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Monarchbutterflies（黑脉金斑蝶）areacommonsummersightinthenorthernUnitedSlates

andCanada.Theselargeorangeandblackinsects（昆虫）brightenparksandgardensasthey

flylightlyamongtheflowers.Whatmakesmonarchsparticularlyinterestingisthatthey

migrate（迁飞）—allthewaytoCaliforniaorMexicoandback.Theyarethoughttobetheonly

insectthatdoesthis.

Everyyearinthelatesummermonarchsbegintheirjourneytothesouth.Thoseheading

forMexicogofirstfortheLouisiana-Mississippiarea,thenflyacrosstheGulfofMexicointo

Texas.OnceinMexico,theysettlethemselvesinoneofaboutfifteenplacesinamountain

forestfilledwithfirtrees.Eachplaceprovidesawinterhomeformillionsofmonarchs.The

butterfliesaresomanythattheyoftencoverentiretrees.Whenspringcomes,theybegin

theirlongjourneynorth.

Thequestionisoftenaskedwhethereverybutterflymakestheround-tripjourneyevery

year.Andtheanswerisno.Theaveragemonarchlivesaboutninemonths.Sooneflying

northmightlayeggsinLouisianaandthendie.Theeggsofthatgenerationmaybefoundin

Kentucky;theeggsofthenextgenerationmayendupinWisconsinorMichigan.Thelast

generationoftheseason,aboutthefourth,willmaketheirwaybacktoMexicoandrestartthe

journey.

Scientistslearnaboutmonarchs'migrationbycatchingandmakingmarksontheinsects.

Byrecatchingamonarchwithsuchamarkandnoticingwhereitcamefrom,thenextscientist

cangettoknowthingslikethebutterfly'sageanditsrouting（路线）.

1.Oneoftheplaceswheremonarchsspendthewinteris.

A.theGulfofMexicoB.anareainMississippi

C.aforestinMexicoD.aplaininTexas

2.Theroutingofmonarchs'migrationcanbelearned.

A.byexaminingthemarksmadeonthem

B.bycollectingtheireggsinthemountains

C.bycomparingtheirdifferentages

D.bycountingthedeadonesintheforests

3.Whatisthesubjectdiscussedinthepassage?

A.Migrationofmonarchs.B.Scientists'interestinmonarchs.

C.Winterhomeofmonarchs.D.Lifeanddeathofmonarchs.

答案：1.C2.A3.A

SYDNEY:Astheysatsharingsweetsbesideaswimmingpoolin1999,ShaneGouldandJessicahSchipperwere

simplygettingalongwell,chattingaboutsport,lifeand-anythingelsethatcameup."

YetinSydneynextmonth,theywillmeetagainbythepool,andforashorttimethefriendswillraceagainst

eachotherinthe50-meterbutterfly（蝶泳）intheAustralianchampionshipsatHomebushBay.

Gould,nowa47-year-oldmotheroffour,hasannouncedshewilbemakingareturntoelitecompetition（顶

级赛事）t。swimtheoneevent,navingsetaqualifying（合格的）timeof30.32secondsinwinninggoldatlastyear's

UnitedStatesMasterschampionships.Hercomebackcomes32yearsaftershewonthreegoldsattheMunich

Olympics.Schipper,nowa17-year-oldfromBrisbanewithabrightfutureofgoingtoAthensforherfirstOlympics,

yesterdayrecalled（回忆）hertimewithGouldfieyearsago.

"IwasatanationalyouthcameontheGoldCoastandShanehadcomealongtotalktousandwatchus

train,"Schipperexplained.-Itseemedasifwehadlongbeengodfriends.Idon'tknowwhy.Wejuststarted:alking

anditwentfromthere."

“Shehadalottosharewithallofusatthatcamp.Shetoldusstoriesaboutwhatitwaslikeatbigmeetslike

theOlympicsandwhatit'sliketobeonanAustralianteam.Itwasreallyinteresting

Nexttime,thingswillbemoreserious."Iwillstillbeswimminginthe50mbutterflyatthenationals,sothereis

achancethatIcouldactuallybecompetingagainstShaneGould,"saidSchipper,whoburstontothesceneatlast

year'snationalchampionshipswithsecondplacesinthe100mand200mbutterfly.

1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Storieshappeninginswimmingcompetitions.

B.TwowomenswimmerswinningOlympicgolds.

C.Lessonslearnedfrominternationalswimmingchampionships.

D.Friendshipandcompetitionbetweentwoswimmers.

2.GouldandSchipperaregoingto.

A.talkaboutsportandlifeB.gobacktoelitecompetition

C.setaqualifyingtimeandwingoldD.takepartinthesamespolsevent

3.GouldwonherthreeOlympicgoldswhenshewas.

A.15B.17C.22D.30

4.Theunderlinedword-it"inthefifthparagraphprobablyrefersto.

A.theOlympicsB.theyouthcamp

C.thefriendshipD.theAustralianteam

5.WhatSchippersaidshowedthatshe.

A.wasnolongerGould'sfriendB.hadlearnedalotfromGould

C.wasnotinterestedinGould'sstoriesD.wouldnotliketocompeteagainstGould

答案：1.D2.D3.A4.C5.E

Withagoodshoppingpositionandtherightamount（数量）ofmoney,anyeducatedpersonoughttobe

abletomakealivingoutofabookshop.Itisnotadifficulttradetolearnandthelargechain-storescan

neverforcethesmallbookselleroutofexistenceastheyhavedonetothecornershop.Butthehojrsof

workareverylong-1wasonlydoingapart-timejob,butmybossputinaseventy-hourweek.besides

regularjourneysoutofshoppinghourstobuybooks.TherealreasonwhyIshouldnotliketobebackin

thebooktradeforlife,however,isthatwhileIwasinitIlostmyloveofbooks.Abooksellercannot

alwaystellthetruthabouthisbooks,andthatgiveshimadislikeforthem.TherewasatimewherI

reallydidlovebooks—lovedthesightandsmellandfeelofthem—iftheywerefiftyormoreyearsold,

thatis.Nothingpleasedmequitesomuchastobuyabargainlotofthemonsaleforseveralpounds.

Thereisapeculiarflavour（才虫特的味道）abouttheunexpectedbooksyoupickupinthatkindofcollection:

little-knowneighteenth-centurypoets,orout-of-dategeographybooks.Foroccasional（偶尔的）

reading-inyourbath,forexample,orlateatnightwhenyouaretootiredtogotobed-thereisnothing

asgoodasaveryoldpicturestory-book.

ButassoonasIwenttoworkinthebookshopIstoppedbuyingbooks.Seeninamass.fiveorten

thousandatatime,booksweredullandevenalittletiresome.NowadaysIdobuyoneoccasionally,but

onlyifitisabookthatIwanttoreadandcan'tborrow,andIneverbuyrubbish.

1.Accordingtothepassage,isoneofthenecessaryconditionstorunabookshop.

A.aneducatedshop-ownerB.agoodpositionatastreetcorner

C.aregularjourneyoutoftheshopD.theforceoflargechain-stores

2.Theauthorshouldnotliketobebackasabooksellerforlifebecause.

A.hehatedhisjobofsellingbooks

B.sellingbookswasorlyapart-timejob

C.thebooksintheshopgavehimadislike

D.hewasunabletobehonestaboutthebookshesold

3.Thebookspreferredbytheauthorshouldbethose.

A.storiesmakingreaderssleepless

B.valuableonesboughtonsale

C.peculiaroneswithgreatexpectation

D.geographyonesfromtheeighteenthcentury

4.Theauthorwillonlybuynewbooks.

A.ifhefeelsdullandtired

B.afterhegivesuphisjobasabookseller

C.whichareinterestingbuthardtoborrow

D.whenhethrowsawayoldones

答案：1.A2.D3.D4.C

Artmuseumsareplaceswherepeoplecanlearnaboutvariouscultures（文化）.The

increasinglypopular"designmuseumsHthatareopeningtoday,however,perform

quiteadifferentrole.Unlikemostartmuseums,thedesignmuseumshowsobjectsthatare

easilyfoundbythegeneralpublic.Thesemuseumssometimesevenplacethingslikefridges

andwashingmachinesinIhecenterofthehall.Peoplehavearguedthatdesignmuseumsare

oftenmadeuseofasadvertisementsfornewindustrialtechnology.Buttheirroleisnotsimply

amatterofsales-itisthehonoringofexcellentlyinventedproducts.Thedifferencebetween

thewindowofadepartmentstoreandtheshowcaseinadesignmuseumisthatthefirsttries

tosellyousomething,whilethesecondtellsyouthesuccessofasale.

Oneadvantageofdesignmuseumsisthattheyareplaceswherepeoplefeelfamiliar

withtheexhibits.Unliketheaverageartmuseumvisitors,designmuseumvisitorsseldomfeel

frightenedorpuzzled（困惑）.Thisispartlybecausedesignmuseumsclearlyshowhowand

whymass-

producedproductsworkandlookastheydo,andhowdesignhasimprovedthequality

ofourlives.Artmuseumexhibits,ontheotherhand,wouldmostprobablyfillvisitorswitha

feelingthatthereissomethingbeyondtheirunderstanding.Inrecentyears,severalnew

designmuseumshaveopenedtheirdoors.Eachofthesemuseumshastriedtosatisfythe

public'sgrowinginterestinthefieldwithnewideas.London'sDesignMuseum,forexamole,

showsacollectionofmass-producedobjectsfromZippoIghterstoelectrictypewriterstoa

groupofItalianfish-tins.ThechoicesopentodesignmuseumsseemfarlessstrictthanIhose

toartmuseums,andvisitersmayalsosensethehumoroLS（J风趣的）partofoursocietywhile

walkingaroundsuchexhibitsasinterestingandunusuallyattractivetoyscollectedinour

everydaylife.

1.Showcasesindesignmuseumsaredifferentfromstorewindowsbecausethey

A.showmoretechnclogicallyadvancedproductsB.helpincreasethesalesofproducts

C.showwhytheproductshavesoldwellD.attractmorepeoplethanstorewindowsdo

2.Theauthorbelievesthatmostdesignmuseumvisitors.

A.donotadmiremass-producedproductsB.arepuzzledwithtechnologicalexhibits

C.dislikeexhibitsinartmuseumsD.knowtheexhibitsverywell

3.Thechoicesopentodesignmuseums.

A.arenotasstrictasthosetoartmuseumsB.arenotaimedtointerestthepublic

C.mayfailtobringsomepleasuretovisitorsD.oftencontainpreciousexhibits

4.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A.TheformsofdesignmuseumsB.Theexhibitsofdesignmuseums

C.ThenatureofdesignmuseumsD.Thechoicesopentodesignmuseums

1.D2,C3.D4.A

A

GenevaissituatedbetweentheJuraRangeandtheAlpsonthewesternendofLake

Geneva.CapitalofPeaceisoneofitsnames—theEuropeanheadquartersoftheUnitec

NationslieshereinPalaisdesNations.Anotherworthynameforthiscitywithahumanitarian

tradition（人道主义老式）andinternationalcharacteristheWorld'sSmallestMetropolis.

Parks,splendidstoresandlivelystreetsintheoldpartoftownandits—yearhistorywaitto

bediscovered.

heJetd'EautogetherwiththeFlowerWatcharethemainattractionseveryyearforthe

touristsvisitingGeneva.TheJetd'Eauhasbecomethesymbol（象征）ofGenevaforalongtime.

Thisisa140metershighwatermonumentwitharichhistory.Eight13,500—wattprojectors

lightthegrandcolumn（圆柱）ofthefountainintheeveningfromearlyMarchuntilthesecond

SundayofOctober.TheFlowerWatch,whichwascreatedattheedgeoftheEnglishGarden

in1955,remindsusaboutthatGenevaisthebirthplaceoftheSwissclockandwatchmaking,

andthatthisindustryhasbecomeinternationallyfamous,aswellthroughthequalityofthe

watchesasthroughtheirbeautifulappearance.

SailsonLakeGenevaarealsoenjoyable.TheLakeofGeneva,lyingamongtheAlps,is

atrueinlandsea,makingpossibleawiderangeofpleasantboattrips,youcanrelaxand

watchthebeautifulscenespassby.

56.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsuitablefordescribingGeneva?

A.CapitalofPeace.B.PalaisdesNations.

C.TheWorld'sSmallestMetropolis.D.ThebirthplaceoftheSwissclockandwatch

making.

57.TheJetd'Eauin:hesecondparagraphrefersto.

A.thewaterfountainB.theEnglishGardenC.anewscenewithelectriclighting

D.thenameofafamouswatchmaker

58.WhatdowelearnabouttheLakeofGenevafromthetext?

A.ItisthesymbolofGeneva.B.ItliesamongtheJuraRange.

C.Ithasadirectpassagetotheocean.D.Itisalargebodyofwateroftouristinterest.

B

Sayyouarea17thcenturyconstructionworkerwho'sworkedlongandhardtobuildasplendid

towerforthedeadwifeofyouremperor.

Nowsaythattheemperorordersyourfingertipscutoffsoyoucanneverbuildanotherone.

Yes,thatistheTajMahal,oneofthemostfamousbuildingsintheworld.Andthetalebenind

theconstructionisjustasimpressive（印象深刻的）asthebuildingitself.

First,there'stheemperorofnorthernIndia,ShahJehan,alsocalledtheKingoftheWorld.In

1612,ShahJehanmarriedMumtazMahal.Madlyinlove,theyhad14childrenoverthenext

20years.Butthensadnesscame.AsMumtazwasabouttogivebirthtochildnumber14,she

saidshehadheardherunoornbabycryout.Itwasasignofdeath.AndasMumtazlaydying,

sheaskedJehantobuildalastingmemorial（纪念物）tocelebratetheirlove.

WhentheheartbrokenJehanappearedeightdaysafterhiswife'sdeath,hispeoplewere

shockedtoseethathiscoal-blackhairhadturnedsnow-white.

Puttingawayhissadness,Jehanorderedhiswife'sdyingwishcarriedoutMorethan20,000

workerslaborednearly22yearstocompletetheconstruction.In1653,Jehanplaced

Mumtaz'sremainsinthecenterunderthebuilding.

Andthen,sonnumberfive,Aurangzeb,murderedhisbrothersandtookoverthepowerfrom

hisagingfather.Hehanlivedtherestofhisdays-eightyears,tobeexact-imprisonednot

farfromtheTajMahal.Jehanwasonlyallowedtoclimbontothetopofhisprisontoseethe

timelesstreasurefromadistance.Butneveragainwouldhebeallowedtovisitit-untilhewas

buriednexttohiswife.

Today25,000peoplevisittheTajMahaleachday.Thoughthereasonforbuildingthetower

wasastrange,sadstory,thosewhoseeitsbreath-takingbeautyareremindedofthe

happinessthatinspired（激发...的灵感）itsconstruction.

59.Thefirsttwoparagraphswerewrittentoshowthat.

A.theTajMahalisanunusualhistoricbuildingB.ancientIndianemperorswerecruel

C.constructionworkersledahardlifeinancientIndiaD.Indiahassomeofthemostfamous

buildingsintheworld

60.TheTajMahalwasfirstbuiltas.

A.aprisonB.agifttoMumtazC.amemorialbuildingD.atouristattraction

61.WelearnfromthetextthatMumtazprobablydiedin.

A.1626B.1632C.1634D.1653

62.Theunderlinedword-happiness“inthelastsentencerefersto.

A.themarriedhappinessoftheemperorandhiswifeB.ThegreatpleasureJehanoncefund

inexercisinghispower

C.thehappinessJehanfeltoncompletingtheTajMahalD.thepleasuretouristsexperience

whenvisitingtheTajMahal.

C

AlettertoEdward,acolumnist（报刊专栏作家）

DearMrExpert:

Igrewupinanunhappyandabusivehome.IalwaysPromisedmyselfthatI'dgetoutas

soonaspossible.Now,atage20,lhaveagoodjobandanicehouse,andI'mreallyproudof

theindependenceI'veachieved.

Here'stheproblem:severalofmyfriendswhostilllivewiththeirparentswishtheyhad

placeslikemine-somuchsothattheymakeminetheirs.

Itstartedoutwithacoupleofthemspendingtheweekendswithme.Butnowtheyseem

totakeitforgrantedthattheycanshouupanytimetheylike.Theybringboyfriendsover,talk

onthephoneandstayoutforever.

Ienjoyhavingmyfriendsheresometimes—itmakestheplacefeelcomfortableand

warm—butthisismyhome,notapartyhouse.Iwasoldenoughtomoveoutonmyown,so

whycantIseemtoaskmyfriendstorespectmyprivacy（黛!私）？

Joan

Edward'sreplytoJoan

DearJoan:

Ifyourfamilydidn'tpayattentiontoyourneedswhenyouwereachild,youprobably

havetroublelettingothersknowyourneedsnow.

Andifyou'vegathesedyourfriendsaroundyoutorebuildahappyfamilyatmosphere（气

氛）,youmayfearthatsayingnowillbringbackthekindofconflictyougrewupwith—or

destroytheniceatmosphereyounowenjoy.Youneedtounderstandthatintruefriendshipit's

okaytoputyourownneedsfirstfromtimetotime.

Beclearaboutthemessageyouwanttosend.Forexample,ulreallyloveyourcompany

butIalsoneedsomeprivacy.Sopleasecallbeforeyoucomeover.*'

63.WecanlearnfromthefirstletterthatJoanEdward.

A.livesawayfromherparentsB.takesprideinherfriends

C.knowsMrExpertquitewellD.hatesherparentsverymuch

64.Wecaninferfromthefirstletterthat.

A.Joanconsidersherfriendsmoreimportantthanhsrprivacy

B.Joan*sfriendsvisithermoreoftenthanshecanaccept

C.Joandoesn'tlikethepartiesatallD.Joandislikestheboyfriendsherfriendsbringover

65.AccordingtoMrExpert,whycan'tJoantellherfriendsherfeelings?

A.Sheisafraidofhurtingherfriends.B.Shedoesnotunderstandtruefriendship.

C.Herfamilyexperiencestopsherfromdoingso.D.Shedoesnotputherneedsfirst.

66.Theunderlinedword“conflict”inthesecondlettermeans.

A.dependentlifeB.fiercefightC.badmannersD.painfulfeeling

67.ThesecondlettersuggeststhatMrExpert.

A.isworriedaboutJoan'sproblemB.warnsJoannottoquarrelwithherfriends

C.advisesJoanonhowtorefusepcoplcD.encouragesJoantobebraveenough

D

Haveyoueverhadthestrangefeelingthatyouwerebeingwatched?Youturnedaround

and,sureenough,someonewaslookingrightatyou!

Parapsychologists（灵学家）saythathumanshaveanaturalabilitytosensewhen

someoneislookingatthem.Toresearchwhethersucha'sixthsense'Yeallyexists,Robert

Baker,apsychologist（心理学家）attheUniversityofKentucky,performedtwoexperiments.

Inthefirstone,Bakersatbehindunknowingpeopleinpublicplacesandstaredatthe

backsoftheirheadsfor5Io15minutes.Thesubjects（受试者）wereeating,drinking,

readingstudying,watchingTV,orworkingatacomputer.Bakermadesurethatthepeople

couldnottellthathewassittingbehindthemduringthoseperiods.Later,whenhequestioned

thesubjects,almostallofthemsaidtheyhadnosensethatsomeonewasstaringatthem.

Forthesecondexperiment,Bakertoldthesubjectsthattheywouldbestaredatfrom

timetotimefrombehindatwowaymirrorinalaboratorysetting.Thepeoplehadtowritedown

whentheyfelttheywerebeingstaredatandwhentheyweren't.Bakerfoundthatthesubjects

werenobetterattellingwhentheywerestaredatandwhentheywerenl.Bakerfoundthatthe

subjectswerenobetterattellingwhentheywerestartedatthaniftheyhadjustguessed.

Bakerconcludesthatpeopledonothavetheabilitytosensewhenthey'rebeingstared

at.Ifpeopledoubttheoutcomeofhistwoexperiments,saidBaker,*'lsuggesttheyrepeatthe

experimentsandseeforthemselves."

68.Thepurposeofthetwoexperimentsisto.

A.explainwheneoplscanhaveasixthsenseB.showhowpeopleactwhilebeing

watchedinthelab

C.studywhetherhumanscansensewhentheyarestaredatD.provewhyhumanshave

asixthsense

69.Inthefirstexperiment,thesubjects.

A.werenottoldthat:heywouldbestaredatB.losttheirsensewhentheywerestaredat

C.werenotsurewhentheywouldbestaredatD.wereuncomfortablewhentheywere

staredat

7O.Theunderlinedword“outcome”inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans

A.valuB.resultC.performanceD.connection

71.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.Peoplearebornwithasixthsense.B.Theexperimentssupport

parapsychologists'idea.C.Thesubjectsdonothaveasixthsenseintheexperiments.

D.Peoplehaveasix:hsenceinpublicplaces.

E

Besidesgivingoffgasesanddustsintotheair,humansproducewastethatispouredon

theenvironment.Often,thiswasteproducedbymajorindustriesandpeopleisharmfultoboth

natureandhumanlife.

Oneofthemaincausesofthelargeamountofdangerouswasteisthatpeopledonot

realizehowlargeaproblemitis.Becauseitcanbesimplyremovedandsenttoalandfil侬渣

填埋」次）,theproblemisoftenbelievedtoendthere.Inaddition,industrieshaveoftenshov/nan

unwillingnesstofindwaystodealwithdangerouswastebecauseoftherelatedexpenses.

Manyindustriesandgovernmentsbuildsimplelandfillstostorewaste,andoftenjustpoir

wastechemicalsintonearbybodiesofwater.Often,cherricalsusedforindustrialproduction

causedangerousformsofwaste.Theamountofthesechemicalshasincreasedgreatlyinthe

past,butitisoftendifficultandexpensivetogetridofthesechemicalsortostorethemina

waysafetohumanlifeandtheenvironment.

Everyyear,majorhealthproblemsresultfromdangerouswaste.Sadly,itisoftenonly

aftersomeonehasdiedorbecomeseriouslyillthatgovernmentswilltakemeasurestoreduce

levelsofharmfulwaste.

Somegovernmentshaverealizedhowseriousthedangerouswasteproblemisandare

nowtryingtosettlethisproblem.Theyarealsotryingtolimittheamountofwasteindustries

areallowedtoproduce.

Notonlygovernmentsbutordinarypeopleaswellmustworktogethertosolvethe

problem.Theycanchoosenottobuythoseproductswhichrequiretheproductionof

dangerouswaste,andproducelessharmfulwastethemselves.Manyscientiststhinkthat

wasteproductioncanbecut.Thewastecanbereducedbyatleastonethirdusingexisting

technologiesandmethods.

72.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.MeasuresofReducingDangerousWasteB.DangerofHarmfulWastetoMankind

C.DangerousWasteandWaterPollutionD.EnvironmentalProtection

73.Accordingtothetext,people.

A.donotproduceharmfulwasteintheirdailylifeB.donotknowwheretoplacethe

dangerouswasteG.arenotclearabouthowseriousthedangerouswasteproblemis

D.arenotsureaboutwhereharmfulwasteends

74.Whattroublesindustriesmostindealingwiththedangerouswasteproblem?

A.Howtogetgovernmentsupport.B.Howtoincreasetheirproduction

C.Howtostoreharmfulwaste.D.Howtocutdowntherelatedcosts.

75.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Thepollutingindustriesarenotallowedtoselltheirproducts.

B.Presenttechnologieshavesettledtheharmfulwasteproblem.

C.Everyoneshouldobeythegovernmentrulesfortheproblem.

D.Tosolvetheproblemrequirestheeffortsofthewholesociety.

56-60BADAD61-65ADABC66-70BCCAB71-75CBCDD

A

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anguageisnotnecessarybutgoodEnglishskillsandpracticalccmpulcrknowledgearcbasicrequirement

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eandJuly.

56.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.TointroducealanguageschoolinJapan.

B.TohirelanguageteacherstoworkinJapan.

C.TodescribeworkingconditionsinJapan.

D.TomakecleartherequirementsforJapaneseteachers.

57.WeknowfromthetextthatthosewhoaregoingtoJapanwill.

A.teachEnglishonlyinOsaka

B.receiveadegreefromauniversity

C.havefreeaccommcdation

D.gettrainedforthejob

58.BeforegoingtoJapan,youneed.

A.toseethemanagerofNOVAFrance

B.totakesomecomputercourses

C.towritealettertoJapan

D.tofindaplacetolive

59.IfyouwanttoworkinJapanyoushould.

A.havesomeworkingexperience

B.knowhowtousecomputers

C.presentgoodteachingplans

D.speakseverallanguages

B

GivingBack

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TheWestboroughHighSchoolgolfteamhadtakentheofficialphotoswiththest

ateprize.Theotherteams,disappointed,wereonthebusheadinghome.AndthenWe

stboroughinstructorGregRotanoticedsomethingwrongx>noneofthescorecards.

A9hadbeenrecordedasa7.Theywerenotthestateprizewinner;WoburnHighhad

won."Noonewou1dhaveknown,“saidWoburn'sinstructor,BobDoran.ForRota,itwa

sn*tadifficultdecision:"Theprizewasn'tourstotake.”

CoinStars

"Collegestudentsarelazy,buttheyalsowanttohelp,"saysUniversityofPennsylvaniagraduateDa

naHork.Soshemadeiteasy,placingcupsinroomswherestudentscouldleavetheirsparecoins,and

handingoutcupstofirst-yearstudentstokeepintheirrooms.Her"ChangeforChange"efforthascoll

ected$40,000forcharities慈善机构）,whichweredecideduponbystudents.

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AschoolinMassachusettsreceiveda$9.5miIlioncheckfromJacquesLeBermuth.

Butittookofficialsseveraldaysofdiggingtodiscoverhisconnectiontothesc

hool.RecordsshowedtheLeBermuthcamefromBelgiumandstudiedintheschoolint

he1920s.Whenhisfamilyfel1onhardtimes,hewasofferedfreeroomandboard.L

eBermuthbecameatrader,ownedsharesofAT&Tandlivedofftheearnings