question: Students these days often have a lot of worries. Sometimes they have problems with their schoolwork, and sometimes with their friends. _ Some people think the worst thing is to do nothing. Laura Mills, a teenager from Washington, agrees. "Problems and worries are normal in life," says Laura. "But I think talking to someone helps a lot. If we don't talk to someone, we'll certainly feel worse." Laura once lost her purse, and worried for days. She was afraid to tell her parents shout it. She even walked three miles to school each day because she didn't have any money. She just kept thinking. "If I tell my parents, they'll be angry!" But in the end, she talked to her parents and they were really understanding. Her dad said he sometimes made careless mistakes himself. They got her a new purse and asked her to be more careful. "I will always remember to share my problems in the future!" Laura says. Robert Hunt advises students about common problems. He feels the same way as Laura. "It is best not to avoid our problems. We should always try to solve them." He thinks that you can first find someone to talk to. This person doesn't need to be an expert like himself. Students often forget that their parents have more experience than them, and are always there to help them. In English, we say that sharing a problem is like cutting it in half. So you're halfway to solving a problem if you talk to someone about it!
1. What did Laura misplace?
2. Who was she scared to tell?
3. Why?
4. Was her fear warranted?
5. Did she get a new purse?
6. What did they ask of her?
7. What lesson did Laura learn?
8. Does Robert Hunt agree?
9. Does he recommend talking to an expert?
10. Who, then, should you talk to?
11. Why especially parents?
12. Did Laura experience hardship without her purse?
13. What were they?
14. In what state does she live?
15. And how old is she?
16. Which parent admitted to sometimes making mistakes?
17. What kind of mistakes did he own up to?
18. What kinds of concerns might students have?
19. What do some people think is the worst thing to do?
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answer: 1. Her purse.
2. Her parents.
3. They'll be angry!"
4. No.
5. Yes.
6. To be more careful.
7. To share her problems.
8. Yes.
9. No.
10. Anyone, especially parents.
11. They have experience and want to help.
12. Yes.
13. She had no money and walked 3 miles to school.
14. Washington,
15. A teenager.
16. Her dad did.
17. Careless mistakes.
18. Problems with their schoolwork,or with their friends.
19. Nothing.

question: Passage 1

The information Highway is the road that links computer users to a large number of on-line services; the Web, e-mail, and software, to mention just a few. Not long ago, the information Highway was a new road, with not many users. Now, everyone seems to want to take a drive, with over 30 million families connected worldwide. Not surprisingly, this well-traveled highway is starting to look like a well-traveled highway. Traffic jams can cause many serious problems, forcing the system to close down for repair. Naturally, accidents will happen on such a crowed road, and usually victims are some files, gone forever. Then, of course, there's Mr. Cool, with his new broad-band connection, who speeds down the highway faster than most of us can go. But don't trick yourself; he pays for that speeding.

Passage 2

Want to know more about global warming and how you can help prevent it? Doctor Herman Friedman, who is considered a leading expert on the subject, will speak at Grayson Hall next Friday. Friedman studied environmental science at three well-known universities around the world before becoming a professor in the subject. He has also traveled around the world observing environmental concerns. The gradual bleaching of the Grate Barrier Reef, which came into the public eye in 2002, in his latest interest. Signed copies of his colorful book, which was published just last month, will be on sale after his talk.
1. How many families are connected to this roadway?
2. Who has a new broad-band connection?
3. Is he going a lot quicker than we are?
4. But does that come with a cost?
5. Does is seem like everybody wants to travel this road?
6. Does the road need to shut down for repair sometimes?
7. Due to minor or major problems?
8. When wrecks occur, who vanishes?
9. When was the road new?
10. Who's giving a talk at Grayson Hall next Friday?
11. What's the main idea of the talk?
12. How many schools did that guy attend?
13. What did he major in?
14. Did he travel far?
15. What was he watching on those trips?
16. How long has his new book been on the shelves?
17. Is it plain and drab?
18. What's happening to the reef?
19. When did that hit the news?
20. Is that his newest worry?
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answer: 1. over 30 million
2. Mr. Cool
3. Yes
4. Yes
5. Yes
6. Yes
7. Major problems
8. usually some files
9. Not long ago
10. Doctor Herman Friedman
11. global warming and how you can help prevent it
12. three
13. environmental science
14. Yes
15. He was observing environmental concerns
16. It was published just last month
17. No
18. gradual bleaching
19. in 2002
20. Yes

question: Three Boys and a Dad

Brad closed the door slowly as Sue left home to visit her mother.Expecting a whole day to relax,he was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favourite TV talk show on his first day off in months."This will be like a walk in the park,"he'd told his wife."I'll look after the kids,and you can go visit your mom."

Things started well,but just after eight o'clock,his three little "good kids"--Mike,Randy,and Alex--came down the stairs in their night clothes and shouted "breakfast,daddy."When food had not appeared within thirty seconds,Randy began using his spoon on Alex's head as if it were a drum.Alex started to shout loudly in time to the beat .Mike chanted "Where's my toast,where's my toast" in the background.Brad realised his newspaper would have to wait for a few seconds.

Life became worse after breakfast.Mike wore Randy's underwear on his head.Randy locked himself in the bathroom,while Alex shouted again because he was going to wet his pants.Nobody could find clean socks,although they were before their very eyes.Someone named "Not Me" had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes.Brad knew the talk show had already started.

By ten o'clock,things were out of control.Alex was wondering why the fish in the jar refused his bread and butter.Mike was trying to show off his talent by decorating the kitchen wall with his colour pencils.Randy,thankfully,appeared to be reading quietly in the family room,but closer examination showed that he was eating apple jam straight from the bottle with his hands.Brad realised that the talk show was over and reading would be impossible.

At exactly 11:17,Brad called the daycare centre ."I suddenly have to go into work and my wife's away.Can I bring the boys over in a few minutes?"The answer was obviously "yes" because Brad was smiling.(2012*,B)
1. Who closed the door?
2. why?
3. to go where?
4. how many kids did he have?
5. name?
6. what did they shout?
7. what did Mike say?
8. like better or worse after breakfast?
9. why?
10. anything else?
11. what?
12. who spilled oj?
13. what happened at 10?
14. what happened?
15. anything else?
16. what else?
17. what happened at 11:17?
18. what happened?
19. what was the answer?
20. what was brad doing after the answer?
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answer:
1. Brad
2. because Sue left
3. to visit her mother
4. three
5. Mike,Randy,and Alex
6. "breakfast,daddy."
7. "Where's my toast,where's my toast"
8. worse
9. Mike wore Randy's underwear on his head.
10. yes
11. Randy locked himself in the bathroom
12. "Not Me"
13. things were out of control.
14. Alex was wondering why the fish in the jar refused his bread and butter
15. yes
16. Mike was trying to show off his talent by decorating the kitchen wall with his colour pencils
17. Brad called the daycare centre
18. He asked if he could bring the boys over
19. yes
20. smiling.