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At Harton College—an English boarding school for boys —there are many rules . 15-year-old Bob Sanders often breaks them .
The boys can go into the town in the afternoon after class . But they must return to the school at six o’clock . One afternoon Bob walked to the town . He looked at the shops and then went to the cinema . After the film , he looked at his watch . It was after eight o’clock . He was a little worried . He walked back to Harton College as fast as possible .
When he arrived , he ran quickly to the main entrance . It was locked . He went round the school building to another door , which was locked too . He looked up at the window of his dormitory on the third floor . The window was open . But it was quite dark , and he could not climb up the wall easily . Then he saw another open window on the ground floor . It was the window of the headmaster’s study .
He looked into the room —no one was there . Bob quickly climbed on to the window sill(窗台)and jumped into the room . Just then he heard a noise . Then someone turned on a light in the corridor(走廊). Bob looked around and then hid under the sofa . One minute later , Mr. Mannering , the headmaster , came in . He turned on the light on his desk , and sat down on the sofa . Then he opened a book and began to read .
Bob lay under the sofa as quietly as possible . He couldn’t move . The floor was cold and uncomfortable . He looked at the headmaster’s shoes and socks for an hour .
“Why doesn’t he get up and go to bed ?” Bob thought .
Mr. Mannering read his book for another hour . Finally , the headmaster closed his book and stood up .He put the book on a shelf and walked towards the door .
“Thanks heavens , he didn’t find me under the sofa ,” thought Bob .
Then Mr. Mannering stopped and spoke towards the sofa . “ Would you turn off the light when you leave ?” He said , and left the study .
1.Bob didn’t go to his dormitory because______________.
A.its door was locked
B.the window was shut
C.it was quite dark
D.the wall was too high for him to climb up
2.Who had turned on a light in the corridor ?
A.Bob himself    B.Another pupil     C.An office clerk        D.Mr. Mannering
3.When the headmaster came in , Bob______________.
A.was sitting on the sofa
B.was lying under the sofa
C.hid himself behind the bookshelf
D.hid himself under the sofa
4.It can be inferred that Mr . Mannering ______________.
A.knew that Bob was still at the cinema
B.knew that Bob was in the dormitory
C.knew exactly where Bob was
D.didn’t know clearly where Bob was

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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is leading an effort called the National Salt Reduction Initiative. The idea is to put pressure on food companies and restaurants. Critics call it government interference.
Mayor Bloomberg has already succeeded in other areas, like requiring fast food places in the city to list calorie information. Now a study by the Seattle Children’s Research Institute shows that the calorie information on the menu can influence what parents order for their children.
We can tell from the passage that now heart attacks occur in the US every year.

A.240,000 B.900,000 C.100,000 D.92,000

It can be inferred from the passage that .

A.all the heart diseases result from eating too much salt
B.the American Heart Association suggests less than 3 grams of salt a day for everyone
C.Americans ate no more than 5 grams of salt per day in the 1970s
D.the less salt one eats, the healthier he will be

The last paragraph mainly tells us .

A.Bloomberg has made some other efforts to improve people’s health
B.Bloomberg is very successful in his career
C.parents must pay great attention to calorie information
D.a new study is being done about calorie information

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A recent report from the Institute of International Education in New York looked at 2008-2009 school year.
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A.the home universities B.personal or family money
C.the American schools D.international organization

How many sources of financial aid are mentioned in the text?

A.9 B.3 C.6 D.12

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A.Foreign students have no chance to get money from American schools.
B.Most foreign graduate students depend on their own savings.
C.Edupass.org offers financial aid and scholarship information.
D.Usually the present employers provide the most financial help.

The text mainly talks about ________.

A.financial aid for foreign students in US
B.the hard life for foreign students in US
C.the variety of educational choices in US
D.the disadvantages of studying in US.

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A.compulsive eating B.a new psychological excuse
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A.Teaching them to manage their money better.
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A.feel distressed after their wild shopping
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“ None.”
“ Where did you go?”
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“ What did you do?”
“ Stood on the corner waiting for somebody to buy a Saturday Evening Post.”
“ You just stood there?”
“ Didn’t sell a single one.”
“ My God, Russell!”
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On Saturday, Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, called the vetoes “disgusting and shameful.”
He Wenping, director of African Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said the veto shows China’s confidence in foreign affairs. “A country expressing its true opinion – that’s progress. China opposes the use of threat or force to achieve regime(政权)change in other countries. This agrees with China’s long-standing diplomacy principle. It is also not acceptable for China to rush a U.N. vote without sufficient discussion.”
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He Wenping disagrees, “China has a completely different political system and economic development path. If someone in the international community thinks that the Arab Spring will happen in China, then I think they misjudge the situation in China, exaggerate(夸大) some problems in the Chinese society and underestimate the ability of the Chinese government to control the situation in China.”
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B.China never uses its veto power on international issues.
C.China’s normal practice in the U.N. is to abstain rather than veto.
D.China should not have veto power in the U.N.

What is the international reaction to China’s veto on the Syria issue?

A.Russia supports China
B.The U.S. feels very unhappy.
C.The international community is used to it.
D.The Arab countries show no concern.

Why did China use its veto power this time?

A.Because Russia and China are friends.
B.Because China wants to hold an opposite stand against the U.S.
C.Because China is worried about a chain-action resulting from Syria’s revolution.
D.Because China opposes the use of threat or force to achieve regime change in other countries.

What can we learn from the passage?

A.China has a firm stand on international issues.
B.The U.N. asks the whole world to get used to China saying no on international issues.
C.CNN believed that China helped Syria to fight against the U.N.
D.All the member countries of the U.N. supported Susan Rice.

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