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4 . For students feeling the pinch from the pandemic, how to fund academic efforts has been a tough nut to crack—but an Indonesian college has a refreshing new idea.

A hospitality college in Bali, Indonesia, has begun accepting coconuts as payment when students face economic hardship as a result of the coronavirus disease.

When students at the Venus Tourism Academy pay their fees with coconuts, the college will use them to harvest natural coconut oil, UPI reported.

Alternatively, students can pay using leaves from moringa and gotu kola plants, which can be transformed into herbal soap and sold to raise money for the academy, Food & Wine added.

The program has been running since March, after the college received a permit to allow it to operate on this basis, according to The Bali Sun.

Venus Tourism Academy’s director, Wayan PasekAdi Putra, told local news outlet Balipuspa News: “Initially, the students who face economic hardship can pay for their fees by divided payments in three times, with the first installment at 50%, the second 20%, and the third 30%. Because of this Covid pandemic, we have adapted a flexible policy. We produce coconut oil, so students can pay their tuition by bringing coconuts.”

He added: “We have to educate them to optimize the natural resources in their surroundings. When the pandemic is over, they will enter the world of hospitality with different skills.”

Students staying in areas with the highest numbers of COVID-19 cases are not allowed to attend lectures in person. Those from less-affected areas are divided into three groups and must take their classes by turns, according to Food & Wine.

Bali is a major international tourist destination but in August, the Balinese government closed the island to non-Indonesian visitors until 2021, BBC News reported.

1. According to the media, what can we know about the college?

A．The college will use coconuts to make chocolates.

B．Other produce can also be accepted as payments.

C．Since March the program has been running without permission.

D．Herbal soap can be made of coconuts.

2. What can we infer from passage?

A．Divided payments arose before coconuts payments

B．Compared with coconuts payments, divided payments is more flexible.

C．By producing coconut oil, students paid their fees.

D．Natural resources are limited, so students should save them.

3. How do students from less affected area attend lectures to avoid COVID-19??

A．Take an online class	B．By shortening learning hours
C．By attending small classes	D．Learn by oneself

4. What’s the best title of the text?

A．Accepting coconuts as gifts	B．Coconuts-a special payment in a college
C．Sufferings of COVID-19	D．A special college in Indonesia

5 . Most young people in China are experiencing a special time, staying at home to keep away from COVID-19.    1    

Designing poster: to warm and encourage people

After the outbreak of COVID-19, she organized a team called Designing to Support together with her classmates. Dozens of theme posters were created in two days. Qian said, "In this battle, all the medical staff stuck on their duties to save lives with love regardless of personal safety. As designers, what we can do is to transmit the spirit of medical staff to other people.     2    

Painting: to record the touching moments

Li is a young painter. Staying indoors these days, he had been closely following the news about COVID-19, supporting Wuhan and China with painting brushes in his hand. "Now medical staff from all over the country are volunteering towards Wuhan and joining in the battle against COVID-19," said Li, "They are also children or parents, wives or husbands to someone else.    3    That's when I decided to picture this moment with my brush."

    4    

Staying at home, nothing could stop young people from pursuing health and fitness. Han Wei is a young entrepreneur who runs an online fitness platform. Han Wei and his team cooperated with video platforms and launched the "Workout at Home" program. They helped more people learn correct exercise postures.

Sing together online: tomorrow will be better

Students of Tsinghua University from 34 provinces across the country sang together Tomorrow Will Be Better. No professional equipment for recording, they used quilts and pillows to take in sound.     5    This online chorus expressed their support and blessing for Wuhan and their motherland, from corners and communities far away from each other.

A．No professional equipment for editing, they fully used their personal laptops.

B．Computing at home: COVID-19 map team

C．Coaching online: for health and fitness

D．I couldn't help bursting out crying when seeing them hugging their family goodbye.

E．But they cannot help doing something helpful against it.

F．In this way, we can express our thanks and respect to all of them fighting on the front line.

G．There are other methods that might help you with it.

6 . In 2019, Tan Zhouhai was a villager in Hunan Province , shooting short videos of his everyday life and uploading(上传) them to the Internet to attract potential customers for farm products.

Tan was used to his videos receiving dozens, sometimes a few hundred, likes from his audience on Chinese social media such as Douyin. That changed when he uploaded a video of his 83-year-old grandfather who was dancing along to a popular song called Little Apple gained 10,000 likes.

Inspired by this unexpected success, Tan asked his grandfather to perform often so that we could see the 30-year-old cooking for the elderly man, who has lost all his teeth, wearing a pair of round sunglasses for added comic effect. The account now has 1.6 million fans and has received at least 3 million likes.

"Before my grandfather joined me, my account（账户） was just an ordinary one about food and was unnoticed on the internet," Tan told the South China Morning Post. "After my grandfather joined, many of my fans have said they were touched. They said they liked my grandfather and think he is so cute."

The country's top two short video apps Douyin and Kuaishou each have more than 400 million monthly active users. More than 70 percent are younger than 35. Tan's grandfather is just one of a number of elderly people.

One online favourites include a 79-year-old woman known as Granny Wang Who Only Wears High-heeled Shoes and Yaoyang's Grandfather, an 80-year-old man who shares humorous stories of his everyday life in the dialect of northeastern China. They have 16 million and 13 million subscribers（订阅）, respectively.

Chen Duan, a data economy expert from Central University of Finance and Economics in Beijing, said developments in technology had made it easier for elderly people to use digital tools, leading to more of them becoming fans and bloggers of short videos.

"Not every old person can be popular on the internet. It depends on their media sense, their feel in front of the camera and their acting skills," Chen said.

1. What does the underlined word "perform" in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．To make an audience happy by acting, singing or dancing

B．To do something such as a piece of work, task or duty

C．To move data to a large computer system

D．To become annoyed

2. Tan became popular because       .

A．His grandfather is very cute

B．His videos moved his fans after his grandfather joined him,and he changed the content.

C．He saw the video, we showed a dancing old man who has lost all his teeth wearing a pair of round sunglasses for added comic effect.

D．His grandfather joined him.

3. Which of the following is not true?

A．Every old man can become popular online.

B．Tan was not popular before his grandfather took part

C．Most of active users in Douyin are young man.

D．Development in technology changed old people's life.

4. What's the best title of the passage?

A．Elderly video stars in China

B．The young help the old become popular online

C．How to become popular on the Internet

D．Not every old person can be popular online

7 . Tourism can be both good and bad. Yes, it brings in money for the local economy and creates lots of jobs for locals, but it may also bring some problems.

One growing problem is tourists who want to prove that they have visited someplace. Tourists have used paint, rocks, or even keys to write on the Luxor Temple in Egypt, the Colosseum in Rome, Stonehenge in the UK, memorial stones at the bottom of Qomolangma, and many, many other places. Thousands of tourists sites are being destroyed by tourists who “love them to death”. I have three words for people like this: please stop it. If you want to leave a mark on the world, do it by changing someone’s life with kindness and love. Pass kindness along to future generations, not destruction.

Another big problem in some places has been tourists disturbing the local people and life. Some tourists wander around and take pictures of local people without asking for their permission. For example, Chiang Mai University in Thailand and Yonsei University in South Korea have great numbers of tourists visiting their campuses and walking through their libraries and other public areas, taking pictures of students and disturbing their studies. I have three words for tourists like this: please be considerate. I have three words for people like this: please stop it.

The number of problems from tourists is endless: walking in large groups without considering others who need to walk by, crossing roads without observing local traffic laws, and many more. The only way to solve the issue of the terrible tourist is to make sure that you are not one! Be the best, kindest, most polite tourist possible. Remember, whenever you step outside your country’s borders, you are representing your country to the rest of the world.

1. What does the writer say is the only way to solve the problem of the terrible tourist?

A．Make sure that you are not one of those terrible tourist	B．Be the best and kindest tourist possible
C．Be the most polite tourist possible	D．All of the above

2. What does the author mean by the underlined word “destruction” in Paragraph 2?

A．Impressing somebody.	B．Destroying something.
C．Annoying somebody.	D．Reviving someplace

3. Which of the following is true?

A．As tourists, we   can do what we like to do.

B．It is easy to solve the problems tourism brings.

C．Being taken photos makes local people happy.

D．Tourists have used paint, rocks or even keys to write on some attractions.

4. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．The number of problems from tourists is endless	B．Tourism brings some problems
C．Be a good tourist	D．Stop destroying

8 . How do you usually spend your spare time? Many people choose to be couch potatoes, but not Luo Han, a 9-year-old from Changsha, Hunan.

Luo Han completes at least two hours of outdoor activities every day and has raised a wave of discussion online. Although he is in primary school, he has already mastered sports like kayaking and paddling. His aptitude for outdoor sports is from his father Luo Ge, who actively encourages him to enjoy nature, rather than focusing only on his learning. After noticing that Luo Han did not go out for enough exercise after school, his father took him to do outdoor activities every day.

Many applauded them. “Exercise can ease brain fog and improve memory. Many students feel stressed about school work, so outdoor activities can help us keep our moods uplifted and improve our learning efficiency.” said Liu Yu, 18, a university freshman. Wang Tao, a parent of a 16-year-old, showed her support for the father. “It’s more than a way to relax. It’s a training of willpower,” she said. Her son He Xin, from Hefei Thomas School, Anhui, is a fan of outdoor sports. Although facing increasing pressure in his studies, he has joined the school’s athletic programs.

However, some have also expressed their concerns. “Two hours isn’t too much for a 9-year-old, but it might be difficult for high school students to guarantee this block of time when school becomes more demanding,” said Huang Xi, 16, from Liyang High School of Jiangsu province.

Ms. Zhu, who has a daughter in middle school, also agreed that two hours is too much for the majority of parents, especially on weekdays. “When I am off duty, I need to do housework. After my daughter finishes her homework, she prefers to watch TV. Neither of us would think of going outside for exercise,” Zhu said.

Other parents are concerned about the safety of outdoor activities. Zhang Zhijin has a son in high school. “Sometimes, teenagers can do crazy and risky things. We worry about accidents,” Zhang said.

1. Which of the following is true?

A．Liu Yu thinks outdoor activities can improve our learning.

B．Outdoor playing is only good to relaxation.

C．Luo Han ’s father thinks learning is more important than exercising.

D．Luo Han’s father thinks exercise on campus is enough for him.

2. What does the author mean by the underlined word “stressed” in Paragraph 3?

A．annoyed

B．excited

C．anxious

D．frightened

3. Which of the following may agree with Ms Zhu?

A．Huang Xi

B．Liu Yu

C．Wang Tao

D．Luo Han

4. What's the best title of the passage?

A．Please go out for exercise	B．Daily outdoor play and working
C．People’s concerns	D．Parent’s views on after-class work

9 . As China's economy grows rapidly and more people choose to raise one child, it is very _________for young men or young women to care for the aging _________. Young people always complain that they _________ too much pressure with caring for the _________. How the aging people can be cared well is a _________ topic in recent years. In my opinion, we, our government and our society can do _________ as follows.

Firstly, our government should adopt more _________ measures to make the elders have enough pensions. Then the elders will _________ that they can support themselves and needn’t _________ their living expenses.

Secondly, I think that every young people should take __________ to care for their old parents. Your parents have taken great efforts to bring you __________. So when they get old, you should let your parents know __________ you care about them and you can do something for them. The most important is not to make your parents feel __________.

Thirdly, the whole society should be __________ elders' activities. The society should provide necessary __________ for the elders to take part in activities. __________ the activities, they can enjoy the happy time with their friends and other elders.

In conclusion, I want to __________ that elders are very important to our society. They have done __________ contributions to our society. When they grow old, they __________ more respect from us, especially youth. Let's __________ more attention to elders' life.

1.

A．difficult

B．easy

C．important

D．urgent

2.

A．grandparents

B．parents

C．grandchildren

D．children

3.

A．produce

B．put

C．face

D．create

4.

A．babies

B．elders

C．youngsters

D．children

5.

A．nice

B．warm

C．cool

D．hot

6.

A．hardly

B．smoothly

C．completely

D．simply

7.

A．direct

B．effective

C．accurate

D．immediate

8.

A．fear

B．hope

C．feel

D．doubt

9.

A．talk about

B．think about

C．quarrel about

D．worry about

10.

A．responsibility

B．attempt

C．advantage

D．requirement

11.

A．about

B．up

C．in

D．down

12.

A．what

B．how

C．that

D．when

13.

A．excited

B．lonely

C．lovely

D．guilty

14.

A．in favor of

B．in terms of

C．in need of

D．in memory of

15.

A．permit

B．plan

C．space

D．time

16.

A．Before

B．Through

C．After

D．By

17.

A．promise

B．expect

C．review

D．note

18.

A．considerable

B．much

C．negative

D．passive

19.

A．have

B．show

C．deserve

D．take

20.

A．pay

B．seek

C．attract

D．spend

10 . Some Myths You Strongly Keep Believing Are Untrue

There are varieties of false myths we spread from day to day.    1    . Otherwise, people will continue to believe such ridiculous myths undoubtedly. You will realize some of the most acceptable facts are completely untrue.

Men get beer bellies from beer.

We blame the beer for the belly. It is widely believed that men who constantly drink beer end up with a beer belly. However, it is not the beer that’s to blame, but the abundance of unhealthy snacks that often accompany the drink. Alcohol in beer irritates the stomach, therefore causing an increased appetite. Dr. Michael Jensen, an obesity specialist in Minnesota USA says that drinking beer makes liver burn alcohol instead of fat, leaving the latter to accumulate in the waist.    2    , while the one of women’s   accumulates in the hips and   bottoms, as a result of different sexual characteristics.

    3    .

We are told that dogs see the world in black and white. But the truth is that they can distinguish colors just not in the same way we do. Jay Needs from the University of Washington in Seattle proves that our furry friends are able to receive a limited range of colors, which means they can distinguish objects of the same shape. In general, a dog’s vision is very similar to that of a person with red-green color blindness.

Carrots improve eyesight.

    4    . This myth came into existence during the Second World War. The British Army claimed that fighter pilots had excellent night vision as a result of their consumption of large quantities of carrots. Actually, they had radars onboard which made it faster and easier to detect the enemies. The myth about the amazing power of carrots was invented and spread by the media so that enemies would not learn about the fact.    5    .

A．Dogs can distinguish colors

B．Men’s fat is stored in their bellies

C．Dogs see the world in black and white

D．Men’s fat is not mostly accumulated in these parts

E．Eventually, it spread all over the world and people are still convinced of it

F．We agree with the view that eating carrots plays an essential part in good vision

G．It is high time that scientists created a separate department dedicated to exposing the truth