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    One rainy afternoon I was sitting at home feeling so bored. _________feeling sorry for myself, I wanted to meet people and have new _________. So I decided to start volunteering. I found a website where I could volunteer on a farm in France.

Volunteering offers so many opportunities to have fun and share _______ stories. It was the first time for me to work on a farm. It was almost a free holiday as food and accommodation were provided. It was not one _______holiday, however, as I had to _______fifteen horses and sheep! I soon discovered that I was a(n) _______  farmer but it did not matter because I made some great friends and also improved my French.

However, you do not _______ go abroad to volunteer. I have had plenty of adventures at home as volunteering can become a _______. For example, I love singing so I had a good laugh waving my arms in order to _______ my local choir (合唱团). At university, I organized a concert for charity with my friends. It was really ________ to find bands and raise money for a cause.

It is true that you feel good volunteering but there are also other________. I once volunteered as a steward (干事) at a charity sports event where the organizers generously gave me cupcakes from an expensive London bakery to thank me for my ________. I also volunteered in a charity shop so I found loads of nice cheap clothes to ________my wardrobe (衣柜).

While this is all fun, my favorite aspect of volunteering is ________and sharing stories. My terrible ________at farming has given me funny stories to tell!

1.A.Apart from B.Due to C.Instead of D.But for

2.A.experiences B.discoveries C.opportunities D.changes

3.A.popular B.fantastic C.familiar D.important

4.A.unique B.regular C.typical D.convenient

5.A.attend to B.research into C.hunt for D.communicate with

6.A.skillful B.suitable C.hard-working D.awful

7.A.normally B.basically C.naturally D.necessarily

8.A.hobby B.trend C.job D.reality

9.A.greet B.control C.organize D.conduct

10.A.Powerful B.hopeful C.meaningful D.successful

11.A.adventures B.advantages C.factors D.achievements

12.A.services B.patience C.determination D.choices

13.A.decorate B.replace C.beautify D.update

14.A.creating B.imagining C.choosing D.completing

15.A.offence B.shame C.attempt D.annoyance

    If something that you’re doing doesn’t challenge you, then it doesn’t change you. We all need some normal stress in our lives, after all.1. So challenge the following limits:

1. Figure out what you’re scared of and do it continuously.

If you’re a salesman, and you’re scared of talking to people personally or over the phone now, instead of being scared and thinking you’ll fail, spend at least five minutes a day to pick up the phone and make a call.2. But don’t stop on the first try! Eventually, you can look at fear in the eye and say, “Go on. I’m not scared!”

2. Take a class for a hobby you’ve been wanting to develop

Make sure this hobby is not linked to your career; you have to relax and relieve your stress while performing this.3.Apart from helping you challenge yourself, taking a class for your hobby may also give you extra income.

3. Set aside at least nine minutes a day for physical exercise.

4.A simple 9-minute run around your neighborhood can do wonders for yourself. Exercise can not only help you maintain your regular weight, but also make you feel better about yourself.

4. Travel and allow yourself to be interested in new people.

Don’t just limit yourself to your fellow travelers—try to connect with the service staff. You never know what kind of people they’re going to be. Get out of your house or go online right now to book your class.5.

A.You should do it continuously.

B.Someone may hang up on you.

C.You don’t need to go to the gym.

D.Running in the gym may be a better choice.

E.Start to travel now and learn to challenge yourself.

F.Some examples might be cooking, sewing, painting and so on.

G.You can never see any improvement if you stick to your comfort zone.

    Now the reason why cooking has become so popular, especially among men, is that the kitchen is the new workshop. Deprived (剥夺) of the requirement to practice his hands-on skills in wood or metal, the modern man turns to the chopping-board worktop instead — previously this was more likely to be the woman’s area. It involves tools, process and planning, and satisfies a natural desire to produce something.

I like fooling about in the kitchen, to be honest. Last night, tired of too many visits to over-priced restaurants, I tried to do something a bit clever with meats and vegetables. It was all right, I suppose. I mean, my guest and I both ate it, but in a slightly awkward sort of way. It was all a bit brown. More to the point it took hours and hours that could have been spent on something more meaningful, such as mending the cooker. There are also three dead motorcycles in the garage, and they’re not going to repair themselves. I therefore recommend the “Strength Through Simplicity” cooking style-the new stage of culinary (烹任的) progress shall be the garage.

I’m hoping to introduce the idea of garage cooking in a new TV series and, as usual, would welcome any suggestions; anything suitable for consumption by a man who has one reasonably clean hand and one coated with machine oil he'd rather not put near his face. This is not, in fact, without precedent (先例) I’ve been in a factory in India where the workers baked bread on the tops of hot machines, and they somehow tasted better for being a by-product of industrial effort.

Tonight I’ve had an oil change with side of chain adjustment accompanied by beans and sausages.

1.According to the author, why are men increasingly increased in cooking?

A.They find it more enjoyable than working in a workshop.

B.They now have fewer opportunities to create things.

C.It is now more socially acceptable for men to cook.

D.Women are gcnerally spending less ime cooking.

2.What does the author think of his preparing the meal last night?

A.He didn’t practice his cooking skill well.

B.He should have used the restaurant recipe.

C.He could have used the cooking time better.

D.He didn’t receive any encouragement from his guest.

3.What does the author most probably do?

A.A media worker. B.A restaurant critic.

C.A cook. D.An athlete.

4.What does the author want to imply by using the example of India workers?

A.The wisdom of industrial workers has been overlooked.

B.Skills learnt in a factory can be applied in cooking a meal.

C.Food cooked in a garage tastes as delicious as that from a kitchen.

D.Meals have previously been prepared in unusual workplace settings.

    The U.S. is still out in front of global competitors when it comes to innovation (革新), but American universities-where new ideas often spread-have reason to look over their shoulders.

That's especially true for technologies like 5G phone networks and artificial intelligence. In President Donald Trump's opinion, they're exactly the fields where the U.S. has to lead - and also the ones where Asia, especially China, is catching up. Universities from China get more patents than their U.S. peers in wireless communications, according to research firm GreyB Services. In AI, 17 of the top 20 universities and public research organizations are in China, with the Chinese Academy of Sciences topping the list, says the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva.

There's a special place for universities in the development of science. Universities educate future scientists and can be incubators (孵化器) for pie-in-the-sky ideas-some of which turn out to be game-changers. The list ranges from Google's search engine to DNA technology that's behind a whole industry of gene-manipulating (基因编辑) treatments.

However, government aids to universities haven't been growing for more than a decade, meaning they've declined in real terms and as a share of the economy, leading to the cost increase for universities and meanwhile somehow discouraging the teaching staff from putting all their hearts into their scientific research.

“If you look at the federal dollars, they've not really changed considerably,” says Stephen Susalka, head of AUTM, a technology transfer association whose members include 800 universities. “Other countries are catching up. We can't be satisfied with what we have achieved.”

1.What does the underlined phrase “look over their shoulders” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A.Watch out B.Take off

C.Stand up D.Hide away

2.The author mentions 5G phone networks in Paragraph 2 to show.

A.Chinese universities have obtained more patents than other countries

B.the Chinese government provides aids to Chinese universities

C.wireless communications are changed dramatically these years

D.U.S. universities may lose their lead in some high-tech fields

3.What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?

A.Universities can be birthplaces of game programmers.

B.Pie-in-the-sky ideas from universities can be revolutionary.

C.Universities play an important role in science development.

D.Gene-manipulation helps to develop DNA technology.

4.What's Stephen Susalka's attitude towards the future development of U.S universities?

A.Worried. B.Disapproving.

C.Positive. D.Unconcerned.

    I took a motor rickshaw to the train station in the city of Belapur. The driver didn't speak much English, but understood "Belapur Railway Station”. I had my tabla, a traditional drum from India, my suitcase with my clothes and other essentials. The feeling of flying by cars in this little machine is: as if you are inside a box with tiny wheels, dashing through terrible traffic.

I arrived at the station safely, and took a heavy breath as I unloaded my baggage before the ticket office. It was the first time that I had taken a train in India. I wanted to go to Tilak Nagar, where I was going to learn traditional vocal music. Standing in line, I counted at least 20 people staring at me. I bought my ticket, which was only 55 cents for a 20-minute train ride. The prices still blow me away.

When the train came after 15 minutes or so, I got on with all speed, as the train only stop for a few seconds. The locals again stared at me. This was a train especially for local transport

After a while, a young man asked me if he could talk to me. He wanted to know if I was in a band. I stated no, but I love to play the tabla. Through the conversation I knew he was a student of engineering with his exams being tomorrow--I wished him good luck for the exam sincerely, as I know what it means to Indian students to get good marks on their exams. If students do not get good enough scores, job opportunities will be few in a highly-competitive environment.

The student I met helped me unload my luggage as the train reached Tilak Nagar Station. He shook my hand strongly and looked into my eyes with marks of genuine care and friendship, despite us meeting for only 20 minutes.

1.Which word can best describe the motor rickshaw?

A.fast B.comfortable

C.safe D.slow

2.Why did so many people stare at the author at the station?

A.Because he was carrying a strange instrument.

B.Because his suitcase was too large for him.

C.Because he was a foreigner to the local people.

D.Because he couldn't understand what they said.

3.What do we know about the young man mentioned in the passage?

A.He wanted to learn to play tabla from the author.

B.He was a student on the way to a university.

C.He was a genuine and helpful university student.

D.He wished to find a job in Tilak Nagar.

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A.Traveling Is the Most Memorial Time B.A Warm-hearted Indian Student I Met

C.I Learn to Play the Tabla in India D.My First Train Travel in India