Most people can't live to 100． Those who do live so long can hardly walk， let alone take part in any activities． A few people， however， take part in dangerous activities even though they are more than 100 years old﹣ They keep going and going! There is a great grandmother who likes challenging herself although she is 101 years old this year．
Mary Hardison believes that people should always be cheerful and more importantly， take on all kinds of adventures while they physically still can． So， instead of celebrating her 101st birthday with a boring party， she decided to go paragliding（滑翔跳伞）﹣ an idea she got from her 75﹣year﹣old son who recently took it up as a hobby．
So on her birthday， cheered on by her big family， she tied herself up together with expert instructor Kevin Hintze， and jumped down fearlessly from the sky near her home in Ogden， Utah． And， it was not just a simple jump either． According to Kevin Hintze， the grandmother encouraged him to turn around， as they made their way down．
This is not the first time that Mary has done something "wild" and "crazy"． For her 90th birthday she rode all the adult rides at Disneyland． And， she is not done yet﹣ For her 102nd birthday she hopes to go down the 3，000 feet Alpine Slide at Utah's Park City Mountain Resort!
Not surprisingly， this great action has made Mary Hardison very famous and also earned her a place in the Guinness World Records where she broke a 2007 record set by a 100﹣year﹣old British woman． What an amazing lady!
1.What do we know about Mary Hardison？
A. She took up paragliding as her hobby at the age of 75．
B. She is a 101﹣year﹣old lady who likes challenging herself．
C. She was recorded in the Guinness World Records in 2007．
D. She is the oldest woman in the Guinness World Records．
2.From whom did Mary get the idea of going paragliding？
A. A 100﹣year﹣old British woman．
B. Kevin Hintze．
C. Her grandson．
D. Her 75﹣year﹣old son．
3.How does the author feel about Mary's action？
A. Amazed．
B. Supportive．
C. Doubtful．
D. Worried．
4.The text is likely to appear in ．
A. a news report
B. an advertisement
C. a novel
D. a science report
My husband David was waiting at the door when our daughter Laura and I came back． It wasn't like him to be home so early． The disbelief on his face told me that something was up．
"Do you still have a job？"
"No． Redundant，" he answered， looking away from me．
"OK． We'll figure it out，" I replied calmly． I actually had no idea how we were going to figure it out． I immediately started to think of how we'd cut costs and who we should start to get in touch with． That night， after David had fallen asleep， I cried myself to sleep， and frequently sobbed（抽泣） in the shower in the days that followed．
I knew the loss of David's income would have great effect on us． He had worked for the same company for twenty﹣one years and was our main income． I work at home caring for Laura， and my income is uncertain． We have debts， and job hunting takes time．
Still， I was more concerned about my husband's emotional state than our financial situation． David's sense of identity was tied to his job． He called his parents to tell them about losing his job， but didn't say a word to anyone else for weeks． He told me that he felt like "a failure"．
It was tough for me to watch David struggle with unemployment． One night several weeks after he lost his job， David woke me just before midnight， sweating， pacing the bedroom floor and saying he didn't feel well． We spent the night in the emergency room waiting to see if he had a heart attack． Thankfully， it was just a serious anxiety attack． It was then that I knew I needed to do more to understand what my husband was going through． Here is what I learned from my own experience﹣ and from talking to experts﹣ on how to support your loved ones through a job loss．
1.The underlined word in Paragraph 3 probably means ．
A. A piece of cake
B. Out of question
C. It's a secret
D. Out of employment
2.What did the writer do about her husband's situation at first？
A. She always remained calm and gave him advice．
B. She appeared calm when in fact she was worried．
C. She began to write about his situation to the newspapers．
D. She talked to some experts to ask for advice．
3.What can we know about David？
A. He talked much to others to reduce his anxiety．
B. He never thought himself "a failure" even when jobless．
C. He was fired by the company for which he had worked for twenty﹣one years．
D. Once leaving the job， he suffered a heart attack and had to consult the doctor．
4.What will be talked about in the following part of the passage？
A. Why the company fired David．
B. How David suffered from the heart attack and the treatment．
C. How the writer supported David to get through the jobless period．
D. What the writer did to help get some income．
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If you've ever wanted to learn a new language but didn't know where to start or couldn't afford expensive apps，you need to check out Duolingo．This app teaches more than a dozen languages by breaking up exercises into mini games．The developer of Duolingo claims that 34 hours of learning in this app equals a full term's worth of school．
●EarthViewer
Ever wonder what Earth looked like a million years ago？There's no better way to know than to look for yourself．Earth Viewer takes you on a digital journey to see how the landscape（地貌） and face of the planet has developed over the past 4.5 billion years，and view climate changes，sea level adjustments，or the evolution of famous cities．
1.Which app makes higher education courses available to its users？
A. Coursera．
B. Lumosity．
C. Duolingo．
D. EarthViewer．
2.What can be inferred about Lumosity？
A. It is the most effective app for language learning．
B. It guarantees you an admission to a key college．
C. It will save all your money upon brain training．
D. It can be helpful to our learning performance．
3.What is special about EarthViewer？
A. It offers wonderful journeys to us．
B. It shows us lots of beautiful city views．
C. It explains how the earth developed to us．
D. It warns us of the effects of climate changes．
假如你是李华, 得知你的澳大利亚朋友Tom对园艺花卉感兴趣, 恰逢4月28日将在南阳月季博览园及其他月季主题公园举办洲际月季大会。请给Tom写一封信, 诚邀请他前来参观。要点如下：
1. 简要介绍南阳(位置、气候等);
2. 月季大会的时间与地点;
3. 期盼他的回复。
注意：
1.字数100个左右;；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇
南阳月季博览园 Nanyang Rose Garden
主题公园 theme park
洲际月季大会 the WFRS Regional Convention
Dear Tom,
How is everything going with you?
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Challenges of life are of great importance in our grow. They remind me of my days in senior high school which I joined in the military training after I entered senior high school. It was the first time that I have lived away from my home, so I found it difficult to fit. And the training officer was strict with me. I once thought I couldn't stick to the end. But anyway, I was succeeded. The trials made it much easy for me to adapt to life, but I think the difficulty I came across have now become a precious memory in my life.
In short, learning to regard the challenges of life as the stepping stone to future success and make the best of them.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（每空1词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Have you ever tasted or perhaps heard of sugar painting? As fewer people choose to make sugar paintings, the traditional Chinese folk craft might have become a 1.(distance) memory in some ways. However, a 38-year-old craftsman, Li Jiangzhong, is devoted to 2.(keep) the art of sugar painting alive.
Li worked as a miner for more than ten years. After 3. mine closed down, Li turned 4. housing decoration until he 5.(force) to give that up due to a finger injury. Earlier this year, he discovered sugar painting, something he really had an interest in.
Since there was no sugar painting craftsman in his village, he studied by 6.(he) through large quantities of videos and information on the Internet. Li loved painting when he was young, and he found it easy to learn the skill in sugar painting. He soon mastered the skill and could make 7.(vary) of sugar paintings. A sugar painting is made with 8.(melt) brown or white sugar. Craftsman 9.(basic) paint animals and flowers on a stone board with the syrup(糖浆). When the sugar cools down,10. appears is a piece of sugar art.
