In the late 1990s, Google was just a start-up company operating out of a garage in Palo Alto, California. Co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin started the company while studying at Stanford University. Google's founders and its employees, then, understood some of the challenges that entrepreneurs around the world may face. An entrepreneur is a person who starts a business. They must be willing to risk financial loss in order to make money.

Mary Grove is the director of a program called Google for Entrepreneurs. She said Google wants to help new start-up businesses grow and be successful.

Google for Entrepreneurs has opened campuses around the world. Entrepreneurs in each city can use Google's buildings without paying. Entrepreneurs can work with each other and learn from people who are more experienced in business.

Yeram Kwon is the head of a company in South Korea. Her business is called I.M.Lab. It makes a product that helps people learn to perform the lifesaving technique called CPR. She said she has learned how to solve some of her business's problems by attending Google events in Seoul.

Outside of its own buildings in these cities, Google provides financial support and resources for partner organizations around the world. Building partnerships is a way for Google to spread the idea of entrepreneurialism around the world. Google can use its network to help find people who want to invest in start-up businesses. Those people need to be ready to take risks. That is something Kwon said that makes some Koreans uncomfortable. "Most Korean people think that it is much safer to work for big companies like Samsung and LG," she said.

But, Kwon said the Korean government and technology companies are now supporting people willing to take business risks.

1.What can be learned from the text?

A. Google provides direct financial support to entrepreneurs.

B. The idea of entrepreneurialism is highly thought of by everyone.

C. Yeram Kwon thinks most Korean people lack spirit of business adventure.

D. Entrepreneurs can use Google's network to find investors by themselves.

2.Why did the author mention Yeram Kwon?

A. She helped Google's program a lot.

B. She guided others to start business.

C. She benefited from Google's program.

D. She was active in investing in Google business.

3.Why does Google advocate the program according to the text?

A. Because it can make more money without risk.

B. Because it just wants to help the entrepreneur.

C. Because it can promote its reputation by doing this.

D. Because it can build partnerships with more companies.

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A. Google Inspires Entrepreneurs Around the World

B. Google Will Build Its Branches in the World

C. More Companies Like Google Will Appear

D. Start-up Businesses Learn From Google

We all do it. We make huge plans for New Year's Eve. As the big day approaches, we start building expectations, planning the best night of our lives. And yet, it rarely lives up. After all, how could it? We set unrealistic goals for a single night when many places are crowded and loud, there are tons of noisy drunk people, and an astronomical bill comes at the end of the evening. You're left wondering, "Was it worth it?" Fortunately, all it takes is a little reconsideration of your expectations to make sure this year's big night is one to remember.

If you get smashed on New Year's Eve, it is likely that you won't even remember what you did and whether or not you had fun. That's not saying there's something wrong with having a couple of glasses of wine at midnight. After all, it is a celebration. Just keep it light, since you want to remember the fun you had with your friends and family. After all, do you really want to spend the first day of the new year with drunkenness?

Many people like to spend the holidays with their friends and family. You could reserve a table at a favorite restaurant, but how about staying home and cooking? There's nothing worse than having to shout across the table because the restaurant is so crowded, except maybe waiting in line for an hour or more for that privilege. Never mind the bill will almost always be significantly higher than it would be almost any other night of the year. If you love to cook, you can make a great meal that everyone can enjoy.

A great idea for an at-home New Year's Eve party is wonderful. If it's a large get-together, it might be difficult to have a sit-down meal due to space restrictions, but a buffet is always a good choice. You just need to display the dishes for them to choose as they wish. Consider your space and guests' comfort when deciding what to serve.

1.Why do our huge plans for New Year's Eve usually fail?

A. We waste too much money on dinner.

B. There are drunken people everywhere.

C. Every place is crowded with people.

D. We pin too much on a single night.

2.Which of the following can replace the underlined word "smashed" in Paragraph 2?

A. Tired. B. Drunk.

C. Bored. D. Excited.

3.What did the author suggest doing to spend holidays with your friends and family?

A. Treating them at home.

B. Inviting them to dinner outside.

C. Waiting in line for a favorite restaurant.

D. Booking a great meal that everyone can enjoy.

4.What should you do if your home is not big enough?

A. Try to arrange a sit-down meal for your friends.

B. Serve a small meal according to your space.

C. Let your friends help themselves to dishes.

D. Consider your guests' comfort only.

The road to happiness

We all know that money can't buy happiness, but many times we act as if we'd be happier with a bit more money. We are trained to want the latest style that television tells us.1.But none of that win bring us happiness. No matter how much we earn, no matter how nice our clothing or cars or toys, none of it will make us happier. And the sad thing is that it could take us decades of pursuing wealth and luxury items before we realize this. So what will bring us happiness? 2.

Positive thinking. I'm obviously a big approval of positive thinking as the best way to achieve your goals, but it turns out that it can lead to happiness too.3.Happy people feel energetic, in control of their lives, and have a positive attitude to life.4.We have a human need to be close. Having good, supportive friendships, a strong, marriage or close and loving links with our family members will make us much more likely to be happy.

Flow. This is a popular concept on the Internet these days—the state we enter when we are completely focused on the work before us. Having work and leisure that gets you in this state of flow will almost undoubtedly lead to happiness. People find greatest enjoyment not when they're passively mindless, but when they're absorbed in a mindful challenge.5.Don't waste them!

A. Good relationships.

B. You've been given the three secrets to happiness.

C. In fact, this should be one of the first habits you develop.

D. It may sound ridiculous, but it has worked for me every time.

E. Luckily, here're three secrets to happiness that don't cost a thing.

F. We want to earn more money because then we'll have the good life.

G. Optimism and self-esteem are some of the best indicators of people who lead happy lives.

Did you ever have a dream? I’m not talking about a dream you have when you sleep. I’m talking about a conscious ______where you would like to see a new future, a different choice of employment, and a_____ of you own. How many times have you wished that you could be living in a different______than the one you are_______ experiencing?

Several years ago, I had a dream about inventing a board game that would________my life's fortunes. After many revisions, a board game was developed. It was a(n)______ time. Our dream seemed to come true with sales starting to accumulate, and our company was also _________

____, another new board game________the market and made great progress in sales. Eventually, our company was dissolved.

Perhaps for a game developer, the______emotions that it never was meant to be will discourage his future dreams of a different life. But to me, maybe I didn't succeed to the level I________, at the very least I turned my dream________a reality. ________I had never transferred my dream into goal and then to action, there wouldn't have been _________lessons to be learned from the failure. It may take many________but success is only achieved. Once dreams are _______action, failure becomes a ______action plans in future. The important__________here is that success only comes by turning dreams into reality and realizing that________are only stepping-stones to final success. After many attempts, many failures, many lessons and many false starts, learn valuable lessons from failure, tum dreams into________, and don't let a dream only be a dream, success will arrive at last.

1.A. future B. life C. dream D. plan

2.A. factory B. farm C. car D. business

3.A. environment B. school C. family D. society

4.A. enjoyably B. previously C. constantly D. currently

5.A. destroy B. realize C. change D. create

6.A. exciting B. terrible C. dark D. embarrassing

7.A. canceled B. combined C. disappeared D. founded

8.A. Unfortunately B. Unlikely C. Unconsciously D. Unfairly

9.A. came into B. left out C. came back D. took in

10.A. optimistic B. negative C. difficult D. positive

11.A. needed B. devoted C. desired D. begged

12.A. by B. on C. over D. into

13.A. Unless B. If C. After D. Before

14.A. valuable B. successful C. useless D. cruel

15.A. analyses B. designs C. attempts D. revisions

16.A. took up B. look into C. run across D. put into

17.A. good B. better C. most D. bad

18.A. meaning B. point C. truth D. purpose

19.A. efforts B. achievements C. possibilities D. difficulties

20.A. heart B. existence C. action D. ambition

Etiquette（礼仪）to society is1.clothing is to the individual. Without clothes men would go in shameful nudity which would2.(certain) lead to the corruption of morals; and without etiquette society would be in a pitiable state and the necessary3.(communicate) between its members would be disturbed by needless offences and troubles.

If society moved like a train, the etiquette would be the4.(track), along which only the train could go forth; if society5.(be)a state coach, the etiquette would be the wheels, on which only the coach could roll forward.

The lack of etiquette would make6.best friends turn to be the most decided enemies and the 7.(friend) countries declare war against each other. We can find many examples in the history of mankind. Therefore I 8.(advice) you to stand on ceremony before anyone else and to take pains not9.(do) anything against etiquette10.case you give offences or make enemies.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

When talking about sport, I always feel very exciting, because I like sport so much I love playing tennis, but it is my favorite sport. One day that I came home after school, I turned on TV and watch a tennis match. At first, I was attracted by the two beautiful tennis player. When I watched the match for ten minutes I found it wonderful. From now on, I started to watch tennis matches. I have learned to play the tennis, and I often invite my friends play with me. My love to tennis are more than I could express. I am so luckily to have some friends who share the same interest with me.

假定你是李华，你的英国好友Lucy来信问你计划在大学学什么专业。就此请你用英语写封回信，主要内容包括：

1.你的专业选择；

2.你选择该专业的理由；

3.为此你打算怎么做。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Lucy,

I'm writing to tell you about the major I will choose in the university.

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Best wishes.I'm looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

Here are four tips to enjoy a Swedish summer.

Stay in a cottage

There are nearly 600,000 summer houses in Sweden. And more than 50% of the Swedes have access to them through family or friends. A few of the most popular summer house destinations for Swedes can be found in the provinces of Smaland, Skane and Oland. If you want to spend your summer like a Swede, make sure to spend a few nights in a cottage.

Follow the trail to Gotland

The island of Gotland is where half of Stockholmers go during the summer. In the medieval (中世纪)city of Visby, ancient streets and city walls meet modern restaurants, cafes and shops. A short ferry ride northeast of Gotland lies the smaller island of Faro, where director Ingmar Bergman used to live. Both Faro and Gotland are famous for their many flea markets.

Check out a music festival

Swedish summer is a festival season. Way Out West, or WOW, is the most popular music festival with about 30,000 visitors. It is usually held in Gothenburg park of Slottsskogen in August. It has been prized as the Most Innovative Festival by MTV and, since 2012, WOW has only served vegetarian food(素食). The decision, praised by Jamie Oliver, has reduced the festival’s carbon footprint by 20%. WOW is also Europe’s biggest combined music and film festival.

Pick blueberries in Dalarna

Dalarna is perhaps the most Swedish province, with its red wooden cottages, deep green forests and Dala horses. This region is perfect for making yourself involved in traditional Midsummer celebrations or listening to Swedish folk music. When you need a break from all of this loud Swedishness, head into the woods for some quiet blueberry picking.

1.What should you do if you want to spend your summer vacation like a Swede?

A. Spend a few nights in a cottage

B. Pick blueberries in Dalarna

C. Follow the trail to Gotland

D. Attend a music festival

2.Where did the director Ingmar Bergman use to live?

A. The island of Gotland

B. The Gothenburg park

C. The island of Faro

D. The city of Visby

3.What is special about the music festival WOW?

A. It only serves vegetarian food now

B. It is held in honor of Jamie Oliver

C. It is the biggest festival in the world

D. It attracts about 30,000 Swedes every year

4.Which of the following provinces is a typical Swedish area?

A. Stockholm B. Skane

C. Oland D. Dalarna

Parents must focus on a healthy balanced lifestyle for their children instead of focusing on weight or dieting in order to prevent obesity(肥胖)and eating disorder among teenagers, say new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics. The guidelines were developed in response to growing concern about teenagers’ use of unhealthy methods to lose weight.

Quick weight loss methods can cause medical consequences such as unstable heart rate. Also, teenagers who diet in ninth grade are three times more likely than their peers(同龄人)to be over-weight in 12th grade, the researchers said. “Scientific evidence increasingly shows that for teenagers, dieting is bad news,” said lead author Neville Golden, Professor at the Stanford University.

Parents should not encourage dieting, and should avoid “weight talk” such as commenting on their own weight or their children’s weight. Instead parents should help their children develop a healthy body image by encouraging them to eat a balanced diet and exercise for fitness, not weight loss, the researchers states. Further, they should also never tease teenagers about their weight. Negative comments about weight can also be detrimental to a teenager’s health.

“Mothers who talk about their own bodies and weights can encourage their kids to have body dissatisfaction, which we see in half of teenage girls and a quarter of boys,” Golden noted. Such dissatisfaction is associated with lower levels of physical activities and with use of laxatives(泻药)to control weight.

Families should eat regular meals together, the researchers suggested, adding that eating family meals is likely to prevent weight problems, said the paper published online in the journal Pediatrics. Eating too fast, eating when not hungry, always eating dessert, eating out often are not advisable when you watch your weight.

1.What is likely to happened to teenagers if they go on a diet in ninth grade?

A. Their studies will suffer a lot

B. They’ll probably have unstable heart rate

C. They’re more likely to be overweight in 12th grade

D. They’ll probably have eating disorder problems

2.What should parents do to prevent teenager obesity?

A. Urge teenagers to go on a strict diet

B. Comment on their own weight when eating

C. Express their dissatisfaction about their bodies

D. Encourage teenagers to eat healthily and exercise properly

3.What does the underlined word “detrimental” in the third paragraph probably mean?

A. Strange B. Harmful

C. Necessary D. Deadly

4.Which is considered helpful to prevent overweight?

A. Eating family meals more often

B. Eating only when hungry

C. Dinning out often

D. Eating too slow

10-year-old Mikaila Ulmer is building a lemonade empire, and hoping to save honey bees in the process! It all started when Mikaila was 4 years old and she was stung(叮)by a bee twice in one week! This caused her to become very scared whenever bees were near.

In order or help her deal with this new fear, MIkaila’s parents asked her to do some research on bees. She learned that bees are very important for flowers, gardens and trees as pollinators(传粉者). She also learned that they are dying at a rapid rate. In the past year, honey bee farmers have reported losing nearly 42% of their bees! Many believe that this could be due to the overuse of pesticides(杀虫剂), which can have many bad effects on bees.

This is what set her mind to create a product to help save bees. She decided she would sell lemonade and she started her company, BeeSweet Lemonade. Her special lemonade recipe came from her great-grandmother’s cookbook. She decided to add honey to it, instead of sugar, in order to call attention to the problems honey bees face. Mikaila sells lemonade almost every day at her lemonade stand! And she takes every opportunity to tell her customers about the problems facing honey bees.

What began as a small operation is starting to grow. BeeSweet is projected to sell almost 140,000 bottles of lemonade this year! BeeSweet lemonade can be found on the shelves at select Whole Foods Markets as well as many restaurants and other locations near her home in Austin, Texas.

1.What’s Mikaila’s attitude to bees during her childhood?

A. Favorable B. Frightened

C. Caring D. Friendly

2.Why did MIkaila add honey to her lemonade?

A. To create a special flavor

B. To make herself famous and popular

C. To be in honor of her great-grandmother

D. To remind people of the problems honey bees face

3.We can infer from the 4th paragraph that Mikaila’s company_______.

A. is in trouble B. is in debt

C. runs very well D. expands quickly