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1.WhattimedidFredleavethismorning?

A.Before6:00.B.At6:00.

2.Whatdidthemanusetodo?

A.Acook.B.Adriver.

3.Howdoesthemanfeel?

C.After6:30.

C.Ateacher.

A.Confused.

B.Surprised.

C.Disappointed.

C.Onfoot.

4.Howdoesthemanwanttovisitthepark?

A.Bybus.

B.Bybike.

5.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.InToronto.

B.InSingapore.

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6.Whereisthewoman'sfinaldestination?

A.Chicago.B.NewYork.

C.LosAngeles.

7.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?

A.Watchagame.

B.Touraroundthecity.

C.Taketheluggageoutofthecar.

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8.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A.Seeamovie.

B.Attendalecture.

C.Listentoaconcert.

9.Whatisthetroublewithtakingthebus?

A.Thebusdoesn'tgodirectlytotheMusicBuilding.

B.ThebusgoesslowlytotheMusicBuilding.

C.Thebuswillnotcomeforawhile.

10.Whatdoesthemandecidetodofinally?

A.GototheMusicBuildingonfoot.

B.Waitforthebus.

C.Consideranothervehicle.

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11.Whatisthewomanconcernedabout?

A.Thehometime.

B.Thewasteofmoney.

C.Theenvironment.

12.Whatdoesthewomanpromisetodoinfuture?

A.Recyclebottles.

B.Driveslowly.

C.Turnoutthelights.

13.Whendoestheconversationprobablyhappen?

A.Atnoon.

B.Inthelateafternoon.

C.Intheearlymorning.

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14.What'stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Singerandfan.

B.Teacherandstudent.

C.Interviewerandinterviewee.

15.Howmanylanguagesdoesthewomanusewhensheworks?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.

16.Whatsubjectdidthewomanlikeinschool?

A.Physics.B.English.C.Biology.

17.What'sthewoman'sadvicetothosewhodreamofbeingsingers?

A.Justdoitifyouhavetalent.

B.Giveitupforit'sfullofrisk.

C.Thinktwicebeforedeciding.

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18.Whatisthesurveymainlyabout?

A.Culturaldifferences.

B.TravelhabitsofsomeEuropeans.

C.Preferencesforvacationdestinations.

19.WhatdoGermanslikedoingmostduringtheirtrips?

A.Tastingfoodandwine.

B.Relaxinginurbanareas.

C.Participatinginsportsevents.

20.WhichislikelytobeatraveldestinationfortheBritish?

A.Amuseum.

B.Arestaurant.

C.Ashoppingmall.

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Intoday'scomplexhighereducationlandscape,topuniversitiesrequiremorethanjustgoodgradesandtest

scores.Theyseekstudentswhodisplayacademiccreativityandoriginalitythroughrelevantextracurricular

activities.So,hereareseveralsummerprogramsfor2025.MITIntroductiontoTechnology,Engineering,and

Science(MITES)

MITEScondensesanentirecollegesemesterintoonesix-weekprogram.Studentstakefivemath,science,

andhumanitiescoursestodiscoverwhatthey'recapableof.

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Standardizedtestrequirements:None

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JacksonLaboratorySummerStudentProgram(JAXSSP)

This10-weeksummerprogramisdesignedtoenrichstudentsinterestedingeneticsandgenomicsresearch

bypairingthemwithaseasonedmentorwithwhomthey’lldevelopanindependentresearchproject.

Studenteligibility:U.S.highschooljuniors

Standardizedtestrequirements:None

Cost:Free

CaliforniaStateSummerSchoolforMathematicsandScience(COSMOS)

Afour-week,fullyresidential,pre-collegeprogramforhighschoolstudentspursuingacademicand

professionalcareersinSTEM.StudentscanapplytostudyatoneoftheUniversityofCaliforniaCOSMOS

campuses.

Studenteligibility:Californiastudentsingrades9to12

Standardizedtestrequirements:None

Cost:$44applicationfeeplus$5,256tuition;financialaidavailableUniversityofNotreDameLeadership

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Acompetitive12-dayprogramontheUniversityofNotreDame'scampusthatintroduces150exceptionally

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Studenteligibility:Highschooljuniorsinthetop10%oftheirclass

Standardizedtestrequirements:SATMathandReading1300—1500;ACT31

Cost:$60applicationfeeand$150enrollmentfee

21.Whichoftheprogramslaststhelongest?

A.MITES.

B.JAXSSP.

C.COSMOS.

D.UNDLS.

22.WhatisarequirementforhighschooljuniorstoapplytoUNDLS?

A.A$150applicationfee.

B.AnACTscoreof31orabove.

C.AminimumSATscoreof1400.

D.Rankinginthetop10%oftheirschool.

23.Whatdothesefourprogramshaveincommon?

A.Theyneedtestscores.

B.Theyofferfreeeducation.

C.TheyareforU.S.studentsonly.

D.Theypreparestudentsforcollege.

26.WhatdoesFaruqihopereaderslearnfromTheStrongestHeart?

A.Thereisstrengtheveninastruggle.

B.Parentsmustalwaysappearstrong.

C.Mentalillnessshouldbekeptprivate.

D.Peopleshouldtakecontroloftheirownlife.

27.WhatcommentdidTheStrongestHeartreceive?

A.Appreciationforitsdelicatestructure.

B.Disapprovalofitscharacterization.

C.Criticismforitscomplexaccount.

D.Praiseforitsemotionalrealism.

C

Everyday,youlikelyhearanewpieceofadvice.Onesuggestionyoumayhearisto“fakeituntilyoumake

it”,especiallyifyou'restartingsomethingnew,likeajob.Butisitreallygoodadvice?

Fakeittillyoumakeitisanexpressioninwhichapersonimitates(

)theconfidenceorskillstheyneedto

succeedinwhattheyaredoinginthehopethattheywilleventuallyfeelreal.Advocatesofthisideasayyoucan

fakeconfidenceandhopethat,eventually,itwillinspirerealconfidence.

Thebesttimetousethisstrategymaybewhenyou'retryingtochangeyourbehaviortoimproveyourself.If

youaimtoboostyourworkproductivity,youmightdrawinspirationfromyourmoreefficientcolleagues.This

waycanhelpyoulearnstrategiestoenhanceyourperformance.Similarly,inyourpersonallife,strivingtobe

morefriendlyandwarmcaninitiallyfeelawkwardbutwillultimatelyfosterbetterrelationshipswiththosearound

you.

Unfortunately,fakingittillyoumakeitdoesn'talwaysbringsunshine,lollipops,andrainbows.Itmaynot

workwhendealingwithhardskills,assistingothers,orfakingwhoyouare.Forexample,itisincrediblyhardto

faketechnicalskillsandcompetencelikesoftwareexperience.It'salsohardtoassistothersifyoulack

understandingofthesubject.Moreover,pretendingtobesomeoneyou'renotormakingfalseclaimscanbe

exposed.

Onestudyshowsthatitcansnowballintoimpostersyndrome,whichcanarisewhenindividualsfeeltheir

successisundeservedandfearbeingexposedasafake.Unfortunately,fakingittillyoumakeitcanexacerbate

thatsyndrome,leadingtoavoidanceandnegativeimpactsonproductivityandwell-being.

Inconclusion,thereisadifferencebetweenlearningnewbehaviorsandlyingaboutyouridentityorskills.

Onecanbuildyouintoabetterworkerorfriend,butthelattercangetyouintotrouble.“Fakeittillyoumakeit”

canbeausefulapproachforsome,whileitcanalsocontributetoimpostersyndromeforothers.

Afterwriting50books,PakistaniAmericankids’bookauthorSaadiaFaruqiiscoveringanissueshe'snever

exploredbeforeinhernewesttitle,TheStrongestHeart.

“ThisisthefirsttimeI'vewrittenabookthatmainlytalksaboutmentalillnessandtheimpactsithason

familylife,especiallyonkids,”saysFaruqi.“It'satopicthat'sveryclosetomyheartandthethemeispersonalto

me.”

PublishedinMarch,TheStrongestHeartfollowsMo,aPakistaniAmericaneighthgrader,ashestrugglesto

understandhisAbbu—“father”inUrdu—whohasaveryseriousmentalillness.ThebookisbasedonFaruqi's

ownrockyrelationshipwithherfather,whoshebelievesalsohadthiscondition.

GrowingupinKarachi,Pakistan,Faruqisaysshewasafraidofherfather'sepisodesandoftenfeltconfused.

Theadultsnever“satmedownandexplainedanything.Nobodysaid,‘Hey,don’tbescared.’”ShehopesThe

StrongestHeart,intendedformiddleschoolers,canoffercomfortandstrengthtoyoungpeoplewholivewith

someonewithmentalillnessathome.

Whenaskedaboutwhatshehopedreaderswouldtakeawayfromthisbook,Faruqisaid,“Ithinkthetitle

saysitall:TheStrongestHeart.Whenthingsgetreallybad,somebodytellsMo,‘Thestrongestheartistheone

that'sstillbeating.’Ihopethatreaderstakeawayamessageofcourageandresilience(

).Thisbookisfor

anybodywhofaceshardships,who'snotincontroloftheirownlife,who'sscaredorworriedoranxious.”

Sofar,thebookhasearnedfourstarredreviews.KirkusReviewswrites:“Thestoryisengaging,populated

withappealing,well-roundedmainandsupportingcharacters.Theaccountofseriousmentalillnessandthe

complexemotionsofachildwhoseparentsuffersfromitarerealistic,eye-openingandmoving.”

24.WhatmakesTheStrongestHeartdifferentfromFaruqi'spreviousbooks?

A.ItcoversfamilyissuesinPakistan.

B.IttalksaboutherpersonallifeinUrdu.

C.ItdescribesherchildhoodlifeinKarachi.

D.Itaddressesmentalillness'sfamilyimpact.

25.HowmightMofeelabouthisfather'sillness?

A.Puzzledandscared.

B.Angryanddoubtful.

C.Worriedandimpatient.

D.Anxiousandashamed.

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A.Tocriticizethebehaviorofothers.

B.Tomakeotherstrusttheirabilities.

C.Toavoidtakingonnewchallenges.

D.Togainconfidencethroughimitation.

29.Inwhattypeofsituationmight“fakeittillyoumakeit”beineffective?

A.Whentakingupanewhobby.

B.Whentryingtostayfocusedinclass.

C.Whenteachingotherscomputerskills.

D.Whensocializingwithyourclassmates.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exacerbate”inparagraph5mean?

A.Worsen.

C.Prevent.

B.Relieve.

D.Recognize.

31.Whatistheauthor'smainviewpointonthestrategy“fakeittillyoumakeit”?

A.Itcanbepositiveornegative.

B.Itisausefultoolinourdailylife.

C.Itismoreharmfulinthelongrun.

D.It'salwaysgoodforpersonalgrowth.

D

Afterspendingmanyyearsstudyingtheeffectsoflightningonrainforests,EvanGora,aforestecologistat

theCaryInstituteofEcosystemStudies,beganwonderingwhethertreescouldnotonlysurvivethisusuallydeadly

eventbutalsoactuallygetsomekindofadvantagefromit.

Tofindout,heandhiscolleaguesspentseveralyearsfollowingthecasesof93treesfromvariousspeciesin

therainforestofcentralPanamawhentheyweredirectlystruckbylightning.Ninewerefromaspeciesknownas

thealmendro,aforestgiantnativetoCentralandSouthAmericathatcangrowupto165feettall.Afterthetrees

werestruck,theresearcherscontinuedtomonitortheonesthatsurvivedtheshock,checkingtheiroverall

conditionandnotingwhetherthelightningkilledneighboringtreesandanyparasiticvines(

them.

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Theresultsshowedthatthealmendrotreeswereveryresistanttolightningandminimallydamaged

comparedwithalmostalltheothertreespecies,whichwereseverelydamaged—64percentofthelattertreesdied

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notstruckenoughofthesespeciesfortheresearcherstobecertain.

Manyofthetreesthathadsurroundedthealmendros—competingwiththespeciesforwaterandnutrients—

werekilledbylightningthatspreadthroughtheirbranchesafterithitthealmendrotrees.Thisleftmoreresources

andspaceforthelatter.Lightningstrikesonthealmendrosalsoreducedtheaveragenumberofparasiticvineson

atreeby78percent,bykillingthem.Thesevinesclimbontopofthetreesto“steal”light.

Equippedwithdataonlightningstrikefrequencyandthetrees’survivalratesafterreachingacertainsize,the

teamusedcomputermodelstoestimatethatatypicalalmendroislikelystruckbylightningaboutfivetimes

duringits300-yearlifespan.Theresearchersfoundthatlightningstrikesseemtobealmostanecessityforthe

trees.Withoutthebenefitsthestrikesbring,“theywouldnotliveaslong,”Gorasays.

32.Howdidtheresearchersstudytheeffectsoflightningonrainforesttreesmainly?

A.Bymeasuringvinegrowthrates.

B.Bytrackingstrucktreesforyears.

C.Bycomparingmultipletreespecies.

D.Bycountingannuallightningstrikes.

33.Whydidtheresearchersfocusonalmendrotreesinthestudy?

A.Theygrowtallest.

B.Theyattractmostvines.

C.Theyresistlightningbest.

D.Theyarewidelydistributed.

34.Howdolightningstrikeshelpalmendrotreeslivelonger?

A.Byprovidingsufficientlight.

B.Byremovingcompetingplants.

C.Bystrengtheningtreebranches.

D.Byincreasingnutrientabsorption.

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Lightning'sRoleinRainforestEcology

B.TheSurvivalofStruckRainforestTrees

C.WhySomeTreesLoveLightningStrike

D.WhySomeTreesResistanttoLightningStrike

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Beingagoodlistenercanenrichyourunderstanding,expandyourcapacityforempathy,andimproveyour

communicationskills.36Herearesomepracticalstrategiestoimproveyourlisteningskills.

Maintainappropriateeyecontact.

Whensomeoneistalkingtoyou,makeandholdeyecontactsotheyknowyou'retakinginwhatthey're

saying.37Studiesshowtheidealamountofeyecontactisabout3secondsatatime;longerperiodsofdirect

eyecontactmaymaketheotherpersonuncomfortable.

Minimizedistractions.

Activelisteningrequiresfullfocus.Ifyou'rewatchingTVorscrollingTikTokwhilesomeoneisspeaking,

they’lllikelygettheimpressionthatyou'renotreallypayingattention—andyou'llmisskeydetails.38This

demonstratesrespectandengagement.

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Youmightbeagreatlistener,butyourconversationpartnermaynotrealizeitifyoudon'tshowthem.

Noddingnowandagainandofferingan“mmhmm”or“Isee”canhelpthemknowthatyoucare.Andthe

occasionalverbalacknowledgementthatyou'relisteningandcomprehendingcanencouragetheotherpersonto

keeptalking.

Askinsightfulquestions.

Meaningfulquestionsdeepenconversationsandshowgenuineinterest.40Thisencouragesthespeakerto

reflectandelaborate,makingthediscussionmoreproductive.That'swhyweshouldaimtousequestionsasa

meansbywhichthespeakercanbegintoreachtheirownconclusionsabouttheissuesbeingraised,without

soundingjudgmentalorforceful.

A.Readtheirbodylanguage.

B.Provideproperfeedback.

C.Putasideanydistractionsandmaintainfocus.

D.However,avoidstaringatthemthewholetime.

E.However,masteringthisskillrequiresconsciouseffort.

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my43.Dayslater,sounding44,mydoctorcalledandsaid,“Youhavestagetwobreastcancer.”

Inthehospitalroom,Ilookedaroundattheothercancer45—stressed,dying.ThensuddenlyIsawaray

of46throughthecurtains.Irealized,“I'm47!Imustlive!”Ilookedataladywhosebodywassaying“it's

over”.Iwalkedovertoher,48,andwhispered,“It'snotover.Thisisonlythe49.”Tome,thosewords

rangtrue.Myjourneyintolifehadbegun.

Thereweresomanychallengesto50onthejourney—thechemotherapyandamarriagethatwouldn'tlast

thebattlewithme.Somuchpain,somuch51.ButIcameoutofthebattle.Itwastimetolive52

ImadeamovetoIsrael.IhadadreamtoliveinIsrael.Noweverydayisa(n)53—orderingcoffeeor

findingnewdoctors,mostoftimeinmynewlanguage.IteachZumba-styledance,asdanceisagreathealerfor

me.

Challengesstillcome,buttheybringadventureand54.IreceiveconstantremindersthatIama55.

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Forcenturies,traditionalChinesemedicine(TCM)56(rely)onthewisdomofancienttextsandthe

hands-onexpertiseof57(experience)practitioners(

in——artificialintelligence(AI).

),butnow58unexpectedpartnerisstepping

59ChinaincreasingeffortstodigitizeandmodernizeitsTCMindustry,manyareasking:Cancutting-edge

technology60(lock)newpotentialinthisancienthealingsystem?

OnMarch20,theChinesecentralgovernmentreleasednewguidelines61(design)toenhancethequality

ofTCMandpromoteitshigh-qualitydevelopment.AkeyinitiativeoftheplanistointegrateAIanddigital

technologiesacrosstheindustry,buildingsmart62(factory),developingAI-drivenmodelstoassesstheclinical

effectivenessofTCM,63transformingtraditionaltherapeuticknowledgeintoscientificevidence.

It'saboldmoveforafieldrootedinconceptslike“qi”,orvitalenergy,andthebalanceofyinandyang—

ideas64havelongresistedeasyexplanationthroughmodernscientificframeworks.Yet,someexpertsbe