Anyone, whether he is an official or a bus driver, should be ______ respected.
A. equally B. especially C. naturally D. generally
The stars who advertise some false medicine _____ for the deaths caused by the medicine.
A. are to blame B. are going to blame C. are to be blamed D. should blame
The pilot asked all the passengers on board to remain________ as the plane was making a landing.
A. seat B. seating C. seated D. to be seating
______ a piece of ice outside in such hot weather, and you’ll soon find it melt.
A. To put B. Put C. Putting D. Having put
Howard Dill is a giant among giant pumpkin(南瓜) growers. He grew world champion pumpkins for four years running，from 1979 to 1982, and missed winning the fifth year by only 5 pounds. Today, his Dill Atlantic Giant seeds are sold worldwide to more than 50 seed companies. The pumpkins grown from his Dill Atlantic Giant seeds commonly weigh in at over 1,000 pounds. “I don’t have any training in genetics(遗传学); it was all trial and error,” Dill says. He got his love of pumpkins from his father and has enjoyed growing them for years.
Dill still grows giant pumpkins, but not for competition. In the fall, visitors come to enjoy the pumpkins on his 90-acre farm in Nova Scotia, Canada. He plants ten acres of pumpkins for Halloween and two acres of giant pumpkins. One of giant pumpkins was recently baked into 442 pumpkin pies and sold at $5 each for charity.
It you want to try growing a giant pumpkin, Dill recommends starting with a soil test and then adding fertilizer(农药) as needed. Plant the giant pumpkin seed. A giant pumpkin can gain 15 to 20 pounds a day, so careful watering—every day or two—is necessary. You should wait about 130 days until the pumpkin matures and then you can harvest it.
Dill’s favorite pumpkin set the Guinness Book record in 1981. It weighted 493.5 pounds. “I’ve grown them larger since, but that one meant a lot,” he remembers. “I never would have imagined ten
years ago that there would be a 1,000-pounder, but there are many of them now,” says Dill. The 2006 world record holder is Larry Checkon of Pennsylvania. He grew a 1,469 pounder. Dill says, “These world champions are grown from my seeds, so I feel like a winner right along with them.”
1.What can we learn about the world champion pumpkin of 1983?
A. It weighed over 1,000 pounds.
B. It was missing after the competition.
C. It was 5 pounds heavier than that of 1982.
D. It was 5 pounds heavier than Dill’s biggest one that year.
2. One of Dill’s giant pumpkins earned .
A. $2210 B. $442 C. $1000 D.$1469
3. In the third paragraph Dill mainly tells about .
A. how to do a soil test
B. how to plant the giant pumpkin seed
C. when to water the pumpkin
D. how to grow a giant pumpkin
4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Gardening Giant: Howard Dill
B. World Champion Pumpkin
C. Dill Atlantic Giant Seeds
D. How to Grow Giant Pumpkins
Australia has passed regulations that will enable more international students to further their education in the country.
The new measures were released by the Australian Department of Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations in September and will take effect in mid-2012.
As a result, the student visa(签证) application process for overseas students has been simplified, and the deposit(押金) required to study in Australia has been reduced. Language requirements for overseas students have also been eased.
Also, overseas students receiving a higher education in Australia will be given a working visa lasting from two to four years after graduation, as long as they meet the basic IELTS requirement.
“This change will definitely make Australia a more attractive destination for Chinese students planning to study overseas,” says Wang Lan, an expert from Education International Cooperation Group(EIC), a Beijing-based company that provides services to students wishing to study overseas.
However, in the past few years, many of Wang's student clients(客户) could not start studies in Australia because they did not meet the language requirements, visa processing took a long time and deposit regulations were difficult. The change in policy is good news for the parents of students wishing to study in Australia, Wang says.
A 22-year-old female student surnamed Li, in Beijing, who is planning to do her postgraduate studies in Australia, learned about the policy change several weeks ago.
“According to the previous deposit requirement for my student visa, my family was required to put down 550,000 yuan($86,850). Now we only need to prepare 410,000 yuan. This is a relief for my parents,” Li says.
She also says that the two to four years working visa makes her feel much clearer about her study plans.
“I believe several years of working experience abroad will strengthen my competitiveness when I return to China,” she says.
Gaining a competitive advantage is the major reason for Chinese students to study abroad, according to the report by EIC.
1.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Language requirement for overseas students have been eased in Australia.
B. Australia is a most attractive place for students in China.
C. Australia widens window of opportunity for international students.
D. More students will work in Australia after their graduation.
2.After the new regulations are passed, .
A. more students will come to Australia to work
B. more Chinese students will choose to live in Australia
C. the opportunities to work in Australia decrease for overseas students
D. more Chinese students will choose to further their education in Australia
3.How much can Li’s parents save according to the new regulations?
A. 550,000 yuan. B. 140,000 yuan. C. 410,000 yuan. D. 86,850 yuan.
4.Why do many students want to work in Australia after their graduation?
A. The working experience abroad will strengthen their competitiveness.
B. They can earn more money in Australia.
C. Their working experience can make them stay in Australia forever.
D. They have to do so according to the new regulations.
