Day 1
ICC has a recipe for... (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. What is the main point of the article?
A. The popularity of cooking schools around the world.
B. What makes ICC a great cooking school.
C. How Wenlong benefited from his studies at ICC.
D. More Chinese students learning cooking abroad.

2. Why did Wenlong choose to go to ICC?
A. He had a great love of food.
B. He chose it according to its high ranking.
C. His parents forced him to choose a career in food.
D. His classmates encouraged him to work in food.

3. The underlined word “drifting” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ______.
A. not acting B. not successful
C. determined D. interested

4. How is ICC different from other cooking schools according to Wenlong?
A. It teaches many unique recipes.
B. It teaches students cooking techniques.
C. It has top staff from all over the world.
D. It lets students intern at the best restaurants.


Day 2
Shaw’s political... (P4)
Choose the best answer:
1. Shaw’s influence in the modern world comes mainly from ______.
A. his philosophies on the role of government
B. the changes he brought to the British culture
C. his support for the London School of Economics
D. his plays, essays and novels about the lives of modern British people

2. Widowers’ Houses is a play that mainly focuses on ______.
A. the failure of the UK education system
B. the housing problems of poor people
C. robbery incidents in slum areas
D. socialist movements in the UK

3. By describing Shaw’s quotations as “part of the furniture of the English language”, the author means that Shaw’s words ______.
A. have become an inseparable part of the English language
B. have greatly developed the English language
C. have made the English language philosophical
D. have become the best part of English

4. The article is mainly about ______.
A. how much George Bernard Shaw influenced British theater
B. George Bernard Shaw’s famous theatrical works
C. George Bernard Shaw’s involvement in the social and political movements at his time
D. the far-reaching influence of George Bernard Shaw on modern Britain

5. What does the author think of George Bernard Shaw’s works?
A. They are far too serious to be performed for modern audiences.
B. They deal with important social issues of their day.
C. They should be adapted for modern readers.
D. They are mostly about the lives of working class people.


Day 3
Soccer’s new referees (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. We can learn from the first two paragraphs that ______.
A. soccer referees can hardly avoid making mistakes on the field
B. soccer referees at the World Cup make better decisions than those in the Premier League
C. soccer referees nowadays face too much pressure and criticism to make the right decisions
D. there is little that people can do to prevent referees from making wrong decisions on the field

2. The underlined phrase “ruled out” in the second paragraph probably means ____.
A. found out B. eliminated
C. recorded in detail D. repeated in the future

3. Which of the following statements about “Hawk-Eye” cameras is TRUE according to the article?
A. Every one of the Hawk-Eye cameras can locate a ball from every angle.
B. There are certain cases when the Hawk-Eye cameras might not locate the ball.
C. The Hawk-Eye cameras directly send signals to the referee’s watch.
D. People are still divided on whether to use Hawk-Eye cameras on the field.

4. We can infer from the article that ______.
A. Hawk-Eye technology will be introduced to most sports in the near future
B. soccer managers and players have been expecting the use of Hawk-Eye technology for a long time
C. Hawk-Eye technology might lead to changes in the rules of soccer
D. some think controversy about referees’ decisions is part of what makes soccer fun


Day 4
Always there (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. Which of the following is TRUE about Muffin?
A. He smelled bad after so many years.
B. He was a formally dressed teddy bear.
C. He was deserted by the author’s siblings when they grew up.
D. The author had him for company some nights thanks to her sister.

2. What does the underlined word “irritating” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Annoying. B. Traditional.
C. Reasonable. D. Astonishing.

3. What does the author think about her siblings?
A. She is grateful to have her siblings.
B. She prefers siblings that don’t fight.
C. She wishes she could choose different siblings.
D. Having siblings means she has limited freedom.

4. The writer mentions Muffin at the beginning of the article in order to ______.
A. speak highly of her older sister
B. remind people of their childhood
C. introduce the topic of siblings
D. show the good traditions in her family

Day 5
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
1. Agricultural officials said this week that strict controls are in place, ______ to prevent the red fire ants spreading across the country.
A. intended B. intending C. to be intended D. having intended
2. At that time, no one believed that his book would ______.
A. get off B. take off
C. pay off D. turn off
3. In those days, whenever I had difficulties, I ______ Mr Green for help.
A. would refer to B. was used to go to
C. would go to D. used to going to
4. –How did you like Nick’s performance last night?
–To be honest, his singing didn’t ______ to me much.
A. appeal B. belong
C.refer D. occur
5. As the main road was crowded with cars, taxis and trucks, some citizens suggested building a(an) ______ lane for cyclists.
A. separate B. different
C. prohibited D. attached
6. –Did you have any trouble getting there?
–No. ______ I would have telephoned you.
A. However B. Otherwise
C. Therefore D. Anyway
7. –He says that my new car is a ______ of money.
–Don’t you think that’s just sour grapes on his part?
A. lack B. load
C. question D. waste
8. Would you please keep silent? The weather report ______ and I want to listen.
A. is broadcast B. is being broadcast
C. has been broadcast D. had been broadcast
9. The local health organization is believed ______ twenty-five years ago.
A. to be set up B. being set up
C. to have been set up D. having been set
10. By reading the story, you may learn ______ to be successful.
A. what takes it B. it takes what
C. what takes you D. what it takes

（答案见下期）
My notes
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上期参考答案
D1 1. He found it difficult but beneficial. /He found it challenging but inspirational.
2. By collecting details about the topic and asking himself “how” and “why” questions.
3. To help organize the paper and also protect other authors’ copyrights.
4. Chinese classes focus on historical facts while American classes focus on students’ thinking and writing skills.
5. 如果我们尝试用美国的这种方式来形成我们学习历史的方法，尽管记住的日期、地名和重要人物会减少，但却可以从中获益。 D2 1-4 BACC D3 1-4 CBCB
D4 1-4 ADDC D5 1-5 BDA