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Jack London was born in San Francisco in 1876． Life was hard when Jack was growing up and he started working when he was 10． He did lots of different jobs． In his free time he went to the library and he spent many hours there， reading． In 1894 he went back to school， and published his first short story Typhoon off the Coast of Japan． Then in 1896 he went to the University of California at Berkeley， but he had to leave because of money problems．

In 1897 he left for the Klondike Gold Rush in Alaska． However， he became ill and came home and started working as a full﹣time writer． He wrote short stories and soon he was well﹣known． In 1903 he wrote his most famous story： The Call of the wild． His next novel was The Sea﹣Wolf（1904）which is perhaps his best literary novel． With the earnings he bought a large farm in California， where he died in 1916， aged only 40 years old．

London was a prolific writer in his short life． Between 1905 and 1916 he published 18 novels and six collections of stories， as well as a play， various works of non﹣fiction and a biography． He is best﹣known for his descriptions of nature and the animal world．

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Chinese buyers used to prize foreign brands， thinking that products made by American or European companies are of higher quality（质量） than Chinese ones． Increasingly， that's no longer the case．

Chinese people born before 1985 generally think that foreign brands are better than Chinese ones， billionaire William Li told Business Insider during a recent interview on CCTV 9． But for those who were born after 1985， it is a different picture．

"When I first went to the United Kingdom in 1997， I thought that the difference between China and Europe was quite big，" Li said． "But for those born in the 1990s， when they visit Europe or the US， they do not think there is a big difference．"

The change in thinking among Chinese buyers is showing up in many markets in China where western companies used to control． A study by Credit Suisse published in March found that young Chinese buyers are increasingly showing a " home brand bias．"

More than 90% of young Chinese buyers would prefer to buy home appliance brands， according to the study． Meanwhile， home companies producing food， drinks， or personal care products increased their share of the market by 3.3% over the last ten years to nearly 70%．

"Chinese buyers， especially the younger ones， don't just believe that foreign brands are better． Right now， Chinese buyers think China is good and 'Made in China' is not bad at all，" Charlie Chen， head of China buyer research at Credit Suisse， told South China Morning Post in March．

The Chinese smartphone market is controlled by home companies﹣ Huawei， Oppo， Vivo， and Xiaomi． Apple is the only foreign brand in the top five， but it has lost large ground to the home brands in recent years． Its market share is believed to be down to 37% from a 2015 high of 54%．

（1）What is this passage mainly about？　　

A．	The quality of "Made in China"．
B．	The change in Chinese buyers' thinking．
C．	Chinese products in the eye of foreigners．
D．	Difference between older and younger Chinese buyers．

（2）Which of the following is true according to the text？　　

A．	More and more foreigners go to buy Chinese products．
B．	Foreign products are more expensive than Chinese ones．
C．	More and more Chinese buyers prefer Chinese products．
D．	Older Chinese people don't like foreign products any more．

（3）Which fact best explains" home brand bias"？　　

A．	Apple had a market share of 54% in 2015．
B．	More than 90% of young Chinese buyers prefer home brands．
C．	Chinese people born before 1985 think that foreign brands are better．
D．	William Li found a big difference between China and Europe in 1997．

（4）Who did most of the research for this report？　　

A．	Credit Suisse．
B．	CCTV 9．
C．	South China Morning Post．
D．	Business Insider．

（5）What's the best title for this passage？　　

A．	Chinese products get more popular at home
B．	Young Chinese are crazy for foreign brands
C．	"Made in China" is welcomed all over the world
D．	Apple has lost large ground to Huawei in China

On September 13th， I woke up in the best mood． It was a late start， so I got to sleep in． Not only did I get my full eight hours of sleep， but an additional two more hours as well． I got ready， danced in my room to my favorite music while I picked out my clothes， made my lunch， and was on my way to school． I arrived at 9： 50 a．m．． Little did I know， in the next 20 minutes， my life would change forever． As I got out of my classroom， there he was， holding the gun．

Although everything happened so fast， in a matter of about 4 minutes， I remember it clearly． I remember every face I saw， and I remember every sound I heard． I remember the fear and the panic of the unknown． And lastly， I remember running． Running for my life． I ran down the stairs， out of the school's front doors， and down the street to the primary school． I remember looking down at my feet． As I looked down I thought to myself， "How am I running so fast？"

I finally made it to a safe classroom， and 20 other students and I settled in for lockdown． We stayed close to one another and cried． It felt as though the tears going down our faces would never stop． We passed our phones around to text our loved ones that we were safe and that there was a school shooter， shots were fired， and 4students were injured thus far．

The lockdown lasted about 30 minutes， even though it felt like forever． Our headmaster made his way to our room and explained that the shooter had been caught and we were all going to make our way to the football field．

（1）How did the writer feel before going to school？　　

A．	Relaxed．
B．	Worried．
C．	Scared．
D．	Puzzled．

（2）What does the phrase "sleep in" probably mean in Paragraph 1？　　

A．	sleep in bed
B．	sleep with clothes on
C．	sleep with face covered
D．	sleep longer than usual

（3）What did the students do when the shooting began？　　

A．	Calling the police for help．
B．	Running away in all directions．
C．	Fighting back against the shooter．
D．	Texting their beloved ones about it．

（4）Where did the writer find safety in the shooting？　　

A．	On a football field．
B．	In a neighboring school．
C．	In a classroom of her school．
D．	Back at her own home．

（5）What can we tell from the story？　　

A．	The headmaster didn't care about his students．
B．	There was more than one shooter in the killing．
C．	Not all the 21 students took phones with them．
D．	The shooter killed himself in the end．

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There were two fishermen named Tom and Jack． They were close pals． One day they went out to catch fish together and have a fish meal in the field．

They sat at a distance and started hunting for fish． Tom got a big and beautiful fish in a few minutes． He was so happy and placed the fish in the ice box． He decided to cook the fish in the noon． He spent some more time and caught a few more fish． He decided to make a grand meal with the fish． Also， he froze a few fish to take them back home．

After an hour or so， Tom went to Jack to see if he needed any help． Jack said no． In a few minutes， Jack caught a large fish． However， he put it back into the lake．

Tom was surprised at his act， but he remained silent． Jack caught more big fish， and put them all back into the lake．

Very frustrated， Tom angrily asked him， "Are you mad？ Why do you put your fish back into the water？ They are beautiful and big!"

Jack replied， "I know they are big， but I don't have the big pan（锅） to cook the big fish! So I'm looking for a smaller fish that fits my cooking pan! God is troubling me today．"

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（1）What did Tom and Jack go out for？　　

A．	To catch fish．
B．	To have a joy ride．
C．	To eat out together．
D．	To feed the fish in the lake．

（2）Why did Tom put his fish in an ice box？　　

A．	To keep it alive．
B．	To keep it fresh for his meal．
C．	To keep it from going away．
D．	To keep it away from his friend．

（3）What did Tom want to do when he went to his friend？　　

A．	To give him some fish．
B．	To offer some help．
C．	To ask him to cook his fish．
D．	To take some of Jack's fish for himself．

（4）Why was Tom angry with his friend？　　

A．	He couldn't understand his act．
B．	He was fond of eating big fish．
C．	He thought it was unfair for small fish．
D．	He didn't catch any big fish himself．

（5）What would be Tom's advice for his friend at the end of the story？　　

A．	Ask God to send him only small fish．
B．	Take a bigger pan with him next time．
C．	Change his fishing pole to catch small fish．
D．	Cut the big fish into small pieces to fit his pan．

A．Over 100 years ago	B．100 years later
C．50 years ago	D．50 years later.