Happiness is for everyone. You don't need to care about those who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and lots of money and so on. Why? .Because those who have big house may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too.All these are your happiness. If you notice them, you can see that happiness is always around you.
Happiness is not the same as money.It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can't be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.Happiness is for____________.
| A．those who have large and beautiful houses |
| B．those who have cars |
| C．those who have lots of money |
| D．all people |
What is the topic sentence of the last paragraph?
| A．Happiness is the same as money |
| B．Happiness is a feeling of your heart |
| C．You have something else that can’t be bought with money |
| D．You have more chances else that can’t be bought with money |
Which is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．When you get success, your friends will be very proud of you. |
| B．You can get help from others when you are in trouble. |
| C．You can still be a happy person even if you have little money. |
| D．All of the above. |
We say "Happiness is not the same as money." because____________ .
| A．money always brings happiness |
| B．money doesn't always bring happiness |
| C．everything can be bought with money |
| D．only rich always bring happiness |
The underlined word “revolving”(in Paragraph 3)most probably means “____________”.
| A．旋转的 | B．自动的 | C．防盗的 | D．屏蔽的 |
How do you make friends? Some students are sharing their ideas with us.
 TomAlthough we are quite different, Adam and I have been close friends for 5 years. We have a lot to talk. We play basketball together after school. We go for a picnic at weekends. It’s always a pleasure to be with him. |
 Yumi I spend my spare time mostly with people from other countries. When I’m with them, I really get to know what they’re like and how easy they are to get along with. They help me to improve my English. |
 AnnaI’ve made some good friends at the gym I go to. People there are very friendly. Talking to them as I take exercise is a good way for us to get to know each other. |
 Peter I can make more friends on the Internet because it keeps me in touch with the whole world. I can get worldwide stories from my friends all over the world. |
Adam is ______ friend.
| A．Tom’s | B．Yumi’s | C．Anna’s | D．Peter’s |
Anna likes to make friends who ________________.
| A．are different from each other . | B．like surfing the Internet |
| C．have the similar interest | D．speak English. |
With the help of her friends, Yumi ______.
| A．takes more exercise | B．learns English better |
| C．feels happier at picnics | D．knows more about the world |
What helps Peter make more friends?
| A．The story. | B．The sport. | C．The Internet. | D．The language. |
According to the passage, which is Not True?
| A．Peter often tells his friends funny stories. |
| B．Anna often takes exercise. |
| C．Yumi’s friends are easy to get along get with. |
| D．Adam and Tom often go for a picnic at weekends. |
China's first moon rover (月球车), Yutu, set off from the lander early on December 15, several hours after the Chang'e-3 probe (探测器) soft-landed on the moon surface.
The 140 kg six-wheeled rover touched the moon surface at 4:35 a.m., leaving deep lines on the loose moon land. This was recorded by the camera on the lander and the images were sent to the earth, according to the Beijing Aerospace Control Center. After that, the rover and lander will take photos of each other and start their own science explorations.
Earlier this morning, engineers made final checks of the environment of the landing area and the situation of the probe. Yutu, reached its solar panel (光板) and started to drive slowly to the moon at 3:10 a.m.. It took Yutu nearly a whole hour to complete the simple task.
Chang'e-3 landed at the Bay of Rainbows on the moon, at 9:11 p.m. on December 14, making China the
third country in the world to carry out such a mission (执行此类任务) after the United States and Russia.
In old Chinese tales, Yutu was the white pet rabbit of Chang'e’s. The name for the rover was selected following an online survey that collected several million votes from people around the world.
The rover, 1.5 meters long with its two wings folded (折叠), 1 m in width and 1.1 m in height, is a perfect robot controlled by the command center from the earth. It will face challenges including temperature differences of more than 300℃ on the moon.
Yutu will do some research and look for natural resources (资源) for three months, while the lander will conduct an exploration at the landing place for one year. Then they will have a good rest on the moon and will not be used for a long time until China’s next probe visits the moon again. Which is the best title for the passage above?
| A．The first rover on the moon | B．The tale of Chang’e |
| C．The journey to the moon | D．Yutu explores the moon |
Which is the correct order of the following events?
a. The 140 kg six-wheeled rover touched the moon surface.
b. The rover and lander will take photos of each other.
c. Yutu started to drive slowly to the moon.
d. Chang'e-3 landed at the Bay of Rainbows on the moon.
| A．a-b-c-d | B．c-d-a-b | C．d-c-a-b | D．c-a-b-d |
What does the underlined word width mean in Chinese?
| A．智力 | B．宽度 | C．重量 | D．长度 |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．The moon had been visited by only two countries before 2013. |
| B．Yutu is a perfect robot under the control of its own computer. |
| C．Yutu and Chang’e will return to the earth after the one-year mission. |
| D．Chang’e-3 is 140 kg in weight. |
There will soon be a second moon rover to explore the moon. Which is its proper name?
| A．Chang’e-4 | B．Yutu-2 | C．Shenzhou-11 | D．Tiangong-2 |
7 January, 2014
A new report says more and more international students are attending colleges and universities in the United States. It also notes a large increase in the number of international students from China.
These findings are from the latest Open Doors Report. The report documents the record number of international students in the United States during 2012, 2013 school year. It says more than seven hundred sixty-four thousand four-hundred such students were attending American colleges and universities during the last two years. That represents an increase of almost six percent than one year earlier.
On the other hand, the number of Americans studying overseas (海外) increased by one percent, which reached nineteen thousand this year.
The report says one hundred ninety-four thousand students at American colleges and universities were from
China. That is an increase of more than twenty-three percent over the year before. Peggy Blumenthal, an expert(专家) of international education, described the effect of the increase in Chinese students.
"Now they have been coming for some time. But this year was the highest level ever." She says many Chinese families are able to pay for the highest-quality education for their children. The children mainly choose to study in America.
"We know many of them have enough income to be able to afford to send them anywhere in the world that they want to go. And for the most part, looking around the world, Chinese students still prefer to come to the United States as their choice."
Chinese students are not the only ones who want to attend American colleges and universities. After China, India sends the second largest number of students to the United States for higher education. India has about one hundred thousand students in American schools. South Korea is third with about seventy two thousand students.
Why do so many foreign students study in the United States? Peggy Blumenthal provides one reason.
"The advantage America has is that we have a huge system and a very perfect system. So there are over four thousand universities and colleges in the United States. Among them are some top ones in the world, and what that tells us is there is still a lot of room to host international students."
Foreign students represent less than four percent of the total student population in American higher education. And from Learning English, that's the VOA Special English Education Report. I'm Bob Doughty. Thanks for listening.Bob Doughty seems to be ________.
| A．an exchange student from the USA |
| B．an expert of international education |
| C．a viewer of VOA |
| D．a reporter from VOA |
Which country below has the fewest students studying overseas?
| A．South Korea | B．India | C．China | D．America |
Which is NOT the reason why so many Chinese students go to the USA for further study?
A. Lots of Chinese families are able to pay for the highest-quality education for their children
B. The USA has a huge and a very perfect education system.
C. There is a lot of room to host international students in the USA.
D. The USA has some top universities and colleges in the world.Which of the following statement is true?
| A．China has 122,000 more students than South Korea at American colleges and universities. |
| B．The number of Americans studying overseas is becoming smaller and smaller. |
| C．The number of Asian students has an increase of 6% over the past two years. |
| D．Most of the international students in the United States are Chinese. |
This passage from VOA Special English is most likely to be ________.
| A．An advertisement | B．A radio programme | C．A science report | D．A tour guide |
Several years ago, a television reporter was interviewing three of the most important people from local businesses. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.
The reporter was talking to them about being important.
“How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker.
The banker thought for a few moments and then said, “I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President is really important.”
The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that?” she asked.
The man shook his head, “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President said he was too busy to answer it.”
The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so?”
“No, I don’t.” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”
“Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.
“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, ‘it’s for you.’”This story happened in ________.
A. U.N. B. U.S.A. C. U.K. D. P.R.C.There are________in this passage.
| A．three men | B．three women and one man |
| C．four men | D．three men and one woman |
The banker and the owner of one of the largest companies in the world ________.
| A．had similar opinions about the reporter’s question |
| B．disagreed with each other |
| C．had been invited to the White House many times |
| D．didn’t reply to the reporter |
The owner of one of the largest companies thought ________.
| A．he himself was really important because he owned one of the largest companies in the world |
| B．the President was really important because the president of another country called him |
| C．the visitor was really important if the President would rather treat him than answer an important phone call from another country |
| D．none of them was really important |
The underlined word you in the last paragraph refers to (指的是) ________.
| A．the television reporter | B．the owner of many buildings |
| C．the President | D．the visitor to the White House |
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What are the advertisements for?
| A．Food you can order. | B．Places to go on vacation. |
| C．Special offers at a shopping center. | D．Things on sale in a big store. |
. If you have spent￥100, you'll get ________ at the shopping center.
| A．six hours of free parking | B．a free soft drink |
| C．a movie ticket at half price | D．two free CDs |
Which of the following is not mentioned at this shopping center?
| A．Book store. | B．Music store. | C．Restaurant. | D．Toy store. |
If you want to buy some books for￥50 with the coupon, you will have to pay________.
| A．￥40 | B．￥45 | C．￥55 | D．￥60 |
We can know from this passage________.
| A．you and your friends can use these coupons at Christmas |
| B．there is more than one theatre in the center |
| C．you will win ￥1000 worth of CDs from JoJo’s Music Store if you buy two CDs |
| D．you only need to pay 6 yuan for the best fast food. |
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