Do you know about a series of books that say they are "for dummies"? These American self-help books have been translated into more than thirty-nine languages including Chinese, Arabic, Russian, French, German, Greek and Spanish.

"Dummy" is a word for a stupid person. The dummies books are not really for stupid people. They are designed to show people how to do something they may never have tried before, like painting a house or learning a language. The books all say in a funny way that they are for dummies, such as World History for Dummies, Rabbits for Dummies, Chinese Cooking for Dummies, and Wedding Planning for Dummies. The first such book, DOS for Dummies, was published in 1991. It helped people learn how to use the DOS operating system for computers. Since then, more than one hundred fifty million dummies books have been sold.

The dummies.com website explains the idea behind the books. It says that they show that people can be taught to do anything. First they can make fun of ideas that are difficult to understand. Then they show how the information can be interesting and easy. The publishers say that the books do not provide more information than necessary. They give readers just enough information to do what they want. They say that the dummies books give the best and easiest way to do something. And the books use simple and easy language.

There are more than one thousand different dummies books. A report in New York Times says that the top-selling dummies books are those that explain technology and personal finance.

The publishers say that the best-selling dummies books are those providing information many people need-like information about diseases, education and cooking. People interested in opera, car repair and wine can also find dummies books to help them. And there are even more dummies books to come. The publishers say that they publish about two hundred new dummies books every year.

1. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. Books for Dummies            B. The Easiest, the Best

C. Self-Help Books               D. New Ideas behind the Books

2. According to the dummies.com website, people can __________ with the help of dummies books.

A. simplify some personal things       B. do anything they want

C. become expert in any field          D. learn any foreign language

3. The dummies books have been popular because __________.

A. they provide just what is needed and are easy to understand

B. they provide abundant information on the concerning subject

C. people can learn to do anything with just one copy

D. people can save lots of money through self-teaching

4. According to New York Times, we know that books on __________ sell best.

A. technology and personal finance      B. opera and car repairing

C. diseases and education              D. cooking and world history

5. What can we learn from the passage?     

A. The first dummies book was on Chinese cooking.

B. The dummies books will continue to be popular.

C. Fifty million different dummies books have been published.

D. The simple language was intended for child readers.

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There's nothing wrong with turning your hobby into a business. We're supposed to enjoy our work, right? Just turn something we already enjoy into our career. Whether you're into painting or building furniture, you know you feel proud of the results of your efforts.

However, you should first explore the concept and do your market research and other planning. Don't forget to consider what your day-to-day work life would look like.

There is one very positive aspect of doing a business plan __________________. You may be highly motivated to do some planning and research, since this relates to an activity you know well and enjoy, and you therefore may be more likely to do the necessary planning. This is a big plus! And once you see how to do this research, you may be more likely to do it for other ideas you will come up with.

Something I've learned over the years is that creating a business out of the first few ideas you come up with isn't a good goal. If you are brainstorming ideas for your new career path, I suggest you list lots of ideas and choose one or two that have the most potential to explore, as well as those that really draw you in.

The evolution of your ideas is the best reason to explore those first ideas. The best careers come from exploring the first ideas and finding out what will, and what won't, work for you. Make sure the business plan you are creating based on your hobby should be one that you will enjoy and that will add to your quality of life. Then start with your hobby, and enjoy the adventure of finding out where you will end up!

1. What's the writer's purpose of writing this passage? (within 10 words)

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2. Which sentence in the passage is closest in meaning to the following one?

Make sure you have taken the future of your daily work life into consideration.

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3. Fill in the blank in the third paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (within 10 words)

____________________________________________________________________

4. What kind of business do you intend to start in the future? Why? (within 30 words)

____________________________________________________________________

5. Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.

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John has recovered and ________ 3 kilos since he left hospital last month.

A. put up                      B. put down                  C. put away                  D. put on

Dr. Smith managed to get to work on time this morning, though ________ in a traffic jam.

A. caught                     B. being caught             C. to be caught             D. having been caught

–I don’t know what I ________ without the suitcase you lent me.

–Glad to have been of some help to you.

A. would have done       B. would do                  C. should have done      D. should do

Oh, my God. My hat is totally out of _________. Did anyone sit on it just now?

A. order                       B. control                            C. shape                       D. balance

–Doctor, what shall I do then?

–I’d just advise you to live _________ the air is fresh.

A. in where                   B. where                      C. in which                   D. the place where

Who do you think will take ______office next month and be in______charge of the government work?

A. a, the                       B. / , /                          C. the, /                        D. the, a

–Ouch! You hurt me!

–I am sorry. But I _______ any harm. I ________ to drive a rat out.

A. didn’t mean; tried                                         B. don’t mean; trying    

C. haven’t meant; tried                                      D. didn’t mean; was trying

Ma Yingjiu, chairman of Chinese Kuomingtang, expressed his thought to the media ________the cross-straits would be united in time.

A. which                      B. that                          C. what                        D. when