1 . Building on the success of the digital series of One World: Together at Home, Global Citizen and the World Health Organisation (WHO) are partnering for a special one-night event of the same name, which will screen across BET/Comedy Central/MTV/MTV base on Sunday, April 19. On MTV Base, DStv channel 322 and GOtv channel 72, it would air by 1am. (WAT), with a repeat broadcast same day by 8pm. (WAT).

Launched with Chris Martin of Coldplay on March 16, 2020, Together at Home has become an outlet for artistes to share music with their fans for a purpose to educate and inform millions around WHO’s critical effort to prevent, detect and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

However, One World: Together at Home is not a charity event, but a broad global entertainment special to support the World Health Organisation and the global fight to end COVID-19. The show will feature A-list superstars such as Lady Gaga, John Legend, Billie Eilish, and more.

The two-hour program will be hosted by marquee personalities from each of the major networks. It will include both live and pre-taped performances from the world’s most prominent artists with multimillion-naira pledges to the WHO’s Solidarity Response Fund.

The show will lift viewer’s spirits in these trying times with exclusive and unique cameos from the worlds of music and arts, sports superstars, and comedic sketches, while always drawing back to its core purpose to educate and inform on COVID-19 risks, prevention and response. The broadcast will also feature interviews with experts from WHO as well as stories of frontline healthcare workers from around the world.

With the confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the United States rising each day, the rich and famous aren’t staying quiet about their diagnoses. Instead, celebrities are speaking out on social media not only to keep fans informed but in some cases, to urge followers to stay home in order to help reduce the risk of transmission.

1. What will you see at this concert?

A．Covid-19 treatment method	B．Marquee production method
C．Anti-epidemic stories of medical staff	D．Music interview

2. What is the purpose of this event?

A．Let the audience understand the music

B．Show the charm of superstars

C．Call on the public to raise awareness of health protection

D．Introducing Covid-19

3. What can we infer from the text?

A．The stars participating in this activity have a sense of social responsibility

B．The performances are all live

C．World Health Organization donates to this event

D．American people are unaware of Covid-19

4. Where is the text most likely from?

A．The Medical Magazine	B．The Music Magazine
C．The Adevertisment	D．The Newspaper

2 . Modem architecture has brought many amazing buildings to the world. Here are some of the strangest buildings in the world.

Habitat 67, Montreal, Canada

Habitat 67 is a very interesting arrangement of cubes, which looks like the building blocks that children play with. It is pretty interesting how it was designed. In its material sense, the cube is a symbol of stability. It looks so original and at the same time comfortable for living. It was created as a main attraction for Expo 67, one of the world’s largest universal expositions (博览会) where housing was one of the main themes.

The Basket Building, Ohio, United States

The Longaberger Basket Company building in Newark, Ohio might just be a strangest office building in the world. The 180,000-square-foot building, a copy of the company’s famous market basket, cost $ 30 million and took two years to complete. Many experts tried to persuade Dave Longaberger to change his plans, but he wanted an exact copy of the real thing.

The Crooked House, Sopot, Poland

Finished in 2003, the Crooked House has an extraordinary and amazing structure. Its design was based on the pictures of polish artist Jan Marcin Szancer and Swedish painter Per Dahlberg. It looks as if it had been taken from a cartoon: The building lines are not straight, but they are balanced, so the house is not ugly at all, just strange! The interesting part is how builders managed to create this genius idea, but the house is a fact and everyone admires their creativity.

La Pedrera, Spain

It is situated in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The story of the house is pretty interesting. The house was designed by Antoni Gaudi and built for a married couple. It is an extraordinary but stylish building considered to be highly unconventional-there is not even one straight line!

1. Which of the buildings above is associated with a toy?

A．Habitat 67.	B．The Basket Building.
C．The Crooked House.	D．La Pedrera.

2. What can we learn about the Basket Building?

A．It was built for exhibition.

B．It was designed following the pictures.

C．It was constructed according to its original design.

D．It might be the strangest office building in the world.

3. What do the Crooked House and La Pedrera have in common?

A．They both look very ugly.

B．They are built by Antoni Gaudi

C．Their design patterns are common.

D．Their construction lines are bent.

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4 . In October 2016, Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He is the first to receive this_______for songwriting. He has been regarded as the _______living artist in popular music and culture for more than five decades.

In his_______ years he listened to the radio-first to blues and_______,when he was a teenager,to rock and roll. He formed several bands while_______Hibbing High School. Their_______ of"Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay"at their high school talent show was so _______ that the principal cut the microphone. But this didn't cause him to _______ interest in music in and after high school.

At the University of Minnesota,his_______on rock and roll gave way to American________music. He said, "Songs of rock'n'roll weren't________ or didn't reflect life in a realistic way. I knew that when I   ________ folk music,it was more of a serious type of thing. The ________are filled with more despair,more sadness,more success,more faith in the supernatural,much deeper ________. "

However, Dylan ________ college at the end of his first year and traveled to New York City where he performed and________ materials from other folk singers. He made a lot of attempts to show his talents and ________ gained public recognition.

Dylan has________more than 100 million records as a________ ,making him one of the best-selling artists of all time. On the road to success, Dylan has ________ many difficulties with great efforts and persistence.

1.

A．honor

B．gift

C．power

D．name

2.

A．strangest

B．happiest

C．greatest

D．richest

3.

A．senior

B．present

C．early

D．following

4.

A．seldom

B．immediately

C．once

D．later

5.

A．enjoying

B．attending

C．witnessing

D．leaving

6.

A．appreciation

B．exhibition

C．love

D．performance

7.

A．loud

B．quiet

C．calm

D．slow

8.

A．gain

B．take

C．show

D．lose

9.

A．hope

B．time

C．focus

D．opinion

10.

A．folk

B．jazz

C．classical

D．popular

11.

A．polite

B．serious

C．inspiring

D．interesting

12.

A．got into

B．gave up

C．looked for

D．worked out

13.

A．poems

B．songs

C．articles

D．books

14.

A．hurts

B．analysis

C．feeling

D．questions

15.

A．stayed out of

B．ran out of

C．took charge of

D．dropped out of

16.

A．watched out

B．broke into

C．competed for

D．picked up

17.

A．patiently

B．finally

C．nearly

D．quickly

18.

A．bought

B．earned

C．sold

D．publish

19.

A．musician

B．painter

C．dancer

D．scientist

20.

A．met

B．overcome

C．noticed

D．experienced

5 . An interview is a discussion with someone in which you try to get information from them.     1     There are three basic sub-types of interview: structured interviews, unstructured interviews and semi-structured interviews.     2     Incidentally, “respondent” and “informant” are words that are sometimes used instead of “interviewee”.

A great deal is provided by this personal contact: you are another human being, and interviewees will respond to you, in bodily presence, in an entirely different way from the way that they would have reacted to questionnaires that came through their letterboxes or to emails.     3     Most people want to help and give their opinions, and they will usually be energized to help by your physical presence.

If you take the trouble to schedule a visit, you can be more or less guaranteed of a response. Most importantly, though, you will be able to relate to interviewees while you are talking to them.     4     You will be able to watch their behaviour which will give you important clues about how they feel about a topic. Because of the primacy of the personal contact, your appearance and tone are important—how do you want to be seen? As “one of us”? As a person in authority? As an observer? …Or what?     5     However you decide to present yourself, it is good practice of course to try to put the interviewee at ease before the interview begins — to talk about the weather, about your journey, about anything that will break the ice.

A．This is a ready-made support for you.

B．Its nature varies with the nature of the interviews.

C．You will be able to hear and understand what they are saying.

D．Your decision should influence the way that you look, sound and behave.

E．The information may be facts or opinions or attitudes or any combination of these.

F．Each involves the interviewer in fact-to-face contact or telephone contact with another person.

G．You will be using these clues to make informed guesses about what the interviewees might really mean.

6 . Stagecoach Buses — Popular tickets

Dayrider

Travel as much as you like in one day.

With Stagecoach Dayrider bus tickets you can make as many journeys as you like for one day. They offer more value for money than buying a single or return, as you can travel on all Stagecoach buses within your chosen ticket zone. Buy tickets using the Stagecoach Bus App or buy on the bus. with contactless payments now available on all our buses, you don't need to worry about finding the correct change

Bus and Boat

Unlimited bus travel for one car in the selected zone, plus a boat ride

Explore the countryside on bus and then enjoy the fine mountain views from the comfort of a boat deck. You can board one of our many boats or steamers located at four of the districts most outstanding lakes. Stagecoach have combined bus boat tickets which are available for Coniston, Detwent Water, Ullswater and Windermere

Sightseeing Tickets

Never get lost and don't miss a thing.

Hop-on and hop-off all day as much as you like at any of the bus stops on the route and see all the best sights and attractions your chosen town or city has to offer. You'll also learn lots of history along the way from one of our expert guides

Student Tickets

Flexible student bus tickets

Are you a student and getting ready for the new term? You can travel for a lot less with Stagecoach's student bus tickets. You'll need a current student ID card with a photo to buy a Stagecoach student ticket. The name on your ID card will need to match the name on your ticket.

1. What is true about the “Dayrider” ticket?

A．You need the correct change to buy it.

B．You can use it to travel anywhere in the city.

C．It can be purchased with your mobile phone.

D．It can be used with any bus company.

2. If you want to go sightseeing around of the lake areas, which ticket is the most suitable?

A．Dayrider.	B．Bus and Boat.
C．Sightseeing.	D．Student tickets.

3. What is needed if you want to buy a student ticket?

A．A photo of yourself.	B．Your name.
C．The bus app.	D．Valid student ID.

7 . Dream Big with Caledonia

Caledonian Sleeper is a gateway to a world of possibilities with our overnight rail service bringing a touch of the extraordinary to travel between London and Edinburgh.

Taste the local food, have the ultimate sleep on our comfortable bed and enjoy a private room with toilet and shower. And above all, wake up refreshed, ready to start an adventure at your destination.

We offer two categories of rail tickets to travel on our service:

Caledonian Sleeper Fixed Advance: Our Fixed Advance tickets offer our best value fares. No changes, refunds or upgrades are allowed. Available for Club rooms (￡150/passenger) a Classic rooms (￡100/passenger). Book at least 2 months in advance.

Caledonian Sleeper Flexible: Our Flexible tickets are fully refundable. Available for Caledonian Double(￡200/passenger), Club rooms (￡170/passenger), Classic rooms (￡120/passenger) and Comfort seats (￡50/passenger). Book anytime if available.

Notice: These are single (one-way) tickets; to make a return journey, just buy two single tickets.

Oops! a family getaway can often feel like someone is missing if your furry friend is left behind. If you are travelling in a Caledonian Double or Club room, you're welcome to bring up to 2 pets with an additional fare as low as ￡30 per room.

1. What is promoted in this text?

A．A travel package.

B．A train service.

C．A family plan.

D．An accommodation service.

2. All ticket holders can enjoy         without extra charge.

A．Wi-Fi signals	B．priority boarding
C．on-board breakfast	D．charging points

3. What is the lowest round-trip fare for a married couple with their two pet dogs?

A．￡230.

B．￡330.

C．￡660.

D．￡740.

8 . Tomorrow will be another day

On my way home from work every evening, there would be a homeless middle-aged man standing by the walkway. He was always ________ smiling, and sometimes almost dancing.

Every day after work I would remember to gather any spare ________, and put it aside. If l saw him I’d give him the coins. A feeling of ________ would come over me every time I saw him as he looked to feel joyful. Sometimes we would ask each other about our day. His ________ would be the same, “I’m fine. Have a bright day.”

I knew what his reply was going to be every time, ________ I would still ask. It ________ me of how lucky me that even in his situation of being homeless, he was so cheerful. He ________ me how lucky I was, a single mother of four kids, with a good job to provide for them.

Then one day I was called into my boss’s office and was told that I was   ________ due to the weak economy (经济). A feeling of worry filled my mind immediately, and for the rest of that day all I could think about was “how am I going to ________ my family, and how am I going to pay rent?”

That day I was very sad and upset on my way home. I ________ forgot to prepare some coins for the homeless man as usual. As I waited for the red light to turn, he walked over with a big smile and asked, “How is everything going?” I told him I lost my job and felt really bad. “OK, I will ________ you a dollar today. Tomorrow will be another day,” said the man.

I was deeply ________ and burst into tears. I wanted to hug him! That day what the man handed me was more than a dollar bill. He taught me a ________ lesson. Whatever material things are taken from you, no one can take away your ________ to be joyful. Tomorrow will be a bright day and full of ________.

1.

A．happy

B．shy

C．nervous

D．careful

2.

A．time

B．food

C．change

D．water

3.

A．pity

B．pain

C．anger

D．joy

4.

A．demand

B．answer

C．view

D．reason

5.

A．but

B．for

C．or

D．so

6.

A．satisfied

B．frightened

C．disappointed

D．amazed

7.

A．informed

B．advised

C．reminded

D．warned

8.

A．fired

B．examined

C．questioned

D．invited

9.

A．miss

B．support

C．trust

D．check

10.

A．still

B．once

C．even

D．always

11.

A．charge

B．find

C．show

D．give

12.

A．moved

B．hurt

C．lost

D．relaxed

13.

A．terrible

B．valuable

C．hard

D．strange

14.

A．cost

B．secret

C．stress

D．choice

15.

A．doubt

B．regret

C．hope

D．praise

9 . Many people avoid apologizing because admitting to wrongdoing makes them uncomfortable. “We like to view ourselves as good people-as kind and considerate,” says Ryan Fehr, a professor at the University of Washington. “Apologies force us to admit to ourselves that we don't always live up to our own standards. We might also fear that the victim won't accept our apology, further damaging our positive sense of self. For these reasons, an apology can be very difficult to give.”

For many, apologizing is stressful, awkward and uncomfortable. But a heartfelt apology has positive effects. It can improve your mental health, repair damaged relationships and promote self-esteem. “Apology acts as a signal of one's moral character,” Fehr says.

Researchers at Ohio State University have determined that effective apologies have five elements: expressing regret, explaining what went wrong, acknowledging responsibility, offering to repair the situation and requesting forgiveness. All five aren't necessary every time. “The more of those elements were included, the more likely the apology was seen as convincing,” says Roy Lewicki, the lead study author. “Acknowledgement of responsibility turned out to be the most important piece, followed by an explanation of why it happened and declaration of regret.”

“Sometimes, an immediate apology is called for,” says Antony Manstead, a psychology professor at Cardiff University. “But if the other party is angry at your wrongdoing, it may be more effective to wait, because their anger may stop them accepting an apology. Some research suggests that a delay increases an apology's effectiveness because it conveys that the wrongdoer has had time to reflect on. his/her misdeeds,” says Mara Olekalns, a professor of management at Melbourne Business School. “The best time to apologize is when one feels ready to sincerely apologize,” says Etienne Mullet, research director of the Ethics and Work Laboratory at the Institute of Advanced Studies. “There is nothing worse in these situations than insincere apologies.”

1. Why do many people feel uncomfortable to apologize?

A．They are kind and considerate people.	B．They are afraid of losing face.
C．They believe themselves right.	D．They have high moral standards.

2. What is the most important when it comes to making an effective apology?

A．To express regret.	B．To express what went wrong.
C．To accept responsibility.	D．To request forgiveness.

3. What can be inferred about an apology from the last paragraph?

A．The sooner, the better.	B．The later, the better.
C．The more often, the better.	D．The more genuine, the better.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A．How you can make an effective apology.	B．Why people avoid apologizing.
C．What benefits you can get from an apology.	D．When you can make a heartfelt apology.

10 . Kodak’s decision to file for bankruptcy (破产) protection is a sad, though not unexpected, turning point for a leading American corporation that pioneered consumer photography and dominated the film market for decades, but ultimately failed to adapt to the digital revolution.

Although many attribute Kodak’s downfall to “complacency (自满),” that explanation doesn’t acknowledge the lengths to which the company went to reinvent itself. Decades ago, Kodak anticipated that digital photography would overtake film — and in fact, Kodak invented the first digital camera in 1975 — but in a fateful decision, the company chose to shelf its new discovery to focus on its traditional film business.

It wasn’t that Kodak was blind to the future, said Rebecca Henderson, a professor at Harvard Business School, but rather that it failed to execute on a strategy to confront it. By the time the company realized its mistake, it was too late.

Kodak is an example of a firm that was very much aware that they had to adapt, and spent a lot of money trying to do so, but ultimately failed. Large companies have a difficult time switching into new markets because there is a temptation to put existing assets into the new businesses.

Although Kodak anticipated the inevitable rise of digital photography, its corporate (企业的) culture was too rooted in the successes of the past for it to make the clean break necessary to fully embrace the future. They were a company stuck in time. Their history was so important to them. Now their history has become a liability.

Kodak’s downfall over the last several decades was dramatic. In 1976, the company commanded 90% of the market for photographic film and 85% of the market for cameras. But the 1980s brought new competition from Japanese film company Fuji Photo, which undermined Kodak by offering lower prices for film and photo supplies. Kodak’s decision not to pursue the role of official film for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics was a major miscalculation. The bid went instead to Fuji, which exploited its sponsorship to win a permanent foothold in the marketplace.

1. What do we learn about Kodak?

A．It went bankrupt all of a sudden.

B．It is approaching its downfall.

C．It initiated the digital revolution in the film industry.

D．It is playing a dominant role in the film market.

2. Why does the author mention Kodak’s invention of the first digital camera?

A．To show its early attempt to reinvent itself.

B．To show its effort to overcome complacency.

C．To show its quick adaptation to the digital revolution.

D．To show its will to compete with Japan’s Fuji photo.

3. Why do large companies have difficulty switching to new markets?

A．They find it costly to give up their existing assets.

B．They tend to be slow in confronting new challenges.

C．They are unwilling to invest in new technology.

D．They are deeply stuck in their glorious past.

4. What does the author say Kodak’s history has become?

A．A burden.

B．A mirror.

C．A joke.

D．A challenge.

5. What was Kodak’s fatal mistake?

A．Its blind faith in traditional photography.

B．Its failure to see Fuji photo’s emergence.

C．Its refusal to sponsor the 1984 Olympics.

D．Its overconfidence in its corporate culture.