Super legend (P1)

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1. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. It lists everything Jordan achieved in his life.

B. It describes the contribution Jordan made to basketball.

C. It tells readers how Jordan grew to be a popular basketball athlete.

D. It tells us why Jordan deserves to be in the Hall of Fame and his reaction.

2. From what Jordan said during the news conference, we know that _____.

A. he dislikes the honor because it makes him feel old

B. he hates the new honor because it’s not worth much

C. he thinks the honor has been given to him too early to appreciate it

D. he is planning a comeback which will show everyone his basketball career is not over

3. Paragraphs 3 and 4 are written ______.

A. to analyze what basketball skills Jordan is famous for

B. to show how popular Jordan used to be in America

C. to introduce what contribution he made to his team the Chicago Bull

D. to explain why Jordan is considered such a great basketball player

4. What can we conclude from the passage?

A. What made Michael Jordan great is his continuous efforts to outdo himself.

B. Michael Jordan thinks playing basketball is like gambling.

C. Michael Jordan has gradually lost his desire to play, as he has grown older.

D. However great a player is, there is an end to his heyday.

Stupid mistake upsets... (P3)

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5. A total of__________ received an admission e-mail from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).

A. 18,000 candidates B. 28,000 student

C. 46,000 applicants D. 18 student

6. From the text, we can see that ________.

A. Cole Bettles had been rejected by several universities but was finally accepted by a good one

B. Cole Bettles felt on top of the world one moment but the next he was flooded with bitter disappointment by the final message

C. Cole Bettles could hardly believe the fact that he was rejected by UCSD, one of the best universitie

D. Cole Bettles was disappointed that he couldn’t go to tour the beautiful campus of UCSD with his family

7. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the wrong e-mail message?

A. The mistake was made on purpose to cause pain among the applicants.

B. It was UCSD admissions director Mae Brown who made the mistake.

C. UCSD admissions staff got information from the wrong database.

D. Staff did not discover the mistake until next Monday.

8. The admissions director Mae Brown did what she could to __________.

A. make up for the mistake

B. punish herself for the mistake

C. protect the person who made the mistake

D. help the disappointed students enter the university

9. What’s the correct understanding of the sentence “it was really tough on them” in Paragraph 7?

A. Being rejected time and again is even hard for adults, let alone them.

B. The university staff has made a great effort to correct the mistake.

C. It’s difficult for senior students to be admitted by the universities.

D. The unexpected twist from thrill to pain is just too much for these high school seniors.

Take-away pizza just got ... (P4)

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10. Which of the following is NOT true about pizza?

A. It was first invented in Italy in the 18th century.

B. It is one of the most traditional and important foods in Italy. C. It is also very popular with American people.

D. It is made of dough, tomato sauce, cheese and pasta.

11. Compared to the machine-made pizza, the chefs think their pizza is better in taste because_______.

A. they prepare the ingredients in advance

B. they buy fresh dough at the supermarket

C. they use special skills for which they have been trained

D. it takes twelve hours for the kneaded dough to be ready to put into a pre-heated oven

12. What did Pino Morelli mean by saying "the machine is a toy…they understand it"?

A. He thought it would be a big hit in Italy and everyone would like it.

B. He thought it was too small to supply enough pizza for Italian customers.

C. He thought it did not have a bright prospect in Italy because it did not make pizza the way Italians are used to.

D. He thought it was only a toy for children.

13. Which of the following statements about Americans is NOT true?

A. They eat a large quantity of pizza every day.

B. They sometimes have police deliver pizza to their homes.

C. They are famous for their preference for pizza as their food.

D. Most of them order pizza with pepperoni topping.

Two news briefs on P6

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14. In the first news, we know that having a sister is good for your mental health because _______.

A. sisters are more caring than brother

B. sisters promote emotional expression more than brother

C. sisters are more likely to keep things to themselve

D. sisters are more independent and mentally mature than brother

15. After reading the second news report, we can see that ______.

A. men like gossiping about attractive girls while women prefer handsome men

B. men never gossip in the office but women do

C. men’s discussions are more often related to things at work than women’s are

D. men often complain about their boss while women complain about their husband

16. Compared to men, women ______.

A. enjoy chatting about all kinds of local news more

B. do not care so much about what’s happening at work

C. gossip about more negative thing

D. choose to gossip in their homes more often

17. Which of the following statements about the two studies is NOT true?

A. The study in Brief 2 shows men are more enthusiastic about gossiping.

B. The study in Brief 1 shows girls play a more active role in family communication.

C. The study in Brief 2 got the results through a poll of 5,000 people.

D. Researchers in the first study already knew the exact explanations for their findings.

Key: 1—4 DCDA

5—9 CBCAD

10—13 DDCB

14—16 BCDD