Reading

Choose the best answer:

She’s just the trick (P1)

1. The writer’s purpose in writing the article is to _______.

A. explain to us why wizards are so popular

B. tell us about J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter serie

C. promote the new series, Wizards of Waverly Place

D. introduce to us the rising star Selena Gomez

2. Which of the following about Selena Gomez is TRUE?

A. Her acting career began purely by accident.

B. Her first album, Kiss & Tell, is being well received.

C. She has recently won the Teen Choice Award.

D. She has starred in Wizards of Waverly Place and High School Musical.

3. We can learn from Paragraph 6 that ______.

A. Selena Gomez doesn’t get along with Miley Cyru

B. Selena Gomez is compared with Miley Cyrus because they both acted in a popular TV show

C. Selena Gomez is lucky to have had a smooth path to musical succe

D. Miley Cyrus has made greater achievements in music than Gomez

4. It can be inferred from the article that ______.

A. Gomez puts her acting career before everything else

B. Gomez has done her best to win fame

C. Gomez knows how to balance work and life

D. Gomez doesn’t let her work bother her

Math outdoors (P3)

5. The purpose of the article is to show that ______.

A. the geometry taught in American schools is very difficult

B. it is easier to understand geometry outside the classroom than in it

C. there are many ways to solve difficult geometry problem

D. students enjoyed using their math skills on the geometry field day

6. The students received a quiz grade on the basis of _______ .

A. their age and the speed with which they solved the problem

B. how quickly and creatively they solved the problem

C. the speed and the ways they solved the problem

D. how many problems they solved in all

7. Upper-class students _______ during the geometry field day activities.

A. cheered for the lower-class student

B. were invited to watch the great performance

C. were ready to help the lower-class student

D. competed with the lower-class student

8. We can conclude from the article that ______.

A. Allen thought more field day activities were needed for the students to make progre

B. the students in the parallel board activity used mirrors and rope

C. the field day activities helped students see how geometry works in real life

D. the students got the height of the pole by adding the distances from the standing student to the mirror and to the pole

Energy from hair (P6)

9. What is the advantage of the new type of solar panel, according to its inventor Milan Karki? (No more than 10 words)

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10. Please explain the word “timely” in Paragraph 13 in English. (No more than 10 words)

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11. How did Milan come up with the idea for the new type of solar panel? (No more than 10 words)

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12. Give an example from the article to show the lack of electricity in Nepal. (No more than 10 words)

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13. What do you think of Milan Karki? Please give your reasons. (No more than 20 words)

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Take your chances (P8)

14. Those who went to attend the TV interview wanted to _______.

A. get on TV themselve

B. meet with the honor guest in person

C. ask questions they had prepared for the honor guest

D. learn about how to succeed from the honor guest

15. We can learn from the article that the honor guest was _______.

A. energetic B. inspirational

C. proud D. secretive

16. What can we infer from the article?

A. Most people do what everybody else does.

B. The honor guest was tight-lipped about his talent.

C. It’s easier to mine gold than ferry people.

D. The honor guest was a great success at mining gold.

17. In the opinion of the honor guest, the key to success is to _______.

A. do what your heart tells you to do

B. be hard-working in everything

C. find a new way of doing thing

D. hire other people to do all the work for you

(答案见下期) 21ST

上期参考答案：

1—5 CCCBB 6—9 BDAB 10. (1)-(5) the Internet/ the Web; Advantage; Applications; access; possible (6)-(10) Wikitude; reviews and comments; Augmented ID; social networking profiles; their faces 11—14 DABC

Listening

Topic: Time and place

一、听下面两段对话，然后回答问题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. When will the woman come?

A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Wednesday.

2. Where does the woman want to go?

A. To a post office. B. To a park. C. To the museum.

二、听下面一段对话，然后回答以下三个问题。该段对话读两遍。

3. What did the man ask Lisa to do?

A. To take care of his son.

B. To give food to his cat.

C. To look after his dog.

4. Where will the man go for a holiday?

A. England. B. Scotland. C. North Ireland.

5. When will the man come back from his holiday?

A. At the end of the month.

B. At the end of next month.

C. At the end of next week.

(答案见下期) 21ST

上期参考答案：

16; London; France; 100; 2005; Hawaii; three; next Friday; 84677266; 12 am