Day 1

Getting the space... (P4)
Choose the best answer:
1. What is the article mainly about?
A. The phenomenon of personal space and its causes.
B. How to stay away from others’ personal space.
C. The role personal space plays in communication.
D. The problems caused by personal space in different cultures.
2. According to the article, personal space ______.
A. is all about one’s senses of sound and smell
B. differs mainly because of people’s personalities
C. is considered more important in the digital age
D. is an imaginary space around all your senses
3. With the survey by TripAdvisor, the author intends to prove that ______.
A. people are now very protective of their personal space
B. few people realize that they need their personal space
C. people prefer more personal space to extra free food
D. people from different cultures need different amounts of personal space
4. The author’s suggestion is to ______.
A. stand close to your American friend
B. stand far away from a close South American friend
C. put on strong perfume before meeting a friend
D. learn about cultural preferences related to personal space


Day 2
Sweets aren’t so... (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. What was the conclusion of the study at Pennsylvania State University?
A. Eating junk food can make a bad mood even worse.
B. A chocolate bar can help people to lift their moods up.
C. People’s good moods become bad when they eat junk food.
D. People with unhealthy eating habits care more about their body shape.
2. What does the underlined word “neglected” mean?
A. boring
B. not given enough attention
C. of great importance
D. reduced to a small amount
3. By citing the studies from 2010 and 2012, the author intends to ______.
A. show other related study results about emotions and eating habits
B. show the significance of the study about emotions and eating habits
C. show what studies about emotions and eating habits have done for society
D. arouse readers’ interest in the study of emotions and eating habits


Day 3

Grow every day (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. What does the underlined word “disrupting” mean?
A. setting up
B. benefiting from
C. messing up
D. making progress in
2. Why did the author keep calling for a meeting with certain people?
A. They were likely to give him a job or a deal.
B. They might keep him challenging himself and growing.
C. They were all people willing to help those in need.
D. Their professional knowledge was of great help to him.
3. When the author finally met with Edward Teller, ______.
A. he was ready to be laughed at by him
B. he thought it was worth a year of waiting
C. he found that it was a mistake to arrange the meeting
D. he learned something from the unpleasant experience
4. We can conclude from the article that the author is ______
A. humorous and inspiring
B. ambitious and generous (慷慨的)
C. strong-willed and motivational (有进取心的)
D. interested and talented in many fields



Day 4

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
If you’re reading this, then you’re probably studying English. Maybe you speak a couple of other languages too. __1__According to a survey published by the European Commission, the British are officially the worst language learners in Europe – 62 percent of them can’t speak any other language apart from their own! While 38 percent of Britons speak at least one foreign language, only 18 percent speak two.
The European Union data showed that 56 percent speak at least one foreign language and 28 percent speak at least two. __2__
Learning a foreign language is not a popular option (选择) at school in Britain; children start studying a foreign language at the age of 11 and many give up completely at 14. __3__ Research suggests that students think that it is more difficult to get good grades in languages than in other subjects such as science or history.
__4__ One idea is to start much younger and introduce foreign languages from the age of five. Another plan is to give school children more choice and expand the range (范围) of languages taught to include Arabic, Mandarin and Urdu.
Mandarin Chinese is predicted (预测) to become the second most popular foreign language learned in UK schools. Gareth from Wales says, “I am learning Chinese, and find it fun.” Another student, Thomas from London, says, “Just saying that I learn Mandarin impresses people. __5__ ” Brighton College headmaster Richard Cairns says, “One of my key tasks is to make sure pupils are equipped for the realities (现实) of the 21st century. One of those realities is that China has the fastest-growing economy (经济) in the world.”
It may be an ambitious task to change the Britons’ attitude to learning languages, but the government is determined to try!

A. So why don’t young people continue with languages at school?
B. Even having a very basic level gives you an advantage.
C. But what are the British like when it comes to learning languages?
D. To solve the problem, teachers have come up with several ideas.
E. And what’s your first choice when it comes to learning a foreign language?
F. The government is now looking at different ways to improve language learning.
G. Moreover, 51 percent of EU citizens can have a conversation in English.




Day 5

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
1. Changes, big or small, are constant in our lives, but how should we ______ them?
A. hold on to B. deal with
C. make up for D. look into
2. When ______ his view about his teaching job, Philip said he finds it very interesting and rewarding.
A. asking B. asked
C. having asked D. to be asked
3. She is not the only one ______ to follow her dreams in Africa.
A. that want B. who want
C. which wants D. who wants
4. Only when we have enough “input” ______ present excellent “output”.
A. can we B. we can
C. must we D. we will
5. The success of grassroots stars makes us believe that we can all fulfill our dreams no matter how unlikely they seem, ______ we keep moving.
A. even if B. as if
C. as long as D. as soon as
6. We are in an era ______ many things can happen beyond our expectations.
A. when B. for which
C. which D. that
7. What is appealing about Benedict is ______ it is obvious ______ he’s not chasing fame.
A. which, that B. that, which
C. that, that D. that, /
8. You had better _____ some time every day for sports so that you can keep yourself energetic.
A. set aside B. take up
C. put away D. give out
9. It’s quite warm here; we __________turn the heating on yet.
A. couldn’t B. mustn’t
C. needn’t D. wouldn’t
10. – You have to believe in yourself. No one else will, if you don’t.
– _____. Confidence is really important.
A. It’s not my cup of tea B. That’s not the point
C. I don’t think so D. I couldn’t agree more

（答案见下期）
上期参考答案
D1 BCDA
D2 1. Subway systems around the world and related local cultures.
2. It’s the busiest and perhaps most high-tech in the world.
3. To show people like to play music on the NY subway.
4. 例如，Louvre-Rivoli站的设计展示了附近的纪念碑和景点，并把卢浮宫艺术品的复制品陈列在玻璃柜里。
D3 DBAC D4 DBA
D5 1-5 BCADB 6-10 ACBDA
11-15 CDBCA 16-20 DCBAD