Visiting the city when you are six months pregnant and have a two-year-old girl can be really 1. (challenge). One spring afternoon, we went to one of the grocery stores nearby to buy some food for dinner. There was no sign of rain, and the store was just around the comer, so we went there 2. an umbrella. However, we were about to leave the store 3. the rain came in full force. It seemed that the streets would be flooded 4. water within minutes.
I noticed a young Chinese couple staring at 5. (we) when we came to a crossroads and were waiting for the light to change. I figured they were probably wondering 6. a pregnant foreigner was dragging her little kid out through the rain. But as we crossed the street,7. woman offered me her umbrella. I told her I couldn’t take it when it was clearly starting to storm. She insisted,8. (hand) it to me and hurried off with her husband.
Though caught in the rain 9. (expect), we still treasured the memory and will always recall the 10. (friend) and kindness of the Chinese couple.
My Emotional (感人的) Experience in Jaipur
I came to India in February 2016 to complete a volunteer practicum requirement with some friends. It was really an unforgettable experience!
Before we set off, I thought it would be a hard job,______ that I could not adapt to the poor living conditions. After arriving in Jaipur, we went straight to the hotel that the Center had ______ for us; a relief to us as we were tired from the ______. During the following days we were ______ to the city and had Hindi lessons with our guide Ravi.
On our fourth day in Jaipur we were taken to the head office. There we were ______ for the Child Development Program and over the course we ______ two studies related to child work and child rights. We focused on the experiences of the children who were working and the ______ that pushed them into work. The experience was entirely new for me and I learned so much through the ______. The best part of the work, however, was ______ being in the communities and interacting with the children and their parents. I was ______ to a way of life completely different from my own. In spite of the poor living situations, people in Jaipur were ______. We found that the parents communicated openly with each other and they were always ______ to share their own thoughts and feelings with their children. I could ______ that people in Jaipur have positive relationships with their family and community members. Talking with the people there and hearing their stories was something that had a strong effect on my worldview, continuing to ______ how I understand everything around me now. I have been ______ by the people that I met through this experience.
On the weekends I spent time in Jaipur,______ the city and shopping. We were ______ enough to be there during Holi, an exciting and colorful celebration in February end or early March in India! We really ______ every minute of the life in Jaipur!
Generally, my practicum experience with Volunteering India was extremely ______. I know that I will be thinking about everything that I saw, learned and ______ in India and look forward to the day that I can return to this amazing country.
1.A. expecting B. worrying C. determining D. promising
2.A. booked B. covered C. reported D. designed
3.A. distance B. program C. movement D. journey
4.A. limited B. arranged C. introduced D. pointed
5.A. responsible B. available C. famous D. powerful
6.A. described B. conducted C. exchanged D. benefited
7.A. standards B. chances C. fears D. causes
8.A. adventure B. memory C. process D. discovery
9.A. really B. simply C. properly D. generally
10.A. exposed B. selected C. compared D. delivered
11.A. independent B. attractive C. comfortable D. cheerful
12.A. careful B. willing C. upset D. ashamed
13.A. predict B. advise C. sense D. wonder
14.A. influence B. reflect C. analyze D. test
15.A. reminded B. witnessed C. admitted D. inspired
16.A. identifying B. exploring C. representing D. charging
17.A. curious B. energetic C. lucky D. generous
18.A. valued B. delayed C. confirmed D. permitted
19.A. complex B. reasonable C. reliable D. positive
20.A. declared B. imagined C. experienced D. promoted
My father used to be an amateur wrestler (业余摔跤者) and national champion. He was forced by his father to give up the sport in order to obtain gainful employment, which meant he wouldn’t be able to win a medal for our country. Therefore, he made a vow that his unborn son would. 1.
He was about to give up hope when one day, my younger sister Babita and I beat up two boys accidentally in response to critical comments. My dad found our potential to become wrestlers and began coaching us. 2. We were required to do physical training early in the morning and have a short haircuts to avoid lice.
3. We would complain about him all the time. Gradually, I realized that he wanted us to have a good future and not grow up to be ordinary housewives. Motivated, we willingly participated in his coaching.
With great efforts, he made us competitive wrestlers and I won the junior and senior championships, providing me with a chance to gain training in a National Sports Academy, where pride and pain fulfilled my mind.4. As a result, I found myself losing every match at the international level. After that, I tearfully made peace with papa and turned to him for help. Then he coached me patiently.
Despite difficulty, I finally became the first Indian female wrestler to qualify for the Olympics, inspiring dozens of Indian women to take to wrestling. Even now, papa’s words are still in my mind “Geeta, think about all the girls who are thought to be inferior to boys, girls who are forced to do chores, girls who are married and have children. Not only will you compete with other countries, but also with those who look down upon women!”. I will never forget our father’s instruction. 5..
A. But his methods were cruel.
B. I almost gave up what papa had taught me.
C. Disappointingly, my mother gave birth to all girls.
D. My sister and I tried to escape.
E. I will always owe all success to him.
F. At first, my sister and I did not understand our father.
G. However, my mother didn’t agree with him.
While the U.S. is still debating about getting rid of the penny, Sweden is rapidly moving towards abolishing (to end) currency altogether. Though this may sound radical (过激的), it is a natural evolution in this digital society.
Sweden, which was the first European country to introduce banknotes in 1661, has just been working harder to convince its residents that digital payments are a safer alternative to carrying cash.
Over the years, the idea has gained popularity with residents, especially the younger generation that is much more comfortable with technology. Today many banks don’t even have ATMs and some have stopped handling cash altogether!
Tickets to ride public buses in most Swedish cities can only be bought via cell phones. Numerous businesses are also moving towards accepting only digital payments. Even the homeless that sell street paper to make ends meet have to start accepting this mode of payment!
But despite its growing popularity, some people don’t like this radical idea. They include the homeless, elderly people as well as those living in rural areas who are still uncomfortable with mobile phones and computers. But the officials are confident that in the very near future, they will be able to convince everyone to move this safe and more cost-effective payment system.
Sweden is not the only country trying to abolish paper currency and coins. The movement is rapidly gaining ground in Denmark and Finland as well. In 2014，Israel announced a three-step plan to go cashless and just last week the vendors (小贩) of a popular street in Sydney declared they would stop accepting currency from customers. Whether this phenomenon spreads remains to be seen. But one thing is for sure-With increasingly advanced payment systems being introduced every day, pulling out cash is rapidly becoming “uncool”.
1.What can we infer from Paragraph 3 and 4?
A. Many banks in Sweden don’t have ATMs.
B. You don’t have to buy tickets when riding buses.
C. People don’t give the homeless money but food.
D. People can just take cell phones when shopping.
2.According to the passage, which information is RIGHT?
A. Sweden was the first country to get the idea to abolish currency.
B. The younger generation is against the measures.
C. Bus fare can only be purchased via cell phones in most Swedish cities.
D. Banks in Sweden have stopped dealing with cash completely.
3.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. An Advanced Country -Sweden
B. A Controversial Government Policy
C. Sweden to Influence the World’s Cash Payment
D. Sweden to Become the World’s First Cashless Society
4.Which of the following does this passage belong to?
A. Education. B. Economy.
C. Travel. D. Insurance.
Embassy Suites by Hilton Sauta Ana Orange County Airport
Neighborhood: John Wayne Airport (SNA), Orange County 1325 East Dyer Road, Santa Ana, CA
OVERALL GUEST SCORE
Very Good
Based on 163 Guest Ratings
Free Breakfast 
Free Airport Shuttle
Fitness Center 
Business Center
Hotel Description
Being close to airport and freeway access makes the Embassy Suites a top choice for our guests in the area. The 300-room Embassy Suites offers homey comforts for those on business and vacation alike-suites with separate living and sleeping areas, refrigerators, microwaves, coffeemakers, Wi-Fi access and two TVs. Wake up to a free cooked-to-order breakfast and enjoy the indoor pool and fitness center. A two-hour evening reception offers drinks and appetizers and the on-site restaurant serves American favorites. The property also has a business center with copy and fax services. Parking is available for an additional fee. Less than two miles from 1-405, the Embassy Suites is within a half-mile of various restaurants and just three miles from John Wayne Airport. Our guests say the Embassy Suites’ location, “brilliant” breakfast and “friendly” staff make it one of their favorite Santa Ana properties.
Guest Ratings |
Good Feb 8, 2017 By: Harold Pros: Loved the breakfast and the friendly, helpful staff. Spacious accommodations made this a very good value. Cons: Didn’t love the heating/AC system; room was too cold for comfort. Also was not aware of the parking fee until we checked in. The parking fee was $ 17 a night. |
Good Jan 24, 2017 By: Micaela Pros: Breakfast was amazing with a variety of choices and the staff were helpful. Cons: The room had a very strange old smell when we first got there. I had to open the door to air it out. |
Very Good Jan 5, 2017 By: Bruce Pros: The location was very good for us and the included breakfast was a plus. CODS: The room was not cleaned properly when we got there. The heating system was not working for the hotel as well. |
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1. makes the Embassy Suites a top choice for its guests in the area.
A. The convenient location B. The friendly staff
C. The business center D. Wi-Fi access
2.According to the guest ratings, all the guests are satisfied with its .
A. heating system B. accommodations
C. breakfast D. parking fee
3.This advertisement is made more believable by .
A. interviewing the guests B. using guests’ comments
C. analyzing its pros and cons D. providing the exact address
When the telephone rings late at night, most women guess it must be one of only four or five people calling. A sister? Maybe. An emergency? Possibly. A mother? Probably not at that time of night. Much more probably it is a close female friend calling to tell you that she has split up with her boyfriend again or perhaps simply that a good movie has just started on TV.
At a time when families are spread far and wide and marriages often end in divorce, friendships are becoming more and more important. Erika, a 32-year-old lawyer, is strengthened by her ten-year friendship with her married friend Jane. “I was very sick one night, so I called Jane at about 3:00 a.m. to talk about it,” she says. “She was very supportive and even came over to take me to the doctor’s the next morning.”
As American TV shows like Friends, which follows the lives of a very close group of young friends, have become more popular, many of us are beginning to see the value of such friendships. TV shows like this tell us that our romantic relationships may not last, but we need to keep in touch with our close friends if we want to survive.
A TV show called Real Women is about the lives and relationships of five former school friends. In this show, family, husbands, and work are all less important than friendships. One of its actresses says the show reflects her own experience. “Friendship is about commitment. I don’t see some of my friends for ages but when we get together, it is as if time hasn’t passed.”
This is true of Erika and Jane’s friendship. With Erika’s family 200 miles away，it is Jane who keeps a spare set of keys to Erika’s apartment and waters her plants whenever she is away. “Having Jane around gives me a certain amount of freedom. It is not the kind of thing that you could ask anyone to do, but she knows I would do the same for her.” Erika feels that because she no longer sees her family every day, she now enjoys a closer relationship with her best friend. Jane, who may move to a different city soon, is worried about leaving such a support system of friends. “My friends have more to do with my life than my parents and, therefore, I don’t have to spend a lot of time explaining things to them. Friends are more up to date with what is happening.”
1.According to the passage, a late-night phone call for most women is probably from .
A. a friend B. a relative
C. a stranger D. a doctor
2.TV shows like Friends tell us that .
A. marriages with friends often end up in failure
B. families and work are as important as friends
C. close friends help us face problems in life
D. friendship fades as time goes by
3.From the passage, we can learn that Erika and Jane .
A. live far away from each other
B. have been friends for 32 years
C. spend a lot of time explaining things
D. trust and support each other in daily life
4.Which of the statements will the author probably agree with?
A. A near friend is more helpful than a faraway relative.
B. Both marriage and friendship demand commitment.
C. However far away we’re, parents worry about us.
D. Long distance makes the hearts closer.
