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Ihadaweek’sholidaytouseandIwantedtospenditinthebesthotelIcouldfind.ThatwaswhyIchoseTheHaven.Setinacountrypark,IthoughtIwouldbeabletoescapetheproblemsandpressuresof

（1）life.But,justtwenty-fourhoursafterarrivingthere,mywifeandIexperiencedproblemswiththerestaurant,theserviceandthe

（2）.Weshouldhaveleftandreturnedtoour（3）whenwesawtwopolicemenwalkingoutsidethehotel,（4）thebuilding.Oneofthemshowedushowourroomcouldbe（5）inthroughthewindows.Itseemsthatthehotelhasno（6）onthewindows.Althoughwewerealittleworried,ourconcernswere（7）whenwebelievedagood-sizedbed,aflat-screenTV,aspabathandmoresuggestedacomfortablestay.ThingsstartedtogofrombadtoworsethefollowingmorningwhenIfoundtherestaurantonlyserved（8）meals.Iwasdisappointedandupset:

sixdaysofrabbitfoodandnosteakandchips?

WhathadIletmyselfinfor?

Weshouldhavebeentoldaboutthefoodbeforewe（9）.Iorderedbreakfastagainstmywill（10）,butIhadtowaitforty-fiveminutesforittoarrive.Thiswasnotthe（11）Iexpected.Thatafternoon,whenwereturnedfromatouraroundavillagenearby,wefoundthatnearly￡200hadbeenstolenfromourroom.TheHaven（12）torefundusthemoney.Theyclaimedthattheycouldnotberesponsibleforanylossifour（13）wasnotlocked.Myholidaywasthenatotal（14）;

Ithoughta“haven”wassupposedtobeaquiet,peacefulplace.（15）,IhaveexperiencedmorestressandworryinthatonedaythanIusuallydoworkingintheofficeforaweek.

1.A.realB.dailyC.wholeD.holiday

2.A.priceB.staffC.luxuryD.security

3.A.homeB.hotelC.roomD.country

4.A.admiringB.searchingC.restoringD.inspecting

5.A.viewedB.flownC.slippedD.crawled

6.A.locksB.glassC.frameD.curtains

7.A.shownB.concealedC.forgottenD.overemphasized

8.A.low-fatB.high-nutrientC.home-madeD.ready-cooked

9.A.startedB.orderedC.plannedD.booked

10.A.somehowB.insteadC.anywayD.otherwise

11.A.foodB.serviceC.holidayD.entertainment

12.A.promisedB.refusedC.pretendedD.desired

13.A.safeB.roomC.doorD.window

14.A.riskB.comedyC.failureD.conflict

15.A.InfactB.DespitethatC.ForcontrastD.Atlast

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Thinkofhreehistoricalfigures.Whatdoyouknowaboutthem?

Wheredidyougetyourinformationfrom?

Thechancesarethatyoueitherreaditsomewhereorsomeonewhoreaditsomewheretoldyouaboutit.Didyouever

（1）whowrotedownthesefacts?

Howcanyoubesurethattheyare

（2）?

Thethingis,manyhistorical“facts”arenotlikewhatyouknowaboutthem.Let’sthinkaboutthe（3）ofAmerica.What’sthefirstnamethatcomestomind?

Morethanlikelyit’sChristopherColumbus.Butisitthecase?

Hehad（4）toreachAsiaandthat’swherehethoughthewaswhenhecametoAmerica.Butthereweremanypeopletherebeforehim.Thefirstoneswere（5）theNativeAmericans,thousandsofyearsbefore1492.EventheVikingshadmadeanumberofexpeditions,withLeifErikssonlandingthereinaround1000A.D.PerhapsAmerigoVespucci,anItalianexplorer,wasthediscovererofAmerica.（6）,unlikeColumbusbeforehim,hewasthefirstfifteen-centuryexplorertorealizewherehewas,orrather,wherehedefinitelywasn’t.So,maybetheword“re-discover”ismore（7）whenitcomestoColumbus,ifhistoryistogivehimanycreditatall.Everyonebelievessuchhistorical“facts”because,likeyou,theygotthemfromwhattheythoughtwasa（8）source.Buthowcansuchthingsbewrittendowninthefirstplace?

Oneofthereasonsmustbethathistoryisseldom“cutanddried”.Theeventsareoftencomplicatedand（9）.Anotherreasonisthatsuch“facts”always（10）agrainoftruth.ColumbuswasnotthefirstpersontotraveltoAmerica,buthewasthefirstfifteen-centuryexplorertogothere.His“re-discovery”was,fromahistoricalpointofview,extremely（11）forEuropesincehisvoyagesopeneduplarge-scalecommercebetweenEuropeandAmerica.Historyhas（12）beenwrittenbythewinners.IftheconqueredpeopleshadwrittenthehistoryofthediscoveryoftheNewWorld,itwouldmostprobablyhavebeenverydifferent,butnotnecessarilyobjective:

thepointofviewoftheconqueredcanbejustas（13）asthepointofviewoftheconqueror.Butthatisnotthe（14）story.Thewritingofhistorydependsnotonlyonthe“side”thewriterison,butalsoonthecultureandattitudesoftheeraitiswrittenin.Historyisalways（15）.So,remember:

whenyoureadhistory,takeitwithapinchofsalt.

1.A.gooverB.makeupC.seetoD.thinkabout

2.A.completeB.funnyC.strangeD.true

3.A.conquerB.developmentC.discoveryD.foundation

4.A.goneonB.setoutC.turnedoutD.takenon

5.A.certainlyB.historicallyC.necessarilyD.unbelievably

6.A.InadditionB.AfterallC.TosumupD.Forexample

7.A.accurateB.commonC.harmoniousD.familiar

8.A.politicalB.secretC.reliableD.thorough

9.A.messyB.clearC.properD.evil

10.A.exhibitB.overlookC.abandonD.contain

11.A.pointlessB.significantC.troublesomeD.purposeful

12.A.traditionallyB.exceptionallyC.marvelouslyD.unconsciously

13.A.impersonalB.changeableC.prejudicedD.thoughtful

14.A.realB.wholeC.famousD.false

15.A.inevitableB.importantC.unexpectedD.subjective

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Thereisawebsitecalledthe“WorldDatabaseofHappiness”.Itcombinesandanalyzestheresultsofhundredsofsurveysfromaroundtheworldthathavebeenconductedonlifesatisfaction.Mostofthefindingsare

（1）,butafewaresurprising.Thedatabasemakesitclearthatthereisnotastrongconnectionbetweenmaterialwealthandgeneralhappiness.Itisacliché

（陈词滥调）tosaythatmoneycan’tbuyhappiness,buttheoldsayingseemstobe

（2）byresearch.Manypeoplestillsticktothebeliefthatgainingricheswillbetheanswertoalltheirproblems,yettheyareprobably（3）.Studieshavebeen（4）onpeoplewhoacquiredsuddenwealth,suchaslotterywinners.Inmostcases,afterthe（5）joyhadwornoff,peoplewerenotleftwithasenseoflastinghappiness.Infact,theytendedtogobacktothewaythey（6）beforetheybecamerich.Previouslycontented（满意的）peoplecontinuetobecontented,（7）thosewhoweremiserablebeforesinkbackintomisery.Ifmaterialwealthdoesnotbringhappiness,thenwhatdoes?

Perhapshappinesshassomethingtodowithwhereyoulive.TheauthoritiesattheWorldDatabaseonHappinesshavesurveyed（8）ofhappinessindifferentcountries.（9）,peopleinAmerica,CanadaandSingaporeareveryhappy;

peoplelivinginIndiaandRussia,notsurprisingly,arenothappy.Othersurveysconsistently（10）theimportanceofrelationships.（11）relationshipsinparticularseemtobethekeytolong-termcontentment.Thewebsitesuggeststhatfallinginloveandhavingchildrenaretwoofthe（12）thatbringthegreatesthappiness.Nowadayspeoplelooktotechnologyasa（n）（13）sourceofsatisfaction.PeopleincreasinglyspendtimealonewatchingTVorsurfingtheInternet（14）spendingtimewithfamily.Cantechnologytrulymakepeoplehappy?

Itistoodifficulttotell,butonethingiscertain:

Ifthewebsite’sresearchisaccurate,timespentwithyourfamilyisabetter（15）thantimespentmakingmoney.

1.A.differentB.predictableC.satisfactoryD.unexpected

2.A.challengedB.widespreadC.overtakenD.supported

3.A.generousB.positiveC.hesitatedD.mistaken

4.A.turnedoutB.donewithC.carriedoutD.putforward

5.A.essentialB.pleasantC.initialD.enviable

6.A.feltB.hadC.choseD.lived

7.A.asB.soC.andD.while

8.A.levelsB.standardsC.sensesD.examples

9.A.StrangelyB.HopefullyC.ApparentlyD.Surprisingly

10.A.pointtoB.holdupC.dealwithD.dependon

11.A.PartnerB.FamilyC.RelativeD.Social

12.A.situationsB.relationsC.destinationsD.references

13.A.convenientB.naturalC.everlastingD.adequate

14.A.asfarasB.ratherthanC.aswellasD.incaseof

15.A.environmentB.circumstanceC.investmentD.civilization

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Ascomputertechnologyhasimproved,today’sonlineenvironmentshavebecomemorecomplexandrealistic.Onewebsitethathas

（1）oversixmillionInternetusersisSecondLife.SecondLifeisathree-dimensional（3-D）onlineworldwherepeoplework,shop,sellandtradeitems,meetothers,gotoconcerts,andmuchmore.Users,whoarecalled“residents,”createtheirowncharacters,or“avatars.”Theyusetheiravatarsto

（2）SecondLife’svirtualworld.Justlikeanycountry,SecondLifehasitsown（3）.Usingacreditcard,userscanbuy“LindenDollars,”theofficialcurrencyofSecondLife.WithLindenDollars,theycan（4）landorevenanentireislandwheretheycanbuildanddecoratetheirownhouse.LandistreatedasavaluablecommodityinSecondLife.Residentscanchoosetorentorselltheirlandtootherusers,andtheycanearnrealmoneyfromthese（5）Whenresidentswanttobe（6）,theycanusetheiravatarstointeractwithothers.Therearegames,shoppingmalls,clubs,andmanykindsofstoresavailabletoresidents.Withsomanyopportunitiesforinterestingthingstodoandsee,it’seasytoseewhysomanyusersdevotesomuch（7）tothesite.SecondLifeoffersusersaquickandeasy（8）fromtherealworld.Manyresidentsseethisasoneofthemain（9）ofusingthesite.Spendingtime