When I was a foreign teacher in China，every day I taught English to my students and they taught me about China．One day the topic mined to saying “I love you”．I was shocked to learn that not one of my students had said this to their mothers，nor had their mothers said it to them．“Does your mom love you?” “Of course，”they answered．
“How do you know?” was my logical question．They responded that their moms cooked and Always told them what they were doing wrong to show their earning．I was strummed. So mom's cooking and criticizing read our as “I love you”．”Then how do you say ‘I love you to her?” They agreed that getting good grades, followed by good jobs would be how they showed their love.
I come from a culture where most people are expressive enough，so I repeated these queries in clauses over time．Gradually，I began to get different responses．Some of them had exchanged those sentiments with their moms．
One of my favorite stories of change came from a girl．When she came home from university，her mother met her at the door and hugged（拥抱）her．This had never happened before，but her mom said，“Now that you have gone I have more time to myself．I noticed that in some places mothers and children hug each other and I decided it was a good idea and that I would begin hugging you．”
In my family we all say “I love you” a lot．While it is true that we often say the words without having great depth of feelings at that moment，it is almost like a blessing we give each other. Those three little words carry a world of meaning，even when said as a greeting, but most especially if they are the lax words we say to or hear from those we love．
1.The foreign teacher _________．
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A．comes from America |
B．is a young woman |
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C．is expressive enough |
D．knows much about China |
2.Chinese people prefer to show love by __________．
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A．saying “I love you” |
B．cooking |
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C．getting good grades |
D．doing something helpful |
3.In paragraph 4, what's the real meaning of the mom's hugging?
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A．She is meeting her daughter at the dour． |
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B．She loves her daughter and misses her． |
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C．She is glad that she has more time to herself． |
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D．She finds it interesting to hug her daughter． |
4.What's the main idea of the passage?
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A．Say “I love you” more to your family． |
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B．Say “I love you” a lot to Chinese people． |
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C．Say “I love you” as a greeting to others． |
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D．Say “I love you” without great depth of feelings． |
Expo 2010 is held in Shanghai from May 1 to October 31．People all over the world are looking forward to it．Here are several golden rules on how to best plan your hip．
Rule 1：Do your homework
Read everything you call before going．Really study the maps．Know the pavilions．Arrive at the entrance nearest Io the things you want to see．Have a plan．It will make a big difference．
Rule 2：Allow plenty of time
Expo 2010 is the largest attraction event in the history of the world．It will take many days to see it．Plan to spend from five to eight days or more seeing it．
Rule 3：Pace yourself
Expo is enormous．The distances are punishing．It is better to spend a day seeing a single area than to man hack and forth all over the site．Remember to wear the most comfortable shoes．Never mind what they look like．
Rule 4：Get going in May
At many Expos the crowds are smaller in May and in early June than any other time．And beware the last two weeks．During every Expo, people delay their visits and then in early October they suddenly realize．“Expo will close soon! I haven’t seen it!’’ As a result, the last several weeks usually have the most crowded days of the entire Expo．
Rule 5：Find out what everyone else is doing-and do the opposite
If you don't like large crowds and long lines．do the opposite．Here is all example：Most people go on Saturdays or on holidays, So avoid Saturdays and holidays．Go on weekdays when most people are at work．
Rule 6：Turn up
Expo 2010 is the largest celebration in China's history-an amazing once-in-a-lifetime event．When it is gone and it will never be seen again．So whatever you do，don't miss it!
1.Expo 2010 will last _________．
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A．five to eight days |
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B．several weeks |
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C．six months |
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D．a year |
2.According to Rule 4，you'd bettor not go to Expo on ________．
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A．May 3 |
B．July 5 |
C．September 16 |
D．October 20 |
3.When there are lots of people waiting in line to see the most popular activations, what’s your best choice?
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A．I'll wait in line as other people do． |
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B．I'll go back and return tomorrow． |
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C．I'll visit the less crowded places instead． |
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D．I'll sit on a bench to have a rest for about two or three hours． |
4.In Rule 6 “turn up” here means ________．
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A．don't miss it |
B．come and see |
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C．make the sound louder |
D．never be seen again |
When we talk about stars, especially women stars，it seems that they are always young，pretty and own charming body shapes．But recently a Britain's Got Talent（英国达人）star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely．
Simon Cowell，one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyb's voice．”This lady came up，and I'm thinking, ‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea.’ That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face midway through —it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said.
The performance was posted On line and before long，the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world．
Speaking from her home in Scotland．Ms. Boyle said that she hadn't thought of changing her appearance．She said that her friend helped her with make-up．“I mean，that's hardly a makeover．”she added．
Ms. Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal talents．”I was kind of slow at school, so getting something like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence．’’
1.Susan Boyle is __________．
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A．a judge |
B．a reporter |
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C．a beautiful lady |
D．a Scottish woman |
2.Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing
because _________.
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A．she was confident of her singing |
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B．she was satisfied with the judges |
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C．she was pretty and in good shape |
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D．she sang the song，I Dreamed a Dream from Lea Miserables |
3.According to the passage，which is NOT true?
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A．It was the vocal talents that built Susan's confidence． |
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B．Susan Boyle was not good at her lessons when at school． |
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C．Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance． |
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D．Simon Cowell didn't think Susan Boyle a good singer at the time sight． |
4.What can we learn from Susan Boyle's success?
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A．It's never too old to learn． |
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B．It's easier to succeed at the age of 47． |
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C．If you have a dream，try to make it come true! |
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D．If you are not able to study well，to be a singer instead． |
When you are in trouble，whom will you tell the problems to and ask for help? Someone has made a survey in a middle school．500 students were asked to choose one answer among friends or classmates，parents，head teacher and teachers．Here is the result．Please read the chart and try to get some information．
1.Most of the students would like to talk about their problems with _________．
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A．friends or classmates |
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B．parents |
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C．head teacher |
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D．teachers |
2.Less than a quarter of the students chose parents, the most possible reason
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A．parents don't love their children |
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B．children don't trust their parents |
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C．parents aren't able to give good advice |
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D．sometimes parents and children can't understand each other |
3.According to the fact that only 13％of the students wanted to communicate with their head teacher or teachers，what is the best suggestion?
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A．The students should work harder． |
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B．The students should listen to the teachers more carefully． |
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C．The teachers should be more strict with the students． |
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D．The teachers should pay more attention to the students' feelings． |
A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country．
Dean Bluey from Dallas，Texas，was a school boy who has much 31 in computer．One day，he 32 an email to a friend on the Internet．Suddenly he received a message saying “Help! Pain! Help!”．"The message was from Finland， 33 kilometers away from America．
“I didn't know 34 I should do，”Dean said to a reporter afterwards．“It was really difficult to tell if the message was real．”So Dean did nothing at first． 35 the message kept coming．
“By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean explained. He 36 and discovered that the sender was a student called Tarja, who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was 37 , there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean got in touch 38 the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance rushed to the library. 39 , she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly.
“I'm glad she's OK,” Dean said. “It's hard to believe, but 40 saved her life.”
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—There times a week．
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A．How long |
B．How soon |
C．How many |
D．How often |
