【推荐1】Everyone has good days and bad days.
Sometimes, you feel as if you’re on top of the world and all the questions on your maths test might seem easy. But occasionally you feel horrible, and you lose things and cannot focus on our schoolwork.
For more than 20 years, scientists have suggested that high self-esteem(自尊) is the key to success.Now, new research shows that focusing just on building self-esteem may not be helpful. In some cases, having high self-esteem can make people less likeable or more upset when they fail in something.
“Forget about self-esteem,” says Jennifer Crocker, a psychologist at the University of Michigan, US. “It’s not the important thing.”
Feeling good
Crocker’s advice may sound a bit strange. After all, feeling good can be good for you.Studies show that people with high self-esteem are less likely to be depressed, anxious, shy, or lonely than those with low self-esteem.
However, after reviewing about 18,000 studies on self-esteem, Roy Baumeister, a psychologist at Florida State University, has found that building up your self-esteem will not necessarily make you a better person.
He believes that violent people often have the highest self-esteem of all. He also said:“ There’s no evidence that kids with high self-esteem do better in school.”
Problems
All types of people have problems. People with high self-esteem can have big egos(自我) that can make them less likeable, said Kathleen Vohs, a psychology professor at Columbia University.People with high self-esteem tend to think more of themselves, VOhs says. People with low self-esteem are more likely to rely on their friends when they need help.
What to do
Researchers say it is best to listen to and support other people. Find positive ways to contribute to society. If you fail in something, try to learn from the experience. “The best therapy(药方) is to recognize your faults,” Vohs says. “It’s OK to say, ‘I’ m not so good at that,’ and then move on.”
1. What does the underlined part “on top of the world” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A．Quite helpful.	B．Extremely happy.
C．Very unlucky.	D．Rather upset.

2. The conclusion drawn from the new research shows that high self-esteem_____.

A．is not important at all

B．makes people more likeable

C．helps you do better at school

D．may not be the key to success

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to Vohs?

A．Feeling good doesn’t mean you lead a happy life.

B．People with high self-esteem always seek others’ help.

C．People with high self-esteem tend to be selfish.

D．People with low self-esteem are often more popular.

4. We can infer from the text that the best therapy mentioned in the last paragraph is mainly for people_____.

A．with high self-esteem

B．with low self-esteem

C．who contribute significantly to society

D．who are in need of support

【推荐2】John Blanchard stood up from the bench, straightened his Army uniform, and studied the crowd of people making their way through Grand Central Station. He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose.

His interest in her had begun thirteen months before in a Florida library. Taking a book off the shelf he found himself intrigued, not with the words of the book, but with the notes penciled in the margin. The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. In the front of the book, he discovered the previous owner’s name, Miss Hollis Maynell. With time and effort he located her address. She lived in New York City. He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to correspond. The next day he was shipped overseas for service in World War II.

During the next year and one month the two grew to know each other through the mail. Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. A romance was budding. Blanchard requested a photograph, but she refused. She felt that if he really cared, it wouldn’t matter what she looked like.

When the day finally came for him to return from Europe, they scheduled their first meeting -- 7:00 PM at the Grand Central Station in New York. “You’ll recognize me,” she wrote, “by the red rose I’ll be wearing on my lapel.” So at 7:00 he was in the station looking for a girl whose heart he loved, but whose face he’d never seen.

I’ll let Mr. Blanchard tell you what happened: A young woman was coming toward me, her figure long and slim. Her blonde hair lay back in curls from her delicate ears; her eyes were blue as flowers. Her lips and chin had a gentle firmness, and in her pale green suit she was like springtime come alive. I started toward her, entirely forgetting to notice that she was not wearing a rose. As I moved, a small, attractive smile curved her lips. “Going my way, sailor?” she murmured.

Almost uncontrollably I made one step closer to her, and then I saw Hollis Maynell. She was standing almost directly behind the girl. A woman well past 40, she had graying hair tucked under a worn hat. She was more than plump, her thick-ankled feet thrust into low-heeled shoes. The girl in the green suit was walking quickly away. I felt as though I was split in two, so keen was my desire to follow her, and yet so deep was my longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned me and upheld my own.

And there she stood. Her pale, plump face was gentle and sensible, her gray eyes had a warm and kindly twinkle. I did not hesitate. My fingers gripped the small worn blue leather copy of the book that was to identify me to her.

This would not be love, but it would be something precious, something perhaps even better than love, a friendship for which I had been and must ever be grateful. I squared my shoulders and saluted and held out the book to the woman, even though while I spoke I felt choked by the bitterness of my disappointment. “I'm Lieutenant（中尉）John Blanchard, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to dinner?”

The woman's face broadened into a tolerant smile. “I don't know what this is about, son,” she answered, “but the young lady in the green suit who just went by, she begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me out to dinner, I should go and tell you that she is waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”

It's not difficult to understand and admire Miss Maynell's wisdom. The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive. “Tell me whom you love,” Houssaye wrote, “And I will tell you who you are.”

1. How did John Blanchard get to know Miss Hollis Maynell?

A．They lived in the same city.	B．They were both interested in literature.
C．John came across Hollis in a Florida library.	D．John knew Hollis's name from a library book.

2. Hollis refused to send Blanchard a photo because _____.

A．she thought true love is beyond appearance	B．she wasn't confident about her appearance
C．she was only a middle-aged woman	D．she had never taken any photo before they knew

3. When Blanchard went over to greet the woman, he was _____.

A．disappointed but well-behaved	B．satisfied and confident
C．annoyed and bad-mannered	D．shocked but inspired

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．Don't Judge a Book by its Cover	B．The Symbol of Rose
C．Love is blind	D．A Test of Love

【推荐3】As your teacher passes out the math test, your hands turn sweaty. Your heart begins to race. Glancing down at the page, you suddenly forget those operations on which you drilled only a few days earlier. What's the multiplication table? Oh, you know it — well you're pretty sure, right? Suddenly, you start to doubt a lot of things that you “know”.

If that sounds familiar, you might suffer from math anxiety. Or maybe not. Even researchers who study this condition note that it can be surprisingly hard to define math anxiety. It's also hard to identify precisely how many people suffer from it.

To diagnose math anxiety, researchers design questionnaires, asking things like: “How anxious would you feel about being given a set of division problems to solve on paper?” Those who score high on these surveys about stress over making numerical （数学的） calculations will be labeled math-anxious. The exact share that gets this diagnosis, however, will fluctuate, depending on where researchers choose to draw the line at what counts as high.

In general, people who panic over their math skills tend to do worse in math classes than people who don't mind numbers. But that's not always true. “Just because you're math-anxious, that doesn't always mean you're bad at math,” notes Rose Vukovic, an educational psychologist at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Math anxiety affects people of all ages. Its effects don't end at graduation. Throughout life, this type of stress can stand in the way of mastering skills or projects in a host of areas that rely on computations（计算）.

The good news is that the problem is manageable. Ian Lyons, a psychologist at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., compares it to public speaking. Many people get anxious before giving a speech or performing. “You can respond to that positively and use that,” he says, “or you can go the other way.” An issue is whether you can see that stress as a positive challenge to overcome.

1. How does the author introduce the topic?

A．By offering a definition.	B．By using study results.
C．By describing a possible situation.	D．By asking questions.

2. What does the underlined word “fluctuate” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．Vary.

B．Be denied.

C．Matter.

D．Be awarded.

3. What does Rose Vukovic think of math anxiety?

A．It can disappear with graduation.	B．It can result in depression over time.
C．It won't cause people trouble in other areas.	D．It doesn't always lead to poor math grades.

4. What does Ian Lyons suggest people with math anxiety do?

A．Do more math exercises.	B．Consult psychologists.
C．Face it confidently.	D．Give speeches to relieve it.

【推荐1】A decade ago, colored lights danced around the living room on New Year's Eve and happy music was played. Upstairs, the children were asleep. But I wasn't feeling happy. In mid-December, my husband and I had been informed that he had cancer and that he was going to die. He had less than a year left, the doctors said.

In the years since that painful season, I have come to look back upon New Year's Eve. New Year's Eve brings a halt to the endless commitments that fill our daily lives and a chance to reflect New Year's Eve is full of possibility and anticipation. What will be the surprising experiences and delightful successes in the coming year? But also, what disappointments are waiting for us in the next twelve months?

In many ways, New Year's Eve and the days that surround it are a line between past and future. That line is made up of a series of moments of transition （过渡）that take us out of the old and into the new. Transition can be challenging for many of us. It's about letting go of the familiar and diving into the unfamiliar.

Just as, back then, I had to face letting go of the life I had led with my beloved husband and stepping into a new world as a widowed mom, I find that each year I have to step out of the version of me that suited the year that is ending and ease into the version of me who will rise to the goals I am holding for myself for the year ahead.

Last year at this time, I sat in a chair in southern France and drank in the beauty of the countryside around me. The three children 1 had brought into this world talked and laughed around the table beside me as we enjoyed a lunch of bread and cheese.

I was filled with a sense of joy and I had a glowing （热情洋溢的）heart that was full of hope. It was another ending and another beginning. May we all transition into the best of what lies ahead. May we all find happiness in this holiday season.

1. What causes author's unhappiness on New Year's Eve a decade ago?

A．The pressure she faced in her work.

B．The health problem her husband suffered.

C．The information received from her family.

D．The relationship between her and her husband.

2. According to the author, what should people do on the New Year's Eve?

A．Set challenging goals for the next year.

B．Manage daily routines and form a new habit.

C．Spend more time with family members.

D．Think about the past and get ready for the future.

3. What's the main purpose of writing the passage?

A．To honor her beloved late husband.

B．To show how she got through a hard time.

C．To share her new view of New Year's Eve.

D．To remind us that misfortune is part of life.

【推荐2】On my granddaughter Mary’   s 21st birthday，I sat with her and her expired (过期的)driver’   s license on a hard wooden bench at the DMV (the Department of Motor Vehicles)，waiting for our number to be called. The broadcast system announced numbers to call ticket holders to reach the desk to take an eye test or renew a registration. I felt as though we were staying at a bingo game，waiting for the winning number to be called so we could jump up and collect the prize.

And on that bench，I had a thought:The seemingly ordinary events I’   ve shared with my granddaughter were both my adventures and my rewards for just showing up. I grew up in an immigrant (移民)family in the suburb of Boston. A vacation for us was a bus trip to Central Square，with shopping bags filled with delicious foods like hard boiled eggs，followed by the muddy sand sucking our toes.

I looked forward to these small outings. It sounded boring to seek out the simple pleasures，but it was not. I traveled to remote islands，to Europe，and to many of America’   s cities. Those trips were refreshing，but they were breaks. I prefer the mainstream of the ordinary.

I like the day trips. But the most wonderful time was when Mary and I stayed in the reading room. We talked about her homework，and played the roles of two thinkers discussing the Enlightenment (启蒙运动). We had our private book club，reading A Prayer for Owen Meany and copying the voice of the main character.

All of these ordinary moments are more valuable than the time it will take to travel around the world. Many people love adventures，like skydiving or climbing Mount Everest. But that is not who I am. I don’t need those adventure experiences. In the end，it turns out that just showing up is enough for me.

1. What was the author doing at the DMV according to Paragraph 1？

A．Being with Mary to renew a license.	B．Preparing to take a driving exam.
C．Playing a bingo game with Mary.	D．Celebrating Mary’   s 21st birthday.

2. Why does the author mention her childhood？

A．To express her enthusiasm for traveling.	B．To show her simple pleasures as a kid.
C．To show her identity as an immigrant.	D．To make a comparison with her life afterwards.

3. What can be implied about the author from the text？

A．She was fond of reading by herself.	B．She served as the best teacher for Mary.
C．She had a good relationship with Mary.	D．She was a sociable and caring grandmother.

4. What is the best title for the text？

A．The unforgettable experience at DMV	B．My pleasant childhood memories
C．My life with my granddaughter	D．Happiness from ordinary events

【推荐1】Google has launched its Pixel 5 smart phone—a 5G-compatible flagship device with a more affordable price tag—and an updated Nest smart speaker, alongside new services including google TV．

Although the Pixel 5 had been announced earlier this year when google launched the low-cost Pixel 4a phone, consumers are now being given their first look at the device and its instructions.

The new handset’s stand-out feature isn’t its 6”screen or 90Hz OLED display, but its significantly reduced price tag—coming in at￡599($699), well below the￡669($799)that the last generation Pixel 4 retailed at．

Affordability seems to have been the key factor for Google when developing the new device, with 5G connectivity allowing users to connect to services off of the device, rather than rely on the impressive hardware itself outperforming market competition such as Apple’s iPhone—the latest of which is set to be launched next month．

Access to Google services has always been the Pixel’s main selling point, and a principal advertising image for the new phone shows it being used with a controller for Google Stadia—the company’s games streaming platform．A three-month subscription to stadia pro is presented with the Pixel 5, as are subscriptions to some of the company’s other digital services．

“The global economic crisis will suppress(阻止)the demand for smartphones for at least the next 12 months．” said Marina Koytcheva of analyst firm CCS Insight．

1. What’s Pixel 5’s stand-out feature?

A．Its 6’ screen．	B．Its affordability．
C．Its 90Hz OLED display．	D．Its service．

2. What can we learn about the Pixel 5 from paragraph 4?

A．Apple’s latest is better than Google’s latest．

B．Google’s latest is set to be launched next month．

C．Users rely on the impressive hardware of the device．

D．Users can connect to services when the device is off．

3. Which of the following will be included if you buy a Pixel 5 ?

A．Some of other digital devices．

B．A controller for Google services．

C．A three-month subscription to stadia pro．

D．The company’s games streaming platform．

4. What’the purpose of the text?

A．To introduce a new product	B．To develop a new product
C．To improve a new product	D．To invest a new product

【推荐2】It was about 10:15 p.m. Janice Esposito got off the train at the Bellport, New York, got into her car and began driving home. She had traveled the route so many times that she almost drove automatically: a left onto Station Road, then a left on Montauk Highway, and then—bang! Out of nowhere a car crashed into Esposito’s car, pushing her backward some 100 feet onto the railroad tracks. Injured but mostly shocked by the crash and by the airbags that popped up, she got stuck in the vehicle.

As it happened, Pete DiPinto was getting ready for bed when he heard the crash coming from not far outside his bedroom window.

A volunteer firefighter and retired teacher, DiPinto, 64, never stopped to think. He grabbed a flashlight and rushed out. “Any firefighter would have done what I did,” he said. “We’re always on duty. ”

The first car he came upon, 2,000 feet from his front yard, was the one that had hit Esposito. Once making sure the driver was OK, he looked around and spotted Esposito's car straddling (骑跨) the railroad tracks. And then he heard a bell sound, which signaled a coming train.

DiPinto rushed to Esposito’s car and hit on the driver’s side window. She just looked at him, “I don’t know where I am,” she said.

“You’re on the railroad tracks,” DiPinto yelled. “We have to get you off right now!” The train was traveling at a speed of 65 miles per hour toward them. The driver’s door couldn’t be opened due to the crash, so DiPinto ran to the passenger side. He threw open the door, pushed aside the airbags, seized Esposito’s arms, and pulled her toward him across the passenger seat until he finally got her out and walked her to safety as quickly as he could.

Within seconds, the train crashed into the car. “It was like a Hollywood movie, ” DiPinto told reporters the next day.

“Last night, ” said Greg Miglino Chief of the South Country Ambulance, “the hero arrived in pajamas, not in a fire truck. ”

1. What can we know about the accident from the first paragraph?

A．Esposito was not familiar with the road.	B．Esposito was driving too fast.
C．The crash was violent.	D．It should have been avoided.

2. Why was the situation so dangerous?

A．Esposito was badly injured.	B．Esposito was to be hit by the train.
C．Esposito was firmly stuck in the car.	D．The driver’s door couldn’t be opened.

3. What does Greg Miglino really mean?

A．He is praising DiPinto’s heroic action.	B．DiPintodidn’t act as professionally.
C．A firefighter should be ready any time.	D．Fire trucks are not enough for emergencies.

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．A woman had an accident on the way home at night.

B．A woman had a narrow death escape.

C．A firefighter managed to become a hero overnight.

D．A firefighter saved a woman from a further accident.

【推荐3】University of Arizona architecture students won the first place in a national competition for a project that reimagines the way buildings store energy for cooling.

"Being able to be recognized for your passion and having people tell you that what you're doing is really important are inspiring," said Franzen, one of the team members.

The Arizona architecture students designed one component of a larger project called SunBlock, which rethinks the traditional configuration of district energy systems that are used to heat or cool collections of buildings.

District energy systems typically involve one central plant that creates heated or cooled water, then pumps it around to the other buildings within the district. The buildings take that water and pass it through an air handling unit. Air is then passed over the water to heat or cool the building.

The SunBlock concept, designed specifically for the Sonoran Desert, focuses on cooling. The main way it is different from a traditional district energy system is that each SunBlock building would have its own solar-powered system that cools the water, rather than one central building doing it all.

Because the buildings are built so efficiently, the cooling system would provide more cold water than needed. The extra water could be stored in underground tanks and shared with existing and less efficient buildings throughout the neighborhood.

The project addresses sustainability from a number of angles: The buildings' electricity is provided with solar power; the system does not use traditional air conditioning systems that use refrigerants(制冷剂), which are polluters; and the underground water tanks can also collect rainwater for irrigation.

"I'm optimistic that SunBlock will someday be more than a first-place project. We will do our best to help future groups of students who move SunBlock forward and bring it closer to reality," said Franzen. "We just have to get more people on board."

1. How is the SunBlock concept different from a traditional district energy system?

A．Cold water cooling the air.	B．Less cold water for buildings.
C．One cooling system for one building.	D．One central building for all buildings.

2. From Paragraph 7, we can learn that SunBlock buildings are        .

A．cheap to build	B．environmentally friendly
C．easy to manage	D．convenient for irrigation

3. What did Franzen say about SunBlock?

A．It could be put into use now.	B．It needed more people to improve it.
C．It should be introduced to more people.	D．It couldn't be considered a first-place project.

4. What is the best title for the text?

A．Storing Solar Energy for Buildings	B．Keeping Buildings Cool with Cold Water
C．Changing the Way Buildings are Built	D．Rethinking the Way Buildings Are Cooled

【推荐1】Kailash knows the thought of public speaking is enough to send many people into a cold sweat-he’s been there. He made his first public speaking in Year 4 at a time when his confidence had been broken down by a bully(霸凌者). He still gets scared thinking about it today because he had to go in front of the whole class and recite a poem that made no sense whatsoever.

By Year 5, Kailash started to hone his skills with the help of his father so that he could run for school captain in Year 6, but he was very shy and he couldn’t speak very well. So he started to practise and practise. That’s a good point for kids-they don’t apply for leadership positions because they are nervous, even though they’d make great leaders.

Kailash went on to score the role of vice-captain, despite his speech not going to plan. He made a joke but he made it so poorly that they laughed at him, not at the joke. But he said making mistakes is a key part of the public speaking learning. Things like that happen and it’s OK. You have to have the confidence to be OK with that and the resilience(弹性)to get back up.

Kailash, who counts a 4000-strong Sydney Opera House crowd and a community-based TEDx event among his public speaking credits, said public speaking skills have huge benefits in day-to-day life, from interacting with teachers to going for a job interview. Public speaking teaches young people to be comfortable in themselves. So it teaches you about self-esteem, to accept who you are. Making eye contact and smiling to connect with your audience are other key steps in pulling off public speaking, along with wearing something that makes you feel comfortable and confident.

1. What does the underlined word “hone” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Test.

B．Review.

C．Perform.

D．Exercise.

2. What can we know about Kailash’s running for school captain?

A．He made it.	B．He failed in it.
C．He gave it up halfway.	D．He missed it.

3. Which word best describes Kailash’s attitude to others’ teasing?

A．Conservative.

B．Skeptical.

C．Oppositional

D．Tolerant.

4. What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．The benefits of public speaking.

B．The importance of eye contact and smiling.

C．Kailash’s achievements in public speaking.

D．The comfort and confidence suitable clothes bring.

【推荐2】The Aral Sea was once the world's fourth largest lake. Filled with salt water and at least 24 species of fish, the Aral Sea supported a large fishing industry. In the 1960s, water from the Aral Sea started to be used to irrigate dry fields to produce cotton. Three quarters of the water was pumped from the sea over the next two decades, leaving behind a salt-covered desert. The disappearing Aral Sea split into two separate lakes-the small Northern Sea and a much larger body of water to the south.

By that time, most fish in the Aral Sea were gone. Salty irrigation water soon damaged the soil in the cotton fields, so huge amounts of chemical pesticides(杀虫剂)and fertilizers were used trying to keep the fields productive, which could be found in the groundwater and drinking water although must cotton fields disappeared, And the wind picked up salt from the dried-up lake and carried it to farmland far from the Aral. Besides, people who lived in the area experienced many health problems.

Today, however, there is some hope for the region. In the late 1990s, people in Kazakhstan used sand and soil to build a dam that would prevent the Syr Dar'ya river water that fed the lake from flowing, out of the lake. They also decided to take less water from the river for irrigation. The water level began to rise, and places that had been completely dry for decades began to show signs of life. People who lived nearby began to believe that the Aral Sea might return.

A permanent dam, the Kok-aral dam, was completed in August 2005. By April 2006, the water level had already risen three meters, and the water was less salty. The northern part of the Aral Sea may soon be a much healthier place to live for both fish and people.

1. What aspect of the Aral Sea does paragraph 1 focus on?

A．Description of the landform.	B．Protection of the ecosystem.
C．Methods of the development.	D．Reasons for the disaster.

2. What measure did Kazakhstan employ to save the Aral Sea in the 1990s?

A．They gave up the cotton fields for it.

B．They reduced its consumption for irrigation.

C．They replaced the earthen dam with a new one.

D．They stopped the Syr Dar'ya river water running into it.

3. What is the writer's attitude towards the future of the Aral Sea?

A．Concerned

B．Positive.

C．Skeptical.

D．Cautious.

4. What is the best title of the passage?

A．Bringing Back the Aral Sea

B．Building dams in the Aral Sea area

C．The disappearance of the Aral Sea

D．The development of the Aral Sea

【推荐3】It's the last dream for many to move to a big city and make a shining new life.

But as we all know, metropolitan living comes at a cost, especially if you pick Hong Kong, Paris or London, which are the world's most expensive cities according to a new research.

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)－which rates 133 global cities, and compares the price of a basket of 138 everyday items in each－has ranked them as joint top of the table.

The European cities have passed Singapore and Osaka, which tied with Hong Kong in the previous Worldwide Cost of Living Survey, carried out in March.

The changes are especially marked this time around, with the report doubling as an assessment of the influence of the Covid-19 pandemic on prices around the world.

Singapore and Osaka are now down to fourth and fifth respective, with Tel Aviv tying with Osaka in fifth place. An exodus of foreign workers during the pandemic is behind Singapore's drop, which saw its population fall for the first time in 17 years, according to the EIU.

The top 10 is completed by Geneva, New York City, Copenhagen and Los Angeles.

The biggest rise is Tehran, which has climbed up the ladder from 106th to 79th, due to US sanctions impacting supplies. Reykjavik, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo show the biggest price drops. The EU owes the Brazilian cities' rankings to “weak currency and rising poverty levels”. Brazil, of course, has suffered hugely during the pandemic.

“The Covid-19 pandemic has caused the US dollar to weaken while western European and north Asian currencies have strengthened against it, which in turn has shifted prices for goods and services " said Upasana Dutt, head of worldwide cost of living at the EIU.

“The pandemic has changed consumer behaviour, as lockdowns such as working from home have increased the prices of consumer electronics and at-home-meals have taken the place of restaurant dining for middle-class families ."

As for the future, things don't look wonderful. The EIU predicts that the trends will continue, with people cautious about spending and sure to struggle to make ends meet during 2021.

1. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A．Living in Hong Kong means living a happy life.

B．The pandemic forces people to work at the office and eat meals at home.

C．People in Brazilian cities enjoy rising living standards because of the biggest price drop.

D．Singapore and Osaka used to tie with Hong Kong in the Worldwide Cost of Living Survey.

2. The underlined word “exodus” is close in meaning to________.

A．dramatic increase	B．sudden arrival
C．leave in mass	D．journey out of Egypt.

3. What is the basic cause of the changes, according to the research?

A．Population fall.	B．The weaken US dollar.
C．Transformed consumer behavior.	D．Impact of the pandemic.

4. What is the EIU’s attitude towards the future?

A．Optimistic.

B．Pessimistic.

C．Indifferent.

D．Positive.