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John and Bobby joined a wholesale company together just after graduation from college the same year. Both worked very hard. After several years, however, the boss promoted Bobby to the position of manager but John remained an ordinary employee. John could not take it any more, tendered his resignation to the boss and complained the boss did not know how to delegate and did not value hard-working staff, but only promoted those who flattered him.
The boss knew that John worked very hard for the years. He thought a moment and said, “Thank you for your criticism, but I have a request. I hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave. Perhaps you will change your decision and take back your resignation.”
John agreed. The boss asked him to go and find out anyone selling watermelon in the market. John went and returned soon. He said he had found out a man selling watermelon. The boss asked how much per kg. John shook his head and went back to the market to ask and returned to inform the boss $1.2 per kg.
Boss told John to wait a second, and he called Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelon in the market. Bobby went, returned and said, “Boss, only one person selling watermelon. $1.2 per kg, $10 for 10kg, he has inventory (清单) of 340 melons. On the table 58 melons, bought from the South two days ago, they are fresh and red, good quality.”
John was very impressed and realized the difference between himself and Bobby. He decided not to resign but to learn from Bobby.
Chances exist in the daily details. For the same matter, a more successful person sees more and farther so that he can find out an opportunity and catch it to realize his aim. If a person sees one year ahead, while another sees only tomorrow. Then the difference between a year and a day is 365 times!
Why did John decide to hand in his resignation to the boss?

A．Because he couldn’t stand being an ordinary employee.

B．Because Bobby would take John’s former position.

C．Because the boss was not flattered by his hard work.

D．Because Bobby instead of him was promoted.

What did the boss ask John to do?

A．To go to market and find out whether there is someone selling watermelons.

B．T

o make a complete mar

keting research on the various prices of watermelons.

C．To search for much information about the effective ways to sell watermelons.

D．To make a comparison on the prices of different types of watermelons.

What sort of following information about watermelons was NOT brought by Bobby?

A．The price.	B．The quality.
C．The quantity.	D．The weight.

From the difference of John and Bobby, we may infer that a more successful person is more _____.
A.alert, sensitive and passionate
B.observant, thoughtful and exploratory
C.considerate, modest and satisfied
confident, noble and tolerant

Some teens believe drugs will help them think better, and be more popular. These days, drugs can be found everywhere. Many teens are tempted(诱惑) by the excitement or escape from reality that drugs seem to offer.
Drugs are chemicals that change the way our bodies work. When you put them into your body, drugs find their way in your blood and are taken to parts of your body, such as your brain.
The effects of drugs can be different depending on the kind of drug taken, how much is taken, how often it is used, how quickly it gets to the brain, and what other drugs or food are taken at the same time. Although drugs can make you feel good at first, they can finally do a lot of harm to the body.
There are many kinds of drugs available, and there are many reasons for trying them regularly. People take drugs just for pleasure they believe they can bring. Often it’s because someone told them that drugs would make them feel good or that they’d have a better time if they took them.
Many teens use drugs because they’re unhappy or think drugs will help them escape their problems. The truth is that drugs don’t solve problems—they simply hide feelings and problems. When a drug wears off, the feelings and problems remain, or became worse. Drugs can ruin every aspect of a person’s life.
The main idea of the second paragraph is probably _________.

A．how drugs work

B．what drugs are made of

C．that drugs can reduce physical pain

D．that drugs dull your senses

People take drugs regularly _________.

A．just for good health

B．because they can have a better life

C．just for pleasure

D．because they need them

__________ cause teens to take drugs.

A．Physical pain, escaping and fear

B．Escaping, excitement and unhappiness

C．Curiosity, fear and escaping

D．Excitement, unhappiness and their physical pain

Which of the following is NOT true ?

A．Drugs may be tempting to teens.

B．Drugs do harm to the body.

C．Drugs can solve people’s problems.

D．Drugs can make people happy.

Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A．Drugs: the Killer of People

B．Drugs: the Favorite of Teens

C．Drugs: What You Should Take

D．Drugs: What You Should Know

　Laptop（便携式电脑） computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.
　　Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a ＄10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to “speak ” with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. however, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees----anywhere at all!
　　Because of the many changes in computer technology, laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable （手提式）computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.
　　At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said, “Here we are in the middle of Virginia and were giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.
The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to _______.

A．use for their schoolwork	B．access the Internet
C．work at home	D．connect them to libraries

Why is the word “speak ” in the second paragraph in quotation marks(引号)?

A．They don’t really talk.	B．They use the computer language.
C．Laptops have speakers.	D．None of the above reasons is correct.

Which of the following is True about Westlake College?

A．All teachers use computers.	B．1,500 students have laptops.
C．It is an old college in America.	D．Students there can do everything.

“A window on the world” in the last paragraph means that students can _______.

A．attend lectures on information technology

B．travel around the world

C．get information from around the world

D．have free laptops

What can we infer from the passage?

A．The program is successful.	B．The program is not workable.
C．The program is too expensive.	D．We don’t know the result yet.

Malaria, the world's most widespread parasitic (寄生虫引起的)disease, kills as many as three million people every year ---- almost all of whom are under five, very poor, and African. In most years, more than five hundred million cases of illness result from the disease, although exact numbers are difficult to assess because many people don't (or can't) seek care. It is not unusual for a family earning less than two hundred dollars a year to spend a quarter of its income on malaria treatment, and what they often get no longer works. In countries like Tanzania, Mozambique, and the Gambia, no family, village, hospital, or workplace can remain unaffected for long.
Malaria starts suddenly, with violent chills, which are soon followed by an intense fever and, often, headaches. As the parasites multiply, they take over the entire body. Malaria parasites live by eating the red blood cells they infect (感染) .They can also attach themselves to blood vessels in the brain. If it doesn't kill you, malaria can happen again and again for years. The disease is passed on to humans by female mosquitoes infected with one of four species of a parasite. Together, the mosquito and the parasite are the most deadly couple in the history of the earth and one of the most successful. Malaria has five thousand genes, and its ability to change rapidly to defend itself and resist new drugs has made it nearly impossible to control. Studies show that mosquitoes are passing on the virus more frequently, and there are more outbreaks in cities with large populations. Some of the disease's spread is due to global warming.
For decades, the first-choice treatment for malaria parasites in Africa has been chloroquine, a chemical which is very cheap and easy to make. Unfortunately, in most parts of the world, malaria parasites have become resistant to it. Successful alternatives that help prevent resistance are already available, but they have been in short supply and are very expensive. If these drugs should fail, nobody knows what would come next.
According to paragraph 1, many people don't seek care because ___________.

A．they are too poor

B．it is unusual to seek care

C．they can remain unaffected for long

D．there are too many people suffering from the disease

People suffering from malaria _____________.

A．have to kill female mosquitoes	B．have ability to defend parasites
C．have their red blood cells infected	D．have sudden fever, followed by chills

Which of the following may be the reason for the wide spread of the disease?

A．Its resistance to global warming.

B．Its ability to pass on the virus frequently.

C．Its outbreaks in cities with large populations.

D．Its ability to defend itself and resist new drugs.

It can be inferred from the passage that _____________.

A．no drugs have been found to treat the disease

B．the alternative treatment is not easily available to most people

C．malaria has developed its ability to resist parasites

D．nobody knows what will be the drug to treat the disease

Which of the following questions has NOT been discussed in the passage?

A．How can we know one is suffering from malaria?

B．How many people are killed by malaria each year?

C．Why are there so many people suffering from malaria?

D．What has been done to keep people unaffected for long?

It is a common fear among users of Facebook and other social media around the world—how to deal with a friend request from your boss or employee.
A survey released on Thursday found that 56 percent of Americans say it is irresponsible to be friends with a boss and 62 percent say it is wrong to be friends with an employee. But 76 percent believe it is acceptable to be friends with a workplace peer，according to the survey of 1，000 people by Liberty Mutual’s Responsibility Project.
"When the roles change what do you do then? Do you unfriend someone if they have now been promoted to be your boss or if you’re now their boss，”said researcher Kelly Holland. "We get into some really sticky situations there in terms of what people will think is responsible，”she said.
When using social media at work，73 percent say it is not appropriate to update your Facebook status，82 percent say you should not upload photos，72 percent believe tweeting is wrong and 79 percent say it is not acceptable to watch online videos. Yet 66 percent say it is fine to check your personal email while at work.
“When people focus on responsibility，they know what the responsible thing is to do but whether they are doing that in practice or not is a different story,”said Holland.
Americans are split on whether companies should review the social media profiles of job candidates with 52 percent saying it is appropriate and 48 percent saying it is unacceptable. Social media can also lead to some difficult decisions when it comes to family and relationships. Sixty percent of those polled say that it is“completely acceptable" to unfriend an ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend. More than 40 percent of parents believe it is irresponsible to post photos of children online. Thirty one percent monitor their children's Facebook accounts and almost 70 percent are friends with their children on Facebook or MySpace. But 72 percent limit the time their children spend on social media networks.
The poll was taken between January 12一15．
The text is mainly about________

A．social，family and relationships.	B．ways of making friends
C．not using social media at work	D．action of responsibility

The underlined word "Facebook" in the first paragraph refers to________

A．a book about face	B．an Internet site of making friends
C．a broadcasting media	D．a newspaper or magazine

Which the following is TRUE according to the text?

A．thirty one percent of the parents keep watching on their children’s Fecebook accounts.

B．Forty eight percent agree to review the social media profiles of job candidates.

C．Eighty two percent say it isn’t appropriate to upload photos at work.

D．Seventy six percent believe it is acceptable to be friends with employee,

What was the writer’s attitude towards the result of survey?

A．Defensive.

B．Critical.

C．Objective.

D．Doubtful