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Popular Chinese teenage star Yuan Wang on Tuesday 1. (speak) here at a UN youth forum (论坛) and called for equal access to quality education for young people worldwide.
Wang, member of the famous Chinese boy band TFboys, told the crowd that China has 278 million young people, the second 2. (large) youth population in the world, and he is fortunate to work with the UN to inspire China’s young generation to promote 3. set of global goals aiming to end poverty, promote gender (性别)4. (equal) and fight climate change.
The goals,5. (know) as sustainable development goals(SDGs), are outlined in the UN-facilitated 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. There is one goal asking 6. complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education by year 2030.
“My passion for 2030 is that every young person can access good quality education; girls have the same potential to achieve amazing things 7. boys,” said Wang.
The Jan. 30-31 youth forum 8. (aim) at trying to involve the efforts of youth to end poverty and promote prosperity across the world. It brings youth 9. (leader) worldwide and gives them an opportunity to engage with policy-makers and civil society representatives 10. (discuss) the SDGs.
Growing up in South Carolina, I was always athletic. I joined the school basketball team with the guys in the neighborhood.
One afternoon, I ______ in the yard. An hour later, I tried to get up from a chair, but I found that I couldn’t ______. So my mother took me to the hospital. It ______ nearly six months to diagnose (诊断)______ was wrong with me and I couldn’t ______ like I used to. I sat on the bench while the other ______ played.
After a while, I ______ doing a little putting. It wasn’t easy ______, because I had a lot of ______ in my hands. I had played some ______ golf when I was seven, but it had ______ caught my interest—it was too quiet for me. Now it hurt each time I hit the ball. But I was happy to be ______, happy to have a chance to ______ again, and I fell in love with the sport.
One day, my father said to me, “Let’s try golf.” He carried me onto the course.______ him hit all those good shots made me want to do it too.
By the time I was 13, I was good but not very good. That made me ______, so I started working hard. I ______ the high school team, but I got ______ when I didn’t win, so I worked even harder. After practice, I hit another nine holes by myself. Golf was the most ______ game I’d ever played.
I got a ______ to the university of South Carolina and became a professional ______ after I graduated.
1.A. walked straight B. walked down C. fell behind D. fell over
2.A. sleep B. move C. play D. sit
3.A. took B. lasted C. cost D. wasted
4.A. which B. that C. what D. who
5.A. study B. run C. learn D. hit
6.A. doctors B. nurses C. kids D. patients
7.A. tried B. avoided C. admitted D. remembered
8.A. in all B. at least C. at last D. at first
9.A. pain B. secrets C. strength D. power
10.A. senior B. junior C. good D. professional
11.A. even B. ever C. never D. still
12.A. home B. separate C. inside D. outside
13.A. race B. relax C. compete D. wave
14.A. Seeing B. Helping C. Preventing D. Hearing
15.A. happy B. sad C. homesick D. content
16.A. supported B. visited C. trusted D. made
17.A. angry B. nervous C. allergic D. popular
18.A. delicate B. desperate C. changeable D. challenging
19.A. scholarship B. certificate C. passage D. train
20.A. doctor B. expert C. athlete D. actor
When you plan for graduate school, you have to prepare for the exam.
Learn which exams you need to take. Standardized testing is often required by graduate schools for admissions. While you may encounter a program that does not require such testing, you most likely will have to take a test. Read the university’s graduate admissions page to find out what tests you need to take. 1.
2. Some exams, such as the GRE, can be taken at any time. Others have only a handful of dates a year to take the exam. The spring before you have to submit the application, you should find out when the exams are and how long before the exam you need to register for your place.
Take a preparation course.3. These courses will coach you through the procedure of the exam, the material on the exam, and tips on how to pass. While these courses can be expensive, they are a good way to study for the exam. There are both online and classroom classes offered.
Study with practice tests. A cheaper alternative to courses is to self-study with practice questions and exams. You can buy test prep books at the bookstore, or you can use online tools to help you study. Time yourself taking practice exams.4. Also pay attention to what type of material they want you to know.
Take the exam. On the day of the exam, you may be asked to come early. Be sure to bring your photo ID as well as any materials you will need to take the test, such as pencils or an approved calculator. Get plenty of rest the night before, and eat a good breakfast.5.
A. Many companies offer courses to help tutor you in graduate exams.
B. Some exams are several hours long with breaks, so be prepared.
C. Familiarize yourself with the types of questions being asked.
D. Pass your entrance exam.
E. Schedule your exams.
F. The exam result will decide everything.
G. You might have to take multiple exams.
From National to International
Do you have what it takes!
It’s our job to help you make that leap?
The world is waiting. Are you ready?
Is your small business ready to make that next step and expand abroad? A recent survey estimates that up to 40% of all small businesses are intending to do just that. Is your business making up this 40%? Making that move and expanding onto the international market require a different approach from the one you’re used to. On a national level, it is often enough to sell the right product at the right price. Failure to adopt a different sales approach on the international market can often lead to failure as international customers expect different things. This is why we come in. The right knowledge and the right preparation can make all the difference on the international level.
The main aspects of the program we offer are:
1. How can weaknesses be identified and reduced?
2. How are cultural differences handled in the business world?
3. In-depth knowledge of district law, how does it help?
4. How can we target the right kind of international customers and how can we finance this bigger, more complicated international operation?
5. What can be done to create a foolproof (万无一失的) business plan?
Cost of the course: $2, 000 per person. If 4 or more people apply from the same company, then discounts can be arranged. Course times can be changed to accommodate your employees’ schedule. Most importantly, this course is fully accredited by some top level colleges and universities.
1.Who will most likely benefit from this course?
A. Anybody not interested in business administration.
B. A small international business manager.
C. An individual running a small company.
D. Any owner of an international business hoping to go domestic.
2.Why is there a danger of an international business failure?
A. The price of shipping is too high.
B. It takes too long to deliver products.
C. International customers do not speak the same language.
D. The business owner cannot understand the local market.
3.What is NOT listed in the advertised program?
A. How to pay the international workforce.
B. The right way to study international law.
C. Cultural diversities that must be known exactly.
D. What we should learn from our weaknesses.
4.What is the main advantage of participating in this study program?
A. International travel.
B. Fixed schedule for the employees.
C. The availability of discounts of 40%.
D. Credits that can be transferred to university courses.
In addition to being a financial success, Disneyland was a personal satisfaction to his founder Walt Disney. It expressed his ideas of all that is true and good and beautiful in this world. He never was tired of visiting the park himself, of expanding it and improving it. Even today, Disneyland is kept spotless. Every night, each street and walkway is washed, and workers with knives get down on their hands and knees to scrape (刮，擦) up chewing gum that has been dropped by visitors. (Visitors to the park are called “guests” never “customers”) Every year, some 800,000 plants are replaced because Disney refused to put up signs asking his “guests” not to step on them. All of this has reduced the profits, but it adds immeasurably to the attraction of the park. Undoubtedly it helps explain why an amazing fifty percent of the people who enter Disneyland’s gates have been there before.
The park’s general design contributes to the visitor’s pleasure. There are plenty of shade trees, much grass, and lots of cool water in ponds and lakes and rivers—all man-made. The park is divided into five sections. In one section, the visitor walks along an American Main Street as Disney remembered from his childhood. Another section (Tomorrow land) shows the world of the future. A third, Adventure land, satisfies the universal love of exploration. Still another, Fantasyland, takes the visitor into the dreamlike worlds made famous by Disney films. Finally there is Frontier land, which represents the Old west. It is possible, in a single day, to visit in imagination every continent and almost every historical period. There is something for every group.
Most of what has been said about Disneyland is also true of Walt Disney World. This is a second huge amusement park outside of Orlando, Florida, designed to thrill east-coast visitors as Disneyland has thrilled those in the west. Millions of children and adults have visited its Main Street, Magic Kingdom, and other unforgettable attractions.
1.From the 1st paragraph we learn that .
A. Disneyland is rather wasteful in that it often replaced the destroyed plants
B. many people’s visiting Disneyland again shows that it’s a nonprofitable place
C. Disneyland is mainly the realization of the values of its founder
D. Disneyland is well kept in order to earn maximum profits
2.Visitors to Disneyland .
A. throw rubbish at random B. can step on the plants
C. are mostly self-centered D. never care about its efforts
3.If you want to get some knowledge of American history from Disneyland more extensively, you may first visit .
A. American Main Street B. Fantasyland
C. Adventure land D. Frontier land
4.Walt Disney World .
A. is another name for Disneyland B. has two attractive sections
C. is as attractive as Disneyland D. is designed for east-coast visitors only
What does Thanksgiving mean to you? I hear one boy say, “It means a big dinner.” I think we all agree with him. Who does not welcome and enjoy a good dinner! I hear Mary say, “Thanksgiving means a day off from school.” I guess you are right too. School is not such a charming place that girls and boys are unwilling to have an occasional holiday.
Now I am going to ask some of the older people what the day means to them. There is a young woman. She is a stenographer (速记员). She says, “Thanksgiving means a day away from the office. I am at the office every day except Sunday, and I do appreciate, now and then, a day that is really my own.” Yonder is a traveling salesman. What does Thanksgiving mean to you? He says, “It means a day at home. Last year I spent one hundred and sixty-nine nights away from home. I have three children. I should like to see them every day. There are times when many days pass and I do not see them. Thanksgiving week I plan to be at home.”
There are others I could ask. Each has his answer. But Thanksgiving has a special meaning for us. It is the Harvest time. I have here an apple. Isn’t this a beautiful apple? What color! Who mixed the paints, who handled the brush to give such color to this apple? God. He, in his infinite love and wisdom, has provided, through the unfailing laws of nature, for the growth, sweetness, coloring and beautifying of all the products of the fields. This apple is but one of many kinds of fruits.
Praise, then, is the great meaning of Thanksgiving. God, our heavenly Father, sends us every good gift. From his generous hand come our daily and nightly mercies. We should praise him every day. But the day for the united chorus of praise is Thanksgiving.
1.The first two paragraphs want to tell us .
A. people have different ways to celebrate Thanksgiving
B. Thanksgiving has a different meaning for different people
C. how people celebrate their Thanksgiving
D. what Thanksgiving really means to most people
2.If the writer continued to ask an orphan what Thanksgiving means to him, he would most probably say, “It means ”.
A. a longer holiday at home
B. a delicious dinner with his friends
C. a beautiful song from a famous singer
D. a good day together with his parents
3.In the writer’s opinion, on Thanksgiving everyone should feel .
A. grateful for what they have
B. satisfied with what God gave us
C. amazed at how perfect an apple is
D. excited about how differently Thanksgiving means
