Day 1
Making a difference (P1)
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. What makes the year-end party organized by Li Yanfu and his friends different from other school year-end parties? (No more than 10 words)
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2. Why did Li Yanfu and his friends start the project? (No more than 15 words)
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3. Translate the following sentence into Chinese:
Although they were prepared to see inadequate facilities, which many poorer schools have, they were blown away by what they saw.
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4. List three ways the students used to promote their party on the campus?
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5. How did Li Aiwei feel about the party? (No more than 12 words)
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Day 2
Why are we left... (P4)
Choose the best answer:
1. The main purpose of the article is to _____.
A. remind us to enjoy ourselves in the elevator
B. tell us some unwritten rules of elevator etiquette
C. share an interesting but awkward elevator ride
D. analyze what makes people feel awkward in an elevator

2. According to Gray, when people enter an elevator, they usually _____.
A. turn around and greet one another
B. look around or examine their phone
C. make eye contact with those in the elevator
D. try to keep a distance from other people

3. Which of the following describes how people usually stand when there are at least two people in an elevator?


The point in the chart refers to one person.

4. The underlined phrase “size up” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. judge B. ignore
C. put up with D. make the best of

5. According to the article, people feel awkward in lifts because of _____.
A. someone’s odd behaviors
B. the lack of space
C. their unfamiliarity with one another
D. their eye contact with one another

Day 3
Antibiotics for... (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. The author mentioned Bill Reeves’s case at the beginning to ______.
A. reveal the terrible working conditions at an American meat processing plant
B. show the negative outcome of the overuse of antibiotics
C. explain the developing process of a strange disease
D. prove that the use of antibiotics should be banned

2. According to the article, the use of antibiotics on chicken farms could ______.
A. make the chicken free of disease
B. make the barns free of bacteria
C. enable the chicken to give birth to a greater number of chicks
D. lower the production cost of chicken meat

3. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?
A. Antibiotics were first given to animals in the 1940s.
B. Scientists haven’t realized the danger of antibiotics on humans until recent years.
C. Bacterium that is resistant to antibiotics can’t spread through water or air.
D. The use of antibiotics on animals is forbidden in the US.

4. The article is mainly about ______.
A. food safety
B. animal rights
C. disease prevention
D. production and consumption

Day 4
Renew yourself (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. When Sarah asked the author whether the snakeskin was beautiful, ______.
A. he was shocked and jumped
B. he tried to understand her point of view
C. he decided that telling the truth was a merit
D. he decided to teach her something about nature

2. Which of the following would the writer agree with?
A. By reflecting on ourselves, we can better ourselves.
B. It is necessary to force others to get rid of certain things.
C. The community and culture we live in force us to change.
D. When you don’t like some clothes, it is natural to cast them off.

3. How did Sarah feel about the author’s explanation?
A. Confused.
B. Satisfied.
C. Excited.
D. Bored.

4. From the text, we can conclude that the author _______.
A. does no like nature much
B. takes the child’s feelings lightly
C. loves to see his daughter excited about animals.
D. is both a logical and thoughtful person

5. Which of the following could be the best title for the article?
A. Renewal for snakes and us
B. A natural part of our growth
C. The things we should cast off
D. A shed snakeskin in Sarah’s eyes

Day 5
阅读下面的材料并根据其内容选择正确的答案。

1. Nurse employers new to The Children’s Hospital ______.
A. often have to take long night shifts
B. should have a graduate degree at least
C. could receive professional education assistance at work
D. could transfer to other top children’s hospitals in the nation
2. People interested in a nursing career should be present at ______ between 4 pm to 7 pm on Thursday, September 4.
A. Princeton&Yale Conference Rooms
B. North Campus on Highway 7
C. the new surgery center in Lone Tree
D. the 9th floor of the main facility
3. Which of the following group is the advertisement aimed at?
A. People who want to be on the management team of The Children’s Hospital.
B. People who want to become nurses for The Children’s Hospital.
C. Patients of The Children’s Hospital and their families.
D. Young nurses of The Children’s Hospital.
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