1 . Do you know which social app is popular with Chinese young people now? “Short videos” are certainly the most popular. A large number of young people use Tik Tok and Kuaishou. They think it is fun to share their lives by short videos, while others have other purposes as well A 12-year-old user named Elsa has about 2.7 million fans on Tik Tok. The girl has shared her dancing studies on TikTok since last July. One of the videos won her about one million fans. “1 feel really glad to share happiness with people by short videos,” said Elsa.

To some other young people, they use short videos to have a quick look at the hot programs. “Because I don’t like to spend many hours watching a whole program, I hate waiting for a program to end, and I prefer to watch short videos of wonderful parts of hot. programs, said Wang Zhihao.

However, some young people feel bored with short videos. “Killing time is the main reason for me to watch short videos, and many short videos are almost the same, so I think they are not so useful or interesting. What’s more, I really don’t like the videos about strange and dangerous things,” said Wen Nan, another college student.

Recently, something else has appeared. Some videos are telling people what commodities are wort buying. Some short videos even sell bad commodities, and it’s hard for customers to get their money back. So we should think twice before we want to buy the commodities by short videos.

1. Why does Elsa share her short videos?

A．To share happiness with people.

B．To make friends with people around

C．To depend on them to get information.

D．To watch wonderful parts in programs.

2. How does Wen Nan like short videos?

A．Useful and interesting.

B．Not exciting or moving.

C．Not useful or interesting.

D．Exciting and moving.

3. The underlined word “commodities” in the last paragraph means

A．products

B．projects

C．planets

D．programs

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．The advantages of short videos.

B．Different types of short videos.

C．The disadvantages of short videos.

D．Different opinions on short videos.

2 . “USA? Britain? Which country is better to study in?”We often hear such discussions. As China opens its doors, studying abroad has become a dream for many Chinese students. They want to learn about the world.
It’s true that studying abroad can help students develop themselves. Language skills will improve and it may be easier to find jobs.
But there are problems that should be considered. Language is the first. Students must spend a lot of time learning another language and getting used to a different culture.
Students must also learn to live without parents’ care and deal with all kinds of things they haven’t had to do before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad sinking into an ocean of difficulties and giving up easily. When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study well.
Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden(负担) to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth it?
We know that there are many famous people who succeed in great things through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American teacher invited him there but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal at the Athens Olympics. So when you wonder which country is better to study in, consider whether studying abroad is the right choice.
1. From the passage, we learn that many Chinese students dream about studying abroad to_______.

A．taste a new life

B．make a lot of money

C．learn about the world

D．learn to look after themselves

2. The writer thinks _______ should be considered first before students study abroad.

A．places

B．time

C．money

D．language

3. The writer mentions Liu Xiang in the passage in order to tell us that _____.

A．Chinese teachers are better than American ones

B．studying abroad is not the right choice.

C．people can also be successful in China if they work hard.

D．Liu Xiang was a gold medal winner.

4. Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Studying abroad will cost students’ families a lot of money.

B．Studying abroad will make it easy for students to learn well.

C．Studying abroad will help students to improve language skills.

D．Studying abroad will bring students a lot of difficulties in their life.

5. This passage is mainly about _______

A．the question of studying abroad

B．the dream of studying abroad

C．the choice of studying abroad

D．the story of studying abroad