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Christmasanonsense,Uncle!saidScroogesnephew.Youdontreally

meanthat,doyou?

Oh,yes,Ido,saidScrooge.MerryChristmas!Whatrighthaveyoutobemerry?Youreso__5thatIcantseeanyreasonforyoutobehappy.IwouldbemiserableifIwereyou.

Comeon,UncleScrooge,dostop6,repliedthenephewgaily.Whatrighthaveyoutobeunhappyandsad?Whatreasonhaveyoutobeso7andangrywhenoneisasrichasyouare?

Scroogecouldnotthinkofanansweratthatmoment.Hewasatalossfor8andallhecouldsaywasBahagainandfollowthatwithWhatnonsense!

Dontbe9,Uncle!saidthenephew.

WhatelsecanIbe,returntheuncle,whenIliveinsuchaworldof10asthis?

MerryChristmas!DownwithMerryChristmas!Whats

Christmastimeforyoubutatimefortryingtopay11withoutenoughmoney;atimeforfindingyourselfayear12,butnotanhourricher;

atimetolookbackatthethingsyoudid,butonlytorealizethatyouveachieved__13?IfIcouldhavemyway,saidScrooge14,everyfoollikeyouwhogoesaboutwith

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1.A.smileB.jokeC.presentD.start

2.A.sweatingB.talkingC.jumpingD.crying

3.A.attitudeB.faceC.moodD.emotion

4.A.excitedB.annoyedC.disturbedD.concerned

5.A.poorB.cheapC.richD.kind

6.A.talkingB.complainingC.grumblingD.blaming

7.A.ill-judgedB.ill-naturedC.ill-logicalD.ill-tempered

8.A.attentionB.messagesC.wordsD.signs

9.A.crossB.nervousC.madD.crazy

10.A.peopleB.foolsC.thingsD.money

11.A.cashB.taxC.priceD.bills

12.A.youngerB.olderC.prettierD.cheaper

13.A.anythingB.somethingC.nothingD.nobody

14.A.happilyB.worriedlyC.unhappilyD.angrily

15.A.boiledB.closedC.openD.heated

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WhilewalkingthroughaparkintheindustrialcityofKharkov,IspottedanoldRussianveteranofWorldWarn.Theyare16(easy)identifiedbythemedalsandribbonstheystillproudlydisplayontheirshirtsand

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saveRussia,eventhough20millionRussians18(kill)bytheNazis.Iwentuptothis

oldman19(sit)withhiswifeandsaid,Druzhbaimir(friendshipandpeace).Themanlookingatmeasifin20(believe),tookthebuttonwe21(make)forthe

tripandsaidFriendshipinbeingheldbylovinghands,andsaid,

Americanski?Ireplied,Da,Americanski.Druzhbaimir.Heclaspedbothmy

handsasifwewerelong22(lose)brothersandrepeatedagain,Americanski!This

timetherewasrecognitionandloveinhisstatement.

For23nextfewminutesheandhiswifespoke24RussianasifIunderstoodeveryword,andIspokeEnglishasifIknewhewould

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Onehot,summerday,youreturnedhomelatefromschoolandwereveryhungry.

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severaldaysandafteryourecovered,youthoughttoyourselfItmusthavebeen

somethingIate.Youwereprobablyright.

Foodpoisoningisthenamegiventotheunpleasantsymptomsyougetwhenyoueatfoodwhichiscontaminatedwithcertaintypesofharmfulbacteriaorbythepoisonproducedbysomebacteria.Contrarytopopularbelief,thebacteriawhichcausefoodtorotarenotthemostcommoncauseoffoodpoisoning.Infact,foodpoisoningfromthiscauseisveryraresimplybecausepeopledonotusuallyeatfoodwhichisnoticeably

off.Usuallythecontaminatedfoodwhichdoescausefoodpoisoninglooks,smellsandtastesalright.

Foodpoisoningisnotinfectious,butoutbreaksoftheillnessoften

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thateverybodywhoeatsthecontaminatedfoodbecomesillandnobodyknowswhysomepeopleseemtoescapedoingso.

Foodpoisoningissocommonnowadaysthatalmosteveryonehassufferedfromit,especiallypeoplewholiveinurbanareas.Thisissobecausecitydwellersareusedtoeatingmass-producedfoodinpublicareaswherehygieneisoftenneglected.Aspeoplebecomefamiliarwiththesymptomsoffoodpoisoning,fewbothertovisittheirdoctorwhentheyhaveoneofthemilderformsofthisillness,soitisverydifficulttosayjusthowwidespreaditis.

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C.Cannedfruitjuice

D.Friednoodlesatastreetstall

30.Peoplewouldnotbe_______tovisittheirdoctoriftheysufferfrommildfood.

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TheWangfamilydecidedtogoabroadfortheirChristmasholiday.

Wherewouldyouliketogo?Mr.Wangaskedhisfamilyoverdinner.England,Tonysaideagerly.

Imsorry,Englandistooexpensiveandwecantaffordtogothere,hisfathersaid.

HowaboutThailand?Janetasked.Thereisaspecialpackagetouronpromotionatthemomentandthepriceisquitereasonable.Ivethetravelbrochurehere.Look.

Mr.Wangcalledonthetravelagent,madeabookingandpaidadepositforthetour.Severaldayslater,whenhepaidthebalance,thetravelagentsaidtohim.Youwillgetyourairticketsattheairportasyoursarethespecialgroupfaretype.Pleasearriveattheairporttwohoursbefore

departureonthatday.Remembertowearthisbadgeandshowourpeopleyourpassports

infrontofthecheck-incounter,hecontinued.

Onthedayofdeparture,theWangstookataxitotheairport.Whiletheywereapproachingthecheck-incounter,amiddle-agedmancameuptothemandsaid,Are

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youtravelingwithAsiaTravelBureau?Imtheirrepresentativeandheresmy

identification,pointingtothetagonhislapel.CanI

haveyourpassportsbeforeIgiveyouthetickets?

Unsuspectingly,Mr.Wanghandedhimthepassports.Thelatterflippedthroughthem

quicklyandsaid,Mr.Wang,pleasewaitherewhileIgetthetickets.Thesewerethe

lastwordsMr.Wangeverheardfromtheman.Later,atthepolicestationtheylearnedwithdismaythatthemanhadbeenusingthisploytocheatotherpassengersoverthepastfewmonths.Themanwasobviouslyamemberofagangsellingpassportstoillegalimmigrants.

Athomethatevening,theywerewatchingthenewsontelevisionwhentheyheardtheannouncesay:Today,ataround11am,aplanetoThailandwasblownofftherunwaybyastrongaircurrentpriortotake-off.Theplaneskiddedoveranarrowstripofwateroppositethebay.Luckily,therewerenoseriousinjuries.48passengersandthreecrewmembersweretakentohospitalfortreatmentforminorcutsandbruises.Twoofthemarestillinhospitalforobservationandbotharesaidtobeinsatisfactorycondition.

31.Tonywantedto______during______.

A.haveanexpensiveholiday,theChristmasholiday

B.gotoThailand,Christmas

C.aforeignplace,theholidays

D.visitEngland,Christmas

32.Mr.Wangvisitedthetravelagent____withregardtothetourtoThailand.

A.once

B.twice

C.manytimes

33.TheWangswereaskedtoshowtheir__attheairportinordertocollecttheirtickets.

A.passports

B.badges

C.identificationtags

D.badgesandpassports

34.Themansidentificationtagmusthavebeena_____one.

A.forgery

B.false

C.faulty

D.real

35.TheWangsmusthavefelt______whentheyheardthenewsoftheplaneaccident.

A.lucky

B.grateful

C.peaceful

D.happy

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Inmanycountries,heartdiseasekillsalotofwomenandevenmoremen.Therearefourmajorcausesofthisdiseaseandthesearesmoking,poororbaddiet,afamilyhistoryofheartdiseaseandstressfulwork.Amongthese

mainwrong-doers,themostcommoncauseisstress.

Whatisstressandhowdoyoufeelwhenyouareunderstress?Imagine

youlivealoneyouarelyinginbedatnightand,suddenly,youhearsomeoneinthekitchen.Immediatelyyourheartbeginstobeatveryfastandyoufeelthatyoucanhardlybreathe.Whatyouarefellingisnotstress,butfear.However,yourbodychangesinthe

samewaywhenyoufeelstress.Thatmeansthatifyoufeelanxiousandworriedduringanimportantexamination,yourheartmaybeatveryfastandyoumayfeelbreathlesstoo.Youareexperiencingstress.Anothercommonsituationinwhichapersonislikelytofeelstressistohavetodosomething,forexample,performingaboringduty,everyday.

LetuslookatthecaseofAnniewhowasanurse.Shefeltalotofstressinherworkandbegantohaveverybadheadachesattheendoftheday.Eachmorningshewokeupmoretiredthanshewaswhenshewenttosleep.Shedidnotwanttogooutintheeveningwithherfriendsandshefeltunhappyallthetime.

Finally,shesatdownandthoughtaboutherlife.Shesawalotofillness

anddeathinherworkbutthatwasnotthereasonwhyshewasunderstress.Therealreasonwasthatshefeltunabletomakeapositivedecisioninherjobshehadtodowhat

thedoctorsandsisterstoldher.

So,Anniewentbacktocollegeforfurtherstudy.Whenshegraduated,shefoundajobwhereshewaspartofateam,asbefore,butwhereshehadresponsibilityinmakingdecisions.Herworkinghourswerelongerandherworkmoredifficultthanwhenshewasanursebutsheenjoyedit.Shefeltshewasincontrolofherlifeandherwork.ForAnnie,stressinheroldjobhadmadeherchangeherlifeandendadifficultsituation.Stressinher

newjobbecameagoodthingbecauseithelpedherachievesatisfaction

inherlifeandinherwork.

36.Feeling_____isoneformofstress.

A.tired

B.alone

C.anxious

D.breathless

37.Accordingtothepassage,____dieofheartdisease.

A.mostmen

B.morementhanwomen

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WhatisonemajordifferencebetweenAnniesnewjobandherold

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A.Itincludedteamwork.

B.Itdemandshigherqualifications.

C.Itensuressatisfaction.

D.Itinvolvesdecision-making.

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Colorisveryimportantinourdailylife.Itcaninfluenceourchoiceofpurchasewhenwegoshoppingandcanalsoaffectthewaywelookandfeel.

Apersoncanbenaturallyattractedtooneparticularcolorwhilefindinganothercolorrepulsive.Theinfluenceofcoloronhumanemotionsandfeelingsisverypowerfulanddesigners,advertisers,artistsandevendoctorsuseitintheirprofessionsfordifferentpurposes.

Everyday,withouteventhinkingaboutit,weusecolortocommunicateourfeelings.

Forexample,thecolorwechoosetowearisonewayofexpressingourselves.Itsayssomethingabouttheperson,howheorshefeels,andhowheorshewantsotherstofeelaboutthewearer.Inotherwords,colortalks.

Apersonwhowantstoappearstylishandmaturewillusuallyweardarkcolorsorblack.Apersonwhowishestoappearyoungish,pureandinnocentdressesinwhite,like

thechoiceofabridesweddinggown.Alsoclothed

inwhitearedoctors,dentists,nursesandhospitalin-patientsasthecolorexpressescomfort,cleanlinessandprofessionalism.Brown,blueorgreyclothesaretheusualcolorswornbyofficeworkerssoasnottodrawunnecessaryattentiontothem.Theyare,inaway,conveyingthemessagethattheywanttobenoticedfortheirwork,nottheirappearance.Peoplewhowearbright,strongcolorsliketobeattractiveandthesecolorsareparticularlypopularwithactresses,singersandpartygoers.

Inthepast,commonpeoplewerenotallowedtowearcertaincolors.InThailand,forexample,onlykings,queensandmembersoftheroyalfamily

couldwearpurplewhileinancientChina,yellowwasthecolorreservedfor

theemperorandtheempress.Nowadays,peoplecanwearwhatevercolortheylikeorastheythinkappropriate.

41.Theworditinthefirstparagraphrefersto_______.

A.color

B.influence

C.humanemotion

D.personalfeeling

42.Howdoescoloraffectaproduct?

A.Itdescribestheproduct.

B.Ithelpstheproductdesignertoexpresshimself.

C.Itmayputthepurchaserinaspendingmood.

D.Itisabletoinfluencetheconsumerschoiceofpurchase.

43.Ifagirlchoosestowearareddresstoaparty,itimpliesthatshewantsto.

A.lookpretty

B.appearinnocent

C.benoticed

D.beanactress

44.Brideswearwhitebecauseitisacolorfor______.

A.comfort

B.professionalism

C.purity

D.youth

45.Whichisthesafestcolortowearifoneworksinanoffice?

A.white

B.pink

C.yellow

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A.CovertocoverTheonlycoursethatcombinesreadingcomprehensionandvocabularyskillswithExtensiveReadingandfluency.

Tasksfocusonreadingskillssuchaspredicting,findingthemainidea,andworkingoutmeaningfromcontext.

Activitiessuchastimedreadingdevelopreadingfluency.

Textsfromavarietyofgenresincludingmagazinearticles,newspaperarticles,andwebsites.

B.TuneInTheTuneInseriesdevelopslisteningskillsandintroducesover50

featuresofnaturalspokenEnglish.Eachlessonusesastep-by-stepapproachsostudentsunderstandwhatpeoplesayandhowtheysayit.

Accessibleandentertaininglisten-and-learnaudio.

ExtensionspeakingpracticeforstudentstotryoutnewvocabularyandfeaturesofspokenEnglish.

AvarietyoflisteninggenresfromcasualconversationstoTV

interviews.

C.TalkTimeTheconversationcoursethatgetsstudentstalkingconfidently.Itisaconfidence-buildingcoursethatgivesstudentstimetolistentoEnglishandplentyoftimetotalk.

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D.LectureReadyStrategiesforacademiclistening,note-taking,and

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F.ProFileProFilehelpsstudentscommunicatewithpeopleacrossdepartmentsandacrossindustrysectors.ProFilehasmoregrammar,morerecycling,morewriting,andmorecarefulgradingoflanguagethanmostBusinessEnglishcourses.

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Completecommercialwritingsyllabus.

Videointerviewsintroducesstudentstopeopleacrossdifferentjobsandindustries.

41.DavidDavidjustgraduatedfromhighschool.HehasafairlygoodknowledgeofspokenEnglishandavocabularyof3000,hopingtoimprovehisEnglishabilityinlistening.

42.VictoriaVictoriaisashygirlwhoispreparingforthestudy

intheuniversity.Shehopestohavemoreconfidencetotalkwithforeigners.

43.SimonSimonisabusinessmanwhocanspeakalittleEnglishbutwithpoorpronunciationandvocabulary.Hehopestomeettheneedofeverydaylifein

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44.TinaTinaisamarketingdepartmentmanagerwhoneedstomeet

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