There are two kinds of memory: short-term and long-term. Information in long-term memory can be remembered at a later time when it is needed. The information may be kept for days or weeks. However, information in short-term memory is kept for only a few seconds, usually by repeating the information over and over. The following experiment shows how short-term memory has been studied.
Henning studied how students who are learning English as a second language remember vocabulary. The subjects in his experiment were 75 college students. They represented all levels of ability in English: beginning, intermediate (中等), and native speaking students.
To begin, the subjects listened to a recording of a native speaker reading a paragraph in English. Following the recording, the subjects took a 15-question test to see which words they remembered. Each question had four choices. The subjects had to circle the word they had heard in the recording, some of the questions had four choices that sound alike. For example, weather, whether, wither, and wetter are four words that sound alike. Some of the questions had four choices that have the same meaning. Method, way, manner, and system would be four words with the same meaning. Finally the subjects took a language proficiency test.
Henning found that students with a lower proficiency in English made more of their mistakes on words that sound alike; students with a higher proficiency made more of their mistakes on words that have the same meaning. Henning's results suggest that beginning students hold the sound of words in their short-term memory, and advanced students hold the meaning of words in their short-term memory.
1. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?| A．Henning gave a separate test on vocabulary to his students. |
| B．Long-term memory can be achieved only by training. |
| C．It is easier to test short-term memory than long-term memory. |
| D．Information in short-term memory is different from that in long-term memory. |
| A．the theme of listening material | B．the student experimented on |
| C．a branch of knowledge studied | D．a native speaker |
| A．advanced students always remember words by their meaning |
| B．beginners have difficulty distinguishing the pronunciation of words |
| C．it is difficult to remember words that sound alike |
| D．it is difficult to remember words that have the same meaning |
| A．an experiment on students | B．two kinds of memory |
| C．short-term memory | D．memory |
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【推荐1】Have you ever wondered if you see the same colors as other people？Most people know what blue is when they see it. They call it “blue” because they were taught the word and connected in with what they saw. But how do you know what you see as blue isn’t someone else’s red？
The ability to perceive (感知) different colors is up to receptors (接受器) in our eyes. Light waves hit these receptors and they react depending on which colour the light is, sending signals to the brain. The brain then reads these signals to determine which colour light the eyes are receiving.
Some people’s receptors are more developed than others. The inability of the receptor to feel the light waves correctly means that some people cannot tell the differences between similar colors. Those with more developed receptors can see more colors. We sometimes hear people having an argument about whether something is dark blue or black. It might be because one person has stronger receptors to feel the light waves than another.
In the past, most scientists would argue that everyone saw colors in the same way. However, research was conducted on monkeys, in which their receptors were changed. This enabled them to see more colors than usual. Normally monkeys can only see blue and green, but the change allowed them to see red. Their brains automatically pot used to new colors. This suggests that our brains nay find new colors of the things we see. Colors could be a very personal experience, unique to everyone.
So, the next time you talk about your favourite colour, just remember if yours is blue and your friend says red, you two might actually be thinking about the same colour. What if everyone in the world has the same favourite colour, but just calls it different names？
1. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about？| A．How we perceive colors. |
| B．What the brain does with signals. |
| C．The inability to see colors. |
| D．The connection between receptors and light waves. |
| A．Some people cannot feel colors with their developed receptors. |
| B．People with poor receptors usually have colour weakness. |
| C．The more lights people feel, the weaker receptors they have. |
| D．People who have strong receptors can see: dark blue. |
| A．To lest the monkeys with colors. |
| B．To develop the receptors of humans. |
| C．To prove everyone sees colors in a different way. |
| D．To enable monkeys to find more colors. |
| A．An art journal. | B．A film review. | C．A business newspaper. | D．A science magazine. |
【推荐2】Our screens give out all kinds of light, especially blue light. Blue light, the argument goes, can affect your eye health, your sleeping patterns, and your health. Blue light glasses—technically they should be called “blue light blocking glasses”— filter out (过滤) blue light, letting in the other wavelengths of light, thus theoretically reducing the danger that blue light presents. Blue light glasses are designed to reduce what’s known as digital eye strain (疲劳), or DES. There are many symptoms associated with DES, including headaches, dry eyes, and unclear vision.
How effective are blue light glasses? We’ll start with the bad news: there is no evidence that blue light glasses have any effect on eye strain from digital screens. In fact, one British glasses dealer was fined for indicating that blue light glasses can protect against DES, given that there’s no scientific evidence of this. What’s more likely is that DES is caused by overuse, or misuse of eyes. After all, the sun is a substantially more powerful provider of blue light than our screens, and it has been decidedly proved that DES isn’t associated with the sun at all. The general agreement is that DES is caused by spending too long, staring too hard, and sitting too close to our screens. Health experts generally recommend taking breaks to prevent DES, rather than relying on blue light glasses.
But there is one thing that blue light glasses might help with. Some studies have indicated that blue light can be bad for our circadian rhythms (生理节奏). In other words, exposure to blue light could make it harder to fall asleep. There haven’t been enough studies to tell if blue light glasses, worn for a few hours before bed, could help you sleep better, but it’s not out of the question.
That said, there are interesting reports of people loving their blue light glasses. Even if it’s just the placebo (安慰剂) effect, that can be incredibly powerful, and if it works on you, keep doing it.
1. What can we know from Paragraphs 1 and 2?| A．Blue light is beneficial to health. | B．It’s advisable to take breaks to prevent DES. |
| C．Blue light glasses can protect against DES. | D．Blue light mainly comes from the screens. |
| A．Poor-quality sunglasses. | B．Improper use of eyes. |
| C．The blinding sunlight. | D．The small size of screens. |
| A．They reduce eye strain. | B．They affect circadian rhythms. |
| C．They may be helpful for sleep. | D．They help to see things more clearly. |
| A．Objective. | B．Opposed. | C．Indifferent. | D．Unclear. |
The new findings go strongly against the common belief that advancement in a career can result in better health because of an increased sense of selfconfidence，life control and overall wellbeing(幸福感 )．“Getting a promotion at work is not as great as many people may think.Our research finds that the mental health of managers typically deteriorates after a job promotion and goes beyond merely a shortterm change in a way，”said Chris Boyce, the researcher of the University of Warwick.He also added that they could not find any health benefits in individuals who had had job promotions.Instead，these people don't go to hospital to have health checks as often as they should，which may be something to worry about rather than celebrate.
To find out whether there is a connection between job advancement and physical health，Boyce and his team used data from the British Household Panel Survey.The data contained information on nearly 1,000 recently promoted individuals in the United Kingdom.And the data contained information on many aspects of life，including work and selfreported health.After analyzing all the available information，they discovered that there was no evidence of improved physical health after a job promotion.
However，what the researchers did find was evidence of greater mental stress.The experts found that promotion gives people，on average,10 percent more mental stress and up to 20 percent less time to visit their doctors in the event of illness.Matt Smith，a Scottish health expert，said mental stress is caused by working long hours.He said，“When someone is promoted there might be even more pressure to work longer hours and therefore they can't afford the time to care about their health.”
1. According to the text we can learn that work promotion________.| A．is traditionally believed to be harmful to people's health |
| B．decreases people's selfconfidence and happiness |
| C．gives people more chances to have health checks |
| D．can help raise people's income to some extent |
| A．satisfying | B．doubtful |
| C．optimistic | D．worse |
| A．It analyzed many aspects of the promoted individuals' lives. |
| B．It surveyed 1,000 people in the world. |
| C．It showed how people gained work promotion. |
| D．It proved that work promotion may lead to a shortterm change in health. |
| A．people who are promoted suffer from increased mental stress |
| B．the work after promotion will take up 20 percent of people's leisure time |
| C．promoted individuals tend to pay more attention to their health |
| D．poor health condition makes promoted individuals feel stressed |
| A．Work Promotion Helps Increase SelfConfidence. |
| B．Work Promotion Is Actually Bad for One's Health. |
| C．Work Promotion Means Having to Work Harder. |
| D．Work Promotion Brings Wealth and Health. |
【推荐1】“All work and no play make Jack a dull boy.” But now scientists have given us another warning: too much play with smart phones or computers makes you dull too.
“Many focus on the benefits of digital devices （设备） in education but ignore the costs,”said Patricia Greenfield from the University of California, “losing the ability to understand the emotions of other people is one of the costs.”Greenfield and her research team did an experiment. They worked with 105 children who spent about 4.5 hours in front of screens on a school day. The students were asked to describe the emotions towards the pictures of people who were happy, sad, angry, or scared. Then, half of them attended a five-day nature and science camp. There they had no smart phones, TV, or computers. The other half stayed in school and spent the five days as usual. Five days later, all the children took the test again.
Students who had been to the camp got about 5 percent more answers correct than they had done before the camp. But the other group of students didn’t show much improvement. The study is not perfect in some ways, said the researchers. But scientists say that the study is still a warning for us.
“Emotional skills develop in practice and the brain develops through real interaction,” said Professor Taylor, a professor at the University of San Francisco.
Researchers talked to 2,000 parents of children aged 2-16 in the UK about what activities their children could do confidently. The results were shocking: Their children could use a tablet （平板电脑） (59%) and work a mobile phone (57%) more confidently than they could tie their shoelaces （鞋带） (53%)! So, spend more time away from mobile phones and computers if you want to be an understanding friend, and not a member of what the Daily Mail called “Generation Helpless”.
1. What is a problem of using digital media in education according to Professor Greenfield?| A．Having bad relationships with family members. |
| B．Failing to focus on their schoolwork. |
| C．Being addicted to online games. |
| D．Being unable to understand others’ emotions. |
| A．They are alarming. | B．They are far from perfect. |
| C．They still need to be improved. | D．They are quite reasonable. |
| A．Students learned how to express emotions in the experiment. |
| B．Students attending the camp did much better in their studies. |
| C．Too much play with digital devices caused some concerns. |
| D．More than half of the children in the UK couldn’t tie their shoelaces. |
| A．To use your smart phones and computers less. |
| B．To learn to tie your shoelaces confidently. |
| C．To learn to be an understanding friend. |
| D．To make more friends through your smart phones. |
【推荐2】A trip across the Pacific will guarantee you a different experience with a tipping culture you’ve never come across in China.
In the US, giving a little extra money to service workers on top of your bill is a common practice.
Though US national law requires that businesses pay workers at least $7.25 (45 yuan) per hour, employees receiving tips—often waiters and waitresses—are the exceptions. They usually only receive at least $2.13 an hour, and tips make up the difference. As The Wall Street Journal put it, “ The American system of tipping holds the promise of great rewards for waiting staff.”
So how should you tip if you are in the US?
Normally you pay tips as a percentage of the bill. Offering an extra 15 percent of the bill to the waiter or waitress in a restaurant and to the delivery man or woman is customary and expected. You can offer more for great service and less for poor service.
Yet there is an exception. For take-out food, you don’t have to provide tips, though some people say that filling an order still requires work and time that deserve a little extra—but maybe a little less.
Tips are not expected at fast food restaurants, pizza parlors, cafés or ice cream shops either, though a tip jar might be right by the cash register (收银机). Don’t feel obligated to throw some money in, but also remember that it doesn’t hurt. Those workers do not rely on tips.
Other service workers also receive tips. For taxi drivers, 15 percent is the norm (标准), more if they help with your bags. Hairdressers often receive about 15 percent of the bill. The same goes for spa therapists(理疗师) and tour guides.
Today, you can even pay tips on a credit card. When receiving a copy of the bill to sign, you are free to fill in how much you’d like to tip.
Though thinking about when to tip and how much you should tip causes a big headache for many Chinese people, it’s important to bear in mind that as long as you show respect and use your reasoning, things will be just fine.
1. What is the article mainly about?| A．How tipping culture started in the US. |
| B．New ways to give tips in the US. |
| C．How to give tips properly in the US. |
| D．The different attitudes that people have toward tipping. |
| A．Paying waiters and waitresses less than $7.25 per hour. |
| B．Refusing to give tips to your tour guide. |
| C．Tipping taxi drivers less than 15% because of poor service. |
| D．Ignoring the tip jar at fast food restaurants, cafés, or ice cream shops. |
| A．being forced to do something |
| B．being grateful for something |
| C．being surprised at something |
| D．being embarrassed about something |
| A．don’t necessarily have to follow the tipping rules in the US |
| B．should use their credit cards to give tips |
| C．should take it easy and give the correct tips for different occasions |
| D．must argue about the amount of tip they have to pay |
【推荐3】You may know the English letters A，B and C. But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas.But do you know there is such a thing a “banana person”？ How strange! Are these people from “another earth”？ No，they are just Chinese people like you and me.
ABC means American–born Chinese.An ABC is a Chinese，but was born in the United States.Sometimes，people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside — looking like a Westerner and yellow outside—looking like a Chinese.
Do you know why? Usually，ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language.Some of them don’t speak Chinese.Also，they are not interested in Chinese politics.
But if ABCs can not speak Chinese，can we still call them Chinese people? Yes，of course.They are Chinese.They are overseas Chinese.These people may be citizens (公民) of another country like the US，Canada or Singapore.But they have Chinese blood.Their parents，grandparents or even greatgrandparents were from China.They all have black eyes and black hair.But they are not Chinese citizens.They are not people of the People’s Republic of China.For example，we all know the famous scientist C. N.Yang (杨振宁). He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957.Chinese people love him.But he is an American citizen.
1. “ABC” in this passage means “________”.| A．three English letters | B．a kind of banana |
| C．Chinese born in America | D．Americans born in China |
| A．their bodies are white inside but yellow outside |
| B．they think like Westerners but look like Chinese |
| C．they were born in China but got to study in America |
| D．they like to eat bananas |
| A．American Chinese are great. |
| B．We love American Chinese. |
| C．Chinese people can win Nobel Prizes. |
| D．AmericanChinese are not Chinese citizens. |
| A．different kinds of bananas |
| B．overseas Chinese |
| C．the Nobel Prize |
| D．the life story of C. N.Yang |
【推荐1】Unsolved Mysteries About the Planet Earth
♦ Mystery 1: Where did all the water come from?
Water covers 70 percent of Earth’s surface and earns it the nickname “the blue planet”. But where did it come from? The most popular scientific theory states that the H2O came from several violent asteroids (小行星) filled with ice. Another suggests that the water actually has been around since Earth’s formation. However it happened, though, it’s certainly worked out well for Earth’s life forms.
♦ Mystery 2: What about all the oxygen?
Another thing is the planet’s oxygen. Tiny creatures released oxygen as a waste product, filling the atmosphere with it. After that, the level of oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere went wildly up and down until it finally calmed down around 540 million years ago. Since then, it’s remained at about the breathable level we experience today. But what caused it to be suddenly steady?
♦ Mystery 3: What caused the Cambrian (寒武纪) Explosion?
The Cambrian Explosion refers to the explosion of complex life forms that occurred on Earth about 540 million years ago. Before then, life had consisted mostly of bacteria. But at the beginning of the Cambrian period, complex creatures began developing at a rate never seen before. Suddenly, life forms had brains, eyes, and bones. Most living creatures today can trace their blood back to the Cambrian period.
♦ Mystery 4: Will we ever be able to predict earthquakes?
We still haven’t been able to come up with a way to accurately predict earthquakes. We can certainly try, but our current technology cannot predict them exactly. We know that earthquakes start when rocks crack underground and send earthquake waves toward the surface, but we haven’t figured out why that happens, or how to predict it.
1. What was created later by creatures on Earth?| A．Oxygen. | B．Water. | C．Bacteria. | D．Ice. |
| A．Earth is called the blue star because of water coverage. |
| B．The level of oxygen has been steady all the time. |
| C．Complex creatures had rapid development in the Cambrian period. |
| D．We know nothing about predicting earthquakes. |
| A．It is the oldest mystery of the four. |
| B．It will be solved in the near future. |
| C．It is the most difficult mystery to solve of the four. |
| D．It is a matter that has extremely practical significance. |
【推荐2】The secret to happiness is keeping busy, research has found.
Keeping the mind occupied with tasks — no matter how meaningless — keeps off negative emotions, the study found.
However, the bad news is that humans are seemingly born to be lazy in order to save energy, according to Professor Christoper Hsee, a behavioral scientist at Chicago University.
In a study, 98 students were asked to complete two surveys. After they had completed the first, they were made to wait 15 minutes to receive the next one. They were given a choice of either handing in the first survey nearby or at a more distant location they had to walk to. Whichever option they chose, they received a chocolate bar. It turned out that approximately two-thirds (68 students) chose the lazy option. Those who had taken the walk reported feeling happier than those who had stayed put.
Prof. Hsee concluded that keeping busy helped keep people happy. He said the findings, reported in the journal Psychological Science, had policy implications.
“Governments may increase the happiness of idle citizens by having them build bridges that are actually useless,” he proposed.
At the individual level, he advised, “Get up and do something. Anything. Even if there really is no point to what you are doing, you will feel better for it.” He added, “Incidentally, thinking deeply or engaging in self-reflection counts as keeping busy, too.”
“You do not need to be running around. You just need to be engaged, either physically or mentally.”
1. Keeping busy can make people happy because________.| A．it can help people get rid of laziness | B．it can make people sleep better |
| C．it can help get rid of negative emotions | D．it can give people a sense of achievement |
| A．The finding may contribute to politics. |
| B．The officials have taken Prof. Hsee’s advice. |
| C．In the study half students handed in the first survey nearby. |
| D．Governments can increase citizens’ happiness by building bridges. |
| A．Everybody is born to be happy. |
| B．Only by keeping working all the time can you gain happiness. |
| C．Prof. Hsee’s finding was published in Psychological Science. |
| D．Keeping busy goes against human nature. |
| A．To explain what happiness is. |
| B．To advise people not to sit around. |
| C．To advise people to do what they like to. |
| D．To show people how to take life correctly. |
【推荐3】Landslides ( 山体滑坡 ) occur when large amounts of wet debris ( 碎片 ), including rocks, earth, and trees, slide down a slope ( 斜 坡 ). They may occur as a result of fires, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, storms, or human activities. Landslides are particularly dangerous because they strike suddenly, move at extremely high speeds, and travel long distances. Although landslides are often difficult to predict, you can prepare for a landslide by following proper safety rules, ensure that you’re familiar with the warning signs, and making an emergency plan.
Become familiar with the land around where you live and work so that you understand your risk in different situations.
Learn about local emergency response plans.
Stay alert and awake in danger. Many deaths from landslides occur while people are sleeping.
Listen for unusual sounds that might indicate moving debris, such as trees cracking ( 爆裂声 ). If you are near a stream or river, be watchful for any sudden increase or decrease in water flow and notice whether the water changes from clear to muddy. Such changes may mean there is debris flow activity upstream, so be prepared to move quickly.
Listen to local news stations on a battery-powered radio for warnings of heavy rainfall.
Consider leaving if it is safe to do so.
If you suspect a danger, evacuate ( 撤退) immediately. Inform your neighbours if you can, and contact your public works, fire or police department.
Be especially alert when driving-watch for collapsed pavement, mud, fallen rocks and other indications of possible debris flow.
Talk to everyone in your family what to do if a landslide occurs. Create and practise an evacuation plan for your family and your business.
1. Which of the following is true about landslide?| A．It strikes slowly. |
| B．It can be easily predicted. |
| C．Too much debris causes damage. |
| D．You needn’t prepare for it. |
| A．Trees cracking. |
| B．Heavy rainfall. |
| C．Sudden increase or decrease in water flow. |
| D．Water changing from clear to muddy. |
| A．Listen to local news stations. |
| B．Create an evacuation plan. |
| C．Leave at once with your family. |
| D．Stay in your neighbour’s house. |
【推荐1】A Calendar Listing of Cultural Events
THURSDAY
Gypsy Caravan With 30 musicians and dancers, this show traces the Roma (or gypsy) migration from India to Western Europe. Representing dance traditions from India, Spain, Romania, and Macedonia. 7：30 P. M. Sanders Theatre, Cambridge. $20, $30, and $37.
Gal Costa World Music presents the Boston debut (首演）of Brazil’s tropicalismo superstar， backed by Dari Caymmi and his Quintet.
8 P.M. Berklee Performance Centre, Boston. $30, $35, and $40.
FRIDAY
Harvest Ball Get out the black suit or fancy cocktail dress for a night of dancing to Mark Morris and the Catunes. The dance is a benefit for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute.
8 P.M. Back Bay Hilton, Boston.
$ 40 in advance, $ 50 at door.
Noche Flamenca Spain's flamboyant flamenco dance company returns to Boston.
8：00 P.M.
$20. $30, and $40.
SATURDAY
Berlin Phiharmonic Orchestra The Celebrity Series opens its season with an all-Beethoven program.
8 P.M. Symphony Hall, Boston.
$ 45 - $ 95.
MUSEUMS
Geometric Abstraction： Latin American Art 60 paintings, drawings, and sculptures， Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge.
Sixth Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition DeCordova Museum , Lincoln.
A Studio of Her Own： Women Artists in Boston 1870-1940 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Open every day except Monday.
Admission free.
1. Where will you go if you want to dance?| A．Gypsy Caravan. | B．Noche Flamenca. |
| C．Harvest Ball. | D．Gal Costa. |
| A．The show time. | B．Spanish dance. |
| C．Music styles. | D．The ticket prices. |
| A．go to see Latin American paintings |
| B．hear Berlin Phiharmonic Orchestra |
| C．watch the performance by the Brazilian singer |
| D．learn fine arts from the women artists in Boston |
【推荐2】Fernando and I were arguing about why I never took any real vacations. When he suggested we go off somewhere for three entire weeks. “You decide,” I said.
He chose a little fishing village off the coast and he planned out a schedule. Our trip was full of wonder and fun, but when we got there, the shabby hotel failed to satisfy us, so we left a day early for the beach. As we drove, we passed two orphanages(孤儿院). Christmas was only a few days away, and I felt that I should stop to do something for the children.
Then Fernando came up with a plan to help the poor children we saw. We made a list of names, and then we went into town to buy new clothes, toys, and school supplies. For the rest of the day, we filled backpacks. We were excited about the celebration we-had-planned for the next day, December 26, when we'd invite the families to the beach in front of the hotel and hand out the presents.
Fernando and I were still in bed at around 9: 00 the next morning when we heard a cracking sound. “What is that?” I asked. As if in response, water started pouring into our room. The children's backpacks we had arranged so neatly on the floor began floating around. The next thing I knew was that the roof was torn off and Fernando and I were swept out. I thought I was going to die.
Under the water, I forced myself to calm down and then I popped out. Suddenly I saw Fernando only four feet away.
“What just happened?” I asked Fernando.
“Tsunami (海啸)!” he shouted to me. “Just be strong, whatever it was.” he told me, “It's all over now.” But a few seconds later, another wave buried us. I tried to grab him as he reached out to me, but he fell back under the water, and I never saw him again.
1. The author and Fernando left for the beach early because .| A．they were afraid of being late | B．the hotel disappointed them |
| C．they wanted to be there ahead of others | D．they wanted to do something for the children |
| A．bought a lot of gifts for their children | B．intended to invite many friends to their house |
| C．managed to finish their trip as planned | D．tried to help each other in face of danger |
| A．How his trip was ruined | B．When Fernando came back to him |
| C．How he survived | D．Why the disaster happened |
【推荐3】It was New Year’s night. An aged man was standing at a window. Few more hopeless people than himself now moved towards their certain goal-the tomb. He had already passed sixty of the age leading to it, and he had brought from his journey nothing but errors and regrets.
The days of his youth appeared like dreams before him, and he recalled the serious moment when his father placed him at the entrances of the two roads. One leading to a peaceful, sunny place covered with flowers and fruits; the other leading to a deep dark cave which was endless. He looked towards the sky and cried painfully, “Oh youth, return! Oh, my father, place me once more at the entrance to life”. But both his father and the days of his youth had passed away.
He saw the lights flowing away in the darkness，and these were the days of his wasted life; he saw a star fall from the sky and disappear, and this was the symbol of himself. Then he remembered his friends in his childhood, who entered life together with him. But they had made their way to success and were then honored and happy on that New Year’s night.
The clock in the high church tower struck and the sound made him remember his parents. They had taught him and prayed to God for his good. But he chose the wrong way with shame and grief. He dared no longer to look towards the heaven where his parents lived. He burst out a cry: “Come back, my early days!”And his youth did return, for all this was only a dream on New Year’s night. He was still young though his faults were real. He had not yet entered the deep dark eave, and he was still free to walk on the road which leads to the peaceful and sunny land.
1. Which of the following words can best describe the aged man?| A．Confident. | B．Selfless. |
| C．Regretful. | D．Fortunate. |
| A．The man’s friends missed their youth. |
| B．The man’s friends suffered failure finally. |
| C．The man wasted his life at one time. |
| D．The man was lonely in his childhood. |
| A．The old man didn’t take his father’s advice. |
| B．The old man was enjoying his journey. |
| C．The old man’s father accompanied him during the journey. |
| D．The old man was like lights in the darkness. |
| A．A Special New Year’s Night | B．An Old Man’s Hesitation |
| C．Youth Coming Back | D．Two Roads to Take |
