I took a job as a receptionist in an animal hospital almost five decades ago. As an animal lover, I accepted the job on the condition that I would have to help with injured animals. I couldn’t bear to see them in pain.
At the end of my first week, we were closing the office for the day when a young man ran up to us holding a seriously injured puppy in his arms and begging as to save his life. The four-month-old puppy had been hit by a car.
The doctor and I ran back into the operating room. The doctor worked tirelessly for hours stitching (缝合) him back together again. That was uneasy. The puppy had broken many bones, including his spine (脊椎). If he survived the next few days, we were quite sure he would never walk again.
That day forever changed my life. The doctor taught me, and I became his assistant in all things medical. One of my first jobs was to give that puppy daily physical treatment. I remember moving his tiny legs to try to keep them from getting worse.
Weeks went by until one day, I felt this little fighter push back ever so slightly. And he continued to push back till he could finally use his legs.
A year later, I walked into the crowded waiting room and called the name of the next patient. Suddenly, a huge puppy who had been standing quickly with his owns on the other of the room broke loose and rushed toward me. I found myself stuck against the wall with this great dog standing on his legs, his front paws (爪子) on my shoulders, washing my face with joyful kisses!
I still tear up in amazement at the love and gratitude the dog had for me that day. All those years ago I went on to be an animal doctor for 14 years, and later became a volunteer at a no-kill animal shelter. Through all my experiences, I have never met a dog like that amazing puppy.
1. Why did I accept the job in the animal hospital?| A．Because I loved animals. |
| B．Because the job was well-paid. |
| C．Because I didn’t need to treat the injured animals. |
| D．Because I didn’t know how to treat the injured animals. |
| A．I gave the puppy daily health check. |
| B．I gave the puppy daily physical treatment. |
| C．I used medical treatment on the puppy. |
| D．I stayed with the puppy all the time. |
| A．The dog recovered right after the operation. |
| B．The dog stood up and kissed me in the waiting room. |
| C．The dog was grateful to me for my treatment. |
| D．The dog has inspired me to be a volunteer. |
| A．A grateful patient |
| B．An unusual experience with a dog |
| C．The start of my animal care career |
| D．A dangerous operation on a dog |
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【推荐1】My doctor took me for a walk around the farm where she lives. I was physically and mentally exhausted and discouraged.
The farm was full of life. There were insects, horses, rabbits, and cats. She told me to focus on my body in the environment. When was ill, I intended to escape from the reality. So I expected nothing when meeting the horse named Fira.
As I got closer to Fira, she nuzzled (用鼻子爱抚) her nose into my chest, putting a gentle pressure over my heart. Something happened inside me: I felt as if I had reached a wellspring (源泉) of my fears, hurts and failures. I began to melt emotionally in an uncommon way. I patted Fira’s nose and breathed in her smell. Fira helped me feel loved and safe. After that, I began working with Fira often, learning basic communication and leading methods to work together with her. She connected with me by responding to my emotional state and reflecting it back to me in an open, friendly way.
In my meetings with Fira, I learned to live in the present, to focus on what was happening this day, at this moment, in this place. I learned to forget the past, with all its hurt. I learned to forget the future, which hadn't happened yet. I found deep peace in leading her along the path, by using my own power to judge whether to start, stop, turn left or turn right. I found inner quiet and even joy. My work with this horse was part of a journey out of a very dark night in my soul.
1. What did the author think of Fira at the very beginning?| A．Grateful. | B．Interested. |
| C．Worried. | D．Unconcerned. |
| A．She felt afraid and Fira hurt her. |
| B．She realized how to live in the present. |
| C．She was touched mentally in a special way. |
| D．She learned basic communication methods with horses. |
| A．Making friends with a little horse. | B．Learning how to live in the future. |
| C．Spending a good time with the doctor. | D．Finding deep peace and inner quiet. |
| A．Animals are the friends of human beings. | B．The author recovers with the help of Fira. |
| C．It is a good idea to get close to nature. | D．Some animals have magical abilities. |
【推荐2】In some places around the world, you can find bright green balls of moss ( 苔藓 ) scattered across glaciers, which, surprisingly, move all at about the same speeds and in the same directions.
The glacier moss balls are commonly called “glacier mice”, and were the subject of a recent study published online in Polar Biology this month. The study’s authors believe that they develop from impurities ( 杂质 ) on ice surfaces. “They’re not attached ( 黏附 ) to anything and they’re just resting there on ice,” said one of the authors. “They’re bright green in a world of white.”
The moss balls don’t stay at rest for long, though. They moved about 2.5 centimeters per day on average. Another one of the study’s authors pointed out that movement is a necessity for the glacier moss balls because the entire surface of the ball must occasionally get exposed to the sun. “These things must actually roll around or else that moss on the bottom would die,” she said.
Glacier mice have ever been spotted in Alaska, Iceland, Svalbard and South America, but scientists still have a lot to learn about them.
One of the biggest questions is why the moss balls, which can live for at least six years, move the way they do. The researchers tried to explain this strange phenomenon in many ways.
First, they thought the balls had rolled downhill, but later found that they weren’t going down a slope ( 斜坡 ). Then, they thought the wind was blowing them in consistent directions. But when they measured the dominant direction of the wind, that didn’t explain it either. And finally, they considered the sun, which melts the ice and may make the moss balls move, but the direction of incoming solar radiation wasn’t in the direction which the balls were going in. Still confused with this problem, the researchers said that they hope that one day, future generations will “get to the bottom of these great mysteries”.
1. What interests the researchers most?| A．The discovery of glacier mice. |
| B．The development of impurities. |
| C．The distribution of glacier moss. |
| D．The movement of glacier moss balls. |
| A．They can move fast. |
| B．They are attached to ice. |
| C．They move so as to keep alive. |
| D．They move from other places to glaciers. |
| A．By drawing maps and making analysis. |
| B．By making assumptions and doing research. |
| C．By doing experiments and presenting reports. |
| D．By making comparison and setting down general rules |
| A．Wind blows Glacier mice to move. |
| B．The direction of sunlight helps Glacier mice. |
| C．Scientists leave these mysteries to future generations. |
| D．It remains a puzzle why the glacier moss balls move in this way. |
【推荐3】Spider monkeys have long, thin arms with hook-like hands that allow them to swing through the trees. They do not have opposable thumbs (对生拇指).
The brown-headed spider monkey has a prehensile (缠绕性的) tail, which means it can grasp and can be used like a fifth leg to grab trees. During the day, the spider monkey searches for fruits, which make up the main part of its diet. They will also eat flowers, seeds，leaves, and small insects during the dry season when fruits aren’t available. They spend most of the daylight hours climbing and swinging through the high branches of trees.
The brown-headed spider monkey lives in a large community of about 20 to 100 male and female monkeys. They split into smaller groups for feeding. Females usually give birth to only a single baby each year or two. Young monkeys are carried on their mothers’ stomachs until about 16 weeks old. Then they are strong enough to ride on their mothers, backs. All brown-headed spider monkey babies are born with pink faces and ears.
Spider monkeys hug each other and wrap their tails around each other. They are very intelligent and have strong memories. They were named spider monkeys because they look like spiders as they hang upside down from their tails with their arms and legs swinging. Their genus (属) name is Ateles, which means “imperfect”. This refers to the fact that they don’t have thumbs.
Hunting the brown-headed spider monkey is now barred in Ecuador, a country in northwestern South America, but humans have killed them for their meat for hundreds of years.
1. Spider monkeys live mostly on .| A．insects | B．fruits |
| C．flowers | D．leaves |
| A．They have five legs. |
| B．They live in small groups. |
| C．Their tails can take their weight. |
| D．Their genus is the same as spiders. |
| A．Permitted. | B．Forbidden. |
| C．Encouraged. | D．Ignored. |
| A．In a large community. |
| B．In trees with high branches. |
| C．On their mothers’ backs. |
| D．On their mothers’ stomachs. |
【推荐1】When Sarah Lee was a child, she loved to watch the birds in her backyard and wonder how they could fly so effortlessly. As she grew older, Sarah became interested in the science behind flight and decided to study aerospace engineering in college.
After graduation, Sarah began working for a company that designed airplanes. However, she soon realized that the traditional methods of airplane design were not always efficient or sustainable. She began to wonder if there was a way to design airplanes that mimicked the natural world.
Sarah started to study birds and insects, observing how they were able to fly with such grace and efficiency. She asked questions like: How do birds adjust their wings to different wind conditions? How do insects use their wings to hover in place?
With this knowledge, Sarah began to design airplanes that incorporated biomimicry, or the imitation of nature. She created wings that could adjust their shape based on wind conditions, just like a bird’s wings. She also designed planes that could hover in place, like a dragonfly.
Sarah’s designs were a hit. Her company began to produce airplanes that were more efficient and sustainable than ever before. They used less fuel and emitted fewer pollutants into the air.
Sarah now travels around the world, giving talks on the benefits of biomimicry in engineering. “Nature has been solving problems for millions of years,” she says. “We can learn a lot from the natural world if we just take the time to observe and ask questions.”
1. What made Sarah Lee’s interest in aerospace engineering?| A．Her fascination with airplanes. |
| B．Her desire to study flight science. |
| C．Her childhood dream of becoming a pilot. |
| D．Her love for watching birds in her backyard. |
| A．Wings that adjust their shape based on wind conditions. |
| B．Engines that run on renewable energy sources. |
| C．Cockpits that mimic the structure of a bird’s nest. |
| D．Landing device that resembles insect legs. |
| A．She wants to become a pilot. |
| B．She aspires to be an aerospace engineer. |
| C．She plans to study birds and insects. |
| D．She aims to design efficient airplanes. |
| A．Violated. | B．Imitated. | C．Resembled. | D．Pretended. |
【推荐2】In 2009, Shawn Seipler worked for an American technology company. His job requires him to travel all over the United States. As he sat in his hotel room one night, he began to wonder what happened to the soap in the bathroom once he left the hotel. It’s impossible to leave it in the room for someone else to use. Curious, he asked the hotel manager, who told him the used soap had been thrown away and replaced with a new one.
Shawn could not sleep that night. A quick Internet search informed him that there were about 4. 6 million hotel rooms in America. If 60 percent of these were used every night, over one million bars of soap would be thrown away every day. Was this really necessary? The young man went on to read reports about the importance of hand-washing. He learned that thousands of children were dying every day from diseases related to bad hygiene(卫生). If the children washed their hands with soap, the number of deaths could be reduced by half. Soon, Shawn started a business recycling soap from hotels.
Shawn started his charity, Clean The World, and began distributing(分发)his recycled soap to children all over the world. His other big task was to contact other hotels, so he could take away their used soap. He found that he was really doing the hotels a big favour. Not only was he putting their soap to good use, but he was also preventing millions of bars of used soap from ending up in landfill(垃圾填埋地)every year. His charity was able to raise money by charging the hotels for this service. In return, the hotels could tell everyone they were part of an amazing new charity.
Today, the charity has offices overseas and operates in China, India and Canada. Many of the biggest hotel groups in the world are working with Clean The World, helping to save lives.
1. What troubled Shawn when he was in a hotel room in 2009?| A．His tiring travels. | B．The waste of soap in hotels. |
| C．His sleeping problems. | D．The poor service of the hotel. |
| A．It is a win-win for itself and hotels. |
| B．It helps hotels make a lot of money. |
| C．It intends to sell soap to poor people. |
| D．It tries to create environment-friendly soap. |
| A．Far-sighted and strict. | B．Curious and humorous. |
| C．Public-spirited and caring. | D．Responsible and courageous. |
| A．Hotels coming together | B．Building good hygiene habits |
| C．Creative ways of making soap | D．Recycling soap to save lives |
【推荐3】The city of Richmond announced that Roscoe Burnems would become the city’s first poet laureate (桂冠诗人), a poet recognized for achievements in poetry.
During his two-year term as a poet laureate, Burnems is responsible for being a poetry advocate by providing access to poetry throughout the city and offering opportunities to use the power of words to heal wounds, open hearts and minds, and bring people closer together. He has the freedom to create and develop his own projects during his term and will receive a $4,000 annual bonus.
Burnems’ love of poetry began at a an early age when he was struggling against depression. His English teacher recommended him to read poetry, which later brought him a peaceful mental state and helped him recover from depression. He soon decided that poetry was something he would run after for his lifetime. “People gravitate to poetry because they can find themselves in the poems,” he says. “It allows readers to feel the emotional part of our experiences.”
He says poetry is a great platform to discuss mental health- depression and the emotional stresses that come with daily life. Relieving those stresses is central to some of the work he does with young people. Last year, Burnems started a youth poetry producing competition for local high school students.
Burnems says he loves and supports different types of art, and his next move is to explore poetry through cooperation across media. Richmond’s paintings on the wall are a good example. He says,“Richmond is getting known for these beautiful paintings on display across the city, and I want to add a literary component to that.”
1. What is Burnems’ responsibility as a poet laureate?| A．Spreading the power of poetry. | B．Bringing poetry lovers together. |
| C．Creating more good poems. | D．Developing his own projects. |
| A．Poetry made him more confident. |
| B．Poetry helped him go through a tough time. |
| C．He was influenced by his English teacher. |
| D．He viewed writing poems as a lifelong career. |
| A．Be familiar with. | B．Take pride in. |
| C．Be attracted by. | D．Break away from. |
| A．To shift his focus to paintings. | B．To combine poetry with other arts. |
| C．To hold more poetry competitions. | D．To help youth with mental problems. |
【推荐1】When the last snow melts and everything becomes green again, you probably feel very happy. You know that summer is drawing near soon, and you will be able to be outdoors in the sunshine. People all over the world have celebrated the coming of spring and the rebirth of nature. Though customs differ from one place to another, many of them use eggs as a sign of new life.
To Christians, springtime is Easter time. Easter is a religious holiday celebrating the rebirth of Christ. Many Easter customs have to do with eggs: decorating them, hiding them, and eating them.
For Jews, springtime is Passover time. Passover is a celebration of the Jew’s escape from slavery to freedom. People eat eggs as meals during this special holiday because eggs stand for freedom, new beginnings, and new life for them.
Many old European customs think eggs as a symbol of rebirth and love. In Hungary, a boy earns a coloured egg if he can splash (洒湿) a girl with perfumed water. In parts of Germany, girls go into the woods in the springtime and bring back a tree decorated with green, red, and white ribbons. As they carry the colourful tree home, they sing.
“Spring comes to visit us,
With eggs that are red,
With yellow pancakes...
We are carrying Summer
Into the village.”
In England, rolling coloured eggs down slopes on Easter Monday was popular. Rolling eggs across the White House lawn has become a tradition in the United States.
In ancient times Egyptians and Persians celebrated their spring festivals by colouring and eating eggs. They understood the world was actually created in the spring. Some of them thought that at first the world itself was one huge egg!
1. What can we learn from the text?| A．Eggs are a popular dish in most cultures. |
| B．Easter eggs spread around the world. |
| C．Spring is very important to people all over the world. |
| D．People worldwide celebrate the spring’s coming in the same manner. |
| A．Because it means the booming of Jewish culture. |
| B．Because it means the end of suffering for Jews. |
| C．Because it means the success of Jewish people. |
| D．Because it means the birth of a new country. |
| A．By rolling colorful eggs. | B．By singing in the woods. |
| C．By decorating eggs in colors. | D．By taking home trees with ribbons. |
| A．Easter colourful eggs | B．Western foods |
| C．Spring celebrations | D．Christmas traditions |
【推荐2】Sixth formers are to be quizzed on whether they can cook five hot meals and how often they should change their sheets, as part of a government-backed scheme to prepare them for university.
Ministers are urging schools to put on special workshops for students aged 16―18 to ensure they feel comfortable with the prospect of leaving home. The course, designed by the university accommodation provider Unite Students, will teach pupils how to manage their finances and how to live independently.
According to the course materials, teachers should ask students questions which may not have occurred to them, such as “what is the price of a liter of milk?” and “list 5 hot meals you can cook from scratch” and “how often will you wash your sheets once you move out of home?”
Damian Hinds, the Education Secretary, said, “We are all very conscious that moving away from home and going to university is one of the most exciting things that happens in your life but it can also be very daunting.” Mr. Hinds said that when he got to university, he discovered he had “relied on my mum more than I realized I did”, adding, “I wish I could have cooked better.”
Earlier this year, ministers set up a new task force called the Education Transitions Network, which includes representatives from Universities UK, UCAS and the National Union of Students. It is part of a drive by the Department for Education to address the rise in students who report mental health issues during their time at university.
Data released earlier this year showed that the number of students declaring mental health problems on arrival at university has surged. Figures obtained showed a 73 percent rise between 2014―2015 and 2017―2018 in students stating that they had a condition such as depression or anxiety before starting their courses.
1. What can we learn about the course?| A．It encourages students to leave home. |
| B．It is designed by the university students. |
| C．It helps students get ready for their college life. |
| D．It allows teachers to ask students familiar questions. |
| A．To show the joy of campus life. | B．To list the contents of the course. |
| C．To prove the necessity of the course. | D．To present the importance of college life. |
| A．Increased. | B．Dropped. | C．Doubled. | D．Remained. |
【推荐3】An old man lived alone in Minnesota. He wanted to spade(铲) his potato garden, but it was hard work. His only son, who would have helped him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and mentioned his situation:
Dear son, I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won’t be able to plant my potato garden this year. I hate to miss doing the garden, because your mother always loved planting time. I’m just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot. If you were here, all my trouble would be over. I know you would dig the plot for me, if you were not in prison.
Love, Dad
Shortly, the old man received this telegram:
“For Heaven’s sake, Dad, don’t dig up the garden!! That’s where I buried the GUNS!!”
At 4 am the next morning, a dozen FBI agents and local police officers showed up and dug up the entire garden without finding any guns.
Confused, the old man wrote another note to his son telling him what had happened, and asked him what to do next.
His son’s reply was :“Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad. It’s the best I could do for you from here.”
No matter where you are in the world, if you have decided to do something deep from your heart, there is nothing that can stop you from doing it. It is the thought that matters , not where you are or who you are.
1. Why did the old man write a letter to his son?| A．To show his love for him. | B．To ask about his situation. |
| C．To tell about his trouble. | D．To give him some advice. |
| A．to search for some gold | B．to search for some guns |
| C．to offer him some help | D．to give him a surprise |
| A．puzzled | B．worried | C．satisfied | D．excited |
| A．lazy | B．honest | C．clever | D．brave |
【推荐1】No visit to the beautiful city of Paris, France is complete without a visit to the Notre Dame de Paris. The cathedral, built from 1163 to 1345, is one of the world's best examples of ancient architecture. It lies in the center of Paris, along the Seine River. French writer Victor Hugo used it as the setting of his famous story The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. Unfortunately, on April 15, 2019. the old cathedral was covered in a big flame.
The initial fire alert sounded at 6:20 pm local time. Church officials quickly evacuated the tourists inside. As it turned out, they made the right decision when the second alarm went off twenty-three minutes later at 6:43 pm, the flames were visible. Thousands of passers-by watched in horror as the fire began destroying Notre Dame's rooftop. It took hundreds of firefighters, who worked through the night, over 12 hours to put out the fire. By the time the fire was fully contained in the early hours of Tuesday, April 16. 2019, most of the cathedral's ceiling, as well as its wooden spire — which had proudly stood 93 meters above the root for centuries — had collapsed.
Fortunately, thanks to quick action by Paris firefighters, the cathedral's most sacred relic — the Crown of Thorns — was safely transported after the fire broke out. Church officials and firefighters formed a human chain to remove other priceless treasures, such as artworks and furnishings, and load them onto waiting police cars. The cathedral's famous 18th-century organ, which boasts more than 8.000 pipes, also survived the disaster.
The tire is believed to be caused by the cathedral's ongoing repair work. Meanwhile donations to help restore the structure are pouring in worldwide at an unprecedented rate, reaching almost$ 1 billion within just two days after the fire. French President Emmanuel Macron described the fire as a “terrible tragedy”, but added, “the worst had been avoided”. Macron has promised that the French people will “rebuild the cathedral together”. “Notre Dame is ours, it's our literature, and it's our imagery. We will rebuild it. This is probably part of the French destiny, and we will finish it in the next five years.” Macron said, “Paris without Notre Dame? Madness.” While Macron is optimistic that the cathedral will be ready to welcome visitors by the Paris 2024. Summer Olympics, experts believe it will take a lot longer to restore the old structure.
1. What can we know about the Notre Dame de Paris?| A．Nothing remained after the big fire. |
| B．The famous writer Hugo wrote his famous story in it. |
| C．It is located in central Paris, with over 600 year's history. |
| D．It houses more treasures than the other Cathedrals in Europe. |
| A．No flames could be seen. | B．Tourists panicked at once. |
| C．Church officials didn't respect. | D．Visitors ignored the alert. |
| A．The pipe organ | B．Treasures in the cathedral |
| C．The Crown of Thorns | D．The wooden top of the cathedral |
| A．The police are actively investigating the cause of the fire. |
| B．Tourists are sure to visit the cathedral again in five year’s time. |
| C．Experts think to restore Notre Dame may take longer than expected. |
| D．The French government will have to bear the total expense of the restoration. |
【推荐2】Internet has been a powerful force fueling economic growth across Europe, North America and Asia over the past several decades. Further globalization will bring far more profits in the future. To help those countries in poverty and expand trade worldwide to benefit all the mankind, Africa is the next frontier（地区）for the internet.
Digital reforms have taken off quickly in Africa, partly because the younger generation is more ready for adoption of new technologies. Compared to aging populations in developed countries, the average age in Africa is 19.2 years old. While less than half the population has access to electricity, two-fifths own a mobile phone.
With the growing demand for being connected, a number of mobile carriers are now seeking to expand network coverage in Africa. Governments of African countries are also pushing for the network construction as they recognize that communications and renewable energy play an important role in the development of their countries.
In recent years, the majority of the investment（投资）into Africa has come from China. Direct investment from China has grown 40% annually over the past decade, far more than investment from other economic partners, including the US. Huawei, ZTE and China Telecom have all entered the field. Huawei recently announced that it was launching a 5G transport network in South Africa, the first company to expand 5G network in this area. Meanwhile, Western governments are planning to do more to invest in Africa to maintain their economic relationships with it. That has received support from many tech giants like Facebook, which recently announced plans to lay a 37,000 kilometers of subsea cable network to build a direct high-speed internet connection between 16 countries in Africa with Europe and the Middle East.
Expanding network connectivity across Africa will open up digital services that many of us take for granted, like mobile banking, e-education and online shopping. Because the global economy is so closely linked, the increase in internet access will not only power economic growth and create new markets in Africa, but encourage development in other fields and around the world.
1. Which factor contributes to the rapid success of technology revolution in Africa?| A．The aging population. | B．Coverage of the internet. |
| C．The easy access to electricity. | D．The youth’s willingness to try new technology. |
| A．Support from Western big firms |
| B．China’s huge investment into Africa |
| C．Connections between Europe and the Middle East |
| D．Encouragement of governments in African countries |
| A．Efforts will pay off. |
| B．A friend in need is a friend in deed. |
| C．Technology is a double-edged sword (双刃剑). |
| D．Mankind is a community with a shared future. |
| A．Background information of African digital reform. |
| B．The worldwide technological support given to Africa. |
| C．The development of other countries in the past century. |
| D．Detailed potential benefits of African network expansion. |
【推荐3】How to Study Smarter, Not Harder
Here are some of our favorite study tips that will help any student study smarter, not harder:
Recite As You Study
Reciting----saying things out loud should first take place as you read through each paragraph or section. Test yourself. This will help you to understand as well as learn faster because it is more active than reading or listening.
It will also help you to notice your mistakes and the topics you have trouble understanding.
Take Fuller Notes
Notes should be in your own words, brief and clear. They should be tidy and easy to read. Writing notes will help you better than just underlining as you read, since it forces you to rewrite ideas in your own words.
Study the Middle
The best time to review is soon after you’ve learned something. You are more likely to remember the material at the beginning and the end of the lesson, so make sure you focus on the middle when you review.
Sleep On It
Study before going to bed, unless you are very tired. It's easier to remember material you have just learned after sleeping than after an equal period of daytime activity, because your brain continues to think even after you’ve fallen asleep.
Combine(结合) Memory and Understanding
There are two ways to remember: by memorizing and by understanding. Multiplication tables, telephone numbers, and math formulas are better learned by rote（死记硬背）. Ideas are best learned by understanding.
The more ways you have to think about an idea, the more meaning it will have; the more meaningful the learning, the better you can remember it. Pay attention to similarities in ideas and concepts, and then try to understand how they fit in with things you already know. Never be satisfied with anything less than a completely clear understanding of what you are reading. If you are not able to follow the thought, go back to the place where you first got confused and try again.
1. You can notice your mistakes by ______.| A．speaking things out aloud |
| B．studying the middle |
| C．taking notes |
| D．sleeping on it |
| A．underline important notes |
| B．write as quickly as possible |
| C．write notes in your own words |
| D．take down every detail |
| A．Thinking about an idea in different ways. |
| B．Going back to what first made you confused and start again. |
| C．Relating ideas and concepts with what you already know. |
| D．Reading from the beginning to the end without stop. |
