I have noticed this tendency in me for a long time now, 9 I have never been able to stop. I did some 10 management work with a therapist(治疗专家) a while ago, but because I moved and 11 an advisor at school who can’t see me 12, I have not been able to continue this important work. They tell you to stop and count to 10, 13 your breathing, calm yourself down before you 14. But that’s the whole problem. I could never think of 15 myself until it was too late! The 16 things had already come out of my mouth, and I was stuck picking up the pieces.
Right now the 17 is urgent because my relationships with a wonderful boy is 18 because of my being afraid of being wrong. He is closing himself off from me because I have hurt him, and 19 I am no longer attractive as a woman with no confidence in myself and a bad temper. How do I stop ruining my relationships and hating myself? How do I stop 20 being wrong?

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      bad
    2. B.
      good
    3. C.
      hateful
    4. D.
      quick
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      disappointed
    2. B.
      excited
    3. C.
      attacked
    4. D.
      ashamed
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      wrong
    2. B.
      foolish
    3. C.
      empty-headed
    4. D.
      right
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      unusual
    2. B.
      immediate
    3. C.
      following
    4. D.
      last
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      raise
    2. B.
      lower
    3. C.
      keep
    4. D.
      change
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      remember
    2. B.
      regret
    3. C.
      forget
    4. D.
      realize
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      her
    2. B.
      him
    3. C.
      me
    4. D.
      myself
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      it
    2. B.
      her
    3. C.
      them
    4. D.
      us
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      so
    2. B.
      but
    3. C.
      although
    4. D.
      however
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      health
    2. B.
      action
    3. C.
      calmness
    4. D.
      anger
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      headed to
    2. B.
      asked for
    3. C.
      turned to
    4. D.
      referred to
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      regularly
    2. B.
      carelessly
    3. C.
      immediately
    4. D.
      patiently
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      stop
    2. B.
      manage
    3. C.
      keep
    4. D.
      control
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      say
    2. B.
      chat
    3. C.
      speak
    4. D.
      talk
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      stopping
    2. B.
      managing
    3. C.
      persuading
    4. D.
      helping
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      hurtful
    2. B.
      surprising
    3. C.
      colorful
    4. D.
      dangerous
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      event
    2. B.
      thing
    3. C.
      affair
    4. D.
      problem
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      in the way
    2. B.
      in the end
    3. C.
      in danger
    4. D.
      in the beginning
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      no doubt
    2. B.
      no problem
    3. C.
      no wonder
    4. D.
      no way
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      liking
    2. B.
      hating
    3. C.
      finding
    4. D.
      dealing

I was blind, but I was ashamed of it if it was known. I refused to use a white stick and1asking for help. After all, I was a teenage girl, and I couldn’t bear people to look at me and think I was not2them. I must have been a terrible danger on the roads. Coming across me wandering through the traffic, motorists probably would have to step3on their brakes. Apart from that, there were all sorts of disasters that used to occur on the way to and from work.
One evening, I got off the bus about halfway home where I had to change buses, and as usual I4something. “I’m awfully sorry,” I said and stepped forward only to run into it again. When it happened a third time, I realized I had been5to a lamppost. This was just one of the6things that constantly happened to me. So I carried on and found the bus stop, which was a request stop, where the bus wouldn’t stop7passengers wanted to get on or off. No one else was there and I had to try to guess if the bus had arrived.
Generally in this situation, because I hated 8I was blind by asking for help, I tried to guess at the sound. Sometimes I would9a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it drew away. In the end, I usually managed to 10my pride and ask someone at the stop for help.
11on this particular evening no one joined me at the stop; it seemed that everyone had suddenly decided not to travel by bus. Of course I heard plenty of buses pass, or I thought I did. But because I had given up stopping them12making a fool of myself. I let them all go by. I stood there alone for half an hour without stopping one. Then I gave up. I decided to walk on to the next stop.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      tended
    2. B.
      liked
    3. C.
      hated
    4. D.
      objected
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      like
    2. B.
      against
    3. C.
      at
    4. D.
      for
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      bravely
    2. B.
      rapidly
    3. C.
      slowly
    4. D.
      cautiously
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      came into
    2. B.
      ran into
    3. C.
      got into
    4. D.
      turned into
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      saying
    2. B.
      talking
    3. C.
      apologizing
    4. D.
      arguing
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      unexpected
    2. B.
      arbitrary
    3. C.
      objective
    4. D.
      stupid
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      if
    2. B.
      when
    3. C.
      unless
    4. D.
      as long as
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      showing
    2. B.
      accepting
    3. C.
      representing
    4. D.
      understanding
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      plan
    2. B.
      stop
    3. C.
      get on
    4. D.
      ask for
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      reveal
    2. B.
      substitute
    3. C.
      submit
    4. D.
      swallow
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      But
    2. B.
      So
    3. C.
      For
    4. D.
      While
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      in spite of
    2. B.
      for fear of
    3. C.
      instead of
    4. D.
      in terms of

There was a woman in Detroit , who has two sons . She was worried 1 them , especially the younger one , Ben , 2 he was not doing well in school . Boys in his class3 him because he seemed so 4 .
The mother 5 that she would , herself , have to get her sons to do better in school . She 6 them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a 7 a week and do a report about it for her .
One day , in Ben’s 8 , the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it . Ben 9 up his hand and the teacher let him 10 . “Why did Ben raise his hand ?” they wondered . He 11 said anything ; what did he possibly want to say ?
Well , Ben not only 12 the rock ; he said a lot about it . He named other rocks in its group and even knew 13 the teacher had found it . The teacher and the students were 14 . Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book 15 .
Ben later went on to the 16 of his class . When he finished high school , he went to Yale University 17 at last became one of the best doctors in the United States .
After Ben had grown up , he 18 something about his mother that he did not know as a 19 .
She , herself , had never learned how to 20 .

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      about
    2. B.
      on
    3. C.
      with
    4. D.
      over
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      because
    2. B.
      so
    3. C.
      but
    4. D.
      though
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      played with
    2. B.
      go through
    3. C.
      took off
    4. D.
      made fun of
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      clever
    2. B.
      hard
    3. C.
      slow
    4. D.
      quick
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      asked
    2. B.
      decided
    3. C.
      forgot
    4. D.
      heard
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      made
    2. B.
      let
    3. C.
      told
    4. D.
      considered
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      notice
    2. B.
      message
    3. C.
      book
    4. D.
      question
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      class
    2. B.
      room
    3. C.
      office
    4. D.
      lab
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      looked
    2. B.
      gave
    3. C.
      took
    4. D.
      put
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      think
    2. B.
      leave
    3. C.
      stand
    4. D.
      speak
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      always
    2. B.
      even
    3. C.
      quickly
    4. D.
      never
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      found
    2. B.
      played
    3. C.
      knew
    4. D.
      threw
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      whether
    2. B.
      when
    3. C.
      where
    4. D.
      why
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      afraid
    2. B.
      surprised
    3. C.
      worried
    4. D.
      unhappy
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      pictures
    2. B.
      exercises
    3. C.
      shops
    4. D.
      reports
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      top
    2. B.
      end
    3. C.
      back
    4. D.
      side
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      so
    2. B.
      and
    3. C.
      or
    4. D.
      however
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      learned
    2. B.
      remembered
    3. C.
      understood
    4. D.
      guessed
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      doctor
    2. B.
      child
    3. C.
      student
    4. D.
      teacher
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      read
    2. B.
      work
    3. C.
      teach
    4. D.
      show

Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A，B，C and D.Fill each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.
In the past, man didn’t have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be1.
Today things are2, and the world has become too 3. We’re using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are4our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on the earth will not survive.
Everyone 5today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing6, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we 7to use bigger and more powerful machines to cut down more and more trees.
We know that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we’11 die. 8, in most countries wastes are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are 9laws to stop this.
We know, too, that if the10of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough food . What can we do to solve these problems?
If we eat more vegetables and less meat there will be more food available for every one. Land that is used to grow crops11five times more people than land where animals are kept. Our natural resources will last longer if we learn to recycle them.
The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control.
Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner12in the future.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      beautiful
    2. B.
      unlimited
    3. C.
      rare
    4. D.
      valuable
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      common
    2. B.
      the same
    3. C.
      changeable
    4. D.
      different
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      crowded
    2. B.
      small
    3. C.
      dirty
    4. D.
      busy
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      protecting
    2. B.
      saving
    3. C.
      polluting
    4. D.
      fighting
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      wonders
    2. B.
      realizes
    3. C.
      considers
    4. D.
      discovers
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      poles
    2. B.
      boats
    3. C.
      methods
    4. D.
      ideas
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      continue
    2. B.
      have
    3. C.
      ought
    4. D.
      go on
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      Thus
    2. B.
      However
    3. C.
      Generally speaking
    4. D.
      Therefore
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      too many
    2. B.
      a few
    3. C.
      some
    4. D.
      few
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      production
    2. B.
      pollution
    3. C.
      population
    4. D.
      revolution
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      feeds
    2. B.
      increases
    3. C.
      supplies
    4. D.
      helps
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      nature
    2. B.
      sea
    3. C.
      planet
    4. D.
      forest

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer's showroom, and knowing his father could well1it, he told him that was all he wanted.
As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs2his father had bought the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private3. His father told him how4he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He5his son a beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious, but6disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man's7embossed (压印浮凸)in gold.
Angrily, he8his voice to his father and said, "With all your money you give me a Bible(圣经)?" He then stormed out of the house,9the Bible.
Many years10and the young man was very11in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but realizing his father was very12, he thought perhaps he should go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day.13he could make the arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had14, and willed all of his possessions to his15. He needed to come home immediately and take care of things.
When he arrived at his father's house, sudden sadness and16filled his heart. He began to search through his father's important papers and saw the17new Bible, just as he had left it years ago.
With18, he opened the Bible and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealer's name, the19dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the word "PAID IN FULL".
How many times do we miss blessings20they are not packaged as we expected? What may appear as bad fortune may in fact be the door that is just waiting to be opened.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      buy
    2. B.
      afford
    3. C.
      make
    4. D.
      pay
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      that
    2. B.
      which
    3. C.
      what
    4. D.
      where
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      house
    2. B.
      office
    3. C.
      study
    4. D.
      car
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      proud
    2. B.
      hopeful
    3. C.
      eager
    4. D.
      anxious
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      showed
    2. B.
      handed
    3. C.
      brought
    4. D.
      provided
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      anyway
    2. B.
      somewhat
    3. C.
      somehow
    4. D.
      somewhere
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      number
    2. B.
      hand
    3. C.
      hair
    4. D.
      name
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      risen
    2. B.
      rose
    3. C.
      arose
    4. D.
      raised
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      leaving
    2. B.
      left
    3. C.
      leave
    4. D.
      to leave
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      past
    2. B.
      passed
    3. C.
      went
    4. D.
      flied
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      satisfied
    2. B.
      busy
    3. C.
      successful
    4. D.
      lucky
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      old
    2. B.
      selfish
    3. C.
      mean
    4. D.
      lonely
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      After
    2. B.
      When
    3. C.
      Before
    4. D.
      Since
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      passed by
    2. B.
      passed away
    3. C.
      passed down
    4. D.
      passed out
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      daughter
    2. B.
      son
    3. C.
      grandson
    4. D.
      wife
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      regret
    2. B.
      anger
    3. C.
      disappointment
    4. D.
      annoyance
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      even
    2. B.
      also
    3. C.
      still
    4. D.
      yet
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      smiles
    2. B.
      tears
    3. C.
      hearts
    4. D.
      glasses
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      same
    2. B.
      different
    3. C.
      familiar
    4. D.
      similar
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      before
    2. B.
      if
    3. C.
      though
    4. D.
      because

A man had a little daughter--an only and much-loved child. He lived for her – she was his1 . So when she became ill, he became like a man possessed, moving heaven and2 to bring about her restoration to health.
His best efforts, however, proved3 and the child died. The father became a bitter recluse, shutting himself 4from his many friends and5 every activity that might restore his poise (平静) and bring him back to his6 self.7 one night he had a dream.
He was in heaven, witnessing a grand pageant of all the little child8 . They were marching 9a line passing by the Great White Throne. Every white-robed angelic child10a candle. He 11that one child’s candle was not lighted. Then he saw that the child with the12 candle was his own little girl.138 to her, he seized her in his arms, caressed her tenderly, and then asked, "How is it, darling, that your candle alone is14 ?"
"Daddy, they often relight it, but your15 always put it out. " Just then he awoke from his dream. The16 was crystal clear (晶莹), and its effects were17.18 that hour on he was not a recluse(隐者), but mingled freely and cheerfully with his19 friends and associates. No longer would his darling’s candle be 20by his useless tears.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      time
    2. B.
      life
    3. C.
      possession
    4. D.
      family
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      earth
    2. B.
      hospital
    3. C.
      home
    4. D.
      field
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      good
    2. B.
      hard
    3. C.
      useless
    4. D.
      useful
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      out
    2. B.
      down
    3. C.
      up
    4. D.
      away
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      agreeing
    2. B.
      permitting
    3. C.
      refusing
    4. D.
      joining
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      normal
    2. B.
      regular
    3. C.
      common
    4. D.
      gentle
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      Therefore
    2. B.
      So
    3. C.
      But
    4. D.
      As
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      girls
    2. B.
      angels
    3. C.
      babies
    4. D.
      gods
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      on
    2. B.
      at
    3. C.
      under
    4. D.
      in
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      took
    2. B.
      brought
    3. C.
      carded
    4. D.
      caught
  11. 11.
    1. A.
      noticed
    2. B.
      observed
    3. C.
      watched
    4. D.
      recognised
  12. 12.
    1. A.
      light
    2. B.
      dark
    3. C.
      bright
    4. D.
      black
  13. 13.
    1. A.
      Walking
    2. B.
      Jumping
    3. C.
      Rushing
    4. D.
      Climbing
  14. 14.
    1. A.
      unlighted
    2. B.
      burning
    3. C.
      lit
    4. D.
      lighting
  15. 15.
    1. A.
      hearts
    2. B.
      tears
    3. C.
      wind
    4. D.
      sweat
  16. 16.
    1. A.
      lesson
    2. B.
      experience
    3. C.
      dream
    4. D.
      result
  17. 17.
    1. A.
      soon
    2. B.
      fast
    3. C.
      immediate
    4. D.
      slow
  18. 18.
    1. A.
      After
    2. B.
      Since
    3. C.
      From
    4. D.
      In
  19. 19.
    1. A.
      former
    2. B.
      older
    3. C.
      regular
    4. D.
      before
  20. 20.
    1. A.
      put on
    2. B.
      put off
    3. C.
      put up
    4. D.
      pat out

One of the most famous nursery rhymes(摇篮曲) in the English language is Mary Had a Little Lamb(羔羊). It has touched many children who have read it. It is about the deep love between a young girl and her pet lamb. The poem is from a true story that happened in the early part of the 19th century in the town of Sterling, Massachusetts, in the USA.
Mary Sawyer (1806-1889) lived on a farm with her family. One day, when she was about nine years old, she saw a little lamb that had just been born and left behind by its mother. It was very weak and looked as if it would die at very moment. Mary took pity on the lamb and spent the whole night looking after it. Eventually, it grew strong and became a very close friend with Mary, following her everywhere she went.
One day, the lamb even followed Mary to school. At first she wanted to turn it back but her brother suggested that it would be fun to take the lamb to school. During the class, she hid the lamb under her desk. But when she was called to go to the front of the class, to her surprise, the lamb followed her. Though the students and the teacher thought it was funny to see a lamb at school, the teacher had to ask Mary to keep the lamb outside of the school.
That very day, a young man called John Roulstone was visiting Mary’s school. He was so moved by the love between the child and her little pet lamb that he wrote a poem which he handed to Mary the next day. His poem contained twelve lines.
Later, Sara Josepha Hale added another twelve lines to the poem and published it in 1930 under the title “Mary Had a Little Lamb”. The poem has become a classic, loved by children all over the world. The appeal (吸引力) of the poem lies not only in the funny idea of a sheep going to school but also in the true love between the little girl and her pet. The town of Sterling has honoured Mary’s lamb by building a statue (雕像) of the lamb with Mr Roulstone’s poem below the statue.

  1. 1.

    What is the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      Mary Had a Little Lamb
    2. B.
      The Life of Mary Sawyer
    3. C.
      The Origin of a Poem
    4. D.
      An Animal Friend
  2. 2.

    The underlined word “eventually” in the second paragraph most probably means         .

    1. A.
      fortunately
    2. B.
      gradually
    3. C.
      finally
    4. D.
      kindly
  3. 3.

    Why did the poem become a classic?

    1. A.
      It had another twelve lines added.
    2. B.
      It was written by a young man.
    3. C.
      It describes the true love between a little girl and her pet lamb.
    4. D.
      A statue of lamb was built in the town of Sterling.
  4. 4.

    Which could be the right order of the following events according to the passage?
    a. The poem “Mary Had a Little Lamb”became popular.
    b. Mary’s brother suggested that she take the lamb to school.
    c. People built a statue to honor the lamb.
    d. Mary found a little lamb.
    e. A young man was moved by the story and wrote a poem.

    1. A.
      d. b. e. c. a
    2. B.
      d. b. e. a. c
    3. C.
      d. e. b. c. a
    4. D.
      d. e. b. a. c
  5. 5.

    Which of the following statements can be inferred from the passage?

    1. A.
      Mary’s mother was also fond of the little lamb.
    2. B.
      Mary and the little lamb developed a very close friendship.
    3. C.
      Mary wrote to John Roulstone and asked him to write the poem.
    4. D.
      All children were allowed to take their pets to school in America.

According to a survey released by the Nielson Company on Thursday, China has become a global tourist attraction after the Beijing Olympics.
The survey said the Olympics not only built up China’s image but also served as an advertisement for China’s tourism.
The online survey was conducted on consumers in 16 countries and regions before Games’ opening ceremony and after the closing.
About 80 percent of the respondents had not been to China before the events and 50 percent of them expressed hopes of visiting China after the Games.
According to the survey, 70 percent of the respondents felt Beijing was more modern and scientific than what they had thought.
The most interested respondents were from Singapore, India, Mexico, South Africa and the Republic of Korea, as well as China’s Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Pan Wen, in charge of Chinese tourism research of the Nielson Company, said the World Tourism Organization predicted that China would become the largest tourist attraction in the world with 137 million foreign tourists every year.
“This figure would be realized earlier with the aid of the Beijing Olympics,” Pan said.

  1. 1.

    When was the online survey conducted?

    1. A.
      During the Olympics
    2. B.
      Before Games’ opening ceremony and after the closing
    3. C.
      After the Olympics’ closing
    4. D.
      We don't know
  2. 2.

    Which countries were the most interested respondents from?

    1. A.
      Singapore, India, Mexico
    2. B.
      South Africa and the Republic of Korea
    3. C.
      China’s Hong Kong and Taiwan
    4. D.
      All of the above
  3. 3.

    Which country did the World Tourism Organization predict would become the largest tourist attraction in the world?

    1. A.
      China
    2. B.
      Japan
    3. C.
      South Africa
    4. D.
      Hong Kong
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    1. A.
      About 80 percent of the respondents expressed hopes of visiting China during the Games
    2. B.
      The online survey was conducted on consumers in 16 countries
    3. C.
      137 million foreign tourists have come to China every year
    4. D.
      The Beijing Olympics greatly speed up China’s tourism

A new study shows that fat people in the United States suffer direct economic and social effects because of their size . The findings are from an 8-year study of about 100,000 people . The people studied were between the ages of 16 and 25 when the research began .
The researchers who carried out the study say they consider the people fat if they are in the top of 5% of the measurement in which weight is connected with height . For example , fat women in the study were about 160 centimeters tall and weighed about 90 kilograms . Fat men in the study were about 175 centimeters tall and weighed 100 kilograms . The researchers say that more than 1,000,000 Americans are that big . The researchers found that fat young women were more likely to lose social and economic power even if they were from wealthy families . The fat women also were 20% less likely to get married and they earned an average of about $6,700 a year less than other women . The study showed less severe effect on fat men . They earned an average of about $3,000 a year less than other men . Fat men also were 11% less likely to get married .

  1. 1.

    From this passage we know fat people in America were     

    1. A.
      admired           
    2. B.
      respected          
    3. C.
      unhealthy         
    4. D.
      unpopular
  2. 2.

    Which of the following was not mentioned in this passage ?

    1. A.
      The reason why fat people suffered .
    2. B.
      The cause that caused people to be fat .
    3. C.
      The standard of fat people .
    4. D.
      The number of fat people .
  3. 3.

    The underlined word “severe” means         .

    1. A.
      economic         
    2. B.
      social        
    3. C.
      serious             
    4. D.
      favorable
  4. 4.

    Fat people were inferior to（比……差）other people in      .

    1. A.
      brain , human rights and payment
    2. B.
      income , marriage and political rights
    3. C.
      brain , education and marriage
    4. D.
      marriage , getting jobs and income

As many as one in five US teenagers have some degree of hearing loss, according to researchers. They say the problem is growing.
“Teenagers really don’t pay attention to how much noise they are exposed to(接触),” Josef Shargorodsky of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston told Reuters. “Often people won’t notice it, but even very little hearing loss may influence language development,” said Shargorodsky, one of the researchers.
The study compared surveys from the early 1990s and the mid-2000s. Each included a few thousand teenagers. In the first survey, about 15 percent of teenagers had some degree of hearing loss. Some 15 years later, that number had risen by a third, to nearly 20 percent.
“This certainly is big news,” said Alison Grimes, an ear doctor. “Hearing loss is very common in old people,” Grimes said, but she added that it was worrying to see it happen in the younger age group.
In babies and young children, hearing problems are known to slow language development. The science is less clear for teenagers, but it is easy to imagine how being hard of hearing could influence learning, said Grimes.
The reasons for the rise are still unclear. When researchers asked teenagers about noise exposure – on the job, at school or from activities, for example – the teenagers didn’t report any change. But Shargorodsky said that might not be true. “We know from before that it is difficult to ask this age group about noise exposure – they underestimate it.” Few people would call it noise when they listen to music on their MP3 player, for example. “There is a difference between what we think is loud and what is harmful to the ear,” said Grimes.
Although it’s not clear that the MP3 players cause teenagers’ hearing loss, Grimes said it was still a good idea to turn down the sound and take short breaks from listening.

  1. 1.

    The writer advises teenagers __________.

    1. A.
      to turn the sound down
    2. B.
      to stop using MP3 players
    3. C.
      to be clear about the problem
    4. D.
      to report the change in hearing loss
  2. 2.

    The underlined sentence “they underestimate it” means __________.

    1. A.
      their love for music prevent them realizing the harm
    2. B.
      their hearing loss is happening without being noticed
    3. C.
      they think music can be taken as noise to some degree
    4. D.
      they think it’s harmful sometimes although it’s not loud
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is true according to the passage?

    1. A.
      Hearing loss may lead to slow language development.
    2. B.
      Hearing loss in old people is as common as in young people.
    3. C.
      Researchers have already found some causes of hearing loss.
    4. D.
      Teenagers know MP3 is harmful, but they can’t stop listening to it.
  4. 4.

    What is the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      A word short and simple
    2. B.
      A report by teenagers
    3. C.
      A message loud and clear
    4. D.
      A letter from MP3 users
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