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C.howrollerskatingbegan
D.howpeopleenjoyedthemselvesinthe18thcentury
2.PeoplethoughtMerlinwasadreamerbecausehe________.
A.oftengaveotherssurprises B.wasagiftedmusician
C.inventedtherollerskates D.wasfullofimagination
3.Merlinputwheelsunderhisshoesinorderto_______.
A.impressthepartyguests B.arriveatthepartysooner
C.testhisinvention D.showhisskillinwalkingonwheels
4.Whatisthemainpointthewriteristryingtomakeinthelastparagraph?
A.Therollerskatesneededfurtherimprovement.
B.ThepartygueststookMerlinforafool.
C.Merlinsucceededbeyondexpectation.
D.Merlingothimselfintotrouble.
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Forthousandsofyears,manhasenjoyedthetasteofapples.Apples,whichareabout85percentwater,growalmosteverywhereintheworldbutthehottestandcoldestareas（地区）.AmongtheleadingcountriesinappleproductionareChina,FranceandtheUnitedStates.
Therearevariouskindsofapples,butaveryfewmakeupthemajorityofthosegrownforsale.ThethreemostcommonkindsgrownintheUnitedStatesareDelicious,goldenDelicious,andMcIntosh.
Applesaredifferentincolour,size,andtaste.Thecolouroftheskinmaybered,green,oryellow.Theyhavevarioussizes,withDeliciousapplesbeingamongthelargest.Thetastemaybesweetortart（酸的）.Generally,sweetapplesareeatenfreshwhiletartapplesareusedtomakeapplesauce（苹果酱）.
Appletreesmaygrowastallastwelvemetres.Theydobestinareasthathaveverycoldwinters.Althoughnofruitisyieldedduringthewinter,thiscoldperiodisgoodforthetree.
1.ItcanbelearnedfromthetextthatDeliciousapplesare_______________
A.growninFrance. B.soldeverywhere.
C.verybig. D.quitesweet.
2.Coldwinterweatherisgoodfor_______________
A.thegrowthofappletrees.
B.producinglargeapples.
C.improvingthetasteofapples.
D.theincreaseofwaterinapples.
3.China,FranceandtheUnitedStatesareconsideredto_______________
A.belargeproducersofapples.
B.belargeproducersofapplesauce.
C.havethelongesthistoryinappleproduction.
D.havethecoldestwinteramongappleproducingcountries.
4.Thewordyieldedinthelastsentencemeans_______________
A.improved. B.increased.
C.produced. D.sold.
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Maybeten-year-oldElizabethputitbestwhenshesaidtoherfather,"
But,Dad,youcan'
tbehealthyifyou'
redead."
Dad,inahurrytogethomebeforedarksohecouldgoforarun,hadforgottentowearhissafetybelt--amistake75%ofUSpopulationmakeeveryday.Thebigquestioniswhy.
Therehavebeenmanymythsaboutsafetybelteversincetheirfirstappearanceincarssomefortyyearsago.Thefollowingarethreeofthemostcommon.
MyththeNumberOne:
It'
sbesttobe"
thrownclear"
ofaseriousaccident.
Truth:
Sorry,butanyaccidentseriousenoughto"
throwyouclear"
isablegoingtobeseriousenoughtogiveyouaverybadlanding.Andchancesareyou'
llhavetraveledthroughawindshield（挡风玻璃）ordoortodoit.Studiesshowthatchancesofdyingafteracaraccidentaretwenty-fivetimesincaseswherepeopleare"
.
MythNumberTwo:
Safety-bets"
trap"
peopleincarsthatareburningorsinkinginwater.
Truth:
Sorryagain,butstudiesshowthatpeopleknockedunconscious（昏迷）duetonotwearingsafetybeltshaveagreaterchanceofdyingintheseaccidents.Peoplewearingsafetybeltsareusuallyprotectedtothepointofhavingintheseaccidents.Peoplewearingsafetybeltsareusuallyprotectedtothepointofhavingaclearheadtofreethemselvesfromsuchdangeroussituation,nottobetrappedinthem.
MythNumberThree:
Safetybeltsaren'
tneededatspeedsoflessthan30milesperhour（mph）.
Whentwocarstravelingat30mphhiteachother,anunbelteddriverwouldmeetthewindshieldwithaforceequaltodivingheadfirstintothegroundfromaheightof10metres.
1.WhydidElizabethsaytoherfather,"
redead"
?
A.Hewasdrivingatgreatspeed.
B.Hewasrunningacrossthestreet.
C.Hedidn'
thavehissafetybelton.
D.Hedidn'
ttakehismedicineontime.
2.Thereasonfatherwasinahurrytogethomewasthathe__________.
A.wasn'
tfeelingverywellB.hatedtodriveinthedark
C.wantedtotakesomeexerciseD.didn'
twanttobecaughtbythepeople
3.Accordingtothetext,tobe"
ofaseriousaccidentisverydangerousbecauseyou________.
A.maybeknockeddownbyothercars.
B.maygetserioushurtthrownoutofthecar
C.mayfinditimpossibletogetawayfromtheseat
D.maygetcaughtinthecardoor
4.Somepeopleprefertodrivewithoutwearingasafetybeltbecausetheybelieve_______.
A.thebeltpreventsthemfromescapinginanaccident
B.theywillbeunabletothinkclearlyinanaccident
C.theywillbecaughtwhenhelpcomes
D.carscatchfireeasily
5.Whatistheadvicegiveninthetest?
A.Neverdrivefasterthan30milesanhour.
B.Tryyourbesttosaveyourselfinacaraccident.
C.Neverforgettowearthesafetybeltwhiledriving.
D.Driveslowlywhileyou'
renotwearingasafetybelt.
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Whenagroupofchildrenpolitelystopaconversationwithyou,saying:
“Wehavetogotoworknow,”you’releftfeelingsurprisedandcertainlyuneasy.Afterall,thisisthe1990sandtheideaofchildrenworkingisjustunthinkable.Thatis,untilyouaretoldthattheyareallpupilsofstageschools,andthatthe“work”theygoofftoistogoonthestageinatheatre.
Stageschoolsoftenactasagencies（代理机构）tosupplychildrenforstageandtelevisionwork.Moreworthyofthename“stageschool”arethosefewplaceswherechildrenattendfulltime,withatrainingforthetheatreandageneraleducation.
Avisittosuchschoolswillleaveyouinnodoubtthatthechildrenenjoythemselves.Afterall,whatlivelychildrenwouldn’tsettleforspendingonlyhalfthedaydoingordinaryschoolwork,andacting,singingordancingtheirwaythroughtheotherhalfoftheday?
Thenofcoursetherearetimesforthechildrentomakeanameandmakealittlemoneyinsomebigshows.Somestageschoolsgivetheirchildrentoomuchprofessionalworkatsuchayoungage.Butthelawisverytightontheamounttheycando.Thoseunder13arelimitedto40daysintheyear;
thoseover13to80days.
Theschoolsthemselvesadmitthatnotallchildrenwillbesuccessfulintheprofessionforwhichtheyarebeingtrained.Sowhathappenstothosewhodon’tmakeit?
Whilealltheleadingschoolssaytheyplacegreatimportanceonchildrengettinggoodstudyresults,thefactsseemtosuggestthisisnotalwaysthecase.
1.Peoplewouldstopfeelinguneasywhenrealizingthatthechildrenthey’retalkingto________.
A.attendastageschool B.aregoingtothetheatre
C.havegotsomeworktodo D.lovesinginganddancing
2.Inthewriter’sopinion,agoodstageschoolshould________.
A.producestarperformers
B.helppupilsimprovetheirstudyskills
C.trainpupilsinlanguageandperformingarts
D.provideageneraleducationandstagetraining.
3.“Professionalwork”asusedinthetextmeans________.
A.ordinaryschoolwork B.money-makingperformances
C.stagetrainingatschool D.acting,singingordancingafterclass
4.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribeshowthewriterfeelsaboutstageschools?
A.Hethinkshighlyofwhattheyhavetooffer.
B.Hefavoursanearlystartinthetrainingofperformingarts.
C.Hefeelsuncomfortableaboutchildrenputtingonnightshows.
D.Hedoubtsthestandardofordinaryeducationtheyhavereached.
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ExpertshaveputforwarddetailedplansforatunneltojoinTaiwanwiththeChinesemainland.
Theshortestproposedroutewouldbe126kilometers---morethantwicethelengthoftheEnglishChannelTunnel.Andthelongestproposedroutewouldbe207kilometers.
ArecentconferenceinXiamen,FujianProvincebroughttogethermorethan70experts.Theeventwasco-sponsored（共同发起）byuniversitiesfromTaiwanandtheChinesemainland.
Fujianistheprovincewherebothproposedrouteswouldbegin.
ThereisnodirectpassengeraccessbetweenthemainlandandTaiwanbyairorseaatthemoment.
Expertssaythatitisb
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