1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Internet has changed our lives. Jan Tchamani, an English teacher in Birmingham, UK, suddenly developed    1    illness and had to quit her job. She found     2    (her) out of work and stuck at home. Later she found she could do almost everything by     3     (surf) the Internet. She also     4     (join) an online group where she could talk about her problems and get advice from others. She realized that one of the greatest     5     (benefit) of the Internet was that it could remove the distance between people.     6     (inspire) by the people she met online, she started an IT club and helped people     7     need. With the help of the club, a 61-year-old woman     8     was living alone has started a small online company with two friends. She no longer feels lonely, and her company has become quite     9     (success).

Jan believes that it is     10     (high) important to bridge the digital divide and make sure that everyone has access to the Internet. Her next goal is to start a charity website to raise money for children in poor countries.

2 . On a farm in England, Gavin and Alice Munro are taking sustainability to the next level: they harvest trees which they grow into chairs

The couple have a furniture (家具) farm in Derbyshire where they are growing 250 chairs, 100 lamps and 50 tables. It is their answer to what they see as the inefficient (无效率) process of cutting down mature trees to create furniture.

“Instead of force-growing a tree for 50 years and then cutting it down and making it into smaller and smaller bits... the idea is to grow the tree into the shape that you want directly. It’s like a kind of 3D printing,” said Gavin.

Part of the inspiration for the idea came when Gavin was a young boy. He spotted an overgrown bonsai tree (盆栽) which looked like a chair.

The 44-ycar-old began experimenting in 2006. In 2012, Gavin and Alice set up the company Full Grown. Within several years, the couple developed the most effective way to shape a tree without limiting its growth. They guide shoots (嫩枝) already heading in the right direction, rather than force them the wrong way against their natural growth.

The average chair takes six to nine years to grow and another year to dry out. The labor and time involved in producing the organic pieces means they do not come cheap. Chairs sell for £10,000 each, lamps for 900 to £2,300 and tables for £2,500 to £12,500.

1. What is special about the farm?

A．It uses 3D printing.	B．It grows bonsai trees.
C．It was set up by a couple.	D．It grows trees into furniture.

2. How do the couple shape a tree?

A．By limiting is growth.

B．By following its natural growth.

C．By forcing it against its natural growth.

D．By guiding its shoots in the right direction.

3. How long does it take to make an average chair for the company?

A．Over 50 years.	B．About 6 to 9 years.
C．At most 6 years.	D．About 7 to 10 years.

4. Which can best describe the furniture?

A．Big and eco-friendly.	B．Natural but expensive.
C．Handmade and creative.	D．Traditional but organic.