B. Taking home restaurant leftovers.
C. Not knowing what you already have at home when shopping.
D. Not eating the food you don’t like even if it’s healthy.
C
The NBA playoffs(季后赛) began on April 28, and the next two months will be filled with games decided in the final minutes. The playoffs are also a way to show off the world’s best basketball players.
There’s a saying from Spiderman: ―With great power comes great responsibility(责任).‖ This is true no matter whether you are a class monitor or a president. A recent survey in the USA asked kids what they would do to make life better for other kids if they were president.
―Providing shelter‖ topped the list.
May 19, 1613: Xu Xiake, a famous traveler during the Ming Dynasty, started his trip around China, which lasted for more than 30 years. In 2011, China announced its first National Tourism
Day, held on May 19 every year in memory of this ancient explorer.
Do you have female friends that refer to as ―guimi‖? If you are a girl and the answer is yes, you are a lucky dog. ―Guimi‖ is only used among girls. It refers to your most honest friends. In English, the word to use is ―BFF‖- which stands for best friend forever. But if you want to say a guy is your close friend or ―nanguimi‖, you should use ―bromeo‖, which is made up of ―bro‖ and ―Romeo‖.
CHINA is planning to build a national earthquake monitoring and warning system in five years. While the system would never be able to forecast an earthquake, it could detect(探测) quakes and notify people within seconds before seismic(地震引起的) waves actually hit them, and a trial program including nearly 100 monitoring stations is currently being carried out in southeast China’s Fujian Province and has proven successful.
( )11. The above five passages may be________.
A. from posters B. from newspapers C. from ads D. from novels
( )12. From the passage we know May 19 is ________in China.[
A. the beginning of the NBA playoffs B. in memory of Spiderman
C. Earthquake Day D. National Tourism Day
( )13. ―Guimi‖ refers to________.
A. any female friends B. bromeo C. your most honest friends
D. those friends who can only share happiness
( )14. China’s earthquake monitoring and warning system could________.
A. forecast an earthquake B. be used in Zhejiang Province
C. not detect quakes D. notify people within seconds
( )15. Which of the following is wrong according to the passage?
A. China will build earthquake warning system in five years.
B. In English, the word ―BFF‖ stands for best friend forever.
C. The playoffs can show off the world’s best football players.
D. ―Providing shelter‖ topped the list in American kids’ survey.
D
―What is success?‖ Mr Gruber asked his 6th grade business class. It was his opening
conversation for the first class of the term.
―Success is riding in a sweet car, watching an 80-inch TV, and living in a place with at least twelve rooms.‖ One student answered, earning laughs from all the students.
Mr Gruber smiled, but shook his head. ―Tom, that is excess(过量). That is not success.‖ ―How about being able to provide for your family?‖ A blonde girl named Sandy in the front suggested as an answer.
―Now we’re getting closer,‖ Mr Gruber smiled, ―but try thinking about what you need and what you want.‖
―Getting everything you want.‖ Tom shouted out an answer again, trying for more laughs. Mr Gruber sighed. ― I believe we’ve already talked about excess versus(与…比较) success.‖
―Getting everything you need, but some of what you want?‖ James, sitting in the back wondered aloud.
―Quite right!‖ Mr Gruber clapped. ―Success is getting everything you need and some of what you want. The more you get that you want, the more successful you are. You do reach a point where you are living in excess, though.‖
―What does this have to do with business?‖ Tom asked. It seemed if it wasn’t funny, he wasn’t happy.
―Well, Tom, think of it this way: the point of business is to make a living to support your family. Once you have properly seen to (确保) their needs, you can then see to getting the extras that you want.‖
―What if I don’t have a family?‖ he continued to be difficult.
―Then you have to provide for yourself, a family of one.‖
―He has goldfish to think about!‖ Peter, Tom’s friend, shouted out.
―Then he needs to provide for a family of one with a fishbowl.‖ Mr. Gruber corrected himself. Tom nodded, satisfied with that answer.
―So in the next nine weeks, we’re going to study basic business situations, like having a checking account and understanding credit cards.‖
Tom rubbed his hands together excitedly. ―When do we get to start spending?‖
―You already are, Tom. You’re spending time with us!‖ Mr. Gruber laughed. ―Now, let’s see what you guys know about credit cards…‖