[识记]选择适当的代词（可重复使用），完成下列句子。 his 、we 、their 、anything it them 1. He sold most of his belongings. He has scarcely ____ left in the house.2. George and John sat down with _____coats on.3. When we sit at the table, ___must wait for everyone before we start eating. Sometimes ___haveto wait until the head of the family begins eating.4. Everybody talked at the top of _____voice.5. Everything is ready, isn’t _____?6. It is required by law that a husband must pay the debts of his wife until he receives formalnotice that he no longer has to pay ____.[识记]判断一下句子谓语动词是否正确，请把错误的改正过来。1. That we have made amazing achievements is an undeniable fact. .2. The teacher as well as the students like this novel.3. Many a man has sacrificed his life for the cause of revolution 4. She is one of the students that have been praised by the president.5. A large proportion of the country are desert.It is still a dream for people to grow crops indoors.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassageIt may be difficult to believe, but in fact, the technology for growing crops indoors already exists. Farming in the city is already happening. Some vegetables are already grown in greenhouses. Even the scientists at the South Pole research station can enjoy fresh vegetables they grow in their own greenhouse.Scientists at the South Pole research station live a hard life.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassageIt may be difficult to believe, but in fact, the technology for growing crops indoors already exists. Farming in the city is already happening. Some vegetables are already grown in greenhouses. Even the scientists at the South Pole research station can enjoy fresh vegetables they grow in their own greenhouse.Vertical farming does not need as much land as traditional farming.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassageExperts say indoor framing solves many problems. First, traditional farming takes up a lot of land. Growing crops in tall buildings － call vertical farming（垂直农业）- can solve the problem. Also, fruits and vegetables grown indoors would not face serious threats from insects and bad weather.Fresh fruits and vegetables are very expensive in cities.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassage It may be difficult to believe, but in fact, the technology for growing crops indoors already exists. Farming in the city is already happening. Some vegetables are already grown in greenhouses. Even the scientists at the South Pole research station can enjoy fresh vegetables they grow in their own greenhouse. Experts say indoor framing solves many problems. First, traditional farming takes up a lot of land. Growing crops in tall buildings － call vertical farming（垂直农业） - can solve the problem. Also, fruits and vegetables grown indoors would not face serious threats from insects and bad weather.Scientists do not know how to reuse the animal waste in vertical farming.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassageThough vertical farms don’t exist yet, experts have created a plan for recycling in such farms. The water from indoor fish ponds would be used to water crops. Gases from crop waste would be used to heat the building. Waste from chicken or pigs would be reused as a source of energy.Indoor plants need the same weather and lighting.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassageBut experts believe vertical farming is not going to be easy. They say it can be difficult to control climate conditions indoors. Besides, plants differ in their weather and lighting needs. For example, some plants like warm, sunny weather, but other plants prefer cooler temperatures.It is still a dream for people to grow crops indoors.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassageIt may be difficult to believe, but in fact, the technology for growing crops indoors already exists. Farming in the city is already happening. Some vegetables are already grown in greenhouses. Even the scientists at the South Pole research station can enjoy fresh vegetables they grow in their own greenhouse.Scientists at the South Pole research station live a hard life.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassage It may be difficult to believe, but in fact, the technology for growing crops indoors already exists. Farming in the city is already happening. Some vegetables are already grown in greenhouses. Even the scientists at the South Pole research station can enjoy fresh vegetables they grow in their own greenhouse.Vertical farming does not need as much land as traditional farming.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassageExperts say indoor framing solves many problems. First, traditional farming takes up a lot of land. Growing crops in tall buildings － call vertical farming（垂直农业）- can solve the problem. Also, fruits and vegetables grown indoors would not face serious threats from insects and bad weather.Fresh fruits and vegetables are very expensive in cities.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not Given Passage It may be difficult to believe, but in fact, the technology for growing crops indoors already exists. Farming in the city is already happening. Some vegetables are already grown in greenhouses. Even the scientists at the South Pole research station can enjoy fresh vegetables they grow in their own greenhouse. Experts say indoor framing solves many problems. First, traditional farming takes up a lot of land. Growing crops in tall buildings － call vertical farming（垂直农业）- can solve the problem. Also, fruits and vegetables grown indoors would not face serious threats from insects and bad weather.Crops grown indoors would not be badly harmed by insects.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassage Experts say indoor framing solves many problems. First, traditional farming takes up a lot of land. Growing crops in tall buildings － call vertical farming（垂直农业）- can solve the problem. Also, fruits and vegetables grown indoors would not face serious threats from insects and bad weather.Scientists do not know how to reuse the animal waste in vertical farming.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassageThough vertical farms don’t exist yet, experts have created a plan for recycling in such farms. The water from indoor fish ponds would be used to water crops. Gases from crop waste would be used to heat the building. Waste from chicken or pigs would be reused as a source of energy.Some experts say vertical farming could be difficult.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassageBut experts believe vertical farming is not going to be easy. They say it can be difficult to control climate conditions indoors. Besides, plants differ in their weather and lighting needs. For example, some plants like warm, sunny weather, but other plants prefer cooler temperatures.Indoor plants need the same weather and lighting.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassageBut experts believe vertical farming is not going to be easy. They say it can be difficult to control climate conditions indoors. Besides, plants differ in their weather and lighting needs. For example, some plants like warm, sunny weather, but other plants prefer cooler temperatures.[自测题1]Young people may be more concerned about leisure time when applying for jobs.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassageYoung people may ask themselves questions like this when they apply for employment: “What are my working hours? What are my extra benefits besides wages? What holidays will I have off? Will I have enough time to hang out with my friends or pursue my hobbies?” With questions like these, however, when we focus on our leisure hours instead of our working hours, we may be prevented from seeing a much greater opportunity.[自测题1]Good work attitudes, habits, and skills are learned at school.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassageGood work attitudes, habits, and skills are learned through successful work experiences. Let me illustrate. On the ranch （牧场）where I grew up, the cows had to be milked before dawn every day. When I was just 10 years old, I would enter our barnyard where there were about 10 to 12 cows waiting for me to let them into the milking barn. My mother and father used to say out loud to the cows, “Good morning. It’s good to see you!" I have to confess that as a young boy I didn’t feel quite the same way toward the cows.[自测题1]Before going to school, the author had to milk all the cows in the morning.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassageGood work attitudes, habits, and skills are learned through successful work experiences. Let me illustrate. On the ranch （牧场）where I grew up, the cows had to be milked before dawn every day. When I was just 10 years old, I would enter our barnyard where there were about 10 to 12 cows waiting for me to let them into the milking barn. My mother and father used to say out loud to the cows, “Good morning. It’s good to see you!" I have to confess that as a young boy I didn’t feel quite the same way toward the cows.[自测题1]Unlike his parents, the young boy seemed not to be glad to see the cows every morning.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassageGood work attitudes, habits, and skills are learned through successful work experiences. Let me illustrate. On the ranch （牧场）where I grew up, the cows had to be milked before dawn every day. When I was just 10 years old, I would enter our barnyard where there were about 10 to 12 cows waiting for me to let them into the milking barn. My mother and father used to say out loud to the cows, “Good morning. It’s good to see you!" I have to confess that as a young boy I didn’t feel quite the same way toward the cows.[自测题1]After each cow was milked, the author would carry the milk to the market.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassageAfter each cow was milked, I poured the milk from the pail into a 10-gallon can. Each can weighed about 80 pounds when full. It made me stretch my young muscles as I carried them to the road for the dairy to pick up.[自测题1]The author always milked the cows alone in the barnyard.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassageMy father and mother quite frequently helped me with milking the cows. I remember my father and mother continued to milk until they were in their late 80s. But Father didn’t milk the cows because he had to; he milked them because they needed to be milked. There is a difference. To him, these animals were not just cows —— they were Big Blackie and Bossie and Sally and Betsy. He wanted them to be content. He always said that contented cows give good milk. To my father, milking cows 一 as unsophisticated as it may seem 一 was not an extra burden; it was an opportunity. Milking was not a job for him; it was a service.[自测题1]To his father, milking cows was a complicated job.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassageMy father and mother quite frequently helped me with milking the cows. I remember my father and mother continued to milk until they were in their late 80s. But Father didn’t milk the cows because he had to; he milked them because they needed to be milked. There is a difference. To him, these animals were not just cows —— they were Big Blackie and Bossie and Sally and Betsy. He wanted them to be content. He always said that contented cows give good milk. To my father, milking cows 一 as unsophisticated as it may seem 一 was not an extra burden; it was an opportunity. Milking was not a job for him; it was a service.[自测题1]The author’s father milked the cows because they needed to be milked.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassageMy father and mother quite frequently helped me with milking the cows. I remember my father and mother continued to milk until they were in their late 80s. But Father milk the cows because he had to; he milked them because they needed to be milked. There is a difference. To him, these animals were not just cows —— they were Big Blackie and Bossie and Sally and Betsy. He wanted them to be content. He always said that contented cows give good milk. To my father, milking cows 一 as unsophisticated as it may seem 一 was not an extra burden; it was an opportunity. Milking was not a job for him; it was a service.[自测题1]The author came to like the job of milking and took pride in it.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassageThis philosophy is something that helped me as I grew up. It helped me to find out that all honest work is honorable. Within a few years I realized that routinely performing these chores actually began to give me a sense of confidence and empowerment. I took pride in my work. We control our own attitudes towards work. Self-confidence and empowerment can serve us well 一 in the classroom or on Wall Street.[自测题1]Self-confidence and empowerment acquired at work will benefit people throughout their lives.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassageThis philosophy is something that helped me as I grew up. It helped me to find out that all honest work is honorable. Within a few years I realized that routinely performing these chores actually began to give me a sense of confidence and empowerment. I took pride in my work. We control our own attitudes towards work. Self-confidence and empowerment can serve us well 一 in the classroom or on Wall Street.[自测题2]Lucky is Mary and her husband’s pet dog.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassage Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named "Lucky." Lucky was a real character. Whenever Mary and Jim had company come for a weekend visit, they would warn their friends not to leave their luggage open because Lucky would help himself to whatever struck his fancy. Inevitably, someone would forget and something would come up missing.[自测题2]Whenever they had friends visit them, the couple would warn Lucky not to take their friends’ luggageaway.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassage Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named "Lucky." Lucky was a real character. Whenever Mary and Jim had company come for a weekend visit, they would warn their friends not to leave their luggage open because Lucky would help himself to whatever struck his fancy. Inevitably, someone would forget and something would come up missing.[自测题2]Mary and her husband’s friends knew Lucky well so their belongings never went missing.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassage Mary and her husband Jim had a dog named “Lucky.” Lucky was a real character. Whenever Mary and Jim had company come for a weekend visit, they would warn their friends not to leave their luggage open because Lucky would help himself to whatever struck his fancy. Inevitably, someone would forget and something would come up missing. Mary or Jim would go to Lucky’s toy box in the basement and there the treasure would be, amid all of Lucky’s other favourite toys. Lucky always stored his finds in his toy box.[自测题2]Mary’s husband warned that he would abandon Lucky after her death.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassage The night before she was to go to the hospital, she hugged Lucky closely in her arms. A thought struck her 一 what would happen to Lucky? Although the three-year-old dog liked Jim, he was Mary’s dog through and through. “If I die, Lucky will be abandoned,” Mary thought, “He won’t understand that I didn’t want to leave him.” The thought made her sadder than that of her own death.[自测题2]Mary stayed in the hospital for two months because the surgery was harder than doctors had anticipated.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassage The double mastectomy was harder on Mary than her doctors had anticipated and Mary was hospitalized for over two weeks. Jim faithfully took Lucky for his evening walk, but the little dog just hung down, whining（哀鸣）and miserable.[自测题2]When Mary arrived home from hospital, Jim made her lie in bed immediately.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassage Finally the day came for Mary to leave the hospital. When she arrived home, Mary was so exhausted that she couldn’t even make it up -the steps to her bedroom. Jim made his wife comfortable on the couch and left her to nap.[自测题2]When Mary woke, she couldn’t move a bit because she caught a cold and fell ill.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassage When Mary woke, for a second she couldn’t understand what was wrong. She couldn’t move her head and her body felt heavy and hot. But panic soon gave way to laughter when Mary realized the problem. She was covered, literally blanketed, with every treasure Lucky owned![自测题2]Lucky covered Mary with love by placing all his treasures on her body.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassage When Mary woke, for a second she couldn’t understand what was wrong. She couldn’t move her head and her body felt heavy and hot. But panic soon gave way to laughter when Mary realized the problem. She was covered, literally blanketed, with every treasure Lucky owned![自测题3]Green booking decisions should definitely be a consideration in booking your holiday.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassage When you are looking to book a holiday, it is unlikely that you will think about how green your booking decision is, but it is definitely something that should be taken into consideration. By “green” we are of course talking about the impact on the environment.[自测题3]Going onto the Internet is one major choice in booking a holiday.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassage When looking to book a holiday, you will probably find that you are faced with two main decisions. The first is to go into a travel agency, pick up a stack of brochures half the size of a person, read through them and go back with just the one and book with the travel agents directly or over the phone. The second is to miss out the shops and brochures altogether and go onto the Internet.[自测题3]There are no time constraints to doing online booking.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassage The Internet holds many advantages over the high street travel agents, the main one being convenience. You can go online to look at holidays at any time of the day, whether it is in that 20 minutes before work starts in the morning, half an hour at your desk at lunchtime or even at home on your laptop in front of the television at night. There are no time constraints to going online, while the travel agents are usually massively busy at times when people can actually go, i.e. lunch hours or at the weekend. You could use the telephone but you wouldn’t be able to see the pictures or all the details of the holidays, so you would probably be sent a brochure anyway.[自测题3]Travel agents are massively busy all the time.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassage The Internet holds many advantages over the high street travel agents, the main one being convenience. You can go online to look at holidays at any time of the day, whether it is in that 20 minutes before work starts in the morning, half an hour at your desk at lunchtime or even at home on your laptop in front of the television at night. There are no time constraints to going online, while the travel agents are usually massively busy at times when people can actually go, i.e. lunch hours or at the weekend. You could use the telephone but you wouldn’t be able to see the pictures or all the details of the holidays, so you would probably be sent a brochure anyway.[自测题3]Price comparison websites make shopping for holiday deals much easier.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassage There are websites on the Internet that make shopping for holiday deals much easier. These websites are known as price comparison websites. Icelolly, Travel Supermarket and Deal Checker are examples of some of the best-known price comparison sites to look for cheap holiday deals, and they essentially search through lots of different tour operators so that you don’t have to. The results are then displayed on one page from which you can book, meaning that you don’t even need a lot of time to do this.[自测题3]Travel Supermarket is the best-known price comparison site in the world.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassage There are websites on the Internet that make shopping for holiday deals much easier. These websites are known as price comparison websites. Icelolly, Travel Supermarket and Deal Checker are examples of some of the best-known price comparison sites to look for cheap holiday deals, and they essentially search through lots of different tour operators so that you don’t have to. The results are then displayed on one page from which you can book, meaning that you don’t even need a lot of time to do this.[自测题3]You have to spend a lot of time booking a holiday online.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassage There are websites on the Internet that make shopping for holiday deals much easier. These websites are known as price comparison websites. Icelolly, Travel Supermarket and Deal Checker are examples of some of the best-known price comparison sites to look for cheap holiday deals, and they essentially search through lots of different tour operators so that you don’t have to. The results are then displayed on one page from which you can book, meaning that you don’t even need a lot of time to do this.[自测题3]You have to read brochures before deciding to book a holiday.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassage When looking to book a holiday, you will probably find that you are faced with two main decisions. The first is to go into a travel agency, pick up a stack of brochures half the size of a person, read through them and go back with just the one and book with the travel agents directly or over the phone. The second is to miss out the shops and brochures altogether and go onto the Internet.[自测题3]Travel agents provide you with a great variety of brochures.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassage When looking to book a holiday, you will probably find that you are faced with two main decisions. The first is to go into a travel agency, pick up a stack of brochures half the size of a person, read through them and go back with just the one and book with the travel agents directly or over the phone. The second is to miss out the shops and brochures altogether and go onto the Internet.[自测题3]Booking online is "green" in that it saves a lot of unnecessary paper.A. TrueB. FalseC. Not GivenPassage The contrast with the travel agencies is that you probably have to take two trips, with brochure reading in between, and this is where the green side of things comes in. The piles and piles of brochures are definitely not green, and the amount of unnecessary paper used can’t be good for the environment. In the days of the Internet, smartphone, tablets and computers, there is really no need for such a large amount of paper to be wasted. So not only will it save you time and effort to book online, it will do a little bit towards saving the environment too!When I first moved to the US, I was very popular because of my______.A. good appearanceB. outstanding talents.C. French accentD. overseas experiencePassageAfter living in Europe for seven years, my parents decided that my family would move to the United States. We all looked forward to this. What would people think of us? For me, I hoped to be the hero of the class.I was not disappointed. All my classmates admired my experience, and I quickly became well known as ”the French guy”. I was very popular for a time. However, I was not interested in many things my classmates did, and it was hard for me to connect with them. I enjoyed listening to classical music, never watched TV, and almost never watched movies.I had few good friends partly because I _____.A. looked down upon my classmatesB. liked listening to classical music.C. never went to the moviesD. came from a very rich family.Passage I did not have a common background with my friends because I grew up in Europe. I had few friends, and fewer good friends. When I look back now, I realize I was a bit of an idiot to many people around me. I kept talking proudly about my experience. And I thought myself better than those around me because I lived in Europe but they didn’t.The phrase “an idiot” most probably means _____.A. an actorB. a cheaterC. a foolD. a loserPassage I did not have a common background with my friends because I grew up in Europe. I had few friends, and fewer good friends. When I look back now, I realize I was a bit of an idiot to many people around me. I kept talking proudly about my experience. And I thought myself better than those around me because I lived in Europe but they didn’t.When we moved to California, I stopped _____.A. boasting about my experienceB. talking about people around meC. enjoying the classical music aloneD. making friends with my classmatesPassage When we moved to California, I did not show off as I had done for five years. I did not tell everyone that I lived in Europe. I still listened to classical music, but I just kept my music to myself. Sure enough, I found that people like someone who is not typical but does not boast about it.The writer would probably agree that ____.A. good friends like the same kind of musicB. friends are more important than anything elseC. similar background is the key to friendshipD. a good friend never loses his/her temperPassage After living in Europe for seven years, my parents decided that my family would move to the United States. We all looked forward to this. What would people think of us? For me, I hoped to be the hero of the class. I was not disappointed. All my classmates admired my experience, and I quickly became well known as ”the French guy”. I was very popular for a time. However, I was not interested in many things my classmates did, and it was hard for me to connect with them. I enjoyed listening to classical music, never watched TV, and almost never watched movies. I did not have a common background with my friends because I grew up in Europe. I had few friends, and fewer good friends. When I look back now, I realize I was a bit of an idiot to many people around me. I kept talking proudly about my experience. And I thought myself better than those around me because I lived in Europe but they didn’t. I had decided I wanted better friends when my parents said that we were going to move again！I saw this as a perfect chance to get better friends, where people did not know of my unkind past. When we moved to California, I did not show off as I had done for five years. I did not tell everyone that I lived in Europe. I still listened to classical music, but I just kept my music to myself. Sure enough, I found that people like someone who is not typical but does not boast about it. Nothing can replace good friends, and if I had to control my temper and pride, it was well worth it.[自测题1]What happened to Avremel and Ed during the September 11th terrorist attacks?A. Avremel rescued Ed at the cost of his own life.B. Both Avremel and Ed gave up their chance of escape.C. Both Avremel and Ed were finally rescued.D. Avremel stayed with Ed and both lost their lives.Passage When the terrorist attack on September 11th caused people to flee the building, Avremel Zelmanowitz risked his own chance of escape by staying behind with his friend and colleague, Ed Beyea, who was confined to a wheelchair due to a paralysis known as quadriplegia（四肢截瘫）. Both men lost their lives, but the story of Avremel’s love and devotion to his friend conveys a life-giving message to all.[自测题1]Avremel and Ed were similar in that _____.A. both of them were in their 50sB. both of them loved books and musicC .both of them were disabledD. both lived with their brothers' familiesPassage Avremel had joined the office two years after Ed was hired, and the two became very close friends. They both loved books and music —— often trading books and tapes, and they both served as the special uncle of their respective families. Like Avremel, Ed had no children of his own, but he was a father figure to his two nephews after their father died. Both friends had a great sense of humor, although Ed was strong and outgoing, while Avremel was the more quiet of the pair.[自测题1]Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. Avremel took care of Ed's life after work.B. Avremel liked diving when he was young.C. Ed became disabled after a driving accident.D. Ed was not able to get down stairs himself.Passage When the terrorist attack on September 11th caused people to flee the building, Avremel Zelmanowitz risked his own chance of escape by staying behind with his friend and colleague, Ed Beyea, who was confined to a wheelchair due to a paralysis known as quadriplegia （四肢截瘫）. Both men lost their lives, but the story of Avremel’s love and devotion to his friend conveys a life-giving message to all. When the tragedy occurred, Avremel was age 55, and his friend, Ed Beyea, was age 42. Ed became disabled after a diving accident at age 22, but he managed to work 14 years at Blue Cross Blue Shield since his injury. Both he and Avremel were program analysts who worked on the 27th floor of the World Trade Center.[自测题1]Why did Avremel choose to stay when others were fleeing?A. Because he expected the rescuers to help him.B. Because he tried to carry Ed downstairs.C. Because he didn't want to leave Ed behind.D. Because he found it safer to stay inside.Passage On the morning of September 11th, Ed wanted to wait until he could be securely carried down by several rescue workers, as it was dangerous for someone with his disability to be moved. Avremel wouldn't allow his friend to wait alone when everyone else was fleeing the building, and he stayed with him.[自测题1]The word “address” in the paragraph means____.A. speechB. solutionC. informationD. titlePassage In the days that followed, the media learned about Avremel’s selfless act, and the story began to spread. President Bush, in his national prayer address to the American people, referred to Avremel’s act as one of the many “eloquent（有说服力的）acts of sacrifice” that were demonstrated by Americans during this crisis.[自测题2]Federal Student Aid provides student loans for______.A. high school educationB. secondary educationC. higher educationD. pre-secondary education Passage Federal Student Aid is an office of the US Department of Education that provides student loans for education beyond high school. The US government clearly understands the importance of post-secondary education in positively impacting the nation. It therefore ensures that each eligible student in the United States is able to receive financial assistance for higher education. [自测题2]Federally funded loans are preferred to private funding for ______.A. their easy accessibilityB. their high reliabilityC. their lower interest ratesD. their wide availabilityPassage Although parents can opt for private funding through sources like banks and other financial institutions, the rates of interest can be prohibitively high in most cases. On the other hand, the interest rates of federally funded student loans are much less in comparison. It is therefore imperative that parents take all steps necessary to apply for student loans available through the federal government.[自测题2]Federal Student Aid educates students on _____.A. how to apply to ideal universitiesB. how to obtain student loansC. how to process the applicationsD. how to meet their financial needsPassage Federal Student Aid is actively involved in educating students and their families on the exact procedure to obtain student loans. Once the applications are received, it processes them by the millions before the start of each academic year. It also pays out billions of dollars through schools to fund the education of students who have applied for financial aid.[自测题2]The first step in applying for financial aid is to___.A. fill out and submit application formsB. apply for a social security numberC. enter the applicant name in the right formatD. submit all the proper income and tax recordsPassage The first step in applying for financial aid is to fill and submit the FAFSA or Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The name of the student should be entered exactly the way it is written on the student‘s social security card. The format used is “first name”, “middle initial” and “last name”. Since the analysis bureau will be linking up the FAFSA with the social security number, the names should match precisely for the application to be approved. A mismatch in the names could result in the application being sent back for correction. This would cause a delay and end up pushing the applicant to the back of the line. Since most financial aid is provided on a first-come-first-served basis, it is important to be at the head of the line. Even a minor error on the FAFSA can result in a loss of thousands of dollars in financial aid.[自测题2]To succeed in applying for student loans, you are advised to____.A. enhance academic performanceB. resort to a certified college plannerC. avoid submitting a CSS PROFILED. turn in income and tax records afterwardsPassage The CSS PROFILE is the FAFSA equivalent that is most often required for aid through private universities. It could be a little more complicated than filling out the FAFSA form. Going through the entire process with the help of a certified college planner would be a good idea.[自测题3]This passage is mainly about______.A. the influence of sleep loss on weightB. the effect of sleep deprivation on moodC. the release of the hormone CortisolD. the implications of a new research findingPassage Sleepless nights don’t just ruin your mood the next day —— they could also damage your waistline. According to new research in the August issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, sleep deprivation can cause people to pack on extra pounds.[自测题3]Sleep-deprived people consume more calories, which will _____.A. make them energeticB. turn into extra poundsC. damage their moodD. cause them to feel sleepyPassage Researchers at the New York Obesity Nutrition Research Centre at St. Luke ’s-Roosevelt Hospital found that sleep-deprived people seem to burn the same number of calories as the well- rested, but they consume about 300 more calories a day. Given that it takes just 3,500 calories to add a pound to your body, those calories can quickly turn into extra weight.[自测题3]According to Michael Breus, sleep loss can _______.A. decrease people’s appetiteB. slow down energy conservationC. trigger the need for more foodD. lead to a vicious cyclePassage But there are several other reasons that sleep loss could lead to weight gain, says sleep disorder specialist Michael Breus. When we get too little shut-eye, our metabolism（新陈代谢）slows down to conserve energy. That slowdown triggers the release of the hormone Cortisol（荷尔蒙皮质醇）,which increases appetite. Your body thinks it needs more energy, so it asks for more food. [自测题3]The word “optimal” in paragraph is closest in meaning to______.A. bestB. positiveC. optionalD. AppropriatePassage For optimal health, experts say you should try to get 7.5 hours of sleep a night. If you have trouble sleeping, stick to a nightly routine, exercise during the day, banish worries to a journal, and keep pre-bedtime activities relaxing. [自测题3]To attack sleep troubles, you can _____.A. exercise regularly at nightB. do more pre-bedtime activitiesC. keep a journal at nightD. follow a set routine every nightPassage For optimal health, experts say you should try to get 7.5 hours of sleep a night. If you have trouble sleeping, stick to a nightly routine, exercise during the day, banish worries to a journal, and keep pre-bedtime activities relaxing. What is the main idea of the paragraph?A. Important life skillsB. Other conveniencesC. Colorful campus lifeD. Various campus lifeE. Introduction to dormitory lifeF. Gains and costs of dormitory lifePassage Living in the dormitory at college can be a great experience. However, if you take no steps to make thisexperience positive, dormitory life can become a misery. When you choose to live in a college dormitory, you will have a better chance to live a colorful and meaningful life. Meanwhile, you will have to give up many as well.What is the main idea of the paragraph?A. Important life skillsB. Other conveniencesC. Colorful campus lifeD. Various campus lifeE. Introduction to dormitory lifeF. Gains and costs of dormitory lifePassage When you live in a dormitory, you can meet many people with different interests. And you can enjoy the various services there. Both are very important to make you successful at college. But you may have to give up much of your personal space. You will share a room with some one else. This means you need to make peace with the things and people around you.What is the main idea of the paragraph?A. Important life skillsB. Other conveniencesC. Colorful campus lifeD. Various campus lifeE. Introduction to dormitory lifeF. Gains and costs of dormitory lifePassage You will have to learn some important life skills. For example, you will learn how to get along with people. You will also learn to ignore things that you can’t change. But in the future, you will find these skills very helpful when you are working in the real world.What is the main idea of the paragraph?A. Important life skillsB. Other conveniencesC. Colorful campus lifeD. Various campus lifeE. Introduction to dormitory lifeF. Gains and costs of dormitory lifePassage When you live in a dormitory, you can enjoy a wide range of campus services, which are not available to those who live off campus. If you have any school related problems, you have no difficulty finding someone to help, because the school hires people to help the students living there.What is the main idea of the paragraph?A. Important life skillsB. Other conveniencesC. Colorful campus lifeD. Various campus lifeE. Introduction to dormitory lifeF. Gains and costs of dormitory lifePassage Besides, living on campus means you don’t have to travel to and from school in rush hours. And you are more involved in campus life. For example, you can have a better chance to take part in the club activities and make your own contributions. If you want to live a rich campus life, living in a dormitory is your best choice.[自测题1]What is the main idea of the paragraph?A. Mistakes encourage taking risksB. Mistakes practice telling truthC. Mistakes make powerful teachersD. Mistakes are as important as successesE. Mistakes focus our attentionF. Mistakes make things workPassage Mistakes have a way of focusing our attention and putting crucial problems right in our face. Mistakes light a path for us. When we own up to our mistakes, we often know exactly what’s not working and what we can do to fix it.[自测题1]What is the main idea of the paragraph?A. Mistakes encourage taking risksB. Mistakes practice telling truthC. Mistakes make powerful teachersD. Mistakes are as important as successesE. Mistakes focus our attentionF. Mistakes make things workPassage There is one sure way to avoid mistakes and that’s to avoid life. The writer who never finishes a book will never have to worry about getting negative reviews. The comedian who never performs in front of an audience is sure to avoid telling jokes that fall flat. When we are comfortable with making mistakes, we’re more likely to take risks and tackle projects. Celebrating mistakes involves wisdom. Effective people don’t set goals with the idea of making mistakes. Instead, they aim to reach those goals while accepting the risk of error.[自测题1]What is the main idea of the paragraph?A. Mistakes encourage taking risksB. Mistakes practice telling truthC. Mistakes make powerful teachersD. Mistakes are as important as successesE. Mistakes focus our attentionF. Mistakes make things workPassage Imagine working at a company that has no standards 一 where mistakes are not distinguished from successes and no one is held accountable for errors. We could turn in the most careless and the crudest pieces of work we’d ever done, and they would get treated the same as our best work. We’d never be able to count on having the supplies we needed because no one would complain when vendors failed to deliver. Projects could go permanently unfinished and no one would say anything. In an atmosphere where there’s no difference between failure and success, the word "mistake" would be without meaning. Mistakes can happen only when people are truly committed to making things work.[自测题1]What is the main idea of the paragraph?A. Mistakes encourage taking risksB. Mistakes practice telling truthC. Mistakes make powerful teachersD. Mistakes are as important as successesE. Mistakes focus our attentionF. Mistakes make things workPassage The word “mistake” derives meaning only by comparison to what we desire. Noticing and admitting our mistakes reminds us of what we really want to have, do, and be. Mistakes offer us an opportunity to practice truth telling. With this act come the rewards of honesty and frankness, including self-knowledge and the capacity for change. As we tell the truth about our mistakes, we can benefit by releasing shame and blame. Fixing mistakes and preventing them from happening again are key goals.[自测题1]What is the main idea of the paragraph?A. Mistakes encourage taking risksB. Mistakes practice telling truthC. Mistakes make powerful teachersD. Mistakes are as important as successesE. Mistakes focus our attentionF. Mistakes make things workPassage Mistakes are usually more instructive than successes —— and often far more interesting. The lessons we learn from making mistakes often stick with us for a lifetime. We can translate those lessons into new values and behaviors that make a profound difference. With all these potential benefits from mistakes, we have plenty of reasons to celebrate them.[自测题2]What is the main idea of the paragraph?A. Being naiveB. Easy targetsC. Being frugalD. Protecting informationE. Shredding documentsF. Seeking helpPassage College students have a lot to worry about: tests, quizzes, homework, organizations, and jobs. One thing they might not think they should worry about is identity theft. Identity theft is actually a big problem on college campuses and students are easy targets. Knowing how to protect yourself against identity theft is the first thing you need to do for yourself.[自测题2]What is the main idea of the paragraph?A. Being naiveB. Easy targetsC. Being frugalD. Protecting informationE. Shredding documentsF. Seeking helpPassage One of the major reasons why students are targets is because they are naive. Many students don’t know or don’t realize the dangers of giving out their personal information unless they have already been through it or they are older. A majority of the time, students get sucked into getting free stuff just for applying for a credit card. Students are one of the easiest targets for scammers（骗子）.In order to protect yourself from having your identity stolen, you need to understand how scammers get your personal information.[自测题2]What is the main idea of the paragraph?A. Being naiveB. Easy targetsC. Being frugalD. Protecting informationE. Shredding documentsF. Seeking helpPassage For students, being frugal is just about a must. One of the costs they may skimp on is paying for their own Internet. Instead, they will log on to someone else’s WiFi or an unsecured network. While this may cut down on costs while you are in college, there is a chance that someone will be able to get your personal information. These unsecured networks may be full of people who are simply sitting and waiting for you to log on to your bank account, shop online, apply for a job online, or apply for a credit card online. If you are going to shop online or do any of the previously mentioned activities, make sure you are on a secured network that has the proper privacy settings.[自测题2]What is the main idea of the paragraph?A. Being naiveB. Easy targetsC. Being frugalD. Protecting informationE. Shredding documentsF. Seeking helpPassageSomething that students may not think about is shredding （撕碎）their documents. It is very easy for anyone to have their identity stolen if they don’t shred important documents, bills, or even credit card offers. You should always shred anything that has any type of personal information, especially those with account numbers, your social security number, or even your birthday. If you get a credit card offer saying you are pre-approved, so on and so forth, you need to shred it before throwing it away. Some people go through others’ trash and take the pre- approved cards. They can then use it to open a credit card under your name, stealing your identity.[自测题2]What is the main idea of the paragraph?A. Being naiveB. Easy targetsC. Being frugalD. Protecting informationE. Shredding documentsF. Seeking helpPassage While you have many things to think about while in college, you should always think about the information you are giving out. Remember never to give out your bank account information or PIN (personal identification number)，even to a friend. Also, watch out for scams （骗局）like signing up for a credit card to get a free shirt; your identity may not be stolen right away, but that information could be used in the future. Shred any and all personal documentation before throwing it away. Moreover, when you do shred your documentation, make sure it can’t be put back together.[自测题3]What is the main idea of the paragraph?A. News organizationsB. The most influential usersC. InfluencesD. CelebritiesE. Twitter’s popularityF. PoliticiansPassage Twitter is todays most popular social networking site. What is it that drives people to Twitter, drives the trending topics, and directs the discussions people are having on Twitter? The most influential Twitter users! These are the people that can get Twitter users tweeting and can get a large number of followers. These are the top categories of Twitter’s most influential users.[自测题3]What is the main idea of the paragraph?A. News organizationsB. The most influential usersC. InfluencesD. CelebritiesE. Twitter’s popularityF. PoliticiansPassage Celebrities will always have a large influence on society. The influence they have on twitter is incredible. Twitter is an easy way for fans to connect with their favorite celebrity and many celebrities are taking advantage of Twitter’s popularity. Every celebrity tweet starts a firestorm of retweets, replies, and discussions about what a celebrity just tweeted. A good example of this is that the trending topics often revolve around a celebrity or something that a celebrity recently tweeted. Celebrity tweets also become news in the world of celebrity news. Celebrities now use Twitter to communicate with the public instead of issuing statements, and also use their accounts to dispel rumors, make announcements, and promote their movies, albums, or books. Moreover, because there are so many celebrity tabloids （小报）, simple tweets about their everyday lives will also become front-page news.[自测题3]What is the main idea of the paragraph?A. News organizationsB. The most influential usersC. InfluencesD. CelebritiesE. Twitter’s popularityF. PoliticiansPassage News organizations do play a large role in getting news out to people through Twitter and influencing the discussions that take place on Twitter as we’re all affected by the news of the day. Retweets by twitter users of important stories are an easy and powerful way to get the word out about a story they think is important. Twitter allows news organizations to let people know about an event very quickly, and when a story is important or gains attention, it will quickly be retweeted by enough people to make it a trending topic or a top tweet. We will always have the need for news organizations to provide us with information on the world’s events. Twitter makes spreading those news stories quickly very easy.[自测题3]What is the main idea of the paragraph?A. News organizationsB. The most influential usersC. InfluencesD. CelebritiesE. Twitter’s popularityF. PoliticiansPassage With more politicians creating Twitter accounts, Twitter has become a way for users to spread the word about a politician they support and for politicians to get the word out to more people about upcoming events and their general message. Following and listing politicians gives users a simple way to stay connected with and informed about what those politicians want to communicate. Politicians will always have an influence on our daily lives and they also have quite an influence on Twitter.[自测题3]What is the main idea of the paragraph?A. News organizationsB. The most influential usersC. InfluencesD. CelebritiesE. Twitter’s popularityF. PoliticiansPassage Twitter’s popularity blows out of proportion with millions of people joining, including celebrities and businesses. This will, in turn, prompt a good majority of the internet society to join and see what the whole fuss was about by joining, tweeting and using all the Twitter related services.If you make no effort, you will____.A. start a new lifeB. losing much of your private lifeC. have an unhappy dormitory lifeD. many of the campus servicesE. traveling from home to schoolF. good relations with othersPassage Living in the dormitory at college can be a great experience. However, if you take no steps to make this experience positive, dormitory life can become a misery. When you choose to live in a college dormitory, you will have a better chance to live a colorful and meaningful life. Meanwhile, you will have to give up many as well.Dormitory life means____.A. start a new lifeB. losing much of your private lifeC. have an unhappy dormitory lifeD. many of the campus servicesE. traveling from home to schoolF. good relations with othersPassage When you live in a dormitory, you can meet many people with different interests. And you can enjoy the various services there. Both are very important to make you successful at college. But you may have to give up much of your personal space. You will share a room with some one else. This means you need to make peace with the things and people around you.You need to master many skills like how to keep____.A. start a new lifeB. losing much of your private lifeC. have an unhappy dormitory lifeD. many of the campus servicesE. traveling from home to schoolF. good relations with othersPassage You will have to learn some important life skills. For example, you will learn how to get along with people. You will also learn to ignore things that you can’t change. But in the future, you will find these skills very helpful when you are working in the real world.Those who live off campus cannot use____.A. start a new lifeB. losing much of your private lifeC. have an unhappy dormitory lifeD. many of the campus servicesE. traveling from home to schoolF. good relations with othersPassage When you live in a dormitory, you can enjoy a wide range of campus services, which are not available to those who live off campus. If you have any school related problems, you have no difficulty finding someone to help, because the school hires people to help the students living there.Living on campus can save you the trouble of____.A. start a new lifeB. losing much of your private lifeC. have an unhappy dormitory lifeD. many of the campus servicesE. traveling from home to schoolF. good relations with othersPassageBesides, living on campus means you don’t have to travel to and from school in rush hours. And you are more involved in campus life. For example, you can have a better chance to take part in the club activities and make your own contributions. If you want to live a rich campus life, living in a dormitory is your best choice.[自测题1]We often know through mistakes what’s going wrong and____.A. stick with us for a lifetimeB. what we can do to fix itC. celebrate mistakeD. accepting the risk of errorE. worry about being criticizedF. committed to making things workPassage Mistakes have a way of focusing our attention and putting crucial problems right in our face. Mistakes light a path for us. When we own up to our mistakes, we often know exactly what’s not working and what we can do to fix it.[自测题1]If a writer never finishes his book, he will never have to____.A. stick with us for a lifetimeB. what we can do to fix itC. celebrate mistakeD. accepting the risk of errorE. worry about being criticizedF. committed to making things workPassage There is one sure way to avoid mistakes and that’s to avoid life. The writer who never finishes a book will never have to worry about getting negative reviews. The comedian who never performs in front of an audience is sure to avoid telling jokes that fall flat. When we are comfortable with making mistakes, we’re more likely to take risks and tackle projects. Celebrating mistakes involves wisdom. Effective people don’t set goals with the idea of making mistakes. Instead, they aim to reach those goals while accepting the risk of error.[自测题1]Effective people aim to reach their goals while ____.A. stick with us for a lifetimeB. what we can do to fix itC. celebrate mistakeD. accepting the risk of errorE. worry about being criticizedF. committed to making things workPassageThere is one sure way to avoid mistakes and that’s to avoid life. The writer who never finishes a book will never have to worry about getting negative reviews. The comedian who never performs in front of an audience is sure to avoid telling jokes that fall flat. When we are comfortable with making mistakes, we’re more likely to take risks and tackle projects. Celebrating mistakes involves wisdom. Effective people don’t set goals with the idea of making mistakes. Instead, they aim to reach those goals while accepting the risk of error.[自测题1]People can make mistakes only when they are truly_____.A. stick with us for a lifetimeB. what we can do to fix itC. celebrate mistakeD. accepting the risk of errorE. worry about being criticizedF. committed to making things workPassage Imagine working at a company that has no standards 一 where mistakes are not distinguished from successes and no one is held accountable for errors. We could turn in the most careless and the crudest pieces of work we’d ever done, and they would get treated the same as our best work. We’d never be able to count on having the supplies we needed because no one would complain when vendors failed to deliver. Projects could go permanently unfinished and no one would say anything. In an atmosphere where there’s no difference between failure and success, the word “mistake” would be without meaning. Mistakes can happen only when people are truly committed to making things work.[自测题1]We can learn some lessons from making mistakes, which often_____.A. stick with us for a lifetimeB. what we can do to fix itC. celebrate mistakeD. accepting the risk of errorE. worry about being criticizedF. committed to making things workPassage Mistakes are usually more instructive than successes —— and often far more interesting. The lessons we learn from making mistakes often stick with us for a lifetime. We can translate those lessons into new values and behaviors that make a profound difference. With all these potential benefits from mistakes, we have plenty of reasons to celebrate them.[自测题2]You need to do first for yourself is_____.A. it can’t be put back togetherB. knowing how to protect yourself against identity theftC. unless they have already been through it or they are olderD. because college students aren’t experiencedE. shred it before throwing it awayF. while you log on to someone else’s WiFi or an unsecured networkPassage College students have a lot to worry about: tests, quizzes, homework, organizations, and jobs. One thing they might not think they should worry about is identity theft. Identity theft is actually a big problem on college campuses and students are easy targets. Knowing how to protect yourself against identity theft is the first thing you need to do for yourself.[自测题2]The dangers of releasing personal information are unknown to many students____.A. it can’t be put back togetherB. knowing how to protect yourself against identity theftC. unless they have already been through it or they are olderD. because college students aren’t experiencedE. shred it before throwing it awayF. while you log on to someone else’s WiFi or an unsecured networkPassage One of the major reasons why students are targets is because they are naive. Many students don’t know or don’t realize the dangers of giving out their personal information unless they have already been through it or they are older. A majority of the time, students get sucked into getting free stuff just for applying for a credit card. Students are one of the easiest targets for scammers （骗子）.In order to protect yourself from having your identity stolen, you need to understand how scammers get your personal information.[自测题2]Good chance stands that your personal information will be stolen____.A. it can’t be put back togetherB. knowing how to protect yourself against identity theftC. unless they have already been through it or they are olderD. because college students aren’t experiencedE. shred it before throwing it awayF. while you log on to someone else’s WiFi or an unsecured networkPassage For students, being frugal is just about a must. One of the costs they may skimp on is paying for their own Internet. Instead, they will log on to someone else’s WiFi or an unsecured network. While this may cut down on costs while you are in college, there is a chance that someone will be able to get your personal information. These unsecured networks may be full of people who are simply sitting and waiting for you to log on to your bank account, shop online, apply for a job online, or apply for a credit card online. If you are going to shop online or do any of the previously mentioned activities, make sure you are on a secured network that has the proper privacy settings.[自测题2]If a credit card offer is said to be pre-approved, you need to . A. it can’t be put back togetherB. knowing how to protect yourself against identity theftC. unless they have already been through it or they are olderD. because college students aren’t experiencedE. shred it before throwing it awayF. while you log on to someone else’s WiFi or an unsecured networkPassage Something that students may not think about is shredding（撕碎）their documents. It is very easy for anyone to have their identity stolen if they don’t shred important documents, bills, or even credit card offers. You should always shred anything that has any type of personal information, especially those with account numbers, your social security number, or even your birthday. If you get a credit card offer saying you are pre-approved, so on and so forth, you need to shred it before throwing it away. Some people go through others’ trash and take the pre- approved cards. They can then use it to open a credit card under your name, stealing your identity. [自测题2]When you do shred your documentation, make sure_____.A. it can’t be put back togetherB. knowing how to protect yourself against identity theftC. unless they have already been through it or they are olderD. because college students aren’t experiencedE. shred it before throwing it awayF. while you log on to someone else’s WiFi or an unsecured networkPassage While you have many things to think about while in college, you should always think about the information you are giving out. Remember never to give out your bank account information or PIN (personal identification number)，even to a friend. Also, watch out for scams（骗局）like signing up for a credit card to get a free shirt; your identity may not be stolen right away, but that information could be used in the future. Shred any and all personal documentation before throwing it away. Moreover, when you do shred your documentation, make sure it can’t be put back together.[自测题3]The most influential Twitter users can get _____.A. their upcoming events and general messageB. a large number of followers tweetingC. spread quicklyD. influence Twitter incrediblyE. is becoming increasingly popularF. great popularityPassage Twitter is today’s most popular social networking site. What is it that drives people to Twitter, drives the trending topics, and directs the discussions people are having on Twitter? The most influential Twitter users! These are the people that can get Twitter users tweeting and can get a large number of followers. These are the top categories of Twitter’s most influential users.[自测题3]Celebrities______.A. their upcoming events and general messageB. a large number of followers tweetingC. spread quicklyD. influence Twitter incrediblyE. is becoming increasingly popularF. great popularityPassage Celebrities will always have a large influence on society. The influence they have on twitter is incredible. Twitter is an easy way for fans to connect with their favorite celebrity and many celebrities are taking advantage of Twitter’s popularity. Every celebrity tweet starts a firestorm of retweets, replies, and discussions about what a celebrity just tweeted. A good example of this is that the trending topics often revolve around a celebrity or something that a celebrity recently tweeted. Celebrity tweets also become news in the world of celebrity news. Celebrities now use Twitter to communicate with the public instead of issuing statements, and also use their accounts to dispel rumors, make announcements, and promote their movies, albums, or books. Moreover, because there are so many celebrity tabloids（小报）, simple tweets about their everyday lives will also become front-page news.[自测题3]Twitter makes important news stories_______.A. their upcoming events and general messageB. a large number of followers tweetingC. spread quicklyD. influence Twitter incrediblyE. is becoming increasingly popularF. great popularityPassage News organizations do play a large role in getting news out to people through Twitter and influencing the discussions that take place on Twitter as we’re all affected by the news of the day. Retweets by twitter users of important stories are an easy and powerful way to get the word out about a story they think is important. Twitter allows news organizations to let people know about an event very quickly, and when a story is important or gains attention, it will quickly be retweeted by enough people to make it a trending topic or a top tweet. We will always have the need for news organizations to provide us with information on the world’s events. Twitter makes spreading those news stories quickly very easy.[自测题3]Politicians’ Twitter accounts help them get more people to know about_____.A. their upcoming events and general messageB. a large number of followers tweetingC. spread quicklyD. influence Twitter incrediblyE. is becoming increasingly popularF. great popularityPassageWith more politicians creating Twitter accounts, Twitter has become a way for users to spread the word about a politician they support and for politicians to get the word out to more people about upcoming events and their general message. Following and listing politicians gives users a simple way to stay connected with and informed about what those politicians want to communicate. Politicians will always have an influence on our daily lives and they also have quite an influence on Twitter.[自测题3]With millions of people joining, Twitter_______.A. their upcoming events and general messageB. a large number of followers tweetingC. spread quicklyD. influence Twitter incrediblyE. is becoming increasingly popularF. great popularityPassageTwitter’s popularity blows out of proportion with millions of people joining, including celebrities and businesses. This will, in turn, prompt a good majority of the internet society to join and see what the whole fuss was about by joining, tweeting and using all the Twitter related services.选择正确的句子填入空白处。A. I was so happy I even slept with it at my side.B. He wanted a son because he wanted to teacher him to play baseball.C. I owe him all my success in baseball and in my life.D. In order to make me happy, he let me play what I wanted.E. He was named our baseball team’s number one fan by my coach.F. My grandpa is still working at a store.Passage My grandfather had only one child and that was my mother. He always wanted a son but it never happened. ____ When my mom got pregnant, he thought he finally had a boy in the family, but it turned out that her first child was my older sister. When I was born, Grandpa was very happy.选择正确的句子填入空白处。A. I was so happy I even slept with it at my side.B. He wanted a son because he wanted to teacher him to play baseball.C. I owe him all my success in baseball and in my life.D. In order to make me happy, he let me play what I wanted.E. He was named our baseball team’s number one fan by my coach.F. My grandpa is still working at a store.PassageHe was the first person to give me a baseball glove and to play baseball with me. My first glove was as small as my whole hand is now. When Grandpa gave me that glove, I was very excited. _______. It was my pride and joy.选择正确的句子填入空白处。A. I was so happy I even slept with it at my side.B. He wanted a son because he wanted to teacher him to play baseball.C. I owe him all my success in baseball and in my life.D. In order to make me happy, he let me play what I wanted.E. He was named our baseball team’s number one fan by my coach.F. My grandpa is still working at a store.PassageWhen I was five, I played on my first baseball team and Grandpa was the coach. He wanted me to lay one position, but I wanted to play another. _______ I tried so hard that I made good progress. Grandpa was very proud of me. Ever since then, he has worked with me to make me a better player.选择正确的句子填入空白处。A. I was so happy I even slept with it at my side.B. He wanted a son because he wanted to teacher him to play baseball.C. I owe him all my success in baseball and in my life.D. In order to make me happy, he let me play what I wanted.E. He was named our baseball team’s number one fan by my coach.F. My grandpa is still working at a store.PassageGrandpa has helped me become not only a better player, but a better person. ______ Today Grandpa does not play baseball with me so often, but he still comes to every practice and game.选择正确的句子填入空白处。A. I was so happy I even slept with it at my side.B. He wanted a son because he wanted to teacher him to play baseball.C. I owe him all my success in baseball and in my life.D. In order to make me happy, he let me play what I wanted.E. He was named our baseball team’s number one fan by my coach.F. My grandpa is still working at a store.PassageToday Grandpa does not play baseball with me so often, but he still comes to every practice and game. He sits and watches my practices through rain and shine. ____ I love him and hope he will be around for many more years to support me and baseball.[自测题1]选择正确的句子填入空白处。A. There are a few basic tips to help make you into a self-confident human being.B. One method that can help to improve self-confidence is through the use of Hypnosis.C. Try new things that excite you.D. Even the most self-confident people have certain issues.E. We aim to help people become more self-confident in life.F. Developing self-confidence can be hard, especially if you are starting with little or no confidence.PassageImproving your self-confidence can be a difficult task. Most people associate having a high level of confidence with being successful. In some way this is true, since most successful people have high levels of self-confidence and are able to take on any challenges in their path._____It can take a long time to develop, but it certainly can have a massive positive impact on the rest of your life.[自测题1]选择正确的句子填入空白处。A. There are a few basic tips to help make you into a self-confident human being.B. One method that can help to improve self-confidence is through the use of Hypnosis.C. Try new things that excite you.D. Even the most self-confident people have certain issues.E. We aim to help people become more self-confident in life.F. Developing self-confidence can be hard, especially if you are starting with little or no confidence.PassageSelf-confidence can be the route to achieving many of your other goals, whether it be asking certain person out to dinner, becoming successful in business or even with your weight loss goals. ______.Face what you fear. Most of the time, what you fear will not really be as bad as it seems. Whether it is being too embarrassed to go to a new fitness class since you think you will stick out like a sore thumb, or going for that promotion at work, you will find in time that everyone is fearful or has insecurities about something. Developing self-confidence can be hard, especially if you are starting with little or no confidence. They just deal with them in a different and positive way.Improve your self-confidence by finding out what you really want from life. Try new things that excite you. Don’t be afraid of failing, since life is one big learning curve. I bet the most successful people you've met failed over and over again before they hit it big.[自测题1]选择正确的句子填入空白处。A. There are a few basic tips to help make you into a self-confident human being.B. One method that can help to improve self-confidence is through the use of Hypnosis.C. Try new things that excite you.D. Even the most self-confident people have certain issues.E. We aim to help people become more self-confident in life.F. Developing self-confidence can be hard, especially if you are starting with little or no confidence.PassageFace what you fear. Most of the time, what you fear will not really be as bad as it seems. Whether it is being too embarrassed to go to a new fitness class since you think you will stick out like a sore thumb, or going for that promotion at work, you will find in time that everyone is fearful or has insecurities about something. _____They just deal with them in a different and positive way.[自测题1]选择正确的句子填入空白处。A. There are a few basic tips to help make you into a self-confident human being.B. One method that can help to improve self-confidence is through the use of Hypnosis.C. Try new things that excite you.D. Even the most self-confident people have certain issues.E. We aim to help people become more self-confident in life.F. Developing self-confidence can be hard, especially if you are starting with little or no confidence.PassageImprove your self-confidence by finding out what you really want from life. _____Don’t be afraid of failing, since life is one big learning curve. I bet the most successful people you’ve met failed over and over again before they hit it big.[自测题1]选择正确的句子填入空白处。A. There are a few basic tips to help make you into a self-confident human being.B. One method that can help to improve self-confidence is through the use of Hypnosis.C. Try new things that excite you.D. Even the most self-confident people have certain issues.E. We aim to help people become more self-confident in life.F. Developing self-confidence can be hard, especially if you are starting with little or no confidence.Passage____ By utilizing the techniques used in hypnosis（催眠）, you can gain access to your subconscious mind, allowing you to plant positive thoughts that can greatly help you with your progress of becoming a more self-confident person.[自测题2]选择正确的句子填入空白处。A. Kamprad had made a crucial mistake in sympathizing with Nazis in his teenage years.B. However, he remained friends with Engdahl well into the 1950s.C. However, professionally, Kamprad had been left relatively unharmed.D. Indeed, the success of IKEA can be traced back to a simple mistake in 1956.E. Kamprad was arrested soon after the war was ended.F. He also devoted two chapters to the incident in his 1998 book, “The History of IKEA.”PassageWhen Kamprad was a teenager, he became interested in a pro-Nazi group run by a Swedish fascist activist by the name of Per Engdahl. He not only attended group meetings but also raised funds and recruited members to the group between 1942 and 1945. It is unknown when Kamprad quit the group. _______This part of Kamprad’s past remained hidden until 1994，when Engdahl’s personal letters were made public after his death.[自测题2]选择正确的句子填入空白处。A. Kamprad had made a crucial mistake in sympathizing with Nazis in his teenage years.B. However, he remained friends with Engdahl well into the 1950s.C. However, professionally, Kamprad had been left relatively unharmed.D. Indeed, the success of IKEA can be traced back to a simple mistake in 1956.E. Kamprad was arrested soon after the war was ended.F. He also devoted two chapters to the incident in his 1998 book, “The History of IKEA.”Passage“This is part of my life I bitterly regret,” aid Kamprad. “After a couple of meetings in pure Nazi style, I quit.” In a letter he wrote to employees titled “The Greatest Mistake of My Life,” Kamprad apologized to IKEA employees of Jewish heritage and asked for their forgiveness. ______ Following its publication, Kamprad said in an interview, “Now I have told all I can. Can one ever get forgiveness for such stupidity?”[自测题2]选择正确的句子填入空白处。A. Kamprad had made a crucial mistake in sympathizing with Nazis in his teenage years.B. However, he remained friends with Engdahl well into the 1950s.C. However, professionally, Kamprad had been left relatively unharmed.D. Indeed, the success of IKEA can be traced back to a simple mistake in 1956.E. Kamprad was arrested soon after the war was ended.F. He also devoted two chapters to the incident in his 1998 book, “The History of IKEA.”Passage_____ “That was the biggest blunder I’ve made in my entire life, and I regret it deeply,” he said “I have said sorry, many times, but it has left an unremovable mark on my conscience that continually haunts me and perhaps it’s best this way.” Joining the Nazi group would be a mistake that he would be paying for on a personal level for the rest of his life. [自测题2]选择正确的句子填入空白处。A. Kamprad had made a crucial mistake in sympathizing with Nazis in his teenage years.B. However, he remained friends with Engdahl well into the 1950s.C. However, professionally, Kamprad had been left relatively unharmed.D. Indeed, the success of IKEA can be traced back to a simple mistake in 1956.E. Kamprad was arrested soon after the war was ended.F. He also devoted two chapters to the incident in his 1998 book, “The History of IKEA.”PassageJoining the Nazi group would be a mistake that he would be paying for on a personal level for the rest of his life. _____He was criticized and he was attacked in the media, but sales at IKEA continued to increase. His popularity actually rose following the incident because of the honesty with which he dealt with the after-effect.[自测题2]选择正确的句子填入空白处。A. Kamprad had made a crucial mistake in sympathizing with Nazis in his teenage years.B. However, he remained friends with Engdahl well into the 1950s.C. However, professionally, Kamprad had been left relatively unharmed.D. Indeed, the success of IKEA can be traced back to a simple mistake in 1956.E. Kamprad was arrested soon after the war was ended.F. He also devoted two chapters to the incident in his 1998 book, “The History of IKEA.”PassageExperience has taught Kamprad that not only could the business world be forgiving of his mistakes, but that it was those very mistakes that could end up moving mountains. _____ Working in Almhult, Gillis Lundgren, a new employee, had been standing beside a car with a colleague, trying to figure out how to get a bulky wooden table into the back of it. Finally, against company policy, Lundgren said, “Oh God, then, let’s pull off the legs and put them underneath.” It was with that simple statement that IKEA would reorient itself towards the flat design production for which it has become famous today.[自测题3]选择正确的句子填入空白处。A. It is also a decent read on brand-related habits.B. That is every fifth male co-worker, and every eighth female colleague.C. Among those 65 and older, however, only 47 percent have used their mobile devices on the toilet.D. Married people are far more likely than the single to text.E. Single people are far more likely than the mated to text.F. Among those aged 28 to 35, the figure is 91 percent.PassageWe know where some of you are reading this. A recently released survey of the mobile phone habits of Americans, going where few other surveys care to go, has found that 75 percent of the ordinary people has used their mobile devices while on the toilet. ______.[自测题3]选择正确的句子填入空白处。A. It is also a decent read on brand-related habits.B. That is every fifth male co-worker, and every eighth female colleague.C. Among those 65 and older, however, only 47 percent have used their mobile devices on the toilet.D. Married people are far more likely than the single to text.E. Single people are far more likely than the mated to text.F. Among those aged 28 to 35, the figure is 91 percent.PassageThe survey of 1,000 people by the marketing agency 11 mark found that private contemplation has given way to toilet-time talking, texting, shopping, using apps, or just surfing the Web, by both sexes and most ages. ____.[自测题3]选择正确的句子填入空白处。A. It is also a decent read on brand-related habits.B. That is every fifth male co-worker, and every eighth female colleague.C. Among those 65 and older, however, only 47 percent have used their mobile devices on the toilet.D. Married people are far more likely than the single to text.E. Single people are far more likely than the mated to text.F. Among those aged 28 to 35, the figure is 91 percent.PassageIt gets weirder. One-quarter of Americans say they will not go to the bathroom without their devices. While 63 percent have answered calls, 41 percent have called someone else while enthroned. Sixteen percent in the 28-to-35 group, the youngest sample surveyed, have made purchases there. A mere 8 percent of the oldest group has felt such retail urgency. Understandably, given their infrequent chances at privacy, people with children are more likely to talk on the phone than are the childless. ______.[自测题3]选择正确的句子填入空白处。A. It is also a decent read on brand-related habits.B. That is every fifth male co-worker, and every eighth female colleague.C. Among those 65 and older, however, only 47 percent have used their mobile devices on the toilet.D. Married people are far more likely than the single to text.E. Single people are far more likely than the mated to text.F. Among those aged 28 to 35, the figure is 91 percent.PassageHope you are sitting down for this: 20 percent of males have at one time joined a conference call from the toilet. Thirteen percent of American women have participated in meetings from the toilet. _____ Be grateful that location-based tracking is not yet so prevalent. Beworried about the rise of video on mobile devices. Ignore all background noises. Really.[自测题3]选择正确的句子填入空白处。A. It is also a decent read on brand-related habits.B. That is every fifth male co-worker, and every eighth female colleague.C. Among those 65 and older, however, only 47 percent have used their mobile devices on the toilet.D. Married people are far more likely than the single to text.E. Single people are far more likely than the mated to text.F. Among those aged 28 to 35, the figure is 91 percent.PassageThis is, in a sense, an evidence to our collective passion for communication and contact over all other needs, and a lesson in how quickly ideas of decorum（礼貌得体）adjust to the times. ______ If someone is making or taking calls while on the toilet, they are most likely using a BlackBerry. Using an app or playing on Facebook most often is done on an iPhone. In general, Android owners are more likely than owners of other phones to use them on the toilet.