Why does Carcia perform at a public dining hall in Sweetwater？C
A．To kill time．
B．To gain some money．
C．To make dozens of seniors happy．
D．To improve his musical skills．
34．What will the author probably show after the last paragraph？B
A．García's educational background．
B．García's first performance at the senior center．
C．García's cooperation with Los Melódicos．
D．García's decision to return to the stage．
35．What would be the best title for the passage？A
A．A pianist plays for the seniors of Sweetwater
B．A pianist helps set up the senior activities center
C．A pianist gives music lectures to the seniors
D．A pianist collects money for the seniors of Sweetwater．

9．Gregory Kloehn digs through dustbins every day，but not for the reason that most people would think．He isn't homeless．In fact he is trying to help the homeless．
Gregory began his life as a sculptor．But he often felt that his sculptures，which just stood in rich people's houses for years，lacked a meaningful purpose．So in 2011 he decided to put his artistic energies into creating homes to sell-not ordinary homes but small structures built entirely from recycled materials．
The thought of creating homes for the homeless didn't occur to him until the year 2013，when a homeless couple asked him for a tarp（防水布）．Instead of a tarp，Gregory offered them something better：a small home with a water tank，a kitchen and a trap（容器） for waste．They were so grateful that Gregory decided to focus his efforts on helping house the homeless population in his city．And soon his"Homeless Homes Project"was started．
Before starting a new home，Gregory，goes hunting for materials by digging through dustbins．Everything he finds is usable-refrigerator doors become house doors； washing machine doors often serve as windows，and the tops of cars become strong roofs．He put wheels at the bottom for users to move their homes around easily．Each home takes two to three days to make．
So far Gregory has donated dozens of homes to the city's most needy．While his small lowcost mobile homes are not the final solution to the problem of homelessness，they are really practical and do provide a warm and safe place for the homeless to stay in．They are simply a way for one man to do something nice for those in need of some help．
Gregory has written a book titled Homeless Architecture，where he explains techniques to build those homes and he is now working on weekend workshops．"A lot of people who hear about what I'm doing want to get involved，"he said．"Maybe we can meet someplace and put a couple of homes together．"
28．Why did Gregory turn from making sculptures to creating homes？B
A．He had no home to live in．
B．He wanted to help the homeless．
C．He lost interest in sculpture．
D．He had to make more money．
29．The author mentions the story in Paragraph 3 to tell usD．
A．Gregory's small homes were popular among the homeless
B．housing the homeless in a city was not an easy task
C．the homeless couple asked Gregory to produce more homes
D．how Gregory got the idea of"Homeless Homes Project"
30．What can we conclude from Paragraph 4？A
A．Gregory's work requires imagination and creativity．
B．It takes Gregory a long time to produce a home．
C．Gregory has great trouble hunting for materials for his small houses．
D．Everything in the dustbins will be used in Gregory's work．
31．What can we infer from the last paragraph？C
A．Gregory's work will completely solve the homelessness problem．
B．Gregory doesn't need to make small homes now．
C．Gregory's project wil l help more homeless people．
D．A single person can make no difference to social problems．

8．During the past Spring Festival，many children may have received red packets from their families．But Xing Pu，a 40-year-old economist，is asking the government to give red packets to every Chinese citizen．
Xing suggested the government give out 1，000 yuan to each Chinese since the government income has increased rapidly in recent years．He said his suggestion would allow everyone to directly enjoy the fruits of the country's economic success，help the lower-income groups deal with rising prices and increase consumption（消费）around the country．
Recent years have seen the government carry out a series of pro-poor （扶贫） and pro-rural（惠农）policies，including increasing spending on public health care and calling off the agricultural tax．But the lower-income group still needs more help while being hit hard by an 11-year high in prices and recent snowstorms．
Xing said while making the draft，he has borrowed many ideas from practices in countries like the United States and Singapore．Earlier this year，the governments of the two nations offered cash handouts（救济）to their citizens as the result of a surplus in government income．As for in China，"We can even encourage the rich to donate their 1，000 yuan red packet to the poor，"said Xing．
Although Xing's suggestion has gained wide support among ordinary Chinese on the Internet，many other economists criticized it as unpractical．Even Xing himself admitted he made the suggestion without any careful calculation．But they agreed with Xing's point that the growing economic pie should be shared among the people．
"To better use the increase of money，handing out money is not a solution that holds good for all time．It could be better to improve the public service or cut the price of energy use in daily life，"said Qiao Xinsheng，an economic professor．
25．What has the government done to help the lower-income group？B
A．Spending less on public health care．
B．Carrying out pro-poor policies．
C．Handing out money to every Chinese．
D．Increasing the agricultural tax．
26．According to some experts，what is better than giving out money？D
A．Supplying food to everyone every day．
B．Increasing the government income．
C．Controlling the rising of prices．
D．Cutting the price of energy use in daily life．
27．Xing Pu's ideas of giving red packets to every Chinese citizen mainly came fromA．
A．the US and Singapore governments offering cash handouts to their citizens
B．children receiving red packets from their families
C．the government's increasing spending on public health care
D．the rising prices in the country．

7．Leon McCarthy，12，was born w ithout fingers on his left hand．That didn't stop him from being able to do many tasks．But Leon could not grasp more than one object at a time．So Leon's father，Paul，created a Prosthesis（假肢），using a 3D printer．Now Leon has fingers that open and close．"It was a do-it-yourself，father-and-son adventure．"says Paul．
When Leon was a baby，his doctor advised his parents not to give him a prosthetic hand until he was in his early teens．"The doctor said Leon should first lea rn to get full use out of the hand he was born with，"says Paul．As Leon got older，his father looked into buying a prosthetic hand，which can cost as much as 30，000．Paul found a more affordable solution．
One day，Paul discovered a video on the Internet about Robohand，a prosthesis created with a 3D printer．He downloaded the free instructions and called Robohand's creators for advice．They told him all he needed was a 3D printer--which costs around 2，000--and some materials．
Luckily，Leon's school had recently purchased a 3D printer and it offered to help Paul build the hand for Leon．"We used a soccer shinguard（护胫），cardboard，and tape．They cost about 10．"says paul．
With his new hand，Leon can do things better．"I can help my mom more，because now I can carry two grocery bags，"he says．
Leon's father has already built several hands for Leon．Leon helps design each one．He says there's one thing in particular that he wants to do with a future prosthesis．"The goal，"he says，"is to be able to tie my shoelaces（鞋带）．"
21．Why did Leon's doctor disapprove of his using a prosthesis in his childhood？A
A．To master the disabled hand was important．
B．A prosthesis was very expensive at that time．
C．The prosthetic technology was underdeveloped then．
D．The original hand could do many tasks．
22．Leon's father managed to get Leon a new hand byC．
A．collecting money on the Internet
B．buying a prosthetic hand
C．printing a hand
D．purchasing a 3D printer
23．The materials used for Leon's hand can be described asD．
A．basic and solid
B．strange and valuable
C．personal and lovely
D．cheap and common
24．What's the best title for the text？C
A．A DIY Enthusiast
B．A Great Adventure
C．A Helping Hand
D．A Lucky Escape．

6．-Does this bus go to the beach？
-No．You_____ the wrong way．You want the Number 11．（　　）

5．To my astonishment，Tom did not ________ the math examination．（　　）

4．To our great joy，he could ________ again after the operation．（　　）

3．Time ______，we will spend more time doing oral and spoken practice．（　　）

to be permitted

2．______ state secrets to the enemy，the man was sentenced to death．（　　）

	A．	Looking out for		B．	Relying on
	C．	Giving away		D．	Communicating with

1．At first he refused to accept any responsibility，but he ______ apologizing．（　　）

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