1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。1.

A．The U.S. is not one of the happiest countries in the world

B．The U.S. experienced a decline in happiness only from 2005 to 2007 .

C．The U.S. is not included in the top 10 happiest countries

D．The U.S. is among the 47 countries experiencing a decline in happiness

2.

A．Greece .

B．Burundi.

C．Denmark .

D．Australia.

3.

A．Quality education.

B．Safety from crime

C．Good health.

D．Wealth.

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。1.

A．Endurance.	B．Exhausted.
C．Survivor.	D．That’ll Teach’em.

2.

A．It aims at making money.	B．It gets adults involved.
C．It is unpleasant.	D．It is educational.

3.

A．They are extremely dangerous.	B．They are over commercial.
C．They are entirely fictional.	D．They are quite popular.

3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What happens when you rub a balloon against your hair?

A．It gets sticky.

B．It becomes positively charged.

C．It picks up extra electrons and becomes negatively charged.

2. Why does the negatively charged balloon stick to the wall?

A．Because the wall is also negatively charged.

B．Because opposites attract.

C．Because the wall becomes positively charged.

3. What is the invisible force mentioned in the speech that causes the balloon to stick to the wall?

A．Magnetism.

B．Static electricity.

C．Gravitational pull.

4. What term is used to describe the process of the balloon picking up extra electrons?

A．Magnetization.

B．Electronization.

C．Ionization.

5. What is the main idea behind the explanation of static electricity in the speech?

A．Balloons sticking to walls.

B．Rubbing objects together.

C．Positive charges in the air.

6. What happens to the balloon after it picks up extra electrons?

A．It becomes neutrally charged.

B．It becomes positively charged.

C．It becomes negatively charged.

7. What does the speaker compare static electricity to in the speech?

A．Magic.

B．Lightning.

C．Magnets.

4 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Why did the man come to Ghaliya’s house?

A．To use the Internet.

B．To pick up his children.

C．To ask for an old mobile phone.

2. What does Ghaliya do?

A．A garbage collector.

B．A teacher.

C．A journalist.

3. How did the journalists announce their activity?

A．Through social media.

B．Through the newspaper.

C．Through the school website.

4. How many mobile phones have been given to the students?

A．About 200.

B．About 300.

C．About 350.

5 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What’s the talk mainly about?

A．The development of the bicycle.

B．The materials of making the bicycle.

C．The process of the bicycle’s becoming popular.

2. What is the disadvantage of the bicycle before MacMillan’s design?

A．The bicycle couldn’t change directions.

B．The wheels of the bicycle weren’t well fixed.

C．The rider’s feet couldn’t leave the ground.

3. When was the size of the bicycle’s wheels changed?

A．In 1817.

B．In 1839.

C．In 1869.

4. What happened in 1884?

A．Bicycles first had rubber tires.

B．The “safety bicycle” appeared.

C．Bicycles could run faster.

6 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。1.

A．Try not to think of a polar bear.	B．Try to pose as a polar bear.
C．Stop thinking about their feet.	D．Observe themselves for a few minutes.

2.

A．Those who were informed of the purpose of the experiment.

B．Those who were told to think of white bears on purpose.

C．Those who were shown pictures of white bears at intervals.

D．Those who were asked not to think of a white bear from the beginning.

3.

A．There will be greater chance of us controlling the thoughts.

B．Old doubts will be more likely to come to the surface.

C．we will be able to get rid of negative thoughts.

D．We will be bothered more likely by the thoughts.