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21.WhatdoweknowaboutAppleSeeds?

A.Thesoftcoverenablesittobereadandkeptlong.

B.Itcanbepurchasedasanawardforyourchildren.

C.Itoffersthebiggestdiscountamongallthemagazines.

D.Themagazineisgoingtosurpriseformanyyears.

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Thenexttimeyoueatapieceofchocolate,besuretoenjoyit,becauseaccordingtotwooftheworld’slargestchocolatemaker—MarsIncandBarryCallebaut,thetreatmaysoonbeinshortsupply.Theproblem?

Weareconsumingthecandyatafasterpacethanfarmerscangrowcocoa.Thecanmanufacturerssaythatin2013,peopleconsumed70,000tonsmorecocoathanwasproduced.Expertssaythatthisistheworstsupply-demandimbalancetheyhaveexperiencedmmorethan50years.

Partsofthereasonfortheconditionisthelargereductioninsupply,causedbyacontinuousdroughtinthewestAfricancountriesofIvoryCoastandGhana,wheremorethan70percentoftheworld’scocoaisproduced.Additionally,acertaindiseaseknownasfrostypodhasdestroyed30to40percentofglobalcocoaproduction.Asaresult,manyfarmershaveturnedtomoreprofitableandeasiergrowncropslikecorn.Thismeansthatevenifconditionsimprove,cocoaproductionmaynevergetbacktonormal.

Meanwhile,theworldisonlygettinghungrierforchocolate.ThebiggestincreaseindemandisfromtheresidentsofemergingmarketcountrieslikeIndia.ThoughtheirconsumptionisnowhereclosetotheamountEuropeandevour,theirnewlyacquiredamountforthetreat,ismakingahugedent（凹痕）inanalreadytightmarket.

Thereisalsothegrowingdesirefordarkchocolate,whichcontainsmorethan70percentcocoacomparedtonormalchocolates.Expertsbelievethatifconsumptioncontinueatthispace,cocoadeficits（差额）couldswelltoonemilliontonsby2020andtoanevenmoreworrisome,twomilliontons,by2030.

Notsurprisingly,cocoapriceshaverisenby60%since2012,acostthatmanufacturershaveoffsetbyraisingthepricesofeveryone’sfavoritecandy.Asthesituationworsens,thepriceofchocolatecanonlyrise—sobesuretoenjoypieceofthesweettreat,likeitisyourlast!

24.Theunderlinedphrase“supply—demandimbalance”probablymeans.

A.Peopleconsumemorechocolatethanproduction

B.Farmersgrowmorecocoathanpeople’sdemand

C.Moreandmorepeoplelikeeatingchocolatesnow

D.Chocolatesarebecomingmoreandmoreexpensive

25.Itishardtoraisecocoaproductionprobablybecause.

A.TheweatherischangeableinthewestAfrica

B.Acertaindiseasespreadaroundtheworld

C.Manyfarmersdon’tgrowanylonger

D.Itisimpossibleforconditionstobeimproved

26.Wherehasthedemandofchocolatebeenincreasinggreatlyaccordingtothepassage?

A.InAsiaB.InAfricaC.InEuropeD.InAmerica

27.Accordingtotheauthor’sprediction,wecanknowthat.

A.Chocolatewillbecomecheapsoonerorlater

B.Thefarmerswillproducemorecocoain2030

C.Thepriceofchocolatewillbegoingupalltheway

D.Darkchocolatewillbemorepopularthancommonone

C

Inmymind,thereisamovingstoryaboutaskinnyyoungboywholovedfootballwithallhisheart.

Practiceafterpractice,heeagerlygaveeverythinghehad.Beinghalfthesizeoftheotherboys,hegotabsolutelynowhere.Despitehishardtrainingatallthegames,thishopefulathletesatonthebenchandhardlyeverplayed.

Thisteenagerlivedalonewithhisfather,andtherelationshipbetweenthetwoofthemwasveryspecial.Eventhoughthesonwasalwaysonthebench,hisfatherwasalwaysinthestandscheering.Henevermissedagame.Thisyoungmanwasstillthesmallestoftheclasswhenheenteredhighschool.Buthisfathercontinuedtoencouragehim.

Theyoungmanlovedfootballandwasdeterminedtotryhisbestateverypractice,andperhapshe’dgettoplaywhenhebecameasenior.Allthroughhighschoolhenevermissedapracticenoragamebutremainedabenchwarmer.Besides,hisfaithfulfatherwasalwaysinthestands,alwayswithwordsofencouragementforhim.Whentheyoungmanwenttocollege,hedecidedtotryoutforthefootballteamasa“walk—on”.Everyonefirmlybelievedthathecouldnevermakethecut,buthedid.

Thenewsthathehadsurvivedthecutthrilledhimsomuchthatherushedtothenearestphoneandcalledhisfather.Hisfathersharedhisexcitementandwassentseasonticketsforallthecollegegames.Thispersistentyoungathletenevermissedpracticeduringhisfouryearsatcollege,butactuallyhenevergottherealchancetoplayinagame.

Itwasattheendofhisseniorfootballseasonthatthecoachmethimwithatelegram.Theyoungmanreadthetelegramandhebecametotallysilent.Swallowinghard,hemumbledtothecoach,“Myfatherdiedthismorning.IsitallrightifImisspracticetoday?

”Thecoachputhisarmgentlyaroundhisshouldandsaid,“Taketherestoftheweekoff,son.Anddon’tevenplantocomebacktothegameonSaturday.”

Saturdayarrived,andthegamewasnotgoingwell.Inthethirdquarter,whentheteamwastenpointsbehind,asilentyoungmanquietlyslippedintotheemptylockerroomandputonhisfootballgear.Asheranontothesidelines（边线）,thecoachandhisplayersweresurprisedtoseetheirfaithfulteammatebacksosoon.“Coach,pleaseletmeplay.I’vejustgottoplaytoday,”saidtheyoungman.

Thecoachpretendednottohearhim.Therewasnowayhewantedhisworstplayerinthiscloseplay—offgame.Buttheyoungmaninsisted,andfinallyfeelingsorryforthekid,thecoachgavein.“Allright,”hesaid.“Youcangoin.’’Beforelong,thecoach,theplayersandeveryoneinthestandscouldnotbelievetheireyes.Thislittleunknown,whohadneverplayedbefore,wasdoingeverythingright.Theopposingteamcouldnotstophim.Heran,passed,blocked,andtackledlikeastar.Histeambegantosucceed.Thescorewassoontied.Intheclosingsecondsofthegame,thiskidgotapassandranallthewayforthewinningtouchdown.

Finally,afterthestandshademptied,thecoachnoticedthatthisyoungmanwassittingquietlyinthecornerallalone.Thecoachcametohimandsaid,“Kid,youwereunbelievablyfantastic!

Tellmewhatgotintoyou?

Howdidyoudoit?

”

Helookedatthecoach,tearsinhiseyes,andsaid“Well,youknewmyhaddied,butdidyouknowthatmydadwasblind?

”Theyoungmanswallowedhardandforcedasmile,“Dadcametoallmygames,buttodaywasthefirsttimehecouldseemeplay,andIwantedtoshowhimIcouldmakeit!

28.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardtheyoungboyinthispassage?

A.Appreciative.B.Critical.C.Grateful.D.Negative.

29.Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat.

A.theyoungman’scoachplayedanimportantroleinhisgrowth

B.theyoungman’sfatherhadagreatpositiveinfluenceonhim

C.notuntilhisfatherpassedawaydidtheyoungmantrainhard

D.theyoungman’sroadtosuccessinfootballwasalwayssmooth

30.WhydidtheyoungmanreturntothematchonSaturday?

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A.Hehopedhisdeadfathercouldbeproudofhisperformance.

B.Hethoughthewasmuchbetterthanotherplayersinhisteam.

C.Hewantedtodefeattheopposingteaminthissignificantgame.

D.Heplannedtomakemoneytocurehisfatherofhisblindness.

31.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AthrillingfootballmatchB.Determinedfatherandson

C.ThepowerofdreamsD.Theencouragementofacoach

D

Itwasawintermorning,justacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas2005.Whilemostpeoplewerewarminguptheircars,Trevor,myhusband,hadtogetupearlytoridehisbikefourkilometersawayfromhometowork.Ona