NOTICE（Monday）DIRECTIONS●Eachs-优题课

Shopping online is easier than actually going to a store and saves your time. However, it’s not always that easy. Sometimes, you may have a few problems.
Xu Zijiao, 21, a student at Sichuan University, often buys clothes on Taobao. “The colors might be different. And since you can’t feel the clothes, the quality might be bad,” Xu said.
Many people had similar experiences to Xu – buying something that isn’t as good as the advertisements suggest, or going into a store for a special offer but still paying a lot. What would you do if your consumer rights(消费者权利)were broken? Guangzhou Daily reported that according to a research, 60 percent consumers would give up without fighting for their rights.
March 15 is World Consumer Rights Day. According to consumer protection laws in China, consumers have nine rights, including the right to guaranteed safety, truthful information, free choice and respect.
How can we fight for our consumer rights? Here are some tips:
1. Learn some of the differences between real and false goods.
2. Check the label (标签) and read the information carefully before you buy something.
3. Get a receipt (收据) for all your goods and services.
4. If you find there’s any problem with your goods, talk to the seller first, and try to get your money back or get an exchange. If you can’t reach an agreement, call 12315 or go to your local consumers association for help.
The second paragraph uses Xu Zijiao’s example to show _____.

A．there are problems with shopping online

B．shopping online is a good way to buy things

C．how to buy clothes on Taobao

D．the advantages of shopping online

Shopping online has the following disadvantages EXCEPT _____.

A．the quality is not always as good as they promise

B．the online shops can better protect consumer rights

C．we can only know about the goods from the advertisements

D．you may pay a lot more even if there is a special offer

According to the law, consumers have the following rights EXCEPT _____.

A．guaranteed safety	B．truthful information
C．cheap prices	D．free choice and respect

If you buy false goods, you’d better first_____.

A．talk to the seller

B．call 12315

C．fight with the seller

D．turn to the local government for help

Minoru Yamasaki was a well-known American architect (建筑师). He was born in 1912 in Seattle, Washington. His parents came from Japan. Minoru went to college to study architecture. Every summer he worked in a fish factory to help pay for college. Often he worked from four o'clock in the morning until midnight. He slept in a room with 100 other men. Later in life, Yamasaki remembered these times and was always good to his workers.
Yamasaki sometimes dreamed about his work. Once he woke up at three o’clock in the morning. He remembered a building that was in his dream. He got up and started to draw. Yamasaki used a new design for the buildings. These buildings are now the Century Plaza Hotel, and Tower in Los Angeles, California.
Yamasaki was different from other architects. His buildings give people a feeling of peace and happiness. Many of his designs have pools of water, flowers, and windows on the roof to let in light. He always designed buildings to please people. He wanted to give them a place away from the busy ways of modern life.
Yamasaki worked for several companies. But his success began when he started his own company. In 1956, he won the Architect’s First Honor Award for his design of an airport in St. Louis, Missouri. He won two more awards over the next five years. In 1962, he designed the World Trade Center in New York. It is very famous.
In 1993, a bomb exploded (炸弹爆炸) in the World Trade Center. But the buildings did not fall down because they had a good design.
Yamasaki had strong opinions about his buildings. They had to be built his way. He refused to change the design of his buildings, even if he lost a job.
Minoru Yamasaki died in 1986. He designed more than 300 buildings. People will enjoy the design and beauty of his buildings for a very long time.

The title	A American architect
Be born	In in Seattle, Washington
In college	Studiedin college
Worked in a fish factory tofor college
a room with 100 other men and often stayed up very late until midnight
His design of buildings	Made people feel and happy
Had opinions about his buildings
The World Trade Center didn’t fall down after a bomb explosion
Successful career	Was not the as other architects
Didn’t begin his successful career he started his own company
Won Awards for his famous design before 1962 and designed over 300 buildings in his life
Date of death	Died in 1986

If they eat up their food, students can collect coupons(优惠券) and exchange them for small gifts, such as books, magazines, mobile phone covers and hand warmers.
“It’s been such a surprise,” said Liang zhaoyun,19, a student at a university in Shanghai, “It has given us one more motivation to finish our food.”
The measure is part of a national “eat-up” campaign(行动) which is organized by students to deal with food waste on campuses(校园).
Why only on campuses? You might ask. Because according to a report by Xinhua News Agency, students waste twice as much food as the national average(平均).
The campaign on campus food waste is receiving attention across the country.
“The aim of the campaign is not only to encourage students to finish their food. We hope it can also encourage students to choose a more environment –friendly and healthy lifestyle,” said Tao Siliang, Secretary of the Youth League Committee at Shanghai University.
Some school food is poorly prepared, so students do not like to finish it all. Some schools have taken notice of this and they are taking measures to improve it.
“I’m glad that we’ve reduced food waste since the ‘eat-up’ campaign began. But if we call on students to waste less food, we should also improve the service and food standard on campuses.” said Tao.
From Paragraph1, we know that the students will get a coupon .

A．when they eat school food

B．after they exchange gifts

C．if they finish all their food

D．if they collect the waste

The underlined word “motivation” in Paragraph 2 means “” in Chinese.

A．动力

B．机会

C．试验

D．条件

The “eat-up” campaign is carried out on campuses because.

A．students get a good education

B．schools offer small gifts

C．students waste too much food

D．school food is more delicious

The purpose of the campaign is mainly to .

A．improve the school food standard

B．encourage a greener and healthier lifestyle

C．receive attention from the society

D．further improve the service in universities

The best title for this passage may be .

A．Enjoy Your Food

B．Reduce Waste on Campus

C．Meals in Universities

D．“Eat-up” Campaign on Campus

New Books this Month
The Long Night This is David Reilly’s first book. David became a writer after teaching English for several years. Maha is a nurse in northern Australia. She works in a small hospital. One day a baby is so ill that Maha has to drive all night to get her to the nearest big city. They have a lot of problems getting there and …	Hard Work This exciting story is Joanna’s twentieth. Hard Work is about Sombat. He works with his father, a carpenter, in Thailand. They work long, hard hours making tables and chairs, but they do not have any money. Then one day a man dressed all in black buys the most beautiful table in the shop…	Hospital or Cinema Marcie Jacome, who studies English in London, wrote this story earlier this year. Tina is a young Indian woman whose dream is to become a doctor. She goes to London to study English and medicine, but one day she meets a man who asks her to go to the USA with him to become a film…What will Tina do?

The Long Night was written by _________.

A．David Reilly	B．Maha
C．Joanna	D．Marcie Jacome

The story of Hard Work happened in _______.

A．Australia	B．Thailand
C．India	D．England

From the passage we can see Tina is_________.

A．a doctor	B．a film star
C．a writer	D．a college student

_______ is about a difficult journey.

A．Hospital or Cinema	B．Hard Work
C．The Long Night	D．Harry Potter

The passage above is___________.

A．an advertisement	B．a story
C．a novel	D．a diary

A man once had a dream about the Black Forest in Germany. In his dream he was walking in the forest when two men ran out and tried to throw him to the ground. He ran off as fast as he could, but they followed him. He reached a place where he saw two roads in front of him, one to right and the other to the left. Which road should he take? He head the two men behind him, getting nearer, and at the same time he heard a voice in his ear. It told him to the right, and he did so. He ran on and soon came to a small hotel. He was received there kindly and given a room, and he was saved from the two men. That was the dream.
Twenty years later he was really in the Black Forest and as happened in the dream long ago, two men ran out and tried to throw him down. He ran off, and came to a place with two roads, like in the dream. He remembered the dream and took the road to the right. He soon reached a small hotel, was taken in, and so was safe. His dream of twenty years before had saved his life.
The Black Forest is .

A．a place in Germany	B．not a real place
C．invented by the writer	D．a place in Britain

When he was walking in the forest,ran after him.

A．two dogs	B．two tigers
C．two men	D．two women

Finally he came to.

A．a forest	B．another road
C．another dream	D．a small hotel

It wasthat saved the man’s life 20 years later.

A．a voice	B．the dream
C．someone else	D．God

The story tells us that.

A．a dream may come true some time later

B．a dream is always a dream

C．people should not believe their dreams

D．people should always believe their dreams

A．On Monday morning.	B．On Thursday evening.
C．On Friday morning	D．On Sunday afternoon