What do you see from a handful of seeds? Some see green plants, some see blooming flowers, or just seeds. But one group of Shanghai students saw an opportunity to make money.
Eight students from No 2 Secondary School Attached to East China Normal University started a virtual（虚拟的）company selling different seeds and seed products. They successfully sold 28 pictures pasted with different seeds at a campus auction（拍卖）a week ago. The company, which has recruited around 20 student staff members, has earned over 2000 yuan in the past three months.
“We donated part of the money to a poor school in the countryside of Anhui Province. It's great to realize our ideal of ‘spreading love and culture with seeds’ after many tests and lots of hard work，” said Senior 2 Shi Chen, CEO of the company.
Just like any other company, Shi's didn't develop smoothly. Shi and her young colleagues（同事）used to sell fresh flowers and old books, and later found seeds might be something that their company could engage in. They bought seeds of various plants and flowers at low prices from a local farm and sold them in schools or on streets. The creative students also made accessories and pictures with different seeds.
With little business knowledge, the students had to learn new skills as the leaders of different departments, such as public relations （PR）, sales and marketing. They persuaded a joint Sino-French company near their school to give them training in business management.
“They helped us overcome our shyness. We also learned quite a lot of business theory. I found communication skills and teamwork are very important for my job” said Senior 1 Qian Yifei.
The 16-year-old was elected as PR manager thanks to her talent for speaking. She is also in charge of after sales service, dealing with complaints and providing suggestions.
As the head of the company, CEO Shi has a lot more to think about. First of all, she has to learn how to make her colleagues work efficiently（高效地） as the company only opens at weekends due to all their studies.
“It makes the company more formal，” she said.
1.The purpose of opening the company is to .
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A．earn money for their education fees. |
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B．spread love and culture with seeds. |
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C．see whether they can open a company. |
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D．collect money to open a Hope School. |
2.According to Qian Yifei, what matters most in dealing with public relations?
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A．Communication skills and teamwork 。 |
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B．Creative and critical thinking. |
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C．Educational back ground. |
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D．Business theories. |
3.What does the word "it" (in the last paragraph) refer to?
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A．Selling seeds. |
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B．CEO. |
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C．Every colleague's knowledge. |
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D．To make her colleagues work efficiently. |
4.We can learn from the passage that____.
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A．the company is owned by 20 students. |
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B．the company is over-night successful. |
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C．the company sells fresh flowers and old books |
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D．the company gets much help from other company selling seeds. |
There’s a time to get angry, and it’s best for your child if you do. Let’s say your child hits a playmate with a toy hard enough to make the other child cry. How can you teach your child to feel sorry so he or she won’t do it again? Researchers say the best way for parents to react（反应）is to show their anger and to let the child know exactly why they are mad.
Many parents believe that it is best to control their feelings and to wait until they’re calm before scolding their children. But the mother or father who explains reasonably to a child , “Peter was crying because you hit him,” is not likely to attract much attention. Young children need to be scolded immediately, and strongly, before they’ll take criticism （批评）to heart.
When your young child does something wrong, scold him or her seriously at once. At the same time be sure to tell the child clearly what he or she has done wrong. An angry reaction without an immediate explanation does little good. Forbidding a child to play outside or not allowing him to watch TV as a punishment works well-but only when taken together with an explanation. Make sure your child understands that although his or her wrongdoing has made you angry, you still love him or her. Use simple, direct words such as, “You hurt peter. How would you feel if he hit you? You must never, never hurt people.” If your voice expresses strong feeling clearly, your message will carry enough weight.
1.According to researchers, how should parents react when their child did something wrong?
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A．Ask the child not to do it again any time. |
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B．Show the child how angry they are and tell him why. |
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C．Teach the child why and how to say sorry to others. |
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D．Let the child know you still love hime or her. |
2.What do many parents think they should do with the wrongdoer?
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A．Calm themselves down before scolding him. |
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B．Hide their feelings when talking to him. |
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C．Explain immediately why he was wrong. |
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D．Speak strongly and angrily to him. |
3.What could be the best title for the text?
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A．Different Ways to Deal with Children’s Wrongdoings |
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B．Differences among Parents in Dealing with Children |
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C．Best Ways to Stop Children’s Wrongdoings |
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D．Research on Preventing Children from Hurting Others |
Like most July days, it was hot．I stepped into a tiny ice-cream shop to cool off with a chocolate ice-cream．It was a very 21 store with little round tables and chairs．
As I entered, I found a very old woman bent over a 22 near the door．Her back was so 23 twisted （扭曲） by some misfortune that her face nearly 24 the tabletop．1 sat down 25 her a couple of tables away．
"Poor woman," I thought．"What does she 26 life? Why does God let people live so long past their prime （盛年）?"
As I thought, another 27 lady entered the shop and sat down with her．Soon the two of them were 28 childhood days．They talked of how little the shop had changed in 70 years．In minutes, the two of them were shaking with 29 .
I looked again at the first woman, then in the 30 on a nearby wall, catching a picture of myself．I was wearing a dirty shirt．She was 31 dressed in white, her face carefully made up and her hands 32 with gold rings．I was 33 ．She was laughing．I was putting the 34 of my life together．She had millions of 35 memories to recall． 36 I was worried about getting old．She was old, but it wasn't 37 her．As I left the shop, I thought of my 38 question about God letting people live past their prime．Why, that woman was more 39 to life than I was．Age has not 40 her spirit．
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Next Sunday is Thanksgiving Day．Have you got any idea _____ we celebrate it?
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A．that |
B．what |
C．when |
D．how |
We are a little worried because we _____ the ground as a leader in the field of IT with the others speeding up development．
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A．are losing |
B．were losing |
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C．lost |
D．have lost |
Jack is preparing for the IELTS, so he has to_____ his visit to Beijing．
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A．take off |
B．put off |
C．turn off |
D．give off |
