Is the bridge strong enough to /səˈpɔ：t/two heavy trucks at the same time？
Last week my husband and I took a trip to visit friends and go skiing（滑雪）．During my time as a p（1） ， I had flown over these huge mountains many times， admiring the shiny， snow﹣covered mountain tops from above． However， until last week， I never visited（2） at ground level．
The first day we went skiing， we’d（3） into the mountains． Soon we followed the roads along the sides of mountains to the ski places． There we parked our car， I p（4） _ on my skis（滑雪板）and went ahead to the lift．
As I rode the lift even higher up the mountain， I watched the people b（5） move along the snow． At the top of the lift everything was so amazing and beautiful． I was（6） _ （站） on the mountain top， which was circled by more snow﹣covered mountains﹣it seemed that I had moved into a（7） （明信片）． I took a moment to reflect on the（8） _ （自然的） beauty around me． It was valuable， not strong， and easily broken!
Now， I'm back home thinking about the things which I experienced on that mountain top． It reminds me（9） important the environment protecting is! Protecting our environment will make people（10） able to experience the same beauty in the future． So let's take action together to lead to a better future．
Emily has fought with her weight for a long time． Each time she tried to（1） the extra（额外的） pounds， it got harder． （2） this time she made it．
Her youngest child had（3） for college， so she had more time． Then she could pay special（4） to her own goals． And she had just arrived at a very important event in her development： tuning 50． "I think at this point in（5） ， getting in shape is only going to get harder，" she said．
It was very（6） to have a clear goal． She didn't miss any chance on a long（7） _ ride or hike（远足）． To start to lose weight right away， she（8） all the junk food and ate more fruit and vegetables． She lost 5 pounds（9） ， She was very happy．
To support her weight loss（减肥）and get（10） ， Emily made a big decision． She increased her activities（11） going to the gym， riding with a biking group， hiking and taking the stairs instead of the lift at work．
Visiting her parents' house was one of Emily's biggest（12） ． "Food is everywhere all the time， on tables， in the fridge﹣even the second fridge is（13） ．" As long as I didn't touch any of it， I was OK． For（14） together， she often brought her own prepared food．
Two years later， Emily has（15） her 30﹣pound weight loss goal and knows she can keep up her healthy habits for life． People who haven't seen her for a while say， "You look great!"
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（1）A． care |
B． lose |
C． notice |
D． worry |
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（2）A． Or |
B． So |
C． But |
D． For |
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（3）A． left |
B． thought |
C． built |
D． got |
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（4）A． celebration |
B． position |
C． condition |
D． attention |
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（5）A． line |
B． public |
C． life |
D． common |
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（6）A． comfortable |
B． general |
C． useful |
D． thankful |
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（7）A． train |
B． bike |
C． car |
D． bus |
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（8）A． put up |
B． laid out |
C． cut up |
D． cut out |
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（9）A． quickly |
B． helpfully |
C． personally |
D． differently |
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（10）A． funnier |
B． smarter |
C． friendlier |
D． healthier |
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（11）A． of |
B． by |
C． at |
D． to |
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（12）A． challenges |
B． advantages |
C． purposes |
D． directions |
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（13）A． clean |
B． full |
C． fine |
D． open |
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（14）A． performances |
B． expressions |
C． meals |
D． courses |
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（15）A． required |
B． reviewed |
C． allowed |
D． reached |
We experienced a special period in 2020． Xu Yi， a middle school student from Hubei， told something（1） （interest） to us． Let's check out his story and resolution for the new term．
When Xu Yi was learning English as（2） exchange student in the UK，his English friend（3）
（invite） him to take a Chinese culture course． Then， at 9：30 a．m． the next day， it finally came． He followed the friend to the classroom and was welcomed （4） his classmates． They gave him presents， which moved and excited him．
The lesson was about an ancient Chinese character （字体） called Xiaozhuan． The teacher （5） （clear） explained it from its history to development， how it worked in society and why it was so popular in Qin Dynasty． She also taught the differences between Xiaozhuan（6） the modern Chinese character．
On the one hand， Xu Yi takes pride in Chinese culture． On the o（7） hand， it's a shame that he knows almost nothing about it． As the culture reaches the world， the Chinese should study more about it． As a senior high school student， he is going to read as many（8） （book） as possible to open his mind． He hopes every Chinese person will love and （9） /ˈvæljuː/Chinese culture． After all， everyone is responsible for building and keeping it．
Do you know which social app Chinese young people use a lot now？（1） Some users use Tik Tok （抖音） and Kuaishou． They think it is fun to share short videos about their lives， while others have other purposes as well．
A l2﹣year﹣ old user named Elsa has about 2.7 million fans on Tik Tok． The girl has shared videos about her dancing studies since last July．（2） "I feel really glad to share happiness with people by short videos，" said Elsa．
As some videos are about the latest news， a group of users depend on them to get information． To some other users， they have a different purpose． "Because I can't spend many hours watching a whole video and I'm not a very patient person，（3） I prefer to watch short videos of wonderful parts in programs，" said Wang Zhihao．
（4） "Killing time is the main reason for me to watch the short videos， but many are almost the same， so I think it is a waste of time． What's more， I really don't like the videos which show strange even dangerous things，" said Wen Nan， another college student．
Recently， something else has happened． Some videos are telling people what products are worth buying．（5） So they should think twice． Some short videos even sell bad products， but these sellers won't let you get your money back．
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A． I don't like waiting for a program to end． B． "Short videos" are certainly the most popular． C． But after they buy the products， they may regret soon． D． One of the videos won her about one million fans． E． I can make money with short videos． F． However， some young Chinese feel bored with some short videos． |
A college teacher once gave a lively class to his students．
He began by holding up a glass（1） some water in it． He held it up for all to see， and asked the students， "（2） do you think this glass weighs？"
"50g!" "100g!" "125g!" the students answered．
"I really don't know unless I weigh it，" said the teacher， "but my（3） is what would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes？"
"Nothing，" the students said．
"OK． What would happen if I held it up like this for an hour？" the teacher asked．
"Your arm would begin to（4） "said one of the students．
"You are right． Now， what would happen if I held it up for a（5） ？"
"You might have muscles （肌肉） stress． You could（6） move the arm，" said another one．
"You might have no （7） in the arm， or paralysis （瘫痪），"said a naughty student，"You （8） go to the hospital for sure!"
"Very good． But during this period， did the weight of the glass（9） ？" asked the teacher．
"No，" the students said．
"Then what（10） the arm ache and the muscles stress？"
The students were（11） ．
"No one knows？" the teacher asked， "Well， can you tell me how to（12） it？'
"Put the glass down!" said one of the students．
"Exactly!" said the teacher．"The problems of life are something like this． Think of them for a few minutes in your（13） and you seem OK． Think of them for a long time and you begin to hurt． Think of them even longer and you will not be able to do anything． It's important to think of the challenges in your life， （14） it's even more important to ‘put them down' at the end of every day before you go to sleep． That way， you are（15） ﹣you wake up every day fresh and strong and can solve any problem that comes your way!"
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（1）A． by |
B． on |
C． with |
D． to |
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（2）A． how many |
B． how much |
C． how long |
D． how far |
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（3）A． question |
B． idea |
C． answer |
D． plan |
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（4）A． lose |
B． die |
C． stay |
D． hurt |
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（5）A． day |
B． summer |
C． year |
D． century |
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（6）A． hardly |
B． quickly |
C． widely |
D． usually |
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（7）A． matter |
B． problem |
C． sense |
D． secret |
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（8）A． needn't |
B． can |
C． shouldn't |
D． must |
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（9）A． stop |
B． happen |
C． change |
D． arrive |
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（10）A． sent |
B． caused |
C． tried |
D． repeated |
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（11）A． in need |
B． in silence |
C． in danger |
D． in time |
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（12）A． take off |
B． hear from |
C． deal with |
D． get into |
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（13）A． arm |
B． body |
C． head |
D． mouth |
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（14）A． but |
B． and |
C． so |
D． or |
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（15）A． worried |
B． lucky |
C． nervous |
D． relaxed |