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　　Can countries, both rich and poor, go on growing without any problems of the world? Or most countries stop their growth? Some thinkers are trying to answer these questions. After making deep studies of the world's resource(资源), they say unlimited (无限制的) growth would be very dangerous. They want to make each country believe that it is necessary to change their ways of production and ask people to have fewer children and use less resource. This, they say, will make every country strong, give people more safety and bring happiness to everyone.

1．The word“production”here means ________ in Chinese.

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2．The word“thinker”in the third sentence means “________”.

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A．people who can't speak

B．people who teaches others

C．people who is good at thinking of problems

D．people who is good at growth

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All around the world, people drink tea. But tea does not mean the same thing to everyone. In different countries people have very different ideas about drinking tea. In China, for example, tea is always served when people get together. The Chinese drink it at any time of the day at homes or in teahouses. They prefer their tea plain, with nothing else in it. Tea is also important in Japan. The Japanese have a special way of serving tea called a tea ceremony (仪式). It is very old and full of meaning. Everything must be done in a special way in the ceremony. There is even a special room for it in Japanese homes.

Another tea-drink country is England. In England, the late afternoon is“teatime”. Almost everyone has a cup of tea then. The English usually make tea in a teapot and drink it with cream and sugar. They also eat cakes, cookies and little sandwiches at teatime.

In the United States people drink tea mostly for breakfast or after meals. Americans usually use teabags to make their tea. Tea bags are faster and easier than making tea in teapots. In the summer, many Americans drink cold tea-“iced tea”. Sometimes they drink iced tea from cans, like soda.

The passage is about ________.

1. A.
   Chinese tea
2. B.
   why tea is important
3. C.
   the teatime in England
4. D.
   different ways of tea drinking in different countries

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　　Want to save money when travelling by train? Here are some ways.

　　This ticket can save you up to 45% on the standard fare(车费). You have to travel after the rush hour period Mon. －Fri. , but can travel at any time on Sat. or Sun.

Big City Savers

　　These are special low-priced tickets on certain trains. You have to book in advance－at the latest by 16:00 the day before you travel. It's first come, first served.

　　Weekend Returns are available(有售)for most journeys over 60 miles. Go on Fri. , Sat. Or Sun. , and return the same weekend on Sat. or Sun. , and save up to 35% on the standard fare.

　　These are available for most journeys over 65 miles. Go any day and return within a month. Monthly returns save you up to 25% on the standard fare.

Family Returns

　　For ￡20 this railcard allows you to take a second adult(成人)and up to 4 children for only ￡3 each when you buy single or return tickets. You can travel as often as you like until the card becomes out of date.

1．Which is the best ticket to buy if you live in London and want to go to a small town 80 miles away for four days?

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A．Big City Savers.

B．Monthly Returns.

C．Weekend Returns.

D．Day Returns.

2．A man bought himself a ticket for ￡15 and three for his family with a family railcard. How much did he pay?

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　　The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King's baker in Pudding Lane. The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window in the roof. A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery into a small hotel next door. Then it spread quickly into Thomas Street. That was the beginning.

The underlined word“family”in the second paragraph means ________.

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　　He walked slower as he came to the block where he knew the building was. It was probably in the middle of the block. It was 7:30 and all the other stores were closed and covered with iron gratings. Yeah, that must be it, he mumbled to himself. He almost stopped as he pictured himself walking into the room. Everyone would be looking at him. What would he say?“Good evening. I'm Spencer.”No. Maybe he would ring the bell outside and have someone come to the door. They could walk in together and then he wouldn't be alone. He already knew what he would tell them when they asked him why he had come. He had thought a lot about the easiest thing for him to say.“I came to learn to improve myself.”That sounded good. They would know what that meant. He fingered the pencil in his jacket. He hadn't known what else to bring…

　　The same sign was in the window of the storefront.“402 Main St. Adult Learning Center”.

　　He took a deep breath and continued to walk slowly to the window. He looked inside as he passed…There was no one there. Was he too early? Would he be the only one to come? He walked to the corner and stopped. He knew he wasn't going home. He just needed a couple of more minutes to think about it. He turned round and walked faster now back to 402 Main St…. He turned the knob but the door wouldn't open.

A woman walked by.“Oh, they're closed today,”she said.“It's some kind of holiday or something. They're usually open every day though. Come back tomorrow.”He turned and looked at her, and then nodded.“Thank you,”he said.“Maybe I'll do that. I'll see how I feel tomorrow.”

1．The man's answer to the woman implies that ________.

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A．he will surely return tomorrow

B．he might not return tomorrow

C．he might be ill tomorrow

D．he doesn't believe the woman

2．What is the author's main purpose in this passage?

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A．To tell adults' going to adult classes.

B．To tell why adult classes are sometimes closed.

C．To tell how 402 Main Street night looks like.

D．To tell a man's feeling about going to adult class.