Jenny was the only child in her family. She had a quarrel with her mother that afternoon and ran out of the house angrily. She couldn’t help crying when she thought of the scolding (责骂) from her mother. Getting around aimlessly in the street for hours, she felt a little hungry and wished for something to eat. She stood beside a stand (货摊) for a while, watching the middle-aged man busy doing his business. However, with no money in hand,she had to leave. The man behind the stand noticed Jenny and asked, “Hey, do you want to have the noodles?” “Oh, yes, but I don’t have money,” she replied.
“I’ll treat you today,” said the man. He brought her a bowl of noodles, the smell so attractive. As she was eating, Jenny cried silently. “What is it?” asked the man kindly.“Actually I was just touched by your kindness!” said Jenny as she wiped her tears. “Even a stranger will give me a bowl of noodles, while my mother drove me out of the house.” Hearing the words,the man smiled, “I only gave you a bowl of noodles. But it is your mother who has raised you since you were a baby. Can you number the times she cooked for you? Have you expressed your thankfulness to her?”
Jenny sat there, speechless;she remembered her mother’s familiar face.“A bowl of noodles from a stranger made me feel grateful. Why haven’t I thanked my mum for what she has done for me?” On the way home, Jenny made up her mind to make an apology to her mother for her rudeness as soon as she arrived home.
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Approaching the doorway, Jenny took a deep breath.
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A gentle touch on her hair called her mind back.
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We’ve all heard that laughter is the
Humor plays
Sharing the pleasure of humor
3 . For the past five years, I have worked in strategic roles in advertising. During my work, I challenged the difficulties in creating an ad that would be relevant to the brand, match its core values, and would also target appropriately consumers with a strong consumer insight. When I contribute to a successful campaign that matches all of the above, what I get is sheer bliss. In this sense, I love advertising.
Nevertheless, I am aware advertising has its gray areas. In many cases, advertisers focus on few features that can distinguish them from the competition, while presenting an incomplete picture of the product. For example, a snack brand can focus on the taste claim and ignore any clear reference to nutritional values and calories of the product. In other cases, advertisers claim superiority by using survey findings that do not agree with consumers’ common sense. Recently, a new Cola was introduced by a major Israeli company, claiming its Cola tastes better than the traditional Coca-Cola. Although such claim is possible, it is highly unlikely that a private-label Cola will be able to better suit the Israeli taste, since Coca-Cola dominates the Israeli Cola market for decades with over 90% market share. Yet, as a marketer, I understand we must be aggressive to put our products in consumers’ consideration set.
From a consumer’s standpoint, however, I have a contradictory attitude towards ads. I have some strong relationships with brands I encounter on a regular basis. I adore the design and innovation of Nespresso. I already replaced 4 iPhone models during the last decade and never bought a basketball shoe which is not a Nike shoe. When these brands advertise, I am open to hear about new products and watch ads. Consequently, I am willing to pay more or purchase more expensive products.
Meanwhile, getting used to certain brands makes me less willing to try new ones. When I experience a brand that does not meet my expectations as my usual choices do, I feel like I made a wrong decision. Moreover, the bad experience increases my skepticism towards new brands.
Overall, I admire the efforts made by us advertisers to increase sales. However, my true desire as a consumer is to minimize my exposure to irrelevant ads as much as possible.
1. What does the underlined expression “sheer bliss” in Paragraph 1 mean?| A．Pure happiness. | B．Deep worry. | C．A heavy burden. | D．A great chance. |
| A．most products only have a few features |
| B．the legal boundaries of ads are undefined |
| C．the truth of the products is partially presented |
| D．most ads confuse their products with their rivals’ |
| A．The author was inspired by the design of Nespresso. |
| B．The author has never been bothered by high price. |
| C．The author is loyal to certain brands. |
| D．The author likes watching ads. |
| A．Why Ads Are Misleading | B．Why I Love and Hate Ads |
| C．What Made Ads So Annoying | D．What Made a Household Brand |
You’ve been around forever. I can remember all the pain you’ve caused for me.
Do you remember the night you almost took my father’s life? I do. He loves you. Sometimes I think he loves you more than he loves me. He’s addicted to you, to the way you promise to rid him of his problems only to cause more of them. You just sat back and laughed as his car went spinning through the street, crashing into two other cars. He wasn’t the only one hurt by you that night.
Do you remember the night of my first high school party? You were there. My friends were intrigued (被迷住了的) by you. They treated you as if they were never going to see you again, drinking all of you that they could. I spent two hours that night helping my friends who had fallen completely. “I’m so embarrassed,” they said as I held their hair back so that they could vomit (呕吐). “I’m sorry,” they said when I called taxies for them, walking them out and paying the driver in advance. “This won’t happen again,” they said as they were sent to the hospital to have their stomachs pumped. Two 15-year-old girls slept in hospital beds that night thanks to you.
Do you remember the night when you took advantage of my 17-year-old neighbor who had to drive to pick up his sister from her dance lessons? Do you know how we all felt when he hit another car and killed the two people in the other car? He died the next morning too. His sister walked home from her dance lesson, and passed police cars and a crowd of people gathering on the sidewalk just two blocks away from the dance studio. She didn’t realize her brother was in the midst of it all. She never saw him again. And it’s all your fault.
I wish you’d walk out of my life forever. I don’t want anything to do with you. Look at all the pain you’ve caused. Sure, you’ve made people happy too from time to time. But the damage you’ve caused in the lives of millions is inexcusable. Stop luring (诱惑) in the people I love. Stop hurting me, please.
Sincerely,
Anonymous
1. What is author’s purpose in writing to alcohol?| A．To introduce Mr. Alcohol to the readers. |
| B．To show how much alcohol can hurt people. |
| C．To describe the harm alcohol did to his family. |
| D．To show the great fun that alcohol can bring to people’s life. |
| A．It made him kill two other people when driving. |
| B．It made him crash into two other cars and took his life. |
| C．It made him get into a car accident and badly injure himself. |
| D．It made him drink too much and he had to get his stomach pumped. |
| A．Comparing one thing with another to make his point clear. |
| B．Making something less noticeable than usual. |
| C．Describing something by listing its harmfulness. |
| D．Representing something in the form of a person. |
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6 . “Oh，my god.Are you serious?”
That’s a reaction I often get when people hear the tale of my childhood.
It’s a story I don’t often share.Growing up in a bad home, I learned to protect myself by not speaking up.I've seldom said anything about how badly I was treated and hurt as a child. I don’t talk about how my name was changed at least three times, what it was like to live in my van(箱式货车), or how I've struggled with anxiety, depression, and wanting to kill myself.But I learned to start speaking up for myself.I went on to earn two graduate degrees and I will complete my Doctor’s degree this year.I've also become a widely published author.So，how did I get to where I am today?
What helped me is surrounding myself with caring, loving people. I've learned day-to-day skills through research, trial and error, and with the help of skilled professionals. They’ve taught me how to slow down，to breathe，to be thankful for what I've got.They’re the ones who make my goals possible.They have also taught me to turn my past experiences into strength-to make the negatives into positives.
My hope is that sharing my story might help others to see what is possible even in the darkest of times and help others to speak out.I don’t think I'm in any way special or unique. I'm a common man，no more deserving than anyone else.But for far too long，I've been afraid that others think I'm damaged goods.I've worried about how I might be treated differently.
Pain and fear teach us to be silent.It’s time for that to change.
I don’t know what tomorrow might bring.But one thing I've learned is that if we can hold on and find help，if we find ways to get through the day and speak up，we’11 not only survive，but become stronger than before.
Our very survival can be an inspiration all on its own.And with love of my friends，I look forward to so much more than completing my education—I look forward to the future.
1. Which might not be related to the author’s childhood?| A．Depression | B．Disappointment | C．Desperation | D．Trust |
| A．With the help of his parents. |
| B．Learning by himself. |
| C．Holding on and finding help from others. |
| D．Being special and talented. |
| A．To become stronger than before. |
| B．To encourage others to make the most of their dark times of life. |
| C．To become a better publisher. |
| D．To change the ways to speak up. |
| A．We should overcome the difficulty depending on ourselves. |
| B．We should keep silent when meeting pain and fear. |
| C．Managing to survive when in trouble can make us stronger. |
| D．Our childhood 1ife decides our future. |
I lay there buried alive under our house when the bomb hit our city. The great
Later, as I thought of the pilot of the plane that
Some time later, that man appeared in a meeting I
As this happened I suddenly
I now help those who suffer from
| A．sound | B．heat | C．fire | D．light |
| A．call | B．reach | C．find | D．help |
| A．put | B．sent | C．pulled | D．brought |
| A．after | B．as | C．when | D．before |
| A．made | B．dropped | C．attacked | D．set |
| A．noise | B．energy | C．effect | D．power |
| A．slow | B．serious | C．sad | D．hard |
| A．joined | B．took | C．attended | D．gave |
| A．hated | B．feared | C．honored | D．believed |
| A．activity | B．idea | C．experience | D．opinion |
| A．when | B．after | C．as | D．before |
| A．got | B．heard | C．done | D．seen |
| A．difficult | B．easy | C．useless | D．proud |
| A．imagined | B．realized | C．knew | D．thought |
| A．right | B．funny | C．necessary | D．wrong |
| A．took away | B．took off | C．fell off | D．fell on |
| A．forgive | B．kill | C．defeat | D．accept |
| A．balanced | B．changed | C．continued | D．ruined |
| A．punishing | B．hurting | C．disliking | D．hating |
| A．respect | B．love | C．consider | D．move |
