Read the article and select the best answer. Article: I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to sit above the top of it. Mother sat writing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be a most wonderful thing in the world. Years later, during her final illness, Mother kept different things for my sister and brother. "But the desk," she said again, "is for Elizabeth." I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed in action. But as a young girl. I wanted to have heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter. They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was "too emotional ". But she lived "on the surface ". As years passed and I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me. My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace - it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn't be sure that the letter had even got to Mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not. But the present of her desk told me, as she'd never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside - a photo of my father and a one-paper letter, folded and refolded many times. It was my letter. "In any way you choose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words." Question: Which of the following is NOT true? Options: A: The author may work as a writer B: The author and her mother love each other, but didn't say it out C: Neither the author nor her mother had a happy family. D: The author's mother is a person who prefers act to words.
C

Read the article and select the best answer. Article: Sandra Bullock turned 51 last month. But because she looks exactly the same as she did inMiss Congeniality, a movie filmed back in the 20thcentury, everyone calls her "ageless." Bullock is just one of a number of stars in their 40s and 50s who've had birthdays recently but have not gotten older, unlike the rest of us in their age group. Take Halle Berry. One website put a photo of her 20 years ago next to one of the newly 49-year-old Berry and dared us to choose which was which. "This Is What 49 Looks Like," it said. Seriously, if that's what 49 looks like, I must be 71. However, even a generation ago, famous faces evolved. Look at a picture of Grace Kelly at age 52 in the early 1980s. She looks like a beautiful middle-aged woman. Today she'd look old for her age. The goal now is to prevent aging while you are still young, using all the magical nonsurgical options medicine has to offer. Eventually these techniques will become less expensive, and ordinary people my daughter's age will have them. Already anti-aging is starting to be considered maintenance, like coloring your hair. My friends and I find ourselves openly debating techniques that we used to make fun of. Does fat-freezing work? How much time do you have to spend in the gym to keep the body of a 35-year-old after 50? It's all so exhausting. But members of the next generation have it tougher. They'll have to ask themselves whether they want to spend their youth trying not to get old. I've already seen "Sexy at 70" headlines. Will everyone be expected to go to their graves looking hot? I also have to wonder what else we are slowing along with age. How do you move on if you're working so hard to stay the same? And besides, if you've known the ache of watching a daughter pack up for college, you know you can't stop the clock. Question: Where do the author's concerns about anti-aging techniques lie? Options: A: They expose people to danger. B: They make people feel stressful C: They are too expensive for ordinary. D: They encourage comparisons among people.
B

Q: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: The International School for Earth Studies It's a private,interdisciplinary institution specializing in earth-based studies.The Programs encourage students to explore the seeds of greatness,with a view to developing tomorrow's environmentally sensitive spokespersons and leaders. The principle goal is to help students develop responsibility inspired through appreciation and love for natural places and the greater environment. Program Location(s):Newfoundland,Canada Phone:819--647--3226 Email:info@earthstudies.ca Expedition Education Institute Do you want to be an ecological leader,to become deeply rooted in the natural world and in your own power to make change and create a better,more resilient world? Organized as the equivalent to a semester abroad,Expedition Education Institute offers a unique opportunity for gap year participants to be personally transformed and academically challenged and supported to become better and more self-directed life-long learners. Program Location(s):USA Phone:207--322--2973 Email:Info@expedition educatlon.org The Experiment in International Living It provides summer abroad programs for high school students who want to connect deeply and engage meaningfully with the richness and complexities of another country. Programs are designed to equip participants not only with essential cultural skills and,in many cases,language skills,but also with a deeper awareness of and sensitivity to critical global issues shaping the diverse communities and regions we visit. Program Location(s):Europe,the Americas,Africa,south of the Sahara Phone:800--345--2929 Email:experiment@worldlearning.org Visitoz It's the Only organization in Australia that guarantees jobs for young people coming to our country on a Work and Holiday Visa. For young Americans this is a huge chance to get away from home and stand on their own two feet to make their own decisions. Program Location(s):Australia Phone:4168--6106 Email:info@visitoz.org Question: If you want to learn to be independent,what phone number will you dial? Options: A: 819--l647--3226. B: 207--322--2973. C: 800345--2929. D: 4168--6106.
A: D