Day 1
Take a year out (P3)
Choose the best answer:
1. Camden Olson decided to spend her gap year working for Guiding Eyes because ______.
A. her parents talked her into doing it
B. it had been her dream for a long time
C. many of her peers had already chosen to do so
D. it would help her to build up an impressive resume
2. According to Olson, guide dogs should ______.
a. not be easily distracted
b. be well-mannered and easy-going
c. know how to make their handlers happy
d. give their visually impaired handlers emotional support
e. protect their blind handlers from all possible dangers
A. abc B. bde C. bde D. abd
3. What does Olson think about the idea of a gap year?
A. It ensures that students have success at college.
B. Whether it’s good or not depends on the person.
C. Its negative side outweighs its positive side.
D. It makes people better prepared for the future.


Day 2
Polite bear arrives ... (P4-5)
Choose the best answer:
1. Which of the following statements about Paddington Bear is TRUE?
A. He is saved by the Brown family from an earthquake in Peru.
B. With the help of the Brown family, he learns how to laugh and love.
C. He is traditional and prefers to greet strangers using their first names.
D. As an immigrant to the UK, he experiences many cultural misunderstandings.
2. Which of the following words best describe the qualities of Paddington Bear?
A. Kind and polite.
B. Innocent and unintelligent.
C. Humorous and optimistic.
D. Honest and straightforward.
3. We can infer from the article that ______.
A. the tales of Paddington have reminded British people to be kind to those who immigrate to the UK
B. at the time when the Paddington stories were released, immigrants were not welcomed in the UK
C. the Paddington stories once encouraged a large number of Germans to go to the UK
D. Paddington’s British habit of making “small talk” helped to enrich the German language
4. According to the last paragraph, “small talk” probably means ______.
A. polite greetings to unfamiliar people
B. conversation about unimportant things
C. conversation about other people’s private lives
D. arguments between close friends


Day 3
Extra second is coming (P5)
Choose the best answer:
1. Why do we need to add a leap second?
A. The world’s atomic clocks are set to do so.
B. The world’s atomic clocks need to keep in time with the world’s computers.
C. We need one extra second to keep atomic clocks in time with the slowing of Earth’s rotation.
D. It is needed to record the changes to astronomical time caused by climatic and geological events.
2. What happened to the website Reddit when the leap second was added in 2012?
A. It crashed because of a virus attack.
B. Its network time added two extra seconds.
C. All of the code in its Linux system went wrong.
D. One of its software systems got confused and the site broke down.
3. How do companies usually deal with the problem of the extra second?
A. By shutting down computers at the end of the day.
B. By stopping receiving emails that come in during that second.
C. By turning the clocks back by one second at the end of the day.
D. By cutting the extra second into milliseconds and then putting them into the system throughout the day.
4. What’s Christopher Pascoe’s attitude toward Google’s solution to the problem?
A. Unfavorable. B. Approving.
C. Doubtful. D. Cautious.

Day 4

Motivate yourself (P6)
Choose the best answer:
1. Which of the following passwords fits the company’s requirements?
A. Seeme@2 B. Dream4future
C. Visit$me D. Stay@4ever
2. Why couldn’t the author focus on doing things?
A. Because he couldn’t come up with a new password.
B. Because he always forgot his password.
C. Because he was in low spirits due to his divorce.
D. Because his wife stole his password before their breakup.
3. What happened to the author after he had used his password to change his life?
A. He finally overcame his depression and forgave his ex-wife.
B. He started smoking to heal his broken heart.
C. He quit his job and went traveling around the world.
D. He became furious about his passwords getting longer and longer.
4. What message does the author intend to convey through his story?
A. Never let yourself be a victim of others’ faults.
B. Be patient with the healing process for any pain.
C. Constant reminders can be positive as well as negative.
D. Setting yourself a goal and keeping at it can bring great results.

Day 5

阅读下面的材料，并根据内容选择最佳选项。
The 87th Academy Award nominations (提名) were announced on Jan 15, and The Grand Budapest Hotel stood out as a favorite with nine nominations, including Best Picture. Check out some other Best Picture nominees (被提名者) to see if you missed any of last year’s top Hollywood films.

The Imitation Game
This historical thriller is about British computer scientist, Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch), the father of artificial intelligence (人工智能). At the start of World War II, Turing was asked to join a select team of mathematical geniuses to decode (解码) the system the Nazis used to send military (军事的) messages. Besides the actual breaking of the code, Cumberbatch’s portrayal of Turing’s personality, a mixture of decency (正派) and shyness, is also a highlight (最精彩的部分) of the movie.

Birdman
This dark comedy film is about how Riggan Thomson, a faded star once famous for his superhero roles, struggles to regain fame. American actor Michael Keaton, 63, who has a similar experience to Thomson’s, plays the leading role.

Selma
A stellar cast (主要演员) including talk show queen Oprah Winfrey may be one reason to see Selma. But that the film focuses on Martin Luther King Jr.’s struggle for civil rights also makes it worth viewing. Based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches, the film is a chronicle (编年史) of King’s (David Oyelowo) campaign for political rights for African-American people.

The Theory of Everything
We know English theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking for his significant (重大的) scientific discoveries, especially his black hole theories. This biographical (传记的) film reveals (透露) the scientist’s (played by Eddie Redmayne) secret romantic relationship with Jane Hawking (Felicity Jones), whom he meets and falls in love with at Cambridge and who later becomes his first wife.

Boyhood
American Director Richard Linklater did an experiment in this film, using the same cast for 12 years to record a boy’s growth. In two and a half hours, we see Mason, a Texas boy from a divorced family, grow from 6-year-old boy to a freshman in college.

1. Those who like thrillers would probably be interested in ______.
A. Birdman
B. The Imitation Game
C. The Theory of Everything
D. Boyhood
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?
A. Michael Keaton, who played Riggan Thomson in Birdman, became famous overnight after starring in the movie.
B. Alan Turing is portrayed as a talented but arrogant person in The Imitation Game.
C. Selma is the story of Martin Luther King Jr.’s fight for voting rights for African-Americans in the US.
D. The Theory of Everything is about how Stephen Hawking discovered his black hole theories.
3. What is the main purpose of the text?
A. To analyze why these films were nominated for the 87th Academy Awards.
B. To give a brief introduction to the 87th Academy Award nominees.
C. To introduce some of the best nominees in the Academy Awards’ history.
D. To prove that the Academy Award nominees cover a wide range of topics.
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