Passage 1

"My favorite pair of jeans has finally blown a hole in the knee! I'm so excited to throw them out,clear my plans for the day, and head to the mall to shop for a new pair of jeans!" Said no one ever.

A.There were fewer shops selling jeans than before

B.It was difficult to find time to wash jeans

C.It was no easy to buy desirable jeans

D.Jeans were not as popular as they had been

A.She forgot where her favorite store was

B.She got confused with the sizing systems

C.She failed to try on enough kinds of jeans

D.She found little variety in the style of jeans

A.Boring

B.Terrible

C.Amusing

D.Valuable

A.Its dressing room lighting is dim

B.It is far away from her home

C.Few of the clothes there fit her

D.Things there are too expensive for her

A.She will no longer have jeans to wear

B.Women will prefer leggings to jeans

C.Blue jeans will no longer sell well

D.She will change her taste in jeans

Passage 2

It is not surprising that many women complain that their partners don't listen to them. But men make the same complaint about women, although less frequently. The accusation"You're not listening" often really means “You don't understand what I meant, or "I'm not getting the response I wanted."Being listened to means being understood and being valued.

A.Both men and women blame their partners for not listening to them

B.Women are more effective than men in expressing themselves in talks

C.Women listeners tend to give more responses than men listeners

D.Both men and women attempt to control their conversations

A.To ask tough questions

B.To interrupt from time to time

C.To respond in a quiet manner

D.To give frequent feedback

A.Challenging the speaker

B.Giving positive responses

C.Asking personal questions

D.Showing interest in the talk

A.Suspicion

B.Compliment

C.Confirmation

D.Understanding

A.quiet

B.attentive

C.talkative

D.aggressive

Passage 3

When my daughter Jane was in first grade, her teacher pressured me to put her on stimulants(兴奋剂). She explained that Jane daydreamed; she also became over-excited- when she learned something new. "Inattention and excessive activity are classic symptoms of ADHD(多动症). They can be treated with Adderall or Ritalin,”her teacher explained.But I knew this was absurd. Jane did not have ADHD. "That just sounds like any bright kid,"I responded. "If she's ahead of her classmates, she'll be bored sometimes."

A.Jane's doctors

B.Jane's teachers

C.Drugs for ADHD

D.Symptoms of ADHD

A.It was vague

B.It was immoral

C.It was complex

D.It was unreasonable

A.The side effects of stimulant use

B.The behaviors of ADHD children

C.The cases of ADHD misdiagnosis

D.The importance of child-parent relationships

A.She brought her to hospital

B.She sent her to another school

C.She put her under medication

D.She started to study medicine

A.She is a quiet girl

B.She is very bright

C.She is poor in math

D.She suffers from ADHD

Passage 4

In. Visible Moscow is a walking tour imagined. The technology is like any guided walking tour: a pair of headphones and a guide. The difference is that the guide is the fictional character named Sasha. We tourists follow her as she looks to fill her time in Moscow. As she chats to herself, the headphones relay Sasha's stream of consciousness-available in Russian, English, German and French-directly into the visitors'ears.

It is surprisingly effective. It's not hard to imagine that the actress with the red back pack playing Sasha is genuinely pondering which way to turn as we leave the GUM shopping

A.The headphones are optional

B.It is self-guided and interesting

C.The guide speaks only Russian

D.It has a fictional guide

A.She sings songs

B.She does shopping

C.She talks to herself

D.She answers questions

A.Puzzling

B.Engaging

C.Annoying

D.Embarrassing

A.The tower needed replacement

B.The bell caused noise

C.The bell got broken

D.The tower leaned

A.It takes two hours

B.It is full of danger

C.It involves no break

D.It is five miles long

Passage 5

Constructed languages, also known as artificial, planned or invented languages, are usually designed for as pecific purpose. There are several types of constructed languages, depending on the use. People have created artificial languages to improve communication between speakers, for creative purposes as in writing and films about fantasy worlds, to revive dead languages, and to talk to and instruct computers.

A.Esperanto

B.Sindarin

C.Dothraki

D.Valyrian

A.It was made up in the late 19th century

B.It combines several Asian languages

C.It boasts two million native speakers

D.It was designed for the United Nations

A.JRR Tolkien

B.Alan Taylor

C.David Peterson

D.George R.R. Martin

A.Whether constructed languages can last long

B.How effectively constructed languages work

C.Why constructed languages emerge

D.What constructed languages are

A.They are based entirely on new principles

B.They evolve slowly like natural languages

C.They are designed for different purposes

D.They resemble one another in structure