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There are many famous sayings concerning learning in the world.

To live is to learn. Rarely do we spend a day without learning something and by learning from others we update ourselves and keep up with the pace and get informed. Therefore， it serves a good way of making our life comfortable and enjoyable， and meaningful as well.

That “one is never too old to learn” suggests that we are going to learn something all our life long.

As learning is so important to all， many people will try to seek for better ways of learning to enable themselves a good and fruitful result. Thus we have the educational system， in which most people have strong beliefs to achieve a better learning goal because the system gets so many professionals concerned. Many of the learners tend to be quite dependent on these professionals. They believe that they will lead and help them to reach the other bank of the large sea of learning. They are even pushed to finish what they are given by these professionals—which is usually known as “homework”. They believe the more homework they finish， the more they will learn and obtain. Maybe that is why some of the caring parents are cruel enough to send their kids to school， and push them to endless homework.

Personally I think learning is a self-improving or refining （升華）process， in which the one who is going to learn should be self-dependent. They should try their best to learn in their own way at their own pace rather than being led. Otherwise they can never be improved in their ability of solving problems， grasping what they learned and using it at will. If they are always following the professionals， they are doing nothing but routine work. They will never have the chance to overpass.

Please remember as a learner， professionals are only necessary when you are at a starting stage. They will only lead you onto the right track not your lifelong learning.

1. Why does the author mention the sayings about learning？

A. To discuss how to learn.

B. To advise readers to learn more.

C. To explain the true meaning of life.

D. To show the importance of learning.

2. Which can best replace the word underlined in Paragraph 4？

A. Parents. B. Teachers.

C. Educational system. D. Sayings.

3. Talking about homework， the author thinks ___ .

A. parents are mistaken

B. teachers are too strict

C. kids are heavily burdened

D. teachers fail to help students

4. What is the main idea of Paragraph 5？

A. Learners should overpass.

B. It is necessary to learn by yourself.

C. Learning in others way is very important.

D. One can learn better with the help of others.

B

A T-shirt has become one of the most popular items sold by online trader Amazon in the past few weeks. Sales of the Three Wolf Moon T-shirt shot up 2，300% after an increase of ironic（諷刺性的）comments went up.

The first review gave the shirt five stars， saying “It fits my fat body， has wolves on it， attracts girls” but “cannot see wolves with arms crossed”. That caused hundreds of others to post foolish reviews， turning the page into an Internet attraction.

“When I put this T-shirt on for the first time， my wife left me！ Thank you， Three Wolf Moon T-shirt！” wrote one man， while another said， “The Three Wolf Moon T-shirt gave me a ten-plus resistance to energy attacks， eight-plus strength. And I have successfully solved 7 crimes in my city.”

Amazons senior manager of community content， Russell Dicker， said the T-shirt was currently the top selling item in their clothing store. “The Three Wolf Moon T-shirt recently moved up 2，300% in sales rank，” he said. “We are grateful that our reviewers are so passionate.”

However， the firm which actually made the T-shirt appeared less than pleased at some of the comments. “The Mountain is a wholesale（批發(fā)的）company and does not sell shirts on Amazon. These comments werent acceptable in some way until the shirt made the Mountain Three Wolf Moon T-shirt company into the top 10 in the Amazon clothing part，” they said in a posting on the Amazon site. “We appreciate buyers humor， but we dont agree on some of the remarks.”

However， the firms art director Michael McGloin said the firm was actually rather pleased with the publicity. “Well take ironic fashion someday and were printing another 400，000 more T-shirts， and its just a wonderful thing，” he said.

5. What brought about the increase of the sale of the T-shirt？

A. The low price. B. The quality of it.

C. The special style. D. The humorous reviews.

6. What is the second man most probably mentioned in Paragraph 3？

A. A policeman. B. A salesman.

C. An athlete. D. An official.

7. Talking about the Mountain， the firm that made the T-shirt ___ .

A. was to compete with it

B. decided to force it to sell more

C. was not satisfied with it at first

D. thought it should make greater progress

8. What can we infer from the words of Michael Mcgloin？

A. He is proud. B. He is honest.

C. He is hopeful. D. He is hard working.

1. He did not hesitate to ____（為……辯護）his daughter.

2. Our people are the companys most ____（寶貴的） resources.

3. This warm weather can not ____（保持）much longer.

4. Many people are able to a regular classes with other students.

5. I believe my grandfather was a t man who made many inventions in his lifetime.

Chinese students celebrate our birthday in different ways. The most common way is to hold a birthday party， which friends get together to have fun， drinking， singing and dance. On the birthday， one usually receive nice gifts and good wishes from friends and parents. Sometime， parents will prepare the special dinner or a cake to show their love to their children. Since birthday celebration is one of the important activity in ones life， it can be done in much meaningful ways. For example， we can buy some flowers or cook a deliciously meal for our mother on that day. In this way， we express thanks to our parents in return to for their love.

1. 對我來說，他一直是頂級的足球運動員。

2. 湯姆是我們公司里最有價值的員工。

3. 那是籃球史上最精彩的一個扣籃。

4. 等你長大以后，你想要做什么工作呢？

1. Im sorry to tell you that I have a baby to ___ tomorrow night.

A. stick to B. help to

C. attend to D. lead to

2. Women should learn how to ___ themselves when under attack.

A. prevent B. develop

C. guide D. defend

3. The five-year-old girl is ___ because she can draw very well without learning.

A. talented B. gentle

C. skilled D. strict

4. You need to ___ and take care of your little brother for your parents.

A. pick up B. make up

C. go up D. grow up

5. The country life he was used to ___ greatly since 1993.

A. change B. changing

C. has changed D. have changed

The word “addiction” usually makes you think of alcohol or drugs， but in modern-day society we are seeing some new kinds of addictions. Some people are compulsive（難以自制的）shoppers. Others find it impossible to pull themselves away from their work. Still others spend countless hours watching TV or playing computer games.

Over the years， shopping has become a very common activity. Many people enjoy going to malls or stores more and more every day， but its more than a common hobby for some of them. They have turned into shopaholics. They are people who simply enjoy shopping and walking around spending money without being able to stop doing it. They are hooked on shopping and usually buy things that they dont need. Even though they dont have enough money， they buy everything they want.

The question is： why do they have this addiction？ There isnt a specific answer. Some people go shopping when they are sad， worried， upset or lonely and they want to feel better. They use this activity as a way to forget their problems. Shopaholics say that they feel more important and better after they buy something. They also tend to have this addiction when they feel guilty.

Shopaholism seems to be a harmless addiction， but it can bring about many problems. Some of them can be psychological. If this is the case， people addicted to shopping should go to a support group to help them break this habit. However， the process， like for most addictions， is long， and they suffer a lot. It can also cause financial problems. They just think about satisfying their feelings， so they spend money they dont have. They get deep in debt， and they can even go bankrupt（破產）and get sent to prison.

1. What does “hooked on” mean in Paragraph 2？ （within 4 words）

2. What do shopaholics usually buy according to Paragraph 2？ （within 5 words）

3. How may shopaholics feel after buying something in Paragraph 3？ （within 6 words）

4. What should a shopaholism do if he has psychological problems？ （within 7 words）

5. What problems can shopaholism cause besides psychological problems？ （within 2 words）