Connect with the... (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. By delivering hot meals during his lunch break, Degenhardt ______.
A. has managed to help support his family
B. has come to learn more about himself
C. is offered free lunch by the South Side Center
D. has discovered what he wants to do as a future job

2. The program, Meals on Wheels, mainly delivers meals to ______.
A. those who prefer fast food to home-cooked food
B. office workers who have no time to buy food in person
C. students whose parents have ordered meals for them in advance
D. those who are unable to buy or prepare their own meals

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?
A. Degenhardt delivers meals once a week during his lunch break.
B. The lunchtime meal delivery program is open to all students interested in it.
C. Besides delivering food, Degenhardt also helps the recipients who are in need.
D. Students who volunteer for Meals on Wheels have two different periods to have lunch.

4. The underlined word “accommodating” in Paragraph 12 probably means ______.
A. helpful B. cheerful
C. smart D. adaptive

Day 2
The warm glow of a... (P4)
Choose the best answer:
1. In Britain, when you eat a Christmas pudding with an anchor in it, it’s believed that ______ in the coming year.
A. it will bring you good luck
B. you will have a safe trip
C. it will bring you wealth
D. you’re never getting married

2. What does the underlined part “puts people off” mean in Paragraph 5?
A. Makes people have no appetite.
B. Brings people bad luck.
C. Makes people dislike something.
D. Makes people delay doing something.

3. Which of the following is TRUE about the British Christmas pudding?
A. It’s a kind of delicious dessert with little calories.
B. It has kept its original taste for almost two hundred years.
C. All family members are supposed to get involved in the pudding making.
D. Fewer people like it nowadays mainly because eating it could be dangerous.

4. What is the main point of the article?
A. To show how British people make Christmas puddings.
B. To introduce the best Christmas pudding the author ever tasted.
C. To analyze why Christmas puddings are becoming less popular in Britain.
D. To inform us of the traditions of eating Christmas puddings in Britain.

Day 3
Do you like spicy food? (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. Whether a person enjoys spicy food depends largely on ______ according to the latest study.
A. his or her childhood experiences
B. his or her personality
C. his or her cultural background
D. his or her parents’ diets

2. The underlined word “loathe” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A. dislike B. fear
C. put up with D. adjust to

3. What did Professor John Hayes and his team discover from their study?
A. What we eat actually helps to shape our personality.
B. Females are more likely to enjoy spicy food than males.
C. Those trying to avoid risks tend to be less interested in spicy food.
D. People are wrong to treat spicy as a kind of taste rather than a feeling.

4. Why do some people like spicy food according to the recent study?
A. Because their taste buds have become less sensitive.
B. Because they love the burning sensation.
C. Because they want to challenge themselves.
D. Because the more they try spicy food, the less it burns.

Day 4
Time to celebrate (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. Which of the following is TRUE about the author and her family?
A. Jenna was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes some years ago.
B. She bought a box of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes because it was Jenna’s favorite.
C. Having passed the CPR exam, she was relieved that she could deal with an emergency if it happened.
D. She was afraid that she couldn’t take good care of her children after they came home.

2. What does the underlined word “overwhelmed” mean in Paragraph 7?
A. Overjoyed.
B. Over-sensitive.
C. Strongly affected by grief.
D. Unable to understand.

3. What did the lady do when she noticed the author was crying?
A. She provided the author with financial support.
B. She showed concern for the author and inspired her to think differently.
C. She gave the author some advice on how to throw a party.
D. She accompanied the author to do the shopping and drove her home.

4. When the author says “… I realized the lesson this woman had taught me” in the last paragraph, what does she think “the lesson” is?
A. Look at the positive things in life.
B. Always believe in yourself.
C. Kindness can make a big difference.
D. Be brave enough to face life’s challenges.

Day 5
阅读下面的材料并材料内容选择出正确选项。

1. People who work at the Student Affairs Officer in the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) ______.
A. make final decisions on students’ academic appeals
B. get involved in making UFV’s student policies
C. should be efficient at managing paper work
D. must have a bachelor’s degree in cross-cultural communication

2. Which of the following skills is most important in working at the Student Affairs Office in UFV?
A. Reading academic papers.
B. Dealing with disputes.
C. Enrolling students.
D. Working alone under pressure.

3. What is the purpose of the advertisement?
A. To attract more students to study at UFV.
B. To hire someone to work for the Student Affairs Officer.
C. To explain how students make academic appeals at UFV.
D. To introduce UFV as a workplace.
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