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---I wonder how much Sarah is paid.

---Don’t ask her.The issue of women’s pay is _________ at the moment.

A. a wet blanket B. spilt milk

C. a sleeping dog D. a hot potato

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Kenya is losing an average of 100 of its 2,000 lions each year because of growing human settlements, increasing farming, climate change and diseases，according to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS).

“ Lions have a special place in Kenyans’life，” said Paul Udoto，a spokesman for the organization. “ Other than being the symbol of national strength, they are among the Big Five, a main attraction for visitors to Kenya. ”

There were 2,749 lions in Kenya in 2002 and Uieir population dropped to 2,280 by 2004 and to about 2,000 today, according to KWS figures.

“The fall of the lion population is worrying and every effort needs to be made to make sure that Kenya either protects its population of 2, 000 lions at present or increases the numbers to an ecologically acceptable level,” said Mr. Udoto.

“There is no doubt that the numbers are in free fall. I’ d be surprised if they even last as long as 20 years，” said Laurence Frank, project director of Living With Lions, a Kenya-based animal protection organization? i? When I first came here 30 years ago，I would always hear lions roaring across the land at night and see their tracks in the morning. Now that is very rare.

“The reason is simple。As the numbers of people grow and the numbers of cows increase they take up much of the lion’s space. Alongside that there are other ways, including poisoning 9 to kill lions. ”

Animal lovers are making a new strategy to save the animals. Part of the measures will include tracking lions fitted with radio collars in the Amboseli area in southern Kenya, close to the border with Tanzania.

Wildlife officials in Tanzania face similar challenges in protecting their lions, but there is far less human encroachment (侵入）on the animals’ homeland there than in Kenya,

1.What is the main reason of Kenya appreciating lions’ existence?

A. lions are the symbol of the national strength.

B. Lions are among the most endangered animals.

C. Lions are a subject of great concern to Kenyans.

D. Lions are the major appeal for foreign tourists.

2.What does Laurence Frank mean by saying “they even last as long as 20 years ”?

A. It is alarming that the number of lions is declining at a high speed.

B. It is amazing that he has tolerated the decline for such a long time.

C. It is fascinating that many evidences have proven the decline trend,

D.It is surprising that a lion should live as long as twenty years in Kenya.

3.In which aspect does the striking difference between Kenya and Tanzania in lion protection lie?

A.Climate changes.

B.Increasingly fanning.

C.Natural disasters*

D.Outbreaks of epidemics (流行病）.

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Here is some advice on food shopping. Generally speaking, each family spends about one-sixth of its income on food. Because food is expensive, it is important to spend money wisely you shop.

A careful shopper can prepare nourishing (有营养的) and tasty meals inexpensively. Here are some suggestions to help you better.

Buy only the food you need. There are several ways to avoid buying food. First, a shopping list before you go to the store. Then, when you are at the store, your list carefully. , do not go shopping if you are hungry. When you are hungry, foods look very tasty and you want to buy more than you need. , go shopping alone if you can. If you shop with your young children, they often ask you to buy unnecessary food like sweets.

When you have a , choose the least expensive brand (商标) of a product. There are points to remember when you buy canned tomatoes, for example. First, look at the advertisement in the newspaper to see if your supermarket is a “special” on canned tomatoes. this, when you are in the store, you should check the for each pound of tomatoes. Sometimes you save money if you buy the larger size can sometimes, however, you do not. Third, remember that a grade A product or a more expensive product is not necessarily more healthful a grade B or less expensive product. Grade A tomatoes may look better, all canned tomatoes have the same nutrients.

Shoppers seem to have special when they buy fresh fruits and vegetables. There are several things to consider when buying fresh foods. Because fresh foods if they are not used, you have to buy the correct amount for the number of people you are serving. Next, to use fresh foods that are in season because fresh foods are less expensive then. Lastly, choose fruits and vegetables that have a bright, fresh . A good colour is often a that the food has a lot of vitamins.

1.A. after B. when C. since D. until

2.A. shop B. prepare C. learn D. spend

3.A. expensive B. cheap C. tasty D. extra

4.A. make B. write C. take D. bring

5.A. observe B. follow C. mind D. notice

6.A. Therefore B. What’s more C. As a result D. On the contrary

7.A. Besides B. Above all C. In a word D. Finally

8.A. collection B. selection C. possibility D. number

9.A. three B. two C. four D. five

10.A. making B. supplying C. carrying D. offering

11.A. Except B. Besides C. Because of D. In spite of

12.A. price B. quantity C. quality D. size

13.A. to B. also C. than D. above

14.A. and B. but C. also D. for

15.A. choices B. interests C. difficulties D. pleasures

16.A. destroy B. go bad C. dry up D. go wrong

17.A. refuse B. offer C. plan D. expect

18.A. especially B. generally C. completely D. fortunately

19.A. look B. root C. colour D. leaf

20.A. sign B. mark C. scene D. luck

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Memory, they say, is a matter of practice and exercise. 1. But even if you are successful, there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you.

2. One morning last week, for example, I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night, yet I clearly remember locking it carefully the night before.

3. Once in a while you remember not doing something, and then find out that you did. One day last month, for example, I was sitting in a barber（理发师）shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut, and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barber shop across the street from my office.

We always seem to find something funny and amusing（有趣的）in incidents caused by people’s forgetfulness or absent-mindedness. 4. Unfortunately, however, absent-mindedness is not always funny. 5.

A. Stories about absent-minded professors have been told for years, and we never got tired of hearing new ones.

B. Memory “trick” work the other way as well.

C. If you have the wish and really made a conscious（自觉的）effort, then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things.

D. Generally forgetting things is serious and dangerous.

E. It is necessary to remember the way to protect yourself from memory “tricks”.

F. There are times when “trick” of our memory can cause us great trouble.

G. Sometimes you remember things that really did not happen.

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FOR most people, life without plants is unimaginable. They feed us, clean up our air and brighten up our gardens. But what if someone told you that even our smartphones can benefit from plants?

Meet the scientists from the Freiburg University of Mining and Technology in Germany. According to reports from Reuters, they have come up with a way to take the important element germanium (锗) from plants.

The element was first discovered in Germany (hence the name) and was used to develop the first transistor (晶体管) because it can transport electricity very quickly. Nowadays, silicon-germanium alloy (硅锗合金) plays an important role in making computers, smartphones and fiber-optic cables (光纤电缆).

Although germanium can be found in soil around the world, it is difficult to extract (提取). In the traditional process, people take the material after zinc (锌) mining or burning coal. But the Freiburg scientists decided to fall back on the natural world.

Biology professor Hermann Heilmeier is one of the scientists who are using common plants for this uncommon process. “Different energy crops are being planted, for example, sunflowers, corn ... we want to use them for phytomining. In German we call it ‘mining with plants’.”

Others have used this method in the past with metals like gold and copper (铜). But in their study, the Freiburg scientists brought germanium from the soil into the roots and shoots of the plants, harvested them and then took the element from the plants. The process did not cost too much because germanium can be taken after plants are processed for use as biogas (沼气). So many of the costs are already covered in existing biogas plants.

However, there is still a lot of work to do before we can all experience the benefits. At the moment germanium can only be harvested in very small amounts, just a few milligrams per liter. Now scientists are working on different plants to improve this.

“As is so often the case, industry is still waiting because they want to see everything already working. Then they say, ‘We’ll have it.’ But of course we have to complete the step in between first,” said Professor Martin Bertau, head of industrial chemistry at Freiburg University.

1.We can learn from the article that germanium ______.

A. is mostly produced in Germany

B. can effectively transfer electricity

C. exists mostly in soil and water

D. is very easy to get from nature

2. What can we conclude from the article?

A. Germanium can be easily produced during the process of mining zinc or burning coal.

B. Sunflowers and corn are currently the most efficient plants to use when extracting germanium.

C. The process of harvesting germanium from plants isn’t costly because after harvesting, the plants can be used for biogas.

D. The new method for extracting germanium that the Freiburg scientists are trying is greener and cheaper than the traditional one.

3. According to the article, phytomining ______.

A. is a completely new method for extracting metals

B. has been widely used in extracting all kinds of rare metals

C. has different productivity depending on the type of energy crop

D. is now being tested on types of plants that it has never been tried on

4.Which of the following statements would Professor Martin Bertau agree with?

A. Many businesses have already started contributing money to this research.

B. Industry and science have stronger and closer connections than is generally expected.

C. People from related industries showed no interest in extracting germanium from plants.

D. Germanium has to be extracted from plants in large quantities before this type of extraction becomes industrialized.

________ the relationship, try to _____ to each person all your kindness and understanding.

A. However, appeal B. Whatever, turn

C. Whatever,extend D. However, attach

AlphaGo, an artificial intelligence machine outperformed Lee, which made the five-match score 4-1 ___________ AlphaGo.

A. in support of B. in favor of

C. in defense of D. in need of

With the situation worsening, the army threatens to_______ if a general election is not to be held as scheduled. So let's _______some serious work.

A. take over, get down to B. take up, come up with

C. take on, come down with D. take apart, live up to

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生活中很多平凡的人扮演着重要的角色。清洁工便是他们的代表。请按以下要点完成作文。字数120左右

(1)描述清洁工工作的艰辛; (2) 假如没有清洁工，环境会变得如何? (3) 你对平凡工作者的看法。

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