1 . Andy Kong has worked very hard to get to where he is today. He credits becoming a millionaire by 20 to his strict Asian parents who tutored him at a young age by working for the family.
Kong, of Danville, Virginia, started working when he was only nine. English wasn’t a strong suit for Andy’s parents, and that’s where he was able to assist his family the most. After school and on weekends he would help out at their family-owned restaurant and nail salons. Not only did he do the labor work, but he was also involved in creating online ads. This was his introduction to the world of online business.
Andy started his Amazon business in the eighth grade. When he learned about Amazon Dropshipping (代发货模式) from a kid he saw on Instagram, he got inspired and decided to give it a try. Unfortunately, the store eventually got shut down because he was impatient with the growth. Instead of considering it a failure, he viewed this experience as a life lesson and learned from his mistakes. Meanwhile, his parents never stopped trying to talk him into focusing on school and their retail business.
“The biggest challenge when starting a business is getting someone to believe in you,” Andy says. He pushed through and did things for himself even when his loved ones discouraged it.
In 2019, Andy met his now business partners, and together, they created an Amazon management company called Project WiFi. This Project has proven to be extremely successful. They currently help over 55 clients run their online businesses, and plan to help many more in the future.
When asked about the secret to his success, Andy says, “Learning to sacrifice whether that’s family, friends, or soccer game for a single goal is the only way to succeed, rather than attempting multiple things. If it’s worth doing then it’s worth doing well with no shortcuts.”
1. Why did Andy work in his parents’ shops at a young age?| A．Because he could earn some pocket money. |
| B．Because his parents weren’t fluent in English. |
| C．Because his parents could help with his study. |
| D．Because he could get access to the Internet. |
| A．A new online business model. | B．Results of working impatiently. |
| C．Difficulties in Andy’s career. | D．Andy’s tense family relationship. |
| A．His early working experiences. | B．Lessons learned from his failures. |
| C．Gaining other people’s trust. | D．Focusing on the thing you choose. |
| A．Committed and generous. | B．Open-minded and motivated. |
| C．Creative and faithful. | D．Hard-working and sociable. |
2 . Some people think that all wild animals are dangerous. Actually, very few of them will attack a man if he leaves them alone. If you met a lion or an elephant, I suppose you would run away; but even a lion will keep away from a man unless it is very hungry. Lions and tigers only kill and eat men when they have grown too old and too weak to catch their usual food, such as deer and other small animals. If you saw a wild elephant, perhaps you would be frightened. Elephants usually run away at once unless you attack them. Some animals get very frightened if they only smell a man; some take no notice at all but quietly walk in another direction. Wild animals only attack hunters when they are afraid that the hunters mean to harm their young ones, or then the hunters shoot at them and make them angry.
1. Lions and tigers will not kill or eat men ____________| A．unless men try to run away | B．if they are too old and too weak |
| C．if they are able to get enough food | D．however men act towards them |
| A．when they grow old | B．if they are left alone |
| C．while they are looking for food | D．when their young ones are in danger |
| A．how to protect wild animals | B．how animals look for their food |
| C．how to make friends with wild animals | D．how animals act towards men |
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During last year’s Spring Festival, I organized a badminton match for my large family. I came up this idea because we tended to overeating and failed to do enough exercise during this period these years. “My proposal won support from my uncles, aunts, several cousins or especially my grandparents.” When asking by my father why I chose this sport, I said almost everyone could play the badminton. The match, what lasted for the whole afternoon, ends without a winner. But after the match, we were quite “energy and relaxed.” Festivals are occasions for happy, but they can never be achieved without health.
4 . Social media has become a part of our lives. It is the communication tool that children have been brought up with, but it is still illegal (违法的) for a Canadian child under the age of 13 to have a social media page.
This is a shame when you consider the learning opportunities that social media offers. At our school, Vernon Christian Elementary school in Vernon, B. C., I can see how it provides children with the chance to learn how to communicate properly and effectively. If they want their friends to follow them or re-tweet (转发) their messages, they must learn to write them creatively in an interesting and amusing style, attach (粘贴) pictures, and ask questions to invite a response. Students will learn a lot from the process.
Social media can also help students to sharpen up their writing skills. My students usually use the blog to keep a diary about something that interests them, and suddenly they appear to love writing.
So is it necessary to restrict (限制) students in the social media age? Not really. A survey has found that 59 percent of children have already used a social network by the time they are 10, and 43 percent have messaged people they didn’t know by the age of 12.
Of course, primary schools should care about the dangers of social media. Measures (措施) should be taken to protect students from the dangers. In our school, we have a social media platform with a teacher’s dashboard (信息窗) where all activities can be managed. On one occasion, a boy wrote hurtful comments (评论) about a girl in a post message. After a discussion with him about why it is wrong to send hurtful emails, he was embarrassed and said sorry to the girl.
Over the past 23 years teaching in British Columbia, I have focused on computing. I therefore take notice of the bad effects of social media on primary students. However, social media offers learning and communicating opportunities to elementary students. More importantly, we cannot ignore (忽视) the fact elementary children are using social media. I strongly believe that exposing students to the social media will equip them to be wiser grow-ups in the future.
1. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?| A．The writer has made students learn a lot by using social media as a teacher. |
| B．All the students can’t be allowed to use social media in British Columbia. |
| C．In Canada, children under 13 have rights to use social media pages freely. |
| D．The writer has paid less attention to primary students in using social media. |
| A．Achieve | B．improve | C．form | D．practise |
| A．More schools will encourage students to use social media skillfully. |
| B．It is necessary to stop the students from using social media at school. |
| C．Social media at school will make great influence on students’ future. |
| D．It is so important to keep school websites safe in Information Age. |
| A．will take the place of other learning styles slowly | B．can help students make a good habit of learning |
| C．will make students take less interest in learning | D．should be developed more widely among students |
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1. What is this ad mainly about?| A．It mainly shows us some ways to spend weekends. |
| B．It mainly introduces us a place to relax ourselves. |
| C．It mainly introduces some events in a sports meet. |
| D．It mainly gives us some ideas to spend our holidays. |
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6 . In 1959, Handler changed how toy dolls were made when she introduced “Barbie” to the world. With her mature figure, Barbie was one of the first “grown-up” dolls to hit the retail market.
Handler wanted to create a toy that was different from the baby dolls that dominated little girls’ toy boxes. She wanted a doll that girls could project their future dreams upon and allowed for limitless clothing and career choices. Inspired by paper dolls of the time, Handler, to much disagreement, made sure Barbie had the body of a grown woman.
“My own philosophy of Barbie,” Handler wrote in her autobiography, “was that through the doll, the little girl could be anything she wanted to be. Barbie always represented the fact that a woman had choices.”
There’s even a Barbie for cancer patients — Brave Barbie — a partnership between Mattel and CureSearch that sends a bald (光头的) Barbie to families affected by cancer. “Gifting my daughter a Barbie who suffered from cancer was tremendous,” Michelle, a cancer survivor said, “We would play with that Barbie together and I’d heartbreakingly watch her pretend to take the doll to the hospital for chemo (化疗), or place its long wig on top of its head and tell the doll ‘It’s time to be beautiful again.’”
Bald Barbie was super brave and went on awesome adventures after chemo. Sometimes she felt sick and needed to sleep, but would feel much better after a rest. Bald Barbie always beat the cancer and went on to live a long and happy life with her family. That Barbie became so much more than a plastic doll — she was a means of communication and a coping mechanism during an extremely distressing time for little families.
1. Why did Handler create Barbie?| A．To make a hit in the retail market. | B．To appeal to girls with her diverse outfits. |
| C．To do a project on women’s career choices. | D．To inspire girls to make choices as they wish. |
| A．Sad yet comforted. | B．Envious yet proud. |
| C．Overwhelmed and ashamed. | D．Heartbroken and regretful. |
| A．A reliable emotional support. | B．A glue for broken relationships. |
| C．An effective practical treatment. | D．A secret medium of negotiation. |
| A．A medical journal. | B．A charity brochure. |
| C．A financial report. | D．A story collection. |
9 . Putonghua is the official language on the mainland, but if history had played out differently, most of the people could have been speaking Cantonese.
In 1912, shortly after the end of the Qing dynasty, the founding fathers of the republic met to decide which language should be spoken in the new China.
Mandarin - now known as Putonghua - was just a northern dialect spoken by the hated Manchurian officials at that time. While it had served as China’s lingua franca(混合语) for centuries, many saw it as an “impure form” of Chinese.
Many of the leaders, including Sun Yat-sen, were from Guangdong - where people are open to new ideas. A great debate started and eventually led to a formal vote. Cantonese lost out by a small margin to Putonghua and the rest is history.
While historians today still argue about whether this story is real, it is something Guangdong people love to tell. Many Cantonese speakers feel proud of their native language, saying it has more in common with the classical Chinese than Putonghua - which is a mix of northern dialects heavily influenced by Manchurian and Mongolian.
Linguists agree to some degree. “Cantonese is closer to classical Chinese in its pronunciation and some grammar,” Jiang Wenxian, a Chinese language scholar, said. “Using Cantonese to read classical poetry is a real pleasure,” he said. “Many ancient poems don’t rhyme(押韵) when you read them in Putonghua, but they do in Cantonese.”
“Cantonese keeps a flavor of ancient Chinese. Nowadays few people understand classical Chinese, so Cantonese should be protected as a type of language fossil helping us study ancient Chinese culture.” Cantonese is spoken by about 70 million people in Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau and communities abroad.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, Guangdong was the only Chinese province allowed to trade directly with foreigners. Many Westerners at the time learned Cantonese. Up till very recently, there were more Cantonese speakers in overseas Chinese communities than Putonghua speakers. In Canada, for example, Cantonese is the third most commonly spoken language after English and French.
1. What’s the function of the first paragraph?| A．To introduce the topic. |
| B．To attraction people’s attention. |
| C．To summarize the whole passage. |
| D．To show the importance of Putonghua. |
| A．Most of the leaders are in favor of Putonghua. |
| B．Most of the leaders came from Guangdong at that time. |
| C．Guangdong people are more likely to accept new ideas. |
| D．Sun Yat-sen suggested having a debate to decide on the new language. |
| A．Because it’s as important as Putonghua. |
| B．Because it is an ancient language with a long history. |
| C．Because nowadays few people can understand Cantonese. |
| D．Because it is very helpful when studying Chinese culture. |
| A．New language, New China. |
| B．How Putonghua defeated Cantonese |
| C．The development of an official language |
| D．Cantonese almost became the official language |
