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Let's have the real... (P4)

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People in the US like to celebrate special occasions by going out for dinner. They might go to a French restaurant for special foods like fois gras or escargot. They might want Japanese sushi, Argentine steak or Italian ravioli. 1 .

In the US, Chinese food is thought of as a kind of fast food – it's cheap, quick, and not very healthy. 2 . American “Chinese food” was invented by Chinese immigrants in the 1800s. When they arrived in the US, they couldn't find many of the ingredients they had used back in China. 3 .

“Chinese food” in the US is very salty and oily. Most of the popular dishes are fried and don't have many vegetables. 4 . Restaurants often rely on MSG (味精) rather than natural spices, or pour a thick, sweet brown sauce over the dish.

Popular Chinese dishes in the US include “Cashew Chicken” (stir-fried chicken, cashews (腰果), and brown sauce), and “Egg rolls” (deep-fried dough (面团) wrapped around cabbage with little pieces of pork).

When Americans want real Chinese food, their best choice is usually to travel to neighborhoods with large Chinese populations. 5 . Many Americans judge how good a restaurant is by the number of Chinese diners sitting inside it. But even then, Americans may be handed an “American” version of the menu, while true Chinese specialties exist only on the Chinese-language menu.

A. The food is not very flavorful.

B. Of course, it's also not very Chinese.

C. But they will almost certainly not go out for Chinese food.

D. Most large cities have these “Chinatowns”.

E. Chinese food has long been available in a form that suits American tastes.

F. They changed their cooking style to use local ingredients, and to please American tastes.

G. The first Chinese restaurants in the United States were in mining towns.

Shorter and fatter (P6)

6. What is the article mainly about?

A. A new finding on female evolution.

B. The difference between male and female evolution.

C. Whether natural selection still has an effect on humans.

D. Debate over the effects of culture or biology in human development.

7. According to Stephen Stearns, women of the future are likely to be slightly _____.

A. taller B. thinner

C. more beautiful D. more fertile

8. What can we infer from the article?

A. Natural selection affects men more than women.

B. “The survival of the fittest” no longer applies to the human race.

C. Improved living standards make humans evolve faster than ever.

D. Some gene variations help humans better adapt to the environment.

9. With his words in the last paragraph, Dr Steve Jones intends to ______.

A. explain why he is in favor of the Yale study

B. tell people how human beings are evolving

C. stress the key role culture plays in human evolution

D. show how important genetics is in human evolution

What a load of rubbish (P8)

10. According to the article, what is the most important part of a product?

A. Its packaging. B. Its quality.

C. Its price. D. Its shape.

11. What can we conclude from the article?

A. Gignac designed various forms of rubbish for people with different tastes.

B. Gignac chooses where to sell his products after doing careful research.

C. Gignac's boxes of rubbish sold for much lower prices than he expected.

D. Rubbish can be sold at a good price if it is beautifully packaged.

12. We can infer from the article that _____.

A. Gignac is a salesman who often cheats his customer

B. Gignac sells products to fool

C. Gignac thinks of his customers as fool

D. Gignac's customers value their purchase

13. In order to achieve greater success, Mr. Gignac will _____.

A. set up more companies in the US

B. attract customers with different kinds of souvenir

C. hire more workers to help him deal with the demand for his good

D. lower the prices of the souvenirs to attract customer

14. According to the article, Gignac is ______.

A. good at cheating people

B. a man of action and creative

C. bold and greedy

D. good at persuading people

Listening

Topic: Traveling

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Want to travel as 1 as possible and still get to see all the sights?

Backpacking is the best way to do this. The most 2 traveling choice among young westerners, backpacking allows you to go where you please.

But backpackers need to be 3 . Though it may seem like a cheap and easy way to travel, there are 4 , too.

Backpackers usually aren't rich. They have to carry their homes on their backs, like a snail. And because they 5 funds, they stay in cheap hotels called youth hostels (青年旅馆), or in rooms at schools and universities. Some even sleep in railway stations, in tents, or under bridges.

Young people in Europe often 6 by train. Now, with plane 7 dropping in price, more people are traveling to countries far from their homes, like China. It may be very exciting for them, but it's also a big deal to be in a place with a very different 8 , especially when they don't speak the language.

It's all about planning. The more experience a backpacker has, the more he or she knows that thinking 9 is the way to avoid problems, and make the most of a big 10!

Key:

Reading

1—5 CBFAD

6—9 ADDC

10—14 ADDBB

Listening

1—5 cheaply; popular; careful; challenges; lack

6—10 get around; tickets; culture; ahead; adventure