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The speeches of US President Barack Obama have become the favorite way for Japanese to study the English language. Japanese publishers have been ______ the market with over a dozen language-learning titles. Companies are trying to enter a foreign-language teaching _______ which was _______ at $8.6 billion in 2008 by some research institutes.

Why is there such a huge Japanese market for recordings and books of Obama's speeches? Japanese say that listening to Obama speak is a good way to ______ their English-speaking skills.  

Most Japanese, including those studying English, would have difficulty ___ a speech given by a native English speaker. But “Obama's English is easy to understand because he can _______ words clearly and speaks at a relatively slow speed,” said Professor Tadaharu Nikaido, a communication specialist. “Movies ______ to be the most difficult for Japanese, especially when actors mumble (咕哝) their words.” Obama sets his _______ of vocabulary wide enough to accommodate (迎合) all levels of English speakers, Nikaido added, and at the lower end, it sometimes comes within the range of non-native speakers' comprehension.

The Obama speech phenomenon has given way to more books and magazines that focus on how Obama's communication skills might be ______ in Japan for business and political purposes. At least half a dozen books and magazine covers of this kind have appeared in the past several months in Japan.

Manage your time well for each module(单元), but also make sure you get a good balance(平衡) between work and social life. That is vital for life in general.

Set aside time specifically for each subject. Try to study one subject a day. You need to balance time. If you are bad at balancing things, make a personal timetable. Even if you do not stick to it, you will have an idea what you should be doing each day. This is better than trying to do everything each day and, at the end of the week, not achieve anything. Also, try to keep your weekends free of studying. Only study at the weekend if you really have to.

I had to learn to balance work, study and family when I was at college. I was a retail assistant working part-time and had at least four modules to complete at the same time at college. I also had to help around the house doing household cleaning and shopping at times. I managed to finish my college work on time, which was very difficult and hard, and still hold down a job.

Why was it possible? Because I only thought about my part-time work when I was at work on the weekends and my college work had to be done from Mondays to Fridays before the weekends. This was hard—but you need to set a timetable for yourself. It was an achievement when I finally realized that things have to be done in order, and need to be organized as well.

Balancing study and other aspects(方面) of your life can be a problem if you have a job or a family, but planning in advance is helpful. Use the time you have well. Do not leave anything until the last minute, as this will only cause problems.

The underlined word“vital”(in Paragraph 1) means_____________.

  A. common               B. necessary                  C. easy                  D. difficult

According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the advice the writer gives?

  A. Try to study many subjects in a day.                  B. Try not to study on the weekends.

C. Plan in advance.                                           D. Try to set a timetable.

It could be inferred from the passage that__________.

A. the writer has a part-time job as an assistant when he was at college

B. you need to set a timetable for yourself

C. you should make a personal timetable if you are bad at balancing your time

D .the writer can arrange（安排） his time well when he was at college

What is the passage mainly about?

  A.I had a good time during my college.   B. How to study well at college.

C. Balance time between study and other aspects of your life.  D. How to plan your things in advance.

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Diego Maradona is always considered as a ___ figure. On the one hand, he is one of the greatest football star looked up to by youngsters in the history. On the other hand, he is always a troublemaker.

A. conventional   B. controversial   C. contemporary   D. consistent

As the international situation is growing more complex, what China needs should be a ___ foreign policy.

A. fragile   B. fragrant   C. flexible   D. frustrated

his composition was so confusing that I could hardly make any ____ of it.

 A. meaning     B. message    C. information    D. sense

My daughter________ hard for more than one year to realize her dream joining the Party and now her dream comes true.

A. works           B. is working          .C. has worked.        D. worked

He hoped that he would _____ a more suitable job．

       A．be assigned             B．assign      

       C．have been assigned   D．have assigned

Stepping into a pool of water is common enough, but who could ever imagine stepping into a pool of fish? In February of 1974, Bill Tapp, an Australian farmer, saw a rain of fish that covered his farm.How surprised he must have been!

    What caused this strange occurrence? This is a question that had long puzzled people who study fish. The answer turned out to be a combination of wind and storm．   

    When it is spring in the northern part of the world, it is fall in Australia. Throughout the autumn season, terrible storms arise and rains flood the land. The strong winds sweep over Australia like huge vacuum cleaners (吸尘器), collecting seaweed, pieces of wood, and even schools of fish. Strong winds may carry these bits of nature for many miles before vacuum dropping them on fields, houses, and astonished people．

    Although they seem unusual, fish-falls occur frequently in Australia. When Bill Tapp was asked to describe the scene of fish, he remarked, “They look like millions of dead birds falling down. ” His statement is not surprising. The wonders of the natural world are as common as rain. Nature, with its infinite wonders, can create waterfalls that flow upward and fish that fall out of the sky．

What could be the feelings of Bill Tapp the moment he saw the rain of fish?

A. excited    B． scared    C． calm      D． amazed

Fish-falls occur in Australia ________．

A. quite often  B. on large farms C. only in winter  D  when the air is calm

The word “infinite” is closest in meaning to _________．

   A． easy     B. difficult    C. countless   D． dangerous

What might be the reasons of the rain of fish?

A. Vacuum cleaners        B. Strong wind

  C. Wind and storm         D. It is still a puzzle

What is this passage about?

A．A sad story．           B. Australia's northern part．

C．A rain of fish．         D. The damage done by floods．

Pingyao, in the center of Shanxi Province, is a famous historic cultural city of China and a world cultural heritage site (世界文化遗址). It’s 90 kilometers south of Taiyuan on the Fen River.

   People lived in Pingyao during the New Stone Age. Its long period as a country government seat has left Pingyao with lots of historic buildings and sites, with a 2,700-year history. Ninety-nine of them are under government protection, including Zhengguo Temple, Shuanglin Temple and Pingyao Ancient City.

   During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, businessmen organized commercial (商业的) groups that did business nationwide. Shanxi Province had some of the most important ones and Pingyao was their center. In 1823, a store, known as Rishengchang(Sunrise Prosperity), traded in bank checks rather than in silver or gold coins. It was the beginning of modern Chinese banking. Branch banks were soon set up in major cities in China and other parts of Asia, leading to great development in Pingyao. Its Lacquer ware (漆器) became well known.

   In Pingyao Ancient City are many traditional houses and commercial buildings, 3,797 of which are protected and more than 400 of which are in good condition. Not only do the houses in Pingyao show Shanxi’s history and culture, but this large number is valuable for studying its history, customs, and ancient buildings and art. Most of these houses are still used as homes and shops of local people.

In 1997, Ancient Pingyao City was listed in World Heritage List as “ World Culture Heritage Site”.

What does the underlined word “them”(in the 2^nd paragraph) refer to?

A. Historic buildings and sites.                        B. The three temples.

C. The country government seats.                  D. The 2,700-year history.

Which of the following about Pingyao is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Its location (位置).                                B. Its tourism.

C. Its business.                                               D. Its history.

During the Ming and Qing dynasties, Pingyao was a leading center in __________.

A. agriculture                                         B. raising cattle

C. commercial trade                                       D. making gold coins

If you want to know about the history of banking in China, you’ll visit __________.

A. Sunrise Prosperity                                   B. Zhengguo Temple

   C. A lacquer ware store                                 D. A commercial house

The main idea of the passage is that______________.

   A. Pingyao was the center of commerce

   B. There are many ancient architecture in Pingyao

   C. Pingyao was listed in World Heritage List

   D. Pingyao is a historic cultural city