More and more Chinese are having English names， but not everyone is good at finding one． Why not offer them some help？ An American girl called Lindsay Jernigan is now teaching people how to get better English names．
While working in Shanghai， Lindsay met many Chinese people with strange English names． Some of them chose a lucky number of "Seven，" a favorite fruit， "Apple，" and a cartoon character， "Snow White．" Others had names like "July" and "Rabbit．"
After noticing the problem， Lindsay had an idea． She quit her job and set up a website （bestenglishname．com） to help Chinese people get better English names．
The website helps people in two ways． After they take an online survey， people will get five English names based on their personal information， such as age， job and even future plans． This costs 18yuan． People can also meet with Lindsay to talk about their English name． But that costs more．
Now， about 2，000people each day visit the website． Most of them are preparing to study or work abroad． Lindsay is planning to offer them more help， such as helping them write resumes（简历）．
49． What does Lindsay think of the name of "Rabbit"？
A． Wonderful．
B． Strange．
C． Creative．
50． The underlined word "quit" means in the passage．
A． continued
B． looked for
C． gave up
51． If you get a name from Lindsay face to face， you should pay her ．
A． more than 18yuan
B． less than 18yuan
C． 18yuan
52． Lindsay's website can help Chinese people to ．
A． study or work abroad
B． get personal information
C． have good English names
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Kyra Komac, 28 years old, now has 25 furniture（家具）stores all over the country. The new store, in London's Camden High Street, takes her back to where it all started. She tells us about how the business began.
When I was little, my mother began selling flowers in Camden Market. She couldn't leave me at home on my own, so I had to go to the market with her.
To begin with, I didn't have to do anything. I just sat there, and my mum told me jokes and stories so I didn't get bored. When I got older, I gave my mum a hand and I really enjoyed it.
Then, one year, my grandma gave me a book for Christmas. It was all about making candles and I loved it. I was 14, and I didn't have to go to the market any more because mum could leave me at home on my own. I spent my free time making candles of all shapes and sizes. I made hundreds of them.
One day, my mother was ill so I had to go to the market on my own. I decided to take some candles with me and see if I could sell them. They were sold out in twenty minutes! The next week, my mum gave me some money to buy some wax（蜡）to make more candles. They sold out really quickly, too.
Nine months later, we decided to stop selling flowers. My mum and I couldn't make enough candles during the week, so some of my school friends started to give us a hand. I paid them one pound for every candle, and we used to sell them for three or four times that. It was fun and my friends worked with me in the market.
At the age of 22, my uncle lent me some money and I opened my first shop in Portobello Road. Since then, I've never looked back, even in difficulties. In the first store, we only sold candles, but now we sell everything from furniture to paintings. Oh, and candles, of course.
Answer the following questions with No More Than 8 WordsHow many furniture stores does Kyra Komac have now?
Where did Kyra's mother sell flowers?
What did Kyra do in her free time when she was fourteen?
Who helped when Kyra and her mum couldn't make enough candles?
How did Kyra's uncle help her to open her first shop?
Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sadness, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to deal with various situations.
Love plays a main role in our life. Love makes you feel wanted. Without love a person could become cruel(残忍的). In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with love and care. They teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad. But we don’t always care about it. It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands others’ feelings.
Happiness can bring people a peaceful mind. No mind is happy without peace. Sadness is the cause of the death of a loved one or the failure. But all of these things will pass away.
Failure is the way to success. It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way. Success brings in money, pride and self-respect.
Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a day.
Life teaches us not to regret(后悔) over yesterday, for it has passed and is out of our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dark. So the only choice is to work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.We usually have to accept _______ if we want to be successful.
| A．love | B．failure | C．sadness | D．hope |
In which section can readers probably read the passage?
| A．Business. | B．Travel |
| C．Lifestyles. | D．Education. |
What does the word “despair” mean in Chinese?
| A．颓废 | B．遗憾 | C．悲伤 | D．绝望 |
What’s the meaning of the last sentence of the whole passage?
| A．When choosing between “today” and “tomorrow”, you’d better enjoy tomorrow. |
| B．If you work hard today, you’ll have a better life in the future. |
| C．What you can only choose is to work hard today rather than tomorrow. |
| D．The only choice you make is that you should enjoy a better tomorrow. |
What’s the purpose of the passage?
| A．To encourage people to love each other. |
| B．To tell people how to deal with happiness and sadness. |
| C．To give readers some information about life. |
| D．To remind people to keep having a beautiful dream. |
There was a famous church(教堂) in London. It was 110 meters high. The center of the church was like a bell. The ceiling of the church was painted by a famous artist. A platform (平台) was built so that the artist could put up a ladder on it and paint the ceiling. The platform was about 70 meters over the ground.
One day the artist was working hard and had nearly finished one popular corner of the ceiling. Also on the platform was his assistant（助手）, who was mixing paints. The artist stepped back so that he could see how his work was doing. To have a better look at his painting, he stepped back again. Suddenly, his assistant shouted, picked up a small bowl of paint and started to paint the artist's work on the top. The artist was very angry and rushed forwards to stop him.
“What do you think you are doing?” he shouted angrily. “Are you mad(疯的)?” His assistant replied, “I saw you walking backwards to have a better look at your painting. But you didn't notice that you had reached the very edge(边缘) of the platform. You were in great danger. I wanted to make you move forwards. If I had not made you run forwards, you would have fallen backwards off the edge of the platform.”
The story happened in _______.
| A．America | B．England | C．Germany | D．France |
Why did the artist step back again?
| A．To have a better look at his painting. |
| B．To see how his work was doing. |
| C．To paint a bowl in his painting. |
| D．To pour some paint on his painting. |
What did the assistant do to stop the artist falling off the platform?
| A．He ran forwards to stop him. |
| B．He stopped mixing the paints. |
| C．He painted a famous painting himself. |
| D．He shouted to the artist and painted his painting. |
Which picture shows the same situation as the underlined sentences in Paragraph 2?
Note: a: artist; b: assistant; c: painting; ←: the direction of the movement
| A． | B． | C． | D． |
After reading the passage, what do you think the artist would probably do?
| A．He would be angry with what the assistant had done. |
| B．He would be thankful to the assistant for having saved his life. |
| C．He would punish the assistant for having destroyed (毁坏) his painting. |
| D．He wouldn't allow the assistant to work with him any more. |
Let’s Explore (探索)The Nature!
Are you interested in animals and nature? Want to enjoy your summer holiday and learn something interesting and useful?
Here comes your chance! Youth Explore has prepared you with a THREE-DAY SUMMER PROGRAM! You can take part in many activities and meet with live animals, such as giraffes, pandas, tigers, and so on! More information about the program is as follows:
Age: Students aged 8~16
Groups: There are 2 programs for you to choose from. Each program needs at most 15 students.
| Program A Dates: 14 ~ 16 July, 2014 Days: Monday to Wednesday Time: 10:00 a.m. ~ 4:00 p.m. |
Program B Dates: 5 ~ 7 August, 2014 Days: Tuesday to Thursday Time: 10:00 a.m. ~ 4:00 p.m. |
Program cost: $230 for members; $250 for non-members
How to do: Simply come to our centre to get an application form. Send your completed form on or before 11th July, 2014 (Friday).
Notes:
1. No free lunches are provided because of personal food differences. You may either bring a lunch-box or pay for lunch at our restaurants.
2. Both programs will start 1 day later if there is a warning of rainstorms.
COME AND JOIN US NOW! DON’T MISS THE CHANCE! ________can join the three-day summer program.
| A．A kid of 7 | B．A boy of 14 |
| C．A girl of 17 | D．A man of 26 |
If there is a rainstorm on 14th July, program A will start on _________.
| A．Sunday | B．Monday | C．Tuesday | D．Wednesday |
Two members and one non-member should pay ______ for the program.
| A．$690 | B．$710 | C．$730 | D．$750 |
Free lunches aren’t provided because ______.
| A．the lunches cost too much |
| B．people have different tastes |
| C．there are many restaurants |
| D．they may bring lunch-boxes |
What can we know from the passage?
| A．Youth Explore is the name of the program. |
| B．More than 15 students are in each program. |
| C．We can see three kinds of animals in the program. |
| D．You need to hand in an application form for the program. |
Camilla Chomp was a strange little girl．She liked to spend her time alone eating chocolate．Her parents were worried，so they took all the chocolate away．
Camilla left her house to look for some chocolate．She found a small house full of bottles．Among the bottles，a blue bottle caught Camilla’s eyes．It was full of chocolate．In the bottle there was also a card with the words“Change tears（眼泪）into chocolate．”
Camilla was very excited．She ran out of the house with the bottle to look for someone crying．First，she met a little boy crying hard and collected his tears．The tears were quickly changed into chocolate．While Camilla was collecting the tears，she comforted the boy．Finally，the boy stopped crying and they had a good time together．
Later，Camilla met a woman and an old man crying．The woman had broken some bowls．And the old man’s dog had just died．Camilla collected their tears and made them happy again．
Soon，Camilla knew that making people happy was much more important than finding chocolate．So she stopped collecting tears and began to help sad people．As a result，she had many friends and had a happy life．Camilla liked to________．
| A．eat chocolate |
| B．read books |
| C．collect coins |
| D．eat fruit |
Camilla’s parents took away all the chocolate because they were________．
| A．happy |
| B．angry |
| C．worried |
| D．hungry |
What caught Camilla’s eyes?
| A．A nice card． |
| B．A black dog． |
| C．A red cup． |
| D．A blue bottle． |
The old man was crying because________．
| A．he had broken some bottles |
| B．he couldn’t find his way home |
| C．he couldn’t find his daughter |
| D．his dog had just died |
How many people did Camilla help before she stopped collecting tears?
| A．One． |
| B．Two． |
| C．Three． |
| D．Four． |