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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The number of Hong Kong students willing to study at Chinese mainland universities 1.(reach) a record high over the past eight years, 2. more and more students eyeing information technology-related majors, as well as chances to work in the mainland.

More than 10，000 Hong Kong high-school graduates have applied to universities in the Chinese mainland in 2019, 3. new high over the past eight years. Hong Kong students can apply to mainland universities via college entrance exams 4.(special) designed for 5. by the Ministry of Education via a Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE),also 6.(know) as Hong Kong’s university entrance examination.

Ana Lo, a senior student majoring in environmental science at Tsinghua University, 7. also participated in the school’s exchange activities in Hong Kong, noticed the growing number of Hong Kong students participating in their promotion activities and 8.(show) strong interest in mainland universities in the past three years. In an interview with the Global Times, Lo attributed（把……归因于）the increase to the fact 9. some universities in the mainland, such as Tsinghua University, are gradually becoming accepted by Hong Kong students, who are hoping for better lives in the mainland.

Apart from the increase in numbers, Bai Yu, from the 10.(admit) office of Wuhan University, noticed that Hong Kong students' choices of study have also changed.

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In one of my college classes, we were required to do an act of kindness. My project included ________lunch for an elderly person. When I________the elderly person with the food I cooked, it never________to me that it would result in a new friendship and the discovery of a________.

The person I visited was Bill, who was unable to________much. A nurse came regularly to help him move to and from the wheelchair because he has no________. Bill said he was delighted to see me and it was a________for him to eat a meal with me because he usually eats________. He said the food was great, but he enjoyed having________even more than the food.

Bill had had a________life when working on the railroad and had many________stories to tell about his travels to many places. I was________a trip because of his stories. I had once________about traveling by train. However, I would________be going by train after meeting Bill.

Perhaps the biggest________of this project was that I suddenly realized that I am________of working with the elderly. Spending time with them was fun-they have so much life experience to_____. On the one hand, I am a good________. On the other hand, older people want someone to know their inner world, so it is a perfect________. I decided to focus my studies on the________. Hopefully in the future, I will work with them to help even more people like Bill.

1.A.buying B.delivering C.packing D.preparing

2.A.called on B.came across C.picked up D.turned to

3.A.happened B.appealed C.occurred D.proved

4.A.travel plan B.career path C.holiday destination D.cooking skill

5.A.talk B.eat C.sit D.walk

6.A.money B.relatives C.neighbours D.time

7.A.treat B.fancy C.privilege D.waste

8.A.slowly B.little C.alone D.unhappily

9.A.family B.company C.fun D.health

10.A.painful B.hopeful C.peaceful D.colorful

11.A.adventurous B.fresh C.absorbing D.satisfying

12.A.intending B.pretending C.allowing D.requiring

13.A.argued B.hesitated C.thought D.cared

14.A.unbelievably B.undoubtedly C.unexpectedly D.unhurriedly

15.A.aim B.impression C.problem D.bonus

16.A.aware B.proud C.fond D.certain

17.A.share B.discuss C.treasure D.gain

18.A.student B.cook C.learner D.listener

19.A.choice B.deal C.match D.game

20.A.old B.poor C.disabled D.homeless

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How to stay focused in class

Being relaxed during class is a bad habit， and it is also bad to your grade． Focusing in class not only proves to teachers that you are a capable student but also shows that you have the ability to control yourself， which will be very important．

1. No matter how much you want to sit with your friends during the class， try your best to avoid them． Talking with friends around you is not going to give you the focus in class． This will get you into trouble．

Look at teacher and make eye contact． Your teacher is not just standing up there talking．2. Show the teacher that he or she has your full attention by looking them in the eye． This person should have your full attention at all times during class．

Take notes． By taking notes， you'll be able to "get into" the lesson． Write down key points as your teacher speaks． And listen to the key phrases such as "This is important" "This is the main idea" "This will be the test" etc．3.

Get involved in class discussions． This is a wonderful way to become a more focused， successful student． When a teacher asks a question， offer to answer it．4.This shows the teacher that you are listening carefully during the class．

Ask a question．5.This really shows your teacher that you want to be better， and can recognize the things you are having difficulty with． Chances are that someone else in the class has the same question （and was too afraid to ask!）． They'll be relieved， and so will you．

A． Avoid sitting with friends．

B． This can help you listen more attentively．

C． If he or she ask for an opinion， share your own．

D． Talking with friends makes you lose interest in class．

E． He or she is trying to give you an acceptable education．

F． The more quickly you answer， the more attention you pay．

G． If you don't understand something， never be afraid to ask．

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What’s small, buzzes here and there and visits flowers? If you said bees or hummingbirds, you got it. You wouldn’t be the first if you mixed the two up. Now a group of researchers even say we should embrace our history of considering the two together in the same group. The way scientists study bees could help them study hummingbird behavior, too.

Scientists first compared the two back in the 1970s when studying how animals search for food. The idea is that animals use a kind of math to make choices in order to minimize the work it takes to earn maximum rewards. Researchers at the time focused on movement rules, like the order in which they visited flowers, and where flowers were located relative to others. It was “almost like an algorithm(算法)” for efficient searching, said David Pritchard, a biologist at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. Hummingbirds and bees had similar solutions.

As the field of animal cognition(认知) appeared, hummingbird and bee research parted. Neuroscientists and behavioral ecologists developed ways to study bee behavior in naturalistic settings. Hummingbird researchers compared hummingbirds to other birds and borrowed methods from psychology to study their ability to learn in the lab. To be fair, hummingbirds and bees differ. For example, hummingbirds have more advanced eyes and brains than bees. Honeybees and bumblebees are social; hummingbirds typically aren’t.

But however they perceive(感知) or process information, they both experience similar information, Dr. Pritchard said. In day-to-day searching for food, for example, hummingbirds may rely on more of a bee’s-eye view than a bird’s-eye view. Like other birds, they rely on landmarks, distances and directions to make maps when travelling long distances, but they don’t use these cues to find flowers. Move a flower just an inch or so away from where a hummingbird thought it was and it will hover over the flower’s original location. Dr. Pritchard is investigating if, like bees, hummingbirds engage in view matching — hovering, scanning snapshots of a place to its memory and using those as references later.

1.What is the center of research on hummingbirds and bees in the 1970s?

A.Memory.

B.Movement rules.

C.Reward calculating.

D.Information processing.

2.Which subject’s research methods were adopted to study the learning ability of Hummingbirds?

A.Math.

B.Biology.

C.Ecology.

D.Psychology.

3.How do researchers find out that hummingbirds are not like birds?

A.By setting them free.

B.By moving flowers.

C.By matching view.

D.By making maps.

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A.Hummingbirds and Bees

B.Hummingbirds in the Lab

C.New Trends in Studying Bees

D.Thinking of Hummingbirds as Bees

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Traditionally, robots have been hard, made of metal and other rigid material. But a team of scientists at Harvard University in the US has managed to build an entirely soft robot-one that draws inspiration from an octopus (章鱼).

Described in science journal Nature, the “Octobot” could pave the way for more effective autonomous robots that could be used in search，rescue and exploration. “The Octobot is minimal system which may serve as a foundation for a new generation of completely soft, autonomous robots” the study’s authors wrote.

Robots built for precise, repetitive movements in a controlled environment don’t do so well on rough terrains (地形) or in unpredictable conditions. And they aren’t especially safe around humans, because they’re made out of hard and heavy parts that could be potentially dangerous to their users.

So researchers have been working on building soft robots for decades. They’re taken inspiration from nature, looking to animals from jellyfish to cockroaches, which are often made up of more flexible matter.

But creating a completely soft robot remains a challenge. Even if engineers build a silicone (硅酮) body, it’s still a grand challenge to construct flexible versions of essential parts, such as a source of power.

“Although soft robotics is still in its early stage, it holds great promise for several applications, such as search-rescue operations and exploration,” Barbara Mazzolai and Virgilio Mattoli of the Italian Institute of Technology’ Center for Micro-BioRobotics, wrote in a comment. “Soft robots might also open up new approaches to improving wellness and quality of life.”

1.What’s the special feature of “Octobot”？

A.It’s soft. B.It’s made of metal.

C.It’s very small. D.It looks like an octopus.

2.What’s the disadvantage of traditional robots?

A.They’re hard to control. B.They’re too heavy to move.

C.They can’t predict conditions. D.They can’t behave well all the time.

3.One of the biggest challenges is to build Octobot’s ________.

A.silicone body B.complex components

C.precise movements D.flexible power source

4.What’s the possible application of “Octobot”？

A.Medical research. B.Life rescue.

C.Machine operation. D.House cleaning.

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Alongside air and water, food is a necessity for human beings to survive and thrive. But it’s a lot more than that. As Mariette Dichristina of Scientific American wrote: “The most intimate (亲密的) relationship we will ever have is not with any fellow human being. Instead, it is between our bodies and our food.”

Nowadays, for most people in the world’s wealthiest countries, food is a hobby, an enthusiasm, and even something fashionable.

Turn on the TV in the US, UK or France, and you’ll find at least one channel feeding this popular obsession.

And most of us know at least one person who thinks of themselves as a “foodie”. It’s almost impossible nowadays to check our social media apps without at least two or three photos of delicious meals appearing on our screen.

But behind the fancy recipes and social media bragging (夸耀), many of us forget how much we take food for granted. This is why World Food Day is held each year.

Take Kenya for example. This east African nation has been suffering terrible droughts. The result is that people are beginning to starve. Children in particular are suffering, with some of them even dying.

This may seem shocking to know, especially as many cultures outside of Africa think of food in a completely different way. But even in the UK, families on low incomes are forced to use food banks—European organizations that hand out donated food to those who can’t afford to pay for it themselves.

So what can we do on World Food Day? One good way to spend it would be to feel humble and appreciate what we have. After all, food is essential for survival, but not everyone is as lucky as we are when it comes to dinner time.

1.According to Mariette Dichristina, what has the closest relationship with us?

A.Air. B.Water.

C.Food. D.Human beings.

2.What does the underlined word “foodie” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A.Delicious food. B.A person fond of food.

C.A social media app. D.A photo of delicious meals.

3.Who can get help from food banks?

A.Poor people in the UK. B.Poor people in Africa.

C.Starving children in Kenya. D.People in the drought-stricken.

4.What’s the best title for the text?

A.Treat Food as a Hobby B.Time to Appreciate Food

C.Food Shortage in Some Countries D.How to Spend World Food Day

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Last year marked the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. There were events around the world in memory of those who died in the conflict. We have picked out three of them in European countries. Let's take a look.

Belgium

In a park, the famous Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen had an exhibition called Coming World, Remember Me. The work consisted of 600,000 individual(个别的) clay sculptures, one for each person killed during the World War. In the center of the exhibition was a big egg made of clay, symbolizing a new world.

In a small town called Aldridge, almost 100 houses in one street were covered with 24,000 poppies and statues of soldiers. They stood for the men from the area who had been killed in the war. The flowers were chosen because of a poem written by the Canadian doctor John McCrea in 1915. They made people think of fields of blood.

France

The British artist Guy Denning arrived in La Feuille, a small town in the northwest of France, to stick life-size drawings of soldiers who never came back home. Armed with glue and a brush, Denning stuck his drawings carefully on walls. Before long 112 men, mainly young adults, were brought back to mind, if not to life.

1.What do we know about Coming World, Remember Me?

A.It's the name of an exhibition. B.It's a film about World War I.

C.It's a work standing for peace. D.It's a sculpture made of clay.

2.Why were poppies chosen to symbolize the dead soldiers?

A.The British people preferred them. B.They showed the cruelty of war.

C.A Canadian doctor suggested them. D.The fields were filled with them.

3.How was the end of World War I marked in France?

A.A memorial to the dead soldiers was built.

B.112 wounded soldiers in the war were helped.

C.Drawings of some dead soldiers were put up.

D.Young adults were encouraged to join the army.

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假定你是李华，计划下周六去买有关中国文化经典的书籍，你校交换生Peter想与你一起前往。请给他写封邮件说明你的计划，内容包括：

1. 见面时间和地点；

2. 交通方式；

3. 其它活动。

注意:1. 词数100左右;

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

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。

The high school life of three years have made me learn a lot of things. Among them teamwork is the most significantly for me. In fact, I didn’t realize its importance after I was elected monitor of my class. In the beginning, I did almost all the duties myself. However, other students cared little about class activity. As a consequence, I tired out and depressed. Then I turned to my head teacher, whom advised me to cooperate with others. Thus I began to recognize the strengths at my classmates and managed to have everyone to play a role in class. It is working in teams instead of on my own which has freed me of trouble and made my work more efficient. Without teamwork, I wouldn’t have made such many achievements at school.

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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Why do you pull yourself out of bed every morning 1.(go) to work or school? Knowing what motivates, you can help you find meaning in your work and focus on your goals.

Experts have many ways of describing and differentiating motivations because people care about so many different things. Some motivations such as money and praise are external (外部的). Bosses 2.(usual) use them to encourage their employees to spare no efforts in their work. Other motivations, including fun, personal growth and feeling like one's work is important, 3.(come) from within the person doing the action.These are 4.(reliable) than external ones because they represent things that can never be taken away.

Since there are 5.large number of existing motivations, 6.is important to know which ones are persuasive to you. Trying to motivate yourself in a way that isn't 7.(attract) to you will make it difficult to convince yourself to work. When 8.(choose) a career, you should think about what motivates you and make some 9.(decision) accordingly. If you are motivated by overcoming challenges, look for a career 10.you can continually fight to get to a higher level.

When you know what motivates you, you will be able to motivate yourself to do the things necessary to succeed.

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Daniel Mazur and his companions spent seven hours climbing up Mt Everest through ice and snow, digging the crampons（攀岩用鞋冰爪）into the ice and taking _____steps. They were less than three hours away from the spectacular 29,017-foot summit. As Daniel looked out on the ______peaks below, he suddenly saw a flash of bright yellow to his left. To his _____, it moved.“What the hell ?”he _____. When he _____, Daniel noticed a man sitting on the edge of a cliff, with no hat, gloves or _____. Pulling his frostbitten hands out of his snowsuit, the man named Hall burst into laughter. _____, he suffered from cerebral edema(脑水肿), which______ to his loss of consciousness. The other men ______Hall away from the cliff 's edge and helped him back into his ______. They attached their ropes to Hall in case he _____off the cliff. They were______when two Italian climbers, intent on reaching the summit, passed by. Sadly, they______to help. It _____Daniel and his team two days to lower Hall down. As soon as they arrived at the safe and suitable place, Hall was sent to the hospital immediately.

____their help, Hall could very well have died on Everest . Although his rescue is a_____, it has caused a debate on climbers who leave behind the sick and injured in ______ of Everest's grand prize. “Once you are up there, you _____as though you could do anything.” Danie said, “Sure, I wish I could have reached the _____again. But there's no _____we could have left Hall on that ridge.”

1.A.special B.severe C.cautious D.worried

2.A.snow-covered B.fog-covered C.water-covered D.rock-covered

3.A.embarrassment B.amazement C.excitement D.amusement

4.A.wandered B.discovered C.wondered D.cried

5.A.started B.thought C.stayed D.approached

6.A.trousers B.shoes C.snowsuits D.sunglasses

7.A.Finally B.Normally C.Obviously D.Easily

8.A.led B.returned C.responded D.adapted

9.A.spread B.drew C.brought D.broke

10.A.snowsuit B.jacket C.spacesuit D.coat

11.A.hurried B.blew C.climbed D.slipped

12.A.relieved B.surprised C.confused D.worried

13.A.offered B.refused C.hesitated D.tended

14.A.finished B.paid C.spent D.took

15.A.Except B.Without C.besides D.With

16.A.mystery B.miracle C.routine D.sight

17.A.need B.favour C.pursuit D.search

18.A.save B.deserve C.decide D.feel

19.A.bottom B.cliff C.edge D.summit

20.A.way B.doubt C.trouble D.sign

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The Segway（平衡车）was invented by Dean Kamen, and was first shown to the public in 2001 by ABC’s Good Morning America program. 1. The word Segway is remarkably close to the word ” segue” which means “to move smoothly from one thing to another”

The Segway looks like a large stick with two wheels. The wheels are connected to a platform. The stick has handles for a person to hold. The person stands on the platform and holds the handles. The transporter moves forward or backward when the person moves his or her body in that direction. 2. Computers and certain devices on the Segway make the vehicle move and balance. It is powered by batteries that can be recharged. It can travel at a speed of 20 kilometers an hour.

3. Today these vehicles are used to take people on tours in parks .The Angel Island in San Francisco uses the Segway to take people around. The Segway was also used by the police at the Rio 2016 Olympics.

However, the vehicle has not found acceptance from the general public. 4.A review of the history of the Segway will show that some people are still uncomfortable about riding a two –wheeled self-balancing vehicle. Another reason is that the US has different regulations on the roads and streets where the Segway can be used. Most states recommend that a helmet be worn when riding this vehicle.

5. While its usage may be limited for now, there is still no telling what it will be used for in the coming year.

A. The history of the Segway has just begun

B. The driver turns the handles to go left or right.

C. If you have never experienced a Segway tour before, we expect you to join us .

D. Those who have ridden on the Segway say it is best used for short journeys.

E. As a result, the most popular use of the Segway is in tourism, particularly for city tours.

F. This unique invention was intended to help people travel throughout public city streets.

G. One reason is that the price is similar to other vehicles which they are more familiar with.

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Languages will continue to diverge. Even if English were to become the universal language, it would still take many different forms. Indeed the same could happen to English as has happened to Chinese: a language of intellectuals which doesn’t vary hugely alongside a large number of variations used by local peoples.

We will continue to teach other languages in some form, and not just for reasons of practical use. Learning a language is good for your mental health; it forces you to understand another cultural and intellectual system. So I hope British education will develop a more rational approach to the foreign languages available to students in line with their political importance. Because so many people believe it is no longer important to know another language, I fear that time devoted to language teaching in schools may well continue to decline. But you can argue that learning another language well is more exhausting than, say, learning to play chess well—it involves sensitivity to a set of complicated rules, and also to context.

Technology will certainly make a difference to the use of foreign languages. Computers may, for instance, relieve the hard work that a vast translation represents. But no one who has seen a computer translation will think it can substitute for live knowledge of the different languages. A machine will always be behind the times. Still more important is the fact that no computer will ever get at the associations beyond the words associations that may not be expressed but which carry much of the meaning. In languages like Arabic that context is very important. Languages come with heavy cultural baggage too—in French or German if you miss the cultural references behind a word you’re very likely to be missing the meaning. It will be very hard to teach all that to computer.

All the predictions are that English will be spoken by a declining proportion of the world’s population in the 21st century. I don’t think foreign languages will really become less important, but they might be perceived to be— and that would in the end be — a very bad thing.

1.According to the text,we can infer that Chinese _______.

A.is a language full of cultural background

B.is narrowly used by local peoples

C.will be regarded as important as English

D.will soon become the universal language

2.Which of the following best describes the author’s opinion ?

A.Foreign languages should be taught for political importance.

B.Learning another language is just like learning to play chess well.

C.British education lacks a rational approach to the teaching of foreign languages.

D.Learning a language need to know a country’ cultural and intellectual system.

3.Why can the computer translation make a difference to the use of foreign languages?

A.It can replace for live knowledge of the different languages.

B.It can always keep the pace with the times in the translation.

C.It can reduce the hard work that a vast translation represents.

D.It can express the implied meaning beyond word associations.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A.Learning foreign languages is a challenging job.

B.Learning a language is good for your mental health.

C.Cultural background blocks the understanding of a language.

D.Computers play an important role in learning foreign languages.

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In recent years, stressed-out urbanites have been seeking refuge in green spaces for the proven positive impacts on physical and mental health, but the benefits of “blue space” — the sea and coastline, but also rivers, lakes, canals, waterfalls, even fountains — are less well publicized, yet the science has been consistent for at least a decade: being by water is good for body and mind.

“Many of the processes are exactly the same as with green space — with some added benefits, ” says Dr Mathew White, a senior lecturer at the University of Exeter.White says there are three established pathways by which the presence of water is positively related to health and happiness. First, there are the beneficial environmental factors, such as less polluted air and more sunlight. Second, people who live by water tend to be more physically active. Third — and this is where blue space seems to have an edge over other natural environments — water has a psychologically restorative effect. When you are sailing, surfing or swimming, says White, “you’re really in tune with natural forces there.” By being forced to concentrate on the qualities of the environment, we access a cognitive state honed over millennia. Water is, quite literally, immersive.

Catherine Kelly is a wellness practitioner who teaches classes in “mindfulness by the sea”. She says the sea has a meditative quality.

“To go to the sea is synonymous with letting go, ” says Kelly. “It could be lying on a beach or somebody handing you a cocktail. For somebody else, it could be a wild, empty coast. But there is this really human sense of: ‘Oh, look, there’s the sea’ — and the shoulders drop.”

1.Why do people go to the “blue space” for a relaxation ?

A.To seek positive effect on body and mind.

B.To have a good swim in the blue sea.

C.To consider the beneficial environmental factors.

D.To tend to be more careful and active.

2.What is the second paragraph mainly about?

A.The characteristics of the beneficial and friendly environmental factors.

B.The classification of being by water is good for body and mind.

C.The importance of the beneficial and friendly environmental factors.

D.The causes of being by water are good for body and mind.

3.What does the underlined word “immersive” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A.Being interested. B.Being forced.

C.Being involved. D.Being moved.

4.What does Catherine Kelly find about “going to the sea” according to the text?

A.Trick of the lesson B.Secret of the happiness.

C.Sense of human beings D.Broadness of the sea

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One special grandmother is lending 100 years of wisdom to strangers on New York City’s upper West side. Her office attracts many New Yorkers, who wait for a chat with the woman.

Inside the office, you will find a laptop with 100-year-old grandmother Eileen Wilkinson waiting to chat. She may live across the country in Washington State, but thanks to her grandson, Mike Matthews, who is a social professor at New York University, she is now sharing words of wisdom for a chat.

“You can be anything you want, ” Eileen said. “Don’t complain about anything. You can do something about it.”

Over the past three months, hundreds of people have stopped by, chatting with Eileen as if they were old friends. “She completely gets a kick out of meeting New Yorkers because they are so open about their lives, ” said Matthews.

A music student asked for advice on a performance. Others were curious about life in 1917.

One boy said he was already planning his next visit. “She is so wise and energetic,” he said. “And she really doesn't look 100 years old. She looks as if she was in her early late 80s.”

Eileen spent most of her life as a homemaker and mother. She said truly listening gave her advice-giving ability and she was honest.

Eileen hosts online chats and has two accounts of the social media. “It works both ways because I get great joy talking to them, ” she said. Eileen isn't slowing down any time soon, bringing new meaning to the saying, “The road to your grandma’s house is never long.” She said the secret to her long life was living a good life.

1.How does Eileen help strangers?

A.By chatting with them.

B.By working for them.

C.By lending money to them.

D.By giving speeches to them.

2.What do strangers think of Eileen?

A.She is a responsible mother.

B.She is good at performing.

C.She is full of energy and wisdom.

D.She is a woman of caring for education.

3.What will Eileen do in the future?

A.Set up online chats.

B.Make her life simple.

C.Bring new meaning to the saying.

D.Continue to share her wisdom.

4.What can be a suitable title for the text?

A.Ways of Living a Good Life.

B.A Special 100-year-old Woman.

C.Helping the Strangers Is Interesting.

D.The Secret to a 100-year-old Woman’s Long Life.

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Whether you're looking for antiques, food, collectors' items or just random junk, our rich heritage has produced some of the finest markets in the world. Here are 3 of them.

Edinburgh Farmers’ Market

Traders have long sold their goods in the shadow of the city’s spectacular castle, which dates back to 1130—－and it’s a tradition that shows no sign of abating. Edinburgh Farmers’ Market takes place on Castle Terrace every Saturday and attracts a huge crowd with its locally sourced goods. The market is now in its 15th year and champions the very best in Scottish produce, from knitwear to organic water buffalo and lobster.

Ford Airfield Market

Looking for an old-style prosthetic leg, a ventriloquist’s dummy, or even a suit of armour? The chances are you will find what you are after—and plenty of other random stuff—at one of the hundreds of stalls here. A market and two huge car-boot sales are held throughout the week all year round, come rain or shine.The market has been running for 25 years and is a well-known treasure trove for antiques experts looking for a bargain.

St George’s Market

Follow your nose along May Street in Belfast and the smells of delicious home-made food from across the globe will land you in St George’s Market. With three different weekly markets accompanied by fresh food and live music, St George’s was once voted the best in the UK. When Belfast became an important port in the 17th century, the range of goods grew and trading thrived.

1.What is special about Edinburgh Farmers’ Market?

A.It lasts a long time.

B.It provides local products.

C.It offers all kinds of food.

D.It attracts antiques experts.

2.When was the trading at St George’s Market booming?

A.It the year of 1130.

B.Fifteen years ago.

C.In the 17th century

D.Twenty-five years ago.

3.Where is this text most likely from ?

A.A diary. B.A novel.

C.A website. D.A magazine.