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¡¡¡¡When I was 12, all I wanted was a signet(ͼÕÂ)ring£®They were the "in" thing and it seemed every girl except me had one£®On my 13th birthday, my Mum gave me a signet ring with my initials(ÐÕÃûÊ××Öĸ)carved into it£®I was in heaven£®

¡¡¡¡What made it even more special was that it was about the only thing that wasn't being "replaced"£®We'd been burnt out in fires that swept through our area earlier that year and had lost everything-so most of the " new" stuff(¶«Î÷)we got was really just to replace what we'd lost£®But not my ring£®My ring was new£®

¡¡¡¡Then, only one month later, I lost it£®I took it off before bed and it was missing in the morning£®I was sad and searched everywhere for it£®But it seemed to have disappeared£®Eventually, I gave up and stopped looking for it£®And two years later, we sold the house and moved away£®

¡¡¡¡Years passed, and a couple of moves later, I was visiting my parents' when Mum told me that she had something for me£®It wasn't my birthday, nor was it Easter or Christmas or any other gift-giving occasion£®Mum noticed my questioning look£®" You'll recognize this one, " she said, smiling£®

¡¡¡¡Then she handed me a small ring box£®I took it from her and opened it to find my beautiful signet ring inside£®The family who had bought our house 13 years earlier had recently decided to do some redecorations, which included replacing the carpets£®When they pulled the carpet up in my old bedroom, they found the ring£®As it had my initials carved into it, they realized who owned the ring£®They'd had it professionally cleaned up by a jeweler before sending it to my mother£®And it still fits me£®

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The underlined word "in" in the first paragraph probably means " ________ "£®

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fashionable

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available

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practical

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renewable

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When she got the ring back, the writer was about ________£®

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13 years old

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15 years old

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26 years old

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28 years old

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Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

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The writer's family moved several times£®

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The writer never stopped looking for her ring£®

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The writer's ring was cleaned up by the new house owner£®

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The writer lost her ring in the morning when she took it off£®

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What would be the best title for the passage?

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My New Ring

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Lost and Found

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Lost and Replaced

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An Expensive Ring

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How Long Can People Live?

¡¡¡¡She took up skating at age 85, made her first movie appearance at age 114, and held a concert in the neighborhood on her 121st birthday£®

¡¡¡¡Whe n it comes to long life, Jeanne Calment is the world¡¯s recordholder£®She lived to the ripe old age of 122£®So is 122 the upper limit to the human life span(ÊÙÃü)?If scientists come up with some sort of pill or diet that would slow aging, could we possibly make it to 150£­or beyond?

¡¡¡¡Researchers don¡¯t entirely agree on the answers£®¡°Calment lived to 122, so it wouldn¡¯t surprise me if someone alive today reaches 130 or 135,¡±says Jerry Shay at the University of Texas£®

¡¡¡¡Steve Austad at the University of Texas agrees£®¡°People can live much longer than we think,¡±he says£®¡°Experts used to say that humans couldn¡¯t live past 110£®When Calment blew past that age, they raised the number to 120£®So why can¡¯t we go higher?¡±

¡¡¡¡The trouble with guessing how old people can live to be is that it¡¯s all just guessing£®¡°Anyone can make up a number,¡±says Rich Miller at the University of Michigan£®¡°Usually the scientist who picks the highest number gets his name in Time magazine£®¡±

¡¡¡¡Won¡¯t new anti-aging techniques keep us alive for centuries?Any cure, says Miller, for aging would probably keep most of us kicking until about 120£®Researchers are working on treatments that lengthen the life span of mice by 50 percent at most£®So, if the average human life span is about 80 years, says Miller,¡°adding another 50 percent would get you to 120£®¡±

¡¡¡¡So what can we conclude from this little disagreement among the researchers?That life span is flexible(Óе¯ÐÔµÄ)£¬but there is a limit, says George Martin of the University of Washington£®¡°We can get flies to live 50 percent longer,¡±he says£®¡°But a fly¡¯s never going to live 150 years£®¡±

¡¡¡¡¡°Of course, if you became a new species(ÎïÖÖ)£¬one that ages at a slower speed, that would be a different story,¡±he adds£®

¡¡¡¡Does Martin really believe that humans could evolve(½ø»¯)their way to longer life?¡°It¡¯s pretty cool to think about it,¡±he says with a smile£®

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What does the story of Jeanne Calment prove to us?

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People can live to 122£®

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Old people are creative£®

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Women are sporty at 85£®

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Women live longer than men£®

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According to Steve Austad at the University of Texas, ________£®

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the average human life span could be 110

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scientists cannot find ways to slow aging

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few people can expect to live to over 150

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researchers are not sure how long people can live

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Who would agree that a scientist will become famous if he makes the wildest guess at longevity?

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Jerry Shay£®

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Steve Austad

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Rich Miller

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George Martin

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What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?

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Most of us could be good at sports even at 120£®

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The average human life span cannot be doubled£®

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Scientists believe mice are aging at a slower speed than before£®

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New techniques could be used to change flies into a new species£®

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