Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: The winter Vacation is just around the corner.With such along holiday to spend,have you decided where to get yourself relaxed from the great pressure of school study? Our company specializes in civil tours.we take pride in offering you the best services and in providing you with a vacation that will be fondly remembered.The following places can be your unforgettable destinations in our country. A.The Australian Museum The Australian Museum has an international reputation in the fields of natural history and indigenous studies research and exhibitions.The museum was established in 1827 and is Australia's first museum of natural science and cultural artifacts. B.Sydney Olympic Park Home of the Best Games Ever and 2003 Rugby World,Sydney Olympic Park is a gold medal attraction and continues to serve as a major sport and social venue. Apart from its ultra-modern sport venues,Sydney Olympic Park is set in extensive parklands. Bicentennial Park,one of Sydney's most popular recreational areas,is cris-crossed with walking and bicycle tracks C.Art Gallery of New South Wales Located within a short walking distance from Sydney's CBD,the Art Gallery of New South Wales is one of Australia's foremost art museums housing some of the finest works of art in the country. The Gallery has a rich and diverse collection including key works of the Heidelberg School and favorite modern Australian artists including Brett Whiteley and Margaret Preston,as well as permanent Australian,European,Asian,contemporary and photographic galleries. D.Koalas Park Sanctuary. Koalas are on show every day.Shows are at 10:20 AM,11:20 A.M,2:00 RM,3:00 P.M.where you can cuddle,feed,pat and have your photo taken with the Koalas. See free roaming Koalas as well,10 acres of rainforest.Walk in and pat our kangaroos. Question: You can watch Koalas Show at _ . Options: A: M . B: 11:20 P.M. C: 2:00P.M. D: 3: 00
Answer: C

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: My own experiment with culture shock came to a fruitless end when I returned with homesick from a year's study in Italy. I had never heard of culture shock. All I knew was that I was unhappy and wanted to go home. That was twenty years ago, and since then culture shock has become a real field of study. It is now understood that any normal person, finding him or herself for an extended time in a new culture, is in for trouble. The process of "culture shock" is now recognized as so predictable that its four stages have been noticeable. The first is the honeymoon stage, familiar to those of us who love to travel, but never stay in one place long enough to find out what follows. In this stage, the new country and its people seem delightful. Everything is better than home. Everything is so different and charming. _ Now the people start to look shallow, selfish and stupid. The different ways of doing things don't seem interesting any more. You start to feel tired all the time. Culture shock has set in. You feel at sea. The emotional response to culture shock in stage two can be extreme. Confusion, depression and anxiety, and resentment can all enter to varying degrees. You may become physically ill. Little things seem terribly annoying. The happier resolution is to move on to stage three. Adjusting. Rather than itemizing what's "wrong" with Americans, you remind yourself that "right" and "wrong" are not meaningful terms in cultural matters. Instead, you try to understand what motivates Americans, perhaps realizing that many of the things you don't like are related to the things you do like. As time goes on, you should be moving into stage four. Acceptance. At this point, you simply don't think any more about the specialties of Americans. You accept them as individuals. You have started to feel at home; you know how to do things. You have not rejected your old culture; but the American ways have settled upon you. You feel optimistic about your future here. You have truly arrived. Question: Which of the following statements will the writer agree with? Options: A: Any normal person facing a new culture will be in trouble. B: Culture shock is now recognized as unpredictable. C: There is no "right" and "wrong" in terms of cultural matters. D: When you reject your old culture, you can accept the new one.
Answer: C

Question: Read the article and select the best answer. Article: It is widely known that any English conversation begins with The Weather.Such a fixation with the weather finds expression in Dr.Johnson's famous comment that"When two English meet,their first talk is of weather."Though Johnson's observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred years ago,most commentators fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weatherspeak. Bill Bryson,for example,concludes that,as the English weather is not at all exciting,the _ with it can hardly be understood.He argues that"To an outsider,the most striking thing about the English weather is that there is not very much of it." Simply,the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather is almost unknown in the British Isles. Jeremy Paxman,however,disagrees with Bryson,arguing that the English weather is by nature attractive.Bryson is wrong,he says,because the English preference for the weather has nothing to do with the natural phenomena."The interest is less in the phenomena themselves,but in uncertainty."According to him,the weather in England is very changeable and uncertain and it attracts the English as well as the outsider. Bryson and Paxman stand for common misconceptions about the weatherspeak among the English.Both commentators,somehow,are missing the point.The English weather conversation is not really about the weather at all.English weatherspeak is a system of signs,which is developed to help the speakers overcome the natural reserve and actually talk to each other.Everyone knows conversations starting with weatherspeak are not requests for weather data.Rather,they are routine greetings,conversation starters or the blank "fillers".In other words,English weatherspeak is a means of social bonding. Question: What is the author's main purpose of writing the passage? Options: A: To explain what English weatherspeak is about. B: To analyse misconceptions about the English weather. C: To find fault with both Bill Bryson and Jeremy Paxman. D: To convince people that the English weather is changeable.
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A