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yellowandgreenonions,watermelonsalmostasbigasme,rowsofyellowcorn,andourfavorite---redtomatoes.

AsIgrewintoateenager,Ididn’tgetsoexcitedaboutgardeningwithDad.Insteadofmagicallandofpossibility,ithadturnedintosomekindofprison.AsDadgrewolder,hisloveforgardeningneverdisappeared.Afterallthekidsweregrownandhadstartedfamiliesoftheirown,Dadturnedtogardeninglikeneverbefore.Evenwhenhewasdiagnosedwithcancer,hestilltookcareofhisgarden.

Butthen,thecancer,bitbybit,invadedhisbody.Ihadtodothethingsheusedtodo.WhatreallyconvincedmethatDadwasdyingwasthestateofhisgardenthatyear.Therowsandrowsofmulticoloredvegetablesweregone.Tootiredtoweedthem,hesimplyletthembe.

Forthefirstfewyearsafterhedied,Icouldn’tevenbeartolookatanyone’sgardenwithouthavingstrongmemoriespourovermelikecoldwaterfromabucket.Threeyearsago,Idecidedtoplantmyowngardenandstartedoutwithjustafewtomatoes.Thatmorning,afterbreakingupafairamountofsoil,somethingcaughtthecornerofmyeyeandIhadtosmile.Itwasmyeight-year-oldsonNathan,happilyplayinginthefreshlytilledsoil.

21.Whydidtheauthorlikethegardenwhenhewasachild?

A.Hewantedtobeagarden-crazylikehisfather.

B.Helovedbeinginthegardenwithhisfather.

C.Thegardenwasfullofhisfavoritefood.

D.Thegardenwasjustfreshlytilled.

22.Whenallthekidsstartedtheirownfamilies,theauthor’sfather_____.

A.stoppedhisgardening

B.turnedtootherhobbies

C.devotedmoretogardening

D.focusedonplantingtomatoes

23.Whathappenedtothegardenwhentheauthor’sfatherwasseriouslyill?

A.Therewasagreatharvest.

B.Thegardenwasalmostdeserted.

C.Noplantgrewinthegardenatall.

D.Theauthor’ssontookchargeofthegarden.

24.Whydidtheauthorstarthisgardenwithtomatoes?

A.Hewantedtohonorhisfather.

B.Hissonlikedthefieldsoftomatoes.

C.Heonlyknewhowtogrowtomatoes.

D.Hethoughttomatoeswereeasytomanage.

B

HerearethecommentsonCRI（ChinaRadioInternational）givenbypeoplefromdifferentcountriesontheInternet.

People

Comments

YingtianHu

Guangzhou,China

ThisisthefirsttimethatIparticipateinCRI.AndIlikeitverymuch.Ihopeitswebsitewillbecomethemostexcellentonewiththeforeignlanguages.AndIchoosetheimportantnewswhichIthinkhasagreatinfluenceonoursocietyandourlives.Intheend,IhopethatmoreandmorepersonsjoininCRIandmakeitperfect!

SujanParajuli,

Selectcity,Nepal

IambotharegularlistenerofCRIandvisitorofitswonderfulWebsite.Firstofall,IwouldliketoextendmyheartfeltthankstoCRIforitsgreateffortstokeepthelistenersup-to-dateduringtheyear2008.We,thelisteners,aregreatlygratefultoCRIforitspraise-worthyeffortstoquenchthethirstofitsdearlisteners.DuringtheYear2008,Ifoundallofyourprogramsquiteinteresting,informativeandeducational.Onceagain,thanksalotforofferinglotsofinformation,news,entertainmentandmanyitemswhichhaveindeedbroadenthehorizonsofourknowledgeandunderstandingaswell.

Ibrahim

Rustamov,

Tajikistan

WithCRI,IwasimpressedbyChina’srapiddevelopmentinallspheres.ButIfeltsosorrytogettoknowaboutthesnowstormsinChinaandWenchuanearthquake.CRIandCCTVplayagreatroleinintroducingChinatotheworld!

Kudos!

MyfriendsandIwishCRIallthebest!

MikeThatcher,

London

MyfamilyandIareallkeenonChineseCulture,especiallythebeautifulChinesefolkmusic.VariousinterestingprogramsbyCRIjustopenawindowforusforeigners,throughwhichwecanknowmoreaboutChinaandhaveabetterunderstandingoftheChineseculture.BestwishestoCRI!

BestwishestoChina!

25.WhichofthefollowingbenefitsofCRIisNOTmentionedabove?

A.CRIhelpstokeepitslistenersup-to-date.

B.CRIhelpsitslistenerstobetterunderstandChina.

C.CRIhelpsitslistenerstopracticeandimproveforeignlanguages.

D.CRIhelpsitslistenersbroadentheirknowledgewithitsrichcontents.

26.Theunderlinedphrase“quenchthethirst”refersto_____.

A.satisfyone’sneedB.supplydrinks

C.takecareofD.keepintouchwith

27.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthefourcomments?

A.CRIhasagreatinfluenceonoursocietyandlives.

B.WonderfulthoughCRIis,therearestillmanyweaknesses.

C.CRIplaysanimportantroleinintroducingtheworldtoChina.

D.CRIhasmadegreateffortstomakeitselfbetterandgainedpopularity.

C

TheextraordinaryEastgateBuildinginHarare,Zimbabwe’scapitalcity,issaidtobetheonly

oneintheworldtousethesamecoolingandheatingprincipleslikethetermitemound（白蚁堆）.

ArchitectMickPearceusedpreciselythesamestrategywhendesigningtheEastgateBuilding,whichhasnoair-conditioningandalmostnoheating.Thebuilding—thecountry’slargestcommercialandshoppingmall—useslessthan10%oftheenergyofatraditionalbuildingofitssize.TheEastgate’sownerssaved$3.5millionona$36millionbuildingbecauseanair-conditioningplantdidn’thavetobeimported.

Themallisactuallytwobuildingslinkedbybridgesacrossashady,glass-roofedatrium（天井）opentotheair.Fanssuckfreshairinfromtheatrium,blowitupstairsthroughhollowspacesunderthefloorsandfromthereintoeachofficethroughbaseboardvents（通风口）.Asitrisesandwarms,itisdrawnoutviaceilingventsandfinallyexiststhroughforty-eightbrickchimneys.

Duringsummer’scoolnights,bigfansblowairthroughthebuildingseventimesanhourtocooltheemptyfloors.Byday,smallerfansblowtwochangesofairanhourthroughthebuildingtocirculate（流通）theairwhichhasbeenincontactwiththecoolfloors.Forwinterdays,therearesmallheatersinthevents.

ThisisallpossibleonlybecauseHarareis1600feetabovesealevel,hascloudlessskies,littledampnessandrapidtemperatureswings（摆幅）—daysaswarmas31℃commonlydropto14℃atnight.“Youcouldn’tdothisinNewYork,withitsfantasticallyhotsummersandfantasticallycoldwinters,”Pearcesaid.

TheengineeringfirmofOveArup&

Partnersmonitorsdailytemperatures.Itisfoundthatthetemperatureofthebuildinghasgenerallystayedbetween23℃and25℃,withtheexceptionoftheannualhotperiodjustbeforethesummerrainsinOctoberandthreedaysinNovember,whenadoorkeeperaccidentallyswitchedoffthefansatnight.Andtheairisfresh—farmoresothaninair-conditionedbuildings,whereupto30%oftheairisrecycled.

28.WhywasEastgatecheapertobebuiltthanatraditionalbuilding?

A.Itwasdesignedinasmallersize.

B.Noairconditionerswerefixedin.

C.Itsheatingsystemwaslessadvanced.

D.Itusedratherdifferentbuildingmaterials.

29.Whatdoes“it”refertoinParagraph3?

A.Freshairfromoutside.B.Heatinthebuilding.

C.Hollowspace.D.Baseboardvent.

30.WhywouldabuildinglikeEastgateNotworkefficientlyinNewYork?

A.NewYorkhaslessclearskiesasHarare.

B.Itsdampnessaffectsthecirculationofair.

C.NewYorkcoversalargerareathanHarare.

D.Itstemperaturechangesseasonallyratherthandaily.

31.ThedatainthelastparagraphsuggestsEastgate’stemperaturecontrolsystem_____.

A.allowsawiderangeoftemperatures

B.functionswellformostoftheyear

C.canrecycleupto30%oftheair

D.worksbetterinhotseasons

D

Eveninaweakjobmarket,theoldcollegetryisn’ttheanswerforeveryone.AbriefingpaperfromtheBrookingsInstitutionwarnsthat“wemayhaveoverdonethemessage”oncollege,seniorfellowIsabelSawhillsaid.

“We’vebeentellingstudentsandtheirfamiliesforyearsthatcollegeistheonlywaytosucceedintheeconomyandofcoursethere’salotoftruthtothat,”Ms.Sawhillsaid.“Onaverageitdoespayoff…Butifyouloaduponawholelotofstudentdebtandthenyoudon’tgraduate,thatisaverybadsituation.”

Onecommentthatpeopleoftenrepeatamongtheyearsofslowjobgrowthhasbeenthevalueofeducationforlandingajobandadvancinginacareer.April’snationalunemploymentratestoodat7.5%,accordingtotheLaborDepartment.Theunemploymentrateforhigh-schoolgraduatesover25yearsoldwhohadn’tattendedcollegewas7.4%,comparedwith3.9%forthosewithabachelor’sdegreeormoreeducation.Thedifferenceisevenbiggeramongthoseaged16-24.Thejoblessrateforthosewithonlyahighschooldiplomainthatagegroupisabout20%.Atthesametime,recentresearchbyCanadianeconomistswarnsthatacollegedegreeisnoguaranteeofpromisingemployment.

Ms.Sawhillpointedoutthatamongtheaspectsthataffectthevalueofacollegeeducationisthefieldofone’smajor:

studentsinengineeringorothersciencesendupearningmorethanthosewhomajorintheartsoreducation.Thecostoftuitionandtheavailabilityoffinancialaidareotherconsiderations,withpublicinstitutionsgenerallyabetterfinancialbargainthanprivateones.

Shesuggestedtwowaysofimprovingthesituation:

increasingvocational-technical（职业技能）trainingprogramsandtakingapagefromEurope’sfocusonearlyeducationrathert