1 . A good way to study may help your academic results and make the leaning process more enjoyable. For many people, studying with friends is a very effective way to improve your learning outcomes. To find out why, take a look at some of the benefits it offers.

Stop Procrastinating

Procrastinating can mean that you don’t leave yourself enough time to complete your work. Typically, this means you’ll hand in work at the last minute and not perform at your best. For students, procrastination can be a major barrier to success. When you have a study partner, you’ll keep each other accountable. With regular joint study sessions, for example, you’ll be less likely to put off doing your work and achieve better results because of it.

Understanding New Concepts

When you’ re learning now material, things can come to a standstill if you don’t understand the concepts or theory behind it. Fortunately, two heads are better than one. When you can share your ideas and understanding with other people, you can help them advance. Similarly, you can benefit from your friends’ knowledge and insight when you’re struggling to understand a new topic or subject.

Testing Each Other

Tests are an easy and effective way to determine what you know. Of course, it can be difficult to test yourself, and someone who doesn’t know the material might not ask the right questions, which is why a study partner is the perfect person with whom to share tests!

Staying Active

When you become hopeless, it can be hard to concentrate. Due to this, staying active is essential when it comes to getting the grades you’re capable of and reaching your potential. If you have a study partner, you’ll have his or her encouragement and help to rely on.

1. What docs “Procrastinating” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Looking for things.

B．Making up stories.

C．Putting things off.

D．Giving up things.

2. Why is the study partner the best to share tests?

A．They spend most time with you.	B．They know what to ask you.
C．They can encourage you to study.	D．They can learn from your mistakes.

3. Who is the text intended for?

A．High school students.	B．The general public.
C．Educational experts.	D．College teachers.

2 . Group discussions are a way of expressing your thoughts and opinions with other people. It is an opportunity to learn more about other people and develop your own personality. You become better at group discussions because it will help you throughout your whole life.     1     then this blog is the right place for you. Here, we will share some things you can do to excel at group discussions.

Learn about the subject

    2     You cannot just walk into a group discussion without having any idea what it is about. So, make sure that you do your research before stepping into the discussion.

Be confident when you speak

The best way to make your discussion go well is by being confident. When someone else is speaking, make sure that you consider their opinion and not simply wait for your turn to speak.     3     people are more interested in listening to you, and they’ll respect you more as a person.

    4    

One of the most important aspects of group discussions is to be a good listener. Active listening is one of the most important skills in life, which is why you need to practice using it.

Use group discussion to express yourself

Group discussions are a way of expressing yourself. It is not just about talking; it is more about putting your thoughts in front of other people.     5    , but people prefer to bear your opinions in order to open their minds.

A．Been an active listener

B．Choose your words wisely

C．When there is a conflict in opinion

D．When you are confident while speaking

E．Speaking your heart out can be hard at times

F．If you are also struggling with such kinds of discussions

G．It is very important that you first collect information about the topic

3 . When John Todd was a child, he loved to explore the woods around his house, observing how nature solved problems. A dirty stream, for example, often became clear after flowing through plants and along rocks where tiny creatures lived. When he got older, John started to wonder if this process could be used to clean up the messes people were making.

After studying agriculture, medicine, and fisheries in college, John went back to observing nature and asking questions. Why can certain plants trap harmful bacteria (细菌)? Which kinds of fish can eat cancer-causing chemicals? With the right combination of animals and plants, he figured, maybe he could clean up waste the way nature did. He decided to build what he would later call an eco-machine.

The task John set for himself was to remove harmful substances from some sludge (污泥). First, he constructed a series of clear fiberglass tanks connected to each other. Then he went around to local ponds and streams and brought back some plants and animals. He placed them in the tanks and waited. Little by little, these different kinds of life got used to one another and formed their own ecosystem. After a few weeks, John added the sludge.

He was amazed at the results. The plants and animals in the eco-machine took the sludge as food and began to eat it! Within weeks, it had all been digested, and all that was left was pure water.

Over the years, John has taken on many big jobs. He developed a greenhouse — like facility that treated sewage (污水) from 1,600 homes in South Burlington. He also designed an eco-machine to clean canal water in Fuzhou, a city in southeast China.

“Ecological design” is the name John gives to what he does. “Life on Earth is kind of a box of spare parts for the inventor,” he says. “You put organisms in new relationships and observe what’s happening. Then you let these new systems develop their own ways to self-repair.”

1. What can we learn about John from the first two paragraphs?

A．He was fond of traveling.	B．He enjoyed being alone.
C．He had an inquiring mind.	D．He longed to be a doctor.

2. Why did John put the sludge into the tanks?

A．To feed the animals.	B．To build an ecosystem.
C．To protect the plants.	D．To test the eco-machine.

3. What is the author’s purpose in mentioning Fuzhou?

A．To review John’s research plans.	B．To show an application of John’s idea.
C．To compare John’s different jobs.	D．To erase doubts about John’s invention.

4. What is the basis for John’s work?

A．Nature can repair itself.	B．Organisms need water to survive.
C．Life on Earth is diverse.	D．Most tiny creatures live in groups.

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China’s first taikonaut Yang Liwei took off from Jiuquan in northwest China,     1    made China the third nation     2    (send) a man into space. While     3    (travel) in space, Yang spoke to two astronauts aboard the International Space Station. When orbiting in the capsule, Yang     4    (take) photos of planet earth. Yang landed     5    (safe) in the Shenzhou V capsule in Inner Mongolia.     6    total, Yang was in space for twenty-one and a half hours and made 14 orbits of the earth. The Beijing Space Control Center said the flight was     7    “complete success” and it was also called a step forward for the whole world. Soon after that, Premier Wen Jiabao made a phone call to the control center to offer his     8    (congratulate), Yang is a hero of     9    (we) nation We are all     10    (pride) of him.

5 . Brenda Reyes was honored as the Texas Business Woman of the Year. It is a great honor________by the Texas Association of Commerce (德克萨斯商会) where there are 9,000 members. This honor is given to the businesswoman who is the most________among them. So every businesswoman in Texas admires the________. In 1993 Ms Reyes was________into the University of New Orleans, and when________university she decided to join the army. She________a lot in the army from 1997 to 1999.________the experience she got in the army, her tour to New York gave her the________to search for and make use of her strengths. After leaving the army, she________her talent and knowledge for computers, so in her spare time she________computer programs for her friends and they all liked what she programmed. At first she________to help others, but soon she realized she could turn her knowledge into a(n)________. She opened her first software development business in 2001 in her hometown of New Orleans and later________her company to Dallas. Though she faced some________situations, she kept pace with all of the technological changes. She achieved great________and expanded her business. The result is________by her recognition as Texas Business Woman of the Year. Brenda Reyes has set a good________and given all of us a lesson in using our own________skills and interests.

Experts on business believe that it takes seven years of using your strengths________you can make money with a new business. If you work hard as________as Brenda Reyes did, success will come to you. In fact, as an important expression goes, “The major key to a better future is YOU.”

1.

A．created

B．awarded

C．supported

D．held

2.

A．fashionable

B．outgoing

C．humorous

D．successful

3.

A．organization

B．honor

C．event

D．dream

4.

A．admitted

B．received

C．allowed

D．refused

5.

A．running

B．missing

C．leaving

D．admiring

6.

A．learned

B．lost

C．accepted

D．rebuilt

7.

A．From

B．Within

C．Besides

D．Except

8.

A．pressure

B．hope

C．offer

D．idea

9.

A．predicted

B．recognized

C．doubted

D．observed

10.

A．designed

B．bought

C．protected

D．controlled

11.

A．promised

B．volunteered

C．afforded

D．failed

12.

A．experiment

B．power

C．career

D．skill

13.

A．drew

B．increased

C．changed

D．moved

14.

A．hard

B．proper

C．pleasant

D．familiar

15.

A．position

B．wealth

C．success

D．purpose

16.

A．scientific

B．reliable

C．complete

D．obvious

17.

A．goal

B．example

C．order

D．method

18.

A．special

B．common

C．important

D．natural

19.

A．as

B．after

C．when

D．before

20.

A．patiently

B．curiously

C．smartly

D．regularly

6 . Every year That’s Mandarin holds a Chinese Summer Camp for Teens. Between the months of June and August your children can join us at our Shanghai or Beijing campuses for some Chinese language learning. Our programmes have been carefully designed to offer a fantastic combination of fun and education.

As well as our professional Chinese classes, our students will get the chance to explore their chosen city and develop a good understanding of Chinese culture through our exciting outings and activities. The Shanghai & Beijing summer camp courses come in many packages to suit the needs of both children and their parents, including full-time camp, day camp and morning camp. In additional to the convenient schedule, all children are put into groups arranged by age and language level. We guarantee you will see a huge improvement in your children’s Chinese after their camp experience! Full campers get accommodation included. Please visit our website for all the details.

Programme Information

Location School Term Cost	A: Beijing, China B: Shanghai, China Summer                                 2-week       4-week Morning Camp     ¥5,000        ¥9,200 Day Camp               ¥9,000        ¥17,200 Full Camp               ¥20,000       ¥38,200
Degree Level Required	High school students
Subject Areas	Elementary Chinese, Intermediate (中级的) Chinese, Creative Writing, Cultural Studies
Housing	Homestays Hotels Participants live independently
Travel	Participants travel to the programme independently

You can find the Application Form below. If you have any difficulty downloading the application form, please e-mail us at info@ thatsmandarin.com.

1. The aim of the Chinese Summer Camp is to ___________.

A．offer family trip opportunities

B．free parents from looking after their kids

C．improve students’ Chinese in a fun way

D．give teenagers more independence

2. If two sisters attend a morning camp and a full camp separately for two weeks, they need to pay ___________.

A．¥29,000

B．¥25,000

C．¥14,000

D．¥29,200

3. From the advertisement we know that ___________.

A．the participants have to sign up for the programme in groups

B．the participants will explore both Beijing and Shanghai

C．participants have no choice but to stay in hotels and homestays

D．the Chinese Summer Camp for Teens takes place annually

7 . 我鼓起勇气咬了一口。它的味道让我想起了蓝纹奶酪，一种有着浓厚气味的食物。
I gathered my ________ to take a bite. It ________ me ________ blue cheese, a strong smelling type of food.

8 . 水从它浓密的棕色头发上掉下来，熊回头盯着我看。
With ________ its thick, brown hair, the bear ________ me.

9 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

TOKYO — Female giant panda Xiang Xiang left Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo to fly back to China, her home country     1    Tuesday morning.

“China-Japan cooperation in wildlife conservation,     2    (represent) by giant pandas, is a wonderful example of friendly exchanges between the two countries,” a spokesperson of the Chinese embassy in Japan said.

As this year marks     3    45th anniversary of the conclusion of the Sino-Japanese Treaty of Peace and Friendship, the love for giant pandas is expected to drive more Sino-Japanese friendly exchanges and     4     (benefit) cooperation, according to the spokesperson.

Around 7:10 am local time, a white truck     5    (carry) the five-year-old panda slowly drove out of Ueno Zoological Gardens, before heading to Narita International Airport.

Upon her return, Xiang Xiang will be sent to Bifengxia Giant Panda Base in the city of Ya’an, Sichuan,     6     is known as the hometown of giant pandas, according to the zoo.

Xiang Xiang     7    (bear) at Ueno Zoo in June 2017. As the first panda     8    (natural) bred(繁殖) and raised at the zoo in nearly three decades since You You, born in 1988, Xiang Xiang gained huge     9    (popular) among Japanese people after she was born.

She was originally scheduled     10    (travel) back to China by the end of December 2020, but her return was delayed many times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

10 . Welcome to the Township of Greater Madawaska

Opening Hours to the Public

From 8:30 am to 4:00 pm

General Introduction

The Township of Greater Madawaska, located in the Ottawa Valley, Canada, is a beautiful and different tourist destination in Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, offering opportunities of four seasons of outdoor adventure — from boating to fishing, from championship golf to skiing, and from rock climbing to mountain biking. The choices are limited only by your energy and sense of adventure.

Relaxation Activity Recommendation

If relaxation is your preference, the beauty of our natural landscapes is a joy to experience. Take a relaxing drive on the countryside roads, read a book by the river, enjoy sunbathing in one of our waterside parks, listen to the call of the birds and the sound of the wind, enjoy starry nights, and reconnect with Mother Nature! Celebrate the end of an exciting day in one of our local restaurants or pubs, enjoying fine cuisine to simple home-cooked food.

Our wealth of beauty, combined with typically local warmth and hospitality, just may let you make Greater Madawaska your country home. So come here and experience the natural beauty and local life.

1. What do we know about Greater Madawaska?

A．It is open around the clock.	B．It offers summer activities only.
C．It is famous for indoor adventure.	D．It offers various outdoor activities.

2. Which does the author recommend as a way to relax?

A．Driving in the city.	B．Listening to nature.
C．Reading a book on a boat.	D．Cooking food in a local’s home.

3. What is the main purpose of the last paragraph?

A．To ask visitors to protect nature.

B．To remind visitors to go back home.

C．To call on visitors to come to the destination.

D．To introduce typical local landscapes to visitors.