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Passage 3  In the last 500 years, nothing about people—not their clothes, ideas, or languages—has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it

Passage 3  In the last 500 years, nothing about people—not their clothes, ideas, or languages—has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made from the seeds of the cocoa tr

Passage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.  Jayden Hairston was very disappointed. More than anything in the world, he wanted to learn how to sing. His school in Yonkers—just north of New York City—didn’t offer the music instruction h

Passage 3Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.  Jayden Hairston was very disappointed. More than anything in the world, he wanted to learn how to sing. His school in Yonkers—just nort

Passage 1  What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or is intelligence the result of where and how you live?

Passage 1  What makes one person more intelligent than another? What makes one person a genius, like the brilliant Albert Einstein, and another person a fool? Are people born intelligent or stupid, or

Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:  As the National Park Service celebrate its 100th anniversary(周年纪念), President Barack Obama has announced the establishment of one new national monument, and the expansion(扩大) of another. In Ma

Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage:  As the National Park Service celebrate its 100th anniversary(周年纪念), President Barack Obama has announced the establishment of one new nat

Practice 10  (1) Advertisement can be thought of “as the making known in order to buy or sell goods or services.” Advertisement aims to increase people’s awareness and arouse interest. It tries to inform and to persuade. (2) There can be no doubt that the

Practice 10  (1) Advertisement can be thought of “as the making known in order to buy or sell goods or services.” Advertisement aims to increase people’s awareness and arouse interest. It tries to inf

Passage 1  After 20 years of marriage, a husband may still not understand his wife. How is it that she is never at a (1)_____ for words? How can she (2)_____ the names of a couple they met on (3)_____ years ago? Now we know (4)_____ to tel

Passage 1  After 20 years of marriage, a husband may still not understand his wife. How is it that she is never at a (1)\_\_\_\__ for words? How can she (2)\_\_\_\__ the names of a couple they met on

Passage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:  Dr. James Barry was the first woman in England to go to medical school. When she was growing up, woman could not go to medical school. (77) So how did she became a doctor? She simply pretende

Passage 2Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:  Dr. James Barry was the first woman in England to go to medical school. When she was growing up, woman could not go to medical school. (