Mother’s Day is coming. It is a time to let Mom know she’s special to you. Finding the right for Mom on that day is not always easy. We often want something personal and thoughtful. But how can we make it? These following ideas may help you.
Gift of Time
Moms just want to spend time with their children so make it a Mother-Daughter/Son day. Spend the whole day with her. Do the things she likes doing with her.
Home Video
Take your family videos and make them a short home video. She can enjoy it whenever she misses you. Although it may take a lot of time, the process(过程) can be great fun and the result is often priceless(无价).
Mom Mix
Make a CD for her. It’s a collection of all the songs that remindher of you and your growing up.
Write a Letter
Write a letter instead of a simple card. Write about all the good memories you have with her and all the things she has done for you.
Flowers
People send carnations(康乃馨) on Mother’s Day. You can easily spend a lot of money on them. If you have flowers in your garden, or can handpick them, it can be a great gift.
Dinner
Make a dinner and invite her over. You can also take it over to her house and surprise her. Just don’t’ forget to wash the dishes after the dinner.Why is it not easy to find a right gift on Mother’s day?
| A．Because we want to save money |
| B．Because mothers don’t like gifts. |
| C．Because we always want to get something special |
| D．Because mothers are very difficult to deal with |
Making a home video may be _______.
| A．fun | B．boring | C．easy | D．nothing |
What does the underlined word “remind” mean in Chinese?
| A．使……防范 | B．使……想起 | C．使……经过 | D．使….. 痛苦 |
How many kinds of ideas have been mentioned here for Mother’s Day?
| A．4 | B．5 | C．6 | D．7 |
From the passage we know _________.
| A．you can buy a big cake for your mom on Mother’s day |
| B．writing a letter is better than sending a simple card to your mom on Mother’s Day. |
| C．inviting your mom to eat in a restaurant is a good gift for her. |
| D．buying carnations for her is a good way. |
They are the little sweeties who look pretty cute in a photo，or when sleeping——but a lot less appealing at 30，000 ft，crying loudly in the seat fight next to you．
According to a new survey，almost seven in ten Britons dislike flying with babies so much that they would like to see child-free areas introduced on planes．As for long-distance flights where people want to sleep，almost one in four British travelers believes that no-kid-zones should be fixed as required sections．
The survey was conducted by bookings website LateDeals．co．uk，with 1，108 UK consumers questioned as to what they hate most about air travel．
And our dislike of noisy children and babies on planes runs deep．it seems．
More than a third of us—35 per cent—would pay extra to travel on a childless service．
Long-distance passengers would be prepared to pay an additional ￡63 to the cost of a return ticket if it meant adults only on board．And on short-distance flights，an extra ￡28 on the price of a return fare would be considered good value if it guaranteed an absence of angry babies in the middle of the economy-class aisle(走道)．
However，screaming babies are not the only source of annoyance for British travellers．In fact，according to the research on the most annoying types of airline passengers，a crying baby ranks as only the fourth．Over half of those surveyed—58 percent—selected ‘drunk travellers’ as their pet peeves．People with‘bad personal hygiene(卫生)’and travellers who kick the back of the seat in front were also near the top of the list，causing anger to 48 and 47 per cent of us respectively(分别地)．
Crying babies came in at fourth on the list，a pet peeve for 43 per cent of those surveyed．Britons dislike flying with babies because they_________．
| A．make too much noise |
| B．get angry easily |
| C．sleep right next to them |
| D．stay in the economy-class aisle |
How many British travellers surveyed would like to have no-kid-zones on planes?
| A．About 35％． | B．About 43％． |
| C．About 70％． | D．About 58％． |
What kind of passengers is most disliked by British airline travellers?
| A．The crying babies on a flight． |
| B．People with bad personal hygiene． |
| C．Those who have drunk too much alcohol． |
| D．Those who kick the back of the seat in front |
A glass a day keeps obesity at bay．Alcohol has always been thought to cause weight gain because of its high sugar content，but new research suggests a glass a day could form part of a diet．Looking at past studies they found that，while heavy drinkers do put on weight；those who drink in moderation can actually lose weight．
A spokesman for the research team at Navarro University in Spain says，“Light to moderate alcohol intake，especially of wine，may be more likely to protect against，rather than promote，weight gain”．The International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research reviewed the findings and agreed with most of the conclusions，particularly that current data do not clearly indicate if moderate drinking increases weight．
Boston University’s Dr．Harvey Finkel found that the biologic mechanisms(生物学机制)relating alcohol to changes in body weight are not properly understood．His team pointed out the strong protective effects of moderate drinking on the risk of getting conditions like diabetes(糖尿病)，which relate to increasing obesity．Some studies suggest that even very obese people may be at lower risk of diabetes if they are moderate drinkers．
The group says alcohol provides calories that are quickly absorbed into the body and are not stored in fat，and that this process could explain the differences in its effects from those of other foods．They agree that future research should be directed towards assessing the roles of different types of alcoholic drinks，taking into consideration drinking patterns and including the past tendency of participants to gain weight．
For now there is little evidence that consuming small to moderate amounts of alcohol on a regular basis increases one’s risk of becoming obese．What’s more，a study three years ago suggested that resveratrol，a compound present in grapes and red wine，destroys fat cells.The passage is mainly for those__________．
| A．who produce wine |
| B．who have a drinking habit |
| C．who go on a diet |
| D．who are eager to lose weight |
The underlined phrase“in moderation”in the first paragraph means_________．
| A．excitedly | B．carefully | C．properly | D．frequently |
What can we learn from the passage?
| A．Current data clearly show that moderate drinking increases weight． |
| B．Resveratrol is proved to increase the risk of becoming fat． |
| C．The specific roles of different types of alcoholic drinks are very clear． |
| D．The research found moderate drinking has a strong protective effect． |
What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?
| A．How to do some easy experiments． |
| B．How to reduce the calories contained in wine． |
| C．How to make wine in a healthy way． |
| D．How to prove the finding mentioned above． |
Bangkok Transportation Public buses
The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority(BMTA)is charged with providing bus service to people living and working in Bangkok and the nearby provinces．As of February,2005，the BMTA operated a total of 113 routes，served by 3,526 buses，of which 1,665 were regular buses and 1,861 air-conditioned buses．There were also privately-owned buses operated under the BMTA with a total of 3,535 regular and air-conditioned buses and1,067 minibuses including 2,325 small buses which provide services in lanes．An average of 3．4 million people use these services daily．
Fare Exemptions
The following passengers are eligible for bus fare exemptions：
1．BMTA bus inspectors
2．Mailmen in uniform while on duty
3．Holders of BMTA employee ID cards
Half-Price Concessions
The following passengers are eligible for half-price fares when using the service of regular buses．
1．The blind with a certificate from the Association of the Blind
2．Soldiers and policemen in uniform
3．Holders of official certificates or medals as specified by the Regulation on Bus Fare
Fare Concessions for Air-conditioned BUSes
Holders of the following official certificates and medals are eligible for air-conditioned bus fare reductions．
1．Victory Medal(Off-spring of this medal are also entitled)
2．Border Service Medal
3．Free-Mall Protection Medal
4．European Royal War Medal
5．Non-active War Veterans Classes 1 2 3 and 4
6．BTMA Employee ID cards
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@Bangkok Tourism DivisionWhich of the following is true of the Bangkok Transportation?
| A．Buses in Bangkok are of the same size． |
| B．At least 3.4 million people take a bus every day． |
| C．Buses operated under the BMTA are owned by individuals． |
| D．BMTA provides city buses and inter-provincial bus service． |
Jonny sees a cream-blue bus coming．It must be_________．
| A．a regular bus |
| B．a night-service bus |
| C．an air-conditioned bus |
| D．all expressway bus |
Who needn’t pay fares on a regular bus?
| A．A grandson of a Victory Medal holder． |
| B．A postman，together with his family． |
| C．A blind person with a medical certificate． |
| D．A BMTA inspector with his employee card． |
How much should a soldier in uniform pay when he takes a white-blue bus?
| A．5．50 baht． | B．4 baht． | C．7 baht． | D．8 baht． |
It is now February 7, 2035. The search engine TalkTalk will be open to the public next week and this service will soon be something beyond your imagination. For the first time you can not only talk to the search engine, but you can discuss with it what you are looking for.
For example, if you want to know more about the oil price, TalkTalk asks if you want to know the current oil price, the development of the oil price, or news related to the oil price. You say that you want to read news about it and TalkTalk then directs you to your source, or lets you have the latest news related to the oil price in order from the most respectable sources.
Compared with other search services that use a certain algorithm (程序) to provide data from a search, the artificial intelligence (人工智能) behind TalkTalk is said to easily spot if a certain source is aiming to cheat the searcher. TalkTalk also judges and stores every given reply and discussion, to learn how to give correct answers. TalkTalk is also set to answer questions directly where there is a definite answer. How well this will work in the long run is yet to be seen, but thousands of people have tested TalkTalk and the quality is really good.
The first talking search engine saw the light of day more than 30 years ago and was called Speegle. It could read the results from a written search on the Internet, and was mostly for blind people.
So far, TalkTalk cannot read the information from a certain source to you by phone, if it is not freely available. There are currently talks to find an arrangement for this, but it would most likely be difficult because of copyright(版权).
TalkTalk is available over the Internet and also by phone, even though it only speaks English. There are no plans to add other languages in the near future, most likely because it will cost a lot of money. When you are tired of asking TalkTalk all your questions, just ask, “Where is TalkTalk?” and you will get an answer that will make you leave it with a smile on your lips.The example in Paragraph 2 is given to show .
| A．how to use the search engine TalkTalk |
| B．how to search for news on the Internet |
| C．the oil price is a very hot issue currently |
| D．TalkTalk has a very high intelligence |
The advantage of TalkTalk is that it can .
| A．be available wherever you go |
| B．tell if a certain source is reliable |
| C．read the search results for you |
| D．offer different kinds of search results |
What can be inferred from the text?
| A．TalkTalk can read all the information online. |
| B．TalkTalk will speak other languages soon. |
| C．TalkTalk may have a bright future. |
| D．TalkTalk is very expensive. |
What would be the best title for the text?
| A．Hello, TalkTalk |
| B．Where is TalkTalk |
| C．TalkTalk is improving |
| D．Development of search engines |
In which part of a future newspaper can you read the text?
| A．Opinion. | B．Culture. |
| C．Lifestyle. | D．Technology. |
When you walk into a room on the 17th floor of Copenhagen’s Bella Sky Hotel, you’ll be greeted by soft roses and other fresh flowers, fruits, fashion magazines, and a bathroom with beauty products. This is Europe’s first hotel floor dedicated（专用的）entirely to women—and according to the hotel’s CEO Arne Bang Mikkelsen, it is designed by women, for women.
“Women’s hotel preferences（偏爱）are very different from men’s with key priorities（优先考虑的事）being to feel safe and comfortable. When men come into a hotel room, the first thing they do is check the view, turn on the TV, plug in their computer, and check out the fridge. Women, on the other hand, go straight to the bathroom. Does it smell nice? Is it clean? Does it have a nice bathtub and shower?”
Unlike other hotels, it seemed like someone actually thought about what women wanted. To get it right, the hotel asked a number of women what they wanted, and added to their list of things like cleanliness, a nice bathroom, high-powered hairdryers, steam irons, cosmetic mirrors, healthy choices on the room service menus, and full-body mirrors.
It seems that they are helped by the boom（繁荣）in female business travelers. Global numbers are hard to get, but a research report shows women account for about half of all business travelers in the US in 2010, up from approximately 25% in 1991.
Places like the Naumi Hotel in Singapore, the Premier Hotel in New York, the London Dukes Hotel and the Georgian Court Hotel in Vancouver seem to be realizing the possibility in catering（迎合）for women.
At the London Dukes Hotel, the manager says bookings（预订）for their “Duchess Rooms”，which are standard rooms with fresh flowers, fruit, and styling things, have increased 25% over the past year.We can learn from the text that Bella Sky Hotel _______.
A. is the first hotel designed for women
B. offers special service to women guests
C. has a big garden with all kinds of flowers
D. can arrange rooms according to guests’ wishes
57. Paragraph 2 mainly wants to tell us _______.
A. men are wiser in choosing hotels
B. guests usually care about fort most
C. women differ from men in judging a hotel
D. hotels have difficulty satisfying each guestWhat can we learn from the text?
| A．Men guests usually don’t care about hotels’ cleanliness. |
| B．Living in a hotel, women guests may consider their safety. |
| C．Women business travelers spend more than men in hotels. |
| D．In the US the number of women travelers is higher than men. |
The example of the London Dukes Hotel is used to show ________.
| A．London is known for hotel management |
| B．guests like to experience different hotels |
| C．the new hotel service is very popular |
| D．hotel industry is developing rapidly |
What is the text mainly about?
| A．How to run hotels. |
| B．A new practice in hotel service. |
| C．Different hotels’ service in the world. |
| D．Differences between men and women hotel guests. |