1. What is the teacher mainly introducing?
| A．Notes before class begins. |
| B．The content of the class. |
| C．The location of the classroom. |
| A．2 hours. | B．3 hours. | C．4 hours. |
| A．On Monday. | B．On Wednesday. | C．On Friday. |
1. What does the man ask the woman to do?
| A．Hold a meeting. |
| B．Cancel the meeting. |
| C．Change the meeting time. |
| A．At 9. | B．At 11. | C．At 12. |
| A．A manager. | B．A typist. | C．A secretary. |
| A．Go for a weekend. |
| B．Send an email to everyone. |
| C．Prepare a report for the man. |
1. Where does this conversation take place?
| A．In the kitchen. | B．In the office. | C．On the phone. |
| A．Her sink doesn’t work. |
| B．Her kitchen is flooded. |
| C．Her apartment is in need of repair. |
| A．They are on holiday. |
| B．They’ve been sent out. |
| C．They are busy making calls. |
4 . Simple Yet Amazing Ways To Be Wiser
Wisdom is no just a good quality to have but it is also very necessary. There are a lot of ways to become wiser.
You will never grow from being in your comfort zone which is why you need to get out of it. This is the only way you will gain wisdom and become better. You try learning new skills that you never thought of learning or going to places that were on your bucket list. Change your routine and see where life takes you, take control!
Meet new people
Limiting yourself to only one type of people that share the same beliefs as you can be comforting but it doesn’t get you anywhere in life. You need to meet and experience new people and learn what they have to offer. Share what defines you and learn from others. This will make you wise.
Learn and grow from your mistakes
All of us make mistakes in life, but it is the acknowledgment of mistakes that makes us grow and do better next time. Whenever we make a mistake, we should learn from it, thinking over our shortcomings won’t get us anywhere.
Share your knowledge with others
If you have accumulated a lot of knowledge then why not share it with others too?
| A．Try experiencing new opportunities |
| B．Expose yourself to diverse viewpoints |
| C．However, you are advised to start small |
| D．Developing new friendships will be beneficial to you |
| E．We can reflect upon failure in order to improve ourselves |
| F．Being ready to help others out will definitely increase your wisdom |
| G．If something confuses you, try to clear out your problems by yourselves |
5 . Britain has a stubborn enemy called the “devil plant”, the Japanese knotweed (虎杖). The name originated in Japan, but it became a promoter behind a plant disaster in Britain. Initially it was introduced to England as a landscape plant. However, over time it has evolved into a harsh plant difficult to control.
The plant is disreputable (坏名声的) mainly because of its strong ability to survive. The Japanese knotweed can grow at an amazing speed. What’s more, Japan’s knotweed is penetrating. As long as you give it a small gap, it can follow it and make rapid growth. This gap may be a crack in the road, or a wall crack in the house, and even some Japanese knotweed will start to grow from the foundation of the house, gradually “destroy” the whole house. Such an invasion (入侵) is a nightmare for the British. The British simply love and hate the plant, but so far, they are still unable to find an effective way to remove it.
Fortunately, China’s knotweed is not identical to Japan’s, and in the China’s ecosystem, there are many natural enemies against it. As a result, China has not experienced a knotweed invasion as severe as Britain. Additionally, its tender stem can be made into delicious food. The root of knotweed is a very good Chinese medicine. Therefore, in some places there’s also a need to plant knotweed, to obtain economic benefits.
This case gives us a profound inspiration that it is important to be careful when introducing alien species and to fully understand the characteristics of plants or animals and the effects they may cause in a new environment, otherwise it may be easy to spend a huge amount of money every year to clean up the Japanese knotweed, as in the UK.
1. Why did Britain bring in Japanese knotweed at first?| A．To make profits. | B．For decoration. |
| C．For scientific research. | D．To promote biodiversity. |
| A．Fading away. | B．Dying out. |
| C．Multiplying rapidly. | D．Growing steadily. |
| A．China’s ecosystem is not damaged by knotweed. |
| B．Knotweed is in great demand in the whole China. |
| C．Knotweed has made most of the Chinese people rich. |
| D．Chinese medicine includes knotweed’s stems and roots. |
| A．A Natural Phenomenon We Know |
| B．A Plant That People Love and Hate |
| C．Alien Species’ Effect on the Local Economy |
| D．The Fight Against Invasive Plants and Animals |
6 . Getting into science is often difficult for some kids, It’s something Ahmed Muhammad learned quickly while babysitting his niece and nephew.
Muhammad is an 18-year-old senior from California. who attends Oakland Tech High school. One day he asked his niece and nephew if they wanted to do science, and he was upset by their reaction.
“Whenever I babysit them, we do things like playing chess, playing video games, or watching TV or whatever. When I tried to do science with them, they were like, No, I hate science. I’m bad at it.” It was that moment that fueled Muhammad to create his nonprofit called “Kits Cubed” with a mission to introduce kids to science through fun, affordable and accessible means.
“I went into my room and I pulled out some science books. Then I went online and did some research and was able to design some science experiments for them to do at home. The materials were composed of fairly cheap stuff we have around the house, and they loved it” Muhammad said.
After witnessing their joy, he realized other children could benefit from it as well. “Having noticed the long-standing absence of science experiments in our school, I really feel like well need some science kits in the hands of kids,” Muhammad said.
That’s when he took the $200 he had saved to create a website and began creating science kits to sell, and eventually donated the earnings to kids in need. “I had enough money to make the website and enough to put together like 10 or 15 kits. My initial goal was the joy that my niece and nephew felt. I wanted it to get to as many kids as possible,” Muhammad said.
Muhammad, who has been accepted to Stanford University, is just thrilled he was able to help change his niece and his nephew’s opinion of science while inspiring others as well.
1. What is the main pursuit of Kits Cubed?| A．To solve the absence of science at school. |
| B．To promote acceptance of scientific spirit. |
| C．To provide free access to household stuff. |
| D．To set in motion kids’ passion for science. |
| A．Online research he carried out about materials. |
| B．Enjoyable reactions he observed from the kids. |
| C．Science books he published about experiments. |
| D．Science fairs he participated in at his own school. |
| A．It targeted at kids aged from 10 to 15. |
| B．It received donations for kids in need. |
| C．It was primarily funded by local school. |
| D．It initially profited from sales of science kits. |
| A．Composed. | B．Childlike. | C．Charitable. | D．Cooperative. |
