A seeker asks, “I want to make a difference in the world, but there are so many causes crying for attention that I feel deeply confused. I don't know where to put my energy to have the greatest1. Where do I begin?”
Lynn Answers:
There is no one “2” place to begin. Each of us has a different3place, and the place where we will be of greatest service has to do with where we most want to4. If we want to have an effect on the world around us, it's important to5what I think of as our "Area of Power." Our Area of Power is where we feel the most passion to act and have the most6that results are7.
If we pray for world peace, but have no vision of what this would look like and no faith that our8will help, our effect is less than if we pray for peace and harmony in our own9with a clear picture of what this means and excitement that healing is possible. Without faith that we can10, our power to help is decreased.

  1. 1.
    1. A.
      power
    2. B.
      ease
    3. C.
      effect
    4. D.
      result
  2. 2.
    1. A.
      right
    2. B.
      real
    3. C.
      similar
    4. D.
      exact
  3. 3.
    1. A.
      amusing
    2. B.
      ending
    3. C.
      starting
    4. D.
      finishing
  4. 4.
    1. A.
      give
    2. B.
      live
    3. C.
      act
    4. D.
      dream
  5. 5.
    1. A.
      work
    2. B.
      regard
    3. C.
      consider
    4. D.
      identify
  6. 6.
    1. A.
      power
    2. B.
      peace
    3. C.
      faith
    4. D.
      energy
  7. 7.
    1. A.
      visible
    2. B.
      possible
    3. C.
      reasonable
    4. D.
      accessible
  8. 8.
    1. A.
      prayers
    2. B.
      players
    3. C.
      seekers
    4. D.
      watchers
  9. 9.
    1. A.
      language
    2. B.
      way
    3. C.
      world
    4. D.
      family
  10. 10.
    1. A.
      make an effort
    2. B.
      make it
    3. C.
      make a difference
    4. D.
      make ends meet

Our surroundings are being polluted faster than nature and man’s present efforts cannot prevent it. Time is bringing us more people, and more people will bring us more industry, more cars, larger cities, and the growing use of man-made materials.
What can explain and solve this problem? The fact is that pollution is caused by man—by his desire for a modern way of life. We make “increasing industrialization” our chief aim. So we are often ready to offer everything: clean air, pure water, good food, our health and the future of our children. There is a constant flow of people from the countryside into the cities, eager for the benefits of our modern society. But as our technological achievements have grown in the last twenty years, pollution has become a serious problem.
Isn’t it time we stopped to ask ourselves where we are going—and why? It makes one think of the story about the airline pilot who told his passengers over the loudspeaker, “I’ve some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we’re making rapid progress at 530 miles per hour. The bad news is that we’re lost and don’t know where we’re going.” The sad fact is that this becomes a true story when spoken of our modern society.

  1. 1.

    Man cannot prevent the world from being polluted mainly because______.

    1. A.
      the population of the world is decreasing fast
    2. B.
      people use too many man-made materials
    3. C.
      we have more and more industry
    4. D.
      we are producing more cars, trucks and buses
  2. 2.

    According to the passage, what does man value most?

    1. A.
      Industry.
    2. B.
      Health.
    3. C.
      Clean air.
    4. D.
      The future of the children.
  3. 3.

    The story about the airline pilot tells us that ______.

    1. A.
      man knows where the society is going
    2. B.
      people do not welcome the rapid development of modern society
    3. C.
      man can do little about the problem of pollution
    4. D.
      the writer is worried about the future of our society
  4. 4.

    People crowd into the cities because ______.

    1. A.
      they want very much to find well-paid jobs
    2. B.
      they are anxious to enjoy the achievements of our society
    3. C.
      they have become tired of their homeland
    4. D.
      they have a strong wish to become industrial workers

Washington: A research conducted at the University of Maryland looks at the numerous complex reasons as to why young children decide to include or exclude (排斥) other kids from their group of friends.
It suggests that the kids’ decision-making process is much more complex than previously believed.
"They take into account group information, ranging from cliques (小圈子) and networks, when deciding what makes a group work well. Sometimes kids are excluded because they lack social skills, but a lot of time it has nothing to do with that. Instead it has to do with what we refer to as ’group membership’ such as gender, race, nation, and culture," says Professor Melanie Killen, the Associate Director of the Centre for Children Relationships and Culture at Maryland, who led the 4-year project.
Reporting their findings in the journal, the researcher said whatever was the reason, individuals who experienced long-term exclusion (排斥) from the group of friends suffered from depression, anxiety and loneliness.
The study looked at two models to define how children make decisions regarding acceptance of other kids in their group -- the individual social deficit model and the inter-group social cognition (认同) model. While the former says that children’s rejection occurs due to social deficits like shyness, wariness or fearfulness, the latter says that it happens because of group dynamics, prejudice and exclusion.
It was also found that the age of children was also a factor that influenced their decisions regarding other kids’ acceptance as friends.
"With age, kids become more aware of group dynamics, conventions, customs, and rituals. With this comes a greater concern about group functioning, which can lead to exclusion which can be negative from a social justice viewpoint," says Killen.
The researcher believes that her study may have many benefits, as it could provide insights into how to help when children are rejected by their peers.

  1. 1.

    While making friends, kids think more about the following EXCEPT ______.

    1. A.
      social skills
    2. B.
      culture
    3. C.
      race
    4. D.
      gender
  2. 2.

    The underlined word "deficit" in Paragraph 5 may mean “_______”.

    1. A.
      skill
    2. B.
      relationship
    3. C.
      weakness
    4. D.
      experience
  3. 3.

    One of the major purposes of the research is to _______.

    1. A.
      tell the reader how to tell inclusion from exclusion
    2. B.
      remind children to be careful while making friends
    3. C.
      seek ways to help kids excluded by their peers
    4. D.
      stop the children belonging to the inter-group social cognition model
  4. 4.

    While making friends, children exclude those of social deficit model to _______.

    1. A.
      keep their groups purer
    2. B.
      make their groups more socially powerful
    3. C.
      refuse other customs and cultures
    4. D.
      prove their groups to be strict

It is that time of the year when the warm, late Summer days meet the cold, early Autumn nights. The skies on days like these are bright and clear. The air is cool, fresh, and full of the smell of wild flowers. The leaves on the trees are dark green but with splashes of red appearing here and there. It is a really beautiful time of the year. Every where and in everything you can see change.
Birds are starting to migrate. Children are getting ready for another school year. People are looking back on the fun days of Summer and forward to the busy days of Fall.
It is days like these that remind me that while seasons, weather, and nature's colors may change it is all beautiful and it is all joyful. And I am changing too.
My thick wavy hair is now pretty thin on top. Its dark brown color is now getting some gray sprinkled(散落)in it. The smile lines around my eyes and mouth are deeper now and stay with me even when I stop smiling. My glasses continue to get thicker with each new pair and the music I love is now referred to as "oldies". Still, I feel so happy and joyful in my life. I am grateful for my younger years because they taught me so much.
What I have learned and experienced has gotten me to where I am today. I am grateful for my present because now is where I live and now is where I love. I feel happiness in every moment that God has given me, and I take great delight in all the changes life brings. Life is a never ending journey of change and growth. Life's changes never stop but neither does life's joy.

  1. 1.

    The author describes the sceneryin the first paragraph in order to ______ .

    1. A.
      tell the time of story’s taking place
    2. B.
      tell the joy of season’s changing
    3. C.
      show the impressive beauty of nature
    4. D.
      set off the author’s delighted feeling
  2. 2.

    From this passage we can learn _____.

    1. A.
      the author is not young any longer at present
    2. B.
      the season the author describes is the meet of late autumn and early winter
    3. C.
      the author is a person who used to love music
    4. D.
      the author doesn’t hope life has changed so much
  3. 3.

    The underlined part in the last paragraph probably means ______.

    1. A.
      present life is well worth treasuring
    2. B.
      he is satisfied with where he lives now
    3. C.
      present life isn’t changing
    4. D.
      the world is filled with love everywhere
  4. 4.

    From the passage we can see the author’s attitude to life is full of ______.

    1. A.
      excitement
    2. B.
      appreciation
    3. C.
      compassion
    4. D.
      complaint
  5. 5.

    The best title of this passage is ______.

    1. A.
      My life
    2. B.
      My past
    3. C.
      I love life
    4. D.
      Life's changes

He is the only one of the students who ______ a winner of schoolarship for three years.


  1. A.
    is
  2. B.
    has been
  3. C.
    are
  4. D.
    have been

— Do you like these trousers, Madame?

— Show me________ please.


  1. A.
    another ones
  2. B.
    those one
  3. C.
    other one
  4. D.
    some others

---I’d like to go home now．

---Why not stay here for the night? It is so late now．________,it is raining so hard．


  1. A.
    Besides
  2. B.
    Therefore
  3. C.
    Instead
  4. D.
    As a result

—Is your neighbor Mr. King a man with good manners?

—Actually, he is ________ but polite. And nobody likes to talk to him.


  1. A.
    nothing
  2. B.
    something
  3. C.
    everything
  4. D.
    anything

--- Are you close to your uncle and aunt? 

--- __________.


  1. A.
    MostlyonSundays
  2. B.
    No,theyareallright.
  3. C.
    No,theirhouseisfaraway
  4. D.
    Notparticularly

--- I thought you were coming to repair the doorbell yesterday.

--- I ________. I rang twice but got no answer, so I went home


  1. A.
    do
  2. B.
    have done
  3. C.
    did
  4. D.
    had done
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