1 .

A．She wishes she had seen the play.

B．The music wasn’t as good as the scenery.

C．The scenery could have been more realistic.

D．The actors in the play didn’t do so well.

2 .

A．Shopping.

B．Study.

C．Sport.

D．Food.

3 .

A．At a gallery.	B．At a science museum.
C．At a concert hall.	D．At a bookstore.

4 .

A．He is just a passer-by like the woman.

B．He is unwilling to tell the woman anything.

C．He doesn’t know where the closest bookstore is.

D．He can’t understand the woman’s question thoroughly.

5 . Once in a while, a very savvy and smart kid makes a difference and changes the course of history. Here are some people who left their mark at a young age.

Mary Shelley Though she didn’t publish it until she was 21, Mary Shelley, an English Romantic novelist, wrote Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus when she was 18. She wrote several other well-regarded novels throughout her career, including Valperga(1823). The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck (1830), Lodore (1835), and Falkner (1837), but Frankenstein became her best known and remains a classic, showing the dreadful consequences that arise after a scientist has artificially created a human being. The man-made monster in this novel inspired a similar creature in numerous American horror films.
Louis Braille The Braille language for the blind was developed by Louis Braille in 1824, when he was just 15 years old. He polished it and expanded it after that. Despite being blinded at the age of 3, he was inspired at a young age to conceive of a way to read and write. Braille consists of a code of 63 characters, each made up of one to six raised dots arranged in a six-position matrix or cell. The dots are embossed on paper and are read by using one’s fingers. He published the first Braille book. a three-volume history book, in 1837. He also became a notable musician and excelled as an organist. Upon receiving a scholarship, he went in 1819 to Paris to attend the National Institute for Blind Children, and from 1826 he taught there.
Bobby Fischer In 1958, at age 15, Bobby Fischer became the youngest chess player in history to be named grandmaster, the highest title possible. He had begun to attract international attention two years earlier when he was victorious in what became known as the “Game of the Century” between him and Donald Byme. His brilliant playing drew the attention of the American public to the game of chess, particularly when he won the world championship in 1972. His precocious skills inspired the Academy Award-nominated movie, Searching for Bobby Fischer(1993).
Malala Yousafzai In 2014, at age 17, Malala Yousafzai became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. The young activist from Pakistan had become famous for speaking out against the Taliban and encouraging young girls like herself to pursue an education. She made her first public speech touting the cause when she was only 11 years old. She attracted international attention when she survived an attempt on her life at age 15. She recovered, staying with her family in Birmingham, UK, where she returned to her studies and to activism. Her life was examined in the documentary He Named Me Malala (2015), whose title referenced the fact that Yousafzai had been named for the Afghan heroine Malala, who allegedly led her people to victory against the British in the 1880 Battle of Maiwand.

1. _______ got a world-wide reputation at the youngest age.

A．Mary Shelley	B．Louis Braille
C．Bobby Fischer	D．Malala Yousafzai

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Frankenstein by Mary Shelley was nominated the best American horror film ever.

B．Bobby Fischer’s remarkable talents aroused a debate about playing chess in the US.

C．Yousafzai returned to her studies and career in the UK after the attempted murder.

D．Louis Braille had taught music and biology for the blind students in Paris since 1826.

3. To make a speech entitled “It’s not easy to attain success”, you may read _______’s life stories for reference.

A．Mary Shelley and Louis Braille

B．Bobby Fischer and Malala Yousafzai

C．Mary Shelley and Bobby Fischer

D．Louis Braille and Malala Yousafzai

6 .

A．At 20:25.

B．At 22:25.

C．At 16:25.

D．At 18:25.

7 . Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. casual        B. inborn       C. downturn       D. replace       E. failing       F. limitation G. list       H. possibility        I. faultless       J. challenging       K. surround

Why You Need to Fail

“Peter, I’d like you to stay for a minute after class.” Kevin teaches my favorite body conditioning class at the gym.

“What’d I do?” I asked him.

“It’s what you didn’t do.”

“What didn’t I do?”

“Fail.”

“You kept me after class for not     1    ?”

“This.” he said while imitating my     2     weight lifting style using weights that were obviously too light, “it’s not going to get you anywhere. A muscle only grows if you work it till it fails. You need to use more     3     weights. You need to fail.” Kevin is onto something.

Every time I ask a roomfull of executives to     4     the top five moments when their career took a leap forward, failure is always on the list. For some, it was the loss of a job. For others, it was a project that had gone bad. And for others still it was the failure of a larger system like an economic     5     that required them to step up.

Yet most of us spend a tremendous effort trying to avoid even the     6     of failure. According to doctor Carol Dweck, we have a mindset problem. If you believe that your talents are     7     or fixed, then you will try to avoid failure at all costs because failure is proof of your     8     People with a fixed mindset like to solve the same problems over and over again. Students with fixed mindsets would rather not learn new languages. CEOs with fixed mindsets would     9     themselves with people who agree with them. They feel smart when they get it right. But if you believe your talent grows with persistence and effort, then you seek failure as an opportunity to improve. People with growth mindsets feel smart when they are learning, not when they are     10    .

If you have a growth mindset, then you use your failures to improve. If you have a fixed mindset, you may never fail, but neither do you learn or grow.

8 .

A．The woman wants to go to Toronto.	B．The man wants to go to Vancouver.
C．There are no flights to Toronto.	D．There are two direct flights to Toronto.

9 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

The Antonine Plague (瘟疫)

The year was 166 C.E., and the Roman Empire was in its prime. The triumphant Roman troops, under the command of Emperor Lucius Verrus, returned to Rome victorious after     1     (defeat) their Parthian enemies. As they marched west toward Rome, they carried with them more than the spoils of plundered Parthian temples; they also carried an epidemic that     2     (ruin) the Roman Empire over the course of the next two decades.

The Antonine Plague,     3     was known later, would reach every corner of the empire and is     4     most likely claimed the life of Lucius Verrus himself in 169 — and possibly that of his co-emperor Marcus Aurelius in 180.   

The effect of the epidemic on Rome’s armies was apparently devastating. Closeness to sick fellow soldiers and less-than-optimal living conditions made it possible for the outbreak to spread rapidly throughout the troops, such as those     5     (base) along the northern frontier at Aquileia. Troops elsewhere in the empire were similarly stricken.     6     (reverse) their shrinking soldiers, they sent the sons of soldiers to troops. Army discharge certificates from the Balkan region suggest that there was a significant decrease in the number of soldiers who were allowed to retire from military service during the period of the plague.

The effect on the civilian population was evidently by no means     7     (severe). In his letter to Athens in 174, Marcus Aurelius loosened the requirements for membership to the ruling council of Athens,     8     there were now too few surviving upper-class Athenians who met the requirements he had introduced prior to the outbreak.

It has been estimated that the death rate over the 23-year period of the Antonine Plague was 7—10 percent of the population.     9     the practical consequences of the outbreak, such as the destabilization of the Roman military and economy, the psychological impact on the populations could by no means be ignored. It is easy to imagine the sense of fear and helplessness ancient Romans     10     have felt in the face of such a ruthless, painful, disfiguring and frequently fatal disease.

10 . With two locations, the Getty Villa in Malibu and the Getty Center in Los Angeles, the J. Paul Getty Museum serves a wide variety of audiences through its expanded range of exhibitions and programming in the visual arts.

Parking information

Parking is $15; $10 after 4:00 p.m. Pay once, park twice on the same day. And get same-day parking at both the Getty Center and the Getty Villa for one $15 fee.

MORE information about visiting the Getty Center and the Getty Villa

@The Getty Center See spectacular art and architecture at the top of Los Angeles. Admission is Free. Address:1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049 Open Hours: Tuesday–Friday and Sunday 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. Closed Mondays Open Mondays, December 21 and 28, 2020 Parking lot opens 9:30 a.m. Holiday closures: Thanksgiving, December 25 (Christmas Day), and January 1 Food & Drinks Lunch Tuesday–Saturday 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Dinner Saturday 5:00–9:00 p.m. Sunday Brunch Sunday 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Closed Mondays

@ The Getty Villa Visit the ancient world of Greece and Rome. Admission is Free. An advance timed-entry ticket is required. Address 17985 Pacific Coast Highway, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 Open Hours: Wednesday–Monday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Closed Tuesdays Open Tuesdays, December 22nd and 29, 2020 Holiday closures: Thanksgiving, December 25 (Christmas Day), and January 1 Food & Drinks Cafe at the Getty Villa Monday and Wednesday–Friday 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 11:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m. Closed Tuesdays No reservations are required for the Cafe. Menu selections are created seasonally. Wine and beer are also available. Picnic Box Lunches Enjoy your own boxed lunch and grab-and-go items at any of the Getty Villa’s public seating areas, including the Outdoor Classical Theater.

1. Mr. Larry drove to the Getty Center and the Getty Villa on December 23 (Wednesday), 2020, and enjoyed a wonderful tour there. He paid the parking fee _______ altogether.

A．$10	B．$15
C．$20	D．$30

2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．The J. Paul Getty Museum is an art museum housed on two sites.

B．The Getty Villa is closed on the same holidays as the Getty Center.

C．The sale of alcohol is forbidden to people in the J. Paul Getty Museum.

D．Timed tickets must be obtained in advance in the Getty Villa.

3. People who go to the Getty Villa may _______.

A．enjoy the views overlooking Los Angeles

B．conduct the visit any time because the tickets are free

C．appreciate the arts and cultures of ancient Greece and ancient Rome

D．have lunches they bring with them anywhere inside the exhibition area