Day 1
Asking cutely (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. Paul Kluitenberg worried about asking Meagan Guest to his homecoming dance because ______.
A. he is not popular with female classmates
B. he doesn’t know what to say to girls
C. he had to find an unusual way to ask her out
D. he knows Meagan Guest too well
2. We can conclude from the article that Joe McDonagh ______.
A. shared his video about asking for a date on YouTube
B. is a clever and creative boy
C. has liked Grambo a long time
D. did some research before he popped the question to Grambo
3. We can infer from the article that ______.
A. girls care more about how they are asked out than boys
B. boys today are afraid of being rejected and embarrassed
C. boys usually get turned down when they ask girls out directly by telephone
D. teenagers nowadays can get dating advice in a number of ways
4. What is the main point of the article?
A. To show that “asking cute” is a new trend for dating.
B. To give advice about how one can avoid embarrassment when asking girls out.
C. To give tips on how one can find a proper homecoming dance partner.
D. To explain why traditional ways of dating face great challenges.



Day 2
In search of... (P4)
阅读短文并根据文章内容回答问题,注意答案不要超过题目要求的词数。
1. How did the author feel before she set off on her trip to the Fragrant Hills? (No more than 8 words)
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2. What does the author think of the shops and vendors on her trip to the Fragrant Hills? (No more than 12 words)
___________________________________
3. Translate the following sentence into Chinese:
All pretences of polite “Britishness” were washed away as we physically moved people aside with two hands – the only way of making progress.
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4. Why did the author and her friends choose the dirt track off the path? (No more than 10 words)
___________________________________
5. What does the author want to tell us in the last paragraph? (No more than 10 words)
___________________________________

Day 3
Alert to a baby crying (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. People find it hard to sleep when a baby is crying because ______.
A. it is noisier than other sounds
B. it suggests that danger is approaching
C. the sound puts our brain in alert mode
D. it is related to how the brain processes basic qualities of sound
2. According to the text, the brain scan showed ______.
A. babies crying caused a different emotional response
B. higher levels of activity in parents than non-parents
C. the brain regions involved are in charge of processing instincts
D. a similar response to a sprinter hearing the starter’s gun
3. The author explains how quickly human brains react to a baby crying by ______.
A. giving examples
B. making comparisons
C. making a metaphor
D. quoting (引用) a scientist
4. What is the main point of the article?
A. To explain what we should do during train or plane trips when babies cry.
B. To examine how people react to different sounds in the environment.
C. To look at why we can’t ignore the sound of babies crying.
D. The natural alert system of human beings.

Day 4
Make life simpler (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?
A. Shirley was tired of being so busy every day.
B. Now Shirley works less, but earns more money.
C. Shirley used to devote all her time to work and enjoyed that way of life.
D. Shirley hated having so many responsibilities so she quit her job.
2. What is the biggest difference between Shirley’s past and present life?
A. She is healthier.
B. She has taken charge of how she uses her time.
C. She spends more time playing with her son.
D. She has a better relationship with her neighbors.
3. Which of the following would Shirley agree with?
A. Make the best of a bad job.
B. Many hands make light work.
C. Don’t be a slave to work in your life.
D. A poor workman always blames his tools.


Day 5
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A jobless man applied for the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager who __1__ him made him clean the floor as a __2__.
“We want to __3__ you”, he said after the interview. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you an application to __4__ , as well as information about your start date.”
The man replied, “ __5__ I have neither a computer, nor an e-mail.”
“I’m sorry”, said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you do not __6__. And if you don’t exist we cannot give you the __7__.”
The man left with no __8__ at all. He didn’t know what to do. With only $10 in his pocket, he decided to go to the __9__ and buy a 10kg tomato crate.
He sold the tomatoes in a door-to-door round. In less than two hours he __10__ to double his capital (资本). He __11__ the operation three times, and returned home with $60.
The man realized that he could __12__ this way, and started to do the __13__ thing every day. He would leave early and return late. His money doubled or tripled every day.
__14__ he had bought a cart, and then a truck. Eventually he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.
Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商) in the United States. He started to __15__ his family’s future, and decided to get life insurance. He called an insurance broker (经纪人), and chose a protection plan.
When the __16__ was over the broker asked him his e-mail address. The man replied, “I don’t have one.”
The broker responded __17__ , “You don’t have an e-mail, and __18__ you have built a successful business. Can you __19__what you could have been if you had an e-mail?!”
The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d be a(n) __20__ at Microsoft!”
1. A. watched B. interrupted C. disliked D. interviewed
2. A. check B. test C. task D. practice
3. A. fire B. question C. employ D. recommend
4. A. share B. join C. fill D. turn
5. A. So B. Since C. And D. But
6. A. exist B. understand C. insist D. fit
7. A. task B. job C. schedule D. information
8. A. reason B. luck C. worry D. hope
9. A. restaurant B. supermarket
C. house D. department
10. A. decided B. offered C. managed D. tried
11. A. changed B. repeated C. followed D. hurried
12. A. survive B. win C. grow D. appear
13. A. new B. special C. same D. challenging
14. A. Finally B. Suddenly C. Therefore D. Soon
15. A. find B. plan C. predict D. imagine
16. A. interview B. show C. discussion D. conversation
17. A. patiently B. excitedly C. curiously D. unhappily
18. A. even B. yet C. already D. instead
19. A. imagine B. choose C. understand D. recognize
20. A. office cleaner B. HR manager
C. office boy D. insurance broker
（答案见下期）
上期参考答案
D1
1. The novel explores life in 19th century Europe after the French revolution through describing big events and individual stories.
2. Do something better than he usually does.
3. He felt she was unfairly treated.
4. 这本小说非常著名的开篇句揭示了它的主题：“幸福的家庭都是相似的，不幸的家庭各有各的不幸”。
5. People can relate to the characters in this work.
D2 1-4 DBCB D3 1-4 BDDC D4 1-4 CDDB
D5 1-3 CBD