MOOC，a massive open online course， (aim)at providing large-scale interactive participation and open access via the web．MOOCs first made waves in the fall of 2011，when Professor Sebastian Thrun from Stanford University opened his graduate-level artificial
(intelligent)course up to any student anywhere，and 160，000 students in more than 190 countries
(sign)up．This new kind
online classes is shaking up the higher education worid in many ways．Since the courses can be taken by hundreds of thousands of students at the same time.
number of universities might decrease dramatically．Perhaps the most striking thing about MOOCs，many of
are being taught by professors at famous universities，is that they’re free．This is
(certain)good news for cash-strapped students．
There is a lot of excitement and fear surrounding MOOCs．While some say free online courses are a great way (increase)the enrollment of minority students，others have said they will leave many students behind．Some critics have said that MOOts promote an unrealistic one-size-fits-all model of higher education
that there is no replacement for true dialogues between professors and their students．After all，a brain is not a computer．We are not blank hard drives
(wait)to be filled with data．People learn from people they love and remember the things that arouse emotion．
Molai grew up in a tiny village in India．The village lay near some wetlands which became his second （1） ．He learned the value and beauty of （2） there from a very young age．
When he was 16，Molai began to notice something （3） happening around his home．A flood had hit the area earlier that year and the（4） it caused had driven away a number of birds．（5） ，the number of snakes had declined as well． He （6） that it was because there weren't enough trees to protect them from the（7） ．The solution，of course，was to plant trees so the animals could seek（8） during the daytime．He turned to the（9） department for help but was told that nothing would grow there．However，Molai went looking on his own and（10） a nearby island where he began to plant trees．
（11） young plants in the dry season was（12） for a lone boy．Molai built at the （13） of each sapling （幼树） a bamboo platform，where he placed earthen pots with small holes to （14） D rainwater．The water would then drip （滴落）on the plants below．
Molai（15） D to plant trees for the next 37 years．His efforts have resulted in 1，360 acres of naturally﹣grown land that has become home to many plants and animals．
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（1）A． dream |
B． job |
C． home |
D． choice |
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（2）A． nature |
B． youth |
C． culture |
D． knowledge |
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（3）A． precious |
B． interesting |
C． disturbing |
D． awkward |
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（4）A． waste |
B． tension |
C． pain |
D． damage |
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（5）A． Besides |
B． However |
C． Therefore |
D． Otherwise |
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（6）A． agreed |
B． realized |
C． remembered |
D． predicted |
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（7）A． noise |
B． heat |
C． disease |
D． dust |
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（8）A． directions |
B． partners |
C． help |
D． shelter |
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（9）A． labor |
B． police |
C． forest |
D． finance |
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（10）A． rebuilt |
B． discovered |
C． left |
D． managed |
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（11）A． Decorating |
B． Observing |
C． Watering |
D． Guarding |
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（12）A． tough |
B． illegal |
C． fantastic |
D． beneficial |
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（13）A． back |
B． top |
C． foot |
D． side |
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（14）A． cool down |
B． keep off |
C． purify |
D． collect |
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（15）A． returned |
B． learned |
C． failed |
D． continued |
In ancient China lived an artist（1） paintings were almost lifelike．The artist's reputation had made him proud．One day the emperor wanted to get his portrait（画像）done so he called all great artists to come and present their（2） （fine）work，so that he could choose the best．The artist was sure he would（3） （choose），but when he presented his masterpiece to the emperor's chief minister，the old man laughed．The wise old man told him to travel to the Li River ﹣ perhaps he could learn a little from the greatest artist in the world．
Filled with（4） （curious），the artist packed his bags and left．（5） he asked the villagers on the banks of the river where he could find the legendary （传奇的）artist，they smiled and（6） （point）down the river．The next morning he hired a boat and set out（7） （find）the well﹣known painter．As the small boat moved（8） （gentle）along the river he was left speechless by the mountains being silently reflected in the water．He passed milky white waterfalls and mountains in many shades of blue．And when he saw the mists rising from the river and the soft clouds（9） （surround）the mountain tops，he was reduced to tears．The artist was finally humbled（谦卑）by the greatest artist（10） earth，Mother Nature．
As a businesswoman，I care deeply about my customers．But like anyone for whom you feel affection，（1） can also drive you mad．They'll come rushing in，（2） their handbag's been stolen．They'll（3） that they left it in the changing room，create havoc（混乱）and then（4） it had been in their car all the time．They'll have tried out half the（5） in the shop，and want the only style you don't have left in a（6） colour． I do know how upset the shop staff can get，but I try to persuade them to keep（7） ．
I remember the first really（8） customer we had at Covent Garden．She was（9） absolutely everything， nothing was right and I was rather （10） that she became a "regular"．After a while，she（11） for the way she behaved at the beginning．She had split up with her husband the week before，was living in a flat（12） ，and since she'd found it too much to cope with （应对）， she'd taken it out on（13） people．
That taught me a valuable（14） and I pass it on to the people who（15） in the market．Don't take it （16） ．If a customer is rude or difficult，just think "Maybe she's had a row with her husband．Maybe her child's not （17） ．" Always water it down and don't let your ego（自我）get（18） ．If you do，you won't be able to（19） it and the whole thing develops into an unpleasant scene and that（20） everyone's day．
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（1）A． shopkeepers |
B． customers |
C． salespersons |
D．receptionists |
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（2）A． saying |
B． pretending |
C． guessing |
D． replying |
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（3）A． agree |
B． promise |
C． imagine |
D． swear |
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（4）A． forget |
B． decide |
C． discover |
D． assume |
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（5）A． foods |
B． catalogues |
C． belongings |
D． goods |
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（6）A． particular |
B． different |
C． matching |
D． natural |
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（7）A． fighting |
B． smiling |
C． waiting |
D． changing |
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（8）A． generous |
B． polite |
C． careless |
D． difficult |
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（9）A． curious about |
B． displeased with |
C． patient with |
D． uncertain about |
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（10）A． relaxed |
B． delighted |
C． surprised |
D． embarrassed |
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（11）A． searched |
B． argued |
C． prayed |
D． apologized |
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（12）A． by chance |
B． by herself |
C． on purpose |
D． on duty |
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（13）A． rude |
B． such |
C． other |
D． lonely |
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（14）A． lesson |
B． trick |
C． skill |
D． trade |
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（15）A． work |
B． shop |
C． meet |
D． quarrel |
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（16）A． kindly |
B． secretly |
C． personally |
D． casually |
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（17）A． ready |
B． away |
C． up |
D． well |
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（18）A． out of sight |
B． in the way |
C． behind the scene |
D． above the law |
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（19）A． stress |
B． expect |
C． handle |
D． blame |
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（20）A． ruins |
B． makes |
C． starts |
D． saves |
Decorating with Plants， Fruits and Flowers for Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year is a （1） （celebrate） marking the end of the winter season and the beginning of spring．This is why decorating with plants， fruits and flowers（2） （carry） special significance．They represent the earth （3） （come） back to life and best wishes for new beginnings．
These are some of the most popular in many parts of the country：
Oranges：Orange trees are more（4） decoration；they are a symbol of good fortune and wealth．They make great gifts and you see them many times（5） （decorate） with red envelopes and messages of good fortune．
Bamboo：Chinese love their "Lucky Bamboo" plants and you will see them often in their homes and offices．（6） （certain） during the holiday period，this plant is a must．Bamboo plants are associated （7） health， abundance and a happy home．They are easy（8） （care） for and make great presents．
Branches of Plum Blossoms （梅花）：The（9） （beauty） long branches covered with pink﹣colored buds （蓓蕾） make fantastic decorations．The plum trees are （10） first to flower even as the snow is melting （融化）．They represent the promise of spring and a renewal of life．
It was just after sunrise on a June morning．"Nicolo，" whose real name cannot be（1） to the public because of Italy's privacy laws，（2） working the whole night at a factory in Turin． As he often did， he stopped by the "after work auction （拍卖）"（3） D by the Italian police where things（4） on the trains were sold to the highest bidder． There， among many other things， Nicolo spotted two paintings he thought would look（5） above his dining room table． Nicolo and another bidder（6） until Nicolo finally won the paintings for ﹩32．
When Nicolo retired and went to live in Sicily， he（7） the paintings with him． He hung them above the same table he had（8） from Turin． His son， age 15， who had（9） an art appreciation class， thought that there was something（10） about the one with a young girl sitting on a garden chair． It was signed （签名） "Bonnato" or so he thought，but when he（11） it， he only found "Bonnard，" a French（12） he had never heard of．He bought a book and was（13） to find a picture of the artist Pierre Bonnard sitting on the same chair in the same（14） as his father's painting．
"That's the garden in our picture，" Nicolo's son told his father． They（15） learned that the painting they（16） was called "The Girl with Two Chairs．" They（17） the other painting and learned that it was（18） Paul Gauguin's "Still Life of Fruit on a Table with a Small Dog．" The（19） called the Italian Culture Ministry； the official confirmed that the paintings were（20） and worth as much as ﹩50 million．
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（1）A． attached |
B． allocated |
C． exposed |
D． submitted |
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（2）A． finished |
B． delayed |
C． considered |
D． tried |
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（3）A． attended |
B． reserved |
C． cancelled |
D． run |
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（4）A． shown |
B． found |
C． kept |
D． hidden |
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（5）A． nice |
B． familiar |
C． useful |
D． real |
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（6）A． battled |
B． debated |
C． discussed |
D． bargained |
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（7）A． held |
B． left |
C． registered |
D． brought |
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（8）A． chosen |
B． received |
C． ordered |
D． moved |
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（9）A． missed |
B． failed |
C． taken |
D． led |
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（10）A． concrete |
B． unusual |
C． unappealing |
D． natural |
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（11）A． appreciated |
B． touched |
C． researched |
D． witnessed |
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（12）A． painter |
B． designer |
C． author |
D． actor |
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（13）A． expected |
B． surprised |
C． anxious |
D． ready |
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（14）A． room |
B． kitchen |
C． hall |
D． garden |
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（15）A． apparently |
B． confidently |
C． eventually |
D． temporarily |
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（16）A． owned |
B． borrowed |
C． sold |
D． stole |
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（17）A． collected |
B． cleaned |
C． framed |
D． studied |
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（18）A． suitably |
B． actually |
C． rightly |
D． specifically |
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（19）A． girl |
B． artist |
C． family |
D． police |
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（20）A． copies |
B． originals |
C． models |
D． presents |